A misty drizzle had just fallen, leaving a faint layer of mist halfway up the mountain, blocking the view of both sides.

Yuan Huaisheng had just fallen asleep, and at the moment he was leaning on his seat, leaning on a gold-threaded pillow to look at the endgame on the table.

The unicorn jade tripod in the middle of the room burned a faint fragrance of the gods. Although it is in the Su family, the scenery decoration is all meticulous, according to Yuan Huaisheng's hobby.

"Your Highness, Lord Ling Tianling, the Governor of Lucheng City, is here."

Suddenly, there was a whisper outside the door. Muraichi didn't come in, but stood respectfully at the door and waited.

Yuan Huaisheng raised his eyebrows lightly and said with a smile: "He's here, then please come in." ”

A quarter of an hour later, Ling Tian followed the village into the side courtyard, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Yuan Huaisheng sitting lazily, because he had just woken up, and before he had time to make up, his black green silk was not tied, blocking the angular Leng Jun's face.

Ling Tian stepped forward, straightened his sleeves, and bowed to Yuan Huaisheng: "Your Royal Highness King Yong'an!" ”

The voice is crisp and firm, respectful and deep. Yuan Huaisheng took a black spot and decisively entered the chessboard, and then said softly: "Recognized?" You're a careful one. ”

Because Yuan Huaisheng did not call Ling Tian to get up, Ling Tian knelt straight and continued: "The minister once went to Wenxi City, and I heard that a major event happened in Wenxi City that shocked the government and the opposition. ”

"Tell me about it."

Ling Tian hesitated for a moment, his eyes were certain, and he continued: "I heard that when the first emperor fought in the south and the north in the early years and recovered the country, there was a big general by his side, and the two of them hit it off at first sight, and the first emperor appreciated him very much. ”

"Are you talking about the mighty old general Houlin stationed in Xiaolin City? He is an old man who has served the country all his life, and he is the iron arm that guards Yuan Ling, and he is indeed worthy of the admiration of our younger generations. ”

Ling Tian was silent, and seeing Yuan Huaisheng playing chess by himself, he hurriedly said: "No, what the minister said is General Qinchuan, the Marquis of Xuanwu, who once shocked all directions. The mighty marquis is on the left, and he is like a bamboo, fighting hard to kill the enemy, and he is flat. The Xuanwu Marquis is on the right, the sword is out of the sheath, and he is invincible! The two of them are collectively called Yuan Ling's right-hand men, and they shed blood together for Yuan Ling's country, and they will definitely leave a name for eternity! ”

Hearing the Xuanwu Hou, Yuan Huaisheng finally changed his expression, put down a chess piece he had just picked up, turned around, and said: "This king remembers, the name of Xuanwu Hou is a taboo, you are so blatantly talking in front of this king, do you think this king is just a decoration?" ”

A majestic aura poured out from Yuan Huaisheng's side, Ling Tian instantly felt his scalp tingle, and the hairs on his whole body stood up: "No, even if you lend the minister a hundred guts, the minister will not dare to say a word of untruth." It's just that after hearing the death of Xuanwu Hou, his wife left Yuanling and returned to his ancestral hometown of Linyuan City. Mrs. Su's family name is Su, and the two sons she wants to see at the antler banquet must be the queen of Xuanwu. ”

Yuan Huaisheng narrowed his eyes: "You recognized this king by this?" ”

"That's right, the Marquis of Xuanwu is upright, likes to speak out, offends many people on weekdays, and has outstanding military achievements, he is a standout in the imperial court, and is envied by thousands of people. Since the death of General Qin, there have been many people staring at the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion, and I heard that it was still the master of the Yude Imperial Concubine at that time, and she gave Mrs. Wuhou to return to her hometown. ”

Speaking of this, Ling Tian stopped and said no more, in fact, the meaning of Ling Tian's words was already clear. The relationship between the Marquis of Xuanwu and the first emperor is very good, and the two sons of the family are also in the court all the year round, and they have the closest relationship with the Yude Imperial Concubine. At the antler banquet that day, the two sons of the Su family were respectful to Yuan Huaisheng. They are the Marquis of Xuanwu, and they carry hard blood in their bones, and the only one who can make them willing to be convinced is probably the King Yong'an, who is now prominent and noble, and has the grace to save their lives.

"Get up and sit down."

Yuan Huaisheng invited Ling Tian to sit down, poured tea for the two of them, and then asked: "If you are really the person that the imperial brother is optimistic about, you have done everything you can to move the goods of the Su family, deliberately leave clues to lead this king over, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Ling Tian smiled: "If it is true, everything cannot be hidden from His Highness. It is really a move that involves a wide range of people, and Master Lu and I have no way out, and I heard that someone from the Su family went to Thousand Flowers City, so I made this decision. This is also a helpless move. ”

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

The clouds outside the room slowly dissipated, revealing their original faces. The sun was shining, and even the treetops were shining brightly.

"It started two years ago. Two years ago, I was ordered to resign from Lucheng. But as soon as he arrived in Cilu City, he met Mr. Xu Yibai and Mr. Xu of the Xu family. He said that it was my first time driving and that he was not familiar with many things, so he showed me around. Meet the powerful chaebol everyone. At that time, the minister felt that something was faintly wrong, but it was just because of the Xu family, and it was difficult to refuse, so he could only pretend to obey. ”

"Then you find out that these so-called powerful chaebols have actually been secretly connected for a long time, and they work together in Chongshan Dao, that is, Yuan Chuqing."

Yuan Huaisheng's face was as usual, and he followed Ling Tian's words.

Ling Tian sighed: "That's right, within a month, I found out that they had the intention of wooing me, and if I didn't comply, they used Gaotang's wife and children to threaten me, and because they didn't ask me to do anything hurtful to the heavens and reason, I vaguely agreed." Until a year ago, they suddenly asked me to secretly investigate Lord Caosilu, and use his daughter to make him obey and join. ”

"So, you discussed the plan with Master Lu, and on the surface, you promised, but in fact lurked in it, waiting for the opportunity?"

"That's right, at first, it did mean this, and gradually, they also began to delegate us some things that were not big or small, but after all, Master Lu and I had never done this, and we were bent on Yuan Ling, how could we do anything to betray Yuan Ling, so every time we will find some way to prevaricate the past, but these are not long-term solutions."

Ling Tian frowned and continued, "Since the two of us have achieved nothing, it is inevitable that they will be suspicious, so since a year ago, they have been sending people to keep an eye on us. In desperation, we did a lot of things that violated our conscience, and we couldn't sleep day and night, so later, we thought of His Highness, and we had to ask His Highness to judge this matter. ”

"Therefore, you proposed that there be a way to obtain official salt, in the final analysis, most of those people are chaebols, and their business acumen is naturally much higher, and sure enough, they are moved by 100,000 official salt. And you've finally found an opportunity to bring the news to us. ”

Ling Tian nodded: "That's right, this is our only chance, they are staring at it too much, I have to do it with a lot of effort." ”

"What do you want to do?"

The tea on the table kept emitting a hot mist, and the air suddenly quieted down, and Ling Tian was stunned for Yuan Huaisheng's attitude, and was surprised for five or six before he came back to his senses. He took out a small piece of bamboo from his bosom.

Yuan Huaisheng took the bamboo slice and saw the word "Meng" on it at a glance.

"The Meng family? Is it them? ”

"That's right, it's the Meng family, in addition to the Xu family, the Meng family has now become the largest chaebol in Cilu City, no matter what I and Lord Lu do, it will be said by Meng Dingkun, the master of the Meng family."

Yuan Huaisheng found it interesting and said with a smile: "In other words, he is the mastermind of this official salt incident?" ”

"It should be, there used to be Xu Yibai or so, but there has been no news of him for a long time. Even Meng Dingkun didn't know what was going on. ”

"What do you want to do? Kill them all and let the Meng family disappear completely? ”

A trace of murderous aura flashed in Ling Tian's eyes, he shook his head, and said unhurriedly: "I want to let this big net controlled by the Chongshan Dao, including the Meng family, be completely torn apart!" ”

Seeing that Ling Tian was so bold, Yuan Huaisheng couldn't help but nodded: "This net can't be withdrawn if you want to. But I'd like to give you a hand. But if it infringes on Yuan Ling's interests, even the slightest bit, I will let them break their corpses into thousands of pieces! ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your willingness to resign from Lucheng, by the way, the Meng family has not only been active in Cilu City over the years, but also in Qianhua City, I am afraid that there have already been spies in Chongshan Dao. And I heard that the Meng family's business has gradually shifted from the west to the east, if he is really ambitious, I am afraid that there will be infiltration of heavy mountain roads in all parts of Yuanling. ”

Yuan Huaisheng poured a cup of tea unhurriedly, and reached out to touch the warmth of the cup, which was blazing.

"Yuan Ling everywhere? He is really persistent, no matter what, this Meng family, I will definitely make him disappear completely. By the way, where did the official salt go? ”

100,000 quintals of official salt is not a small amount, just after the heavy rain, Ling Tian chose to close the city at the first time. Leave the official salt in Cilu City, so that even if he is forced, as long as the official salt can't get out of the city, then there will be an opportunity.

"That day, before the rainstorm and snowstorm, the official salt had been transferred to the Wind Thunder Temple, and the entire Wind Thunder Temple was Xu Yibai's territory, protected by him, and absolutely no one disturbed it."

In the blink of an eye, it was evening again, and the dim light shone through the branches and sprinkled on the marble floor. Bursts of fluorescence. The weeping willows in the yard have grown new turquoise branches. It won't be a few days. It's another beautiful view.

Mo Yanxi and his entourage came out of the Wind Thunder Temple, and they were in a good mood.

Su Changqing breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This trip is much easier, thanks to the presence of Miss Yanxi, it can be so smooth." ”

Mo Yanxi waved his hand and said with a smile: "There must be cause and effect, and we can go so smoothly today, in the final analysis, because the Liu family has clearly warned Mr. Xu in advance." Coupled with the sense of oppression brought to him by you and the fan, Liu Tangyue has always been calm. Since it is something that Mr. Liu has explained, she will definitely do it well. ”