Chapter 235: Chapter 235 Hengyuan: Number Three, I actually already knew your true identity

Chapter 235: Chapter 235 Hengyuan: Number Three, I actually already knew your true identity....Emperor Yuan Jing choked. He did not expect Xu Qian'an to reply like this.

Every time he was troubled by him, he would shout "I beg for my bones" which was the style of the old-timers in the officialdom. Unexpectedly, this little Tongluo was more

straightforward and actually asked for death.

Emperor Yuan Jing's face darkened. The superiors like to say harsh words to show their majesty. From the emperor to the county magistrate, they all like to say: Give me (this official) this and that, otherwise I will tell you to do this and that.

This is nothing. After all, there is a difference between the superior and the inferior. The ministers and servants can only bear it and obey the orders obediently.

Unexpectedly, this Tongluo was pushed back, which made Emperor Yuan Jing uncomfortable. Especially when he saw the huge change of Xu Tongluo, Emperor Yuan Jing was even more unhappy. At the same time, he felt that the Tuotai Pill was indeed a rare panacea in a hundred years.

The supervisor only refined three pills in a sixty years.

Emperor Yuan Jing said sternly: "Xu Qi'an, do you think I won't kill you?"

Emperor Yuan Jing had been in power for 36 years, and his majesty was extremely strong. The atmosphere in the imperial study seemed to have lowered a little. Several eunuchs immediately bowed their heads and dared not look up at the emperor's face.

Only Wei Yuan could remain calm in front of the emperor.

Xu Qi'an certainly would not continue to contradict him. He was not panicked. He changed his style of punching and became submissive, saying: seaʀᴄh thё ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I protected the governor in Yunzhou and fought against the rebels, killing two enemies.

I worked hard in Yunzhou and solved the case of the governor Song Changfu colluding with the Wushen Cult, and cleared the capital commander Yang Chuannan.

"All of the above are insignificant, and I will never take credit for them. As for the Sangpo case and the Pingyang Princess case, I have long forgotten them and will never bring them up again.

"It's just that I'm seriously injured and mentally exhausted. I often have headaches after waking up. I'm really unable to share your worries."

Emperor Yuan Jing stared at him, unable to say anything harsh for a while.

This little Tongluo deliberately brought up a lot of cases to highlight his own merits, first consolidated his position as a meritorious official, and then used physical discomfort to prevaricate and shirk responsibility. He has already mastered the skills of court official language.

Wei Yuan said immediately: "Your Majesty, Xu Qi'an is just a copper gong. Even if he is powerful, his spirit is seriously depleted. His life or death is not a pity, but it is a big deal to delay the case and prevent Concubine Fu from getting justice."

After a pause, he looked at Xu Qi'an and said, "You can go back and recuperate. Your Majesty will not send hungry soldiers."

The emperor does not send hungry soldiers...

Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at Wei Yuan, pondered for a moment, and said, "Xu Qi'an, the Sitianjian has as many prescriptions for nourishing the spirit as you want. Lingbao Temple also has no shortage of elixirs. If you are not feeling well, I can reward you with a few pills.

"I remember your contribution to Yunzhou and intend to make you a viscount. The emperor's grace is great, don't let it go to waste."

After all, Xu Qi'an was just a nobody, not worth Yuan Jingdi's deliberate trouble. The cabinet proposed to revoke the title, and Yuan Jingdi went with the flow.

But for now, he wanted to use Xu Qi'an, and Yuan Jingdi didn't mind giving him some benefits. But he felt very happy, because he knew he was being tricked.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Your Majesty is wise and brave, and you are the greatest emperor in the history." Xu Qi'an said loudly.

Yuan Jingdi nodded slightly: "I want to get the truth of the case as soon as possible."

"I will do my best until my death."

Seeing that Xiao Tongluo was so tactful, Yuan Jingdi felt a little more comfortable and said lightly: "Retreat."

Leaving the imperial study side by side with Wei Yuan, walking on the empty square, Wei Yuan squinted his eyes, looked ahead, and smiled lightly: "Did you learn anything?" "I learned it. "Xu Qiyan said.

He really learned it, not like when he was studying before, when the teacher stood on the podium and knocked on the blackboard, asking: Have you all learned it?

He answered loudly with his eyes open and lied: Yes!

The reason why Wei Yuan wanted to teach him was very simple. The emperor was also a human being. The emperor also had weaknesses and was bound by rules. He was not arbitrary and reckless.

At the same time, the emperor was not omnipotent. The emperor also had needs. As long as you have what he "needs", there is a lot of room for operation.

For example, this time, the three judicial officials shirked their responsibilities and delayed the case. What could Emperor Yuan Jing do? At most, it would be a punishment, but it was impossible to really dismiss him from office or behead him.

In this context, Xu Qiyan, who had solved several major cases in a row and offended many officials, was the perfect candidate for investigating the case.

Since the emperor wanted to use you, it was necessary to reasonably fight for your own interests.

Once he became a viscount, Xu Qiyan made some symbolic efforts, but it was reasonable that he failed to solve the case because of "lack of ability".

After all, he is not an immortal.

At that time, the anger of Emperor Yuan Jing was foreseeable, but Xu Qi'an, who was already a viscount at that time, would at most be punished, such as caning, salary deduction, or even

demotion.

But the title cannot be deprived at will. The title is a means for the court to win over the hearts of the people. It must be awarded to those who have made great contributions.

Correspondingly, the conditions for depriving the title are also very strict. It is definitely not something that the emperor can deprive. Otherwise, the title would be too cheap and how could it convince the people.

As for whether Emperor Yuan Jing would default on his debt, Xu Qi'an and Wei Yuan had never thought about it. The king of a country would not be so shameless. Even if Emperor Yuan Jing wanted to default on his debt, Xu Qi'an could still drag the case.

There are countermeasures for every plan.

"Please stay, Lord Xu. "

A shrill cry came from behind.

Xu Qi'an and Wei Yuan stopped and looked back. It was the old eunuch beside Emperor Yuan Jing, who was jogging and catching up with him, holding a gold medal in his hand. "This is the gold medal bestowed by His Majesty. Lord Xu can enter the palace to investigate cases at any time, but he must be accompanied by a palace servant." The old eunuch presented the gold medal.

Xu Qi'an took it and weighed it. It was very heavy.

This gold medal was different from the gold medals he had received before. There was an extra "Inner" on the front of the gold medal. It was a gold medal that could be used in the

palace, and it was of a higher level.

"Excuse me, eunuch." Xu Qi'an bowed.

The old eunuch nodded, said nothing more, and turned back.

"Eunuch, wait a moment." Xu Qi'an called him again.

The old eunuch turned around and looked.

"Your Majesty is so gracious. I will start investigating the case today. Please assign an errand

to me, eunuch. "Xu Qiyan said.

The eunuchs who serve are the lowest level... It is not accurate to use the word "eunuch".

Eunuch is an identity and position.

The eunuchs who serve are the lowest level... People who cut the grass and root out the roots.

The old eunuch admired Xu Qiyan's positive work attitude, and his smile suddenly became more intense. He asked: "Let me ask you a question. Where will Lord Xu start the

investigation?"

Xu Qiyan grinned and said: "Start with Princess Lin'an."

The old eunuch returned to the imperial study. After a while, a young eunuch ran out and

saluted Wei Yuan and Xu Qiyan.

Xu Qiyan nodded, sent Wei Yuan to the gate of the palace, and then went to Princess Lin'an's Shaoyin Garden accompanied by the eunuchs.

Shaoyin Garden.

In the desolate back garden, Lin'an sat in the pavilion, staring at the stagnant pool water in a

daze.

The water in the pool froze last night, and now under the warm sun, it gradually melted, leaving only a few floating ice pieces.

In half a decade, Lin'an has lost a lot of weight, and her round oval face looks a little thin. Her peach blossom eyes were originally watery and slightly misty, and she looked at everyone

with seductive eyes.

Now she lacks some spirit.

From childhood to adulthood, except for being beaten by Huaiqing, she has always been

carefree and smooth.

Because Emperor Yuan Jing practiced Taoism early, although there are many children, they

are not too many, and the intrigues between the princes and princesses are not that strong.

In addition, her brother is the prince, and she is also good at acting like a spoiled child, and she knows how to please people with her bitchy nature, so she has been smooth sailing. But the continuous bad news in the past few days has made her depressed and hit hard. Lin An had just cried at her mother's place today. The mother and daughter were worried about the future of the prince. After returning, Lin An sat in the pavilion and thought about

things.

If it was Huai Qing, she would definitely be extremely strong. She was the kind of woman who would not be defeated by anything... The prince brother would definitely not do such a thing, but who would frame him... The fourth prince, Huai Qing's brother?

This thought suddenly flashed through Lin An's mind.

She was not as smart as Huai Qing, and she was poor at studying. She had to be threatened by

the tutor to hit her with a bamboo stick before she was willing to recite a few passages with

tears in her eyes.

But she was not stupid. On the premise that the prince brother was wronged, as long as she

used her brain and thought about who would benefit the most if the prince brother was

abolished,

the suspicious person immediately surfaced.

When thinking of this, Lin An's eyes became a little smarter, and he actively used his brain to

think about many problems.

For example, how did the fourth prince secretly kill Concubine Fu and frame the prince

brother. For example, who is his accomplice, the queen? Huaiqing?

Wait.

Then, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became. She slapped her head in

frustration.

"If only he were still here, he would definitely be able to solve the case by just "insulting" him." Lin An stamped her feet and said angrily.

But the next moment, her face suddenly fell, her eyebrows drooped, and she lost her spirit.

But... he is no longer here.

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

A guard with a sword came running in a hurry, stopped at the pavilion, clasped his fists and said, "Tongluo Xu Qi'an wants to see you... Wait in the front yard."

Lin An's reaction was like being hit by a stick. She was stunned for about three or four seconds.

She suddenly stood up and walked quickly to the guard, staring at him with her beautiful eyes:

"You, what did you say?"

"Tongluo Xu Qi'an wants to see you." The guard repeated.

Blood rushed to his face, Lin'an was furious as never before, and pulled out the guard's sword

with all his strength, gritting his teeth and saying:

"You bastard, you dare to play tricks on me? The prince hasn't been deposed yet."

The real reason for her fury was that the guards had made fun of Xu Qi'an.

The guards retreated quickly. If they were chopped, it would be too unfair. As they retreated,

they explained: "It's really Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu is here, in the front yard. Your Highness will know it at a glance." Lin'an didn't even drop the knife in his hand, and hurried to the front yard.

From a distance, Xu Qi'an first spotted Bian Bian in a fiery red dress, and was startled when he

saw her holding a sword and going into battle with a fierce posture.

I thought to myself, I finally got out of the gates of hell, are you going to send me back?

He immediately put away the little things he had tried to please Lin'an and hid behind the

rockery.

"Where is Xu Qi'an, where is Xu Qi'an?"

Lin'an held a knife and looked around in the front yard, but she didn't see the familiar figure

at all. Her bright eyes gradually dimmed.

"Your Highness, Lord Xu, is behind the rockery." The eunuch on duty whispered. Lin'an's peach blossom eyes lit up instantly, and she walked behind the rockery with eager

expectation, and sure enough, she saw that...Xu Qi'an?

She was stunned for a moment. The man in front of her was masculine and handsome, with flying eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose, and carved lips. Then, Lin'an was attracted by the two puppets in Xu Qi'an's hands.

They were a man and a woman. The woman was dressed like a lady from a noble family, and

the man was a heroic general wearing armor.

Xu Qian'an coughed, manipulated the Yingwu general, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I have come back from Korea after plastic surgery."

Then, he changed to a shrill voice and manipulated the woman: "Where is Korea?"

Yingwu general: "Oh, it's Yunzhou, I was wrong."

Woman: "Didn't you die in Yunzhou?"

Yingwu general: "I was originally dead, but I was thinking about the princess, moved the king

of hell, and came back."

Woman: "Oh, you are so annoying."

Lin'an found it interesting and laughed, and suddenly felt cold on his face. Unconsciously,

tears silently flowed down his cheeks.

She felt ashamed and turned around in a hurry, explaining in shame and anger: "The wind is a

bit strong today, and the sand is rolling in my eyes."

As a lively, delicate, and coquettish girl, she actually likes this. And because of the lack of

emotional experience and poor ability to identify scumbags, she exudes the smell of scumbags all over her body.

Of course, Xu Qi'an is definitely not a scumbag.

Xu Qi'an laughed and said, "It's strange, why does the sand only fascinate the princess? Is it

because the princess is beautiful?"

Lin'an, who was exposed, said angrily, "Dog slave."

"I am not a dog slave."

"You are the dog slave, the dog slave Xu Qi'an."

"Damn Lin'an."

"Dog, dog what?" Princess Lin'an didn't know that "fuck" is a verb.

"Nothing." Xu Qi'an bullied her because she couldn't understand her hometown dialect.

"You just scolded me, didn't you?" Lin'an said with a straight face.

"No, that is my deepest expectation for the princess." Xu Qi'an answered seriously.

Coming out from behind the rockery, Bian Bian returned the knife to the guard and took Xu

Qi'an into the hall. The errand boy followed behind him and looked at the second princess with strange eyes.

The second princess's beautiful and lively eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had just

cried.

After taking a seat, the maid served tea and snacks. Xu Qi'an waved his hand and said, "Little eunuch, please leave first. I have something to discuss with the princess."

"This..." The little eunuch hesitated.

"Get lost!" Bian Bian raised her eyebrows and said coquettishly, "I have something to say to

Lord Xu. Is it your turn to listen? Believe it or not, I will drag you out and punish you with a hundred sticks."

The little eunuch reluctantly left.

"Why is he with you? How did you come back alive? Didn't Huaiqing say you were dead?"

Bian Bian watched the little eunuch's back step out of the door and disappear. He turned his

eyes to Xu Qi'an, and a smile appeared on his pretty face.

"He is here to monitor me." Xu Qi'an drank a sip of hot tea, ate cakes, and waited in the

imperial study for more than an hour, missing lunch.

"As for how to survive, that's a long story..."

He told Princess Lin'an about the Yunzhou case and made some changes. Of course, the

changes were not random, so Xu Qiyan only beautified and highlighted his own role, reducing the presence of others.

Lin'an loved listening to books the most. She began to enjoy it with relish and gradually immersed herself in the story. When she heard Xu Qiyan stayed up all night to solve the puzzle

left by the hidden Zhou Min, she slapped the table with her little hands and cheered loudly.

She leaned forward, holding her cheek, and listened attentively.

Xu Qiyan glanced at the princess's chest calmly, and was inevitably disappointed. Compared with her elder sister, Lin'an still had some gaps. Women who can't let the table bear the pressure are not good women. Hearing that a female ghost came to confuse Xu Qi'an and others, two colleagues were

deceived, but Xu Qi'an remained unmoved with his own firm will. Bian Bian expressed his admiration and praised: You are worthy of being the person I value. When I first saw you, I knew you were not an ordinary person.

Xu Qi'an thanked the princess for her wisdom and complained in his heart, didn't you force

me to recruit me just to compete with Huai Qing for the favor? Finally, Xu Qi'an began to tell how he faced thousands of troops alone, was besieged by

thousands of people, faced the dilemma of arrows raining down and spears like forests, did not retreat a single step, killed two hundred enemies, and finally held on until the

reinforcements arrived.

Bian Bian burst into tears and his nose turned red from crying.

"Your Highness, you didn't see the scene at that time. I roared, and the more than a thousand

rebels were so scared that they fought with me. If I wasn't in the right state at that time, none of them would have survived." Bian Bian nodded vigorously, believing it very much.

After all, she had heard about Xu Qi'an's deeds from her brother before. Everyone said that Xu

Qi'an died heroically and saved the governor and the golden gong of the night watchman's

office.

After bragging, Xu Qi'an remembered the business and said, "By the way, I entered the palace

this time to investigate the Fu Fei case in accordance with the order of His Majesty." Bian Bian's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said happily, "I knew it was good that you came back. You can clear the grievances for the prince brother when you come back."

"I will always serve the princess and work like a cow and a horse." Xu Qi'an said sincerely.

He increased Lin'an's favorability.

"I have a few questions for the princess. How does Concubine Fu look?"

"Of course she is very beautiful."

Emperor Yuan Jing is really squandering the gifts of nature...Xu Qiyan sighed in his heart and

asked again: "Prince, are you lustful?"

"Of course not." Lin'an rejected it outright and said: "Except for the Crown Princess, the

Crown Prince's concubines, concubines, and concubines, etc., add up to only sixteen people."

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Xu Qiyan thought to himself, I am really a good man, a good man is me, I am Xu Qiyan!

"Is there a precedent of making trouble after drinking?"

"No."

"What kind of wine did you drink?"

"Hundred Days Spring, a wine that nourishes the kidneys and strengthens yang. The queen

sent it to my mother. Do you think she framed it?" Lin'an whispered.

Xu Qiyan pondered for a moment and said: "I understand." Lin'an was overjoyed and said in a delicate voice: "What do you understand? Xu Ningyan, have

you solved the case?"

Xu Mansion.

Exhausted, Xu Erlang did not return to the academy immediately. Today was February 10th,

and the Spring Examination would be held in five days. There was no need to return to the

academy.

He stayed at home these days, waiting for the imperial examination. After lunch, he helped his father Xu Pingzhi send off the Xu clan members. Exhausted, Xu

Erlang did not want to study at all, and just wanted to go back to his room and have a good

sleep.

But the doorman, Lao Zhang, rushed in and said, "Erlang, there is a monk outside the door,

calling himself Hengyuan, and wants to see you." "Hengyuan?" Xu Erlang frowned, feeling familiar, but could not remember. He was a Confucian disciple, did not believe in Buddhism, and had no intersection with

Buddhism.

"He also said that he was an acquaintance of yours." The doorman, Lao Zhang, added. Xu Erlang chuckled and looked at Xu Pingzhi: "Dad, maybe he saw that there was a funeral in

our family and came to perform a ritual. Please prepare some copper coins to send him off.

I'm going back to my room to rest."

The doorman Lao Zhang took out a coin of silver, walked out of the mansion, handed the

silver to the burly middle-aged monk, and said: "Master, there is no need for a ritual in the mansion, please go back." Master Hengyuan waved his hand: "I am not here to beg for alms."

He honestly took the silver and said: "Second Master of the mansion, are you really not going

to see me?"

What's wrong with number three? Although they have never met, but for the repeated help and the affection of his cousin Xu Qian'an, no matter what, he should see me and let me go in to see Master Xu for the last time.

Well, he may feel that his identity is still a secret, and that I have not realized his true

identity, so he pretends not to know him? Oh, really underestimated my wisdom.

Monk Hengyuan put his hands together, bowed, then walked to the side, took out a fragment

of the Earth Book from his arms, used his finger as a pen, and wrote: "Master Jinlian, can you

shield the rest of the people for me? I have something to say to No. 3."