Spread the news of Li Xiu's assassination before, which greatly damaged the reputation of the family, but soon rumors flowed out that Li Xiu was assassinated not because he offended the family, but because some people in the court were jealous of his status and worried about fighting for power with him, so they sent someone to assassinate him.

The above rumors had just come out, and soon other rumors appeared, including rumors that it was the Turks who sent people to assassinate Li Xiu, and some people even said that Li Xiu's attack had a great connection with the palace, and so on.

It can be said that in just a few days, the rumors in Chang'an City continued, and the more they spread, the more outrageous, but these rumors seem to have been carefully arranged, each rumor has a nose and eyes, so that people can't tell the truth from the false, and for a time Chang'an City is also full of rumors.

In the case of the above rumors, the news that Li Xiu was assassinated by the family has also become one of the rumors, which can't attract too many people's attention at all, and Li Xiu can't help but scold in secret, I didn't expect the family to make such a foolish mess, and all the true and false news were released, completely muddying the water.

However, Li Xiu also knew that relying on the news of his previous assassination alone could not defeat the powerful family, after all, he did not have any evidence in his hands, and relying on some rumors alone could only hit the prestige of the family, and if he wanted to hurt the foundation of the family, the most important thing was the printing office and the library, especially the library, as long as it was promoted throughout the country, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to the cultural hegemony of the family.

However, it's a pity that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and although the library is about to be completed, it has to be temporarily suspended, and it can only be restored after the New Year, but after the New Year, it will also be the day of the burial of the eldest grandson queen, and I don't know if it will be affected by then?

Today is the day of the annual court meeting, not only the officials of Chang'an City participated, but even many officials from other places also went to Beijing to report on their work, and the Taiji Hall that was enough to accommodate thousands of people was also full, and what surprised Li Xiu even more was that Su Dingfang also came back from Liaodong.

In the past two years, Su Dingfang has made great achievements in Liaodong, and will attack Goguryeo in the spring and autumn every year, and never fight hard with the opponent's army, fight if he can, and flee if he can't fight, anyway, his men are all cavalry, and they are not afraid of the pursuit of the Goguryeo, and they carry fire oil and firearms, and burn when they see grain, which makes Goguryeo suffer heavy losses, and the border near the Tang Dynasty was originally their granary, but it was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty for two consecutive years, and the domestic grain price is also soaring.

In the face of this situation, Goguryeo also continued to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty, hoping to sue for peace with the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately Li Shimin was determined to destroy Goguryeo, so the envoys sent by Goguryeo were all gone, and even some envoys were driven back as soon as they entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but even so, Goguryeo still did not give up, and there were new envoys requesting to enter the Tang Dynasty almost every month, after all, they now have no other way than to sue for peace.

However, compared with the previous year's court meeting, today's court meeting has undergone some changes, mainly because of the death of the eldest grandson empress, and now it is in the wake period, so in previous years, the court meeting was eating, drinking, and playing around, but this year it has become very serious and solemn, mainly because officials at all levels reported to Li Shimin on their political achievements this year.

After Li Xiuyu finished reporting on the financial supervision affairs he was responsible for, he also felt really bored, and happened to see Su Dingfang not far from him, so he quietly retreated to the back and chatted with Su Dingfang, after all, there were so many people in the hall, and there were not many rules in the court meeting during the Tang Dynasty, so there were not many people chatting and talking in the hall, and Li Shimin didn't bother to pay attention to it, as long as he didn't make a noise about the government affairs reported by the courtiers.

"Don Ma, I heard that the ginseng I gave you last time was presented to the palace by you, and this time I brought a few more from Liaodong, and the condition is quite good, and it will be sent to your house later!" Su Dingfang saw Li Xiu sitting over, and immediately said with a smile.

Su Dingfang is a very grateful person, so he has always been grateful to Li Xiu, the benefactor who promoted him from a prisoner to a general, and every New Year's holiday, he will let people prepare a gift to Li Xiu's house, of course, Li Xiu also did not forget to return the gift to Su Dingfang, the so-called courtesy is still exchanged, this is the truth, so the two families are also considered to be a good family, and there is nothing to see each other.

"That's great, your ginseng helped a lot last time." Li Xiu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Su Dingfang's words, but then he looked at the other party with some confusion and said, "Dingfang, how did you know that I offered ginseng to the palace, I'm afraid not many people know about this matter even in Chang'an, right?" ”

Not many people know about Li Xiu's dedication of ginseng to Emperor Changsun's life, and it is related to the death of Empress Changsun, so even fewer people know the details, and Su Dingfang has been in Liaodong, and he just came back this time, so he shouldn't know about it, right?

"Hehe, I don't know, you have made a great contribution to the ginseng in the palace, and the last general has also followed a little light, and the palace attaches great importance to ginseng, so as early as a few months ago, I sent someone to Liaodong, let me offer ten old ginseng into the palace, and later some magnates in Chang'an City also sent people to Liaodong, that is, for the ginseng that can continue their lives, and now my brothers dream of grabbing a few ginseng, after all, the price of this thing has been speculated to the sky, and an old ginseng is enough to make a fortune." Su Dingfang also smiled proudly at this time.

"I see, it seems that I really underestimated the effect of ginseng!" Li Xiu also nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, ginseng can continue his life, which is simply a fatal temptation for those powerful people, so it is understandable that people in the know want to buy ginseng, and Su Dingfang is stationed in Liaodong, so it is not surprising to know these inside information.

"But speaking of which, I would like to thank the horses on behalf of the brothers, because this ginseng also gives the brothers an extra way to get rich, and ginseng is mainly produced in the mountains of Goguryeo, so now the brothers are all eager to fight, and they all want to knock Goguryeo down as soon as possible, so that it is convenient for them to get ginseng." Su Dingfang smiled again at this time, he didn't expect that a small ginseng would greatly increase the morale of the army, so that he didn't need to boost morale at all when he sent troops, but it also saved a lot of trouble.

Li Xiu couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard this, and he didn't expect such a result either. But at this moment, I saw Su Dingfang suddenly hesitate for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Don Ma, Xingjian also came back with me this time." ”