Chapter 240: Bringing the prince back to the palace

"I'll let Hongqiang come with you, and by the way, let a few more guards go back with you, and take care of you along the way, there has just been a flood here, and there is a drought in front of them, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of robbers." Chu Xingze frowned and said.

His worries were not unreasonable, and An Lan agreed after hesitation.

Then Chu Xingze and the county commander personally sent them outside the city gate, and Chu Xingze did not plan to leave until An Lan's convoy disappeared in front of him for a long time.

After staying here for a quarter of an hour, it was still reminded by the county order, and Chu Xingze went back. After handling the aftermath properly, Chu Xingze returned to the court at noon the next day.

Chu Xingze came to the city gate in a fancy costume, and the moment he got into the car, the people carried eggs, and some held the only chicken in the family, and came to see him off.

"Lord, this is our mind, please accept it!"

"Although this is a small gift, this is a generous thank you for this!"

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The people were holding all kinds of gifts in their hands, and some of them even took a book because of their poor family background, and wanted to give it to Chu Xingze. Although their gifts looked poor, for Chu Xingze, these gifts were quite valuable.

He didn't accept their gifts, but told them all to go back.

At this time, there were still many people who launched a big stone, on which were inscriptions for Chu Xingze's merits and virtues, as well as a stone tablet erected for An Lan.

Looking at the actions of the people, Chu Xingze was happy in his heart, and said goodbye to these people for nearly an hour, and finally set foot on the way home.

"I can't imagine that these dawn people are so enthusiastic!" A strong smile appeared on the corner of Chu Xingze's lips, which he really couldn't imagine in the past, after going deep into the people for the first time to understand the people's suffering, he felt a lot.

If he sits on the throne in the future, he must love the people like a son, so that every person can live in the emperor's grace.

Chu Xingze was only accompanied by a few guards at this time, and there were not too many people. He was worried about An Lan's safety, and sent many people to An Lan, especially those who were strong in martial arts, all of whom went with An Lan.

The road was bumpy, and after driving for nearly three or four hours, Chu Xingze fell asleep in the car. When he opened his eyes, he found that it was already night.

"Lord, are we going to set up camp here? There was a big mountain ahead, and I was worried that there would be bandits. A guard said to Chu Xingze with a worried look.

After thinking for a while, Chu Xingze agreed to come down and was willing to let them set up camp here.

The guards quickly set up a simple tent, watched Chu Xingze get out of the car, and immediately gave a grilled fish to Chu Xingze, and sprinkled a lot of seasoning on it.

Chu Xingze took the grilled fish, sat on one side and ate it slowly, and then took a few sips of water. It was already nightfall, and the sleepiness in him was very strong.

Although he had slept in the car for a few hours just now, it was nothing compared to the hardships he had endured for so many days.

"If the prince is sleepy, it is better to go to the tent to rest first, we are guarding here, there will be no problem, and the prince should also take a good rest if he has been overworked recently." It is because he knows very well the hardships that Shen Chu Xingze has paid in the recent period, that is, he said considerately, for his words, Chu Xingze quite agreed, and he also felt that he should take a good rest.

Then he went into the tent and fell asleep with his eyes closed, and slept until the middle of the night, when he faintly heard a noisy conversation outside.

It seems that there are still weapons in contact, and the friction sound that came out Chu Xingze was confused in his heart, and he immediately went out of the tent, and sure enough, he saw that his own people outside were fighting with a group of five big and three thick men.

They were dressed as bandits, there is no doubt that Chu Xingze was annoyed in his heart, he picked up the sword on one side and stabbed at a bandit, this thief instantly responded, his companion was very angry, and started a fight with Chu Xingze and the others there.

"There are too many people in the prince, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist it!" Seeing these vicious bandits, his guards immediately ran over to protect Chu Xingze, even if they died, they must not warm up and announce that there was danger.

Seeing these fierce mountain bandits around him killing his guards, Chu Xingze was indignant in his heart, and now they could only try their best to resist.

"These bandits are extremely vicious, and they must not be allowed to snatch our things away!" He said cautiously.

Besides, there are a lot of important things here, even if you are desperate to protect them.

Chu Xingze immediately asked one of the fastest guards to move the rescuers, and they resisted here.

After some fighting, Chu Xingze and the others still had no way to defeat the robbers!

"Since you are an official of the imperial court, you must have a lot of treasures, if you don't hand it over, don't blame the ruthlessness of the king's sword!"

The man brandished his big knife and showed it wantonly in front of Chu Xingze, playing with majesty.

Chu Xingze didn't care about his actions at all, and was even afraid, just laughing indifferently.

"You stinky boy hurry up and hand over the treasure, if you don't hand it over, Lao Tzu won't let you go!" After saying this, he continued to wave the broadsword and began to threaten.

Chu Xingze found the opportunity to snatch his big knife and slash at the man's chest. His broadsword was played steadily and accurately, and the man fell in response to the cry and was already dying.

Seeing their boss fall, the other minions began to resist stubbornly, and they didn't know whose knife happened to stab Chu Xingze in the chest.

Seeing this situation, the guards around him desperately rescued each other, and at this time, the rescuers had arrived to exterminate these bandits together, but Chu Xingze fell into a coma.

They immediately carried Chu Xingze back to the mansion, and the local prefect invited the best Langzhong for Chu Xingze. After some treatment, Chu Xingze was still unconscious.

"My lord, although the prince's injury is not too serious, he has been unconscious for some reason. However, I used the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to protect the heart of the prince just now, and it should not hurt my life in a short time, and I hope that the prefect will escort the prince back to Beijing as soon as possible, and the imperial doctor has superb medical skills, presumably they must have a way to save them! ”

After hearing this, the prefect let out a long sigh, and he could only do this for now.

If Chu Xingze dies with him, one can imagine how the emperor will blame him. Now that Chu Xingze has made great contributions, if something really happens to him, even if he has ten heads, it will not be enough to cut off.

"You immediately send the prince back to Beijing!" The prefect quickly gave an order, and his subordinates immediately went to do it.

At the same time, there was a beautiful scene in the palace, and An Lan specially participated in the celebration banquet held by the emperor in the imperial garden that night, and today An Lan is the protagonist.

"Although you are a woman, I still want to toast you, and thank you for saving this flood disaster for the people of Dawn!"