Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Cell
Xunyang's rescue went very smoothly, and Luo Qingzhi personally escorted Gao Yan to the Pingbei Army camp.
Gao Yan sat in the carriage, Luo Qingzhi rode in front, one staring at people and the other staring at Jing.
Luo Chen saw that something was wrong, walked a few steps quickly, caught up with Luo Qingzhi, and asked in a low voice.
"Master, what's wrong with you and Your Majesty?"
"Mouthy." Luo Qingzhi scolded.
Arriving at the camp of the Pingbei Army, Feng Zinan, who received the news in advance, had already led the soldiers to wait at the gate.
Gao Yan got out of the carriage, and all the soldiers knelt down and saluted.
"See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."
"The generals will be even."
Luo Qingzhi was on the side, instructed Luo Chen to protect Gao Yan, and rode to Gao Zhen's camp.
The guards had all seen Luo Qingzhi's appearance and didn't dare to stop him.
Luo Qingzhi didn't think about it, and said, "Go and report to your commander, I want to see him."
The guards were given the order to go in and pass the word.
A quarter of an hour later, it was Ouyang Hong who came out to meet him.
Ouyang Hong still saluted respectfully, "See the county lord."
"What about him?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Ouyang Hong smiled and said, "The young master doesn't want to see you at the moment."
Ouyang Hong continued: "The big war is imminent, you are the main general of the enemy army, you should not have stepped here, but the young master let us treat you with courtesy, I naturally dare not slack off, but if there is more, I can't do it."
Luo Qingzhi stared at him and asked, "Do you think you can win?"
"No, as a general, you should do your best." Ouyang Hong said lightly.
Luo Qingzhi turned around, walked a few steps, and turned around to look, but she didn't see anyone she wanted to see.
Gao Zhen came out of the tent after Luo Qingzhi left.
Shu Yuan was behind her and whispered, "Ah Zhen, you see, the concubine didn't lie to you, between Gao Yan and you, she Luo Qingzhi will always choose Gao Yan."
Gao Zhen didn't answer Shu Yuan's question, and said coldly, "Mother, the big war is coming, don't talk about this, let's discuss the battle."
Luo Qingzhi returned to the camp, and Feng came forward from the south to greet him, "Young Master, Your Majesty invites you to come over."
"Got it."
Luo Qingzhi took two steps, turned her head and asked, "Has Zhixin picked it up?"
Feng Zinan nodded, "It's back."
Luo Qingzhi walked into Gao Yan's tent with peace of mind, it was obviously daytime, but the tent was brightly lit.
Gao Yan asked, "Have you seen anyone?"
"Nope." Luo Qingzhi shook her head, and then sat cross-legged on the ground.
Gao Yan threw the cushion to her and said, "The ground is cold, sit on the cushion."
Luo Qingzhi said, "I remember the issues that my brother and you used to argue about when I was a child."
"What's the problem?" Gao Yan asked.
"Brother said that the truth in this world is all obtained by fighting, and whoever wins, the truth will belong to whomever it is."
Hearing Luo Qingzhi's words, Gao Yan also seemed to fall into memory.
Luo Qingzhi continued: "At that time, you still refuted him, if everything is argued by fighting, then where is the king's law."
Gao Yan asked, "What do you want to say?"
Luo Qingzhi turned around and looked at Gao Yan, "Now, do you still think that what Brother said is wrong?"
「......」
Luo Qingzhi listened to Gao Yan's helpless sigh.
"Ah Luo, I still think that everything can't be done with fists, but in the current situation, whoever wins, the reason is who is."
"I see." Luo Qingzhi nodded, "I asked someone to send you back to Beijing, the war is about to start, Wuchang is not safe."
Gao Yan did not immediately agree.
Luo Qingzhi added: "I am the commander of the Pingbei Army, I know what to do."
Gao Yan explained, "I never doubted you, Arlo, you are the person I trust the most in this world."
Luo Qingzhi lowered her head, "Don't dare."
"I will not leave, I will remain, waiting for you to win, and reward you personally."
Luo Qingzhi was no longer forced, hurriedly saluted, and said, "The minister will arrange the affairs of the front line, and I will let Qin Shu stay outside the tent to protect you."
"Yes."
Feng Zinan and Luo Chen had been waiting in front of the sand table for a long time, and when they saw Luo Qingzhi coming in, they saluted respectfully.
Luo Qingzhi said quickly: "The strength is equal, we must not let this battle become a fierce battle."
"Then we, or fast attack?" Feng Zinan asked.
Luo Qingzhi shook her head, "They have Ningzhou secret guards, all of them are strong in martial arts, and we don't have an advantage in attacking quickly."
Luo Chen pointed to the east side and said, "Here is the col, where we can ambush the arrow array."
"Gao Zhen is by your side and me, although he can't say that he knows us completely, but he has naturally seen these basic tactics." Luo Qingzhi refused again.
Feng Zinan asked, "Then, the young master has a way to break the enemy."
Luo Qingzhi shook her head.
Luo Chen was puzzled, "Then you are in front of Your Majesty, but you say that this battle will be won."
Luo Qingzhi nodded and explained, "We will win this battle, but I want them to surrender and not clash head-on."
"Impossible!" Luo Chen immediately said, "Even if I have 100,000 troops, I will not surrender."
"That's why I want you to find a way." Luo Qingzhi said.
The people present looked at each other, and no one dared to answer this conversation.
Luo Qingzhi saw that the hall was silent and said, "I think that the Mu family army is the breakthrough."
Feng Zinan said, "The Mu family army has always obeyed the person who holds the Mu Mansion token."
"That's because they don't know the truth about Ningzhou." Luo Qingzhi said.
Luo Chen asked, "Then, what is the master going to do?"
"Let's find a way to get in touch with the Southbound General first." Luo Qingzhi said.
"How do you get in touch?" Luo Chen asked.
Luo Qingzhi said, "I didn't think about it, but now their camp must be heavily guarded."
"It's better to let Qin Shu try it." Luo Chen said tentatively.
"It's not proper," Luo Qingzhi shook her head, "Although Qin Shu has achieved a light achievement, I'm afraid it will be difficult to penetrate now."
Luo Chen couldn't help but sigh, "It's not left, it's not right, so what should I do?"
「......」
Silence again.
"Well, I'll give you a trick."
Zhixin entered the camp and said calmly.
Luo Qingzhi looked at her, "You say."
Zhixin stared at Luo Qingzhi and said word by word, "Bitter meat trick."
Luo Qingzhi looked at the spark in Zhixin's eyes, seemed to understand what she wanted to say, and said, "It's impossible, he won't see me again."
Everyone cast their eyes on Luo Qingzhi.
Zhixin continued: "This person, when he is angry, will naturally do things against his will, and when his anger is gone, he will naturally follow his inner thoughts."
Luo Qingzhi shook her head slightly, "I don't understand."
Zhixin took a deep breath, "In short, you believe me, within three days, Gao Zhen will definitely take action."
With Zhixin's conclusion, and Gao Zhen really didn't take any action, the two armies really stood still with each other, as if they had a feeling of being settled here.
The market was closed for more than a month, and everyone began to try to start business, if the two soldiers stationed outside the city were not here to fight, but to defend Wuchang.
On the third day, Gao Yan called Luo Qingzhi and asked, "What are you doing now?"
Luo Qingzhi replied, "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, perhaps, we can exterminate the rebel army without spending a single soldier."
Gao Yan naturally didn't understand, but when he heard such a bargaining chip, he was still moved.
At night, Luo Qingzhi fell asleep peacefully as usual according to Zhixin's arrangement.
After a while, after smelling a burst of fragrance, he became weak.
Just as she was suspicious
Confused, in this barracks, when there was anyone who could sneak attack, Zhixin swaggered in.
She smiled and said, "Hehe, Arlo, you forgot, that person is still in Gao Zhen's hands, I made a deal with him, and he naturally believed me."
Luo Qingzhi stared at her smile, a little helpless and a little angry, she thought, "You can obviously discuss it with yourself in advance."
"Do you want to ask me why I can't consult with you in advance?" Zhixin guessed Luo Qingzhi's question and replied, "Ah Luo, you don't know how to act the most, if you don't do it seriously, how can that person believe it."
Zhixin took out a push from her arms, put it in the sachet bag, hung it on her waist, and said, "The antidote, *** and fireworks are on you, *** is in case of emergency, fireworks are the signal to attack."
Luo Qingzhi stared at her desperately, but she couldn't do anything.
Zhixin said, "Ah Luo, maybe you don't know it yourself, you and Gao Zhen are like a couple quarreling, but it's just who bows their heads first."
Luo Qingzhi closed her eyes, with a sense of resignation.
Zhixin stuffed Luo Qingzhi into the carriage and explained something to the coachman, and when the carriage stopped, Luo Qingzhi heard Gao Zhen's familiar voice.
"The man you want, the carriage over there."
Zhixin sighed, "I don't dare to go back, Arlo is angry, I'm scared."
Gao Zhen didn't seem to answer, just a simple "en".
"And where are you going?"
Zhixin said, "I don't know, the world is so big, there is always a place for me and him."
There was no sound of talking outside the car, Luo Qingzhi listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer, and just as she was about to open the curtain, Gao Zhen stopped.
He commanded, "Send it to the tent first."
"Nope." Gao Zhen said again, "Send it to a prison cell."
"Yes."
Luo Qingzhi was sent to the cell, saying that it was a cell, but in fact it was a smaller tent, a tent that could breathe the wind.
Gao Zhen turned his back and didn't look at Luo Qingzhi, he said coldly, "Sister Zhixin betrayed you for his lover."
Luo Qingzhi couldn't speak yet.
But Gao Zhen thought that Luo Qingzhi didn't want to talk to him, her eyes flickered, and she said, "You left me."
「......」
Still didn't hear Luo Qingzhi's voice, Gao Zhen couldn't help but turn around, and stared at her clear eyes in an instant.
"Sister Zhixin has drugged you." Gao Zhen reacted instantly, and said to himself, "Also, if it wasn't for the drug, how would you come back."
Luo Qingzhi blinked.
Gao Zhen said, "The antidote is in you?"
Luo Qingzhi blinked again.
Gao Zhen squatted down, looked at the sachet bag on his waist, and was about to reach out to untie it.
"Forget it, it's better for you to be like this, and Sister Zhixin won't be poisoned."
Luo Qingzhi blinked quickly, and Gao Zhen ignored it.
"Arlo, I'm so angry that you left me like this."
Gao Zhen left the cell with these words.