"Fire! Why did the seal shop catch fire?" Li Xiu was a little drowsy and didn't wake up, but when he heard the news that the seal shop caught fire, he suddenly woke up and then took a few steps forward and stared at the other party with wide eyes and asked.

"This... I don't know the details. I only know that when it is almost the third day of the day, the southwest of the imperial city suddenly burst into the sky. At first, I didn't know where the fire broke out. Later, I found out that it was the seal shop. His Majesty had already fallen asleep. After learning that the seal shop had caught fire, I immediately ordered my subordinates to come and invite the prince-consort into the palace!" The guard thought about it at this time before answering.

"Come here, prepare the car!" Li Xiu saw that he could not find any useful information from the other party, and immediately ordered, with an anxious look on his face. He was busy with Queen Changsun's funeral during this period, and dealing with the backlog of government affairs of the financial management supervisor, he had no time and energy to go to the book printing company, but he did not expect that at this time, the book printing company caught fire.

After a while, the carriage and the guards were ready. Li Xiu was about to get on the carriage, but he didn't expect that Princess Pingyang walked out of the inner house and asked, "Where are you going, Husband?"

"There is a fire in the palace. I need to go there in person. How come you wake up, madam?" Li Xiu saw Princess Pingyang hurried forward and said, Princess Pingyang was already tired enough to take care of the two children, so when he came out just now, he tried not to wake her up, but she didn't expect that she would know.

"It's already midnight, so you should be careful when you go out. I think you should bring more guards!" Princess Pingyang also knew that Li Xiu had a lot of affairs now, so she didn't stop him. She saw that Li Xiu was not carrying many guards, so she spoke and reminded her.

Speaking of which, since Li Xiu was kidnapped by Wang Junguo once, Princess Pingyang has paid special attention to his safety. Usually, Li Xiu could hardly leave without a guard. In fact, Li Xiu had paid great attention to his safety before. After all, the older a person is, the more he cares about him, so naturally he cherishes his life.

In addition, after Li Xiu had a quarrel with Cui Min last time, the other party threatened him, so he deliberately increased the guards around him during that period. However, after a long time, his vigilance was relaxed. In addition, this time the matter was urgent, so Li Xiu only brought dozens of guards, which was indeed less than usual.

Li Xiu never refused his wife's concern, so he immediately ordered someone to call some guards, and finally got a team of 100 people before going out, while Princess Pingyang personally sent him out.

Seeing Li Xiu's carriage disappear into the darkness, and finally, even the light of the torch was slowly unable to see, Princess Pingyang turned around and returned home to prepare for rest, but for some reason, she was lying on the bed but couldn't sleep.

At the beginning, Princess Pingyang thought she had just suffered from insomnia, but as time went by, she gradually felt irritable and uneasy, which made her a little strange. She said that she had just slept well just now, but suddenly woke up from her dream and wanted to see Li Xiu very much, so she came out of the inner house and told Li Xiu to bring more guards. These were her subconscious reactions and there was no reason at all.

Thinking of the above, Princess Pingyang felt that her irritability turned into uneasiness, and even felt a sense of fear, which made her sit up all of a sudden. This feeling was both familiar and unfamiliar to her. It was because she would feel this way when she was leading troops to fight in a war in the past. It was because she had not felt this way for many years.

At the same time, Li Xiu's carriage was also running towards Chang'an along the official road. Speaking of which, after he served in the court, it was a bit inconvenient to live outside the city, because the distance was too far, and it took half an hour on the road every day, and it took an hour to go back and forth. However, Li Xiu was used to living outside the city, and Princess Pingyang and the others did not like the hustle and bustle in the city. In addition, the pace of life in ancient times was relatively slow, and Li Xiu could often be lazy, so he had no intention of moving to the city to live.

However, Li Xiu was anxious now. Although the Bookmark Office was a small organization that could not be even smaller, there were only five or six officials of the entire Bookmark Office, and the rest were some craftsmen working, this small Bookmark Office had great significance, especially for the Tang Dynasty court, the Bookmark Office was a powerful tool to deal with aristocratic families. In the words of later generations, the Bookmark Office was actually a weapon to defeat the cultural hegemony of the aristocratic families.

When Li Xiu thought of the aristocratic family, he couldn't help but feel a slump in his heart. The bookmarks and bookmarks did not catch fire early or late, but they caught fire during the funeral of Empress Changsun. I remember that Cui Mingan had threatened him last time when he left. So was there a family who was making trouble behind the fire at the bookmarks?

The above speculation is not unfounded. For the aristocratic families, the interests of the family have always been ranked first, and the interests of the country and individuals have to be ranked behind. This time, Li Shimin and Li Xiu not only wanted to influence the interests of the aristocratic family, but also used the book printing company to dig out the foundation of the aristocratic family. This was a catastrophe for the aristocratic family. Therefore, after Li Xiu refused Cui Min before, the other party threatened him regardless of his face.

According to reasonable speculation, Cui Mingan will definitely notify other aristocratic families after returning to let them understand the threat of the printing press to the aristocratic families. In this way, the aristocratic families will definitely unite. These aristocratic families appear to be studying and inheriting their families, and they all seem to be gentle scholars. However, when they really encounter such a stake, they will tear off their surface disguise and can do anything.

For example, when Li Shimin ascended the throne, he encountered a group of assassination by a group of dead soldiers. Although the matter was left unresolved, both Li Shimin and Li Xiu knew that this assassination was instructed by Zheng, one of the aristocratic families. However, Li Shimin had just snatched the throne, and his roots were basically unstable. In addition, the influence of the aristocratic family was too great, so he could only swallow this breath in the end. Even Li Shimin dared to assassinate the aristocratic family, let alone burning a small book printing shop.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help but be even more anxious. If the printing house caught fire, it was really done by aristocratic families. With his understanding of the aristocratic families, they would definitely not just burn a printing house. After all, even if the printing house is destroyed, he and Li Shimin can build another one, so those aristocratic families must have a subsequent trick. It is probably why Li Shimin was eager to let him go to the palace to discuss.

However, just when Li Xiu thought of this, he suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound, and then a long arrow flew into the car window, almost rubbing his cheek and nailing it to the carriage. The tail of the arrow with white feathers was also trembling slightly, making a "buzzing" sound!
Chapter completed!