Original Li Jiancheng's painstaking efforts ultimately did not play a role because of the existence of his brother Li Shimin. Time no longer allows him to continue to debate with his brother. The palace gate was about to close, so he had to leave sadly with regret.5

But Li Shimin became the ultimate beneficiary of this debate. As he said, Li Jiancheng's pressure may be able to block Li Xiaogong's mouth and keep him silent, but Li Jiancheng could not block Li Xiaogong's heart, while Li Shimin won

Li Xiaogong's heart successfully brought the second-ranked figure of the Tang Dynasty military to his side, but this was unexpected by Li Jiancheng.

The so-called "Lin Yu is quiet but the wind never stops." Although Li Yuan passed the resolution of the court meeting to conclude the defeat in Hongnong County, attempting to forcibly calm public opinion and leave this matter in vain, Chang'an is not just Li Yuan.

Chang'an's city is still the largest market in the entire Guanlong region. It once declined after the Sui Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, but with the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, it began to flourish again. Although the dynasty changes like the world, it is flourishing.

Behind the market, wealth did not change with the change of dynasties, and 90% of the shops did not change their owners, and were still controlled by the Guanlong nobles.

In the southeast corner of Liren City, it is the location of the medicine shop. More than 100 pharmacies are concentrated here. A large amount of medicinal materials are in and out of here every day from morning to night. Almost all pharmacies in the Guanlong area purchase goods from here, and the entire street market is filled with

There was a strong smell of medicine.

There is a relatively unique medicine shop in the middle. The entire building is painted with vermilion paint, and even the flags are red. It is called Baiyuan Medicine Shop. It is more conspicuous among more than 100 medicine shops. I saw it at the intersection at a glance, but it was red.

Se is more taboo in the pharmaceutical industry, and it is easy to remind people of blood. Therefore, although the pharmacy shop is eye-catching, the business is not very good, and it is at the middle and lower level. Only a dozen customers come to purchase goods every day, and the entire shop looks deserted.

In the evening, this is also the worst business every day. The shopkeepers of various pharmacies are busy checking out for the day. At this time, a 10-year-old young man rode a horse from the street, smiling on his face and carrying a package in his hand.

, controlling the reins of one hand not only shows that he is skilled in equestrianism, but also shows that the young man is frivolous. Many people know him, Ah Xiro, a friend of the Baiyuan Pharmacy Store.

"Shopkeeper, I'm back!"

Ah Xilang jumped down without waiting for the horse to stop. His steps were steady and he was not affected by the xing at all. The shopkeepers did not know how to do it. If a cavalry or a Hu man who was good at controlling horses would be stunned. This Ah

What Kiro showed was such superb horse control technology.

Ah Xilang's enthusiasm was exchanged for a fierce roll of eyes. The so-called shopkeeper's grandpa was only thirty years old. He leaned out of the counter and stretched out his long arms and knocked on Ah Xilang's head. This one was long.

The arms will also amaze the archers, which is simply a natural archer.

Superb horse control technology and a natural archer, all this implies that this pharmacy is unusual, and it is indeed unusual. This pharmacy is the intelligence hall set up by the Northern Sui Army in Chang'an.

The head of the intelligence hall was Jiang Tong, who was born with long arms and the shopkeeper of the medicine shop. His position in the Northern Sui Army was General Yingjilang. He was affiliated with the Northern Sui Army.

Chang'an Intelligence Hall was established three years ago. If it had developed into more than 300 people, it would have five subordinate intelligence points. The grocery store outside Tongguan was one of the intelligence points. It was rescued by Dai Wang Yang You. It was also a delegation from Chang'an Intelligence Hall.

A spy with excellent martial arts skills helped Xie Sili complete it.

Ah Xilang knew that he had exposed his horse's horse's horse's horse's horse's horse's horse's horse, so scared him to stick out his tongue. Running to the backyard, the shopkeeper Jiang Tong caught up from behind and scolded, "Boy, give me the things first and then run."

Ah Xilang then put away his joking heart and flashed into a side room, his face became serious. He was also a scout of the Sui army. Although he was not old, he had been in the army for six years and worked as a cavalry for six years.

He was a very talented cavalryman, a young brigade coach. Later, he was transferred to Jiang Tong and came to Chang'an to work as an intelligence spy with him. He had to go to the dock outside the city to get medicine every day, but he actually went there.

When sending and receiving information, they rely on the news to contact Taiyuan, but they dare not raise eagles in Chang'an City, and they will be discovered.

Ah Xilang took out a tube of red se information and handed it to Jiang Tong. Jiang Tong's face immediately became solemn, which meant that there was something important. He carefully pulled out a roll of thin gauze scarf from the bamboo tube and spread it slowly, with dense numbness on it.

Full of words.

Jiang Tong read it repeatedly, thought about it again, raised his head and said to Ah Xilang, "We have something to do."

The public opinion in Chang'an, which had just been silent, suddenly became lively again. The battle of Hongnong County, which had not been discussed many people, has once again become the focus of public opinion. The difference is that the topic of discussion this time is deeper and wider, Chang'an

It seems that people have been enlightened overnight, and many details that are not noticed are also exposed one by one. This time, the focus of public opinion is directly on the current emperor Li Yuan.

Pingkangfang Guiren Dining Store is a famous diner in Chang'an City. It covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, has four floors high and is huge in scale. This diner is the industry of the Dou family and can bring a lot of profits every year.

At noon, there were plenty of wine guests in the wine shop, chatting and laughing, and it was particularly lively. A group of people sitting by the window were gathering around and talking about something, leading many people to come over, holding wine glasses and listening with their ears on the side.

The speaker is a Qingke in his forties, with a foot-long black beard, sharp eyes and extremely talkative.

"Don't you find it strange? Huang Junhan summoned officers above the lieutenant in the military camp to discuss matters. Those who were willing to surrender followed him, and those who were unwilling to follow him back to Tongguan. At that time, more than 5,000 people returned to Tongguan. At that time, it was still dusk, and Yang Yuanqing was

The river crossing offensive was launched after the first update. How many hours did King Qi stop moving his troops? What does this mean?"

"It means that King Qi deliberately did not rescue Hongnong Tang Army." Someone interrupted loudly, which immediately attracted the surprise of the people around him.

"Why did the King of Qi do this?" someone asked again.

The middle-aged man sneered, "It's very simple. Because the King of Hejian impeached the King of Qi and robbed Huang Junhan's woman, the King of Qi was revenge, so he would rather have the entire Tang army be wiped out than send one army and one soldier to rescue him."

A loud curse suddenly sounded in the tavern, and 30,000 troops were wiped out. Most of them were children from Guanzhong, and many of them had children from relatives and friends among them.

"Damn it, which dog shit Qi King robbed Huang Junhan's woman? Didn't the imperial edict say that it was not robbed?"

Just as the middle-aged man was about to speak, a shop clerk rushed in and knocked on the table, begging the middle-aged man. "The shopkeeper told you to be careful when speaking, don't involve the emperor."

The middle-aged man smiled coldly and said to everyone: "None of us is a fool, think about it yourself! One is a prince and the other is just an ordinary general. Who is the false accuser and who is the innocent?"

The winery suddenly felt an uproar.

Guiren Diner is just a small storm in Chang'an. In the past few days, major diners, inns, brothels, and residences in Chang'an have been talking about this matter. The emotions of the people in Chang'an have gradually been mobilized. The families of the fallen soldiers have been constantly embraced.

He took the spirit card to the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial City and cried, demanding that the court punish the King of Qi severely, and even the soldiers who were killed in battle made an explanation.

More and more people gathered. On the third day, there were thousands of people. They knelt in front of the imperial city and cried with great momentum. They intercepted the carriage and cried, hindering officials from attending court, which had seriously affected the operation of the court. It was here.

At that time, news came from the Baqiao garrison that soldiers were escaping in the military camp.

The huge public pressure made Li Yuan very anxious, and he finally had to face the reality.

Li Yuanji knelt in front of his father Li Yuan again. This time it was not only Li Yuan and Li Yuanji. Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong were also present at the same time, including Li Yuanji's mother, Empress Dou, also looked at him with heartache.

son.

"Aren't you going to tell the truth this time?" Li Yuan looked at his son coldly.

Li Yuanji finally couldn't stand it anymore. The sudden huge public opinion pressure in Chang'an put him at the center of a political storm. Li Yuanji also became the target of thousands of people. He never thought that he would snatch a woman at random.

With such serious consequences, his lips trembled, but he could not say a word.

Li Yuan was facing tremendous political pressure. He was too full before and the formal decree was issued. Now even if Li Yuanji admitted it, he didn't know what to do. Should he really make him issue an edict to admit himself?

Will protect his son? This will seriously affect his image as an emperor. One mistake is made, every step is wrong. Li Yuan also knows that this incident seriously shakes the morale of the army. If the son is not severely punished and the families and army of the fallen soldiers are given an explanation, then the soldiers will escape.

It will appear on a large scale.

Li Shimin saw that his brother was still hesitating and was unwilling to admit it. Thinking of his abandonment of Taiyuan, which almost killed him in Hedong. Thinking of his goodness, viciousness and selfishness led to Hongnong's miserable defeat, the anger he had in his heart finally came to his heart.

It broke out and pointed at Li Yuanji and shouted, "You are still unwilling to admit it! You are so damaging to Jing. You have to let our Tang Dynasty fall and our Li family destroy the seeds. Are you willing to give up?"

Li Jiancheng's anger also erupted, but his anger was targeting Li Shimin. What had already calmed down had turbulent again. He suspected that Li Shimin was making trouble behind his back. At this time, he heard that there was no trace of brotherhood in Li Shimin's tone.

,If possible, he will definitely kill Yuanji.

A stream of passion rushed into Li Jiancheng's mind, and he also pointed at Li Shimin and shouted: "Shut up! You don't have the qualifications to give orders in front of your father."

Li Shimin also said unyieldingly, "As the crown prince, the crown prince of a country, you not only did not persuade your father to correct his mistakes in time, but instead encouraged your father to cover up the evil people, resulting in serious consequences today. Don't you know your mistakes?

If you don’t repent, you have to protect him. If you destroy my Tang Dynasty country with him, can you be considered a competent prince?”

The internal strife between the two sons made Li Yuan tremble all over. He pointed at the two brothers with trembling fingers, "You guys!"

Suddenly his eyes turned dark, fell softly, and fainted. Everyone suddenly panicked and shouted, "Master! Father!"

Li Yuan was forced to issue a self-criticism in his sick bed, for his failure to replace the King of Qi in time, resulting in a great defeat in the Battle of Hongnong County. He apologized to all the families of the fallen soldiers and stripped the title of King Li Yuanji of Qi.

Demoted to a commoner, the crimes he committed were handed over to the Grand Third Division for trial.

Brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng also turned against each other because of this incident, and the relationship between the brothers began to rift. No one expected that a small incident would cause such serious political consequences.
Chapter completed!