Chapter 336: Playing tricks
After everyone left, Li Yuanhui thought for a long time before he finally remembered someone.

Murong Wuji.

Murong Wuji was born in the Wei family of the Former Yan Dynasty, a noble family in Guanzhong. His father, Murong He, the King of Gaoyang, was a benefactor to Li Yuanhui and was also his matchmaker. Murong He also had very good relations with the noble families in Guanzhong. Murong Wuji's mother was Jingzhao Wei.

Murong Wuji is also the cousin of the Princess of Qi, and has a close relationship with the Palace of Qi.

Secondly, in addition to being grateful to Li Yuanhui for his help, Murong He also made great contributions to the entire Li Tang regime. At that time, he defended Chang'an but allowed a large number of officials and their families to move to Sichuan, which was a great achievement for the Tang Dynasty.

Although he himself is dead, both Li Yuan and Li Er remember this incident.

Therefore, Murong He's eldest son Murong Wuyin was granted the title of Duke of Qi without any special merit, his second son was granted the title of Duke of Xincheng, his third son Murong Kedi was granted the title of Duke of Anyi, and his fourth son Murong Wuji was granted the title of Duke of Jincheng.

Murong Wuji also had a very good relationship with Li Dalang, and once helped Li Dalang escape to Guanzhong. Li Yuan even told his disciples, "The Gaoyang Wang family is truly my benefactor."

So Li Yuanhui prepared to talk to Murong Wuji, and coincidentally, Murong Wuji came to him.

Outside the gate of the former Shangshu Province in the imperial city, where the Zhenjun Mansion is now located, Murong Wuji was waiting at the gate. He also came to see Li Yuanhui for important matters today.

The reason was that Murong Wuji's nephew Murong Zhou, grandson of the former King of Wei Murong Xianzong, came to Luoyang and had an argument with several guards of the Prince of Qi's Palace over trivial matters. A fight broke out and he was subsequently detained in Luoyang County.

Murong Wuji went to Luoyang County to get the person out first, but the Luoyang County Magistrate did not dare to make the decision. Because it involved the guards of the Prince of Qi's Palace, he did not dare to release the person at will.

In desperation, Murong Wuji had no choice but to come to King Qi.

After the guards outside the gate passed the message, Li Yuanhui personally went out to greet Murong Wuji, "Wuji, I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you are well."

Murong Wuji had not expected that the King of Qi would personally come out to greet him, so he hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the King of Qi."

"Wuji, no need to be polite, come with me inside."

Murong Wuji followed him in. Naturally, the two of them were old acquaintances. The first time Li Yuanhui formally met Murong Jiayin was at Murong Wuji's house.

So the two of them have some friendship.

"Wuji, are you here for something today?" After entering the inner hall and taking a seat, Li Yuanhui also saw that Murong Wuji must have something to ask him, so he asked first.

Murong Wuji will then tell everything in the future.

".It's just a small matter. I shouldn't have bothered His Highness the Prince of Qi, but my uncle's family is in Chang'an. Azhou is staying at my house. If something goes wrong, I have to ask His Highness for a favor."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui laughed and said, "I thought it was something serious. Ah Zhou is my great-aunt's grandson, which means he is my cousin. Who is on duty today?"

A guard outside the hall said, "Your Highness, Guard Xie is on duty today."

"Let General Xie go to Luoyang County and bring Murong Zhou here."

"promise."

After hearing this, Murong Wuji breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Yuanhui waved his hands and said, "Wuji, you don't have to be polite. You and I are old acquaintances. Your father has been very kind to me. Besides, I have to give face to my great-aunt. Hahaha, if she knows that her precious grandson is locked up by me, she may report me to the emperor."

Murong Wuji also smiled.

The wife of Murong Xianzong, the Prince of Wei in the Former Yan Dynasty, was Li Yuan's aunt. Murong Xianzong died shortly after the fall of Luoyang.

After Li Yuan ascended the throne, Princess Li was named the Grand Princess of Wei and was given a fief of 10,000 households.

Although Li Yuan's cousin, Prince of Wei Murong Ding, had no chance to inherit the throne as a prince because of the fall of Great Yan, he was also granted the title of Duke of Liang, and naturally enjoyed wealth and honor. Murong Zhou's father, Murong Xu, had joined his cousin Li Yuan's court early on, and was now a minister of the Imperial Guards, with the title of Duke of Shangdang.

It can be said that Wang Fang of the Former Yan was the royal family of the Great Yan who had the best luck in the Tang Dynasty.

But in Luoyang, which is currently under the rule of Li Yuanhui, all levels of government give priority to the Prince of Qi's Mansion. If it were in Chang'an, Murong Zhou only needed to report his family background, and government officials at all levels would know what this kid's background was.

But it was different in Luoyang. He told the name of his grandfather, and the guards of Prince Qi's Palace just thought he was a royal family member of the previous dynasty. Why was he pretending to be so high and mighty?
After figuring this out, Li Yuanhui lamented that the people on his side were really a world away from the nobles in Chang'an.

But there’s a saying that goes, if you’re in a different circle, there’s no need to force yourself to fit in.

The most important thing is to hold on to his base. Even if he offered all the nobles in Guanzhong and the ministers of the Yuan Cong faction to him, they would not support him.

The two talked for a while, and Li Yuanhui also asked indirectly why Murong Wuji was in Luoyang.

Murong Wuji also explained that the properties in Chang'an were divided among his brothers, while the properties in Luoyang were given to him.

At present, he has not entered the officialdom, so he came to Luoyang to live in seclusion.

When Li Yuanhui heard this, he immediately said with regret: "Wuji has the talent to govern the country, but he is idle at home. This is the prime minister's fault."

"Your Highness, you are too kind. I am only a novice in writing, but I don't have any talent."

Not long after, Murong Zhou was brought over. He was wearing a round-necked robe and had a heroic appearance. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old, but he was very tall and had a strong body. It was obvious that he had practiced martial arts for many years. Judging from the calluses on his hands, his riding and archery skills would not be too bad.

Seeing Li Yuanhui sitting in the main seat, he knew the situation and bowed without any reminder, saying, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi. Greetings to my uncle."

"Hahaha, you are indeed a strong man. Are you willing to serve as my rider?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Zhou thanked him and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, for your kindness, but the guards under your command are really weak and can only bully the few with their numbers. I am ashamed to be associated with them."

When Murong Wuji heard this, his face immediately changed and he said, "Azhou, what nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you apologize to the King of Qi?"

Li Yuanhui burst into laughter when he heard this. "Hahahaha, you're vulnerable? Good boy, you're brave. Xie Shufang, go call Yuchi Jingde and Xue Wanche over."

Soon, Xue Wanche and Yuchi Jingde came into the hall, both wearing military robes.

Li Yuanhui pointed at a few guards and said, "Boy, if you can beat either of them, I will recommend you as a commander-in-chief and command 5,000 soldiers."

Murong Zhou was surprised when he heard this: "Your Highness Prince Qi, are you joking?"

Before Li Yuanhui could speak, Yuchi Jingde angrily said, "You little brat, His Highness the Prince of Qi always keeps his word, and everyone in the country knows that. Who the hell do you think you can question His Highness?"

Murong Zhou said, "Okay, then it's your turn. Let's compete with each other in spear fighting. Do you dare?"

Li Yuanhui almost laughed out loud when he heard this. What are you going to do? Who are you going to compete with in spear fighting? Isn't this just showing off your sword in front of Guan Gong?

Afterwards, everyone moved to the courtyard in front of the hall. According to the rules of the competition, both people held white wax sticks, and whoever stabbed the other more times would be the winner.

After the fight started, Murong Zhou, confident of his bravery, stabbed Yuchi Jingde directly. Yuchi Jingde threw the pole aside, dodged the stab, grabbed Murong Zhou's wooden spear, twisted it, snatched it, and stabbed Murong Zhou with his backhand, knocking him out.

Murong Zhou was knocked to the ground by this blow and was stunned. He immediately understood the gap between the two of them.

He immediately lost his arrogance, stood up, rubbed his chest, then walked to the front of the hall and prostrated himself.

"I am willing to hold the horse and stirrup for Your Highness."

(End of this chapter)