On the Xin'an River, the river is rippling, there are many dark shadows under the water surface, and there are reefs lurking, and if you are not careful, you will directly hit the bottom of the boat.

Without the guidance of experienced boatmen, this Xin'an River would not be easy.

A small boat swayed and docked on the official ship that was not fast, Li Xuan grabbed the cable and jumped onto the deck.

Li Zhu followed closely behind Li Xuan.

Behind Li Zhu was a middle-aged short-bearded man with an ugly face, wearing a cyan robe and a black hat.

The eyebrows and eyes are not big, and the face can only be regarded as ordinary, but this person is the former official who has the deepest study of gunpowder in the entire imperial court.

Du Chun, the former general was a supervisor, and then fell into the hands of the Tianyin Sect, and now, he has fallen into the hands of Li Xuan.

"Take him down first, and then bring him back to Chang'an." Li Xuan turned his head sideways and explained.

"Whoa!" Li Zhu immediately surrendered his hand, and then took the person down.

Although Du Chun was reluctant, he had nothing to do.

Now that he has been found, his relatives and friends at home will inevitably be implicated, and now he can only rely on the arrangement of the king of Nanchang to have a chance to avoid the catastrophe.

Standing on the deck, the river breeze was blowing, Li Xuan clasped his hands to his chest, thinking about the usefulness of Du Chun.

The main reason why Du Chun was able to make more progress in gunpowder than his predecessors was that it happened in the explosion incident that would be used as a prison.

He discovered that the more honey was put in, the more powerful the gunpowder explosion would be.

Today, he has begun to work on alternatives to honey.

It's just that although there has been progress, it is still far from fundamental, and there are even signs of going the other way forward.

Otherwise, in the previous battle of the underground palace, he would have been able to play a greater role.

Li Xuan knew that Du Chun's progress was insignificant in the long history.

But it's attractive enough these days.

It's also good that he was recommended to the imperial court. ap.

In this way, in the future, Li Xuan used a more powerful gunpowder, and he could easily push it on Du Chun's body.

Li Xuan returned to the cabin with a hint of thought, and on the inside of the cabin, Sima Chengzhen and Ming Chongyan sat together and played chess leisurely.

Qiu Zhenmu was standing in the corner, her eyes constantly falling on Ming Chongyan's body.

Among the people, Qiu Shenyu and Ming Chongyan have the closest relationship, and they are also the most trusted courtiers of the Empress Wu.

If you ask Qiu Shenqi what his whereabouts are, then Ming Chongyan is the clearest among everyone.

Li Xuan nodded slightly at Ming Chongyan and Sima Chengzhen, then sat back down at the table and began to write the folds.

Although the Tianyin Sect is a major event, there are still many big and small things that need to be done.

Among them, not only Du Chun's affairs should be written, but also the affairs of the unknown whereabouts of the crown prince's seal should also be mentioned.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps suddenly entered from outside.

A soldier of the Huangshan Prefecture walked in quickly from outside and presented a secret letter to Ming Chongyan.

Xue Qianfeng's people...... No, it's a person who worships Ming, a person who guards inside.

Although Li Xuan was bowing his head to write the script, he was also paying attention to Ming Chongyan's every move.

After receiving the secret letter, Ming Chongyan glanced at it, and his face couldn't help but change slightly.

Although Li Xuan couldn't see the content of the secret letter in Chongyan's hand, he also knew that there were not many things in this world that could make Ming Chongyan's face change slightly.

Could it be that they have already found the whereabouts of Qiu Shenyu?

The thin bamboo brush in Li Xuan's hand paused slightly, and his face showed a natural look of thought.

But then he wrote down the words of asking the people of Muzhou to move from the states as soon as possible.

Muzhou after this war, the loss of people is serious, even if everyone has a hundred acres of land, but there are still a large number of fields barren, if the population can not be relocated in time, then these fields, will be occupied by the family......

Sensing that Ming Chongyan's gaze swept past him, Li Xuan's heart was slightly relieved, and then he continued to write the recital.

I couldn't help but feel a little strange in my heart.

If Qiu Shenqi's body had been found, why didn't Ming Chongyan immediately make it public, what was he hesitating about?

At this time, Ming Chongyan suddenly turned his head to look at Li Xuan again, and asked directly, "King Nanchang seems to be worried about something, I don't know what he is worried about, can you tell Poor Dao?"

Li Xuan frowned, his heart was already clear, and Ming Chongyan suspected himself.

After all, no one saw Qiu Shenyu's death, and anyone could be a suspect.

"This?" Li Xuan's face showed a moment of hesitation at this time, he glanced at Ming Chongyan, then turned his head to look at everyone, waved his hand and said, "You all go out first."

Many Qianniu guards in the cabin, along with Li Zhu and Qiu Zhenmu, also retreated together.

At this time, Li Xuan looked at Ming Chongyan and Sima Chengzhen with a serious expression, and said cautiously: "The two real people should have heard that a few months ago, a prince seal once flowed out of the divine capital and fell into the hands of the Tianyin Sect, but this time they rummaged through the underground palace of the Tianyin Sect, but there was still no trace of that prince seal?"

Ming Chongyan didn't even look at Sima Chengzhen, and said directly: "The king should know that the prince seal is forged, and anyone who gets the prince seal will be discovered immediately once it is used, and then the entire Tang Dynasty will be strangled."

That crown prince seal was just a vote for Yan Zhuang to infiltrate the Tianyin Sect's main altar at the beginning, and again, it was a trap from the beginning.

Once the Heavenly Yin Sect's cashier is sealed by the crown prince, then both they and the allies behind them will be immediately exposed.

"Of course this king knows this, but everything now proves that the one who really wants that prince seal is not a person from the Tianyin Sect, so who is this person, where does he come from, and what is the purpose of the prince seal?"

Li Xuan put aside the thin bamboo brush in his hand, stared at him tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Real person, what really poses a threat to Datang is never a prince seal, but the person who wants to get him."

Ming Chongyan, who was standing opposite Li Xuan, felt an unusually dazzling sword light and sword shadow from Li Xuan's eyes in an instant.

The struggle for power in the Tang royal family is more brutal than anyone imagined.

Ming Chongyan has already been involved, he is not only the strategist of the martial queen, but also the teacher of the prime minister Li Dan.

Although Li Xian is the crown prince now, no one can guarantee that Li Xian, the crown prince, can sit down forever.

King Li Xian and King Li Dan all have opportunities.

Later, Li Xian was pushed off the throne, and most of the people who really contributed, except for Empress Wu, were the vassals of the palace of King Li Dan.

Li Xuan looked at Ming Chongyan and said coldly: "This person got that fake prince seal, even if he didn't use it for his own use, he just hid him in a prince's palace with ulterior motives, and then set out to make a first report, then the entire court will immediately usher in a bloody storm...... So the fake prince seal must be found, and those who want to use it must also be found."

Ming Chongyan's face became very embarrassed in an instant.

Although Li Xuan did not point out Li Dan's name, Ming Chongyan felt that Li Xuan was talking about Li Dan.

Once sometime in the future, the fake prince seal suddenly appears in the Xiangwang Mansion, the Xiangwang will immediately be unlucky.

In Ming Chongyan's mind, there was already a scene of the internal guards comprehensively inspecting the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the end, he had to nod solemnly and said, "That's true, if this matter can't be handled properly, there will be great trouble."

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded seriously, and he successfully diverted the topic.

Ming Chongyan no longer bothered about the cause of Qiu Shenyu's death, or rather, he had transferred his suspicions to others.

Because Li Xuan didn't mention Qiu Shenqi from beginning to end, as if he didn't know that he was dead.

However, the person who got the prince's seal was indeed troublesome, Li Xuan lowered his head and thought, this person should be the king of the East China Sea.

The army did not move forward very quickly, and when it was dark, the army arrived at Weiping.

Stop at Whitpan

After night, the army set out again in the early morning of the next day.

At noon, the army had already appeared at the south gate of Muzhou.

Countless people stood at the gates and on both sides of the streets, welcoming the triumphant march of the army.

However, when the army array was rampant at the city gate, the eyes of the people fell more on the black coffin in the middle.

Before and after the black coffin, there were twenty or thirty captured Tianyin cultists, all of whom were dressed in linen and filial piety, crying in low voices.

The people around them were no strangers to these people, because they were like them earlier, not only were they fellow villagers in Muzhou, but they were also Tianyin believers.

Now that these people are wearing linen and filial piety, it is self-evident who is in the coffin.

Under the city gate, seeing the eyes of the people, Du Bixing looked at Li Xuan and Duan Baoxuan, as well as many officials present, and congratulated him: "Congratulations to the prince, the governor, in this way, there will be no more repetition in the hearts of the people of Muzhou."

The coffin contained the body of the queen, and after Ming Chongyan and Sima Chengzhen returned, they personally confirmed this.

Even now they are still guarding both sides of the coffin, and no one doubts the truth of this.

"The people's hearts are never about a single person, the key is whether the people's lives are stable, as long as there is enough surplus food, then even if there is a natural disaster, the people will not rebel." Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan and nodded slightly.

Li Xuan was a little surprised, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "What the Governor said is extremely true."

Duan Baoxuan shook his head and said, "This governor is just picking up the Yahui of the king of Nanchang, although the poem of the king of Nanchang is simple, but it is a sincere reason, if the officials of the world can see through this, then it will really be the peace of the country and the people."

"What the governor said is very true, so after the lower officials returned to Wuzhou, they prepared to go down to check the surplus grain in the people's homes after the summer harvest, and then compiled it into a book and reported it to the center." Li Xuan looked at Duan Baoxuan sincerely.

Duan Baoxuan nodded slightly, and said, "Yuezhou can also do the same, but although this matter seems easy, there are also many problems, how to prevent the evil officials from playing tricks and oppressing the people, and how to prevent the people from falsely reporting the numbers, these are all problems."

"Therefore, you can't rely on those quick catchers." Li Xuan said seriously: "Such statistics, first of all, the people need to be voluntary, if the people are unwilling, then nothing is allowed to trespass into their homes to forcibly count, this matter is best by those state and county students, enter the countryside to count, they are literate, and their hometown, and there is no authority, but also let the people see the benefits of reading, one stone."

"The prince doesn't want to take the opportunity to build more schools, right?" Yao Zhi suddenly spoke, and everyone present suddenly realized.

Li Xuan smiled and nodded.

If other things are not political achievements, then building a school can be regarded as a business of persuasion, and even more students who fail in the scientific examination can have an income.

The land of Wu Yue is already full of literary style, if it can be used to go deeper into the countryside, then there will be more and more Wu Yue officials in the court in the future, which is a good thing for them.

Back at the Assassin's Mansion, Duan Baoxuan immediately began to arrange many political affairs.

Du Bixing also told Li Xuan and Duan Baoxuan what happened in Muzhou during Li Xuan's departure.

In particular, the Muzhou Yang turmoil that occurred a few days ago.

The government found out that the Yang family in Muzhou had hidden a large amount of land, and demanded that they hand over the land, and at the same time pay back the taxes owed for many years, and at the same time there were a large number of fines and confiscations, and a cadre was even arrested and imprisoned.

At this time, the son of the patriarch of the Yang family gathered a crowd to rebel, but was directly defeated by Du Bixing, who had been prepared for a long time.

Looking at the confiscated land and property, Li Xuan hesitated slightly, then looked at Duan Baoxuan and said, "Governor, this matter will be handed over to the new Muzhou Assassin Shi to deal with, the war is over, and it is not good for the lower officials to be too transgressive."

"It's fine." Duan Baoxuan nodded and said, "This official is now going to send troops from all walks of life back to the states, and the prince will go down to the counties to supervise the autumn planting of the people.

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded in agreement.

As early as ten days ago, when they first arrived in Muzhou, they had already urged the imperial court to select Muzhou to assassinate the history.

Now that the war is over, it must not be long before the new Muzhou Assassin will come with the Holy Decree.

But even so, Li Xuan didn't expect the holy decree to come so quickly.