Chapter 428: Straight Man of Steel
One of the purposes of Xiao Jing's trip north is to meet Lu Shanshan, which does not need to be disguised.
Similarly, Lu Shanshan should also want to see him.
The two have such a tacit understanding not because of any lovesickness.
Lu Shanshan was forced to go south at the behest of the Great Khan. Things are getting to this point, and she has a lot to discuss with Xiao Jing. How to stop Lu Chong and the newspapers from reporting on the war...... None of this can be explained in a few letters.
Xiao Jing's thoughts are about the same as Lu Shanshan's, but he also has more thoughts about complaining about his friends.
There were more than a dozen troops in the southern invasion of Beihu, and the two largest of them were the inner part of the carriage under Lu Chong and the department of the old royal court led by Lu Shanshan. Since the outbreak of the Great War, the two have behaved very differently, and it has been known throughout the Northland.
The inside of the garage was brutal and tyrannical, and committed heinous and heinous crimes. Cities and villages, large and small, were burned and looted in their paths, corpses were strewn everywhere they passed, and countless villages and towns were razed to the ground.
The old royal court was the opposite. Under Lu Shanshan's strong constraints, the ministry almost did not commit any crimes against the people; Occasionally, a few people who killed people and oversold goods were also dealt with by military law.
Except for battles that cannot be avoided, Lu Shanshan never takes the initiative to provoke. She used to take cities bloodlessly with lightning speed, minimizing the loss of men on both sides; After the city was destroyed, she would only take the necessary military supplies from the treasury, and sometimes even put grain to give to the poor people.
In this way, the place where Lu Shanshan's troops passed was still peaceful and peaceful, as if the war had never come.
A good reputation leads to good results. A few days ago, there was an ironic thing: after hearing that the soldiers were coming to the city, it was the army of the old royal court that took the initiative to open the city and surrender; That's not all, the people in the city also spontaneously ate pot pulp to welcome the "Wang Shi", and regarded the knights of the Hu people as Da Rui's soldiers and horses.
Even if the people of the old royal court were already familiar with the southerners because of the relationship between the two fields, it would be impossible for them to do so in wartime. How much effort Lu Shanshan has made to bridge the grudge and hurt less lives is unimaginable to ordinary people.
If it weren't for her, the north would have been bleeding long ago, and the only remaining bit of Qingming would no longer exist!
No one in this world hates war more than Lu Shanshan. If it weren't for the fear that her subordinates would be used by Lu Chong as cannon fodder to conquer the city after she left it alone, she was reluctant to lead the troops to the south.
However, people in non-war zones do not know this.
Now, people in the capital and the south have collectively referred to Lu Chong and Lu Shanshan as "Erlu", and they often talk about what happened to the "land thieves". Many newspapers are also clamoring, not only using exaggerated headlines to put a lot of sins belonging to Lu Chong on Lu Shanshan's head, but also indignantly hating that they can't "eat his flesh and sleep on his skin"; What's more, several newspapers have made up a lot of lace news, using unbearable words and so-called "glamorous history" to slander Lu Shanshan!
Xiao Jing didn't want to watch Lu Shanshan suffer this injustice, but all he could do was to comfort a little during the meeting, nothing more.
With this in mind, they walked north for two more days, and the group finally found the traces of the army.
It's Lu Shanshan's army!
So, on that dark and windy night, Xiao Jing left the camp quietly after leaving a letter.
Go to see Lu Shanshan, it is enough to have him alone. Thirty or so people couldn't even make a splash in the other party's barracks, and besides, there must be people in the garage in the camp of the old royal court, and it was easy to be found if there were too many people.
Walking to the gate of the camp, Xiao Jing took a deep breath, bowed deeply to the Hu man who had been looking at him, and said, "This general is invited, dare to ask Princess Yingyue if she is in the camp?" ”
Half an hour later.
Xiao Jing, who was tied up by the five flowers and thrown into a side tent, finally waited for a ray of light. Although blindfolded, the world behind the strip of cloth clearly lit up; At the same time, the footsteps of a man came from far and near, and the man twisted and turned in circles in the tent, and finally stopped behind him.
After sniffing hard, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded, "You're here." ”
Xiao Jing still remembered Lu Shanshan's aroma. After all, it's a daughter's family, even in the middle of the horses, she hasn't forgotten to take care of herself, which is completely different from the stinky soldiers outside.
Lu Shanshan sighed softly, took off the cloth strip for him, and untied the rope.
"What are you doing here, so that you are not afraid of being killed as a spy?"
She smiled reluctantly, and sat casually on the blanket again, her eyes just fixed on the lantern in her hand, and did not look to the side again.
It is a very elegant thing to look at a beauty under the lamp, but the more Xiao Jing looks at it, the more sad he becomes.
Wan'er was right, Lu Shanshan's face was full of haggardness. Not only that, but a few locks of white hair appeared in her green hair, which was thought to be caused by overwork.
"With Princess Yingyue here, who can kill me?" Xiao Jing smiled and sat down not far from her, and quipped: "I want to ask some about what I have seen in the military, I don't know if the princess is willing to appreciate the light?" ”
Lu Shanshan turned her head to look at him, without words.
Xiao Jing thought for a while, then took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Lu Shanshan, saying, "This is the report I sent out the day before yesterday, which counts all kinds of evil deeds of Lu Chong's department. Would you like to take a look? ”
Unexpectedly, Lu Shanshan just took it and hurriedly glanced at it and returned it to him.
Xiao Jing didn't know what to say.
This Nizi is a bit abnormal!
Just when his second monk was confused, Lu Shanshan suddenly said: "Now that Da Rui and Beihu are enemy countries, you have been in the enemy camp for a long time, and people with a heart will inevitably make irresponsible remarks, which is not good for anyone." I'm tired, so if President Xiao has nothing important, please go back. ”
Her tone was a little cold, and her attitude was rejecting from thousands of miles away.
Xiao Jing put away his smile at this time. He stared at Lu Shanshan's stubborn and strong face, as if he wanted to find some clues in it.
In a flash of thought, he suddenly shook his head a few times in annoyance.
I'm such a straight man of steel!
Even if the two don't have a special relationship, there is always a little ambiguity. I haven't seen each other for more than two years, and you can't help but talk to the girl about work without even saying a word about parting feelings when a big man comes up, who would be happy?
What's more, Lu Shanshan, who is under great pressure, is in need of comfort the most.
It's kind that they didn't kick you out!
Xiao Jing lowered his head and coughed lightly to hide the embarrassment on his face, and said softly: "Speaking of important things, there is indeed such a thing. ”
As he spoke, he moved his body and sat closer to Lu Shanshan, and said with a mysterious smile: "This question is only you can answer me." ”