On the second day after the funeral of Emperor Chu, a hundred thousand troops had already assembled outside the capital, and today was the day to set off.
Although King Zhou's rebellion this time caused a lot of turmoil in the country, it was not entirely a bad thing. King Xin had just come to power, and it was the time when he needed to establish his authority. If he had fought this battle, the new emperor's majesty would also be
It will be completely established and deter the evil-minded Bafang Xiaoxiao.
The Chen State delegation has been prepared long ago, and the accompanying envoys and guards are waiting outside the Splendid Palace to set off.
Lu Teng walked over slowly, looked at Tang Ning and said, "Master Tang, the army outside the city is about to leave. We have to leave."
Tangning stood outside the Splendid Palace, looked in the direction of the palace, and said, "Wait a little longer."
Someone had promised to come and see him off in person when they left. Tangning asked the guards at the palace gate to go into the palace yesterday to send a message, but she hasn't appeared yet.
When she left Chen Country, she left quietly, and now there was no one around. Tang Ning looked in a certain direction, frowning slightly.
A quarter of an hour later, Lu Teng came over again and said, "Master Tang, the army outside the city has already set off. If we don't leave, it will be too late."
Tangning took one last look in that direction and waved, "Let's go."
On this return trip, in addition to the 800 imperial guards led by Lu Teng, the Chu State also sent people to escort them, and there was a large army ahead of them, so there was no need to worry about any safety issues.
Today we set off back to Chen Country. Zhao Man was so excited that she stayed up all night last night and took Tang Ning to watch the stars with her for half the night.
As if moving, Wanyanyan prepared an oversized baggage and carried it on her back like a giant snail. Her baggage alone occupied an entire carriage carriage.
Tang Shui got off the carriage, looked at him, and asked, "Do you still have to wait?"
The team in front had already started setting off. Tangning shook her head and said, "No wait, get in the car."
The 100,000-strong army had already set off, and the envoy and his entourage had already left the capital more than ten miles away. Tangning was riding on her horse, confirming that she was not coming, and finally stopped looking back.
Thinking of how he rode dozens of miles to see her off when she left. Comparing the two, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He whispered: "Words don't mean what he is..."
"Are you talking about me?" A young general rode a horse from behind him. Tangning turned to look at her and almost fell off the horse.
He looked at Li Tianlan and said in surprise: "Why are you dressed like this?"
If she hadn't seen her in men's clothing, Tang Ning would have thought she was some young general.
Her appearance made her look even more heroic, as if this armor and uniform were tailor-made for her.
Li Tianlan said: "The rebellion of King Zhou is not unusual. I will go check it out."
Tang Ning thought she was here to see her off, but she didn't expect that she just had a mission and didn't even know how to tell lies. She was really a woman who didn't know how to be charming.
Tang Ning glanced at her and asked, "Is it possible that the King of Zhou rebelled? Is there any hidden secret?"
"It has something to do with those people on the grassland." Li Tianlan said: "They did not return to the grassland, but went around to the south. The King of Zhou and the generals were controlled by them."
"Control?" Tangning frowned and asked, "Is the news true?"
"I don't know yet." Li Tianlan said: "I will go to Cangzhou to investigate first. It would be best if we can do it without using weapons. What they want to see most is for us to kill each other."
Tang Ning said, "I'll go with you."
The second prince and others have nothing to worry about. What they need to worry about is the middle-aged woman.
King Zhou and the generals were probably controlled by her poisonous poison. Tang Ning was also familiar with poisonous poison, so she knew very well that in this world, death is not the most terrifying thing. There are many things that are more terrible than death.
horrible.
Under that kind of threat, it only takes a few times for a person to be tortured to the point of death. Even a very determined person will lose his will and will not recognize his relatives.
Although Li Tianlan is powerful in martial arts, he is unable to guard against poisonous poison. What if he falls into the middle-aged woman's trap?
After all, this is not the first time that she has acted like this. The bandit leaders outside Fengzhou were controlled by her with poison. Unless they are really brave warriors who are not afraid of death, once she succeeds, they can only listen.
At her mercy.
And even if she was poisoned, Li Tianlan would not listen to her, but this was what Tangning was worried about.
Li Tianlan looked at him and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"I don't trust you." Tangning reined in the horse and said, "You don't know, the woman next to the second prince is very evil. You can't deal with her. What's more, if she is controlled by the poisonous poison, King Zhou
They, how are you going to save them?"
"Do you still understand Gu?" Li Tianlan looked at him in surprise and asked, "We haven't seen each other for a year, what else have you learned?"
"I know a lot." Tangning looked at her and said, "I'll let you see it again when I have the chance."
Li Tianlan tightened the reins of his horse and said, "We will set off in an hour."
The army has just left the capital. If they had waited until the army came to the city, the several states would have already launched defenses, making it difficult to enter the city.
If you want to investigate the rebellion of King Zhou, you must rush to Cangzhou in advance.
Tang Ning walked to Tang Shui's carriage, knocked on the carriage, opened the curtain, and said, "Cousin, I have something to do first. I'm worried that something might happen to the princess. Please help me look after her these days.
."
Tang Shui looked at him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Cangzhou."
"You're not allowed to go." Tang Shui looked at him and said, "Before I leave, my sister-in-law asked me to take care of you. I won't let you take risks."
Tangning looked at her and asked, "Have you come to Chu country to tell your mother?"
"..." Tang Shui looked away and said, "I told you."
Tangning looked unbelieving: "You must swear on your conscience."
Tang Shui looked at him and said calmly: "I am your sister, and I have the responsibility to discipline you. If I say you are not allowed to go, you are not allowed to go."
"Don't worry, I'm not going alone." Tang Ning looked at her and said, "I will take Lao Zheng with me. You know Lao Zheng, right? He just doesn't have a knife behind him. With him here, there is nothing to worry about.
"
It took Tang Ning a lot of words to explain to Tang Shui. Although she was just a cousin or a picked-up cousin, he had already regarded her as a true relative. She was able to travel thousands of miles to a neighboring country to find him, regardless of safety, as his biological sister.
Nothing more than that.
In addition to Lao Zheng, Tang Ning also planned to bring Wan Yan Yan with her when she went with Li Tianlan this time.
If something unexpected happens, bringing her will also serve as a check on the second prince. Although the second prince doesn't seem to care about his sister, Wan Yanyan still has a lot of say among the prairie people.
After explaining the situation to Yan Yan, she jumped off the carriage, looked at him and asked, "Why do you have to leave first?"
Tang Ning said, "It's an urgent matter. I'll explain it to you on the way."
Wan Yanyan jumped on the carriage again and said, "Wait while I bring my things."
Tangning grabbed her wrist and said, "Why are you traveling with these? Don't worry, I'll have someone look after these for you and return them to you when they arrive in Cangzhou."
Wan Yanyan looked back reluctantly and said, "Then you keep your word."
Time was urgent, so Tangning stayed with Zhao Man for a while, and then Li Tianlan came over on horseback.
Tang Ning got on her horse and waved to Zhao Man: "We're leaving."
"Be careful..." Zhao Man opened the curtain and after looking at Yan Yan and Li Tianlan, she looked at him reluctantly and said, "I'll wait for you to come back..."
