The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Everyone basically expressed their own meaning.

Those who don't want to kill the Fusang Mission also disagree.

Each has its own rituals, each has its own ideas.

However, the courtiers did not know that Li Shimin already had a conclusion in his heart.

But when the Tai Chi Hall was being discussed by the court, there were some rumors circulating in Chang'an City.

At this time, in a tea shop in a certain Lifang, a middle-aged man dressed as a literati stood in front of a square table with a bowl of sencha in front of him and a paper fan in his hand, like a storyteller.

"In other words, there was a loud noise in the sky above Miyagi last night. Two masters held swords and chased an assassin straight into Miyagi. .”

"But the skills of those two masters are not bad. They jumped straight to catch up with the assassin, and when they fought with the assassin with their swords, they attracted the attention of the guards in the palace city."

"Where is Miyagi? Then the place where the royal family of my Tang Dynasty lived, how could those assassins break in? When the three of them were fighting and fighting, the commander Li who guarded Miyagi was... Bringing many forbidden troops to surround and kill the three masters, and the three died on the spot."

"Do you know who are the two masters who hunted down the assassins?"

The middle-aged man stopped talking suddenly, looked at the people in the tea shop and asked.

"Who is it? You mean it."

"Yeah, who is it, what are you trying to sell, tell me quickly, your bounty will definitely not be missed."

"I have ten copper coins here, I will reward you first, hurry up and talk about it."

"..."

"Okay, then I'll continue. All listeners, listen carefully." The middle-aged man saw that someone tipped him off, and that he had already betrayed himself, so he said with a smile.

"According to the rumors, the two masters who were looking for the assassin came from the mission of the Fusang Kingdom. One was Zhiga Isheng and the other was Duer Tanabe. These two were extremely skilled. They found out that there was an assassin who wanted to assassinate the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so they pursued them." Seeing that assassin arrived in the palace city, he never expected that no matter who the imperial guards were in the palace city, they would surround and kill them on the spot, regardless of innocence, which really chilled the hearts of the missions of various countries. The regiment is still gathering at the gate of the palace city, and wants to ask the Holy Majesty for an explanation."

As soon as the middle-aged man's words fell, the audience in the tea shop immediately sighed.

From the words of the middle-aged man, they heard that those who helped others were killed instead, which made the audience feel that Tang Guo was sorry for the two masters of Fusang Kingdom.

Such scenes are staged in many Lifangs in Chang'an City.

Among them, Fusang people are among them.

What's more, the rumors in the neighborhood became more and more distasteful, and some people began to say that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty could not tolerate the people of the Fusang mission, and even turned out the matter of the Tubo mission, adding fuel and vinegar to the depths. explain.

What's more, Zhong Wen, the regular attendant, was also picked out, and Zhong Wen, the regular attendant, was described as the most villainous person in the world.

Some people say that Zhong Changshi took a fancy to a certain woman from the Tubo Mission, and wanted to take her as a concubine. Because the Tubo Mission refused, Zhong Changshi became dissatisfied, and used his power to seek personal gain and killed the Tubo Mission. This caused Tubo to move its army eastward, intending to start a war with Tang.

It is also said that the two masters of the Fusang Mission were killed because Zhong Changshi took a fancy to a Fusang princess from the Fusang Mission. Seeing her beauty, she also wanted to be included in his mansion. Chang Shi did not hesitate to arrest the Fusang Mission and put him in prison.

Others said that Zhong Changshi controlled the government with a single word, and even the current sage Li Shimin had to give way, and the foreign missions were not in the eyes of this Changshi at all.

Rumors like this have been circulating in various places such as Lifang, wine shops, tea shops, restaurants, etc. in Chang'an City since the early morning, and it is difficult to stop them.

Chapter 424 Finding out about Fuso's rumorer

At this time, in the County Marquis Mansion, Xu Fu was telling Zhong Wen the rumors about the various lifangs in Chang'an City.

"Master Dao, you don't know. What those people said was really ugly. They also said that you want to take a concubine. If you let me know who is spreading such rumors, I must kill him." Xu Fu scolded those who spread rumors, with unusual anger on his face.

"Let them talk. I don't want to lose a piece of meat. Those who can spread such rumors either have other purposes, or they have hatred against me. Once such a large-scale rumor comes out, it will be difficult to come to Chang'an City." It's exciting enough, just wait, if the Holy Majesty finds out, he will investigate thoroughly." Zhong Wen never cared about such rumors, and the only thing he cared about was his own safety.

Rumors were never groundless, and Zhong Wen didn't have the energy to investigate where this evil wind came from.

As long as it is a rumor, it will only last for a while.

Moreover, Zhong Wen believed that if Li Shimin in the palace city heard about this evil wind, he would definitely send more people to find out where the rumor came from.

"Master Daoist, you are really kind, but if there are more rumors, those good people might come to the house." Xu Fu worried.

"Don't worry, rumors only stop with wise people. If there are troublemakers, someone will deal with them." Zhong Wen is not worried about troublemakers, nor is he worried that troublemakers will come to find trouble.

When that time really comes, Zhong Wen doesn't mind killing people.

It doesn't matter if it's a rumor, or it doesn't matter if it's a genuine disturbance. At that time, it will no longer be a rumor, but an explosion.

When that time really came, the sword in Zhong Wen's hand was no longer so peaceful.

Moreover, Chang'an City at this time was in turmoil.

Some time ago, it was the Tubo mission, and then it was the mission of various countries.

And yesterday, people from the Fusang Mission broke into Miyagi again, and now, such rumors began to spread in Chang'an City.

According to Zhong Wen's guess, this must have something to do with the two innate masters of Fusang Kingdom last night. Otherwise, after last night, how could there be rumors spreading today?

Whether it is true or not, Zhong Wen is not in the mood to inquire.

This kind of matter should be left to Li Shimin and the others. As a regular servant, Zhong Wen didn't want to do it anymore.

In fact, when the court meeting ended, Li Shimin had already heard the reward.

"Li Shan, I order you to quickly send someone to find out where the rumors came from. Remember to investigate secretly." When Li Shimin heard the rumors in Chang'an City, he thought for a while and gave Li Shan an order .

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Shan saluted and retreated after receiving the response.

In fact, before Li Shan reported back to Li Shimin, he had already sent people to investigate. However, until now, no useful news has been sent back.

At this moment, Li Shimin really has a big head.

The affairs of the court meeting, one after another.

The matter of the missions of various countries has not been resolved, and now there are rumors in Chang'an City.

This made him even more exhausted, and he began to lose concentration.

The most important thing at the moment is the war with Tubo, rather than wasting too much time and energy on these trivial matters.

But if it is not resolved, Chang'an City will be in chaos.

After Li Shan's departure, the imperial guards in Chang'an City, the Baiqi Division, and the unscrupulous people from the two county government offices were all mobilized.

At this time, Li Shan was also listening to the reports from the people below.

Most of the news began to point to the Fusang people.

Moreover, more and more news began to point directly at the Fusang people.

"Commander Li, according to investigations, starting this morning, in Chang'an City, there are shadows of Fusang people in all teahouses, restaurants, restaurants, restaurants and other places." The staff of Baiqi Division reported to Li Shanhui.

"Fusang people?" After listening to the report, Li Shan began to have some understanding in his heart.

Yesterday, the masters of Fusang Kingdom had just finished the palace city. In the early morning, Li Shan received Li Shimin's instructions to arrest all the members of the Fusang Mission and put them in prison.

And now the rumors in Chang'an city seem to come from Fusang people. Thinking about it, this rumor seems like a big conspiracy.

"Returning to Commander Li, in addition to the shadow of the Fusang people, according to our investigation, there seems to be some people behind it who are manipulating it. We have no clear information on who it is, but we have already caught one person. , this person is just a member of a certain gang in Chang'an City, and we are stepping up the interrogation." The staff of Baiqisi continued.

"Oh? Is there someone else manipulating this matter?" After hearing this, Li Shan felt more and more that something was wrong.

"Yes, Commander Li, but it is still impossible to find out who is behind it. As long as we give us more time, we will definitely find out." The Baiqi Division staff responded.

"Okay, hurry up and check, and report back as soon as there is news." Li Shan already had an idea in his heart, and ordered to the person who reported back.

……

At this time, in the east city of Chang'an, a mansion in a certain lifang.

"Master, the news has already spread, but I got a report just now, saying that Miyagi has ordered the investigation to start." A servant reported to a middle-aged man.

"Are there any traces left? If there are any, remove them immediately." The master said after thinking for a while after listening.

"Back to the master's house, it has been cleared, but..." the servant said hesitantly.

"But what?" asked the middle-aged host.

"My lord, the imperial court's action was too fast this time, so we didn't have time to clear it up, and one person was arrested." The servant was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and responded nervously.

"What? One person was arrested? Does this person know you? Does he know me?" The middle-aged master was shocked, stood up in panic and shouted angrily.

"Going back to the master's house, that person probably doesn't know me, and I haven't met him. I arranged it through our people, so naturally I don't know the master's house." The servant said.

"That's good, you, hurry up and get rid of the tail." After the middle-aged master heard this, he no longer panicked.

"Yes, Master." After the servant answered, he trotted away.

The master thought in his heart, as long as the tail is removed, there will be no more problems.

Moreover, he did not show his face about this matter, even the servant who spoke just now was just the steward of his house.

When the time comes to clear it up, it is estimated that the steward will also have to get rid of it.

Things are too big, and he has to be careful.

……

Back to Li Shan in the palace city, he went straight to the palace where Li Shimin was.

"Your Majesty, according to the investigation, most of the news in Chang'an City may come from the Fusang people, and there are probably other people behind it who are manipulating the rumors." Li Shan reported back to Li Shimin.

"Fusang people? How bold, do you regard Chang'an City in my Tang Dynasty as their own home? Huh! Li Shan, I order you to arrest all Fusang people, and strictly investigate whether all Fusang people are related to this rumor .”

"In addition, the person behind it should be investigated as soon as possible. After the investigation is clear, there is no need to report to me, and they will be directly arrested and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

Li Shimin was furious after listening to Li Shan's report.

Then he gave instructions to Li Shan, and he didn't even need to report, he could arrest people directly.

"My lord, is it too much to arrest all the Fusang people? There are at least a few thousand Fusang people in Chang'an City. If they are all arrested, the diplomatic missions from various countries will definitely join forces to attack our Tang Dynasty. Yes." Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Shan's heart was also greatly moved, and he quickly expressed his doubts.

It's really too much to arrest people from a country.

What's more, the members of the Fusang Mission were released from prison this morning, and now all the people who wanted the Fusang Kingdom to stay in Chang'an have been arrested. If there is a big commotion, it will be a big trouble.

For this point, Li Shan was worried.

And Li Shimin also knew in his heart that if this matter was not handled properly, not to mention that the missions from various countries would attack Tang, the people in Chang'an City would probably feel uncomfortable.

However, last night the assassins from the Fusang Kingdom broke into the palace city, which is already on the verge of imperial power. Based on this alone, Li Shimin was already angry, not to mention that the rumors in Chang'an City today were caused by the Fusang people. , can not calm his anger.

"Act according to orders." Li Shimin looked at Li Shan and said angrily again.

Following Li Shimin's angry shout, Li Shan already understood that he was talking too much.

He, Li Shan, was only the deputy commander of the imperial guards, and he had to obey Li Shimin's words in everything he did. He didn't need to have any doubts, let alone voices of opposition.

Immediately, Li Shan cupped his fists and saluted and left.

As soon as Li Shimin issued an order, the entire Chang'an City began to become chaotic.

There are bad people everywhere arresting Fusang people, the Yacha, and the Imperial Army.

Fusang Kingdom began to send its people to the land of China hundreds of years ago.

If you really want to check the number of them carefully, there are tens of thousands of Fusang people in the whole Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, as far as Chang'an is concerned, there are as many as 4000 Fusang people recorded on the surface of the Fusang people, and this does not count the Fusang people of the previous dynasty or even before.

If you really want to catch them all, it may take ten days and a half a month, and you may not be able to catch them all.

However, the Fusang people arrested by Li Shan and the others are basically the Fusang people recorded on the surface.

The Fusang people who bear the brunt of the arrest are those who studied in the guards of the various government offices, as well as the Fusang people who studied in the Imperial College. Of course, there are also craftsmen, officials, merchants, and a few ordinary people.

The arrest of thousands of Fusang people has already shaken the entire city of Chang'an.

Among them, the most panicked ones are the missions from various countries in Honglu Temple.

These countries also sent many people to study in Chang'an.

There are as many as 2000 people, and as few as hundreds of people.

The number of people sent by all the countries to the city of Chang'an in the Tang State ranged from fifty to sixty thousand at the largest to twenty to thirty thousand at the smallest.

As for how many there are, there are records in the government office in charge of this matter in Tang State.

The missions of these countries watched the Fusang people in Chang'an City being arrested, and at the same time were worried whether their own people would also be arrested.

However, after they got to know more about it, they discovered that the rumors in Chang'an City were spread by Fusang people.

Although the panic was relieved, the worry began to grow heavier.

The missions of their various countries no longer dared to go to the gate of the palace to ask to meet the emperor of the Tang Kingdom, and no one dared to offend the Emperor of the Tang Kingdom at this time.

If Li Shimin really wanted to kill, and came to kill all directions, then this fruit would really be unpalatable.