At the gate of Luoyang Palace, a carriage slowly drove out of the palace gate.

Above the palace gate, Xue Yao, the prince's middle housekeeper, watched Wei Hongji leave the palace with a solemn face, his eyes worried.

……

In the carriage, Wei Hongji, who was nearly sixty years old, sat in the car with a solemn face and headed towards Sigongfang.

If it weren't for the repeated urging of his family today, Wei Hongji would not have left the palace.

Of course, when he first supervised the construction of Shangyang Palace, Wei Hongji stayed in the palace all year round, but now he is a little annoyed.

On weekdays, I only occasionally live in the palace.

But today, the prince suddenly came to Luoyang, although he didn't know what was going on, Wei Hongji still chose to stay in the palace and guard.

But news from home forced him to leave.

The king of Nanchang wanted to see him.

What did the king of Nanchang see him doing at this time, and it was through the relationship of the Pei family, if there was really something, he would come directly to the palace to find him.

But since it was the king of Nanchang looking for him, Wei Hongji couldn't take care of the prince.

First, the relationship between the king of Nanchang and the East Palace is good, and when the king of Nanchang looks for him, the prince may not say anything; Second, the king of Nanchang is also a real confidant of the emperor.

In his early twenties, he was the governor of Sanpin Border Prefecture and the general of the left guard of the school, and this kind of grace was comparable to that of several princes.

Although Wei Hongji is also a close minister of the emperor, he is still inferior to Li Xuan.

Wei Hongji is not a slippery official in the court after all, and he doesn't care at all, with his age and official position, what's wrong with going to the palace to see Li Xuan like this.

Maybe he never left his eastern capital behind, and really took it seriously.

……

The carriage stopped at the gate of Yulong Garden, and Li Xuan took Pei Shitong and opened the middle door to greet Wei Hongji.

"Xiaguan has seen the prince." Wei Hongji bowed his hand slightly, and greeted politely: "How dare you work to greet the prince like this." ”

"Uncle Shi is here, and the little nephew should naturally greet him, please inside!" Li Xuan invited Wei Hongji to enter the Jade Dragon Garden, and he didn't care at all about the eyeliner staring outside the door.

"I heard that the prince and Tong'er were on wedding vacation in Luoyang, and they should have visited afterwards, but I didn't expect this ...... today" Wei Hongji smiled wryly.

"Uncle Shi is polite, Xuan originally planned to visit the elders in Luoyang after the marriage leave ended, but suddenly something happened, so Xuan had to come back." Li Xuan took the lead in walking to the middle hall, and Wei Hongji followed, and at this time, two Qianniu guards came out of the door.

The two of them faced Li Xuan, Wei Hongji and Pei Shitong bowed their hands slightly, and then retreated and closed the door tightly.

There was a "squeak" and the door slammed shut.

Wei Hongji's heart suddenly tightened: "Lord Wang, this? ”

Li Xuan smiled gently, then stretched out his hand and said, "Uncle Shi, please take a seat, it is indeed a last resort to invite Uncle Shi to come today." ”

"If there is anything, please tell me." Wei Hongji glanced sideways at Pei Shitong.

Pei Shitong stood behind Li Xuan, and he didn't leave, just stood and watched, which made Wei Hongji secretly relieved.

Li Xuan lifted the teapot and poured Wei Hongji a cup of tea before sitting back in his seat.

"Uncle Shi should know that the prince suddenly arrived in Luoyang yesterday." Li Xuan raised his eyes to look at Wei Hongji.

Wei Hongji's face sank slightly, and he said, "I already met the prince yesterday. ”

"Uncle Shi was born in a family, he should know that the prince is heavy, and he can't leave the imperial capital easily, and he can't easily leave His Majesty's side, there are countless lessons in the history books, and Uncle Shi should understand this." Li Xuan put her left hand on the teacup and rubbed it gently.

Wei Hongji nodded, and then said: "The prince said that His Majesty has a decree, and the lower officials have already sent a letter to Chang'an, but there is no reply yet." ”

"I'm afraid Uncle Shi won't be able to wait for a reply." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he raised his eyes and stared straight at Wei Hongji.

Wei Hongji was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed greatly: "Is there something happening in Chang'an, but the prince is still in Luoyang?" ”

"Uncle Shi thinks too much, Chang'an is fine, otherwise this king would not be here." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said seriously: "Uncle Shi hasn't figured it out yet, Chang'an is fine, the prince is fine, so why is His Highness coming to Luoyang this time?" ”

"Why?" Wei Hongji raised his head, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Luoyang this time to be an official?" ”

"Uncle Shi drinks tea." Li Xuan gently raised the teacup.

Wei Hongji didn't move, Li Xuan's movements had already told him the answer, his face instantly became gloomy and terrifying, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "But what did Xia Guan do wrong?" ”

"Uncle Shi." Li Xuan lowered his head and lowered his eyes, and said softly: "Uncle Shi should remember that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been busy with something in the past year?" ”

"Inventory the hidden fields." Wei Hongji said it without thinking about it, and after speaking, he frowned: "Could it be that this matter has something to do with the lower officials?" ”

"Xiao Wang also listened to what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said today." Li Xuan drank all the tea in the cup, and then looked at Wei Hongji and said: "There is a piece of land, the owner of the original land was sentenced to beheading by the government, and his family members were all exiled, but after careful investigation of the file, it was found that this person was wronged. ”

Wei Hongji's face changed slightly.

It's not big or small.

If no one cares, throw out the steward of the house as a scapegoat, and then return the land to the landlord and owner, it is a big deal to make some compensation.

After all, they have been planting these fields for free for several years, and they will lose a little and not lose at all.

But if this matter really needs to be investigated, then the prime minister will also be dismissed from office.

At that time, Xu Yushi used his own personal experience to tell everyone that once he was not cautious and was caught by pigtails, even the prime minister would be dismissed from office.

"This person, the lower official will be handed over to the prince, the relevant people, etc., as well as the accounts in the palace, and the lower official will also be handed over to His Royal Highness the Prince." Wei Hongji did not hesitate at all, and directly admitted it.

Li Xuan nodded lightly and said, "Uncle Shi, if this matter is all that, do you think you still need to use Xuan?" ”

"Please also ask the prince to elaborate." Wei Hongji's fists suddenly clenched.

He originally wanted to fool Li Xuan for the time being, and then hurry home to carefully investigate the behind-the-scenes of this matter, and then make amends.

But it's a pity that Li Xuan didn't give any chance.

"After this person invaded the field, I don't know how to get through, Luoyang County, Luozhong Mansion, and even the household department, there is no record related to it, until the front turned to the Zhenguan Dynasty when the household archives, there is some preservation information about the field there, and then it can no longer be found."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan spoke: "Uncle Shi, someone has revised the yellow book of household registration...... No, not modification, but destruction.

All information about the existence of those hundreds of acres of land was completely erased from the official records of the Tang Dynasty.

Uncle Shi, tell your little nephew, how many places are there in your house like this? ”

"There are a few, not even one." Wei Hongji's hands trembled slightly, after all, he was the inner government supervisor of Sanpin, and his sensitivity to this matter was quite clear.

Destroying, modifying the yellow register of household registration, and other complicity.

"This is the reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Luoyang this time, to find out the truth of this matter." Li Xuan summed up softly.

"When the official goes back, he will send the people, as well as all the accounts of the family, and all the fields, to the East Palace." Wei Hongji did not hesitate at all, and immediately chose to break his arm to survive.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "Uncle Shi, do you think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Luoyang just for the mistake you made alone?" Is this kind of mistake made by you alone, or is it what countless disciples of the Wei family are most accustomed to doing over the years. ”

"No, this matter has nothing to do with the family." Wei Hongji finally couldn't help but stand up, staring at Li Xuan with his eyes.

Li Xuan sat there steadily, looked at Wei Hongji and said: "Uncle Shi, this matter, the subordinates in the mansion have done it too smoothly, and even Luoyang County and Luozhou Mansion have people to cooperate with it, and in the end, it also involves the household department, I am afraid that this matter is not something he can do alone."

Not to mention the involvement of the upper and lower levels, to go deeper, is this the consistent way of doing things of Jingzhao Wei, is this the way of doing things in Luoyang, Chang'an, and countless families, how many hidden fields are involved, Uncle Shi, these are all to be made clear. ”

The corners of Wei Hongji's mouth twitched, and then he turned his head to look at Pei Shitong.

Pei Shitong subconsciously looked at Li Xuan in surprise, she didn't expect that the matter would involve the Pei family.

Li Xuan gently rubbed the teacup and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty sent the crown prince to Luoyang, Uncle Shi, Your Majesty is so concerned that even the prince has been sent over, the little nephew knows that Uncle Shi has a very important position in His Majesty's heart, but to this point, it will not be enough." ”

Wei Hongji's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

The emperor sent the crown prince, of course, it was not for him alone, but for the entire Wei family, and even for the entire Luoyang family.

Li Xuan picked up the teacup and said softly: "Uncle Shi, this matter starts from you, and naturally it will end with you, you are a child of the family, of course you know what to do?" ”

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Wei Hongji couldn't help but tremble.

The family, the family, their best means is naturally to kill people.

Only Wei Hongji took care of this matter alone, so next, all the dirty water would be splashed on him alone.

When the water is mixed, there is naturally time to deal with everything.

Naturally, the other major families will also introduce their own scapegoats, and when the time comes, they will take on everything and dissipate the emperor's anger.

This has happened more than once.

Although Wei Hongji is a close confidant, to be honest, his position in the court is not important, and even this position left in the eastern capital was given because he wanted to supervise the construction of Shangyang Palace.

If you really want to deal with him, that is, the matter of the emperor's words.

"So, Uncle Shi, please resign." Li Xuan said a word, and Wei Hongji raised his head in astonishment.

Li Xuan continued calmly: "Uncle Shi, you have also been in the Shaofu Prison for a few years, find a place to make a border state assassin history, delay it for two years, and then return to the court, at that time, with the favor of His Majesty, maybe, you can be promoted to Shangshu, or even the prime minister." ”

Wei Hongji's eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

Li Xuan lowered his head and took a sip of tea gently, but his attention was always on Wei Hongji's body.

sighed lightly in his heart, this Wei Hongji, although he has some ability, but his mental changes are insufficient, and he has been able to get to this day completely by relying on the emperor's favor.

He simply doesn't have enough prime minister's talent.

What Li Xuan is looking at now is whether he is loyal enough to the emperor, if he is loyal enough to the emperor, then this person, Li Xuan can be used.

Wei Hongji nodded slowly, still looking at Li Xuan in disbelief: "If that's the case, how will Your Majesty and the crown prince explain?" ”

"In this matter, as long as the matter of Yintian is clarified, then with Your Majesty's love, he will not be re-punished with Uncle Shi, otherwise he will not send the prince, but the imperial history." Li Xuan's soft words made Wei Hongji suddenly wake up.

What the emperor has always wanted is fields, not people.

Wei Hongji only needs to ask the family to hand over the field, and then take a little responsibility.

"Thank you for waking up." Wei Hongji bowed heavily to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook his head calmly and said, "Originally, Uncle Shi didn't need to leave the center, but this incident ...... happened."

Wei Hongji raised his head, a little unsure what Li Xuan was going to say.

"This incident happened, Uncle Shi, the prince saw it, which means that you have a handle and a weakness, and you will be mastered by the prince, and Your Majesty does not want to see it." Li Xuan said a word, and Wei Hong took several steps back.

Weakness!

Prince!

(End of chapter)