On the second day of the second month of February, when the remnant snow was about to die and the sky was warming, Nan Luyuan received a reply from Nan Zixiao.

This time it was different from the past, the letter paper was very thick, and after weighing, there were more than 20 sheets. And when Nan Ziyan wrote to him in the past, he would try to write as casually as possible, and the characters were very large; And this time, the lines of the letter are neatly arranged, and the characters are also very small, using beautiful letters.

Nan Luyuan followed the morning light and carefully studied the letter this time.

Nan Zixiao roughly said that the letter had been received, although it was only one line, but it showed its seriousness. In order to avoid causing a catastrophe, Zhang Xiang, Li Yangguan, and Liang Lao General have sent their cronies and officials under them to various places to investigate and secretly visit, even if they are far away from the capital, they have also asked acquaintances who are both filial and honest in the place to monitor local officials at all times and write letters to report to the central government at any time.

Along with the local inspectorate posts that had been abolished by the previous dynasty, they have also begun to be reactivated, and starting next month, the central government will personally appoint trustworthy new scholars to serve as inspectors in various places.

In addition, the central authorities already knew about the fact that Nan Luyuan had privately beheaded the magistrates of Fujian and Dongyue without reporting it to the central authorities. Although some officials were impeached, they were dismissed by General Liang and Zhang Xiang. Moreover, the king also hated such an official who ignored the unity and unity of the Southern Shang ethnic group, so although Nan Luyuan did not report it, because he was the emperor of the Southern Shang, the position was the same as that of the king, and the situation was urgent, and he cared about the people, so he was pardoned and not guilty.

The appointment of Song Ci, Du Songyin and others in the new Jin Dynasty was approved by the court. It was heard that the turmoil in southern Fujian was related to the Western Tang Dynasty, and the king specially dispatched more than 1,000 central troops to southern Fujian and Dongyue and stationed there.

The Eastern Wei Dynasty was in danger, the king collapsed, and the new king was weak, showing goodwill to the Western Tang Dynasty, and there was a trend of forming an alliance with it. This king discussed with Zhang Xiang that he had plans to form an alliance with Northern Qin, and it depended on Lu Yuan's intentions.

At the end, there are many snakes and insects in southern Fujian, the terrain is remote, and the people's hearts are scattered, and the hope is that Luyuan is cherished.

A year away, in the spring of the next year, I hope to return.

This thick pile was full of good news, which made Nan Luyuan, who had been feeling like a stone in his heart for many days, breathe a sigh of relief.

Nan Luyuan received the letter, Fang Fang went out of the courtyard, ready to rejuvenate his muscles, and saw the Shen clan people coming towards him, and when he walked in front of him, he heard a sentence first: "In the retinue of the Grand Duke, the foreign clan's tone is loose, and the Grand Duke asks you to come over." ”

Nan Luyuan's eyes lit up, although he didn't show too much joy, but the bright color of his eyes already revealed the joy in his heart. He followed the Shen clan all the way, through the winding mountain road, to a deep cave.

Min Chunchi stood at the entrance of the cave, saw him, nodded slightly, the Shen clan retreated, and Nan Luyuan entered with Min Chunchi.

The entrance to the cave is very small, but there is something unique in the cave, and it is very open and long. A row of oil lamps on the left and right dispelled the darkness in the cave. This is a prison of the public and private, and there are very few people in it, and if there is, it is all fierce and vicious.

The place where the nobles of the Western Tang were imprisoned was very deep and guarded the most. Nan Luyuan stood outside the door with a torch in his hand and shone at him, seeing that he had been scared out of shape, and it seemed that he was not very good at playing any tricks, and then looked closely, his body was bruised, looking at the appearance of suffering a lot, his eyes lit up, and said, "You tortured him?" ”

Min Chunchi said nonchalantly: "Instructed by the Grand Duke of the Shen family, he said that as long as he can't kill this person, even if he uses all his strength, he must pry something useful out of his mouth." ”

Nan Luyuan listened and didn't say anything more. It is a great sin to disturb the stability of the laws of other countries, and this person will not be wronged in all punishments.

So he tilted his head and said to the left and right, "Bring him up, and I will try him." Then he and Min Chunchi came to the closed arraignment room first, drank strong tea and waited quietly.

After a while, the Western Tang nobles who were being handquartered by the two of them staggered to the arraignment office, bowed their heads with some fear, and quietly moved their heads with a very light arc to see the person in front of them.

After the escort put him here, he was waved back by Nan Luyuan and Min Chunchi.

"There's no need to look at it," Nan Luyuan said softly, but his tone was calm and dignified, "I am the emperor of Nanshang, Nan Qian." ”

He saw the body of this Western Tang nobleman shaking, so he said: "Raise your head, if I ask you next, you have to reply to me one by one." ”

The Western Tang nobleman raised his head.

Nan Luyuan looked at his face carefully, and sighed in his heart that the face of the Western Tang Dynasty was really luxurious, like a Buddha of Bliss, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of rich treasures.

If it weren't for Lu Liuhui's mother being a foreign woman who was picked up and raised by Lu Xu, I'm afraid Lu Liuhui would also have such an atmospheric and rich appearance.

Lu Liuhui has the wild madness and tall and straight of foreign people, and he also has the Buddha-like kindness of the Western Tang Dynasty people, but shouts a little flirtatious eyebrows and plump lips. Looking at the person in front of him, he could vaguely see Lu Liulian's shadow from between his eyebrows.

He asked expressionlessly, "What's your name?" ”

The Western Tang nobleman glanced at Min Chunchi cautiously, and was shocked by the murderous eyes of the mysterious Jiuli tribesman, and said in a trembling voice: "If you reply to your words, my name is ...... Call...... Si Kodan, the word Zhu. ”

After hearing his surname, Nan Luyuan's heart moved slightly, and asked: "You are the nobles of the Western Tang Dynasty, which are the courtiers of the Western Tang Dynasty?" ”

Si Kou Jiang Zhu said tremblingly: "Divide ...... They are Tsukazai, Situ, Zongbo, Sima, Sikou, Sikong, Dianke, and Zongzheng. ”

Nan Luyuan and Min Chunchi glanced at each other, and smiled meaninglessly: "They all slowly evolved from the official position of Jiuqing in the old dynasty." "I knew in my heart that Lu Liulu was from the old official clan of the Western Tang Dynasty.

Min Chunchi nodded, took over the conversation and asked, "So, how many crown princes are there in the Western Tang Dynasty?" And who's the one behind you? ”

Si Kou Jiang Zhu pursed his lips and was silent.

Min Chunchi was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "I can break your five finger bones, and naturally I can also make you sober and watch your ten nails being pulled out." ”

Nan Luyuan frowned slightly, but he also knew that if he wanted such a person to speak, he would not be able to use some means.

Si Kou Jiangzhu's voice trembled, his body trembled like a dustpan, and his lips turned white: "Yes...... There were eight princes, five or six princesses, and the sick and the sick and the dead and the intimate, and the intimate, and the ...... Only the crown prince, the fourth prince, the seventh prince and the thirteenth princess are still in the Western Tang Dynasty. I...... I am the man of the Seven Princes. ”

Nan Luyuan said thoughtfully: "The prince is Lu Yu Lu Shuangming, one of the Shuangming Princes, I know this. What are the Four Kings and the Seven Kings called? Are the dead ones partisan? ”

"Back to your words, the four kings are called Lu Xuan, the word Shuangxi, is a disability. The name of the seven kings is Lu Yu, and the word is Takihua. Those who died—those who died, were killed by His Highness. ”

"It stands to reason that the names of the crown princes of the Western Tang Dynasty should all be next to the jade characters, why is this seventh prince different?" Min Chun hesitated.

"Your master is not a prince in the name of the right, so why should he interfere in the internal affairs of other countries? The national turmoil in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qin was also done by you? Nan Luyuan's voice became colder and colder, and he felt a chill down his spine for this so-called Seventh Prince.

"His Royal Highness said that he was disgusted with the original jade character Heng, and he didn't want to have anything to do with this clan name." Si Kou Jiang Zhu said, his expression was very respectful, with some fear, "His Royal Highness has been dissatisfied with the prince for a long time, and he wants to ...... To replace it. ”

"The civil strife in the Eastern Wei Dynasty was...... It was made by us and that Ning Dong of the Eastern Wei Dynasty," Si Kou Jiang Zhu said, and he was very obedient and answered all questions, "The Northern Qin is not, the Northern Qin is caused by the intensification of national contradictions and separatism in the country, and it is purely made by the ruling class." That's all I know, our family is not too powerful, and we can't get too close to His Highness. ”

"Which family is closest to Lu Yu?" Nan Luyuan weighed the time, prepared to ask one last question, and then he could get all the information he basically wanted to get.

Si Kou Jiangzhu said in a low voice: "Yes...... It is the most powerful Zongbo family and Situ family. However, the Situ family has always been neutral, and there is a bias towards the prince. Now His Royal Highness is shrouded in the government and the opposition, and the Situ family is going downhill. ”

Nan Luyuan suddenly understood why Lu Liuhui would persuade himself to be rational about this feeling, he originally thought that Lu Liuhui was just from a wealthy family, but he didn't expect that Lu Liuhui's family was also a first-class family in the Western Tang Dynasty.

"The last question, if you can enter and exit in southern Fujian and Dongyue freely, you must rely on whom." Nan Luyuan said, looking at the guards outside without a trace.

Si Kou Jiangzhu's lips trembled, his lips began to turn white, his eyes began to wander, and he pleaded in a low voice: "I can't say this...... He's got the best of heaven here, and if I say it, I'm ...... I won't survive! ”

"You even dare to swallow that pill, and you are still afraid that you will die?" Min Chunchi raised his eyebrows and sneered.

"It's different...... If it were him, it would make my life worse than death, yes, yes, he would do it...... I dare not say! Si Kou Jiangzhu held his head in both hands, his pupils constricted, like a water dog.

"As long as you say, I'll keep you." Min Chunchi gently spit out a sentence, full of demagoguery, with a temptation that ordinary people can't say...... The desperate Si Kou Jiangzhu was really hooked by his words and said, "Really? ”

"Really, I do what I say." Min Chunchi continued to bewitch Si Kou Jiangzhu, who had no master of the six gods, and said, "Say it." ”

So Si Kou Jiangzhu looked around cautiously, his lips moved, and he silently spat out two names.

Nan Luyuan unexpectedly gently hooked his lips.

The third prince of the Shen family, Shen Lizi Shu'an.

The fourth prince of the Shen family, Shen Yizi Ji An.

Just as he was about to leave, Si Kou Jiangzhu suddenly stopped Nan Luyuan and asked hopefully, "If you want to send me back, can you send it to the Prince's Mansion?" ”

Nan Luyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, with an inquiring expression.

Si Kou Jiang Zhu Yan said: "The prince is kind-hearted, even if he knows that we are going to harm him...... It's not going to really do anything to us. ”

"So you did him harm?" Nan Luyuan replied nonchalantly, and went out with Min Chunchi.

After going out, Nan Luyuan only said two words to Min Chunchi.

"Someone rescued you from the abyss, you don't want to look back at the abyss for the rest of your life."

- "Look ahead. ”