Wang Yuan knew in advance that this time he was summoned by the crown prince Li Heng to be a difficult meeting, although he is now the special deacon of Luo Yimen, and it seems that he has boarded the ship of His Royal Highness the Prince, but the previous ones have left a lot of hidden dangers, with Li Heng's finesse, he will not forget those things. So, tonight I have to give an explanation for all of this.

Therefore, when Li Heng said such a thing, Wang Yuan was not surprised at all, he was fully prepared.

"Since Twelve Niang has already found out how she entered Li Linfu's mansion to find out the news for the prince, then you must also know who she is. The prince wondered where the princess had gone, who lived in the Plum Garden, for she had disappeared since the fire in the Plum Garden that night. And this prince knows that you and Twelve Niang were in the plum garden that night. You won't tell me you don't know where Aunt Gongsun is. Li Heng stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes looking at a tiger painted on the screen.

Wang Yuan said: "Aunt Gongsun? I really don't know. ”

"Huh?" Li Heng turned around and said coldly: "Joke, you don't know?" When Twelve Niang came last night, she told me that Aunt Gongsun was by your side, and the prince was just to see if you were telling the truth, but I didn't expect you to lie to your face. ”

Wang Yuan laughed secretly in his heart, Li Heng thought he was smart, and he really took others for fools when he used this method of inducing confessions. Before coming, Wang Yuan and Li Xin'er confessed, and the two of them had a good argument on many sensitive issues, how could there be differences in their statements.

In fact, Li Xin'er told Wang Yuan more than once that the prince kept asking about the whereabouts of Aunt Gongsun, because the prince wanted to recruit Aunt Gongsun for his own use. Not only because Gongsun Lan is the first sword dancer in the Tang Dynasty and has advanced martial arts, but also because she used to be a woman who Xuanzong wanted to be a concubine. If this person is used for his own use, he will definitely come in handy at a critical time.

After Li Xin'er took refuge with the prince, Li Xin'er revealed the news that Aunt Gongsun lived in Plum Garden to the prince, and the reason why Li Heng pretended not to know was firstly to appease Li Xin'er's heart, and secondly, he didn't think about how to make Aunt Gongsun obey, afraid that acting rashly would scare Gongsun Lan away. As long as you know where Gongsun Lan lives and where she is, you are not busy taking her into the account. But after that night, Gongsun Lan's residence was destroyed in a fire, and afterwards Li Xin'er insisted that Gongsun Lan left the capital that night and disappeared, Li Heng of course would be suspicious, so he wanted to ask Wang Yuan to understand.

"Your Highness, what your subordinates said is true or false, Your Highness will find out that we did not choose a way that night and escaped to the house called Plum Garden at the suggestion of Twelve Niang. Later, someone chased after her, and after killing five or six people, the princess scolded us for ruining her quiet life, so she set fire to the house, and then disappeared without a trace. Twelve Niang and I had to desperately flee from Jinchangfang. As for where Aunt Gongsun went, her subordinates swore to heaven that they didn't know her whereabouts. If Your Highness does not believe in your subordinates, you can send someone to search my house with your subordinates. ”

Li Heng stared at Wang Yuan's eyes and said coldly, "Really? She is the master of Twelve Niang, and when she leaves, she doesn't even say where she goes? ”

Wang Yuan sighed: "I don't know her, and I don't have any friendship. That night was also the first time we met, how could she say anything to me. She was just annoyed that we had ruined her peaceful life, and she quarreled with Twelve Niang for this. I'm an outsider, and I can't even put my mouth shut, let alone know where she's going. ”

Li Heng slowly moved his eyes, the muscles on his face moved slightly, and his expression was thoughtful.

"Your Highness, this is a little strange, my subordinates are very worried now."

"What are you worried about?" Li Heng frowned.

"You just said that Twelve Niang admitted that Aunt Gongsun was by my side, obviously she was lying. Why did she lie? What is her purpose in deceiving His Highness? Could it be that Twelve Niang deliberately confuses the public and provokes Your Highness to distrust me. Oh, Twelve Niang, she shouldn't be our person anymore. This is all evil, she is the only person in contact between me and His Highness, if there is a problem with her, won't my identity be revealed? It's a big deal. ”

Li Heng was stunned and said, "No, Twelve Niang is not that kind of person." ”

"How not? She was obviously lying, how could you still trust her, Your Highness? No, I'm going to find a chance to do something to her when I go back, but I didn't expect her to be such a person. By the way, I poisoned her food, and the poison overturned her torture, and this matter must be revealed. Wang Yuan gritted his teeth and said.

Li Heng waved his hand and said, "Don't mess around, I said it, she has no problem." ”

"But ......"

"Nothing...... What I said just now was my temptation to you, Twelve Niang didn't say that Aunt Gongsun was by your side, and she also said that she didn't know where Aunt Gongsun went. Li Heng reluctantly confessed, he didn't want Wang Yuan to poison and poison Twelve Niang after he went back, making himself passive.

Wang Yuan smiled in his stomach, but his face was shocked and frustrated, and he frowned silently.

"You don't blame me for tempting you, I just want to further confirm your loyalty to me. Now that I have complete trust in you, don't think too much about it, this prince still has a lot of use for you. ”

Wang Yuan was obviously emotionally affected, and replied listlessly and lightly: "My subordinates understand." ”

Li Heng turned around and sat down, with a smile on his face, and said softly: "Okay, okay, I promise you not to test you again in the future, and you don't want to be rash." You have to understand the plight of this prince, because I am going to say to you next and I have to confirm your loyalty. ”

Wang Yuan stood up abruptly, hugged his fists and said: "The subordinates are loyal to the prince, this heart can be seen by the sun and the moon, and the world can be expressed." ”

Li Heng was startled and beckoned: "Okay, okay, I know, sit down and sit down, let's talk about your entry into the palace." ”

Wang Yuan sat down and said, "Please instruct His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Heng pondered for a moment and said, "As far as I know, the matter of your recommendation to Hanlin has been approved by the noble concubine, and it is almost a sure thing. In fact, when Yang Zhao decided to recommend you to the Hanlin Academy, I had no doubt that this matter would be successful. And what I'm most worried about is what you will do after you enter the palace. ”

Wang Yuan said: "Twelve Niang said that this is the purpose of your summoning me today, to give me some advice and advice, right?" ”

Li Heng said: "It's not necessarily advice and advice, in fact, I haven't been able to do a good job myself, and I haven't been able to have a good relationship with the people around Your Majesty, otherwise, ...... Hehe, how could I be so embarrassed. ”

Li Heng laughed bitterly at himself a few times, and his mood was a little low. If I could have a good relationship with the people around my father, I would not be in today's situation. But that's easier said than done.

"When I saw you today, Prince Ben felt that you were a smart person, and my impression was completely different from that of those famous poets; I could even say that you are the least Baume & Mercier I have ever seen. I am very confident in your foothold in the palace, you will never be like that Li Bai, make everyone tired of him, if it weren't for His Majesty's favor to him, it would be a question whether he could leave the capital alive. ”

"Your Highness Xie compliments, Your Highness said that I was very nervous, can you please tell me what I should do?"

"Don't be nervous, I don't dare to say that everything I say is good, but it will help you. If you have to have a good relationship with these people in the palace, if you offend any of them, you will not be able to gain a foothold in the palace. ”

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Halfway through the third watch, the summoning finally ended, stepping out of the door of this oppressive and gloomy Shaoyang Courtyard, breathing in the fresh air in the middle of the night, and finally rejuvenating Wang Yuan's almost stiff and numb body, as if he felt that the blood in his body was also flowing faster.

If he had a choice, Wang Yuan would rather never set foot in this place again for the rest of his life, in a gray and suffocating atmosphere, listening to Li Heng's low and ugly voice speaking in his ear, it was simply a kind of destruction and torture.

Under the steps in front of the door, a light is like a bean. The person at the bottom of the stairs did not look back and did not speak, but Wang Yuan knew that it was Li Fuguo. The two did not communicate at all, Li Fuguo seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and after Wang Yuan went down the steps, he walked forward with the lantern.

Wang Yuan followed closely and returned along the same road, until he was under a wall by the Longshou Canal before Li Fuguo stopped.

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said: "Li Neishi, thank you for sending me off, and I will leave." ”

"Wait!" Li Fuguo's unique hoarse voice sounded.

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "What do you command?" ”

Li Fuguo approached Wang Yuan, under the light, Wang Yuan saw Li Fuguo's face, which was not at all different from what he saw when he came, remembering that when he came, that face was full and wrinkled, like a baked white-flour steamed bun; The face in front of him was full of wrinkles and folds, with a crooked nose and a slanted mouth, and eyes that were large and small, and it was extremely ugly.

Wang Yuan was startled, involuntarily took a few steps back, and frowned: "It turned out that it wasn't Li Neishi, I recognized the wrong person." ”

"You are not mistaken, this is my true face, my appearance is not good-looking, so you have to wear a mask to serve His Royal Highness the Prince. But now, on the orders of His Highness, I will show you my true face, because you and I will meet often in the future, and we must not cause misunderstanding. ”

Wang Yuan said dumbfounded: "I see, I know." ”

Li Fuguo smiled slightly, revealing the uneven roots of his teeth, becoming more and more terrifying, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told you a lot of things just now, have you remembered them all?" ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Keep it in mind." ”

Li Fuguo said: "That's good, our family didn't want to talk too much, but after thinking about it, our family still has to say more to you." You can be lifted up by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, that is your luck. From this day on, you must die for Your Highness without distractions, and if you are half-hearted, you will die without a place to be buried. I'll keep an eye on you, you know? ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "What are you talking about, do you doubt me?" ”

Li Fuguo said coldly: "I'm not suspicious of you, I'm giving you advice." You have to understand who you are doing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you have to think more about what happened after His Royal Highness ascended the throne. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, you should understand how bright your future is. With your ability, it is not impossible to become a prime minister in the future, the important thing is to see how much effort you have contributed before this, you can understand. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Understood, thank you for the reminder." ”

Li Fuguo nodded slightly and said, "Okay, that's all I have to say, if you can enter the palace, I will find you at any time; Whenever I look for you, you must see me, unless you are with your majesty. Otherwise, the consequences are serious. ”

Wang Yuan wanted to slap his ugly face, but what he wanted to do most at this moment was to leave Daming Palace immediately, instead of arguing here, and readily agreed at the moment. Li Fuguo nodded with satisfaction, pointed to the direction of the bridge and said, "Go, I will greet the guards of the palace gate, you can get out of the palace unimpeded, don't worry." ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand, turned around and strode away.