Liu Ling let Xiao Liuzi rest in a military tent, and immediately wrote a letter in his own hand. He called all the ten masters Ji Chengyun sent to him, handed them the letter, and asked them to go north to Yingzhou General
The letter was given to Sanjiang Marquis Cheng Yihou. He also dispatched 500 cavalrymen and divided them into several groups to look for two girls from Taiyuan in the direction of Yingzhou. After telling the story of Lu Yuzhu and Xun'er, Liu Ling couldn't help but
An Xin used his own sketching skills to draw five portraits of two people, and gave them to the cavalry leader to carry with him.
Liu Ling strictly ordered the five hundred cavalrymen to go straight to Taiyuan to look for them if they could not be found in Yingzhou.
Seeing the cavalry galloping out, he still felt uneasy, so he once again sent out more than a dozen scouts to search within a radius of fifty miles north of Yuzhou.
Even if Liu Ling has no feelings for Lu Yuzhu at all, just because Lu Yuzhu is the imperial envoy, the emperor's adopted sister, and the dignified princess of Yongning, Liu Ling will still try his best to find her. If nothing else, the imperial envoy
It would be great fun if they could all be lost.
Liu Ling had never thought that those two girls would go to Yingzhou, and maybe they would be with Sanjiang Marquis Cheng Yihou at this time. Even if he was killed, he would never have thought that Lu Yuzhu would run away secretly!
The eldest lady of the Lu family, who was sitting in the carriage, was worried and confused all the way. She was afraid that Liu Ling wouldn't like her and would drive her back to Taiyuan Mansion. She was also afraid that she would be dishonored if she came out like this.
Her father's face was stained. She was even more afraid that if Liu Ling didn't want her, his father would be angry and wouldn't want her when he returned. What should he do?
The little girl who was originally very courageous was almost worried to death during the two days of traveling. She couldn't bear it anymore, so she took Xun'er's hand and said: "Xun'er, I think... we should go to Yuzhou by ourselves.
Bar."
These words startled Xun'er, who had just been feeling well for two days. She held Lu Yuzhu's hand nervously and said, "Miss, what do you think? We are finally arriving in Yuzhou, and we can see you soon."
You have your sweetheart, why do you want to leave again? Let’s follow Sanjianghou’s team and arrive at Yuzhou in a steady way. Let’s go by ourselves? Hasn’t the young lady suffered enough?”
Lu Yuzhu said sadly: "Xun'er, have you ever thought about what if... what if he doesn't like me and wants to drive me away?"
Xun'er was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized. She was younger and thought the problem was simple, so she replied: "Then let's go back to Taiyuan Mansion. If he is really so ruthless, it's okay not to want such a man. There is no need for the young lady to worry about him anymore."
, just forget about him. Go back to Taiyuan and live our lives well, and never pay attention to him again."
Lu Yuzhu sighed: "You think simply. This time we ran out secretly, and dad must be very angry. Go back... Why don't you break my legs when you go back? He is an old man who attaches great importance to etiquette. This time I...
This time, I have brought great embarrassment to my father."
Speaking of this, Lu Yuzhu felt sad and couldn't help but cry. Seeing her crying, Xun'er immediately panicked and quickly comforted her. Just as she was talking, Xun'er also started crying.
Holding Lu Yuzhu's cold little hand, Xun'er cried and said: "Miss, it's not that Xun'er talks too much. Just because we sneaked out because of the loyal prince Liu Ling, the master must be very angry and angry. We ate so much along the way.
He suffered so much, suffered so much, all just to find him. If he is really heartless, how can he be worthy of the young lady's infatuation?"
Xun'er said: "Miss, look at this journey. You have taken a person as tender as a flower, and how haggard he has become now. If I really agree to your words, then Prince Zhong will drive us back to Taiyuan Mansion. Let's
Just treat it like a nightmare, let's live a good life when we get back, and never have wishful thinking again."
Lu Yuzhu was even more sad after what she said, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down her face. The more she cried, the more wronged she felt, and the more she cried, the sadder she became. Finally, she burst into tears and fell into Xun'er's arms, twitching uncontrollably.
Xun'er cried and said: "Miss, it's just that we worked hard to get here. If you didn't see him and didn't find out his intentions, and just went back like this, would you feel at ease?"
Lu Yuzhu sat up and wiped her tears: "Xun'er, you are right. We have worked so hard to come here, and it is really unjust if we don't see him. It's just... I'm really scared, and I don't dare to see him.
Already."
She grasped Xun'er's hand tightly and said: "Xun'er, I beg you, let's find an opportunity to get off the car and sneak away, and only take a look at him from a distance when we get to Yuzhou. As long as I see that he is fine, I will feel at ease."
When we see him, we will go back to Taiyuan Mansion. I will feel relieved and will never miss him again!"
Xun'er said anxiously: "Miss, please don't say that. How do you know that Prince Zhong has no love for the young lady? The young lady has such a beautiful face that even women, not to mention men, will be moved by the sight of her. Why do you have so little confidence? With Xun'er,
It seems that we should go to him and ask him for a clear explanation."
Lu Yuzhu said sadly: "Ask for it? How do you ask me to say it? Say that I have been in love with him for a long time, and this time I came here specifically to follow him? In this way, wouldn't I be looked down upon by him even more? I am a person who has not left the government.
Girl, if you run out to look for a man so shamelessly, even if he doesn't say it, he will look down on me in his heart."
"Instead of doing this, I might as well take a look at him from afar. I will give up all my thoughts from now on, go home and serve my father well, and never marry anyone else in this life. At worst, I will become a nun and become a nun. From then on, the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng will die.
lifetime!"
Xun'er's face turned pale with fright: "Miss, please don't think like that, okay? If you really become a nun, what will I do? What will Xun'er do? Please, miss, don't think like that."
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Lu Yuzhu said: "Xun'er, I beg you, can you accompany me? Let's just look at him from a distance and not let him see us. Okay?"
Xun'er was so affected by her appearance that she couldn't bear to refuse.
The two of them discussed it, and first lied to the soldiers outside that they were hungry and asked for a lot of dry food. Then, on the pretext of going for convenience, the two of them ran into the woods and hid hand in hand. They were young and did not want to eat.
Everything depends on a momentary decision. You can do whatever comes to mind and do whatever you want without feeling anything wrong.
The soldier who was driving the carriage waited for a long time but did not see the two of them coming back. He felt anxious and looked for them, only to find that there were still two shadows of the two people in the huge forest. The soldier was frightened and hurriedly reported to Sanjiang Waiter Cheng Yihou. Old Marquis
They were also very frightened, and they were deeply afraid that the two of them had been killed by some wild beast in the forest.
Many people were sent to search, but not even a trace was found, let alone a human being. There was no trace of blood, so it could be concluded that they did not encounter a beast such as a big insect. There were no footprints, and the two people just disappeared out of thin air.
Cheng Yihou had military affairs and could not stay long. He searched for an hour but could not find any trace of the two men, so he left a hundred soldiers behind to search carefully, and continued to Yuzhou with his army. When Cheng Yihou left, those who stayed behind
The men and horses also searched in the distance. Lu Yuzhu and Xun'er climbed down from a big tree, identified the direction of Yuzhou, and ran away in a hurry.
Cheng Yihou, who was waiting in Sanjiang, was so anxious that he had no choice but to hit the road. At this time, he was far away from Yuzhou, and he would arrive there in less than half a day. Who would have thought that these two people would run away, which made Cheng Yihou angry and worried.
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After walking another twenty miles, more than ten men and horses came forward. Seeing the arrival of the army, they came up and said that they wanted to meet the Marquis of Sanjiang. When they met, Cheng Yihou realized that they were the guards sent by Liu Ling. These guards
He handed Liu Ling's handwritten letter to Cheng Yihou. After reading it, he understood the truth of the matter and became even more worried.
Hearing that Cheng Yihou said that Lu Yuzhu and his servant were missing halfway, Liu Ling's bodyguards were extremely anxious. Liu Ling gave them strict orders to find Lu Yuzhu and Lu Yuzhu. They did not dare to delay, and after bidding farewell to Cheng Yihou, they headed north to search.
Go. Cheng Yihou sent someone to lead them to the place where Lu Yuzhu disappeared, and a dozen guards immediately began to check carefully.
As for Liu Ling, after he sent out his guards, he tried to calm down and wrote a memorial. He once again described the events of the Battle of Yuzhou in detail, and then told Emperor Xiao to feel at ease and that he would do his best.
Defeated the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty and took back Tanzhou.
In fact, three days ago, on the day of the great victory in Yuzhou, Liu Ling sent someone to speed up the battle report back to Taiyuan by 800 miles. Calculating the days, if the messenger was galloping all the way and kept on traveling without sleep, he should have almost arrived in Taiyuan by now.
But now that Xiao Liuzi is here, Liu Ling has to write another one and give it to Xiao Liuzi to take back. Firstly, it will reassure Emperor Xiao, and secondly, it will make it easier for Xiao Liuzi to do business with him.
In fact, Liu Ling expected it to be about the same. Such exciting news about the great victory in Yuzhou must be sent back to Taiyuan Mansion as soon as possible. Several messengers each brought two horses, working day and night. On the afternoon of the third day, that is,
Two hours after Xiao Liuzi arrived in Yuzhou, Xin spent three days and three nights. The three of them killed three horses, and finally rushed to the gate of Taiyuan City, exhausted.
Far away, the leader of the messenger shouted hoarsely: "Great victory in Yuzhou! Prince Zhong led his army to kill 50,000 enemies and has solved the siege of Yuzhou!"
The three men galloped on horseback, shouting at the top of their lungs. When they reached the city gate, they could no longer hold on and all fell down. The general guarding the gate did not dare to delay, so he sent someone to carry the courier reporting the victory and ran all the way in.
They arrived at the Imperial City. Along the way, they kept shouting that Yuzhou was a great victory, and the whole Taiyuan Prefecture was excited!
Emperor Xiao was lying on the bed, listening to Lu Sen's report on the backup matters for the southern expedition.
Lu Sen said: "Your Majesty, for this Prince Zhong's southern expedition, a total of 60,000 troops have been mobilized from the capital and Jianxiong's army, and the supplies required are huge. All ministries have been working hard to prevent the soldiers at the front from going hungry. We are collecting donations these days.
All the gold, silver and grain obtained have been loaded into trucks and will be sent to the south early tomorrow morning."
Emperor Xiao nodded and said: "Prince Zhong led the soldiers to fight the enemy desperately on the front line. We can't treat the soldiers badly no matter what. Even if I don't have enough to eat, I definitely can't let the soldiers in the front fight hungry! In this way,
From now on, the expenses in the palace will be reduced by half, and the money and food saved will be sent to the front line."
Lu Sen said with emotion: "Your Majesty, no. Now the expenses in the palace can no longer be reduced. Now, including Your Majesty and the Queen, the people in the palace only have two meals a day, and they are just plain porridge and pickles. If we continue to reduce them, what will happen to us?"
How can your ministers feel at ease? Your Majesty, please rest assured that the annual tribute that was originally supposed to be handed over to the Liao Kingdom is still in the treasury, which is enough to support the expenses of the war. I beg your Majesty to take it back. The expenses in the palace cannot be reduced under any circumstances."
Emperor Xiao thought for a while and said: "Well, it's okay for me to have to suffer a little bit. It's just that the queen has worked hard. Since she followed me, she has never been stable for a day."
Seeing that Emperor Xiao no longer persisted, Lu Sen felt relieved and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. With Prince Zhong's talents, we can pacify the south in just a short time. I think that good news will come soon."
Just as he was saying this, the little eunuch outside ran in panting. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down on the ground with a plop. It was difficult to say anything excited: "Qi... Your Majesty... Nanfang..."
Emperor Xiao suddenly sat up straight, and Lu Sen suddenly stood up, walked a few steps and asked, "What's going on in the south?!"
The little eunuch raised his head and shouted excitedly: "The south... a great victory!" (To be continued)
