The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"What post? Who comes to the door so late? Doesn't this disturb people's sleep?"

Wei Guangde muttered, got up and got dressed.

Fortunately, it is no longer the coldest winter, and the weather is not that cold anymore.

"It's a post from Jin Yiwei Lu Yi."

At this time, Xu Jianglan, who was helping Wei Guangde get dressed, said, "Maybe there is something urgent, so that's why."

"Okay, let me go out and take a look. You need to get more rest and go to bed quickly. I told you not to get up."

Wei Guangde asked the maid to help Xu Jianglan go to bed and rest, then he left the house and walked to the front yard.

Arriving at the front guest room, Wei Guangde entered the room and saw that the visitor was indeed Lu Yi. At this time, he was wrapped in a black cloak and had a hood on his head.

Seeing Wei Guangde enter the door wearing a coat, Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, then stood up from the chair, took two steps forward and said, "I've met Mr. Wei."

"Don't be too polite with Brother Cheng, we are all family members."

Wei Guangde smiled and then asked Lu Yi to sit down. He also sat aside, and then asked: "Brother Yu Cheng arrived at the humble residence so late, but what happened?"

"A man was sent to prison tonight. I just learned the news, so I came over quickly."

Lu Yi replied.

"who?"

Wei Guangde couldn't help but become curious. What did the person imprisoned in the prison have to do with him? His family was all in the house, and no servants were missing.

"Lan Daoxing."

Lu Yi replied.

"Why is it him? Who got it in?"

Wei Guangde's interest was really aroused by Lu Yi at this moment, and he was also suspicious in his heart. How could this Blue Immortal go to the imperial prison?

Is it a required course for cultivating immortality?

Except for the person involved, only a handful of people in the palace knew about the investigation. Even Gao Zhong didn't know about it. It's no wonder that Wei Guangde had no information at all.

Usually, Prince Yu's Mansion is the first to know the news coming from the palace, but the real secret information is still the one that Wei Guangde has the upper hand on.

"His Majesty's will."

Lu Yi replied.

"Why? Doesn't His Majesty trust him very much?"

Wei Guangde was surprised and asked aloud.

However, Lu Yi quickly told him the information he knew about the incident. How did Emperor Jiajing know about this?

have no idea.

"Buy eunuchs and spy on the Sacred Heart?"

Wei Guangde was a little dumbfounded by this answer. Many of the eunuchs in the palace had people behind them, and he was the only one.

Speaking of which, it was only because of Lan Daoxing's bad luck that the emperor discovered the clues.

It was just a trick to fool people, but he still ran away after being discovered?

Folks are liars.

But running into the palace and cheating is deceiving the king.

It can only be said that Lan Daoxing is very unlucky.

Before Wei Guangde finished sighing, his heart suddenly moved.

That's not right, Lan Daoxing committed a crime, why did Lu Yi come here to report it?

Lan Daoxing was not someone arranged by Prince Yu's Mansion, but he had some unclear relationship with Xu Cifu.

Could it be

Thinking of this, Wei Guangdehu asked: "Then what is the purpose of Brother Yucheng coming to my place?"

"I heard from my confidants that someone sent Lan Daoxing a message. Xu Jie sent him to get close to the emperor to kill him. The things he did, including the divination, were all told by Xu Jie."

Lu Yi lowered his voice and said to Wei Guangde.

Hearing Lu Yi's words, Wei Guangde couldn't help but widen his eyes.

But soon, his rapidly beating heartbeat began to slow down, and Wei Guangde also calmed down.

At first, he thought someone was targeting Prince Yu's Mansion, but now it seems that Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Xu Jie.

However, as Lu Yi thought, by clearly targeting Xu Jie, of course, this was under the premise that the charges were proven, and Xu Jie would definitely fall.

The emperor sent people in, this is the royal case.

But when Xu Jie fell, the one who had the biggest impact was actually Prince Yu. After all, if Prince Yu's palace wanted to do things in the court, it often relied on Xu Jie.

"Where did you get the news?"

Wei Guangde asked after thinking about it.

"It should be someone from the Yan family. The one who entered was a member of the Jinyiwei family, but this person is related to the Yan family."

Lu Yi replied.

"Are your people in prison reliable?"

Wei Guangde asked again.

Lu Yi nodded, already having a premonition in his heart that he would definitely use the power of the Lu family in the Jinyi Guards.

"Yes, I understand. Go back and rest early. I will contact you tomorrow."

Wei Guangde said calmly, "Give the message to the people in the prison and keep a close eye on them. If torture is used, try to delay it for a while."

Wei Guangde figured it out. This matter was not simple. Although he didn't know why it was Lan Daoxing, it was probably his collusion with Xu Jie that was discovered by the Yan family.

Lan Daoxing is definitely going to die. Even if Yan Song's official position may not be guaranteed, their actions may be bigger at this time. To put it bluntly, if they let others take action before they leave, the Yan family will really never have peace in the future. Day.

It is necessary to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. As for whether Xu Jie can be dragged down, I guess it is just a shot first if there is no date.

After Lu Yi left, Wei Guangde did not rush back to the house to sleep. Instead, he sat in the guest room for a while, thinking about the impact of this matter on Prince Yu's Mansion.

Naturally, it's best to keep this matter out of sight. The ministers don't have a good impression of these gangsters anyway, and no one cares about Lan Daoxing's life or death.

If Xu Jie is involved, that won't work. Now Prince Yu's Mansion needs Xu Jie to sit in the cabinet.

Although Yan Song sees that the situation is over, he is still in the position of first assistant after all. Wei Guangde's previous entrustment to Xu Jie has not yet been decided, and he doesn't know how long Yan Song can hold on.

In other words, how long the emperor is willing to endure.

The only way to eliminate this matter is to shut up Lan Daoxing.

As long as Lan Daoxing is gone, this matter will be over.

However, whether Prince Yu's Mansion should take action against Lan Daoxing or whether Xu Jie should find a way to silence him was not something he could decide. He should go to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow to decide.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde yawned, got up and walked out to the backyard. He had already wasted a lot of time.

The next day, Wei Guangde went to Prince Yu's Mansion. He first went to the courtyard to wait for Yin Shizhen and others, and then asked the chamberlain to go into the backyard to look for Li Fang.

At this time, King Yu was most likely still sleeping soundly, so it would not be good to wake him up.

We were drinking at Wei Guangde's house last night, so whether it was Yin Shizhen or Zhang Juzheng, they both came relatively late.

That is to say, Li Fang is destined to serve others. There are King Yu and Yin Shizhen sitting at the banquet, but he does not have the position of a sinister person.

Therefore, Li Fang entered the house, but Yin Shizhen and the others did not come.

"Master Wei, did you send someone to call me so early? Did something happen?"

Things happened suddenly. Even though Lan Daoxing was very eye-catching among Jiajing's favored alchemists, he was a person from outside the court after all. The officials in the capital didn't pay much attention to him, only those who had a purpose.

Who doesn't know that in front of Emperor Jiajing, these alchemists all have the image of being worldly masters, so when they praise a certain official, the effect is really great.

However, these alchemists also have a huge appetite, especially for those who seek help from them.

However, if the abbot does not arrest him, sooner or later the Taoist priest of Lan Daoxing Taoist Temple will find other people to help rescue him. At least he must find out the reason clearly. What's more, not only Lan Daoxing was arrested this time, but his disciples were also arrested.

By then, the news will naturally spread, so although Dongchang acted very covertly, he still couldn't hide it for a few days.

But these few days are the most critical time for this incident.

The Yan family obviously wanted to beat the time gap, force Lan Daoxing to bite Xu Jie as soon as possible, prove the crime, and hand over the confession to Emperor Jiajing, and the matter would be settled.

Although no one else had arrived yet, Wei Guangde didn't want to show off, so he told Li Fang about the news delivered by Lu Yi.

Like Wei Guangde's initial reaction, Li Fang didn't care when he heard that Lan Daoxing was arrested. Although he didn't know the reason, Li Fang didn't care.

He knew best whether Prince Yu's Mansion had any contact with Lan Daoxing. It could be said that he was well aware of all the external actions of Prince Yu's Mansion.

My family has nothing to do with Lan Daoxing, so we are naturally not afraid of Emperor Jiajing arresting people for interrogation.

However, Wei Guangde's next words quickly made his expression change from relaxed to serious.

Xu Jie's current status in the court is very important to Prince Yu's Mansion.

Qian Di is still Qian Di. Prince Yu is not the legitimate prince, that is, he is not the legitimate successor to the emperor. They cannot be loyal to Prince Yu in name.

Although everyone roughly guessed Emperor Jiajing's mentality, no one dared to go to Shu to ask Prince Yu to be crown prince.

If you are too sparse, you are a fool and are asking for trouble.

Therefore, powerful people in the court are very important to Prince Yu's Mansion. They can turn some of Prince Yu's Mansion's plans into reality, otherwise they will always be just plans.

"The Yan family is too ruthless. In order to frame their colleagues, they even used methods like the alchemist."

Although Li Fang knew that there might be some connection between Xu Jie and Lan Daoxing, it was not made public after all.

In Prince Yu's Mansion, only a few people knew about it, but Li Fang still said this to Wei Guangde.

"Who says it isn't?"

Wei Guangde also agreed, "But the key point is that people have already entered the imperial prison. It is not easy to get people after entering that place. If they are more ruthless, they may have started to use torture to induce confessions. Who can withstand the methods inside?" .”

Wei Guangde hurriedly told Li Fang some of the things he learned from Lu Yi.

The outside world only knows that Beizhen Fusi Prison is terrifying, but few people know what kind of terrifying method is inside, and Wei Guangde just asked about the method.

Well, I also want to compare the past and present to see if the method of interrogating prisoners has kept pace with the times.

Upon hearing this, Wei Guangde also changed his expression, not only because he felt scared in his heart, but also because of the time.

"No, I'm going to tell Prince Yu right now. We really can't just sit idly by and watch this happen. At least inform Prince Yu first, and send a message to Mr. Xu Ge. Otherwise, it would be too unfair for the emperor to blame you for nothing."

Li Fang had already stood up and walked out while talking.

When they arrived at the door, Li Fang stopped again, turned to Wei Guangde and said, "Master Wei, please come with us. I don't know when the prince will be able to get up. I'm afraid he won't be awake just after getting up, so I need you to tell me."

"But I still have to wait."

Before Wei Guangde could finish his words, he was interrupted by Li Fang: "Let them guard the gate of the palace. When the adults arrive, call them over."

What's going on in prison?

who knows.

Is Lan Daoxing hard-boned?

Who knows.

Don't beat him with three whips. The Yan family will let him say whatever he wants. Once the confession is recorded and the bond is drawn, everything will be over.

Because Li Fang knows those things, if you say that Lan Daoxing and Xu Jie are not related, you can only lie to others.

As long as Lan Daoxing can't bear it, Xu Jie will definitely be convicted with one move.

Didn't run.

Although what he said was frame-up, he was still worried in his heart. He only hoped that if there was enough time, Lan Daoxing's bones would be a little stronger and give them enough time.

After following Li Fang into the inner palace, Wei Guangde's eyes were a little tired.

In the past, the palace officials did not often come to the back, or they were summoned to the back by King Yu. Li Fang would ask people to make some preparations to disperse the irrelevant people.

Something happened suddenly today. Wei Guangde came in and didn't have time to clear the place, or Li Fang forgot about it. There were so many people walking along the way, it was so eye-catching.

When did so many women come later, and their looks were so outstanding?

Wei Guangde was puzzled that there were only a few maids in the front yard, and their appearance was average.

In the past, I only saw a few people serving King Yu, so Wei Guangde always thought that the beauties in Prince Yu's palace were just like that. Although they would not appear like flowers, if there were really beautiful people among the people, they might not be sent to the royal family.

But this time when he suddenly came in, Wei Guangde's eyes were opened, and it seemed apt to say that there were so many beauties.

Li Fang didn't pay attention to this at all, maybe she was used to it.

When I arrived outside King Yu's chamber, I asked a few words with the chamberlain guarding the door, and found out that King Yu hadn't gotten up yet.

Rubbing his hands, he turned to Wei Guangde and said, "Master Wei, wait a moment, I'll go in and take a look."

It was another stick of incense before I saw the door of the bedroom open. Li Fang called the maid at the door to come in and serve King Yu to wash and dress.

After waiting for a while, Wei Guangde saw a woman coming out of the dormitory.

This woman wore the same clothes as the palace maids, but unlike the other palace maids, her hair was hanging down instead of tied up, and was only surrounded by a veil. She was obviously the woman who accompanied her to bed.

Although he didn't see his appearance clearly, his waist was slender and his figure was graceful from the back. Wei Guangde also inadvertently saw those slender and narrow feet.

Wei Guangde shook his head and looked away, but no matter where he looked, there were beautiful palace maids. In the end, Wei Guangde had to face the wall and think about his fault.

Although the beauty is very good-looking, it depends on where she is.

At this time, Li Fang happened to come out. When she saw Wei Guangde's appearance, she suddenly realized her mistake and hurriedly waved to the surrounding maids to avoid them. Then she accused Wei Guangde and invited Wei Guangde into the room.

Pointing to the back, Wei Guangde asked curiously: "Is that the maid rumored outside?"

Li Fang looked along her fingers and saw the figure walking around the corner. She nodded and said, "His Royal Highness's latest favorite is called Li Caifeng. She is the maid beside the princess."

Having arrived in front of the palace gate, Li Fang immediately shut up and extended her hand to invite Wei Guangde into the palace.

In front of King Yu, Wei Guangde repeated what he had said to Li Fang before.

"This is a frame-up. Li Fang, send someone to deliver the news to Mr. Xu Ge quickly. They must not let them get what they want."

Of course King Yu knew that this matter was not a trivial matter, and he made a decision immediately without waiting to discuss it with other palace officials.