Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 109 The Crown Prince and Queen's Double Confidant

Day two.

Li Yan worked hard for an hour at work, and after practicing martial arts with pay, he was going to go to the palace.

When it comes to Jia Sibo's alchemy, he thinks it's better to persuade the prince.

Although there are martial arts in this world, perhaps the effect of the elixir is stronger than that in real history, but it is not realistic to say that the toxicity to the human body completely disappears.

So whether to listen or not is the other party's business, Li Yan wanted to do his best.

After all, among the three members of the family in charge of Datang, he likes the benevolent prince the most, and hopes that the prince can live longer.

After showing the fifth-grade fish talisman, after entering the Shaoyang courtyard, Cao Zhen and the maid Yunniang, who was so frightened by the ghost and wanted to cook, happened to be cleaning in front of the hall.

When the two saw Li Yan, they rushed up to greet them with bright smiles: "Li Jiyi! Your Highness was still thinking about you this morning!"

Li Yan chatted with a smile and walked into the main hall.

I saw the prince and princess playing with a little civet cat.

Li Yan was injured by beheading a Buddha statue with a knife. When he was recuperating in the Duke's mansion of Wei, the crown prince and concubine went to the mansion in person to see him once.

Not afraid to expose the secrets of the princelings, there is no need to cover up too much on the surface.

Li Yan beheaded Wu Minzhi, because of the prince's hatred for Wu Minzhi, it would be normal for him to regain his goodwill.

Deliberately staying away, on the contrary, is trying to cover up.

As for the Duke of Wei's mansion, Li Yan was naturally in good health, but Xiao Hei's spirituality left a deep impression on the prince and princess.

It's a pity that the prince's body is too weak, and the lynx is too dangerous to be domesticated by leopard slaves.

The empress did not allow it, but sent several cats.

The prince and princess are raised together, very happy.

"Yuan Fang, come quickly!"

Seeing Li Yan enter the palace, the prince waved repeatedly.

I don't know if the great hatred has been avenged, and the knot in his heart has dissipated. Although the prince's energy is still seriously lacking, his complexion is much better than when he first saw it.

Li Yan was also very happy, and stepped forward to tease the cat.

When the civet cat saw Li Yan, it immediately stuck to him and circled around him.

The princess was puzzled: "Why does it always like you so much?"

Li Yan smiled and told the truth: "I am a friend of animals."

The princess was quite unconvinced, but thinking of Xiao Hei's spirituality, she had to admit: "It seems to be really..."

Li Yan attaches great importance to the talent of animal friends. After training the lion Cong and the lynx Xiaohei, he has already set his mind on the eagle.

As early as a month ago, he ordered Xu Da and the others to contact professional hunters in West Market to find the best breed of eagle.

Calculate the time, and it will be delivered soon.

Li Yan looked forward to it.

In ancient military affairs, the eagle was originally a symbol of the God of War, and the advantage of overlooking the sky is too great.

I still remember when I was at the Da Ci’en Temple, I sighed that there was no drone overlooking it, so why not use a spiritual eagle to act as the eyes in the sky!

However, there are martial arts in this world, especially the bow and string archery, which is truly unparalleled.

Li Yan didn't want to raise a hawk with great difficulty and be shot down with a whoosh, ready to be trained early.

I first use the bowstring strength to shoot secretly, let the eagle know the cruelty of the world, and then survive the enemy's arrows.

The concubine didn't know what his animal friend was thinking, but the prince felt that Li Yan's entry into the palace at this time should be related to something: "Is there something wrong with Yuan Fang here?"

Li Yan didn't beat around the bush: "Your Highness, I have seen you taking a pill in a brocade box. Is that a pill?"

The crown prince nodded: "That's Wuyun Pill, if Yuanfang wants to use it, I'll ask my father for some."

Li Yan's heart was shocked: "Is the elixir a gift from a sage?"

The prince said: "Yes, my father is also taking it. Wuyun Dan was made by Taoist priests of the Ming Dynasty. It calms the nerves and nourishes the body. It is very effective."

"Ming Chongyan's alchemy? Is this how he hooked up with Li Zhi?"

Li Yan frowned secretly.

Wuyundan, the name sounds very common, but it is not.

The ancients regarded the color of clouds as a sign of auspiciousness and prosperity, and the five-color auspicious clouds were regarded as auspicious.

In Taoism, it also refers to five kinds of mica, yunying, cloud beads, mica, cloud liquid, and cloud sand. It is said that taking them according to the five seasons can last a long time and even become a fairy.

In Ge Hong's "Baopuzi", there is a saying "eliminate five clouds, fly eight stones, and turn nine pills".

Of course, modern people know that these naturally occurring minerals contain many heavy metals and cannot be eaten directly.

It's a pity, I can't persuade myself, because this pill Li Zhi also eats.

Seeing Li Yan's serious face, the crown prince felt strange: "Yuanfang, what's wrong?"

Li Yan used Jia Sibo to take the blame: "Jia Sibo, a rebel from the Jia family in Liangzhou who defected to Tubo and developed secret spies, likes to make alchemy, but the elixir he cultivates is never shown to others or used by himself. I am worried that he has other plans... ..."

The prince suddenly said, "Yuan Fang has a heart, but the pills in the palace are all managed by the Shang Yao Bureau, and my East Palace also has a medicine storage bureau, so I'm not afraid of thieves."

What else can Li Yan say, he can only wish Li Zhi good health: "That's good! That's good!"

Now that Jia Sibo was mentioned, the prince inquired again, and heard that this person still hadn't spoken yet, his face darkened slightly: "The army is about to go out, we will never allow someone in the court to communicate secretly with Tubo in order to try to do something wrong! "

Li Yan really agreed this time: "What Your Highness said is true, the soldiers in the front are fighting to the death, how can you allow the traitors behind to pass on information?"

Seeing that his tone was not right, the prince asked, "Yuan Fang, how are you going to investigate the case?"

Li Yandao: "I'm going to start investigating the stolen ordnance from the arsenal, and follow the clues."

The prince's expression suddenly became solemn: "Yuan Fang, have you thought it over yet?"

Li Yandao: "Your Highness, in the past, the slaves in Wu Minzhi's mansion were occupied by evil slaves. When they acted mischievously, the ministers humbled their positions. In the end, they could only get rid of those evil slaves, treating the symptoms but not the root cause. At this time, the minister is already Fifth-grade opportunity, some things can also be tried and done, take your time!"

The prince stared at him, and said seriously: "You can do it with confidence, I will protect you!"

Li Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

The crown prince has supervised the country five times, not because he is ignorant of the danger of touching the interests of the rich and powerful. It is really not easy to say this.

If it were Li Zhi, he would also want to clean up the moths that reached out to the army, but he would definitely not express support, but silently regulate and let him charge forward.

The two discussed again, and the crown prince reminded: "Yuan Fang, mother mentioned you yesterday, you left Shaoyang courtyard, go to Linde hall!"

Li Yan knew that during this time the crown prince became close to Empress Wu again.

After all, as long as power is not involved, Empress Wu is very good to this son.

Coupled with the fact that Empress Wu and Wu Minzhi have completely turned their faces in this world, it is normal for the two to get back together.

He nodded: "I understand."

……

Entering the Linde Palace again, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh in admiration at what he saw all the way.

The ups and downs of power and the warmth and coldness of people are the most obvious.

Empress Wu has not lost her power yet, and there are many fewer officials reporting along the way. There is a huge gap with the Queen of Heaven three months ago.

There is no way, Wu Minzhi's counterattack before he died was too ruthless.

Empress Wu finally killed a relative, but she lost so thoroughly.

The prestige built up in recent years is almost gone.

She was also decisive, and when she returned to the palace, she ordered the people around her not to call her the queen of heaven, but only called her queen, and even made a gesture of abdicating.

This move was based on retreat, and it really made Li Zhi show up and support Empress Wu.

Unlike the period after the abolition of Shangguanyi, the current Li Zhi is really inseparable from the handling of government affairs by Empress Wu.

But this is also the Tang Dynasty. If it was the Song Dynasty, which valued reputation extremely, no matter whether the emperor wanted to or not, he would definitely be abolished.

On the surface, the Song Dynasty could not punish the scholar-bureaucrats, but the officials really wanted to punish the courtiers, and the courtiers would die socially.

If a scholar-bureaucrat's reputation is damaged, it is more serious than killing him, let alone himself, it will even bring down the future of those around him.

The times are different, and the social atmosphere is different. Empress Wu naturally doesn't care about that kind of fame, but her prestige has been lost too much this time. The only voice she has made in the past few months seems to be her firm support for him to become an opportunity envoy.

Thinking about it this way, Li Yan only went to the palace to thank him once, which seemed a bit too much.

However, if the talent is triggered, then Empress Wu's attitude should be...

"Li Yuanfang, you've been wearing this scarlet robe for a while?"

Just as this idea came to mind, Empress Wu's cold and stern voice came over, and Li Yan instantly relaxed.

As expected of you, Wu Zetian!
Looks better, PUA looks better!

Li Yan is used to this routine, so he acted along with it: "The minister is so young that he should be promoted, and he is also sincere and fearful. All he thinks is to live up to the queen's importance!"

Empress Wu's voice slowed down a bit: "You are not young and frivolous, a slutty and frivolous person, raise your head!"

Li Yan raised his head, and what imprinted in his eyes was still a face with high fighting spirit.

A person's desire for power can really rejuvenate in an all-round way. Empress Wu must have suffered such a big blow, and there must have been moments of loss, but she recovered extremely quickly.

At this moment, she was almost the same as the queen of the past, and she was about to seize power as soon as she opened her mouth: "Jia Sibo's case, the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple are helpless, and they will soon be transferred to the inner guard. This is both an opportunity and a crisis, do you know?"

Li Yan nodded: "I also paid attention to the situation in Liangzhou yesterday, and learned that Jia's mansion is temporarily sealed..."

Empress Wu sneered: "Your news is behind, recruiting the gods of seedlings into the palace!"

Soon, Eunuch Gao led a thin man over: "Master Chen Miao pays homage to the queen and Li Jiyi!"

Li Yan was quite surprised.

Miao Shenke, the name sounds like a fairy, but he is actually one of the six Beimen bachelors.

The Beimen Scholars are Wu Zetian's think tank. On the one hand, they compile books for her, do political propaganda, and buy the hearts of scholars. The right to participate in state affairs.

Empress Wu called Miao Shenke to come up, and looked at Li Yan: "Li Yuanfang, Miao Shenke will assist you in this case, you can do some things, don't have to look forward and backward, understand?"

Li Yan felt Empress Wu's "warmth" for the first time, and said loudly, "I understand!"

Sending Beimen bachelors to assist him, although it is inevitable that there is a sense of surveillance, but it can be regarded as training him as the backbone of the Tianhou Party.

I didn't expect it! I didn't expect it!
He's really become a trusted confidant of the prince and the queen~
　Thanks to the leader of the book friend "on the road" for the reward. I am so happy to have the first leader on the first day of the new year. Thanks to the book friend "little monster z" and "jaychen1981" for the reward.

　　
　
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