The pretext of Li Xiu's assassination spread, which greatly hit the reputation of the aristocratic family. However, rumors soon leaked out, saying that the reason why Li Xiu was assassinated was not because he offended the aristocratic family, but because someone in the court was jealous of his status and was worried about fighting for power with him, so he sent someone to assassination.

The rumors above have just leaked out, and soon other rumors have appeared. Some of them say that the Turks were sent to assassinate Li Xiu, and some even said that the attack on Li Xiu was closely related to the palace, etc.

It can be said that in just a few days, rumors in Chang'an City continued to spread, and the more they spread, they became more and more outrageous. But these rumors seemed to have been carefully arranged. Each rumor was spread with a nose and eyes, making people unable to tell the truth or falsehood. For a time, rumors in Chang'an City were flying all over the sky.

Under the rumors above, the news that Li Xiu was assassinated by the aristocratic family also became one of the rumors, and it could not attract too many people's attention at all. Li Xiu couldn't help but curse inwardly. Unexpectedly, the aristocratic family actually created such a mixed-eyed and false news. All the real and fake news were released, completely disturbing the pool of water.

However, Li Xiu also knew that relying solely on the news of his previous assassination could not defeat the powerful aristocratic family. After all, he had no evidence in his hands. Relying on some rumors alone could only damage the reputation of the aristocratic family. If you want to hurt the aristocratic family, the most important thing is the printing house and library, especially the library. As long as it is promoted nationwide, it will definitely cause a heavy blow to the cultural hegemony of the aristocratic family.

Unfortunately, the New Year is about to be celebrated. Although the library is about to be completed, it has to be temporarily suspended and will not be restored until the New Year is over. However, after the New Year, it will be the day for Empress Changsun to be buried. I wonder if it will be affected by this time?

Today is the day of the annual grand ceremony. Not only did the officials from Chang'an City participate, but many officials from other places also came to Beijing to report their duties. The Tai Chi Hall, which is enough to accommodate thousands of people, was also full of seats. What surprised Li Xiu even more was that Su Dingfang actually came back from Liaodong.

In the past two years, Su Dingfang has made great achievements in Liaodong. He attacked Goguryeo every spring and autumn. He never fought with the opponent's army. He fought if he could beat him and fled if he could not. Anyway, he was all under his command, and was not afraid of the pursuit of the Goguryeo people. Moreover, they carried tincture oil and firearms with them and burned food when they saw them, which caused Goguryeo to suffer heavy losses. The border near the Tang Dynasty was originally their granary, but it was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty for two consecutive years, and the domestic grain prices also soared.

Faced with this situation, Goguryeo also sent people to the Tang Dynasty to seek peace, hoping to seek peace from the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, Li Shimin was determined to destroy Goguryeo, so he disappeared from the envoys sent by Goguryeo. Some envoys were even driven back as soon as they entered the Tang Dynasty. However, even so, Goguryeo still did not give up. Almost every month, new envoys requested to enter the Tang Dynasty. After all, they now have no other way except for seeking peace.

However, compared with the grand dynasty meetings in previous years, today's grand dynasty meetings have undergone some changes, mainly because of the death of Empress Changsun and now in the period of vigilance. Therefore, in previous years, the grand dynasty meetings were all about eating, drinking and playing, but this year it has become very serious and solemn, mainly because officials at all levels reported their political achievements over the past year to Li Shimin.

After Li Xiu reported on the financial management and supervisory affairs he was in charge, he felt really bored. He happened to see Su Dingfang not far from him, so he quietly retreated to the back and chatted with Su Dingfang. After all, there were so many people in the hall, and there were not many rules for the court meeting during the Tang Dynasty, so there were not many people chatting and talking in the hall. Li Shimin was too lazy to pay attention to it, as long as he didn't disturb him from listening to the government affairs reported by his ministers.

"Mr. I heard that the ginseng I gave you last time was presented to the palace by you. This time I brought a few more from Liaodong. They are of very good quality. They will be delivered to your mansion later!" Su Dingfang saw Li Xiu sitting over and said with a smile.

Su Dingfang was a very kind person, so he was always grateful to Li Xiu, the benefactor who promoted him from a prisoner to a general. Every holiday, he would ask someone to prepare a gift to Li Xiu's mansion. Of course, Li Xiu also did not forget to return the gift to Su Dingfang. The so-called "recitation of courtesy" means this, so the two families are considered to be good at family and have nothing to do with each other.

"That's great. Your ginseng was a big helper last time." Li Xiu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Su Dingfang's words, but then he looked at the other party with some confusion and said, "Dingfang, how did you know that I gave ginseng to the palace? I'm afraid there are not many people who know about this even in Chang'an, right?"

Not many people knew about Li Xiu's ginseng offering to Queen Changsun's life. In addition, it was related to Queen Changsun's death, so even fewer people knew the details. Su Dingfang had been in Liaodong and had just returned this time. It was said that he shouldn't have known about this?

"Hehe, the prince consort doesn't know. You gave the ginseng to the palace and made great contributions. The last general also gained some benefits. The palace attached great importance to ginseng, so I sent someone to Liaodong a few months ago to offer me ten old mountain ginseng into the palace. Later, some powerful people from Chang'an City also sent people to Liaodong for the purpose of ginseng that could prolong their lives. Now my brothers dreamed of grabbing a few ginseng. After all, the price of this thing has been fried to the sky, and an old mountain ginseng is enough to make a fortune." Su Dingfang also smiled proudly at this time.

"So that's it. It seems that I really underestimated the effects of ginseng!" Li Xiu nodded thoughtfully when he heard this. Ginseng can prolong his life, which is a fatal temptation for those powerful people, so it is understandable that people who are familiar with it can buy ginseng. Su Dingfang is stationed in Liaodong, so it is not surprising that he knows these inside stories.

"But speaking of this, I would like to thank my son-in-law on behalf of my brothers, because this ginseng also gave the brothers another way to make money. Moreover, ginseng is mainly produced on the mountains in Goguryeo, which has led to the brothers' desire to fight and want to defeat Goguryeo as soon as possible, so that they can get ginseng." Su Dingfang smiled again at this time. He did not expect that a small ginseng would greatly increase the morale of the army, so that he would not have to boost morale when sending troops, and saved a lot of trouble.
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