On the way back to Qingxiao's Courtyard, the prince called Chen Liu to his frame.

Li Wan asked straight to the point:

"What do you think?"

"It's a bit arrogant, but it's not too much of a problem for the time being."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Liu gave his own conclusion.

He was sure that among the Longzuo Guards, the will and existence of the royal family and the imperial court were obviously suppressed, but this did not mean betrayal.

"Your Highness has also given you a chance, it's up to Zuo Shuai's choice."

When Li Wan heard this, she nodded appreciatively.

They did not ask the boss of the guilty side because of this appearance, but it is categorically unacceptable to allow this phenomenon to develop.

The gold medal presented by Li Wan and Mo Li before entering the school field was an opportunity for Zuo Xiangci to explain.

For many years, it is impossible for Zuo Xiangci not to know what the prince means after learning what happened. His choice represents his attitude, and it also represents the prince's opinion of him and the Longzuo guards.

"What kind of person do you think our Zuo Shuai is?"

"The army is governed quite strictly, the army is united, and he is really talented."

The military appearance of the Longzuo Praetorian Guard is indeed quite good.

When the school field was ordered, the efficiency and effectiveness of the execution of orders by all departments were excellent. This is not something that can be achieved by casual practice.

The lightly armed infantry is agile, the heavy infantry is steady and tough, and the archers are full of crosshair, even the cavalry is quite powerful.

Above the soldiers, the commanders' ability to command the troops is also remarkable.

Changing formations, sticking to the movement, and using various tactics and strategies are all proficient.

Their loyalty to Zuo Xiangci is also very high, one can be seen from the generals and soldiers are more commander-in-chief, and the other is their disdain for Chen Liu, the "little white face", when he stands parallel to Zuo Xiangci.

Li Wan agreed with this conclusion.

Before Zuo Xiangci was released from Beijing and became the local commander of the town guarding the side, he was assessed by the commanders of the military department. After everyone recognized it, he became the commander of the Longzuo Praetorian Guard.

So, of course, what Li Wan wants to hear is not the answer in this regard. So he then asked:

"What about being human?"

"I don't know."

"Do you not know or don't want to say it?"

Chen Liu replied:

"Naturally, the minister did not dare to deceive His Highness, but there was no investigation and no right to speak. The minister didn't know Zuo Shuai's past, so he didn't dare to jump to conclusions."

"Hmm. Tonight, I'll ask the knife master to give you a copy of his information, and you can take it and take a look."

didn't get an answer, but Li Wan agreed with Chen Liu even more.

On weekdays, he is very disgusted with those useless officials in the court who talk about it without knowing the whole picture.

Chen Liu's sentence "No investigation, no right to speak" is very much in line with Li Wan's heart.

Then he asked:

"What you said before about dividing the troops, do you have a detailed strategy?"

Regardless of Zuo Xiangci's attitude, this time the order still made the prince think deeply.

He did trust the Longzuo Praetorian Guards very much, but now he had to consider the method of checks and balances.

There was indeed a problem with the original setting, and it was a bit risky to hand over Zhangzhou, an important military battleground and commercial town, to a lone army.

Even if it is deeply involved with the Kyoto Forbidden Army, it will not work.

Li Wan was noncommittal about Chen Liu's strategy of "dividing troops and controlling generals" before, but now he feels that he should use it for use.

"The minister's tentative ideas are all presented to His Highness. Regarding the issue of army allocation, the minister did not think too deeply."

"Didn't Marshal tell you?"

Li Wan knew that Chen Liu's statement did not mean that he was incapable, but that he had not explored the military configuration and system of the imperial court.

He shouldn't have known that at this moment.

As for his question, it was purely casual.

"Whether the marshal knows or not, the minister doesn't know

。 However, it is indeed the order of the marshal to ask Her Royal Highness the princess to bring the minister into the school grounds."

"Oh?"

This goes up to another level.

Chen Liu's conversation with him was to ask about governance, and Feng Shuai's end can be regarded as guidance.

Even Li Wan had to admit that what he knew was handsome, wise and close to the demon, and it seemed that there was nothing in the world that he couldn't calculate.

So Chen Liu gave the six-character task given to him by Feng Shuai, and said by the way that he was not an official pole player.

"You haven't been promoted yet?"

"Qualifications are dull, and they are only outsiders."

Li Wan didn't say much, but just asked Chen Liu to take off the self-proclaimed "minister" and directly call himself "I".

"Thank you, Your Highness."

This "minister" really makes Chen Liu a little uncomfortable to say, and it is naturally better not to call it so.

After Li Wan heard those six words, she fell into deep thought and was silent for a long time.

So Chen Liu took his leave by the way.

Li Wan nodded, waved his hand to let Chen Liu feel free, and said:

"If Murray wants to know, you can pick some and talk to her. Needless to say, she doesn't like these things on a daily basis, but only occasionally finds them interesting."

"Yes."

As Li Wan's brother expected, Chen Liu got off the prince's frame and was called away by Mo Li.

However, Chen Liu did not get on Mo Li's frame, but stood outside the carriage and talked to Mo Li.

What she wanted to know was really not deep, so Chen Liu picked out some simple and interesting ones, and made up a few jokes to tell her.

After the prince and his entourage returned to the Qingxiao Courtyard, they naturally returned to their respective palaces or rooms, washed off the dust on their bodies, and prepared for a good rest.

However, when Chen Liu was about to lie down, the knife master came.

"This is Zuo Xiangci's information, and you can see this copy for yourself."

The swordsmith handed him two scrolls.

After Chen Liu took it, although he had some doubts about the extra one, he didn't say anything.

It's just that just when Chen Liu wanted to say goodbye to the knife master and enter the house to rest, the knife master suddenly made a move. A knife slashed at Chen Liu's neck.

This blow was not fast, so Chen Liu still narrowly avoided it.

"Senpai, what do you mean by that?"

"Seeing that you are a little slacking in your cultivation, I will help you."

The knife master's fingertips slid in the void, and there was a Dao Dao sword qi towards Chen Liu.

Chen Liu hurriedly dodged, and the danger was full of dangers.

It's just that he also realized that the sword master seemed to really come here to guide him.

Although he didn't know whether it was the crown prince, Mo Mei or Wanqiu who left to thread the needle in it, Chen Liu had no reason to live up to his kindness, pulled out the thundering knife, and began to catch empty hands with a white blade.

Chen Liu was destined to be sleepless this night, but Li Wan did not sleep either.

In the Qingxiao Palace, guests came.

"Uncle Eight Wang, why are you here?"

It turned out that the eighth prince came to Qingxiao's courtyard early and waited for the prince to come back.

"How's the Praetorian Guard?"

"Okay, but it needs to be tuned."

"Hmm."

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, the eighth prince also said the purpose of this trip.

"Fourth brother is going to send someone."

"Uncle Siwang seems to miss his nephew a little."

The two did not say it thoroughly, and the two sides tacitly knew that at this time, the king of Huainan sent someone to come, obviously because the drunkard did not mean to drink.

Li Wan also pressed her voice and said the information obtained by secret agents everywhere.

"The fourth brother seems to be quite involved."

After the eighth prince drank a sip of idle tea, he sighed.

As the richest prince, King Huainan's money naturally could not come only from the imperial court's support for the royal family.

Since the beginning of the previous dynasty, Jianghuai has overshadowed the old Central Plains and become the richest place in the world.

The so-called "JAC

Familiar, the world is full", not only refers to the matter of agriculture, but also represents the prosperity of business travel and trade.

And the king of Huainan is the most successful businessman in Jianghuai and even in the whole world.

Rich in the world, rich in the country, for the king of Huainan is not a casual talk.

His business is everywhere in the world.

Li Wan also found out that behind many gentry in Zhangzhou, there was the shadow of King Huainan.

"But the fourth uncle really seems to be collecting money for the country. In the annual tax revenue of the household department, the other parts are reported by the locality, and only Uncle Wang is reported by the individual. Every time I pay, I don't say that I am in full, and I even have some excess."

As a relative of the emperor, the king of Huainan is actually partially beyond the scope of the law of Daliang.

When the royal business is done, there will also be various benefits.

Officials from all over the country naturally opened the door of convenience and passed all the way.

The collection of taxes is naturally more meaningful.

Only the King of Huainan is different.

Not only did he not rely on his status as a relative of the emperor to seek privileges, but he wholeheartedly acted in accordance with the rules and regulations, and he could be said to be a model in the business world.

Li Wan couldn't guess the thoughts of this fourth uncle.

It's just that the past history makes it impossible for him to completely relax his vigilance against this Uncle Wang.

The Eighth Prince also said:

"Back then, no one knew why the fourth brother retreated bravely, to be honest, His Majesty may not be able to win steadily."

Such a rebellious remark, as the crown prince, Li Wan did not feel dissatisfied, because he also agreed with this statement.

Even what the eighth prince said was very tactful, in fact, the situation back then was that the king of Huainan had more advantages.

If there are no accidents, this piece of the world should belong to the king of Huainan.

"So I don't have any direct evidence, but I still can't help but be suspicious of Uncle Siwang."

"Who can rest assured? Who doesn't want that position."

But the truth, probably only a few people such as His Majesty the Emperor and King Huainan know the truth of the matter.

"Uncle Wang wants to accompany me to meet the envoys of the four uncles?"

"I can't. If there is too much involvement, my brain will not be enough, so it is better to be the prince who dissipates me clearly."

The prince smiled a little helplessly, and finally sent away this eighth uncle he could absolutely trust.

Above the sky, the moon and stars are scarce.

Princes and generals, lonely people.

After the sword master moved his muscles and bones a little, he did not go to the Qingxiao Palace, but went to Princess Moli's Shufang Pavilion.

She was standing on the edge of the pond in the temple, boringly sprinkling fish food to feed the fish.

"Your Highness, if you feed it again, you will die."

The knife master appeared beside her, looked at the pond full of fish food, and couldn't help but laugh a little, and reminded her.

"Grandpa Knife, why are you here?"

"That kid was beaten up by me."

"He didn't...... If he doesn't pay attention all day, he should be beaten. Is it heavy?"

"It's heavy."

"Ah......h

Mo Li's careful thinking has actually been shown on his face.

The Knife Master was actually reluctant to interfere with her wishes, but ......

"Your Highness, he has too much involved, not ...... A good couple."

"Grandpa Dao, what are you talking about, how could I possibly like him!"

The denial is very firm, but a little too fast, too resolute.