"Xu Qi'an!" Wei Yuan said clearly and straightened his expression.

Emperor Yuan Jing obviously didn't pay attention to the name of a small gong, he glanced at Wei Yuan, and was a little surprised that the great eunuch said the name of a gong in such a solemn tone.

"It's a manufacturable material, the case of Xiaoqiguan and Zhou Chixiong was found out by him, and the source of gunpowder was also pointed out by him. Emperor Yuan Jing took a sip of tea [58 fo], looked down at the chessboard, and said as he fell:

"After so many days, what progress has he made on his side, I heard Gonggong Liu say that the kid went out early and returned late, and the recorded eunuchs couldn't find him. ”

"There are really some discoveries," Wei Yuan continued along the topic: "Zhao County Commander of Taikang County died in the dungeon of the government in the early hours of yesterday morning. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded: "Chen Fuyin has already made this matter clear. ”

Wei Yuan continued: "The cause of death is natural, there is no external injury, no poisoning, and no other external means such as suffocation. Either it was the Daomen Yin God, or it was done by a wizard in the Northeast. ”

Bang... The white son on the fingertips of Emperor Yuan Jing fell on the chessboard.

The emperor, who had thick black hair and only had crow's feet in the corners of his eyes, was silent for a few seconds, picked up the fallen chess piece with a smile, threw it into the chess box, and said:

"After so many years, I haven't won once, it's boring. ”

Wei Yuan got up and made a gesture.

Emperor Yuan Jing turned his head to look at the prince and asked, "I heard that the day before yesterday, the spirit dragon suddenly went crazy and threw Lin'an into the lake?"

The prince bowed his head and replied: "At that time, Lin'an was riding a spirit dragon to play on the water, and it was Huaiqing who whistled and disturbed the spirit dragon, which lifted Lin'an into the water. ”

The crown prince and Princess Lin'an are compatriots of the same mother, Princess Huaiqing bullied Lin'an, as a brother-in-law, there is no problem in saying this.

Seeking truth from facts, but in his heart he is slightly biased towards Lin'an, in the eyes of his father, this is a kind of "simplicity".

Then, the prince added: "But there is a little bit that the ministers have always cared about, but they have not figured it out. ”

Emperor Yuanjing bowed his head and said, "The spirit dragon reacted too violently. ”

Except for himself as the Son of Heaven, Linglong treats the princes and princesses almost equally, including the crown prince.

Whether it is a prince or a prince, as long as he does not ascend to the throne of the Ninety-Five, it is essentially the same.

"Father, that's not all. The prince said: "The spirit dragon not only shook off Lin'an, it swam to Huaiqing quite excitedly, and even hit its head on the shore, lying on the shore and waiting for Huaiqing to ride. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing's pupils suddenly burst out with a sharp light, staring at the prince: "Huaiqing is riding?"

The prince shook his head: "The strange thing is that when Huaiqing was about to ride, the spirit dragon was extremely resistant and forced Huaiqing back. ”

Hearing such an explanation, Emperor Yuan Jing frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Swing, I want to take a look at the Spirit Dragon." ”

Emperor Yuan Jing sat on the dragon chariot and left.

The crown prince and Wei Yuan followed, and before entering the sedan chair, Wei Yuan asked casually: "Your Highness, who else was beside you besides Princess Huaiqing at that time?"

The eunuch next to him opened the sedan curtain, but the prince did not get into it immediately, but turned around and replied: "Coincidentally, the gong under Duke Wei is also there." ”

Xu Qi'an.... Wei Yuan froze in place.

For the crown prince, a small gong is nothing to care about, and he will be remembered purely because the half of the poem is amazing.

Otherwise, Huaiqing has so many henchmen, the prince is too lazy to remember some irrelevant minions.

Thinking of this, the prince lifted the curtain and found that Wei Yuan was still standing in place.

"Isn't Gong Wei going?"

Wei Yuan reacted at this time, and followed into the sedan chair.

The prince didn't put down the curtain, and said with a smile: "But that gong is really interesting, this palace never thought that there would be such a poetic talent in just one gong." On that day, we held a banquet by the lake, and he actually composed poems on the spot in order to relieve Lin'an. ”

The prince is telling me that this gong under my hand is already the person of Princess Huaiqing.... Wei Yuan smiled indifferently, but the last sentence aroused his interest, and he also lifted the curtain and said, "What poem did he write?"

Whether it is "Mo Chou has no knowers on the road ahead, no one in the world knows you", or "the shadows are sparse and the water is shallow, and the dark fragrance floats in the dusk of the moon", in the eyes of Wei Yuan, who has read poetry and books, it is a masterpiece that should float a lot.

For the past two hundred years, every Dafeng scholar has lived a talented poet in his heart.

The prince said loudly: "When you are drunk, you don't know that the sky is drinking, and the boat is full of dreams and the galaxy!"

Wei Yuan's eyes lit up, and he was deeply amazed by these two poems.

The prince waited silently for a moment, and sure enough, he heard Wei Yuan's question from the sedan chair opposite: "What about the first half?"

The corner of the prince's mouth twitched: "No." ”

Without.... Wei Yuan fell silent.

Seeing that the opposite side was silent for a long time, the prince's mood suddenly became happy.

........

Xu Qi'an entered the palace city, and in the eldest princess's elegant garden, he saw the eldest daughter of the emperor, who was wearing a beautiful palace dress with white as the base and red plums.

Combing the most popular bun of the moment, with gorgeous jewelry, lining the beautiful face.

After Princess Huaiqing let the palace maid see the tea, she smiled and said, "What is the progress of the case?"

She was asking about the results of the investigation of the Qinglong Temple.... Xu Qi'an said: "There are indeed some eyebrows. ”

Yesterday, with the joint efforts of Wenyuan Pavilion, they found out the rise and fall of the Pagoda Temple and the current inheritance, and the eldest princess must have asked about the Qinglong Temple.

Hearing this, Princess Huaiqing's eyes lit up, and she looked at Xu Qi'an expectantly.

So far, this little gong has not disappointed her, with first-class work ability and a keen sense of smell.

When she recommended him to the yamen, the eldest princess had the idea of taking it for her own use, but in her imagination, the process was: observation, hinting, favoring, and wooing.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qi'an, a person who was unexpectedly flexible and interesting, completed the last step ahead of schedule.

"When the Xiaoqi official case occurred, the lowly official used the Qi Prospect Technique to observe Zhou Chixiong, and he was not abnormal at that time. Now I know that it was a special magic weapon that shielded the Qi Lookout Technique.

The minister excluded Si Tianjian and several magic weapons in the palace, investigated in many ways, and found that there was a magic weapon in Qinglong Temple that could cover up the breath.

"Of course, it is not certain that the magic weapon on Zhou Chixiong's body must be from Qinglong Temple. ”

The eldest princess asked, "Is that magic weapon in Qinglong Temple still there?"

Xu Qi'an shook his head: "I have already lost it, and I was about to report this to the princess, about a year ago, a monk named Henghui in Qinglong Temple moved his heart, eloped with a female pilgrim, fled the capital, and stole the magic weapon." ”

The eldest princess immediately said, "If you elope, you elope, why do you want to steal the magic weapon?"

This woman is really smart, and she points out the crux of the problem in one sentence. Xu Qi'an said: "This matter needs to be verified, and the eldest princess has to help with this matter." ”

"Me?" she raised her eyebrows, a little surprised.

"Does Your Highness know the Lord of Pingyang?" Xu Qi'an's words were like thunder in the eldest princess's mind, and her face, which was as cold as a jade carving, showed violent emotional fluctuations for the first time.

"Is this serious?" her voice trembled slightly, and her eyes stared at Xu Qi'an.

"This is what the abbot of Qinglong Temple revealed to the lowly position, whether it is true or not, you have to check it to know. ”

Bold assumptions are carefully verified, and he will not be sure until there is evidence.

Princess Huaiqing didn't speak for a long time, the hall fell into silence, and in the silence, she sighed softly:

"Pingyang is the concubine of King Yu and the cousin of this palace. Have you seen my third brother, he has always regarded himself as a scholar, unlike other royal brothers and sisters, the third brother's enlightenment teacher is Uncle Yuwang.

"Uncle Wang is a knowledgeable scholar, once sat down in Zhang Shen Daru to study, proficient in the art of war, once an official to the military department of Shangshu, and even rumored that he will enter the cabinet and compete for the first assistant. ”

That's impossible.... Xu Qi'an didn't believe it, isn't the cabinet only accessible to scholars, besides, the power of the first assistant is greater than that of Wei Yuan, and Emperor Yuan Jing can rest assured that a prince will serve as the first assistant?

However, Xu Qi'an knew that his history was not good, and he knew nothing about the situation in the court, so he did not refute it on the spot.

"There is a noble group behind Uncle Yuwang, and he is in charge of the cabinet as a nobleman, and there have been such examples in the past. And it's not an isolated case. Princess Huaiqing patiently explained:

"Dafeng Guozuo has continued to this day, and the nobles have gradually been squeezed to the edge of the court, and they have long been unable to compete for the position of first assistant. ”

Therefore, Yuwang is the flag-bearer pushed out by the Xungui clique? Behind it is the struggle between the civilian clique and the Xungui clique?

Xu Qi'an's thoughts flickered in his heart.

Princess Huaiqing continued: "Princess Yu is a talented and talented woman, but unfortunately she is so angry that she only leaves a daughter for Uncle Yu. Uncle Wang is a long-term lover, and he has not set up another princess so far, and he regards the child left by his deceased wife as a treasure.

"But more than a year ago, Pingyang suddenly disappeared, when the father sent the forbidden army to search all over the city, and most of the warlocks of Si Tianjian were dispatched, but they did not find Pingyang.

This incident hit King Yu very hard, and it didn't take long for him to be bedridden and become ill, and the warlocks of Si Tianjian were helpless, because his heart was difficult to treat. ”

Xu Qi'an was eating melons while digesting the shocking news.

The forbidden army searched all over the city, and the warlock of Si Tianjian cooperated, but still did not find out the whereabouts of the county lord of Pingyang..... Therefore, that magic weapon is needed to cover the breath, otherwise it will be difficult to leave the capital with the county lord of Pingyang.

No wonder Henghui wants to steal magic weapons, I see.

The two of them didn't speak for a long time, thinking separately. After a long time, Princess Huaiqing sighed: "You continue to investigate, if you encounter trouble and obstacles that cannot be bypassed, just look for me." ”

Xu Qi'an nodded.

"By the way, I heard that Lin'an looked for you yesterday?"

Xu Qi'an found that Her Royal Highness the Princess's pupils suddenly darkened a lot.

It sounds like: Your ex-girlfriend came to you yesterday?

Xu Qi'an said helplessly: "Yes, Princess Lin'an has to ask me to take refuge in her and make her a cow and a horse." He also gave me a piece of loincloth. ”

Her Royal Highness the princess was expressionless: "Why don't you refuse her." ”

Xu Qi'an smiled bitterly: "Princess Lin'an said that if I don't agree, she will shout indecent. ”

That's enough reason, right? You royal sisters, I'm just a little shrimp, what can I do?

Xu Qi'an thinks that the eldest princess is an empathetic, tolerant and considerate mature woman, and she will not chatter about herself because of this trivial matter.

Outcome....

The eldest princess ruthlessly exposed: "With your cleverness, you should be able to see the threat of this bluff." ”

This woman's personality looks cold as frost on the outside, but she is actually very domineering on the inside.... Xu Qi'an glanced at the eldest princess in surprise, and quickly bowed his head: "The humble position understands, the humble position will return the waist jade to Princess Lin'an and cut off contact with her."

From now on, I will only be loyal to Your Highness. ”

I swear that from now on I will break off my righteousness with Framed Grace, and I will only make you a cow and a horse!

The eldest princess nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, the noise came from outside.

"Second princess, you, you can't go in...."

"Get out!"

Amid the screams and pulls, a bright figure in a red dress broke into the hall, and Princess Lin'an, who had a goose egg face and peach blossom eyes, glanced at the hall, and sure enough, she saw her loyal dog licking her previous owner without changing her will.

Suddenly furious, his little brows were upside down, his eyes widened, and he said angrily: "Dog minion, you dare to betray this palace, have you forgotten whose person you are?"

Xu Qi'an sighed in his heart, and subconsciously looked at the eldest princess, hoping that she would come out to settle for herself.

Who knew that the eldest princess was black, and looked at him with a smile, as if to say: Choose one.