In the summer of Jinling, even if there is a majestic breeze, the weather is also very hot, outside the window, the birds are non-stop, which makes people a little irritable. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Inside the house, the two of them were discussing things, no matter what, they had to send someone to protect Xiao Yan's safety first, of course, this kind of protection actually carried a kind of surveillance, if Xiao Yan was sincere, he would naturally not hide anything.

After Yang Lian and Zeng Yiling discussed, Yang Lian sent people in the "Ming" and Zeng Yiling sent people in the "Dark" to monitor Xiao Yan together, not only his mansion, but also Dali Temple. Some of these people disguised themselves as beggars, some disguised as jugglers, were scattered all around.

Xiao Yan got Yang Lian's promise and put his mind at ease, he decided to investigate the matter strictly and catch the mastermind behind the killing of Wang Cheng.

"This time, Xiao Yan seems to be very energetic, it depends on how Li Hongji's side responds." Yang Lian said that what he hoped most was to kill Li Hongji in Jinling, whether he killed it with his own hands or borrowed someone else's hand, in short, he couldn't let Li Hongji leave Jinling.

It's just that with Li Hongji's identity, it is not easy to kill him, and blatantly killing him is tantamount to reminding Li Jing that Yang Lian's identity will be exposed. What kind of reason should I find? Wang Cheng's matter was an opportunity, but it was not enough to bring down Li Hongji. After all, when it came to the rebellion, Li Jing couldn't help it, and didn't let Dali Temple continue to investigate, obviously wanting to keep Li Hongji alive.

Therefore, even if Wang Cheng's matter reaches the heavens, Li Jing will not have much reaction. Xiao Yan is a-stirring stick, it doesn't seem to involve party disputes, sometimes he will target Yang Lian, this time against Yan Wang's party, he also killed him, if it wasn't for the Son of Heaven to stop it, the explosion in the south of the city would inevitably involve Li Hongji.

In Wang Cheng's case, what step will Xiao Yan do? Before Yang Lian could come up with a better way, something happened to Xiao Yan.

On a dark and windy night, someone sneaked into Xiao Yan's mansion and set it on fire. To Yang Lian's surprise, the fire was very big, and it was actually under the condition that Yang Lian sent someone to monitor the fire. According to the news, the fire started from a relatively secret place in Xiao Yan's mansion. This means that the person who set fire to Xiao Yan's mansion is very capable.

The fire in Xiao Yan's mansion caused a riot, fortunately, Yang Lian sent someone to monitor, quickly called people, extinguished the fire, although the loss was not big, but the matter was in a uproar, in just two hours, spread all over the capital, whether it was officials or ordinary people, they all knew that the mansion of the dignified Dali Temple was actually set on fire, which was not only provoking Dali Temple, but also provoking the imperial court.

In this fire, several family members in Xiao Yan's house were in a panic, some were trampled to death, some fell into the well and drowned, and in the end, four people died, which made Xiao Yan very angry, and he secretly swore that the murderer must be caught.

When Yang Lian got the news and rushed to Xiao Yan's mansion, it was just dawn, Yang Lian jumped off his horse, looked at Xiao Yan's mansion that was smoking everywhere, and couldn't help but shake his head. Walking past, you can still smell the stench of burning. Yang Lian frowned, this fire came too suddenly.

Xiao Yan was looking at the mansion with a depressed face, and when he learned that Wu Hou was coming, he hurriedly rushed over.

"Wu Hou." Xiao Yan said.

Yang Lian glanced around and said, "What the hell is going on?" Did the prisoners get caught? ”

"No, the prisoner was cunning, and after setting the fire, he slipped away immediately." Xiao Yan said.

Yang Lian said: "This fire is too strange, doesn't Xiao Siqing think it's strange?" ”

Xiao Yan nodded, he knew that something was wrong, but if this matter was to be investigated, it would be fruitless for a while, the key was that the prisoner had long since disappeared.

"Has this matter been played by Your Majesty?" Yang Lian asked again. Such a big event must not be hidden from Li Jing, and when Yang Lian asked this, he had a deep meaning.

Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "I didn't tell Your Majesty about this matter. ”

"If Your Majesty knows about this matter, it will definitely be angry, but it's a pity that you don't have enough evidence, otherwise, even if this person is a dignitary of the court, Your Majesty will order him to be dealt with." Yang Lian said.

Xiao Yan thought so, Yang Lian chatted with him for a while, learned about the situation in detail, and then hurriedly walked towards the imperial city. Xiao Yan refused to say it, for fear of losing face, so Yang Lian would talk about this matter.

Li Jing didn't get the news at this time, he was resting in the imperial study, next to him, several little eunuchs were dancing with fans, such weather was really too hot. Li Jing was slightly surprised when he heard Yang Lian enter the palace, but he still agreed to see him and let Gao Ze lead Yang Lian in.

"I've seen Your Majesty." Yang Lian came in to give a salute.

Li Jing was sweating profusely, and he didn't want to move, so he said: "Wu Hou, the weather has been so hot these days, why do you have the leisure to come in?" ”

Yang Lian smiled, and Li Jing beckoned Yang Lian over again.

Now Yang Lian is not only an important minister of the court, but also the son-in-law of King Qi, Huairou has long been promoted to a princess, and as Yang Lian, she can sit next to Li Jing. Yang Lian sat down, and Li Jing instructed the little eunuch to bring frozen courgettes.

"In the past few days, God doesn't know what's going on, it's actually very abnormal." Li Jing said again, with some complaints.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." Yang Lian said.

Li Jing laughed, waved his hand, and said: "Marquis Wu, you are a meritorious hero of the Tang Dynasty, and you have conquered the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the southern and northern wars, and your meritorious deeds are enough to crush other courtiers." What's more, you are the son-in-law of King Qi, if you have anything to say, just say it. ”

"Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for bluntly saying that there is a vision in the sky, and I am afraid that there will be a national disaster." Yang Lian said.

When Li Jing heard this, his expression changed color and became extremely solemn, he straightened up, sat upright, let a few little eunuchs retreat, and asked Gao Ze to guard outside the door, not allowing anyone to come in, because Yang Lian's words shocked him too much.

"Wu Hou, how do you say this?" The eunuch retreated, Li Jing looked at Yang Lian with a worried expression, since Yang Lian said this, Li Jing didn't feel hot at all, but felt cold, not only his body was cold, but his heart was also very cold, Yang Lian said that the country was in trouble, and he was so dignified, did anyone want to take away his country?

"Your Majesty, do you know that there have been several shocking things in Jinling City recently?" Yang Lian said.

"Oh? What's the matter? Li Jing calmed down and asked.

"Your Majesty, there have been two things in Jinling recently, which are quite strange...... Yang Lian said slowly, first about Wang Cheng's sudden death, and then about some things that Xiao Yan experienced before and after investigating this case, and Yang Lian also honestly told him about Xiao Yan coming to ask for help.

Li Jing knew the first of these two news, Wang Cheng's death, Xiao Yan of Dali Temple had been on the book, so Li Jing had some impressions, but he didn't particularly care, after all, he was just a businessman, and he died when he died.

Although he guessed in his heart that King Yan was very likely to have something to do with this matter, he thought that Li Hongji just wanted to kill Wang Cheng to vent his anger. Wang Cheng's death was not enough to arouse Li Jing's vigilance. However, the mansion of Xiao Yan of Dali Temple was attacked, and a fire, if it was not discovered in time, I am afraid that the entire Xiao Mansion would have been burned down.

These two cases seem to be unrelated, but after careful investigation, there is a certain connection, Xiao Yan is the official who handled Wang Cheng's case, and only his mansion was attacked, so the person who killed Wang Cheng and attacked Xiao Yan's mansion is likely to be the same batch. So the question is, is the mastermind behind these two cases Li Hongji, the king of Yan?

Li Jing didn't want to think like this in his heart, but judging from the situation, he was the most suspicious. Li Jing himself is not stupid, many times he is soft-hearted, and because of the atmosphere of the literati, the means are relatively gentle, but if it involves the danger of the country, Li Jing will definitely not be soft.

Yang Lian didn't say much, just told what had happened, and didn't make any judgment, he needed Li Jing to judge for himself.

Li Jing was silent for a while, and said, "Wu Hou, is there any evidence for Xiao Siqing in this matter?" ”

"There is no one yet, the prisoner is very cunning, and the evidence has been eliminated in advance, but Xiao Siqing should still have a letter written by the prisoner in his hand, which may be used as evidence." Yang Lian said.

Li Jing immediately called Gao Ze and asked him to go to Xuan Xiao Yan to enter the palace immediately.

Yang Lian drank tea in silence, but Li Jing couldn't help it, stood up, and slowly paced and thought, his heart didn't want to be done by King Yan, so he kept praying in his heart.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yan entered the palace under the leadership of Gao Ze, entered the imperial study, and hurriedly knelt down to give a salute, saying, "Weichen has seen Your Majesty." ”

"Xiao Qing's family, get up, I have something to ask you." Li Jing asked impatiently.

Yang Lian has already said these things, Li Jing wants to know more, and from Xiao Yan's point of view, it must be different. Xiao Yan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly told the things one by one. After a meal, Li Jing slowly stood up and continued to pace.

What Xiao Yan said was similar to what Yang Lian said, the slight difference was that Xiao Yan had a certain self-point of view, he insisted that he must have offended some people, so it led to this revenge, Xiao Yan's words had his reasons and also provided evidence.

Li Jing looked at the threatening letter and frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, Li Jing asked Xiao Yan to step back and let him wait for news.

After Xiao Yan left, Li Jing continued to pace, and after a long while, he said, "Wu Hou, I always feel that this matter is wrong. ”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, please speak." ”

Li Jing said as he walked: "King Yan's temper is clear, although he is a little irritable, and he is not calm enough, it is possible to kill Wang Cheng, but it seems a little unreasonable to attack Xiao Mansion." ”

"Your Majesty, whether it is reasonable or not, it is a conclusive fact that Xiao Siqing's mansion was attacked, and Weichen thinks that only by thorough investigation can we understand the truth of this matter, and only then can we find out the main messenger behind the scenes, and return King Yan to a clean slate." Yang Lian said loudly.

"Wu Hou, do you really think so?" Li Jing asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty." Yang Lian arched his hand, looking very serious.

"If you want to investigate this matter thoroughly, I'm afraid it won't be able to be achieved in a while, although Xiao Aiqing is quite capable, but this case involves King Yan, and it has a lot to do with it, so you can't act rashly." Li Jing is still worried about his eldest son, no matter what, it is his son after all.

"Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that this matter is very important, and it must not be sloppy. However, the gentleman is frank, as long as this matter is not done by King Yan, no one dares to blame King Yan for blaming him. Yang Lian said.

Li Jing couldn't help but nodded, as the king of Yan, who would dare? However, the case still has to be investigated, if it is really King Yan, Li Jing decided to imprison him for life, so as not to mislead people.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Yang Lian chatted a few more words, stood up and said goodbye. Li Jing asked the little eunuch to send Yang Lian out, and ordered Gao Ze to wait outside the door.

Li Jing was silent for a while, and walked into a dark room, which was very deep, and there were candles lit along the way, which was obviously not an ordinary place. Li Jing walked to the deepest part, there was a door in front of him, he stretched out his hand and pushed the door open, inside was a rather spacious room, a person was sitting on the desk, flipping through books, hearing footsteps, the man hurriedly raised his head, saw that it was Li Jing, and hurriedly stood up.

"Wechen has seen Your Majesty." The man said.

"No courtesy." Li Jing waved his hand, looking depressed.

"Your Majesty has something to do, just ring the bell, why do you want to come here?" The man asked curiously.

"This matter is very important, and I need you to do it." Li Jing spoke.

The more the man listened, the more surprised he became, and when Li Jing finished speaking, he nodded and said, "Your Majesty's meaning, Weichen has already understood." ”

Li Jing said: "Time is pressing, I will only give you three days, be sure to investigate this matter clearly." ”

"Whoa!" The man said.

"Over the years, I know that I have wronged you, and if I have the opportunity, I will definitely let you come out and live in the sun." Li Jing said again.

"Your Majesty saved me back then, this kindness, I will never forget it, the Xu family, and I am also grateful to Your Majesty, and I will never forget it." And the man said, between words, his surname had been indicated.

Li Jing didn't say anything more, stretched out his hand, patted the man's shoulder, turned around, and walked back slowly.

The man surnamed Xu stared at Li Jing's departing back, pursed his lips, and recalled Li Jing's words in his mind, this matter is really troublesome. Back then, the family's struggle for power and profit was staged in this generation again. Decades have passed since the events of the previous generation, and at that time, the Xu father and son had firmly grasped the power of Yang Wu, and the Emperor Liezu, who later established the Tang Dynasty, was also surnamed Xu. In that fight, it was the adopted son who won in the end.

Subsequently, the Xu family suffered a blow, some people died, and some people died depressed, but in a few years, several of Xu Wen's children and grandchildren died almost, and the power was in the hands of Xu Zhihe, who was later renamed Li Yu, and the power was in the hands, and the Yang Wu court was in danger, and finally, Li Yu established the Qi State, and not long after, he claimed to be a descendant of Li Tang, and it was renamed the Tang Dynasty, and the surname Li was restored.

In that power struggle, the man surnamed Xu survived with the help of Li Jing, in a blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and the hatred for many years has gradually disappeared with time, the person who killed his family has died, and the rest is his childhood playmate Li Jing, for Li Jing, the Xu man is only grateful, and he is willing to do anything for him.

The man surnamed Xu thought back to the past and moved his hands and feet, but he didn't know how much of his previous skills had passed after so many years?