Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 54
"Is Yuan Fang here?"

Pei Sijian was reading a book in the posthouse, when she saw Li Yan walking in, she said casually.

Qiu Shenji was not surprised by this attitude, but Wang Xiaojie who followed him was extremely shocked.

This is a purple-robed official. At this level, even a noble person with a high family background must be respectful. How could he treat Li Wuwei so casually?

"Pei Gong, something just happened about the Tubo envoys..."

Although Li Yan took Bren Zanren's face seriously, he didn't act rashly and recounted the conflict just now.

"Okay! My Tang Dynasty is full of talents!"

After hearing what had happened, Pei Sijian looked at Wang Xiaojie with a slight sense of surprise, stroked his beard and praised him, and said to Li Yan: "Don't worry, just let nature take its course."

Li Yan smiled and said, "Understood."

The so-called letting nature take its course is to find an opportunity, but vigorously attack Tubo and gain prestige.

"It just so happens that Yuan Fang is here. The old man has something to tell you."

As soon as Pei Sijian said this, Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie immediately retreated, while Li Yan sat down on his knees, showing an expression of listening.

Pei Sijian said: "The Duke of Wei's mansion is here, the Duke hopes that you will return home soon."

Li Yan was slightly silent.

Pei Sijian understood very well: "It's timid to be close to the countryside, not to mention that you have been living outside, but the situation in your family is quite special..."

He paused: "I don't want to say much about this matter, you should go back and have a look as soon as possible!"

Li Yan nodded in response: "Okay!"

He actually wanted to go back to the Duke's Mansion to have a look, after all it was Li Jing's home.

Previously, relying on the identity of the Li family in Longxi and the grandson of Li Jing, Li Yan opened up the situation in Liangzhou, and Li Yan was very grateful for this.

Now that Duke Wei's mansion is weak, he hopes to help get out of the predicament, so that Li Jing's descendants will not be too embarrassing.

But Qiu Ying kept her heart open all the way, repeatedly emphasizing that she must face the saint first.

The couple Li Zhi and Empress Wu have a strong desire to control power, and in this era, if they want to hold the imperial power, the main competitors are those intertwined aristocratic families.

Qiu Ying herself was a concubine, and the Qiu family was declining day by day, so she was cited as a confidant by Li Zhi. Today's Li Yan's family background is also in name only. In Li Zhi's eyes, this shortcoming is a huge advantage.

The inner guard was originally an institution directly responsible to the imperial power. Who wouldn't like a capable subordinate who was not restrained by the family?
But if he returns to the Duke's mansion first, and then goes to face the saint, there will be no difference in closeness, and the loss of points in the hearts of the empress will not be a little bit.

That's why Qiu Ying repeatedly emphasized that after returning to Chang'an, he should go to face the saint immediately. After seeing the saint, even if he just got a word of encouragement, it's fine to go back to the Duke's mansion.

Li Yan was very tired of this kind of political tricks, and felt that the sequence was a bit ridiculous, but Qiu Ying knew Li Zhi well, and he listened to such matters.

Coincidentally, at this time someone reported it again. Pei Sijian raised her brows and said with a smile, "Someone is coming from the palace, and the saint values ​​you very much! Over at the Duke's Mansion, the old man will explain it to you, you go and prepare for it." Get ready, let's go to Beijing and face saint!"

"Thank you, Mr. Pei."

When Li Yan walked out of the house, he saw Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie waiting.

That's all for Qiu Shenji, he's an old dog, Wang Xiaojie could go to escort the Tubo envoys, but he still waited here on purpose.

It can't be seen that this guy was very motivated when he was young, and his emotional intelligence was not low.

Li Yan said to Qiu Shenji: "The sage is recruiting, you go with me and arrange the guards. After we leave, the guards on the prisoners must not be relaxed."

Qiu Shenji beamed with joy: "Yes! Yes!"

Li Yan said to Wang Xiaojie again: "A brave and filial man, when dealing with Tubo envoys, he must abide by our court etiquette, and he does not need to be tolerant. We Tang people can't act cowardly, do you understand?"

Wang Xiaojie was still a little worried at first, but he took reassurance after hearing this: "Understand! Understood!"

Li Yan said with a smile: "See you in Chang'an, let's have a good time with wine and talk, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

Wang Xiaojie raised his chest: "Haha, I am looking forward to drinking a thousand cups with Li Wuwei!"

Wang Xiaojie, who received the letter of approval, left excitedly. Li Yan ordered people to feed Shizi Cong, all the way to Qiuying's house.

"Yuan Fang, you're here!"

Qiu Ying's complexion was much better than when she was in Liangzhou, but it's a pity that the residual poison still hurt her internal organs, coupled with the recurrence of old injuries, her face was obviously much older.

So when she heard the news of someone coming from the palace, Qiu Ying sighed lightly: "Yuan Fang, since the saint is recruiting, and I am injured, you can go face the saint alone."

Li Yan said firmly: "Without Uncle Qiu, how could I have achieved what I am today, how can people forget their roots?"

"Yuan Fang, you are both civil and military, relying on your own ability, and the help of others is just icing on the cake."

Qiu Ying shook her head, and then said in a low voice: "Chai Qing is the one who came from the palace at this time, and she is also a thousand bulls, and she has an old grudge with my brother. I don't want to involve you."

Li Yan understood that the enemy had come.

Where there are people, there are fights, especially around the emperor, the competition is too fierce.

But it's better to ask clearly about this kind of thing, Li Yan said: "What do you mean by old grievances?"

Thinking of what Qiu Xinggong did, Qiu Ying felt a little helpless: "My elder brother is fierce, and Chai Qing was humiliated in public, and he has always held a grudge, which is difficult to resolve."

"It's not only sexual, but also eating people's hearts!"

Li Yan shook his head secretly.

Qiu Xinggong's most notorious thing was leading troops to suppress rebellion. In order to express his loyalty to Emperor Taizong, he dug out the heart of the rebel in public and ate it bloody. In the end, not only did he not please him, but Li Shimin also disliked him.

This guy still has a lot of strange operations, such as competing with his first brother to bury his mother, offending many people. At this time, Chai Qing should also be one of the reverse connections.

Even so, Li Yan did not hesitate and remained firm.

Among the inner guards, his foundation is still shallow, no matter whether it is Qiu Ying's kindness to him or the influence of the old inner guard, there is nothing wrong with supporting Qiu Ying.

Seeing that Li Yan had a clear-cut banner, Qiu Ying was also very relieved. After gaining confidence, she became much more energetic.

When Li Yan helped him put on the armor and walked out in a hurry, he seemed to have the majestic appearance that he had just arrived in Liangzhou.

When such a mental outlook appeared in front of the elegant and dignified Chai Qing, Chai Qing's eyes flashed with surprise: "It's all because of the nonsense of others. I thought Brother Qiu was seriously ill and would die soon. Seeing Brother Qiu at this time Don’t worry if you’re as strong as ever!”

Qiu Yingdao: "Brother Chai is worried about me. I have worked hard and worked for a saint. I am no better than Brother Chai enjoying happiness in the palace!"

The two laughed loudly, as if they were old friends meeting each other, but they really wanted to stab each other to death.

Chai Qing looked at Li Yan again: "This is Li Liulang, a talented young man with both civil and military skills. He can achieve such achievements when he just entered the inner guard, but he can compare with all the talents in Chang'an."

Li Yan saluted meticulously: "Yan is fortunate to be in the inner guard, only to serve the country and share the worries of the superiors, and dare not compare with Chang'an's talents."

"Haha, I made a mistake..."

Chai Qing didn't succeed in his goal, so he could only smile: "In that case, let's go, the sages will recruit each other, there is no delay!"

……

"Drive! Drive!!"

Qiu Ying, Chai Qing, Li Yan, and Qiu Shenji rode several horses, and they set off from the Qizhou posthouse immediately.

Hurry up and arrive at Chang'an that night.

There are twelve city gates in the outer city of Chang'an.

Among them, the highest specification is the majestic Mingde Gate, which has five gates, while the others have three gates.

Although the Mingde Gate is high-standard, in fact, few people pass through it. People and officials usually go through the gates on the east and west sides.

For example, when envoys enter Beijing, they will go through the Golden Light Gate in the west.

But on this trip, the four of them entered through the Fanglin Gate in the north.

Common people are forbidden to enter this city gate, because it is next to the inner garden of Taiji Palace, and the famous Xuanwu Gate is not far from Fanglin Gate.

After entering the city, since Li Zhi and Empress Wu no longer lived in the Taiji Palace, everyone rode horses around the Taiji Palace again before arriving at the Daming Palace in the northeast corner.

Both Chai Qing and Qiu Ying took out the copper fish talisman that Qianniu prepared for. After searching, Li Yan took off the chain knife that he carried with him. After repeated interrogations, Qiu Shenji was directly turned away.

Going around one after another, Li Yan finally entered the Daming Palace under the sad watch of Qiu Shenji, with snowflakes fluttering and the north wind blowing.

Destination, Zichen Palace.

The Zichen Hall is the third largest hall in the Daming Palace, second only to the Hanyuan Hall in the Outer Dynasty and the Xuanzheng Hall in the Chang Dynasty.

As the palace of the inner dynasty, the ministers meet the emperor here, which is called "entering the cabinet".

Li Zhi summoned Qiu Ying and Li Yan here, which undoubtedly has political significance.

As Chai Qing's identity as Qianniu, he is not qualified to enter.

Three to one, Chai Qing watched the two enter the hall, snorted coldly, looked at the magnificent hall, turned and left reluctantly.

Li Yan and Qiu Ying walked into the Zichen Hall under the guidance of the servants.

The first thing that catches the eye is the palace lanterns beside the pillars of the hall.

Groups of halos swayed in the hall, leading all the way to the end steps.

The road is not long, but walking down like this, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be a sense of awe.

When the two stood still, Li Yan took a sneak peek at the steps, and found that there was no dragon chair on it, but a huge royal tent.

It was a particularly large bed, with a golden curtain covering the head, with a thin silk hanging down, and two people were sitting in it.

A figure in a yellow robe and a figure in a high bun.

Two eyes passed through Si Luo, looking down from above.

Li Yan couldn't help but tighten his breath, feeling like witnessing history.

What he is about to meet may be the most legendary couple in history...

The unique emperor couple.

　The protagonist is out, everyone can compare their hearts when you have time~
　　Thanks to the book friends "Tianjing Huntian Baojian", "Tianliang is a good autumn", "Half-dead man s" for their rewards.

　　
　
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