In the bright middle hall, Li Xuan walked in slowly, his long sword hanging from his waist, and his expression was solemn.

Zhou Qian followed behind Li Xuan, holding a black box in his hand, and what was contained in the box was the head of the demon monk without anger.

Xue Zhongzhang, who was reporting on the side, looked at the box, a trace of jealousy flashed in the depths of his eyes, and then bowed his hand to Dou Xuande.

Dou Xuande waved his hand, and Xue Zhongzhang had already retreated from the side door.

Not only Xue Zhongzhang, but everyone present also bowed down and retreated after Zhou Qian put the box on the table.

Li Xuan stood in front of the hall and watched Zhou Qian leave, and then solemnly bowed his hand to Dou Xuande and said, "Qi Dou Weng, the traitor has no anger and has been ambushed, the head is here, please Dou Weng to check it."

Dou Xuande glanced at the black box, nodded with satisfaction, and then exclaimed: "The virtuous nephew is really fast, his junior is just a little flawed, and he has been broken by the virtuous nephew's sharpness.

"Don't dare to be so praised by Dou Weng, this is the joint efforts of the generals of Qianniuwei and Jin Wuwei, and the full cooperation of the Xinlin Mansion and the Yangzhou Thorn History Mansion, so that today's achievements are possible." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at Dou Xuande and said, "Dou Weng is in command, and all parties are fully cooperating, which is the main reason."

Dou Xuande smiled, nodded, stretched out his hand to the side, and said, "Virtuous nephew, please take a seat."

"Thank you." Li Xuan arched his hand and sat down on the side.

Dou Xuande said with a solemn face: "This time the demon monk was executed, the traitor accomplices were also wiped out, the contact between the king of the East China Sea and Silla was completely cut off, and most of the tasks of the virtuous nephew's trip have been completed, but only the remaining Silla side and the Wa Kingdom ......."

"Dou Weng rest assured, the little nephew has been arranged, and everything is going on." Li Xuan explained a little, then looked at Dou Xuande, and asked with a solemn face: "Dou Weng, it's okay for him, it's just that how to end the matter of the king of Linhai County, before the little nephew leaves Beijing, there is no will in the palace."

King Kim In, King of Linhae-gun, asked, the younger brother of King Munmu of Silla.

Before, Kim In-wen had asked to go to Silla with him.

Li Xuan delayed the past on the grounds that the central will was unclear, but now, the day of departure of the army is getting closer and closer, and if he doesn't ask Jin Ren for an explanation, those people around him will also be uneasy.

Dou Xuande muttered: "The retreat of the imperial army is fundamental, in this case, there is no point in the king of Linhae to go to Silla, and without the will of the saint, we can't let him run empty, in case he has any accidents in Silla, you and I can't afford it."

"What Dou Weng said is reasonable." Li Xuan nodded seriously, he agreed with Dou Xuande's statement, Jin Ren asked that although he was loyal in the Tang Dynasty, what happened after returning to his homeland, it was difficult to say, the world has changed over time, not to mention people's hearts.

"Without a holy decree, we really can't let him go to Silla, but it's okay to go to sea." Dou Xuande looked up at Li Xuan, and the taste in his eyes was very strong.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then bowed his head slightly, and then thought about it and said: "Dou Weng, when the little nephew was in Wuzhou, there was a collusion between the Zhoushan Haikou and the Tianyin Sect, if the Zhoushan Haikou attacked Hangzhou after the army set off, Dou Weng ordered the Hangzhou sailors to return, if the king of Linhai County was on the little nephew's boat at that time, then it would be natural for the little nephew to be brought back."

"And what about his subordinates?" Dou Xuande looked at Li Xuan seriously.

"Those people...... It is difficult to predict what those people really are, if they are allowed to follow them back, Yangzhou will be imaginary, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to avoid their eyes, but if they are allowed to follow the army to Silla, then the situation of Silla may be suspected of leaking to Silla, and it will be difficult for both sides, so why not let them leave Yangzhou and return to Chang'an before we set off."

In fact, the best way to target these people is to kill them all, but it is really difficult to do it because of a Jin Ren in the middle.

Instead of this, it is better to let them return to Chang'an, and when they return to Chang'an, it will be difficult for them to collude with Silla again.

At that time, if those Silla people really sensed that something was wrong, then if they wanted to pass on the news, they could only contact the king of the East Sea......

Li Xuan's eyes flashed with a taste of calculation, Dou Xuande

He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Since the virtuous nephew has an idea in his heart, then let's do what the virtuous nephew thinks."

"Thank you." Li Xuan immediately gave up his hand, and the look in his eyes was retracted.

After a slight pause, Li Xuan followed up and said, "Dou Weng, the connection between the King of the East Sea and Silla has been severed, but the connection between Tubo and Silla may still exist, and the little nephew wants to take stock of all the Hu merchants in Yangzhou."

"Yes!" Dou Xuande didn't hesitate at all, and nodded directly: "But the virtuous nephew only has one day tomorrow, and the virtuous nephew will leave for Hangzhou the day after tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Dou Weng, the little nephew knows it." After speaking, Li Xuan stood up, arched his hand slightly, and said, "Dou Weng, if there is nothing else to do, the little nephew will go down to make arrangements."

"Why, the matter of the prince of Shi'an County, the virtuous nephew doesn't plan to ask more?" Dou Xuande looked at Li Xuan with some amusement.

Li Xuan smiled slightly bitterly and sighed, "Because the little nephew knows that it is definitely not Dou Weng's intention."

"Yes, Li Chongguang has moved to Yangzhou for many years, in addition to his unsuccessful nephew, there are also our old friends who are also in Yangzhou, taking care of each other, which is also comforting, but it's a pity." Dou Xuande subconsciously shook his head slightly.

Li Xizhi, the word Chongguang, Shi'an County Gong, his father is the former Sui Taizhou Thorn History, Ankang County Gong Li Jingyou, his grandfather is the Northern Zhou Xinzhou governor, Ankang County Gong Li Qianzhe, is the Longxi Li family lineage, listed in the clan roster.

The Dou family and the Li family are both big families in Guanzhong, and they have intermarried with each other for many years, and they have long been one and the same.

How Li Xizhi is a person, how can Dou Xuande not know.

Of course, I understand that Li Xizhi cannot be involved with Li Jiancheng's descendants at all.

Although his younger brother Li Xianyu, the prince of Ankang County, died of exile due to his crimes, this did not affect Li Xianzhi's reuse in the emperor's heart, otherwise he would not have been allowed to use Guanglu as a doctor and Fenzhou to assassinate Shi Zhishi a few years ago.

You must know that it is Fenzhou, one of the most important states in the entire Tang Dynasty, except for Yongzhou, Bingzhou, Luozhou, Yangzhou and Yizhou.

"The little nephew knows that it is powerful, Secretary Xue Lang is ordered by the secretary and supervisor, I am afraid that there is the intention of the queen of heaven, and the little nephew can understand the difficulties of Dou Weng." Li Xuan got up and bowed slightly sincerely.

Xue Zhongzhang is Wu Chenghe's person, and Wu Chengsi is the nephew of Empress Wu, if there is any additional instruction, it is inevitable.

"No, the virtuous nephew is wrong." Dou Xuande waved his hand directly, and said with a sneer: "What Secretary Xue holds in his hand is not the order of the secretary and supervisor, nor is it the order of the queen of heaven, what he got is the warrant of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department."

"Who?" Li Xuan's whole person couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then reacted, and quickly asked, "Dou Weng, why is this so?"

The corners of Dou Xuande's mouth showed a hint of disgust: "Because he is Pei Zilong's nephew."

"Secretary Xue Lang is the nephew of Pei Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department?" Li Xuan frowned, and asked in great confusion: "Dou Weng, the group of people who accompanied the little nephew to the south, no matter who it was, the little nephew had carefully checked their details, if Secretary Xue Lang was really the nephew of Qiuguan Shangshu, the little nephew shouldn't be unable to find out!"

"The virtuous nephew is really cautious." Dou Xuande looked at Li Xuan, his face was full of satisfaction, and he stretched out his hand to motion, "Virtuous nephew, please take a seat."

"Whoa!" Li Xuan sat down again, and Dou Xuande continued with a solemn face: "The virtuous nephew doesn't know that Pei Zilong's wife in his early years was the daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family, and later the Wang family died of illness, so he promoted the side room to his wife. However, although his side room is from the Xue clan in Hedong, his status is humble, but he is just quite attractive, and he is not closely related to the Xue clan."

Where is this not close, I am afraid that in addition to not being close, there are also a lot of grudges.

The Hedong Xue clan has a large number of people in the court, although the Xue Wanche brothers died, but their descendants are still there, as well as Xue Rengui, the prince of Pingyang County, Xue Yuanchao, the doctor Xue Yuanchao and others, are all leaders of the Xue clan in Hedong.

If the relationship between everyone is harmonious, then the affairs of the court and the central government, if it are not the deep influence of the Xue family, it will be shocking.

"As far as the little nephew knows, Liu Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, is married to the cousin of Pei Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice." Li Xuan looked at Dou Xuande cautiously.

Liu Xianli, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is the cousin-in-law of Pei Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Liu Xianli is also Yan Zhuang's brother-in-law.

When Li Xuan found this clue when he was in Chang'an, he immediately understood why Yan Zhuang, who was the family commander of Prince Li Hong, fell to Empress Wu so quickly, and this was the reason.

"It's just that they just happen to be cousins, and the relationship between Liu Xianli and Pei Yan is also very ordinary." Dou Xuande waved his hand very indifferently.

It's just that the officials of the poor family in the DPRK and China, the children of the family, which family is not in-laws, and there are countless collusions.

Not to mention anything else, these two people in the hall, Dou Xuande is the nephew of Empress Taimu, the wife of Gaozu Li Yuan, and in terms of name, Dou Xuande is still Li Zhi's cousin.

Li Zhi and Li Xuan are the same generation, but Li Xuan's grandmother was born in the Longmen Wang clan and has no blood relationship with Dou Xuande.

But if it is strictly in accordance with the etiquette law, Dou Xuande is also Li Xuan's cousin.

The so-called in-law relationship is just the icing on the cake, and what can really connect all parties is interests.

It is also an interest, which can make all brothers turn their faces directly, let alone in-laws.

Li Xuan retracted his thoughts, and then arched his hand and said, "Secretary Xue is holding the warrant of the Criminal Department's Shangshu, if this is the case, then what he is holding is not the will of the Queen of Heaven?"

Dou Xuande nodded and said, "Yes, although Pei Zilong is a confidant of the Queen of Heaven, he has an ordinary relationship with Wu Chenghei, if the Queen of Heaven really wants to have a will, Qianniuwei and Jin Wuwei can be properly handled, and there is no need for this Secretary Xue, everything is Pei Zilong's personal instructions; However, Pei Zilong is the secretary of the Criminal Department."

A criminal department secretary blocked all Li Xuan's later words.

Even after Jin Wuwei and Qianniuwei were arrested, they had to be handed over to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple for review and sentencing before they could be dealt with.

Now the criminal department directly sends people to arrest people, and the procedure is legal.

Even if Xue Zhongzhang is not a member of the Criminal Department, he only needs to check the official position of the Criminal Department at will.

Looking at Li Xuan, Dou Xuande asked seriously, "At this time, what does the virtuous nephew plan to do, Li Chongguang is a member of the clan after all?"

"Dou Weng, Secretary Xue Lang is holding the warrant of the Criminal Department Shangshu, and then borrowed the hands of the Governor's Mansion, even if the little nephew has all the thoughts in his heart, it is difficult to do anything, and the current situation, the only way is to put everything on the center of Chen, and the center will adjudicate it."

Li Xuan looked sideways at the box containing the demon monk's innocent head on the side, and said softly, "Dou Weng, if you and I add this head, it will be enough to use five hundred miles to expedite."

Dou Xuande's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded: "Yes, no matter how fast the fast horse of the Criminal Department is, it is not as fast as the five hundred miles of the Military Department."

"Li Huainian's matter has been properly handled, although there is no solid evidence to prove that this matter is related to the Shi'an County Prince, but the Shi'an County Prince's nephew is not strict, it is a fact, I will wait for the performance to deal with it, after all, once the county prince, it is not something that you and I can handle at will." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Dou Xuande.

"The virtuous nephew is really proficient in the three flavors of officialdom!" Dou Xuande touched the beard under his chin and smiled with satisfaction on his face.