Chapter 233: Encountering Robbers on the Road
"Chief, what the hell is going on? How is it so mysterious? ”
After following Jin Houcheng out of the courtyard, Lu Yanqing asked curiously.
Jin Houcheng turned around, his eyes were full of seriousness, and said: "Yanqing, the king of Zhenjiang is trying to rebel, the emperor asks you and me to keep an eye on the movements of the king of Zhenjiang, and report it immediately if there is any change!" ”
As soon as these words came out, Lu Yanqing's pupils suddenly contracted: "The King of Zhenjiang is trying to rebel, how is this possible?" ”
Although Lu Yanqing knew very little about the king of Zhenjiang, he also knew that the king of Zhenjiang was full of loyalty, otherwise the imperial court would not let the king of Zhenjiang support his troops in northern Xinjiang.
But now Marquis Cheng of Jin actually told him that the king of Zhenjiang was going to rebel, which made Lu Yanqing very unbelievable.
If the king of Northern Xinjiang rebelled at this juncture and attacked Dachu together with Zanmeng and Sayi, then Dachu would have no chance of victory, and their trip would be dangerous.
After calming down for a while, Lu Yanqing asked loudly, "Boss, have you told the bad handsome Lord about this?" ”
"I told you." Jin Hou Cheng said: "It's just that the bad handsome man didn't say much about it, just smiled at the window with a deep face." ”
Pei Jingming was actually laughing after learning the news? This attitude made Lu Yanqing a little unpredictable.
Jin Houcheng once said that Pei Jingming's divination skills are particularly exquisite, could it be that Pei Jingming's divination made him want to laugh?
Since he can still laugh, the result shouldn't be too bad.
Although there was not much basis for this speculation, Lu Yanqing still breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chief, what are we going to do?"
Compared with Lu Yanqing, Jin Houcheng has obviously been in the officialdom for a longer time, and Lu Yanqing asked for advice.
Jin Houcheng pondered for a moment and then responded: "In my opinion, be careful and act properly according to the emperor's will." ”
"Okay, then pay more attention."
Since it was Chu Ying's order, Lu Yanqing naturally found it difficult to shirk it, so let's go back to northern Xinjiang.
At this moment, a transmission note galloped from a distance, levitating in front of Lu Yanqing.
Lu Yanqing stared at it, and saw that this was actually a royal transmission note, and this transmission note came from the palace.
Seeing this, Jin Houcheng left here very interestingly, maybe this note was passed down by the emperor, he still didn't want to be on the sidelines, it was not good for him and Lu Yanqing.
After Jin Houcheng left, Lu Yanqing took the transmission note and urged it, and Chu Ying's voice came immediately.
"This trip is extremely dangerous, and you must remember to take care of yourself; I have already sent someone to prepare for your marriage with Qiongxi, as long as you can come back from northern Xinjiang, I will allow you to marry Qiongxi as soon as possible. ”
Listening to Chu Ying's words, Lu Yanqing couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Beat a stick to give a sweet date, I really think I'm so fooled.
Although Lu Yanqing is not easy to fool, he really has no temper at all in the face of Chu Ying.
Chu Ying is not only the Great Chu Emperor, but also his future father-in-law, and there is no room for Lu Yanqing to refuse.
After putting away the transmission note, Lu Yanqing returned to the courtyard, only to see Su Yanrou packing up her things, and the rest of the people were sitting in the shade of the tree chatting, waiting for the arrival of night.
The responsibility of dinner naturally fell on Lu Yanqing's shoulders, and Lu Yanqing consciously went out of the yamen to buy some vegetables at the market and came back.
Fortunately, Ning Luoqiu was very interested in cooking, and Lu Yanqing lit the fire for Ning Luoqiu on the side, and stir-frying vegetables was handy for Ning Luoqiu.
Although Ning Luoqiu had never cooked before this, under Li Sisi's careful teaching in the past few days, her level was close to Lu Yanqing;
Fortunately, Lu Yanqing had a lot of recipes in his head, otherwise he might not be able to convince Ning Luoqiu.
I made four dishes and one soup, bought some peach blossom stuff, and several people drank it.
After eating, Lu Yanqing and the others went back to the guest room arranged by Ge Changwu to rest, until Jin Houcheng woke up the few people one by one.
When I got out of the guest room, I saw that it was already a child, and the evening breeze of the autumn night was slightly cool, but the moonlight was exceptionally high and bright.
After bidding farewell to Ge Changwu and a group of colleagues, Lu Yanqing, Jin Houcheng, Ning Luoqiu, and Su Yanrou drove north, and if there was no accident on the way, they could reach the front line in northern Xinjiang in four days, but there was still an accident on the way.
The day after leaving Yong'an County, Lu Yanqing and his people went north along the official road and met a large number of refugees.
The farther north you go, the more refugees come, and the towns adjacent to the official roads look unusually deserted.
At first, Lu Yanqing still gave them some food, but gradually Lu Yanqing and his party were a little powerless.
It's not that Lu Yanqing's silver is not enough, but that most of the grain in northern Xinjiang has been expropriated by the army.
Although the army compensated them for the corresponding silver taels, what was the use of asking for silver taels when the food was gone?
In the end, Lu Yanqing had to give up charity, no matter how he said it, he couldn't fulfill the hunger of others.
Lu Yanqing does look like a good person at times, but he is not the kind of mother who can help all eternity.
What's more, Ning Luoqiu is still following Lu Yanqing, if Ning Luoqiu is not allowed to eat comfortably, I am afraid that Ning Luoqiu will return to Yuxi Academy directly.
Ning Luoqiu, a seven-rank thug, still has some deterrent power, so Lu Yanqing naturally can't let Ning Luoqiu leave.
Fortunately, Ning Luoqiu is only interested in eating, as long as you let her eat well, Ning Luoqiu will not have any opinions.
But in the evening of the same day, the carriage of Lu Yanqing and a few people was suddenly stopped by a group of people.
These people were holding shovels, hoes and other farm tools, Lu Yanqing couldn't help frowning when he saw this, and then asked out loud: "Who are you?" ”
"Hmph, do you want to care? If you know each other, hurry up and hand over the food! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude! ”
The leader shouted at Lu Yanqing, and the people behind him echoed, waving the farm tools in their hands at Lu Yanqing.
Lu Yanqing understood now, it turned out that these people were actually here to rob.
In times of war, this phenomenon is not uncommon, they are just to survive, how can they still take into account the constraints of law and morality, and the law of the jungle is vividly reflected at this moment.
If Lu Yanqing was just an unarmed businessman, then they would have succeeded him.
Jin Houcheng and the three of them heard the movement outside the carriage and came out to check the situation.
And the two daughters did not choose to show up, with the appearance of the two of them, it will only make this scene more chaotic, and then it will not be as simple as robbing food.
"Just leave it to me." Lu Yanqing said softly to Jin Houcheng, these refugees do not have any combat effectiveness, and with Lu Yanqing's four-grade martial arts cultivator, it is enough to single-handedly pick up a group of them.
But before he started, Lu Yanqing still persuaded him in a good voice: "With this again, why don't you go south to the Chujing realm, where there will be people from the court to help you." ”
"Hmph, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and hand over the food, otherwise we will rob it clearly!"
Seeing that these people were stubborn, Lu Yanqing had no choice but to sigh lightly and slowly get out of the carriage......