The explosion of the palace wall in the west of the palace attracted many guards. They came to inquire about the situation, but they saw that one side of the old palace wall had collapsed, and His Majesty was standing in front of the collapsed palace wall unharmed.

More and more people from all sides in the palace came to question the guards. Seeing that Li Junxian was here, everyone became more and more suspicious.

Several wild cats were blown to pieces.

Bricks were scattered all over the floor.

Li Shimin lowered his head and looked at the center of the explosion that had just collapsed. There was still a lot of powder on the ground.

The powder is now in the form of burnt black granules.

He picked up some with his hands, put it to his nose and smelled it carefully. He frowned at the powder and said, "Go and ask someone, what are these powders?"

"Here." Li Junxian took out a piece of cloth and took out all the remaining powder on the ground.

Li Shimin thought that as long as Lishan could make these things, the palace could also make them.

Li Junxian took these things and asked the Palace Armory Supervisor, the Imperial Medical Office or the Ministry of Works, and then returned to the Manlu Hall again.

Li Shimin, who was drinking tea and looking worried, asked, "Have you asked?"

Li Junxian replied: "Your Majesty, I have asked about it and found that this thing contains a lot of saltpeter, and a lot of it is charcoal. However, we only know two things at the moment, and the rest are not clear yet."

Li Shimin had a stern look on his face, "Can't we check the rest?"

"It is said that it is difficult to distinguish after burning. The only thing that can be distinguished is saltpeter and charcoal."

"Well, let Lishan make a few more and send them over."

"Here."

Li Shimin drank tea and fell into deep thought, then got up and left after a while.

There are already many old people in the Wei Mansion army. Some of these old people have left the Wei Mansion, and some of them no longer interfere with the affairs of the army after being granted the title of Duke of Jin.

Zhuque Street runs through the entire city of Chang'an, but few people pass by at the other corner of Zhuque Street.

After his victory in the Yinshan War, Li Jing rarely went out to meet friends or see outsiders.

Li Shimin wore an ordinary round-neck robe and walked into the house. The house looked very depressed, with few servants. There was a middle-aged man sitting in the yard, wiping a leather bag.

"Pharmacist." Li Shimin stepped forward and whispered.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man raised his head and saluted quickly when he saw the visitor, "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing lately?"

Li Jing had already bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, everything will be fine in the near future."

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded, looked around again, and took out a cloth bag, "This is the tea that Lishan gave to the palace. I brought it to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Jing took the tea leaves and placed them on the table beside him.

Seeing this, Li Shimin smiled again, "It's just some tea leaves. It's not valuable. You don't have to be so cautious."

In order to let Li Jing relax, Li Shimin also moved a bench and sat down, looking at the depression and simplicity in the courtyard.

The old bow was hung casually on the wall, and the arrows were placed in the leather sheaths.

A woman came out of the house carrying some wine, congratulated and said: "Your Majesty, please use the wine."

Li Shimin saw the turbid wine, then looked at the woman, "Hong Fu, you have lived in Chang'an for a long time, but you are still used to it."

The woman calmly replied: "Your Majesty, the old woman has traveled all over the Central Plains when she was young, and there is nothing she is not used to."

This woman is Li Jing's betrothed wife, the rumored Hongfu girl in Heroes of the Green Forest. Her real name is Zhang Chuchen. She is Li Jing's confidante and also his betrothed wife.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I have always felt ashamed of you and your wife."

Hearing this, Li Jing quickly said: "Your Majesty, you must not say that, why should you be ashamed of our husband and wife?"

Li Jing said this to appease His Majesty.

Hongfu whispered: "May I ask Your Majesty if you have found the whereabouts of the Qiu-bearded guest?"

The couple looked at each other, with questions and dissatisfaction towards each other in their eyes.

When we parted from Lingnan, we didn't know where the bearded guest had gone. Now His Majesty has been on the throne for ten years. During these ten years, the emperor Li Shimin can send people to look for the bearded guest.

Tell Qiu Beard that now that the Central Plains has been pacified, he can come back.

But there is still no news from His Majesty, and Hong Fu is worried.

Li Jing has always been calm.

Because of this matter, Hong Fu has always had a grudge in his heart.

At the beginning, Li Jing, Hong Fu Nu, and Qiu Bearke were known as the Three Heroes of Fengchen among the rangers, and they had a great reputation in the Central Plains.

Hong Fu still had the arrogance from back then, unlike Li Jing who had already worn it off.

Li Shimin just owed a lot to this couple. Without Li Jing, he would not be where he is today.

After saying that, Hongfu started coughing again. Her health has been poor these years.

Li Jing said again: "Your Majesty, Hongfu always pays attention to friendship and friendship. It makes me laugh."

Looking at the couple in front of him, Li Shimin took a sip of wine, stood up slowly and said: "I have sent people to investigate. The bearded guests have already gone to sea, but now the imperial court has captured Goguryeo. Maybe in the next two years,

There will be news, and I will continue to send people to investigate."

Hongfunu closed her eyes and lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

She was wearing the coarse clothes of an ordinary woman, and her body was frail. She was no longer the heroine who was so energetic and happy in the Central Plains.

Back then, in Lingshi County, Shanxi Province, Li Jing, Hongfu Nu, and Qiu Bearke were sworn brothers and sisters.

Later, when Yang Su passed away, the three of them arrived in Fenyang County. When they were interviewed by Li Shimin and Li Yuan, the bearded guest flatly refused.

He didn't care about fame in his life, and from then on, the bearded guest kept a distance from Hongfu Nu and Li Jing.

Li Jing still remembers the delicious wine in Fenyang.

Later, Li Jing planned to follow Li Shimin and Li Yuan to find a way out, and follow Li Yuan to pacify the Central Plains.

At that time, the bearded guest had already seen the intentions of Li Jing and Hong Fu, and knew that he could no longer persuade them, so he said goodbye.

He even gave his entire life's belongings to Li Jing and Hong Fu.

Although the bearded guest is a heroic man, his family fortune is quite rich. It can also be said that Li Jing and Hong Fu can worry about their family fortune for the rest of their lives.

After agreeing to pacify the Central Plains, the three of them got together again.

It's just that there has been no news about the Qiu-bearded guest's departure, which has become the biggest regret for Li Jing and Hongfu Nu now.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! That year Yang Su passed away, the beards fled, and too many people died in the Jiangdu Rebellion.

How many heroes and heroes died fighting in foreign lands back then.

Yu Wenhuaji's death was not a pity. The land of the Central Plains had been in chaos and war for ten years.

The old friends from back then are gone and dead. The world has changed, and the old friends from back then are no longer here.

Since Li Xiuning passed away, the cause of her death has remained a mystery.

Li Shimin always avoided talking about it, Li Yuan also stopped mentioning the matter and refused to answer questions. Li Yuanba died young, Li Yuanji, Li Daoxuan...

People from those days left one after another. The last few years of Wude and the first two years of Zhenguan were the darkest two years of Chang'an.

After those years passed, Hong Fu Nu became more and more depressed. The old illness brought about by her expedition to Lingnan became more and more serious.

For this throne, Li Shimin knew that he owed a lot to those old friends. Now that he has been on the throne for ten years, those memories of the past have come to mind again.

Li Shimin whispered: "You and your wife have also heard about Zhang Yang?"

Li Jing nodded and said: "The general has heard a few years ago that this man's method of winning the Hexi Corridor and Gaochang was very vicious. The general thought he was a vicious person."

Hongfu said: "Your Majesty, the pharmacist is right, you must be on guard against such strategies and calculations."

Hong Fu and Li Jing were both very simple people. They didn't mean anything when they said it, they just asked casually.

Li Shimin smiled helplessly, "I have always hoped that such a person can contribute to the country. In the past two years, under his arrangement, a young boy named Zhang Daan captured Goguryeo."

Hearing this, Li Jing and Hong Fu looked surprised and suspicious.

The two of them had not appeared in front of the world for a long time. They were very surprised when they heard the news. When Yang Guang launched three campaigns against Goguryeo, he spent so much manpower and material resources that he failed to capture Goguryeo.

Li Jing took out a map from his study room and said, "When the general conquered Taiyuan, I captured this map at the governor's mansion. This is the map of Liaodong."

A map was spread out on the ground. Li Jing put away his sleeves and straightened his clothes. He looked at the map situation in front of him and said, "Yang Guang lost many soldiers in order to cross the river. I dare to ask them how they crossed the river."

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Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Pharmacist, you haven't heard about the affairs of the DPRK for a long time. Now everything has changed. The map in your hand is no longer enough for military use. Now the map presented to the DPRK by the Ministry of Rites is more detailed."

"Yes...really?"

Li Jing's expression could not be said to be one of relief or loss.

Hongfu Nu asked: "How much soldiers, horses, food and grass will be paid?"

Li Shimin took two steps back and forth and looked towards the direction of Liaodong. "Only three thousand soldiers were used. Zhang Yang served as the Minister of Rites and sent an envoy to Goguryeo to order the King of Goguryeo to return the bones of the former Sui Dynasty soldiers."
To be continued...