Wang Ji said: "This announcement was originally an errand for Yang Zuoxiang, but because Li Xiangguo was ill, the political hall could not be left unattended, so a certain family was re-assigned. This time, Luo Yushi and I came together to announce the decree, and Wang Jiedu must have felt a little strange. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "I am indeed a little surprised, generally one person is enough to send a decree, Wang Shangshu and Luo Yushi come together, I am indeed a little puzzled." ”

Wang Ji smiled and said: "Don't doubt, this is the imperial court's attention to Jiannan and the praise of Wang Jiedu's envoy." Another reason is that Luo Yushi and I were entrusted by His Majesty to inspect the affairs of the southwest border after the decree was announced. Because of the above, the two of us were arranged. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and smiled: "I see." But I don't know which aspect to focus on. ”

Wang Ji said: "Wang Jiedu made a big break through the enemy besieging the city of Wangzhou in the first month of the year, and 30,000 of them are said to be soldiers and horses of the Tubo State. I heard that Wang Jiedu made the 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Tubo State kill the piece of armor without leaving a piece of armor, and almost slaughtered the prime minister of the Tubo State, I don't know if there is such a thing? ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "It's true, I have already reported this matter to Yang Zuoxiang." The Tubo people intended to collude with Nanzhao and complicity in our Tang border town, so I gave them a head-on blow. ”

"That's it. His Majesty asked me to wait and see if the border defense with the Tibetan State was strong and solid. His Majesty said that the Tibetan people will repay their eyes, and they will not give up on this matter. Zanpu of the Tubo State sent people to the national arts, and a wicked person came to sue first, saying that Wang Jiedu had indiscriminately attacked the army on their border, and asked His Majesty to give him an explanation. His Majesty, of course, rebuked them severely. However, His Majesty was worried that the Tubo people would not give up, so he ordered me to come this time to tell you to strengthen your defense against the Tubo State, and secondly, to go to the border town west of Yazhou in Wangzhou to have a look. If you feel that something is wrong, you should either increase the number of troops to defend it, or allocate funds to build a fort, in short, you must ensure peace in the west. This is the second mission of the two of us. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and smiled: "That's great, this matter is very important, if I don't have time yet, I will also check this matter myself." But now that the two envoys want to investigate, of course I can't ask for it. I will send someone to cooperate with the two Qincha, and I will also inform them of the local Taishou, but unfortunately I can't accompany them myself. The two of you also know that I am the new envoy of the festival, and there are many things that I need to be familiar with. Xian Yu Dashuai couldn't come back to Jiannan after he was promoted to Jing Zhaoyin, and I still had to figure out a lot of things, so I couldn't mess things up at the time of the handover. ”

Luo Xixiao said coldly: "Wang Jiedu has thought too much, we don't want you to accompany us, we just inform you and let you know our whereabouts." Wang Jiedu must have a lot of important things to do, and this errand is the matter of me and Wang Shangshu, so I won't trouble you. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you two Qincha for understanding my hardship." ”

Wang Ji smiled and said: "Wang Jiedu envoy should not be polite, we are acting in your territory, of course, we want to inform you." We plan to leave Chengdu tomorrow and go to Wangzhou, and then we will go east from Quzhou to the capital. Therefore, in fact, I want the envoy of Wang Jiedu to say that tomorrow we will officially say goodbye. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "Is it so fast?" Hey, it's a pity that the time is too short, and I don't even have time to get together with the two of you for a few more days, and I haven't finished the friendship of the landlord, how can this be good? ”

"That's something that can't be helped, official business is important, errands are important. We also want to spend a few days with Wang Jie, but we are helpless. Fortunately, when Wang Jiedu returns to Beijing in the future, we will have many opportunities to reunite, so we don't have to mind. I still have a lot to talk about with Wang Jiedu. Wang Ji smiled.

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "What I said is that we have an opportunity, and we don't care about this time." Tomorrow, I will personally send you out of the city, and let Song Jiangong bring 2,000 soldiers and horses to accompany me to protect you, I don't know what the two of you want. ”

"Very good, it's enough to be accompanied by General Song, thank you." Wang Ji nodded in agreement.

After drinking some tea, a few people got up and went to Zhangyi Tower in the west of the city to attend the banquet. Zhang Yi Tower is one of the four famous buildings in Chengdu, with a height of more than 100 feet. Everyone enjoyed the scenery of the Minjiang River while drinking, and the wine was in the wind, but it was also happy and the atmosphere was warm. A banquet was drunk from the early afternoon to the end of the afternoon, and then it was all over.

Wang Yuan sent Wang Ji and Luo Xizheng back to their residence, and returned home with their own guards. The content of the holy decree had already been reported to the family, although it was known that Wang Yuan would be promoted to the post of festival envoy, but when the news came, everyone still couldn't suppress their joy.

In the back house, Mrs. Li Xin'er of Qin, her grandson Lan Lan Xinhui and others gathered in the flower hall to congratulate Wang Yuan on his ascension, and everyone was very happy, but because there were hidden worries in their hearts, this joy was also mixed with a faint shadow.

Mrs. Qin Guo opened her mouth to ask about the contact with Wang Luo Xixiao today, and after Wang Yuan briefly explained today's events, Mrs. Qin Guo frowned.

"Did Wang Jiao say that the Tubo State sent envoys to Chang'an to send a letter to the country? How did I not know about this? It's weirdly tight. I didn't know that the arrival of foreign envoys in Chang'an was such a major event, and this was the first time. And the cousin never mentioned it. I'm afraid this king is telling a lie. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if he is true or not, he said that if he has it, it will be good, and if he wants to investigate, he will go, I don't care if what he says is true or not." ”

"What Jiro means is to send them away quickly so that there will be no trouble, right? Anyway, they are in such a hurry to leave Chengdu, and they don't want Erlang to accompany them, so did they give up their attempt at Erlang? Li Xin'er asked.

Gongsun Lan frowned and said, "How can you conclude that they have given up their attempt?" ”

Li Xin'er said: "They are all leaving, how can it be unfavorable to Erlang?" ”

Gongsun Lan said speechlessly: "You don't like to use your brain more and more now, and the two are not related at all." Just because they're gone doesn't mean they won't be bad for us. Even if they return to the capital, so what? It's not Wang Ji and Luo Xixiao who openly do it with soldiers and horses, but there are other people who do it, and it's in the dark. ”

Li Xin'er suddenly scolded herself for being too stupid, but in fact, the arrival of these two people gave a lot of psychological pressure to all the women, including Li Xin'er. As soon as he heard that the two men would leave tomorrow, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"What does my cousin think about this?" Wang Yuan asked with a smile.

Gongsun Lan frowned and thought for a moment and said, "I think there is something strange in it. Why did these two people make up lies and leave Chengdu? What is the purpose of doing this? ”

Mrs. Qin Guo said in a deep voice: "Let Wang Yuan relax his vigilance, just like what Miss Li thought in her heart just now." They left with someone, and we thought it would be all right, but in fact they were trying to take advantage of the laxity. ”

Gongsun Lan nodded and said: "What Mrs. Guo said is very true, I am afraid it is a means of confusion. What do you think, Jiro? ”

Wang Yuan frowned and thought for a while, "I only know that they will be going to do it soon." ”

"Huh? How do you know? The crowd asked.

Wang Yuan said: "They found a reason to leave Chengdu in a hurry, and that was the precursor to the move." It seems that they want to get out cleanly, so they find a reason to leave Chengdu, which gives people the illusion of an alibi and clears their suspicions. It seems that they also know that once they are in Chengdu and I am killed, they will not be able to escape their involvement. At least Yang Zuoxiang immediately suspected that they had done it. They did this to deal with me cleanly and without leaving any suspicion behind. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that this was the so-called alibi evidence. After the two left Chengdu with their men, anything that happened in Chengdu had nothing to do with the two of them. Although there may be suspicions, it is untenable in evidence, and it is impossible to investigate them, and it is only doubtful that nothing can be done against them. And when the Jiannan Jiedu envoy was killed, Wang Ji and Luo Xizao were in the city, so they had to be investigated to prove their innocence, and they would be bitten by Yang Guozhong. That's why these two people will make the move to leave Chengdu.

"What Erlang said is reasonable. But one thing doesn't make sense. They don't have to make up excuses to leave Chengdu. They just need to go back to Beijing directly, why do they have to make up some kind of reason? Gongsun Lan frowned.

Wang Yuan said: "My understanding is that their mission is indeed explained by His Majesty, as for whether there are envoys from the Tubo State to Chang'an, I think Wang Ji will not lie, maybe this time Mrs. does not know." I know Madame is well-informed, but not all of them. Even if Yang Zuoxiang knew about this, he might not think it was necessary to tell his wife, and this was not something that had to be reported after all. What does Madame think? “

Mrs. Qin Guo nodded and said, "That's right, in the past, when envoys from other countries arrived, I usually only knew about it when I participated in the banquet given by His Majesty." Since this time the Tubo State is to ask the teacher to ask for the guilt, maybe His Majesty is not happy, and will not give a banquet at all, but will rebuke the envoy of the Tubo State, then it is not surprising that I don't know. As for my cousin knowing whether to say it or not, that's possible, after all, he doesn't have to tell me everything in detail. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "That's it, in fact, this matter is not important, the important thing is that this is a signal." As soon as they leave, they're going to have to deal with me right away. The Eight Tigers will definitely not leave the city, they will only stay in the city and find an opportunity to kill me. ”

"How do you want to deal with them? They're going to come to you here. Mrs. Qin Guo said.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, they will never come here, how can my family let them come in and spread wild." Besides, there are so many people in my family, I don't want to hurt anyone, and I don't allow you to scare you. So, I gave them some bait, and during today's banquet, I have already said that I will go to the Scattered Flower Building tomorrow night to admire the moon. I invited the two of you to stay for another night, but of course they declined. But that's to be expected. I don't think the Eight Tigers will get lost tomorrow night, and they'll go straight to the Scattered Flower Building to find me, because I'm the bait. ”