Li Xiaogong's head was sent back to Chang'an at a very fast speed, and entered the Zhaojun palace in the middle of the night, his wife saw Li Xiaogong's head, grief and indignation, she asked the ins and outs of the matter, and took her young son to Miyagi overnight, crying and asking to meet Li Yuan.

After all, Li Yuan is Li Xiaogong's cousin, and when he learned that the princess of the county had personally entered the palace to face the saint, he knew that there must be something big, so he hurriedly got up and dressed to meet him, and when the princess of Zhao saw Li Yuan, she bowed to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, please also make the decision for the king of Zhao County!" ”

"What happened?" Li Yuan had too many things to worry about, and the documents sent back by Li Xiaogong had always been very ordinary, so he didn't care too much about the movements in the south.

Princess Zhaojun told Li Xiaogong about his tragic death, but she did not tell the truth, but concealed some things, such as she never mentioned Li Xuanba, only said that Li Xiaogong died at the hands of the Southern Sui army.

"I asked him to crusade against Xiao Miao, how did he send troops to Guanxian?" Li Yuan frowned with a look of displeasure on his face.

"Your Majesty, King Zhao Jun knows that you have a grudge against Zhu Cang in your heart, and when you learned that the Jialou rebels were rising, he thought of killing Zhu Cang for Your Majesty to relieve the hatred in Your Majesty's heart." Princess Zhao Jun burst into tears and replied angrily: "King Zhao Jun is sincere to His Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to be considerate." ”

"You said that the army of the Southern Sui pretended to be the Jialou army to guard Guan County, lured Xiaogong to attack, and then attacked from behind with surprise soldiers?" Knowing that Li Xiaogong was dead, Li Yuan was actually very angry, and he said coldly: "You go back, I will send a messenger to Jiangdu tomorrow!" ”

"Your Majesty, how could the Southern Sui Imperial Court admit to killing King Zhaojun?" Princess Zhaojun's heart tightened, and she raised her head and said, "If Your Majesty is gullible to believe them, won't my husband die in vain?" ”

"I have my own measure!" Li Yuan's shot of the dragon case frightened Li Xiaogong's son trembling: "King Zhao Jun disobeyed the military order and wiped out the entire army of 30,000, which is the culpability." Can you afford it? Seeing that Li Yuan was angry, Princess Zhaojun dared to say more, and led her son out of the palace.

"Chang Su, you personally go to the edict and let Pei Lin find out what's going on!" Li Yuan's expression was very serious: "In Li Xiaogong's documents, there has never been any mention of attacking Guanxian!" ”

Return to Yufang Palace. Concubine Wan was sitting on the bed, she saw Li Yuan's face was ugly, she hurriedly got out of bed and walked to Li Yuan's side, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

"Hyo-gung is dead." Li Yuan sighed: "And he died in Guan County." ”

"Isn't that kid Xuanba in Guan County?" Wan's face changed, and he said anxiously: "Is he okay?" ”

"I don't know." Li Yuan shook his head and sat down on the bed in a dejected manner: "If I am not mistaken, Xiao Gong should want to take advantage of the fisherman and capture the Jialou at the same time." Weakening the strength of Nan Sui, the news over there has not yet reached the palace, but since Xiaogong is dead, Xuanba must still be alive. ”

After not sleeping all night, Li Yuan's spirit was a little weak, and he walked from the dormitory to the Wude Hall with a gloomy face, and his face instantly hung calmly.

Halfway through the early dynasty, there was still no minister mentioning Li Xiaogong. Li Yuan's face gradually became difficult to look at. In fact, many people already know the news of Princess Zhaojun's entry into the palace. It's just that they got the news that Li Xiaogong died at the hands of Li Xuanba in the past two days, so no one was willing to be the first to mention it.

Just when the courtiers were worried about Li Yuan's anger, a guard hurriedly ran into the main hall, knelt down and said, "See Your Majesty, King Wei Huai asks to see you." ”

King Wei Huai of the Tang Dynasty is none other than Zhou Guogong of Southern Sui.

Li Xuanba suddenly appeared in Chang'an. To everyone's surprise, after all, after last night, it was no secret that he killed Li Xiaogong in Guan County.

"Xuan!" Li Yuan's expression was complicated, both surprised and delighted.

"Xuanwei Huai Wang is here!" Several voices resounded through the palace walls, but Li Yuan and the courtiers waited for a long time. I didn't see Li Xuanba go to the palace, but waited for another guard: "Your Majesty, King Wei Huai said that he represented the Southern Sui court, so he didn't dare to enter the palace as King Wei Huai, he hoped that His Majesty would announce him into the palace with the etiquette of receiving the envoys of the Southern Sui." ”

Under the gaze of Li Yuan and hundreds of civil and military officials, Li Xuanba walked into the hall calmly, and bowed his hand: "Li Xuanba, the Duke of Zhou of the Southern Sui Dynasty, meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." ”

"I don't know what advice Zhou Guogong has when he comes to my Tang Kingdom?" Li Yuan teased.

Li Xuanba was wearing the armor of the Tang Dynasty, presumably he was pretending to be the Tang Dynasty to surrender to the army, so he could infiltrate Chang'an so easily.

"The foreign minister wants to ask Your Majesty, should the Khan thief Zhu Cang die?" Li Xuanba looked directly into Li Yuan's eyes and asked in a deep voice, "If someone kills Zhu Cang for the people, will you send troops to take the opportunity to attack this person?" Li Xuanba said that he asked for advice, but he used a reproachful tone.

Li Xuanba is Li Yuan's son, and the courtiers naturally don't talk much about their father and son, so they bow their heads one by one and pretend not to hear anything.

The courtiers didn't dare to say much, but someone could reprimand Li Xuanba.

"Third brother, don't be rude to your father!" Prince Li Jiancheng frowned and said: "You killed the Tang Dynasty official, before the matter is investigated, you are the prisoner of the Tang Dynasty, and this palace hopes that you can pay attention to your identity." ”

Looking at the strange and familiar Li Jiancheng, Li Xuanba smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince taught me that the foreign minister made it clear that Zhu Cang was brutal and immoral, and this prince was ordered by Emperor Jing to go to crusade, I don't know why General Li Xiaogong of your country led his troops to surround Guanxian and kill my court soldiers?" The evidence of this matter is conclusive, does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think that it still needs to be investigated? ”

"There may be a misunderstanding in this matter." Li Jiancheng coughed lightly and said, "Maybe General Li thought that the guards of Guanxian County were the Jialou Army, so he would attack Guanxian." ”

"This explanation is really reasonable." Li Xuanba nodded, arched his hand towards Li Yuan, and said: "The foreign minister came this time, just to explain the reason of the matter to His Majesty, General Li thought that my Southern Sui soldiers were the Jialou Army, and the foreign minister thought that General Li was Zhu Cangyu's party, so he accidentally killed him, and asked His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to forgive me." On behalf of the Southern Sui court, the foreign minister is willing to make good relations with the Tang Dynasty. ”

The two countries are at war, and if they don't kill them, Li Xuanba came on behalf of the Southern Sui court, as long as he doesn't make a disrespectful speech, no one can do anything about him.

From the moment he walked into the main hall, Li Xuanba had a thorough manners, and people couldn't find the slightest fault, so some people wanted to embarrass him, but they couldn't find a suitable reason.

"That's what I mean." Li Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "However, I am sending someone to investigate the matter of King Zhao, and I want to bother Zhou Guogong to live in Chang'an for a few days." ”

"Chang'an is prosperous, and the foreign minister has this intention, so it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate." Li Xuanba arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

No one expected Li Xuanba to appear in Chang'an, and no one knew the purpose of his trip, Li Yuan said that he wanted Li Xuanba to stay in Chang'an for a few days, but he was actually worried about what Li Xuanba would make in Chang'an. But Li Xuanba agreed so simply, which made him feel strongly uneasy in his heart.

After Li Xuanba finished speaking, he arched his hand and turned to leave, Li Yuan looked at his back and fell into deep thought. (To be continued.) )