Wu Chengsi took a sip of tea, raised his eyelids and said, "Are you worried about what will happen to me?"
Princess Taiping clapped her fingers and counted them one by one: "For example, a stone statue like General Xue Rengui, a bandit like General Su, or an old fox like General Li."
Seeing how apt her description was, Wu Chengsi couldn't help laughing and said, "What is my original image in your mind?"
"I told you not to be angry!" Princess Taiping said cautiously.
"Forget it, stop talking..."
Princess Taiping chuckled, raised her head and said, "Sometimes she is like a stupid fool, and sometimes she is like a clever little fox."
"I think you are the little fox!" Wu Chengsi said angrily: "By the way, where were you yesterday? I went to your house to look for you."
Princess Taiping smiled and said, "Let's talk about this later. Second cousin, let me introduce you to two talented people first." She waved to Du Shenyan and Du Shenyan.
The two of them walked over with some restraint. Princess Taiping pointed at Du Shenyan and said: "This Mr. Du was the second in the imperial examination last year. His literary talent is extraordinary. In my opinion, he is not inferior to Chen Zi'ang, the second emperor's subordinate."
Wu Chengsi said: "Master Du, I don't want to meet again so soon."
"Student has met your father-in-law." Du Shenyan said respectfully.
Princess Taiping wondered: "So you have met before."
Wu Chengsi nodded and briefly told about yesterday's meeting in Li Yuan. After speaking, he felt slightly strange and said: "Taiping, don't you always like to be lively? Why didn't you go to Li Yuan's meeting yesterday?"
Princess Taiping's eyes lit up and she said, "You want to talk about Taoist Priest Li Yunxian, right?"
"Why, have you heard it already?"
"That's natural. There is such a divine figure in our Chang'an City. How could I not know about it?"
Wu Chengsi snorted and said, "It seems that you already believe that the Taoist priest has the ability to see life and death?"
Princess Taiping tilted her head and said: "I heard that many people witnessed it with their own eyes. Second cousin, weren't you also there? Could it be that the rumors are false?"
Wu Chengsi was silent. Although he believed that Li Yunxian was a charlatan and there was something wrong with the car accident, he couldn't tell what the problem was.
At this moment, the young scholar suddenly said: "Your Royal Highness, my lord, I heard that Taoist Li came from Piao Kingdom in the south."
Wu Chengsi turned around and looked at him, feeling as if he was seeing the Zhuge Nan brothers.
Not only are the two of them about the same age, but their brows are also full of arrogance. However, Zhugenan comes across as extrovert, while this young man is restrained.
"Yes, he did come from Piao country." Wu Chengsi replied.
The young scholar said loudly: "There are many religions of gods and ghosts in the Southern Barbarians. I think that Li Yunxian's ability to do this may have something to do with it."
Princess Taiping clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Yes, maybe he learned Taoism from that place."
The young scholar shook his head and said: "That's not what I mean. The sects in the southern barbarian land are all heretical. Even if there is a Taoism, it should appear in our Central Plains Taoism. However, throughout the ages, I have not heard of anyone who can become an immortal.
Immortal."
Princess Taiping frowned and said, "What exactly do you want to say?"
The young scholar heard the displeasure in her tone and apologized to her, then said: "I am saying that there are many sects in the Southern Barbarians, and these sects must have methods to attract believers. Li Yunxian's methods may have been learned there.
"
Wu Chengsi's brows twitched. What the young man said was quite reasonable. Those magicians were the best at deception. Maybe they had actually done something, hiding it from his eyes for a while.
Looking back on this matter, if it is concluded that Li Yunxian was responsible, there are two key points in the case. First, how to control the horse to go crazy suddenly, and second, how to ensure that the person who was hit died under the horse's hoofs.
Unfortunately, these two points cannot be explained at present. The coachman said that the horse is just crazy because of being in heat, and it is random. How can this be controlled?
In addition, there were no special marks or wounds on the body of the deceased. How did Li Yunxian ensure that he was crushed to death by the carriage?
While she was thinking to herself, Princess Taiping shouted: "Second cousin...Second cousin?"
Wu Chengsi came to his senses: "What's wrong?"
"Master Yao is greeting you, why are you ignoring him?"
Wu Chengsi turned around and saw the young scholar holding his hand to him, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face, and said with a gentle smile: "I was thinking about something just now, what's your name?"
"I, Yao Chong, have met Mr. Wu." The young scholar said with cupped hands.
Wu Chengsi was startled. Yao Chong? Isn't that one of the four great sages of the Tang Dynasty? He couldn't help but glance at Princess Taiping again. Although this girl was young, she really didn't have a discerning eye.
Princess Taiping smiled and said: "Master Yao is not only the best student in the Imperial College, but his brother is also your second cousin's subordinate!"
Subordinate? Could it be that he and Zhuge Nan are really brothers? But their last names are different? Wu Chengsi asked quickly: "Who is his brother?"
"My brother is Yao Jian, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple." Yao Chong said respectfully.
Wu Chengsi was stunned for a moment, and an ordinary face appeared in his mind. Strictly speaking, he had never met Yao Jian. He had only seen this person in the memory of the original owner. He did not expect that he turned out to be Yao Chong's brother.
Princess Taiping said: "Second cousin, these two people are the talents I selected for you. What do you think?"
"Very good!" Wu Chengsi said sincerely.
Seeing Princess Taiping smiling after being praised by him, Wu Chengsi sighed slightly. In history, Yao Chong was Princess Taiping's mortal enemy. Unexpectedly, because of his arrival, Taiping became Yao Chong's acquaintance.
"Du Shenyan, Yao Chong, I want to admit you two into the Hanlin Academy. I wonder if you two are willing?"
Du Shenyan trembled slightly with excitement and said repeatedly: "Student, student is willing!"
Yao Chong's face was a little red. He hesitated for a while and said, "Please... please give me some time."
Princess Taiping's smile suddenly disappeared and she said coldly: "Mr. Yao, what do you mean?"
Yao Chong said hurriedly: "I hope that after the imperial examination next year, I will join the Hanlin Academy. This will also let the world know that those who can enter the Hanlin Academy are people with real talents and practical knowledge!"
"Good, you are ambitious!" Wu Chengsi praised.
Princess Taiping snorted, still a little unhappy, waved her hand and said: "You all should step aside."
The two of them bowed their hands and left together.
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Taiping, don't be angry, he just wants to prove himself."
Princess Taiping hummed: "You can still take the imperial examination after entering the Hanlin Academy. Lu Zhaolin had no fame before entering the Hanlin Academy. In my opinion, that Yao Chong wants to leave a way out for himself."
"What escape route is left?" Wu Chengsi asked curiously.
"Of course he is waiting for others to win him over. As long as he gets to the top in the imperial examination, the eldest and second emperor brothers will rush to win over him."
Wu Chengsi shook his head and smiled: "Don't talk nonsense. You are a woman, so you don't understand the man's thoughts. This man just has too high self-esteem and hopes to enter the Hanlin Academy with dignity."
Princess Taiping hummed: "Forget it, let's not mention him. Second cousin, didn't you ask me why I was not in the house yesterday?"
"Well, what have you been doing?"
Princess Taiping's eyes showed a bit of annoyance, and she hummed: "Early yesterday morning, I went out to the city with Sister Pei to relax."
"Sister Pei? Which sister Pei?"
Wu Chengsi remembered that although Princess Taiping had two half-sisters, they were both staying in the cold palace, and it would be impossible for them to come out and hang out with her.
"She's the eldest emperor's sister-in-law. You should have seen her too, right?"
It was another character who had only appeared in the memory of the original owner. Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "Of course I have seen it before. What's wrong with her? Why do you want to accompany her out of the city to relax?"
Princess Taiping snorted coldly: "It's not because of the eldest brother. Ever since the Turks dedicated a woman to him, he has been fascinated by the barbarian woman. He left Sister Pei, the real princess, in the cold. It's too shameful."
Already."
Wu Chengsi heard Wu Mei mention this matter, that the Turkic woman was the sister of the Turkic leader Wen Fu, but he did not expect that the Turkic woman was so capable that she could charm the prince.
There were several aristocratic factions in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, the Pei family always supported the prince. The main reason was because the daughter of the Pei family married the prince.
It is unbelievable that the prince now snubs the Pei family because of a foreign woman.
"Didn't anyone around the prince advise him?" Wu Chengsi asked.
Princess Taiping thought for a while and said: "It seems that a few low-level officials tried to persuade her, but were dismissed by the prince, and others did not dare to persuade her."
Wu Chengsi: "..."
The more Princess Taiping thought about it, the angrier she became: "Second cousin, you don't know how rude that barbarian woman is. As a concubine, she is not only disrespectful when she sees Sister Pei, but she also often runs around in casual clothes."
Wu Chengsi showed a thoughtful expression. He had regarded Wen Fu as a hidden danger and would have to deal with it sooner or later. It was not a good thing for him that the prince favored Wen Fu's sister so much.