Chapter 1730 Waiting here for His Royal Highness, the Prince's Palace
Chapter 1730 I am here to wait for His Highness the Crown Prince and lead His Highness the way (please subscribe and vote)
Chen Guogong Hou Junji was walking side by side with Ma Zhou, the auxiliary civil servant, talking in a low voice.
Originally, Ma Zhou wanted to come with His Highness the Crown Prince, but Duke Junji of Chen State happened to have important affairs to assist the government and needed to discuss it with him.
Ma Zhou couldn't defeat this man, so he could only ride with him side by side, talking and walking.
He rode his horse leisurely and walked in that area. The people had been relocated before, but due to the halt of the project, they never moved again.
As a result, the houses in this area began to show signs of decay, and some even began to collapse.
Seeing this scene, Ma Zhou couldn't help but complain.
"It seems that Ma should petition His Majesty to move the people back. Otherwise, it would be a pity that the fields and houses here would be left so deserted and abandoned."
"Yes, it looks really distressing..." Hou Junji echoed in agreement, scanning the area with sharp eyes like a hawk.
Seeing Ma Zhou sighing and sighing as he walked forward, Hou Junji was not in a hurry.
Today he insisted on taking Ma Zhou with him, naturally to prove that he was not at the scene of the accident.
Ma Zhou is the most trusted minister by His Majesty. With him testifying for himself, I think His Majesty will definitely not doubt him.
At this time, the flying cavalry general who came to accompany them did not continue to go straight along the main road, but took a branch road to the northeast.
"General Ning, what do you mean? Why don't you go straight to the main road and go this way?"
"Mr. Chen, please listen to the general's explanation. There is a towering ancient tree that was stolen and felled across the road ahead. It is too huge and has not been cleared yet."
"We only need to go north on this branch road for a few miles until we reach Taiye Pond and then turn west. It will only be a few miles longer than taking this main road."
When Ma Zhou heard this, before he could speak, Hou Junji grunted and immediately galloped forward.
Ma Zhou was also stunned and could only follow General Hou's footsteps.
Sure enough, not far ahead, I saw a towering tree already lying across the road, blocking the road.
Before Ma Zhou could speak, Hou Junji glared majestically at General Ning and shouted, "What's going on? Why are there people plundering here?"
General Ning saluted Hou Junji helplessly.
"Mr. Chen, there are no sergeants guarding this area, and it is deserted. However, the ancient trees here are huge, so there are often plundering incidents."
"This..." Hou Junji stroked his long beard with a pained face and looked at Ma Zhou.
"Master Ma, look, how about Hou ordered the soldiers to cut down the trees first to clear the way, and you can report this to His Highness the Crown Prince..."
Ma Zhou thought for a while, waved his hands and said, "The prince's command of the army is a major military and state matter, and it cannot be changed easily.
Since it’s enough to go around for a few miles, then just go around.”
"In that case, well, General Ning, since you came via this way just now, please leave two of you behind and wait for His Highness here to guide His Highness."
"Promise!" General Ning did not dare to neglect and quickly agreed loudly.
Hou Junji stroked his long beard, and then he and Ma Zhou followed General Ning onto the branch road and headed northeast.
Because it is a branch road, it is naturally not as wide as the main road, but at least cars and horses can travel, and the road condition is not bad.
However, the trees on both sides of the road appear more lush, and there are also abandoned houses. On the surface, there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary.
But Hou Junji knew very well that the elite soldiers he had set up to die were lurking in this area at the moment.
Just waiting for the prince's palace to appear, those brave elites who followed him to conquer the east and west and killed countless people.
Prince Li Chengqian would be allowed to die here neatly, and then those Turkic scimitars and bows and arrows would be thrown away.
It will be proved that these are the Turkic desperadoes who came to take revenge because of the death of Ashina's leader and the exile of He Luo'u, the son of the Tuli Khan.
Moreover, many of his elite dead soldiers were Turks who were quietly recruited. As long as they were given enough money, their lives could be spared.
The gray figure standing on the towering ancient tree beside the road was still watching everything silently, and this person was none other than General Hou's confidant Hou Tao.
It wasn't until General Hou and his men were far away that Hou Tao let out a call that sounded like a bird's song.
Several more gray figures appeared ten feet away behind them, and then every two feet, a very thick rope was pulled up, and then covered with soil and weeds.
About ten feet ahead, at another corner, a dozen people were carrying a row of heavy horses over.
The resisting horses in front can block the possibility of the prince and others moving forward, as well as the few horse ropes in the rear.
There are also shooters lurking in the rear, who can intercept and kill those who intend to escape to the greatest extent.
This cavalry team was forced to walk between the towering ancient trees. Once it failed to speed up, it would have to be slaughtered by the elite dead soldiers who had been prepared.
This place once again regained its tranquility after General Hou and Ma Zhou's team disappeared, and after those men in gray finished their work.
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At this moment, Helan Chushi, who was one of Qianniu's bodyguards and was one of His Royal Highness's personal elites, was standing at the Xuande Gate with a group of robes leading their mounts.
Everyone was bragging and talking about the flying cavalry military exercise they were going to enjoy today.
The flying cavalry are the elite among the elites of the Tang Dynasty, and they are the birth team of the Hundred Cavalry selected by His Majesty.
In the early Tang Dynasty, some of the soldiers who followed Li Yuan to attack Taiyuan were stationed at the North Gate (Xuanwu Gate), and the troops they led were named "Yuan Cong Forbidden Army".
In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, the emperor set up separate camps on the left and right sides. The troops he led were called Feiqi and were subordinate to the garrison.
In addition, among the flying cavalry, there were hundreds of warriors who were good at riding and shooting. They were numbered as hundreds of cavalrymen. They were divided into two groups at the north gate. For hunting, they were dressed in five-color clothes and rode six idle horses to follow.
According to Cheng Sanlang's understanding, Feiqi was the elite cavalry division of the Tang Dynasty, and the Hundred Cavalry were special forces among the cavalry.
Well, they are all very good. They are very good at riding and shooting. Each one of them has martial arts skills that are not inferior to ordinary generals.
Although their backgrounds are not like those of the East Palace leaders, who were mostly descendants of noble families, it is precisely because they were born in humble circumstances that everyone puts extra effort into practicing martial arts.
I just hope that one day, by virtue of my military exploits, I will be able to have a wife and a son.
As for them, the elites of the East Palace, they were able to appreciate the heroic appearance of the flying knight, and it was a feast for the eyes.
After all, if the prince does not go to the battlefield, the elite princes like them, who are descendants of noble families, can only squat in the East Palace to retire and fish.
Just like what Deputy Cheng said, when working in the East Palace, you must have a calm mind.
Eat when you have something to eat, drink when you have something to drink, play cards when you have something to do, and do whatever you have to do.