Li Xun walked out of the hall, his face a little gloomy. Zhao Zhi was still Zhao Zhi, but compared to before, when Li Xun saw him again, he suddenly felt a very strange feeling. The trace of family affection he once had could no longer be felt.

Li Yi was outside the palace, and Li Xun came forward, knelt down and kowtowed several times.

"You have become more energetic. It seems that you are not just hanging around in Wuzhou."

Li Yi helped Li Xun up and touched his head, with soft eyes.

Li Xun's eyes turned red and he said, "I don't want to disappoint you, aunt."

"What you did...is already very good. My aunt is very pleased."

Li Yi glanced around slightly, and the eunuchs and maids beside him immediately stepped back.

Li Xun said softly: "Aunt, the emperor's uncle..."

Li Yi shook her head and sighed: "Your Majesty... has changed. There are too many eyes and ears in the palace. I can't say much to you. After you leave the palace, don't go anywhere. Just stay at home. Your cousin

I won’t go there for the time being.”

Li Xun had too many questions, but how could Zhao Zhi change so much in more than a year? But... Li Yi obviously didn't want to say more now, so Li Xun could only not ask.

At this time, a eunuch trotted over and bowed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are invited to come forward."

"knew."

Li Yi took one last look at Li Xun, turned around and left.

.........

After leaving the palace, Jiang Daxiong immediately led the horse to greet him. Seeing Li Xun's expression was not good, he asked in a low voice: "Boss?"

"go home."

Li Xun shook his head, got on his horse, and galloped away.

Back home, Li Xun called Ouyang Li: "Let Liu Xie come to see me immediately."

"Yes, lord."

Ouyang Li bowed his hands, turned around and strode away.

Li Xun walked back and forth in the room, his brows furrowed all the time.

I met Zhao Zhi today. Although he didn't talk much, Li Xun also got three pieces of information from him.

First, Zhao Zhi has obviously changed. Whether it is towards himself or his aunt Li Yi, the intimacy and love he had before may still be there, but it is already very indifferent.

Second, Mu Gong was expelled from the palace and replaced by Wang Anmao and Liu Congxi as the new confidants. There must be some unknown reason for such a change.

Third, Zhao Zhi was obviously suspicious of him. If Liu Congxi hadn't been there to help him today and heard that he had delivered 800,000 yuan of grain, Zhao Zhi would obviously have taken action. How would he have ended up?

"I will finally meet the Governor."

Liu Xie came quickly and half-knelt on the ground.

Li Xun woke up from his deep thoughts, looked at Liu Xie, and asked in a deep voice: "Liu Xie, obviously a lot of things happened in the capital during the time I left. Why is there no such information in the letter you gave me?

?”

Liu Xie raised his head and asked cautiously: "Captain, what are you referring to?"

Li Xun's face darkened and he said coldly: "You should give me the answer instead of asking why. Otherwise, what use do I need from you?"

There was sweat on Liu Xie's face, and he clasped his fists and said: "Captain, the emperor has been attending court less and less in the past year. In the past two months, the emperor has only held two court meetings. Government affairs are generally

Directly issued through the Political Hall, this information was mentioned to you in the letter."

Li Xun sat on the chair, raised his hand, and signaled Liu to rest: "Go on."

Liu Xie stood up, thought for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and then continued: "Why has the emperor changed so much in the past year? I have been investigating closely, but the information inside and outside the palace is extremely tight.

Many people have inquired about it, but they still don’t know the reason. There are a lot of gossips about the emperor in the capital, but most of them are not credible. Therefore, the villain did not mention this matter in the letter to the governor. This is the villain’s negligence. Please punish the governor.

."

Li Xun waved his hand and said: "Gong Mu was kicked out of the palace. Why didn't you get any information about such a big change?"

Liu Xie said in shock: "Duke Mu was kicked out of the palace? This... villain really doesn't know that two months ago, there was a fire in the palace where the emperor lived. The emperor was not there that night, so nothing happened. Afterwards, the emperor was very upset.

Furious, he executed hundreds of eunuchs and maids in a row. Later, Mu Gong was sent to the imperial mausoleum to pray for blessings, and he was always there. Within a month, the villain wrote the letter and sent someone to Wuzhou, but the governor suddenly

I'm afraid I'll miss it when I return to Fengjing, so I don't know the truth."

Li Xun rubbed his eyebrows, shook his head and said, "Things won't be that simple."

Liu Xie said nothing, wondering what Li Xun was referring to?

Li Xun put down his hands and suddenly thought of something. Three months ago, a letter came from Liu Xie. There was a piece of information in it. Li Xun didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now that he thought about it, he had different thoughts.

"In the past year, the emperor recalled Wing King Zhao He several times. What was the reason?"

Liu Xie said cautiously: "King Yi returned to Beijing several times under imperial orders, and his stay was not long. As for why the emperor wanted to recruit him back, I have inquired about it, and there seems to be nothing unusual."

Li Xun shook his head and said solemnly: "It's impossible, there must be a reason."

Liu Xie looked at Li Xun eagerly, waiting for his next words.

Li Xun thought for a long time, finally looked up at Liu Xie, stretched out three fingers, and said: "Gather all the hands in your hands and find out three things for me."

Liu Xie cupped his hands and said, "Please make it clear, Commander-in-Chief."

"First, the emperor's attitude towards me has changed significantly. Why is this? Second, Mu Gong was sent to the imperial mausoleum. What is the real reason? Third, King Yi and King Chu, all of them have been together in the past year.

The more detailed the dynamics, the better.”

"The villain immediately deployed his troops to find out the three things the governor said."

Li Xun nodded: "Go and report if you have any news."

"Yes, Governor, I will take my leave."

Liu Xie knelt down and bowed, then turned and left.

Li Xun leaned back, leaned on the back of the chair, and closed his eyes. Fan Zhongyun said that he might not be able to come back to Beijing this time. Now it seems that Fan Zhongyun's guess was not wrong at all.

In the past, my status was not high, and I was careless and reckless. Many people did not take themselves seriously. They felt that they had to be born without a good background, and that they had to learn and learn. They were just a mud-legged person with a young head and a green head, and could not do anything big.

, However, as he took charge of Wuzhou, suppressed bandits in Suzhou, suppressed the riots of foreign people, promoted comprehensive trade between Dashi and Dajin, squeezed out Wu Heng, and fully controlled the entire military of the three states of Longyou West Road, and even local government affairs,

He also has a certain degree of influence, and his achievements in many things can be described as extraordinary. Now, I am afraid that I have attracted the attention of many people, and even alerted them.

In the imperial court, there has always been a big net hanging over the heads of Li Xun, King Qi, Li Yi and others. But in the past, this net was very close to King Qi and Li Yi, but far away from me. It didn't feel that way.
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