Zhao Wuming walked out of the palace gate, Sun Buer and Yun Miao had been waiting for a long time, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "Why did you come here?" Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"After Xue Qian left, I saw that you had not returned for a long time, so I waited for you here." Yun Miao explained to Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming's eyes couldn't help but show a puzzled gaze: "Waiting for me?" If you can send someone to do something, why bother to wait."

"What you have forgotten, how can I rest assured that someone else will send it to you?" After Yun Miao finished speaking, he took out Zhao Wuming's handkerchief left in the restaurant.

Zhao Wuming looked at the handkerchief and was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and saluted Yun Miao: "Thank you."

"I've been on the road all this time, and I'm physically and mentally tired. Now that the things have been delivered, I'll go back to the embassy to rest." After Yun Miao finished speaking, he didn't wait for Zhao Wuming's reply, turned around and walked forward with the two Yan people dressed as family members behind him.

Looking at the distant clouds, his eyes turned to the handkerchief in his hand. Zhao Wuming thought for a moment, then put the handkerchief in his sleeve.

The guards brought the war horses, Zhao Wuming turned over and got on the horse, and galloped away with Sun Buer and several guards.

As soon as he pulled the reins out of the east gate of Handan, the war horse stopped moving forward.

Sun Buer also stopped his war horse, and asked Zhao Wuming from behind, "Why did the lord stop here?"

"Where is the man whose hands were cut off by Lou's envoys?" Zhao Wuming looked up at the sky, it was still morning when he entered the east gate, and when he came out, the sun was already setting in the west.

Sun Buer listened to the inquiry and then remembered what happened in the morning, and looked at the front and happened to see the guards who stayed behind: "Why didn't the lord go to the front to ask?"

"Where did the man who had his hands cut off go?" Zhao Wuming patted the horse's back lightly and walked to the guard in front of him to ask.

When the guards saw Zhao Wuming and the others, they hurriedly greeted him and saluted him respectfully: "Lord Qi, that man has now returned home." The subordinates saw that he had woken up and was fine, so they returned here to wait for the lord."

"Lead the way ahead, go to his house alone to have a look." Zhao Wuming thought for a moment and commanded the guard.

"No". The guards bowed down to receive the order and walked forward with Zhao Wuming.

The group walked along a trail and hurried along the river. After a while, a thatched hut appeared in front of me, built by the river and very simple.

Someone in the house heard the sound, opened the door and walked out. Seeing the guard coming with Zhao Wuming and others, he immediately knew the identity of the person who came, and greeted him: "The woman has seen the adult, thank you for your help."

"What a lot of effort". Zhao Wuming hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and returned the salute to the woman.

Seeing this, the women immediately panicked and were a little at a loss: "The women are just grass people, how can they be worthy of the courtesy of adults, adults please come into the house and talk."

"Thank you". Zhao Wuming didn't say much, and walked in with Sun Buer and the woman.

The sound of coughing came from the humble thatched hut, and the woman hurried in, looking at the man lying on the bed with no hands with concern.

Zhao Wuming stood, just silently looking at the man on the bed, and did not say anything.

The man looked at the woman's concerned look and smiled reluctantly. The woman reacted and reminded the man, "The one who saved you has come."

"My lord?". The man was stunned for a moment, and then he found that Zhao Wuming and the others, who had entered the house with the woman, hurriedly gritted their teeth and sat up: "Thank you for saving your life."

The woman looked at the people in the room, as if she had thought of something, and quietly withdrew.

Although Zhao Wuming noticed the woman's actions, he did not stop them.

When the woman left, Zhao Wuming endured the severe pain, and the man who barely sat up asked loudly: "Lou annoys the envoy that you stole their property, I don't know if it's true at this time."

"True". The man didn't hide it, and replied to Zhao Wuming honestly, adding another sentence at the end: "Please also ask the adults to punish them."

"Why did you steal the goods of the envoys, but it was because of the necessity of livelihood." Zhao Wuming did not rush to make a decision, but asked the reason.

The man replied without thinking: "It's not forced by livelihood."

"Why is that?". Zhao Wuming looked at the man, his brows gradually furrowed. Am you too impulsive in the morning? Saved someone who shouldn't have been saved?

When the man heard the inquiry, there was a hateful look in his eyes: "Adults know about the new city."

"The northern border, near Lou Fan and Linghu, is said to be often harassed by the two tribes." Zhao Wuming thought for a moment and slowly explained to the man.

The man listened to Zhao Wuming's narration and showed a wry smile: "I didn't expect that in the eyes of adults, it was just two words that were understated. Lou Fu and Lin Hu are so simple to our new city, how can it be so simple to intrude."

"I want to hear about it". Zhao Wuming looked at the man in front of him, and for some reason, he suddenly thought of Nie Qiu's original description.

The man looked at Zhao Wuming, after all, the person in front of him was the one who saved his life, and then calmed down: "Lou Fu and Lin Hu went south, ten rooms and nine emptiness, and dozens of villages were almost scorched earth. I am a citizen of the border of the new city, and my wife and I have been working long hours in the city. Two years ago, Lou Fu and Lin Hu joined forces to go south, and the soldiers of Xincheng resisted bravely, and the king sent reinforcements to save Xincheng. But the parents and children who remained in the village lost their lives. Cao Min and his wife followed the army and came to Handan, where they lived for two years. In the past two years, I have lived a peaceful and stable life, and I thought that the hatred had faded. But I didn't want to hear that the envoys of Lou Fu and Lin Hu came some time ago, and I thought of the parents and children under Jiuquan, and I was sad and angry. So I infiltrated the ranks of the envoys of both tribes, intending to poison them. But they don't want to be caught instead, and they mistake it for theft."

"Two years ago?". Zhao Wuming lowered his head and pondered, wasn't it true that Xue Qian followed his father Xue Li on the expedition two years ago to solve the danger of the new city? .

Without hearing Zhao Wuming's response, the man gradually closed his eyes: "I know that I am guilty of a great sin, and I ask the adults to give me a death to seek relief."

"Please also be merciful, although my husband has evil thoughts. But he didn't be ruthless in the end, and poisoned the food of the envoys of the Lou Fan and Lin Hu tribes. It's just a random thing to show the anger in my heart." The woman, who had been eavesdropping outside, hurriedly rushed in and pleaded with Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming didn't expect them to react so much, and said to the man and woman: "What is it that stolen? Can you take a look?"

"Yes, yes". The woman hurriedly got up, ran to the side, took out a silk book and handed it to Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming took the silk book and looked at it carefully, and his brows gradually furrowed.

Seeing this, Sun Buji asked Zhao Wuming: "What kind of news is written on it, it actually makes the lord frown."

"The letter sent by the king of Lou Fu to the envoys, according to the letter. Lou Fu has noticed the change in my Seoul, and I am afraid that there will be a big battle next, and I will not be able to go south. Let the envoys bluff, annoy them as much as possible, and seek more benefits in the Zhao State." After Zhao Wuming finished speaking, a wave of boredom rose in his heart.

Sun Buer couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the news: "In this way, Lou Fu thinks that he has a defense against my Seoul."

"This letter has done Gu a great favor, and Gu can't help but praise you." Zhao Wuming did not answer, but looked at the man and the woman, and then ordered to the guard: "Hurry back to those treasures in the mansion."

"No". One of the guards bowed down and turned to walk outside the house, followed by the sound of horses' hooves getting farther and farther away.

Watching the guards walk away, the man and the woman couldn't believe what they had just heard: "Great, Lord."

"This move is not only faultless but meritorious, this piece of information can make Gu and Zhao Guo suffer a lot of losses, so you are not guilty." Zhao Wuming naturally understood what the two were worried about, so he explained to the man.

The man recalled Zhao Wuming's words, suddenly thought of something, and asked with an expectant face: "My lord said in the silk book, there will be a big war in Lou Fu?"

"There is a battle of national fortune with Seoul, the enemy of the north." Zhao Wuming didn't care whether the man understood or not, and said frankly to him.

The man's map thought about the word Seoul, and showed a puzzled gaze: "But in the Spring and Autumn Period, the small country of Han was divided by Zhou Tianzi."

"It's not a small country divided by Zhou Tianzi, but a ......." Zhao Wuming paused suddenly when he said this, and his brain was running rapidly. If Seoul destroys Lou Fu, how will the army explain this kingdom to the world when it goes south. How can they think that we are both Chinese and not alien

Looking at the man in front of him, his heart moved, and Zhao Wuming explained to him: "This is a country spontaneously formed by the people who have been plundered by those alien races who have gone south every year."

"A spontaneously formed kingdom of a people who have been plundered by foreign races?". The man's eyes lit up, and there was a mixture of anticipation and excitement in disbelief.

Zhao Wuming looked at the light in the man's eyes and smiled at him: "This matter is important, I will leave first, and as for the wealth and silk, someone will send it."

"Thank you for your innocence." Looking at her husband, who was still in a daze, the woman hurriedly thanked Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming didn't say much, took the silk book and took Sun Buer and the others to turn around and walk outside the house.

Sun Buer walked out of the thatched hut and showed a worried look: "Since Lou Fu has taken precautions, I don't know how the lord plans to decide."

"This matter is very important, it seems that we can only plan well with the two military advisors." Zhao Wuming felt the silk book in his hand, and suddenly felt as heavy as a thousand catties.

Sun Buer thought for a while, and thought of Zhao Yu prompting Zhao Wuming: "Do you need to inform King Zhao about this matter?"

"Informed? How should Lone be informed? Do you want Gu to tell him now that Gu is the lord of Seoul, so Gu will not accept his fief? Let's not say whether the eldest brother believes it or not, let's just say how Gu You can explain it clearly, only in front of them can this matter be convinced." Zhao Wuming asked Sun Buji rhetorically, and a wave of annoyance rose in his heart.

Sun Buer didn't speak, and only spoke after a while: "How does the lord plan to deal with Lou Fu?"

"For now, I can only go back to the city quickly to discuss with the two military advisors. It seems that the battle between Lone and Lou is now imminent." A sense of urgency rose in Zhao Wuming's heart.

Walking to the side of the war horse, Zhao Wuming turned over his horse and instructed Sun Buer: "Go back to the house, after returning to the house, you will immediately return to the city to discuss this matter, you will guard the mansion for Lone, and you must not let others enter the house, so as not to have doubts."

"No". Sun Buji bowed down to receive the order, then turned over and got on the horse, patted the horse's back and galloped away with Zhao Wuming.

(To be continued.) )