"Xuan Ji, did you arrange for those women in Datang Daily to cause trouble at the Li Mansion?"
South of Chang 'an City, Dunhua Square.
In a quaint room of the wealthy house, the white-haired old man leaned on the couch and looked at the young man standing below and asked in a deep voice.
"Granduncle, this … this is all my fault for not thinking it through. Please forgive me!"
Hearing this, the young man bowed and said with a frightened expression.
"Haha! Xuan Ji, you gave advice to the family. What's wrong with that? "
The white-haired old man laughed loudly and raised his hand, indicating for the young man to stand up. Then he continued, "Xuan Ji, your plan is a good one. If it's well planned, we can ruin Li Zexuan's reputation without any effort. But the bad thing is that Xuan Ji, you met the wrong person and acted a little too hastily!"
The young man hurriedly said, "Granduncle is right. Xuan Ji really did not think it through this time!"
The white-haired old man showed a gratified expression and said, "Those in power must learn to know how to use people well. Jiang Cuihua is obviously not a person who can take on big responsibilities. Xuan Ji, you must learn from this in the future. Don't ruin things because of these incompetent people!"
"Yes! Granduncle! "
Although the young man disagreed in his heart, he did not show it on his face. He pretended very well!
"Oh! That's right! Have you arranged for the meeting of the big families tomorrow? "
The white-haired old man was suddenly startled and raised his eyes to ask.
"Granduncle, don't worry. Everything has been arranged! There won't be any mistakes! "
The young man said confidently.
The white-haired old man nodded and laughed, "Haha! Xuan Ji, I still believe in your ability to do things! Tomorrow's meeting is also a good time for you juniors to get to know each other better! "
The young man smiled and said, "Actually, Xuan Ji has the same idea! Excluding the royal family, there are only six of us left in the Five Families and Seven Sects, and we all have our own camps. Now, the Wang family of Taiyuan is still estranged from us and is getting closer and closer to the royal family. In the long run, we will be divided by the Emperor. Therefore, I also think that the aristocratic families should contact each other! "
The white-haired old man agreed and said, "Xuan Ji, you understand it best ~! Those old fellows are not as good as you ~! Now that we can't count on Snake Spirit Mountain, it's up to you, Xuan Ji ~! "
"Granduncle, speaking of the Snake Spirit Mountain, my father heard some news!"
The white-haired old man frowned and asked, "What news ~?"
The young man stepped forward and whispered, "My father heard that the imperial court has sent ten thousand soldiers to surround the Snake Spirit Mountain. However, they will only surround it and not attack!"
"Why?"
"It's said that Li Zexuan made a military order in front of the emperor, saying that he wanted to destroy the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue by himself. The imperial court only needed to send an army to surround the Serpent Spirit Mountain ~!"
The white-haired old man was stunned at first, then he laughed and said,
"Hahaha! This kid really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Shameless boasting, shameless boasting ~! If the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue Sect was so easy to destroy, how could he have returned with 4,000 Imperial Guards in defeat? I thought this kid would be a good opponent, but I didn't expect him to be an arrogant brat who only knows how to talk big ~! Xuan Ji, you can help Li Zexuan spread the news ~! "
"Spread the news ~?"
The young man was puzzled, but then he suddenly understood and laughed, "Granduncle is wise ~! In this way, we will be able to defeat Li Zexuan without any effort ~! This grandson will send someone to spread the news early tomorrow morning ~! "
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Although the news that Li Zexuan wanted to destroy the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue by himself was not a top-secret military intelligence, the only people who knew about it were the few big shots who went to the Sweet Dew Hall to discuss the matter that day. They would never spread the news.
As for the man named Xuan Ji, it was somewhat inconceivable that his father could get hold of this news.
Now that three days had passed and the sky was about to turn dark, nothing had happened. Those who knew about this news gradually began to doubt Li Zexuan's bold words and believed that Li Zexuan was going to 'die' this time.
Li Zexuan didn't know what others were thinking. He was making the final preparations for his' expedition 'and was responsible for his own safety ~!
"The kerosene is full. It should be enough to fly to Snake Spirit Mountain. Hmm, these bombs should be enough to blow up a mountain. The ropes are tied tight, the tarpaulin is not damaged, and the bombs have isolated the source of the fire. Oh, what a waste ~! Lai Tzu! "
After Li Zexuan carefully checked everything from top to bottom, inside and out, he jumped into the square rattan basket.
Ignite the fire ~!
With a whoosh, the kerosene was ignited. The fuel tank that contained the kerosene was specially made by Li Zexuan, and it could control the intensity of the fire. Not long after, the huge, ball-shaped oil cloth quickly swelled up. Gradually, the rattan basket left the ground and slowly rose into the sky.
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The third day of the eighth month of the first year of Zhen Guan. It was a night with a light breeze.
In the east of Chang 'an City, a bright flame suddenly rose from the workshop of the Strange Interest Pavilion and slowly flew out of the city.
The first to notice this strange scene was the spy sent by Zhao Song outside the Strange Interest Pavilion.
"Boss, look! Look! Look! There's a ghost fire in the sky ~! "
"Bullsh * t, there's no ghost … Ah ~! What's that ~? "
The leader of the men was about to reprimand his subordinates when he inadvertently saw the flame in the sky and was instantly scared out of his wits.
The night in this era was different from the modern era. There were no street lights here and no nightlife. Once night fell, there was only pure darkness. Therefore, that flame looked extremely dazzling ~!
"Bo … Boss ~! That flame flew out of the workshop, could it be … could it be that there's a ghost in the workshop … "
A short man couldn't help but cower and say.
Smack ~!
The leader of the men slapped him and scolded, "Chen Nan, you little bastard, don't scare yourself. I've lived for so many years and have seen everything, but I've never seen a ghost ~!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Boss is wise ~!"
The leader of the men snorted and said, "You guys continue to keep an eye here. I'll go back and report the situation here to Zhao Song's husband ~!"
(The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty were often referred to as husband. This husband is not that husband, don't get the wrong idea ~!)
"Ah ~? Boss ~! Don't ~! It's better to let this little brother take care of such a troublesome matter! "
The rest of the men were stunned. By the time they reacted and said this, their boss had already disappeared without a trace.
Speaking of which, even Li Zexuan himself probably didn't expect that the "debut" of his hot air balloon in Tang Dynasty would be mistaken as a ghost fire by these idiots ~!
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