The King of Bac Ninh sighed: "Brother Xian knows that Brother Yu has never been interested in this matter in the court, and he does not want Brother Xian to be involved, especially now that this case may involve the dispute between the crown prince." However, since Brother Xian has already appeared in this case as a witness, I have to remind Brother Xian of the danger here. ”

Yue Xian understood that this was the good intentions of the King of Bac Ninh, and the King of Bac Ninh was bold and righteous. Seven years ago, Yue Xian got acquainted with the king of Bac Ninh, who went to play alone in Chengtai Mountain, Lingzhou, because of wine, and the two drank wine together for three days and three nights, and also talked about the rivers and lakes for three days and three nights. When they separated, they had become confidants, and the two became brothers with different surnames, and Yue Xian, the king of Bac Ninh, became a brother when he was three years old. In the past seven years, there have been many correspondence exchanges, and they have also traveled the rivers and lakes together, and they have done a few chivalrous things together. Although the king of Bac Ninh is a royal prince, his temperament is the same as that of the ranger in the rivers and lakes, and over the years, Yue Xian and the king of Bac Ninh have been closer than their own brothers.

The king of Bac Ninh continued: "Since the founding of the kingdom of Taizu, our dynasty has never had a crown prince. has always left a secret edict to designate the heir to the throne, and until the last moment, no one knows who the new emperor is. Therefore, the battle for the throne has always been very fierce. When the emperor was alive, except for the eldest brother, we were all relatively young, so it was natural that the eldest brother would inherit the unification. However, the eldest brother now has six princes who are all adults, and each prince is more or less related to the ministers of the court. This Xiu Zhaoming is the teacher of the fifth prince Jiang Xintao and the sixth prince Jiang Xinyou, while Liu Zhimiao is the father-in-law of the third prince Jiang Xinqian. In this case, Liu Zhimiao framed Xiu Zhaoming, no matter what the truth is, it is possible to involve these princes. ”

Yue Xian sighed: "The most ruthless emperor family. ”

Hearing Yue Xian say this, King Beining couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "Brother Xian, just say this to me, don't tell it to others, hey...... My royal brother is the most taboo for such words. ”

Yue Xian was silent, and the king of Beining continued: "Don't hide it from the virtuous brother, even I, the idle prince, and my imperial nephews are quite interested in wooing, not to mention those important ministers who hold real power in the court? Xiu and Liu are both Shangshu in charge of a department, and they are high and powerful, and they are the focus of their contention. ”

Yue Xian's face couldn't help but be a little gloomy: "Doesn't the emperor know about these things?"

"How can you not know that Shiliangmen only obeys the emperor's orders, and the movements and behaviors of the important ministers in the court are under their control. It's just that the imperial brother has been obsessed with asking for immortals in the past few years, and he has been slacking off a lot in government affairs. ”

Yue Xian sighed: "Although the country of Xiang is rich and the people are strong, the border is often harassed, there is Shu in the north, Qiao in the south, Lian and Da Xiao in the west, the king of a country, don't ask the common people to ask the ghosts and gods." ”

The king of Bac Ninh persuaded: "In the past, when we were in the rivers and lakes, we said that it was okay. In the future, in the capital, these words of the virtuous brother can only be put in the heart. ”

The two of them were silent together, and they both remembered the years when they traveled together in the rivers and lakes, killing corrupt officials, helping the people, punishing bullies, and scolding the government. The king of Bac Ninh first broke the silence: "Brother Xian, I am very happy from the bottom of my heart that you can come to the capital. But I've always felt that you're not just here for fun, it's not like your character. Especially after this incident, I'm really worried that you'll get involved in this mess. ”

Yue Xian looked at the eyes of the King of Beining, which was probably the most honest pair of eyes in the world, hatred for the wicked, pity for the people, love for friends, all love and hatred would not be hidden, as if people could see through it at a glance. If he wasn't born in the emperor's family, he must be a ranger who punishes adultery and eliminates evil everywhere. At this moment, what is revealed in these eyes is worry about his brother, and other than that, there is no trace of utilitarianism.

Yue Xian didn't want to lie to him: "The purpose of coming to Beijing this time can't be said for the time being. But please rest assured, brother, I am still the same me, and I will not do anything to be sorry for morality. ”

The King of Bac Ninh nodded: "I believe in you." ”

After Xiao Tong saw Yue Xian come back, he stayed there all the time, presumably because of his conversation with the King of Bac Ninh today. He asked tentatively: "Young master, what did the king of Beining say to you?"

Yue Xian came back to his senses from his trance and glanced at Xiao Tong: "It's okay." Are they all back?"

Xiaotong replied: "It's all back." ”

"Call them here!"

Xiaotong turned around and went out, and after a while, Mr. Ji, Master Le, Zhao Xiaotian and others all came in. Yue Xian said to Zhao Xiaotian: "I pretended to be Tang Fengshun last time, and I did a good job. This time you'll need to pretend to be someone else. ”

"Who?"

"Jiang Anlin. ”

"Who is?" Zhao Xiaotian was very unfamiliar with this name.

"He is Jiang Xinting's only son, and he can be regarded as the little leader of this gentleman in Beijing. However, he and the second princess are the best, and often take the second princess out of the palace to play. I have already arranged the specific things to Master Le, and he will help you change your appearance and explain to you clearly this task. Go ahead and prepare now!"

"Yes. Zhao Xiaotian and Master Le took the order and retreated.

Mr. Ji asked: "Young Master, now that the case of Xiu Zhaoming and Liu Zhimiao is not over, I estimate that the evidence may not be enough." Shall we add more fire?"

Yue Xian shook his head: "No, these important ministers are all wearing a sweater, as long as someone picks a thread for him, naturally someone will grab this thread and tear off the whole sweater." ”

Mr. Ji stroked his beard: "It makes sense, Tan Yifan and Wu Jie, one is the person of the fourth prince and the other is the person of the eldest prince, not to mention that the second prince personally presided over the trial, the king of Nanping is just a decoration, although Feng Weiming will not be biased against anyone, but he doesn't count it alone." Xiu Zhaoming and Liu Zhimiao's crimes, one embezzlement, and the other framed, not only have to sit down, but I am afraid they will also die. ”

Xiaotong said: "All of a sudden, two Shangshu were vacant at the same time, and some of them are fighting now." ”

Yue Xian said: "If nothing else, it is likely that Teng Quan will take over the secretary of the military department." It's just this rite department...... It's hard to say. ”

As he was talking, the next person sent a post in, saying that Jiang Xinting had come to pay a visit. Yue Xian smiled slightly and asked Mr. Ji, "What do you guess he is doing?"

Mr. Ji shook his head: "It's called thanks, but I'm afraid of the drunkard's meaning...... It's hard to say...... It's hard to say. ”

Yue Xian said: "Let's see what he says, Mr. Ji, you should avoid it first!" After speaking, he ordered someone to invite Jiang Xinting in.

Jiang Xinting saluted Yue Xian from afar, and his words were full of enthusiasm: "Master Yue, I came here to thank you today!"

Yue Xian hurriedly returned the salute: "How dare you, how dare you." ”

"Gongzi Yue, don't be polite, if it weren't for Gongzi Yue's help, such a big case would really make it impossible for me to investigate. This time, the emperor only punished Jiang for a few months, and it all depends on the son to keep this master's head. ”

The two entered the house humbly, Jiang Xinting raised his hand, and the people who followed him hurriedly handed over a box. Jiang Xinting signaled to Yue Xian: "Son-in-law, a small courtesy, not a respect, please ......"

Yue Xian was not polite, opened the box, and inside was a sword, from the outside, the scabbard and the hilt were ordinary, but when he pulled out the sword body, there was a burst of cold air passing by, and then carefully looked at the hilt of the sword, engraved with a few small words "Youning six years". Yue Xian couldn't help but whispered, "Yonghu Liujia Sword!"

(End of Chapter 10)