General Li Jing made it very clear that when facing the people of the Tang Dynasty, you must have evidence in your hands. If you arrest people without evidence, this is no joke and someone will definitely hold you accountable. But if you are facing the Goguryeo people, then this rule does not apply.
The imperial court and Goguryeo had fought several large-scale wars, and both sides were already blood-thirsty, so most of the people brought back from Goguryeo were treated as slaves, and these people had no human rights to speak of.
Of course, there are also some people who came here to do business earlier. They married women from the Tang Dynasty and took root here. They are different from other Goguryeo people. These people have no slave status and can move around very conveniently. Sun Zhenghao is such a person, but he is different from most people. Most people regard themselves as people from the Tang Dynasty, but he still remembers that he is a Goguryeo person and often collects some information for Goguryeo.
It was a coincidence that Li Xiang had just received the documents one minute ago, and the next minute Chunyan received the news that Sun Zhenghao would treat everyone to a meal at Fuyunlou at noon today.
Li Xiang did not use the runners from the Ministry of War. Except for bringing Zhang Ping, the rest of the people were guards of the Eastern Palace. It was more convenient for the guards of the Eastern Palace to do things in Chang'an City. Besides, Li Xiang had the documents from the Ministry of War in his hands, so even if someone wanted to check, it would be justifiable.
"Get on the horse..."
After receiving this news, Li Xiang threw his bright yellow cloak. This was his privilege. All members of the Tang Dynasty royal family could wear yellow robes, but except for the emperor and the prince, others could not use bright yellow, only dark yellow. Later, the prince's son could also use it, but only the prince's eldest son and legitimate son were allowed to use it, so Li Xiang riding on a horse was extremely conspicuous.
"Your Highness, you don't want to just rush into Changlefang like this, do you?"
Seeing this scene, Chunyan said anxiously, if this is the case, this matter will really become a big deal. Chang'an City has been full of news about Li Xiang these days. Today is a rare quiet day. Could it be that there will be another climax?
"I just want everyone to know that today, while I'm catching the spy, I'm also slapping the Cui family in the face."
Li Xiang snorted coldly and rushed out first, followed closely by dozens of East Palace guards. These people didn't care about rules or regulations, their mission was to carry out Li Xiang's orders.
Although the Ministry of War is a very important government office, there are many important government offices in Chang'an City. Zhang Ping satisfied his vanity today and followed the guards of the Eastern Palace on horseback riding through Chang'an Street.
"Isn't that the young prince from the Crown Prince's family? What happened? Why is he so anxious?"
"Let's go and take a look. The young prince is not an ordinary person. A few days ago, at the gate of the Ministry of War, even General Hou gave in."
"General Hou is nothing. Even though he has the title of general, his real power lies with the palace. Our young prince is a legitimate son and grandson of the emperor. Moreover, I was present at the battle that day. General Hou sided with outsiders and is not considered a general of the Tang Dynasty at all."
"Who said it wasn't true? The Tuyuhun prince? He's a piece of shit, how dare he offend the eldest grandson of the Tang Dynasty? He couldn't be killed, but in the end, that guy didn't gain any advantage at all. His men's wrists were broken, really broken with force."
"This is also a good thing. There used to be a lot of barbarians who didn't follow the rules on the streets. Look, these people have been behaving well these past two days. They don't want our young prince to teach them a lesson and beat them until they shit."
Ha ha……
Everyone was chatting happily, and the people around them also laughed. In the Tang Dynasty at that time, everyone had the feeling of being the Celestial Empire. You are surrounded by foreign countries and small countries. It’s okay to live an honest life, but if you want to make trouble, you will be beaten.
"Military situation is urgent. Capture the Goguryeo spies..."
When there were more people, Li Xiang's men started shouting. Such a thing had not happened in Chang'an City for a long time. Since defeating the Turks, Chang'an City had ushered in a long period of peace and similar things rarely happened.
Zhang Ping and Chunyan looked at each other. This little prince is really daring!
He was just an ordinary little spy, and it was impossible for him to have much information. Now half of Chang'an City knows about it. Even if it is to save face for the Cui family, this is a bit too much.
The common people were eager to learn, and they hadn't heard any news about spies for a long time. They immediately poured into the streets and followed the young prince into Changlefang.
Although Changlefang is the most prosperous place in Chang'an City, there have never been so many people coming in at once. Many people were chattering at the door. I don't know what day it is today. Even on New Year's Day, there wouldn't be so many people here.
"Surround them and don't let anyone escape."
Zhao Yunhui immediately gave the order, and dozens of his men quickly surrounded Fuyun Building, leaving no blind spots. The people who were eating inside panicked. What was going on?
Cui Jishan, the owner of Fuyunlou, came out angrily. He had never encountered such a thing before. Everyone knew that Fuyunlou was the Cui family's property and was known as the number one restaurant in Chang'an. Those who came here to eat were either high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen. The daily turnover was as high as hundreds of strings of cash, which was considered a purse for the Cui family.
No matter they are from the underworld or the white world, they all give some face and notify us in advance if there is anything. But now these people are not following the rules. At noon when it is the time for customers to come, they actually surrounded the place with knives and guns.
The locals were also puzzled. Everyone knew that the Qinghe Cui family was the most powerful family in the world. Although the young prince was the eldest son of the crown prince, when facing the Qinghe Cui family, everyone still felt that they were a little lacking. But what was the young prince doing today? Could the Cui family be spies?
"Sir, what does this mean? Why are you surrounding our Fuyun Building?"
Snap...
In public, Zhao Yunhui slapped him in the face.
"How dare you! Are you courting death? You refused to kneel before His Royal Highness the Grandson and even dared to question him. Who gave you the right? The Qinghe Cui family? This is extremely disrespectful."
Zhao Yunhui's ability to put labels on others has also improved. If he doesn't make any progress while following Li Xiang, it would be unfair to Li Xiang.
The shopkeeper then noticed that the man in front of him was wearing bright yellow clothes. This was definitely not the emperor and the crown prince, the emperor's eldest grandson Li Xiang, the one who had embarrassed King Han Li Yuanchang and General Hou Junji?
Why did this little evildoer come to me?