"Your Majesty, all the assassins who assassinated His Royal Highness Prince Qi have been brought to justice. According to the facts investigated by me, this matter was committed by thieves in Prince Qi's palace," Wan He stated respectfully in Yang Guang's palace. According to the investigation results, "The assassin was Ku Di Zhongqi, the guard leader of Prince Qi's Mansion. This person participated in the action of burning down the minister's house six months ago. He was punished by His Highness the King of Qi and felt resentful. This time he learned that His Highness the King of Qi After entering the palace, he followed His Highness the King of Qi into the palace halfway, waiting for an opportunity to kill the King of Qi. Later, he was hit by Concubine Wan Gui. Ku Di Zhongqi was so heartbroken that he also killed the Concubine Wan. Yesterday, I joined the city defenders to arrest Ku. Di Zhongqi, this thief still resisted. First he killed four officials of the King of Qi, Qiao Lingze, Huangfu Chen, Pei Gai and Chen Zhiwei. Then he incited the guards of the King of Qi's palace to confront the city defenders. Finally, the thief was captured by the city guards. The military commander Li Jing killed him."
Wan He read aloud eloquently. There were some truths and some lies in it. The assassin was of course not Ku Di Zhongqi. The assassin was Queen Xiao’s subordinate. Wan He didn’t have the courage to rush to find trouble for Queen Xiao. Yesterday When Li Jing killed Ku Di Zhongqi, so many people saw it. Anyway, Ku Di Zhongqi was blamed. As for when Li Jing rushed into Prince Qi's palace later, he found that Qiao Lingze and the four dogs of Prince Qi were all dead. However, the murderer could not be found for a while, so it was all blamed on Ku Di Zhongqi.
"Huh," after hearing Wan He finish reading, Yang Guang snorted angrily and slapped his hand heavily on the armrest of the dragon chair. Although it was found out that Yang Jian and Concubine Wan Gui were having an affair, Yang Jian was his after all. Son, even if he wanted to kill him, Yang Guang should have done it himself. How could he be assassinated by some rooster and dog robber? But now that the assassin is dead, even if Yang Guang has anger in his heart, he has nowhere to vent it. Taking a deep breath, Yang Guang raised his head again, stared at Wan He closely, and shouted in a deep voice: "Did the assassin confess anything when he captured the assassin?"
When Yang Guang said this, Wan He's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He immediately knew what Yang Guang meant by asking. Since Yang Jian and Wan Guifei were assassinated by assassins in bed, it meant that the assassin also knew about Yang Jian and Wan Guifei. Since Wan He went to arrest the assassin about the scandal between the noble concubines, wouldn't it mean that Wan He also became an insider if the assassin said something? These days, if anyone knows too much, it is easy to lose. Fortunately, Wan He was already prepared. He said with a dazed look: "Reporting to Your Majesty, when General Li arrested Ku Di Zhongqi, Ku Di Zhongqi was already crazy. They fought against General Li. As the leader of the guards of Prince Qi's Mansion, this man was very skilled. General Li had no way to capture this man. He could only kill him on the spot. The motive that I explained to His Majesty before was also through Ku Di Zhongqi. inferred from behavior,"
"Well," after listening to Wan He's words, Yang Guang secretly felt relieved, and then snorted coldly. What he hated most was the person who betrayed the master, and shouted in a deep voice: "Pass on my decree, Ku Di Zhongqi The bones were chopped into minced meat and thrown into the wilderness to feed the wolves. Ku Di Zhong Qi was killed and the nine tribes were wiped out, leaving no one alive."
There was a hint of chill in Yang Guang's words, and even Wan He couldn't help but shrink his neck. As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. This sentence is indeed true, especially when he is around a tyrant like Yang Guang. , it is indeed an extremely dangerous thing. Before, Wan He had shown a hint of wanting to stop Yang Guang from going south, but now he has completely lost it. What a joke, if Yang Guang continues to live, what if he knows that he and Concubine Xiao With that kind of thing, there is no way to survive.
"Your Majesty, I obey." Regardless of what he was thinking in his heart, Wan He didn't dare to neglect it on the surface. He immediately bowed his hand to Yang Guang and saluted. Then, Wan He rolled his eyes and took out something from his arms. He took a public seal and a military talisman, raised it above his head, and said to Yang Guang: "Your Majesty, this is the seal of Luoyang Prefecture and the military talisman of the Royal Forest Army. I temporarily hold two positions. Now that the assassin has been captured, this position should be returned to Your Majesty."
"Oh," seeing Wan He taking the initiative to bring up the seal and military talisman, Yang Guang showed a strange expression on his face, smiled slightly, but asked: "I didn't ask you for these two things, why do you want them?" Will take the initiative to hand them over to me,"
After hearing Yang Guang's words, Wan He knew that he had done nothing wrong in this matter. As for the reason, it was because he was afraid of provoking the aloof emperor to be jealous of him. Now he already wears many hats, but They are all fictitious positions, so Yang Guang will not have any unnecessary thoughts. However, Luoyang Prefecture Yin and Yulin Army are the military and political power of the Eastern Capital. If such power is in the hands of one person, wouldn't it be tantamount to control? How could Yang Guang allow such a thing to happen, considering the entire Dongdu.
Of course, it was impossible for Wan He to figure this out on his own. It was Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji who reminded Wan He specifically last night that Wan He understood the truth. Seeing this situation today, Wan He also felt the same in his heart. He couldn't help wiping a cold sweat. If he hadn't listened to the advice of Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, he would have been noticed by the tyrant Yang Guang. That would not be a good thing. Wan He took a deep breath and then said: He said to Yang Guang: "Your Majesty's kindness to me is hard to repay even if I die ten thousand times. The Luoyang Prefecture Yin and the Royal Forest Army are important positions related to the safety of the Eastern Capital. I am not afraid of your Majesty's jokes. I also have this self-awareness." , it is really difficult to take on this responsibility,”
"Haha," after hearing Wan He's words, Yang Guang narrowed his eyes and nodded to Zhang Huaian next to him with a smile. Zhang Huaian immediately leaned forward and took the official seal and the official seal from Wan He's hand. Soldier Talisman, and after the two things left his hands, Wan He also felt a lot more relaxed all over his body. These two things were good, but they were too thorny. Then, Yang Guang said again: "Well , Yes, yes, Wan He, you are the only one in this civil and military dynasty who is sincerely loyal to me. Haha, you were able to capture the assassin in such a short time this time, which shows that you are indeed sincere. If you are capable, there is no problem in taking up these two positions. However, you are right. You are already holding the posts of Taiwei and Donggong Taifu at the same time. If I add more burdens to you, I am afraid that you will not be able to handle it. Let's do this. "Which one of these two positions do you think I should appoint best?"
What Yang Guang said at the beginning made Wan He curl his lips secretly. Being an emperor is different. Look at what he said. Although Yang Guang finally said that Wan He would propose a candidate, Wan He would not be really stupid. Believing that Yang Guang would allow him to nominate his cronies, Wan He hesitated for a moment, but Wan He rolled his eyes and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. I think that the former Yin of Luoyang Prefecture Su Kui and the former Imperial Guardsman Hu Benlang Generals Sima Dekan and General Sima Dekan are both loyal and good. The assassination of King Qi this time was not their fault. Therefore, I think that the two days of imprisonment can be regarded as a punishment for them. It is difficult for these two positions to last for a short period of time. While we are looking for suitable candidates, it would be more appropriate to let them continue to hold their old positions. In my humble opinion, I would like to ask His Majesty to judge,"
"Well," Yang Guang was a little surprised to hear Wan He say such an opinion. In fact, Yang Guang ordered the withdrawal of Su Kui and Sima Dekan yesterday. It was just a moment of anger, and he was not really concerned about it. The two had opinions. Su Kui had a clean family background, and Sima Dekan was loyal to him. He was indeed the best candidate to hold these two positions. However, since Yang Guang had given an order to discredit them, it was not easy for him to renege on his words. Now that Wan He has given him such a step down, it is a good thing. As for the relationship between Wan He and these two people, only Su Kui and Wan He seem to be good, but they are only good. Sima Dekan and Wan He He had only met each other a few times, and Wan He's recommendation of these two people was probably not selfish. Yang Guang was very satisfied with this.
However, Yang Guang still snorted with a straight face: "These two people have neglected their duties. How can we let them go so easily? Hum, how can they be punished with two days in jail? We must let them stay in the sky jail for a few more days and have a good time." Long memory,”
Hearing Yang Guang's words, Wan He knew that Yang Guang was thinking about letting them out. He didn't say anything more immediately and just laughed a few times. Wan He's performance today was very good. Although On the surface, Wan He didn't seem to get a single hair in the mix, but in fact, Wan He got the favor of the Holy One, which was better than any other benefit.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Guang and Wan He chatted for a while. Seeing more and more smiles on Yang Guang's face, Wan He felt relieved. Anyway, this time things finally came to an end. It was a perfect ending. After getting rid of the two enemies Yang Jian and Wan Guifei, Wan He's next days in Dongdu were much better. Not long after, Wan He was ready to stand up and leave. After all, this palace The atmosphere was still too depressing, which made Wan He feel very uncomfortable.
"Long live the announcement, a messenger from Xingyang has come to report." Just when Wan He was about to say goodbye, the voice of a young chamberlain suddenly came from outside the door, blocking Wan He's words.
"Xingyang," Yang Guang was stunned for a moment when he heard the name, then he grinned and said to Wan He: "Haha, it seems that the victory report is from my victorious general, love. You might as well stay a little longer and listen to how Xutuo destroyed the Wagang bandits."
Hearing what Yang Guang said, Wan He's heart skipped a beat. Zhang Xutuo was an old acquaintance of Wan He. Wan He was naturally very interested in his battle report. However, the name of Wagang Village , even if Wan He is not familiar with history, he still knows it. Wasn't it the rebel army that once fought with Li Tang in the later period? Why was it destroyed by Zhang Xutuo? This is unlikely, right?