News from the Regent's Palace was naturally very fast. In less than two days, Luo Junyao received news from the Lingjiang Water Village.
When Ye Feng sent the news to Luo Junyao, she was sitting in the study talking to Xie Xiao.
Xie Xiao's results in this palace examination were also good, ranking third in the second class, which is one place higher than in the general examination.
According to the usual practice, Xie Xiao also had to enter the Hanlin Academy to wait for a post.
But this year is particularly different. After the Qionglin Banquet, the top three were awarded the positions of Head of the Household Department, Jingzhao Yin Tongpan and the Supervisory Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Although the rankings were the same as those of the usual Hanlin Academy compilation and editing.
The cultivation aspects are almost the same, but the functions are completely different.
Not only that, the other second-level Jinshis only need to study in the Hanlin Academy for one month before they are all sent to the Imperial Academy. Judging from the regent's intention, it is obvious that he will not keep these people in the Hanlin Academy.
For these Jinke scholars, it's hard to say whether this is good news or bad news.
There has always been a saying in the official circles that "the cabinet is not as good as the Hanlin". Of course, for them nowadays, the cabinet is still too far away. For some ambitious people, being able to be immediately sent to a real vacancy is naturally better than being in the Hanlin.
Copying books in the academy is much more interesting.
For this reason, not so many people paid attention to the fact that Xie Xiao, a second-ranking official, was appointed as the Right Chief of the Regent's Palace.
Although Xie Xiao's rank is the highest among this generation of Jinshi, even higher than the number one scholar, everyone knows that there is a difference between the imperial court official and the royal palace official.
Xie Xiao is the eldest son of Prince Ancheng, and he is probably considered to have given up his official career. Living with the regent for a few years and then returning home to inherit the title of Prince Ancheng is not much easier than working hard in the court. In fact,
There is no need for them to worry about this Prince Xie.
Ye Feng sent the sealed letter to Luo Junyao. Luo Junyao stopped talking and laughing with Xie Xiao, "So fast?"
Ye Fengdao: "Yangxin is not far from Shangyong. All this information is ready-made, but it took some time to sort it out."
Xie Xiao raised her eyebrows in surprise, but did not say anything.
It wasn't until Luo Junyao finished reading the letter that he asked: "Why is the princess interested in Yang Xin? Is it because she is interested in Tanhualang?"
It's Yang Xin.
Luo Junyao handed the letter to him with a smile. Xie Xiao opened it and read it. Not only did he not solve the problem, but the look of confusion on his face became even more intense.
"Lingjiang Water Village?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "There are many water village gangs along the Lingjiang River. Among them, Xijiang Mansion is the main stronghold in the upper reaches, and Yangxin is the stronghold in the lower reaches. The prince has been traveling all year round, haven't you heard of it?"
Xie Xiao said with a smile: "I have not only heard about it, but I have also seen it. There are indeed many gangs and forces that make a living on the water gathered near Yangxin. Most of them make a living by water transportation and selling salt and tea. Can you gain a foothold in these places?
Yes, there are some...either involved with the Jianghu forces, or some connections with the government. I'm afraid it won't be easy for the princess to touch them."
Luo Junyao said: "What is easy in this world? But as long as you want to do it, there are not many things that you can't do. Jianghu forces? Government? They must have heard that in the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land."
The smile on Xie Xiao's face grew bigger and bigger, and she nodded and said, "The princess is right."
After saying that, he returned his gaze to the letter in his hand, and after scanning it at a glance, he frowned and said, "I've heard about the illegal activities of these water villages for a long time, but I didn't expect..."
These people are more than just selling private salt. It is true that many forces are honest and honest in making a living, but some of them are robbing families and committing all kinds of evil.
Many notorious bandits in the world can gather dozens or hundreds of people to form strongholds, rob passing merchants and even disturb nearby people. Although the government suppresses bandits from time to time, these people just run away if they can't be beaten, and they start again after a while.
Many people gathered together, and many even directly colluded with the government. They committed so many evil things that it was really unbearable to witness.
"Why is the princess suddenly interested in these people?" Xie Xiao asked.
Luo Junyao looked at him, "If you want to pick three to destroy, which ones will the prince choose?"
Xie Xiao was stunned, thought for a while and reported the three forces that he had just seen doing the most evil, including the Salt Lake Village mentioned in the letter sent by Cao Mao.
Luo Jun shook his chin and thought for a moment, then said: "Plus Xikou Village."
"What do you mean, princess?"
Luo Junyao showed him a bright smile, "Destroy them."
It took Xie Xiao a while to figure out the cause and effect of the incident. When he came back to his senses and glanced at the man sitting leisurely drinking tea not far away, he couldn't help but take a breath.
Luo Junyao tilted his head slightly and said with a smile: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Xie Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "Princess... She is very thoughtful and my subordinates admire her." At this moment, he felt that it was God's blessing that he could come back alive after leaving home rashly. If he met someone like the Regent Princess, I'm afraid the grass on his grave would be bigger than the grass on his grave.
The person is still taller.
Luo Junyao said: "I will let Mr. Qu take care of this matter. When the time comes, Prince Xinxin will go with him. They are only responsible for the execution. How to plan the specific plan depends on Prince Xinfeng."
Xie Xiao cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare, my subordinates will definitely take care of it. I don't know if Mr. Qu is what the princess is talking about..."
Xie Xiao was a little curious. As the regent princess, she still needed to call the other party son, which showed that there must be something extraordinary about this person.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "The prince should have seen him."
Xie Xiao looked at her doubtfully, and Luo Junyao reminded: "Anlan Academy."
It hadn't been long since the last time he went to Anlan Academy. Xie Xiao certainly remembered who was there at that time. And the only person whose identity he didn't know... was the man in black holding a sword.
Luo Junyao said: "Prince Xie will probably meet with him frequently in the future. We might as well get in touch with him more to avoid unsmooth cooperation in the future. As for the origin of his identity, the Crown Prince can ask him himself."
Xie Xiao nodded to express his understanding.
Deep inside the prison
A ray of light illuminated the dark cell. After an unknown amount of time, someone slowly moved in the corner at the bottom of the dungeon.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The man seemed to have just woken up, covering his eyes with one hand. After a while, he gradually adapted to the light, put his hand down and raised his head to look at the top of his head.
A tall and tall figure stood on the edge of the dungeon above his head, lowering his head and looking down with an indifferent expression.
The man lying on the ground slowly sat up and chuckled: "Your Highness the Regent, long time no see."
It seemed that he hadn't spoken for a long time, and his voice was a bit hoarse.
Xie Yan looked down at the people below calmly. Even after staying in such an environment for so long, he still seemed calm and calm, without any trace of mania on his face.
Xie Yan said: "Master Xueya, you are so patient."
Xue Ya snorted and said: "It would be ridiculous if the prince thinks that this can make me surrender. You must have forgotten that I have grown up in darkness since I was a child. It's just a little darker here.
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Xie Yan didn't care about his ridicule and said: "In that case, come out."
After saying that, Xie Yan turned around and left, leaving Xue Ya sitting at the bottom of the cell for a moment, as if he didn't believe that Xie Yan would really let him out so easily.
After a while, someone came forward and opened the iron bars on the top of the cell, and before Xue Ya had time to stand up, he was roughly fished out with iron chains.
A quarter of an hour later, Xue Ya, who had changed his clothes, was taken to an empty room.
The stone walls are all stone walls. There is a table in the room and a chair behind the table.
There is also a row of bookcases in the corner. There are some files and books in the cabinets. This is obviously the place where an official in the sky jail usually works or interrogates prisoners.
Xue Ya stood in the middle of the room with his hands behind his hands. Even though the person escorting him had already exited, he still did not touch anything in the room rashly.
He was thinking about why Xie Yan released him and what did he want to do?
I don't know how long it took before Xie Yan finally opened the door and walked in. After taking a look at the snow cliff, Xie Yan walked behind the desk and sat down.
"Master Xueya, does he know why I came to see you?" Xie Yan asked.
Xue Ya sneered and said: "I am no more than a prisoner, how do you know what the regent wants to do?"
Xie Yan said: "Before coming to see you, I went to see Ruan Ting."
When Ruan Ting was mentioned, Xue Ya's face suddenly darkened, and the gloomy air accumulated between his brows.
Obviously, even after all this time, Xue Ya's resentment towards Ruan Ting has not diminished by half.
He stared at Xie Yan with some sadness for a while, and then said: "What the regent wants to say, please speak out."
Xie Yan picked up a file on the table and said, "This was sent back by the Marquis of Lingchuan three days ago. This should be Master Xueya's trump card, right? Do you want to take a look?"
Xue Ya kept silent and looked at the file in Xie Yan's hand carelessly, as if guessing whether his words were true or false.
Xie Yan didn't care. He raised his hand and gave the file a slight squeeze before flying towards the snow cliff.
"Master Xueya." Xie Yan said calmly: "You are not someone who wants to usurp the throne."
"Xie Yan!" Xue Ya gritted his teeth, and the words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
For a man who wanted to seize the throne and was extremely proud, Xie Yan's words were undoubtedly the greatest humiliation to him. However, his many years of planning failed and he fell into Xie Yan's hands. This made it appear that he wanted to refute
Very weak, more like a sign of incompetence for a loser.
Xie Yan said: "Master Xueya, you might as well take a look first."
Xue Ya finally couldn't hold back his anger and opened the file in his hand. The more he looked at him, the darker his face became.
Xie Yan didn't care about the expression on his face at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Years ago, one-third of Luanyi Division's forces were allowed to take root in southern Xinjiang, and they used the conflicts between the tribes in southern Xinjiang to provoke war.
The tribes supported by Luanyisi unified southern Xinjiang, then contacted the various ethnic groups in the southwest to encroach on the border and opened a passage to the northwest, and finally colluded with the Qi people and Gaoyu to divide the Central Plains?"
Xie Yan spoke calmly, but Xue Ya's face was as gloomy as if water was dripping from his face.
After a long while, he said in a cold voice: "The Marquis of Lingchuan actually has such ability, I underestimate him."
Xie Yan picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, and said: "Master Xueya's plan is good. If it is executed by this king, it may not be impossible to succeed. It's just... did the person who helped you make plans tell you?
And if you use your whole body, the more long-term the strategy is, the more it cannot be out of control? It has been a few months since Young Master Xueya entered the heavenly prison, what do you think of the current situation in southern Xinjiang?"
Xue Ya sneered: "If the prince thinks it is easy to pacify southern Xinjiang, why would he come to see me?"
Xie Yan did not hide anything, "You are right, the imperial court is unable to pacify Southern Xinjiang at the moment. But with Young Master Xueya in my hands, and with Young Master Luo guarding Huaizhou, I feel that it will not be a problem to delay for a few years. That is.
I don’t know, Master Xueya thinks it will take you several years to escape from my hands? Even if I let you go, will Luan Yisi still have anything to do with you by then?"
Xue Ya looked stern and stared at Xie Yan with cold eyes.
"The prince has said so much, but he doesn't want to show off his power to me." Xue Ya suddenly laughed and said, "If you have anything you want to ask, why not speak up?"
"Okay." Xie Yan nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Where does the money for the Southern Xinjiang Clouded Leopard Army come from?"
Xue Ya's face suddenly changed, and she stared into Xie Yan's eyes, but pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
There was silence in the empty room. The two of them looked up at each other's eyes while sitting and standing, and the atmosphere became more and more stagnant and heavy.
Gradually, fine beads of sweat appeared on Xue Ya's forehead, and his face became paler. The hands hidden in his sleeves were also clenched into fists, clenched tightly and trembling slightly.
He may not admit that he is not as good as Xie Yan in terms of strategy and intelligence, but he cannot but admit that he is indeed not on the same level as Xie Yan in terms of martial arts.
Xue Ya gritted his teeth, he had always hated people like Xie Yan!
Such a proud man...
Not only is he born superior to others, but his qualifications are also...
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a long time, Xue Ya finally couldn't help but cough a few times, and a few strands of blood spilled from his lips.
The heavy pressure on his body disappeared in an instant. Xue Ya raised his hand to wipe the blood on his lips, raised his eyes and said, "Your Majesty transferred Luo Jinyan to Huaizhou just to guard against the Clouded Leopard Army?"
Xie Yan said: "Otherwise? Is it just for the tribes in Southern Xinjiang? Southern Xinjiang has been in chaos for hundreds of years. As long as no one disrupts the situation, it will be easy for another few hundred years. Young Master Xueya, the Clouded Leopard Army... or I should say
, who is the person who provides money and food for Luan Yisi behind the scenes?"
Xue Ya asked: "What if I don't tell you?"
"I will kill you." Xie Yan said calmly.
Such a plain tone and calm expression, but Xue Ya could hear seriousness and determination from it.
If he didn't say anything, Xie Yan would really kill him today.
Xue Ya naturally didn't want to die. He still had unavenged revenge and unfulfilled ambitions. Even if he was imprisoned in the sky prison, as long as he still had the trump card, he believed that Xie Yan would not kill him so easily.
As long as he doesn't die, there will always be a chance to leave alive.
But now Xie Yan's attitude tells him that he doesn't kill him just because he doesn't want to, not because of the so-called trump card. If he wants to, he can do it at any time.
Xue Ya lowered his eyes, his expression was as usual but his heart was already racing rapidly.
He was thinking whether Xie Yan was deceiving him or whether he was serious.
As time passed slowly, the expression on Xie Yan's face became more and more indifferent, and at the same time, a faint murderous aura became stronger.
After a while, Xie Yan seemed to have lost all patience, stood up, turned around and walked out the door.
Xue Ya's heart began to sink rapidly. When Xie Yan's hand touched the door, he heard the voice of the person behind him, which was a bit tired and gloomy, "I don't know where you got the news, but
