"Hey ~! Did you hear? His Majesty sent 4,000 Imperial Guards out of the city the day before yesterday. It seems that they went to Qinling Mountain to wipe out a Jianghu sect ~! "
The next morning.
Discussions about the battle of Snake Spirit Mountain resounded in a teahouse in the East City.
"What Jianghu sect? They actually sent 4,000 Imperial Guards to encircle and wipe them out ~? "
"I think it's called the Seven Cultivators Sect ~! Hey, it's just a small sect ~! However, not only were the 4,000 Imperial Guards unable to take down such a small sect, they even suffered heavy casualties ~! "
A wretched man with broken teeth patted the table and said mysteriously.
"What ~? How is that possible ~? How can so many Imperial Guards be unable to defeat a small Jianghu sect ~? Meng Tao, you brat, don't spread rumors ~! "
A shirtless man opposite him stood up and pointed at the man with broken teeth angrily.
"Hey, hey, hey ~! Boss Mao, I'm not spreading rumors ~! My cousin is a soldier in the military camp, and he told me this himself ~! Also, I happened to see the commander of the Imperial Guards returning to the city with injuries yesterday afternoon ~! "
The man named Meng Tao stood up and said seriously.
"Oh ~? Commander ~? Then tell me, who is the commander of the 4,000 Imperial Guards encircling and suppressing the Seven Cultivators Sect ~? I'd like to see which bastard is the one who lost the face of our Great Tang ~! "
Meng Tao sat down, took a sip of tea, and said mysteriously, "Hehe ~! The commander's identity is closely related to the reason why the Imperial Court encircled and suppressed the Seven Cultivators Sect ~! "
"F * ck ~! Which bastard is the commander ~? If you keep me guessing, do you believe that I won't beat you ~? "
Boss Mao waved his big fist and threatened fiercely.
"Yeah ~! Yeah ~! Tell me who the commander is ~! "
"Keeping me guessing at such a crucial time ~! Even if Boss Mao doesn't beat you up, I still want to beat you ~! "
"Yeah ~! Yeah ~! "
Meng Tao's words could be said to have angered the crowd. The customers who had been listening to him earlier started to denounce him one after another.
"Eh …"
Meng Tao was startled. He quickly put down his teacup and said with an apologetic smile, "Everyone, don't worry ~! Don't rush! I'll tell you now, haha, I'll tell you now ~! The commander of the Imperial Guards this time was the commander of the Northern Imperial Guards, General Dugu, and the current crown prince, Zhan Shi Li Zexuan! As for the reason why the Imperial Court sent the Imperial Army to encircle and annihilate the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue, it seems that the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue have a personal grudge against Li Zexuan! "
"Li Zexuan? Li County man? I say, Meng Tao, you brat, don't f * cking spread rumors, right? Li Xiannan was the one who made the curved plows and sold cheap books. He has always been a kind person, so how could he possibly have a grudge with the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue? "
Boss Mao widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Yeah! Young man from the Meng Family, don't try to slander Li Xiannan here. He is our family's benefactor! "
"Yes, yes, yes! You can slander anyone, but you can't slander a man from Li County! Poor farmers like us are all thinking of his kindness ~! "
It had to be said that Li Zexuan had a very good reputation among farmers and poor scholars. When they heard Meng Tao say that Li Zexuan was the loser of the army, some people in the surroundings immediately became unhappy and refuted.
Meng Tao was very anxious and hurriedly defended himself with a solemn oath.
"Hey! You guys … I didn't spread rumors, so you have to be reasonable! My cousin got all this inside information, so it's definitely not fake! I'm not lying, so you can ask around if you don't believe me ~! If I, Meng Tao, am lying, you can come over and cut off my head and use it as a piss pot ~! "
Boss Mao was dumbfounded and muttered, "Ah? Could it really be Li Xiannan? "
"Could it be that Lord Li really led so many people and lost the battle ~?"
"I don't believe it! I heard that Lord Li is the youngest Grandmaster of Martial Dao in our Tang Dynasty. He's so powerful that if His Majesty really sent him to attack the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue, he alone can take down the entire sect ~! I don't believe that Li Xiannan was defeated by them ~! "
"Yes, yes, yes ~! Meng Tao, you must be mistaken ~! "
Meng Tao refuted, "Hey ~! You guys really don't believe me ~! Yesterday, after Li Xiannan and General Dugu returned to Chang 'an to get reinforcements, another 6,000 elite soldiers left the city under the leadership of General Niu. Now, in order to help Lord Li settle his personal grudge, His Majesty used a total of 10,000 soldiers, tsk tsk ~! Our Lord Li is really lucky ~! "
Everyone could hear the sarcasm in his words. Some people agreed with him, while others disagreed.
"Hmph ~! What good fortune ~! I don't know what kind of magic potion this Li Xiannan gave His Majesty. He obviously doesn't have any ability, but he was put in an important position. He's not even 15 years old, but he's already a third-rank official. He probably got that position by flattery ~! "
"That's right ~! How could he use the imperial court's army to settle his personal grudge ~? It's fine if he used them, but they couldn't even take down a small martial sect with so many people. What an embarrassment to the Tang army ~! "
"Hmph ~! Don't listen to Meng Tao's nonsense ~! There must be a reason why Lord Li was defeated. Otherwise, His Majesty wouldn't have continued to increase the number of soldiers for him instead of blaming him ~! "
"Mm ~! That makes sense ~! "
"Hey ~! Bullsh * t reason ~! Li Xiannan probably sucked up to His Majesty again. Otherwise, he would have been punished by now ~! "
"Bullsh * t ~! Bullsh * t ~! "
"You're the one who's bullsh * tting ~! You're the one who's bullsh * tting ~! Your whole family is bullsh * tting ~! "
.....
It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but the citizens of Chang 'an City were fighting over this matter, which was supposed to be debated by the big shots in the imperial court.
Moreover, as the person involved, Li Zexuan, didn't come out to explain himself, those who criticized Li Zexuan and thought that Li Zexuan was selfish and incompetent grew louder and louder ~!
Li Zexuan didn't know about these things at the moment.
However, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't have the time to deal with them. After all, he was very busy right now ~!
"Faubert, help me prepare some things. When you're done, send them to Drunken Wind Pavilion for me ~!"
Li Zexuan left his house early in the morning and went to the workshop. He scribbled in the study room of Drunken Wind Pavilion for a while before coming out with a piece of paper and giving it to Faubert.
"Yes, Young Master ~!"
Faubert glanced at the list and saw that everything on it could be bought. He nodded and agreed.
Although he was puzzled as to why Li Zexuan wanted these seemingly irrelevant and useless things, at this age, his curiosity was no longer that big. Therefore, he didn't ask and went to arrange for people to buy the materials ~!
"Song Xiaosi ~!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand, and Song Xiaosi hurriedly ran over and bowed. "Young Master, I'm here ~!"
"Mm ~! Bring two honest people with you and follow me to Drunken Wind Pavilion. You guys will guard the door and don't let anyone in. Do you understand ~? "
"Understood, Young Master ~!"
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