Plunging into the Qinling Mountains from the land of Guanzhong where autumn tigers are rampant, the first thing you feel is the coolness.
After the scorching sun's rays are filtered through the layers of leaves above the head, it seems that even the temperature has been filtered out, leaving only scattered light spots, warming the grass and vines on the ground.
"Xiao Han, where are we going this time?"
The group walked through the mountain pass and entered the Qinling Mountains. Seeing no one in front or behind them, Liu Hongji, who had been holding back all the way, finally couldn't help himself and asked Xiao Han on the cart about the trip.
If Xiao Han and Ren Qing had known the purpose of this trip in advance and were prepared in their hearts, then he just had a blank look and didn't understand anything!
Even now, Liu Hongji only knows that this is a secret operation that he and Xiao Han need to complete together. As for what specific secret operation it is? How to complete it? He has no idea!
"Where to go? To Lingnan!" Xiao Han, who was shaking constantly on the cart, rolled his eyelids after listening to Liu Hongji's words, and said bitterly: "You can let me take you to eat lychees!"
"Lingnan?"
Liu Hongji, who had a rough personality, was obviously unfamiliar with the word Lingnan. He looked at Ren Qing suspiciously, thought for a while, and then suddenly slapped his bald head and said in horror: "Oh, I'll go! Exile to Lingnan! Let's exile ourselves to Lingnan!"
It’s not like he was exiled!”
"Hmph, it's not exile, but it's almost enough!" Xiao Han glanced at Ren Qing, who was silent in front of him, and said through gritted teeth.
At this time, he was also filled with resentment!
Originally, I had already finished my work, so I could enjoy myself at home, eating hot pot, singing songs, and eating and drinking.
Who would have thought that everything has changed since Ren Qing, a night owl, entered the house!
You can't be a good Marquis, and you're here to be the boss of some bullshit caravan!
Lingnan! More than three thousand miles!
When will this damn guy come back! If I had known this would happen, that night, I should have asked the dog-headed general to let out all the dogs in the village to see if the bastard Ren Qing still dared to come!
"Xiao Han! What have you done to offend His Majesty? Are you going to be taken to Lingnan? Huh? That's not right! I've been very honest recently and never leave the door, so why should I go!"
Next to him, Liu Hongji, who was riding on a horse, was still looking at Xiao Han with resentment on his face. It was obvious that he thought he had suffered an unreasonable disaster from Xiao Han this time!
Otherwise, if the generals in Chang'an were not selected, why would they choose him?
"Stop! Don't look for me, I want you to look for General Ren!" Sensing Liu Hongji's resentful gaze, Xiao Han was naturally unwilling to take the blame for Ren Qing. With a flick of his finger, he killed Ren Qing cleanly.
Sold.
"Old Ren? What is going on?" Liu Hongji was stunned for a moment when he saw Xiao Han's movements, and then followed Xiao Han's finger and glared at Ren Qing.
He naturally knew who was standing behind Ren Qing!
But the problem is, His Majesty went to such great lengths to even send Xiao Han out! What big thing happened?
"Is it something related to the firearms workshop?"
Suddenly an idea flashed in my head. It seems that the only big event recently is the workshop in Qinling!
But, how can Qinling Workshop be involved with Lingnan, which is thousands of miles away?
"Ahem..."
Looking at Liu Hongji's suspicious eyes, Ren Qing coughed lightly and explained: "General Liu, don't think too much. This time you and I are just following His Majesty's order to escort Xiao Hou to Lingnan to investigate the explosion in the firearms workshop.
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"Sure enough, this is still the case!"
After hearing Ren Qing's explanation, Liu Hongji was shocked at first, and then a little confused: "Escorting Xiao Han? Are you a group of imperial guards not professional in doing this? Why did you drag me in?"
It's hard to ask this question, because since it is a task assigned by the emperor, it is a military order.
As for military orders, as a soldier, he only had to carry them out and there was no need to question them at all! If he kept asking around and these people would later spread the word to the emperor's ears, he would probably have plenty of shoes for him to wear by then.
Liu Hongji didn't want to ask any more questions, so Ren Qing naturally wouldn't say much.
As for the troop dispatching document in his arms, it had to wait until the last moment before it could be handed over to Liu Hongji so that he could command the troops and capture Feng Ang, the uncrowned king of Lingnan, on the spot.
He couldn't do this job, and neither could Xiao Han! Only a fierce general like Liu Hongji could suppress the temporarily recruited soldiers and avoid being overtaken by Feng An's unparalleled reputation.
There was no conversation all the way, only the dull sound of horse hooves and wheels could be heard on the mountain road.
Two days ago, a letter from the emperor made the Ziwu Road, which used to be bustling with caravans, look like a ghost! On the contrary, foxes and muntjacs that were rarely seen on the road before ran out of the forest, and even Xiao
Han also saw a huge wild boar and a group of its children swaggering through the market not far away.
"The emperor is the one who can make or break everything with just one word!"
Looking at the somewhat empty mountain road ahead, Xiao Han smiled bitterly.
No wonder everyone wants to rebel, and everyone wants to be emperor! This ability to do whatever you say is indeed a temptation that no one can resist.
At noon, when the motorcade stopped for dinner, Liu Hongji rushed over and asked Xiao Han about what happened this time.
Xiao Han had nothing to hide about Liu Hongji and told him everything he knew.
"Feng An came to Qinling to steal the secret recipe?"
When Liu Hongji heard that the explosion in the workshop might be related to Feng Ang, he opened his mouth in shock and could hardly close his mouth!
"Didn't this old guy just send his son Feng Daizhi to Chang'an to be used as a hostage? Aren't you afraid that the emperor would chop his son up in anger?"
"Well, I guess I'm really not afraid."
Xiao Han rolled his eyes at Liu Hongji, put down the food in his hands, and sighed: "I heard that the king of Liaodi had dozens of wives, and he gave birth to dozens of sons. If I chop one off, I'm afraid nothing will happen!
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Liu Hongji blinked his eyes, looked around, and whispered: "Then we are in danger! I heard that the people there are not very civilized! When his son dies, how can we vent his anger on those of us from Chang'an?
There aren’t that many heads, they’ll be gone if you chop them off!”
"Hey, let's take a step and take a look! But I have always felt that this matter has nothing to do with Feng Ang."
When Xiao Han said this, he was not very sure.
Although Feng An was quite loyal to the Tang Dynasty in history, because of his appearance, the original history was turned into a mess. Now no one knows where it will go next.
Don't let Feng An lead many tribes in Lingnan to rebel because of him, then the joke will be big.
(The epidemic here in Coke has been a bit serious recently, causing the update to be unstable. Please forgive me...)
