The next morning.

The sky was raining, dripping, washing every corner of Chang'an City, under the cold wind to drill into the cracks of the doors and windows, trying to enter the house, but was ruthlessly blocked, along the door frame, the window slipped down.

A carriage slowly came to the side gate of the Supervision Mansion against the wind and rain, Fang Yiai was already waiting here, signaling the guards to let him go directly, the carriage entered, and went straight to the backyard, revealing some kind of mystery, but there was Fang Yiai, no one asked.

Not long after, the carriage came to a stop near an attic, jumped out of the carriage, wearing a hat, bowing his head, covered with a face scarf, no one knew who it was, and the people nearby had already been transferred away by Fang Yiai, who came straight to the attic, pushed the door and entered, familiar with the road, obviously very familiar with this place, and Fang Yiai stayed at the door.

In the attic, Lu Dongzan is reading, since the last time he received the letter from Xue Rengui, Lu Dongzan has become quiet, every day in addition to reading or reading, never take the initiative to find trouble, someone looking for it and try to avoid it, seeing the door open, I thought it was another official visiting, and habitually said: "Go out, the old man will not see anyone." ”

"It's still so angry?" A mocking voice rang out.

Lu Dongzan heard a familiar voice, the corners of his eyes twitched, he quickly raised his head, his face changed greatly after recognizing the identity of the person, he got up, the book in his hand fell to the ground, and shouted excitedly: "Protector, is it?" ”

"Why, you're not welcome." The person who came was Qin Huaidao, who was visiting secretly, took off the hat and put it aside, stepped forward and sat down, saw a pair of tea-making tools placed on the eucalyptus platform, and said with a smile: "I can't imagine that Da Yan is also used to this way of drinking tea, don't you invite me to have a drink?" ”

Lu Dongzan reacted, took a deep breath to calm himself, sat down, and skillfully made tea, while thinking about Qin Huaidao's intentions, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was a little strange.

After a while, Lu Dongzan poured a cup of tea, held it up and put it in front of Qin Huaidao, and said with a smile: "Lord Qin is a masterpiece of a generation, he won Tubo in just one month, ruining the old man's ideals, you say, the old man doesn't know how to face you, Lord Qin?" Enemies are not counted, everyone has different positions, each is his own master, and friends are not counted. ”

Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "Da Tan is also a masterpiece of a generation, but unfortunately the pattern is a little smaller, you might as well enlarge your ideals a little, not limited to Tubo, how is the whole world?" ”

"Don't dare, the old man is still self-aware, and Tubo is already the limit."

"Really?" Qin Huaidao glanced at Lu Dongzan meaningfully, leaned back a little, and said: "I haven't seen you for a few months, but I am a little richer, and I really answered a sentence, my heart is wide and my body is fat, but the various armies of Tubo suddenly stopped moving, and there are also your sons among them, and the court has a lot of opinions, so you are not afraid of another dispute?" Last time, there was an official, and next time you may not be able to keep your family. ”

"As long as it's not you, it's not certain who will kill the deer next time, is Lord Qin ready to take command of the Western Expedition again?" Lu Dongzan asked with a nonchalant smile.

"Looks like you know a lot." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

A sharp down, evenly matched.

Qin Huaidao didn't want to test each other with this old fox anymore, and said bluntly: "After the court is over, you can free up your hands to deal with the western issue, and it will inevitably be liquidated at that time, and your family is also among them, with holy means, you don't need to say that the consequences are clear to you, do you want to cooperate?" ”

"What's in it for me?" Lu Dongzan is also shrewd and straight to the point.

Qin Huaidao smiled, took a sip of tea, and said slowly and confidently, "Help you out." ”

"What should I give?"

"Use it for me!"

"There aren't enough chips." Lu Dongzan's eyes flashed.

"What do you want?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

"Tubo became self-reliant, became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and paid tribute every year." Lu Dongzan lion opened his mouth.

Qin Huaidao smiled, with a little disdain and a little playfulness: "Da Yan is a little overestimating himself, as soon as you die, your family will fall apart in an instant, and it won't take long to disappear, as long as you live, your family will not be scattered, and there is still hope to be a hegemon, so you don't have to think about self-reliance." ”

"I can assist you to become the new king of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo will stand on its own and submit to you for generations, how about this deal?" Lu Dongzan asked rhetorically, his eyes full of calculation.

A different person may be tempted, but Qin Huaidao doesn't want to be a new king, how tiring it is to review the recital every day, not to mention that there must be a bottom line in life, and he can't let the west be chaotic for his own sake and stand on his own feet again, so what's the difference between that and Li Jiancheng and Li Chengqian? Waving his hand, he put down the teacup, got up and said, "Since we can't talk, forget it, when I haven't come." ”

As he spoke, he walked outside, picked up his hat and put it on.

One hand is perfect for retreat and play, and there is no trace.

Lu Dongzan could see that Qin Huaidao was advancing by retreating, but he didn't dare to gamble, knowing that it would be impossible to use it again after missing this opportunity, and even that he would die, so he hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute, everything is easy to discuss." ”

"In this way, you do something to prove your worth, let's talk about other things, a person who has been under house arrest for more than half a year, a big argument that a country is destroyed, how much of its strength is doubtful, if there is no value, you are not qualified to talk about the deal.

Qin Huaidao said indifferently.

"You came here because you wanted me to help you, but you didn't want to pay, right?" Lu Dongzan asked with a cold face.

Qin Huaidao asked indifferently, "Do you have a choice?" ”

"You?"

Lu Dongzan's face froze, thinking that he really didn't have a choice, the only person in front of him who dared to approach him in the whole Datang was the person in front of him, and the only person in front of him who could help him, if he wanted to live, he had to prove his worth, even if he knew that he was being used by the other party, otherwise, he would face death.

The rebellious army has been pacified, and the imperial court has been able to free up its hands to clean up the chaos in the west, and when it comes to that moment, it will be his own death, and the family will have no room for maneuver.

Thinking of this, Lu Dongzan smiled bitterly: "What do you want to do?" ”

"It's just a little rumor, it's not hard for you, is it?" Qin Huaidao asked, his cold eyes flashed with a smile of successful calculation, and when he saw Lu Dongzan nodding, he said the request again, and finally added: "Within three days, I want the entire Chang'an people to know, but I must not be involved, and if I need help, I can find a house and leave love." ”

Lu Dongzan thought about it and nodded slowly.

Qin Huaidao didn't say a word more, turned around and went out, glanced at Fang Yiai, and hurriedly got into the car.

Fang Yiai hurriedly followed, Qin Huaidao lifted the curtain and said: "Yiai, this is not a small matter, it's still too late to quit now, have you decided?" ”

"It's decided, it's a big deal to die." Fang Yiai said with a chest of arms.

"Don't worry, it's me who really dies, and I won't affect you, this is my promise." Qin Huaidao was a little moved.

Fang Yiai was not happy when he heard it: "I'm afraid of a fart, and the meritorious ones are not rewarded, why, but that old thing is credible?" What if he turns back? ”

"You contact him one-on-one, run errands for him, don't allow him to contact anyone, and notify me quickly if there is a problem." Qin Huaidao said a word of advice, and said to the person who drove the car: "Go back to Qinjiazhuang." ”

The driver was a member of the village protection team, who said yes and flicked the horsewhip.

Qin Huaidao put down the curtain of the car and pondered, just now he deliberately asked to let everyone in the entire Chang'an City know within three days, ordinary people can't do it at all, but Lu Dongzan just hesitated for a moment and agreed, it can be seen that the other party really has a huge intelligence network, and the strength is not weak.

Hesitation is not the length of time, but the unwillingness and pity after exposing their hole cards, it seems, maybe this guy has other powers in his hands, it is a sharp double-edged sword, kill the enemy, can also kill himself!

The carriage moved slowly, and soon disappeared into the smoke and rain.

Fang Yiai sent the carriage out of the Supervision Mansion to prevent being intercepted and exposed, this time the secret was very important, and it must not be exposed, and after watching the carriage go away, Fang Yiai returned to the attic.

Lu Dongzan had already waited for a long time, picked up a letter and handed it over: "Lu Ji rice shop in the West Market, there is a pomegranate tree at the door, the shopkeeper is called Lu Xi, just give the letter to the shopkeeper." ”

Fang Yiai didn't ask much, took the letter and put it away, left in a hurry, and didn't go to Xishi immediately, but went back to the house and went straight to the study.

Fang Xuanling was waiting in the study, and when he saw Fang Yiai coming in, he asked, "How is the matter?" ”

"It's been discussed, this is a letter written by Lu Dongzan." Fang Yiai said and handed the letter over.

The letter was not sealed, it was written in Tubo, but this was difficult for Fang Xuanling, so after reading it, he took it back, put it in the envelope, handed it to Fang Yiai and said, "Send it over." ”

"Father, have you really decided?" Fang Yiai took the letter and put it away closely, and asked.

"The saint has gone too far this time, even if the meritorious man is not rewarded, he will be humiliated and suppressed, today is Huaidao, tomorrow it may be you, it is me, it is anyone, for the peace of the world, and for the sake of the rectification of the dynasty, it must be corrected." Fang Xuanling said solemnly.

Fang Yiai reminded: "But if the Qin family brothers have other thoughts, our family can ......."

"Anyone can have a different mind, Huaidao...... No, he's just protecting himself, I believe him! Fang Xuanling said solemnly, his eyes firm.