"Wailang, the driver?"

After Li Shimin muttered, he turned around without hesitation and went to the official post not far from here. As he walked, he asked the lieutenant.

"The driver you are talking about, but his name is Li Jing, when did he come to Tongguan?"

If that's the case, then it's a bit of a coincidence.

Because the two of them once had the same situation, Li Shimin has been famous for this person for a long time and has admired him for a long time.

Wai Lang, the driver of the word 'pharmacist', is the same as him, and he is a member of the Li clan in Longxi. It is also a family of eunuchs, his grandfather Li Chongyi was the assassin of Yinzhou, and was named the Duke of Yongkang;

And his uncle is the general of Shangzhu State in the Kaihuang period, the Liangzhou Assassin History, Han Baohu of the Duke of Shouguang County - that is, he once attacked Chen Guo as a vanguard general, led his troops to cross the Yangtze River at night, attacked and occupied quarrying, conquered Guyu, marched into Xinlin, broke through the Zhuque Gate, occupied Jiankang City, captured Chen Shubao, the queen of Chen, and then founded the famous general of the Kaihuang Dynasty.

And the reason why they are in the same situation is because this Li Jing was also famous for being a young genius.

However, this guy who is nearly thirty years old than Li Shimin is much more powerful than him in terms of personal experience.

When Li Jing was still young, he once said to his father: "If the eldest husband meets the lord at the right time, he must make meritorious deeds in order to gain wealth and nobility." ”

It means that if the great husband meets the emperor and the era of the Holy Ming, he should establish his deeds and seek wealth, why should he be a scholar', which shows his ambition,

And his uncle Han Baohu also often discussed military affairs with Li Jing, and they all clapped their hands and praised him, and stroked him and said: "Those who can talk about Sun and Wu's art are only human." ”

The meaning of this sentence is that the only person who can be qualified to discuss the art of Sun Wu (Sun Wu, Wu Qi) with him is you, Li Jing.

After this Shi Sui, he was first a Gongcao of Chang'an County, and then successively served as the chief of the palace, and the driver of the foreign department, all of which were deeply appreciated by his superiors. He was praised by Niu Hong, the official of the Ministry of Shangshu, the general of the Great Emperor, and the doctor of Guanglu on the right as "Wang Zuozhicai", and the left servant shot, so Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, also stroked the bed and said to him: "Qing should sit here." ”

This is much more powerful than him Li Shimin, who was only casually praised by Yang Su as 'having the talent of Lanling'.

However, after so many years, Li Jing is still just a small driver, from the sixth grade. After the great cause, he has not been promoted.

Although his current position is still remarkable. The driving department is one of the military departments, and the supervisor is in charge of all matters related to the halo book, honor guard, ink armor, post passes, chariots, cattle and horse stables, etc., and its position in the military department is second to none. Although Li Jing is only a small outsider, as a member of the driving department, he still has a lot of authority.

However, there is still a big gap between this and the expectations of the world, especially the elders.

So Li Jing is also regarded by people as a typical example of 'it's young, big may not be good'.

When Li Shimin was disheartened by Li Xuanba's being pushed into the river and began to shift more interest to Mojia, many relatives and friends once said to him, 'Pilucha, do you want to be another Li Jing?', so Li Shimin was deeply impressed by this person.

"That driver is surnamed Li Mingjing!"

The lieutenant replied in a condensed voice in the rear: "As for the day when Li Yuanwai entered Tongguan, it should be one day after the general you stayed in Tongguan. ”

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows for a moment, and his expression became more and more expectant.

Zhang Yurou behind him followed in his footsteps: "Erlang, do you think that this Li Jing is covering the Red Whisk Girl? How sure are you? Just because this Li Jing was Yang Su's protégé?"

"As far as I know, he has nothing to do with the late Duke of Chu, just an ordinary superior. Except for official business, I almost never come to the door. After the death of the late Duke of Chu, he completely cut off contact with the Duke of Chu. It is his cousin Han Shige, who has a close relationship with Yang Xuangan. This person has been sinking into subordinates and has not been promoted, but he is actually affected by his cousin. ”

He shook his head slightly: "So I'm not even sure of it, anyway, let's go over and take a look." I had smelled the scent of plum blossoms on that woman, and I thought she might have hid in a familiar place. ”

——In the military fortress of Tongguan, in addition to the mansions of several chief officials, only in the post house, there are patches of plums.

But after Zhang Yurou heard it, she couldn't help but ask with a strange look: "You know, you smell it?"

"How is that possible? You forgot that I'm also a sorcerer?"

Li Shimin felt helpless: "This woman not only has several magic weapons on her body, but also has about five grades of spiritual cultivation. Although she also covered it up, her spirit was still a little different from the soldiers around me. ”

As for the fragrance of plum blossoms on this woman's body, it was the result of his special attention after he discovered that this person was abnormal.

"I see—"

Zhang Yurou had a new curiosity: "You seem to know this Li Jing very well?"

"Of course, I know that his person has recorded several books on the art of war. Although it was not widely circulated, I had the privilege of reading it. Although his reputation is not obvious, in my eyes, this person is one of the top soldiers in the world. It's a pity that this person has a bad fate, and he has great talents, but he can't display them. ”

When Li Shimin said this, he had already walked into the post house. Before him, a large number of armor soldiers had surrounded this place.

Those are Li Shimin's personal soldiers, led by Fan Shixin, who surrounded this place.

And the temporary owner of this place had also noticed it before this, and hurried to the door of the post house with a stunned look.

"Li Jing, a member of the lower official driving department, see Lord Kaifu!"

Li Jing first bowed deeply, and then asked with doubts: "May I ask Lord Kaifu, who are you?"

"Ben will suspect that the assassin who assassinated Ben General today is among your entourage!"

Li Shimin said as he glanced at this person coldly. He didn't seem to care about Li Jing, but he was actually quite attentive.

I saw that this man was about forty-five or sixteen years old, with deep and dark pupils, a high nose bridge, handsome facial features, and sharp edges and corners. Sure enough, it is a burly appearance, different from ordinary people.

Li Shimin secretly praised, but there was no color on his face, and after a moment, he withdrew his gaze and stepped directly in. Soon he came to the building where Li Jing lived, and sat down on the main seat with a big thorn.

It's just that he didn't need his orders, Fan Shixing took people to arrest all the entourage of Li Jing in this building one by one.

The pomp and circumstance of this driver is not large, and there are only seven men and women in total. Together with the post chief and miscellaneous servants in the inn, there were no more than forty-two people in total. It didn't take long for Fan Shixing to bring them to Li Shimin one by one.

"Are these people?"

Li Shimin glanced at the lieutenant, and when he saw that the latter's face was calm, he knew that these people would not be wrong.

"Now that everyone is here, let's start the physical examination, there is Mr. Lao Yuan here. ”

Yuan Tianhao had no intention of shirking, and walked in front of these people to examine them one by one. He doesn't need to do it himself, he only uses the power of magic to see their truth and falsehood.

But after a while, he shook his head slightly at Li Shimin. Signaling to the latter, these people's faces are all real, and they have not used illusion or disguise.

Li Shimin couldn't help but wonder, like he really wanted to be bad? This Li Jing really has nothing to do with the Red Whisk Girl?

But he was unwilling, and his eyes wandered around here.

And at this moment, Yuan Tianhao's eyes suddenly condensed slightly, and he looked at the outside of this building, which was a rockery fifty zhang away from here.

It's also part of the inn, but it's located in the backyard of the inn - it's actually a palace.

When the Son of Heaven travels between the East and the West, he usually rests here for the night.

And just after a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Tianhao's lips.

"Lord, I think I've found her. ”

"Huh?"

Li Shimin also stood up, opened his Yin Yang Yuan pupils, and looked at the opposite side, but he didn't find any figures.

"Where is this man? Is it in that mountain?"

However, after a while, his pupil magic power had already discovered that this rockery did have these strange things. The spiritual power of this place is too calm, and there are traces of deliberateness.

"It's in the mountains! It's a clever illusion, and even I have been deceived from it. ”

Yuan Tianhao raised his hand as he spoke: "But she still couldn't hide Miss Yurou's divine reflection on the Xuanjing." ”

Shi Benwu immediately frowned, and flew in that direction first, and the 'Huaizuo Divine Knife' Zhou Yu also followed. The two of them got up and down, and in an instant they had rushed to the side of the rockery.

Li Shimin smiled, sat down calmly and calmly, and then looked at Li Jing with a slightly strange look.

"It's really not what I expected! It's come to this point, shouldn't Li Yuanwai give me an explanation?"

"Forgive the official for being shallow and don't know what Lord Kaifu means?"

Li Jing's body was slightly prostrate, but his tone was still calm, neither arrogant nor humble: "What do you mean, do you think that the assassin hiding in the rockery was done by the lower officials? ”

"Isn't it?"

Li Shimin squinted slightly, and there was murder in his eyes: "You Pharmacist Li, but at the age of more than ten years, you have already been known by the Shangqing Sect's Xuanzhen Monarch, and you are considered to be a rare genius in the world. Presumably, now, your attainments on this path are comparable to those of the Great Grandmasters?"

When Li Jing heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The lower officials are in the Fu Array, and they have indeed achieved a little. But Lord Kaifu thinks that it is me Li Jing who did it based on this alone, which is really unconvincing. My lord, you can't assume that a person is a murderer just because he has the power to kill?"