Kim Jin-deok and the empress discussed the details of the next step and said, "I will return to Silla and wait for your good news." ”

The Empress said, "We are here to try for a success, and you still have to be prepared there, and remember not to leak the news." ”

Jin Zhende said: "Don't worry, we will never have a problem here. I will leave tomorrow, and before I leave, I will visit the Tang Dynasty envoys. ”

The empress smiled, "Yes, weren't you sent by them to cooperate with me?" ”

"Yes, who made us a vassal state of Shu in the Tang Dynasty?" Kim Jin-deok also smiled.

The Silla mission was to cooperate with the empress to get rid of Su Iro, and specially asked the Tang Dynasty for help, but who knew that it provided cover for the conspiracy of the Silla and the Japanese slaves.

Guest house.

On the morning of that day, the eldest brother and the prince came to visit Wang Xuance, and formally agreed to the request to lease the Daejeon area in the Shimane region to the Tang Dynasty, and so far, all the terms of the negotiations have been agreed.

Wang Xuance said: "Very good, my mission is completed, let's sign it immediately, and I will go back to resume my life." ”

The eldest brother said with some embarrassment: "Well, this......"

Wang Xuance was unhappy, he asked, "What do you mean, do you want to regret it?" ”

Zhongchen Kazuzu hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand, Your Highness, Your Highness has no intention of repenting, after all, now that your Tang Dynasty army is pressing the border, Her Majesty the Empress is a little worried, and she wants to sign an agreement with Your Royal Highness the King of the Northwest in person." ”

Wang Xuance frowned and said, "It's really verbose. Okay, let your majesty the Empress come with me and go to see my lord. ”

The eldest brother and prince said hesitantly: "This, I'm afraid this is not appropriate." ”

Wang Xuance was a little anxious, and said angrily: "What's the matter? ”

Nakazu Kamazu said: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, this is the case, you also know that the political arena of our country has just undergone a great change, the situation is unstable, and Her Majesty the Empress is really unable to leave Fujiwara Kyo now.

Her Majesty the Empress does not have to work for His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest, she means that His Royal Highness Prince Pei Dilan is going to marry His Royal Highness the Prince of Qianyu in our country, and Her Majesty the Empress will personally organize the send-off ceremony for them.

It is just a matter of asking His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest to accompany Prince Pei Dilan to come and sign the agreement by the way. Good things come in pairs, killing two birds with one stone. Hehe. ”

"You've got a lot going on." Wang Xuance said dissatisfied.

The eldest brother said: "Please ask Lord Wang to bother with this matter and report it to His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest." ”

Wang Xuance said helplessly: "Okay, I can go and ask my prince for you." Do you have any other things to do, and then a new question will pop up in a while? ”

Zhongchen Kazuzu said with a smiling face: "No, no, there is nothing else." ”

Wang Xuance stood up and was about to send a telegram, when he saw that the eldest brother and the prince and others were still sitting in the living room, he said: "You go back first, and when my prince answers, I will send someone to inform you." ”

Dengzhou Governor's Palace.

Li You and the others had already packed their bags and were about to set off, when the magpie came over with Wang Xuance's telegram, and after Li You read it, he handed the telegram to Pei Dilan.

Pei Dilan was very happy after reading it, and he said: "Lao Li, this empress of the Japanese slave country is quite sensible, I just want to go to Qianyu's hometown to have a look." ”

Lee Woo said, "Let's go to Baekje first." ”

Baekje, Gwangju.

Li Jinxing had to go to the ninth town of the Goguryeo New Army every day to inspect and get in touch with as many middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers as possible.

In the evening of that day, when Li Jinxing passed by a tent containing miscellaneous items near the tent of the Chinese military barracks, he heard someone crying quietly behind him, and he walked over to see that it was a small young soldier, who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Seeing Li Jinxing coming, he hurriedly wiped his tears, stood up and saluted, and said, "I've seen Lord Prison Army." ”

Li Jinxing said: "No courtesy. Then he walked over and sat down on the log where the soldier had just been sitting, patted the place beside him, and said, "Come, sit down, let's talk." ”

The soldier sat down very stiffly.

Li Jinxing talked to the soldier, and soon, the soldier relaxed and told Li Jinxing the reason for his crying.

It turned out that this soldier was a herald of the town general's guard, and he had just received news that his mother was seriously ill, and he wanted to go back to see, but the commander not only disagreed, but also reprimanded him, and he was not happy in his heart, and he was worried about his mother's health, so he cried here.

Li Jinxing patiently explained to him that the war was imminent, and there was nothing wrong with the chief's approach, perhaps the way to deal with it was simpler. He asked for the soldier's home address, and said that he was familiar with the governor of Goguryeo, Zhang Shigui, and would arrange for the local government to take care of his family.

He would arrange for someone to send it to the soldier's hometown along with the military mail from the Baekje Governor's Palace, and as for the money for his mother's treatment, Li Jinxing would settle it for him.

The soldier thanked him and ran back to write a letter home.

After Li Jinxing returned to his camp, he had to go out to deal with other matters, so he arranged for a personal soldier to wait for the soldier to come.

Two hours later, Li Jinxing came back and reported to his soldiers: "My lord, the Goguryeo soldier you mentioned did not come. ”

Li Jinxing was a little puzzled, thinking that the captain of the guard did not allow the soldier to come out, so he sent his own soldiers to the soldier's tent to pick up his letter.

Soon the soldier returned, saying that the soldier could not be found, and no one knew where he had gone.

The next morning, while Li Jinxing was attending a meeting in the military camp, the Third Army, which belonged to the Ninth Town, sent someone to report that the body of a Goguryeo soldier had been found on the river beach outside the barracks.

Li Jinxing felt very bad, so he took the initiative to ask to deal with the matter. Sure enough, the deceased was the same soldier he had seen yesterday.

Li Jinxing understood that it was because he was talking to the soldier alone, and this soldier belonged to the General's Guard, and someone was worried about leaking secrets, so they brutally killed him.

Over the past few days, as Li Jinxing has learned more about the troops, he always feels that the general and other generals have something to hide from him. He remained silent and continued to investigate secretly.

Baekje Governor's Office.

His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest came to the Governor's Mansion, and the military and political governors at all levels under the Governor's Mansion came to meet him, and Li Jinxing followed the main generals of the Ninth Town to the Governor's Mansion, and then he asked to see Li You alone.

After listening to Li Jinxing's report, Li You said happily: "The information you provided is very important. It's good that you can go deep into the army and understand the plight of the soldiers, because you have to continue to get acquainted with the situation of the officers and soldiers in the army and keep abreast of the dynamics of the troops. ”

Li You asked Li Jinxing about some other situations, and said: "You have to be more careful there, pay special attention to your own safety, and when you go out, you must bring the Flying Tiger Army with you to protect you, and when the war starts, I will send another squadron of the Flying Tiger Army to each of your towns." ”

Li Jinxing was very happy, not only because the prince cared about his safety, but also because he heard the word war.

Recently, it has been spread everywhere that the imperial court has reached a negotiation agreement with the Japanese slaves, and the battle is too big. Li Jinxing and others are here to make meritorious contributions, and if they don't fight, aren't they here in vain?

The words of the prince revealed important information - there is still a war.

Li Jinxing said excitedly: "Yes, thank you for Your Highness's care, the minister will definitely do a good job in the affairs of the Ninth Town." The minister took his leave. ”

Li You reported the situation of Li Jinxing's report to Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, Sima Jiong, and Pei Dilan.

Sima Jiong also reported on what he had in the Baekje Governor's Office on the situation in Silla and Baekje.

Li Daozong frowned and said, "There are still these Goguryeo people in the Japanese slave country and the Silla country, what are they trying to do?" ”