"Your Highness, the fire has been put out. This matter has alarmed the officials of the Tang Dynasty. The minister of Honglu Temple is waiting for you in the main hall!"
Honglu Temple, in the courtyard where the Japanese mission is located.
"Can the cause of the fire be identified? Are there any casualties?"
Shanbei's eldest brother, Wang, asked with his face as sinking as water.
This group of people lived in the post house of Honglu Temple. Now that something like this happened, if there is no evidence that an outsider set the fire, it stands to reason that they will be responsible for the fire. At that time, the money to compensate for the repair of the house will be It was a small matter, but it was a big deal to lose his face as the crown prince of Japan!
"Your Highness, it is suspected that someone lit the candlestick in the woodshed, and then the candlestick collapsed and ignited the firewood in the woodshed, which caused the fire!"
"Candlestick? Why is there a candlestick in the woodshed? And who would light a candle in the woodshed?"
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang suddenly said strangely.
The sergeant bowed and said:
"The subordinates and others found a burnt corpse in the woodshed. The face of the corpse could not be seen clearly, but it is certain that the person who was burned to death was a man! And the person detained in the woodshed was Ming Ming. Princess De, according to the confession of the guards outside the woodshed, Master Yoko went to the woodshed around midnight and sent away all the guards around the woodshed! After that... After that, there was a leak in the woodshed!"
"Yoko Ono! What is he doing in the woodshed?"
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang frowned, and then he thought of something. He said with an ugly face: "Humph! You will be punished if you do something wrong! Ignore him for now, you go find Natsume Soga, and I'll go see the Minister of Honglu Temple!"
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"Are you saying that the Japanese mission gave Li Zexuan a Japanese woman as a gift?"
In the Ganlu Hall, after listening to Zhao Song's report, Li Er frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"That's true! But in the evening, Marquis Yong'an sent someone to send the Japanese woman back to the Japanese mission!"
Zhao Song bowed and replied.
"Hmph! This Japanese envoy is really unworthy and has hidden ambitions! I should not have agreed to let them stay in Chang'an for half a year in the first place!"
Li Er snorted coldly. Although he was very satisfied with Li Zexuan's action of sending the Japanese woman back, the fact that Shanbei's elder brother so blatantly used his beauty to bribe important officials of the empire, and the bribe was targeted at key figures like Li Zexuan, made him Very angry.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Japanese envoys, led by King Jiangxia, visited Yanhuang Academy a few months ago. At that time, Marquis Yong'an seemed to only allow them to attend the classes of the Confucian Studies Department, and they were strictly prohibited from attending the teaching buildings of the other departments. Enter! So I guess that the big brother Wang Shanbei sent the beauty Yong'an Marquis this time, probably because he was plotting the knowledge of other departments of Yanhuang Academy!"
Zhao Song analyzed tentatively.
He and Li Zexuan have a relatively good relationship, and Li Er is also very concerned about Yanhuang Academy, so he deliberately asked people to collect more information in this area, so that now he can analyze it clearly!
Li Er glared and said angrily: "A country that is just a small country dares to covet the secrets of the Tang Dynasty. I really don't know how to live or die!"
Of course, no one dared to answer Li Er's words. The hall fell into silence for a while. After a while, Li Er relaxed his brows and said with a smile:
"But fortunately, Li Zexuan is also a ghost. Yesterday, he sent someone to deliver a memorial to me, saying that he wanted to strengthen confidentiality management in the academy. To this end, he also formulated an extremely detailed "Yanhuang Academy Confidentiality Regulations" , although I have read thousands of books in my life, I have read at least a thousand books, but this is the first time I have heard of the "Secretary Regulations"!
I have read the "Confidentiality Regulations" and every aspect has been considered. Moreover, the management methods in it are quite novel and reasonable. With slight modifications, they can be used in military camps! Hey! This kid is really full of evil ideas. If Yanhuang Academy is handed over to him, he is really the right person! "
"That's because Your Majesty has a keen eye for recognizing talents! The reason why Marquis Yong'an reached his current status from a merchant's son is because Your Majesty cherishes talents and loves talents! The Tang Dynasty will surely be rejuvenated by His Majesty's hands!"
Zhao Song flattered Li Er with a smile, which made Li Er extremely happy!
At this moment, an eunuch came in from outside the palace. The eunuch hurried to Li Er's head, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, the post house where the Japanese envoys from Honglu Temple lived was compromised! A firewood shed was burned down, and a Japanese envoy named Ono Yoko was burned to death!"
The joy on Li Er's face suddenly disappeared, and he asked: "But someone deliberately set the fire?"
"Your Majesty, according to Wuhou's investigation, the fire was caused by a candlestick falling to the ground in the woodshed! As for whether someone deliberately set the fire, the people in Wuhou Mansion have not yet reached a conclusion!"
The chamberlain bowed.
Li Er frowned and said nothing. After a moment, he suddenly asked: "There is a woman in the Japanese mission. Is she still in the Japanese mission after the fire?"
The chamberlain immediately looked embarrassed. After thinking about it, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this slave doesn't know..."
He was just a messenger. How could he know if there were any women in the Japanese mission
"Hmph! Then why don't you let someone go check it out?"
Li Er's face darkened and he said coldly.
"Here!"
The chamberlain was shocked and quickly exited the hall.
Zhao Song guessed what Li Er was thinking, and wanted to help Li Zexuan explain a few words, but felt it was inappropriate, hesitated for a long time, and finally said nothing.
Two quarters of an hour later, the chamberlain ran back, bowed to Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, there are no women in the Japanese mission!"
"Okay! You go down first!"
Li Er's expression changed. He waved his hand and asked the servant to step back. Then Li Er looked at Zhao Song and said:
"After tomorrow morning, let Li Zexuan come to the Ganlu Hall to see me!"
After saying these words, Li Er immediately threw up his sleeves and left.
"Here!"
Zhao Song accepted the promise.
He smiled bitterly in his heart and said: "Hou Yongan, Hou Yongan, how can you be so confused about this kind of thing? Sure enough, the word "sex" has a knife in its head!"
That's right, he and Li Er both thought that Li Zexuan set the fire at Honglu Temple tonight just to sneak that Japanese woman back!
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"Hmm! Where is this? You... don't come here! I recognize you, you are the bodyguard next to Mr. Yong'an Hou!"
Yonglefang, guest room of Li Mansion.
Pang Feiji changed out of his night clothes, and then came over to relieve Soga Natsume's acupuncture points. Soga Natsume immediately crossed his arms, moved his body vigorously towards the bed, looked at Pang Feiji warily, and said.
Seeing this, Pang Feiji couldn't help but said: "Miss Natsume, if I wanted to do something to you, I would have done it a long time ago, and you couldn't stop me. Since you know that I am the bodyguard of the Marquis, you should know that I will not do anything to you." It will harm you! Otherwise you wouldn’t be here now!”
Natsume Soga had just been violated by Yoko Ono a few quarters of an hour ago, and her reaction just now was just a natural reaction after panic. Now that she heard Pang Feiji say this, she finally understood the current situation, so she couldn't help but As excited as before, she stood up from the bed, bowed to Pang Feiji, and said:
"Thank you, General, for your rescue! Natsume is extremely grateful! I just wonder if the Marquis asked you to rescue Natsume?"
After she came to the Tang Dynasty, she heard many stories about Li Zexuan. To sum up Li Zexuan in four words, it could only be "Young and promising"; if she could sum it up in eight words, it would be "Young and promising, high position". High weight”!
She knew very well that if she wanted to change her destiny, she could only find a backer who could not afford to offend her brother, and the person she was given to this time, Li Zexuan, was a very good backer!
For this reason, she even planned to use the charm skills she learned in Japan to charm Li Zexuan. But when she first met Li Zexuan, Li Zexuan rejected her without mercy. None of the methods she prepared to seduce men were used.
At this moment, being rescued by Pang Feiji, a glimmer of hope ignited in Soga Natsume's heart!
"I have just told you that it was not the Marquis who sent me to rescue you. I just couldn't bear the humiliation you suffered when you returned to Japan, so I rescued you! The Marquis' heart is in Sheji, and no matter what, I will not Marrying a foreign woman!"
Pangfeiji said expressionlessly.
Natsume Soga's face turned pale for a moment, she bit her lip, tears unconsciously falling from her eyes, and she murmured: "Since Mr. Yongan Marquis is not willing to take me in, then why did you rescue me? Even if I come out, I will be caught by them sooner or later! Wuwu... "
This was the first time for Pang Feiji to see a girl cry, and she was such a beautiful girl. As soon as Soga Natsume cried, the coldness on Brother Ji's face immediately disappeared, and instead he put on a look of embarrassment and panic. With an expression on his face, he said anxiously:
"Miss Natsume, although my Marquis is unwilling to take you in, it doesn't mean that you will definitely be captured by those people! You have other options!"
"Other way? What other way do I have?"
Natsume Soga raised her head and asked.
There was a hint of crying in her voice, and the look of pear blossoms with rain on them really made me pity her.
Pang Feiji quickly looked away, and then said: "Now you have two options. One is after dawn, I will take you out of the city, and you go to other places to find another way to make a living; the second way is to follow Pang Feiji and me." Go home and have a good life. From now on, you will be my Lao Pang's and a member of the Tang Dynasty. Those people promise not to touch you again!"
"Ah~? You... you..."
Natsume Soga's eyes widened immediately. She never expected that Pang Feiji wanted to marry her. She was about to refuse, but she thought that she had no skills. Even if she went to a place where other Japanese missions could not find her, she would not be able to marry her. What will she do to make a living in the future? Moreover, as a good-looking but helpless woman, she would inevitably encounter beasts like Yoko Ono in a strange place, so the first path would definitely be unreachable!
But secondly, when she thought of Pang Feiji stepping forward at the critical moment a few quarters ago to rescue her from the clutches of the clutches, her heart was slightly shaken.
"But...but I am a human trafficker that the Japanese country wants to arrest. With your identity, I will only bring you trouble, and you can't protect me!"
After hesitating for a long time, Soga Natsume said.
After all, in her opinion, Pang Feiji is just a guard!
"Hey! Miss Natsume, don't underestimate me. As long as you become my woman, I, Pang Feiji, swear to God that I will never be bullied like this in my entire life! If your Japanese missions want to arrest you, they must first Ask me if I agree with the knife in Lao Pang's hand! Moreover, I have not married yet, if you become my woman, I promise to treat you well for the rest of my life!"
Pang Feiji patted his chest and promised.
Natsume Soga looked at Pang Feiji's face that was not handsome but full of perseverance. After a long time, she said softly: "Okay! Natsume is willing to serve Pang Jun for the rest of her life!"
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