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At night, the light of the oil lamp is faint.

"When you went to Tang Wang, Li Jiancheng came again." Qin Qiong said.

"Oh, what are you talking about?" Lu Zhongming changed his robe and asked.

Luo Shidao: "The records of the soldiers are all here."

Lu Zhongming glanced at the few books piled up on the case, and said, "I'll go back and have a look, and I'll give you an idea tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Lu Zhongming went upstairs with the book in his arms.That night, he lived on the second floor, lit a lamp, and there was a drizzle outside.Standing in the room in the cold spring night, I suddenly felt an indescribable sense of loneliness.

After leaving the Sui Army, he lived with Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin day and night, and now they live in a big house. They both have their own room, and Luo Shixin's snoring can't disturb them anymore.I don't know why, but I feel a little sad.

Lu Zhongming was about to close the window, and accidentally glanced outside, and saw that the lantern was still on on the dark road in the distance, and Yu Chigong hadn't left yet.

Yu Chigong seemed to be looking at the second floor of Changxiang Garden from a distance. Lu Zhongming lit up the lamp and stood alone in the drizzle and night wind with the lantern in hand.The two looked at each other for a long time, Lu Zhongming closed the window, sat at the table, and opened the book sent by Li Jiancheng, which contained the conscription details of Bingzhou.

Lu Zhongming read it for a while, picked up a pen to annotate between the lines while reading, was a little absent-minded, turned off the light, and finally opened the window to take another look, and saw the lantern shaking slightly, and left in the middle of the night.

The next day, we will have breakfast when we come together. Lu Zhongming is lazy and has not lived this kind of life for a long time. The food in Tang Palace is very good. When eating breakfast in Changxiang Garden, the maidservants came in one after another and set out a table full of side dishes. Everything was served in a small dish, and the three of them sat on the low table, in front of them were fourteen dishes of congee and porridge. After Lu Zhongming finished eating, Luo Shixin said, "It's just a little, feed the cat."

Qin Qiong said: "Digital officials and nobles all eat like this."

"Forget it." Luo Shi said, "Go to the barracks and find some steamed buns to eat."

The three of them cleared the table, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin changed into brand new martial robes, got up and wanted to leave, Lu Zhongming asked in astonishment, "Where are you going?"

"Military training." Qin Qiong said: "From today onwards, I have to go to the barracks to report."

"I won't come back at night, I have to stay in the barracks for several days." Luo Shi said, "Take care of yourself, don't worry about your brothers, come to the barracks."

Lu Zhongming was a bit reluctant, but he had to let them go. After all, when they came to the Tang Palace, they had to contribute to others. Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin were also waiting for the opportunity to build military merits, so they couldn't always be mixed together.

After the two left, Lu Zhongming stretched, a little bored.

Now that everyone has started working, I have to find something to do myself, but what to do?Take the initiative to find Li Jiancheng?

The maidservants cleaned up the leftovers from breakfast. When Lu Zhongming was sitting in a daze, someone came outside to report that Li Shimin had come.

Li Shimin's face was obviously full of worries, and he almost stumbled when he entered the courtyard. Lu Zhongming couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Every time I see you, whether I am happy or worried, I can tell at a glance."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That's right, it should be a bit of a city." Immediately, he calmed down, came in and sat down, looked at Lu Zhongming with an unbelievable look, Lu Zhongming ordered someone to serve tea, Li Shimin barely suppressed his excitement, and asked : "Zhongming, what did you say last night? I will marry my eldest grandson Wugou?"

Lu Zhongming thought for a while and said, "Is it called Changsun Wugou? I don't know her name, but if it's Changsun Wuji's younger sister, that's it."

Li Shimin: "..."

"I'll ask again." Li Shimin said.

"You don't need to ask, it's probably true." Lu Zhongming said: "Gao Shilian asked your father for marriage? Let's marry, good girl, Yu Chigong, won't you come in and sit down?"

After Yu Chigong sent Li Shimin over, he stood outside, still wearing a dark blue military robe, like a servant who would serve Li Shimin at any time.Lu Zhongming was a little strange. Shouldn't a general of this level lead troops?Maybe it was the failure of the mission some time ago, and he was demoted to a guard.

Li Shimin said: "How do you know? I'm sure no one knows about this except my father and Wuji's uncle."

While making tea for Li Shimin, Lu Zhongming said casually: "Oh, this is a professional skill. Have you forgotten what I do?"

Li Shimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said again: "Don't make trouble, you guessed it? What's the rumor?"

"It's really not a guess." Lu Zhongming said: "This is your fate, a good marriage that is destined. His elder brother, eldest grandson Wuji, will be a great help to you in the future."

Li Shimin pondered for a while, and then said: "I have known Wuji since childhood, when he was eight years old he went to Daxing, and now he still stays there, but I often want Wuji to come to my side, just for fear of delaying his official career. "

Lu Zhongming's voice softened a little, and he said in a low voice: "If you intend to marry his sister, you can consider calling him back as soon as possible."

Li Shimin said: "But he doesn't know how to march and fight..."

Lu Zhongming said lightly: "There will be people who march and fight. You are short of advisers, and there are too few advisers."

Li Shimin looked into Lu Zhongming's eyes, Lu Zhongming smiled, and Li Shimin said again: "But I don't plan to marry Changsun Xiu, I haven't met her yet."

Lu Zhongming teased: "You just don't want to marry."

"What will happen if you don't marry?" Li Shimin asked back.

It's hard for Lu Zhongming to say, what would happen if Li Shimin didn't marry Changsun Wuji's younger sister, maybe Wei Zheng would be unlucky because of this. After all, Li Shimin almost stabbed Wei Zheng back then, and Empress Changsun paid homage to Li Shimin in a costume Worshiping three times, saying "it is the blessing of the country to have such a loyal minister", he helped Wei Zheng recover his life.

Of course, he wouldn't say this to Li Shimin, he just looked at him with a smile, and Li Shimin was terrified by him.

"What you asked about yesterday." Li Shimin said: "I found some newspapers for you, please take a look."

Speaking of which, Li Shimin took out a few letters from his sleeve, Lu Zhongming glanced at them, and said, "Thank you for trusting me so much."

Li Shimin said: "It wasn't a secret in the first place, but now no one has the ability to inquire about the news."

Lu Zhongming opened the letter, full of gratitude to Li Shimin in his heart, these letters are indeed very important to him.Li Shimin took a sip of tea and said again: "Don't tell me, I haven't discovered that there are monks in Wagang Army, Du Fuwei Army, and Dou Jiande Army."

"Even there are monks in Yang Guang's palace in Jiangdu." Lu Zhongming murmured, "The one who went to Wagang Army to assist Li Mi was the Master Shenxiu who left Bingzhou."

Li Shimin explained: "Master Jizang in Yangguang Palace became famous long before I was born. In the Jianghuai area, everyone is grateful for his compassion and wisdom. These masters are trying their best to persuade the leaders of the rebel army to minimize killing, Swordsmen. Master Jingzhi, who lives far away in the Daxingshan Temple, even exhorted the people to be kind. When Yang Xuangan launched an army against the Sui Dynasty a few years ago, he was able to keep Daxing, and this person contributed a lot."

Lu Zhongming recalled what he knew and found that many things were different.

"What did your father say about last night?" Lu Zhongming asked.

"I didn't say anything." Li Shimin shook his head slowly, and said, "After the eldest brother left, he talked about some gossip."

Lu Zhongming guessed from this sentence that Li Yuan must have a plan, but he and his eldest son kept it from Li Shimin, and Li Shimin said: "Lu Zhongming, Yu Chigong said, you are worthy of trust and entrustment. I know you are not an ordinary person." ..."

"Finish." Lu Zhongming said: "I'm here to help you, if you have anything to say, you can tell me."

Li Shimin sighed and remained silent for a long time. When Lu Zhongming raised his eyes, he saw Yu Chigong's eyes standing outside. It was a kind of trusting, gentle and firm eyes.

"The first time I saw you, I felt very kind." Li Shimin said seriously: "We are like old friends who have known each other for many years, and what you said in front of my father last night proved my feelings even more, because I I used to persuade him like you did."

"Last night, what you said was exactly the same as what I said to him." Li Shimin said in a low voice, "There is not even the slightest difference in the order, really no difference at all! I also advised him to raise troops as soon as possible, and I also advised him to go straight to Daxing. Wait for another opportunity! Do you know why my father didn't answer your words? It's because he thought I taught you these words!"

Lu Zhongming was shocked suddenly, he didn't expect Li Shimin's thoughts to be so close to his own.

Li Shimin thought for a moment, and then said: "Now the opportunity is fleeting. If you don't seize the opportunity, the world will be torn apart again when Yang Guang dies. Once the rebel army becomes popular, it will be even more difficult to pacify the Central Plains. Please help help me."

Lu Zhongming took a sip of tea and said, "Maybe he is suspicious of something."

"What do you suspect?" Li Shimin asked, frowning.

Lu Zhongming said: "There are many eyes and ears, and every wind and grass will be transmitted to Yang Guang's ears. In short, he is afraid."

Li Shimin sighed: "You're right, he has some scruples, but according to my private investigation, the two Jinyang deputy left behind are already plotting to deal with him."

Lu Zhongming said: "Forgive me, he is old. Your fourth brother and your mother have passed away one after another, which can make a person's mentality much older, and he will no longer have the ambitions of the past. He can't make up his mind about many things. I want to find a perfect solution. My father also said that when a person is young, he is always fearless, but when he gets old, he will have a lot of scruples and his heart will grow old."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You know him very well."

Lu Zhongming smiled.

Li Shimin said: "I'm really anxious, but he and the eldest brother don't want to startle the snake. Gao Junya and Wang Wei are always in touch with Daxing. Since the beginning of this year, it has become more and more frequent. I guess they want to do it every day. Already!"

Lu Zhongming said: "Aren't we going to get them arrested first?"

Li Shimin said: "Easier said than done? My identity is too sensitive, and there is no evidence."

Lu Zhongming thought for a while, and said: "This matter is simple, I will go for you, and leave this matter to me."

Li Shimin was shocked and asked, "How to solve it? They hold the other half of Jinyang's military power, and they are all old foxes, and they cannot be assassinated."

Lu Zhongming put down his teacup and said, "If you need evidence that they have dealt with your father, you have to break into them."

Li Shimin hesitated for a long time, and then said: "Liu Wenjing is my man, but he has not returned from the Turkic war, I guess Wang and Gao are plotting against my Li family, according to the news, in the recent period, it is very likely that they will do something. "

Lu Zhongming said: "Your family is the hereditary king of the Tang Dynasty. You should have Yang Guang's imperial decree or a personal letter. Let's steal one. Let's forge a secret decree of the emperor, and then randomly pull out a token that they have never seen before. Said that I was a secret envoy sent by Yang Guang to cooperate with you to deal with your father."

Li Shimin: "..."

Lu Zhongming said: "I just said that the emperor ordered that the king of Tang should be removed as soon as possible, and let them dispatch troops and generals, and quickly stop the ink. After you get the news, set up an ambush first, and I will bring out the letter from their mansion , as evidence."

"As for me, I led them into the trap and cleaned them up all at once. When you catch them, everything will be solved."

Li Shimin looked at Lu Zhongming and said, "You are too...too..."

"Is it too cheating?" Lu Zhongming said politely, "Oh, it will be a matter of time, but let them both go as soon as possible, so they can go on the road after finishing it."

Li Shimin: "Wait, let me think about it carefully. Will they believe you? I'm afraid they won't believe you."

Lu Zhongming said: "Didn't you say that they often send news to Daxing? Let's first intercept the messenger they sent out, catch it back, read what the letter said, and then let his messenger betray him, help us, call The courier will follow along to prove it. Let the courier take me to the deputy left guard and say, "This is Mr. Lu from Yangzhou. Your majesty has ordered you to come with me and supervise this matter." Then I will show Yang Guang's Secret decree, they will never doubt the confession in advance."

Li Shimin's heart moved, and he replied: "This is a good idea. The soldiers stationed here are all locals... Let me think about it. It's not difficult to catch the messenger who exchanged news, but how to persuade him and help you forge What about identity?"

"It depends on your ability." Lv Zhongming said with a smile: "It's not easy to persuade a messenger, the prince of the princely mansion? Let him gain fame and fortune, riches and glory... That person can run errands as a messenger in the deputy left-behind mansion. It must not be too successful, and it doesn't even cost much to buy him."

Li Shimin glanced at him, and said again: "I'm afraid that being an official is not enough, I have to blackmail his wife and children together."

Lu Zhongming said indifferently: "It's okay. Anyway, it's best to agree to help. If you don't agree, just think of a way. This business is profitable but not indemnified. I think he will definitely agree. What do you think?"

Lu Zhongming just couldn't help laughing while looking at him, Li Shimin was silent.

Although this plan is unthinkable, it is completely feasible. As long as the follow-up is done well, the two court officials clearly want to deal with him, and Li Yuan will not do it. When Gao Junya and Wang Wei know the trick, it will be too late.As long as Li Shimin's actions are clean and neat, no one can find out that the two of them are behind the scenes.

Li Shimin hesitated for a few breaths, and said, "Okay, let's do this!"

"How courageous!" Lv Zhongming laughed. If it was someone else, he really wasn't sure how to persuade him. However, Li Shimin was well aware of the stakes and had persuaded Li Yuan more than once. This matter should be done sooner rather than later.

Li Shimin said: "I only have a thousand-day army under my command, and I don't have a soldier talisman. Most of the doormen in the mansion follow my elder brother's orders, and they have to be informed by the prophet."

"No need." Lu Zhongming said: "My two elder brothers have soldiers on their hands. Although they are all recruits, as long as they are fully prepared, it is enough to deal with some officers and soldiers. How many people do Gao Junya and Wang Wei have on hand? "

"2 people." Li Shimin got up and paced, "I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with..."

Lu Zhongming was thinking about something else, he waved his hands and said, "Brother Shimin, how sure are you that you will take these officers and soldiers under your command?"

Li Shimin was startled, then looked at Lu Zhongming and laughed.

Lu Zhongming got up and said: "You just take care of letters and forged letters, and persuade the messenger to turn around. I will do the rest for you. When the time comes, you will bring the Jinyang defenders under your command, and you can fight. Let my brother train you. .”

Li Shimin was overjoyed, but Lu Zhongming went upstairs to change his robe, Li Shimin said again: "Wait! Zhongming!"

Lu Zhongming came down with his robe and said with a smile, "What?"

Li Shimin stood in the hall, thought for a while, and said, "I'll send you someone to follow."

"No need." Lu Zhongming said with a smile: "Eat your house and live in your house, I should work for you."

Li Shimin said: "A few days ago, I sent Jingde to perform a mission outside the Great Wall..."

When he heard this, Lu Zhongming stopped his movements and said, "What task are you performing?"

"He wanted to assassinate Tuli Khan for me." Li Shimin said: "But the assassination failed. Firstly, the guards around Tuli were tightly guarded, and secondly, the situation changed. My father punished him for neglecting his duties and reduced him to a guard. Jingde, come."

Speaking of this, Yu Chigong walked into the courtyard, and saw him wearing a dark blue military uniform, with an excellent figure, bare arms, bare chest, a Modao at his waist, and a pair of wooden clogs, clasping fists at Lu Zhongming.

"I'll send him to you right away." Li Shimin said with a pleasant smile, "After he makes up for his mistakes, he can lead the troops to the battlefield again."

Lu Zhongming didn't know what to say for a while, and Li Shimin said again: "Jingde is my favorite general. In Jinyang Mansion, there are not many people who can trust him wholeheartedly. I entrust him to you, and I hope you can help him."

"From now on, Mr. Lu's daily life and food will be taken care of by you personally." Li Shimin turned his head and told Yu Chigong again: "Take care of him just like taking care of me, don't be negligent in the slightest."

"Yes." Yuchi Gong replied.

Li Shimin said to Lu Zhongming again: "Jingde is familiar with the topography of the city, and with him, you can walk around the city at will to collect information. I have a clue here, and I will come to you."

"Be careful." Lu Zhongming said.

The two bowed their hands to each other, and Li Shimin left.

Yu Chigong took off his clogs, and then came into the hall to help Lu Zhongming tie his belt.Lu Zhongming couldn't help sighing, it was really well-intentioned, and it made him very embarrassed.In fact, ever since he met Yu Chigong, he couldn't tell how he felt about this big Heitantou.

Unlike Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong, when he and Yu Chigong were alone, they seemed a little uncomfortable with each other.

"Where do you want to go?" Yu Chigong asked.

"Well... I didn't think about it." Lu Zhongming smiled at him and asked, "What about you? Is there any place you want to go?"

Yu Chi respectfully said, "Performing official duties, or for entertainment?"

Lu Zhongming said: "Did you hear that?"

Yuchi Gong said: "I only heard the last sentence, there is a clue, the people of the world will come to you."

Lu Zhongming nodded and said, "Let's go shopping first."

As he walked out the door, Lu Zhongming realized something again, and teased, "You two have a good relationship. He called you 'Jingde', and you called him 'Shimin', so tired and crooked."

Yuchi Gong said: "It's not what you think."

Lu Zhongming laughed secretly, and said, "Forget it."

Yu Chigong led the way, and Lu Zhongming thanked Li Shimin from the bottom of his heart for being so considerate, otherwise, if he had to go out to inquire about news, he might not even be able to get out of the Jin Palace.

"The front is the Jinyang Palace." Yu Chigong explained: "Yang Guangxi's temporary palace."

Lu Zhongming followed Yu Chigong to leave Prince Jin's Mansion. The two walked through the long street. Lu Zhongming saw another magnificent building. The palace and the palace echoed in the distance, one in the north and one in the south.

"Where is the official residence?" Lu Zhongming asked.

"West." Yu Chigong explained: "Jinyang is made in the shape of 'Tian'. The north, south, east and west are the palaces of the king, the palace, the government and the military. It takes more than a day to walk, so let's take a car or ride a horse."

Lu Zhongming said: "It's okay, go back when you're tired from walking."

Yu Chigong looked at Lu Zhongming and smiled, and Lu Zhongming said, "Why?"

"Take you to play in the West Market." Yuchi Gong said, "Go?"

Lu Zhongming was noncommittal, and said casually, "Let's go."

Yu Chigong took Lu Zhongming across the long street and entered the West Market. The West Market was bustling with people, and there was a sense of abundance. Compared with Yanmen Pass, this place is not the same. The whole city street is full of special products outside the Great Wall, especially food. Yuchi Gong said again: "Come this way."

Lu Zhongming looked bewildered, and followed Yu Chigong. Yu Chigong was tall, and when Yu Chigong led the way for Lu Zhongming, pedestrians gave way one after another.

The two entered the intersection, and the whole street was full of food, such as cat's ears, Bazhen soup, sauced meat, enema, haggis soup, Zhasazi...

"What's that?" Lu Zhongming couldn't walk as soon as he saw the food, he stretched his neck and asked, "What about that? Let's have lunch first... No, it's better to walk again. More delicious..."

Yuchi Gong: "..."

As Yu Chigong expected, when he came to the eating place, Lu Zhongming completely lost his image and couldn't put on airs. Lu Zhongming said again: "Wait here, I'll go buy some and try it..."

If he had 10 taels of gold on him, Lu Zhongming might buy the whole street right away, let them drive outside Biyou Palace, and make delicious food for himself every day.

Yu Chigong hurriedly took Lu Zhongming's hand and said, "I know there is a family with the most authentic taste, come with me."

It was nearly noon, and the two sat down at a restaurant. The Haggis Soup and Fried Sazi in this store were excellent. The food in the palace was exquisite, and the snacks outside were just right for Lu Zhongming's appetite. There were too many people there, so Lu Zhongming had to squeeze into a corner with Yu Chigong, moving a little, touching hands or feet, next door was a pair of young lovers hugging each other, Lu Zhongming couldn't help but look a little flustered.

Yuchi Gong: "Xiaoer, two bowls of haggis soup."

"How can two bowls be enough!" Lu Zhongming immediately protested.

Yuchi Gong: "Four bowls, Haiwan. Another two catties of deep-fried Sazi."

Xiaoer went to buy food, but Yu Chigong seemed a little absent-minded, looking out of the restaurant, Lu Zhongming followed his gaze, and found two people, talking with arms crossed in front of the restaurant across the street, glancing here and there from time to time.

Lu Zhongming keenly noticed the abnormality. At this time, the mutton soup and noodle cakes were served, so he asked while eating, "What do those people do?"

"Eyeliner." Yu Chigong whispered, "Don't look at them."

Lu Zhongming: "Whose eyeliner?"

Yu Chigong: "The emperor's."

Lu Zhongming hummed, Yu Chigong took a sip of soup, thought of something, and asked again: "What is the official business? Can you tell me?"

"Forcing rebellion." Lu Zhongming said concisely.

Yu Chigong wasn't surprised at all, and said again: "Put all the secret arrangements on the surface, and do it in advance? This is what the people of the world have always thought, but the spies haven't been caught yet, so it might be too early now."

"What?" Lu Zhongming said, "He didn't tell me, is there anything else?"

Yuchi Gong said: "There is a spy lurking in the palace."

When Yu Chigong said this, Lu Zhongming looked at Lu Zhongming, and Lu Zhongming's heart suddenly moved, as if he had vaguely grasped a certain point, and asked: "How do you know?"

Yu Chigong was very close, looked into Lu Zhongming's eyes with a smile, and explained: "Some time ago, Liu Wenjing found a clue, which was said to be provided by someone who was ambushing Tang Wang in the Jinyang county mansion. Yang Guang was in Tang Wang's mansion. A spy has been laid."

"Is this funny?" Lu Zhongming asked inexplicably.

Yu Chigong suppressed his smile and said, "Someone is watching us, so we pretended to be a fake."

Lu Zhongming smiled knowingly, put his arm around Yu Chigong's shoulders, and leaned closer, their faces were very close, and fed him a piece of cake.

At that moment, he almost felt that Yu Chigong's breathing stopped, and in just a short moment, he returned to normal.Lu Zhongming scratched his chin, succeeded in molesting him, and couldn't help being funny. After a long while, Yu Chigong realized that he was being molested, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

"If there is a spy, who could it be?" Lu Zhongming said.

"I don't know." Yu Chigong said: "You'd better not reveal too much in front of Tang Wang. They also suspected that you were a spy sent by Yang Guang before. After all, you escaped from Yang Guang's barracks."

Lu Zhongming hummed, and Yu Chigong explained again: "It was the people of the world who made the case for you, and Tang Wang believed his deduction."

"What is the relationship between you and Li Shimin?" Lu Zhongming didn't know why, but when he thought of this incident again, he couldn't help but put the serious matter behind him and asked.

"It doesn't matter." Yuchi Gong said: "I am grateful for his kindness, he treats me like an elder brother."

Lu Zhongming looked at Yu Chigong and said, "Oh? Really..."

Yu Chigong: "Why are you so anxious about this matter? What is my relationship with him? It is very important to you?"

Lu Zhongming: "..."

Lu Zhongming was repelled by the army, knowing that Yu Chigong was obviously smarter than him in this kind of thing, no, Yu Chigong always seemed to be smarter than him, so he kept silent.

After dinner, Lu Zhongming came out again holding the wall, Yuchi respectfully said: "You... Zhongming, don't blame me for being troublesome."

Lu Zhongming: "What."

Yuchi Gong: "Eat in moderation..."

Lu Zhongming: "I just like to overeat! My father dare not even speak of me!"

Yuchi Gong: "..."

Lu Zhongming turned into an alley, and Yu Chigong said again: "You have been eating like this since you were a child, how come you haven't gained weight?"

Lu Zhongming: "I don't know either. When I was young, my father thought I was not his own. He suspected that I was actually a Pixiu pretending to be his son..."

Yuchi Gong: "??"

"Hush..." Lu Zhongming noticed the clue. At this moment, the two people talking outside the alley stopped, and one of them left. Lu Zhongming took Yu Chigong to look at the corner of the house, and asked suspiciously: "Actually, did you deliberately bring the I’m from West Market, how could it be such a coincidence that I ran into a secret agent in the city right after I came here?”

Yuchi Gong smiled and said: "I just bumped into it by accident, I don't know there is a subtle operation here, since I bumped into it, should I chase it or not?"

Lu Zhongming suddenly felt that he was being played by Yu Chigong again, and said angrily: "Catch him, go, follow him!"