Han Xuan returned to his mansion, which was empty.

He came to the imperial capital alone, he didn't have any henchmen and old servants, no wives and concubines, and even relatives and friends were not much, only an adopted son who had been dependent on each other for 20 years, and he was still far away in Jiangdu.

There is a taciturn middle-aged man in the mansion who sits in the town all the year round, this person is Han Xuan's personal guard, personally assigned by Emperor Xiao, but he has never seen this person make a move, so how he cultivates can only be said to be unfathomable.

However, Han Xuan knew in his heart that it was thanks to him that he had this guard by his side, otherwise he would have died unexplained.

The temple battle has always been the most exhaustive, if there is a means to put him to death, there is no reason not to use it, but he is still alive and well, I think that many of the wind, frost and rain swords that he can't see have been blocked by this middle-aged man.

Han Xuan sat down on the recliner with a little difficulty, closing his eyes and resting.

Many people only know that the original three heroes were valued and promoted by Emperor Xiao together, and they were released as officials with high hopes, but they didn't know that he actually entered the dark guard earlier than Duanmu Ruisheng.

That time, the three of them went out together, and they had their own arrangements.

Xu Yan, because he was born in a family of generals, was born in a place like Zhongdu, where he was used to killing on the battlefield, and he had his own handsome bearing, but he was inevitably slightly lacking in people's livelihood, so he went to Shuzhou and served as an envoy under the command of Tang Qi, the political envoy.

Duanmu Ruisheng, born in a family, under the teaching of his father's words and deeds, he has his own pattern, but he does not know the military affairs, and the war in Houjian was stalemate at that time, so he was sent to Houjian and obeyed orders under the blue jade tent.

As for him Han Xuan, he was born in cloth, and his strength is that he is familiar with the situation of the city and the people, and he is well versed in the sufferings of the people, and his disadvantage is that he lacks experience in getting along with powerful families, and the pattern is inevitably narrow, so he was sent to the Eastern Capital and followed Sun Ligong, the governor of the secret guard at that time.

Originally, according to Emperor Xiao's meaning, Duanmu Ruisheng and Han Xuan were just generals, and only Xu Yan was handsome, and he was the winner and loser of Lan Yu in the future, so only Xu Yan was released as a landlord, and the other two did not even have a clear official rank, no different from the likes of strategists.

However, maybe he was really jealous of the talent, Xu Yan, who was most favored by Emperor Xiao, died early, but Han Xuan took his place, and Duanmu Ruisheng also naturally transferred to the Dark Guard Mansion and took over the vacated position of Han Xuan.

Han Xuan knows very well the methods of the secret guard, and he also understands what kind of authority Duanmu Ruisheng holds in his hands now, he is like a dagger, he can't face the battlefield, but he can take people's lives in the dark.

Now because of Xiao Zhinan's matter, there is already some incompatibility between him and Duanmu Ruisheng.

Han Xuan folded his hands and gently rubbed his wrinkled fingers.

For Xiao Zhinan and Xu Beiyou, he neither approves nor opposes, although Xiao Zhinan is an extremely excellent woman, but he does not think that it is a good match for Xu Beiyou, one is a princess who has eaten Zhong Ming since childhood, and the other is a poor boy who has eaten sand in the northwest for 20 years. To put it mildly, it doesn't even need to be blown by the wind, just the disagreement between them can make the love between them wear out.

Although Han Xuan is already a very popular minister, he has never forgotten his poor background, in his opinion, a high-ranking princess knows what people's livelihood is?

I don't know how difficult it is if I haven't experienced it, and seeing it is not the same as having experienced it, can she really understand Xu Beiyou's burden?

If it is just for profit, then for the sake of a princess who is not enough to affect the overall situation, is it worth pushing the entire Duanmu family to the opposite side of himself?

Han Xuan's answer is not cost-effective, and it can even be regarded as a loss.

However, Han Xuan respects Xu Beiyou's decision, since this kid wants to marry a princess, he is not a stubborn old stubborn, not only will he not stop him, but he doesn't even mind helping him.

He is so old, and he is not an earth immortal with a life span of 200 years, he has already stepped into the coffin with one foot, maybe when the other foot will follow in, what else to ask for, it is nothing more than to ask for a blessing for children and grandchildren.

So he gave up this old face and went to see His Majesty in person, and mentioned this matter sideways, but His Majesty did not refuse.

Otherwise, an emperor who reigns over the world will be afraid of a small role that has just emerged? What would such a king, who is also the head of the Taoist sect and known as the two saints of the world, care about his daughter?

That pair of young people didn't have that weight.

Xiao Xuan is just afraid of Han Xuan, an old minister, so he will open up the net for the first time.

This is an honor that Crown Prince Xiao Bai has never had.

It is precisely because of this incident that Yu Kuang and others know the status of Han Ge Lao in His Majesty's mind, and they also know the status of Xu Beiyou in Han Xuan's heart.

Otherwise, how could the rear military governor, one of the five dignified left governors, turn over a fledgling role?

The old man did a lot and almost never put it into words.

Although this move undoubtedly offended Duanmu Ruisheng completely, Han Xuan did not regret it, just this princess, why can you, the youngest son born when he is old and not cultivating his nails, marry, but my adopted son can't?

At Han Xuan's age, he will no longer waste time on the word regret, even if he is really wrong, what he has to do now is to think of remedies.

Han Xuan and Lan Yu can be regarded as half a gentleman, but Duanmu Ruisheng is a real villain, and he does everything. If it weren't for Han Xuan's surprise, the Duanmu family would have already made a move at this time.

Han Xuan tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair, a little unsure where the old boy Duanmu would start.

Not to mention the unfathomable guard beside him, even if Duanmu Ruisheng really succeeds, it will inevitably completely anger the current emperor, Duanmu Ruisheng is not a blue jade, he will definitely die in the face of the anger of the Son of Heaven, Duanmu Ruisheng is not so stupid.

It is also unlikely, after all, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is strange and unpredictable, and now it is a place where the earth immortals are gathered, and a huge Taoist workshop has been breached, I am afraid that Duanmu Ruisheng does not have the courage to plunder its edge.

The percussion stopped abruptly, and Han Xuan sat up suddenly, his old face showing a look of surprise.

Could it be Xiao Zhinan?

That's a dignified nobleman, how could Duanmu Ruisheng have such courage?

Thinking of the scene when he met Xiao Zhinan when he retired from the dynasty today, Han Xuan's face sank slightly.

The reason why Xiao Zhinan wanted to leave Beijing in a hurry, did he notice anything?

Han Xuan was silent for a long time, then lay back on the recliner and began to close his eyes and concentrate.

He had a faint feeling that a hand from outside the temple had crept into the temple, stirring up the situation in the temple in a silent place.

Han Xuan is a temple minister who has gone through ups and downs, his intuition has always been very accurate, and he also trusts his intuition, so even if this hand seems to be there, even if Han Xuan does not have any evidence to prove the existence of this hand, he still thinks that this hand is real.

If there is such a hidden hand behind the scenes, then who is his owner?

The door of the sky?

After years of silence?

The Wei State that is about to move?

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Eyeing the grasslands?

Or those noble families who seem to be docile but actually harbor different hearts?

Han Xuan couldn't get the answer.

He suddenly wanted to ask the head of the court, do you know these things, Lanyu, and if so, what is your attitude? Wait and see what happens? Indifferent? Or should you cooperate with the outside?

Han Xuan turned his head to look out the window.

At the end of summer and autumn, the wind has risen at the end of Qingping.