If Li Che hadn't mentioned it, Yang Guang really couldn't recall that there was such a person as Xian Huaer in this world.

After listening carefully to Li Che's two conditions for returning to the imperial court proposed by Mrs. Xian, Yang Guang couldn't help muttering to himself: "Since the case of Shiwuyuan was solved, Xian Hua'er has been imprisoned in the prison for nearly ten years, and it is unknown whether she is dead or alive. Moreover, Mrs. Xian's proposal to ask Chen Shubao to announce to her that Nan Chen was dead, and it was really difficult for her to turn allegiance to the Great Sui, so how could the Lingbiao clans have the sincerity to submit to the imperial court? ”

Li Che heard that Yang Guang seemed to have doubts about whether Mrs. Xian's return to the imperial court was sincere, and he hurriedly defended Mrs. Xi: "The last general thinks that Madame Xian can truthfully inform Shi Wansui's whereabouts, and according to Shi Wansui himself, when he led his troops south and was intercepted by the barbarian army, the barbarian army seemed unwilling to kill them all. As long as the prince is willing to try to agree to the two conditions she proposed, there is still great hope for recruiting the barbarians in Anling without spending a single soldier. ”

"Guangda, if Xian Hua'er is still alive, it is not difficult to return her to her grandmother, but Mrs. Xian wants Chen Shubao to see her, I think about this carefully, it is quite suspected of creating a good opportunity for Chen Shubao to return to his hometown in Jiangnan, what do you think?" Yang Guang did not deny that Li Che's analysis did have some truth, but he also raised the real doubts in his heart.

"The last general also does not agree to do exactly what Mrs. Xian asks, but I just want to remind the prince that in addition to taking Chen Shubao to see Mrs. Xian, is there any workaround that can make Mrs. Xian believe that Nan Chen has been destroyed by my Great Sui, and the division between the north and the south has ended, so that she will sincerely submit to my Great Sui?"

"Let's talk about this later. Guangda, this king ordered you to go to the prison to visit Xian Hua'er after returning to Beijing with the Duke of Yueguo, first find out her current condition, and then try to persuade her to persuade Mrs. Xian to return to the imperial court, isn't it also a feasible way? Furthermore, in your opinion, if the barbarians of Lingbiao refuse to submit to the imperial court, how many troops will be needed to raise an army against them? Yang Guang asked Li Che thoughtfully.

"On the way to follow the Duke of Yue Guo back to Guangling to see the prince, the last general also inquired in detail about the family history and experience of Mrs. Xian, who was regarded as the virgin of the barbarians, and advised the prince to still be able to recruit peace, that is, to recruit peace, and not to move the army to fight until the last resort." Li Che earnestly persuaded Yang Guangdao.

Yang Guangzheng wanted to inquire about Li Che's family history and experience in detail about the barbarian Virgin Lady Xian, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that Pei Yun had accompanied Mrs. Xinyi to visit Gao Qinglian, and returned to the council hall alone, as if he had something to report to himself, so he changed his words and told Li Che: "I already know what Guangda means. After you return to Beijing, you will do what I just said for the time being, first meet the first condition put forward by Mrs. Xian, and then discuss the next things according to the situation. ”

Li Che got up and agreed, and then clenched his fists and said goodbye to Yang Advertising.

"Chongzhi, did you accompany your heart to visit Gao Qinglian so soon? What did you find? Yang Guang casually picked up the tea bowl from a few cases beside him, took a sip of tea, and asked Pei Yundao.

"Weeping bitterly, like mourning." Pei Yun only used eight words to summarize the situation when he accompanied Xinyi to visit Gao Qinglian.

"Like a funeral?" Yang Guang raised his head and stared at Pei Yun, repeated his words in surprise, and asked, "In your opinion, what should I do to explain my intentions today?" ”

"The death of the rabbit and the fox are sad, and the guilt is guilty, both are possible." Pei Yun still replied briefly.

"Is it because of the sadness of the rabbit's death that the fox is ashamed? Or is it blindly guilty? I listened to the meaning of Oki's words, as if I was still doubting my intentions, didn't I? ”

"The lower official did not receive the order to revoke the surveillance of the mind from the prince, so the prince must not be at ease with the mind, right?" Pei Yun asked Yang Guang with a smile.

"Not bad. If I heard the news of Gao Qinglian's death, because of guilt in my heart, I deliberately avoided meeting him, maybe I would be more at ease with her. But she took the initiative to find me and asked to visit Gao Qinglian, a woman with such courage and scheming, even if she really sincerely surrendered to the court, she should not be underestimated. Yang Guang replied to Pei Yun meaningfully, "I can still recall the day when Chen Shubao and her were arranged, and I still can't figure out why the two of them were a couple many years ago, so why they pretended to be unrelated." Today, I heard Xinyi say in person, it was Gao Qinglian out of selfishness who originally proposed to marry in Chang'an, with Gao Qinglian's identity and status at that time, would he risk offending the prince Chen Shubao and break up the pair of lovers Chen Shubao and Gu Zier? Can he do it? Therefore, there are more and more suspicions on Xinyi, and you must strengthen your surveillance of her, and you must not be sloppy in the slightest. ”

"However, assuming that the intention is to deceive, and the prince deliberately sold a flaw to her a few months ago, she can completely instigate someone to get rid of Mr. Gu Shi who promised to go out of the mountain to help the prince to soothe the south of the Yangtze River, why has he not moved so far and has not seen any move?" Pei Yun heard that Yang Guang was becoming more and more suspicious of Xinyi, so he deliberately reminded him, "On the other hand, will there be such a possibility, even if Xinyi is indeed a false intention to surrender to the imperial court in order to protect herself, but she has no contact with Xiao Rushui, Zhang Zhongjian and others, so even if she has the intention to be unfavorable to Gu Shi, she is unable to do it, so she has not done it yet." ”

"Probably not." Yang Guang immediately shook his head and denied Pei Yun's speculation, "As you said, if she pretends to surrender to the imperial court for the purpose of giving up the car to protect the marshal, it can only mean that her status in the Nanchen Dynasty is higher than that of Gao Qinglian who was betrayed by her, and it is not even ruled out that Gao Qinglian is one of her stand-ins, and she is the real Guan Zizi." According to her identity and status, how could her subordinates not even have one or two killers at her disposal? ”

Pei Yun tried to follow Yang Guang's train of thought, and suddenly remembered something, and suddenly said to Yang Guang: "Lord Wang, is there such a possibility: Xinyi went to visit Gao Qinglian today, just to attract the prince's attention to her, but in fact, it was to cover for another person, so as to ensure his safety?" ”

"The other person you're talking about is Chen Shubao, isn't it?" Yang Guang asked him with a gloomy face.

"As far as the lower officials know, when Chen Shubao was the crown prince before ascending to the pole, he was by no means as absurd and deaf as he is today, otherwise Chen Ji would not have been able to hand over the 'Wild Goose's Nest' on which he had high hopes to be in charge. Although Guan Zizai has been actually in charge of all the affairs of the 'Wild Goose's Nest', the prince must not forget that Chen Shubao is still the supreme commander of the 'Wild Goose's Nest until Nan Chen is destroyed! As soon as Pei Yun was told what he wanted to say by Yang Guang, he dispelled his worries and reminded Yang Guangdao directly.