Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 321 Can this be said?
"Drive! Drive!"

Ming Chongyan made haste, turned back along the small road, and reunited with the Meihua Neiwei who came to Luoyang.

"Vice cabinet leader!"

Seeing him appear, all the subordinates stopped their horses and waited on the official road.

Ming Chongyan glanced over the inner guards of plum blossoms, scrutinized them several times, and finally settled on one of them: "Zhuo Silang, come out and walk with me."

Under the envious and jealous gazes of the other Plum Blossom inner guards, Zhuo Wei stepped out anxiously and came to Ming Chongyan's side.

Zhuo Wei was a poor scholar who failed in many trials. When Wu Minzhi gained power, he was a scholar attached to Zhou Guogong's mansion.

Later, Wu Minzhi disappeared, and he transferred to Li Jingxuan's residence and became a scholar-in-law.

Then Li Jingxuan disappeared, and he tried his best to drill the camp and became the dark line of Meihua's inner guard.

Now Ming Chongyan has taken a fancy to him: "Zhuo Silang, you are still white, do you want to become an official?"

Zhuo Wei was stunned for a moment, then nodded frantically: "I want to! Of course I want to! I even want to call myself a lowly job in my dreams!"

Ming Chongyan was quite satisfied with this clever answer: "You have been in my Plum Blossom Internal Guard for two years. You have always changed according to the situation, and you got a lot of useful information. I keep it in my heart."

Zhuo Wei's eyebrows showed ecstasy, and he, who was always eloquent, even stammered a little: "I can serve the court leader, little... I am honored by the humble job!"

Ming Chongyan corrected with a smile: "Deputy cabinet leader! I am not the cabinet leader!"

When Zhuo Wei saw his smile, his heart became more determined, and he flattered: "The leader of the pavilion is valued by the sage, and the power is overwhelming. It will be a matter of time before he is promoted to the leader of the pavilion."

In Zhuo Wei's eyes, Ming Chongyan was a big man who could be looked up to. The inner guard of Plum Blossom supervised all the officials, who would not be afraid of getting a little bit, isn't he powerful?
Ming Chongyan sneered inwardly, his face calmed down: "Zhuo Silang, do you know why we are here in the Eastern Capital?"

Zhuo Wei rolled his eyes, not daring to hide it: "I heard that it's for His Royal Highness King Yong!"

Ming Chongyan nodded: "As expected, you are well-informed. Yes, we are going to Luoyang on this trip to reward His Highness King Yong. This is also a great opportunity for our plum blossom internal guards."

Zhuo Wei didn't understand, their power comes from the saints, what has it to do with the Yong Wang Li Xian who just turned [-] years old?
Ming Chongyan lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness is benevolent, what I have done in the inner guard of plum blossoms is somewhat shady after all, and the Yushitai is always hindering me. I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue in the future!"

Zhuo Wei's face changed: "Then what should I do?"

He didn't have much sense of attachment to the Plum Blossom Internal Guard before. After all, he was dressed in white and didn't even have a decent position. At worst, he would join the next family. But now that he is valued by his boss and will soon have a formal official position, whoever removes the Plum Blossom Internal Guard , he is in a hurry with whoever!
Ming Chongyan sighed: "The sage is not in good health recently!"

Zhuo Wei understands that the poor health of the sage Li Zhi is one aspect, the key is that the prince Li Hong has always been in poor health, if...

Zhuo Wei plucked up his courage: "The meaning of the pavilion leader is that we can take this opportunity to show favor to His Royal Highness King Yong?"

Ming Chongyan glanced at him, and there seemed to be approval in his eyes.

Zhuo Wei was overjoyed.

This is the treatment only a confidant has. To become Shangguan's confidant, are you afraid that the road ahead will not go smoothly?
Maybe he won't be a green-robed junior official of the eighth or ninth rank, maybe he can even have a green robe of the sixth or seventh rank!
Don't even think about going further up, Ming Chongyan is only at the sixth rank so far, and his position is humble and powerful.

The two rode their horses first, and the other plum blossom inner guards followed behind, not daring to approach. Zhuo Wei enjoyed the scenery very much, and felt that the wind blowing in front of him was so cool.

Until Ming Chongyan said: "Hurry up and go to Luoyang first, and enter Yongwang's mansion to pass the letter."

Zhuo Wei was a little puzzled, even if he wanted to seek refuge, he was too anxious, but he didn't dare to have the slightest objection, and immediately said: "The humble official must hand over the letter to His Royal Highness King Yong."

Ming Chongyan's expression turned cold immediately: "Letter? Can this kind of thing be written down? What I want you to pass is a oral message!"

Zhuo Wei showed a look of embarrassment: "The leader of the pavilion, it's definitely not a lowly position who deliberately shirks. It's really a lowly position that doesn't even have an official robe. How can people in the Yong Palace believe it?"

Ming Chongyan asked: "Where is your plum blossom imprint?"

Zhuo Wei rolled up his sleeves, revealing the plum blossom imprint on his right arm.

Ming Chongyan used to think that this was very good. Ever since Li Yan said it, he felt that it was a bit stupid to identify the identity of the internal guard of the plum blossom in this way, but he said: "Isn't this the best proof? How can Wei act like a superficial official robe and fish talisman?"

What else could Zhuo Wei say, he could only laugh: "The leader of the court is wise!"

Ming Chongyan turned his head sideways, stretched out his slender palm, and pinched his five fingers on his shoulder.

A numb feeling came over, and Zhuo Wei subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but he didn't dare, so he could only listen to the boss's faint voice with his whole body stiff: "The next thing I say, you must keep it in mind. After the palace, tell His Royal Highness King Yong the truth, but don't say that I said it, I will never admit it, do you understand?"

Zhuo Wei nodded again and again, and then listened intently, but his expression quickly became frightened.

Ming Chongyan's words were too explicit, he endured and endured, and finally moaned: "Is this okay to say?"

Ming Chongyan let go, retracted his palms into the Taoist robe, the strange color between his five fingers faded slowly, and said calmly: "Why can't you say it? Do you think that being surrounded by clouds, mountains and mists is the way noble people talk?"

Zhuo Wei's shoulders were sore and numb, and he didn't dare to make big moves on the horse, so he could only twist a few times, and said with a dry smile, "I'm from a lowly position, so the court leader laughed."

Ming Chongyan shook his head: "It's not a joke, it's just that you used to be attached to Li Jingxuan and wrote many articles that praised him. You may have misunderstood everyone else as Li Jingxuan. Now the inner guard of Meihua is going to serve His Royal Highness King Yong. , the more direct you speak, the better the effect, understand?"

Zhuo Wei came to a sudden: "The humble job must convey the meaning of the cabinet leader!"

Ming Chongyan's face sank: "It's what you meant."

Zhuo Wei had seen the face of the Shangguan, and thought that one day when I become an official, I will be like my subordinates, so he hurriedly said: "Understood! This is what the little one said, it has nothing to do with the cabinet leader!"

Only then was Ming Chongyan satisfied, and he waved his hand: "Go now, you don't have much time left, get things done, and take off this blouse as soon as possible."

Zhuo Wei held back his joy and bowed his hands to accept the order: "Yes!"

He whipped the horse, and the steed under his crotch began to run wildly, and soon left the plum blossom inner guard behind, his heart became more and more fiery.

Becoming an official is the dream of countless scholars. He thought it was out of reach. After all, he does not have a prominent family background and only has the ability to investigate the truth.

For example, in the case of Yundan, only Zhuo Wei knew that the sage must have tested the medicine on the people in the Jiangnan village, and Li Jingxuan and his son were blamed.

He originally conceived this matter into a book and passed it on to the world to let future generations know that the history books are all lies, and the truth is still among the people.

I didn't expect to turn around and become an official myself, so there is no need to worry about such trivial matters.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Wei rushed all the way, and finally rushed to Luoyang before the city gate was closed, and entered the city smoothly.

Before the curfew, he rode fast all the way to the north of the city, looked at the vast mansion, and dismounted.

Panting sharply, Zhuo Wei straightened his clothes and rolled up his sleeves, revealing the imprint of plum blossoms, and strode forward.

……

In Prince Yong's Mansion.

Li Xian gathered a group of great Confucian scholars and was discussing how to organize and annotate the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty".

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" is famous for being obscure and difficult to understand. There is an annotation by Liu Zhao from Liang, which is the best commented, but Li Xian thinks it is not enough.

This is not self-importance. In terms of literary attainments, Li Xian is undoubtedly the strongest among the four sons of Empress Wu. At that time, the prince compiled "Yaoshan Yucai" in name only, and the specific work was done by great scholars such as Shangguanyi and Yang Sijian. Li Xian edited and annotated "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" in person.

Just turned twenty years old, he is proficient in rhetoric, pronunciation, meaning, and vulgarity. He knows the advantages and disadvantages of each annotation, and how to revise and correct it. relish.

Such talent made the gray-haired great Confucian scholar stroke his beard and smile, showing love.

But their smiles disappeared quickly, because a servant came in and reported: "There is a scribe outside who claims to be the inner guard of Plum Blossoms, please see the king."

Li Xian didn't show any disgust, but was full of curiosity: "Why did you come to find me?"

He turned to the many bachelors again, and said with a smile: "Do you all hate plum blossom inner guards? Tell me something interesting!"

When he was studying classics and history just now, he looked like an old pedant, but now he looked like a young gentleman who had escaped the crown. Everyone was a little helpless, and they all saluted: "I will retire!"

Li Xian raised his brows: "Plum Blossom Internal Guard is really impressive, gentlemen, you must eat in the palace!"

All the scholars withdrew one after another, Li Xian didn't take it seriously, and ordered casually: "Go and lead the plum blossom inner guard to the side hall and let him wait. The king is also hungry. After eating, go see him again." he."

Just as he was talking, Wang Fu Zhang Daan came in: "Your Majesty!"

Zhang Daan is the prince's Fu of the Prince's Mansion. From the third grade, as the son of Zhang Gongjin, the twenty-fourth official of Lingyan Pavilion, his family has a long history, and his relationship with Li Xian is like Dai Zhide's relationship with the prince.

For this teacher, Li Xian has always respected him very much, so he hurriedly saluted: "Wang Fu."

Zhang Da'an returned the salute: "My lord, I just saw that the faces of the bachelors are different, what happened?"

Li Xiandao: "A Plum Blossom inner guard came to the mansion to pay a visit, but he didn't hand over the greeting card. He arranged it in the side hall. See you after dinner."

Zhang Daan's face changed slightly: "Plum Blossom Inner Guard? The sage is wise. He left the Plum Blossom Inner Guard in Chang'an and did not interfere with the affairs of the officials. Why did he come to Dongdu suddenly and even meet the King? I am afraid this matter is not trivial. I am willing to go with the King. Meet this man!"

Li Xian rubbed his belly: "Now? But I'm hungry..."

Seeing Zhang Daan's serious face, he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, Wang Fu please!"

The two walked into the side hall one after the other, and saw the nervous Zhuo Wei suddenly stand up and pay respects: "His Royal Highness pays homage to Prince Yong! Your Highness is overjoyed!"

Li Xian was stunned, Zhang Daan's face immediately sank.

(End of this chapter)