Girl, let me check it out.

The last time I pretended to be dead and deceived myself is still fresh in my mind.

Don’t even think about it this time!

But Tao Yunjiang changed his mind.

Anyway, I've already called you, so it doesn't matter this time.

There seems to be no difference between the first and second time?

Besides, I didn't call him sincerely, so it's okay to just fool him, right?

Thinking of this, she suddenly understood.

Fang Weihan hadn't expected Tao Yunjiang to call him master, he just said it casually.

Just when he was about to tell Tao Yunjiang directly, he heard:

"master!"

The girl's clear and pleasant voice rang in his ears, leaving Fang Weihan stunned.

He looked at Tao Yunjiang stiffly, opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

What's wrong with this young master?

How about calling her a good disciple and cooperating with her?

This way I won’t be beaten to death, right?

"Hey, you're done shouting, come on and tell me what's going on!"

Tao Yunjiang urged impatiently.

"okay."

Fang Weihan nodded blankly, still feeling a little unreal.

"Do you still remember the purpose of my visit to Fufeng this time?"

After organizing his thoughts, he spoke slowly.

Xiao Jin nodded, biting her lip, looking a little confused.

"remember."

She said softly.

"Brother Fang pulled me here, didn't he want to take revenge on Wang Shi of Uehara?"

"Shaxu Posthouse stores a large number of backup copies of correspondence between Yizhou and Yongzhou between the Shangyuan Wang family. There must be a lot of dirty things contained in them. As long as we can get these letters, it will be a heavy blow to the Shangyuan Wang family."

Fang Weihan smiled.

"But do you think we have achieved our goals?"

"It doesn't seem to be..."

Xiao Jin looked a little hesitant, pursed her pink lips and counted seriously.

"The letters were burned by the Zoroastrians, the post station was badly damaged and could no longer be used, and all the people in the post station died..."

"Brother Fang means..."

Xiao Jin suddenly understood the implicit meaning of Fang Weihan's words.

"Yes, I suspect that this might have been done by Wang Uehara."

Fang Weihan said in a deep voice.

"The reason why Wen Zhexue's spiritual inquiry didn't work is probably because the way the question was asked just now was wrong."

The possibility that Fang Weihan mentioned really surprised Xiao Jin and Tao Yunjiang.

“This can’t be…”

Tao Yunjiang said in shock.

"Didn't a lot of people die in the Uehara Wang clan?"

"What are those people? There is no member of the main family among them."

Fang Weihan sighed.

"The best way to prove this is to let Pingjiang County Marquis ask again."

"We'll go find him now."

Xiao Jin and Tao Yunjiang looked at each other and felt that the matter was of great importance. They did not dare to delay and followed Fang Weihan to find Xiao Fuwei.

"Commander Xiao, may I have a word with you?"

Fang Weihan walked up to Xiao Fuwei and said respectfully.

Xiao Fuwei was leaning against the railing in deep thought, his face uncertain.

He looked up when he heard that, and his expression eased when he saw that the person coming was Fang Weihan.

"Your Highness, please."

Fang Weihan brought Xiao Jin, Tao Yunjiang and him to a secluded place.

"Master Xiao, I think there is something else behind this matter."

Fang Weihan whispered.

"What do you think, Prince Guangling? Please share your thoughts."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fuwei looked at Fang Weihan seriously and asked with interest.

"I wonder if Lord Xiao has any evidence..."

Fang Weihan paused.

"Is there any connection between the Uehara Wang family and the Zoroastrianism?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Fang Weihan could clearly feel the atmosphere around him suddenly tense, as if invisible pressure was being released from the tall and mighty general opposite him.

Xiao Fuwei was silent for a moment.

"Your Highness should know that the eight noble families have controlled the court for a long time, making the officialdom of the entire Great Zhou like a pool of muddy water. And only muddy water can obscure the vision of the superiors."

"Naturally, some people want to muddy the waters even more."

"I don't want to see this happen, Your Highness, do you understand?"

His words clearly had a hidden meaning.

Fang Weihan quickly broke down what he said into several meanings.

Regarding the matter of taking advantage of troubled waters, Xiao Fuwei was saying that he knew that the Shangyuan Wang family was secretly colluding with the Zoroastrianism, but this was a consensus among everyone, not just the Shangyuan Wang family, many aristocratic families were doing this.

Fang Weihan remembered the investigation results that Xiao Ji conveyed to him through the Xuanzhongwei soldiers after the incident of the Song family gang in the outer city ended.

The Shangyuan Wang family, the Fanyang Lu family, and the Hedong Pei family all have close ties with the Song clan.

After all, when there are things that the authorities cannot handle, they need such a rebel party to act as a knife in the dark.

After Xiao Fuwei implicitly expressed that he knew about this matter, he also said that he did not want to see such a thing happen.

Fang Weihan read out two meanings from this sentence.

The first meaning is that Lanling Xiao Clan did not participate in this matter. After all, the Xuanzhong Guards they were in charge of had a blood feud with the Fire Worship Cult. And Xiao Fuwei himself hated this kind of thing.

But he said he "didn't want it" instead of "trying his best to stop it", which showed that he temporarily acquiesced to this matter. Because there were too many noble families involved, even the Lanling Xiao family could not act alone.

In fact, there is a second, more obscure meaning. Xiao Fuwei said that even as the commander of the Xuanzhong Guard, he himself could not handle this matter. The implication was to warn Fang Weihan that this matter must not be spoken out, as he could not afford the consequences.

After Fang Weihan understood the implicit meaning of his words, he felt relieved.

Regardless of the Lanling Xiao family's stance, due to Xiao Jin's relationship, Xiao Fuwei himself should be trustworthy at the moment.

Since there will be no awkward situation of talking too much to someone you are not familiar with, you can now say the next sentence.

Then he bowed again and said:

"Then Sir Xiao, who should we ask for revenge for the deaths of the more than one hundred soldiers of the Xuanzhong Guard?"

he said calmly.

Xiao Fuwei's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his tiger eyes stared at Fang Weihan intently, as if to confirm the meaning of his words.

Fang Weihan returned the gaze without giving in, his eyes calm and firm.

What he meant by this sentence was to remind Xiao Fuwei that the mastermind behind the incident in Shaxuyi was most likely the Wang family of Shangyuan!

Why did those Zoroastrians deliberately burn letters and destroy post stations?

Why did they choose the post station as the ambush site?

Why was Xuan Zhongwei ambushed even though spiritual questioning could not reveal anything?

Fang Weihan couldn't guarantee that the mastermind behind this was definitely Wang from Shangyuan, but he was at least 80% sure.

But Fang Weihan didn't believe that he could think of something that Xiao Fuwei, who had more information, could not think of.

In the case that spiritual questioning has not yielded any results, it is highly likely that he already knows the nature of the matter but is simply leaving it aside for now.

So Fang Weihan's words have another meaning:

There are only more than a thousand Xuanzhong guards in total, and Shangyuan Wang killed one-tenth of them in one go, which is already considered a heavy casualty.

I believe you know better than me how much it costs to train a Xuanzhong Guard. They were the first to make a move, and they have already torn their faces apart. Are you so indifferent?

Then how do you explain this to the remaining soldiers?

There is an 80% chance that the instigator of this incident is Wang Shi of Shangyuan, but you, Xiao Fuwei, are pretending to be ignorant while knowing the truth. Then the soldiers must be given an explanation, right?

It is impossible for you to try to throw dirty water on Zoroastrianism now, because you can't find any evidence at all.

The results of the spiritual inquiry are still here.

Xuan Zhongwei has never been a mercenary, he is a loyal private soldier.

When external conflicts cannot be transformed into hatred, they will be internalized and turned into powerful internal conflicts. By then, the morale of the team will be low, which will directly shake the foundation of your Lanling Xiao family.

When you can't even guarantee your own life and property, who would be willing to work sincerely for your Lanling Xiao family?

Fang Weihan believed that Xiao Fuwei would definitely understand the implicit meaning of his words.

There was a long period of silence between the two.

Xiao Jin looked at Fang Weihan, then at Xiao Fuwei, as if hesitant to say something.

On one side is her second uncle, and on the other side is her future husband. She didn't know who to speak for.

The rabbit is now almost confused.

Tao Yunjiang was completely confused and had no idea what Fang Weihan and Xiao Fuwei were talking about.

However, this did not affect her from looking at her sweetheart with a look that was half relieved and half admiring.

I don't need to understand so many things, my good disciples can understand them.

When the time comes, I will chop whoever he tells me to chop. It will be so easy.

The girl held the sword in her arms and thought beautifully.

After a long time, Xiao Fuwei finally spoke:

"It is I who am narrow-minded and do not know how to judge people. I have always underestimated His Highness, but I did not expect that His Highness, at such a young age, would have such extraordinary conversation and knowledge."

Xiao Fuwei sighed and smiled with some relief.

He was tricked by Fang Weihan last time at the gate of Huanhua Tower. At that time, he just thought that he had some quick wit and courage, so he paid special attention to him.

I didn’t expect it. I didn’t expect that Fang Weihan could think of this.

With this comparison, Xiao Fuwei couldn't help but feel even more disappointed with his nephew.

If Xiao Ji had Fang Weihan's analytical ability and overall perspective, I would be able to laugh for the rest of my life.

"Then according to your Highness, the water is now turbid, what should we do with the fish in it?"

Xiao Fuwei asked again.

When Xiao Jin saw that his second uncle finally recognized Fang Weihan's ability, he couldn't help but feel delighted, and the smile on his face couldn't be concealed.

Don’t you even look at who chose him!