Chapter 88 See it with your own eyes

Li Yuanhui's abnormality caught Liu Xuanji's attention, "What's wrong, Silang?"

He held up the envelope and showed it to Liu Xuanji. Liu Xuanji also frowned slightly when he saw it. It was an old friend from Shangyuan.

Could it be a letter from the brothers of Qi County? After all, apart from them, there were Zhang Jian and Rujing who were far away in Jianghuai, and no one knew about the Lantern Festival.

Li Yuanhui opened the envelope and then unfolded the letter. There was no sensitive content in the letter, such as an invitation to rebel or to drag others into the water, or that one was forced to do something. There was only the time and address.

It was obviously an appointment for an interview.

The time is tomorrow and the location is a tavern in West Market.

After thinking about it, Li Yuanhui decided to go to the appointment, and in order to prevent the news from leaking out, he decided to only let Liu Xuanji and Han Quan follow him.

Liu Xuanji had to go back to the princess's mansion at night, so he stayed at Li's house. But he didn't expect that when he returned to the mansion, Wu Wang Murong Yang was also there.

"Greetings to the King, and greetings to the Princess."

"Shiro, this is your home, no need to be polite."

Murong Yang and Princess Yuwen were sitting in the hall, talking to Murong Jiayin.

After the greetings, Princess Yuwen said she wanted to see the garden of the palace. Li Yuanhui didn't know what was there to see in the garden at this time of year, but he understood that Murong Yang must have something to talk to him about.

Sure enough, when Murong Jiayin took her sister-in-law to the back hall, Murong Yang went straight to the point.

"Shiro, I have something to discuss with you."

"Your Highness, please give me your instructions."

Murong Yang said, "Silang, the Saint will lead the army in person to fight the rebellion in Qi County this time, but he plans to let me and my two brothers lead the elite troops in the central army. The eldest brother will lead the front, back, left and right armies, the second brother will lead the right Longxiang Army, and I will lead the Xiaoguo Army. Silang, you will be in the Xiaoguo Army. I will rely on you this time. Although I have practiced riding and shooting since I was a child and have also learned the art of war, I have never led an army before."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanhui immediately smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness."

The eldest prince led the front, back, left and right armies. When these four armies withdrew from Guangwu, they had less than 5,000 people. Although they were reinforced after returning to Chang'an, they only had more than 20,000 people. As for the left dragon army led by the second prince, it had more than 15,000 people.

But the Xiaoguo Army still has more than 40,000 people, and they have also recruited some brave men from Guanzhong, totaling nearly 50,000 troops.

This is tantamount to letting the third prince Murong Yang make achievements.

As for why Murong Ying did this, the reason is very simple.

When Murong Ying was chased by the Turks and forced to take refuge in Guangwu, Murong Zhan immediately led his army to flee south and was trapped in Gang County. Although the situation was critical at the time, Murong Zhan's behavior was difficult for Murong Ying to accept.

At that time, the other princes who followed the army were all by his side.

Therefore, this time the eldest prince, who was not well-received in the past, led more troops than the second prince, and the intention of warning was very obvious.

It can even be said that the Second Prince’s hope of competing for the crown prince position is not as great as that of the six-year-old Murong Kexie.

Murong Yang's face was filled with obvious pride and excitement, but his tone was the same as usual: "It's a little early to say congratulations, Silang. This Qingzhou rebellion is of vital importance to me. You know the Xiaoguo Army best. I'll have to trouble you to help me manage all military affairs."

Although Li Yuanhui was only fifteen years old, he already had extensive experience in commanding troops, so he naturally agreed to these things.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. The Xiaoguo Army is full of elite soldiers and generals. Brother Wei Shi and General Duan are here. We will do our best for them."

Among the ten generals of the Xiaoguo Army, Li Yuanhui was Murong Yang's brother-in-law, Wei Xiaoju was Murong Yang's cousin, and Duan Wuchen of the Duan family also had a good relationship with him.

With these people around, Murong Yang doesn't have to worry about not being able to control the Xiaoguo Army.

"Okay, if I get what I want one day, Shi Lang will be my general."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Murong Yang and Princess Yuwen left after dinner. After they left, before Li Yuanhui could say anything, Murong Jiayin started complaining first.

"Third brother hasn't become the crown prince yet, but my third sister-in-law has already considered herself the crown princess. Look at her expression today."

It was obvious that Princess Yuwen of Wu was not very smart. Or rather, she was using her intelligence in the wrong place.

Li Yuanhui naturally had to comfort his wife, "Well, maybe it's because His Royal Highness the King of Wu got an important task this time, and he is a little excited for a while, you don't have to be angry."

Murong Jiayin shook her head and said, "I'm not angry. It's just that Yuwen Shi is like this. She doesn't have the bearing and determination of a mother of a country. With her around, even if my third brother gets the throne, he may not be able to keep it stable. I don't know what my father was thinking at the time. He knew that the Yuwen family was my second brother's maternal family, but he still forced my third brother to marry a woman from the Yuwen family as his principal wife."

Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "Why wouldn't you know? Is that what I can say?"

Murong Jiayin snorted when she heard this, "I wanted to test you, but you're quite smart and you know how to ask back."

The second prince’s maternal family is the Yuwen clan, but the third prince’s wife is also from the Yuwen clan.

The third prince’s maternal family is the Wei family, and the second prince’s deceased princess consort is also from the Wei family.

Li Yuanhui was extremely impressed by the wise and powerful saint in the palace who was able to play the check and balance game to such an extent.

Of course, the word "wise and mighty" should be put in double quotation marks.

The next morning, Li Yuanhui had breakfast with Murong Jiayin as usual, and went out after saying hello. It was almost noon when they arrived at the West Market in the west of the city from the north.

We found the restaurant that the "old friend from Shangyuan" had arranged to meet. The waiter came over to greet the distinguished guests as soon as he saw them coming. "Dear guests, what would you like to eat? Our shabu-shabu is a specialty, and the sauce is a secret recipe that has been passed down for hundreds of years."

Seeing that Li Yuanhui did not respond but looked around, the waiter immediately stopped talking. For some guests, being too polite would be a nuisance, so he asked, "Sir, do you have an appointment?"

"My last name is Li, I'm the fourth in the class, and someone has made an appointment with me here."

"Then I understand. Please go to Room 1A on the second floor. Your friend is waiting for you."

The waiter made a gesture to invite him in. Li Yuanhui turned around and nodded to Liu Xuanji, who was sitting in the lobby on the first floor and had ordered several plates of mutton hot pot. Then he went straight upstairs and came to the door of the private room. He saw a man at the door.

There was a woman standing at the door, but she was wearing a man's robe and a fu hat, and there was a sword hanging at her waist. If you didn't look carefully, you really couldn't tell that she was a woman. However, Li Yuanhui glanced at her hands, and the calluses on the palm of his hand made him put away his contempt.

Seeing Li Yuanhui and Han Quan coming, he said in a cold voice with a blank expression, "Mr. Li, my master has been waiting for a long time." Then he opened the door of the private room and made a gesture to invite them in.

Li Yuanhui patted Han Quan on the shoulder and motioned him to stay. He was curious about who wanted to see him, and it was definitely not the people from Qi County.

Could it be Prince of Liang Murong Zhan?
After entering the private room, the door behind him closed immediately. At the window, a young man in a silver-white round-necked robe was standing by the railing. No, to be precise, it was a girl.

Because after she turned around, Li Yuanhui recognized who was in front of him.

The handsome face and cold temperament are none other than the unmarried second wife of Prince of Liang Murong Zhan, Pei Yu.

Li Yuanhui turned around and wanted to leave because he thought it was a trap. When he made eye contact with Liu Xuanji before entering the door, Liu Xuanji did not pick up the wine glass to drink. This was a signal that there were no ambushes or hidden stakes nearby.

What was Murongzhan's fiancée's purpose in meeting him? To pass on a message for him?

"Does the King of Liang have any words for Madam Pei to bring to Li?"

Pei Yu shook his head: "Mr. Li misunderstood, I want to see you today."

Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "I wonder what Madam Pei wants to see me for."

"I saw the murder and arson in Changxingfang on the Lantern Festival night." Pei Yu said coldly.

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)