Yuan Hong entered the imperial study, and when he sat down on the couch, the eunuch Sanbao retired from the attendants.

Yuan Hong took a sip of tea and said, "You just said that the events of that day have an eyebrow, but who is known to spy on the Yonghe Palace?" ”

Sam Bao stood aside and replied, "Your Majesty, exactly! A few days ago, according to His Majesty's instructions, except for Zuo Zhaoyi's close Wang and Jixiang, the rest of the Yonghe Hall should be investigated one by one, and on the day of the incident, there were three people out of the Yonghe Palace, which was quite suspicious. ”

Inevitably startled the snake, the slave quietly went to the close six locks one by one to find out where the three people went. Of the three people, the other two had already made it clear where they had gone, and the six locks had also verified where they had gone, and it was correct. There is only one named Xiangyi, when he left the Yonghe Palace, he only said to the guards that he had abdominal pain, and he wanted to go to the Imperial Medical Department to ask for medical advice, but Liusuo checked the medical records of the palace maids of the Imperial Medical Department that day, and there was no name of Xiangyi..."

Raising his head, Sanbao continued: "The slave got the six locks, so he ordered the six locks to pass on Xiangyi, but Xiangyi suddenly disappeared two days ago, and the slave knew that the Wang family was also looking for this woman. The slave went to Xiangyi's house outside the palace, but his family didn't know about Xiangyi's departure from the palace..."

Yuan Hong saw that Sanbao wanted to stop talking, so he waved his hand and said, "It's okay for you to say it." ”

Sanbao said: "The slave wants to be gifted, I am afraid that it will pollute Your Majesty's holy hearing." Seeing that Yuan Hong motioned for himself to continue, Sanbao continued: "Fang Cai slave got the report from the inner servants and miscellaneous servants, and a palace maid was drowned in the well in the back courtyard of the Golden Light Palace, and the slave did not dare to slack off, so he hurried over. The palace maid has been salvaged, and her body has been soaked in water for a long time, and she is swollen, and her appearance is really terrifying. After the court order and Wang's identification, it was determined that Xiangyi was correct. ”

Hearing the words of the Three Treasures, Yuan Hong looked sad and said, "Oh? Wang's also knew about this? ”

Sanbao knew what the emperor was worried about, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is relieved, the slave has instructed the Wang family not to let him know about this matter to Zuo Zhaoyi." ”

Yuan Hong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, it's better not to let Zuo Zhaoyi know about these unsightly dirty things, so as not to make her worried." ”

Seeing the head of the three treasures, Yuan Hong said suspiciously: "The Jinguang Hall is the queen's banquet place, and now that the Feng family has left the palace, except for the miscellaneous servants who sprinkle and sweep, few people go there, why does this Xiangyi want to throw a well there?" ”

Sanbao said: "The slave also felt that this matter was strange, and the slave just asked the attendants who were doing miscellaneous servants in the Golden Light Palace, and they all said that no outsiders had gone in the past two days, and they didn't know when this Xiangyi entered the Golden Light Palace. ”

Yuan Hong lowered his head and looked at the cup in his hand, and after a few flicks of his fingers, Yuan Hong raised his head and said: "The attendants have not seen any outsiders go during their duty, can they leave?" ”

Sanbao immediately understood: "Your Majesty Shengming, the slave will go to investigate carefully, and he will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust." ”

Let's say that the prince Yuansui went to Pingcheng to welcome the coffin of the prince Feng Xi in the old year, and met with Hou Yuanlong of Anle in private, and introduced him as a confidant. On that day, he was flogged, and Yuan Sui flew a pigeon to inform Yuan Long of the matter. Yuan Long wanted to instigate the prince to rebel, but he could take the opportunity to coerce the prince to order the princes, but he was overjoyed to get the news that Yuan Hong and Yuan Sui father and son had no separation.

Yuan Longfu sent a letter to Yuan Sui again, pretending to be relieved, but secretly planning to start an incident, and quietly left Pingcheng and went to Luoyang, wanting to meet Yuan Sui in order to seek a great cause.

Yuan Sui didn't know what Yuan Long meant, and took the letter, knowing that Yuan Long would arrive in Luoyang, he was very moved in his heart, but Yuan Long traveled thousands of miles just to visit himself. At these times, Yen recuperated from his injuries and stayed in the mansion to wait for Yuanlong, and did not go to the palace to meet him.

Because of the flying pigeon, Yuan Sui knew that Yuan Long would enter the city before the dusk drum sounded at the first moment of the day. After dinner, Yuan Sui only felt anxious, pacing back and forth in the dormitory, just waiting for Yuan Long to arrive.

At the first moment, a carriage stopped at the side door of the back alley of the prince's mansion. Yuan Long hurriedly got out of the car and walked into the prince's mansion under the guidance of Cheng Liang. Passing through the flower garden, through the corridor, all the way to the entrance hall of the Yuan Sui dormitory. When Cheng Liang entered the report, he got Yuan Sui's instructions, and led Yuan Long inside.

Before Yuan Long could salute, Yuan Sui helped him up. With smiling eyes, Yingying pulled Yuan Long into a seat, and Yuan Sui said: "An Lehou has been driving all the way, and it is really hard. ”

Yuan Long bowed his hand and said: "The minister is fortunate to be treated by the prince and taken as a confidant." Now that he heard that the prince was aggrieved, the minister was uneasy in his heart, not to say that thousands of miles away, it was thousands of miles, and the minister also came to greet him. ”

When Yuan Sui heard this, he was very moved in his heart: "Good, good, good!" I didn't lose my eyes, An Lehou and I are really like brothers. He turned his head and said to Cheng Liang: "Go and prepare some delicious wine and food, I want to wash the dust for An Lehou, and get drunk tonight!" ”

Cheng Liang lowered his head, and in a short time, a table of wine and food was ready. For Yuan Sui and Yuan Long, he poured a sea bowl full of wine, and Cheng Liang led a few close attendants to withdraw.

Yuan Long picked up the sea bowl and said to Yuan Sui: "Although the minister is a royal family, he is already a side branch of the five pieces, and now he is favored by the prince, and he is inscribed in the five." The minister did it first to pay respect, in order to repay the prince's kindness. With that, Yuan Long drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

Seeing this, Yuan Sui did not hesitate for a moment, and drank it all.

Wiping his mouth with his sleeve, Yuan Sui said: "I haven't drunk like this for a long time, it's happy, it's really happy!" ”

Yuan Long said with a smile: "The wine is a thousand bells and a thousand bells of confidants, according to our humble customs, when you drink three bowls, you can enter the food and talk, and the minister respects the prince again, I wish the prince is safe and healthy, and everything is as he wishes." ”

The two laughed and put three bowls of wine into their stomachs.

Putting down the sea bowl in his hand, Yuan Sui was already three points drunk. The wine went in and out of his tongue, and Yuan Sui told Yuan Long all the complaints he had been complaining about these days.

Yuan Long had already come for what he was planning, and at this time, Wen Yuan's words were in his arms. Looking at Yuan Sui, Yuan Long lowered his head and said: "Since the prince and the minister are in his heart, the minister will say a few words beyond the norm, the prince is not strange." ”

Yuan Sui took Yuan Long's hand and said, "An Le Hou is my best friend, so you might as well say it bluntly." ”

Yuan Long was filled with righteous indignation: "When the minister got the letter from the prince that day, he cried out for the prince in his heart. His Majesty has promised Feng Xiaoniang the crown prince, and King Changshan's act that day was to deceive his brother and steal his sister-in-law. Don't say that the prince, if you just beat and scold a few words, it is not an exaggeration to torture. ”

Seeing that Yuan Sui was used, Yuan Long continued: "I heard that Your Majesty favors Zuo Zhaoyi, and now he is protecting King Changshan like this, it must be because of Zuo Zhaoyi..."

Before Yuan Long could speak, Yuan Sui snorted coldly and said: "That Zuo Zhaoyi bewitched and bewitched the king, making Aya jade indistinguishable, which is extremely hateful. ”

Yuan Long echoed: "Shang Youda has lost the country, Zhou has praised the king, and my Great Wei must not suffer from the rebellion of the fox girl again!" ”

Yuan Sui looked disdainful and said: "Aya is not a merchant and a prince, even if this woman has good means, she will not be ruined." ”

When Yuan Long heard this, he was stunned in his heart, but he didn't expect that although Yuan Sui was full of complaints, he had the heart of reverence for his father. With just a flick of his fingers, Yuan Sui settled his mind and said: "Your Majesty, the saint of heaven, my Great Wei is eternal." Only this country in the future... That's it, the minister is drunk and talking nonsense, the prince is not strange! ”

Yuan Sui saw that Yuan Long wanted to speak and stopped, and his heart was unhappy: "How will this country be in the future?" If you have made me a confidant, how can you hide it? ”

Yuan Long drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and Fang said: "Why didn't Your Majesty punish King Changshan that day, has the prince thought about it carefully?" ”

Seeing that Yuan Sui listened carefully, Yuan Long continued: "King Changshan is Zuo Zhaoyi's adopted son, if King Changshan is punished, it will affect Zuo Zhaoyi. Now that the queen is to be abolished, His Majesty favors Zuo Zhaoyi, and this position is the only one. In this way, King Changshan became His Majesty's son-in-law..."

Yuan Sui was displeased when he heard this, and interrupted: "I am the heir of the eldest and youngest, only in the order of the eldest and youngest, and there has never been a distinction between the eldest and the youngest. ”

Yuan Long said: "Your Majesty has made a great move in the Han Revolution, and this Han family has always respected the elders. Prince, you have formed a bond with the Yonghe Palace this time, if Zuo Zhaoyi really ascends the throne, how can she make you settle on the throne? ”

Yuan Sui remembered that his father had mentioned the abolition of the reserve several times, and at this time, after Yuan Long's instigation, he suddenly felt frightened. Looking at Yuan Long, Yuan Sui hurriedly said: "Then according to An Lehou's opinion, what should I do?" ”

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yuan Long said sincerely: "If the prince can do as the minister asks, the storage position can be guaranteed." ”

Yuan Sui was like a person who fell into the water and got driftwood, and hurriedly said: "An Lehou hurry up and tell me about it!" ”