The guards had already rushed in, but the situation of the fourth prince made them afraid to act rashly. They just kept shouting in Voss language to Zhuo Yao to let the fourth prince go, otherwise they would do whatever they wanted.

With Zhuo Yao's spear shaft tightening around the fourth prince's Adam's apple, Chu Qing safely took back the darts on the fourth prince's sleeves, returned to the original position, calmly picked up the chair, framed Ge Jingtai with the chair legs, and then

sit down.

The position where Ge Jingtai fell to the ground was better, right next to the fourth prince's bed. Chu Qing sat here, so he didn't have to worry about the guards breaking in at the door.

Chu Qing added: "You heard just now, right? The northern border trade is closed. Do you know why? Do you want the central and southern parts to be closed as well?

Our autumn harvest is in full swing, but no one has time to sell you anything!"

The unfavorable start and the sense of crisis caused by being held hostage made the fourth prince fully realize how ridiculous his self-confidence of having everything under control was, and he also realized that this would be a difficult negotiation.

Also feeling difficult at this time was Xiaobao.

The news that the caravan was detained by the fourth prince has quickly spread to the ears of every Chu family boy. There is no need to deliberately publicize it, because they themselves are a whole body, and a single move can affect the whole body.

The closure of the northern mutual market has caused many businessmen to complain, but the boys of the Chu family have become restless, especially after hearing about Xiaobao's arrival.

Xiaobao had to fly like an eagle to pass the message, and ordered the boys all over Xinlun Prefecture to send only one representative from each place to meet him at Chu's house.

Three days later, in the main hall of Chu's house in Xinlun Prefecture, dozens of people sat on the floor and baked...bean cakes around the stove, just like they did in Wushu Village, and Xiaobao had a difficult conversation with his brothers.

The average age of the boys of the Chu family is now in their early thirties, and the older ones are almost forty, but their temperament is still the same as before:

"Xiaobao, you are a child and don't understand the twists and turns here! The fourth prince detained the caravan for more than just our family being able to provide food!"

"Yes, your mother's most important position is not as a farmer, but as a secret agent!"

"Xiaobao, you should go back to the south now. You should run the school and do whatever you need to do. You are not needed. Leave these things to us!

Although we are not all together now, we have not given up on training, and we can still go into battle to kill the enemy with our guns!"

"Da Binzi is right! We have each recruited a lot of good guys now. It doesn't matter if the northern checkpoint is blocked. I will lead everyone to enter Virat from Linyang County. There won't be many detours, and we are sure to get there.

Bring your mother and everyone back safely!"

"It's okay for me to come here. Why don't we divide the troops into two groups? I'll take one group, enter through the central pass, and also go through Virat, and then we'll gather together at the boundary river!"

Everyone had just sat down, and before Xiaobao could say his opening remarks, these boys from the Chu family started speaking one after another.

The first thing they worried about was Xiaobao's safety. They believed that Xiaobao should protect himself and hide in the south. Isn't there a saying that says, "Keep the green hills there, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood."

However, no one said this directly, they just passed it by in passing. In fact, this sentence represents that the rescue of Chu Qing is based on pessimistic assumptions, which is unlucky.

Because everyone knows that Chu Qing is an official and holds many positions, this contact with the fourth prince may arouse doubts in the court. If they attack Voss, it will be a serious diplomatic incident, involving a lot of things, and it will be very serious.

It may be detrimental to Chu Qing's official position.

However, nothing is as important as life. Whether it is money or an official position, they are all external possessions. Chu Qing's preservation of life is the most important thing.

To achieve this goal, first of all, Xiaobao must be safe. Don't turn around and snatch Chu Qing back. If Xiaobao is captured by the government, it will be even more difficult.

"Brothers, you..."

"You guys, you idiots, do you think there are no adults in your family?!"

Xiaobao managed to get in, but was drowned out by a roar as loud as a bell. It was Lao Yu who came in, followed by Lao Zhao who was kicking away a few brothers who were leaning against the door.

Lao Yu entered the room, and before Xiao Bao could stand up, he pushed Xiao Bao back to sit down. He also sat down next to Xiao Bao, and even cupped Xiao Bao to make room for Lao Zhao.

Old Zhao sat down with a smile, took out a pack of strange-flavored broad beans from his pocket and handed it to Xiaobao, just like he did a few years ago, to make the children happy.

"Lao Yu, Lao Zhao, why are you here?" Xiaobao greeted quickly.

According to Xiaobao's thinking, these two are almost fifty after all. They are obsessed with raising horses and it is good to have a hobby. The soldiers at home have been trained by them, so let them take care of themselves in a down-to-earth manner.

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"Everyone gathered together, but you didn't call us. Why, your mother is not at home, so you don't take us seriously?" Old Yu deliberately put on a serious face to scare Xiaobao, but there was a smile in his eyes.

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Old Zhao took out another bag of salt-and-pepper fried black beans and stuffed it into Xiaobao's eyes. His eyes were full of a kind grandfather's doting on his little grandson: "Eat, eat more, the little pony will be so cute eating this!".

Xiaobao is so embarrassed that he is about to get cancer. How old is he? He is ten years old, ten years old! He is an adult, okay?

And again - "You gave Ma Juzi beans to eat? And with salt?" Xiaobao shouted.

Old Zhao laughed: "Hey, don't you understand this? If you don't give the horse salt, he will lick the alkaline soil of the ground, and worms will grow in his stomach!

Also, feed beans to horses to gain weight! The foals are cute to eat, but they have to be fried, thoroughly fried, and crispy and fragrant, otherwise they won’t be able to digest them.

You, too, have to chew the beans thoroughly before they can be swallowed, remember?" Afterwards, he concluded: "Children should eat and drink. This is a child's main task."

Xiaobao: "..."

Lao Yu agreed: "Yes! Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. The main task of a student is to study. Children are children, and the main task is to eat, drink and have fun!

Bao'er, go back, open more academies, accept more children, and let them play with you! You don't have to worry about other things."

The purpose of setting up an academy is to recruit children to play with him? Xiaobao almost wanted to scratch the wall.

After Lao Yu finished speaking to Xiao Bao, he turned to the boys and said, "Don't mess around. Bring some goods when you go back. Let's set up two caravans. Lao Zhao and I will lead one each!"

"No!" The boys immediately objected. They were all talking, and one of them just said: "You two should calm down for a while! You are young and lonely, so don't mess around! It's enough for us to go!"

Lao Yu stretched out his hand to hit him, and the other one hit him: "That's right! The boss said that you two are the mascots of our family, and no one can do anything to you!"

Lao Yu just wanted to beat this one too.

The third one said again: "The key is that you two deal with animals every day, how can you still deal with people?"

This time even Lao Zhao will take action.

But because of the mention of livestock, the boys thought about horses: "How many horses does our boss bring in? How many horses do Qiao Keli and others bring? We want to build two caravans, are there enough horses?"

Lao Yu and Lao Zhao's racecourse is next to the Xinlun Prefecture government-run racecourse. The official racecourse knows how many horses there are. In other words, the Secret Intelligence Department or the emperor probably also knows.
Chapter completed!