Chapter 71: Life and Death

Shangguan Tianyu saw that King Chen's face was wrong, and thought that it must be because of the content of the letter.

"Yihan, what did Lixue say in her letter?"

"See for yourself." Immediately, King Chen handed over the letter to Shangguan Tianyu.

"What? actually arranged spies in the army, does this Nangong Anyi really want to defeat Beichen's country? Shangguan Tianyu said angrily.

"The news that Lixue got is really timely, now that the grain and grass have just arrived, we know that there are spies in the army, so it's good to be careful, pay attention to the grain and grass, don't be taken advantage of."

King Chen knows very well that the current war is anxious, and if there is no grain and grass, the army's morale will be chaotic. If there is a traitor in the army, he will definitely find a way to destroy this batch of grain and grass that has just arrived.

Outside the account, the soldiers were drinking mutton soup around a large cauldron.

"The princess is so good, she also sent us so many sheep, you can eat mutton and mutton soup, your body is really warm, this is much better than drinking wine."

"It's not, it's easy to make mistakes when you drink, you won't drink this." One of the soldiers said with a smile. Immediately, another bowl of mutton soup was filled and drunk.

It was late at night, and most of the soldiers had already returned to their tents to rest, leaving only the soldiers on the night patrol still standing in the wind and snow.

The coach's tent was brightly lit, and after receiving Chu Lixue's letter, King Chen couldn't sleep at all, and he didn't know what this traitor would do? Whose people are they? Is it the Queen Mother? Or is it an undercover agent sent by Nan Chu?

The night at the border was cold, the wind mixed with the snowflakes was blowing, and the soldiers couldn't help but tighten the quilts on their bodies. At this moment, a figure sneakily walked out of one of the tents, looked around to see that there was no one, and then moved step by step to the place where the grain and grass were stacked, and immediately took out a bamboo pipe from his bosom and sprinkled it on the grain and grass.

"Catch him." Shangguan Tianyu took the person and held the torch and surrounded the person. The bright lights also illuminated the man's face, and Xiao Yao took a closer look, and that person was none other than Zhao Wu, the steward of the Huotou Army.

Seeing that the matter was revealed, Zhao Wu hurriedly threw away the bamboo pipe in his hand, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "The prince spares his life, the general spares his life, and the small one is also forced." ”

"Hmph, you bastard, someone can force you to do things on grain and grass? Lao Tzu didn't believe it. Xiao Yao kicked on the man's shoulder, and the man stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Lord Wang, general, the villain is telling the truth, the villain is really forced, they caught the villain's family, and threatened the villain's life, the villain ...... I can't help it. After finishing speaking, Zhao Wu sat on the ground and cried.

"Hmph, what a coward." Xiao Yao glanced at Zhao Wudao.

"Come, take him into the battle first, and wait for King Chen's fate." Shangguan Tianyu said coldly.

Although both of them are the princes, the commander of this expedition is King Chen, and things like this must be handed over to King Chen to be in line with the rules.

Xiao Yao led someone to escort Zhao Wu into the commander's tent, and King Chen looked at Zhao Wu who was kneeling on the ground with a gloomy face, "Zhao Wu, you are also an old man in the army, how can you do such a thing?" ”

"Lord Wang, the little ones should die, but they are threatening the lives of the little ones. Please also ask the prince to find a way to save my family. Zhao Wu slammed his head on the ground, and after a while, he saw a red blood stain on the ground.

"It's okay for the king to save your family, but you have to tell the king everything you know."

"Okay, the little one will say anything, as long as the prince is willing to rescue the villain's family." Zhao Wu kowtowed again, and continued: "This bamboo tube was given to me by a bus from the palace a few days before the expedition, saying that it was okay if you arrived at the border pass, if there is grain and grass, let me take the opportunity to sprinkle this on the grain and grass, and when the time comes, you will be powerless to resist the army of Southern Chu." ”

"Is this poison?" King Chen asked coldly.

"No, no, no, it's just an ordinary laxative, I don't know what it was, but I don't want the brothers in the army to really have an accident, I thought we would be defeated because we didn't have food and grass, but I didn't expect the princess to send someone to send food and grass, so the little one ...... at night"

"Report ...... Qi Yu Wang, Doctor Hu has arrived. Outside the door, a soldier said loudly.

"Please."

After a while, he saw an old man with a white beard walk in, and just about to salute King Chen, King Chen exempted him from saluting, and then Doctor Hu said lightly: "The two princes, General Xiao, have carefully checked the residue in the bamboo pipe, it is not a poison, just some laxatives, those grains and plants are fine, on the inside of the sack, there is a layer of oiled paper, and the laxative has not penetrated into the grain and grass, only on the surface of the sack." ”

Hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, there was a layer of oiled paper in the sack? Thinking about it carefully, King Chen understood that it must have been Chu Lixue who made people do this, on a snowy day, she was worried that the snow would melt into the grain and grass, affecting the preservation and consumption, so she ordered someone to prepare oil paper to prevent moisture, which was really thoughtful.

"Lord Wang, look, the little one didn't lie to you, please save the little family." Zhao Wu pleaded again.

"Do you know who has taken your family?" Xiao Yao said unhappily.

"I don't know, it's a father-in-law who passed the message, and he also said that if the little one succeeds, he will send someone to deliver the message back."

"Don't send a message back, if the other party comes to kill someone, you will kill your family." Shangguan Tianyu said lightly.

"You go back, take care of the grain and grass with peace of mind, and this king will write a letter to someone to take it back and hand it over to the princess, and the princess of this king can help you rescue your family."

"Really?" Zhao Wu was very happy when he heard that King Chen promised to save his family, he had already heard that Princess Chen was not an ordinary woman, the princess could do business well, and she could find grain and grass in an emergency and send someone to send it secretly, which shows her intelligence.

Remnant Ye and the others only rested in the barracks for one night, and set foot on the road back to the city in the early morning of the next day.

At this time, the matter of stealing grain and grass to fill his own pockets has spread, and the emperor has to dismiss and go to prison in order to suppress the people's grievances with the participation of several imperial historians.

Chu Lixue sat in the room, looking at the scroll in her hand, chatting with her maidservant without a match, "Is Zhou Xiang in prison today?" ”

"Yes, Princess." Remnant Xue replied lightly.

"Send someone and bring him some food in the name of the Queen Mother." Chu Lixue said lightly.

"Food? Send him on his way? ”

"No, don't worry, wait a few days. If you move your hands and feet today, how can the other party be willing to eat if you are wary. Chu Lixue said lightly.

She knows very well what the Queen Mother thinks about these officials, otherwise, how can she avenge her family who died in vain? The Bai Chu family is endless, it's not a matter of lip service, since they have already torn their faces, let's see who can have the last laugh.

In the process of rushing back, the remnant leaves handed over King Chen's secret letter to Chu Lixue, and informed Chu Lixue that the Southern Chu army was now in a confrontation with King Chen, and it seemed that they were going to wait until King Chen's grain and grass were exhausted, and he would surrender without a fight.

Since ancient times, the soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, however, the war in Southern Chu broke out, there was not enough grain and grass in the city, and the household department cried all day long and had no money to buy grain. It seems that this grain and grass can only be paid for by Chu Lixue herself.

In the following days, Chu Lixue personally took people to the nearby county town and farm to buy grain, and this move was soon learned by the Empress Dowager Bai.

Empress Dowager Bai naturally won't stop Chu Lixue from buying food everywhere, she has to wait for Chu Lixue to prepare all the food, and then design and destroy it, watching hope slowly turn into disappointment, this is what she wants.

Unexpectedly, Chu Lixue quickly raised a batch of grain and grass to be transported to the border pass, but at this time, the Empress Dowager Bai wanted to seal the Chenwang Mansion with the treason of King Chen, and wanted to take the opportunity to capture Chu Lixue alive so that she could blackmail King Chen, but Chu Lixue was rescued by Ye Wushuang in advance.

When Empress Dowager Bai learned of this, she had a stroke in Yanshou Palace, Rao was like this, and she still wrote down her decree with saliva, asking people to hunt down Chu Lixue's whereabouts across the country.

In order not to attract attention, Chu Lixue and Ye Wushuang discussed that the two of them would lead people to transport the grain and grass to the border in batches. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and naturally there will be some people who give up their humanity and morality for money.

Chu Lixue disguised herself and escorted several truckloads of grain and grass through Yanxia Town, and was discovered. When the pursuers heard the news, Chu Lixue was in a hurry, and led people to push grain and grass into Yunxia Mountain.

The road in the mountains is rugged and difficult, and there are chasing soldiers behind, Chu Lixue arranged for people to sweep away the ruts on the mountain road with dry branches, so that it can also be delayed for a period of time, so that they can transport the grain and grass away. Finally, I found a hidden cave in the mountain, and I hid the grain and grass well, and I heard the sound of the pursuing soldiers.

"Wanyue, you hurry up and go to the border pass to report to King Chen, asking him to bring troops here. The rest of the people stayed in the cave, protecting the food and grass, and I went to lead them away. ”

"Princess, this can't be done, it's too dangerous for you to be alone." Remnant Xue grabbed Chu Li's snow road.

"It's okay, I'll be fine, they must want to capture me alive to blackmail the prince, if I die, it will only increase the prince's fighting spirit. Don't worry, I'll be fine. After finishing speaking, Chu Lixue quietly ran out.

After a while, I heard someone shouting, "Head, look, she's over there." Ran up the hill. ”

"Hmph, little girl, you can really hide, hurry, follow me and catch her, as long as you can capture her alive, after you go back, the queen mother and the emperor will definitely reward us heavily." Immediately, the footsteps of the officers and soldiers were heard gradually moving away.

In King Chen's tent, the waning moon reported the things one by one, and then followed King Chen to the rescue, when they came to the halfway up the mountain, they saw a beautiful figure on the top of the mountain running towards the top of the mountain.

On the top of the mountain, the woman's beautiful figure stood proudly, her clothes were flying, looking at the abyss under her feet, at this time, the pursuers had arrived in front of her.

"Princess Chen, you can't escape, it's better to be captured obediently." The leader sneered.

"I'm not going to let your tricks get their way." After finishing speaking, Chu Lixue jumped off the cliff, and the cloak on her body was blown by the wind, which was so vivid in the snowy night.

"The princess doesn't want it......"

"Lixue ......"

King Chen saw Chu Lixue jumping off the cliff, his eyes were red when he landed, he pulled out his long sword and slashed all the way, and in the end, he finally fought to the edge of the cliff, without looking at the turbulent river in the abyss, he jumped and jumped straight down!