Half a month later.
At the foot of Henglian Mountain...
"Is the Fourteenth Princess's car ahead?"
The sun is clear.
Hundreds of cavalrymen were stationed on both sides of the official road under the banner of Wang Zishuai.
"Who are you?"
Seeing someone blocking the road, the former military academy captain rode forward.
"I am Meng Huai, the Ranger Colonel under General Zhengxing. I heard that His Majesty sent the Fourteenth Princess to Wangzhi Pass to offer condolences, so my general ordered me to station here to receive the Fourteenth Princess's royal carriage."
Meng Huai took out a letter from his arms: "This is a greeting note written by my general to the princess. It is stamped with the seal of the garrison general. Please take a look."
The former military lieutenant took the letter but did not open it, but asked: "Where is your identity badge?"
"Here is the badge, sir, please check it."
Meng Huai pulled down the badge and handed it over.
"Waiting..."
Taking the letter and waist badge, the former military captain rode back: "Princess, the people in front call themselves Wangzhiguan Cavalry Colonel Meng Huai. They say they are here to receive us on the orders of General Zhengxing, and there are also General Zhengxing's.
A handwritten letter and the identity badge of the leading colonel as proof."
"Eunuch Hong, go and take a look."
"Yes, princess."
Eunuch Hong got off the carriage, then took out a memorial and compared it with the notes in the letter.
After confirming that it was correct, he looked at the identity badge again. When he saw that the red string on the badge had been coated with pulp, and one side was new and the other was old, he nodded imperceptibly: "Princess, these are General Wang's notes.
The waistband looks fine."
"Meng Huai, right?"
The Fourteenth Princess nodded lightly: "Let him come here by himself."
Tap tap tap...
Riding a horse and arriving in front of the Forbidden Army's formation, Meng Huai took off his weapon, dismounted, and walked to the carriage alone.
"Looking at Zhiguan, Meng Huai, the captain of the cavalry school, meets the princess."
Meng Huai took off his helmet and knelt on one knee to show respect.
"Captain Meng, is the quartermaster responsible for distributing grain and grass in your customs named Xu?" Princess Luo Ling asked.
Meng Huai shook his head: "Back to the princess, the quartermaster who distributes grain and grass is named Zheng, and the horse officer in charge of horses is named Xu."
"Oh, I remembered it wrong."
Princess Luo Ling asked again: "Is Dr. Hu's health okay?"
"Back to the princess, the military doctor in the camp is named Liu. You should be asking about Veterinary Hu, right?" Meng Huai then added: "Veterinary Hu is in good health, and he is very good at treating flatulence in horses."<
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See Meng Huai's answers fluently.
Although Princess Luo Ling felt relieved, she was still a little strange: "This place is two to three hundred miles away from Wangzhi Pass, at least. Why are you here waiting to come?"
"The princess doesn't know something."
Meng Huai smiled bitterly and said: "Although the Henglian Mountains are dangerous and difficult for the Zhi army to cross, the large army cannot get through, but a small group of scouts can still do it. The general is worried that there will be unrest along the way, so he asked me to respond early."
Hear this.
Princess Luo Ling was completely relieved and ordered: "Captain Meng, please lead the elite cavalry under your command and lead the way in front of us."
"Wait..."
Just when Meng Huai was about to take the order.
Jiang Xuan suddenly said: "Since Lieutenant Meng is very familiar with border affairs, we know that there is a coolie camp under Wangzhi Pass."
"Of course I know." When Meng Huai saw Jiang Xuan wearing armor, he thought he was a general in the Forbidden Army, so he said: "Actually, it shouldn't be called a coolie camp. In the military system, this camp is called a crime camp.
."
Coolie camps are also good.
A crime camp, too.
Jiang Xuan didn't care about the title, but asked: "There is a camp leader in the coolie camp named Yang Lu. Does Captain Meng know him?"
"Knowing..."
Meng Huai laughed when he opened his mouth: "That man is a fool. He never spares any effort in working. He even led a group of prisoners to reclaim wasteland. He said that as a prisoner, he did not dare to waste food and rice for the soldiers and must be self-sufficient.
”
That’s right.
Meng Huai should really be a ranger captain under General Zhengxing. If he was impersonated, even if the person impersonating him knew the military officials, he would not be able to tell the story of Yang Lu leading the coolie camp to clear wasteland and grow food.
"Who is Yang Lu?"
Seeing that what the two said was interesting, Princess Luo Ling also became interested: "Jiang Zhenzhuan, how do you know the people in the crime camp?"
Hear this.
Jiang Xuan sighed and said, "Yang Lu is my adopted sister's senior brother. This matter is a long story, so I might as well ask the princess for help."
So.
Jiang Xuan told Yang Lu’s story.
"There are still people like this!"
After hearing that Yang Lu distributed official rations for the people, and that he would not leave even if he could, and was willing to go to Wangzhi Pass with a group of Ping'an Taoists to be punished, the Fourteenth Princess was also very surprised: "This is a gentleman of noble character.
Ah, Jiang Zhenzhuan, it is the right time for me to employ people now, you see..."
"It's hard."
Jiang Xuan told the truth: "Yang Lu had a grudge against the imperial court for killing his father. He went to Wangzhiguan to work as a coolie. Firstly, he couldn't bear to be separated from his followers. Secondly, in order to save him, Elder Hong of Ping'an Road did not hesitate to collude with the spies of Zhiguo.
It almost caused a catastrophe, so he wanted to do something to atone for Elder Hong's crime, instead of letting go of his grudge."
"Then why should I save him?" Princess Luo Ling lost interest as soon as she heard this.
"The most dangerous thing in life is life and death."
Jiang Xuan took the initiative and said: "I have a very interesting deal. I wonder if the princess is interested."
Raise your hands.
Princess Luo Ling motioned for him to continue.
"Princess, you are a member of the royal family. This trip to the front line is to boost the morale of the border officers. The spies from the four countries must really want to kill you.
I cannot guarantee that I will be able to protect you from death in an assassination attempt, but I can guarantee that whoever kills you, I will definitely kill him and avenge you. Do you think this deal is very interesting?"
This...
Princess Luo Ling thought about it and realized it was quite interesting.
But she knew Jiang Xuan's strength, and said suspiciously: "You are just a quasi-grandmaster who has perfected his external training and has not yet broken through to his internal training. I am already dead, how can you guarantee that you are not dead?
Furthermore, if the person who killed me is a grandmaster, how can you avenge me with your strength?"
Jiang Xuan didn't explain: "You just need to know that I can do it. When you go out to travel around the world, you can't reveal your killing moves. If you reveal too much, it won't work."
Look at Jiang Xuan quietly.
After a while, Princess Luo Ling chuckled: "Don't hide any killer moves. Otherwise, you can stay with me for the night. As long as you are willing, I will promise you anything."
Jiang Xuan: "???"
......
Two days later.
Wangzhi Town.
"Brother, the Fourteenth Princess really promised to release my brother and the others?"
It took twenty-two days.
The team finally arrived at Wangzhi Town, a semi-military town only thirty miles away from the border.
"No, she has a way to get me. What's more, even if she goes back on her word, I have other ways. There is not only one way."
Walking on the street.
In fact, the earliest Wangzhi Town was not called Wangzhi Town, but Dulunchou.
Why is it called this name?
Because soldiers are human beings and have needs, a business was created.
The driver was pushing a wheelbarrow, which was covered with a straw mat. Lying on the straw mat was a woman with her face covered.
Don't ask where the driver is from, and don't ask who the woman is.
If you have money, you can come over and have fun. If you don’t have money, you can have food.
Later?
Some shrewd businessmen simply stay here and never leave.
You build a small hut, and I build a straw shed, and slowly the wheelbarrow becomes a small village.
Later.
Someone with good cooking skills would hang a wooden board in the store with a few side dishes written on it.
What’s the result?
Du Lunkou became Du Lun Village.
Du Lun Village became Wangzhi Town again.
Wangzhi Town today.
The population is just over 10,000. In addition to some people engaged in the service industry, there are also some military families who have moved here.
Of course.
Chapter completed!