They left early, and when they left the city, there weren't many people on the streets.

Now it is not wartime, and the northwest garrison is not so strict, and they get out of the city very smoothly.

Lu Zheng watched the surrounding situation carefully all the way, secretly noted down any omissions, and planned to go back to mention it to His Royal Highness the Prince, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could say hello to the guards here.

Actually, he could have done such a thing himself.

However, he is quite jealous of him today, so he is not willing to be in the limelight in government affairs.

When you get out of town, it's even more convenient to get on the road.

Old man Hu asked Lu Zheng to prepare a horse for him yesterday, and today he rode away with Lu Zheng and them.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but be a little suspicious when he saw his movements when he got on the horse.

Despite their best efforts to cover it up, some things seem to be engraved in their bones, and even if they are covered up, they still can't escape the eyes of those who are proficient in this way.

This old man had definitely been a soldier in the past, and Lu Zheng confirmed his guess almost instantly.

Those who serve as soldiers ride horses, which are not very different from ordinary people.

And this subtle difference can only be discovered by the old cavalry for many years.

Lu Zheng can be regarded as growing up on horseback, and he is not unfamiliar with this.

An old cavalryman, if he retired naturally, why should he hide the fact that he had been a soldier?

Lu Zheng was a little more careful about Hu Laohan, and he paid more attention to him along the way.

Their trip was top secret, and if it was not necessary, he would not let Hu Laohan lead the way.

However, a good guide can really save him a lot of time.

His trip was tight and the task was heavy, and it was best for him to rush over to meet Lu Wen before Lu Wen arrived in Huai'an.

Even though he is "sick" now, he can't stay sick until Huai'an, right?

Even though he was sick to Huai'an, he took the emperor with him, and he always had to meet with the local officials.

In order not to have an accident, it is naturally more appropriate for him to go to see these subordinate officials by himself.

Before this trip, he had already learned from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the prefect of Huai'an was Wang Depu's protégé, in other words, a member of the Great Prince's faction.

With this premise, Lu Zheng is also afraid of any accidents.

After Wang Changping's incident, the eldest prince and the Wang family have been waiting for an opportunity to fight back, if they find out that they leave on the way to Huai'an, they will definitely take the opportunity to join him.

He was a secret messenger, and even if he was seven percent sure of the search for the cold iron, he didn't dare to say that he could do it foolproof.

In case there is any problem, he has not done this errand well, and Huai'an is being played again, whether the emperor will take the opportunity to reduce his military power, it is really uncertain.

This matter can be big or small, and Lu Zheng is unwilling to take this risk.

Besides, he promised An Sheng that he would go back safely, so naturally he didn't want anything to go wrong.

This is why he asked Hu Laohan to lead the way.

Before he looked for someone, he had investigated and knew that this person was good at drinking, so he knew that he and Ji Miaoshan would definitely get along.

But I didn't expect that after checking and checking, I didn't find out that this old man had also been a soldier.

No one would deliberately hide such a thing unless it was necessary.

Generally, most of the people who hide that they have been soldiers are for two reasons, one is the deserters who came down from the battlefield, and the other is the stragglers left over from the previous dynasty.

Lu Zheng secretly observed Hu Laohan for a while, but he really didn't see which kind Hu Laohan belonged to.

This old man is quite good at covering up.

It seems to be confusing and informal, but in fact it is very cautious and careful.

Isn't such a person a scout?

After a day of walking, in the evening, several people stopped in front of a hillside.

Hu Laohan said, go inside, you will enter the mountain, the road into the mountain is not easy to walk, it is best to spend the night here tonight.

There is a hillside here, leeward, and some distance from the mountains, and there are few wild beasts or anything, suitable for overnight stays.

Lu Zheng adopted Hu Laohan's advice and ordered people to camp here for the night.

You can't set up a tent or anything, it's the height of summer, and they all have a foundation in martial arts, so it's no problem to lie next to the campfire for a night.

Ji Miaoshan rested in the carriage, and there was no problem.

It was the old man Hu, Lu Zheng asked him carefully, but he could stand sleeping in the wild.

Hu Laohan waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "The old man often leads the way, what is this, don't worry about me." ”

When Lu Zheng heard this, he didn't say more, and led people to find a place to prepare to light a fire and set up camp.

They are well manned, and everyone is on duty at night, and there is no problem at all.

Lu Zheng didn't do anything special along the way, and he still changed shifts with several secret guards at night, but he won a lot of favor from several secret guards.

It is said that Lu Zheng's background is not pampered, why should he be more noble, Kyoto is full of noble relatives, those noble relatives, which one is not very temperamental? Go out and put on a show one by one.

can look at Lu Zheng again, eating and sleeping with them along the way, there is no frame at all, and when it comes to his identity, several secret guards can't help but admire and respect.

Because they said that they were going out to travel, Lu Zheng and they all served Mr. Ji Miaoshan wholeheartedly, they chewed dry food, but they had to make hot food for Ji Miaoshan.

These secret guards are familiar with it, but there is no need for Lu Zheng to interfere.

Hu Laohan chewed cakes, ate jerky, watched several secret guards busy, and did not speak with a smile.

During the night vigil, Lu Zheng set himself and a secret guard, and asked the secret guard to keep watch for the first half of the night, and he for the second half of the night.

He has always treated his subordinates equally, not special, such an arrangement, firstly, because of habit, thinking that he wants to lead by example, and secondly, he also wants to take the opportunity to test Hu Laohan.

He has doubts about Hu Laohan's identity, and he must find out.

The temperature difference between day and night in the northwest is relatively large, and the sun is scorching during the day, but once it is night, the temperature drops suddenly.

However, at this time, after all, it is in the hot summer, and it is not cold.

Tomorrow we have to hurry, and when it gets dark, everyone rests.

Lu Zheng can't sleep outside, but others rarely find out.

He has a deep foundation in kung fu, and it is no problem to control his breathing.

In the second half of the night, he pinched the time to get up and change shifts with the secret guards on duty at night.

When he walked to Hu Laohan's side, he specially stopped and wanted to cover Hu Laohan with a thin blanket.

However, before he stretched out his hand, Hu Laohan suddenly turned his head and stared at him with two eyes.

In the dark night, under the faint firelight, those eyes seemed to have lost the turbidity of the day, but they were as sharp as eagles.

Lu Zheng's expression remained unchanged at all, and he said in a low voice: "I saw that the old gentleman's blanket had fallen, and I want to help you cover it." ”

When Hu Laohan heard this, he suddenly laughed, the sharpness in his eyes dissipated, and he returned to a cloudy appearance, "Thank you, big brother, I'll build it myself." ”

As he spoke, he reached out and tugged the blanket on his body.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng didn't say anything, got up and went to the fire, and reached out to add another piece of firewood inside.