Chapter 647: Riding the Horse
In the early morning, the sun rose slightly, and the first ray of light appeared in the sky, Qin Zhao was still lying on the couch, but at this time, his eyes suddenly opened, and he saw this glimmer of light coming in from the window, Qin Zhao no longer delayed time, and quickly got up and dressed.
"But you've already prepared food and water for me?"
Now the guards who are protecting on both sides have been sent back by Qin Zhao, dressed and washed, these things are all done by themselves, early in the morning, the adults here appeared in Qin Zhao's tent, Qin Zhao asked, and Lord Li nodded hurriedly when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, the minister has arranged six elite soldiers to follow the emperor, and he has prepared the best war horses, which can travel thousands of miles a day, but at this time, the war is urgent, if the emperor insists on leaving, the minister still advises the emperor to think twice!"
Li Changqing was respectful here, he lowered his head and sincerely saw Qin Zhao, turned his face slightly sideways to look, Li Changqing frowned. This Li Changqing followed him, and he was actually very satisfied.
It's just that Li Changqing's personality is too cautious, and although many things are done very carefully, it is cautious that makes him difficult to be satisfied.
Qin Zhao waved his sleeves to signal that he didn't need to say more, Li Changqing didn't dare to say anything more, now Qin Zhao is the leader of this army, and the commander of the army just left, and if he left for five days, I am afraid that the soldiers below will see it.
"Although the soldiers are urgent, but the Queen Mother was defeated a few days ago, and the losses are heavy, it is estimated that it will take some time to adjust, there should be no war during this period of time, as long as the news of my departure is not spread to the outside world, you will report to Lord Huang and Taiwei Li after I leave."
Qin Zhao's movements were smooth, he didn't want to waste any more time, when he thought of Guan Tongshu's sad face and thin face at this time, he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he had to rush back to see Guan Tongshu.
The loss of the two children must be a fatal blow to Guan Tongshu, and now if she is not by her side to comfort Guan Tongshu, I am afraid that she will only pretend to be strong and say that she is fine, but in fact, she is already hurting.
In the past month, he and Guan Tongshu have exchanged letters through letters, and Guan Tongshu always said in the letters that everything is fine, and told him that the apricot blossoms in front of the courtyard have bloomed.
Qin Zhao looked at these words but understood very well that Guan Tongshu was just forcing a smile, for fear that she would be distracted by her concern for her in the war on the march, so she was so reckless.
"The emperor is on the way back to the suburban courtyard from the army, and the place where the queen mother's troops are stationed is passing by, and it may be very dangerous along the way.
"Your Majesty, if you encounter an emergency, remember to use this firework, we also have a lot of troops stationed along the way, if you see this signal fireworks, you will go to reinforce it."
Li Changqing took out a small wooden box from the doctor's pocket at this time, the wooden box was designed to be very light, Qin Zhao opened it and saw that there were four signal flares inside, small ones, as long as the rope was pulled, it would send a signal into the sky.
He knew that there were bound to be many dangers on the way back, and although it was only a two-day and one-night journey from here to the suburbs, it was easy to attract attention from the place where the Empress Dowager's troops were stationed, and they were wearing military clothes and riding fast horses.
If no one sees it, it's the best, but if it is discovered, it will inevitably lead to a war.
"Lord Song is leaving, please be sure to keep it secret, wait until an hour after you are leaving, and then take these two letters to Mrs. Li and Lord Huang respectively, in this letter they have already explained a number of matters, these days must not tease the Queen Mother, just keep the current calm state, everything will be discussed after I come back, I will definitely come back in five days."
"Yes!"
Master Li's expression was a little sincere and frightened at this time, and he tried his best to dissuade Qin Zhao or say that he would let Qin Zhao bring more soldiers to protect him along the way, but Qin Zhao felt that this was too public, and at first he only agreed to bring four soldiers, but now that it has increased to six, it is already the maximum he can convince Qin Zhao.
Li Changqing was nervous in his heart at this time, although Qin Zhao is also a person who practices martial arts, and he is not strong enough, but if he encounters a large army, it will be difficult to escape, and now these six soldiers are also first-class martial arts masters, hoping to escort Qin Zhao back to return safely.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready, and the fast horse is already waiting at the door, so the emperor wants to leave immediately, or will he go out when the sky is brighter?"
Li Changqing looked at the sky outside the window at this time, it was still pitch black, but the sun began to climb, revealing a glimmer of light, and the emperor had already woken up, as the color was more beautiful today, but overall it was still relatively dark, Qin Zhao squinted his eyes slightly and looked out of the window, the night had not faded, the morning fog had spread, and now was the time when it was sparsely populated, and it would not be too eye-catching at this time.
"Let's go now!"
Qin Zhao didn't delay any longer, and picked up this small burden on the shore, which was a few things that he had packed up casually.
"Master Li, this small box, you must keep it for me, if you are going back or on the way back to encounter misfortune, you can take it out again to see what is written in it, before that, you must not act rashly, let alone leak the news."
Qin Zhao was about to go out, and picked up a small box on the table, a small box, beautifully carved.
"Your Majesty, this is ......"
Li Changqing seemed to vaguely feel that this thing was not a simple thing, and looking at the emperor's solemn face, he felt a little uneasy.
"If I die, this thing will be useful, please Master Li."
Qin Zhao's tone was solemn and he didn't explain, but he suddenly understood something in his heart.
Qin Zhao didn't stay anymore, and stayed any longer, the sky was bright, and the road was not safe.
Qin Zhao turned around and walked out, striding meteor, Li Changqing was in place, holding the box in his hand, staring blankly.
Qin Zhao got on the horse.
"Drive!"
Qin Zhao no longer hesitated, threw down his whip, and the horse ran, and the six entourage soldiers below also followed.
The box he gave to Li Changqing was filled with an edict, and if he couldn't come back, the throne would be passed to Lord Song.
Lord Song is the person he trusts the most in the court, he has a deep affection for Guan Tongshu, if he really encounters an accident, I believe that Song Qingping can handle the affairs of the court on his behalf, and he can also take care of Guan Tongshu on his behalf.
He is not at ease when it is handed over to anyone, only this Lord Song can make him have no worries in his heart, Qin Zhao has prepared this in his heart, this box has been prepared when he leaves the capital, and it is best not to use it.