People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 314

Red walls and green tiles, weeping willows surround the courtyard, and there is a small stream passing through the small wall on the side of the courtyard.

Exquisite pavilions and pavilions are reflected in the manor, and there are more than a dozen bright flowers blooming on both sides.

A winding gravel path leads directly from the front yard to the depths of the back yard.

The door of the mansion was wide open, Li Xuan stood at the gate, beside Yu Ze and Wang Bo, and a team of Qianniuwei,
On both sides of the gate, servants and maids in various costumes stood respectfully.

"The environment is good." Li Xuan turned her head, looked at the head catcher Chen Ming, nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you head catcher Chen for leading the way."

"My lord, you're being polite." Chen Ming waved to an old man in a ochre-colored robe.

The old man with half black and half white hair came over immediately, and Chen Ming introduced, "Report to the lord, this old man Bai is the housekeeper here, if you have anything to do, you can tell him directly."

"Bai Lao." Li Xuan nodded slightly, as a greeting.

"I have seen the prince!" Bai Lao bowed deeply, and then said: "Return to the prince, there are 13 male servants and seven maids in the mansion. This is the roster, please check it with the prince."

"Forget it for inspection, take me to the backyard, I need to settle down early tonight, and investigate the case tomorrow!" Li Xuan waved his hand, then looked at the arrester Chen Ming and said, "Chen arrester, I'm sorry!"

"Don't dare, let me leave!" The head catcher Chen Ming immediately understood the subtext in Li Xuan's voice, and immediately said goodbye.

"Catch the head and go slowly!" Li Xuan cupped his hands slightly towards Chen Ming, and then watched Chen Ming leave.

Then he turned his head to look at Bai Lao, and said, "Bai Lao, lead the way."

"Here!" Elder Bai bowed again, then turned around and led Li Xuan, Yu Ze, Wang Bo, and a group of Qianniuwei towards the backyard.

After passing through the main hall of the two entrances, we finally came to the backyard.

Compared to the front yard, a large green lake appeared in front of Li Xuan in the back yard.

The surface of the lake is full of blooming lotus, surrounded by built courtyards, and behind it is a row of houses.

"Zhilan's room." Li Xuan smiled, glanced at Bai Lao who was standing in the distance, looked sideways at Zhang Huan, and said, "Except for the few rooms in the middle for this king, you can take the rest with you." Let’s make arrangements to stay first, and at the same time inform the kitchen to prepare food...Be careful, don’t let people tamper with the food and drinks.”

"Abiding by the order!" Zhang Huan immediately cupped his hands, and then led everyone to arrange the residence with a smile.

Li Xuan turned to look at Yu Ze and Wang Bo: "Uncle Yu, Mr. Zi'an, please!"

Slightly out of the way, Li Xuan saw two Qianniu guards walking to the door of the backyard, isolating the inside and outside, Li Xuan nodded slightly.

Turning around, Li Xuan walked towards the big house in the middle.

In the center of the spacious big room is a soft pear wood couch covered with short quilts and round cushions.

A calligraphy and painting imitating Yu Shinan is hung on the nave at the back.

On the low stools in the corners on both sides, a peony is inserted in a celadon vase on one side; various scrolls are inserted upside down in a white porcelain vase on the other side.

The breath is romantic, which is very different from the northern style.

"What do you two gentlemen think about today's events? Among the many officials and gentry in Wuzhou, who is the one who has a connection with Tianyin Sect?" Li Xuan's words directly tore apart the apparent peace today.

Although Li Xuan was assassinated today, he attributed everything to the Tianyin Sect.

Under the city gate, Li Xuan did not pursue the many officials in Wuzhou redundantly.

It seems that his attitude is good, but in fact, Li Xuan's suspicion of these people has never stopped for a moment.

These people, even if they are not Tianyin believers, are behind everything and use various means to fuel the flames.

Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan with a serious expression, and said: "Returning to the prince, many officials in Wuzhou are basically deeply influenced by the king's governor, and the prince must be able to see a thing or two today, so among the many officials in Wuzhou Among them, I am afraid that there are not many people who really say that they betrayed the imperial court, but rather..."

"Brother Yu's judgment is probably a big mistake." Du Bixing's voice came from outside the door.

Immediately, he came in from the outside with a serious face, and then put a list in front of Li Xuan, and said with a livid face: "My lord, let's take a look at this list first, the contents here will definitely let my lord know." Absolutely horrifying."

Li Xuan's face suddenly became serious, he knew that there would be some unexpected results.

Picking up the list, Li Xuan began to look in carefully.

This is a special record, which records the names, ages, places of origin, skills, and whether they believe in Tianyin goddess...

"Thirty percent, the number of Tianyin believers among the city gate guards has reached thirty percent, is this too believable?" Li Xuan couldn't help but look at Du Bixing in horror.

Du Bixing nodded very seriously, and said: "My lord, these [-]% are still among the city gate guards, who are unwilling to give up the belief of the Tianyin Goddess and choose to leave the city gate guards; the rest, only a few, did not hesitate to desecrate the Tianyin Goddess. , and more, after the Tianyin Sect made such a thing as assassinating the king and killing the king, they still hesitated, but in the end they made the right choice, but this [-]%..."

"These three are loyal believers." Li Xuan shook his head with emotion, and looked at the list in his hand with a solemn expression: "No wonder, Wuzhou has searched for Tianyin assassins several times, but in the end they still found nothing. If you use a net to catch fish, it’s a strange thing if you can catch them.”

"Thirty percent of the city gate guards are Tianyin believers, so among all the conscripts, the proportion is probably the same. In addition, there are ordinary policemen, servants, unscrupulous people, low-level officials in the state government, and countless ordinary people. , Your lord, this number will be lost." Du Bixing said, his face already serious.

When they were in Dongyang before, they also encountered some Tianyin believers among the soldiers, but the number of them was not large.

But now, this number and proportion are extremely shocking.

"Soldier Cao Canjun Yan Tao, I really don't know what our soldier Cao Canjun does. His subordinates have been infiltrated like this, and he still looks unaware." Li Xuan punched heavily on the ground. on the table in front of him.

"My lord, we must find a way, not only the city gate guards, soldiers, but also the people of the entire state city, we must find a way to make them give up this distorted belief, otherwise, even if we have solved this crisis, we will not be able to use it." How long will it take before a new crisis will come back, just like everything that has happened before." Wang Bo's face was full of worry.

"Two ways." Li Xuan looked at Yu Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing, who were stunned, and said softly: "First, Guanzi said that the granaries know the etiquette when they have enough food and clothing, and know the honor and disgrace when they have enough food and clothing. False, insufficient food and clothing, as long as the people are rich, everything will naturally be no problem."

Yu Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing nodded at the same time, and Yu Ze was the first to ask, "How can the people of Wuzhou be prosperous?"

"Making the people rich is nothing more than righteousness and partiality. The three gentlemen should understand." Li Xuan looked at Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing, shook his head slightly, and said, "If it is the former, it will take a long time, and it will take a long-term stability." The environment can only be carried out; as for the second method, the partial method is the method that is most suitable for the current situation."

Going to the side door, letting the people go to the side door, and the government leading the people to go to the side door, this kind of thing is a bit unbelievable to the listener.

But anyone who knows Li Xuan knows exactly what his so-called side-tracking is.

After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "The second is to destroy the faith, arrest all the Tianyin believers near the entire state city, and behead them as an example to others. It's just a pity. If this happens, there will be a big commotion."

"My lord should pay attention. There are some things that can be done in Dongyang, but not in Wuzhou. Please be careful." Yu Ze stood up uncontrollably.

"Don't worry, I won't mess around easily. The matter of the city gate guards has already reminded me that the infiltration of Tianyin Sect in key positions is more serious than I initially expected." Li Xuan looked worried. Shaking his head, he said: "Today, because of the fact that my king was assassinated, I can still move a little bit. At other times, such a reckless move may immediately cause a mutiny."

"That's true." Yu Ze, Wang Bo and Du Bixing agreed again, and Yu Ze took the lead in saying, "But if you don't do anything, you have a chance, otherwise, if the other party starts to make trouble, we will definitely fall into a situation of eternal doom."

"Don't worry, this king knows it well." Li Xuan touched his chin a little, and then said: "The city gate guard has been resolved, then the next step is to look out for the watchtower."

watchtower.

Yu Ze and Du Bixing looked at each other, and bowed their hands solemnly: "Follow the lord's orders!"

"Let's see now, what exactly can Qiu Erlang find out?" Li Xuan looked out the window with a solemn expression.

Today, I managed to catch some clues of Tianyin Sect, so I can't just let it go, but I don't know where Qiu Zhenmu has been chasing now.

……

There was a loud "bang", and a crutch fell hard to the ground.

The white-haired Shen Tuo sat in the middle of the lobby, cursing with a sullen expression: "These days the thieves are getting more and more rampant."

The black middle-aged man standing on one side said with an embarrassed expression: "Father's words are true. People from the Tianyin Sect actually dared to ambush the King of Nanchang at the gate of the city. They are really going crazy."

"Now it's less than half a month before their last uprising. Naturally, everyone who will hinder their success must be eliminated, including the King of Nanchang." Shen Tuo shook his head and said, "No accident can happen to the King of Nanchang, at least not If an accident happens in Wuzhou, let alone in front of us and the Wuzhou family, otherwise, His Majesty will have a reason to attack us."

"Father, I know that His Majesty thinks highly of the King of Nanchang, but if His Majesty really thinks highly of the King of Nanchang, how can he let him come to Wuzhou?" Shen Silang asked so delicately that most people might not even understand what he meant. .

"You have to understand that your majesty's esteem is one thing, and your own performance is another. Today, when you saw the king of Nanchang appearing at the gate of the city wearing a royal uniform, you, Aye, I already knew what your majesty meant. Yes, and the King of Nanchang even expressed this meaning clearly. He is a smart man and fully understands what His Majesty wants him to spread, but at this moment, the people of Tianyin Sect moved." Shen Tuo for a while The root of the tooth itches from hatred.

The emperor asked Li Xuan, the county king of the current dynasty, to come to Wuzhou to serve as a warning to these people. They have gone too far in the case of Wang Fanglin.

Don't think that some things they do are hidden, so others can't see it.

When the emperor is willing to reason with the emperor, you have to reason with the emperor.

If you don't reason well with the emperor, then the emperor will immediately let you know how sharp his blade is.

Li Xuan had already conveyed the emperor's intentions clearly, but those idiots from Tianyin Sect had chosen to attack the King of Nanchang at this time.

Did they think they didn't die fast enough, or did they think he, Shen Tuo, didn't die fast enough.

"From today onwards, the children of the family are not allowed to go out easily. Once they go out, they must have three times more guards." Shen Tuo looked at his son at the side and said coldly: "Silang, from today onwards, the number of guard patrols at home will be doubled." .”

"I understand." Shen Silang cupped his hands with a solemn expression.

"Also, I have cut off all your connections with Tianyin Sect secretly. These people have gone crazy now!"

(End of this chapter)