The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Pei Ji returned to the palace with Li Yuan. From the road to the palace, he could see that Li Yuan looked a little worried.

"Your Majesty, is there anything on your mind?" Pei Ji asked cautiously.

Today, he took Li Yuan out of the palace with the excuse of auspiciousness, originally thinking of pleasing Li Yuan, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan was only happy for a while, and then his attention was attracted by the boy from the neighboring farm.

As for the reward, he originally just declined with polite words, after all, His Majesty would definitely give something in the end.

But until now, His Majesty has never mentioned this matter again, and instead, the smile on his face has disappeared, as if he is thinking about something.

"Zuo Pushe, the young man I saw at Zhuangzi today." Li Yuan leaned on the couch, curled up his legs, and tapped his thighs lightly with his fingers: "I think he looks familiar."

Pei Ji thought for a while, and then said: "The young man said that his elders in his family have passed away. This is hard to say. Your Majesty may have seen the young man's elders somewhere before. After all, he doesn't look like an ordinary young man."

Li Yuan raised his hand and pointed his finger at Pei Ji, shaking it.

"You are right. I think about it carefully. The more I think about it, the more I think it looks like it."

Pei Ji was stunned.

Like? Like what? Like who?

Li Yuan didn't say what he said next.

But Pei Ji remembered it silently.

After Pei Ji left the palace, he summoned Li Xiaogong into the palace.

"Xiaogong, help me check someone." Li Yuan said, "This person is now in Jingyang County, next to Pei's manor. He is a young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and is the owner of that manor. Please check the origin of this young man."

"I obey your order." Li Xiaogong responded.

As for why he didn't let his close minister Pei Ji check.

Although Li Yuan didn't say it, he also saw that Pei's manor was not in harmony with the manor over there.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be a fight over water.

Pei Ji couldn't be asked to check this matter. Even if he did, Li Yuan wouldn't believe it.

Although Li Xiaogong didn't understand why Li Yuan asked him to check a young man.

But when he came to the manor in Jingyang County and saw the child from a distance, he understood.

This child.......

No wonder His Majesty is concerned.

Li Xiaogong whispered to the servants around him, and the servants nodded, then bowed and left.

Li Xiaogong did not leave either. He sat near the manor, waiting for the servant's letter.

After about two quarters of an hour, the servant came back.

"Your Majesty, I have found out that the young man's surname is Li Fu, and he is seventeen this year." The servant said, "The young man's mother died when he was six years old. She was the old housekeeper of the family. She took care of the manor and took care of the young man."

The young man's surname is also Li...

After Li Xiaogong saw Li Fu from a distance, he understood why Li Yuan wanted to investigate Li Fu because Li Fu looked too much like his uncle.

Li Xiaogong was originally a relative of the Li Tang royal family. In the early years when the Li family had not yet rebelled, he often saw this uncle in Luoyang.

Emperor Shizu Li Bing had four sons, and the current emperor has four.

The eldest son Li Cheng died young and was posthumously named King of Liang;

The second son Li Zhan died in Luoyang and was posthumously named King of Shu. He left two sons.

The third son, Li Hong, also died in Luoyang, and was posthumously named the King of Han, but had no descendants.

And now, a young man who looks so much like the old King of Han appeared in front of them.

But everyone in the court knew that the old King of Han had no descendants, so what happened to this young man?

Sitting in the carriage and listening to the servant's report, Li Xiaogong frowned.

There are people in the world who look so similar. After seeing it with his own eyes, he didn't believe it.

"What else?" Li Xiaogong asked.

"I heard from the old people nearby that this young man and his deceased mother were not native to Jingyang, but moved here in the fifth year of Daye." The servant said: "When he came, he was accompanied by several servants, who bought land here and were very generous. Apart from that, there is no other news."

Li Xiaogong lowered his head and thought.

"Forget it, go back first." Li Xiaogong ordered.

After Li Xiaogong returned to Chang'an, it was already late, but he didn't care about much and went to the palace.

Li Yuan was also waiting for news in the palace. When he heard the eunuch say that Li Xiaogong had arrived, he quickly summoned him to the palace.

"Xiaogong, have you seen the person? How is it?" Li Yuan asked.

"It looks like, it really looks like." Li Xiaogong bowed and said, "But your majesty, everyone knows that the uncle of the Han king has no descendants."

Li Yuan stroked his beard and said, "I also doubt this, but the child's appearance is not allowed.What news have you heard?"

"That young man's surname is Li and his name is Fu. He was born in the fifth year of Daye. In the same year, he and his mother came to Jingyang, bought land and property, and later settled there. When he was six years old, his mother passed away, and he was brought up by the housekeeper." Li Xiaogong said.

"The fifth year of Daye..." Li Yuan murmured, then turned around and looked at Li Xiaogong: "Xiaogong, don't make this public in advance. Today, I went out of the palace with Zuo Pushe and saw that his farm seemed to be unhappy with the farm of the Pei family. You should take care of the child and take care of him secretly."

"Yes." Li Xiaogong bowed his hands and responded. (Qin Hai Han Nuo Tang Wei, but it doesn't sound good, so change the colloquial language)

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask." Li Xiaogong looked at Li Yuan.

"You say. "

"If the young man is really related to the uncle of the Han king, what do you plan to do, Your Majesty?" Li Xiaogong asked.

"If it is really the blood of the royal family, it is natural to recognize the ancestors." Li Yuan said: "It is a great thing that the third brother has a descendant."

Li Yuan is a person who attaches great importance to family affection. When he rebelled, he would rather miss the good opportunity and wait until the brothers of the family left Luoyang before taking action, otherwise, they would definitely be implicated.

Even now, when the prince and the king of Qin are fighting internally, he is unable to make a choice.

"But the blood of the royal family cannot be confused. Therefore, this matter must be cautious, Xiaogong, now only you and I know about this matter." Li Yuan said.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand. "Li Xiaogong bowed his hands.

That is to say, it was his responsibility to find out Li Fu's background.

The old man in the manor only knew so much. If he wanted to find out more information, he had to contact the housekeeper beside the young man. Perhaps he knew a lot.

Li Xiaogong made up his mind and he would visit the young man in person tomorrow morning.

The emperor left the palace in casual clothes today, and the news also leaked out of the palace. At this time, in the Qin Wang Mansion, Li Shimin sat with his group of right-hand men.