Nothing happened overnight.

The morning light shines in the Shuaifu, and for some reason, it can't bring much temperature.

Li Xuan wore a black and gold silk robe and sat in front of the stone table, with breakfast, a simple bowl of white porridge, and a few plates of pickles.

A rush of footsteps came in from outside the courtyard, and when Li Zhu saw Li Xuan, he immediately arched his hand and said, "Back to the prince, Li Xuan, please see you." ”

Li Xuan put it in the bowl of porridge that he drank clean, and said, "Is Your Highness up?" ”

"No, after His Highness came back last night, he drank a lot of stuffy wine." Li Zhu immediately gave up.

Li Xuan nodded, last night's incident did arouse a lot of sadness for Li Xian, and after returning from the state capital, he drank a lot of wine himself.

This time, even Li Xuan didn't try to persuade him.

Li Xuan exhaled lightly and beckoned to the other side, and immediately someone came over to help Li Xuan clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

At this time, Li Xuan looked up at Li Zhu and said seriously, "Okay, let him in." ”

"Whoa!" Li Zhu immediately turned around and walked out, and soon, Li Xuan, who was wearing a cyan strong suit, had already walked out from outside.

Standing three steps in front of Li Xuan, Li Xuan arched his hand: "Xiaguantan Anhou Li Xuan, I have seen the prince." ”

"It is said that Taozhou has a prince in three steps, and a prince in five steps, it seems that this is true!" Li Xuan's expression was very calm, but Li Xuan shivered inexplicably.

He hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Back to the prince, everything is a reward from Emperor Gaozu Taiwu, and the minister is just the glory of the ancestors, so he has the glory of today." ”

"You know what is important." Li Xuan raised his head lightly, glanced at Li Xuan, and then said softly: "Unlike some people, the world is favored by the emperor, but they sell the country's grain, sell it to the enemy country, and finally assist the enemy to bury the traces, after that, is there still to help open the city gate, attack the ancestral tomb, and finally exterminate the ancestral temple, it's just crazy." ”

Li Xuan slammed his palm on the stone table beside him, and with a "bang", the stone table suddenly fell apart and collapsed directly.

"Lord Wang......" Li Yi was stunned.

At this moment, countless light and dark guards saw from everywhere, holding swords and staring coldly at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan looked at Li Xuan, who was at a loss, and waved his hand around, and countless light and dark guards immediately retreated silently.

At this time, Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Li Xuan.

The corners of Li Yi's mouth twitched, his face was very ugly, and he wanted to say something several times, but in the end he never spoke.

After a while, Li Yi said in a jerky voice: "Lord Wang, I know everything!" ”

Li Xuan looked at Li Xuan and said coldly: "This king really didn't expect that you are so bold, this king and His Royal Highness the King have already come to Taozhou, and you dare to deceive, you are afraid that this king and the king will not die." ”

"What?" Li Yi was dumbfounded, and then, he who was still holding on suddenly knelt directly on the stone slab, and said with excitement on his face: "Lord Wang, Xia Guan really didn't think like this. ”

"Didn't think so?" Li Xuan couldn't help but sneer, and said: "Yesterday, it was you who told this king that Ma Zhi was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and then personally led people to keep an eye on him, why didn't you tell this king that you once tried to join forces to intercept and kill Ma Zhi, causing Ma Zhi to flee for his life around the state city now, and he couldn't live in panic...... But why, now Ma Zhi is eating and drinking in his own courtyard, you come to tell this king, why is this, what is going on? ”

Li Yi was really shocked, how did the King of Nanchang know about this extremely secret thing that few people knew about in the entire Taozhou?

Li Yi subconsciously arched his hand and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

After a while, Li Xuan spoke coldly again: "Say, your last chance to speak about this matter, what is going on?" ”

"Lord Qiqi!" Li Yi's mind was still in chaos, but his thoughts had calmed down a little, grasping this calmness, Li Yi said carefully: "Ma Zhi was introduced to Xia Guan by Zhang Zhijun's brother-in-law Chen Xia, he was originally a horse dealer between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty for many years, and later began to resell grain, last autumn, he began to buy grain at a high price from Taozhou and several nearby states, many wealthy families, as well as families, have sold a lot of grain to him, and some people even paid attention to the state treasury. ”

Li Xuan frowned slightly, and then said, "You continue!" ”

Li Yi took a deep breath and continued: "After the Chang'an Dynasty meeting at the beginning of the year, the imperial court wanted to start a war against Tubo and asked the states to start rectifying the state treasury.

Li Xuan's cold voice sounded again: "Go on!" ”

"Well, not long ago, people from the Ministry of War, Dali Temple and Yushitai came to inspect the state treasury, and the state treasury of Taozhou and several nearby states may have been found to have problems, so I and a few others had to take the initiative to raise grain to supplement the state treasury, and the Li family has transferred grain from the clan to make up for it into the state treasury."

"When did you keep an eye on Ma Zhi?" Li Xuan's voice became more and more angry.

"Not long ago, Xia Guan accidentally discovered that Ma Zhi was secretly dating Chen Xia, so he continued to stare at it." Li Yi's face was ugly, and he even said helplessly: "The Chen family is Zhang Yuanjun's brother-in-law, so you need to be cautious in handling things." ”

"So how much does Zhang Tingshi know about the fact that you resold the grain in the warehouse, which caused a large shortage of grain in the warehouse now?" The blade between Li Xuan's words became more and more sharp.

Li Yi had to continue to speak, and said: "The envoy has always known, but he doesn't know that the shortage of grain in the treasury is so big. ”

Li Xuan's face turned completely cold, and after a while, he turned around and asked, "Who is Chen Xia?" ”

"Chen Xia is a member of the Hou Mo Chen family, the Hou Mo Chen family is also a veteran family in Longxi, and there are also a lot of fields in Taozhou. In addition, he is the city gate captain of Taozhou, and it was he who allowed Ma Zhi to successfully escape under the pursuit of the families. Li Yi told Chen Xia's identity and origin.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "If you are asked to arrest Ma Zhi and Chen Xia, are you willing to do it?" ”

"Yes!" Li Miao's words are categorical.

"Hmm!" Li Xuan suddenly stood up and said in a cold voice, "Wait! ”

"Whoa!" Li Xuan hurriedly surrendered his hand, and when he raised his head again, Li Xuan had disappeared.

But Li Yi was still kneeling there, his face respectful, and he didn't dare to get up.

Before you know it, the sky is already falling.

……

A hidden valley in the mountains, where thousands of horses hide.

Rows and rows of stables that had been built long ago were filled with fine forage, and the horses were obediently eating the horse feed.

In the open space in front of the stables, thousands of warriors were relaxing and resting.

Some are sharpening knives, some are chatting, and some are also competing for strength, with a leisurely demeanor, and there is no need to be in a hurry.

In the deepest wooden house, a soldier was moving quickly, and the flying pigeons flew up quickly, and soon flew to all directions.

In the high altitude, a flying pigeon has just flown away, and a pigeon eagle has swooped down from the sky, directly tearing the flying pigeon completely.

Blood was in the air, and a small bamboo tube was taken out of it.

Turning around, the pigeon eagle looked at the thousands of Tibetan cavalry hidden in the mountains and valleys, and then walked towards Taozhou City in the northwest without the slightest lingering.

High in the sky, beyond the mountains, a mountain road spreads from Hezhou to Taozhou, and finally crosses the Taohe River and enters Taozhou City.

A flock of pigeon eagles soon flew by, and more than a dozen pigeons fell into different places in Taozhou City.

A small bamboo tube fell on the wall of the West City and fell into Li Zhu's hands.

Soon, the bamboo tube had been sent by Li Zhu to the deputy marshal's official office and fell into Li Xuan's hands.

Li Xuan opened it and saw that it was a Chinese character, just four words: What day? When?

Originally, Li Xuan didn't know what this meant, but after what happened last night, he understood, this is someone asking, when did Li Xuan go from Taozhou to Hezhou, and then the Tubo cavalry rushed to kill him, and then, took his head and killed Taozhou.

The Tibetan cavalry hid in the secret valley where the horses were hidden in the mountains when Ma Zhi sold horses earlier, and only there could they hide 3,000 horses silently.

Three thousand Tibetan elite cavalry is not easy to deal with, although Li Xuan has now taken the lead, but if he rashly starts a war, I am afraid that there will be no more than a few cavalry left under him.

You can't force it.

Li Xuan thought about various ways to deal with it in his mind, and at the same time went out of the official office.

At the tattered stone table not far away, Li Yi was still kneeling on the ground, and two people were standing aside at the moment, as if asking something.

Li Xian, as well as Shi Yao Lingzhang, the head of the British Prince's Palace, listened to Li Xuan's report, and the faces of both of them were very ugly.

Li Xuan walked out from the rear, and when Li Xian saw Li Xuan, he couldn't help but say, "Uncle Wang, did you let Tan Anhou stand up first." ”

"Stand up, he still has the face to stand up, Taozhou, and the six states near Taozhou, there are all problems with the state treasury."

Li Xuan walked up to Li Xuan, looked at him coldly and said, "If it weren't for the perennial preparations of the Langan Prefectures, I'm afraid there would be problems with the state treasury there." If it is not enough, the entire army will be affected by the westward expedition, that is, if it is found now, if it is not found now, once the war starts, the supply of food and grass is not enough, and the entire front-line army is in danger of collapse, and he still wants to stand up, and it is good that I haven't killed him now. ”

"Uncle Wang, things have to be resolved, and it's not a way for him to continue to kneel like this." Li Xian persuaded again.

Li Xuan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, for the sake of His Highness's face, stand up." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Lord Wang!" Li Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then stood up with his legs and staggered a little.

After kneeling for a day, that is, he was in good health, otherwise, he would have collapsed a long time ago.

Li Xian looked up at Li Xuan and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Wang, is there a way to make up for this now?" ”

"It's hard." Li Xuan looked at Li Xian, who was half a head lower than him, and said in a deep voice: "First of all, we must find out all the industries of Ma Zhi in Taozhou and other nearby states, as well as all the industries of the Chen family in nearby states, and then directly dispose of them in one pot and use their family property to make up for all the lack of food." ”

Li Xian turned his head to look at Li Xuan and asked, "Can you do it?" ”

"It can be done." Li Miao's words were very neat.

Li Xianyou turned his head to look at Li Xuan, Li Xuan nodded slightly, and said: "Since you have done it, let's start doing it, tonight, start arresting people and make up for the losses as soon as possible." ”

Li Xian groaned slightly and nodded: "Okay!" Then arrest people. ”

(End of chapter)