Unparalleled Concubine

In this world, there are too many individuals or forces coveting Tianlei. I don't know how many people dream of getting Tianlei from Li Xin.

The most of them is naturally the imperial court of the Jin Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Li Xin slightly opened his eyes and sighed slowly.

He thought of an organization belonging to the Eighth Supervisor of the Inner Court.

"I hope it's not them..."

Chapter 869 Plum Blossom Guard

In the eight prisons of the inner court, there is an open intelligence organization called the Tianmujian. On the surface, the Tianmujian is responsible for collecting intelligence, monitoring all officials, and acting as the eyes and ears of the emperor.

But in fact, once this kind of intelligence organization is put on the bright side, it means that there is another powerful one in the dark.

This one is even more formidable, the plum blossom guard who is the ninth prisoner among the eight prisons.

The Plum Blossom Guard is extremely mysterious, and even Li Xin doesn't know much about it. Li Xin only knew about this organization when Li Chun, the eldest son of Pingnan Houfu, died inexplicably.

Later, in the Taikang Dynasty, Li Xin became a celebrity in the court, and he could often go in and out of the palace, so he knew something about the Plum Blossom Guard. They don't need to go through the internal servants, they can handle it by themselves.

They can do everything that is inconvenient to do on the surface.

Other than that, Li Xin didn't know much about them.

The matter of Tianlei was discovered by Emperor Taikang at the end of the eighth year of Taikang. At that time, he had a falling out with Li Xin in order to get this thing. Later, due to various reasons, he had to reach a compromise with Li Xin.

But counting, from the end of the eighth year of Taikang, a year and a half has passed. Even if the emperor of Taikang gave up on the surface, it is impossible for him to do nothing in the dark. One and a half years is enough for the Plum Blossom Guard Do a lot of things.

Therefore, when Mu Qing said that it was possible that Li Shuo kidnapped Lin Hu, Li Xin immediately expressed doubts. From the current point of view, that cheap brother has no motive or capital to turn against him, so it is impossible for him to do it. out of this kind of thing.

Thinking of this, Li Xin frowned even deeper.

He has been an official for many years, and he knows all the yamen in the capital, including the Tianmu prison, but he doesn't know much about the plum blossom guard in the dark. If the plum blossom guard tied Lin Hu by hand, Then he really has nowhere to start.

Thinking of this, Lord Jing'an's expression turned a little ugly. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Uncle Mu, besides this, is there anything else going on in Southwest?"

"The little things never stop."

Mu Qing sighed: "The imperial court's edict to seal the King of Shu has not been made public, so we can only control the Southwest gradually little by little. After Lord Hou left, the small-scale conflicts in the Southwest have never stopped. Mr. You'an still started Killed a lot of court officials in the southwest, but in the past few months, apart from the disappearance of Mr. Lin, nothing major happened..."

The Southwest was forcibly separated by Li Xin, but it will take a long time to integrate the Southwest into one piece. Li Xin invited Zhao Jia to the Southwest to do this. take your time.

From Li Xin's point of view, Zhao Jia would be more than enough to be a chancellor at the Shangshutai as long as he practiced for a few years. With him in charge of Southwest, Southwest would slowly move towards the direction Li Xin envisioned.

The two sat in the carriage, and Mu Qing told Li Xin the details of the southwest side bit by bit, and the carriage also swayed, heading towards the capital.

On the second day, the tall city walls of the capital were already in sight.

But before Li Xin approached the capital, a group of more than a hundred guards in black clothes surrounded Li Xin's carriage. Lord Jing'an looked out from the curtain of the carriage and saw Yu Lin Wei Zhonglang, Xie Dai, had dismounted from his horse and was respectfully saluting his carriage.

"Xie Dai, my lower official, I have met the Taifu."

Lord Jing'an laughed at himself: "Why, such a big battle, are you afraid that I will run away?"

"After thinking about it, Li doesn't seem to have violated any national laws, right?"

Xie Dai shook his head again and again: "The Tai Tuo misunderstood. Yesterday the city gate guards said that the Tai Tuo rode out of the city alone on a fast horse and didn't know what to do. This incident alarmed His Majesty. Your Majesty was worried that the Tai Tuo might be at risk if he was alone. , Let Habayashi Wei go out of the city to find the Taifu, and protect the safety of the Taifu."

These Habayashi guards obviously came out of the city to chase Li Xin.

Although the family members of the Jing'an Hou Mansion were still in the capital, it was unlikely that the Taifu would leave his family behind and escape, but just in case, the imperial court sent Habayashi Wei out to chase Li Xin back.

Lord Jing'an narrowed his eyes, and said calmly: "An elder from my hometown came to the capital to see me. I will go out of the city to greet me. There is nothing wrong."

"You all go away."

Xie Dai bowed his head respectfully: "I'll wait, and escort the Grand Tutor back to the city."

Mrs. Li closed the curtain.

"If you want to follow, it's up to you."

As he said that, the carriage started staggeringly, and walked slowly towards the capital.

More than 100 Habayashi guards, all on horseback, guarded near the carriage, and sent Li Xin to the south gate of the capital. Li Xin ignored them again, and the carriage slowly drove towards Yonglefang.

In the carriage, Mu Qing secretly glanced at Li Xin.

"Hou Ye's situation in the capital seems to be not very good."

"Actually, it's okay."

Because of Lin Hu's disappearance, Li Xin was in a bad mood at the moment. He put his hands in his sleeves and forced a smile on his face.

"It's just that some people look very unpleasant, and I can't help them for a while, which is quite annoying."

Mu Qing lowered her head slightly: "If Lord Hou is not going well in the capital, you might as well go back to the southwest. Mu Ying and the old man have said many times that the position of king of Shu will always be reserved for Lord Hou's family."

"It hasn't reached that level yet."

Li Xin smiled at Mu Qing: "Besides, Brother Mu is willing, but Uncle Mu is probably not willing in your heart either."

Mu Qing looked serious.

"Master Hou underestimates this old man. This old man sees it very clearly. Without you, Master Hou, the King of Shu and the King of Shu are nothing but mirrors. The Mu family cannot support this family business."

By the time the two of them were talking, the Jing'an Hou Mansion had already arrived.

Chen Shiliu was at the door, and respectfully welcomed the two of them in. Li Xin said, "Sixteen, Uncle Mu came from a long way, make arrangements for him, don't neglect the elders."

After so many years, Chen Shiliu has come to know the ways of the world very well. He bowed his head respectfully to Mu Qing and said, "Master Mu, follow me."

Mu Qing nodded, then looked back at Li Xin.

"Master Hou must make plans as soon as possible..."

After finishing speaking, he followed Chen Shiliu to the wing of the Hou Mansion.

After they walked away, Li Xin walked to the study of the Hou Mansion alone, and closed his eyes in the study alone in meditation.

This is a habit he has developed over the years. Once he encounters something, he will be alone for a while, try to sort out the context of the matter as much as possible, and find a suitable entry point.

After a long time, there was a knock on the door of the study.

Chen Shiliu whispered at the door: "Master Hou, the old man has settled down."

Li Xin opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Come in and talk."