"Sir, which two are they?" Li Yan asked in surprise and joy. If two more are eliminated, then only half of the suspicion will be left. With such a small suspicion, I believe that the real culprit behind the scenes will be found soon.

"Boling Cui clan and Zhaojun Li clan!" Wang An slowly said two names.

"They? Why are they?" Li Yan was a little surprised after hearing this. These two aristocratic families were the most powerful among the five surnames and seven hopes, and had the highest prestige among the scholar class. In theory, with the rise of industry and commerce, they should be the most eager to suppress them. Then the suspicion of attacking Li Yan should be greater than that of the other families.

"Haha, Your Highness, although there are many dirty things among the five surnames and seven hopes, they still pay great attention to their character in some things. Whether it is the Boling Cui family or the Zhaojun Li family, the reason why they can become the first and second family among the five surnames and seven hopes is not only seized the opportunity, but the most important thing is the rigorous family style. Generally speaking, if the other party does not use dirty means on them, they will never take the lead in using assassination such as assassination!"

When he heard Wang An's reason was to believe in the character of the Boling Cui family and the Zhaojun Li family, Li was a little dissatisfied. After all, he came from later generations. In that society with moral degradation and corruption, character was absolutely unreliable. In order to protect his own interests, no matter how good a person is, he might do anything at that time.

However, Wang An immediately said: "Of course, based on the usual style of these two aristocratic families, they cannot be completely excluded. However, in comparison, they are much less suspicious. Your Highness can focus on investigating the Lu family of Fanyang and the Zheng family of Xingyang. If there is no result, it is not too late to investigate the Cui family and Li family."

When Li Yan heard this, he finally nodded with satisfaction. These families are not easy to mess with. It is already very difficult to investigate just by investigating them, let alone investigating multiple ones at once. Now, we will be able to make a list of orders and focus on two, and the efficiency will be higher. It seems that I am looking for an opportunity to talk to the emperor’s father.

Next, Li Yan chatted with Wang An for a while and introduced him to some of the situation in Chang'an City. Today, he went to the palace mainly to report to Li Shimin about the attack. In addition, he also wanted to see Concubine Yang, so he had not found an opportunity to report to Li Shimin. But it doesn't matter. Anyway, he will officially come to the palace to pay homage to him tomorrow, and Li Yan also asked Yan Bei to write a memorial for him to add the title, and then he will submit it together.

After seeing Wang An off, Li Yan immediately had a headache. Concubine Yang wanted to take concubines for him. This matter must be known first. With Wen Xin's intelligence, she could definitely see from it that Concubine Yang, the mother-in-law, was dissatisfied with him. It would be fine. After all, with Wen Xin's reasonableness, she would not be angry at the mother-in-law, but there were a lot of troubles in the future. Now he is in the limelight. If Concubine Yang spreads the news that he wants to take concubines, she still doesn't know how much storm it will cause?

No matter how headaches are, these things still have to be faced. As expected, when Li Yan told Wen Xin about this, the other party immediately stared at him with a resentful look. In fact, Wen Xin also knew that the most important reason why Concubine Yang was dissatisfied with him was because she had no offspring, but she couldn't blame her for this matter. The two of them had no family at all, so where did they come from? In addition, Wen Xin actually mentioned Li Yan about taking concubines for Li Yan, but he refused them all.

The next day, Li Yan and Wen Xin officially entered the palace to pay their respects. Fortunately, although Yang Fei was a little dissatisfied with Wen Xin, she was still very intimate on the surface, but she was reminding Wen Xin about Li Yan's descendants in her words. Wen Xin was also very well-behaved and did not show any dissatisfaction.

Originally, because of the rumors in Chang'an, Li Yan should have been low-key and low-key. However, after meeting Li Shimin yesterday, he knew that it was his intention to confuse the big families of the five surnames and Qi Wang, making them think that Li Yan might not be distracted by the throne. Since Li Shimin had this plan, Li Yan naturally had to cooperate, so he simply threw the low-key aside and visited each house with the prepared gifts.

Most people showed great enthusiasm for Li Yan's visit. After all, no matter from any perspective, Li Yan was the most advantageous prince in the battle for the throne. Of course, many people also reminded him to keep a low profile during this period and never show too much. Most of these are people who are close to Li Yan, such as Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong.

There is another person who, after seeing Li Yan, scolded him for being ignorant. How could he run around Chang'an City at this time? Hurry up and stay in the mansion! He cared about Li Yan so much and had such a bad temper. Naturally, there was no other person except Xiao Yu.

"Don't worry, grandfather, I was ordered by my father to visit me so high-profilely!" Li Yan had long been accustomed to Xiao Yu's bad temper, so he was not angry at all, but explained the matter with a smile. When he returned to Chang'an, Wen Xin naturally wanted to go back to her parents' home to see her. After knowing her life experience, she also had a lot of things to ask her mother. Therefore, as soon as she arrived at the Duke of Song and bowed to Xiao Yu, she immediately ran to the inner house to find her mother, leaving only Li Yan to be entertained by Xiao Yu.

Hearing that it was Li Shimin's intentional arrangement, Xiao Yu became angry. He was even more shocked when he heard that this incident involved the big families of the Five Clans and Qiwang. After a long time, he looked up and said to Li Yan: "Liu Lang, the Five Clans and Qiwang joined forces to suppress industry and commerce. This is not a trivial matter. What can you do to deal with it?"

"Haha, grandfather, don't worry. If I were the only one, I would naturally be unable to cope with it. But how many people's interests are involved in the entire industry and commerce? Not to mention anything else, there are countless people in Chang'an City alone who make a living. In addition, all the Tang Dynasty upstarts have invested huge amounts of money in industry and commerce. These people are my helpers. In two days, I will gather everyone and mobilize all forces to fight the suppression of the five surnames and seven hopes!" Li Yan said confidently.

After hearing this, Xiao Yu nodded. With Li Yan's current prestige, he could indeed unite the upstarts of the Tang Dynasty, but he also thought of the various problems brought about by the development of industry and commerce, among which grain was naturally the first. Li Yan also explained the three strategies offered by Wang An. At the same time, he also prepared a killer move. He had reported to Li Shimin before and did not hide it from Xiao Yu. However, Xiao Yu was old after all, and he was a little skeptical about Li Yan's killer move, and Li Yan did not explain much about this.

After the negotiation, Li Yan drove all the servants in Xiao Yu's living room out, then turned his head and smiled bitterly at Xiao Yu, "Grandfather, you have hidden me so much trouble?"

Xiao Yu was still thinking about Li Yan's killer move. Suddenly, he heard Li Yan's words, but he didn't react for a while. He looked at him with some confusion and asked, "Liu Lang, why did you say this?"

"Grandfather, I already know Wen Xin's life experience, so you don't have to hide it anymore!" Li Yan had to point out again and said.

Without any preparation, Xiao Yu suddenly heard Li Yan's words and his face was pale. After all, this was not a trivial matter. If someone knew about it, it would be enough to confiscate the Xiao family and destroy the clan. Fortunately, Xiao Yu's official career has been ups and downs for many years and his character is very comparable, so he quickly calmed himself down.

When Li Yan saw that the old man's face had changed, he felt a little regretful. He was still too reckless. At least he should have prepared for Xiao Yu. If he scares him out now, it would be too bad.

After Xiao Yu calmed down, he lowered his head and thought for a long time before he looked up at Li Yan and said, "Liu Lang, this is my fault first. I should not hide Wen Xin's life experience. However, Wen Xin didn't know in advance. I hope you will not dislike her because of this. If you are angry, even if you come for me, I will admit whether you beat or punish me!"

Li Yan looked at Xiao Yu's face with a willing look, and couldn't help but feel a little amused, so he said, "My grandfather misunderstood. In fact, I don't mind the life experience at all. Moreover, because of Wen Xin, I have also gained the loyalty of a group of old ministers of the Liang State back then. So, my grandson still has to thank my grandfather!"

"Old ministers of Liang State?" Xiao Yu was very surprised after hearing this. The reason why he took in Wen Xin and his daughter was actually mainly because they were helpless. In addition, Xiao Xian was his nephew, so he took the risk of leaving them in his mansion. However, he did not know that there were Lu Qing, the old ministers of Liang State overseas.

Li Yan also knew this, so he told all the stories of Lu Qing and others, as well as Wen Xin's knowledge of his life experience. At the same time, he also told the identities of Hu Li and others under the city of Pyongyang. Even the content of Li Shimin's conversation with him later was not concealed. After all, Xiao Yu repeatedly reminded himself that he had less trouble. Now that he has the opportunity, Li Yan naturally has to repay him.

"Although the father also knows Wen Xin's life experience, please rest assured. The father did not intend to pursue this matter. However, with his temper, he might give you a little face. I hope you don't mind too much!" Li Yan said at last. Speaking of which, his temper is a bit similar to Li Shimin, that is, he will not suffer any loss. If he accidentally suffers, he will find an opportunity to get the situation back no matter what.

When he heard that Li Shimin also knew about this, Xiao Yu smiled bitterly. No wonder His Majesty did not look good every time he saw him. He thought that he had not handled some of the government affairs well. It turned out that the real root of the disease was here!

"Your Majesty is so magnanimous that I am really ashamed of my old minister!" Xiao Yu's words were indeed from the bottom of his heart, and he was extremely grateful to Li Shimin. After all, he had a mistake in this matter first. If he really pursued it, he would definitely be unable to protect his integrity in the future.

After accompanying Xiao Yu for a while, Li Yan suggested that he wanted to meet Wen Xin's mother. Although he was Li Yan's real mother-in-law, Wen Xin is now nominally the daughter of Mrs. Wang. Therefore, even if Li Yan came to visit Xiao's house, he could only go to see Mrs. Wang, and he could not meet Wen Xin's biological mother at all.

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