In the gloomy and rainy night, there was silence in the inn.

Li Xuan walked in the courtyard with a pensive face, his steps were not fast, but his face was very serious, and his eyes were slightly lowered, as if he had no focus.

Qiu Zhenmu held an umbrella on the side, and followed silently.

In the middle hall of the backyard, the lights were bright, and Yu Ze was holding a book of Spring and Autumn in his hand alone, studying carefully.

Hearing the footsteps outside the door, he immediately put down his hand, stood up, walked to the door, saw Li Xuan, and asked, "The prince is back, is this trip going well?"

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded lightly, and he didn't talk about it in detail, just bypassed him directly in one step, walked to the seat of the head, and then looked at the ground and continued to meditate.

Yu Ze subconsciously looked at Qiu Zhenmu.

Qiu Zhenmu shook his head slightly, he didn't know what was going on.

After coming out of the Hangzhou Thorn Mansion, Li Xuan's expression has always been like this.

All the while pondering, it seemed that there was something difficult to solve, had been haunting his mind.

Yu Ze poured a cup of tea from the side, put it on the table beside Li Xuan, and didn't speak, just stood quietly aside.

At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly spoke: "Yuan Tingshi is indeed a square and clear person, but it's a pity that it's a little too much."

"What's too much?" Yu Ze subconsciously asked, and Li Xuan came back to his senses at once.

"Uncle Yu, sit, Brother Qiu, sit!" Li Xuan hurriedly invited Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Good news, Yuan Tingshi has agreed to all the things that went to Hangzhou Assassin's Mansion today."

"The seizure of the Sect Division, the secondment of soldiers, the prohibition and purchase of weapons, and the reduction of customs duties, Yuan Tingshi has agreed?" Yu Ze was a little incredulous for a while.

This morning, they almost turned their faces with Yuan Jiazuo's nephew, and at night, Yuan Jiazuo agreed to their requests.

"Lord Wang, there won't be any fraud in this, right?" Qiu Zhenmu couldn't help but speak, her face solemn.

"Where do you think of it, Yuan Tingshi has a keen eye, clear inside and outside, and he still sees the pros and cons of such things very clearly."

Li Xuan waved his hand and said with emotion: "After all, only Wuzhou is stable, Hangzhou can sit back and relax, if something happens to Wuzhou, Hangzhou will inevitably be implicated, spend a little money and weapons, and finally be able to enjoy peace, this account, Yuan Tingshi is still clear."

The seizure of the Jiaofang Division was specifically to deal with the Tianyin Sect, seconded soldiers, and purchased weapons, in order to make a record in the Hangzhou Assassin Mansion and avoid future accounts.

The rest of the tariffs were done by Li Xuan in order to win the hearts of the people in Wuzhou, which is a matter for later.

"Then what does the prince mean when he said just now is a little too pure?" Yu Ze asked Li Xuan what he said just now.

Li Xuan's face immediately became solemn, he stood up, and paced back and forth in the entire middle hall with a heavy face: "Yuan Tingshi is a generous person, honest and honest, perceptive, and decisive, but he does things more thoughtfully and prudently, and he is mainly defensive rather than attacking, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to find his weaknesses and flaws; Under his rule, it was difficult for the Tianyin Sect to make any big moves, but in the same way, Yuan Tingshi never thought of taking the initiative to attack the Tianyin Sect."

Collecting his thoughts, Li Xuan knew in his heart that attacking the Tianyin Sect was the most important thing he wanted to do at the moment, and everything else was postponed.

Last time, the Tianyin Sect suffered a setback in Yangzhou, and then mobilized some forces to go to Yangzhou.

Now, if this matter can be replicated in Hangzhou, then the power of the Tianyin Sect will naturally flow from Wuzhou to part of Hangzhou.

In that case, the pressure on Wuzhou will be much smaller, but if Hangzhou is motionless, Wuzhou will be a little passive.

Yu Ze knew this, he raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, a little uncertain: "Maybe it's because there are no government soldiers stationed in Hangzhou?"

"In the early years, there were two governors in the entire land of Wuyue, the Wuzhou Governor's Mansion and the Yuezhou Governor's Mansion, but later the Wuzhou Governor's Mansion was abolished, and there was only one Yuezhou Governor's Mansion and one Zhichong Mansion left in the entire Wuyue Land." Qiu Zhenmu's military family is very clear about this.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Although it is said that Hangzhou still has the Hangzhou Navy Division stationed, which can attack the sea bandits when they enter and protect the shipping when they retreat, but they are all river and sea battles, once they go ashore, it is difficult to say how much combat power the Navy Division can exert, and in the entire Hangzhou, except for the Assassin Mansion and Hangzhou County's errand soldiers, there are very few people who can be used."

"Therefore, it is normal for Yuan Tingshi to only want to defend and not attack, just like me in Wuzhou." Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan and made a clear suggestion.

"If you look at it from the perspective of Hangzhou, it should be so, but from the perspective of the entire Wuyue land, it is a little inappropriate."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "The southeast is prosperous, the three Wu capitals, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times, how can it be easily chaotic, so if you want to do it, you should nip all hidden dangers in the bud, what Yuan Thorn Shi did is somewhat negative, even lazy."

Li Xuan's brows tightened, compared to Dou Xuande and Duan Baoxuan, who were aggressive and trying to return to the center of the two capitals as soon as possible, Yuan Jiazuo, the assassin of Hangzhou, looked somewhat inactive.

This is very inconsistent with the image that an early Tang Dynasty should have.

There were some other things wrong in this, but Li Xuan could faintly feel it, but he couldn't understand why.

"When you return to the capital of God, how can you decide in a few words?"

Yu Ze shook his head, and said with some self-deprecation: "The prince doesn't know that Duan Gong, the governor of Yuezhou, is the prince Zuo Wei who joined the army when the saint was still the prince, and Yangzhou Dou Changshi is from the Jingzhao Dou clan, with a noble status, and there are only a few positions in the court, where is the turn to get Yuan Tingshi."

"Hangzhou, Shangzhou, Hangzhou Thorn History, from the three products *** ah!" Li Xuan sighed.

There are 327 states in the Tang Dynasty, 327 states in the history of assassins, only 98 in Shangzhou, 29 in Zhongzhou, and 200 in Xiazhou.

There are ninety-eight in the history of the assassin in Shangzhou alone, and ninety-eight are from the third grade, but there are only a few positions in the six departments and nine secretaries of the three provinces in the central government, and I don't know how many people have been in the position of the history of the assassin for life, and there is no hope for the center for life.

Li Xuan suddenly laughed and said, "If this is the case, it is no wonder that Yuan Tingshi looks careless and positive, if this king is the assassin of either side, at most it will be so, but Yuan Tingshi is at most just a choice out of desperation, and his sincerity may not be so."

There are some things that Yizhou Assassin can not care about, but the DPRK and China will not care, and His Majesty will not care, and they will not let Hangzhou be in chaos.

Yuan Tingshi is indeed not good at fighting, and he sits in the state government, so there must be someone outside who is in charge of the affairs of Hangzhou against the Tianyin Sect, so we have to find out this person and let him move, and really attack the Tianyin Sect, so that Wuzhou can be relaxed." Z.br>

"What the prince said is very true, so who is this person?" Qiu Zhenmu followed Li Xuan's train of thought.

"Hangzhou can't be chaotic, I came to Hangzhou, maybe I have already attracted the attention of the Tianyin Sect to myself, today's matter of that Qi Gongzi is like this, the person we are talking about may not have not seen it, he may have also set his sights on Qi Gongzi, so if you want to find out this person, starting from Qi Gongzi's body, it may not be a feasible way." Li Xuan groaned, thinking about various countermeasures in his mind.

"Young Master Qi, then what does Yuan Tingshi say?" Yu Ze couldn't help but ask.

"Yuan Tingshi said that he would strengthen his control." Li Xuan waved his hand, then leaned back, pressed one hand on the tea bowl on his side, and whispered: "Yuan Tingshi is an upright official, shrewd and wise, but he is too tolerant of that Qi Gongzi, and the things that Qi Gongzi did have caused great disgust, but tonight at the banquet, he said lightly, and the abnormality behind this cannot but make people ponder."

Li Xuan was pondering all the way, and Yuan Jiazuo's connection with the performance was even more abrupt.

Unless, he did it on purpose......

"As the prince said before, maybe it is because there is no hope for promotion, so he will let it go." Yu Ze thought about it, and said with some caution: "A concubine's nephew, such a wealth may ruin his reputation, but as long as he gives it up easily, he can easily get rid of all the stigma."

"If Yuan Thorn Shi is like this

This thought is also simple, but this matter is not so simple, that Qi Gongzi has a very big plan, not simply to collect wealth, but to deeply control all the wealth, or even go further." Li Xuan thought back to the Qi Gongzi he had seen from afar, although this person's methods were a little rough, but his purpose and ambition should definitely not be easily ignored.

Hangzhou Thorn History, Hangzhou Family, plus a Qi Gongzi, and Tianyin Sect.

The two sides penetrate each other and collude with each other, and it is not easy to unravel the secrets behind all this.

"After all, Qi Gongzi has no official status, a student, once Yuan Tingshi is transferred to another state, then even if this Qi Gongzi has more wealth, now that he has offended so many people, he will definitely not end well in the end." Although Qiu Zhenmu is a military general, he can also see it very thoroughly.

"yes, it will all go away eventually." Li Xuan retracted his thoughts, sighed with emotion, and shook his head, Qi Gongzi is still too young.

"In this way, Hu Changshi today forbade the wharf students to participate in the Spring Festival within two years, wouldn't it completely cut off the last way for this Qi Gongzi." Yu Ze suddenly spoke.

Li Xuan and Qiu Zhenmu were stunned at the same time, and then couldn't help but come over suddenly.

"Indeed, there are only two ways for this Qi Gongzi to solve his current predicament, one is to be admitted to the Jinshi and even the champion, and the other is to abandon and sell all his properties, and then flee Hangzhou with the proceeds." After Qiu Zhenmu finished speaking, she looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook his head and said, "It's not that simple, although Yuan Tingshi didn't say a word on this matter today, he is the Hangzhou Assassin Shi after all, as long as he is willing to speak, everyone has to obediently carry it out, so the matter of the imperial examination will not be a problem."

"But it must also be agreed by the prince, today the prince of Qi tried to use the prince as a pedal to promote his reputation, but he didn't expect to kick the iron plate, if the prince does not agree, even if Yuan Tingshi nods here, when he arrives in Chang'an, he will not be admitted, after all, this person has sinister intentions." Speaking of this, Qiu Zhenmu looked at Yu Ze and asked, "What Yuan Tingshi promised today wouldn't it be in exchange for this?"

"No, this is a public matter, Yuan Tingshi has a clear distinction between public and private, and this kind of thing is still very clear." Li Xuan sighed with emotion and said, "But with Yuan Thorn History, this king is not good to do too much, so in the end, it depends on the wrestling in all aspects."

"In this way, it's really a little strange," Yu Ze also frowned, looked at Li Xuan, and said, "Lord Wang, that Qi Gongzi still relies on Yuan Tingshi after all, no matter what choice he makes, it is impossible to skip Yuan Tingshi, the money in his hand, Yuan Tingshi......

Li Xuan waved his hand to stop Yu Ze from continuing: "It depends on Yuan Tingshi's final choice, whether he wants to retain his reputation for being honest and honest, or whether he wants to return empty-handed, or maybe both, or maybe this is an illusion from the beginning."

Yuan Jiazuo gave Li Xuan a good impression on the surface, but in the matter of Qi Gongzi, he was somewhat indifferent and even ruthless.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, for the time being, we should still focus on our own affairs, first find a way to make Hangzhou City move, and strike a hard blow to the Tianyin Sect." In addition, I will visit the Lu family tomorrow morning, and a handwritten letter from Uncle Yuan Fang is enough for me to wait in the land of Wu Yue and get the support of the Lu family, but I must also be fully prepared."

When leaving Yangzhou, Lu Yuanfang secretly handed Li Xuan a letter and asked him to take it to the Lu family, which was also one of Li Xuan's biggest gains in Yangzhou City.

"Yes!" Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu gave up their hands, and then slowly retreated and began to prepare for tomorrow's events.

At this time, Xu Wan'er walked in with a basin of water, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, looking extremely respectful.

Wearing a green full-breasted skirt and holding a basin of water, the body can't help but lean forward a little.

Li Xuan felt a little amused for a while, and waved his hand directly and said, "Okay, your matter has already been investigated, and there will be results soon."

Xu Wan'er is from Hangzhou, and his parents are the same, Li Xuan promised to help find his parents when he was in Yangzhou.

"The slave knows." Xu Wan'er came to Li Xuan's side, put the basin on the ground, half-knelt down, reached out and grabbed Li Xuan's boots, and said at the same time, "The slave family is here to help the prince wash

Feet!"

The water temperature was comfortable.