On the way back to the palace, Li Xiaogong was caught up by Fang Xuanling and others.

Li Xiaogong looked at the three people who hurriedly caught up, and was very puzzled: "Why are the three of them so anxious?" ”

Du Ruhui did not hesitate, and said decisively: "The royal family has opened a gap in the family's intelligence network? ”

The straightforward question made Li Xiaogong stunned, what is the situation?

Li Xiaogong scratched his head and said suspiciously: "How do I know?" ”

The confusion in those eyes didn't seem to be fake, but Du Ruhui and the others hesitated, whether they should believe it or not.

Because I regretted it after asking this question, this question is a bit of a peep at the imperial power.

Now Li Xiaogong's rhetorical question, as well as the confused eyes, make it difficult for them to distinguish at once.

Wang Jue bowed his hand and said in a deep voice: "The king of the county is good when the three of us lose our hearts." ”

Well, Li Xiaogong was completely confused, so he could only shake his head and go to the palace to report to Li Shimin.

Du Ruhui and the others chose to go back to deal with government affairs.

In the palace, after listening to Li Xiaogong's narration, Li Shimin chuckled: "Very good, the next thing you need to do is to transfer troops into Lingnan, draw 5,000 Xuanjia troops to Li Kuan, and send the remaining 25,000 soldiers to 20 prefectures." ”

"At the same time, you sent a message to Li Kuan, and the bet with Feng Ang continued."

Lee Hyo-gyun was ordered to leave.

Seeing Li Xiaogong's figure disappear completely, Li Shimin waved his hand to let the rest of the people go down, and walked into the inner hall behind him.

In the inner hall, there is a map hanging, and Li Shimin took up a pen and wrote a big Li character in the 20 states of Lingnan.

In the early morning of the next day, groups of fast horses galloped out of Chang'an, and a family slave holding a letter paper was going door to door to inform the family of the news of the death of the old man.

More than 30 family spokespersons in Chang'an City have passed away today, and the families in Chang'an City are giving gifts.

This kind of collective funeral situation confused many Shengdou people in Chang'an City, so much so that everyone ignored the dozens of Tang Shuzuo who drowned in the toilet last night.

At least, in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty, those Shuzuo who lived in the corner of Chang'an City were not worth talking about compared to those top nobles.

Li Shimin deliberately did not stay in the palace today, but walked around Chang'an City with his guards, occasionally saying hello to officials passing by.

Sometimes he would see those Shuzuo family members hurriedly buying a coffin and burying Shuzuo.

Those big families are relatively stable, and they send them step by step, but there are more gifts, and there are many fewer people who come to the funeral.

For this reason, Li Shimin smiled at Du Ruhui, who accompanied him, and said: "Of the more than 30 old people from the family who died, you must have more than 20 relatives, and you can't finish going." ”

Du Ruhui replied with an embarrassed smile, yes, he really couldn't go, so he gave a gift to every household, and then chose not to go.

When you go to one house, you ignore the other.

Li Shimin smiled at Du Ruhui's situation and didn't speak, just holding an umbrella and continuing to wander.

Looking at the coffin cars coming in and out, I sighed that the people who did white things in Chang'an City today made a lot of money.

After all, the rain is a cool thing, and Li Shimin is also a little uncomfortable, so he happened to see the grass and wood teahouse on the corner of the street, and went upstairs with a smile to prepare to rest for a while.

No one came to the teahouse today, Li Shimin walked up to the second floor, and only an old man in white was drinking tea at the window.

Li Shimin and Du Ruhui glanced at each other and walked over with a smile.

"Why is Master Li drinking tea alone today?"

Li Gang turned his head, saw Li Shimin and Du Ruhui, nodded, and said softly: "Several old friends who could sit together and drink tea in the past have gone to peace at the cost of their lives. ”

There is a trace of sadness in Li Gang's voice, very light, and the rest of the emotions are gone, if you don't listen carefully, you will even think that he is talking about oranges for three yuan and five pounds.

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and sighed: "No way, they have enjoyed the benefits of their family, so they need to pay something for their family." ”

"Just like those dozens of scholars, if you are on the wrong side, you need to be responsible for your own choices."

Li Gang glanced at Li Shimin and asked softly, "How did Your Majesty determine that those Shuzuo are all from the family?" ”

"Aren't you afraid that some of them will die with resentment?"

When Du Ruhui next to him heard this, he pricked up his ears, he also wanted to know.

Li Shimin chuckled a few times, was in a good mood, and said happily: "I don't know, I just took the opportunity of them blocking my performance to kill a group of people in one go." ”

"Anyway, the hundreds of books in Miyagi, not to mention that they are all from the family, but if you kill nine out of ten and keep one, there must be something missing."

Li Gang was slightly stunned when he heard this.

Du Ruhui showed a surprised expression, Made, Li Xiaogong's expression that he didn't understand yesterday turned out to be true.

And Du Ruhui was a little confused, I don't know if those old people in the family would jump up angrily when they knew this result.

They all thought that Li Xiaogong's arrogant appearance yesterday was that the Li family really had a special intelligence channel, and Li Shimin was also installed among those low-level officials.

The family's method of blocking the imperial court has always been quite simple, that is, to control the officials who receive the folds.

The yamen in Chang'an City, such as the Three Provinces, Huangmen, Liubu, and Dali Temple, were all those inconspicuous officials or low-level officials who received first-hand plays.

If they want to block someone, they can directly open their recitals and watch them, and if they don't want him to go up, they will just put them away.

That's how Li Kuan was blocked.

It's a simple and practical solution.

Li Shimin already knew, but he couldn't crack it, after all, he couldn't kill innocents indiscriminately.

Now it's okay, I got an excuse yesterday and sent a group of people to die directly, and I don't have to pay the settlement fee, and the families will give it for the sake of peace.

The family blockade of the emperor's decree is definitely not something that can be said, even if everyone knows about it, once it is said, it must be explained, this is the rule of the game.

Li Shimin was very happy, and he accidentally untied part of the family's shackles.

Li Gang and Li Shimin then sat in the teahouse and drank tea, looking at the various families who were funeral in the rain, and occasionally sighed at the equality of people in the face of death.

Du Ruhui occasionally showed a sad expression, and some of the old people who came out of the funeral below hugged him when he was a child.

As for Li Shimin, when he became the emperor, he didn't care about those relatives, just like when Yang Jian drove Li Yuan out of Chang'an City.

What relatives are not relatives, in the face of politics, it is all nonsense.

Between the families, they are basically relatives, and there are few who are not, and it is customary for everyone to marry each other.

There is a funeral here in Chang'an City, and Lingnan Feng An's face is the same as that of a dead person.

As a result of the discussion here in Chang'an City, someone will naturally send him a copy.

Feng Ang looked at this result, gritted his teeth and said: "Li Shimin, it's really ruthless, this is forcing my Feng family to a dead end." ”

Feng Zhidai, who was next to him, also widened his eyes when he saw this result, and scolded at the same time: "Those so-called family allies are not reliable at all. ”