Riding a horse from Lishan Hot Spring Palace to Chang'an only takes an hour of effort. Every time Li Longji visits the Hot Spring Palace, the reason why it takes a lot of time is that there are too many entourages and the roads are congested, often the first has already arrived at Lishan, but the tail has not yet left the Chunming Gate.

However, the rutted track has changed this situation, with the ability of the rutted rail to outperform the dirt road, and with more reasonable scheduling, now Li Longji is patrolling the Hot Spring Palace, almost an hour has arrived, and there is no difference from riding a horse alone in the past.

"Is this the will of the saints, or is it the result of the words of others?"

Putting the holy decree in his hand on the incense case, Ye Chang looked at the envoy who came to deliver the decree, and asked indifferently.

The envoy didn't know what Ye Chang was thinking in his heart, but thinking about it from another perspective, the sage promulgated this will, and it was obvious that he couldn't trust Ye Chang's skills, and Ye Chang wouldn't be happy if he thought about it.

As soon as he thought of this, the envoy lowered his eyes, not looking at Ye Chang, but with a smile on his face: "This...... It's not the villain who can know, the villain just spreads the word. ”

"Okay, thank you first." Ye Chang glanced at Ye An beside him.

Ye An sent the envoy out, and after a while, he came back in: "The Son of Heaven was a little interested at first, but then he heard that Qu Tanxun's words were not good, so he repelled him. However, Yang Zhao later added fuel to the fire, which made the Son of Heaven move again, and he issued this edict. ”

The corners of Ye Chang's mouth pursed a sneer.

Li Longji may regard this dispute as a matter of relieving boredom, while Yang Zhao is pushing the boat down the river, no matter the outcome of the dispute, whoever wins or loses will be beneficial to him and harmless.

Merely...... Li Longji and Yang Zhao, I'm afraid they didn't expect that this matter was also something that Ye Chang himself was happy to meet.

"Now the envoy's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and the envoy took two hundred yuan of flying money." Ye An said again.

"It's probably not optimistic about us anymore."

Most of these envoys were served by internal supervisors, and they followed the emperor and were very sensitive to the wind direction in the court. In the past, Ye Chang inquired and did not shy away from saying that even if Ye An sent a bribe on behalf of Ye Chang when he left, he didn't dare to collect too much. But this time, this time it was not the case, this envoy took two hundred guan, which is not a small amount.

"Has Bian Ping come back?" After pondering for a while, Ye Chang asked again.

"Haven't come back yet."

Bian Ping is investigating the movements of the torture group and has not yet returned. Ye Chang smiled and gently tapped the bookcase with his hand: "Since this is the case, this matter will be done by you personally." ”

Ye An's brows moved, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Different from the people he had to deal with before, Ye An knew very well that this time he would have to deal with the crown prince Li Heng, the head of the household department Yang Zhao, and the imperial historian Wang ...... Almost a half-dynasty magnate.

Dealing with so many people at the same time...... May I?

"Eleven Lang, are you careful?" After hesitating for a while, he suggested: "On the prince's side, the status is embarrassing, start with him?" ”

"No need, if you really start with the prince, it will be difficult to do things, only with the strength of our side, what can we do to the prince?" Ye Chang smiled: "I want to pull all the monsters together and blow them up." ”

"Huh?" Ye An didn't understand this sentence at all.

"Fish in troubled waters, get out of chaos." Ye Changdao.

Li Longji's will was not only given to Ye Chang, but Wang, who was Jing Zhaoyin, also received the will to prepare him for the day's competition.

The location of the competition was outside the Chunming Gate, and according to Li Longji's meaning, a shed was built, and the two sides competed in the shed, while he could comfortably hold the stove and watch the excitement on the tower of the Chunming Gate. To do this, the king had to set up the tent in the shortest possible time.

Now that the king has received the will, Wang Zhuo naturally received the news. Hearing this, he was overjoyed, and immediately went to the torture house again with great interest.

"December 12?" Rao was mentally prepared, and when Xing Lu heard the news, his face changed.

"It's a good day, good luck." Wang welded.

"When will the Son of Heaven return to Beijing?"

"On December 11, the Son of Heaven returned to Beijing, and the next day he watched the battle between Ye Chang and Luoyang Arithmetic." Wang Jian was a little proud: "It seems that someone is hiding the matter of Ximachang from the Son of Heaven"

Wang Zhu guessed correctly at this point, the fire in the West Horse Farm was indeed concealed, and it was reported to Li Longji that it was the prisoners of war who used the fire carelessly, which led to the fire - putting the blame on these prisoners, no one could be offended, and they would not bring trouble to themselves. Li Longji probably learned a little bit about it through other channels, but since no one made a fuss, he was happy to pretend to be confused.

Even if someone makes trouble, it will not affect Li Longji's mood to see the excitement, after all, the fire in the West Racecourse is obviously aimed at Ye Chang.

"That's good, I'll do it" Xing Lu slapped his left palm with his right fist, his eyes showing fierceness: "Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, don't you dare to take risks, where is the prince Wandai, don't you also go to learn Ye Chang to seek merit in the ice and snow in the yellow sand?" begging to come and go, it's not the suspicion of the Son of Heaven and the jealousy of colleagues."

"Things have to be done carefully, those two rednecks, use them as good students." Wang Weld said: "How are they now? ”

"Today, my brother stayed here, and my brother went out to play, so I sent someone to follow ......."

Just as he was saying this, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and a person ran in panting, looking a little flustered: "Fifth Brother Xing, it's not good, that dirt bun is lost."

This person was the guy sent by Xing Yu to accompany Yuan Ying, but now he was the only one who came. Hearing this, Xing Lu's face changed greatly, and Huo Ran stood up: "How did you do this, how could you let that dirt bun get away."

Wang Weld also had a gloomy face, their plot was a murderous affair, although the Yuan family brothers didn't know much, but leaking out of the Lu Dao would also put them in danger He said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, go and see, that Yuan Da is not there"

Someone rushed to the courtyard and shouted at the wing, and Yuan Chao in the wingroom responded, and everyone was a little relieved.

"Yuan Da is still there, that is, there is no big problem, people are watching him closely, if there is any change, he will be dropped." The torturer who came back to his senses commanded.

"I think it's scattered, and the soil buns in the countryside are normal when they arrive at the prosperous boundary of Chang'an, and they can't distinguish between the southeast and the northwest." Wang Weld also put his mind at ease.

They didn't know what to do, and it was thought that Yuan Ying, who couldn't tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, had already arrived in Dongshi at this time.

After confirming that there were no more torturers around, Yuan Ying took a breath, muttered a curse, and then found a shop to inquire. His official dialect with a southeast accent made the other party a little ignorant, but after asking the two families in a row, he finally knew how to go.

Dongshi is one of the two major cities in Chang'an, and there will be no shortage of inns and the like, not long after, he arrived at an inn called "Kangheju", and then inquired, sure enough, there was a Fang Qing Fang Langjun from Shezhou in the inn

Yuan Ying was overjoyed, they were helpless in Chang'an, only this Fang Qing, when he came, he met Lu and saw him, at that time he felt that this person was very angry with him, so he left a contact method. This man is bold and unobtrusive, and maybe he will come to him for help and get a response from him.

He was lucky, Fang Qing didn't go out today, stayed in the inn to rest, and was also surprised to see him visiting: "I was looking for Brother Yuan yesterday, but I heard that your brother didn't come back for a few days, but I didn't expect Brother Yuan to come to me today."

"Mo Ti, our brother is in big trouble, and we almost won't see Brother Fang." Yuan Ying sighed

He was not afraid of revealing secrets, and told the cause and effect of the matter, Fang Qing couldn't help but change color when he heard this, and looked at Yuan Ying with a somewhat uncertain expression.

Their friendship is not to the point where they can help this kind of help

"Our brother knows that Brother Fang is a hero, and when he is desperate, he can only ask Brother Fang for help, and he doesn't need Brother Fang to do the rest, as long as he prepares three horses to pick him up. Of course, we won't let Brother Fang be busy with this in vain, Brother Fang, please take a look. ”

Yuan Ying said as she put a gem in front of Fang Qing, this was the life-saving gem given to them by Khaled, the Yuan family brothers were laymen, they didn't know how much Lu Dao was worth, Fang Qing also didn't know Lu Dao, just as soon as he saw the color of the gem, he knew that Lu Dao was a good thing, and immediately held it tightly in his hand.

"After the deed is done, such a gem, and thank you."

Pinching the hard gem in his hand, Fang Qing laughed: "Brother Yuan Lang also knows that Fang Mou is righteous, how can Fang Mou sit idly by and ignore me this time, bring some brothers, it's a big deal, I did a fight with that gang of thieves, but Yuan Dalang's safety is important...... Well, I'll have my men and horses ready, and you can contact me when the time comes."

"I'm going back this time, I'm afraid that the thieves will watch more closely, and it's not easy to come out again to pass on the news...... Brother Fang can send someone to Jinchengfang, can Brother Fang be literate? ”

"Although so-and-so is illiterate, there are literate people around him"

"Well, there is a tree outside the torture house, and there is a tree hole in such a high place, when the time comes, I will leave it in the tree hole in a row, and Brother Fang will send someone to pick it up, and everything will be done by Brother Lao Fang." There is also that big cannibal, if we can rob him, it will be a living gold mountain, please pay more attention to Brother Fang. ”

"Don't worry, don't worry" Fang Qing agreed.

After agreeing with Fang Qing, Yuan Ying didn't dare to delay more, and returned to Jinchengfang at the moment, and was really interrogated, but fortunately, he was dealt with by him. When he went back to the house to meet his brother, he was about to speak, but Yuan Chao preemptively said: "Why did you accidentally get lost, but fortunately you came back again, otherwise you would have missed a big event."

Yuan Ying was a little stunned, but when he saw his brother make a gesture, he immediately understood, and after a few perfunctory words, he heard a slight voice outside.

It turned out that Xing Yu didn't believe his explanation at all, and sent someone to eavesdrop on their brother's conversation. Fortunately, Yuan Chao was cautious enough, so he was not heard.

After a while, Xing Yu invited the two of them to come again, and said with a smile on his face: "Two Brother Yuan, things are arranged, on December 12, please ask the two Yuan brothers to help."

"December 12...... I heard outside that something happened on December 12th...... By the way, Ye Chang wants to compare with Luoyang's Tai students" Yuan Ying's face changed greatly, and she said in surprise: "You really want to deal with Ye Chang?" ”

"You just don't worry, how bold we are, we dare to deal with Ye Chang, but we are just dealing with an old man." Xing Lu laughed twice: "The matter is done, and I will definitely not treat your brothers badly." ”

"Brother Criminal, you haven't said it yet, who are you going to deal with?" Yuan Chao said in a deep voice: "Although our brother is from the countryside, he is not a fool, if the matter is not clear, our brother will not dare to accompany him."

"Huh?"

"If you deal with a murderer like Ye Chang, please also ask Brother Xing to invite Gao Ming" Yuan Chao said again: "It's a big deal that Brother Criminal sent us to see the official, and we promise not to say anything about Brother Xing's going to deal with someone"

The fierceness in Xing Lu's eyes flashed suddenly, but the matter was arranged so far, and it may not be too late to temporarily find someone to replace these two rural buns. Thinking of the glory and wealth after the matter was completed, Xing Shu coughed, lowered his voice and said: "Since this is the case, let's tell the truth, what we have to deal with is Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu."

"Chen Xuanli, General Long Wu, who is that?" Yuan Ying looked dazed.

Mo said that he was at a loss, even Yuan Chao, who was familiar with the structure of the imperial court as a small official, and it took a while to react.

"This Chen Xuanli...... What happened to him? Yuan Chao asked hesitantly.

General Long Wu is naturally an important official position, and a military general who is not a close confidant of the Son of Heaven cannot be a general. It's just that this Chen Xuanli has always been relatively low-key, and it can even be said that he is unknown, although when Li Longji launched a coup d'état to seize the throne decades ago, he and Wang Maozhong, Gao Lishi, etc. were Li Longji's right-hand men, but compared with Wang Maozhong, who was high-profile and died, he was a little too honest.

So Yuan Chao felt very strange to this person.

"You've all seen it, among the brothers I have befriended, there is Sergeant Longwu Wansheng Army, and there are two reasons why I dealt with Chen Xuanli." Xing Yu said solemnly: "First, he treated the soldiers poorly and insulted my brother, and if he does not avenge this revenge, I will be a son of man in vain." Second, he has been the general of Longwu for too long, and he is blocking the way of some big people

Yuan Chao didn't think much when he heard the first point, how could Xing Yu kill a general of the dynasty for the sake of his brother's humiliation, but when he heard the second point, his heart moved.

This is possible, this Chen Xuanli has been a general of Longwu for a long time, and there will naturally be people below who are looking at the position under his buttocks, if he dies, won't the position be given up?

"Why did you ask my brother to do this?" Yuan Chao said again.

"I don't say anything, my brother and I have to make a living in Chang'an City, if we do it, sooner or later we will leak the news, and everyone will have no way to live. But the two Yuan brothers are not, you take that big cannibal back to Taizhou, do you dare to come to Chang'an again? ”

Yuan Chao didn't have anything to ask again this time, but Yuan Ying spoke again: "Why did this matter be done on December 12?" ”

"On December 12, Tianziyi drove back to Chang'an, and Chen Xuanli would inevitably follow. When the dispute between Ye Chang and those students is over, the Son of Heaven returns to the palace, and we want to leave Chen Xuanli behind, so you can leave Chang'an immediately. Xing Lu smiled and said: "We will try our best to plant things on Ye Chang's head, and when the time comes, you will be angry again and do me a great favor - I will never forget the kindness of the two." ”

Yuan Chao felt that something was wrong, and this torture plan was inevitably a bit child's play. But if you think about it carefully, of course he won't tell all the plans, and those doubts should be things he is hiding.

Anyway, their brothers didn't really want to help the torturers, the other party had something to hide, and they also had something to hide.

At that moment, he nodded: "Since Brother Xing said so, we are relieved...... I hope that the criminal brother will do what he says."

"Don't worry, I can swear to the gods and Buddhas, I will definitely do it." The torturer laughed wickedly as he spoke