Li Chongshou was shocked. He never expected that Liu Wenjing would reveal the emperor's bottom line to the Sui Dynasty. He knew that during the negotiation, the two sides were in a stalemate for a long time over Dunhuang. In the end, the Tang Dynasty gave in. If it was the Sui Dynasty's negotiation method, Li Chongshou was shocked.
It’s okay to be superb, but it’s...
Li Chongshou was originally an intelligence person and believed in conspiracy very much. If it were him, he would do everything possible to know the other party's bottom line. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, and his heart began to become confused.
He originally wanted to persuade Xiao Jing to serve the Tang Dynasty today, but this unexpected news made him forget about his original plan. He was restless, drank two more glasses of wine, and stood up to leave.
"Since Brother Xiao is in good health, I will take my leave and come back to visit Brother Xiao another day!"
Xiao Jing was still worried. He sighed, "Okay! I won't send Brother Li away. I hope Brother Li will keep what I just said a secret."
"Don't worry! I will keep my mouth shut."
Li Chongshou bowed his hands and said goodbye. He quickly walked out of Xiaozhai, walked out of the alley, quickly got into the carriage, and ordered with great anxiety: "Go to Baique Villa!"
Baque Villa was Tang Feng's hawking spot outside Taiyuan City. Li Chongshou couldn't wait to go back and write information, so he rushed to the villa to fly hawks himself.
The carriage started and rushed out of the west city.
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Like Tang Feng, the Foreign Supervisory Authority headed by Li Jiancheng also had a store in Taiyuan to hide his identity, but they were not generous enough and opened a grocery store to cover it. The grocery store was located in the south of the city and was called "Hanji Grocery Store".
The shopkeeper of the grocery store is called Han Chang. He is about thirty-five or six years old, of medium height and fat. He is the chief of the Tang Dynasty Foreign Inspectorate in Taiyuan.
As early as the ninth year of Daye, Han Chang was the shopkeeper of a small grocery store in Wuyuan City, Fengzhou. That small grocery store was also an intelligence point set up by Li Yuan in Fengzhou. However, in the ninth year of Daye, Han Chang was arrested.
The Internal Guard secretly arrested him.
Almost at the same moment when Li Chongshou left Taiyuan City, a man also came to Hanji Grocery Store. The obese shopkeeper Han was tallying goods in the grocery store. Suddenly he saw the man outside the store, and his face immediately became nervous.
"Does the guest need anything?" He came out with a smile on his face.
"I want some goods. The quantity needs to be large." The man said coldly.
"Then please follow me to the warehouse to talk." Shopkeeper Han hurriedly led the man into the warehouse behind the grocery store.
Shopkeeper Han carefully searched around the warehouse to make sure there was no other clerk. Then he closed the door and asked in a low voice: "General Wei, what do you want from me?"
This Han Chang was also transferred from Luoyang to Taiyuan two months ago. Since the Foreign Supervisory Office is in charge of civil affairs, he has no role. Wei Ben does not pay much attention to him, but now he is needed.
The man handed him a letter from Wei Bi, "It's all on the letter, read it yourself!"
He turned around and went out. Han Chang opened the letter and read it, but was a little stunned. Will His Highness believe what he said?
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In the early morning, before dawn, a group of 500 soldiers rushed into Yiyangfang and surrounded the residence of Liu Wenqi, the regular servant of Sanqi. Liu Wenqi was the younger brother of Liu Wenjing and was worshiped as the regular servant of Sanqi. At this time, he had just packed up the house.
After that, I was getting ready to go to court and was sitting in the living room slowly drinking a cup of hot tea.
"master!"
The concierge rushed over with a face full of panic. "Master, something happened!"
"What happened?" Liu Wenqi was extremely dissatisfied with his panic.
"Master, outside... there are many troops coming outside, saying they want to arrest people."
"What!"
Liu Wenqi was shocked and stood up, "Take me to see it!"
He was really angry in his heart. He was a dignified casual knight, but an army dared to surround his mansion. It was almost a rebellion.
He quickly walked out of the palace gate and saw the light of fire outside the palace gate. Hundreds of fully armed soldiers filled the square outside the gate, each holding a torch, illuminating the front door of the mansion like daylight.
Before Liu Wenqi could speak, a general stepped forward and said, "My general, Fan Zhi, has been ordered by the King of Qin to capture Zhang Wenlong, the spy of the Sui Dynasty. This man is in Liu Shijun's house. Please hand him over."
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Liu Wenqi was furious, "Why didn't you say that I was a spy of the Sui army?"
General Lang still calmly said: "General, I am acting under orders. Please cooperate with Mr. Liu!"
At this time, the housekeeper next to him whispered a few words to Liu Wenqi. Liu Wenqi's expression changed and he asked urgently: "When did he leave?"
"Master, he has been gone for several days and has not come back. No one knows where he has gone?"
Liu Wenqi's face became solemn, and he began to realize that something was wrong. If Zhang Wenlong was really a spy of the Sui Army, he would be implicated.
His anger suddenly disappeared, and he said with some uneasiness: "General Fan, Zhang Wenlong has not been at home these two days. If you can give him two days of grace, I will personally send him to the military office."
General Lang smiled coldly, "Liu Shijun, then I won't be able to deliver the mission. We have to search Zhang Wenlong's room. If Liu Shijun refuses, we will search the whole house thoroughly!"
His tone was full of threats, and Liu Wenqi had no choice but to say to the housekeeper: "Take them to Zhang Wenlong's room."
Lang Jiang waved his hand to Fan Zhi and said, "Follow me to search!"
Dozens of soldiers followed him quickly into the gate of the mansion. Liu Wenqi looked at their backs with surprise and uncertainty in his heart. Zhang Wenlong was his concubine's brother-in-law. He was a scoundrel in the capital, eating, drinking, gambling, and doing everything.
But if he was willing to be a spy for the Sui army, Liu Wenqi felt that he did not have the courage. However, these sergeants must have some basis for being so sure, which made Liu Wenqi feel uneasy.
Time passed little by little, and suddenly, there was a slight commotion in the side yard. The soldiers seemed to have found something. The housekeeper ran over in a panic and reported to Liu Wenqi, "Master, the sergeant dug out a package under the couch, and there was a lot of gold in it."
The silver and a token seem to be related to the Sui army."
Liu Wenqi's heart suddenly turned cold. How could this happen? At this time, General Fan Zhi led the soldiers out quickly. Liu Wenqi hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General Fan, there may be a misunderstanding here."
Fan Zhi snorted coldly, "Liu Shijun, go and explain to the Holy One!"
He walked out of Liu's mansion quickly and shouted, "Let's go!"
The five hundred soldiers quickly evacuated and quickly disappeared into the darkness, leaving only Liu Wenqi stunned.
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Mao hour had not yet arrived, and hundreds of officials were standing in front of the Taiji Palace Square who were preparing to attend the morning court. The officials gathered in twos and threes. They were whispering in low voices. They thought it was a bit strange. Normally, the bell for entering the palace should have rung long ago.
Okay, what happened today? The bell didn’t ring for a long time.
At this moment, several eunuchs walked out of the hall. A tall and fat eunuch shouted loudly: "Ministers, please listen carefully!"
The square suddenly became quiet. Hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at the eunuch. The eunuch shouted again: "The Holy Emperor is ill. The morning session will be suspended today. Ministers can go back to their rooms and attend the session as normal tomorrow!"
He shouted three times in a row, and then everyone realized that the Holy Master was ill. In this case, there was no need to wait here. Everyone walked towards Chengtian Gate.
Pei Ji was also among the court officials. He had just taken a few steps when he heard someone calling him from behind, "Xiangguo Pei, please stay!"
Pei Ji turned around and saw Changsun Wuji waving to him not far away. He felt strange and walked up to ask, "Wuji, what's the matter?"
Changsun Wuji pulled him to a deserted area and whispered: "His Royal Highness is in Wude Hall, please ask the Prime Minister to come over."
Pei Ji suddenly realized that the Holy Emperor was not sick, but something had happened. He quickly asked: "What happened?"
Changsun Wuji whispered a few words to him, and Pei Ji's eyes flashed with surprise. Did Liu Wenjing also have this day?
"Prime Minister, Your Highness feels that this matter is of great importance and would like to invite Prime Minister to come over."
Pei Ji nodded and asked urgently: "Then what is His Highness's attitude?"
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Highness feels that Liu Wenjing is the founding hero of the country and is also the prime minister. He always feels that it is a bit inappropriate to punish him like this. What your Highness means is that Liu Wenqi's crime can be pursued."
"Women's kindness!"
Pei Ji cursed, feeling really annoyed. Liu Wenjing was the prince's wise and courageous person. Killing Liu Wenjing would be like cutting off the prince's arm. What a good opportunity this was. At this critical moment, the King of Qin actually showed mercy.
"Let me tell the Holy One!" Pei Ji turned around and walked quickly towards Wude Hall.
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"This is the prime minister you recommended, the so-called founding hero!"
In the imperial study room, Li Yuan was extremely angry. He slapped the table and angrily scolded Li Jiancheng, "Now that the evidence is conclusive, you are still defending him. Do you have to wait for him to kill me before you can confirm that he is a spy of the Sui Dynasty?"
In front of the court, Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qin Li Shimin stood on the left and right. Li Shimin handed the Taiyuan Express and the evidence found to his father, but he did not say that Liu Wenjing was a spy. In fact, he also thought it was a bit unlikely.
With Liu Wenjing’s identity, how could she do such a thing?
However, Taiyuan Wang was also the Sui Prime Minister and had secret connections with the Tang Dynasty, so he was not sure that it was an unjust case. Moreover, Tang Feng was an intelligence agency set up by him. If he didn't believe it himself, it would be a bit unjustifiable.
So he handed everything over to his father, who made the final decision.
Li Jiancheng was sweating profusely and felt extremely nervous. Even though his father was already furious, he must speak the truth, otherwise Liu Wenjing's life would be in danger.
"Father, the evidence is actually not conclusive. It's just that Xiao Jing told Li Chongshou some news. But how can we prove that Xiao Jing didn't mean it? Could it be that he could kill our important minister by just saying a word?"
Li Jiancheng took a deep breath and said: "And I remember clearly that the reason we gave in was because Dunhuang County had been occupied by the Sui army. This was not a bottom line. What did Liu Wenjing tell the Sui envoys about this so-called bottom line?
What does it mean? Father, think twice!"
‘Pah!’ Li Yuan slapped the token on the table and said fiercely: “Then explain to me what happened to the Sui Army token found in Liu Wenqi’s house?”
Li Jiancheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, glanced at Li Shimin quickly, lowered his head and said: "Father, I don't rule out that someone deliberately framed me!"
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Lao Gao is now in the tenth place, and the gap between him and the rest is very small. I hope everyone will continue to support Lao Gao with one vote, and he will definitely keep the top ten.