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

Chapter 623 Frame Li Jingye

The torches held high up one by one illuminated the entire Ningyi Square brightly.

The cold wind blew, and the fire flickered, but it did not go out.

People in the surrounding courtyards looked carefully at Qianniuwei and Jinwuwei standing on the street through cracks in the doors.

Li Xuan stared at the head of the workshop like a cold arrow. Although the head of the workshop looked a little uncomfortable, he still cupped his hands and said: "This house was originally the house of the Wang family, and it was under the name of Wang Canjun, the recorder of the Yue Palace. Wang Canjun came over in person and transferred the house to the British Duke, although Chang'an sent a few servants to take care of it, but they never came."

"King Yue's recorder joins the army?" Li Xuan frowned suddenly, and subconsciously looked towards Xu Butou.

Gao Ping and Leng Lin were also in a daze, and they didn't know the relationship between King Yue's secretary, Wang Canjun, and British Duke Li Jingye.

There was a wry smile on Xu Butou's face, but under the persecution of Li Xuan's piercing eyes, he still folded his hands honestly and said: "Reporting to the lord, the head of the workshop said that Wang Fangqing, who joined the army as a recorder in the Yue Palace, was born in the Langya Wang family. His younger sister is the mother of the English male."

Li Jingye's mother's surname is Wang, and Li Xuan really doesn't know this.

And even if he knew, he would subconsciously think it was the Taiyuan Wang family, not the Langya Wang family.

At this time, Gao Ping seemed to think of something, and said: "Reporting to the lord, in the ninth year of Zhenguan, the Duke of England married the daughter of the Wang family of Langya for his son Li Zhen. The Li family was born in Caozhou, Shandong, not far from Langya, and, The Wang family of Langya now mostly lives in the capital."

Li Xuan nodded slowly, he understood a little bit.

In the old days, Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people.

The Wang family of Langya and the Xie family of Chenjun were the first aristocratic families to migrate from the Central Plains to the south of the Yangtze River during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties.

No matter how many years, he has been in charge of the leader of the Jiangnan family, but under the political turmoil, the two families gradually began to decline.

The Sui and Tang dynasties unified the world. Although the Wang family and the Xie family still left a large number of descendants in the south of the Yangtze River, there were also many clan members who moved to Luoyang, Chang'an in order to seek a future, and married and hooked up with the new noble family group.

Li Xuan didn't expect Li Ji to let his son marry Langya Wang's daughter.

But think about it, it is not a big deal for the dignified British Duke, the hero of Lingyan Pavilion, to marry the daughter of Wang Langya.

However, Li Jingye's uncle turned out to be the king's recorder and joined the army, which is really interesting now.

Who is the king of Yue and who is Li Jingye? If these two people are mixed together, I am afraid that the emperor will also pay attention.

Li Xuan waved his hands to distract himself from his thoughts, looked at the head of the workshop, and shouted in a low voice: "Go and knock on the door."

"Here!" The head of the workshop didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard door.

The side door opened slowly, and a five-year-old man in an ocher robe came out with a solemn expression.

Looking from behind him, he could faintly see more servants and maids watching outside the courtyard gate.

When the old man saw the head of the workshop, he took the lead in saluting, "Li Guang has met the head of the workshop."

"Mr. Li is being polite." The head of the workshop hastily bowed his hand to return the gift, and said at the same time: "Mr. Li, please cooperate with the government inspection."

"Here!" Li Guang glanced at Li Xuan in the distance, hesitated a little, but still looked sideways, and said in a low voice, "Open the middle door."

"Yes!"

……

The middle door of Li Mansion was wide open, Li Xuan stood in front of the middle door, behind Gao Ping, Leng Lin and the others, although their faces were expressionless, there was still a trace of anxiety in their expressions.

"The villain Li Guang pays his respects to the Nanchang County King, the County King Qianqiu." Li Guang cupped his hands to Li Xuan and bowed heavily at the same time.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly, and said: "Old Li, there is no need to be so polite. Although my king has no contact with the British prince, he has a little contact with the county magistrate. I came here this time for the safety of your residence."

Hearing Li Xuan mentioned Li Jingyou, Li Guang breathed a sigh of relief: "It turns out that the lord knows the second lord, and the lord is here to invite you."

Li Xuan waved his hands, stood firmly on the spot, and said in a deep voice: "This king and the county magistrate of Yuu do not know each other very well. Under the rule of the county magistrate, he sent someone to send a letter of greeting, but unfortunately, the king has to leave the capital for something... Forget about this, now, let all the servants and maids in your house come out."

"Here!" Li Guang immediately cupped his hands, without the slightest hesitation, he quickly stepped in and called for his hands.

Li Xuan looked sideways at Gao Ping and Leng Lin, and said in a deep voice: "You two are talents of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. If you want to find someone here, you should have some experience. In this way, I will entrust you to find someone next. There are two, this king ordered the Jinwu Guards to cooperate."

Gao Ping and Leng Lin looked at each other, feeling troubled for a moment.

This is the Hangzhou courtyard of the British government. If Wen Xu, the traitor, is found here, it will inevitably make the British government also suspected of being a traitor. Yan might be offended too.

Leng Lin looked up at Li Xuan, looked at his firm eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, sighed heavily in his heart, and then cupped his hands and said: "In this way, there are all brothers of the Jinwu Guard."

"You're welcome." Li Xuan looked sideways at Cui Ding, and said softly, "Cui Ding, you go in with these two brothers from the Ministry of Punishment, and pay careful attention to the secret passages in the mansion, the secret room with false walls, the man should be hiding in there .”

"This subordinate obeys the order." Cui Ding immediately handed over without hesitation.

At this time, the butler Li Guang had already brought all the servants and maids out of the mansion.

Li Xuan's sharp eyes swept over everyone, and then asked in a deep voice, "But are everyone here?"

"Reporting to the lord, everyone in the mansion is here." Li Guang handed over without the slightest hesitation.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, thought for a while, and then asked: "Li Guang, I ask you, has any outsider entered this other courtyard in the past three months?"

Without any hesitation, Li Guang cupped his hands and said, "No, Li's residence is strictly guarded, and outsiders are not allowed to enter without the Lord's permission."

"It's fine if you don't have one." Li Xuan nodded, then turned to look at Gao Ping Lenglin, and said softly: "Both of you have heard that there are no outsiders entering or leaving this mansion, and all the people in the mansion are here, so After entering the mansion, anyone who sees them will be captured, and if anyone resists, they will be killed immediately."

"The next officer obeys the order." Gao Ping and Leng Lin had a serious look on their faces, and then immediately led them into the mansion, and began to search carefully.

Li Xuan stood calmly outside the courtyard, raised her eyes slightly, and saw a red-bellied eagle hovering high in the sky.

Li Xuan looked sideways at Li Guang, and asked in a deep voice, "Which one is Zhao Si?"

A stocky man wearing a gray cloth robe came out with a tense expression. When he saw Li Xuan, he bowed his hands and said, "Little man..."

Li Xuan waved his hand, and asked directly: "Have you ever told the head of the workshop that something has been lost in the mansion?"

"It's just some food, it's nothing..." Before Zhao Si finished speaking, Li Guang, who was standing beside him, stepped forward and slapped Zhao Si hard on the face, knocking him down with one slap. At the same time, he shouted sharply: "Why didn't you say such a big thing before?"

Zhao Si lay on the ground and opened his mouth as if to say something, but under Li Guang's vicious eyes, all words were suppressed.

"Mr. Li, don't need to be nervous. If it's normal, losing a little food is not a big deal." Li Xuan gave Li Guang a cold look, and Li Guang immediately bowed his hands respectfully, and then backed away.

Li Xuan stood in front of Zhao Si again, and asked in a calm voice: "You said you lost some food at home, where and when did you lose it, do you still remember?"

"Remember." Zhao Si glanced at Li Guang timidly. At this time, Li Xuan suddenly took a step across, blocking Li Guang's eyes. His right hand hung down on the hilt of his waist. Three points have been unsheathed.

Zhao Si's face changed, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and finally he had to say honestly: "It's in the third courtyard..."

"I'll kill you." Li Guang rushed over angrily, and the Jinwu guards on one side hurriedly stopped him, but Li Guang still cursed angrily: "The third courtyard is the master's courtyard, how dare you Sneak in privately..."

"Okay." Li Xuan's cold eyes were fixed on Li Guang, and Li Guang's words were immediately suppressed.

Li Xuan looked sideways at Zhang Huan: "Go in and report, and say that the traitor is probably hiding in the third courtyard, let them search carefully."

"Here!" Zhang Huan immediately cupped his hands, and then walked quickly into the courtyard.

Li Xuan stood calmly outside the courtyard. It didn't take long before he heard the sound of fighting in the depths of the courtyard.

"found it."

……

His whole body was covered in blood, his hair was disheveled, his hands and legs were limply hanging on the ground, and he was directly dragged out.

[Wen Xu, Xiaoshan county lieutenant, was born in the Luling Wen family, the master of Yuhang hall in Wushengdao, congenital true seed and later state]

Li Xuan waved his hand lightly, and the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard immediately threw Wen Xu to the ground like a dead dog.

Immediately afterwards, a soldier of Qianniuwei stepped forward immediately, and a basin of cold water was directly splashed on Wen Xu's face.

His whole body twitched violently, and then he lay on the ground as if he had passed out completely.

Li Xuan walked up to Wen Xu calmly, and said in a cold voice: "This king knows that you are awake, and I only ask you one question. As long as you answer truthfully, you can be handed over to the two guards in the Ministry of Punishment." hands."

Gao Ping and Leng Lin couldn't help but slightly stepped forward, staring at Wen Xu with piercing eyes.

Wen Xu still didn't move at all, Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the mansion in front of him, and said softly: "The British Duke has always kept a low profile in his work, even this king, if it wasn't for today's involvement, he would never have known that the British Duke had this mansion in Hangzhou. House, so... this king wants to know, how did you find this house, don't say it was a mistake, don't say such deceitful nonsense."

When Li Xuan asked a word, Gao Ping and Leng Lin's eyes lit up.

Although the British public is not easy to mess with, if Li Jingye can be involved in this matter, it will definitely relieve Pei Yan's pressure.

Wen Xu raised his head with great effort, stared at Li Xuan firmly, then lowered his head heavily, but his mouth was already puffing up.

Obviously, whenever Li Xuan asked one more question, he immediately bit his tongue and killed himself.

"Fang Zheng!" Li Xuan looked sideways at Fang Zheng, and Fang Zheng immediately cupped his hands: "The villain is here."

"You have also seen this person's face clearly. I ask you, have you ever seen this person?" Li Xuan asked in one sentence, and Li Guang's expression on the side had changed.

With a sound of "choking", the long knife came out of its sheath, and the Qianniu knife in Su Baotong's hand was already on Li Guang's neck.

Seeing this scene, Fangzheng couldn't help shivering, the corners of his mouth twitched, but finally he cupped his hands and said: "In early October, this person came to Anningfang."

"Who is accompanying?"

"Fa Cao joins the army Xue Zhongzhang."

When Fang Zheng said a word, everyone present was stunned. Xue Zhongzhang and Wen Xu actually came to the British government together.

Li Xuan had already stood beside Li Guang at this time: "Old man, can you tell me why Xue Facao came here, and this person, why are you protecting him?"

"The old man didn't!" Li Guang raised his head immediately, looking at Li Xuan with horror on his face.

(End of this chapter)