Records of the King of Xin'an County

When Li Hui left Taiji Palace, night had already fallen, and a cold moon rose in the sky.Before you know it, it's early autumn.The cool night wind blew, and his clothes fluttered with the wind, and the young man's thin and slender body seemed to be able to go away with the wind in the next moment.When he walked outside the palace gate, he turned his head suddenly, and the Taiji Palace behind him was watching him silently like a giant beast dormant in the shadows.

This behemoth seems to be able to change into confusing scenes anytime and anywhere, attracting countless people to compete for it.Just when everyone is fighting to lose their minds and kill each other, it will open its bloody mouth again, devouring the flesh and bones of the losers and innocent victims.No matter who the master of the Taiji Palace is, it will always be unavoidable to kill each other, to be framed, to be disheartened.

Thinking of this, his eyes became more and more dazed.

Just now, Empress Du's words of persuasion seemed to ring in his ears: "Xuan Qi, the case of treason is of great importance, and it is definitely beyond the control of a few people. After the trial of the Yue Palace case begins, there will definitely be conflicts among various forces. Come on stage. And you children are the weakest, getting involved in this case will only allow the enemy to find an opportunity to take advantage of. I understand that you want to do your best to save the Yue Palace, but the most important thing now is to keep the Pu Palace .If Prince Pu's residence is accidentally involved, the situation will no longer be under control."

At that time, he didn't dare to ask in detail, and now he doesn't want to think about it again—all forces are competing to appear on the stage. Could it be that besides Princess Anxing and her followers, there are many, many people who also hope that the Yue Palace will completely fall?For them, what benefits will the overthrow of the Yue Palace bring them?Uncle...does uncle also hope so?That's why the aunt who knew his mind best reminded him early?

Oh, sure enough, he was still too naive.

That's right, in the previous life, the Yue Palace was also slandered and plotted against. In the end, the Yue King Li Heng was hanged, the Yue Princess Wang committed suicide by taking poison, and all the sons were exiled to the south of the Five Ridges.It is said that the uncle had pleaded for the second generation father at that time, but Qin An, the Duke of Wu who was then Minister Zuo Pushe, insisted on punishment according to the law.Later, both in Beijing and outside Beijing, it was said that Qin An, Duke of the State of Wu, was displeased that the former emperor wanted to make Li Heng, the king of Yue, the crown prince, so he retaliated against him and planned to kill him.But a few years later, the Duke of Wu's mansion was destroyed, and his descendants were also exiled in Lingnan. Everyone clapped their hands and applauded, believing that this was karma.

But why has no one ever thought about who Qin An killed Li Heng by mistake?The biggest beneficiary of this matter is definitely not Wu Guogong's mansion—maybe there is Princess Anxing and her followers, or there may be the Yang family who is secretly plotting to do something wrong.And what about the uncle who was crying and begging for his brother? ——The ruling became more and more stable, no more capable brothers threatened his throne, he gained a reputation of filial piety, and he also got an excuse to get rid of the Qin family in the future.

It is true that the uncle in the past life is absolutely not the same as the uncle in the present, and the political situation in the previous life is not consistent with the current situation where the enemy and the enemy are clearly distinguished.But this does not mean that my uncle is not afraid of the Yue Palace and the Pu Palace, and will not have the idea of ​​"following the trend".If there is an opportunity to preserve his reputation and gain real benefits, how could he not hold on tightly?

Even if Princess Qinghe is still alive, and Wu Guogong Qin An said he was sick and did not interfere in the government, it is impossible to bear the charge of "framing" the King of Yue.But, isn't there still Princess Anxing and her followers?They are enemies, and this game was set up by them, so it is only natural that they will be charged with crimes in the future.King Jing and Jian Guogong Xu Ye, who are judging the case this time, must also be able to share the role of "advising the sage to enforce the law impartially".

Li Hui couldn't help feeling chills in his heart.Perhaps, under the circumstance that many people hope that the Yue Palace will be overthrown, under the "witness" of Langling County King and the carefully constructed "physical evidence", the Yue Palace really has no chance to stand up.However, he couldn't just watch the second father Li Heng die unjustly like in his previous life, and the second mother Wang committed suicide afterwards.

Even if he is single and weak, there must be something he can do! !

After returning to Prince Pu's mansion, Li Hui and Wang Zixian had dinner together.Because his mind is heavy, and it is not suitable to tell all the things of his past life right now, he is always a little absent-minded.After eating without taste, he put down the jade chopsticks, frowned and told the maid: "Put some ice in the study, I have to think carefully about the countermeasures tonight."

Wang Zixian glanced at him: "Xuan Qi, you have to think of countermeasures alone in the study? Why don't you tell me about the situation of today's confrontation, and let me help you think about it? Besides, the trilogy sent to Nanshan has already returned. It is said that Zimu, He Cheng, Luoniang, Xiangniang, and all the monks of Yinchan Temple were taken to Zongzheng Temple by the Jinwu Guards. In this way, they could not be said to be involved in this case without knowing it. What did they see."

"Zongzheng Temple?" Li Hui finally came back to his senses, and his face immediately changed, "Where is Yinchan Temple located? Is it closer to the Nanshan Palace, or is it closer to the Taoist temple where the county king is under house arrest?"

Wang Zixian did not answer, but led him to the side of the couch: at some point, he had already drawn a very detailed map of Nanshan.If you look carefully, you can see the meandering peaks, dotted with dozens of temples and viewpoints, the Royal Palace and the family manor at the foot of the mountain are still eye-catching.

"According to the trilogy, the general orientation of the temples, palaces and manors in Nanshan should be like this. Look, Yinchan Temple is here."

Li Hui's eyes fell on Yinchan Temple, and only then did he realize that it was built on a cliff near the sky: "Although the cliff here seems not far from the palace, it is impossible to see the Nanshan fire due to the limited field of vision." .And these temples on the mountainside, on the contrary, you can see the palace from afar."

There are no temples built on several mountains in the outskirts of the palace.After all, the emperor and concubines spend their daily lives to cool off the summer heat, so it is impossible for people to pry at will.And this also made the palace somewhat isolated from the world, even if something happened suddenly, it would be difficult for people to notice it.However, the raging flames soared into the sky, but they deliberately attracted the attention of others—perhaps in order to let people "discover" those "privately hidden" armors and dead guard bodies at the right time.

"Under the cliff where Yinchan Temple is located, there is also a little-known small Taoist temple." The prince offered, "Perhaps the king of Guizheng County was put under house arrest here before, guarded by Taoist priests inside. I think Zimu and the others What they saw should be the scene of the so-called "disappearance" of the Guizheng County King. Perhaps they have also met those who "robbed" the Guizheng County King. After all, if they want to go to the Taoist temple under the cliff , there is no other way, you have to go through the vicinity of Yinchan Temple, and there is a rugged and dangerous path."

"Maybe, they just heard or saw something strange that night." Li Hui pondered for a while, wondering, "Otherwise, if they met, they would write down the appearance and shape of those people. Everyone in Cicada Temple, no matter how difficult it is for him to hide his tracks, why didn’t he kill the weeds and root them out?”

"If the journey goes smoothly, they only need to enter the Qinling Mountains along the Nanshan Mountains, and no one will be able to find their traces. Therefore, even if their appearance and figure are remembered, it shouldn't matter. Or, they did it deliberately, leaving The people in Yinchan Temple showed some clues, which attracted the investigators to continue to follow. However, what they found in the end was only the evidence they had prepared."

"According to what you said, even if they are tracked down, it will only prove that they are the second generation father's people. In this way, we can prove what the King of Langling said, and at the same time fully confirm other relevant evidence?" When prejudiced, as long as some of the testimony of King Langling proves to be "true", then his other testimony is very likely to be deemed "true" even if there is no most direct evidence-the person who tried the case may have plausible arguments : Since what he said is true, how can other words be false?

Li Hui had to admit that this game was done really cleverly.Princess Anxing's one-party layout is a real "hit and hit", leaving no room for the Yue Palace.Even if many people are clear in their hearts, [-]% of this conspiracy is a conspiracy, and all kinds of evidence are all false.Even so, they couldn't find any loopholes to break the situation.Moreover, many unrelated people also chose to simply enter the game, tearing another piece of flesh and blood from the Yue Palace.

For a moment, he felt that his emotions fluctuated like surging waves, sometimes angry, sometimes regretful, sometimes helpless, sometimes dazed, and sometimes painful.

Why didn't he notice anything when he was caught in the trap?Obviously, in his previous life, he had heard about the case of Yue Wangfu being framed for treason. Why did he think that the second father was already vigilant enough, so he could rest assured that he would not repeat the same mistakes?If only he could remind a few more words, if he could be more sensitive...

"Xuan Qi." Wang Zixian noticed that his emotions were changing very quickly, and he was completely immersed in it, so he couldn't help calling him, "This matter is not your fault, why do you have to take all the current experience of the Yue Palace to yourself? Not to mention The culprits are Princess Anxing, King Peng and the traitors who secretly collude with them. Even if you want to blame, you can only blame the Yue Palace for being too negligent."

Hearing this, Li Hui's eyes turned slightly red: "What are you referring to, the King of Guizheng and the King of Langling?" Perhaps in the previous life, these two people also defected to Princess Anxing and sued their father for treason.But he was far away in Junzhou, completely ignorant of the truth, and never thought that there would be such disloyal, unfilial, and unfraudulent people in the Yue Palace! !

"The King of Guizheng and the King of Langling joined the enemy and wanted to put their parents and brothers to death. Their hearts are indeed extremely vicious." The prince offered, "But is it true that His Highness King Yue and Princess Yue are not at fault? They are the two of them. The elders of the Yue Palace do not know that there is disunity in the family, and the estrangement between father and son, mother and son, and brothers has reached the point of hatred. The house is restless, and they have never noticed it, this is their mistake."

"Even so, I can't just sit and watch them be framed and die—"

"The trial has just started, so why are you in a hurry? Think about it again, and you will definitely be able to find a countermeasure."

"How can we not be in a hurry? If uncle has the heart, this case will be closed in just over ten days!!"

"Why do saints do this?"

Li Hui fell silent suddenly.The sage did not reveal half of his thoughts, and what he thought before was nothing but speculation.And this kind of dark guess is not suitable as evidence at all.

Wang Zixian took him into his arms and said in a low voice: "I understand your worries now. However, don't be too emotional right now. After you calm down, let's discuss how to proceed."