Lin Zi closed his eyes and could imagine every scene...

Lian Xixian decided to withdraw from Guanzhong, first arranged several groups of assassins in Chang'an, and then arranged a group of elites in Huashan.

"I expected that Li Xia would enter Chang'an. You guys are like this..."

"If Li Xia is not dead, he will march to Tongguan. You can set up an ambush here, I..."

Thinking of this, Lin Zi opened his eyes, shook his head, and realized that Lian Xixian was not an "old man" at all.

It was still difficult for him to associate the image he originally imagined with the young man.

It wasn't until he took another look at Li Xia that he admitted in his heart that the enemy country also had people in high positions at a young age.

In his mind, Lian Xixian looked at the bronze mirror, used a knife to shave off his beard bit by bit, turned around...it was Yuan Congzheng.

Thinking about this again, a feeling of being plotted came over him, and Lin Zi felt uncomfortable all over.

But he still cares about Li Xia first.

"Commander, what about the whereabouts of the Zhang family girl he said?"

"It's all true. We asked around along the way and found Jiufeng Academy. We continued to check after that. It can't be fake."

"How does he know so much?"

"Maybe there is indeed a Yuan Congzheng. Lian Xixian asked him so many days in advance." Li Xia said: "He looks a little different from the Central Plains people, and the ancestors of the Yuan family have Xianbei blood, so they chose the identity of Yuan Congzheng."

, there happens to be an explanation.”

Lin Zi thought about it carefully and realized that when Li Xia saw those scholars, they were still wearing casual armor and there were guards around them, and those scholars had already been searched.

"No matter how hard he calculated, he never expected the assassination to succeed."

After saying it so seriously, the uncomfortable feeling in my body disappeared a lot.

"The commander-in-chief is right, Lian Xixian has been completely defeated."

Li Xia waved his hand and said: "I said it at the beginning, I am not sure that Yuan Congzheng is Lian Xixian, but... I am very, very doubtful."

"How did the commander find out?"

"If you want to get close to me, you have to show off your talent. If you show off too much, it will be easy to reveal your secrets. It's hard to pick the right balance. There were a few doubts on the first day... I saw Yuan Congzheng's strategy and was surprised by his talent and knowledge. I observed him.

His handwriting is different from Lian Xixian's. But he writes with his left hand, and he usually writes with his right hand. For another example, if he can make such a policy, he must want to stay. But I deliberately tested him, but he said he wanted to leave.

, Either you are being arrogant, or you have something in your heart..."

Lin Zidao: "Let me check it out, or ask Liu Yuanli to take a look?"

"That is to expose him suddenly. Once exposed, he can only fight on the spot, but I want to recruit him. So I keep testing, and he must suspect that I have seen through him. But there is no use in doubting it. If I don't speak clearly, it's like

There was a hazy piece of window paper, allowing him to hide behind his back, slowly listen to my persuasion to surrender, and slowly think about it."

"Understood. I think he is not in his right mind today. He should be loyal to the commander-in-chief immediately."

"How can it be that easy?" Li Xia said, "How long have you been with me?"

"It's been four years and five months since I followed the Marshal to the north." Lin Zi smiled and said, "My life and everything I have today are all given by the Marshal. Even the good wife I married was the one who helped me."

"Lian Xixian has followed Kublai Khan for ten years, from being a fledgling to becoming the prime minister. Even if he understands other principles, people like him will not forget Kublai Khan's kindness to him so quickly. Famous civil servants,

It is different from those princes..."

Lin Zi said directly: "What should the commander do?"

"Breaking off the ten years of kindness between Kublai Khan and him."

Li Xia waved.

Lin Zi leaned over and stretched his neck to listen carefully. At the end, he cupped his fists and said, "I understand."

"Don't forget to digest the methods used by the other party. Only then will you become the most powerful spy in the world. Go ahead..."

~~

At night, Yuan Cong was sitting under the candlelight, processing paperwork.

Most of these documents are related to the people's livelihood and economy in Guanzhong, including registers of various states and counties, estimates of commercial taxes and autumn grain quantities, as well as large and small files from nearby states and counties such as Weinan, Huazhou and other places.

But from beginning to end there is no content related to Tongguan and the Yellow River defense.

It was not difficult for him to do this, and he could often come up with a solution with just a glance.

In the middle of the night, a scholar from Jiufeng Academy came in and placed a stack of account books on the eucalyptus.

"Heyi, these are done...it's not easy. Take a closer look."

"Thank you." Yuan Congzheng did not look back, but raised his hand to show that he did not want to be disturbed.

When the footsteps were far away and the door was closed, he opened the book and put the object underneath into his sleeve.

~~

The next day, these official documents were placed on Li Xiayu.

Another pile of files was pushed to the edge.

Li Xia said: "How about handing over these official duties to He Yi temporarily? I plan to go to the north of the Yellow River tomorrow."

Yuan Congzheng said in surprise: "The commander-in-chief is going to Shanxi?"

"I'll cross the river and be back in a few days." Li Xia seemed to be chatting casually, and said: "By the way, General Liu will return to Tongguan tomorrow and tomorrow. I have a few documents for him here. Please ask him when he does.

Handed over to He Yi on his behalf."

Yuan Congzheng thought for a while and responded: "Students are familiar with the situation on the North Bank. How about the marshal goes to the North Bank and the students lead the way?"

"Aren't you afraid of being recognized?"

Yuan Conzheng paused for a moment and said: "The student has no close relatives. Even if he is recognized, no one will be implicated."

"That's fine."

On this day, soldiers and horses came from the west and entered Tongguan, and many sentries came back from the other side of the Yellow River to report the news to Li Xia.

Li Xia was obviously busy and did not summon Yuan Congzheng.

And after this busy day passed, the next day, they set off for a trip to the north shore...

~~

The Yellow River has entered the flood season, which is when the waves are most turbulent.

On the bank of the river, a team of more than thirty people were dressed as herdsmen, but they were all tall and brave.

Li Xia finally took off his armor.

He has a tall and straight figure. Although he is wearing cloth clothes, he still has the air of a handsome young man, but he is by no means weak. His shoulders are broad, his chest is thick, and the muscles in his back hold up his clothes.

A long sword was not hung on the waist, but was wrapped in a cloth bag and held in hand. It was obviously not a decoration.

Many people in the world already know that this young Shu Commander is very skilled.

Ahead, one by one brave people boarded the boat and rowed slowly towards the other shore.

Considering that they had to pick up twenty or thirty people, they brought many boats. At this time, they were crossing the river north. Each boat was very spacious, and there were only three or four people in each boat.

…

"How about Heyi and I get on the same boat?"

"Listen to the commander's orders." Yuan Congzheng bowed his head and followed Li Xia on board the ship.

Apart from the four boatmen, he and Li Xia were the only ones on the boat.

The Yellow River is choppy and the boats are swaying.

The two of them sat opposite each other in the cabin, and the atmosphere was very different from before.

Yuan Congzheng looked at Li Xia, and saw that the twenty-year-old young man's eyes had the calmness of an old monk in trance.

The long sword was placed on his lap.

After that, Li Xia suddenly said something.

"This is the best opportunity I can give you to assassinate me. There is still a glimmer of hope for you to do it now. But you won't have a chance in Shanxi."

"What is the commander talking about? It seems that he misunderstood the student as an assassin?"

"After this trip, I have to return to Chang'an, and you can't hide it anymore." Li Xia said, "You have a dagger in your sleeve. Can you kill me?"

"Dagger?" Yuan Conzheng was stunned again, and quickly raised his body, exposing his arms.

No dagger.

Li Xia was not too surprised and asked: "We mentioned Lian Xixian a few days ago. I said a lot. Do you have anything to refute?"

Yuan Congzheng put down his arms, was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "I see. No wonder the commander-in-chief has been testing me these days. Does he think that I am Lian Xixian? The commander-in-chief wants to recruit him?"

"Um."

Yuan Congzheng seemed to find it funny, shook his head, and said frankly: "The student is not Lian Xixian."

Li Xia was stunned.
To be continued...