Chapter 45: Expedition to the Frontier
"You're back?"
Because she had just woken up, Wen Ruyi's voice was soft and glutinous, very gentle, which was very different from her usual.
"Didn't you say you don't have to wait for me? Why did you wait so long? ”
Chu Hongze walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her.
"I'm not afraid that you will be punished by the emperor for committing something, and then just wait for me to save you."
Wen Ruyi had completely woken up at this time, and looked at him proudly, as if what she said was true.
"Well, only you can save me."
Wen Ruyi was a little puzzled, did she really guess right?
"Did something happen?"
"I'm going to the frontier tomorrow, and I don't know when I'll be back."
Wen Ruyi was stunned there, and for a while, the emotions in her heart were very complicated, irritable, flustered, and reluctant.
Although she had never been to a place like the frontier, she knew from the TV how dangerous that place was.
"Is this what the emperor is looking for you for today?"
Chu Hongze nodded: "There was a sudden war on the frontier, the prince had already gone a few days ago, and this time I led troops to support him." ”
Wen Ruyi was even more uneasy now, the prince couldn't tolerate Chu Hongze in his eyes, and now he wanted them to pacify the war on the border at the same time, it was difficult for her to be sure whether the prince would use this to get rid of Chu Hongze.
"Are you going alone? Why didn't the emperor send someone else? You know that the prince is bent on killing you, so go now..."
Wen Ruyi didn't know what she was talking about, but as she spoke, there was some crying in her voice.
Chu Hongze didn't expect her to have such a big reaction, but knowing that she was worried about him, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky.
"Don't worry, I'll be back safely."
Chu Hongze took her into his arms, and Wen Ruyi held back her tears and didn't let it fall.
"You promised me, don't lie to me, I'll wait for you."
"Okay."
Chu Hongze stroked her head as usual, knowing that she would be so worried, he should have told a lie to deceive her.
On the second day, Chu Hongze left very early, and Wen Ruyi didn't sleep much because he didn't sleep much last night, so he didn't fall asleep until dawn, so he didn't wake up yet.
Chu Hongze pushed open the door, looked at her, and gently dropped a kiss on her forehead before leaving.
General Li had been waiting outside the door for a long time, and immediately got on his horse and left after leaving the door.
He didn't dare to stay longer, for fear that Wen Ruyi would be reluctant to wake up and cry again.
Why didn't he find out she was so crying before?
Thinking of this, Chu Hongze shook his head helplessly and smiled, this action happened to be seen by General Li.
He smiled and said, "Why didn't the princess come out to send it?" ”
"After returning home yesterday, I told her about it and worried all night, and just fell asleep."
"Reluctantly, right?"
This is said to ask Chu Hongze, in fact, General Li is also reluctant in his heart, but what can be done? As the general of the Longteng Kingdom, this kind of pacification of the war should have been charged by him, and the affairs of the family are small, so there should always be a country before there can be a home.
"Well, reluctantly."
Chu Hongze is not, Chu Hongchen is on the frontier as the prince, and he should also take on the heavy responsibility of becoming the prince of Longteng Kingdom.
The group walked for a long time, rested for a while, and then set out on the road again, but they did not dare to relax in their hearts.
Chu Hongze thought in his heart, this time, Chu Hongchen will definitely seize this opportunity and surprise him halfway, since this is the case, then he will not go to the original road, but will change the route.
When I was resting just now, I had already asked people in the neighborhood, and they said that they could walk by the path, but it would be more difficult to walk.
Chu Hongze is not sure, Chu Hongchen must arrange people on the main road, not sure if he also knows another way, everything can only rely on calculation.
The trail was unfamiliar, but it was riskier to take the big road, but judging from the terrain, it might be more convenient for him to set up some ambushes.
Based on his understanding of Chu Hongchen, he will arrange a large number of people on the small road, while the main road may have relatively fewer fortifications.
It's not that his current strength can't confront Chu Hongchen, but that he hasn't reached the frontier yet, and the casualties should be reduced as much as possible, and then it will be the time when troops are needed on the battlefield.
After discussing with General Li and them, it was finally decided that the troops would split into two routes, General Li would lead some of the men to take the main road, while the other part would follow Chu Hongze on the small road, and finally they would meet at the end of the road.
"Take care!"
Chu Hongze and the others went smoothly at the beginning, but just when he thought he had miscalculated, a group of people stopped them.
Chu Hongze squinted his eyes and glanced around for a week, and sure enough, they were all here.
"Chu Hongchen asked you to come?"
These people are supposed to be professional killers, there are not many of them, but shot
Extremely fast, he didn't intend to talk nonsense with Chu Hongze, and stabbed him directly with his sword.
Their goal is very clear, that is, to kill Chu Hongze.
Chu Hongze's side is not inferior, after all, the strong people who came with Chu Hongze this time are all hand-selected by the emperor, and their skills are no worse than professional killers.
In the end, there were casualties on both sides, but it was clear that Chu Hongze's side had the upper hand.
By the time Chu Hongze and his party arrived at the place where they met, General Li and his group had already arrived and were waiting for them there.
Chu Hongze saw that they were safe and sound, and it seemed that they were pressed right, and on his side, several soldiers had stayed there, and some were seriously injured.
"Quickly help them over and find a place to bandage them."
Chu Hongze handed the package in his hand to a soldier beside him, which contained some medicines and bandaging things, which were given to him by Wen Ruyi last night, and he was afraid that it would not be enough, so he specially prepared a lot.
"Ruyi prepared it for you."
General Li glanced at the contents of the package, the medicines in it, Wen Ruyi wrote the slip of paper and put it away, and also wrote the usage, he knew at a glance that it was prepared by his daughter's family, so he would be so careful.
"Well, she's too worried."
In fact, he didn't plan to ask for these, when they went on the expedition, they could bring as little as they could, but seeing her worried look, Chu Hongze finally relented and agreed, bringing these things she prepared.
General Li was about to say something, when he suddenly saw Chu Hongchen walking towards them not far away.
"I'll go first, you talk."
When Chu Hongze heard his words, he turned his head to look over, and Chu Hongchen saw Chu Hongze looking at him and smiled at him.
"Hongze, here? It's been hard work along the way. ”
Chu Hongchen walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"No, it's still the royal brother's hard work to quell the war on the frontier."
"These people, at first glance, they are barbarians, I just said about reconciliation, but they not only refused, but also threatened to attack the Longteng Kingdom, hum, what a joke."
Chu Hongchen snorted coldly, as if he was really holding grievances.
"Brother Huang, it's not worth it to be angry with these barbarians, General Li and I will come here this time, and we will definitely do our best to assist Brother Huang to calm down the war together."
"As long as the two of us brothers work together, we will definitely succeed in going back to ask our father for credit."
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and someone came over to call Chu Hongze, he said to Chu Hongchen, and then left with the man.
As soon as Chu Hongze left, Chu Hongchen's face changed, he carefully found a few professional killers that day and sent them to intercept Chu Hongze halfway, so he would be completely eliminated.
His younger brother, people who don't understand him will probably think that he is a merry person, likes to drink, likes women, but doesn't like to meddle in some political affairs.
However, he knew that it was just an illusion made by his younger brother in order to hide his true character.
and his princess Wen Ruyi, who is not very valued in the Wen family, and like his younger brother, she seems to be no threat on the surface, but she is actually a very dangerous existence.
This time he came to the frontier is a great opportunity, he must take this opportunity to get rid of Chu Hongze, and get rid of the person who is the most threatening to him so far.
Although the assassination on the road this time was unsuccessful, it can only be said that his fate is great, and he will not be so lucky next time.
The night was very quiet, Chu Hongchen pushed open the door and walked out of his tent, looked around, and then walked towards the woods not far away.
"Coming?"
Someone spoke slowly, Chu Hongchen turned around and saw someone coming, and hurriedly smiled at him.
"Well, Chu Hongze is also here today."
"Okay, go ahead with the plan."
The person who spoke was the general of the enemy country, that day, Chu Hongchen met him when he came to sue for peace, and found a way back for himself, and when he learned yesterday that Chu Hongze had retreated from the killer he arranged, he contacted the general and prepared to start the second plan.
After returning to the camp, Chu Hongchen called his subordinates to call a soldier beside Chu Hongze, who had not been with Chu Hongze for a long time, but he was brave and good at fighting, and helped Chu Hongze win many battles, which was deeply used by Chu Hongze.
"Your Highness, someone brought it."
Chu Hongchen nodded and motioned for him to go out first.
"Your dad is okay at home."
Chu Hongchen stood up, walked in front of him, and looked at him.
"I... I..."
The young soldier was already scared, and he clearly knew what Chu Hongchen meant by this.
"Do something for me, and I will ensure that they will live a prosperous life in the future."
The young soldier was very embarrassed, on one side was his father and mother, and on the other side was the prince.
"Embarrassed? It's okay, you're not the only one, it's just that your father and mother are them..."
After Chu Hongchen finished speaking, he was about to call the people outside in, and when the young soldier saw this, he hurriedly begged him: "Please Your Highness don't hurt my father and mother, I'll help you, I'll help you..."
The young soldier hurriedly agreed, for fear that he would do something bad to his father and mother if he repented.
"That's the smart man's decision."
He looked at him and whispered something in his ear, and the little soldier's face became ugly, but in the end he just nodded, he knew what the consequences would be if he didn't help the prince finish this.
Chu Hongchen was very satisfied with his attitude, this time, he wanted to see where Chu Hongchen could run.