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Chapter 630: Shocked Wang Xuance
Li Yan did not explain the origins and intentions of Chang Sanduo and his niece to Wang Xuance, and let Wang Xuance investigate it himself. On the one hand, it was to test Wang Xuance's ability, and on the other hand, it was naturally to stabilize Chang Sanduo and the other, and pave the way for the subsequent capture of Chang Sheng.

"Hmm? What's going on? Tell me."

Seeing Li Yan's casual look, Wang Xuance always had the illusion that he had known the inside story for a long time, but Wang Xuance did not dare to speculate, and just lowered his head and said: "The old man is Chang Sanduo, from Puzhou in Hedong, and his hometown is in a village near the Pujin Ferry on the Yellow River east of Tongguan."

"In the ninth year of Wude, the Turks invaded, their homes were destroyed, and their relatives were also killed in the Turks' robbery. Chang Sanduo and his only remaining niece fled to Guanzhong, and later went to the border, and finally to Suizhou. At the beginning of the year, Jie Li conquered Suizhou, and they were taken away with the crowd. The King of Shu negotiated and rescued them."

Li Yan nodded and asked, "Are they wandering around just to escape?"

"Your Highness, Chang Sanduo has a son named Chang Lingguan. It is said that he joined the army a few years ago and has not been seen since. The young girl next to Chang Sanduo is his sister's daughter. She has been engaged to Chang Lingguan since she was a child."

Wang Xuance explained: "During the war in the ninth year of Wude, many relatives of the Chang family died in the war. Only Chang Sanduo and a niece were left. They wandered outside to find their long-lost son."

"Well, so that's how it is. Have they found the relative named Chang Lingguan?" Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Xue Rengui, who took the three people away from their original place to a farther place to teach archery because of Wang Xuance's arrival, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Wang Xuance nodded, then shook his head: "Chang Sanduo said that he once saw an officer in Suizhou who looked very similar to his son, but it was already dark at the time, and he was old, so he was not too sure."

"But Caiji"

"Oh, it was that young girl. She insisted that the man was her cousin, Officer Chang Ling. They had met at close range, but the officer did not recognize them. He said he had mistaken them for someone else and drove them away."

"However, Cai Ji said that they found a bag of money in the relief supplies they were given, and that the officer never showed up again after seeing them. They were sure that the man was Old Man Chang's son, but they didn't know why he didn't recognize them."

"Later, we heard that the officer might have been transferred back to Chang'an, so they followed him all the way here, trying to find his son."

Li Yan smiled slightly and asked, "Xuan Ce, have you helped them find it?"

Well.
Wang Xuance's face flushed, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Because it was something ordered by His Highness, I paid special attention to it. Based on the clues they provided and their description of Chang Lingguan's appearance, I discovered that there is a person in the capital who is very similar to Chang Lingguan."

"Oh, who is it?"

Wang Xuance saw a meaningful smile on Li Yan's face and tried to guess Li Yan's intention for a long time but failed. However, when he found out the man's identity, he knew that Li Yan's decision to let him get close to Chang Sanduo and the other man was not a whim but had a deeper meaning.

So he looked around and whispered, "I found that Chang Sheng, the General of the Eastern Palace, and Chang Lingguan are very similar. The Chang surname is not a common surname, so it is easy for me to connect them."

"Moreover, I have checked the resumes of officials in the Eastern Palace. The time when Chang Sanduo said he met Chang Lingguan in Suizhou is also very similar to the time when Chang Sheng was transferred back to Beijing from Yunzhong and was temporarily transferred to Suizhou to appease the refugees."

"You didn't arrange for uncle Chang Sanduo and nephew to meet Chang Sheng secretly. Isn't everything clear now?" Li Yan asked.

"Without the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I dare not act on my own." Wang Xuance replied respectfully.

Li Yan nodded with satisfaction: "How is Chang Sanduo's health?"

"Your Highness, Chang Sanduo has worked hard for many years and originally had a good physical foundation, but he has been displaced in the past few years, living in the open air, and living a precarious life every day. He is also worried about his son and niece, and he has also suffered from many diseases."

"However, under the care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I got to know them well and found an ordinary farmhouse for them in Yong'anfang. I arranged a place for them to live and found a doctor and a servant to take care of them. Now Chang Sanduo is slowly recovering and is no longer in danger."

Wang Xuance sighed: "However, the doctor said that he is old. If we hadn't rescued him in time, Chang Sanduo would only have a few months to live. However, his foundation is injured. Even if he recovers, I'm afraid he won't live for many years."

"Um"

Li Yan knew immediately that Wang Xuance had understood his intention. Chang Sheng lived in Pingkangfang, north of the East Market, and Wang Xuance arranged Chang Sanduo and his uncle to live in Yonganfang, south of the West Market. This was obviously to prevent the two from wandering around the busy East Market and accidentally running into Chang Sheng. "Xuance, you did a great job!"

Li Yan patted Wang Xuance's shoulder, his eyes were leisurely, and he said calmly: "During this period of time, you continue to stabilize them. You may need them in a few days. No matter what, this matter must be resolved."

Wang Xuance guessed that this matter must be related to Chang Sheng. Chang Sheng concealed it from his family. There must be some hidden story behind it. It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is looking for an opportunity to reveal his true colors.

Chang Sheng has followed the prince since he was a junior officer in Zhongshan seven or eight years ago. He has saved the prince countless times over the years. Some time ago, there was a rumor in the capital that the position of General of the Zuotunwei Yifu was vacant, and Chang Sheng might take up this position.

But at the last moment, the prince put him in the left guard of the Eastern Palace and hung him up. At that time, Wang Xuance had not yet come to the Eastern Palace. However, he guessed that it was probably at that time that the prince realized that Chang Sheng's identity was suspicious. He did not want to expose him, but was afraid that he would cause a disaster, so he hung him by his side.

After the accidental death of the General of the Zuotunwei Yifu who was repairing the canal in Weinan two days ago, the prince took over the canal repair work and let Chang Sheng take charge of the Zuotunwei army. This made Wang Xuance doubt the suspiciousness of the death of the former General of the Zuotunwei.

Because Wang Xuance, who approached the matter from another perspective besides the crown prince, obviously discovered all kinds of doubts in it. This is really too coincidental. Cheng Huailiang's death may be because he took the position of Zhonglang Jiang that Chang Sheng should have gotten, so he was eliminated.

As a man who prides himself on being smart, Wang Xuance has never believed in coincidences. The so-called coincidences are nothing more than a trick to deceive people.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuance was shocked. From the perspective of the prince, if Chang Sheng's deliberate concealment of his relatives' secrets was related to his position in the Zuotun Guard, then it should not be taken lightly.

Chang Sheng has been following the crown prince for six or seven years in a hidden identity. No one in the Eastern Palace has more experience than him. On the one hand, he uses all means to seize power, and on the other hand, he alienates himself from his relatives. This is obviously not good for the crown prince!

A fourth-rank military official in the court, who was also an important official in charge of 5,000 imperial guards stationed in the capital, was dealt with so silently, and no one in the court knew about it?

Wang Xuance looked at the prince who had a faint smile on his face. He knew that the prince must be well aware of the inside story. Because from the perspective of pros and cons, Cheng Huailiang was a close confidant of the King of Shu, and his death led to the King of Shu being kicked out of the mission of transporting grain and grass.

The prince was the beneficiary of being punished by the emperor and forced to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors.

And on the same day, in the Taiji Hall, by coincidence, another confidant of the King of Shu, Quan Wanji, was pulled down. It can be said that after this battle, the King of Shu suffered two heavy blows in a row, lost two arms, and was seriously injured. He no longer had the momentum and prestige he had before in the court and the country, and in the short term, he no longer posed any threat to the East Palace.

I heard that it was the Crown Prince who strongly invited the King of Shu to take part in the repair of the Yongtong Canal. Some time ago, they, the tutors, were still worried that the Crown Prince would be overshadowed by the King of Shu. Several of them were discussing countermeasures in private, but they did not expect that...

The prince casually made a move and brought the arrogant King of Shu down to earth!

Now he is concerned about Changsheng again. Wang Xuance guessed that the prince will definitely close the net. Whether Changsheng lives or dies in the end depends on himself. Since the prince has taken so much trouble to find his father and his wife-to-be, he probably still wants to save them. I just don't know what choice Changsheng will make?
Thinking back to when they had just arrived at the East Palace, the twelve or thirteen-year-old prince treated them with great hospitality and amicable manner.

Although everyone was grateful, they couldn't help but look down on him a little. They felt that although the prince was kind, he lacked ability. He was not as strong as the King of Shu, and not as scheming as the King of Wei. They were afraid that he would inevitably repeat the mistakes of Xuanwu Gate in the future.

Unexpectedly, without making any sound, just by waving his hand, he knocked the King of Shu down to the ground~!

That’s not all. Being in the advantageous position of the crown prince, defeating an ordinary prince is not a big deal. But the difficulty lies in that he has to defeat the opponent without alerting the court and the public, and the opponent doesn’t even know who attacked him, when, and how he was killed.

This is scary
Wang Xuance believed that even at this moment, the King of Shu still couldn't figure out the situation and felt that he had been defeated inexplicably. How could the good situation suddenly take a turn for the worse, and he fell off the cliff from the stage where thousands of people were praising him? He didn't even suspect the prince.

Wang Xuance felt that among the ten tutors, he was the only one who could see the true face of the prince.

He even had a vague feeling that all that he had learned through observation and analysis was deliberately revealed to him by the prince. As for the purpose, it was of course because there were too few trusted people around the prince and he wanted to entrust him with an important task, so he let him participate.

(End of this chapter)