"Xuanji, the women mentioned in the "Datang Daily" went to the Li Mansion to cause trouble, were you the one who arranged it~?"
In the south of Chang'an City, Dunhuafang.
In a quaint house in that wealthy mansion, the white-haired old man leaned on the couch and looked at the young man standing below and asked in a deep voice.
"Uncle, this... this is all due to my grandson's lack of thinking. Please forgive me~!"
Hearing this, the young man bowed in panic.
"Haha~! Xuanji, you give advice to the family, what crime do you have~?"
The white-haired old man laughed, raised his hand, and signaled the young man to get up, and then he continued: "Xuanji, your plan is a good one. If it is planned properly, we can ruin Li Zexuan's reputation without any effort at all, but if it is bad, The bad thing is, Xuanji, you are not kind to others, and you are a little too hasty~!"
The young man quickly said: "What my uncle said is that Xuan Ji was indeed a little careless this time~!"
The white-haired old man showed a pleased expression of "a child can be taught" and said: "Those in power must learn to know people and make good use of them. Jiang Cuihua is obviously not a person who can take on big responsibilities. Xuanji, you must take this as a warning when doing things in the future. Don't do it because of these things." An incompetent person ruined a big thing~!"
"Yes~! Uncle~!"
Although the young man was a little disapproving in his heart, he didn't show it at all on his face. He pretended to be very good~!
"Oh~! By the way~! Have you made arrangements for the meetings of the major families tomorrow~?"
The white-haired old man was suddenly startled, raised his eyes and asked.
"Don't worry, uncle, everything has been arranged~! There won't be anything wrong~!"
The young man said confidently.
The white-haired old man nodded and laughed: "Haha~! My uncle, I still trust Xuanji's ability to do things~! Tomorrow's meeting will also be a good opportunity for you juniors to keep in touch~!"
The young man smiled slightly and said: "Actually, Xuanji also has this intention~! Excluding the royal family and the Li family of Zhao County among the five surnames and seven sects, there are only five of us left now, and they all work in their own way. Now the Wang family of Taiyuan still has If you stay away from us and get closer to the royal family, our several aristocratic families will be divided by the emperor in the long run, so my grandson also believes that the aristocratic families should communicate with each other!"
The white-haired old man agreed: "Xuanji, you can see clearly~! Those old guys are not as good as you~! Now there is no hope for the Sheling Mountain side, it depends on you Xuanji~!"
"Uncle, speaking of Snake Spirit Mountain, my father got some news~!"
The white-haired old man frowned and asked, "What's the news~?"
The young man stepped forward and whispered: "My father heard that the imperial court used 10,000 troops to surround Sheling Mountain this time, but they only surrounded it but did not attack!"
"Why~?"
"It is said that it was because Li Zexuan issued a military order in front of the emperor, saying that he wanted to destroy the Seven Xiu Sect with one person, and the court only needed to send a large army to surround Snake Spirit Mountain~!"
The white-haired old man was stunned for a while when he heard this, and then laughed loudly and said:
"Hahaha~! This guy really doesn't know how high the sky is~! He is not ashamed of his words, he is not ashamed of his words~! If the Seventh Cultivation Sect is really so easy to destroy, why did he return with four thousand forbidden troops in defeat~? I thought this guy was a pretty good guy My opponent turned out to be an arrogant person who only talks big words~! Xuanji, can you help Li Zexuan publicize this~!"
"Propaganda~?"
The young man looked puzzled, then suddenly realized, he laughed and said: "Uncle is so clever~! In this way, we can easily defeat Li Zexuan's army~~! My grandson will have people spread the news early tomorrow morning~ !”
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Although the news that Li Zexuan wanted to destroy the Seven Xiu Sect with one man's strength could not be said to be top-secret military information, the only people who knew about it were the few big guys who went to Ganlu Hall to discuss the matter that day, and they would definitely not spread the news.
It is really incredible that the father of the man named Xuan Ji could get this information.
Now that the three-day period has arrived, it is almost dark, but nothing has happened. People who know the news have gradually become suspicious of Li Zexuan's original rhetoric, thinking that Li Zexuan will probably "get cold" this time.
Li Zexuan doesn't know what others think. He is making final preparations for his "expedition". He has to be responsible for his own life and safety~!
"The kerosene has been filled. It must be enough to fly to Sheling Mountain. Well, these bombs should be enough to blow up a mountain. The ropes are tied firmly, the tarpaulin is not damaged, and the bombs have isolated the source of the fire. Ok~! Spend money ~!Letz dog~!”
After carefully checking everything up and down, inside and out, Li Zexuan jumped into the square rattan basket.
Light the fire~!
The kerosene was ignited with a "pop". The fuel tank containing the kerosene was specially made by Li Zexuan, which could control the size of the fire. After a while, the huge spherical oilcloth quickly swelled, and gradually, the rattan basket broke away from the ground. Slowly rising to the sky.
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On the third day of August in the first year of Zhenguan, it was night and there was a breeze.
In the east of Chang'an City, a ball of extremely bright fire suddenly rose from the Qiquge Workshop, and then slowly flew out of the city.
The first person to discover this strange scene was the spy sent by Zhao Song outside Qiqu Pavilion.
"Boss, look, look~! There are will-o'-the-wisps in the sky~!"
"What the hell is your mother's fart... ah~! What is that~?"
The leader of the well-dressed man subconsciously wanted to rebuke his subordinates, but inadvertently saw the fire in the sky, and was immediately frightened to the point of leaving his body.
Nights in this era are not like modern times. There are no street lights and no bustling nightlife. At night, there is only pure black, so the firelight looks really dazzling~!
"Boss...Boss~! That ball of fire flew out of the workshop. Could it be...could there be a ghost in the workshop..."
A short man couldn't help but said timidly.
"Pa~!"
The leading man slapped him in the face and cursed: "Chen Nan, you little bastard, don't scare yourself. I have seen everything in all my years, but I have never seen a ghost~!"
"Yes, yes, the boss is wise~!"
The leading man gave a faint "hum", and then said: "You guys continue to stare here, I will go back and report the situation here to husband Zhao~!"
(Eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty were often called husbands. This husband was not that husband. Don’t get it wrong~!)
"Ah~? Boss~! Stop it~! It's better for me to do such hard work~!"
The rest of the younger brothers looked stunned. By the time they came to their senses and said this, their boss had already disappeared.
In other words, even Li Zexuan himself would never have imagined that his hot air balloon would be regarded as a will-o'-the-wisp by a few idiots during its "debut" in the Tang Dynasty~!
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