At dawn the next day, Liang Mo returned to the city, once again confirming that it was Xiao Rushui himself who led people to pick up Sima Luo and Lichen out of Yang Jun's mansion last night, and Yang Jun and Zhang Heng had a disagreement on how to deal with Sima Luo and Lichen after appeasing Liang Mo and others.

According to Yang Jun's meaning, since Xiao Rushui personally brought people to pick up Sima Luo and Lichen to return to Nanchen, and was ambushed in his own mansion and almost wiped out the whole army, then in the future, "Yanchao" and Guan Zizai will probably not send people to pick up Sima Luo and Lichen, so it is better for her two to return to Chang'an with Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng believes that keeping Sima Luo and Lichen in Jiangling is conducive to further investigation of Xinyi's true identity. Even if, as Yang Jun said, "Yanchao" and Guan Zizai may not dare to send someone to pick up the two and return to Nanchen, but as long as the audio between Jiangling and Chang'an is cut off, so that Xinyi cannot know the whereabouts of the two, sooner or later she will react to this, which is more valuable than sending Sima Luo and Lichen back to Chang'an.

One is the emperor who came to Jiangling to arrest the court members of Nan Chen Xizuo, and the other is the court vassal king who led the army out of the town, Zhang Heng and Yang Jun had different opinions, and they argued for three days, until Zhang Heng was about to return to Beijing on the eve of his life, Yang Jun took the initiative to find Zhang Heng, and euphemistically proposed a quid pro quo to him: to keep Sima Luo and Lichen in their own mansions in Jiangling, they had to remove the white-haired Liang Mo from Yang Guang (Yang Guang led the post of Yongzhou pastor, The governors and assistants of the Guannai states were all controlled by him) and transferred to Gangneung to serve under his own command.

Zhang Heng knew that he admired Liang Mo's martial arts and wanted to recruit him to serve by his side for a long time, and at the same time, because he considered that Liang Mo's stay in Yang Jun's mansion would be more conducive to the protection of Sima Luo and Lichen, he promised that Yang Jun could speak for him in front of Yang Guang after returning to Beijing, and persuaded Yang Guang to let Liang Mo serve in the Qin Palace.

The two reached a compromise, and Zhang Heng led Duan Da to escort the twenty "Wild Goose's Nest" killers who were captured in Jiangling City to embark on a journey back to the imperial capital of Chang'an.

Let's go back to Yang Guang, since that day I learned that my father Yang Jian was about to issue an edict to destroy Hou Liang, although Yang Guang played a package ticket for the princess Xiao E in front of Yang Jian, saying that Xiao E would not have a grudge against his father and the Great Sui because of the destruction of the Later Liang Dynasty, but after retiring from the Linde Palace, he thought about it, and felt that he was not 100% sure of this matter, so he thought about giving Xiao E a preventive shot before the edict of destroying the country was officially issued, so that she could be psychologically prepared for the destruction of the Later Liang Dynasty.

The day after Zhang Heng went to Jiangling to convey the edict of destroying the country, Yang Guang took the opportunity to verify the amount of taxes paid by the prefectures under the Guannei, and asked Xiao E about the burden of court tribute on the people of Later Liang before going to bed that evening.

"The people of the Guannei states that the prince is now in charge of only need to pay a fixed amount of rent to the imperial court, and perform the mediocre service according to the time limit, but unlike the people in the south of the Yangtze River, not only do they have to pay tribute to the Later Liang country, but all the tributes paid by the Later Liang to the Great Sui Imperial Court every year also need to be borne by them. Just in the case of the concubine's uncle's family, although they are relatives of the emperor and the country, the income from farming all year round has been stripped off by the county government and county roads, and it is only enough to make a living. Xiao E sighed and said to Yang Guang.

"If the princess said this, it would be better to simply naturalize Hou Liang, and change the supply of the Xiao royal family and Hou Liang ministers to the imperial court directly, wouldn't it be able to greatly reduce the burden of taxes on the people in Jiangnan?" Yang Guang lay on his back on the bed, staring at Xiao Er tentatively.

"Don't hide it from the prince, as early as when the concubine was young, his uncle Xiao Qi once persuaded the concubine's father, Xiao Yue, the lord of the Later Liang State, to take the initiative to give up the throne and give the territory of the Later Liang Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, so that the Xiao family can enjoy the glory from now on, and the people of Jiangnan do not have to pay taxes layer by layer, and they can live and work in peace and contentment like the people of Guanzhong. But......" Xiao E replied, frowning slightly.

"Then the princess agrees with her uncle Xiao Qi's proposition?" Yang Guang asked with a smile on his face.

"Because of her ominous birth, the concubine was sent to grow up with her uncle since she was a child, and she has always regarded her uncle as my enlightened teacher, so she naturally agrees with her uncle's ideas. Well, lord, why did you suddenly talk like this with your concubine? ”

Yang Guang turned over and sat up from the bed, and said to Xiao E: "My father has decided to make Houliang naturalize the imperial court, I am worried that the princess will be resentful of this matter because she was born in the Houliang royal family, so I am tempted, and please don't blame the princess." ”

When Xiao Echu heard this, he was really taken aback, and looked at Yang Guang with wide eyes and asked, "Is what the prince said true?" ”

Yang Guang's heart sank, nodded at Xiao E, and asked, "What, does the princess have any objections?" ”

Xiao E got up and saluted Yang Guang and said, "Please ask the prince to immediately show his father and the emperor, and quickly recruit Xiao Yu to return to Beijing from Bingzhou, so as not to cause extraneous branches." ”

Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hands to help Xiao Yu up, and persuaded her: "My father has sent someone to Bingzhou to recruit Xiao Yu back to Beijing a few days ago, and the princess doesn't have to worry about him." If there is still something to be done in the homeland, I can do it, and I will not cause the princess's relatives to be affected in any way because of the destruction of the country by the Later Liang. ”

"After the naturalization of Houliang, please ask the prince to play his father, but he can treat the people of Jiangnan well, and reduce taxes, and besides that, the concubine has nothing else to ask for." Xiao E looked at Yang Guang and said.

"It is really rare for the princess to be able to focus on the people of Jiangnan and have no private thoughts of the clan, and she really lives up to the title of goddess." Yang Guang sat down on the edge of the bed with Xiao E with both hands, took her into his arms, and praised her sincerely.

"My father sent Zhang Heng to Jiangling to deliver the decree, did he have another envoy to do it?" Xiao Eyin let Sima Luo and Lichen go to Jiangling was the first to propose to Yang Guang, and he was particularly concerned about this matter, so he raised his face and asked.

Although Ah Yi did not say it explicitly, Xiao Zong's violent death was not a good end, Guan Zizai is very likely to take advantage of the opportunity of the changes in the Later Liang country, and sent someone to pick up Sima Luo and Lichen to return to Nanchen, Jianping went to Jiangling to pass the decree, and there was indeed another envoy who designed to arrest Nan Chen. Hey, I heard that you went to Wanshanni Temple during the day, did you see your heart? ”

"I saw it, but Mrs. Xinyi seemed to be very wary of me, and she didn't even invite me to enter the door of the Ming Jing Hall, but only talked to Mrs. Xinyan in the abbot for a while, and then left first." Xiao E snuggled his head into Yang Guang's arms and said softly.