Regarding Wan He's question, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were both stunned. It was really hard for them to answer this question. According to the relationship between monarch and minister, Wan He, as the consort, should accompany the emperor to Jiangdu with the princess. But from On the other hand, Wanhe's foundation is in Luoyang. Going to Jiangdu means that Wanhe is separated from his foundation. This is really too dangerous for Wanhe.
"Jiangdu, the Duke is going to Jiangdu." Just when Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji didn't know how to answer, a voice suddenly came from the door of the courtyard. Everyone turned around and saw someone standing next to Li Jing. Accompanied by him, it was Yi Fan, a master from the Tianyin Sect who walked in. At this moment, Yi Fan still maintained his indifferent smile, walked in quickly, and greeted everyone with fists in his hands.
"Mr. Yi," seeing Yi Fan coming, Wan He also had a smile on his face. Before Yang Jian died, Yi Fan led a group of Tianyin Sect masters to desperately arrest those Xiaoyao Sect members around Luoyang City. , now that he is here, the people from Xiaoyao Sect must have been cleared away. Wan He does not think that Tianyin Sect is the good guy and Xiaoyao Sect is the bad guy, but the current situation is that Xiaoyao Sect and Wanhe have become Enemies, no matter whether Xiaoyaomen is a good person or not, Wanhe has no reason to side with them.
After inviting Yi Fan to sit down, Wan He couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Yi, have the thieves from Xiaoyao Sect been cleared away?" This is not because Wan He is impatient. The people in Xiaoyao Sect are all elusive. Wan He can When you don't want to sleep, you have to worry about whether someone from Xiaoyaomen sneaks into your bed.
Yi Fan smiled and said: "Thanks to the help of the Duke of Guo this time, the Duke of Guo led out the King of Qi, and at the same time he also led out the thieves of the Xiaoyao Sect who were in contact with the King of Qi. A few days ago, Elder Liu of Xiaoyao Sect sneaked into Prince Qi's Mansion and killed an official of Prince Qi. However, we caught him and followed him all the way to the branch of Xiaoyao Sect in Luoyang. Except for the helmsman and deputy of the Luoyang branch, Except for the helmsman and Elder Liu, all the other Xiaoyao sect thieves have been eliminated, and the remaining three people have also escaped from Luoyang and will not come back in a short time."
"Ah," Li Jing exclaimed when he heard what Yi Fan said. Looking at Yi Fan, he said in surprise: "It turns out that the people who killed Qiao Lingze and the others were from the Xiaoyao sect, not Xiaoyao sect." Are Men and King Qi working together? Why would they attack King Qi’s people?"
Wan He and others were also extremely surprised. A few days ago, Wan He asked Li Jing to break into Prince Qi's palace, only to find that Qiao Lingze and others died mysteriously. Later, they could not find out the cause, so they framed it on Ku Di Zhongqi, but Unexpectedly, all this was actually done by people from Xiaoyao Sect. Wan He immediately looked at Yi Fan with the same doubts as Li Jing, but Yi Fan smiled and said: "This, I'm afraid it's Qiao Lingze and others. After mastering the secrets about Xiaoyao Sect, Xiaoyao Sect learned that King Qi had lost power, and was afraid that the secret would be leaked, so he started to silence him. In any case, all the people arranged by Xiaoyao Sect in Luoyang have been eliminated, at least the Duke of Guo is not in Luoyang. I’m worried about the assassination from the Xiaoyao sect,”
Hearing what Yi Fan said, Wan He also breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling completely relieved. Then, Yi Fan looked at Wan He with a strange expression and said, "Master Guo, I was just entering. When I came, I heard the Duke said that he was going to Jiangdu."
"Uh," Wan He didn't have anything to hide. Anyway, they were already in alliance with Tianyinmen, and it wasn't a very important secret. Then Wan He told Yang Guang's order to build the dragon boat. , and finally said: "The Holy One has always wanted to go to Jiangdu for a tour to the south. Now the dragon boat is being built, probably for this reason. As long as the dragon boat is repaired, the Holy One will move to Jiangdu. Since I am the prince's consort, I am also the emperor. The Duke of Chao should accompany Sheng Shang to Jiangdu,"
Yi Fan's brows immediately locked together, as if there was something unspeakable. Seeing Yi Fan's appearance, Wan He seemed to feel something was wrong, and immediately asked: "Mr. Yi, what do you want from this?" It’s okay to say it bluntly,”
After hesitating for a moment, Yi Fan still said to Wan He and others: "Master Guo, everyone, please remember that I once said before that a few years ago, I discovered traces of Xiaoyaomen in Wang Shichong's army. In fact, Above, the members of the Xiaoyao Sect discovered at that time were none other than Wang Shichong’s younger brother Wang Shiwei and his son Wang Xuanying. In addition, there were also many generals under Wang Shichong who were members of the Xiaoyao Sect. It can be said that today, The Jianghuai soldiers have been controlled by Xiaoyaomen, and Jiangdu is where Wang Shichong's power lies. If the emperor goes to Jiangdu, it will be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."
When Yi Fan said this, Wan He and others all stood up in fright. Everyone stared at Yi Fan with wide eyes. They couldn't believe what Yi Fan said. Wan He couldn't help but shout: "This, how is this possible? The Jianghuai soldiers are one of the five most powerful soldiers in the world. How come they are controlled by Xiaoyaomen?"
Yi Fan also smiled helplessly and said: "I don't want to believe that this is the case, but it is indeed the case. A few months ago, I already informed the Shanmen about this matter and asked the sect leader to send someone to Jiangdu to investigate. As a result, All the people sent never returned, which is enough proof that Jiangdu has become the stronghold of Xiaoyao Sect,"
This news is undoubtedly very bad news for Wan He. Although Jianghuai soldiers are not as good as the counter-rebellion army, they are still one of the five most powerful soldiers in the world. Now they are controlled by Xiaoyaomen, and Xiaoyaomen is Wan He's rival, not to mention anything else, just the fact that Wan He had just taken action to get rid of Yang Jian and Wan Guifei was enough to make Wan He, the general of Xiaoyao Sect, a thorn in his side. Now the only thing Wan He really needs is The newly trained soldiers and horses under Changsun Heng'an, at most coupled with Pei Renji's newly defeated counter-rebellion army, could not compare to the Jianghuai soldiers under Wang Shichong.
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji looked at each other and frowned, and then Fang Xuanling said: "If this is really the case, then my cousin cannot go to Jiangdu. Not only my cousin, but also my cousin." Even the Holy One cannot go there, otherwise, if the Holy One falls into the hands of Xiaoyao Sect, the world will definitely be in catastrophe."
After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Changsun Wuji and Li Jing also nodded in agreement. However, Wan He looked helpless and dissuaded Yang Guang from going to Jiangdu. Is it possible? During the morning meeting this morning, the follower Cui Minxiang He raised his opinion and objected to the construction of dragon boats. As a result, Comrade Yang acted like a cat whose tail was stepped on. In the end, Cui Minxiang was beaten out by the guards with sticks. If he had asked Yang Guang not to go to Jiangdu, he would have I'm afraid that before I finish speaking, Old Taishan will have her head chopped off, and Princess Yuerong will become a widow. Thinking of this, Wan He kept shaking his head and said: "I'm afraid it's too late to dissuade the Holy Emperor from stopping his southern tour." It is impossible. The Holy Spirit has made up his mind and there is nothing human power can do to stop it."
"This..." Among the people, only Wan He is an official in the court, and Wan He is also an important minister in the court, and he is the current prince-in-law. Even he said that there is no way to dissuade the emperor, so everyone also knows about this. It is irreversible. When I think that once the emperor goes to Jiangdu, he may become the puppet of Xiaoyao Sect. At that time, the rare advantage that Tianyin Sect has now will be wiped out immediately, and the atmosphere in the entire courtyard will be the same. It became more and more depressing.
"Who is it?" After a while, Yi Fan and Li Jing suddenly raised their heads at the same time, looked towards the gate of the small courtyard, and shouted in unison. Then, they saw Yi Fan leaping up, just now He was still sitting next to everyone, but in the blink of an eye he had already leaped to the door. He reached out and reached out, and actually picked up a person directly.
Someone actually eavesdropped. Now Wan He and the others stood up in shock. Wan He had never thought of discussing anything important before, and this was in his own house, so Wan He Therefore, Zhu Muwu was not sent to guard the door, but they did not expect that this time, someone would eavesdrop. When everyone saw the eavesdropper clearly, they were even more surprised, and saw that this person was a man. He is a man in his forties and has a graceful demeanor. However, he was picked up by Yi Fan and looked a lot more embarrassed. However, his good demeanor was not compromised. This man was the counselor Wan He took in in Guo County. , Liu Wenjing, the former commander of Jinyang.
Since Liu Wenjing came to report to Wan He last time in Guo County, Wan He also found an official position for Liu Wenjing as promised. Liu Wenjing reported to Wan He, which was tantamount to a complete break with Li Yuan. Naturally, it was impossible to stay in Taiyuan anymore, so Liu Wenjing simply followed Wan He back to the Eastern Capital. Wan He offered Liu Wenjing another official position in the court. Liu Wenjing did not find another place to live in Luoyang, but lived directly in Wan He's house. During this period of time, Liu Wenjing did not show anything strange. Gradually, Wan He also forgot about this person. However, he did not expect that he would appear today and eavesdrop outside the small courtyard.
Although she was a little embarrassed after being caught by Yi Fan, Liu Wenjing did not show the slightest panic. It was as if he was not the one who had just been caught. Liu Wenjing smiled and cupped her hands at Wan He. He smiled and said: "My lord, I am lowering my rank. I am rude to you."
Looking at Liu Wenjing, Wan He's face could not help but darken. He did not have a good impression of Liu Wenjing, because according to Wan He's memory, this person seemed to have had a name in history, but it was not a good reputation. He seemed He was one of Li Tang's counselors, but in the end he was killed by Li Yuan or Li Shimin because of treason. A person who was charged with treason was naturally not worthy of Wan He's trust. This is what Wan He has always believed. The reason for not caring about Liu Wenjing,