The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.
After Shen You resigned, he led his wife and children out of the palace.
They were smiling before entering the palace, but the couple felt heavy when they returned.
Brother Xu yawned, and Feng Shaojun patted his son's back gently. After Brother Xu was coaxed to sleep, Feng Shaojun whispered to Shen You, "Can you make it today?"
Shen You looked solemn: "When I get back, I will send people to deliver messages to everyone. As many as I can gather, bring a few days of dry food and leave this afternoon."
The original plan was to set off the day after tomorrow. Now I was shocked to hear the bad news that the prince was injured. Not to mention the emperor was confused, even Shen You felt heavy.
He worked as an errand for Emperor Qing'an and met the Crown Prince Zhu Yun often. Because they had different identities, they didn't have much contact with each other on weekdays. However, as a minister, he never wanted anything to happen to the Crown Prince of Qi. Having a state-owned crown prince would bring peace of mind. Not empty talk.
Feng Shaojun looked at Shen You: "If you want to go, I will never stop you. Shen You, remember what I said. In my eyes, no one is more important than you. Brother Xu and I are waiting for you to come back."
Shen You's nose felt slightly sore and he nodded vigorously.
In the afternoon of that day, Shen You set off with the 300 personal guards of the emperor who had been summoned in a hurry. There were still 200 personal guards who lived far away and could not make it in time, so they had to wait to set off with the army the day after tomorrow.
Each of these three hundred personal guards brought seven or eight days' worth of dry food and water, and each had two horses in case they needed to change horses on the road.
Hundreds of horses were galloping on the official road, and dust and smoke were everywhere.
After dark, we walked for another hour before stopping to rest. There was no inn, so we made do with resting outdoors for the night.
Shen You's tense nerves only relaxed a little at this moment. He took two packages from the horse. One of the packages contained a cotton mat that could be spread on the ground to sleep on, as well as some mosquito repellent medicine. The other package contained The package is filled with food that is easy to carry.
A stack of soft flour pancakes, as well as various bacon and beef jerky. Roll the meat into the pancakes, enough to wrap your belly.
This was all prepared by Feng Shaojun personally for Shen You.
As soon as Shen You picked up a piece of noodle cake, Shen Jia came over. Shen Jia also held a few noodle cakes and a roast chicken in his hand: "This is prepared by your third sister-in-law. Come and eat together."
Shen You nodded slightly.
On weekdays, the two brothers went to a place and talked and laughed. Of course, the person who was joking was Shen Jia, and Shen You could just lend an ear. Tonight, Shen Jia was not in the mood to talk. The two ate dinner in silence, and after cleaning up, they went their separate ways. Lay out a mat and sleep on it.
There was a sound of snoring in my ears.
Shen You closed his eyes, not feeling sleepy at all.
Shen Jia sighed lowly, and his voice rang in Shen You's ears: "Fourth brother, tell me, will something happen to His Royal Highness?"
Although a life was saved at the time, no one can say what will happen next. The casualty rate of seriously wounded soldiers on the battlefield is as high as 50%.
Shen You opened his eyes and whispered: "I hope your highness will turn the crisis into good."
Shen Jia sighed again: "In the past, I looked down on His Highness the Crown Prince. Looking at his frail and handsome appearance, I didn't expect that His Highness was a tough guy. Not only did he dare to go to the city gate, but he also personally beat the war drum to boost the morale of the army. God bless, Your Highness is a thousand-year-old man. May you be at peace."
Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince already has two sons and two daughters. Just in case... there are also two little princes, Brother Dong and Brother Liang.
No matter how courageous Shen Jia was, she could not say this last sentence.
Shen You sighed silently: "Stop talking, go to bed early! We have to get up early tomorrow and go on the road."
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The next day, before the fifth watch and before dawn, Shen You led his guards and set off.
Such a rapid march was only possible because the guards were young, strong and energetic. The army had to travel for more than half a month, but Shen You and his party arrived in just seven days.
This border city has four gates. After entering the city from the south gate, Shen You and others galloped straight to the general's mansion.
Due to the war, the city was heavily guarded, and the people were not allowed to leave their homes for anything. Except for the soldiers coming and going, there were almost no ordinary people on the spacious streets.
Arriving outside the general's palace, a group of personal guards dismounted one after another. The soldiers guarding the gate had already been alarmed by the clatter of hundreds of horses and shouted loudly: "Who is coming?"
Shen You dismounted and stepped forward to identify himself. The soldier carefully checked his waist badge and then handed him over in greeting.
Shen You said briefly: "Where is His Highness the Crown Prince? I am here to protect His Highness the Crown Prince on the order of the Emperor."
Naturally, the soldiers did not dare to stop him and responded in a low voice: "Young man, let Commander Shen go in."
With so many personal guards, naturally they couldn't all rush in. With a glance, Shen You ordered Shen Jia, Fang Peng and more than ten people to accompany him, and the rest of the personal guards went into the mansion to settle down and rest.
Shen You and his party quickly entered the general's mansion and arrived at the courtyard where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lived.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, a strong smell of medicine filled his nose. The prince's personal guards guarding the courtyard all had heavy expressions on their faces, which made one's heart sink.
Soon, the prince's personal guard, Commander Zhu, came over.
Commander Zhu, who is eighty-eight in his twenties this year, was a personal soldier of the Crown Prince of Yan eight years ago. Later, as the Crown Prince of Yan became a grandson and was canonized as a prince, Commander Zhu also rose through the ranks.
Shen You and Commander Zhu were very familiar with each other, and when they met, they handed over to each other.
Shen You didn't waste any words and asked directly: "How is His Royal Highness injured?"
Commander Zhu had been awake for who knows how many days, his eyes were red and his voice was hoarse: "That day, His Highness was hit by a poisonous arrow on the city gate. The imperial doctor scraped the flesh and bled it, and His Highness barely managed to save his life. After that, he had a high fever for several days. , very dangerous. I rely on injecting medicine to survive. The high fever subsides and comes back again. I wake up occasionally and mostly fall asleep."
Shen You had already been mentally prepared, but after hearing this with his own ears, his heart suddenly sank.
"The imperial doctor is inside administering acupuncture to His Highness," Commander Zhu wiped his eyes heavily with his hand: "Commander Shen, please wait a moment."
Shen You nodded silently.
Half an hour later, the imperial doctor finished acupuncture, and Shen You finally entered the inner room and met the prince Zhu Yun.
Zhu Yun's face was as white as paper. He was lying on the bed, his right arm tightly wrapped in layers of white gauze. Although he was awake, his eyes were dull. Like a thin candle swaying in the wind, he seemed to be If you are not careful, it will be blown out by the wind.
Shen You felt pity in his heart and his nose was a little sore. He walked to the bed and bowed his hands in salute: "General Shen You, I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Yun's reaction was slow, and it took him a while to say yes.
Shen You endured the bitterness and said in a low voice: "The general is here to protect the safety of His Majesty the Crown Prince on the order of the Emperor. Please rest in peace and recover from your injuries and get well soon."
Zhu Yun hummed again. After a while, he slowly opened his mouth and said in a weak voice: "Shen You, please send someone to send a letter back to Beijing to tell the father that my injury is not serious, so that the father, the emperor and the queen should not worry." This chapter has been completed!
