Chapter 555

They had just sat down in a teahouse when they heard people discussing.

"How can this Great Tang Emperor be so shameless?"

Old Li's expression changed immediately.

How could they openly insult the emperor of another country?

These ignorant commoners were incredibly bold!

Unfortunately, no one knew he was the Great Tang Emperor; they were speaking with great excitement, spittle flying everywhere.

"It was one thing for Great Tang to collude with Bian Ji to plot conspiracies before.

After all, those who play politics all have a sinister side."

"But after cooperating with Bian Ji, he then let Pei Ji stab him in the back.

I can't quite understand what kind of bizarre move this is."

Fang Fang Xuanling looked at Old Li with worry.

Sure enough, Old Li's complexion darkened instantly.

This was Great Tang's highest secret; how did even the little commoners on the streets of Great Qin know about it?

This was too outrageous!

Those people seemed very happy to have the opportunity to curse the Great Tang Emperor.

"You don't know, there are still the Four Great Families behind this.

The Great Tang Emperor just wanted to borrow our Great Qin's hand to suppress the Four Great Families.

But who would have thought he would end up exposing himself instead."

"Is this Great Tang Emperor a fool?

He actually dared to use Great Qin?

With that kind of brain, how could the Great Tang empire not collapse?"

"You're wrong, the Great Tang Emperor isn't stupid, otherwise he wouldn't know how to borrow a knife to kill.

It's just that our Great Qin Emperor is more brilliant."

"That's right, our Great Qin Emperor just makes a move, and he treats them Wu Li Ke monkeys.

This time, that brat Li Er is probably going to mess it all up!"

Old Li was completely caught off guard.

He had come to the teahouse happily, prepared to listen to some gossip.

He never expected to hear this!

Not only did they see through all his schemes and calculations, but they were also cursing him Wu Li Ke a fool.

It was simply unbearable!

Old Li wanted to explode on the spot and teach these ignorant commoners who didn't know the height of the sky or the depth of the earth a lesson.

But he was held down by Fang Fang Xuanling.

Fang Fang Xuanling was afraid of Old Li acting on impulse.

This was the Great Qin capital, Changancheng; if he caused trouble, he would be in deep trouble.

"Old Li, drink some tea and cool your temper.

What do commoners know?

I think there must be a mastermind behind this, manipulating public opinion."

Old Li thought about it, and it made sense.

If someone wasn't deliberately spreading this news, how could ordinary people know it so clearly? But thinking about being cursed to his face by a few commoners, Old Li's heart ached faintly.

What kind of human suffering is this?

Unbearable!

Ignoring Fang Fang Xuanling's dissuasion, Old Li stood up and picked up his teacup.

He walked over to the table that was chatting the most enthusiastically.

There were three people sitting at that table, surrounded by a circle of listeners, occasionally bursting into roars of laughter.

Old Li pushed through the crowd and sat down in an empty seat.

"You all are wrong!

In my opinion, the Great Tang Emperor is truly wise and martial!"

This inexplicable sentence successfully attracted the attention of the whole room.

The others stopped talking and stared at this uninvited guest.

Someone couldn't help but chime in.

"How is Great Tang's Li Er wise and martial?"

Being called Li Er to his face, Old Li's face flushed red, and he became somewhat angry.

Did these people not know how to show respect to their superiors?

But he also knew he couldn't throw a tantrum here, so he had to suppress it...

He said as calmly as possible.

"The Great Tang of the past relied heavily on these families to govern the world.

The Great Tang Emperor was able to make up his mind to completely break with the families; this courage..."

Before he could finish, someone immediately retorted.

"Pfft... killing the donkey after the millstone is done, and you have the nerve to praise that."

Old Li paused.

Why couldn't these people think about it in terms of being wise and martial?

"Bian Ji going to Yizhou to smuggle ironware was not directed by the Great Tang imperial court.

That was a dirty deal between him and the families.

It's not something an ordinary person could do.

The Great Tang court having people report it also protected Great Qin's interests!"

Old Li thought that as long as he kept mentioning Great Qin's interests,

these ignorant commoners would have nothing left to say, right?

They were just a bunch of commoners, and they dared to debate with him?

Little did he know, someone else chimed in.

"Does Great Qin's interest need Great Tang to protect it?

That brat Li Er wants nothing more than to take advantage of Great Qin, he just can't. Since he can't take advantage, he lets the families not take advantage either; this is purely out of jealousy!"

"If Great Tang didn't betray Bian Ji, could Great Qin not have stopped him?

Dreaming of smuggling ironware out, dream on!"

"In my opinion, not only is Bian Ji dreaming, but Great Tang's Li Er is also dreaming!"

"With just those few tricks of Li Er's, he dares to play mind games with Great Qin?"

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Old Li had become the target of public criticism in the crowd.

Drowned out by the voices criticizing the Great Tang Emperor, he had no chance to refute.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Fang Fang Xuanling also intervened and shouted loudly.

"Who said it was the Great Tang court that betrayed Bian Ji?

Do you have evidence?

I think all of this was a strategy used by our Great Qin Majesty.

Our Great Qin Majesty is the one who is truly unfathomable!"

Fang Fang Xuanling's attempt to steer the narrative was very clever.

It immediately gained the support of many people around.

"That's right, our Majesty is unfathomable!"

"This must be a strategy used by His Majesty to deliberately trick Li Er!"

Taking this opportunity, Fang Fang Xuanling hurriedly pulled Old Li out of the crowd.

The two fled the teahouse in a hurry.

This place was no longer habitable.