Yunzhou is close to the northwest, the weather is dry, and the place as far as the eye can see is solid and scorched.

Occasionally, gray and verdant appeared, it was a place of inhabitation.

Seeing the barrenness in front of him, Wen Qingzhu licked the corners of his lips with dry skin, and continued to go northwest, the weather would become drier and drier.

The supply points for the march also became scarce, but fortunately, when they passed through Texas before, they planned to prepare enough food and grass in advance.

For the sake of insurance, Wen Qingzhu and the others changed into men's clothes, and Yang Liu and the others called her an adult.

"Yunzhou, which was once rich, has become so barren! What does the prefect of Yunzhou do for food? Wen Qingzhu sat on the horse, and his heart was filled with displeasure.

I thought in my heart, if it weren't for the fact that Dingyuan was guarded by a large army, with the situation in Yunzhou, it would be impossible to resist at all!

Under normal circumstances, it is to gradually transport the displaced people back then, but the plan in Wen Qingzhu's heart is to avoid the recurrence of the Shen family's rebellion, and it must be implemented.

"Do you want to stay?" Green Tao covered his face and replenished his water on time, but his throat was still very dry.

The scene in front of her was far beyond her prediction, and she couldn't help but worry in her heart.

Wen Qingzhu retracted his gaze, looked in the direction of the northwest, and said contemplatively: "Not now!" At least I have to wait until I personally understand the situation of the Xiongnu, and then make a decision on the matter here in Yunzhou! ”

With her decision, the army set off again.

There are very few people in Yunzhou, and now it is only three days away from Dingyuan, in order to arrive as soon as possible, Wen Qingzhu decided to take the official road directly!

The army issued tokens and drove straight in.

Originally, the Yamen of Yunzhou Governor should have received the news a long time ago, but the post station was not allowed to report it, so when a day passed, Wen Qingzhu and the others were almost out of Yunzhou, and the Yamen received the news.

Knowing that it was Fu Jiajun who was passing by, the prefect of Yunzhou began to feel uneasy.

Didn't you say that Fu Jiajun was already in the northwest? Why is it another Fu family's army?

Wen Qingzhu and the others chose a shortcut and accelerated their march overnight.

In the afternoon of the second day, we arrived ten miles away from the Dingyuan border.

Dingyuan, which is an important border area, has a much higher level of vigilance than ordinary places.

What's more, it was Wen Qingzhu who led the army all the way to come.

Soon a five-man patrol team spotted them, rode at a safe distance of twenty feet, and shouted loudly: "Who is coming!" ”

"Fu Jiajun!" Yang Liu rode forward, he was already familiar with the rules of Dingyuan's side.

Turning his head and ordering someone to pull the banner open, with the strong wind of early autumn, it rolled in the air like a dragon.

The opposite team hesitated a little, and quickly sent someone to turn around and leave.

The rest approached on horseback.

Wen Qingzhu saw that the figures of Dingyuan people were extremely tall, their skin was dark and rough, but their breath was calm, and at a glance, their strength was extremely strong.

"In Xia Yang Liu, the regent's right guard general, this is the token! Please take a look! Yang Liu took out Fu Jiajun's military order.

The man looked at it fixedly, and it was indeed Fu Jiajun's token.

But he still had some doubts, and looked at Wen Qingzhu, who was a little petite behind Yang Liu, and couldn't make up his mind.

There was no news from the capital.

Yang Liuliu's name is naturally like thunder, and it is difficult to fake military orders, and the most important thing is that Fu Jiajun's momentum is really unique and unforgettable!

As he hesitated, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and soon an acquaintance appeared in front of him.

"Yang Liu! You're coming! When the horses stopped, they were pleasantly surprised and led the horses around in front of them.

His gaze suddenly fell on Wen Qingzhu, and he was about to speak, but Wen Qingzhu raised his hand to stop: "Lord Lei! Thank you! ”

"See your lord!" Lei Yan immediately understood what she meant, and hid her name.

After greeting him, he turned to the captain in front of him and said, "Gu Kuo! Their identity is fine! Besides, I've already asked the general to come and greet him! ”

"General Lu?!" The captain named Gu Kuo was startled, and couldn't help but stare at Wen Qingzhu, who is this adult?

It is necessary to be greeted by the General of Labor in person?

The person who can have this treatment, he only knew that there was Fu Lie before, but now Fu Lie is already the regent, one person is above ten thousand people, except for the emperor, who else is more noble than Fu Lie's identity!

Emperor!

When Gu Kuo was wondering, Lei Yan had already led them to the Dingyuan camp.

A quarter of an hour after they left, the woman who was chasing behind them arrived in a hurry, and her body was almost lying on the back of her horse.

Looking at the vague figure in front of her, the woman was about to shout, but because of insufficient preparation, the lack of water was too severe, and she fainted from dehydration and fell off the horse.

Gu Kuo, who had retreated earlier, had doubts, and returned to the place where Fu Jiajun stayed just now, but saw a fainted girl on the ground!

He hurriedly ran over to take a look, and when he saw that she was dehydrated, he quickly took a kettle for her to drink.

After only a few sips, the woman woke up, and at a glance she could tell that Gu Kuo was Lu Jiajun's person, and grabbed his arm with surprise: "I'm Lei Shuo!" Lei Yan's sister! Fast! I want to see him! ”

Excited for a moment, Lei Shuo finally fainted.

On the way to Dingyuan, Lei Yan was telling her about Fu Lie's situation.

In order to find out the reason for Lu Ce's betrayal of Daqi, Fu Lie pretended to be captured and sneaked into the Huns, and found that the old Hun King was poisoned and died, and the following princes fought fiercely, but because of Lu Ce's existence, they were able to organize small-scale Hun soldiers to carry out sneak attacks! Now we are fighting guerrilla warfare in them! "There is no mistake

Wen Qingzhu listened, and wondered: "This is not quite in line with the style of the Huns." ”

"Not really! Mr. Ji also said so, after Fu Lie's inquiry, Mr. Ji's speculation that Lu Ce may have played a very important role in it! ”

Lei Yan stayed here for a while, and felt the seriousness of the problem more and more.

He also said: "Not only that, the textile cultivation of Daqi has been introduced to the Xiongnu, which has greatly improved their lives, and the Xiongnu nobles and royal families have either learned Chinese, or are also studying quickly, and even can see a lot of Daqi books!" ”

"Didn't the Xiongnu disdain such tedious things as learning the Great Qi Chinese language before? They mainly rely on people and simple drawings to convey information, how can they suddenly change so much? ”

Wen Qingzhu heard him say this, and his mood became heavier and heavier.

According to the current situation of the Xiongnu, it is impossible for them to accept the culture of the Central Plains in a short time.

It must have been taught by someone subtly.

After thinking about it, Wen Qingzhu could only think of one person, and that was Wang Tu, the Zuoxian King of the Huns!

When he arrived at the camping place, Wen Qingzhu saw a sweaty and bloody horse from a distance, on which sat a majestic armored man, revealing only a pair of deep eyes.

Wen Qingzhu stopped, turned over and dismounted, and the man followed.

stopped in front of her, took off the iron hat on his head, and revealed a face that looked like Lu Chengfei.

However, compared to Lu Chengfei, the man in front of him was taller, with wider shoulders, a more square face, sideburns dyed a little white, and a pair of eagle-like eyes, which made Wen Qingzhu involuntarily vigilant.

"The last general, Lu Chengen, see your lord!"

Wen Qingzhu raised his hand: "General Lu is exempt from courtesy, you have worked hard." ”

Lu Chengen didn't talk much nonsense, and led Wen Qingzhu, Yang Liu, and others into Dingyuan City.

Coming directly to the Zhenguo General's Mansion, Wen Qingzhu saw a woman over thirty years old, her face was wrinkled, but her temperament was unexpectedly capable, wearing a pullover skirt, and she greeted them in a thoughtful manner.

When he got to the house and sat down, Lu Chengen retreated from the idle people and waited, and then got up and saluted again: "See the princess!" This is her daughter Lu Shu, who now lives in the Lu family with her children. ”

"I've seen the princess!" Lu Shu stood up and saluted.

Wen Qingzhu had heard about her from Zuo Bingning before, so he naturally knew Lu Shu's current situation, and hurriedly asked her to sit down.

Lu Chengen asked her at this time: "The princess came this time, but she is the regent?" ”

Wen Qingzhu nodded: "Indeed, just now on the road, Lei Yan just explained to me roughly, can I go to Yongheguan to see it in person?" ”

"This ......" Lu Chengen hesitated.

Lei Yan next to him hurriedly explained: "Not yet!" The Huns have been fighting guerrilla warfare, basically figuring out our roads, Lu Chuan decided to change to a new way of playing, and is being deployed, so it is inconvenient to go over for the time being! ”

Wen Qingzhu had no choice but to give up, and she turned to ask about the teacher: "Does the general know where Mr. Ji is?" Will I be able to meet him? ”

"Mr. and Fu Lie sneaked into the Xiongnu again, and according to their expectations, I am afraid that they will not be able to come back within seven days." Lu Chengen explained.

Wen Qingzhu originally wanted to ask, but someone outside came in to report: "Lord Lei, a woman was found fainting at the Dingyuan border, she said that she is your sister Lei Shuo, this is the jade pendant she carries with her, please take a look!" ”

"Sister Shuo!" Not to mention Lei Yan, Wen Qingzhu stood up suddenly.

The two walked over together, confirmed that this jade pendant was indeed thunderous, and hurriedly ordered someone to send someone over.

Lei Shuo was still in a coma when she was sent, and to Wen Qingzhu's surprise, the person who saved her actually suspected her Gu Kuo before.

But now is not the time to doubt, Wen Qingzhu hurriedly applied the needle, and Lei Shuo woke up leisurely.

Seeing the two familiar people in front of her, she immediately hugged the arms of the two and cried: "I thought I would never see you again!" ”

Wen Qingzhu has seen her pulse, and can basically know that she has suffered a lot all the way.

She was about to comfort her, but Lei Shuo suddenly stopped crying, turned to look at Gu Kuo and said, "He saved me!" ”

"Thank you, Captain Gu!" Lei Yan and Wen Qingzhu immediately thanked him together.

How dare Gu Kuo take it, not to mention Lei Yan's noble status, Wen Qingzhu, a person who doesn't know his identity, can let General Lu greet him personally, he can't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "This is all the responsibility of his subordinates!" You're welcome, adult. ”

Wen Qingzhu turned his head and ordered Lu Tao to get a sword, which was a thank you gift to Gu Kuo.

He wanted to refuse, but when Lu Chengen spoke, he could only take it and then retreat.

Because Lei Shuo suddenly appeared, Wen Qingzhu temporarily took her and Lei Yan to the guest room prepared by the Lu family.

As soon as they left, Lu Shumu was worried: "Dad, I received news from the capital yesterday that the emperor moved the city guard, is it really okay for her to come here?" ”

"Shu'er, you just need to remember one thing, the emperor will never hurt her if he hurts anyone." There are some things that Lu Chengen knows, but it is inconvenient for him to say more.

Lu Shu thought about it and decided to see who Wen Qingzhu was first.

On the side of the guest room, Lei Shuo told Wen Qingzhu a piece of news: "On the way back to Beijing with Mingxuan, Fu Yu accidentally saved Linlang. ”

"What are you going to do with Linlang?" Wen Qingzhu thought of Imperial Doctor Gan, and his heart felt heavy.

Regarding the matter of Gonggong Zheng and his sister and brother-in-law, the clues have been traced all the way here, and it seems that she still has to investigate carefully.

Lei Shuo lowered his head and said for a long time: "She said that she would stay in the palace to serve the emperor in the future." ”

"What about the eldest grandson?" Wen Qingzhu thought of Changsun Hong, and felt sad for a while, there was only one descendant left in the Changsun family.

At the mention of him, the back on Lei Shuo's face was even worse: "When the eldest grandson heard that Linlang was arrested, he tracked it down overnight and strangled the three assassins, but he himself ...... it."

Wen Qingzhu lowered his eyebrows, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is it true that good people are not rewarded?