Qian Wuxian shook his head with affirmation, and replied: "After all the robbers under Gu Zi'er's department were annihilated, General Liang specially ordered to carefully count the number of robbers, except for a few people who fell into the sea during the battle between the two armies, more than 100 robbers led by Gu Zi'er, mainly in the old department, were captured alive by the officers and soldiers. ”

Pei Yunnian and the presence of the Qian brothers, it was not convenient for him to discuss the case with Yang Guang in depth, so he asked Qian Wuliang to take Qian Wuxian to retreat and rest first, and when only Yang Guang, Duan Da and him were left in the meeting hall, he suggested to Yang Guang: "Lord Wang, Gu Zi'er is about to be escorted back to Beijing today, can the lower officials interrogate Gu Zi'er again before Tang Guogong's action, and ask the whereabouts of the Qian brothers' two families?" ”

"Chongzhi, if it is really as you judged, the Qian family was either dead or taken hostage by the robbers, then it will not be the group of robbers who obey Gu Zi'er's orders to detain them, but someone else." Yang Guang tightened his eyebrows, and was noncommittal to Pei Yun's suggestion, "I'm afraid we have all overlooked an important situation, just heard Qian Wuxiao mention that most of the people who followed Gu Zi'er to the sea to trade people and money were Qian Wuxian's old department, how could this group of people hijack their leader's family, and how could they wipe out the Qian clan's people?" Isn't that counterintuitive? ”

"Don't hide it from the prince, Xia Guan also had similar suspicions to the prince, but he couldn't explain why he found the remains of dozens of Qian clansmen in the Yandang Mountain where Gu Zi'er's department was hidden? Therefore, the most direct and effective way at present is to interrogate Gu Zi'er again and ask her if she knows the whereabouts of the Qian family. ”

Yang Guang shook his head slightly and said, "I allow you to interrogate Gu Zi'er again, but I can't hope that she will know the specific whereabouts of the Qian family." Rush, I wonder if you feel the same way as me? I always felt that this Gu Zier was very different from her two predecessors, it seemed that she was just a small character who was instructed and manipulated by others, rather than Guan Ziyi, who was omnipresent and controlled by thousands of people. ”

"What the prince means is that another group of robbers kidnapped the Qian clan and specially detained the two Qian clans as hostages, if this is the case, the identity of the leader of this gang of robbers in the 'Wild Goose's Nest' should be above Gu Zi'er, not below. Who could this person be? Pei Yun thought along Yang Guang's train of thought and asked.

According to Zhuge Xiang's confession and Li Jing's encounter with Zhang Zhongjian outside Xiapi City, Gu Zier's previous regional division of labor between Zhang Zhongjian and Xiao Rushui is basically credible. If it is inferred from this, Zhedong was originally the territory that Xiao Rushui was responsible for, and Xiao Rushui was one of the first two great protectors of the 'Goose's Nest', could it be that Xiao Rushui was secretly manipulating Gu Zi'er, instead of accepting Gu Zi'er's orders? Yang Guang sorted out his thoughts and said to himself.

Xia Guan thought so too. However, Gu Zi'er had to be interrogated again to confirm that she did not know the whereabouts of the Qian family before it could be determined that Xiao Rushui had done it. ”

"In this case, Chongzhi, you hurry up and interrogate Gu Zi'er, and I will talk to Tang Guogong to delay the departure from Guangling for two hours." Yang Guangchong Pei Yun commanded.

Pei Yun received the order, turned around and left the meeting hall.

Yang Guang saw that Duan Da was still standing in the hall and had not left, so he asked him, "What else is going on?" ”

"Zhang Changshi has a letter asking me to present it to the prince on his behalf." Duan Da took out a letter from his bosom and presented it to Yang Guang.

"What's the matter with Jianping, do you still need to write to me?" Yang Guang glanced at Duan Da in surprise, took the letter, unfolded it in his hand, and watched it.

It turned out that Zhang Heng's letter was mainly to persuade Yang Guang not to go against the queen's wishes because of a small loss and a big loss, and was eager to exonerate Li Jing.

Li Yuan came and went in a hurry, only stayed in Guangling for two nights, and he had to escort Li Jing back to Beijing to return to the empress. Before leaving, Yang Guang specially set up a banquet for him to see him off in the governor's mansion, and Xie Wei personally cooked sumptuous and delicious dishes to entertain Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was worried about the envoy handed over to him by the queen, and insisted on not drinking during the banquet, but after the three rounds of dishes, he lowered his voice and said to Yang Guang: "Not long ago, Yuwen Botong was transferred back to Beijing from Jiangnan, and he privately persuaded me to contribute to Ah Zong's entry into the East Palace. ”

When Yang Guang heard this, he was really taken aback, and hurriedly expressed his heart to Li Yuan: "This matter is purely Yuwenshu's personal doing, and it is definitely not my intention. I can show my cousin today that I have no intention of entering the East Palace, and if I lie a word, I will be rewarded immediately. ”

Li Yuan looked Yang Guang up and down, mistakenly thinking that he was deliberately acting in front of him, and didn't tell the truth, so he smiled and said, "Okay, okay, just when I didn't say anything." Let's continue to eat vegetables, eat vegetables. ”

However, the news that Li Yuan revealed to him during the banquet that Yuwenshu would recruit the forces of the DPRK and China for him soon after returning to Chang'an to help him ascend the throne and seize the sect made Yang Guang vigilant, thinking of the letter from Zhang Heng brought back by Duan Da, the more he pondered it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so after sending Li Yuan and Duan Da and his entourage to leave for Guangling, he immediately ordered someone to invite Zhang Heng to Guangling in the name of discussing the implementation of the Juntian system in Jiangnan, and wanted to ask him face to face whether he was planning anything behind his back and Yu Wenshu and others in private.

Sure enough, as Yang Guang expected, Pei Yun's interrogation of Gu Zi'er again confirmed his previous suspicions: according to Gu Zi'er's confession, the kidnapping of the Qian clan happened during the time when she and Lichen were robbed to Tiantai Mountain, and since she took over Qian Wuxian's old department, she has never seen any of the Qian clan people who have been kidnapped. For its recruitment.

"Lord Wang, Xia Guan Yuan had heard when he acted as an eyeliner for the imperial court in the Southern Chen Dynasty, the 'Wild Goose's Nest' organization has a strict hierarchy, and the division of labor is extremely clear, except for the deputy leader Guan Zizai who controls the overall situation, the two great protectors under him are responsible for the division of labor and responsibility of the geographical division is very strict, with Xiao Rushui's identity and status in the 'Wild Goose' Nest, he is responsible for the eastern part of Zhejiang, he should not go to Jiangling to rob the 100,000 ransom. In other words, if it can be confirmed that the layout in Jiangling and the robbery of 100,000 ransom is indeed Xiao Rushui himself, it will further confirm the prince's suspicion of Gu Zier's identity: it is Xiao Rushui who actually leads the entire 'Wild Goose's Nest' organization in Jiangnan, not Gu Zi'er, the successor designated by Gao Qinglian. Pei Yun analyzed layer by layer.