"Go and pay attention to how Liang Shuo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, died."
While walking, Fan Wenjin looked at the servants he had summoned and whispered instructions. Naturally, the people around him were personally dispatched by His Highness the King of Han, and among them there were indispensable clever people who were good at inquiring about information.
But as an envoy of a country, even though Fan Wenjin has never shouldered such an important task, he also knows that just asking for information is not enough. He also has to make friends with local dignitaries. This is not an easy task for him.
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Fan Wenjin raised his head again and glanced at the high-altitude Jade Girl Platform, muttering to himself that it was really against the law for such a thing to appear in Liangzhou...
At this time, he still didn't know that not only Liang Shuo was dead, but Emperor Li Gui of the Great Liang had also died. A storm was brewing to sweep across Hexi. Traveling to Guzang at this time was really a narrow escape.
The group of people walked slowly, perhaps because the prince's car was passing by and they had made arrangements in advance, so there were not many pedestrians on the street, but they could only have a brief look at the architectural features of this majestic city in the northwest.
As a place where many ethnic groups live together, Guzang has a variety of buildings. The civilizations of the Western Regions and the Central Plains meet here and create brilliant sparks, making the place full of exotic customs without losing the tradition of the Central Plains.
If we had come here more than ten or twenty years ago, as one of the nodes traveling to and from the Western Regions, Guzang would have been a place full of vitality and vitality.
But now, the war in the Central Plains is raging and has spread to Liangzhou, which has already lost its former color. In fact, after the thief Bai Yusuo raised his troops, the Hexi Corridor that traveled with the Western Regions has been cut off. To this day, the chaos in Guzang City
It's not something Fan Wenjin could imagine.
Not long after entering the city, Prince Li Boyu was cordially inviting the two envoys to rest in his prince's residence. When the horses' hooves were heard, a group of knights came towards him.
"Reporting to Your Highness, King Wu'an has arrived..."
The person who led the way came back and reported to Prince Li Boyu.
Fan Wenjin raised his sore neck and looked around, thinking to himself, good guy, he stopped the prince's car in the street, and there were envoys from other countries among them. What kind of person was he? Many years later, in the northwest, it looks like it is still the same...
Of course, nowadays there are so many ambitious people, and even emperors have been slaughtered many times, so what does a prince mean?
After a while, Fan Wenjin figured out who was blocking the road. Li Zhongyan, the king of Wu'an, the second son of Li Gui, and the younger brother of Li Boyu. Like many other families, the two brothers were not very harmonious. According to Li Zhongyan's words, they wanted to
Invite the two envoys to live in his palace, which is closer to the palace.
Fan Wenjin actually wanted to understand the relationship between the two brothers, but he didn't have enough time.
When these two brothers met, it was like a meeting between enemies. Sparks flew and they started arguing within a few words. People grasped the hilts of their knives one after another, and some had already pulled out the steel knives, as if they were going to be a public figure.
It's like a scene together.
The scene was so exciting that the messenger's guards also became nervous. Fan Wenjin was immediately wrapped in a circle, and Liang Shiming disappeared. It was probably similar to him, and they were all protected.
This is the northwest, this is Liangzhou, this is Guzang... The fierceness and wildness of the heroes of the northwest and their unreasonableness are most vividly reflected in the nobles of the northwest.
Fortunately, someone broke up the fight. A guy with a full beard, high eyebrows and deep eyes, who looked like he was from the Western Regions, was trying his best to be the peacemaker.
At this time, Fan Wenjin's bodyguard led a man with a white cloth over his face to Fan Wenjin. The person who came didn't talk nonsense and said matter-of-factly: "Guan Jin is the final officer. My eldest brother is Guan Jin, the minister of Zhongshu, and he sent me here."
It would be nice to stay with the messenger so that he can be taken care of."
Fan Wenjin had a lot to say, but in the end he only had a wry smile on his face, clasped his fists and said, "It turns out to be General Guan. We have not been in the city for a long time, and we don't know the situation in the city. Please give me some advice from General Guan."
It's so chaotic here. As soon as we entered the city, so many people appeared out of nowhere. They seemed to be coming for the messenger. I don't know how Li Gui became the emperor of Great Liang...
The man's eyes narrowed, and he was obviously smiling. He simply turned around and pointed to the front and said: "Don't worry, envoy, we can't fight... Did you see that tall man? That is Wu'an King Li Zhongyan, the emperor's second son.
The Hu Zhong who was talking next to him was the elder brother of An Xiuren, the Minister of Household Affairs. An Xinggui was the newly appointed general of the left and right guards of the emperor... They were both descendants of the Zhaowu family. They were bastards without any reason. They were favored by the emperor, so they
It’s time to show off your power.”
Fan Wenjin rubbed his forehead, feeling a little dizzy. He really needed someone by his side who knew the situation in Liang Country like this, but this... seemed to be too upright, and it was difficult for a cautious person to accept that kind of thing.
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But there was still a muffled laugh from Guan Shi, "The messenger may not know that An Xinggui came from Chang'an and was Li Yuan's watchdog, but he came to be an official here. I don't know what An Xinggui is thinking."
Woolen cloth."
Hearing this, Fan Wenjin's heart twitched and he subconsciously looked up. He was too far away and there were so many heads that he couldn't see clearly what An Xinggui looked like.
The person next to him had no idea what his purpose was, but the one who called him Zhiwuwu kept saying, "Shangshu Liang died suddenly in the palace, which has nothing to do with them. Shangshu Liang had offended King Wu'an, and also persuaded the emperor to kill some tribesmen."
Leader, to prevent them from causing rebellion, it will naturally offend An Xiuren greatly."
"Now that the emperor is ill, Liang Shangshu will also die... One of the two brothers holds the military power of the left and right guards, the other is in charge of the lifeline of the various armies, and is also the leader recommended by many tribes. If there is no one in charge in the city,
I’m afraid…”
Fan Wenjin racked his brains and finally asked: "In General Guan's opinion, who can be the person in charge in the future?"
The uninvited man from the northwest narrowed his eyes again, but replied slyly: "If I change places with the envoy, as long as it is not someone named An who comes to take charge, I can walk on the ground in Hexi with peace of mind."
At this time, Fan Wenjin finally realized that he might not have come at the right time. A large-scale rebellion was brewing in this large northwest city, and a lot of blood might be shed and many heads would be lost, but he didn't know if he would.
Will become one of them.
In fact, from the perspective of the envoy, he came at the right time. Chaos often means danger, but there must also be benefits hidden in it...
It was like when they arrived, the prince personally greeted them outside the city, and soon someone like Guan Shi appeared in front of them. This was definitely not unreasonable. What kind of opportunity was there to dig a grave for himself?
Whether you want to be someone else's gravedigger or not depends on Fan Wenjin's ability.
Fan Wenjin was obviously aware of this. He was caught off guard by such a drastic change, but at the critical moment of life and death, his spirit became highly concentrated involuntarily.
The first thing he thought of was that Guan Jin, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, was from Li Gui's hometown and was one of the important figures who supported Li Gui in becoming emperor. From the words of the man next to him, he could also tell that Guan Jin should be
Liang Shuo and his family.
And Liang Shuo was admired by the prince Li Boyu, so Guan Jin... is wrong. If so, why didn't Guan Jin go talk to Li Boyu and instead secretly sent someone to sneak in?
Then Fan Wenjin thought again, who are the people around Guan Jin? Are they Li Gui's old troops when he started his army, or someone else?
Thinking of this, Fan Wenjin felt that he should be more cautious. He should fool this person first and see the situation before speaking. But when he was about to say something, he held back in time.
What he thought of was that An Xinggui came from Chang'an. If this was true, then Guan Shi was definitely right in saying that anyone in Guzang City could be the person in charge, except these two brothers.
If these two brothers gain power, what will happen to the envoy of the King of Han who is fighting Li Tang?
He doesn't want to be tied up and go to Chang'an...
Therefore, Fan Wen's words became, "The emperor is ill. Is this serious? Is the illness serious? I have some knowledge of orpiment, so I can diagnose and treat the emperor."
Guan Shi smiled so annoyingly, and his unscrupulousness made Fan Wenjin tremble with fear.
"I don't need to bother the envoy. All the doctors in Liangzhou are at the palace... Hehe, I heard that the emperor is so sick that he can't get out of bed, and he is still clamoring to go to the Jade Maiden Platform so that the fairy can treat him. The envoy doesn't know
Well, the barbarian shaman from the Western Regions who originally encouraged the emperor to build the Jade Nvtai was recommended by An Xiuren and was eventually killed by Liang Shangshu..."
Damn it, Fan Wenjin couldn't help but cursed in his heart, Li Gui is about to die? This is really too bad. Think about it, if Li Gui is fine, these guys won't dare to do it in broad daylight.
So many things happened.
"My elder brother said that the situation is urgent and urgent. If we get help from the envoys, we may be able to stop the chaos, otherwise... everyone will die without a burial place."
Guan Shi finally sighed and continued: "When everyone started to raise the army, they thought that they would not let the bandits kill everyone, but they would always pick up a knife and fight with them. Now, everyone was as afraid of them as tigers.
His slave thieves have long since disappeared, the eldest brother of the Li family has become the emperor, but his grandmother’s wife has begun to kill her own people..."
"Hey, if the envoy wants to go to the palace to see the emperor, that's up to you, but I don't dare to go in, so let's just say goodbye and live in peace with our destiny."
Fan Wenjin knew that no matter what this person said was true or false, it was time to make a decision. Look at this, if it continues to be delayed, he might lose his life in confusion at some point.
At this time, to be honest, Fan Wenjin had forgotten the task entrusted by Li Po and was busy working on his own life. The motivation was indeed different.
He tried hard to straighten his thin body, hammered his chest, and said in a serious northwest accent: "Life and death are destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven. Where is Mr. Guan? Can he meet me?"
Besides, I and others are very weak, so I'm afraid we will disappoint Shilang Guan."