Records of the King of Xin'an County

In the early morning of the next day, Li Xin hurriedly left Chang'an with Prince Xian's master and servant, as well as all the guards in Prince Pu's Tent House and Marriage House.This trip to the south is nearly hundreds of miles, the post road is rugged and tortuous, even if it is a day and night journey, it will take at least ten days to go back and forth.But Li Song, Li Jue and his son were all injured, no matter how hurried they were, it would take about twenty days before they arrived in Chang'an.

Li Hui kept sending his brother and friend out of the Anhua Gate in the southwest of Chang'an City, and then rode back to Yankangfang, and sent someone to invite Chen Guoyi from Shangzhou over.

Yesterday Wang Zixian only said his guess, all the evidence came from the many suspicious traces he noticed.However, these traces cannot be called evidence yet, and must be verified immediately to determine whether his guess is accurate.Since the suspect is a person from Shangzhou, of course it should be handed over to the worried Shangzhou officials to find out for themselves.Come to think of it, in order to pay for their crimes and make meritorious service, they also wished they could find out the truth of this matter as soon as possible.

Hearing the invitation from King Xin'an, Chen Guoyi, who was planning to return to Shangzhou, hastily postponed his trip, and brought a lot of Shangzhou earthen instruments to Prince Pu's mansion.Li Hui saw him in the study, and smiled slightly: "We have met several times at Lingbei Station, and we are not strangers to each other, so why should Chen Guoyi be so polite?"

Chen Guoyi responded with a smile: "These ceremonial rituals cannot be regarded as a meeting gift, but an apology given to the king by Captain He and some others. It is all because of the unfavorable jurisdiction in Shangzhou that the rebels found a gap and dared to assassinate Pu His Royal Highness, the fault caused by dereliction of duty has always made He Duwei and others feel ashamed and remorseful. Besides, this is indeed just a gift from Shangzhou, not a gift that is too precious. I only hope that the king can accept it. You can feel a little better after a while.”

Li Hui had to admit that whether it was Chen Guoyi in front of him or Captain He of Shangfeng, they were all rare talents.They are not of low background, they have both the frank side of warriors and the exquisite side of family members.If such a person has enough ability, he may be the governor of one side in the future.They may indeed be at fault this time, but they cannot be called dereliction of duty, and he has no intention of angering them.Moreover, we will rely on them to investigate the case carefully in the future, so we must show goodwill to them.

"Since Captain He and Chen Guoyi made a sincere apology, I accepted it. Actually, I don't think the Zhechong Mansion is at fault for this matter. If it must be called negligence, it is the yamen who have issued and verified the office. "

After hearing this, Chen Guoyi immediately expressed gratitude; "Your Majesty is indeed kind-hearted."

Li Hui hooked the corner of his mouth, and changed the topic: "It sounds like Chen Guoyi's official speech is very authentic. Could it be that he is from Chang'an? When did he move to Shangzhou?"

"I'm not from Chang'an, but from Yongzhou." Chen Guoyi replied straightforwardly, "My family is not far from Shangzhou, and I have been familiar with the customs and customs of Shangzhou since I was a child. Later, by chance, I got this captain of Zhechong Mansion Because of his good grades in the exams, he moved to the right to succeed Captain Guo Yi. Counting, I have been in Shangzhou for nearly 20 years."

"It's been a long time." Li Hui said, "Have you ever heard of the Tian family in Luonan?" He couldn't even memorize the genealogy of the clan, let alone the small families in the "Clan History" .When Wang Zixian mentioned this family, even Li Xin didn't know anything about it.Now, the only way to get more information is to ask the people in Shangzhou carefully.

Chen Guoyi was slightly startled, and replied: "The Zhechong Mansion where a certain person is located is not responsible for the conquest and defense of Luonan County. However, this Luonan Tian family has dealt with them several times. I heard that they are also members of the "Clan" They are small clans listed in "Annals", but they have been in decline many years ago. Now the highest official position in their family is just the county captain of Luonan County. Most of this small clan are proud and frustrated, saying that Talking and doing things are not refreshing at all!"

"County lieutenant? I don't know if he is the county lieutenant in charge of what?" Li Hui said indifferently, "I heard that their family died and injured a lot of trilogy inexplicably in the past few days. Each case has become a joke in the aristocratic family. The strange thing is that they tried to clean up their reputation, but more rumors spread, and some people claimed to have taken in the Tian family's Hakka (female family members). Rather gossip Isn't it strange that Man Tian doesn't want the government to investigate the death of Buqu?"

Chen Guoyi's eyes immediately burst into brilliance: "I have heard about this matter before, but I haven't thought about it - the king heard it from Wang Langjun? Their family has always exchanged news and held several banquets. , many private things spread everywhere! But those things that happened in their family are difficult for others to know!!"

Li Hui didn't answer him clearly, but just smiled noncommittally: "After listening to it, what does Chen Guoyi think?"

Chen Guoyi suppressed his excitement and excitement, and patted his chest to promise: "Your Majesty, don't worry! Even if they are not under the jurisdiction, Captain He and a certain person will definitely investigate the matter of the Tian family in Luonan!!" King Xin'an has already For the sake of this point, wouldn't he be foolish if he didn't accept this kindness again?

"Of course, there is no evidence, and we can't accuse them of what they did." Li Hui continued, "If you think about it carefully, if those dead men came all the way, the risk of exposure would be too great, and if they don't know the place they are familiar with, they will inevitably stay behind." Traces. Only the families of high-ranking officials in the recent state capitals can quietly let them sneak into the Qinling Mountains while feeding them. It is not the Tian family in Luonan, maybe it is Zhang, Zhou, or Zhao."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Captain He and a certain person will definitely investigate thoroughly!" Chen Guoyi once again expressed his loyalty, "Yesterday, the third department also asked about some details of this case, and they indeed sent a lot of censors, directors, and judges. Shangzhou investigates the case. However, when the time comes, those who run errands and those who are sent by them will still be a certain class!"

Li Hui showed a satisfied smile, and poured him a cup of tea himself: "If you have any news, just tell them. This is also your duty, don't be embarrassed. But at the same time, you must make a copy and send it to me. There is no need to hide it, just send the servants to Chang'an Prince Pu's residence openly and aboveboard."

Since he met Chen Guoyi in broad daylight, it meant that Prince Pu's House would never stand idly by.Although Li Xin was not around and unable to perform the duty of supervisor, he didn't mind letting the prince, King Yue and the third division know the attitude of Prince Pu's family - after all, it was a matter of life and death, and it must not be ignored.

Chen Guoyi refused, but drank the cup of tea: "I can save it."

After meeting Chen Guoyi, Li Hui went to the main courtyard to visit Li Tai again.Xu Shi learned that his life was being targeted by someone. His Royal Highness Prince Pu felt slightly ill last night, and today he was bedridden.Although the imperial doctor came to see him, he only prescribed a prescription to soothe the nerves and rest, which obviously meant that he was fine.But he was still sick and weak, even looking at the meat snacks and other things he liked to eat on weekdays, he had no appetite.

"Is Grandpa feeling better?" Li Hui sat on the side of his bed, glanced at the untouched soup beside him, and persuaded, "Grandpa should drink the medicinal soup, otherwise how can he recover as soon as possible?"

"It's just a heart disease! What kind of medicine to drink!" Li Tai snorted, "This kind of bitter medicine soup is also used by those imperial doctors to deceive people! Read more medical books, and I can also use ordinary calming prescriptions." Open!" How could a learned man like His Highness Prince Pu not read medical books?It is also reasonable to be able to understand the prescription.

Li Hui also stopped persuading him to drink medicine, and said: "If you don't drink medicine soup, you have to eat something. Otherwise, the spleen and stomach will be weak, and the disease will only get worse. In a few days, Grandpa will only be able to drink porridge , I can't get any meaty smell."

His Royal Highness Prince Pu was able to grow as fat and strong as he is now, and his food preferences are naturally indispensable.If you let him not eat meat, it is more terrible than cutting meat with a soft knife.So, he reluctantly nodded slightly.Li Hui immediately ordered the cook to bring up the prepared meals and served him personally.

After a while, Li Tai, who was full of food and drink, was already drowsy.Before going to bed, he did not forget to remind him thousands of times: "When Da Lang is not here, you will be watching over this case! Also, you are so filial in front of me, why do you not stretch out your hands in front of your grandmother?" ?! Between grandparents and grandchildren, how can there be any taboos? It's just feeding medicine and feeding! If your grandmother didn't drive me away every day...I..."

As he spoke, he fell asleep completely.Li Hui couldn't help but feel helpless: First, people who want to be filial in front of their grandmothers are like crucian carp crossing the river. The elders alone include the Crown Princess, Princess Yue, and several princesses and aunts. How can he squeeze in?To personally serve this kind of thing, Prince Pu's residence only needs mother and sister-in-law to do their best.Second, even if grandma is willing to accept grandpa's service, the grandpa in his family who stretches out his clothes to eat and opens his mouth will not do anything!

However, after eating lunch alone, he rode his horse into the palace and went to Lizheng Hall to visit Queen Qin.At that time, Empress Qin was taking a nap, and several concubines and princesses were sitting outside, talking softly.Seeing him coming, Princess Changning's eyes lit up, and when he was about to meet him, he suddenly seemed to remember something and hesitated a little.

Li Hui just pretended not to see her, still smiled at her, and greeted her elders.

"You child, didn't you let you stay in the mansion to take care of your grandfather? Why did you suddenly enter the palace?" Yan Shi lightly annoyed, and lightly pointed out the matter of His Royal Highness Pu's illness in one sentence, which can be regarded as an explanation Li Hui did not accompany their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into the palace as usual this morning.

"Grandpa has already fallen asleep. Before going to bed, I was worried about grandma, so I asked the child to come and visit." Li Hui replied.

"The third brother is actually sick?" Princess Qinghe asked in surprise, "Is it seriously ill?"

"Need to rest for a while. Auntie can rest assured."

Although King Xin'an didn't say anything, but just a moment later, news of Yu Yu's illness spread throughout the Taiji Palace after His Royal Highness Pu Wang learned of the assassination.The sage who loved his son, the prince who cared about his brother, and the king of Yue immediately sent cart after cart of gifts and medicinal materials to Prince Pu's mansion.In the blink of an eye, the half-empty storehouses of Prince Pu's Mansion were filled up.

For a time, the touching friendship between the royal father, son and brother was known to everyone in the entire Chang'an city.