Records of the King of Xin'an County

"So, not only did you take Luo Niang and Xiang Niang to the banquet at Wei County Magistrate's house, but you also settled a few people in his house? It's just a county magistrate, is it worth it? It should be more important to increase the number of people in the Yang family Some? After all, if Mrs. Wei has any changes, she can see them more clearly."

"Because I went to Wei's house, I feel that the inner house of this house is worth exploring. Of course, the Yang family should also put a few more people in. With the help of Princess Anxing, there is no need to worry about whether they will not be accommodated. Even if Mrs. Wei is around There are no loopholes, but Yang Qian and Xiao Wei's courtyard may not be like this. However, it may take some time before proper news can be sent back."

There is a lot of people outside the window, looking from a distance, the fiery trees and silver flowers are always in the sky, like a galaxy hanging from the sky falling into the world.On the night of Shangyuan in Chang'an City, tens of thousands of people almost occupied every street, and countless lanterns of all kinds hung on both sides. The lamp tower, lamp ring, lamp tree, lamp wheel and lamp wall are enough to make everyone feel dazzled.

This is a certain wine shop on the side of the West City.Princess Changning was sitting by the window, looking at the large and small revolving lanterns on the tree beside the restaurant, the corners of her lips slightly twitched: "To observe Mrs. Wei and the other daughters of the Wei family, it would be too far-fetched to just leave it to Sister Luo Niang." It’s a bit more. We can also join them, maybe we may find some accidents. By the way, don’t they like to burn incense and worship Buddha? Sister Du might as well find an opportunity to meet them by chance, talk to them, maybe you can notice something.”

"Yue Niang—" Li Hui frowned slightly, as if a little disapproving.In his opinion, it was not suitable for Mrs. Du to be involved in such intrigues because she yearned for a quiet life.After all, what she wants is to avoid all disputes, and how to live is up to her own heart.

Unexpectedly, Du Jialan nodded slightly and agreed: "Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, a layman needs to be peaceful and tolerant. If Mrs. Wei does not really believe in Buddhism, but just because she wants to suppress the dissatisfaction and pain in her heart, she will definitely be inadvertently. It's just a matter of judging whether it's true or false, and it doesn't matter."

Hearing this, Wang Zixian looked at her meaningfully, and Li Hui also became thoughtful.Lady Du's reaction was beyond their expectations, perhaps within their expectations.It seems that before the Du family becomes filial piety, they should at least meet once to determine whether there is any change in each other's thinking.

At this time, footsteps sounded outside the private room, and someone pushed the door in. It was Yan Zhan, the son-in-law who was just sent out by Princess Changning to buy lanterns, and Yan Balang, who volunteered to accompany him.The lanterns Yan Zhan picked were extremely delicate, like a boudoir surrounded by flowers, the lights in the building shone through, and people could still be seen vaguely.Yan Balang casually took a pair of lifelike rabbit lamps and gave them to Princess Yong'an and the Lord of Shouyang County respectively.

The two little guys couldn't put it down for the rabbit lamp, and couldn't help but peek at the small building lamp beside Princess Changning.Princess Changning smiled and handed the lantern to them: "Take it and play with it." She had already passed the age of playing with a lantern, so naturally she couldn't be moved by a mere lantern.However, Yan Zhan has a heart, and she doesn't mind being kind to him a little bit.

"My son-in-law, we mentioned it just now, and think that the Princess Mansion should also hold a grand banquet. However, it is still too cold recently and the scenery is not good. It will not be too late to hold it in early spring. At that time, we will How about letting the son-in-law write the post? No matter who you want to invite, you can invite as much as you want, and let all the guests return home happily."

Yan Zhan's gaze became more gentle: "Your lord is right, the princess's mansion is too deserted, so it should be lively and lively." He smiled and looked at Li Hui, Wang Zixian, Qin Cheng, and Zhou Yi: "Pass Duke Cheng's mansion will hold a banquet in two days, you should have received the post? If you are free then, you must come."

It is said that this banquet in Duke Cheng's mansion is the grandest in many years, and it is also for Princess Shang's Yan Zhan.Even the sage and Empress Du wanted to invite them to come and sit for a while, to show the empress's favor to their family.And if His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Empress both come, do they still worry about those high-ranking officials, clan princes, county kings and noble lords not coming?Are you still worried that the momentum of Cheng Guogong's mansion will not return to the past?

Although everyone present understood Cheng Guogong's intentions, they had no intention of rejecting it.After all, at this moment, if they lose face, it is like belittling Princess Changning.However, they used the name of Princess Changning to build up their momentum, so impatient, their posture was so ugly that Li Hui and others felt a little uncomfortable.

Not long after, Princess Changning took Yan Zhan to leave, and Qin Cheng and Zhou Yi also took Qin Yun to Xishizhong to watch the lanterns.Li Hui ordered someone to send Du Jialan home, but she politely refused, and chose to go with An Erniang, leaving only with her own servants and servants.Princess Yong'an and the Lord of Shouyang County were sent to the private room on the other side to watch the lamp with Princess Pu Yan.After a while, only Li Hui, Wang Zixian and Yan Balang were left in the private room.

Not long after the three of them sat down, Fan Wu and Sun Rong came quietly and took them to the backyard of the restaurant.Coming out of the backyard door, several people wore black cloaks, passed through the bustling crowd, and arrived at an inn in Huaiyuan Square next door without a sound.At this moment, the inn is full of caravans from the north, surrounded by all kinds of Mandarin with strange accents, and there seems to be a little familiarity in the strangeness.

Both the Wang family sisters and He Cheng had learned from Li Hui and Wang Zixian the accents spoken by those thieves in Yinchan Temple that day, but perhaps their memories were a little off, and what they said were all subtly different.So, they simply came to this inn specially used by Sun Rong to accommodate the northern caravan, and listened silently in the secret room, trying to find out the most impressive tone.

They had been listening for a long time, and each wrote down who they thought the similar accent came from.Sun Jinniang carefully observed the positions of these people, and soon recalled their origins.However, there were still very few people who made the three of them feel a movement in their ears, and there were still some subtle differences from the tone in memory.

"The east of Xiazhou...the west of Shuozhou...above it is Shengzhou." After listening to Sun Jinniang tell the origins of all the suspects, Wang Zixian dipped his finger in the wine and casually sketched a picture on the short case. A map, "In addition to the governor of Shazhou, the governor of Yong'an, the governor of Shengzhou, the governor of Hejian, and the governor of Shuozhou, the governor of Jiangxia, are both suspects. Of course, the most suspicious is the king of Hejian. After all, this is the governor of Jiangxia. He has not grasped the military power left behind by his father, and has already left Shuozhou."

"Leaving Shuozhou does not mean that I have never done anything near Shuozhou." Li Hui said, "Hus and Han people live in a staggered neighborhood near Xiazhou, Shuozhou, and Shengzhou. If you want to investigate carefully, it is really difficult. Maybe the rebels will hook up with those restless Turkic tribes and Tiele tribes, so we must be cautious."

At this time, a burst of laughter suddenly broke out in the wine shop.A few young scholars came in with their servants. Seeing that the hall was full of rough caravans, they were stunned for a moment, as if hesitating whether to leave or not.However, when they were watching the lanterns just now, they were so crowded that they were too tired to find another place, so they had to look around and find an empty table in the corner to sit down and rest.

When several servants were scrambling to get some food from the men, Wang Xiangniang vaguely heard their voices, and suddenly raised her head, her eyes lit up.Wang Luoniang and He Cheng also listened attentively, and they heard the tone of one of the servants rise slightly, which seemed to be the same as the most profound accent in memory.

As the saying goes, "There is no place to find when you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it." Without waiting for Li Hui and the prince to give orders, Sun Rong immediately went out to chat with the few young scholars.Not long after, Sun Jinniang, dressed as a young man, gave them some drinks and food, and also brought some dirty wine to their servants to warm up.

So, when she was exchanging greetings, she asked: "The accents of these people seem to be very similar to those of these businessmen. Could it be that they are from the same hometown?"

"In the eyes of Chang'an people, we are all from Northern Xinjiang. In fact, our hometowns are thousands of miles away! Among them are Lingzhou, Xiazhou, Shengzhou, Shuozhou, and Yunzhou and Yingzhou! Our origins are even further behind!"

Half an hour later, the Sun brothers and sisters returned to the secret room and told everyone what they had just found out.

"The servant with the most similar accent is from a county at the junction of Xiazhou, Shengzhou, and Shuozhou. This county is located on the banks of the Yellow River. When the river flooded decades ago, many villages were flooded, and there were many People who rarely sell children and daughters. I plan to take people to that county to check carefully to see if there are bandits nearby, and if anyone has bought many people at one time, or there are more suspicious Zhuangzi." Sun Rong said.

Sun Jinniang thought for a while: "Is it possible that there will be spies with similar accents in Beijing? Just like we have deployed people everywhere to get all kinds of information, that Niwang will also send people to sneak into the various houses? We dare not Yes, they must be the same. Maybe they can recognize a lot of chess pieces with similar accents."

"Thousands of miles away, after all, it is difficult to control, even if there are chess pieces placed, there may not be many." Li Hui pondered for a moment, "Otherwise, there would be no need to constantly look for colluders. Of course, in the name of collusion, in fact, each has its own interests. Ghosts, we definitely can't trust each other. Let's check the old servants of Prince Peng's mansion and Princess Anxing's mansion again, and maybe we will find something. As for other mansions, check slowly!"

"If we can determine which pieces are Ni Wang's chess pieces, we can send them some specious news." Wang Zixian raised his eyebrows, "It will not only help King Jing gain the trust of Ni Wang, but also provoke Ni Wang and An Xing The precarious trust relationship of the eldest princess. In addition, when these chess pieces send out news, we can continue to follow the vine to find out where the news is finally sent." Of course, some false news may also be used to make Ni Wang restless, sooner or later There will be flaws!

"Great kindness!" Yan Balang and He Cheng immediately shook hands.

Things finally made progress, everyone smiled, and felt a little relieved.Li Hui and Wang Zixian asked Yan Balang and He Cheng to take Wang Luoniang and Sun Jinniang to watch the lanterns and play, and experience the endless excitement of Chang'an City all night.Sun Rong, however, had no time to spare and had to start planning for a long trip.

When Li Hui and the prince offered to go back to the wine shop just now to pick up Yan and the two little guys, they suddenly remembered the remnants of the family that had been silent for a long time and wanted revenge: "The remnants of the family headed by Huan He have not been heard for a long time. An Xing The eldest princess has been under house arrest for so long, and they have not been lured out, so it can be seen that they do not obey her orders. However, King Ni is now in a state of restlessness, so he didn't even send them to assassinate the eldest princess Anxing?"

"Perhaps they are still dormant. Just continue to sow discord and put pressure on Niwang, and they will appear sooner or later."

"They are a variable, hidden in the dark, and always make people feel hard to guard against."

"Huan He should not give up revenge, Jingzhou Chu Palace is his goal. Maybe you should remind His Royal Highness Si Chu a few more words... If we press properly, they may not be able to bear it."

"...I understand, I just hope that Dashimu and cousin Jueqing won't be implicated again."

"Huan He is a man who has revenge and grievances, and will not hurt the innocent." Wang Zixian recalled the situation when the remnants of the family assassinated the deposed prince a few years ago, and said almost firmly, "He is an upright person."

"I hope his temperament has never changed in these years." Li Hui sighed softly.