The waning moon is like a hook, and it is cold.

On the streets of Hangzhou, people are sparse, and they are all hurrying home.

The sound of "dong" and the sound of dusk drums instantly began to spread from the city of Hangzhou in all directions.

It's about to close the door, so it's no wonder that there aren't many people on the street.

Coming out of the Thorn Mansion, Li Xuan kept his head down, as if he had been thinking about something.

Is the matter in Hangzhou really as easy as Yuan Jiazuo thought?

Since the accident in Yangzhou, the well-informed state assassins have already set their sights on their own rule.

They didn't want to see someone who was in touch with the King of the East Sea appear under their rule.

Not only do they not want to see themselves, but they also don't want to be seen, so cleaning themselves is the only way to go, but whether they can clean it is difficult to say.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, retracted his thoughts, and slowly walked towards the residence with his subordinates.

When he came to Hangzhou this time, he did not live in the post station, nor did he live in the Hangzhou Thorn History Mansion, but lived in an elegant courtyard prepared for him by the Kui family.

Although the Kui family is in the relatively low ranking of the sixteenth family of Wu Yue, compared with ordinary families, the Kui family, which has been inherited for thousands of years, has enough heritage.

Not to mention, in the previous war to exterminate the Tianyin Sect, the Kui family contributed to the effort, and was rewarded by the center afterwards, and even some children of the family took the opportunity to join the Huiji Zhichong Mansion.

Although it is only a few team leaders, for some children at the bottom of the family, it can be regarded as opening up a path for them to develop in the future.

So after Li Xuan arrived in Hangzhou, the Kui family immediately prepared a four-hall courtyard for Li Xuan, although it was small, but it was very exquisite.

It didn't take long for everyone to return to the annex on the shore of the West Lake.

Li Xuan was just about to enter the courtyard, when suddenly, an entry flashed in the corner at the end of the street.

Without waiting for Li Xuan to see clearly, what it was, the entry had completely disappeared.

Li Xuan did not turn around to chase after him, but directly entered the courtyard, and at this time, a red-bellied eagle suddenly flew up from the backyard and flew directly into the air.

Immediately after, an entry clearly appeared in Li Xuan's sight.

[Ah Quan (Izumi Imperial Daughter), the disciple of the monk Michi, the daughter of the King of Tenchi, the sister of King Hongwen, the niece of King Tenmu, the daughter of the Iga family, the wandering Tang Dynasty, proficient in Iga ninjutsu. 】

Li Xuan's eyebrows couldn't help but raise, and a trace of surprise appeared in the depths of his eyes, what was going on?

Michizane monk, Wa royal family, Iga ninjutsu.

Li Xuan was a little stunned, it turned out that this Daozhen monk was a member of the Iga family, so this Quan Huangdi was the niece and apprentice of the Daozhen monk.

Although the Tang Dynasty does not know much about the Wa Kingdom, it also knows that five years ago, the Wa Kingdom King Tianzhi died of illness, and his son King Hongwen ascended the throne, but King Hongwen died suddenly after only three years of reign.

In the midst of the chaos, King Tenchi's younger brother, King Hongwen's own uncle, and the ruling king Daimin Prince ascended the throne as king, called King Tenmu.

King Tianwu ascended the throne, so his brother King Tianzhi would naturally be suppressed.

Several of King Hongwen's sons were killed one after another in the war, but several of King Tenchi's daughters escaped.

But then again, unlike the Tang Dynasty, the queen and the princess also have the right to inherit.

Because they themselves are the daughters of the previous kings of the Wa Kingdom, their children can also have the same royal surname.

As soon as the Spring Emperor appeared, the details of the Daozhen monk were immediately penetrated in front of Li Xuan's eyes.

When Li Xuan saw Monk Daozhen in Lingyin Temple before, there was no entry on Monk Daozhen's head.

Now it seems that nine times out of ten, it is this Taoist monk who has a deep knowledge of the ninjutsu of the Iga family.

Even if this article is prompted, it will take a while to deduce all the cause and effect behind him.

But now the appearance of the Spring Empress has lifted the veil of mystery of the Daozhen monk

A corner.

It's just that Daozhen's true identity needs to be carefully scrutinized for whether Datang will be useful for using Silla this time.

Petite, dressed in a dark gray unpatterned round-necked robe, wearing a black hat, and a pair of cunning eyes flashed, the Spring Empress had silently infiltrated the courtyard from the backyard with the help of shadows.

Strangely, the few Thousand Niu Guards guarding the back door did not notice her infiltration at all.

There are still some merits in the shadow escape technique of the Wa Kingdom.

When Li Xuan killed the demon monk earlier, it was very easy to notice, and the concealment technique he performed was quite strange, and now it seems that it should be related to the Japanese people.

The ninjutsu of the Wa Kingdom originated from the Five Elements Escape Technique in the Spring and Autumn Period, but later they went to the side door and came up with some techniques similar to Shadow Escape, Wood Escape and Fire Escape.

Although Li Xuan didn't know much about these ninjutsu, he knew how to crack all kinds of ninjutsu, which was enough.

As for how exactly he knew about these cracks, that was his own secret.

It's just that he didn't stay in the middle hall for a long time, but went straight into the study.

In the study, there were stacks of tall household stalls, and Yu Ze was burying his head in these tables, seriously looking for some clues about the King of the East China Sea.

How could Li Xuan let go of investigating everything related to the King of the East China Sea!

When Pei Yan and Li Jingye were connected through Xue Zhongzhang, Li Xuan immediately became alert.

Because in this matter, there is another key person who is also involved.

Luo Bing Wang, a few years later, Luo Bing Wang rebelled with Li Jingye.

It's just that at the moment, Li Jingye has no intention of rebelling, but now he is quickly moving closer to the martial arts.

Among them, Pei Yan and Xue Zhongzhang threaded the needle in it.

Even winning over Li Jingye is Pei Yan's purpose, after all, Li Jingye's grandfather, Li Quan, was already a martial artist.

Especially today's Li Jingye, who is still quite respected by the generals under Li Ji back then, this is even more rare.

Today's Pei Yan is already the secretary of the Criminal Department, and one step further, he is the prime minister of the Chinese book.

But it is extremely difficult to go out in this step, in addition to the trust of the emperor and the empress of martial arts, Pei Yan must have the support of a large number of meritorious ministers behind him, otherwise, before he knows it, he has been eliminated.

Xue Zhongzhang followed Li Xuan to the southeast this time, in addition to secretly investigating the remnants of the East China Sea King, I am afraid that he also had the intention of wooing the southeast family for Pei Yan.

Originally, with the posture of the Southeast Family, he might not be co-opted by Pei Yan, but now, an incident of the King of the East China Sea made the hearts of the Southeast Family immediately nervous.

This gave Pei Yan a chance.

After also perceiving this, Li Xuan did not hesitate to launch an investigation of the King of the East China Sea in private.

Killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, first exerting pressure and then giving grace, this method, Li Xuan is also very proficient.

Behind Xue Zhongzhang is Pei Yan and Li Xuan, but there is an emperor!

"Among the southeastern families, there is only one family that has in-laws with Li Huainian, and that is the Wuzhong Gu family, and the Gu Tan Gu County Commander, who was promoted to the Dongyang County Commander not long ago, was born in the Wuzhong Gu family." Yu Ze handed a file to Li Xuan.

Li Huainian's father, Li Xiyu, the prince of Ankang County, set a family affair for him when he was alive.

But it's a pity that Gu's daughter suffered heavy bleeding when she gave birth to a child for Li Huai, and then a famous doctor took action to save the child, but not her mother.

"Without the Gu family's daughter, Li Huainian and Wuzhong Gu's family gradually broke off contact, only his son Li Anding was finally sent to Chang'an's home, and now he is studying in Guozijian, but now, he should have been imprisoned." Yu Ze shook his head with some emotion.

Li Huainian became the king of the East China Sea, and the people who were directly implicated were his son Li Anding, as well as his uncle Li Xianzhi and two cousins.

As for his father-in-law's family, after all, the daughter of the Gu family had already passed away, and the two families had also broken off contact.

As long as there is no actual evidence to prove that the Gu family is involved in this matter, then it must not be involved

Gu family.

Although the Gu family has declined over the years, it is not easy to mess with.

"The Gu family was very close to King Wei back then, right?" Li Xuan knocked lightly on the table.

"Not bad." Yu Ze immediately nodded and said, "The father of Gu Cong, the right supplement of Zhongshu Province, and Gu Yin, a scholar of Hongwen Pavilion, assisted King Wei in compiling the "Chronicles of the Territory" in his early years."

"Yes, Li Tai!" Li Xuan glanced up at Yu Ze and said softly, "At this point, if someone is framed, it will be bad!"

Although Li Tai and Li Chengqian have little to do with each other, they are both losers in the political struggle between the DPRK and China, and it is not uncommon for them to have a gap in secret.

What's more, in the middle, there is also a Xinchang County Gong family.

Assisted the former Sui abolished prince Yang Yong, the hidden prince was built, the prince was Chengqian, and the Xinchang County Gong family of Chen Wang Li Zhong.

Not to mention others, Li Xuan alone can easily concoct countless evidences to link the Gu family, Li Tai, and Li Chengqian.

"Your Majesty, shall we do it?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan cautiously.

Li Xuan shook his head and said, "No, the Gu family is not easy to mess with, and the sixteen families of Wu Yue are also not easy to mess with, and provoking one family is equivalent to messing with sixteen families.

The matter of the Gu family, if Pei Yan has no other ideas, then it will be difficult for us to do anything, but if Xue Zhongzhang also comes to Hangzhou, then our opportunity will come."

"Xue Zhongzhang will also come to Hangzhou?" Yu Ze's face was full of surprise, and he said, "Shouldn't he follow Dou Weng?"

"He has a warrant from the Criminal Department in his hand, and if he really wants to come, no one can stop him." Li Xuan looked at the document in front of him, his face solemn.

Although Dou Xuande did not take Xue Zhongzhang in his eyes, to be honest, how much Dou Xuande would stop Xue Zhongzhang, Li Xuan was not optimistic.

To offend Pei Yan, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, for no reason, an old fox like Dou Xuande would not do such a thing.

"Then how long will he come to Hangzhou?" Yu Ze began to be cautious, he would not underestimate any little person.

Not to mention anything else, the left and right of the DPRK and the central government are picking up the missing and filling the vacancies, which one is not in the official position of the sixth or seventh grade, but as soon as they make a move, the Shangshu and the prime minister of the DPRK and the central government can be overthrown by it.

After all, Xue Zhongzhang has Pei Yan standing on the platform behind him, he just needs to grasp the evidence, then Pei Yan has his own to do other things.

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and he said softly, "It depends on how anxious Pei Yan's heart is."

Pei Yan's purpose is nothing more than to step into the prime minister and do things with Pingzhang, but now that the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo is imminent, the emperor will not allow him to come nonsense.

But perhaps it is precisely because of this that the clever move, before a rebellion is about to break out, put him down in advance, but it is more likely to be favored by the emperor.

Even if this rebellion was triggered by himself.

"Pei Yan, Xue Zhongzhang, Li Jingye." Li Xuan looked at the official file on the table and said coldly: "These people, the purpose now is to capture the King of the East China Sea, but if the King of the East China Sea is really so easy to catch, he will not stay in Chang'an so quietly."

Thinking of the next few years, Li Jingye, Xue Zhongzhang, and Luo Bingwang and their entourage rose up in Yangzhou and raised 100,000 troops.

Although Li Jingye's selfishness led to a failure in the end, the foundation of the 100,000-strong army was laid by them a few years ago.

Since the matter of their group will end in failure after all.

So, in this case, why not use this foundation to make Li Xuan cheaper.

With a "snap", Li Xuan closed the copywriting in his hand.