As soon as it was dawn the next day, Xilingyue, Li Chengxuan, and Acui had already arrived at the gate of Weizhou City, wanting to be the first to leave the city.

Nie Yinniang came alone to see him off.

Li Chengxuan remembered her help these days, and was grateful in his heart, "Thanks to Fairy Nie's help this time, we ......"

"I'm here for my master." Nie Yinniang interrupted without waiting for him to finish, "If it weren't for Master to enlighten me, I would have fallen into the demon barrier a long time ago." Besides, I don't want my lord to go astray. ”

"In any case, Fairy Nie is very kind, we will remember it in our hearts, and we will repay it in the future." Li Chengxuan insisted on thanking him.

Nie Yinniang smiled faintly, her attitude was still cold.

Atsui has been with her day and night for nearly two months, and she has long been accustomed to her cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and she reluctantly said goodbye, "Sister Nie, don't patronize others, but also take care of yourself." ”

Xilingyue also wanted to thank her, but before the words could be spoken, the sound of the morning bell suddenly sounded on the city tower, indicating that the end of the time had come. Then, two groups of soldiers trotted down from the east and west sides of the tower and quickly opened the city gates.

Seeing this, Nie Yinniang said a short farewell, "Now that the city gate is open, I won't send the three out of the city, and there will be a period later." ”

"There will be a date later." Xi Lingyue and Li Chengxuan replied at the same time.

Nie Yinniang bowed her head slightly, turned over her horse neatly, and rode back to the city.

Atsui looked at her back and sighed softly, "The maid has never seen someone sent out of the city gate, and she went back first." However, Sister Nie did this very well, and she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. ”

"Now that you have been freed from slavery, don't call yourself a 'servant' in the future." Li Chengxuan chuckled, "Let's go." ”

As he spoke, he drove the carriage to the city gate, handed over the customs clearance documents and Wei Bozhen talisman deeds of the three to the soldiers defending the city for inspection, and then went out of the city smoothly.

There were two people when they came, and three people when they left, and the original carriage was a little closed. Tian Ji'an must have been angry in his heart, he didn't see him off, he didn't prepare a horse, and he didn't even show his face. Instead, Tian Wuyan sent some food and water, and stole a map of the Tang Dynasty from Tian Ji'an's study.

Li Chengxuan originally intended to hire a coachman, but Acui volunteered to take on this errand, saying that she and Nie Yinniang had traveled all the way, and she was the coachman, so she was already familiar with it.

Li Chengxuan couldn't resist her, and he was afraid of extraneous branches, so he made an agreement to take turns driving with her during the day.

As for Xiling Yue, she has been hit too hard in recent days, and both of them hope that she can rest well and have enough energy to face the upcoming storm.

"According to Tian Ji'an, the Guo family is safe for the time being, but the imperial brother stripped Zhong Ting of his county dukedom, and his brother-in-law was also fined for two years, which is a small punishment." In the carriage, Li Chengxuan mentioned the recent situation of the Guo family.

Xiling Yue pondered for a moment when she heard this, and reluctantly spoke, "If the Holy Lord can easily spare the Guo family, the inside story will not be so simple." You don't have to lie to me, what did they do? ”

Li Chengxuan couldn't hide it from her, so he had to tell the truth, "The Guo clan members jointly signed a table, asking the imperial brother to remove you from the family tree and punish you severely...... The imperial brother responded, and also withdrew the title of 'Xichuan County Lord'. ”

Xilingyue had already expected this, but there was still a trace of loss in her heart. After all Chinese New Year's Eve everything that happened that day is still vivid in my mind - in the Guo ancestral hall, the love of the elders, the care of the elders, and the friendship between the elders...... have given her a rare sense of belonging.

Unconsciously, she has truly integrated into the Guo family, but when she looks back, she finds that she is a dove occupying the magpie's nest.

She could only laugh self-deprecatingly, "That's fine, I'm an impostor, I shouldn't take advantage of the Guo family's fame and wealth." ”

Li Chengxuan saw that her expression was calm, so he felt a little relieved, held her slender jade hand, and comforted her, "No matter what, I will accompany you." ”

After experiencing the most dazed and confused moment yesterday, Xilingyue has gradually calmed down now, and asked softly, "Except for the Guo family, what about the others?" Can you be implicated? ”

Li Chengxuan thought back for a moment: "Not for the time being. Pei Xingli has given everything to the emperor's brother, but because of his merits, he has been reappointed as the captain of the guard. ”

"Wei Wei Shaoqing, what is your position?"

"In charge of the Liangjing Arsenal Department, the Weapons Department, the Palace Guarding Department, and the Son of Heaven's Honor Guard." Li Chengxuan paused and added, "It can be regarded as serving the Son of Heaven in close quarters." ”

"Close service." Xiling Yue evoked a sarcastic smile, "But no real power, right?" ”

Li Chengxuan did not answer, which can be regarded as acquiescence. Wei Wei Shaoqing seems to come and go with the Son of Heaven, but he is in charge of the most common ordnance, sacrificial ritual vessels, ceremonial guards and other dead things, which is indeed an idle position, and in the past, it was mostly held by mediocre children of clan relatives and important ministers. In contrast, the history of Qinzhou can grasp the real power of a state. The Son of Heaven is rising and secretly degrading, and he is wary of Pei Xing Lisheng.

"What about Nanpu and Xichuan, can the saint move?" Xiling Yue then asked.

"At the beginning of March, the imperial brother has appointed Wu Yuanheng as the envoy of the Jiannan Xichuan Festival, and Bai Bachelor as the judge, and the clear intention is to 'rush to Xichuan to calm the situation'." Li Chengxuan speculated, "I guess the imperial brother intended to be in Nanpu and hit Xichuan as a disguise." ”

Xiling Yue also thought so, "It makes sense." But I don't understand, why did the Holy Lord send Wu Yinjing? He is clearly the great-nephew of the Empress Wu, isn't the saint afraid of him...... Defections? ”

"That's what makes the royal brother so powerful." Li Chengxuan hesitated for a moment before he continued, "Wu Yuanheng is a member of the Wu family after all, and he can take advantage of his identity when negotiating with your stepfather. But if he harbors the people of the Wu clan...... The saint will also sit on the ambition of the orphans of the Wu clan and use Wu Yuanheng as an excuse to send troops. ”

After hearing this, Xiling Yue sighed greatly at Li Chun's scheming, and couldn't help blurting out, "The saint is like this...... I don't know if it's good or bad. ”

"It's a mixed bag." Li Chengxuan also did not shy away from commenting, "When the government is in troubled times, the emperor should be scheming and on guard to ensure that the court is safe; But if the world is peaceful...... It's time for the royal brother to relax his mind. ”

At this point, the two of them were already disrespectful, and Xiling Yue stopped the topic in time, and asked again, "Then what should we do now?" Do you want to go directly to Nampo? Still is...... Or go to Nishikawa first? ”

Li Chengxuan thought for a moment, "Don't you go to Xichuan, your father-in-law's power is there, and if you go to Xichuan, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out." ”

"But Nanpu is so big, where are we going?" Xiling Yue had no clue.

Li Chengxuan then took the map on the car and found that Nanpu County led the three counties of Liangshan, Wuning, and Nanpu.

"Wu Ning?" He muttered to himself, feeling that the name of the place had a deep meaning.

The secret left by Empress Wu when she was alive, the place where the orphans of the Wu family rejuvenated, the word "Wu Ning" seems to contain some kind of beautiful prayer, which is an excellent hint.

He couldn't help but raise his head and gesture to Xiling Yue with his gaze. The latter immediately decided, "Okay, let's go to Wuning!" ”

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