If you want to know the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, you can only start with those two Hu merchants in the Western Regions and use them as clues to string together the fragmentary facts. Although the two have long since disappeared, as long as they have been to Chang'an, it is impossible not to leave a trace. However, the Pu Wangfu, like the Yue Wangfu, did not dare to trace their whereabouts openly and openly, and did not have enough manpower to go to the Western Regions to investigate and collect evidence.

So, Li Hui did not hesitate, and informed Dali Siqing of the relevant news the next day. The three divisions in charge of supervising this matter had already been gearing up, just waiting for the opportunity to come, and they could immediately drive hundreds of people to their use, and after the facts of the case were investigated, they would show their brilliance in front of the saints. Knowing such an important clue, the three old foxes were overjoyed, praised the young king of Xin'an County a lot, and asked him to interrogate Zhang Yuanwailang.

Li Hui politely declined the mission, saying that he had no experience and was worried that he would make a mistake - in the current situation, it was pointless to interrogate Zhang Yuanwailang, and there was no need for him to be too sharp, so as not to attract more unnecessary suspicions - to get news from the Yue Wang's Mansion, in the eyes of many people, he was already outstanding enough. Of course, they may feel that there must be a reason why Li Heng, the king of Yue, values his sons and nephews and is willing to promote him.

As a prince of a close clan, he doesn't have to do everything brilliantly, but should be sometimes dazzling, sometimes mediocre, sometimes steady and reliable, and sometimes young and immature. Everything he does must be in line with his age and identity. Being able to surprise the elders from time to time is already the limit.

Of course, such a table may also be able to confuse their enemies. Isn't the Yang family completely misunderstood now? thought that everything he did was guided by a "master" behind him. It would be great if the eldest princess An Xing and the distant relative who was secretly preparing to rebel would also despise him. In any case, he's just a young man just starting out in his career, isn't he?

At the behest of the saint, this case, which was very likely to be a serious case of rebellion, quietly continued to be investigated. Li Hui secretly corroborated the evidence obtained by the three divisions with the information known by his own subordinates - the clues obtained by the Yue Wangfu were brought to him by Li Jing from time to time. Because the two cousins communicated with each other, Li Heng also turned a blind eye to this, so he simply stopped holding Li Jing and let him follow his cousin from time to time to learn his way of acting and how to deal with the world.

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-to-late February. The weather is getting warmer, and it is the time when the peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, and pear blossoms are in full bloom. Li Hui picked a day off and invited a group of brothers and sisters to the Great Ci'en Temple to enjoy the flowers. Everyone else is accompanied by brothers and sisters, but he is the only one in King Pu's mansion, which inevitably seems a little thin. So, the king of Xin'an County naturally brought the prince to offer. And Wang Zixian brought the prince who learned about it by chance, and it was rare for him to make peace with his brother when he wanted to go with him.

Located in the southeast of Chang'an City, the Great Ci'en Temple is far away from the palace of the kings and the princesses, and the Taiji Palace is a few points farther away. When Princess Changning's tired car stopped in front of the temple gate, the rest of the brothers and sisters had already arrived. When Li Hui and Li Jing heard the news, they specially brought the two brothers Wang Zixian to greet each other.

When Princess Changning led Princess Yong'an to get out of the car, her eyes involuntarily swept over the Wang brothers, and she couldn't hide her smile: "Didn't Brother say before that this time there is only his own family?" Why is it that there are two more people surnamed Wang in our group of surnamed Li, Zhou, and Qin? When did our family have a relative of the Langya Wang family? How did I not know? ”

Li Hui knew very well that she was just joking, not dissatisfied, so she just laughed and didn't say anything. However, Li Jing took her joke seriously, and couldn't help but defend: "Brother and Wang Langjun have a good relationship, and they have long regarded Wang Langjun as a person from Pu Wangfu." Since it is his own family, it is reasonable to go in and out together, and come and go together. Yue Niang, no matter how surprised you are, no matter how unwilling you are, you shouldn't embarrass your brother in front of everyone. ”

Hearing this, Princess Changning couldn't help but hide her lips and smile: "Brother? When did cousin Jingxing call 'Brother'? This is also a strange thing. Didn't you just call 'cousin Xuanqi' or 'cousin' before? What's more, you just said that I was embarrassed in front of everyone, brother, and now you are not also 'embarrassed in front of everyone'? Her beautiful eyes shone with anticipation, and her gaze wandered as if she had said everything silently, as if she had never said anything.

Li Jing was stunned, reacted suddenly, and was about to say a few more words, barely saving face for himself when he saw Princess Yong'an blinking her black eyes, and her voice was extremely crisp: "Xinketou!" ”

The little guy tilted his little head and looked at Wang Zixian, obviously recognizing him, and was very excited: "Sister, brother, head shape!" Shape the head! It sounded like a new cat and dog, and she had been thinking about it for a long time.

Li Hui couldn't help laughing and glanced at Wang Zixian: "Yes, he is the head of the new department." Our Wanniang's memory is really good, and she can still recognize him. Hehe, the new branch of the first head has long been famous, even ignorant children can remember you, and I don't know how many people have been thinking about you. ”

The prince looked at him and smiled slightly: "What if so many people can't forget it?" Heng Zhi is just some unrelated people. "Recently, there have been more and more families who intend to catch their sons-in-law on the list, and they have almost broken the threshold of the vine garden. Even when he held a literary meeting, he was a little uneasy, and from time to time people asked about his marriage. As a last resort, he could only use his parents' words as an excuse to politely reject these inexplicable marriages.

It's not enough just to be so natural, in order to prevent these people from seriously asking about his family's "parents' orders", he has already sent a message back to Shangzhou, and the annoying patriarch is keeping an eye on Wang Chang and Xiao Yang. After learning that he was already the head of the new branch, the patriarch almost immediately promised that he would never let Wang Chang and Xiao Yang interfere in his marriage. And if he has any needs, the Shangzhou Wang family will definitely help.

After a short time, the group met with the two sisters of Xuancheng County and Xin'an County, and then met Zhou Jian and Zhou Yi, the sons of the eldest princess of Linchuan, and Qin Cheng and Qin Yun, the sons and daughters of the eldest princess of Qinghe.

It was true that they hadn't seen each other for a while, so they couldn't help but slow down and talk about the recent situation. Although Wang Zixian and Wang Zimu are outsiders, the reputation of the new branch is almost unknown, and the brothers and sisters of the Zhou family and the Qin family are also very curious about him. In addition, Wang Zimu was mild-mannered, polite, and talkative, and soon integrated into their conversation.

After talking and laughing, they went to the palace dedicated to Emperor Taizong and Empress Wende. Venerable Xuanhui had already received the news that they were going to come to worship, and asked the monks to prepare flowers, fruits, and ritual utensils, and personally presided over a simple worship ceremony.

After solemnly kneeling three times and bowing nine times to worship, this group of young nobles went to the incense and prayed in order according to their age. Although it was just a simple ceremony, it also took a lot of effort and effort, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on everyone's forehead.

Seeing this, Master Xuanhui smiled kindly: "Come to think of it, you female Tanyue should be a little tired. Why don't you go to the next house to rest for a while, and then have some vegetarian food. Behind the house is the peach forest and the apricot forest, and now the scenery is just right, and you can go to enjoy the scenery after resting. ”

"The mage told us to rest, but what about the brothers? Look, they're tired too. Princess Changning asked with a smile.

"Amitabha." Master Xuanhui clasped his hands together and said to Li Hui with a serious face, "This Tan Yue owes Lao Wei a few games of chess, and now is not the time to rest." As for the other Tan Yue, if he is not alone, he can ask his brothers and friends to return it together, and the old man also thinks it is okay. ”

Hearing his words, Li Jing was stunned for a moment, and immediately said with a bitter face: "I don't know how to play chess." It is said that playing chess is like marching and fighting, but I think those twists and turns, virtual and real chess moves are very boring! Brother, when you invited us here, why did you never say that you still owe so many chess debts that have not yet been paid off? ”

"Master Xuanhui, monks don't speak." Li Hui also showed a look of helplessness, "Why don't I know when I owe you a few games of chess that you can't even pay off?" Didn't you make a few games of chess with you before, but because you were too busy to go to the appointment, you took the initiative to make a profit, which increased several times? Can the monks who worship the Buddha also learn from the greedy people who put the money in the seal? ”

"'Profit' is talking about 'profit'." Master Xuanhui still has a solemn appearance, "And 'chess' is an elegant thing, and naturally it is not a 'profit' - it is just elegant and elegant." Such an elegant thing, why does Tan Yue need to be so helpless? It's enough to have fun. ”

"What a 'Ya Shang Ya'." The prince couldn't help but stroke his palm and smile, "Master rest assured, no matter how much Xuanqi owes for such an elegant thing as playing chess, Wang is willing to accompany him." With just a few words, he felt that this Master Xuanhui was indeed a wonderful and interesting monk, not one of those old monks who were full of Buddhist teachings and scriptures but did not know what the Buddha meant. Playing chess with such a character should also be a wonderful thing.

"How can such an elegant thing be without me?" Zhou Jian also laughed, "Watching chess, playing chess, and talking about chess, all make it!" ”

"I'll go with me." Qin Chengdao turned his head and whispered to Princess Changning, the county lord of Xuancheng and the county lord of Xin'an to take care of Qin Yun.

Li Jing and Zhou Yi glanced at each other, and said in unison: "We'll escort my sisters to enjoy the flowers later." Then you can play chess in peace. "Neither of them had always been interested in anything elegant, and they were so active in temperament that they could never sit together for a long time and watch a game without saying a word.

Wang Zimu hesitated for a moment, and silently moved behind his brother. The prince glanced at him thoughtfully. And Li Hui also noticed his hesitation, looked at him suspiciously, and frowned slightly.