Li Yuan couldn't help but blame Li Shimin: "Erlang, you are too reckless this time. How could you not leave a single attendant by your side and put your little Yu'er in danger?"

On the way back, Li Shimin had done a deep introspection, so his attitude was very correct: "Aye taught me that I made a mistake this time, and I will definitely not do this again next time."

Seeing that he had a good attitude in admitting his mistake and was covered in scars, Li Yuan couldn't bear to reprimand him anymore. He remembered that he and Wang Yu were covered in blood at the door just now, and he just felt heartbroken.

After a long silence, Li Yuan said to him earnestly: "In the future, you should think more carefully about everything you do, and be careful not to rush into anything hastily. You must make sure that nothing goes wrong before doing anything."

Li Shimin respectfully responded: "I sincerely follow Aye's teachings."

At this time, Ding Zhi reported at the door: "Alang, County Magistrate Liu wants to see you."

"Invite him in."

Liu Wenjing walked into the study quickly, looking panicked: "Tang Gong, Liu Wuzhou, the captain of the Yingyang Mansion in Mayi, killed the prefect Wang Rengong, occupied the county, opened warehouses to relieve the poor, and rushed to the territory. He has recruited more than 10,000 soldiers and claimed to be the prefect.

"

After saying that, seeing Li Yuan and Li Shimin looking calm, they asked in surprise: "Could it be that Mr. Tang already knew about it?"

Li Yuandao: "I just learned that Li Jing, the magistrate of Mayi County, witnessed Liu Wuzhou's assassination of Wang Rengong, escaped from Mayi, and is currently recovering in my house."

Liu Wenjing suddenly understood and sat down worriedly, "Tang Gong, Liu Wuzhou suddenly launched a military rebellion. I heard that he has close contacts with the Turks. Could it be that he has defected to the Turks?"

Li Shimin continued: "I went out to the city for hunting a few days ago and met Turkic soldiers near Mayi. I heard those Turkic soldiers talking about it. It was Liu Wuzhou who opened the door and let the Turkic soldiers enter the city."

"Bang."

Liu Wenjing slammed her fist on the coffee table and cursed angrily: "Liu Wuzhou actually committed treason? How shameful."

After a pause, Liu Wenjing said again: "Tang Gong, please order the conscription of troops to attack Liu Wuzhou."

Li Yuan waved his hand: "It's not time yet, just wait."

"Wait?" Liu Wenjing was surprised: "Wait for what?"

Li Yuan showed an enigmatic expression and said calmly: "You will know soon."

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Su Wei and Zhao Cai sat opposite each other, their expressions very solemn.

Zhao Cai rubbed his hands, his eyes full of sorrow: "The angel has returned to report to your majesty about Liu Wuzhou's military rebellion. It won't take long for your majesty to know that there is a rebellion in Taiyuan.

"Your Majesty does not want rebellion in Taiyuan, but in this situation... what should we do?

"I'm afraid His Majesty will be so angry that he will exterminate you and me."

Su Wei was in a heavy heart, and he was also worried that the emperor would punish him: "As you just heard, Liu Wuzhou defected to the Turks, and it will not be easy to destroy him.

"I heard that he has prepared his troops and is preparing to plunder the surrounding cities.

"Loufan County, where the Fenyang Palace is located, is adjacent to Mayi County. There is a lot of money and many palace maids there. I am afraid it will become Liu Wuzhou's next target.

"If Liu Wuzhou occupies Fenyang Palace and we cannot eradicate him, then His Majesty will really punish our nine tribes."

"What should we do?" Zhao Cai couldn't sit still, got up and walked around the room.

After a while, he suddenly clapped his hands and shouted: "By the way, let's ask Li Yuan to quell the chaos. After all, he has fought with the Turks. He has rich experience and won more than he lost. He will definitely be able to help us eradicate Liu Wuzhou."

Su Wei knew that Li Yuan was the best candidate to put an end to the chaos at this time, but he was still worried, "Aren't you afraid that he will take advantage of this to have other ideas? He is much more difficult to deal with than Liu Wuzhou."

Zhao Cai paused and frowned.

He thought for a while, sat down opposite Su Wei, and analyzed: "No matter what, what your Majesty hopes is that there will be no rebellion in Taiyuan.

"Now that Liu Wuzhou is taking the lead in raising the flag of rebellion, we should eradicate him first before considering anything else.

"Even if Li Yuan has a different intention, with us watching, he still doesn't dare to act rashly.

"When he helps us eradicate Liu Wuzhou, we will try to get rid of him. This will be regarded as eliminating a serious problem for His Majesty."

Su Wei touched the gray beard on his chin and thought about whether this plan was feasible.

After thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that Zhao Cai's method was the best method at present.

Doesn't Your Majesty always suspect that Li Yuan will rebel? Then he will get rid of Li Yuan for Your Majesty, so as to save Your Majesty from worrying.

After thinking about it, Su Wei smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say.

"Let's go, let's go to Tang Guogong's Mansion now."

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The meeting hall of the Duke of Tang Dynasty.

Zhao Cai was advising Li Yuan: "Liu Wuzhou has nothing you can do, but he dares to occupy the city and stand on his own. Duke Tang Guo quickly recruits troops and attacks Liu Wuzhou as soon as possible."

Li Yuan said nothing.

Su Wei was anxious, so he also advised: "The Duke of Tang stayed behind in Taiyuan, and now there is a rebellion in Mayi. It is your responsibility to put down the rebellion.

"If the Duke of the Tang Dynasty cannot put down the rebellion as soon as possible, Liu Wuzhou will lead Turkic soldiers into the country and endanger the country, which will be the crime of genocide."

They spoke with certainty, as if the Turks would invade the Central Plains in large numbers tomorrow. The matter was so critical that if they did not recruit troops and suppress the bandits, the nine tribes would be wiped out.

Li Yuan was overjoyed, knowing that Su Wei and Zhao Cai were anxious, but he was not anxious.

He slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and then said slowly: "No, we should stay still to avoid disturbing the morale of the army.

"Let's do this. I will immediately send someone to inform Loufan County to be on the lookout and observe for a few more days."

Zhao Cai was very anxious and continued to persuade him, but even though his mouth was dry and his tongue was dry, Li Yuan remained calm and calm, insisting on calming down.

Zhao Cai had no choice but to leave Tang Guogong's mansion with Su Wei in disappointment.

Li Shimin was a little confused and asked: "Aye, why don't you take the opportunity to agree to them?"

Li Yuan smiled: "Su Wei has a deep mind. If I agree to them right away, he will definitely suspect that I have other intentions. Then he will be wary of me at all times and his work will be restricted.

"I will reject them first, and then I will agree when things really get critical. Things will go much smoother."

Li Shimin was thoughtful.

Suddenly a report came from outside the door: "Alang, Li Juncheng and the person who rescued him are awake."

Li Yuan stood up: "Let's go and take a look."

When the two came to the guest house, Li Jing struggled to remember to salute. Li Yuan quickly held him down and said, "You are seriously injured, so there is no need to be polite."

On the other side, Li Shimin also held down County Magistrate Shi Ai who wanted to salute.

Li Yuan asked: "Tell me what exactly happened."

Li Jing took a deep breath and recounted what happened in the past few days: "That night, I was invited to go to the prefect's mansion... Just like that, we fell off the cliff and met Erlang."

Only then did Li Yuan take a closer look at Li Jing's savior. He looked rough and burly. From his appearance, he could not tell that he was a kind man who sacrificed eighteen servants and almost lost his own life to save a stranger.

County Magistrate Shi Ai.
Chapter completed!