[Chapter 6, Volume 6]

Chapter 253 Chapter 253 South

Located on the frontier, Dengzhou is the largest state capital in the surrounding area, and it is also the most prosperous place. Because of its location, most of the people in the city were merchants who ran various businesses. Big or small businesses, but they are all wealthy businessmen. As long as the border pass is breached, Dengzhou will be the first city that any invader will capture.

In the past wars, Dengzhou was the only prefecture that allowed the people to leave the city without informing the court. Therefore, Lord Assassin Shi only dared to post a notice after Li Feng's affirmation, asking the people to prepare to leave the city and go south to hide from the war for the time being. When the fighting subsides, the people can still return to Dengzhou to continue their lives and business.

When Lu Hong returned to Dengzhou from the border pass with 5,000 elite soldiers, Lord Assassin Shi divided the people of Dengzhou City into several parts, and left Dengzhou to the south one after another. And Lu Hong left 3,000 elite soldiers to guard Dengzhou, and only then did he take the remaining 2,000 people to escort the last wave of people to the south.

The last wave of departures were the last to leave voluntarily. The family members and subordinates of the Huo Mansion and the Li Mansion are one of them. And in order to show his justice and love for the people, Lord Assassin Shi was also the last to let his family leave Dengzhou. However, he stayed in Dengzhou, ready to wait for the arrival of the imperial army.

"This Lord Thorn Shi is still good, he dares to risk his life to stay in Dengzhou." Sheng Ruoxi sat in Lu Xiang'er's carriage and looked at Dengzhou City behind him before turning around.

looked at Lu Xiang'er hugging Huo Siran, and Lu Zhi hugging Huo Sihao. Lu Xiu was packing up the clothes of the two children on the side, and her maid was also helping. Sheng Ruoxi sighed at the size of the carriage, and said, "Xiang'er, you said that if Wen Hao knew that I left Dengzhou without waiting for my uncle and aunt, would he blame me?" ”

"No, General Li and Mrs. Li will stay behind to guard the border pass. If they were to leave, Gao Changguo's army would be left unhindered. Lu Xiang'er heard Sheng Ruoxi mention Li Feng and his wife, and her heart was also filled with some sorrow. Lu Hong came back from the border pass the night before, and only sat in Huofu for a quarter of an hour before going to the mansion. Until now, Lu Xiang'er has not had the opportunity to ask him about the situation at the border gate.

Thinking that when the convoy stopped, she would find Lu Hong to ask about the situation at the border gate, and Lu Xianger lowered her head to look at her daughter. Lu Xianger didn't expect that this was that there were a lot of people in this team, the speed was slow, and there were many things. Lu Hong has never taken the time to see Lu Xiang'er, as well as his nephew and nephew's daughter. And when Lu Hong just had some free time, Dengzhou came with news again.

After receiving Li Feng's letter, Lu Hong's brows were about to knot. He could never have imagined that the border pass was finally broken by Ju Chenhao's army. Li Feng and Mrs. Li had no choice but to retreat to Dengzhou with their soldiers. If the court doesn't send a large army again, Li Feng and his wife may not be able to support it for long.

After thinking about it for a long time, Lu Hong finally made a decision and went to Dengzhou Tongju. Because Lord Thorn Shi did not go south with him, except for Lu Hong, the official who passed the sentence was the largest in this convoy. After talking for a long time with Lord Tongju, when Lu Hong came out of the carriage of Tongju, it was already dawn.

The people in the horse team simply had breakfast and set off again. Lu Hong also came to Lu Xiang'er's carriage at this time. Hearing Lu Hong's voice, Lu Xianger was very pleased. asked Lu Xiu to tell Sheng Ruoxi and let her go to see Sheng Yun first, and Lu Xiang'er personally invited Lu Hong into the carriage.

Lu Hong sat in the corner of the carriage, first looked at the two children, and then signaled to Lu Xiang'er. Lu Xiang'er paused slightly, glanced at Lu Zhi, and said with a smile: "Brother, Lu Zhi has believed it, you have something to say directly." ”

"That's good." Lu Hong nodded, his expression grim. But he didn't dare to look at Lu Xiang'er's eyes, but fiddled with a small drum and said in a low voice: "The convoy will reach the boundary of Huaifeng Mansion in three days, and I plan to return to Dengzhou in an hour and guard Dengzhou with General Li and Mrs. Li." ”

"Shoudenzhou?! Gao Chang really broke through the border pass, do you want to help your uncle and aunt defend Dengzhou? "Lu Xiang'er knew Lu Hong's ambition from the day Lu Hong was going to take the martial arts examination. Now is a good opportunity, no matter what the final outcome is, Lu Hong has experienced a real war, and the future is bright. Similarly, Shouden Prefecture is also extremely dangerous. Li Feng and Mrs. Li have already made Lu Xiang'er very worried, and with one more Lu Hong, Lu Xiang'er really doesn't know what to do.

Lu Hong also saw the complicated look on Lu Xiang'er's face, and immediately said: "It's not just for Shoudengzhou. In fact, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to personally arrest Zheng Tong. Anyway, I can't let him stay by Ju Chenhao's side to give advice. Xiang'er, you don't know, if it weren't for his whistleblowing, how could the defense at the border be easily known by Ju Chenhao. ”

As he spoke, Lu Hong briefly talked about Zheng Tong. It turned out that Princess Jingrou had lost herself if she didn't design Lu Xiang'er, and she didn't want to marry Ju Chenhao. But Ju Chenhao was bent on marrying Princess Jingrou, and Taishi He, who had long had the intention of usurping, wanted to use Ju Chenhao to facilitate this matter.

What everyone didn't expect was that Zheng Tong had fallen in love with Princess Jingrou as early as the first time he saw her. Because of this thought, he was used by Taishi He to involve Zheng Baiyang in this matter. In order to let Princess Jingrou return to the Great Zhou Dynasty as soon as possible, Zheng Tong listened to the arrangement of Taishi He, and completely became the 'gun' in the hands of Taishi He.

Actually, after Zheng Tong arrived in Dengzhou, he got in touch with Ju Chenhao. Ju Chensi came to Dengzhou at that time to rescue Zheng Tong, and also raised the mind of taking you away. The more Lu Hong spoke, the more angry he became, if it weren't for the fact that there were two children in the carriage, he really wanted to slap the trunk hard.

Lu Xiang'er remembered the matter of Chunxi at this time, and said with some doubts: "The person who contacted Chunxi, and the person who killed her in the end, is Ju Chensi?" ”

"Not bad. This Ju Chensi is very ridiculous in the eyes of outsiders, but he is very hidden and very intelligent. Otherwise, Ju Chenhao would not ignore the opposition of all the courtiers and let him be the prince of Jiaohe. Lu Hong thought of fighting Ju Chensi a few times, and he didn't want to admit it, but he had to be sure that this person should not be underestimated. Perhaps, only a person like Huo Qingsong can always be at the top in front of him.

Thinking of this, Lu Hong's tone changed, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and he continued: "When Zheng Tong was in Beijing, he also stayed in the military camp for a long time. Having him in Gaochang Kingdom is really harmful to us. I can't let him stay in the world, whether it's public or private. ”

Hearing Lu Hong's resolute tone, Lu Xiang'er knew that it was useless for her to say more, so she said softly: "Since my brother has already decided, I will no longer persuade him." However, Xiang'er also asked her brother to think more about A-Niang, sister-in-law, and your two children when she was in Dengzhou. ”

"Don't worry, Xiang'er, I know all this. I will definitely pay attention to my own safety, and I will never be impulsive and reckless. Besides, someone is holding back his anger towards Gao Changguo, he won't let Ju Chenhao be proud for too long. Lu Hong said this, a smile appeared on his face. Lu Xiang'er also knew who Lu Hong was talking about, and she laughed with him, but she was looking forward to Huo Qingsong returning to Dengzhou with the army as soon as possible.

After talking to Lu Hong for a while, Lu Xiang'er got out of the carriage and watched Lu Hong leave. Lu Hong returned to Dengzhou this time, leaving 500 soldiers to protect Che Jie, but the rest was for him to take away. Seeing that there were so few 'escorts' left, some wealthy merchants in the convoy were not very satisfied. As the chatter grew louder and louder, the Judge summoned all the principals of the family together during the lunch break.

There are few defenders in Dengzhou, and if Dengzhou City is also captured, Gaochangguo will continue to move south. Anyway, after the general judgment, the lord said sharply, and when he rested at night, the people in the convoy had calmed down.

"Lu Zhi, Lu Xiu, you take turns to sleep tonight, since my brother left, I have always been a little unsure." Lu Xiang'er lifted the curtain of the car and glanced at the night outside. Looking at the night sky without a few stars, Lu Xiang'er somehow remembered the night when she was attacked when she went to Dengzhou from Jingshi.

Lu Xiang'er was about to put down the curtain, but she saw Lu Wei on the opposite side. She sat in another carriage with Green Cloud and Xiang Yahuan. One is to heal the wounds, and the other is to calm the hearts of those maids. Lu Xiang'er saw that Lu Wei's face was worried and found herself, so she opened her mouth and said silently, 'Be careful', before lowering the curtain.

Luzhi and Luxiu also discussed at this time, with Luxiu guarding the first half of the night and Luzhi guarding the second half of the night. Lu Xiang'er learned that this was Lu Zhi's arrangement, so she nodded and didn't say anything. After coaxing the two children for a while, Lu Xiang'er rested very unsteadily.

I don't know how long I slept, but Lu Xiang'er heard a noisy sound. Then, Lu Zhi's voice came from her ear: "Lady, wake up, something seems to be wrong." ”

"What's wrong, Luzhi?" When Lu Xiang'er heard Lu Zhi's words, she didn't open her eyes and sat up. Lu Xiu on the side was holding the two children, sitting in the corner, looking at Lu Xiang'er and Lu Zhi with some concern. And just as Lu Zhi was about to say something, a loud shout came from outside: "Don't mess with all the people, several carriages form a team, and quickly move south-"

After the voice lowered, Lu Zhi quickly said: "Lady, there is a group of people and horses coming here from the north, but I don't know if it is the army of our Great Zhou Dynasty or the army of Gao Changguo. However, the slave maid could tell from the tone of the person just now that it should not be from our Great Zhou Dynasty......"