scolded and scolded, but the holy decree had been issued, and Zhu Youzhen had to obey the decree. According to the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, Princess Rui'er led the people in the palace and all the belongings to set off directly from Beijing to Xi'an.

Fortunately, by this time, the Jin army had retreated further north to Shenyang, and the route of Zhu Youzhen's trip was from Ningyuan directly to the west, crossing the hills of western Liaoning, and entering the Mongolian steppe.

Mongolian tribes such as Khalkha and Korqin are distributed here. These tribes were once strong, and in the past they invaded the borders of the Ming Dynasty, and the Jurchens were also their defeated soldiers. But at this time and then, now the Jurchens have risen and robbed them in turn.

The nomads were the most capricious, and they felt that they couldn't resist it, and they began to show favor to the Ming court again, wanting to win over the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Houjin. So Zhu Youzhen received this unfortunate errand and wanted to send an envoy to the Khalkha Department and the Korqin Department to conclude an alliance and jointly send troops to fight against Houjin.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen was very depressed, Sun Chengzong had no choice but to persuade: "Your Highness, in fact, the imperial court has already negotiated the covenant with the Khalkha Ministry and the Korqin Ministry. There are officials and soldiers along the way, so Your Highness doesn't need to worry too much. ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen relax a little and asked, "But is General Qi still with you?" ”

Sun Chengzong smiled and said, "This time it's not Qi Meifeng, it's Wu Sangui." After all, the Qi family army is a guest army, there is no war in Liaodong, and the military department has been transferred back to Dengzhou, and it will be pulled out tomorrow, but it can go out of the city with His Royal Highness. ”

"Huh?" Zhu Youzhen was stunned in his heart, and he was speechless for a long time.

In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers and civilians of Ningyuan poured out of the city to see off Zhu Youzhen, the former king of Xin and now the king of Qin. Ning Yuan's ability is not lost, and this young prince is also indispensable, so everyone is reluctant to give up, and he will be sent straight to ten miles away. Sun Chengzong and other officials continued to accompany them westward to the foot of the undulating Pine Ridge Mountains.

Although Zhu Youzhen changed into the python robe that the emperor had just rewarded, he was unhappy and speechless all the way. Qi Meifeng led Qi Jiajun to accompany him silently, his eyes lowered, and he deliberately did not meet Zhu Youzhen's eyes.

At the mountain pass, Sun Chengzong arched his hand and said with a smile: "Your Highness, the old man still has to escort the North Korean envoy Han Ying to Shanhaiguan, please forgive the old man for not sending him far away." ”

Zhu Youzhen also smiled reluctantly: "You have to send you from afar, as the saying goes, you must say goodbye to you for a thousand miles, please go back." ”

One by one, they took their leave. Everyone else bowed down, but Man Gui gave Zhu Youzhen a bear hug, and laughed heartily: "It's really fun to fight with the prince, I hope there will be this opportunity in the future!" ”

Zhu Youzhen remembered that if the normal development of history was followed, in a few years, this straightforward Mongolian man would die in battle. And he was supposed to stay in Beijing, and when the apocalypse died, he would be the emperor and become the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

But now history has changed, and he has become a vassal king. Is it possible that Man Gui will not die in battle? At this moment, his mind was in a mess, and he just stared at Man Gui blankly.

Man Gui laughed and said, "What is the prince staring at me, someone is in a hurry!" As he spoke, his figure flashed, revealing Qi Meifeng behind him.

Qi Meifeng was just about to bow down, but Zhu Youzhen hurriedly hugged her with both hands and said with concern: "Meifeng, are you going back to Dengzhou?" ”

"Your Highness, the last general is indeed going back." Qi Meifeng held back tears and said, "Recently, the Japanese have repeatedly violated our maritime frontier, and the battle in Denglai is tight. It's just because the last general is worried about the safety of His Highness..."

Speaking of which, recalling the encounter between the two along the way, Qi Meifeng could no longer suppress her feelings, and tears burst out of her eyes. She knew very well that once the vassal king became a vassal king, he would not be able to leave the vassal territory for the rest of his life. Dengzhou and Xi'an are thousands of miles apart, and if the two say goodbye today, I am afraid that they will never see each other again in this life.

Zhu Youzhen had no feelings in his heart, so he had to take a few deep breaths, and barely calmed down his excitement and said: "Meifeng, there is always a time for him to see each other every day, don't act like life and death!" ”

"Your Highness, can you say hello to the princess on my behalf?" Qi Meifeng said in a trembling voice.

"Definitely, definitely! I'll tell her a good story about you, and also about our journey! Zhu Youzhen nodded seriously.

"I still don't want it..."Qi Meifeng lowered her head in shame again, but a trace of sweet fantasy surged in her heart.

"Okay, okay, there is no feast in the world, and we should let His Highness go on the road!" The old man Sun Chengzong leaned over and teased, "What, General Qi, are you still worried about anything?" ”

Qi Meifeng hurriedly collected her thoughts, and said with a broken smile: "The last general is a little uneasy, so I want to send someone to accompany His Highness!" ”

With that, she took a few steps back and pushed a man out of the crowd. The man was hesitant and refused to come out, but was dragged by Qi Meifeng to Zhu Youzhen's eyes.

Zhu Youjian looked at it and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Chongyao! ”

Li Chongyao deliberately pinned his face to the side and said, "Sister Meifeng will definitely ask me to escort you, or I won't come!" Actually, I'm very busy in Ningyuan, and the Li family still has a lot to deal with! ”

"No matter how big it is, it can't escort His Highness!" Qi Meifeng smiled at Li Chongyao and said, "Sister ordered you to escort His Highness all the way to Xi'an, there must be no mistake!" In addition, I also visited the princess on behalf of my sister..."

Li Chongyao also smiled at Qi Meifeng and said, "This sister is still a little interested!" It just so happens that I want to ask the princess for something! ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled bitterly: "Just tell me no if you have something..."

"You don't have to say anything about it, you have to nod the princess!" Li Chongyao said as she squeezed her eyes mysteriously at Qi Meifeng.

Qi Meifeng blushed and said, "Sister, don't mess around!" ”

At this time, it was almost noon, Wu Sangui came up uninterestingly and said, "Your Highness, it's not early, let's hurry up." ”

Zhu Youzhen had to say goodbye to everyone with tears and embarked on an unknown journey.

Until the escort team all disappeared into the mountains, Qi Meifeng still stood in place for a long time, looking in the direction where Zhu Youzhen went.

said that Zhu Youzhen had Li Chongyao's company, and most of the haze in his heart suddenly dissipated, and he rode a horse with her. Wu Sangui led a hundred escorted cavalry to fall back slightly, vigilantly observing the surrounding movements.

Zhu Youzhen's heart couldn't help but feel tired, and he secretly wondered who arranged it, why did he ask Wu Sangui to escort him?

Although this Wu Sangui saved his life, he was a super traitor in history, and he personally strangled Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty with a bowstring. Although none of this has happened yet, the inertia of history is so strong that who can guarantee that he will not do these things?

Li Chongyao saw that Zhu Youzhen was a little unsettled, but sneered: "I heard Sister Meifeng say that the prince still has some entourage in Shanhaiguan. Among them, there is a female doctor named Bao Yulian, and a foreign woman named He Na. Did the prince remember them? ”

"Ahh Zhu Youzhen exclaimed, and the secret way was not good. It turned out that the war in Ningyuan was critical these days, and then he received the holy decree and set off in a hurry, and he forgot that there were two beautiful girls waiting for him in Shanhaiguan! Catherine is okay, but Bao Yulian still has to heal herself!

Thinking of this, I don't know if it was a psychological effect or a real poisonous gas attack, this thing suddenly felt uncomfortable, and his face became pale.

Li Chongyao didn't know why, and thought that Zhu Youzhen was greedy for the second daughter, so he immediately became angry, and screamed: "Sister Meifeng has a deep love for you, it turns out that you already have someone else in your heart!" Even so, I don't need to send you away! ”

As she spoke, she galloped forward. Zhu Youzhen hurriedly shouted: "Chongyao, don't run so fast!" Misunderstanding, you misunderstood! ”

But Li Chongyao rode into the dust, and ran away without a trace in a blink of an eye. Zhu Youzhen had to chase after him on horseback, and Wu Sangui, who was behind, couldn't figure out the situation, and also led his subordinates to follow closely.

After running forward for nearly ten miles, Zhu Youzhen caught up with Li Chongyao. Seeing that she was still angry, Zhu Youzhen had to gasp while telling her what happened to Bao Yulian and Catherine, as well as the poison in her body.

Li Chongyao's face turned red when he heard this, and he said shyly: "In this way, I blame the prince." I thought you were the kind of womanizer who sees one and loves the other! ”

Zhu Youzhen's face turned red, and he said in his heart that he was really such a person, but he was hidden deeply, and he didn't have a chance to show his original form.

Li Chongyao said with concern: "Our Li family has a unique internal skill, which can detect the toxins in the body. As he spoke, he jumped off the horse without saying a word, and helped Zhu Youzhen off the horse. She first tapped Zhu Youjian's various big points on her body with her powder fist, and her face changed: "Your body is really poisonous!" ”

As she spoke, she went around to Zhu Youzhen's back, pressed a pair of jade hands against Zhu Youzhen's back, and silently exercised.

Zhu Youzhen suddenly felt that there seemed to be countless small insects swimming in the hundreds of limbs, feeling strange but very comfortable, and unconsciously closed his eyes, enjoying the process beautifully.

At this time, Wu Sangui also rushed up with his subordinates, and when he saw this scene, how could he dare to move forward, and they all stood still from a distance, and looked over here.

One of the cavalrymen also asked Wu Sangui: "What are Your Highness and the eldest lady doing?" How can I look at the eldest lady as if she is touching Her Highness..."

"Shut the fuck up for me!" Wu Sangui scolded him loudly, "Close your thief eyes for me!" What are Your Highness and the eldest lady doing, is it what you people should see! ”

Although he said this, he couldn't help but continue to peek, thinking that this Zhu Youzhen wanted to be a gentleman and a martial artist, but he could win the heart of the eldest lady, not because he was a prince! If one day you can have such a noble status, then the beauties in the world will not have to line up to report!

After a long time, Li Chongyao withdrew his hand, and said with sweat: "The poison on your body is very strange, but it is only lurking in the second vein of Ren Du, and it does not invade the internal organs. Has this poison been attacked, does it need some triggers? You have not been treated by a doctor for many days, how can you control the poison? ”

Zhu Youzhen's face turned red and said, "What... Let's change the subject..."