He was frightened by his own thoughts.
One had to know that rebellion was not that simple.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were for Li Jing to attack the Turks.
All the soldiers knew.
There were even many deputy generals among them. Many of these deputy generals had followed him all the way.
Even if some would still be incited, it was impossible for all of them to be incited! Unless he had been betrayed.
But!
If there were rumors of immortals and ghosts, he could really use some unknown means to deceive the soldiers …
No, calm down first.
Li Shimin forced himself to calm down, picked up the silk again, looked at it, and asked, "Other than this information, is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty, there are a few wooden boxes, but they are a few miles behind and will arrive later," the eunuch replied.
"You, you, and you, go and wait." Li Shimin pointed at a few eunuchs and his guards, narrowing his eyes, "What did you see? Tell me the truth when you come back. There can be no falsehood. Also, go and summon Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji to enter the palace immediately!"
"Yes!"
The few of them left at the same time and even trotted all the way.
Li Shimin sat back in his seat and picked up the silk again. No matter how eye-catching the words on it were, he read it carefully.
It was at this moment.
Empress Zhangsun walked in with a bowl of steaming meat soup. She saw the problem at a glance. Her husband's expression was extremely heavy.
This meant that the situation was extremely bad.
"Erlang." Empress Zhangsun did not call him His Majesty, but changed the private address of husband and wife.
"Guanyin Maid." Li Shimin looked up and saw his wife, but his expression did not ease. After a moment of silence, he handed over the silk in his hand. "Look at this."
He was now eager to find someone he trusted to read this military intelligence.
Because he realized that his mind was a little messy.
After all, it involved hundreds of thousands of troops, his reputation and the throne!
Empress Zhangsun did not refuse. She put down the meat soup and picked up the silk.
After a few glances, her eyes widened.
"This …" She was also a little dumbfounded.
She had thought that it would be a defeated military intelligence, but she had never thought that it would be such an … unbelievable thing.
Evil spirits, immortals?
"What I'm most worried about now is …" Li Shimin's expression was grave as he spat out two words: "Rebellion."
"Don't worry, Erlang." Empress Zhangsun thought for a while and said slowly, "Right now, there are only three possibilities for this information. First, an immortal has really come to the world. Second, Li Jing has really rebelled. Third, Li Jing has also been deceived. But … with General Li's ability, if he really rebelled, why would he send this military intelligence here? Wouldn't it be better to directly spread it to the people?"
"That makes sense." Li Shimin nodded slightly.
He was furious just now, but now that he had calmed down, he could see many suspicious points.
If Li Jing did not rebel, he should know what it meant to send such a piece of information.
It was impossible for him to believe what was said just because of this one sentence.
As soon as this piece of information was delivered.
Unless an immortal really descended into the world, it would definitely be a serious crime for Li Jing!
And if Li Jing rebelled … there seemed to be no need for him to rush over and deliver this piece of information.
"I've already ordered people to invite Minister Fang and your brother. Wait here first." Li Shimin picked up the meat soup.
It was winter now, and the night was cold. Even if he had good martial arts cultivation, he still needed to keep warm.
And with the urgent summons.
Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji arrived almost at the same time.
"Your Majesty, Empress."
"No need for formalities." Li Shimin asked them to sit down and then ordered, "Close the door and retreat ten meters away."
Instantly, the remaining guards and eunuchs all left.
This action also made Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji's expressions turn serious.
Being called in in the middle of the night meant that the situation was urgent.
But this method … was more serious than they thought!
"Your Majesty, is there something at the border?" Fang Xuanling asked directly.
"You'll know when you see it." Li Shimin handed the silk to the two.
With the help of the light, the two looked very carefully.
They slowly widened their eyes.
This made Li Shimin, who was staring at them closely, feel slightly relieved. They did not look like they were faking it. It seemed that the two did not know and also felt that the words on the silk were too unbelievable.
After reading the whole thing carefully, the two were silent for a long time.
Until Li Shimin was a little anxious.
"My two dear ministers, you are both my left and right arms, the most trusted people. Can you see anything?"
"Your Majesty." Fang Xuanling raised her hand and was the first to speak. "The pharmacist should not be a traitor."
"How can you be sure?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
"If he is a traitor, this silk will not be able to reach Your Majesty." Fang Xuanling pointed to the silk and continued, "What's more, with the talent of pharmacists, there is a better way to shake the morale of the army with the words of ghosts and deities. According to the immortals above, a catastrophe is inevitable in the human world. If there is no catastrophe, this saying will be discredited."
If Fang Xuanling used such a method.
It would be changed.
Because the emperor was guilty, there would be a catastrophe.
But now.
It directly said that the ghost realm opened. The cause of the catastrophe in the world had nothing to do with the emperor. The emperor's ability and virtue were only related to whether he could save the world.
Unless there was a catastrophe.
Otherwise, the lethality of this saying would be sharply reduced.
After Fang Xuanling's explanation, Li Shimin also realized the strangeness.
But his brows were tightly furrowed.
"Could it be that the pharmacist was really deceived?"
"This …."
Fang Xuanling could not judge at once.
According to the words on the silk.
Li Jing had fought with evil ghosts before.
To say that he was deceived … Li Jing was a strong person in the world! How could he be deceived by such means?
So.
According to Fang Xuanling's calculation, there was only one possibility left.
There were really evil ghosts and immortals!
But this sentence, he could not say it out loud. Firstly, it was too unbelievable. Secondly, if all this was true, it would be a disaster for His Majesty.
"Your Majesty." Zhangsun Wuji suddenly spoke at this moment. "Speaking of which, I have indeed heard a lot of strange rumors in the past two days."
All of a sudden, the rest of the people looked at him.
"These stories came from various places, all related to evil ghosts and immortals, and they are similar." Zhangsun Wuji looked worried. "They were all evil ghosts that appeared to kill people, and an immortal and four immortals under him descended from the sky and killed the evil ghosts."
"There is such a thing?" Li Shimin was taken aback. "Why didn't I see the memorial?"
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