After the award ceremony ended, Li Wenyuan drank a lot of water and wine during the celebration banquet afterwards, until he drank so much that he couldn't drink anymore, and then he was carried back to his bed in the governor's mansion by his subordinates. Just when Li Wenyuan was lying on the couch, the strength of the wine was rising and he only felt unbearable brain pain in his grogginess, his eyes saw a person come to his couch in a half-open confusion and put a cool towel on his aching forehead. Strange to say, after this towel covered his forehead, Li Wenyuan felt that the pain in his mind was reduced, and then he fell asleep deeply.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon the next day, and Li Wenyuan slowly woke up on his bed. Last night's hangover still made his head hurt slightly, but at least it no longer affected his daily work and office. So Li Wenyuan got up and looked at the surrounding environment, and then he realized that he had stayed in the governor's mansion to rest last night. So he grabbed the neat clothes stacked on the pillow and put them on his body haphazardly, trying to get out of here as soon as possible. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and it was Qiu Niang who walked in with a basin of warm water and a silk handkerchief. As soon as Qiu Niang came in, she saw Li Wenyuan putting clothes on her body indiscriminately, so she put the basin on the shelf in the house, and then said to Li Wenyuan: "What's the matter, His Royal Highness King Tang, since you went to Fengjia to talk to Empress Xiao secretly that day, it has been a long time since you returned to the governor's mansion to rest, can it be that King Tang, you are really so busy with state affairs now?" So busy that even the work of the night owl has begun, but can't you ask? ”

"Well, well, yes, that's right. Now in charge of the Great Sui Prison State, the things to be managed are much more complicated and burdensome than before. So I haven't come back here these days to listen to your night owl's work report, Qiu Niang don't blame me. After listening to Qiu Niang's words, Li Wenyuan also replied with a smile on the donkey.

"Don't talk nonsense, when you were the governor, you were in charge of these land affairs in the Western Regions. After taking over Empress Xiao and Yang Qi, you are still in charge of these land affairs, what heavy work can drag you down and even the governor's mansion will not return? His Royal Highness King Tang won't be avoiding me, right? After listening to what Li Wenyuan said, Qiu Niang couldn't wait to pick up the basin that had just been put down next to her and splash Li Wenyuan. This person is really, how can he not even lie to be more complete? Even if he wants to let him go now, there is no suitable reason, at least there is no reason to convince himself.

Li Wenyuan also knew that he was at a loss when he heard Qiu Niang's words, but Qiu Niang was a little angry now, and he couldn't say anything more. So he took this opportunity to change the topic and asked Qiu Niang: "Empress Xiao and Yang Qi are here with me, and these things about Yang Qi's accession to the throne have been conveyed to the outside world as we planned in advance?" ”

"Oh, you said those things. Under our own rule, everything has been published in the form of newspapers and magazines, all on the front page. But it is not so convenient in the Central Plains, where the number of people is still illiterate. But fortunately, we also have corresponding measures, and at this time, many versions of gossip have been disseminated through various channels. I believe that these gossip spreads much faster than our own efforts. When it came to work, Qiu Niang suddenly seemed to have changed as if she had changed, and reported to Li Wenyuan meticulously.

"So now the entire Central Plains should know about my being named King of Tang? Well, to be honest, I'm still really curious about how Li Yuan would react after knowing this at this time? After Li Wenyuan finished speaking with a smile, he took the soaked silk handkerchief from Qiu Niang's hand and began to clean his face, ready to go to work.

At the same time, in Li Yuan's mansion in Chang'an City, Li Yuan was sitting in the main hall with a blue face, listening to the report of the subordinate in front of him. That subordinate was a little like chaff at this time, but he didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, so he had to tell Li Yuan everything he had heard.

Li Yuan's face became more and more heavy the more he listened, until he was gloomy as if he could drip water, and then asked the person in front of him: "What is the possibility that this matter is true?" ”

Hearing Li Yuan's question, the subordinate trembled, and then said respectfully: "Back to the master's words, boy, I am naturally dull and don't understand this kind of thing. I don't know whether the rumors are true or not, it's just that there are many versions of this kind of news that the kid has heard in the market in the past few days, but the meaning of them is the same. That's why I dared to come and tell the master that it was true or not, and I don't know about that kid. ”

"All right, go down and go to the account office to get your bounty." After Li Yuan finished speaking, he ordered someone to invite his three sons to discuss the matter in front of him.

Not long after, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji came to the main hall of the Li Mansion one after another. As soon as the three of them came in, they all looked at their father's face very unkindly, so they didn't dare to say much, so they stood side by side in the room. After a while, Li Yuan, who closed his eyes and was contemplative, opened his eyes and saw his three sons standing side by side in the room without saying a word, so he stretched out his hand and motioned for them to sit down in the room at will, and then said to them: "Empress Xiao and Yang Qi were sold to Li Wenyuan in the Western Regions by Yu Wenhua. Now that Yang Qi has also ascended the throne and become the emperor of the Great Sui, he has also named Li Wenyuan the king of Tang, and at the same time is in charge of the post of the Great Sui Supervisor, do the three of you know about this matter? ”

The three of them sat in the room, and after hearing their father's question, after you look at me and I look at you, Li Jiancheng took the lead in getting up and arching his hand to Li Yuan and said, "Father, this matter has been rumored in Chang'an City. Even if we have the heart to pretend that we don't know, I am afraid that it will not be possible. It's just that there are many versions of rumors about this matter, but they are all here to express this matter, and the son thinks that this matter should be a rumor deliberately spread by some people with ulterior motives. Before we go to the Western Regions to confirm the authenticity of this rumor, I'm afraid none of us will be able to come up with an accurate answer, right, second brother? ”

All economic and political centers are the most fertile soil for rumors. The reason why Li Jiancheng looked at Li Shimin after saying this sentence was also because of another rumor that spread in Chang'an: because Li Yuan's current three sons are the only one who has absolute military superiority is Li Shimin, so there are many rumors in the market that Li Shimin is building his own spy network to monitor and spy on all kinds of information he wants to know.

(End of chapter)