In a dimly lit mixed room.

Lu Dongzan looked out the window blankly, like a monkey longing for freedom, with disheveled hair and haggard appearance. How could he still have the temperament of a superior?

Qin Huaidao came in and saw this scene and admired this man's willpower. He didn't collapse and go crazy. It showed how strong his heart was and how he could endure it. He was worthy of being a famous official of the Tubo generation. If such a person could not be used by the Tang Dynasty, he could only

Destroy it, otherwise it will cause a devastating blow to the Tang Dynasty.

Perhaps hearing the noise, Lu Dongzan slowly turned his head, his dull eyes gradually became confused, and then began to focus and gain a little more luster. When he recognized Qin Huaidao, he rushed towards him like a madman.

Wolf, roared: "I'm going to kill you——"

Behind him, Li Derjian raised his foot and kicked the person back, knocking him down on the bed. He couldn't get up for a while. After being locked up for fifteen days, his body was already weak. He could only rely on one breath or...

Qin Huaidao signaled Li Derjian, who wanted to teach him a lesson, to step back, and said coldly: "It seems that you are in good spirits, so let's keep you in jail for a while and see if you want to talk to someone when you want."

After saying that, he turned around and walked outside without any hesitation. Everyone who came with him was a little confused, but no one said anything and followed him outside.

When Lu Dongzan heard that he would be in charge for a while, he went absolutely crazy. He panicked and quickly shouted: "Wait a minute."

Qin Huaidao stopped and looked at the other party coldly, it was just a psychological game, who is afraid of whom?

Lu Dongzan struggled to sit on the edge of the bed and asked angrily: "What do you want?"

"The captives of the Tibetan army are also locked up not far away. No one cares about their life or death. They must be angry in their hearts. If they throw you over, do you think they will beat you to death to vent their anger? Then release them back to Tibet to publicize your cruelty and ignore it.

Life or death, do you think your reputation will be ruined? In order to restore your reputation, will Songtsen Gampo let you take the blame and take the opportunity to destroy your family to please other forces and quell the anger of the people?"

"You... you are a devil, what do you want?" Lu Dongzan did not seek wealth in his life, but sought fame, and more importantly, he wanted Tubo to grow stronger and realize his ideals. He knew very well that if Qin Huaida really wanted to do this, even if Songtsen Gampo wanted to

Even if you can't keep it, your reputation will be ruined, and your family will be destroyed. The old nobles in the country will take the opportunity to jump out and fight, and wars will break out.

Qin Huaidao could see the persistence in Lu Dongzan's heart. It is this persistence that has sustained him to this day. It has to be said that people with faith are really scary. Only by breaking or using this persistence can the opponent surrender. With a move in his heart, he continued

Said: "I will ask, you answer truthfully."

"Then what's going to happen?"

"You have no choice. I am not asking you, but informing you."

"You..." Lu Dongzan was furious, but found that he really had no bargaining chip.

"First question, Wanhua Building is the intelligence point you support?"

Lu Dongzan's angry eyes flashed with surprise, and the corners of his eyes instinctively twitched twice and turned up forty-five degrees, but they quickly returned to normal and said decisively: "No!"

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and the changes in the eyes are the instinctive reaction of panic. Qin Huaidao is proficient in micro-expressions. How could he not see through the other party's mind? After getting the desired consent, he continued: "It is indeed you. Let me tell you the news. You are being arrested."

While he was imprisoned here, Wanhualou used catapults to attack his own barbecue bar, causing huge losses. Tibetan spies attacked the third-rank officials of the Tang Dynasty. This was a start of a war between the two countries. If word spread, no one would sympathize with Tibet and the imperial court.

The use of troops against Tubo is justified."

"What did you say?" Lu Dongzan's face changed drastically, and he obviously didn't know about this.

Qin Huaidao's heart skipped a beat. He originally thought that this was Lu Dongzan's backhand, but now it seems that it is not. The matter is even more complicated. He stared into Lu Dongzan's eyes and asked, "Don't say you don't know."

"Sir, the foreign minister really doesn't know about this." Lu Dongzan was a little anxious.

"That means someone took advantage of being imprisoned to instigate Wanhualou to start a war between the two countries. You and I are both smart people, why don't we talk openly?"

"Okay, you say." It was a matter of life and death for Tubo, and Lu Dongzan would never allow anyone to take advantage of him.

"Who selected the manager of Wanhua Tower?"

Lu Dongzan hesitated. If he answered, it would be equivalent to admitting that Wanhua Tower was the Tibetan intelligence stronghold. But if he didn't admit it, the conversation could not continue. Thinking that Wanhua Tower had been exposed and had no value, it didn't matter whether he admitted it or not, so he just gave it up.

He said: "I personally selected it."

"This is really your Tibetan intelligence point." Li Derjian was furious and stepped forward to take action.

Qin Huaidao glared. Li Derjian realized that he had lost his temper and took two steps back. Qin Huaidao continued to ask: "How are you sure she won't betray?"

"Because she is my illegitimate daughter."

"That's not right." Li Derjian couldn't help but interrupt: "I have seen the shopkeeper of Wanhualou. His appearance is different from your Tubo people. He should be from our Tang Dynasty."

"Her mother is from the Tang Dynasty. In the previous dynasty, Wanhua Tower was called Baihua Tower. Her mother was the top brand of Baihua Tower. I fell in love with her at first sight and took her into the house. With her, her mother died in childbirth. There was a war at that time, so I took people back

Tubo personally taught her, and when she came back ten years ago, she asked her to come forward to buy Baihua Tower and rename it Wanhua Tower."

Qin Huaidao could see that Lu Dongzan was not lying, and was about to ask again when Lu Dongzan said anxiously: "Someone must have come to her and tricked her into doing this in the name of saving me. That child was a filial child. Is he dead?"

Killed by whom?"

"Guards around her."

"Wha...what? This is impossible." Lu Dongzan's face changed drastically.

Qin Huaidao's hasty denial made him realize that he had grasped the corner of the shady story, and asked: "Sealing the throat with a sword, where is the body?" He said and looked at Li Derjian.

Li Derjian said knowingly: "My lord, the body is in the cellar of the Supervisory Mansion, sealed with lime, otherwise the smell will be too strong. I dare not move it without your order."

Qin Huaidao nodded: "Lu Dongzan..."

"No, I need to see the wound with my own eyes." Lu Dongzan interrupted, obviously there was too much involved behind this, and I would never reveal too much without seeing it with my own eyes.

Qin Huaidao thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and took Lu Dongzan out.

Not long after, the group came to a cellar and asked the guard to open a coffin and peel off the lime, revealing a female corpse inside. Qin Huaidao signaled Li Desian to go out and left Lu Dongzan some time. The two came outside the door. Li Desian couldn't bear it.

Zhu said excitedly: "Sir, is Wanhua Tower really real?"

"Don't be too happy, it's more complicated than you think." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice.

"Whatever, as long as we find out the truth, no matter who is behind it or how complicated it is, who are we, the millions of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, afraid of?" Li Derjian said nonchalantly, full of confidence.

Qin Huaidao smiled and had no objection.

The two chatted in a low voice for a while. Lu Dongzan came out with a sad look on his face, but his whole demeanor changed drastically, like an unsheathed sword. He bowed solemnly: "Master Qin, I once promised Yun Niang that in this life,

I will definitely protect my child, this old hater will never give up."

"Follow me." Qin Huaidao nodded and walked forward.

The three of them came to the government office this time. Qin Huaidao asked Li Derjian to guard the door and not allow anyone to approach or eavesdrop. He sat down to make tea and motioned Lu Dongzan to sit opposite and treat them politely. Lu Dongzan was also polite.

Da Lun, very good at controlling and adjusting emotions, suppressing the anger of losing his daughter.

Neither of them was in a hurry to talk, each had their own concerns.

After a while, Qin Huaidao brewed the tea, handed the other person a cup, and asked for instructions: "This is a method of drinking tea invented by me. Try it, it will have a different taste."

Lu Dongzan was not in the mood to drink tea, but he did not refuse. His eyes were gloomy and he said slowly: "The guard's name is Lei Wu. He is a descendant of Lei Bei. Lei Bei was a master of swordsmanship in the Western Han Dynasty. He had superb swordsmanship and was known as the "No. 1 in Huainan".

Known as the "Swordsman", King Liu An of Huainan recruited his disciples to form an intelligence network, which became famous after the Western Han Dynasty was destroyed. The intelligence network dissipated. In the previous dynasty, Lei Wu's grandfather Lei Yu recalled his old people and rebuilt the killer organization, named Feng Yu Tower. Lei Wu was

The first master of Fengyu Tower and the contemporary young master."

"Rebuilding the killer organization requires a lot of money, so who does Fengyu Tower take orders from?" Qin Huaidao asked. He didn't expect that Fengyu Tower had such deep historical origins, and he became more and more curious.

Lu Dongzan hesitated for a moment and uttered two words: "King Xi."

"What?" Qin Huaidao's face changed drastically, and he felt disgusted with the shocking waves in his heart. He originally thought that the mastermind behind it was one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, but he didn't expect it to be King Xi, the Prince of Yin, Li Jiancheng.

After the Xuanwu Gate, Li Er publicized that Li Jiancheng had been killed, and he had five sons with him. In the second year of Zhenguan, he was granted the title of King Xi. Qin Qiong did not join the Xuanwu Gate, so he never saw it with his own eyes. Naturally, he would not tell his predecessor the truth. Memory

There is no relevant information in.

There were many people involved in the Xuanwumen Incident, and the situation was very chaotic at that time. With Li Ernian's old character, he would not have killed his brother. If he had to put Li Yuan under house arrest, he would only have to

One explanation is that the double was killed and the real body escaped.

It was also the substitute that Li Er killed on the spot and announced to the public that it was an ironclad case. If someone really jumped out again, it could be said to be a fake. If he sent troops to attack again, he would have no worries.

No wonder after so many years, Prince Yin has been hiding and dare not show his face to seize the throne.

Thoughts flashed through his mind. Qin Huaidao grasped the key point and asked, "Did Tubo and King Xi cooperate?"

Lu Dongzan nodded: "King Xi promised that once he boarded Dabao, several states of Longyou Road and Jiannan Road in the Tang Dynasty would be returned to Tubo, and he would send Lei Wu to personally protect my husband and daughter. He would have half of the investment in Wanhua Tower, and the information would be shared.

, and now he actually kills my beloved daughter, I will never share the same fate with him in this life."

Qin Huaidao somewhat understood why Lu Dongzan suddenly broke the news. If it were him, he would have broken the news. Anyway, Wanhua Tower was gone. If the news broke out, it would not hurt Tubo. He could also use the help of Tang Dynasty to hunt down King Xi, so why not

for.

However, there was one thing Qin Huaida was unclear about, and he asked bluntly: "I have no enmity with Prince Yin, so why did you choose to attack me?"

"Because he wanted to provoke a war between the two countries in order to profit from it. Once the Tang Dynasty was weak and fell into the quagmire of war, he would raise troops to seize the throne. It is said that he has attracted many people, but the specific foreign ministers are not known."

"No wonder you revealed the truth. You wanted to prevent the Tang Dynasty from using troops against Tubo, and you also used the Tang Dynasty to hunt down King Xi and avenge your daughter. It's a good plan." Qin Huaidao realized that he had underestimated Lu Dongzan's thoughts, so he pointed it out bluntly and coldly.

He said: "Are you so sure that the imperial court will not send troops to Tibet?"

"The mountains of Tubo are high and densely forested, and the climate is harsh, which is not suitable for the people of the Central Plains. If the Tang Dynasty could send troops, it would still wait until today. Since King Xi is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. The two dynasties joined forces to capture King Xi. I have a great hatred."

With the retribution, the hidden danger in King Tang's mind has been eliminated, and both parties will benefit, so why not?"

Qin Huaidao didn't answer and started making plans secretly.

Lu Dongzan waited for a moment and then suggested: "If Lord Qin is in trouble, I will give it to the King of Tang and show my power to him face to face. With the wisdom of the King of Tang, he will be able to make a choice."

"Do you want to see the Holy One?" Qin Huaidao stared at him, his eyes became cold and stern: "As long as you see the Holy One, with your wisdom and this matter, the Holy One will not kill you, and will cooperate with you in Tubo to hunt down King Xi.

But what’s the benefit to me? Don’t forget that King Xi has been patient for a long time and dared to take action suddenly. He already had a countermeasure and couldn’t find any clues. It’s me who is tired.”

"What benefits do you want?" Lu Dongzan asked bluntly.

Qin Huaidao did not answer. He thought in his mind that if King Xi was really not dead, with Li Er's character, he would definitely pursue him crazily. Wouldn't it be his own business then? Not only would he waste his life and money, it would also affect the attack on Tubo and his own consequences.

There's no benefit, you can't do this kind of thing.

Now that King Xi has taken action, of course the account cannot be settled just like that.
To be continued...