Although Li Daozong already knew the true identity of that person, his face was still as usual and his steps were calm, but his heart was turbulent and unsettled, you must know that this Jinyang princess Li Mingda, but among all the princesses, one of the few princesses who can have a place to eat at a young age, is the heart of today's saints!

Although the saint is not more than half a hundred, but not confused is nearly half of the age, in the early years of the horse war, the body is quite depressed, these two years Huafa was born early, has shown old age, the court has begun to sway from side to side intentionally or unintentionally, although the East Palace seems to be calm, but has shown the signs of an eventful autumn.

At this juncture, Li Mingda suddenly fell ill and died early, which made the saint immersed in grief and did not think about the government, which was somewhat intriguing, and some old foxes who drilled the temple could not have smelled blood.

Li Daozong is also considered a national relative, so in this kind of matter, he dare not and cannot stand in line, and he chose to remain silent with Wei Gong Li Jing and others during the Xuanwumen Change.

Princess Jinyang is obviously following behind her, so who is lying in the princess mausoleum of the White Python Plain outside Chang'an City? The saint used a specification close to the national mourning to treat the funeral, and the whole country mourned, and now Li Mingda is sent back to Chang'an, what kind of changes will be caused? With such a result, Li Daozong didn't even dare to think about it.

Now that Tuyuhun is about to use troops, even Li Jing has come back, if because of Li Mingda's appearance, pull out the radish and bring out the mud, implicating a large area, those people behind the scenes are in a hurry to jump over the wall, and when the time comes, he Li Daozong will die and cannot be redeemed.

Li Daozong had ups and downs for half of his life, went through countless battles, and became a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, but he was belittled for corruption, and he was used again in his later years.

Needless to say, the left and right saw that the general manager's face was not pale, and he retreated, Li Daozong was in the military camp, and he had a military position, so he immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "The old minister has seen Her Royal Highness the princess!" ”

At this time, Li Mingda, who had been hiding behind Xu Zhen, had a straight face, and he didn't see the embarrassment on the road at all, and his royal bearing suddenly dispersed, and he bowed down and returned the salute: "King Xian doesn't need to be polite, the matter is urgent, and I hope that King Xian will immediately dial the military horse and protect me back to Chang'an!" ”

Xu Zhen snorted imperceptibly when he heard this, after all, he is a traverser, he is familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty, he has been dormant in Chang'an for three years, and he has an observation perspective that ordinary people cannot have, it can be said that at this moment he knows very well that Li Mingda wants to return to Chang'an immediately, it is impossible, unless Li Daozong is a fool.

Sure enough, Li Daozong frowned slightly, looking embarrassed, but finally spoke: "The old minister knows that His Royal Highness is homesick, but the current situation is treacherous, and someone in the court deceived the saint and created a princess... The conspiracy of the princess's early death... If the princess appears, it will not cause a drastic change, and besides, even if there are soldiers and horses to protect each other, I am afraid that the old minister will not be able to protect the princess..."

Although Li Mingda is only a delicate little lady now, but Li Daozong finished speaking, he still can't help but have a chill in his back, Princess Jinyang is known for her good reputation, but in the end she is very delicate, he has learned from Li De Award that the process of encountering Li Mingda, presumably the hardships are not something she can bear, and I don't know how much hardship I have suffered along the way, I can't return home, and I am obviously alive but I am regarded as a dead person by the whole world, this experience is too harsh for a twelve-year-old child.

Li Mingda's eyes dimmed, but a surge of anger surged in his heart, and he immediately said willfully: "Er is the dignified vassal king, the head of an army, even I can't protect him, what kind of battle do you fight!" ”

After speaking, he sat on the low table in the camp, and he completely lost the majesty of the princess, as if the pillar in his heart was instantly deduced and helpless.

She was exquisite, as early as when she saw Li Daozong's clothes, she realized that her attack and capture was not accidental, but someone was manipulating behind the scenes, and even she could vaguely feel the tip of the iceberg of this shady curtain, and it was precisely because of this that she was worried about the safety of her father and brother, and wanted to return to Chang'an as soon as possible to warn.

However, Li Daozong's reaction made her more sure that things were much more serious than she imagined!

After all, Li Daozong is the grandmaster's country, and he is also the elder, and he is also the vassal king and the head of the army, Jinyang's accountability is indeed a bit unruly, but the old general can understand it, just stand and wait for Li Mingda to calm down.

After a while, Li Mingda sighed faintly, restrained his mood, comforted the old general, and then asked: "What should I do now?" ”

Li Daozong knew Li Mingda's temperament, and he didn't mind her anger, and quickly thought about the prototype of the plan in his heart, but shifted his attention to Xu Zhen.

Xu Zhen originally wanted to leave after handing over Li Mingda to Li Daozong, the sky was high and the earth was wide, and he was too lazy to participate in the upcoming storm, so he could see Li Daozong's gaze, and his heart suddenly shrank.

He had already analyzed that Li Daozong did not dare to send Princess Jinyang back to Chang'an, because he was worried that he would be ambushed by the forces behind the scenes, and more importantly, Li Daozong could not completely control the forces in the army, and he couldn't even trust the people in the barracks!

Once he puts Li Mingda's identity out, he will inevitably leak the news, but if he doesn't move out of the identity of the princess, he wants to mobilize a large number of military horses, but it seems too abnormal, and the big war is imminent, which will make people with a heart seize his handle and give himself a heavy blow on the grounds of private use of soldiers and horses, so that he wants to have the right to speak in the Tuyuhun War, but it will become more difficult.

If you only use your own pro-army, you will suffer too much in terms of numbers, and there are eyes and ears in the army who are always watching your every move, maybe someone has secretly sent out the whereabouts of Princess Jinyang and Xu Zhen now!

For now, the only way to do this is to temporarily protect Princess Jinyang in the army, take care of her cronies, and then send someone to send the news back to Chang'an.

Since the identity of Princess Jinyang has been discovered by the forces in the army, Li Daozong believes that his manpower will never be able to get Chang'an, which is why he set his sights on Xu Zhen!

Xu Zhen is not even a nobody, but he has been able to protect Jinyang all the way to the present, which shows that his scheming and methods are extremely good, if he brings the information back to Chang'an, who will suspect him?

Princess Jinyang has been loved by the saint, and even the saint's calligraphy is copied vividly, since she was a child, she has read a lot of books, and has won the love of the royal ministers, and loves to listen to the heroic stories of the expedition that year, at this moment Li Daozong paid attention to Xu Zhen, she quickly understood the joints, but she knew very well that with Xu Zhen's cunning scheming, it was absolutely impossible to take this risk.

However, Li Mingda was about to hang his head and sigh, but he heard Xu Zhen respond seriously: "It's not impossible for the old general to want to die somewhat, but I have a few conditions, if the old general can't agree, then even if he kills me, I won't take this errand, besides, if something happens on the way and the intelligence is intercepted, the old general should know the consequences..."

Li Daozong is an old fox who can see through people's hearts, he is the same as Princess Jinyang, I thought that Xu Zhen would not agree so simply, but when he heard Xu Zhen's words, he was also slightly stunned, but he was quickly relieved.

For a small person like Xu Zhen, it will not attract the attention of the forces behind the scenes, which is his advantage, but it is not easy to send the information back to Chang'an alone, once the information is intercepted, he Li Daozong will be pushed to the opposite side, and it is unlikely that he wants to clean himself and protect himself.

And with Xu Zhen's identity, it is impossible to walk into the palace and say to Li Er, hey, your daughter is still alive, I brought the news back, you give me a general.

Therefore, even if it goes smoothly on the way, after arriving in Chang'an, who can be used as a response has become a big headache for Li Daozong, which requires an extraordinary soberness about the situation of the secret battle in the temple, otherwise it will be even more troublesome to mistakenly send the information to the enemy.

Considering this section, Xu Zhen did not make any excessive requests, but Li Daozong did not expect that Xu Zhen was a traverser, an all-round genius standing at the peak of magic, and the history of the development of Sui and Tang Dynasty tricks was Xu Zhen's key research topic, and Xu Zhen was clear about the camp distribution and positive and negative characters of this conspiracy!

Of course, discrepancies in historical materials cannot be ruled out, but with Xu Zhen's personality, how could he choose those uncertain objects to act as internal responders?

Li Daozong saw that Xu Zhen agreed, and it was too late to rejoice, so he hurriedly ordered someone to select a shrewd and delicate official slave to serve Li Mingda, and let Xu Zhen cultivate himself, wait until his body recovers, and then act according to the plan.

Li Mingda settled down in the Liangzhou camp in this way, although Li Daozong found his own soldiers and guards to protect him every day, and there were large officials and slaves to serve him thoughtfully, but without Xu Zhen, Li Mingda always felt that he had no sense of security, and wanted to ask Xu Zhen about the details, but because of his identity, he was depressed all day long.

Although Xu Zhen's snake venom has been removed, he has been in a coma for a few days, only the entrance of the decoction, and he has experienced the injury of a knife and horse, but fortunately, his blood and qi are strong, and he recovers quickly.

He is not idle these days, Li Daozong is responsive to his needs, and he is not polite, in addition to his daily diet and dress, he spends most of his time in the army craftsman camp, and named Li Deqian to assist him.

Li Deqian is the eldest son of Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, although he is weak and cowardly, he became a young master at a young age, and he has extraordinary attainments in construction and machinery and other craftsman skills, and can be regarded as a famous engineer in the Tang Dynasty.

Since Xu Zhen is going to risk his life, now that he has infinite resources in his hands, he has to prepare himself sufficiently.

Li Deqian also didn't understand why this master, who had been handpicked by the head of the march, would choose himself instead of his younger brother Li Dexian, who was superior in martial arts and courage, until he came into contact with Xu Zhen these days, he realized that Xu Zhen was by no means a simple person, and his unbridled imagination and creativity alone were not beyond Li Deqian's reach!

At this time, Xu Zhen was depicting on the desk, he was not used to using a brush, but burned a sturdy wooden core into charcoal strips, and carved the design drawing of a new object on the paper, Li Deqian was confused, but he was inexplicably attracted by the design drawing that was about to be completed.

The two of them were immersed in it, and they didn't notice that someone had walked into the craftsman's room!

(Note 1: There are discrepancies between the old and new Tang books and the list of changes in the Xuanwu Gate, and whether Li Daozong participated in the changes in the Xuanwu Gate is not very sure.

Note 2: Li Daozong is the cousin of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, who is higher than Li Shimin according to his seniority, and is called Xian along with Li Xiaogong, the grandmaster of the early Tang Dynasty. ）