After more than ten days, Cui Yu was removed from the position of prefect and replaced as "special advance". The edict finally came down.
The people in the Prefect's Mansion began to get busy.
Li Chenjun was summoned by Cui Yu and came to the prefect's mansion to pay a visit.
Cui Yu asked: "Li Duwei, I invite you to come and discuss something."
Li Chenjun bowed his head and said, "Sir, if you have anything to say, please tell me."
Cui Yu said: "I am about to step down from the post of governor. I would like to ask where the captain will go? I recommended you to the position. If you lose the support of the Cui family, your future may not be easy."
"Your Majesty is right. This junior was able to reach the position he is today because of your guidance. How can I forget such a favor?" Li Chenjun thought to himself: "If I snatch Cui Ying away and make you the father-in-law of Mount Tai, I don't know.
Whether it's kindness or hatred, it can't be said in just a few words."
A smile appeared on Cui Yu's face. He was a slick and scheming scribe. Although he looked down upon Li Chenjun's background, he felt that this man was a rare general. If he was well-coaxed, he could become a sword of the Cui family in troubled times.
The mediator guarantees the peace of the family.
He said: "Now, you have two choices before you. One is to stay here and become a captain, and the other is to go to Chang'an with me. If you go to Chang'an with me, you will be idle for a year and a half at most.
I have the opportunity to serve as the founding general. You have to know that the position of 'Special Advancement' is no less than that of San Gong. It is not difficult to move to the next level with my recommendation."
"Excuse me, sir, what is General Kaifu?"
"The Kaifu general is lower than the general, and above the general, there is also the Zhuguo general."
Li Chenjun pretended to be deep in thought, paused for a moment, bowed and said, "I would like to go to Chang'an with you." In fact, he planned to "hijack" Cui Ying on the way and run away.
"Hijacking" is different from elopement. Although the reputation is not much better for Cui Ying, it will not put the Cui family in trouble. If it is an elopement, there is no way to explain it to Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan.
The Huns occupied Chang'an, and there was a barrier between them and the Han people in the Central Plains. Although the Cui family in Qinghe was very famous, they became the targets of Liu Cong and Liu Yao's suppression.
If, because of such a trivial matter, the Cui family of Qinghe was not exterminated, but Cui Yu and Mrs. Cui were beheaded, then Cui Ying's life would be very sad.
When Cui Yu heard that Li Chenjun readily agreed, he was overjoyed and said, "Very good! Prepare yourself. In three days, you will bring two hundred people as guards to escort me to Chang'an!"
"Yes, sir!" Li Chenjun bowed and left.
After returning home, he began to look at the map to make a strategy and select a few suitable places to start.
The central city of Wei County is in Yecheng (near Handan). From here to Chang'an, you need to pass through the Taihang Mountains along Jingxing, one of the eight Taihang Mountains, cross the Yellow River, and go west along the official road.
Since you want to escape, you always have to find a place with complicated terrain. After escaping for a certain distance, go into the mountain so that the people behind you can't follow. It doesn't work if the mountain is too steep, because Li Chenjun's men are all cavalry and it is not easy to cross the mountain.
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Three days later, he led two hundred soldiers and escorted nearly a hundred people from the Cui family on the road.
Cui Yu had wives, concubines, legitimate sons, legitimate daughters, concubines, and concubines, twenty or thirty of them, as well as maids, servants, servants, and a lot of guards.
Li Chenjun divided the two hundred soldiers into three, with one part leading the way and the other taking charge of the rear. He and his 50 personal guards followed the Cui family's motorcade in the center.
The group walked up and down, covering 70 miles a day, sometimes entering crowded towns and villages, and sometimes setting up camp in the wilderness.
In the past few days, the convoy was traveling through the mountains. Cui Yu and Cui Xinghe were very cautious and slept with one eye open.
Only after passing through the Taihang Mountains and entering the Taiyuan Basin did I feel relieved.
It is very smooth to walk southwest from Taiyuan Basin, cross Linfen, and reach Houma. If you go further, you will soon reach Fenglingdu. Once you reach Fenglingdu, cross the Yellow River and reach Tongguan in another thirty miles.
That evening, the motorcade stopped at a small village.
Cui Yu and his wife found a farmhouse to stay in.
Because the village was too small and there were no spare houses, Cui Ying "suspected" the farmhouse was unclean, so she slept in the carriage with her maid.
There was a strong wind that night, breaking many branches, and it started to rain.
In the morning, when the wind and rain stopped, the maid came to report in panic, saying, "The second young lady has been kidnapped!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Cui shed tears in fear: "My daughter..."
Cui Yu was furious: "Dozens of servants, two hundred guards, so many people, guarding the edge, and under layers of protection, can they still be kidnapped? This is simply unreasonable! Where is the ancestor of Xinghe? Where is Liu Huan?"
And what about Li Chenjun? Are they all dead?"
Someone reported: "Let me report to the head of the family, both Liu Huan and Li Chen are missing! The ancestor of Xinghe comes and goes without a trace, and I don't know where he went."
"What? All these people disappeared?"
The maid shouted loudly: "Master, the thief kidnapped the second lady and left a letter in the carriage!"
"Where's the letter?"
"here!"
Cui Yu took the letter and opened it. It read: "I have been instructed by Viotii for only six years. I am leaving today. I am not willing to be a thief..."
The letter was signed by Li Chenjun, and the general idea was that the Han traitors were not at odds with each other, and he did not want to defect to the Huns Liu Cong, so he led his men to leave here, with the goal of going all the way south to the south of the Yangtze River. Before leaving, Cui Ying was kidnapped.
As a hostage, I hope Mr. Cui will send someone to chase him, so as not to hurt Miss Cui’s life...
Cui Yu was so angry that he tore up the letter angrily and cursed: "What a thief! As a captain, he kidnapped a woman with ulterior motives and is extremely evil!"
Mrs. Cui sobbed and asked, "Who kidnapped Ying'er?"
"It's that thief Li Chenjun!"
"How could it be him? Isn't he a captain promoted by your favor?"
"Raising tigers is a danger! I've made a mistake!" Cui Yu calmed down a little, went out to check the situation, and found that in addition to Cui Xinghe and Liu Huan disappearing, also missing at the same time were Liu Huan's eight servants, and
Li Chenjun and his fifty men.
He thought to himself: "Fortunately! Ancestor Xinghe and Liu Huan have caught up! They should be able to catch the thief!"
He felt that although Li Chenjun had fifty buddies, he was definitely no match for the Galaxy Ancestor; Liu Huan alone could tie him with Li Chenjun, and the remaining fifty buddies were not enough for the Galaxy Patriarch.
Zu killed him alone.
Cui Yuming's son Cui Yu led a group of people to chase along the horse's hoof prints.
Cui Yu was also considered a talented scholar. He led his men to chase him for thirty miles and saw several servants sitting on the roadside to rest.
He hurried forward and asked: "How is the situation? Have you caught up? Is my sister still alive?"
The servant reported: "We chased him all the way, and we didn't even see anyone!"
"How come you didn't see it? You slept to death? How far apart are you?"
"When we heard the sound of horse hooves, we hurried to catch up, but the other party had a horse, and we relied on our legs. No matter what, we couldn't catch up!"
"Did Liu Huan and Ancestor Xinghe ride horses?"
"They rode horses."
There are nearly a hundred people in the entire Cui family's motorcade. In addition to the trailer horses, there are also more than a dozen war horses. Cui Xinghe has his own horses, and Liu Huan can find horses to ride on when he is in a hurry.
Of the two hundred soldiers led by Li Chenjun, only the 50 personal guards who followed him were cavalry, and the rest were infantry.
Cui Yu ordered people to continue the pursuit, and after chasing him for more than ten miles, he saw Liu Huan injured and lying on the ground. There were two arrows stuck in his body, which had not been pulled out. The position was a bit off, so he was not dead.
Liu Huan said that as soon as he caught up, he was blocked by the opponent's archers. Because he could not see clearly at night, his thighs and arms were injured, and his horse was shot to death by the opponent. Fortunately, he was riding on the horse, and most of the arrows were shot.
He was blocked by a horse, so he escaped.
Cui Yu was anxious and wanted to call him a loser, but seeing that he was injured, she didn't.
He led the people and continued to chase for another ten miles. He saw his ancestor Cui Xinghe lying on the roadside. He looked very miserable. He lost half of his ear, his left arm was injured, and his clothes were stained red with blood! No!
In the distance, a war horse was beheaded!
Seeing this scene, Cui Yu was shocked: "Ancestor, why are you injured? Your skills are rare in the world, who can hurt you?"
Cui Xinghe's face was ashen, he stood up from the ground, grabbed the horse's reins from Cui Yu's hand, jumped on the horse's back, controlled the horse with one hand, and galloped away!
Cui Yu was in a daze: "What should I do? Do you want to continue chasing?"
He turned around and looked at the dozens of people who had followed him. Thinking that even the ancestor of Galaxy was injured, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. He waved his hand: "That's it! We can't chase anymore! Go back!"