Chapter 34 why go

After Han Xizai brought Gu Hongzhong back to the mansion, he let him have tea in the living room first, then went in and changed into his official uniform before coming out to meet him. "Mr. Gu, what are those people from the Wu Palace chasing you for?" Han Xizai's question was actually to see if Gu Hongzhong would tell the truth to him.He has long known that Gu Hongzhong has a penchant for making money, and he often hangs out with people from the Wu Palace.The situation just now was most likely caused by conflicts at the gaming table, and it is estimated that the amount of conflicts caused was not small.Because the constraints of Prince Wu's Mansion are still very strict, the people below are usually very well-behaved and low-key.If it wasn't for their own reasons and the huge amount of interests involved, they would never have caused riots on the street in such a gaffe.

"Those slaves are trying to take my jade Buddha beads. By the way, it is the string of beads that you rewarded me last time, Mr. Han. A few days ago, I was happy for a while, and opened their eyes. So these slaves are always coveting, and want to get from it again and again. I got the bead in my hand. This trip finally allowed them to set up a scheme against me, trying to win the jade Buddha bead from the table." Gu Hongzhong was still in shock, and his words still seemed a little confused. Han Xizai nodded his head slightly, and said in his heart: "Sure enough, it's about the gambling table. It seems that Gu Hongzhong didn't lie. He must have lost the Jade Buddha Pearl and refused to admit it, which caused the dispute."

"Since I lost, I will give it to them, and I won't play with them anymore. Why bother to have such a dispute, and end up with a reputation of being untrustworthy." Han Xizai persuaded. "It's like this. I told them a long time ago that I gave this pearl to me because I advised Mr. Han and recommended masters to appraise paintings. They should keep it as a memory. I will return the money owed to them in the future. But what about them? They all refused to give up, insisting that I pay off with jade Buddha beads." Han Xizai's eyes flashed, and he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with Gu Hongzhong's words.

"These slaves used to be pretty cool, so they often play with them. But this time, they obviously set up a scheme against me. They won't let me go, and vowed to get my jade Buddha beads. I guess It’s because their Chief Dean rushed to the Shu Kingdom to do things like this, if Chief De is still in Jinling, and he presides over justice, those slaves would never dare to do this.” "Wait, where did you just say that Director De of the Wu Palace went?" Han Xizai's heart trembled suddenly. "I went to the Kingdom of Shu, and I left about ten days after Master Xiao Yanxiao went on an envoy."

Han Xizai rolled his eyes, thought of something, and quickly asked: "You said just now that you told them to advise me and recommend masters to appreciate paintings. About when?" "Well, let me think about it. It seems that Director De was there at that time. By the way, it was just one or two days before Director De left for Shu." Gu Hongzhong thought for a while, and then gave a fairly accurate answer. Reply. "Ah, so that's how it is." Han Xizai patted the table in front of him lightly.His mind was spinning rapidly, connecting all kinds of situations with cause and effect.

In fact, Han Xizai already had a premonition that the three calligraphy and paintings he examined in detail had a great relationship with the royal inheritance. Although Li Jing made Li Hongji the crown prince, he issued an edict to pass the throne to his younger brother Li Jingsui.In other words, there are actually two legal heirs to the throne in the Southern Tang Dynasty.This approach is contradictory, but it is not contradictory. After Li Jing, Li Jingsui became emperor, but he is already old, and Li Hongji will have to take this position in a few years.But Prince Li Hongji didn't think so, because once the throne was in the hands of his uncle, it would be hard to say whether it would pass to him in the end.So for a long time, Li Hongji and Li Jingsui worked together to support each other, but they secretly opposed each other everywhere.

Some time ago, Li Jing had a physical condition, and gradually became drowsy and uncomfortable.Every day, I ignore the government, don't think about food and drink, and don't get close to beautiful women. My mental and physical strength rapidly weakens, and I feel like I am haunted by ghosts.All kinds of medical treatment by the imperial physician in the palace had no effect, and even Li Jing himself felt that the time limit might be approaching. At this moment, an anonymous note was sent to Che Mingjian, the secret officer of internal affairs, which is the office of the ghost party.The person who wrote this zhezi claimed to be a loyal courtier of the emperor, and when he learned that someone was secretly detrimental to the emperor, he presented this zhezi to report to Che Mingjian.However, because the mastermind who was unfavorable for his secret actions was also a powerful person, and he had no conclusive evidence, he could only report anonymously, and he did not dare to reveal the mastermind.The method against the emperor mentioned in the excerpts is very strange. It is said that it is implemented through calligraphy and painting, and can be effective without being aware of it.This statement makes people feel very weird and unbelievable.

In the beginning, this note did not attract the ghost party's attention, but when Li Jing's condition became more and more serious, but no cause could be found, then they thought of this anonymous secret report note.However, the ghost party's ability is not enough to detect the secret tricks of this kind of rivers and lakes.In addition, investigating and identifying such matters will inevitably involve the children of the royal family and important officials in the court. In case of improper contact or even conflicts in the process, it is not something their ghost party can afford and deal with.So after reporting the details of Yuanzong Li Jing, Li Jing ordered the matter to be handed over to Han Xizai for handling.

Han Xizai first checked the calligraphy and paintings newly entered the palace, especially the calligraphy and paintings hanging in Yuanzong's living area.The results of the investigation came out soon. The calligraphy and painting in the palace have not been replaced recently, only three calligraphy and painting that were recently brought into the palace are hung in the imperial study.Han Xizai asked people to take off the calligraphy and painting, and Li Jing's health gradually improved. It seems that the problem is indeed on these three calligraphy and paintings, or one of the three calligraphy and paintings.These three calligraphy and paintings are very different, but there is no lack of commonality.One is that they were all donated by ministers stationed abroad, the other is that the three calligraphy and paintings were brought back by the ghost party and dedicated to the emperor, and the third is that the three calligraphy and paintings were all repaired or mounted in the Royal Academy of Painting.

On these three common points, the second point does not need to be investigated deeply, and there should be no problems in the ghost party.The first point can be investigated in detail, but it will take a long time, and the scope of the disturbance will be relatively wide.Only the third point can get straight to the point, first find out whether there are ghost tricks on the calligraphy and painting, and if so, what kind of technique is used; then according to the characteristics of the technique, find out whether anyone in the painting academy participated, or who in the painting academy The painter's hands and feet on the calligraphy and painting; finally find out the mastermind from this person.

Han Xizai remained calm, and held a big banquet to invite celebrities and masters to appreciate the calligraphy and painting. Gu Hongzhong saw the strangeness in the calligraphy and painting. Although he could not completely solve the mystery, he also provided many clues.Then he asked Master Huimin to appraise the painting, but Master Huimin did not see that the painter was dead. Wang Wushan confirmed that he was assassinated by Miaodou after checking.The subsequent cross-examination found that Wang Boding, the prince's subordinate, had been working between Master Huimin and the painting academy. Just the day before Master Huimin's accident, he had visited the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. Among the many clues before, Li Hongji has already been involved, but the combination of various information obtained today shows that the Wu Palace has a subtle relationship with this matter. Gu Hongzhong showed off the Jade Buddha Beads, and said that he advised him to recommend masters to appreciate paintings.If these words reached the ears of the mastermind who used calligraphy and painting to harm the emperor, he should immediately think that he had other intentions in asking the emperor to appoint Xiao Yan as an envoy to Shu at this time.Shu Kingdom and Southern Tang Dynasty don't have too many interests at present, so it is most likely to ask the faceless god to discern the calligraphy and painting to decipher the secret.And Li Hongji has always been on good terms with Meng Chang of the Shu Kingdom. If he is the mastermind, then sending Chief De to the Shu Kingdom is very likely to prevent this from happening.If it is too late to stop and the calligraphy and painting have already been cracked, then the calligraphy and painting can also be detained.In this way, even if there is an interpretation of the secrets hidden in the calligraphy and painting, the evidence will be lost. Han Xizai frowned. Although there were signs that Li Hongji might have something to do with this matter, he really didn't want it to be true.Although he can't say anything about the royal inheritance, in terms of the stability of the Southern Tang Dynasty's foundation, Li Hongji should be the best candidate to inherit the throne.The Li family is not prosperous, and the several princes are weak in character, advocating culture and elegance, and state affairs are difficult to handle.Only this eldest prince has a strong personality, has a good strategy, and he is unrestrained, wielding troops to kill, and has the demeanor of a king.Yuanzong Li Jing issued an edict to pass the throne to Li Jingsui, which must have hidden secrets from the emperor's family.The problem is that Li Hongji already has a fairly solid foundation at this time, and he must be unwilling to give up the throne and respect others.Therefore, it would be a good strategy for Hongji to take secret measures, and then take advantage of the chaos to occupy the throne with his own strength. As Han Xizai, his responsibility is to be responsible to Yuanzong and to the foundation of the Southern Tang Dynasty.So no matter which one it is, no matter what ability it has, he can't let it be unfavorable to Yuan Zong, let alone take the foundation of the Southern Tang Dynasty as someone's private bet. But now it seems that some things have been discovered too late, and the energy of some people has been underestimated.As far as the current situation is concerned, Xiao Yan can only be sent to inform Xiao Yan as quickly as possible, so that he can take corresponding measures immediately, and send the results and calligraphy and paintings back secretly. Quickly inform Xiao Yan that this matter is not difficult for Han Xizai.His subordinates set up secret offices all over the Southern Tang Dynasty and other countries, which are commonly known as spy roads.Moreover, he also arranged for his own subordinates in the mission team this time, using the pigeon letters sent by secret agents to inform Xiao Yan within a few days.I only hope that there will be some delays on the way to the chief manager of Wu Wangfu, and my pigeon letters can catch up with him. Thinking of this, Han Xizai hastily ordered his subordinates to choose three of the strongest and best-flying Cui Ling pigeons and send three copies of the same letter.This is for fear that if there is an accident on the way, some pigeons will not be able to deliver the letter in time. However, Han Xizai could never have imagined that two of these three pigeon letters were captured by "Xu Yunfei" just after they flew out of Jinling City, and the remaining pigeon was captured by a falcon with a long white beak. catch.The three homing pigeons were not damaged at all, and they were not treated as delicacies after landing.The person who captured them only did one small thing, that is, took down the letters they carried, imitated the handwriting and seals, wrote three other letters to replace them, and finally released the three pigeons again.

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