Although Li Heng and Li Fuguo had already reached a conclusion in private about what Wang Yuan said, saying it from Wang Yuan's mouth at this moment further dispelled the doubts in Li Heng and Li Fuguo's hearts. Moreover, the purpose of Wang Yuan's visit to Beijing this time was precisely for this matter, and he asked His Majesty to send troops to Bison City to help Wang Zhonghei, which made Li Heng feel that at a critical time, this Wang Yuan still had his heart set on himself.

The atmosphere on the Taiye Pavilion suddenly eased a lot, and Li Heng's eyes also had an approving smile. The smile on his face was much kinder.

"Wang Yuan, you can think about Prince Ben at this moment, Prince Ben is very relieved in his heart. I know that you are where you are today, and this prince has not helped you much, and he had doubts about you before that. But now, the prince has complete trust in you, and you can return to Beijing at this time to advise the prince, which shows your loyalty. It may be too early for me to say these words, but I still want to tell you that in the future, when this prince ascends to the throne of the great treasure, it will be used again for you, as long as you can always pledge your loyalty to this prince. ”

Wang Yuan bowed down and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the minister's loyalty to the prince can be seen every day, please check the prince." ”

Li Heng laughed and said, "What you said today has proven your loyalty. Don't worry, I will remind Wang Zhongsi to be careful. This battle does not seek merit but no fault, but must not be seized by Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong. And if you're going to send troops to Bison, you need to be more careful. As an envoy of the border town, you are also extremely important to the prince. Remember, remember. ”

Wang Yuan thanked him. The two chatted for a few words, and the laughter of Ge Luofeng and Ah Luo also came. The two siblings recounted their parting feelings and returned to the Taiye Pavilion. Everyone sat down to drink tea, laughed and chatted, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

In the evening, the sun gradually sets, and the scenery on the Taiye Pond is breathtaking. But it was getting late, and it was time for Wang Yuan and the others to leave the palace. Unexpectedly, Ge Luofeng decided to go out of the palace with Wang Yuan to live in Wang's house, and left the capital with Wang Yuan a few days later. The crown prince Li Heng did not stop him, and ordered someone to go to the Shaoyang Courtyard to inform Ge Luofeng's entourage to pack their luggage, and then send them to the royal mansion. And Ge Luofeng didn't even return to Shaoyang Courtyard, and insisted on following Wang Yuan and A Luo out of the palace together.

The three of them got on the boat and said goodbye to Li Heng, who gave them off with a smile on his face and watched the boat float towards the shore.

The evening wind blew over the Taiye Pavilion, and Li Heng, who was standing by the railing and watching Wang Yuan and Ge Luofeng's boat leave, was silent, and his palm unconsciously patted lightly on the railing, thoughtfully.

Li Fuguo, who was standing beside him, said softly in his characteristic hoarse voice: "Your Highness, do you believe what Wang Yuan said?" The slave always felt that he was slippery. We've already taken those words into account, isn't it too late to say it? If he was really loyal to the prince, when Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu put forward the proposal, he should have sent someone to inform His Highness and remind us to be careful of tricks. ”

Li Heng said lightly: "Fuguo, you are sometimes too suspicious. Wang Yuanyuan is in Jiannan, and he may not know what Yang Guozhong is doing in the capital, so how can he warn us in advance? This time, he came to Beijing to find out about this matter, and did not hesitate to cause Yang Guozhong's dissatisfaction to send troops to Bison City, which is enough to show that he can be trusted. ”

Li Fuguo was silent for a moment and said softly: "What Your Highness said is true, but Your Highness, don't forget, what Wang Yuan did before was very suspicious. And...... There are clues that the assassination of the concubine by Li Guinian and Wang Yuan that day may be caused by Wang Yuan. Li Guinian disappeared suddenly, I am afraid that he left the capital to hide his whereabouts, and it is more likely that he died. ”

Li Heng frowned and said, "You have said this matter several times, but what about the evidence?" If Li Guinian died at the hands of the noble concubine, how could the noble concubine know that I wanted to assassinate her? If he died at the hands of Wang Yuan, it can mean that Wang Yuan betrayed us, but what about the evidence? Just rely on the nonsense of your men? If you really want to find out the reason, you should find out the truth carefully, instead of guessing here. ”

Li Fuguo hurriedly arched his hand and said: "What Your Highness said is that the slave and maid will check carefully." But His Royal Highness still has more eyes for Wang Yuan. This man and slave think he is very sinister, and I always feel that he is stepping on two boats, and both sides are pleasing him. This kind of person is the most terrifying. ”

Li Heng frowned and said: "It doesn't matter what kind of person he is, the important thing is that he is now the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, and he is a figure in the court." I'm going to take advantage of where he is and what he has, and that's what I need most. It doesn't matter what kind of person he is, whether he's true to me or not, I just need to use him. In the future, when I ascend the throne, it will not be a matter of killing him. Now I am not strong in the DPRK and China, and I need help from all quarters to become successful. Do you understand? ”

"What Your Highness said is that the slaves are stupid." Li Fuguo said busily.

"Go, order someone to send Ge Luofeng's entourage to Wang Yuan's mansion, by the way, in the name of rewarding Ge Luofeng's sister, reward some property, and appease Wang Yuan's heart. In addition, those people you have in Jing'anfang can also be withdrawn, so as not to be discovered by Wang Yuan. The people who were in ambush on the official road in western Beijing were also withdrawn, and they couldn't kill him at the moment, so let him help Wang Zhonghe, maybe he could really add some help to Wang Zhongsi's victory over the Tubo people. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the slave maid will do it immediately." Li Fuguo agreed in a deep voice, and the sound of knocking footsteps sounded, and he slowly walked down the pavilion.

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In Wang Yuan's mansion, the family banquet opened. Ge Luofeng is a guest in Chang'an, and Wang Yuan, as a brother-in-law, naturally wants to do his best to entertain this brother-in-law who was almost beaten by himself and destroyed the country. During the banquet, Wang Yuan couldn't help but ask why Ge Luofeng stayed in Chang'an for many days, and even lived in the prince's mansion, forgetting his advice when he broke up with him in Nongdongcheng.

Ge Luofeng sighed and explained, "Do you think I want to? After I came to Chang'an, I wanted to go to Chengdu to meet you as soon as possible, and then go back to Nanzhao. But when you meet the crown prince, your prince said that he and I hit it off at first sight, and insisted that I go to the palace for a few days and make friends with me. I thought, the crown prince is the future emperor of your Tang Dynasty, how can I offend him? So I had no choice but to obey my fate. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Don't leave yourself so clear, if you can make friends with the future son of Datang, you can't actually ask for it, right?" ”

Ge Luofeng said with an embarrassed face: "Okay, I admit that I have the heart to make friends, that is the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty." The relationship between my Nanzhao Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty in the future is in his words, and of course I want to talk more with him for the future of Nanzhao Kingdom. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "It seems that you don't believe what my son told you." In my Tang Dynasty, it may not be a good thing for you to make friends with the prince. The crown prince can't control the current government affairs. If you mix with him, you will cause displeasure in others. My Tang Dynasty is not on good terms with the prince, you have befriended a useless prince, but you have offended the power of the court. If in a few months, the political hall orders me to lead the army to destroy your Nanzhao, and then you are afraid that you will not know where to offend the Tang Dynasty. If there is that day, it will be the trouble you have done in Chang'an. ”

Ge Luofeng was startled, and said dumbfounded: "No, it's really so serious?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Anything can happen, you are your Nanzhao when you are the Tang Dynasty?" The political situation in my Tang Dynasty is treacherous, and you are afraid that you will not be able to understand it for a while. ”

Ge Luofeng smacked his lips and said, "Brother-in-law, you won't let this happen, will you?" ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said: "Of course I won't let this happen, but you remember, if you want to make friends with anyone in Datang, you should ask my opinion first, instead of doing it with your own ideas." In other words, you can only stand with me, or there will be no one to show you the way. I guess I can guess what the prince and you are talking about during this time. Does it mean that I want to give you a favor to the Nanzhao country, give you food, materials, weapons and armor, and make your Nanzhao soldiers and horses strong and strong? ”

Ge Luofeng was dumbfounded: "How do you know? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Did you promise that after he ascended the throne in the future, he would take your Nanzhao army to crusade against Tubo together, and in the future, a large area of Tubo would be allocated to you, so that your Nanzhao Kingdom would become stronger and stronger, and create a new situation?" ”

Ge Luofeng said with an embarrassed face: "You seem to have heard it from the side." ”

Wang Yuanxin said: These are just the most common means to win over people, and write blank checks to get support. Li Heng is uniting all the forces that can be united, maybe he will raise troops for the throne if necessary, and at that time, maybe the promise to Ge Luofeng can be exchanged for Ge Luofeng's brute soldiers to help. Anyway, it's a blank check, and it's easy for Li Heng.

Ah Luo said angrily on the side: "Brother, why are you still thinking about those things now? The only thing you have to do now is to govern the Nanzhao Kingdom, make the Nanzhao Kingdom strong, and let the subjects of Nanzhao have rich food and clothing, live and work in peace and contentment, but don't have unrealistic thoughts. ”

Ge Luofeng spread his hands and said: "I don't have any unrealistic ideas, it's just that the prince mentioned these to me, I can't refuse." ”

Wang Yuan patted Ge Luofeng's shoulder with a smile and said, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, he said his, you listen to you, everything is up to me." For Aluo's sake, I won't let you get into an embarrassing situation. Just don't make your own decisions in the future. Actually, the fact that you think that the prince is the future king of the Tang Dynasty, I, as the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, are not sure, and it is too early for you to make friends with him now. ”

Ge Luofeng was stunned and said, "You dare to say this?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "What don't I dare to say?" The political situation in my Datang is not something that you, a southern barbarian, can understand. That's it, drink and drink, tomorrow you and A Luo will buy things and go shopping in Chang'an, I will go to the palace to say goodbye, and the day after tomorrow we will leave Chang'an and go back to Chengdu. The farther away from Chang'an, the more relieved I am. ”