On the racetrack of the towering city wall in Huangsha County, after receiving the notice from the soldiers, several principals in the city quickly arrived.

Lu Yi, a scribe who was in charge of all government affairs and temporarily served as the county minister, Chen Anmin, who was originally the chief bookkeeper of the Yamen, Zhu Dachun, the chief of the military department who was in charge of training the military affairs of the entire Huangsha County, Jing Long, who was temporarily appointed as a school captain, and the Ma family brothers.

Jinglong, who was about to leave, couldn't believe his ears when he heard the news, and even felt like he was in a dream, so he stood in place and was stunned for a while, and then he was dragged all the way by Lu Yi, and when he saw Gu Xuan at this moment, he immediately burst into tears, and the iron-beaten man trembled all over, crying non-stop, and even knelt directly in front of Gu Xuan, lying on the ground and wailing loudly.

"Lord, Lord, Lord, you are finally back! Your subordinates are incompetent, and you have suffered!

Seeing Jinglong crying with tears in his eyes, he had no image, and no one said no, on the contrary, he didn't say that it was him, but the other few people felt sad from the bottom of their hearts when they saw Gu Xuan's current appearance.

After Gu Xuan hurriedly escaped from Qilian City, according to the marks on the map, he quickly broke into the desert, and rode his horse for several days, because there was not enough water to bathe on the way, his face was dusty, not to mention, his skin was cracked like a dry earth because of the lack of water, and the cracks spread on his body like a spider web, and because he had to cross the desert, in addition to being covered with a layer of gray robe outside, there was only a deliberately torn short shirt inside, which was simply unclothed, and where there were no clothes, there were many scars visible, which was shocking, especially the black blindfold on his left eye, and he wanted to know what was going on。

This is what a prince should look like, that is, a horse bandit who has been wandering in the desert outside the Saiwai for ten years, sleeping in the open with a meal, and that's it.

Zhu Dachun dragged his sick leg forward, his face was full of shock, and he couldn't help but tremble: "Lord Wang, who did this?"

Zhu Dachun wanted to calm the morale of the army on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to rely on his prestige to appease the people, so he never participated in the disputes between Jinglong and Lu Yi in the county government.

Gu Xuan just shook his head slightly, and did not answer Zhu Dachun's question directly, but first went up to help Jinglong, who was still crying in front of him, and then looked at Lu Yi, who was standing with his hands hanging down.

Seeing this, Lu Yi hurriedly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and shouted loudly: "The prince suffered this great calamity, it is all the fault of his subordinates, and please punish the prince!"

Gu Xuan shook his head lightly again, and said softly with relief: "This is not Mr.'s fault, the enemy is in the dark, we are in the dark, and it is naturally difficult to guard against their deliberate plots, but after this incident, I think we can be more vigilant in the future, and it should be a good thing not to give the enemy a chance." ”

Looking up at the young man in front of him, talking and laughing, he didn't look like he had just experienced an ordeal, Lu Yi couldn't help but have a slightly red eye, his voice trembled, and he felt sorry for himself.

Gu Xuan frowned and looked at Lu Yi's face, and suddenly wondered: "Where did this injury on Mr.'s face come from?"

Jinglong, who was standing aside and was still secretly wiping away his tears, suddenly turned red when he heard this, and just wanted to admit his mistake directly, but Lu Yi immediately replied: "On the night when the prince was attacked, the county government was also attacked by a group of thieves, and the losses were heavy, and his subordinates were not very injured. ”

Gu Xuan's expression suddenly became serious, and he said, "There is still such a thing, it seems that these people have regarded us as a thorn in their side! Oh, by the way, sir, please stand up and speak first." ”

When Lu Yi heard this, he was not hypocritical, and after thanking him, he stood up with the support of the young man of the Ma family next to him, hesitated for a moment, and still said: "The minister thinks that the mastermind this time should be the minister's senior brother!"

When Gu Xuan heard this, his heart moved, and he immediately asked: "Sir's senior brother, is he a middle-aged scribe with an elegant temperament and a thin body, who likes to hold a feather fan and has a small hemorrhoid on the right side of his face?"

Lu Yi was slightly stunned, and subconsciously nodded: "Yes, yes, how did the prince know about this?"

Gu Xuan sighed, and immediately told him about his experience in Qilian City, from how he was rescued, to how he strayed into Qilian City with others, and even went to the city lord's mansion, and then finally woke up, deceived the guards of the soldiers, escaped from Qilian City by horse, and returned all the way across the desert, but some details about Duanmu Nanli and Han Ruying's grandfather and grandson were deliberately omitted in the middle, and I didn't want too many people to know.

Now the people in front of him are the mainstays of Huangsha County, who have paid a lot for Huangsha County, and they are absolutely loyal people, except for some details, Gu Xuan did not hide too many things from them.

Such a legendary and coincidental experience, simply listened to several people around me as fascinated, amazed, and at the same time felt sad from the bottom of my heart, after all, it is a relative of the emperor, Tianheng noble, that is a top nobleman born with a golden spoon, after suffering this catastrophe, he can still talk about it between talking and laughing, just this heart, I am afraid that there is no peer who can compare with it.

He who will enjoy happiness will not be good at suffering.

After hearing this, Jinglong couldn't help but say hatefully: "This muddy person's heart is really vicious, it is better to play the court on this, and the army will press the border to get justice for the prince!"

The corners of Lu Yi's mouth on the side twitched slightly, but he didn't say much, but Gu Xuan himself immediately waved his hand and said: "No need, not to mention whether we have evidence or not, just saying that this Qilian natural danger is difficult to cross, and with the right back, they can completely ignore us, and if I miss the country's plan for this grievance, then I am a sinner through the ages." ”

Zhu Dachun said hatefully: "Lord Wang, is it difficult to achieve this?"

Gu Xuanjian raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: "If we don't use the power of the imperial court, we can also take revenge ourselves, kill my people, destroy my left eye, such a big revenge, we have to take revenge!

Jinglong gritted his teeth and whispered: "Sooner or later, I will kill Qilian Mountain and hang the head of that bastard on the head of the city to show the public!"

In this regard, everyone else was shocked and there was no objection.

After saying this, Lu Yi immediately said with relief: "It's good that you are back, Huangsha County can't live without you now." ”

Zhu Dachun on the side also had a look of emotion, in the past 20 years, the imperial court has lost the favor of the people of Huangsha County, and the people of Huangsha County themselves know that they have almost been reduced to outcasts, and they don't have too many expectations for the imperial court, just thinking about living one day at a time, but they didn't expect that this little prince has only been here for a long time, and he has already become the backbone of the whole city, and even after learning that he is missing, he is a little overwhelmed, which is where his personal charm lies.

Gu Xuan nodded lightly and said, "I have already negotiated with Yanzhou before, just wait for the final discussion, after they bring the ore, we can forge weapons and armor to arm ourselves, when the soldiers are strong and strong in the future, what can we count as just Qilian Mountain?"

Lu Yi once again gave Gu Xuan a good news, and said: "The propaganda of the Yamen has not fallen these days, and it can be fruitful at any time!"

Of course, Gu Xuan knew what he was talking about, and immediately said, "Let's go, let's go to the county government together!"

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came: "Wait!"

The other people who had just turned around and were about to go downstairs were all startled, and looked directly at Jinglong, who suddenly spoke up.

Zhu Dachun was puzzled: "General Jinglong, what do you mean by this?"

Chen Anmin and the others also looked at Jinglong in puzzlement.

I saw Jinglong's face flushed, and then he suddenly bowed his head towards Lu Yi with his fists and said: "I didn't listen to Mr. before, I had a dispute with Mr., and even beat Mr., these are all my faults, I know my mistakes, I admit my mistakes, and I ask Mr. to punish me!"

He was completely obedient to this Lu Yi this time, originally thought that he was just an internal affairs wizard that the prince urgently needed, but he didn't expect that he was really proficient in this so-called divination, and he could calculate in advance that the prince would return safely, if he really didn't have the patience to go to the county town to report before, then I was afraid that the consequences would really be like what Lu Yi said, and he would ruin the prince's hard work, such a talent, he must not let the other party leave because he was too rude.

In that case, he will never be able to forgive himself, he has thought about it, no matter how the other party beats and mocks him this time, he will bear it, as long as the other party does not feel guilty about this matter, and even does not assist the prince well, then it will be all right.

In fact, in this world, the only people who can make him take the initiative to bow his head are none other than this prince and those sisters-in-law, and if he were anyone else, he would not take the initiative to apologize to Lu Yi.

When Gu Xuan heard this, he immediately frowned and said, "What you said is true?"

For this palace guard who watched him grow up since he was a child, his feelings for him are also teachers and friends, very complicated, naturally he does not want him to conflict with Lu Yi, who temporarily relies on his left and right hands, in the final analysis, he would rather favor Jinglong and make Lu Yi cold, it is impossible to blame Jinglong for the so-called future career, he values kindness and affection, which is completely different from others, and it is Duanmu Shuofeng to deal with this matter, naturally he would rather be wronged by the death captain Chi Dan, and will not chill Wu Heng a little.

Seeing this, Chen Anmin hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, General Jinglong was also very kind before, who would have thought that after the prince disappeared for so long, he would be able to return safely? At that time, after General Jinglong came back from being seriously injured, the first thing he did was to immediately take someone to find your traces, but he was stopped by Lord Lu, General Jinglong was worried about your safety, and he was too eager to 。。。。。。 ”

Gu Xuan waved his hand heavily, and said loudly: "Needless to say, no matter what it is, it shouldn't be a reason for you to beat Mr., Mr. is injured, how can you just apologize with your mouth? Go and get the rattan! Let Mr. beat him back personally!"

When Lu Yi heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Wang, don't be embarrassed by the minister, General Jinglong is indeed well-intentioned, at that time, who will believe the minister's fortune telling, General Jinglong did the right thing, not to mention that he was also worried about the safety of the prince before, how could the minister blame him?"

Gu Xuan calmed his face and continued to order: "The injury on Mr.'s face was actually caused by you, how can I spare you lightly if the shot is not light or heavy?"

Clear-eyed people can actually see what their prince means, so they didn't stop it again, although Jinglong did have the right intention, but after all, he started to beat Lu Yi, and the result proved that Lu Yi's choice was right, in order to let the two sides work together without barriers in the future, it is natural to punish a little, and it is not difficult to bear the guilt, it is nothing more than being pricked by a rattan thorn, for a warrior with a strong physique, it is not a particularly serious punishment.