Around the village, an earthen wall about five feet high is made of loess, and a wooden gate is built on each side.

"Xiaolang is here!" Pei Shoude greeted the entrance of the village and said.

"General Pei is polite," Li Gui hurriedly dismounted and said.

Pei Shoude was a close confidant of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and he and another general, Fu Yanqing, each led an army to train cavalry here.

The group followed behind and dismounted one after another, and entered the village under the guidance of Pei Shoude, arranging a place to rest without mentioning it.

"What is the matter with Xiao Lang bringing Xuan Yiwei here?" Pei Shoude extended Li Gui, Ande and others to the conference hall, and asked in surprise after sitting down.

Usually, Li Gui will also come to see cavalry training, and usually bring three or five attendants, and he will not move the army like today, and he will still bring the guards of King Yue's cronies.

"General Pei, recently the imperial court sent people to spy on him, wanting to seize the handle of the prince, and he went to the palace to make trouble last night, so the prince sent me to lead the Xuanyi guard to sit here and kill the secret agents of the imperial court." Li Gui said.

"Imperial court detective? Could it be that the imperial court wants to attack the prince now? Pei Shoude frowned and asked.

Don't look at the cavalry here nearly two or three thousand, in an emergency, nearly 10,000 soldiers can be mobilized, but compared with the imperial court to move 100,000 troops, this point of strength is simply not enough, it is estimated that as soon as the army comes, their own soldiers will scatter and flee, when the peace is over, the people have no will to fight, forcibly recruited to fight with the imperial court, morale will be extremely low. Therefore, if the imperial court really sent a large army to quell the rebellion, King Yue would not be an opponent if he lost the opportunity.

"It shouldn't be like this, the imperial court is busy dealing with the invasion of Tibet, and it has to guard against the Turks, and even the troops stationed in Zheng and Xu prefectures have to be transferred to Guanzhong, so it should not take advantage of this time to start another incident. But because the army is going to be transferred, Wu Zetian wants to send someone to find out the truth and reality of the prince's place, so as not to cause variables after the army is gone. Of course, if Wu Zetian knew that we had trained thousands of soldiers, it would be possible to transfer back the army to attack. It is precisely because of this possibility that the prince sent me to stay here. Li Gui analyzed.

It can be said that Li Gui guessed Wu Zetian's thoughts, and she sent Li Rong to Caizhou, on the one hand, in order to test Li Rong's loyalty and ability, and more importantly, to find out the truth of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, before Qu Chongyu's army was transferred. If King Yue's power was already large, she would definitely send a large army to level Li Zhen first, even if she paid the price of Tubo to break through the pass. It is a universal principle that the outside must first be secured.

"Li Gui, this guy hasn't seen him for a few years, he hasn't improved much in martial arts, and he has seen that he is much stronger than before, which should not be underestimated." Wang Kun listened to it next to him, and said secretly in his heart.

Wang Kun came to Caizhou to meet Li Zhen, the king of Yue, on the order of his father, and secretly reached an agreement with Li Zhen, the king of Yue, on behalf of some families in the south, in case Li Zhen's uprising succeeded, the interests of the southern family were satisfied.

Of course, Wang Xu also bet on both sides, and will not put all the bets on Li Zhen, but only supports Li Zhen with some money and food, and promises to help Li Zhen stabilize the situation in the south after ascending the throne.

After Li Rong finished breathing, he stood on the treetops again, staring at Li Gui and the others as they disappeared into the village.

"There are three miles of open land around the village, the terrain is flat, there are no obstacles, and it takes about a minute to pass at full speed," Li Rong calculated in his heart, "There are expected buildings around the village, and if you can't go during the day, you will definitely be discovered, but it's not safe at night, and it's difficult to completely avoid the eyes of the guards on duty." ”

The towering watchtowers at the four corners of the village could be seen from afar, and Li Rong couldn't ignore it.

After watching for a while, Li Rong jumped down from the treetops and walked out of the locust forest quickly. During the day, he was unable to move and had a great chance of being discovered, so Li Rong decided to look around and look around at the roads and environment.

When using soldiers, you must first observe the terrain and terrain in order to win all battles, and when you are an assassin, you must also understand the environment of your target and find a way to retreat in order to retreat with one blow. Li Rong had to do the same work as an assassin, figuring out the environment in advance and making it convenient to escape. I don't know how many soldiers there are in the village, not counting the more than fifty masters led by Li Gui, Li Rong doesn't expect to be able to fight thousands of soldiers head-on, and escape is an inevitable result.

After Ge Fushun stayed away from Zhangchai Village, he found everyone according to the agreed contact method and informed Li Rong of his plan. According to Li Rong's instructions, several people hid in the place provided for them by Xin Yuan, and waited for three days to get information.

After Li Zhen, the king of Yue, took care of his official duties, he walked out of the lobby and walked towards the backyard.

Because of his long-term service in the south, Li Rong quite likes the garden design in the south that is mainly water-based, pavilions and pavilions, rockeries and ponds, flowers and seedlings, and after coming to Caizhou, he specially invited Yangzhou craftsmen to redesign the backyard and arrange it into a unique garden.

Walking along the wooden corridor, Li Zhen walked slowly.

The two sides of the cloister are pools, the blue lotus in the pool swings lightly, the lotus flowers compete for beauty, a vibrant scene.

Skirting the winding corridor, a small pavilion facing the water appears in front of you.

Li Zhen walked closer, glanced affectionately at the wooden door that exuded a slightly fragrant wood smell and was hollowed out and carved with a lady's picture, and knocked lightly.

"Come in!" There was a soft sound in the room, which was very pleasant.

A plump woman, with a towering bun and a white gauze dress, sat at the table near the window, revealing a casual and lazy look, looking back at Li Zhen.

The woman in white seems to be in her early thirties, and when she looks closely, she feels that she is not in her twenties, graceful and luxurious, and gorgeous.

"Sadarou, you haven't slept all night, what's the trouble?" The woman in white said with concern.

"Xuan'er, the plan is approaching, and many things need to be handled by me personally, so I have to worry about it." Li Zhen walked up to Xuan'er slightly apologetically and helped her insert a newly folded pink flower.

"Zhenlang, can't you give up the emperor's dream, be a rich prince, and enjoy the joy of the spring forest?" Xuan'er said with a hint of complaint.

"Just like the people in the rivers and lakes say, people in the rivers and lakes can't help themselves. I am in a high position, and I am the prince of the clan, and I seem to have a noble status, but I can't help myself. When the emperor's younger brother was in power, he only transferred me from place to place, and now that Wu Zetian is in power, he will not give me a chance to choose. Li Zhen said softly.

Li Zhen is known for his talent among the kings of the clan, his martial arts are brilliant, and he is proficient in official arts, which can be called a full range of civil and military materials, and it is precisely because of his excellence that he encounters the suspicion of those in power. When Gaozong was in the court, he couldn't rest assured of this imperial brother, and transferred him to serve as the assassin in the state capital, on the one hand, out of precaution against Li Zhen, and on the other hand, it was also to use Li Zhen's local power to balance the court situation, with the intention of remotely controlling Wu Zetian.

To be honest, Li Zhen didn't have much resentment towards this imperial brother, after all, Li Zhi did not treat him badly, and there was no precedent in the clan for being the prime minister in the court, and most of them went down to the local states and counties to serve as assassins. Li Zhen has taken turns to serve as the governor of Xiangzhou, the governor of Anzhou, the governor of Mianzhou, and the governor of Yangzhou. However, when Gaozong was seriously ill and could not control the government, Wu Zetian took the opportunity to transfer Li Zhen from the governor of Yangzhou to the assassin of Caizhou, because he was afraid that Li Zhen's power would swell in the crucial position of the governor of Yangzhou, and it would affect his change of dynasty in the future, and he was transferred to Caizhou in order to prevent it nearby.

"Wu Zetian is ruthless, all the sects of the Demon Sect have surrendered to her feet, and recently she has won over the Buddhist Sect, it is difficult to compete with her with the half-hearted support of your scattered sects and Daomen." Xuan'er said.

"The arrow is on the line, and it has to be sent. It's impossible for me to live incognito like a lost dog for the rest of my life. Li Zhen said categorically.

Li Zhen, as a generation of grandmasters and the son of Emperor Taizong, no matter his name or status, he is not allowed to be restrained, which is the dignity of being a grandmaster.

Every Seventh-Rank Grandmaster has a firm mind and is not shaken by external objects, otherwise he will not be able to step into this realm at all.

"Zhenlang, Wu Zetian seems to be strong, but as a woman, no matter how powerful she is, she will only gain momentum for a while, your Li family will be restored sooner or later, why bother to fight her?" Xuan'er said.

"We are not immortals, we can't see that far," Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Wu Zetian has cultivated the Dao Heart Demon Cultivation Method, and he has reached the eighth-grade subtle realm, and it is not uncommon for him to live for another twenty years." Twenty years can change a lot of things, and I, Li Tang Jiangshan, can't pin my heart on Wu Zetian's mind. ”

Wu Zetian is only sixty-five this year, and the life span of a grandmaster is ordinary, even if he lives past a hundred years old, it is possible. Of course, Wu Zetian is busy with government affairs all day long, and he spends countless energy, so it is good to live to eighty. Cultivating to the realm of a grandmaster can theoretically lead a long life, but grandmasters are inevitably entangled in affairs on weekdays, especially when fighting with others, which invisibly damages the body, and often does not live to the age they should have.

"Seven days ago, the various factions of the Demon Sect gathered in Songshan, and the sect master saw Wu Zetian. She told the sect master that she was willing to make a demon gate curse to protect the Li family in exchange for the next twenty years of rule, and as long as Zhenlang dissuaded the kings from causing trouble, she could also promise not to purge the clan. Xuan'er said, "The day before yesterday, the sect master just sent someone to send this news, and I was about to tell you. ”

Li Zhen frowned when she heard this.

It's not that Li Zhen can't let go of the emperor's dream, he is not the kind of person who is dazzled by power, but the plan has been going on so far that it can't be stopped, not to mention the expectations of the kings, just the snake spirit can't explain it. Li Ruoxue will not compromise with Wu Zetian, if she breaks the kettle and contacts the kings to start an incident, Li Zhen will not be able to stop her. At that time, Wu Zetian had to be ruthless to clean up the kings, and Li Zhen had no choice.

"There's no going back," a look of determination flashed in Li Zhen's eyes.

Xuan'er and Li Zhen have been married for many years, and they understand his thoughts and thoughts, so they didn't persuade him again.

"Xuan'er, I came here for another matter, I want you to deal with someone." Li Zhen continued.

"Who?" Xuan'er asked.

Li Zhen never asks herself to take action on weekdays, and Li Zhen will not say it unless she is forced to do so.

"The imperial court sent Li Hui's son Li Rong to Caizhou to investigate, and Li Gui and Ande couldn't deal with Li Rong again. I can't leave the city, I need to sit in the palace, so I have to ask you to help. Li Zhen said

"Okay," Xuan'er replied.