Xiahou Xuan was somewhat surprised.

He had little hope of winning for the great Sima Cao Xiu. He has not been on duty in the palace for the past few days, and he does not know the specific battle situation, but none of the news he received sporadically is good. Cao Xiu was ambushed, Jia Kui, Man Chong, and Wang Ling were doing their best to respond, but Wu Jun was holding strongly, and no one dared to pack a ticket if he could rescue Cao Xiu.

Xiahou Xuan knew that the imperial court would face a crisis, but he didn't expect the crisis to be so big.

If King Sun Quan of Wu is called emperor, it will be a slap in the face of the Son of Heaven, and the government and the opposition don't know how many people want to see the jokes of the Son of Heaven.

Sun Quan claimed that the domain was in the time of Emperor Wen. For example, today's son succeeded to the throne and wanted to change Emperor Wen's will, and there were countless open and dark oppositions, and the Son of Heaven ordered Cao Xiu, Sima Yi and others to attack Wu, just to prove his control. As a result, this battle not only failed to prove his control, but Sun Quan saw through the reality of the imperial court and established himself as the emperor, which was enough to prove that the Son of Heaven was wrong to betray Emperor Wen's will.

It is conceivable that if the Son of Heaven wants to take any measures, he will inevitably be strongly opposed by the ministers.

But he couldn't help but trust Zang Ba's judgment. In terms of experience in dealing with Sun Quan, there are not many people in the entire Luoyang who surpass Zang Ba. The Yangzhou Theater has fought against Wu over the years, and only Zang Ba has really pushed the front south of the Yangtze River.

Xiahou Xuan put away the last trace of pride in his heart and sincerely asked Zang Ba about the situation in the Yangzhou War Zone.

Zang Ba was also not polite, and talked about the pros and cons of the Yangzhou theater and the pros and cons of the war against Wu one by one. He was waiting for such an opportunity. Although he did not know the situation on the battlefield in Yangzhou, he was familiar with Cao Xiu and believed that Cao Xiu would definitely be defeated. For him, the focus at the moment is not whether Cao Xiu will be defeated, but how badly he will be defeated, how the imperial court will stabilize the Yangzhou War Zone next, and whether he can benefit from it.

Even if you can't supervise Yangzhou, you must let the Son of Heaven know his value. If you can help Xiahou Xuan, it will also be a good result.

After listening to Zang Ba's analysis, Xiahou Xuan's eyes were opened and he benefited a lot.

After bidding farewell to Zang Ba and leaving the Zhijinwu Temple, Xiahou Xuan and Zang Ai rushed to the Chengmen School Governor's Office.

On the way, Zang Ai introduced the protection of the Luoyang City Gate to Xiahou Xuan. The jurisdiction of Zhijinwu is outside the palace city, inside Luoyang City, and there are many intersections with the guards of the city gate, and they are more familiar with each other.

The twelve gates of Luoyang, the person in charge is the captain of the city gate, and there are Sima, waiters, and guards under the captain of the city gate. The current captain of the city gate is Yang Fu, a native of Tianshui, he was transferred by Wudu Taishou last year, and he had no experience in the Beijing division before, and most of the Sima and Men Hou were promoted by the former captain of the city gate, and he had nothing to do with him, so after taking office, he did a very hard job as an official.

After all, Xiahou Xuan is the son of a powerful person, and he usually hears a lot of this kind of thing, but it has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't care too much. Now that it is related to the investigation of the case, he is naturally concerned and immediately asks for details.

As the son of Zang Ba, Zang Ai often comes forward to deal with some chores, and is more familiar with the situation of these people than Zang Ba. He told Xiahou Xuan that the guards of the city were basically from the Tuntian soldiers near Luoyang, and they took turns to fight, and the Luoyang Diannong was in charge of the Tuntian, and the city gate was under the command of the captain of the city gate, so the Luoyang Diannong has always been served by the cronies of the Son of Heaven.

Xiahou Xuan woke up like a dream.

The last Luoyang pawn farmer was Wang Chang. As Wang Chang's younger brother, since Wang Ji can go to the vicinity of Luoshui to find Tuntian soldiers like a little carpenter to work, he is naturally familiar with the people guarding the city gate. He may have crept out of the city, but he didn't need to alarm the captain of the city gate. He went to the Chengmen School Governor's Office to check the official documents, but not only the procedures were cumbersome, time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also he could not find any records.

No wonder I can't find the king's machine.

"So what should I do?" Xiahou Xuan sincerely asked Zang Ai for advice.

"If you can't find a record, you'll find someone." Zang Ai smiled: "Even if someone secretly helps Wang Ji, it can't be that everyone helps him." Even those who are willing to help him may not risk their lives to defend him, but they are just limited to Wang Chang's old kindness and make it convenient. As long as he finds those who may help him, and then picks out the situation that Wang Ji is facing, I believe that they will definitely confess Wang Ji's whereabouts. ”

Xiahou Xuan nodded again and again. This method is not new, it is just that he has no previous experience with it. As soon as Zang Ai said it, he understood.

Of course, Zang Ai is still useful, he is familiar with the doormen and guards of the city gates, and it is more convenient for him to appear and inquire.

With the help of Zang Ai, Xiahou Xuan spent two days combing through the situation of nearly 100 people in the three nearby city gates on duty these days, finding out a few of the most suspicious people, and finally visiting the city gate school governor's office, visiting Yang Fu, asking Yang Fu for assistance, and issuing an official document to summon these people for questioning.

Yang Fu also wanted to rectify his subordinates for a long time, and when he had this opportunity, he couldn't ask for it, so he readily agreed to Xiahou Xuan's request, and sent his entourage Bai Ren to cooperate with Xiahou Xuan. Bai Ren was a close confidant he brought from Wudu, and although he did not have an official position, he could represent him and was very familiar with all the sects.

The captain of the city gate came forward and learned that Wang Ji was involved in a big case, and no one was willing to defend Wang Ji anymore, so he quickly explained the relevant situation.

In the early morning of the second day after the assassin appeared in Princess Deyang's mansion, before dawn, Wang Ji left the city through the Qingming Gate at the southernmost tip of the East City. As for where he went, no one knows.

According to the time when Wang Ji left the city, Xiahou Xuan judged that the assassin named Longlou failed to meet Wang Ji that night. Perhaps not long after the departure of the Dragon Tower, Wang Ji left the city. The gate to let him out of the city was said to be early in the morning, but it was more likely to be midnight. If it was really early in the morning, Wang Ji might not need to find someone, and he could go out of the city in a bright light.

But Xiahou Xuan didn't break this point, and Bai Ren would naturally tell Yang Fu.

Xiahou Xuan visited Yang Fu again, thanked Yang Fu, and asked Yang Fu about the situation in Longyou.

He didn't know if he had the opportunity to go to Longyou, but he knew very well that at present, Great Wei was being attacked on all sides, Longyou was at war with Shu Han and Qianghu, and the general Cao Zhen was his own uncle, and it was very possible to go to the jurisdiction where Cao Zhen was responsible for training.

Seeing that Xiahou Xuan was concerned about the situation in Longyou, Yang Fu was somewhat surprised. Xiahou Xuan is a noble son, he became famous at a young age, and he is one of the four famous four congs in Beijing, such a young man actually cares about practice, which is rare.

Yang Fu thought that Xiahou Xuan meant it, but he didn't want to say a few words, and found that Xiahou Xuan was by no means talking in generalities. He asked a lot of details, and some things were not clear even to Yang Fu himself. Although he was inevitably angry, it could be seen that he had really worked hard and made full preparations.

Yang Fu admired Xiahou Xuan very much, and ordered his grandson Yang Bao to meet Xiahou Xuan.

Then, Yang Fu said to Xiahou Xuan that Zhuge Liang's invasion of Longyou would not succeed, but the thief's heart would not die, and he would probably fight steadily and steadily, first collecting Wudu and Yinping two counties, so as to lay the foundation for contacting Qiangyou to the west and encroaching on Longyou. If Xiahou Xuan has the opportunity, I hope he can advise the Son of Heaven and prepare in advance to prevent trouble.

Xiahou Xuan was grateful.