Murong Bai fell asleep deeply. This was the most stable sleep he had in a few days. Seeing this, Li Xin'an and Ye Qinglan did not stay for a long time and said goodbye and left the station.
Crowding through the bustling crowd, the two of them walked aimlessly on the street. Ye Qinglan asked, "Brother Li, what are you going to do next? If it's okay, I'll invite you to drink, and I haven't invited you to Pipa Academy yet."
"When Murong Bai wakes up, we will have the three of us together." Li Xin'an smiled, "Next, I plan to go to the Iron Blood Hall."
"Iron Blood Hall?" Ye Qinglan frowned, "Li Yongchang's sect?"
"right."
Li Xin'an nodded with a cold expression, "I have always been curious about why Li Yongchang defected to the Khitan. He was born in the army and made great contributions. Tiexue Hall is also a famous sect in Chang'an City. His life should be very happy."
"Li Yongchang's disciples were imprisoned by His Highness in the Iron Blood Hall, and they should know some of the hidden stories."
The two of them rode their horses, walked about a stick of incense, and came to Jiahuifang.
The usual bustling Iron Blood Hall is now showing a withering scene. The vast door is tightly covered, and two heavy armored soldiers stand on both sides of the front door. There is no one else except that.
But it was these two soldiers who suppressed more than a hundred people in the Iron Blood Hall and did not dare to go out.
Li Xin'an stood up and handed over the token led by the Prince's Right Guard. The two soldiers respectfully pushed open the door to the two of them. Li Xin'an stepped into the Iron Blood Hall.
The huge yard is covered with fallen leaves, and mottled blood can be seen. It has not been cleaned for several days, making it more like a dilapidated yard that has not been inhabited for a long time.
"Is anyone?" Ye Qinglan shouted loudly.
A moment later, a side room on the left was opened, revealing a timid boy.
The cheeks on one side of the boy were swollen high, and his eyes were purple. He helped the door and walked out. Only then did Li Xin'an realize that one of the boy's legs had been broken.
The injured boy spoke, "Who are you? They are also here to cause trouble for us?"
Li Xin'an shook his head: "We are not. The crown prince's right guard led the chief minister Li Xin'an, and came to investigate Li Yongchang's defection at the order of the crown prince Li Chu."
"Who are you?"
When the boy heard Li Chu's name, his vigilant expression relaxed a little, and he replied: "I am Li Yongchang's third disciple, Niu Junyi."
Li Xin'an nodded and said, "I know you, Murong Bai mentioned it."
He looked around and said in a deep voice: "What's wrong with Tiexue Hall?"
"What's wrong?"
In the dark, a sneer rang out. A wounded boy staggered over with the help of two girls.
"Senior Brother." Niu Junyi hurriedly limped towards him.
The young man, who he called the eldest brother, held his head up and his chest raised, looked directly into Li Xin'an's eyes, and said coldly:
"It is not thanks to you that our Iron Blood Hall can have today!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xin'an frowned and said a little displeased: "Your Highness is always doing things with the law. Your soldiers under his command will never do anything to beat and bully you!"
"I didn't say it was him." The boy gritted his teeth, "You didn't do it, it was the people from the martial arts world outside who did it! It was your indulgence and indifference that our Iron Blood Hall would have the miserable and cold scene now!"
"Jianghu people?" Ye Qinglan said in confusion, "What's wrong with them?"
Li Xinan understood what the boy was talking about. Ding Zhenfa asked half of the Chang'an City's forces to dig three feet to search for the traces of the Divine Flower Association and Murong Bai. Naturally, there were also people who took advantage of the situation to rob. Li Yongchang was the one who disappeared with the Divine Flower Association. Tiexue Hall naturally became the target of public criticism, and some people were expected to take action.
"I'm sorry, the experience of Tiexue Hall is not something we want to see." Li Xin'an sighed inwardly
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With a sound, he said:
"Don't worry, everyone in the Shenhua Society has been killed, and Li Yongchang has also died. After your identity is clearly identified and escaped from the suspicion, we will revoke the control of the Iron Blood Hall, and you are still you. And we will not let those who take the blame for the injury."
Hearing these words, the boy's drooping face slowed down a little. He swallowed and asked:
"What do you want to do when you come here?"
Li Xin'an said: "Investigate Li Yongchang's past and find out why he surrendered to the Khitan."
The boy pursed his lips and said, "I am Zhang Yuanyang, the eldest disciple of Li Yongchang. I have been following the master for the longest time. You can ask me."
"Two sirs, please follow me and come to the house to talk." One of the girls who supported Zhang Yuanyang said.
Li Xin'an and the others followed them into the lobby. More than 100 people in the Iron Blood Hall were injured. Li Yongchang's second disciple Zhang Yuanfeng was even broken, and they were all recovering from the house at this moment.
In the empty lobby, there were only their lonely figures.
"I won't beat around the bush." Li Xinan cleared his throat and asked, "Zhang Yuanyang, when did you follow Li Yongchang?"
"Eight years ago." The young man replied, "I am not a native of Chang'an. My father died early and my mother remarried. I came to Chang'an to do business with my uncle. My uncle thought I was naughty, so he asked me to learn martial arts and practice my temper with my master."
"Eight years ago, was Li Yongchang just succeeded as the leader of the Iron Blood Hall?"
"That's right, the year my master succeeded, I accepted two apprentices, Zhang Yuanfeng and me, and the other three junior brothers and sisters, all of them later."
Li Xin'an asked: "How much do you know about Zhang Yuanfeng's successor to the Lord of Iron Blood Hall?"
Zhang Yuanyang showed a thoughtful look, "The master rarely mentions his previous events. Sometimes he will reveal something when he is drunk. We are also very interested in the master's past. We deliberately drink him several times, but the master rarely speaks after getting drunk. Whenever we ask about important places, the master suddenly wakes up, scolds us, and goes back to the room to sleep."
"What is the important place?" Li Xin'an felt that this sentence was a bit suspicious, "What is the important place?"
"It's the matter of the master joining the army to fight." Zhang Yuanyang replied, "He didn't say much about the army. The only thing we know is that the master followed Gao Xianzhi to defeat the Bolu battle."
"Gao Xianzhi..." Li Xin'an murmured, "General You Yulin, Dabolu is a joint battle, hiss... Do you know which team Li Yongchang was in when he joined the army?"
Zhang Yuanyang thought for a while, "I remember it seems to be the Xizhou Army of the Western Regions Protectorate."
"Xizhou Army? Isn't that an army whose number has been revoked?" Li Xin'an said in surprise.
Zhang Yuanyang shook his head, "We don't know this."
"I have also heard of the Xizhou Army." Ye Qinglan said, "The Western Regions Protectorate encountered a hiding in Kucha, but the Xizhou Army, as a reinforcement, had not arrived for a long time, which led to the annihilation of the entire army. The enemy continued to move south, but the Xizhou Army fled without fighting. Later, the court asked for crimes and exposed the corruption of the Xizhou Army. In the end, multiple crimes were punished. The Xizhou Army was disbanded on the spot, and more than 13,000 people were discharged from the army and returned to the land."
"Li Yongchang is from the Xizhou Army. We haven't investigated such a big thing." Li Xin'an frowned. "The Xizhou Army case had many suspicions. As one of the six main legions of the Western Regions Protectorate, the Xizhou Army made great achievements and fled when they were dead and abandoned the city. It was not like they could do."
"Also, the Xizhou Army is a personal guard corps directly belonging to Gao Xianzhi, but Gao Xianzhi was not implicated because of the Xizhou Army, which does not make sense."
"Little brother, did Li Yongchang mention anything about Gao Xianzhi? How did he evaluate Gao Xianzhi?"
Zhang Yuanyang said: "The master respects General Gao Xianzhi very much and never said he is not."
"Can they have any contact with each other?"
“Never.”
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It's strange." Li Xin'an said to himself, "Li Yongchang retreated from the Xizhou Army and respected his superiors very much, but the two had never had any contact. According to Li Yongchang's cultivation, he was still a powerful general in the Xizhou Army. It was impossible for Gao Xianzhi not to know him."
Li Xin'an then asked, "Brother, do you know what friends your master has, who are also from the army?"
"The master doesn't have much contact with outsiders. Apart from the necessary social engagements, the few friends are also known to the world." Zhang Yuanyang said, "Most of the time, the master practices swordsmanship."
In the case of the Xizhou Army, Gao Xianzhi was promoted to the title, Li Yongchang succeeded to the leader of the Iron Blood Hall, and has not interacted with any figures from the army for eight years. Li Yongchang defected to the Khitan... The more he investigated, the more he felt that there was a secret hidden secret in it.
The truth of the matter is definitely not as simple as it seems, but although Li Xin'an learned about the past that Li Yongchang had spent all his efforts to buried, what he investigated was only on the surface. Zhang Yuanyang and several other disciples were not clear about Li Yongchang's past. If he wanted to continue investigating, he could only start with the case of the Xizhou Army case back then.
Li Xin'an couldn't help feeling irritated. The strange thing in Chenjiazhuang outside Chang'an City had not been investigated clearly. Now that something happened, he didn't want to care about it, but since he encountered it, how could he ignore it?
After asking a few simple questions, Li Xin'an left the Iron Blood Hall.
"Ye Qi, you go back first." Li Xin'an said, "There is another doubt about Li Yongchang. I still need to report to Your Highness to try to get the case of the Xizhou Army case back then."
"Okay." Ye Qinglan said goodbye simply and rushed back to the Ministry of Revenue Station.
Li Xin'an came all the way to the Emperor's Mansion, but he didn't see Li Chu. Xie Liya stopped him and told Li Xin'an that Li Chu had gone to the palace.
Li Xinan was a little disappointed and had to leave, saying that he would come again tomorrow.
But Xie Liya suddenly called him.
"Li Xin'an, do you know where Su Xiu has gone?"
"Mr. Su?" Li Xin'an frowned, "What's wrong with him?"
Xie Liya stared at him for a while, for a while, and waved his hand, "It's nothing, you go."
A little bad thing flashed through Li Xin'an's heart, and suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Su Xiu for a long time.
Mr. Su's origin is mysterious. He is definitely not as he said, carrying great martial arts skills. Li Xinan suddenly thought of the worst situation.
"Impossible, Mr. Su said that he would not harm Your Highness..."
Li Xin'an left the imperial grandson's mansion with a cloud of sorrow on his face.
The matter of the Shenhua Club came to an end. Li Xin'an should have relaxed and yelled with Ye Qinglan and Murong Bai for three days and three nights. But for some reason, upset things followed one after another. Li Xin'an's mood not only did not relax, but became heavier.
"Mr. Su, what is your identity? Why is your disappearance?"
No one could answer his question. Li Xin'an walked aimlessly on the street. In a trance, he suddenly remembered that he had another place to go.
...
Xinghuafang, Dingfu.
Li Xin'an gently knocked on the gate of Ding Mansion. After a few breaths, the gate was opened, and Ding Mansion's gatekeeper Ding Luo lazily exposed his head.
"Mr. Li?"
"He called me a young master, not a Changshi. He had known me for a long time?" Li Xinan thought in surprise.
Many years ago, when he was Li Linfu's thirteenth son, Ding Zhenfa was the first-class Ding Mansion. Ding Luo was just a nameless young man at that time. Li Xin'an didn't know him, so he naturally didn't know Li Xin'an either.
Ding Luo said: "Are you here to meet the old man?"
"It's precisely, Senior Ding saved the boy's life. I'll thank you very much."
"No need." Ding Luo shook his head, "The old man said, "They are watching the Tiantian Ce Mansion very closely, and no one from His Highness will be seen."