At noon on March 21, the wind was beautiful, the sun shone on the earth very pleasantly, neither cold nor hot, and a large flag with the word Guan followed behind the mountain and river sun and moon flag to raise in the wind.

Guan Cheng said goodbye to Cao Ling'er for the time being, got out of the carriage, and glanced at Wu Chengju, who was hanging his head.

Hum!

Wu Chengju was frightened, and he was also secretly annoyed, obviously his own strength was almost twice that of the enemy, and it was also a group of lost dogs, and he had the advantage of the surprise attack, and he was able to let Yan Tao's thief run away with two personal guards.

"Keep up!" Guan Cheng's voice sounded coldly, and Wu Chengju hurriedly ran a few steps to follow when he heard this.

Guan Cheng's face on the chariot was very calm, and he couldn't see his joy or anger, but it was precisely because of this that Wu Chengju was very nervous, and when the storm was approaching, it was often calm.

"Lone remembers that if you can't bring back Yan Tao's head, yours will be brought back."

When Wu Chengju heard this, he hurriedly said: "Minister, capital crime!" May I apologize before I kill you! ”

Guan Cheng waved his hand to interrupt Wu Chengju's words, frowned slightly and said impatiently: "Lone said that this doesn't really want you to kill yourself. ”

Wu Chengju breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please also ask Your Highness to make it clear." ”

"Alas, that's fine!" Guan Cheng sighed and said: "If Yan Tao does not die, there is a great possibility that he will gather troops and horses again to chase after him despite the order of the Lord of the Jin Kingdom, and it will be difficult to resist the defeat of our army at that time, so I hope that you must bring back his head." ”

"The minister knows that His Highness's plan has been ruined, and he is ashamed."

"Okay, don't say anything guilty, Lone's journey of thousands of miles has not yet begun, and when it comes to formal employment, Lone originally hoped that you would have enough merit and always be in the highest position. But what? ”

Guan Cheng turned his head to stare at Wu Chengju and sighed, "But you disappointed Gu." ”

"I'm disappointed!"

The space on the chariot was narrow, Wu Chengju could only bow down and clench his fists, and a seven-foot man's eyes felt sour and moist, and he clenched his teeth.

"But after all, you have been with Gu for so long, you have come to the East Palace since Gu was five years old, and you are Gu's most trusted person."

In a word, Wu Cheng broke through the defense, and tears slipped quietly from the corners of his eyes.

Guan Cheng helped him up, raised his hand to wipe the moisture from the corners of his eyes, and said: "If you put aside the name of the monarch and the minister, it is not too much to call your uncle, although you have been with the orphan for so many years, although you are still a monarch and a minister in name, you are actually better than a relative." ”

"But Lone is the lord of a country at this time, if he breaks his promise, then who will believe Lone in the future."

Wu Chengju said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the criminal minister should be punished for this matter, His Royal Highness allows the criminal minister to forgive his sins without dying is already a monstrous favor, and the criminal minister does not dare to ask for anything else, just to protect His Highness's left and right, even if it is a small pawn." ”

Guan Cheng patted Wu Cheng's hand and said, "How can Lonely? ”

"But from today onwards, you will resign from the position of Sima first, and temporarily assume the authority of Sima as a captain."

When Wu Chengju heard this, his heart was even more moved, and he cried: "Your Highness treats the ministers like this, and the ministers will be rewarded with death!" ”

"Okay, don't say anything about immortality, Lone wants you to live well, and accompany Lone to create a new world for this crumbling and broken Chase."

Wu Chengju said in a deep voice: "Your Highness's sword is the king's land, and Chengju will sacrifice his life to take it for His Highness." ”

Guan Cheng laughed after hearing this, the haze seemed to be swept away, and then said: "Okay, let's go, we have to go a long way to open the road and meet the water to build a bridge." ”

"No!"

The carts were loaded with grain and grass materials and walked on the straight road, more than a thousand Jin soldiers and soldiers were scattered on both sides and pulled out more than ten miles away, Guan Cheng stood on the carriage and glanced back and forth, many newly recruited young men and women even held weapons very awkwardly, not to mention others.

Guan Cheng's inner worry has never been as intense as it is at this moment, if someone is ambushed at this time, it doesn't even need too many people, just one can cause disastrous consequences to himself.

The sun gradually set in the west, and the Jin army captured a lot of Jin soldiers because of the large number of carts, and the chariots and horses were unbelievably half-mules and horses, and the speed of the march was much faster than before.

When it was time to camp in the evening, Wang Ye came to report that he had traveled more than 30 miles in just one afternoon.

This speed and distance surprised Guan Chengdu, and he traveled more than thirty miles in less than half a day, which is equivalent to more than sixty miles in a day, and you must know that even the speed of elite soldiers marching in a day is mostly between forty and fifty miles.

Wang Ye was very optimistic about the future speed, and proposed that horses and carts could be collected along the way, and they could also be purchased from the common people, and some young men could be properly recruited, after all, they carried enough food, and even if they did not have enough to eat, they were not afraid, and Guan Cheng had gold, silver, money, jewelry, and silk, which were all hard currency.

Guan Cheng nodded his head in recognition and appreciation, which sounded quite feasible.

At night, the discussion lasted until late at night.

When Guan Cheng dragged his tired body back to the tent, Cao Ling'er actually sat there and fell asleep.

Guan Cheng was stunned for a moment, but then took off his cloak and gently covered Cao Ling'er's body.

But this move instantly woke up Cao Ling'er.

"Your Highness is back."

"Hmm."

Cao Ling'er hurriedly picked up the teacup next to her and said, "Your Highness is drinking tea, it's still hot." ”

Guan took over, and sure enough, the tea temperature was just right, not hot or cold, and I couldn't help but quip in my heart: "Why are you in a lonely tent today?" Aren't you in a hurry? ”

Cao Ling'er already understood a lot of things, and her face blushed and lowered her head.

Guan Cheng laughed, feeling extremely interesting, the pink beauty was embarrassed, and there was a great joy in life: "Ling'er is still here so late, isn't there something wrong with finding a lonely?" ”

Cao Ling'er lowered her head and said softly: "Your Highness works hard every day, and she is in the battle formation, but Ling'er is just a woman, and she can't share her worries for Your Highness, and Ling'er also hopes to be your Highness's help." ”

Guan Cheng smiled and said: "What do you think is Lonely, Ling'er, you are very relieved to have this heart, you will be Lonely's princess in the future, ruling the inner court, one person under ten thousand people, lone outside, dealing with the affairs of the country, and you will be behind you." ”

Hearing Guan Cheng's straightforward promise, Cao Ling'er felt a warm current in her heart, she is a peasant woman who still has the opportunity to marry into the prince's family in this life, and she is still a princess, even if the ancestral tomb cheats the corpse every day, she may not have such luck.

Cao Ling'er's face became even more ruddy, and she couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

"Your Highness, Ling'er can get the blessings of His Highness's mercy in this life. But although Ling'er is a daughter, she can't assist His Highness in managing state affairs, and she can't fight on the battlefield with His Highness, but Ling'er has a cousin and uncle, and she can be a lackey in front of His Highness's seat. ”

Guan Cheng was stunned after hearing this.

I saw Cao Ling'er continue: "Ling'er's third uncle is anxious, and he likes Xiaoli and is difficult to do, but Ling'er has a cousin who is not suspicious, and he is willing to follow His Highness." ”

Guan Cheng couldn't help asking, "Is your cousin looking for you?" ”

Cao Ling'er nodded and said, "Yes, my cousin wants to follow His Highness's guards left and right to block arrows for His Highness." ”

"Figured it out? On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, if he is injured or goes, it is possible at any time. ”

Guan Cheng actually doesn't really want to use the Cao family, although there is a shortage of manpower at the moment, Guan Cheng doesn't want to cultivate any relatives.

But Cao Ling'er seemed to see what Guan Cheng was thinking, and said crisply: "Ling'er is willing to ask His Highness to fulfill it, and Ling'er also made it clear to him, if you are lucky enough to enter the army, you must obey military law and act according to orders. ”

This is the first time Guan Cheng has seen such a firm gaze in Cao Ling'er's eyes, turning into water and surrounding his heart.

"Your Highness, the person on whom the Cao family relies should be a meritorious service from birth to death, and I implore Your Highness to fulfill it!"