Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 24
It has been more than two months since Wang Renbiao was kicked out. Brothers Li Kai and Li Zhaode didn't know until they returned to Chang'an yesterday. Apart from being filled with righteous indignation, they have no ability or right to gossip with Princess Tong'an.

However, these two were after all the children of the Li family in Longxi. Most of their fathers and grandparents were officials, and there were many servants in their family. They soon sent more than ten servants and maidservants under the pretext that Wang Renbiao's wife was pregnant with Liujia.

There was a tea boy cooking tea in the corner, and the four sat on the floor in the main hall, talking about everything.

"Liu Heikai has been in Hebei for half a year, and he is invincible. All the generals were defeated, and the king of Qin was defeated." Wang Renbiao talked about the hottest topic in Beijing today, "I heard a month ago that Brother De Mo went to Hebei this time. Set up a battle."

Li Kai shook his head and smiled wryly: "King Qin has the foresight, we just act according to the plan, it's not a military exploit."

They belong to seven families with five surnames, but the Li family in Longxi is different from other families in that their family style is more martial, and there are many famous generals in the family. Li Kai has just experienced battle this time, but he has a good vision.

"That day the King of Qin arrived with his army, and sent the Youzhou army to the south, intending to join forces with the north and the south. Liu Heitai secretly dispatched the army to the north, with the intention of defeating the king of Yan County first."

Li Shan also heard Zhu Wei talk about the battle, and knew that the so-called king of Yan County was Luo Yi... To be precise, it should be Li Yi, who was given the surname Li after he voted for Tang.

"The king of Qin learned that he sent the magistrate of Yongnian County to bring dozens of big drums to beat the drums on the river embankment two miles west of Mingzhou City in the dark. Suddenly, the ground in the city shook, and Liu Heikai had no choice but to return to the army. .”

"Seventh brother is so courageous, he played the drums himself, and was praised by the King of Qin." Li Zhaode was a little envious. He was still young and wanted to join the battle but was driven back to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

"King Qin is too famous, just to see that Li has not damaged the name of his father and ancestor." Li Kai shook his head and said: "From what the elders said, this battle was even more tragic than Luoyang and Hulao, even famous generals like Duke Tan..."

Wang Renbiao glanced at Li Shan, and said emphatically, "I heard that Luo Shixin, the Duke of Tan, was supported by Pei Deben in Hedong..."

Li Shan's eyes moved slightly, Luo Shixin was the prototype of Luo Cheng in the novel.

"That's right. After the Luoyang war last year, Duke Tan himself restrained Pei Renji and his son and buried them in Beimang Mountain." Li Kai sighed, "Duke Tan once said that in a hundred years' time, they should be buried next to him."

Li Shan knew very well that Wang Renbiao was very aware of the relationship between himself and the Pei family, so he would not mention the Pei family in front of him for no reason, and asked with a smile: "It was the one who went to Wagang Village and then conspired to assassinate Wang Shichong." bit?"

"It's him. His son Pei Xingyan was a general under Zhang Xutuo's command in the early years. He is brave and good at fighting. He is known as the enemy of thousands of people."

Wang Renbiao said: "One month ago, the funeral news spread to Chang'an, and the school inspector Zhong Anyi County Duke brought up the old matter again and ordered people to collect Tan Guogong's body. I heard that in the past few days, someone will carry the coffin to Luoyang and be buried in Pei Deben. By the tomb."

Encouraged by Li Shan, he turned his head and met Wang Renbiao's eyes. He knew in his heart that the person who carried the coffin to Luoyang might be Li Dewu.

The school inspector, the county magistrate of Anyi, is Pei Shiju... Over the past few months, through Zhu Wei, Li Shan has learned a lot about the Pei family officials working in Chang'an.

With this fame, he was then recommended to be an official. Li Dewu relied on Pei Shiju as his backing, and wanted the order of Chang'an.

This is why Wang Renbiao suddenly mentioned the Pei family?
While thinking in his heart, Li Shan nodded slightly in thanks, and changed the topic casually, "I heard that Liu Heita led the remnants to flee north?"

"About a thousand remnants." Li Kai clicked his tongue and said, "The Luoshui battle, you come and go, the King of Qin has been in danger several times..."

At this moment, the tea boy came up with the tea bowl, Li Zhaode said discouragedly, "None of the four bowls of tea is biting!"

Li Shan and Wang Renbiao looked at each other and smiled.

That day when Mrs. Zhu was cooking tea, he took a bite of each of the four bowls of tea. In Wang Renbiao's words, it was a marvelous skill.

After chatting for a while, Wang Renbiao suddenly said: "Even if Brother Li doesn't go to the city today, Mr. Wang is going to Zhujiagou."

As he spoke, bitterness appeared on Wang Renbiao's face, "I'm really ashamed, Gewurztraminer..."

"The secret recipe has been leaked." Li Shan said indifferently, "We also opened a store in West Market. The taste is slightly different, but the price is halved."

"Brother Li already knows? It just opened today."

"After entering the city, I went around the Dongxi market." Li Shan glanced at the worried Wang Renbiao and said with a smile, "Could it be that brother Xiaoqing is still worried that I might misunderstand you?"

The bitterness on Wang Renbiao's face became stronger, "You and I hit it off right away, there should be no misunderstanding..."

Li Shan laughed... Why did Mao have such an ugly face when I saw Lao Tzu hugging your wife half an hour ago?
"That shop...is under the name of Wang Renyou." Wang Renbiao sighed, "This matter..."

"It's unreasonable!" Li Zhaode jumped up all of a sudden, "That guy dared to do this because of the eldest princess's favor, see if I don't smash that shop!"

"Twelfth brother!" Li Kai shouted, thought for a while before asking tentatively: "I entered the city yesterday and heard about Xiaoqing, why did I offend the Eldest Princess?"

"Brother Demo, you don't need to be secretive, Brother Li knows everything." Wang Renbiao unreservedly told what happened on the night of the Lantern Festival.

Li Zhaode was filled with righteous indignation when he heard this, but Li Kai turned his head to look at Li Shan thoughtfully... He and Wang Renbiao had a close relationship, and he and his twelfth younger brother were not in Chang'an, so it was fine for Wang Renbiao to look for him, but he would The inside story is all told, this is no ordinary friendship.

"Although the business of Qiongwurztraminer is very profitable, Wang Renyou is now in charge of the general affairs of the Princess Palace..." Li Kai finally shook his head and said, "Obviously, this is aimed at Xiaoqing."

It is true that Gewurztraminer can indeed make money, but it is not in the eyes of the Taiyuan Wang family. If Wang Renbiao himself was not trapped in the family situation and wanted to keep a private money for himself, he would not have taken a fancy to it.

Wang Renyou jumped out to fight in the ring specially, and even lowered the price significantly, which was obviously aimed at Wang Renbiao.

Li Zhaode lost his temper, and kept saying that he was going to smash the shop, but Li Kai couldn't stop him, it was Li Shan's words to calm him down.

"Brother Zhaode smashing the shop is a small matter, but getting brother Xiaoqing involved is a big matter."

"Just now I heard what brother Demou said, this person is favored by the eldest princess, if the shop is smashed, he will have to talk and stir up trouble."

Li Shan said with emphasis: "If next time he runs a shop under the name of the Princess's Mansion, will brother Zhaode also smash it?"

"That's right." Li Kai pulled his cousin down and sat down.

"It's a mouse-thrower."

"Brother Li's reading is very complicated." Li Kai looked at Li Shan in surprise, "There is this metaphor in "Jia Yi Biography".

Li Shan remained expressionless, thinking that he should be more careful in the future, and don't blurt out any idioms that haven't been published yet.

"But the secret recipe was leaked..." Wang Renbiao said in a low voice, "I have just checked, and the two servants of the Yue family have disappeared."

Li Shan thought to himself, this Wang Renyou and Wang Renbiao are cousins, what kind of enmity is there, they actually confronted each other for such a trivial matter, even if they bribed the servants, they wanted to kill them all?
"Shameless!" Li Zhaode threw away his saber, and said angrily, "Could it be so?!"

"Of course not." Li Shan's expression was flat, "Repaying grievances with virtue, how can you repay virtue?"

"Brother Xiaoqing, don't worry, this matter will be taken care of next time, let Bo Li come to Zhujiagou tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)