Looking at the sharp gaze that Chen Tong shot at him, Li Ming couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He had never seen this person before, nor had he ever heard of him. He knew nothing about his character, his habits, and his political tendencies, but why did he feel so restless in front of him today? Although he is a neutral faction, this does not prove that he cannot refuse to report himself. How can he successfully resolve the things in front of him? Li Ming's mind is now in chaos.

Seeing that Li Ming could not answer for a long time, Chen Tong withdrew his gaze and said, "Li Ming, no matter what your purpose is, I advise you not to make this idea. The Imperial City's warning project is the basis for ensuring the safety of the Imperial City. I will never allow anyone to plot against it. Li Ming, I admire your usual character, so I won't ask more about what is today, but I want to warn you that you must not reveal the matter about the warning project, otherwise, there will be no harmony between us as before." After saying that, he left Li Ming and turned around and was about to leave.

Li Ming suddenly became cruel and shouted at Chen Tong's back: "Sir, please stay! There is a confidential matter to discuss with the adult, please wait for a while."

Chen Tong stopped, turned around and looked at Li Ming in confusion, but did not speak.

Li Ming walked forward and whispered to Chen Tong: "I wonder what your opinion is on the matter between Marshal Zhang Meng and General Yuchi Xiong?"

Chen Tong's eyes suddenly dimmed and he asked, "What are you asking about this? This matter has been concluded at present, and it is useless to say more. Why, you are mainly asking me about this matter today?"

Li Ming raised his eyebrows and said sternly: "I heard about the reputation of loyalty and righteousness for a long time. Now it seems that he is a little inconsistent with the name. He is indifferent to the big event. It seems that Li Ming has misunderstood the person. Since that is the case, I won't disturb you much. Goodbye!" After saying that, he pretended to be very angry and walked out of the door.

"Stop!" Chen Tong whispered: "Do you think your tricks can be hidden from me? Provoking me? Humph! You underestimate me too much, how do you know I am indifferent to this? I want to save them, what can I do? Alas, it's useless to tell you this. Let's tell me what you want to do, don't beat around the bush, I like refreshing people."

Li Ming turned around and looked at Chen Tong and said in a deep voice: "There is no way for you to go to the court? They are the pillars of the country and half of my Tang Dynasty. Once they die, wouldn't Dazhou and Su Guo secretly be happy? I, Li Ming, came today just to ask you something: Do you want to be the ones? Don't say there is no way, don't say there is no way, don't say there is no possibility, to tell the truth, I have a way to save them, but if you need the help of yours, are you willing?"

"You have a way?" Chen Tong was stunned for a moment, then ran over immediately, grabbed Li Ming's arm and asked anxiously: "What's the solution? Tell me quickly! If you can really get them out, you can take my life! Tell me quickly!"

A big stone in Li Ming's heart finally fell to the ground. He let out a long sigh, looking at the anxious Chen Tong smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir, don't know what you really think before, so you offend them a lot. In fact, judging by the current situation, if you want to save them, you must rob the Dharma field. However, robbing the Dharma field is another matter that violates the law of criminal law and destroys the nine clans. sir, sir, have always been loyal to the emperor and the country, and I am afraid that I cannot accept it."

Chen Tong was stunned again, with a hesitant look on his face, and murmured: "The Dharma Field? Is there no other way? What should I do? Can it be successful?"

Li Ming said sternly: "Whether success or not, I will continue my plan. Now the emperor is determined to kill them. I believe you have made a lot of comments. Is it useless? I am not that kind of pedantic person. I believe that my approach is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, so I have to do it to the end. Do you understand?"

Chen Tong was silent for a while and sighed: "Since they were taken to the heavenly prison, the emperor has never met us in the morning court again. I heard that the harem has recently recruited a group of beauties! For such a big thing, the emperor made a decision without summoning the ministers to discuss it. I am really disappointed. Forget it, I don't want so much. Since you have decided, I won't stop you. Look at what use is my old bone, just say it."

Li Ming bowed to Chen Tong and said, "I, Li Ming, thank you here first. In fact, before I came here, I didn't expect to ask for help from you. But I didn't expect that there was such a strict alarm project in the imperial city, so that our original plan would be completely useless. Only by making those watchtowers and command towers completely effective can we successfully escape after saving people. Otherwise, even if we can rescue them, we will be surrounded by the city guards. This alarm system is too powerful and I can't deal with it, so I have to ask for help in this regard."

Chen Tong paced back and forth in the room and pondered for a long time before looking up and said, "Your method doesn't work. I understand what you mean. You want to seize the command tower of Fengyutai and make the alarm of Fengyutai useless. This method can make sense in theory, but it is impossible to achieve. You must know that the command tower is located in the barracks of each district, and each barracks has at least 500 soldiers to guard it. It is impossible to occupy the command tower without knowing it. There is no need to think about this method. However, if you have enough manpower, you can consider occupying the watchtower under normal circumstances. The watchtower starts to change hands every morning, and you can Before dawn, sneak into the tower while the darkness is in the dark, and after they change their guards, the people on the post will be controlled. In this way, the entire Fengyutai District's warning will be useless. Even if they fail to occupy the command tower, they cannot get the information about the guard tower in time, and they cannot command the city guards in time. But what makes me headache is that the command tower in Fengyutai District is just not far from the Fengyutai Phae, and the command tower can be seen. In this way, even if you occupy those watchtowers, it is useless. The command tower is impossible to be occupied. The only way now is to go to the command tower and destroy the alarm mechanism on the command tower, so that they cannot send command signals."

Li Ming hurriedly said, "This won't work. We can't implicate you. If you do this, even if we can escape, you will be arrested. It's too obvious. I can't let you take this risk."

Chen Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you for thinking about my old bones. But I am old and can't live for a few years. At the beginning, I couldn't save them, so I survived. Now that you have a way to save them, it's also worth it to exchange for your lives. Although the emperor was a little indecisive in the past, he was still a wise ruler and worthy of my support. But now, I am completely disappointed. Li Ming, they will ask you, you don't have to worry about the police tower. Tell me the retreat route. In the past two days, I will take the opportunity of inspection to destroy all the alarm agencies along the way. Leave it to me. Being able to meet you is my greatest honor and a blessing for my Tang Dynasty."

"The emperor hasn't been to court for a long time?" Li Ming was very surprised. Since Gao Wei had been dealing with what Li Qing had told him during this period, he had never been to court. Li Ming had no idea about this matter at all. Today, hearing what Chen Tong said, a trace of doubt suddenly arose in his heart."

"No matter it, it doesn't matter." Chen Tong waved his hand and interrupted Li Ming's words. His lonely expression piled on his face, showing how complicated and helpless his mood was at this moment.

Li Ming remained silent all the way after leaving Chen Mansion. Although he had met the old man for the first time, the old man's noble character still deeply moved him. Li Ming did not want an old man to sacrifice for them, but beyond that, they really had no other way. Only when the old man made sacrifices could they escape smoothly. Li Ming is no longer Li Ming of the past. Now he has his own ideals and goals. After understanding this helpless choice, he could only pray for the old man in his heart.

Holding the "music box" brought back by Li Ming really made Li Qing inexplicably. Being able to get this treasure from the unscathing old man Shen is enough to prove how unique Li Ming's ability is and how clever his vision is. At the same time, he also agrees with Li Ming's plan to "cultivate feelings first, and then make things clear". It seems that with Li Ming's help in the future, he will definitely be like a tiger.

Li Ming was in a bad mood and was not in a bad mood to talk nonsense with Li Qing. After giving the task, Li Ming hurriedly rode his horse to Yang Lin's Shangshu Mansion.

When Li Ming explained the results of this trip to everyone, the audience was covered in sweat. No one expected that the Minister of Works could invent such a strict alarm system. If Li Ming had not known the situation and had everyone retreated as planned, they would have ended up being wiped out in the end. Finally, when everyone heard that the Old Minister was willing to sacrifice himself to rescue everyone, they were all moved to tears. Gao Fei even knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of Chen Tong's Shangshu Mansion to thank the respectable old man.

Then, everyone reported the progress of the morning to Li Ming. Gao Wei had successfully embezzled more than 100 crystals. In one morning, Gao Fei and more than 30 people had already made more than 100 bombs, but only Zhao Fengzi and the others had not returned yet.

Li Ming picked up a piece of crystal and observed it. It was indeed crystal clear and without any impurities. He nodded in satisfaction at Gao Wei, picked up a piece of oil stone and grinded it.

The hardness of the crystal was much harder than Li Ming thought. After more than an hour of grinding, the crystal in Li Ming's hand had not yet formed any shape. Seeing everyone stopping the work in their hands and looking at him curiously, he couldn't help but feel angry and funny. He stood up and stretched and said, "Everyone is quite idle. Gao Fei, you take ten people to learn how to grind crystals with me. Don't be idle if you do bombs."

Everyone suddenly reacted. Gao Fei embarrassedly picked ten people and sat in front of Li Ming and listened to his explanation. After a long time, these people understood what Li Ming meant. Seeing that these people understood their own ideas, Li Ming stood up with satisfaction and said, "Since you understand, I will leave these tasks to you. Try to finish all these crystals by tomorrow night. This is a matter of our lives. Don't be lazy. You do it here, I'm going to go out to explore the route."

Li Ming rode his horse and started walking around the streets of Nanguo City again. This time with Chen Tong's guidance, he found many towering watchtowers. If he hadn't known the purpose of these towers, Li Ming wouldn't have noticed their existence, because there are many towers in various cities that Li Ming has visited, but it seems that only the towers in Nanguo City have other uses.

Following the retreat route he planned, Li Mingzai carefully rode from Fengyutai to outside Nanguo City. Originally, they had planned to rush out of the city with the shortest route and the fastest speed before the defenders reacted, but Li Ming felt that there was little hope of success. After all, this was the imperial city, and he and his people had to use the bombs in their hands. The sound was not enough not to alarm the officers and soldiers. So he took the time these days and wandered around the city along the river. There were eight rivers in Nanguo City, four of which were connected to the moat outside, and the moat was also connected to the Songjiang River in the south and the Bishui River in the west. It is connected. Usually, the items transported from Songjiang and Bishui River to the Imperial City are transported to all parts of the city through eight rivers across the city. Therefore, the water transportation in Nanguo City is very developed, with dozens of docks on almost every river channel. However, the boat can only enter the large waterways in the city, connecting Songjiang and Bishui River. If you can use the waterway to escape from the city, it will be much safer than riding a horse to force the pass. Therefore, in the past few days, Li Ming took advantage of the time he went out to investigate the directions and directions of the rivers in the city. Now, in his heart, he basically has a perfect plan to escape from the city.

When the sun sets, Li Ming was back from the entrance of the city river channel in the south of the city. Half a day of exploration made him more confident in the plan to escape from the water channel. What he lacks now is the necessary underwater breathing tools. In addition, when he came out of Shen Mansion today, whether the two transport ships he entrusted Shen Tong to be modified can be completed within two days is also the key to success this time.

Back at the Shangshu Mansion, everyone was working in the back garden. Li Ming asked Zhao Fengzi to go to the blacksmith shop to get a few "diving helmets". This helmet was designed by Li Ming based on the style of modern diving helmets. Since he could not find the right materials, he drew a few helmet graphics, marked the size, and gave it to Zhao Fengzi to find a blacksmith to get a blacksmith. However, this is not on Biquan Island, with high-quality steel and excellent craftsmanship. In this city, he can do it. It would be very good to not leak in this shape, and the appearance would be beautiful. As for the sealing of the neck, it was made of thick cowhide and stood firmly on the helmet with gum. On the neck, I had to use a rope pad to tie it tightly as tightly as possible. Li Ming's initial idea was this, but he didn't know whether it could be done, so he would have to test it out tonight, otherwise there would be no time left.

He hurriedly fixed the cowhide to the helmet, inserted a bamboo tube into the breathing air open on the top of the helmet, and sealed it with gum. Then he picked up two pieces of ground crystal chips and glued them to the two holes in the front of the helmet. This is how the world's first diving helmet was made.

Seeing this person's puzzled and curious look, Li Ming smiled mysteriously, picked up his helmet and walked towards the lakeside in the back garden, took off his clothes, put the helmet on his head, tightened the seal on his neck, and suddenly a feeling of a gallows surged into Li Ming's heart. He breathed hard and slowly walked into the lake.

Seeing Li Ming completely sank into the water, leaving only the long bamboo tube on the water surface, everyone on the shore was shocked at once, and they didn't know what to do. Logically, Li Ming had been under the water for so long, and they should go to rescue him, but they also knew that if he went to rescue him, it would definitely destroy Li Ming's experiment. This contradictory mood tortured everyone for half an hour until Li Ming walked out of the water himself.

Li Ming took off his helmet and took two deep breaths of fresh air. To be honest, because there was no ideal sealing material, he had to tightly tie the cowhide on his neck to prevent water leakage. This taste was really not good, but the sealing performance was still good. There was no water in the helmet for half an hour, and the torch on the shore could be seen through the crystal. The only disadvantage was that the crystal would occasionally be covered with a layer of water mist.

Gao Fei and others looked at the helmet in Li Ming's hand curiously, and their faces showed a sense of eagerness to try. Li Ming called Gao Fei over, put the helmet on him, and briefly explained to everyone what to pay attention to underwater. Then they tightened the seal on Gao Fei's neck and slowly pushed him into the water.

More than ten minutes later, Gao Fei crawled out of the water, took off his helmet and called everyone magic. Li Ming told everyone to seize the time to make necessary things, and on the other hand, he pulled out people to practice to adapt to the feeling of underwater.

The next day, Li Ming met with everyone early in the back garden of Shangshu Mansion and explained his plan of escape from the water. After listening, everyone was cheering and amazed. Being able to leave under the water was a way that people in this world could not imagine. In the current situation, it was also the best way to escape. So when Li Ming organized everyone to prepare for the first underwater escape practice, everyone rushed to apply for the first batch of launching.
Chapter completed!