In the fifth year of Taihe, October Jiashen, the first moment of ugliness.

Chang'an, Wannian County, Sixteen Princes' Mansions.

In front of the heavy gate of the sixteenth house, the captain was leaning boredly in front of the closed door, chatting with several guards stationed here, yawning from time to time.

The sound of hooves suddenly came from the corner of the street not far away, which made them look back, and saw a man riding on the back of a white horse, coming towards the door, the street lights were dim, and the captain could not see who was on the horse. The captain didn't expect that there would be people out of the workshop at this hour, so he hurriedly straightened up and watched cautiously at the arrival.

The scarlet robe that the man was wearing was really conspicuous. It seems to be a fourth- or fifth-grade officer, the lieutenant thought to himself, and he hurriedly instructed the guards to shake their spirits and lean over the lance.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the vigilance against the vassal king was always very deep. Inevitably, the vassal king made too many friends with the courtiers and formed a faction, and the princes who went out of the sixteen mansions late at night all needed to report at the fangmen, and if their appearance was suspicious, there was a risk of being secretly played by the officials of the sixteen mansions, and then restricted from leaving the palace.

Although Li Han is the youngest brother of the Son of Heaven, and his brothers Zhang Wangcao and An Wangrong are highly favored, he also knows the feelings of brotherhood, and it is not worth mentioning in the face of the Li Tang royal family's deep defense of blood relatives. He went out of the house late at night this time, but he didn't want to be recognized, so he changed into a scarlet robe instead of a prince's robe.

"Respectful driving," the lieutenant's tone was very polite, but his eyes were quite vigilant and swept Li Han's body, it was not for nothing that he went out of the sixteenth mansion late at night to do errands, but it was very rare to be dressed in a scarlet robe, which made him feel a little suspicious in his heart, and he arched his hand forward and said: "Dare to ask the name of the honorable driver, can you keep your name?" ”

Li Han held the whip in one hand and the reins in the other. He knew that during the day, some officials often went in and out of the Sixteen Mansions for official business, so they had to keep their names in front of the Sixteen Mansions, and then hand them over when they left the workshop.

Li Han sat on the horse's back, took a deep breath, grabbed the reins, and turned the horse's head, so that the horse's head was just between the captain and himself, covering the captain's cautious sight. Li Han's eyes flickered, and he had an idea in his heart by taking advantage of Le Ma's vacancy.

Li Han said: "Make an appointment with His Royal Highness King Ju to discuss the affairs of the secretary and the province, and I don't want to hold a candle to the ugly ......."

The lieutenant paused, there is no doubt about this identity: King Ju is the fifth son of Emperor Shunzong, and he is the uncle and grandfather of today's son, who is highly respected and good at literature, and concurrently serves as the secretary and supervisor of the third grade, and indeed often chats with the group of literati in the secretary province until late at night. But......

The lieutenant repeated the question: "Dare to ask the name of the driver?" ”

Li Han didn't think twice: "Li Yan ......"

The lieutenant ordered someone to look through the wooden letters full of famous wood chips under the porch for a moment, and the soldiers searched for it in a hurry, and bowed their hands to the captain: "Uh...... There doesn't seem to be a VIP name......"

It's strange if there is, Li Yan said in his heart, Li Yan has always been a pseudonym that he took in the outer micro, and even the Wang family and Zhao Guizhen never knew it.

The lieutenant crossed his hand slightly to the rider and looked at Li Han suspiciously, but the light was dim, and he sat on the back of the horse again, unable to see Li Han's expression clearly, "I didn't find the name of the honorable driver......

"It's impossible," Li Han said slowly, his tone was very calm: "You can look for it yourself......"

The lieutenant walked over, patiently, and looked at the more than a dozen names placed in it one by one for a long time, and then looked at Li Han and said, "Honorable, there is indeed no ......."

Li Han's face changed, and his tone became stern: "What do you do?" You can lose someone's name! If a certain person reports this matter to the warden of the Sixteenth House, can you bear this responsibility? As soon as these words came out, coupled with Li Qiankuiwei's figure, the lieutenant's body really trembled, and he said a little nervously: "I, I can't wait to stay here, and the front guard will hand over to us and other names......"

Li Han said angrily: "No matter how your guards hand over and toss, you lost the name of a certain person, is this responsibility attributed to a certain person?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare ......," the lieutenant bowed his head and arched his hand.

Li Han knew too well the thoughts of these guards guarding the Sixteen Mansions, who lived here were all relatives of the emperor, and most of the officials who came here were golden, purple and silver, and none of them wanted to offend. Therefore, Li Han only needs to push the black cauldron of the front guard to the guard in front of him, and then make a slight concession, so that he can get out of the workshop smoothly and avoid the trouble of reporting his identity. At that time, return through the culvert, no need to go through the door, you can go straight to the Yingwang Mansion, so that it is foolproof.

Li Han flashed the silverfish bag on his waist, and said in a slightly soothing tone: "It's too late, this official doesn't want to be entangled too much, if you wait to let someone out of the workshop first, this matter will not be investigated......

The lieutenant secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this Ken couldn't have been more relieved. He glanced at the rider again, anyway, he had to hand in his name when he entered the workshop, and this person's identity should be correct. But how did the front guard do it? almost let himself carry their black cauldron.

The lieutenant waved his hand at the guard in front of the door, signaling to open the door. Li Han successfully got out of the sixteenth house, walked to the wide street, and after hearing that the door of the fang behind him was closed heavily, he lightly clamped the horse's belly and went south along the street.

The first two moments of ugliness.

Li Han rode to Tonghuamen Street, and suddenly there was a rush of horses' hooves behind him, and he heard a soft call behind him: "The king stays!" ”

King Ying hurriedly reined in his horse, and looked back, and immediately a person with a hat on his head, a wide robe and narrow sleeves, and a slender figure.

Even though he was wearing men's clothes, Li Han still recognized the Wang family from a distance.

Li Han was full of surprise: "Why did you run out so late?!" After he said that, he realized that this question was more suitable for asking himself, Li Han coughed slightly embarrassed, and asked instead, "How did you get out?" ”

"Xinghuafang culvert ......," Wang said softly.

"Liang Tangchen's kid," Li Han complained, and couldn't help but clench the reins, he glanced at Wang: "I'll do a small matter, you can go home......

"The king left the mansion late at night, where do you want to go?" Wang rode to King Ying's side, she was wearing a hat, Li Han couldn't see the princess's expression clearly for a while, but he could hear that Wang's tone was not without worry.

"I have to go to Shanhefang, and I will go back when I go," Li Han said while fiddling with the whip: "It's just an hour, and it won't be delayed for too long......"

"Zenhefang?" Wang Shihu wondered: "But what is the need for the king to go late at night?" ”

"It's just a trivial matter...... Li Han's face was pale: "It's not dangerous, but it's a little probing......"

Wang stared at her husband silently, although King Ying was calm on the surface, Wang could hear some anxiety in his words. After being with King Ying for so many years, Wang knew very well that the more he emphasized to himself the trivial matters, the more it showed that this matter was by no means a trivial matter.

However, she also understands King Ying's temperament, and it is impossible to persuade him to return home, so it is better to go with his wishes......

"The concubine is willing to go with the king!"

"You ......"

"Shanhefang is the residence of Zhao Lianshi, and the king said to investigate, I think it was started by Zhao Lianshi today?"

Li Han was silent, and the Wang family knew that he had guessed correctly, so he continued: "It is easy for the king to get out of the sixteenth mansion, but Shanhefang is close to the imperial city, if it is for the patrol of Jin Wuwei to bump into it, how can it be solved?" ”

Li Han was speechless when asked, he only thought of the sixteen house guards, but he didn't think about the Jin Wuwei in the fang.

Wang lifted the veil of the hat, looked at Li Han with his cut-water pupils, and said softly: "If the concubine is on the king's side, you can also protect it a little." Late at night, the city is unclear, and it may be safer for the two to be together......"

Li Han pursed his lips, he knew that the meaning of this last sentence was very clear: did he really want to ruthlessly let the princess go back to the house alone late at night?

"Let's go......" Li Han sighed, knowing that Wang's intention was strong, he grabbed the horse's belly and walked down the street together.

The two of them were very lucky, and they did not bump into the patrol on the way to Chunmingmen Street, and Li Han briefly explained to the Wang family what Zhao Guizhen said yesterday, and just happened to be able to see the Shanhe Libei Qufang Gate illuminated by the lanterns of the guards from afar.

"If Zhao Guizhen gives a good address, there is a narrow alley in Zhongqu after entering the workshop, called Lane C, a hundred steps to the south, it is the house......"

Wang pondered: "The concubine has something unclear. ”

"Speak!"

"What is the relationship between Zhao Guizhen's house and the case investigated by Zhang Yijun?" Wang looked at Li Han's side face and speculated, "Could it be that the king thinks that this mansion is where the culvert exits are?" ”

Li Han was surprised by Wang's keen judgment, and couldn't help but glance at her and nodded silently.

"What is the reason for the king's thoughts?" Wang Shi was puzzled: "In addition to Shanheli in the north of Chongye Fang, there are still three squares of Tonghua, Fengle and Anye......"

"Zhang Yijun once said that there was a sword and a halberd hidden in the culvert, but Zhao Guizhen was very secretive about the strange noise in the courtyard...... "Li Han paused, lowered his voice, the moonlight shone on his side face, quite cold, and he continued word by word: "He said that every ugly thing here in recent days, there will be candle shadow axe sounds......