In December of the first year of the Tang Dynasty, that is, on the third day after the failure of the post-abolition incident, Shangguan Yi was killed in Chang'an because of the crime of rebellion with the abolished prince Li Zhong, and was killed with Shangguan Yi, and his son Shangguan Tingzhi should have been killed, but on the night before, the criminal Shangguan Yi first reported that his son Shangguan Tingzhi suddenly died violently, and the Empress Wu heard the report, for fear that Shangguan Tingzhi would pretend to be dead and take refuge, so he ordered the Detailed Punishment Temple to send a priest to conduct an autopsy to find out the cause of Shangguan Tingzhi's death. Later, after examination, it was proved that Shangguan Tingzhi did die of a violent illness, and only then did Empress Wu relax his heart. He ordered the Sixing Temple to send someone to pull Shangguan Tingzhi's body to an unnamed mass grave on the outskirts of Chang'an for burial.

Early in the morning of the second day after Shangguan Yi was killed, that is, in the early morning of December Dinghai Day in the first year of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xian performed light skills and quietly came to a secret house he bought in Chang'an, and secretly met with a person in the basement of it.

The jailer naturally didn't know, in fact, all this was Li Xian's ghost, it turned out that before Li Xian rescued Shangguan Tingzhi from prison, he had already thrown the corpse of a newly stolen person into the cell where Shangguan Tingzhi was, and this corpse looked not much different from Shangguan Tingzhi after some treatment, in fact, even if he didn't deal with it much, no one would have thought that someone would do this Li Dai Taozhi trick to doubt whether the deceased was Shangguan Tingzhi, and the person who personally touched the corpse didn't know Shangguan Tingzhi at all. So in the process of the series from the autopsy to the burial, no one found the slightest flaw in it.

When Shangguan Tingzhi heard the news of his "death", he couldn't help but be deeply grateful to Li Xian, swore that he would never dare to forget Li Xian's great kindness in his life, and begged Li Xian to help take care of his wife and daughter who had been confiscated from the Ruye Imperial Palace.

Li Xian's purpose in doing all this was for Shangguan Wan'er, so naturally he agreed to Shangguan Tingzhi's request without thinking about it, which naturally won a bunch of grateful words from the other party.

"I wonder what your future plans will be?" Seeing that Shangguan Tingzhi had gone through this matter, the whole person became a lot depressed, and Li Xian asked with sympathy.

I saw Shangguan Tingzhi with a wry smile on his face, shook his head and said: "Xiaguan, no, the villain is a dead person, and he doesn't even have a household registration, what can he do in the future?" It's just looking for a barren mountain and a wild forest, and it's just a matter of stealing peace, why bother King Lao? ”

Li Xian sighed lightly, and then said: "It's all because Xiao Wang is incompetent, unable to overturn the case for your father and son, causing Mr. Ling to suffer such misfortune, Mr. will live in the future, Xiao Wang has his own unshirkable responsibility." Xiao Wang has a life's way, but I don't know if Mr. is willing to endure hardship? ”

"There is the king of Lao, the villain is grateful, the villain has died once, what kind of suffering can he not eat? Where to go, please ask the king for advice, the villain will definitely go to the soup and fire, and he will not hesitate. Shangguan Tingzhi also thought about all this, it was already a great luck that he could pick up a life, and now he can still have a way to make a living, he is even more glad, how can he still have any objections to Li Xian's arrangement?

But Li Xian sighed softly: "Naturally, Mr. doesn't need to do it, but Mr. needs to do something similar to going to the soup, of course, this 'soup' is not hot, but cold." ”

"What do you mean, my lord?" Shangguan Tingzhi couldn't help but be confused when he heard this, and hurriedly asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, Mr. should know that with Mr.'s current identity, even if he has a household registration, it is difficult to come out to meet people, after all, the official prime minister's name is all over the world, and Mr. also has many people who know it, so Xiao Wang wants to come, Mr. is as good as going to the ocean to beg for a living."

"I see, but it makes the king think about it, and the villain only obeys the king's order." Shangguan Tingzhi heard that he was going to the wild and backward Wa Kingdom, and he still had a trace of disappointment in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, because Li Xian was able to save his life, he was already taking a big risk and giving himself a great favor, so what reason could he ask for from his benefactor?

And Li Xian, who was on the other side, could naturally understand Shangguan Tingzhi's thoughts, and slowly explained: "Don't misunderstand, sir, Xiao Wang's is also an expedient measure, for Mr. After he arrives in the Wa Kingdom, Xiao Wang has already made preliminary arrangements. After some time, Xiao Wang will get a merchant for Mr. Wang, and then Mr. will go to the Wa Kingdom to trade as the second shopkeeper of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Second shopkeeper? How can the villain be penniless? When Shangguan Tingzhi heard this, his eyes couldn't help but widen, and he just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Li Xian with a gesture.

Shangguan Tingzhi was helpless, only to hear Li Xian continue: "Mr. only needs to make a little operation arrangement in the future, and the rest of the time is completely at the convenience of Mr., during this period, Mr. can use the learning in his chest to accept apprentices, I believe that with Mr. family's origins, he will be able to make a name for himself in the Wa Kingdom, and it is not difficult to even be awarded an official position, at that time, I just hope that Mr. will not refuse, guide the Wa royal family to carry out the Sinicization reform, and try his best to expand the influence of the Wa, and then it is appropriate to stir up some contradictions between the court, so that the Wa has no time to take care of others, and weaken his own strength, Mr. only needs to do so, It is to make immortal achievements for my Tang Dynasty, if there is one day in the future, Xiao Wang will take Mr. Ji as the first merit, and ensure that Mr. Ji's status in the future is no less than that of Ling Zun. In this way, it is not difficult for the Shangguan family to not only recover their family business, but also to become a gate lord like the nobles of Guanlong. ”

"Huh? This, this, I really didn't expect the king to be so far-sighted for his subordinates, the king can rest assured, his subordinates are giving up this life, and they should also complete the king's trust. Shangguan Tingzhi naturally knew how difficult it would be to complete Li Xian's arrangement, but he knew that the more difficult he did, the more Li Xian couldn't forget himself in the future, the greater the chance of his family's revival, especially the last sentence of the guarantee that his family would become the existence of Guanlong nobles, which made his blood boil, and he felt that he could finally complete his father's will, so he bowed deeply to Li Xian and agreed firmly and resolutely.

"Sir, don't be polite." Li Xian gently lifted Shangguan Tingzhi up, and said solemnly: "In the future, my Tang Dynasty is stable and China is prosperous, and I still have to rely on Mr. Wang's skill, Xiao Wang will also arrange more manpower to go to the Japanese Kingdom in the future, be sure to ensure the safety of Mr., and fully cooperate with Mr. to complete the plan of the Ming Dynasty. From now on, Xiao Wang will entrust the entire affairs of the Japanese kingdom to Mr., and I hope that Mr. will never refuse. ”

"The king rest assured, the king's life, the villain will never dare to resign, listen to the king's words today, the villain will be consciously enthusiastic, there is a rush in this life, the villain will definitely do his best, and do his best for the king's great cause." At this time, Shangguan Tingzhi naturally knew that Li Xian had made a lot of secret preparations for the supreme position, although this seemed to be no different from rebellion, but since he had already rebelled once, and now he was rescued by Li Xian, naturally there was no other way to choose, so he decided to do a big thing with a lot of pride in his chest, and set up a dragon to become a generation of famous ministers, and be admired by future generations.

"Father, did you hear in the Spirit of Heaven? Although the adult was killed unjustly, the king of Zhou has promised the child a splash of wealth, and the child will do his best to assist the king of Zhou, and the day when he will become famous in the future is the time when the son is wronged for my Shangguan clan. ”

Shangguan Tingzhi was happy, but he still didn't forget his newly deceased father, and immediately bowed to the sky and cried softly.

Seeing the image of Shangguan Tingzhi, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little sour, and after Shangguan Tingzhi's crying stopped slightly, he gently persuaded: "Xiao Wang also knows that Ling Zun is newly dead, and it is really a bit against humanity for Mr. to leave my Tang Dynasty now, so I can allow Mr. to keep filial piety for three years, and then go to the Wa Kingdom." ”

But seeing that Shangguan Tingzhi only hesitated slightly, he smiled bitterly and said: "Thank you for the king's kindness, it's just the king's heart, and the villain understands it." The father is a rebel, even if he dies, there is no burial place, even if there is a burial place, how can the villain, a dead person, be able to stay filial in front of his father's grave? The villain heard that the people in the Buddhism door like to use cremation after death, if the king is gracious, then please secretly collect my father's bones, incinerate it, the villain only needs to take his father's ashes to the Wa country, day and night offerings, so that the villain will deeply feel the king's kindness. ”

But seeing Li Xian smiled lightly: "Don't worry, sir, Xiao Wang has a plan to relieve Mr. worries, has Mr. ever remembered how Mr. 'died of a violent illness'?" ”

"The king is saying that another corpse will be used in place of his father? This matter can't be done, my father was upright and kind when he was alive, how can he be willing to replace himself with other people's corpses? As the saying goes, the dead are great, and death is like life, even for the dead, I am afraid that my father will not want to. The king's good intentions, the villain is grateful for his father, but this matter is against the wishes of his father, and the villain is unwilling to do it, so please forgive the king. ”

"Alas, Shangguan Yi is not dead, your father and son are so upright and kind, they can really be described as righteous men and gentlemen, but it is a pity that today's saint is ...... Ahem, even so, Xiao Wang is not reluctant. Please wait, Mr. wait, tonight Xiao Wang will be as Mr. said, the body of Shangguan Xianggong will be stolen and incinerated and retracted, and sent to Mr. Xiao Wang will also ask the monk to recite the mantra for Shangguan Xianggong to be exceeded, may he be born in the Western Elysium. ”

Li Xian felt very respectful of what Shangguan Tingzhi said, and bowed his hand to him, so he left, arranging for the theft and incineration of Shangguan Yi's body.