The mountains are undulating and the clouds are dissipating.

The clear and beautiful Qinling Mountains clearly appeared in the sight of the goshawk in the sky.

Goshawk flying high.

In the mountains and wilderness, countless black shadows spread out densely for more than a few miles.

Even at every pass, there were people who occupied and reconnoitred in advance, and some even went deep into the mountains along the mountain road.

Between the mountains, a convoy is slowly moving along the plank road.

Li Xuan rode alone at the forefront, looking at the mountains on both sides from time to time, and even beyond.

Among the high mountains, there are always some places where you can see the mountains at a great time.

Those are the real points.

"Is the prince worried that someone will do something to us in this mountain?" Li Zhaode rarely walked out of the carriage and looked at Li Xuan with some curiosity.

Li Xuan smiled and said sideways: "I'm used to marching, last night, this king had already sent people into the mountains to communicate and buy news...... It's not that this king is too cautious, this kind of Jedi, Zhuge Wuhou couldn't kill it back then, let alone this king...... If someone bribes the bandits and gathers key points, you and I ......"

Li Zhaode frowned slightly, and asked with some surprise: "No one will do this, right?" ”

"Who knows?" Li Xuan shook his head, looked behind him suddenly, and said with some uncertainty: "This king always feels as if someone is secretly watching, but the report is empty. ”

"Oh?" Li Zhaode's eyes jumped suddenly, because Li Xuan looked young, he always made people forget that he was the commander of the army that attacked Tubo, and his mind was amazingly sensitive.

Turning around and looking at the surrounding mountains, Li Zhaode nodded and said, "Maybe there are indeed people watching, but with the strength of the prince, I'm afraid there will be no return." ”

Li Xuan smiled faintly, and then said: "The whole family is here, you have to be cautious, and when you go back to Chang'an next time, you won't take this road." ”

"But this road is the closest." Li Zhaode sighed lightly.

The Meridian Road is only 600 miles from Chang'an to Hanzhong, and if you run day and night, you will have to work hard in one day and one night.

But if it's a detour, it's troublesome.

"Let's go." Li Xuan smiled, and then urged the horse unconcernedly, Li Xuan didn't mention anything about Chang'an before.

……

The team wasn't very fast at first, but as they got used to the boardwalk, their speed began to increase.

In the evening, five successive mountain peaks appear at the end of the view, and the shadows are particularly hideous.

Five Wolf Mountain, five peaks shaped like a wolf's head.

Between the peaks, a checkpoint stands in the middle, and a county town is stationed in the back.

Ning Shaanxi.

There are quite a few people in the mountains and wilderness, and there is also a fertile land with water and grass in the Guan Valley, which is behind the Five Wolf Peak.

It is the county seat of Ningshan, the land of tranquility in Shaanxi.

"Let's go, rest here for a day today, and continue to move forward tomorrow, and you will be able to reach Hanzhong." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and although he felt that something was wrong along the way, he was still safe and sound, and it was even safer to arrive at this kind of county town.

Set up a resting place inside and outside, and everyone will rest peacefully.

It's just that in the dark, there are still countless hidden guards guarding everywhere to ensure that there is no worries.

In the early morning of the second day, a group of people had just left Ningshan County, when a roaring sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded behind them.

Li Xuan, who was riding on the horse, looked back with a solemn expression.

I saw hundreds of black-clothed and black-armored cavalry quickly catching up, led by Su Baotong.

Li Xuan stopped the horses in surprise, Yao Yi and Li Zhaode, and Liu Jinyu all looked out, but when they saw Su Baotong, they were surprised and relieved at the same time.

It's quiet in the mountains, but the sudden sound can be confusing.

Su Bao, dressed in red clothes and gold armor, took the lead in front of Li Xuan, and said with a solemn face: "I've seen the handsome." ”

"Why are you here?" Li Xuan looked at the rear, and there were five hundred black-clothed and black-armored cavalrymen, all of whom were under his right guard.

"The military department was dispatched to Shuzhong on a business trip, and when I learned that the commander was in front, my subordinates rushed up." Su Baotong arched his hand with a serious expression.

Li Xuan's voice chuckled, Su Baotong had followed him for so many years, when he said something, Li Xuan understood very clearly.

Now that there is no war in Datang, why do you dispatch the right guard?

And it was dispatched after Li Xuan, the general of the right guard, left Chang'an, and caught up after Li Xuan left the Five Wolf Pass, so it would be strange if there was no other way to say it.

How can the military department have such ability, the real origin is only in the palace.

Seeing that Su Baotong's expression was still solemn, Li Xuan nodded and said, "In this way, they will line up and go to Hanzhong together." ”

"Whoa!" Su Baotong immediately surrendered.

Five hundred black-armored right guards immediately merged into the right guards of the two sides of the escort team, and then marched together.

With thousands of cavalry, Li Xuan's heart completely calmed down.

……

Chang'an, Yiyangfang.

At night, thousands of cow guards gathered outside a house, and torches lit up the entire street.

Su Liangsi took his subordinates to catch fast and entered the long street directly.

No one from the Qianniu Guards on both sides of the street came out to stop it, this Yongzhou Sima, the prince led the more Ling and the secret guards.

Just when Su Liangsi came to the outside of the mansion, opposite, a team of secret guards dressed as Qianniu Wei also escorted Yuan Wanqing to arrive.

"Brother Wanqing." Su Liangsi stopped, looked at Yuan Wanqing in surprise, and asked, "Didn't you say that my brother had already gone to Hebei to check Yintian?" ”

"Good heir and good brother." Yuan Wanqing gently returned the salute, and said at the same time: "It's so true, Brother Wei just came back a few days ago, over there in Hebei, Brother Ning Xian will leave tomorrow." ”

Fan Lubing, the word is condensed, originally inspected the East Palace to wash horses, and later Tian Youyan was promoted to the prince to wash horses, and Fan Lubing was transferred to the Jizhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion Sima.

The governor of Jizhou is the emperor's grandson Li Chongzhao.

Fan Lubing is still a member of the East Palace, but he is under the command of the emperor's grandson.

"I don't know about this matter." Su Liangsi looked up at Yuan Wanqing and asked, "But since it is a job assignment, then it is natural to obey." ”

The one who can transfer Fan Lubing to Jizhou, and the East Palace doesn't know about it now, can only be the queen of heaven.

Himself in Hebei to check the hidden field was asked by the Queen of Heaven to do it by the people of the North Gate Bachelor.

Li Xian was secretly dissatisfied at first, but they were suppressed by Xue Yuanchao and Yao Lingzhang, and they also explained the key to Li Xian.

In recent years, the investigation of the hidden fields has been the overall situation of the DPRK and China, and no one can hinder it.

Even if this matter has cultivated such a prime minister as Pei Yan, Pei Xingjian has fallen into the eyes of the emperor again because of Yangzhou's meritorious service in cleaning up the hidden fields, even if the bachelor of the North Gate is likely to launch a prime minister, he must fully support it.

Especially once this matter is successful, the most profitable person is Li Xian.

"Let's go inside." Yuan Wanqing nodded, and then walked towards the courtyard, and Su Liangsi quickly followed.

"Brother Xian also rushed back after hearing the news?" Yuan Wanqing asked seemingly casually.

"Yes." Su Liangsi nodded, and then sighed helplessly: "A few years ago, King Peng entrusted the responsibility of inspecting the East Palace on the ground of Chang'an to the hands of the younger brother, and the convenience of the younger brother's duties, so he took it over, and he has done quite well in the past few years, and as soon as this happened today, he immediately rushed over." ”

Yuan Wanqing's footsteps slowed down, and at the same time sighed lightly, and said: "King Peng's means are right, over the years, you, the good heir, and Brother Shi Ning Xian, have contributed a lot to the East Palace. ”

Su Liangsi's footsteps slowed down, and he nodded lightly: "A lot of things, if you do too much, it's not easy to get out." ”

Yuan Wanqing agreed, Li Xuan's sincere recruitment of Su Liangsi and Fan Lubing did set off a lot of turmoil.

Especially since he really delegated trust and power to the two of them, and as Su Liangsi and Yuan Wanqing did more and more things in the East Palace, they were more and more tightly bound to the East Palace.

The more time goes on, the more amazing the power revealed.

"Should King Peng have passed the Meridian Dao by now?" Yuan Wanqing asked seemingly casually.

Su Liangsi nodded: "King Peng's march has always been fast, if there is no family to drag him down this time, I am afraid that he will arrive in Hanzhong in one day and night, and even if he arrives in Chengdu, if there is news in Chang'an, he will rush back in two days and two nights." ”

"Yes." Yuan Wanqing looked at the courtyard gate in front of him, took a step forward, and walked directly in.

In the courtyard, the fire was bright, and more than a dozen secret guards dressed as Qianniu Guards were quickly searching various places.

In the central lobby, there were more than a dozen black figures shaking.

Yuan Wanqing walked directly to the lobby, and before he could enter, he had already seen Zhao Gong standing under the pillars of the middle hall.

Zhao Gong also noticed Yuan Wanqing's gaze for the first time, and stood up and bowed his hand to Yuan Wanqing.

Yuan Wanqing nodded, entered the hall, and then saw another secret guard commander Wang Yinke who was searching on the other side.

Including Yuan Wanqing, in this room, there were four secret guard commanders gathered at one time, which is really rare in recent years.

……

Yuan Wanqing entered the house, and everyone in the house stopped their movements at the same time, and then turned to Yuan Wanqing and bowed his hand.

Including Wang Hermit is the same.

Because Yuan Wanqing has never represented not himself, but the Empress Wu.

Yuan Wanqing waved his hand, motioning for everyone to continue, then looked at Zhao Gong again, nodded and asked, "Doctor Zhong, why did you come here today." ”

Zhao Gong arched his hand: "A few days ago, there were rumors in Chang'an City that King Peng killed and surrendered to disobedience, and His Majesty ordered a thorough investigation, so the officials found out here." ”

Yuan Wanqing nodded, and didn't care that Zhao Gong was serving the emperor's edict, because in their eyes, the Queen of Heaven and His Majesty were one.

And although Zhao Gong is King Peng's cousin, he is the cousin of the Queen of Heaven, and Zhao Gong's trust in the Queen of Heaven is unique.

Yuan Wanqing turned to look at Wang Yinke and asked, "Commander Wang, why are you here today?" ”

Wang Yinke arched his hand and said: "After King Cao passed away, there were some rumors about the Queen of Heaven in Beijing, and the lower officials were responsible for investigating this matter. ”

"So you've all found it here?" Yuan Wanqing's eyes fell on the inner room, where a corpse was lying quietly: "Who is he?" ”

"A Chang'an gangster named Feng Bao'er." Zhao Gong opened his mouth and arched his hand and said: "It should have been bought to do something, I had already followed him today, but I didn't expect him to go out for half a day after he went home, and when he entered the house, he found that he had been dead for a long time." ”

"Xia Guan found him from Pingkangfang, this person is very bold, he always says crazy things after others are drunk, and after the others wake up, they only remember three or two percent of those words, but they have no impression of him, and after that, the rumors spread." Wang Yinke's eyes fell on Feng Bao'er's corpse, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Who would have thought that such a gangster would have this ability.

If it weren't for him insulting the queen of heaven, Wang Yinke would have pulled him into the secret guard.

"Is there anything else going on with that?" Yuan Wanqing turned to look at Su Liangsi.

Su Liangsi is the Sima of Yongzhou, and nominally, the judicial affairs of Chang'an Wannian are all under his control.

But it's a pity that there are too many people in charge on the ground in Chang'an.

Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, Qianniuwei, Jin Wuwei, Yushitai, and even the county order of Chang'an Wannian are all officials of the five products.

If Yongzhou Mansion hadn't come forward with Changshi and Sima, it would have been really difficult to deal with.

"Yes!" Su Liangsi stepped forward and arched his hand: "Last year, this person was involved in a case of false accusation against King Peng, and he was instructed by someone. The person who instructed him was Xin Hongzhi, the former son of the country. ”

(End of chapter)