"Fourth brother, how are you doing lately?" Princess Taiping has a family routine with Li Dan without a match.

Li Dan looked at his sister, who was still brilliant in her forties. He and Princess Taiping are both children of Gaozong and Empress Zetian, although they are brothers and sisters, but in addition to blood relationship, Li Dan does not feel the slightest closeness from Princess Taiping.

Li Dan felt puzzled, the Li family didn't know what evil was wrong, most of the men were cowardly, and the women in the family seemed to be extremely strong.

His father Li Zhi was frail and sickly, and his mother said nothing, and later established the Great Zhou Dynasty, almost killing the Li clan.

After his mother, the third brother Li Xian became the emperor, but he couldn't control the situation, and Queen Wei covered the sky with one hand, and there was a tendency to follow Wu Zetian.

There is also the third brother's daughter, Princess Anle, who is addicted to selling officials and wantonly accumulating wealth in Chang'an, which has reached the point of no return.

Of course, without her sister Princess Taiping, she is like a lioness ready to attack, ready to strike a fatal blow at her opponent.

"You rarely come to my door when you have nothing to do, say, what's the matter?" Li Dan really wanted to send Princess Taiping away early.

"You asked Yingying to go to Luzhou to visit San Lang, I, as an aunt, can't I come over to take a look?" Princess Taiping said deliberately.

"Yingying is going to Luzhou to visit San Lang?" Li Dan was puzzled, "Why don't I know?" Who do you listen to? ”

"I got the exact news that Yingying has signed the paperwork with the Long's Dart Bureau, also paid the deposit, and will leave tomorrow and be escorted to Luzhou by the people of the Long's Dart Bureau."

Princess Taiping has eyeliner all over Chang'an, and she must have said so. Li Dan jumped up like a cat with a tail stepped on: "This dead girl is getting more and more bold, she dares to make decisions about such a big thing, I'll look for her." ”

"Fourth brother, you can't go!" Princess Taiping stopped Li Dan.

"Why?" Li Dan's anger did not subside.

"Fourth brother, you also know the current situation, we and Webster have reached the point of life and death!" Princess Taiping said slowly.

"That's you and her, don't get involved with me!" Li Dan gave her a blank look.

"Don't get involved with you?" Princess Taiping looked at Li Dan with contemptuous eyes, "Do you think that Wei really wants to be the emperor, and you can escape this catastrophe?" Don't forget how the queen mother treated the Li family back then, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the five sons, they are all in the Li family! ”

Princess Taiping's words made Li Dan shudder, he had personally experienced the bloody rain and bloody wind back then, and he still remembered it vividly.

Seeing that Li Dan was silent, Princess Taiping continued: "Why do those courtiers support me, and it's not because you're here? Restoring the authority of the Li clan and confronting the Wei clan should have been the responsibility of the Li man, and if you don't come forward, how can you still say such things? ”

Li Dan sighed and said, "What do you say have to do with Yingying?" ”

"Don't look at Wei's arrogance now, in fact, she is not difficult to deal with, the reason why I haven't made a move so far is because I have concerns!" Princess Taiping pondered how to make Li Dan understand better, "There is a hidden force now, and this force has been fueling the troubles, creating incidents for me and Webster to fight constantly. Their intention is obvious, to deplete our strength, and then to reap the benefits. ”

Li Dan waited for Princess Taiping's next step.

"I have spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but I have never found out who is behind this force, and I dare to conclude that this force is in no way inferior to our current strength. This time, I got the exact information that they were going to kidnap Yingying on her way to Luzhou. ”

"What? Are they going to kidnap Yingying? Li Dan's heart was shocked, "What's in it for them to do this?" ”

"The person behind the scenes knows the fourth brother very well, so that's why he did this." Princess Taiping analyzed for Li Dan, "The fourth brother's love for Ying Ying is well known, and they know that Ying Ying is your death hole. Controlling Yingying is equivalent to controlling you, Fourth Brother, and controlling you is equivalent to controlling those forces loyal to Li Tang and opposing Wei's, if they succeed, the future situation will be difficult to control. ”

"Since this is the case, we can't let Yingying go to Luzhou." Li Dan said categorically.

"Yingying must go to Luzhou!" Princess Taiping's tone was equally resolute, "This is our only chance, only by thoroughly understanding this force can we eliminate them and launch a fatal blow to Wei." ”

"Is it necessary to take Yingying's life in order to fulfill your intentions?" Li Dan roared.

Li Dan has always been quiet and has no quarrel with the world, Princess Taiping has never seen him make such a big fire, and her heart is also terrified, she hurriedly explained: "Fourth brother, don't worry, I will send all the elites of the Vermilion Bird Sect to protect Yingying in secret, and will definitely not let Yingying have any danger." ”

Seeing that Li Dan was still a little hesitant, Princess Taiping said meaningfully: "Fourth brother, don't forget, you, me, and Yingying are all surnamed Li!" For the sake of Lee's future, there are some things that cannot be chosen. ”

Li Dan's mind was blank, he didn't know when Princess Taiping left, but he knew that he would definitely agree to her request, with her character of not giving up until she reached her goal, if she didn't agree, she would definitely not leave.

"Surname Li?" Li Dan muttered to himself, "If you have a choice, I really don't want to be surnamed Li!" ”

The surname Li is the national surname of the Tang Dynasty, which is extremely glorious in the eyes of the people, but Li Dan knows in his heart that as long as he is stained with the word "Li", he is bound to spend his life in conspiracy and blood, which is not what he wants, and he doesn't want his daughter to be deeply involved.

Li Dan's third son, Li Longji and Li Zhiying, were both born to Concubine Dou, and Concubine Dou was executed for offending her mother Wu Zetian. Because of the guilt in his heart, Li Dan has always loved Li Longji and Li Zhiying, especially Li Zhiying, which can be described as extremely favored.

Princess Taiping is a master of intrigues, can her guarantee be counted? Li Dan didn't have any bottom in his heart, what if it was ......

Thinking of this, Li Dan felt irritated for a while, got up and paced back and forth, and after thinking for a long time, he shouted outside the door: "Someone!" ”

Uncle Liu hurriedly entered the door and said solemnly: "What does King Xiang command?" ”

Li Dan sighed and said: "Quickly send someone to take my name card and invite Leng Qing, the chief arrester of the Criminal Department, to say that I have an urgent matter to discuss!" ”

……

On April 10, Li Zhiying, accompanied by Li Nunu, came to Long's dart game as scheduled.

Long Zhuang had already made preparations, and when he saw Li Zhiying, he stepped forward and asked, "Lord Yuzhen, can you go?" ”

Li Zhiying seemed to be in a good mood, and she smiled: "Let's go." ”

"That's right, Dragon Master!" Li Nunu suddenly asked, "My sister is just going to Luzhou alone, why are there two carriages parked at the door of the dart bureau?" ”

Long Zhuang explained: "The first carriage belongs to someone else, and the second carriage is prepared for Miss Li by the dart board. ”

"Someone else's?" Li Zhiying frowned and asked, "Does anyone else want to go to Luzhou?" ”

Long Zhuang nodded: "That's right, there is another friend of Xiaoxian who also wants to go along!" ”

"Lu Xiaoxian's friend?" Jiang Xiaotong's face flashed in Li Zhiying's mind, and her face sank, "Is Lu Xiaoxian's friend a man or a woman?" What is your name? ”

Long Zhuang deliberately pretended to be confused and said: "It's also a young lady, I can't remember the name, it seems to be surnamed Jiang." ”

"Is it called Jiang Xiaotong?" Li Zhiying gritted her teeth.

"That's right, it's called Jiang Xiaotong!" Long Zhuang nodded

Li Zhiying and Li Nunu glanced at each other, and Li Nunu said dissatisfiedly: "Dragon Bureau Master, we signed an agreement and paid a deposit, how can you let others go along?" ”

Long Zhuang said with a bitter face: "This is Xiaoxian's condition, he said, if you don't let Miss Jiang go with you, he won't be able to go out of this dart." If you agree not to let Xiao Xian dart, I promise to escort Miss Li to Luzhou alone. ”

Long Zhuang said this to Lu Xiaoxian taught him, Long Zhuang was worried that Li Zhiying would cancel this business because of this, Lu Xiaoxian patted his chest and assured him that Li Zhiying would definitely not cancel.

Long Zhuang stared at Li Zhiying nervously.

Sure enough, Li Nunu wanted to say something, but was stopped by Li Zhiying, she waved her hand to Long Zhuang: "That's it, let's go!" ”

……

The sound of horses' hooves!

The man crawling in the grass suddenly pricked up his ears.

A dozen fast horses, surrounded by two light carts, came from a distance.

The distance was getting closer and closer, and a dozen or so figures were about to get up from the grass, but they saw a few wisps of cold light flying by, and the sword qi was vertical and horizontal, and the muffled hum was continuous, and the thick smell of blood suddenly filled the sky and the earth, and it calmed down in a moment, as if nothing had happened.

The light car continued to move forward, splashing dust all over the sky.

The people waiting to escort the carriage galloped past, and a small blue sedan chair appeared on the edge of the grass like a ghost, and the two sedan chair men carrying the sedan chair were expressionless, but it could be seen from the high bulging temples that their martial arts could not be underestimated.

The cuffs of several black-clothed people were decorated with purple threads, and there was no doubt that they should be from the Suzaku Gate.

When they saw the small sedan chair, their faces changed, and they hurriedly lowered their hands and stood solemnly.

"How's it going, is there a live mouth?" An elegant voice came from the sedan chair, and it was Wei Xianyun.

One of them replied in fear: "The subordinates were incompetent, and they killed four people, and the remaining five all committed suicide, and none of them survived." ”

"These people are not simple!" Wei Xianyun muttered, "It's already the seventh dial, and there is still no one alive ......."

……

"Lu Xiaoxian, come here!" Li Zhiying poked his head out of the window next to the carriage and shouted loudly towards the back of the carriage.

Lu Xiaoxian, who was hurrying behind the carriage, frowned, and glared at Long Zhuang, who was riding on the horse, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and his teeth were itching.

In the past few days, Li Zhiying didn't know what illness she had committed, and she always yelled at Lu Xiaoxian, like calling a subordinate, which made Lu Xiaoxian very unhappy.

How could Long Zhuang not know Lu Xiaoxian's depression, and repeatedly persuaded him to be more patient for the sake of 10,000 taels of silver.

Lu Xiaoxian couldn't say anything, feeling like a slave who had signed a deed of sale.