Li Shun was indeed frightened.

On the day he killed the leopard cub, he bathed at least two or three times, and he was so drunk that he was full of alcohol, and he was sure that he would not leave any taste.

The next peaceful day also fully proved that his aftermath was correct, he went to many places in Lizi Garden, and nothing strange happened.

Who expected that the she-leopard would still attack him, so she pressed on him and swung her claws in her face.

If he hadn't remembered that his facial features were misbehaving and he couldn't be blocked by the official's arms, he probably wouldn't have to go out in this life.

The fishy smell of the female leopard, the fierce light in her eyes, and the smell of death at hand all reminded him that there is really "retribution" in this world.

"What now? Li Yuanjun has become like this, it is better to stay here to recuperate." He Mulan's heart was already happy, but he had to pretend to be sorry on his face: "The leopard's claws are poisonous, if there is a case because of this, it will not be good."

She was not wrong, rabies and tetanus were two deadly diseases in this era.

Li Shun rejected He Mulan in his heart, let alone think that what she said was good for him, originally he also thought about whether to heal his injuries here for a while, but when he heard He Mulan's words, he actually struggled to sit up: "I am the chief envoy appointed by His Majesty, how can I leave my post without permission because of this kind of thing?" Even if I climb, I have to climb to Guzang! "

He looked at his fleshy and bloody arm: "This injury is not in the way, go find me a carriage, I'll take the carriage!"

"Li Yuanjun should stay, there is a lack of medicine on the road, you are not a minor injury, the weather is still so hot, you can't joke with your life." Yuan Poqiang, who rushed to hear the news, shook his head, "General Hua is also kind."

From the moment Yuan Poqiang followed the mission, he faintly sensed that Li Shun and He Mulan were a little bit out of business. Especially after Fuqu Muqian ran away and He Mulan brought back so many Lu Shuihu people, the relationship between Li Shun and He Mulan became even more tense.

He is the right Sima of the Tiger Army, and he should be He Mulan's right and left hand, but because of his background, he is not very comfortable with He Mulan, so he gets along more with several Northern Wei ministers of the mission on weekdays.

Most of the members of the mission were drawn from the DPRK and China, and each had their own tasks, and they were not like they were caught in the status struggle between Li Shun and He Mulan, and rarely expressed their opinions.

For example, leopards hurt people one after another, as long as people with brains know that there must be hidden secrets, but everyone here is an egret official, and no one wants to meddle in things.

Now it is obvious that Li Shun can't play with He Mulan, and he is planted, and these members of the mission are also guys who fall when they see the wind, and they begin to support He Mulan's decision one by one.

With so many people persuading Li Shun to stay, it's really hard to say how many of them are really worried about his body.

He Mullan had been almost alone since his mission, and had very little contact with these ministers except for escorts and marches, and only became enthusiastic when he was hunting. Now that she was immediately responded, many people flattered her.

Looking at her "villain's ambition", Li Shun insisted that he wanted to go with the group, it was useless for anyone to say, and he had the meaning of dying on the post.

"How is Li Yuanjun?" Liu Yuanzong and Feng Heng, who hurried over after getting the news, were sweating profusely, "Do you need to hire another famous doctor?"

"No need, the imperial physician and the master of compassion who accompany the army are very skillful."

It's just an ordinary muscle tear, even if He Mulan can stitch him, he won't sew it, and looking at the appearance of this bag, it doesn't look like it can hold up without anesthesia.

As soon as Li Shun saw Liu Yuanzong, he was furious: "How the hell are you taking care of Liziyuan!" There is an embassy stationed there, and there are beasts who hurt people three or four times! General Hua led a large army to hunt, how could there be a leopard still alive! Didn't you run in from outside! "

This means that Sang scolded Huai, and he knew that Liu Yuanzong had prepared a total of three leopards for him, but he couldn't figure out whether this one was one of the three that Liu Yuanzong caught.

If there was really a fish caught before, then Liu Yuanzong was really to blame.

Feng Heng had never seen such a thief shouting to catch a thief, if he didn't know that it was Li Shun who designed the three leopards, he was so angry with Liu Yuanzong, he couldn't say that he would have to step forward and say a few words to disturb him, and now Feng Heng just wanted to scold.

He had just raised his feet and was about to step forward to taunt a few words, when Liu Yuanzong on the side suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed his sleeve, shook his head and squeezed out a smile at Li Shun: "Li Yuanjun said that he laughed, how do I know how many leopards there are in Lizi Garden?" It is precisely because of the overcrowding of beasts that I asked General Hua to lead the Tiger Ben Army to hunt, and I can't ...... if I miss anything."

He arched his hand.

"If Li Yuanjun really thinks it's mine, you can refer to me and thoroughly investigate the leopard's murder."

Li Shun dared to make a big deal about it, Qin Khan City is Liu Yuanzong's territory, and black and white can be reversed in minutes, Li Shun was just blocked by He Mulan and the "renegade" envoys, and he was not really stupid to move a stone and hit himself in the foot, so he could only suffer a dumb loss, and snorted coldly.

"In this way, let's let Li Yuanjun have a good rest. We'll come out when his injuries heal." He Mulan sighed, "I still want to get to Guzang ...... early."

'What, how many days are you waiting?' What are you waiting for? Wait for the leopard to eat me?'

Li Shun yelled in his heart, and couldn't help but be shocked on his face: "You can't delay any longer, go, let's leave in two days, are the grain and grass ready?"

Li Shun turned his head and asked Liu Yuanzong.

"I remember you said it was pretty much the same yesterday.".

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"Yes, it has already been replenished, and the water, grain and grass are enough for the army for two months, and two months is more than enough for Guzang." Liu Yuanzong bit the words "water" and "grain and grass" a little harder, and Li Shun showed a satisfied smile, "General Hua, I am injured, so please trouble you to temporarily serve as the chief envoy first, we have delayed for too long, if the return trip is not in time for winter, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be blamed."

He Mulan was very strange why Li Shun was in a hurry to leave, obviously he was reluctant to leave every night.

Looking at the wound on his hand again, He Mulan also faintly understood, and despised his cowardice in his heart, so he only nodded.

"I'll discuss this matter with Li Yuanjun, so let's come out in the next few days."

Although Liziyuan is good, it will demoralize the Tiger Army, and she was going to come out early.

He Mulan returned to his tent, and collapsed into the tent with some weariness, and his suspicious faces appeared before his eyes.

She knew that these people thought that Li Yuanjun must have made trouble behind her back, Li Yuanjun was the "Lord Peace" faction, but she was a close confidant of His Majesty, as they got closer and closer to Beiliang, the relationship between the two was also kind on the surface, and in private it was almost well water and river water.

I don't know why His Majesty sent such a person to be the mastermind, the last time Di Yefei's matter was born, he had already found out that the guest was recommended from Li Shun, according to Su Hejun's heart, it would be good not to check this Li Shun to the bottom, and he was still reused, which in itself was intriguing.

Could it be that Li Shun has any special value that can write off the stupid things he has done?

Annoying, she's really not good at scheming.

She was plotted by Li Shun and thought about killing him altogether, where did she come up with such a strategy as using a leopard to kill people. Besides, is the leopard something that listens to her?

You can't be stunned, carry it to Li Shun's yard, water it, and let it kill like a command dog!

If she wants to have this ability, what kind of tiger army will she lead, just open the tiger and leopard camp.

"The general seems tired?" Na Luo Hun was on duty at night, and when he saw He Mulan leaning on the pillar, he showed a look of concern on his face: "You go to rest, you have fallen asleep and suddenly you are called up, it is very sad."

"It's so weird, it's no wonder that everyone is suspicious of me." He Mulan muttered to himself, and instructed Na Luo Hun: "Go and call Yuan Fang. Li Shun is injured, and he will be more concerned about the matter of checking the supplies and baggage tomorrow. I always feel that Li Shun has something to do."

Na Luo Hun went out of the tent to find Yuan Fang, and after a while, the neatly dressed Yuan Fang entered the tent.

When He Mulan saw him, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and said unexpectedly, "You haven't slept yet?"

On this big night, Yuan Fang was dressed so neatly.

"I didn't sleep, thinking that something happened to Li Shun, I'm afraid I'm going to have to work hard again." Yuan magnified and smiled, "Congratulations to the general first, as long as Li Shun can't be the main envoy, the supplies and routes along the way are all determined by us, and he won't be able to make any stumbling blocks."

"Let's not talk about this for a while, we are going to pass through the edge of the desert next, it is not enough to rely on the envoys of Beiliang as guides, you had better ask Liu Zhenshou to find a few local guides. In addition, there is the matter of supply, this hot summer, not much else, the water must be prepared sufficiently, every bucket and every water bag must be checked, it cannot be broken, and it cannot be turbid."

He Mulan has a topographic map in his hand, which was given to him by Liu Wenji, which marks the oases and towns along the road from Qin Khan City to Guzang, and she estimates that there is an oasis every three days on average, and a town in about five days, and the consumption of the army in three days is very amazing, and they have a lot of horses, and there is no grass in the desert, and pasture has become a big burden.

Thinking about it this way, He Mullan felt that it would be better if he took the waterway.

Yuan Fang received the order, but did not leave, looked at He Mulan and suddenly said a paragraph: "Lord, I wandered around Liziyuan during the day, and I know something, I think you can listen to it."

Yuan Fang rarely said nonsense, and He Mulan immediately made a deaf look when he heard this.

"Liu Yuanzong, the general of the town guard of Qin Khan City, lost his wife and children when the Xia State broke down three years ago." He said solemnly: "At that time, our country laid down the Pingliang region, and the people in the east fled to the west like lost dogs, and fled to the city of Qin Khan. Due to the large number of refugees, Liu Yuanzong and Feng Heng had to close the city gate and only allow the refugees to camp outside the city......"

"And then?"

"At that time, the city of Qin Khan was also short of food, and the Xia State was unable to support the war with the Wei State, and the composition of the displaced people was complicated, and then there was a period of famine. Some homeless people in the city and outside the city colluded with each other, and when Feng Duwei and Liu Yuanzong went to the north to inspect the spring ploughing, they began to rob the big families and people in the city.

Yuan Fang was also embarrassed when he talked about what he heard.

"At that time, Mrs. Liu was killed by a mob with the family servants and guards, and the youngest son was also thrown into the well in the backyard by the corpse at that time......"

"There is such a thing!" He Mulan's eyes widened, "But I don't see anything to lose in Liziyuan......"

"Liziyuan has its own garrison, and the mob does not dare to come and send them to death. Later, Feng Duwei's family came to Liziyuan to borrow troops, plus the two family guards, and the strong men in the city finally quelled the turmoil, but Liu Zhenshou's family could not save it, so that he later drove all the homeless people to the west, and no longer allowed the homeless people to camp outside the city of Qin Khan."

Yuan Fang showed a hint of playfulness.

"I heard that Liu Zhijun hated war very much, and thought that the turmoil in the city of Qin Khan was because of the war between Wei and Xia, but neither country took the city seriously. Later, although the turmoil subsided, the people who were displaced by the war were not very popular in the city of Chin Khan. [,！ Because of the riot three years ago."

"It turns out that there is such a reason...... He Mulan was stunned, and his eyes suddenly widened, "You mean, Liu Yuanzong is likely to be the one who helped Li Shun?"

"I think it's very likely. Liu Yuanzong has been guarding this place for so many years, and the feelings in it are not something we can understand. The city of Qin Khan has gone through several dynasties, from Helian Bobo to the rule of His Majesty, his political achievements and reputation are so good that others can not replace him, and the people here do not obey the education of others, so that the court does not dare to change the chief official. If he didn't want Bei Liang and Wei to fight, it was normal for the mission to return this time......"

Yuan Fang continued: "I also inquired about the people around Feng Heng, General Feng usually doesn't care about the affairs of Liziyuan, his main task is to Tuntian and manage internal affairs, and only Liu Yuanzong can freely enter and exit and contact the guards in the garden."

"But he was with me all day." He Mulan was puzzled, "If he wants me to die, isn't he afraid that he will be attacked himself?"

"I don't know about this, maybe Liu Zhenshou has his own ideas." Yuan Fang showed a helpless look, "The question now is, if he still doesn't want us to reach Beiliang smoothly, then what will he do. He's the ruler of Chin Khan City! "

"…… Food, grass and water ......"

He Mulan's heart suddenly sank.

"He will surely use his hands and feet in the bread and grass and in the water of the water."

"Yes, the so-called open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to prevent. He's in charge of making up for our baggage, and it's only been a few days since he left, and I've been staring at it or I'm not going to have a lot of work to prepare, and I don't have that many people."

Yuan Fang let out a long sigh and shook his head.

"I actually admire this Liu Zhenshou, it's not so easy to govern the place, especially if he is still a Huns, but his brain is too confused, and like me, he has no loyalty and patriotism."

One is a subordinate of Liu Song of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the other is the original Taishou of the Xia State, how much sense of belonging can he have to the Wei State?

It's a joke to say how and how to sacrifice for the sake of the country .

"So what now?"

He Mulan's face sank, "Go and contact the Egret officer, and think of passing the matter back, and wait a few days?"

"It's too dazzling, and it's easy to shake the morale of the military." Yuan sighed with relief, and somewhat understood why Tuoba Tao would put himself by her side, because this war fighter may be a prodigy, and he is simply like a child in the face of the struggle and struggle between people.

"They ...... with conspiracy"

Yuan Fang smiled incomprehensibly.

"Then we'll use the yang scheme."

The army went out on the third day, and the vast convoy and men and horses left early in the morning and did not leave the city of Chin Khan completely until noon.

Because of the serious injury, Li Shun took a carriage forward, the leopard was extremely ruthless, even if the right hand was cured, it was not clear whether he could hold the pen, let alone that he was on the road now, the conditions were harsh, and it was a blessing not to be infected.

Helplessly, Li Shun seemed to be sure that He Mulan must have left a back hand in Liziyuan, not only insisted on going to Beiliang together, but also sent personal guards, and he didn't even eat and drink with others.

The army marched west along the city of Chin Khan, and reached the edge of the desert in the evening of the fourth day, and after a final rest, Mullan consulted all the guides and determined that the present climate and temperature were suitable for walking in the desert, and then led the army into the Tengger Desert, preparing to cross several oases on the outskirts to Guzang.

The envoys of Beiliang have sent envoys to all the capitals of Beiliang along the road, and they came out to greet them along the way, giving convenience to the Northern Wei mission.

Because Beiliang has already surrendered to the Wei State and is nominally a vassal state of the Wei State, it is necessary to treat the envoys of the Shang Kingdom with the same specifications as the sovereign.

He Mullan didn't want any honorable reception, as long as he could get to Guzang without danger along the way. This trip was so long that it had already left her a little physically and mentally exhausted.

As He Mulan speculated before, the soil erosion in this era is not very strict. At the edge of the Tengger Desert, there is a water source of snow from the Qilian Mountains, and it is now summer, and the precipitation is more than usual.

He Mulan's heart settled, but Li Shun and the others were shocked and half dead.

"Why doesn't anyone have diarrhea?" Li Shun muttered to himself, "Didn't I let Liu Yuanzong take laxatives in the water?" And fodder for horses...... Why didn't even the horse get sick......"

What if you have to return when you encounter a sudden illness?

What about the incapacitation of the said horse?

What the hell is going on!