The situation in the Southern Sui is changing, and the friendship of the boat is overturned. Li Xuanba followed the powerless Yang Tong to Jiangdu, and the world thought that he was loyal, who would have expected him to break with Yang Dong so soon?

The people of Zhongyong Mansion did not want to watch Li Xuanba die, and persuaded Li Xuanba one after another, but the result was that Wei Zheng was removed from his official position and driven out of Zhongyong Mansion. Li Jing and Fang Xuanling were directly imprisoned in the palace because they confronted Li Xuanba in the court, and they thought about it in the name of facing the wall.

Everyone began to wonder why Li Xuanba suddenly became so unreasonable.

The gossip spread quickly, and in just one day, the streets and alleys of Jiangdu heard a few things.

"Zhou Guogong has a master, not only superb martial arts, profound Taoism, but also unmatched in alchemy and medicine, I heard that the master refined a pill, which can cure Zhou Guogong's illness." In a remote tea shop in Jiangdu City, a man in cloth said eloquently: "If you think about Zhou Guogong's previous style, it is not difficult to understand what he is doing today. ”

"How do you know so clearly about the affairs in the Zhongyong Mansion?" Someone questioned.

"My nephew is on an errand in the Zhongyong Mansion, and according to him, there is a Taoist man who looks more than 20 years old, but his actual age is almost too old to be confused." The man said haughtily, "There are so many things you don't know! ”

The undercurrent of Jiangdu City is surging, and the discussion about the initiator Li Xuanba can naturally attract many onlookers.

Isn't your nephew a descendant of the Zhongyong Mansion, what is there to be proud of? Someone slandered in his heart.

Slander is slander, their faces are full of reverence, and they said with a smile: "Old Zhangtou, what else do you know, tell the big guys." ”

"I've been talking for so long, and my mouth is dry." The old man shook his head. Looking at the empty teacup, he said, "That's all for today, and I'll talk about other news tomorrow." ”

Southerners love to drink tea, and they are also rich in tea, and a cup of tea is not worth much, but they pay for it themselves and treat others. Then it feels different.

"Shopkeeper, hurry up and add tea to Brother Zhang, why are you stunned?" The person with good deeds understood what Lao Zhang Tou meant, and hurriedly shouted to an old man who was lying on his back: "Brother Zhang's tea money is counted on my head." ”

The old man came over with a teapot with a smile, apologized, and said, "This cup of tea is old, please talk slowly." Then he poured seven cents of tea and withdrew.

Lao Zhangtou took a sip of tea with satisfaction, shook his head and praised it. Seeing that the anxious color on everyone's faces was getting stronger and stronger, he said with a smile: "Do you still remember the ballad of 'Peach and Plum'?" ”

"The first emperor has died, and the empress dowager has also been captured by the old thief Yuwen, alas!" After all, Jiangdu Gongchang happened around them, and their feelings were naturally deeper: "But it's strange to say, this nursery rhyme seems to have begun to be sung in the city again." Brother Zhang, do you know what happened? ”

"Of course I do." Lao Zhangtou said proudly: "The reason why this ballad has spread again is that the Zhongyong Mansion is behind the ghosts. ”

"Huh? Why did Zhou Guogong do this? Someone exclaimed.

"What do peaches and plums represent?" Lao Zhangtou asked and replied to himself: "The fugitive Li family." It's not just Li Mi, the leader of the Wagang thieves! Zhou Guogong also fled from Luoyang to Jiangdu, and Li Mi only escaped the pursuit of the imperial court. Zhou Guogong is a person who didn't even take it away from God! ”

Speaking of which, everyone understands that Zhou Guogong is expressing his attitude to the world, he is the one who is destined to return, and it seems that there is no room for relaxation between His Majesty and Zhou Guogong.

Nan Sui had just settled down. The two most powerful people in the court began to fight openly and secretly, and everyone present was full of emotion.

"It's good to know this kind of thing, don't say it too clearly." Someone looked around and kindly reminded, "Let's talk about something else." ”

"It's okay, the court won't care about a poor country like us." Old Zhang Tou said indifferently: "There are rumors." Your Majesty and Zhou Guogong are at odds because of a servant girl, but I am afraid that you will not know the truth of the matter. His Majesty wants to monopolize power, and the real reason is Duvowe. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Lao Zhangtou's words instantly attracted everyone's attention, and even the person who reminded him before looked at Lao Zhangtou with curiosity.

"Du Fuwei did not withdraw his troops, General Yuwen had just led the army to Jiangdu, Du Fuwei gathered 50,000 troops, and the troops were under the city of Danyang, and the five thousand troops under his command fought bravely, and even General Zhang did not dare to confront him head-on, so he could only choose to avoid the battle." Lao Zhangtou drank all the tea in the bowl and sighed: "Du Fuwei's withdrawal was played by Zhou Guogong, and His Majesty was angry, so he naturally vented his anger on Zhou Guogong." ”

"This Duvowe is too insidious and cunning." Someone said angrily: "But Zhou Guogong believes his words easily, and His Majesty reprimands him a few words, there is nothing wrong with it, Zhou Guogong will not hold a grudge, right?" ”

"The key is that Your Majesty wants to take the opportunity to monopolize the government and take back the military power of Zhou Guogong." Lao Zhangtou stood up, arched his hand to everyone, and said: "Right and wrong, feel free in the hearts of the people, after all, it is us who are unlucky, the time is not early, the big guy is scattered." ”

The people are just curious about these things, no matter what happened between Yang Tong and Li Xuanba, they can't care about it at all, and they don't have the heart to pay attention to it, they are more concerned about the battle in the court, whether it will affect them to go out of the city to collect grain.

Several things that Lao Zhang Tou talked about, in other places in Jiangdu City, are also being talked about. At first, everyone was skeptical, but as Danyang's documents for help were sent to Jiangdu, no one felt that the news was groundless.

It stands to reason that the imperial court should stop the spread of rumors, but both the imperial court and the Zhongyong Mansion are surprisingly calm.

Danyang County was in an emergency, but the imperial court did not dare to send troops to the rescue immediately, after all, Jiangdu was some distance from Danyang, and Du Fuwei was very likely to attack the reinforcements halfway, and the harvest season was coming.

On June 21, the weather was fine, 2,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry were ready to go, Yang Tong sent an envoy to say a few words of encouragement, and then hurried back to the palace.

Yang Tong's attitude, the angry Li Xuanba was furious. He gritted his teeth and looked coldly in the direction of Jiangdu Palace, and looked away for a long time.

After the sacrifice to the sky, Li Xuanba did not say a word, and when the time came, he gave an order, and the eight thousand soldiers went out of the city in silence, and their morale was sluggish. Due to the rumors, there were not many people on both sides of the street, and their attitude was extremely cold.

The bright sunshine sprinkled in Jiangdu City, but it could not dispel the haze in the hearts of the people. Lao Zhangtou and the others happily counted the white money at home, ignoring the panic outside. (To be continued.) )