Zhili Xing'an County, the westernmost county of Zhili County.

Out of Xing'an County is Hewei County, Guangyang County, which belongs to the boundary of Pengguo.

Cao Ling'er sat in the carriage, the purple drape could not see the scene inside, but he could hear the girl's low sobbing, and the soldiers nearby turned their heads from time to time to look at it, and then showed a smile with his companions.

Several maids walked beside the carriage, their heads bowed, their faces flushed like ripe peaches, and the sound in their ears and the gazes of the soldiers around them made them feel extremely shy.

Guan Cheng sat on the side in the carriage, with an embarrassed face, looking at the girl in front of him who was still wiping her tears, her hands kept raising and lowering, wanting to go up to comfort but still couldn't do it after all.

It's been like this for several days, and Guan Chengjian is at a loss, so he can only come over every day to sit and say a few words that he doesn't know how to open his mouth.

"Ling'er, don't cry anymore, Lone is also a last resort."

Cao Ling'er raised her head, looking at the uneasy young man in front of her, there was actually no resentment in her heart, the huge class gap between the two people made the entire Cao family dare not have a trace of dissatisfaction, and Cao's father even wiped his tears with his wife to pack Cao Ling'er's bags.

"Your Highness said that you had no choice but to do so, but you are the crown prince, who would dare to persecute you except for His Majesty today?"

"Lone is no longer the prince, Lone is now the king of Jin."

Cao Ling'er shook her head and said, "But in Yongan County, His Highness will always be His Highness." ”

Guan Cheng was silent.

It turns out that even the top students can't learn some things.

Guan Cheng's chagrin suddenly became cute in Cao Ling'er's eyes.

There was a snort, but he still couldn't hold back his laughter.

Guan Cheng raised his head in surprise and asked, "Ling'er, you weren't angry with me." ”

Cao Linger secretly complained in her heart, she was really a bronze straight man.

"His Royal Highness is the crown prince, how dare Ling'er be angry."

Guan Cheng shook his head and said, "Lone is not the prince, and Lone doesn't want to oppress people with his identity." Lone just wants to take you away. ”

Cao Ling'er boldly leaned forward, there were still a little moist tears in her eyes, but there was already a smile on her face: "But the little girl heard that His Royal Highness said that she would leave enough money, and also said that if my father did not agree, I would recruit the little girl's younger brother." ”

The embarrassment on Guan Cheng's face was even worse, and he lowered his head and said: "Lone is also forced to do so, this is a long way to go, and I don't know when I will return, if I can't see you again, what is the meaning of this world for Lone." Lone is really a last resort. ”

Cao Ling'er listened to the temptation on her face and increased a little more, on the one hand, she was reluctant to leave home, and on the other hand, she was greatly satisfied and moved, as well as longing and yearning.

"His Royal Highness is like this to Ling'er, and Ling'er is already satisfied. Ling'er's peasant women do not seek to be noble, but only to His Royal Highness not to give up. ”

This delicate voice and grievances made Guan Cheng's heart a softness instantly turned into pride, the eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, and he should wake up and take charge of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of beautiful women.

Hey, no.

The eldest husband is hard to chase after the horse, and the hand of the son in this life must grow old with the son.

The mountain alliance and sea oath have a huge lethality for this kind of little girl who is just starting to fall in love, Guan Cheng almost instinctively expressed his determination, the care and handsome appearance of the prince and the burning true feelings made Cao Ling'er's heart full of happiness, and finally snuggled in Guan Cheng's arms.

The carriage was moving fairly smoothly on the official road, and Guan Cheng's big hand was on the girl's waist and trembled a little excitedly.

Suddenly there was a loud noise, and then the carriage came to a halt, and there were cries all around, and the soldiers unsheathed their swords, and the roars of the generals, and the horses jumped to their front legs in fright.

Guan Cheng was very angry in his heart, and then looked at the beauty in his arms was obviously frightened, who didn't open his eyes at this time?

"Someone!" Guan Cheng's voice was full of anger.

Before anyone could give an order, Wu Chengju's carriage had already stopped beside it.

"Your Highness, I've met a mountain bandit!"

"Mountain bandits?"

Guan Cheng was slightly surprised in his heart, and he didn't care about appeasing Cao Ling'er so he got out of the carriage, and asked while tying a sword around his waist: "Where did the mountain bandits dare to stop Gu?" Could it be that these thirty chariots and two thousand armor soldiers are decorations? General Wu, I would like you to lead your troops and horses to destroy them. After speaking, he waved his hand, and the spirit of the king leaked a little.

The look on Wu Chengju's face was a little unbearable and said: "Please also ask Your Highness to take a look, most of them are some poor people who can't help it."

Guan Cheng immediately realized that something was wrong, and things must not be so simple.

"Lead the way."

When Guan Cheng came to the front, he was also a little shocked, most of the so-called mountain bandits were old and weak women and children, even the middle-aged men looked malnourished, with all kinds of weapons in their hands, and some even squeezed in front with a-stirring stick.

"Is this a bandit?"

"Back to Your Highness, most of these people are refugees, but some of them are routs, and they have weapons," Wu Chengju said in a deep voice.

"I'm afraid there are not as many as 10,000 people."

The surroundings are densely packed, and you can't see the end when you stand on a high place and look into the distance.

Wu Chengju replied: "There are indeed tens of thousands of people. Recently, the two countries of Jin and Peng Shu have been very unhappy because of the two counties of Futong and Shanyin, and several battles have broken out between the two sides, but the combined forces of Peng and Shu were defeated by the Jin army, and these refugees and routs are estimated to have gone to Zhili County to survive. ”

Guan Cheng said with a heavy heart: "I didn't expect to encounter such a thing just after I came out of Zhili." There are already so many refugees in the richest place in the world, and other places can be imagined. I'm ashamed. ”

"Your Royal Highness is serious, now it is extremely difficult to ensure the safety of a county in Zhili, and who can stop the princes of the world from conquering each other."

"You go forward and tell them that the king of Lone is Jin, send a person in charge to come forward to speak, and order the man to make porridge."

Wu Chengju was a little embarrassed: "Your Highness, there are as many as 10,000 people here, and our food is already tight to support 3,000 people to go to Jindi, if we feed these 10,000 people again, I'm afraid there will be little left in Jindi." ”

"Do it!"

"No."

Perhaps seeing the soldiers who were setting up pots and boiling water, they felt that there was no malice, and soon a few people dressed as generals walked out, but the leather armor on their bodies was tattered and looked a little miserable.

The leader has a scar on his face from the corner of his mouth to his ear, one eye is covered with a black cloth, he is holding a long sword with a lost scabbard in his hand, his hair is tied in a bun at will, his steps are slightly vague, and his face is yellow and thin, and he can't eat for many days.

"Stop. His Royal Highness the King of Jin unslashed his blade in front of him. ”

Wu Cheng raised his left hand and pressed it on the hilt of the sword, looking vigilant, and after careful questioning, he ordered him to wait, and then returned to Guan Cheng.

"Your Highness, this person was originally a lieutenant in the Shu National Army, accompanied by four company commanders and three hundred armor soldiers, but the armor has been damaged. There are Shu and Peng, they are all defeated soldiers, these people are also war and displaced people, now the Three Kingdoms are fighting very hard, I heard that there is food in Zhili County happened to be met by us, I hope we can eat evenly. ”

Guan Cheng frowned slightly and asked, "Is it credible?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it shouldn't be wrong, the wooden pai ministers in the army have checked, and it should indeed be a hungry stomach, otherwise they can drive the hungry people to storm the convoy at the first time, instead of throwing some stones to block the road."

Seeing that Guan Cheng was a little thoughtful, Wu Chengju couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, doesn't you want to accept this group of people?" ”

After hearing this, Guan Cheng nodded and asked: "Let's go to the Jin Kingdom is equivalent to starting from scratch, and the only people who can trust in a lonely hand are you, and there is a shortage of people in the world of great controversy at the moment." ”

When Wu Chengju heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, the minister thinks it is feasible, even if you can't recover all of them, you can collect most of them, these people have all been on the battlefield, and those who can survive are definitely much stronger than the newly recruited soldiers." ”

"Lone is worried that they will not want to abandon their wives and children."

Wu Chengju said with a smile: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry about this, if you are worried about your wife and children, you will already go back to the barracks." And they are all deserters at the moment, if they are caught, the best will be sent to the death squad, and there will be no one in ten after a battle, so it is better to follow His Highness to Jindi. Your Highness is short of manpower here, and the future will not be bad if you come. ”

Guan Cheng also smiled when he heard this: "General Wu is thoughtful, and when you stay in Huoyang County, you will be a lonely captain." ”

Wu Chengju was overjoyed, the Taiwei of a country was much taller than his current Sima, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and patted his chest to show his loyalty, saying that he would live up to His Highness's high expectations.

"Alright, go and bring someone."

Soon the person who came stood in front of Guan Cheng.

"What's your name?"

"The villain Shu Junlu led the king to meet His Royal Highness the King of Jin at night."

Guan Cheng took out a steamed bun and handed it over, Wang Ye hesitated a little, but his stomach screamed angrily and then took it awkwardly.

I thought it would be gobbling up, but Wang Ye ate it more gently.

Guan Cheng had been patiently waiting for him to finish eating and then handed over the kettle, and Wang Ye first thanked him before taking it.

"Look at your words and deeds are not like ordinary people, but you have an official position in your family?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, my father was originally the Taishou of Shu County in Shu Kingdom."

Guan Cheng nodded and asked, "Then why did you get here?" ”

Wang Ye's expression was a little sad, but he still said: "A month ago, the Shu Peng coalition army was defeated, Zhongshu County was broken by the Jin army, my father was killed in battle, and the whole family was martyred. should have been posthumously sealed, but because of the gap between his father and Zi'an Taishou, he slandered his father and fled without a fight and was killed, and because of the defeat, he was tracked down, and he didn't want to surrender to the enemy country, so he thought of going to Zhili. ”

"Oh? Why go to Zhili? Nowadays, Datong is weak, surviving in the cracks of various countries, and there is only one county and eight counties, which is difficult for the giant bird to spread its wings. ”

Wang Ye glanced up at Dongfang and then said: "I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fair and clear, sympathetic to the people, and has a reputation for benevolence, righteousness and virtue, so I want to go to the service. ”

One sentence made Wu Chengju next to him look a lot better.

"As for what His Highness said, he knows it below, but he is just a nobody, and it is enough to have a place to live in troubled times. And with the sage of the prince, there will be help from the people. The prince is just, and the princes must also be willing to serve. At the beginning of the first emperor's business, it was only a land of three counties, and no one knows what the future will be, but I believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely make a difference. ”

Guan Cheng and Wu Chengju looked at each other and laughed.

"I can't imagine that Lone still has such a reputation."

Wang Ye's heart was shocked, and then he asked, "Is it?" ”

Wu Cheng raised his big hand and patted Wang Ye's shoulder and said with a smile: "Standing in front of you is His Royal Highness the former Prince." ”

"His Royal Highness the Former Prince? Why? ”

Guan Cheng stepped forward and looked at Wang Ye and said, "Lone has just been renamed the King of Jin, and this time he is going to the fief to become a vassal." ”

Wang Ye's doubts were even more serious.

Guan Cheng said: "Let's talk about this matter later, the porridge will take a while to boil, why don't Wang Xiaowei take Gu to see these people?" ”

Wang Ye hesitated a little and said: "Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, but the refugees have not eaten for two days, and they have a fishy smell and do not know how to be polite, so they may have collided with Your Highness." ”

Guan Cheng smiled and walked out first without answering, accompanied by several guards behind him.

Wu Chengju patted Wang Ye's shoulder again and said with a smile: "You don't understand, Your Highness has always been close to the people, let's go, you still need to lead the way for Your Highness." ”

Seeing this, many of the refugees hurried out to help find branches and wood, and some helped to fetch water from the nearby river.

The children had already gathered in front of the big iron pot, holding a wooden bowl bigger than their faces with a look of longing.

Guan Cheng looked at everything in front of him, and his heart was very heavy.

"King's Night."

"Yes."

"How many people are there? How many young people are there? ”

"Back to Your Highness, there are 11,600 people in total, and there are less than 2,000 soldiers who have been recruited and gathered, and many of them are still injured."

"With so many people who haven't eaten for two days, you can restrain them, and they can see that you are more than just a captain."

Wang Ye heard what Guan Cheng meant, but felt that his thoughts were a little bold and said: "So that Your Highness can know that these refugees are already hungry and have no strength, and Your Highness has more than 2,000 elites here, and you don't dare or want to do it." ”

Guan Cheng glanced back, but it was a little unexpected.

"Put more rice, the porridge should be thick, and it should fill your stomach."

The man happily agreed, and then shouted at the prince's kindness.

Guan Cheng shook his head with a wry smile after hearing this, and said many times that he was now the king of Jin, but everyone under his command didn't take it seriously at all, and he still screamed like the crown prince.

"Your Highness is truly the Prince of Benevolence and Righteousness."

Guan Cheng sighed and said: "I can't do it alone, I just hope that the people of this world will suffer less sins, and how much can they do, but ask for a clear conscience." ”

"If there are doctors and others, there are such a highness as your highness, how can there be homeless people in the world."

Wang Ye said sincerely, Guan Cheng listened carefully, and many of the surrounding people saluted Guan Cheng on the rock, they didn't have any property on them, so they could only express their gratitude in this way.

Guan Cheng turned his head to look at Wang Ye and asked, "If you want to go with these people, is Captain Wang willing?" ”

Wang Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Your Highness just said that you will go to the Jin Kingdom to become a vassal, but the place Your Highness said is the Jin Kingdom?" ”

"Exactly."

"But I don't know where the Jin Kingdom is."

Guan Cheng said disapprerovingly: "Do you know that Shu Guo Zhong is leaving the country?" ”

Wang Ye thought for a while and replied: "From here, after passing through the Shu Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom, the Liang, Chao, and Sui Kingdoms to the west, there is the Shu Kingdom, which is four thousand miles away. ”

Guan Cheng looked into the distance and said with a smile: "Yes, that's it, and then through Shu Kingdom, and then it's a lonely fiefdom." ”