That...... What if the emperor has taken precautions and wants to check the people on the ship? Zhong Luhuan asked.

Cui Yi explained: "The second uncle has already sent a dead soldier to pretend to be us to go north by land a few days ago, escorted by Zhongxing and the Yanzhou army, which will temporarily attract the attention of the imperial brother, and when we arrive in Ning County, the second uncle will immediately raise troops to the north, not give the imperial brother a chance to breathe, only retreat from the enemy, do not occupy the city, and his own territory is on fire, so he has no time to take care of the Dongchang people who fled in a hurry to save their lives." ”

Zhong Luhuan nodded thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "The second uncle has been fighting horses all his life, and his military achievements are impressive, Xie Xiao is just a straw bag, where can the enemy beat the second uncle's one and a half moves, this battle will definitely be a big victory." ”

"Well, in addition, I also wrote a letter back, asking Wenyu to send 20,000 Yanzhou troops to the south and wait for us at the junction of Yanzhou and Xuanzhou," Cui Yi's finger drew in the air, as if pointing to an invisible sand table, "When you get ashore, Zhongxing will escort you to continue north, and I will lead my troops to the south to form a north-south encirclement with my second uncle, and in less than three months, I will definitely be able to take Xuanzhou." ”

Zhiying couldn't find any loopholes, and said with great relief: "Second uncle's idea must be feasible." ”

Cui Yi said angrily: "This is my idea!" The second uncle led 8,000 sailors to march west from the mouth of the river, and the deputy general led 10,000 cavalry infantry along the south bank to respond, and when Xie Xiao mobilized troops to support the south, I led another 10,000 people to gradually encroach from north to south. ”

Zhiying patted the horse in the wrong place, and said with a smile: "Yes, the concubine is clumsy, and she can't identify the prince's clever plan, the prince is wise!" ”

Cui Yi wagged his tail with satisfaction, opened the car door and went out: "It's too stuffy in the carriage, I'll go horseback riding, you can talk." Humming a little tune, he walked away happily.

After he left, Zhong Luhuan burst out laughing, pulled Zhiying and asked, "Sister and the prince also talk like this on weekdays?" I used to hear my father talk about the prince, and I thought he was an unsmiling person, but I didn't expect it to be the complete opposite. ”

"Isn't he just a stuffy gourd," Zhiying pouted outside the car, "that is, he only said a few more words in front of his own people, and if you open the curtains now, you will know what he looks like on weekdays." ”

Zhong Luhuan curiously leaned to the window, opened the curtain and looked out, only to see Cui Yi riding a horse walking beside the car, and the captain who was responsible for escorting them on the side said a lot of flattering words with a shy face, Cui Yi just had a stiff face, at most it was just a "hmm", the man touched the nail, touched his nose and went around to the other side of the carriage.

Zhong Luhuan hid her stutter and laughed for a while, sat back in her place, hugged her knees with her hands, and said enviously: "It's good to be like my sister and the prince, if I can have such a good blessing as my sister in the future, I will wake up laughing when I dream." ”

Zhiying smiled, leaned against the wall of the car and straightened the hem of her skirt with her hands, and said lightly: "You will definitely be more blessed than me in the future, the prince is still just the prince, I just don't understand the war and can interject a few words, the prince won't blame me, but once he ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, there will be no room for me to talk more about the major events in the court, even if the prince spoils me again, I have to take care of the tongue of the official, and the days when I can talk to him like this are getting less and less." ”

Zhong Luhuan stopped smiling, blinked at her, a little overwhelmed: "Sister...... I can't speak, don't take it to heart, I won't say it again! ”

Zhiying shook her head with a smile: "I don't blame you, it's my own gains and losses, and I want more and better, and I'm afraid that even what I see will be lost." ”

"No, it won't! I don't think the prince is that kind of person, even if he becomes an emperor in the future, he will definitely treat his sister as before, if the couple talks behind closed doors, how can people outside know? Zhong Luhuan was afraid that her words would make Zhiying sad, so she anxiously defended Cui Yi, "Sister must believe in the prince, my sister and the prince are a husband and wife in distress, and the prince will always remember my sister's goodness, and I will always treat my sister well!" ”

Zhiying smiled faintly and said, "I know, are you hungry or not, it's almost time for lunch, find a post station on the side of the road to eat something and then go." "I took it over.

The group of four arrived in Ningxian County, Jiangzhou two days later, and the Zhong family stuffed a lot of silver into the merchants of Dongchang in advance, and said that if it didn't work, they didn't need to be responsible, as long as they said that they had been deceived, Emperor Qisheng would not be too difficult, and if it was done, the new emperor would be indispensable to their benefits when he ascended the throne in the future, so the four of them took the caravan with no difficulty.

The merchants of Dongchang claimed to their companions that they were the sons and daughters of the wealthy families of Jiangzhou, and they wanted to see the beautiful scenery of Dongchang, so they left Jiangzhou Bay with the fleet the day after the Jiangzhou army raised the anti-flag.

Everything went smoothly on the way north, but it took a little effort to moor in the ports of Xuanzhou to seek supplies along the way, Zhong Yuanshan led the Jiangzhou sailors to the west along the estuary, like a giant dragon out of the water, biting the softest piece of belly meat in Dachu, Xuanzhou, which had not been warbed for many years, was caught off guard, the price was high, the scheduling was improper, and no one could find anyone to move if they wanted to buy water.

Cui Yi at the request of Zhiying, followed the handyman door of Dongchang to go to the shore to get water, he was young and had good physical strength, and he was born with divine power, and the water tank weighing hundreds of pounds could be easily carried on the boat by one person, leaving an excellent impression on other businessmen in the same company, many people came to Zhiying here to inquire about which young master and young lady they were, and intended to do business with them when they visited in the coming year, in fact, it was also seen that Cui Yi was extraordinary, with a bright future, and he was looking for an opportunity to set it up.

"For a long time, the courtiers' families were not allowed to do business, but it was not enough to rely on Yulu after all, and the emperors of all dynasties and dynasties also turned a blind eye, as long as they didn't do anything out of the ordinary, they wouldn't interfere." After sending away the Dongchang merchants, Zhi Ying answered Zhong Luhuan's question with a smile.

Cui Yi also happened to come back at this time, pushed the door in and asked, "What's out of the ordinary?" ”

Zhiying put down the teacup to greet him and wiped the sweat on his face: "I'm talking to Sister Zhong about business, and about courtiers not being allowed to do business." - The prince is also tired of carrying water, I asked someone to prepare hot water, the prince will take a bath first, and I will pinch it for you. ”

Zhong Luhuan also got up with interest: "Then the prince has a good rest, I'll go and see Prince Jing." ”

Cui Xiang, an uncompetitive child, was dizzy as soon as he got on the boat, his face was sallow, and he couldn't get up from the bed, Zhong Luhuan grew up by the water since he was a child, so he naturally didn't get seasick, and because Cui Xiang was Cui Yi's younger brother and Duanfei Ye, and he was also her cousin, he took care of him a lot.

Cui Yizheng was sweating and wanted to take a bath, so he didn't leave her: "Go, it's important to take care of Huaiyou, but don't be too tired, otherwise the second uncle will blame me." Zhong Luhuan smiled and agreed.

Zhong Luhuan closed the door and left, Zhiying waited for Cui Yi to change clothes and bathe, sat by the bathtub and rubbed his shoulders and arms, and said with a smile: "It's a pity, such a good opportunity, but Huaiyou can't even get out of bed." ”

"If he hadn't been able to get out of bed, Lu Wan wouldn't have taken care of him every day, so it can be seen that there will be gains and losses." Cui Yi soaked comfortably in the bucket, one arm on the side of the bucket, and was gently beaten by Zhiying.

Zhi Yingguaner: "That's right, but since Sister Zhong likes military generals, or General Yang has a good chance, Huaiyou just wants to start practicing martial arts now, and it is too late to estimate." ”

Cui Yi raised his wet hand and scratched his neck, and said: "Martial arts is different from Xi Wen, the most important physique, you must practice from an early age, not to mention that Huaiyou has been timid and cowardly since he was a child, and there is no longer a grown younger brother below, everything depends on his mother and me, even if he has practiced martial arts, he can't be a great husband, or he doesn't like Lu Huan, let them go, don't worry about it." ”

Zhiying agreed, Cui Yi bent his head and sniffed himself, frowning: "Let someone boil another bucket of water." ”

"It's not easy to get water at sea, so the prince will just go ashore in a few days." Zhiying was too lazy to move, Cui Yi shouted in annoyance: "The wool is out of the sheep, I worked hard to carry the water onto the boat, but I don't even have to use the bath water!" Zhiying couldn't help laughing, threw the old loofah into the bucket, and was about to get up and ask someone to boil water.

At this moment, the fleet lifted anchor, the hull shook violently, Zhiying rushed out a few steps, barely holding on to the side of the pillar to stand firmly, Cui Yi leaned in the bucket but was almost overturned, and most of the bucket of bath water splashed on the ground - this is good, not only to re-boil the water, but also to call someone to wipe the floor.

In the next room, Cui Xiang was uncomfortable for almost a month, and finally slowed down by taking water from the shore, but it suddenly jolted, and his stomach turned over again, and the porridge he had just eaten vomited out as it was.

Zhong Luhuan was sitting on the edge of the bed, and he couldn't prevent him from vomiting, and he was vomited and jumped backwards with a scream.

The hull of the boat leaned again, and Cui Xiang was lying on the side of the bed, but at this moment he simply fell off the bed with a grunt and threw himself into the vomit.

Zhong Luhuanhua's face was pale, holding the skirt that was spit dirty, she wanted to cry but couldn't cry, and shouted: "This and this...... Quickly help the prince up, and then go to fetch water......" Before the words fell, the boat shook in the opposite direction, she didn't stand firmly, and in the screams of the maids, one stumbled and rolled onto Cui Xiang, and was covered in dirt.

The door slammed open, and the holding of the passing corridor did not crash into the door frame, and when she saw the messy scene in front of her, her first reaction was to quickly pull the door back and close it.

"I didn't see anything." She made up her mind, turned and left.

However, after the water in the firewood room was boiled, Zhiying still asked people to send it to their rooms.

Four days later, the caravan's ship docked at Chaoshan Port, the northernmost part of Xuanzhou, Cui Xiang was carried off the ship like a soft-footed shrimp, and after another day's ride, he finally entered the Yanzhou territory safely, and Cao Qian led 20,000 Yanzhou troops to wait.

As soon as it was dark, Cui Yi got out of the car and explained to him a few words, then led people away, Cao Qian came to the car and asked Zhiying for advice: "Madam, the prince has left, are we also on the road?" ”

"Then let's go too," Zhiying's voice came out, "General Cao has worked hard all the way, but is he injured?" How are the soldiers? ”

Cao Qian replied one by one: "Thanks to the blessing of the prince's wife, the last general will retreat with his whole body, and before leaving, the prince told him not to fight when he encounters people sent by the imperial court to chase and kill, but to flee quickly, so the casualties are not serious." ”

Zhiying was silent, and Cao Qian said uneasily: "Madam? Zhiying sighed and said, "It is inevitable that there will be casualties...... Forget it, let's go! ”

Cao Qian responded, and led someone to escort them to continue north.

Zhong Luhuan said softly: "My sister is kind-hearted, but she is sad for the casualties? ”

Zhiying's eyes lowered, and he said softly: "Sometimes I also suspect that maybe I will try my best to promote the rebellion of the prince, which may not be a good thing, it is easy to calm the world, because of my own selfish desires, and once again set off waves, every time someone sacrifices for this, I can't be peaceful." ”

"It's a good thing for my sister to be sympathetic to the soldiers, but don't blame yourself or even doubt yourself because of this," Zhong Luhuan comforted, "Each of us lives in the world, we have our own things that we must do, if we can't stop the sacrifices of others, then, at least we must try to make their sacrifices worthwhile, so that we can live up to God's arrangement, sister said, right?" ”

Zhiying stared at her for a long time, slowly unfolded her brows, and nodded slightly: "You're right, in order to live up to them, we must succeed." ”

She lifted the curtain and looked out, the Beidou Broken Army Star in the dark night sky pointed to the eastern sky, and the glittering light was like a spark, igniting the flames of war that followed in the following years.