Chapter 213: Detour
In the city, after the order of the Emperor of Chu, Chu Yu set off the next day, as the Emperor Chu ordered, he only brought a few people, very low-key.
They had gathered in the morning when the chickens were on their way, but they were still in the city.
It takes five days to take the main road from the capital to Yan'an County, and it will take about ten days to come and go, and if they are in a hurry this morning, they should be in the Emerald Village now, but Chu Yu temporarily changed the route and walked in the direction of the small road.
If you walk on the small road, it will take about seven days to reach Yan'an County, and those people don't know why Chu Yu did this.
"Let's settle here tonight, and turn to the water tomorrow."
Chu Yu looked at the direction of the sun setting and said to a few people around him, and they were already tired and about to lie down.
"Fourth prince, why do we have to take this rugged path, and Ming'er has to turn to the waterway, so that my subordinates are afraid that a few brothers will not be able to bear it."
Xu Yong wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, they all thought they were strong, but they were all tired after a day of tossing.
He really couldn't guess what Chu Yu was thinking in his heart, not only were they tired, but even Chu Yu was tired, but he had to do this!
He only brought a few trustworthy people with him this time, and if something happened to him in the middle, he would never be their opponent, so he could only fight guerrilla warfare, and change places with one shot, so that they could not find out.
If they find them, then he thinks their lives will not be saved.
If an accident happens in this kind of place, it will only become that they were murdered by bandits and so on.
"It's safer to walk this way."
Chu Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he looked at a pure white lotus flower embroidered on the white handkerchief, which reminded him of Bai Ling'er's appearance of being out of the mud without staining.
Thinking of Bai Ling'er, Chu Yu smiled lightly.
He hasn't said goodbye to Bai Ling'er this time, and I don't know if she will be waiting for him.
But Chu Yu forgot one thing, he left all his time to Xiao Changge......
"Fourth Prince, what do you mean by this... Someone will work against us? ”
Xu Yong was very sensitive, and after hearing Chu Yu say this, he glanced left and right, and then asked in a low voice.
Chu Yu didn't want to hide it from them, so he nodded, and Xu Yong instantly became vigilant, losing Fang Cai's relaxed posture.
"Call me young master, don't call me prince, so as not to attract attention."
Xu Yong wanted to ask something, but Chu Yu interrupted him one step ahead of him.
"It's the young master."
"From the morning when we set off, there were a few people behind us, and those behind were gone, I was afraid that something would happen halfway, so I need to be careful, so I can only work hard for you."
Chu Yu smiled gently, but Xu Yong was a little stunned.
He always thought that Chu Yu was just a weak person, but he didn't expect him to be so cautious, and even they didn't notice that someone was following him, but Chu Yu found out, which he was very ashamed of, and the most important thing was that in front of them, Chu Yu did not use an honorific title but called himself me.
This has shown that they are their own people in Chu Yu's eyes, but they have only known each other for a day!
He was just a small general, and he never thought that he would be favored by Chu Yu.
"The subordinates didn't find that someone was following behind them, it was a dereliction of duty on the part of the subordinates, please punish the four princes!"
Xu Yong knelt in front of Chu Yu in a decent manner, looking ashamed, and the brothers who followed him behind him all looked at Chu Yu vigilantly when they saw this, which made Chu Yu cry and laugh a little.
Chu Yu hurriedly helped Xu Yong up, and the four soldiers behind him stared at Chu Yu with their eyes firmly and without fear, in their eyes, Xu Yong and Xiao Yongde were their masters, and they only listened to the words of these two people.
At this moment, as long as Xu Yong says a word, I am afraid that he will fall to the ground.
Xu Yong bowed his head in submission, Chu Yu squinted and smiled, and his attitude was amiable.
"Okay, it's not like there's no need to be so polite in the palace here, tell the brothers to stay here to rest, let's set off on the waterway at the third watch, these days will be hard for you."
Chu Yu's words were heroic and heroic, not at all like what a weak person should say.
"My subordinates and brothers are not hard! Then he ordered them to stay here for the night. ”
Xu Yongben was not optimistic about Chu Yu, in his opinion, Chu Yu was not qualified for this errand at all, but now it seems that he was wrong, he judged people by his appearance.
After Xu Yong finished speaking, he turned around and went to his brothers, and as soon as he shouted loudly, he heard the four of them shouting in unison, and they obeyed Xu Yong's words very much.
Chu Yuwan'er, he really didn't see the wrong person.
The original intention of what Emperor Chu said in the hall was to let him bring a few ministers, but how dare he bring those people in the hall? So he borrowed a few soldiers from Xiao Yongde, and Xu Yongde recommended them to him, and his brothers were also personally selected by Xu Yong.
He was relieved of the people recommended by Xiao Yongde, and now he only hoped that they could reach Yan'an County safely.
What he said to Xu Yong was not a lie, those people didn't leave until the second half of the way, so he had the opportunity to change his journey and come in the direction of this path.
If he can really cure the plague of locusts after he arrives in Yan'an County, the most disadvantageous thing is the prince who was openly criticized by Emperor Chu in the main hall, so how can he swallow this breath?
The crown prince has strong self-esteem, he automatically asked for a jade fan in the main hall, and Emperor Chu gave him a jade fan and said in front of him that he was disappointed in him, so he naturally would not let him go smoothly.
Chu Yu looked at the sky, the sunset was setting, and it was estimated that it would be dark after a while, and they couldn't relax these days.
When they arrived in Yan'an, it is estimated that they have no rest, the imperial court transports silver to Yan'an County every year, and Hou De took over the silver that should have been distributed to the people who had a bad harvest, but in the past five years, the money was in hand but the locusts were not cured, and the people were tormented by the locusts so much that they had no choice but to leave their hometowns to other places.
When he went, he was most worried about those local officials.
The dandelion was blown in the air by the wind, Chu Yu looked at the mountain that was imprinted with a layer of gold by the sun, touched the bag tied around his waist, and sighed heavily.
Inside the Prince's Mansion
The handsome face was gloomy, and he looked at the two pieces of waste kneeling in front of him, so that they and the others could also be lost.
"The prince spares his life, the little one goes to relieve his hands, and the person will disappear when he comes back, the prince spares his life."
The two of them were dressed in coarse linen clothes, and they looked like ordinary people, but if you looked closely at their eyes, you could see that these eyes were sharp, not like a pounce on the common people.
The forehead rubbed against the floor and made a crisp and loud sound, and the voice trembled and terrified the person in front of him.
"Come on, pull down!"
Chu Yan sneered lightly, now that he has lost people, it will be difficult to find Chu Yu again
The two men glanced at each other, a flash of horror in their eyes.
They thought that Chu Yu would take the big road, so they wanted to follow after relieving their hands, anyway, they were not in a hurry, who knew that they couldn't even see people when they came back, they chased along the road and didn't see them, so they began to panic, and immediately came back to report to the prince.
A wave of anger appeared in Chu Yan's eyes, but it also proved one thing, Chu Yu knew that someone was following them, otherwise how could he not follow the plan?
He thought that he would pick a few people among those ministers, but he didn't expect that he chose those inconspicuous soldiers around Xiao Yongde, and went to Yan'an County with a few soldiers, which was also bold.
When did Xiao Yongde and Chu Yu get close like this, Xiao Yongde was willing to let Chu Yu borrow the people around him.
Chu Yan pondered, but he couldn't figure it out, unless Xiao Yongde and Chu Yu hooked up together!
Chu Yan seemed to have suddenly realized, he remembered Xiao Changge's incident, and Chu Yu was also trying his best to defend Xiao Changge at that time.
"This prince will give you a chance to atone for your sins, find a few more people, monitor all the roads that can reach Yan'an County, and if you find the four princes, kill them directly!"
The thin lips spit out these words coldly, but these words shocked the two people who were kneeling on the ground.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, that's the Fourth Prince."
That's the four princes, if they really killed the four princes, how could Emperor Chu let them go?
"What about the four princes, those who hinder the crown prince will have to die! You can do it, and I will end it in the end, and after the deed is done, this benefit will definitely be indispensable to you. ”
There is a trace of ruthlessness in his gloomy eyes, not to mention the half-brother of the fourth prince, even if it is his own brother, he will not be soft.
"Yes."
The two of them moved in their hearts, since Chu Yan said this, then they also opened their courage to do it, with Chu Yan's support behind this, what are they afraid of?
"Remember, what I want is Chu Yu's death, if he arrives in Yan'an County alive, you all come to see him!"
Chu Yan said coldly, and just after finishing speaking, he heard a scream from the side house.
Chu Yan raised his eyebrows, it was the cry of the maid who was waiting for Ye Ziyuan, kneeling on the ground, the two glanced at each other, but Chu Yan didn't care about the two of them strode to the room where Ye Ziyuan lived.
In the room
The ground was in a mess, the medicine was sprinkled on the ground, the jade bowl was shattered, the maid's throat was choked, her face turned pale, and even her hands were grabbed by the person behind her.
Ye Ziyuan's face was pale, but he was very vigilant.
He remembered what had happened before, that!
That knife stabbed into his body, not to kill him, but to deliberately torture him, such a woman is really ruthless.
If he catches her, he must let her taste it!
Thinking of the masked woman in his mind, the strength on his wrist unconsciously increased a little, and he didn't even notice that the maid in front of him was struggling and slapping his hand.
Tears fell, the maid wanted to ask for help, but her throat was so strangled that she couldn't even spit out a word, so she could only go awk, and in the end, the hand that was holding Ye Ziyuan's arm gradually lost her strength and stopped struggling.
"Ye Ziyuan."
As soon as Chu Yan stepped into the door, he saw Ye Ziyuan standing well, he ignored the maid in his hand and looked at Ye Ziyuan who woke up happily.
Hearing Chu Yan's voice, Ye Ziyuan returned to reality.
He let go of his hand and looked happily at the man in the golden-striped yellow dress in front of him, and the maid fell directly to the ground, her eyes rolled and her hands and feet gradually became cold.
"Subordinates, see His Royal Highness the Prince."