"Di Renjie's matter of patrolling Jianghuai, naturally there are Yangzhou Thorn Mansion, Tianwu Sect and those big clans in Jiangnan to deal with, so there is no need to worry." Lu Jie said.

The tribute transported to the Divine Capital is counted in the tens of millions of floating parts, which is enough to support a big war, and the benefits are too great for a single force to swallow. Yue Wangfu took a part, and the rest of the forces had several forces share the profits, and they had to share the responsibility if something happened.

"When the leader prepares to sacrifice Luoshui to Wu Zetian, he will destroy the sacrifice and kill Wu Zetian and the accompanying ministers as much as possible, will the prince take the opportunity to raise troops?" Gao Su asked.

When passing through Luoyang, Gao Su met with the snake spirit Li Ruoxue, learned of the snake spirit's plan, and conveyed it to the king of Yue for reference.

"This is not a good opportunity to raise troops," Li Zhen stood up, walked to the middle of the hall, and said slowly, "Let's not say that Chong'er is not fully prepared, how about contacting the kings?" ”

"King Han, King Huo is noncommittal, and the other kings have agreed to follow the prince to raise troops." Gao Su said.

Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, and Li Yuanliang, the king of Huo, are the sons of Gaozu, who are highly respected and upright in the clan, and have won the favor of Taizong and Gaozong for two generations of emperors. However, in the face of the persuasion of King Yue's letter, both of them did not agree to raise troops on the grounds that they would harm the people.

"The two kings are not only prestigious, but also in Jiangzhou, Qingzhou, where they are located, have a large number of people, and the geographical location is important, without the participation of the two of them, it will greatly damage the plan." Lu Jie frowned and said.

"How can things go as they should?" Li Zhen shook her head and said. He also had great confidence in the second king, hoping that the two would support him in raising troops, but he didn't expect them to refuse. Could it be that Wu Zetian would let them go because of their high morality in the clan, it was just naïve delusion.

"Wu Zetian has always been deeply wary of this king, stationed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Zhengzhou and Xuzhou, led by Qu Chongyu, the general of Zuobao Taowei." Li Zhen continued, "It will be difficult for us to make a difference if we don't solve these soldiers and horses. Qu Chongyu is not a person loyal to the Li Tang clan, he will not let us into King Jingqin easily, unless,"

"Unless what?" Gao Su asked.

"If the snow wants to destroy the sacrifice, there may be four situations, one is that Wu Zetian is dead, the emperor is still there, so that although the court situation will be chaotic for a while, it will soon settle down, so that we can also be a prince of peace in the future, which is not bad, the second is that Wu Zetian and the emperor have died, the court is in chaos, we will immediately raise troops, Qu Chongyu will know the time to open the road, we will enter Beijing to take the lead, can recover Li Tang Jiangshan, the third is that the emperor is dead, Wu Zetian is still there, so we must take revenge on the emperor in the name of revenge to raise troops to restore the Tang Dynasty, the result is difficult to predict, Fourth, Wu Zetian and the emperor are all safe, only some officials have been killed, presumably with Wu Zetian's skills, the chaos can be calmed down quickly, and the opportunity for us to wait can almost be said to be none. Li Zhen analyzed, "If Ruoxue attacked Wu Zetian this time, can she take her life?" ”

Wu Zetian's demon skills are world-shattering, ordinary people may not know, how can people in the snake spirit not know. Grandmaster-level masters are so easy to kill, and there are still many demon masters guarding her side.

"What the prince said is extremely true, and there are doubts about his humble position. The leader told me that the destruction of the sacrifice was only the first step in the plan, and that it was best to kill Wu Zetian, if he could not wipe out all the civil and military officials, and paralyze the government in the short term. She has contacted the Tubo Great War God on Qinling, and the Turkic killing god Mo Si, as soon as this side succeeds, she will instigate the two tribes to invade Middle-earth. At that time, Wu Zetian will definitely mobilize heavy troops to rush to the frontier, and the road to the divine capital will not be opened. Gao Su said confidently.

"Ruoxue really has great talents," Li Zhen said with great joy when she heard this, "Gao joins the army, contact the kings, you have to worry a lot, you escort the money, silk, grain and grass to Bozhou back by the way, if the big thing is done in the future, this king will not treat you badly." ”

"The humble duty will live up to the trust of the prince," Gao Su said, "help the prince to achieve great causes, restore Li Tang Jiangshan, and prevent it from falling into the hands of the demon girl Wu Zetian." ”

The three of them discussed for a long time the method of contacting each other, the timing of the march, the route of the march, and the supply of grain and grass, until it was dark.

Yang Siqiao followed Li Rong out of Shangqingguan, speechless all the way.

Outside, Yuan Xingchong had left the Taoist temple and did not know where to go. Li Rong didn't care, presumably Wu Zetian had already told Yuan Xingchong what was going on.

"Brother Li hasn't seen you for a few days, but you have advanced to the sixth-grade realm, and I am no longer your opponent." Yang Siqiao sighed.

Since Yang Siqiao took Li Rong into the Xiyuan Thousand Cavalry Barracks, it was only two months, and Li Rong was promoted to the sixth rank, and the gap between the two widened.

"I'm just one step ahead, seeing that Brother Yang's breath is deep, it shouldn't be far from being promoted." Li Rong's eyes flashed, and he swept Yang Siqiao with his microscopic eyes and said.

Yang Siqiao's aura was a little stronger than two months ago, more restrained, and from time to time it exuded a sharp sword aura, and the skin of the people standing beside him would feel a slight chill.

The two walked and talked, and soon returned to the Xiyuan Thousand Horse Camp.

When he came to the camp, Li Rong immediately sent guards to summon Wei Chi Xiu to discuss the pursuit of the snake spirit against the party.

"Snake Spirit Li Ruoxue, Tubo Grandmaster Duodan, and Pit Viper," Yu Chi Xiu opened his mouth and said, "There are three Grandmaster-level masters, and one of them is still an eighth-grade Grandmaster, so let's arrest those of us with thin arms and legs." ”

Yang Siqiao's face changed drastically as he stood next to him, and he did not regain his previous composure.

"If it is not bad as expected, there is one more to add, the Turkic Great Chieftain is Greedy Khan," Li Rong said, "The Turkic Mission's visit to Middle-earth this time has a lot to do with the snake spirit. ”

"Why didn't you find out about it when you met the Holy Mother and the Emperor?" Yang Siqiao said, "You must always ask His Majesty the God Emperor for some masters. ”

"Could it be that the three of us can beat the snake spirit Li Ruoxue? You can't beat it, and there is no difference between one more grandmaster and one less grandmaster. Li Rong shrugged and said, "I can't say that I can't beat Li Ruoxue, so just shirk it, the Holy Mother God Emperor will definitely make a note for me in his heart." ”

"So what are you going to do? Why don't you ask your tutor and your father to help?" Yang Siqiao smiled bitterly.

Just kidding, Yang Jingchen has been staying in the palace to protect the Queen Mother Wu Zetian, which can be easily come out, and Li Hui is seriously injured and will not make a move.

"There's no need to be so pessimistic, these grandmasters won't stare at us all day long, and it is estimated that our department will not be able to enter their eyes." Li Rong said comfortingly.

He didn't tell the two that the Serpent Spirit had sent Dodan to hunt him down, so as not to discourage them from destroying their self-confidence.

"Besides, Her Majesty the Holy Mother and Emperor has already ordered us to pursue and suppress the snake spirit rebels, and it is impossible to refrain from doing it now," Li Rong continued, "We still have to think about how to get things done." ”

"I can't think of any good ideas, there are many snake spirit masters, and the power is huge, it's really not something that our little thousand horsemen can deal with." Yu Chi Xiu sighed and said.

The snake spirit is one of the four major organizations in the rivers and lakes, and the strength of the power is far from being comparable to that of a thousand horses, they have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for so many years, if they can be easily exterminated, Wu Zetian would have killed the snake spirit a long time ago.

"You think it's wrong, we really can't help the snake spirit, but the Holy Mother and the Emperor's intention is not here. I think her old man mainly wants us to find out the conspiracy of the snake spirit and ensure the smooth progress of the sacrifice, so our task is to expose its conspiracy, and we don't have to challenge Li Ruoxue and other grandmasters head-on. Li Rong said.

"Brother Li has a point," Yang Siqiao nodded.

Yang Siqiao has been following Wu Zetian for a while, until he knows Wu Zetian's intentions.

"So how do we stop the snake spirit's plot? I'm still confused," Wei Chi Xiu said.

They have been staying in the palace and the military camp, they have not had much contact with the outside world, and they do not know much about the affairs in the rivers and lakes, and it is not easy to find out about the conspiracy of the snake spirit.

"Let me ask you, if you were the snake spirit Li Ruoxue, how would you destroy the sacrifice?" Li Rong asked.

"If I can figure it out, I can directly tell Lord Changshi, or General Li, and still need to take over the errand of encircling and suppressing the snake spirit?" Wei Chi Xiu was dissatisfied with the authenticity.

"It's really yours, forget it, it's useless for us to sit in the tent and talk about it, it's better to go to the place where Luoshui worships." Li Rong said.

The three of them took more than 20 thousand knights and soldiers out of the camp gate together and headed towards Tianjin Bridge.

The place of worship of Luoshui is south of the imperial city, north of Luoshui, not far from Tianjin Bridge. Nayanwu was solely responsible for the construction of the altar and all arrangements for the worship ceremony.

With the full support of the prime minister of the current dynasty, it was easy to build an altar with the manpower and material resources of the imperial court. In less than a month, the altar began to take shape, leaving the later carving and decoration and other fine work, under the strict urging of Wu Chenghe, before the eighth day of the next month, the altar will be completed.

Li Rong took Yang Siqiao, Wei Chi Xiu and others to the altar in a quarter of an hour.

Dozens of craftsmen in the altar were working nervously, Li Rong and the others did not come forward to disturb, and stood there in the distance.

"It took us a quarter of an hour to get here from Xiyuan, and if we go at full speed, it will be faster." Li Rong said suddenly.

"Hmm," Wei Chi Xiu felt silent in his heart, but there were no words.

"Wei Chi, if you are in charge of the security of this sacrifice, how will you arrange the defense?" Li Rong asked.

"This place is backed by the imperial city, guarded by the Nanya Forbidden Army, and to the west is the Xiyuan Yulin Army Camp, I think the enemy can only attack from Luoshui." Wei Chi Xiu said, "If I come to arrange the guards, I only need to block Luoshui, order the twelve guards to be on guard, and Yulin Fei can ride thousands of horses to guard Shangyang Palace, and even if there are thousands of troops and horses, it will be difficult to rush over and destroy the sacrifice." ”