"They can compete just because they want to? If they ask why their hot air balloons can't fly, does Li Yi have to tell them? "
Yao Chong showed a look of disdain.
Zhang Shuo laughed silently. They had already learned about the situation from the intelligence agents they sent to Tubo.
Tubo had built a hundred hot air balloons. When the alcohol arrived, they began to try.
They tried their best. When the intelligence came back, Tubo was building new hot air balloons. The original ones were all burned out.
Many narrow-necked cans were lit together, the basket was made bigger, and the rope was further away from the fire …
Anyway, they had tried everything they could, and the results were the same.
Gao Lishi did not respond to Yao Chong. He continued, "Your Majesty, I heard that someone said that Li Yi had obtained a heaven-sent treasure, and that the one who obtains this treasure will rule the world."
"It's just a piece of amber with worms in it. How can he rule the world with it?" Li Longji received the news.
"Your Majesty, you can ask Li Yi to offer this item." Lu Huaishen suggested.
"No. Today, someone said that Li Yi had obtained an item that could rule the world. He offered it.
Tomorrow, if someone said that he was alive, the Tang dynasty would be finished. Does he still want to offer his life?
Send someone to find out where the news came from. If you find the person, arrest him. "
Li Longji was tough. He did not want to be used by others.
Li Yi, who was in Zhuangzi, also received the news. He knew all three pieces of news.
The Tujue sent the horse over. If it passed, the assassination would be over.
Tubo probably thought that they had lost out and wanted to make up for it. They even came up with a question.
They wanted to see what the bet was. If it could move them, they would agree. They also restricted the question. They could not ask about confidential matters.
As for the rumors, it was simple.
"Spread the news that Li Yi of the Li Family Zhuangzi had obtained a treasure. After studying it, he found that it had great power.
He is going to imitate more of it and use it in Tubo, Tujue, Khitan, and other places. "
Li Yi and Song De said that since it was fake, it was fine.
He didn't even have to correct her in the papers.
"Also, when the cows and horses are almost fully fed, you can set up carts and rent them to others. You only need to provide fodder."
Li Yi thought about the use of livestock. There were too many problems.
Next year, all the farmland would be rented out. He couldn't manage the faraway areas, so he would take care of them if he could.
Others provided, Zhuangzi saved the fodder, Zhuangzi made a name for himself, and renters benefited from it.
Song De went to arrange for Li Yi to teach the students.
He knew who was spreading the rumor. Yu Jiang was not alone. He had a group.
Other than disgusting people, rumors had no other use.
Of course, they could test the attitude of the emperor of the Tang dynasty towards Zhuangzi of the Li Family.
On the 4th of November, it started to snow and there was no wind.
The rumors had indeed changed. It was no longer about Li Yi usurping the throne.
It was that only Li Yi could figure out how to use that treasure. In the future, the Tang dynasty would become more and more powerful.
During the morning court session, the people from the Censorate acted as if they didn't know about the rumors. None of them stood up to impeach Li Yi.
"How is Yu Jiang living there? Did he come into contact with anyone outside? "
Li Yi remembered that the person who sent the amber should have come to see him.
"Dongzhu. He likes to chat with people there. He even sings some songs from Sichuan and learns how to knit sweaters."
The second steward, Xun Xin, was in charge of sending people to keep an eye on Yu Jiang.
Li Yi smiled. "It's good that he can keep his composure. It's even better that he is well prepared. There should be his accomplices in the stalls outside."
"We have been watching Dongzhu since the day he arrived." Xun Xin felt that there was no problem.
"What if his accomplices came over a month ago? If it were me, I would have made arrangements half a year in advance. "
Li Yi didn't think that it would be useful to keep an eye on them now. The other party was not stupid.
Xun Xin was stunned for a moment. He lowered his head helplessly. If they really made arrangements in advance, they wouldn't be able to find out.
If they waited for Yu Jiang to go to the stall a few days later to see who he came into contact with, it would also be useless. He might come into contact with other stall owners.
For example, he ate noodles there and his accomplices also ate noodles there.
He talked to the noodle seller, and as he spoke, he passed on some useful information.
"Call Boss Yu and the others over. I will treat them to a meal and talk about making money. It's a small business."
Li Yi sat there and thought for a while. Then, he said to Xun Xin.
"Okay, Dongzhu," Xun Xin replied.
"There's nothing else. You can go do your work." Li Yi nodded.
In the afternoon, Yu Huaide and the others, who had sold a lot of goods because of the advertisement, hurried over.
The next day, Yu Huaide and the others left happily with small boxes. There seemed to be some kind of treasure in the boxes.
Yu Jiang, who lived upstairs, had a better house. He could see the north, south, and west.
There was a room in the south, a room in the north, and a mountain in the west.
In winter, the houses on the mountain were actually quite cold. Most people didn't want to live there, but he strongly insisted. He said that he could see the direction of Shu.
When Yu Huaide and the others left, he finally couldn't help it.
He went out for a stroll. He walked and walked, crossed the Ba Bridge, and came to the stall.
In the morning, there were more snack stalls. There were no soup and porridge stalls because the Li Family Zhuangzi had a place to deliver soup for free here.
Yu Jiang didn't eat. He went to a stall that sold frozen pears and squatted there to look at the pears.
The pears were black and very hard to the touch.
"Your pears don't have bugs, right?" He asked.
The stall owner was in his forties. His hair was gray. He shook his head. "I don't know. Anyway, I found them on the mountain and picked them. It's cheap. Five for one yuan."
"It's good that your weather is cold, but my Shu can't. It can't be frozen. I heard that those rich people have been to Shu before. Unfortunately, I wasn't there at that time. I don't know any of them."
Yu Jiang flipped through the pears and seemed to have chosen two. He put them aside and continued to pick.
Next to the stall selling frozen pears was a stall selling small dates. The stall owner also divided the small dates into good and bad ones.
"Them? They're Shopkeeper Yu and the others. They said that they earned money from Tubo. When they came back, they had a herd of cows and horses. They all left them at the Li Family Zhuangzi. "
The pear seller chatted with them and even helped to choose a few big ones to put in front of Yu Jiang.
"No wonder. They came over in the afternoon yesterday and ate and drank until very late. When they left, Li Dongzhu even gave them gifts. The gift box looked good."
Yu Jiang picked up a pear and looked at it carefully. He wanted to find a bug, especially at the back of the pear.
The pear seller continued to help him choose a big pear. "I don't know. Li Dongzhu is kind and righteous. He said that the cows and horses will be ready in two days. Whoever wants to use them to pull the cart only needs to give them fodder."
"There should be good things in the box. Okay, I'll take these ten. I'll put them in my clothes."
Yu Jiang finished choosing and gave the stall owner two yuan worth of exchange coupons. He took the pears back.
After he left for a while, the date seller said to the pear seller, "Help me take a look. If I'm hungry, I'll buy some pancakes and soup."
"Go ahead. I know the price. If someone comes, I'll help sell them." The pear seller agreed.
The date seller went to buy pancakes. The pancakes were all round and had some bran powder. They were cheap and not very tasty.
He took the pancakes and went to get some soup. He didn't go back after getting the soup.
Instead, he went to a person who was sitting at a table and eating wheat rice and free soup. He chatted with the person while laughing.
That person ate very quickly. Not long after, he finished a bowl of rice and left in a hurry.
Li Yi was watching from a high place in Zhuangzi with a pair of binoculars.
After he finished watching, he shook his head and smiled.
"Hmph! You're not qualified to be an intelligence agent. Which date seller doesn't hurry back to the stall after buying something? Keep an eye on them. "
"Yes!" The Winged Knights beside Li Yi answered.
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