"You are accustomed to Li Jiji, my master is not in the mansion!" Outside Changsun Wuji's gate, a wise and in charge of the customer said to Li Xiu very respectfully.

"Not here? Then where is he?" Li Xiu couldn't help but say in surprise when he heard this. Li Shimin was not here, Changsun Wuji had the power to take over, and the court's official documents would be sent to his mansion. These things alone would be enough to make Changsun Wuji have no time to go out. At least Li Xiu was here every time he came, but he was not at the mansion today, which was a bit strange.

"My master seemed to have encountered something important yesterday, so he asked someone to prepare a carriage to the Fangjishi Mansion, and he didn't come back all night. He should still be in the Fangfu." The manager replied again.

"I haven't come back all night?" Li Xiu couldn't help but think a lot when he heard this answer, but he quickly realized that he said goodbye and left Changsun's Mansion and ordered the carriage to go to Fang's Mansion.

Fang Xuanling's mansion was not far from Changsun Wuji's house. In fact, most of the people in Tiance Mansion lived very close, which made it easier for Li Shimin to ask them to discuss matters before. When he arrived at Fang Mansion, Li Xiu finally learned from the lower part of the Fang family that Changsun Wuji was indeed here, which also made him feel relieved. He entered the mansion with the Fang family.

The size of the Fang Mansion was not large, and Li Xiu was quickly taken to the front hall. However, as soon as he entered here, Li Xiu was immediately shocked. He saw people coming and going in the front hall, mostly people like officials, holding piles of memorials in his hand. It seemed that Fang Xuanling had turned his home into a yamen. In the middle of the hall, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were lying on the table with their heads on their heads, as if they were discussing something?

Li Xiu touched the thing in his arms, then walked straight to Changsun Wuji and said, "Brother Changsun, can't you have free now?"

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Changsun Wuji raised his head, and showed a pale and haggard face, with red eyes as if he hadn't slept all night. When he saw clearly that the person standing in front of him was Li Xiu, he immediately squeezed out a smile and said, "Brother Li, why are you here?"

"The things that King Qin has given to him have been done. This is His Majesty's letter. Next, I will hand it over to Brother Changsun!" Seeing that Changsun Wuji was so busy, Li Xiu took out a letter from his arms straight to the point. This was what he visited Li Yuan yesterday. Before leaving, the other party secretly stuffed it into his hands. The letter was written to Pei Ji, and he had read the content, mainly to ask Pei Ji and the others to cooperate with Li Shimin to take over the court. There was no other content except that.

"So fast?" Changsun Wuji was shocked when he heard Li Xiu's words. He took the letter and opened it and read it carefully. When he found that it was indeed written by Li Yuan and there was no special content on it, it finally made him breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the relaxed expression on Changsun Wuji's face did not last long. He quickly raised his head again and said to Li Xiu with a embarrassed look: "Brother Li, thank you for helping Your Highness solve this problem with us. But now I really can't get out of here, so you can see if you can hand over this letter to Pei Xiang on behalf of me. As long as he can start to take on the responsibility of the prime minister to handle government affairs, others will definitely respond!"

"What are you busy with now? Don't you even have time to send a letter?" Li Xiu turned his head and looked at the busy officials around him. The whole hall seemed to be a stock exchange in later generations, chaotic and noisy, and even panic. He didn't know what was going on?

"Oh! Something big happened, the King of Lujiang has rebelled!" Before Changsun Wuji could answer, Fang Xuanling, next to him, said first. They only received urgent reports on this matter last night. As a result, he and Changsun Wuji studied it all night but could not figure it out. If they wanted to suppress the rebellion, they could not even organize the army, unless Li Shimin could bring the army back immediately.

"Who is the King of Lujiang?" Li Xiu was stunned when he heard this. It was not a pity that he was ignorant. The main reason was that there were too many princes in the Tang Dynasty, such as Li Yuan's sons, nephews, brothers, etc., almost all of them were crowned kings, and the number of people was extremely large. In fact, this had become a burden to the Tang Dynasty. It was not until Li Shimin came to power that some so-called princes were demoted, otherwise these princes alone could have eaten the Tang Dynasty.

"Lujiang King Li Yuan was originally His Majesty's cousin and had led troops to fight many times. However, he was a mediocre person and failed to make any contribution. However, he was deeply loved by His Majesty, so he was named the governor of Youzhou. He was in charge of many troops. He had contact with the prince before, but now the prince is dead. He actually rebelled in Youzhou. Now we can't even get together the army to suppress the rebellion, so naturally we can't go to suppress the rebellion!" Changsun Wuji explained with a wry smile.

"Li Yuan? I think I have heard of this name, but since he is a mediocre person, he may not be able to cause any waves even if he rebelled, let alone that someone may not respond to him!" Li Xiu first recalled this and then explained his analysis.

"Brother Li doesn't know that the key is not Li Yuan, but when His Majesty sent Li Yuan as the governor of Youzhou, he was worried that he would not be competent, so he sent someone to assist him. If this person rebelled with Li Yuan, the consequences would be unpredictable!" Changsun Wuji said anxiously again.

"Who?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this. Who could make Changsun Wuji so nervous?

"Wang Junkuo!" Changsun Wuji replied with a wry smile. Although Wang Junkuo is a general and has a problem with character, he is a brave and resourceful guy. If he really makes trouble with Li Yuan, the Tang Dynasty, which is in the empty military force, would definitely suffer a great loss.

"So it's him!" Li Xiu shook his head disdainfully when he heard this, and then said to Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, "Brother Changsun, you obviously look at Wang Junkuo too high. In my opinion, this matter is probably a farce!"

The reason why Li Xiu dared to say the above is naturally because he had his own confidence. Speaking of which, he had a grudge with Wang Junkuo. When Liu and his friends were selling bean sprouts, they were beaten by Wang Junkuo's family and forced them to hand over the secret recipe for bean sprouts. Later, Ma Ye came forward and made the Wang family members bow their heads and admit their mistakes.

It is precisely because of the above incident that Li Xiu remembered the deeds of Wang Junkuo in history. In fact, the most famous one is the Li Yuan rebellion that just happened. However, now Changsun Wuji and the others only know that Li Yuan rebellion, but they do not know that Li Yuan's rebellion was actually planned by Wang Junkuo. The purpose was to let Li Yuan kill Li Yuan with another knife, thus seeking credit from Li Shimin. Unfortunately, after seeing through his tricks, Li Shimin killed him in less than a year.

"Li Jijiu, why do you say this is a farce?" Fang Xuanling looked at Li Xiu in surprise when he heard this. After learning about Li Yuan's rebellion yesterday, he and Changsun Wuji were almost crazy. While sending people to inform Li Shimin, he found a way to recruit troops, at least not allow the rioters to cross the Yellow River. However, he did not expect that Li Xiu would not regard this matter as a major event.

"Haha, I'm just expressing my own opinion. You don't have to care. Since Brother Changsun doesn't have time to deliver the letter, I'll go on your behalf. It just so happened that I and Pei Xiang have not seen each other for a long time!" Li Xiu was unwilling to explain more, or there was no way to explain, so he immediately found an excuse to say goodbye and leave. After saying that, he turned around and left, making Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji unable to speak even if they wanted to ask.

After leaving the Fang Mansion, Li Xiu stood in front of the door and looked up at the sky. It was still a while before noon. He happened to be able to go to the Pei family to have a meal. Speaking of which, Pei Ji also helped him and Princess Pingyang. Although his motives were not very pure, he could not forget this kindness. Li Xiu had reminded him before, asking him not to get too stale with Li Shimin. Unfortunately, Pei Ji could no longer turn back at that time, so he could only follow Li Jiancheng wholeheartedly. Now that Li Jiancheng died, his future future is also worrying!

Thinking of Pei Ji's situation, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, and jumped into the carriage and instructed the coachman to go to Pei's mansion. The weather was good today, and after the Chinese New Year, the temperature began to warm up. Boss Liu and others outside the city had already obtained sweet potato seedlings and corn seeds and started planting. Pedestrians on Chang'an Street also changed into slightly thin spring shirts, and the woods on the roadside began to grow light green buds, looking vibrant.

The turmoil in Chang'an City some time ago has passed, and now Chang'an has returned to its former prosperity. Various vendors on the streets are shouting, and the pedestrians are also looking leisurely. The storm at the upper level seems to have not affected ordinary people at all.

However, this is not accurate. For example, the grain price in Chang'an City rose by about 30%, which was the reason why the court suppressed it. Last time, Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji forcibly requisitioned grain merchants' grain, which caused dissatisfaction from many big families. Fortunately, Li Shimin defeated the Turks in time, which temporarily suppressed the dissatisfaction of the big families. After all, no one wanted to have too much conflict with the murderous Li Shimin at this time.

Li Xiu's carriage walked along the edge of the imperial city for a short while, and finally came to the near Dongshi City, which was also the settlement of the powerful and powerful people in Chang'an City. Pei Ji was the first prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and naturally lived here. However, after arriving here, Li Xiu obviously felt a little different. Most of the yards near Dongshi were deserted, and there were no people on the streets in broad daylight. After all, after Li Shimin seized the throne, this place was the most affected.

Finally, the carriage was parked in front of a magnificent mansion. A plaque was hung with two big characters "Pei Mansion" written on it. In the past, this was one of the most lively places in Chang'an City. The officials who came to visit were also. Even if they just went in for a cup of tea, they would not see Pei Ji at all. Unfortunately, the door is closed now, and the front door is deserted and there is no sight of a ghost.
Chapter completed!