The last night.

Leave tomorrow for at least three months round trip.

Qin Chuan was really reluctant to let go of his few women, he didn't rest all night, and several wives took turns bombing and worked for half the night.

Finally, lie on Gao Liuyue's bed.

This is the most loyal woman to him, and while he is happy, Qin Chuan looks at her quietly.

"You're leaving tomorrow, do you have anything else to say?"

"I'm thinking, what if I can't come back?"

Gao Liuyue pinched him: "Nonsense! You are the true dragon emperor, you will definitely be able to come back, you ...... You have to come back because I'm pregnant. ”

What?!

Qin Chuan sat up excitedly and grabbed her shoulders with both hands: "Liuyue, do you say it again?" ”

"I was pregnant, and I found out when the doctor asked for a pulse. If you don't come back, what will happen to me and my children? What about the women in the harem, we are so young, do you want us to be widowed? ”

Of course not, for the sake of his own emperor, Qin Chuan will never make any mistakes.

"Your Majesty, I don't worry about you going out alone. You are not good at leading troops to fight, I have already discussed it with Concubine Xue, let her accompany you. ”

Qin Chuan didn't expect this: "Concubine Xue agreed?" ”

"yes."

"But...... As soon as she left, there were some things in the capital that were leaderless. ”

The bank has always been managed by Yang Qianxue, and there are internal guards, without her as the leader, I am afraid that it will be a mess.

Gao Liuyue put on a thin veil: "Concubine Xue told me about it, the bank and the internal guard, I know that you won't let her say it, but she still trusts me very much." These two things are now taken over by me and Concubine Ying, and we will take care of them for her first. ”

“……”

"Don't be so shocked, leading troops to fight is not child's play, an arrow comes over, and the emperor can't stop it, you are flesh and blood, you know? With her taking care of you, I can feel more at ease. ”

……

Early in the morning, Qin Chuan set off, and Yang Qianxue pretended to be a man and mixed in the team.

The ministers knelt at the gate of the city, Zhou Dewei and Liu Zhongping were in the front row, and they didn't dare to raise their heads.

Qin Chuan rode a horse close to Zhou Dewei, the last time he did this, it was when he ascended the throne.

"Duke Zhou, I'm going to war, you have to worry about things in the capital."

Zhou Dewei: "The minister understands, Your Majesty is careful all the way. ”

"Zhou Gong, you remember, I am the son of the Great Summer, and no one can change this. I will reward and punish loyal ministers, and I will never be soft on traitors and thieves who try to usurp and rebel. Hello for yourself. ”

"Minister...... The ministers must remember the emperor's teachings. ”

20,000 soldiers and horses have left the city, and it will take a month to travel from the capital to the border.

For such a long time, the siege of the city is not a trivial matter.

On the fifth day after Qin Chuan's departure, Zhou Dewei called several dead soldiers to his side and ordered them to set off in three ways, two to find his brother and his old soldiers and horses, and one to the border of Southern Zhou to find Deng Song, the general guarding the pass.

After receiving the order, the horse left the capital.

Wandering around home all day, Zhou Dewei's heart was in his throat, and his eyelids kept beating.

This is a bad omen.

"Envoy, why did I suddenly panic."

Chen Zhibao: "How powerful are you, what are you flustered about, if you don't go through me, send someone to the Southern Zhou to transfer troops, and use me as an ornament." ”

"Where, I'm just on the safe side."

It is also strange to say that the soldiers and horses on the periphery should have approached the capital, but their own dead soldiers have not returned for a long time.

It was not until it was dark that a dead man arrived, disheveled and wounded.

This is the person sent to deliver a message to Zhou Defeng.

"How?!"

"Master, the fight has started."

"Who's fighting?"

"It was Zhou Defeng and a strange team, those people were wearing military uniforms from Great Xia, fighting on both sides, and Zhou Defeng was beaten to pieces. The villain was almost killed, but he picked up a life! ”

The news overwhelmed Zhou Dewei.

It's completely different from what I expected.,Good manners.,Out of nowhere?。

Could it be the soldiers and horses mobilized by Qin Chuan? Encountered?

No, the marching routes on both sides are different, and if you can't touch them, how can you fight.

Suddenly, he was even more dispossessed, and he couldn't guess who blocked Zhou Defeng even after racking his brains.

Several other dead soldiers have also been delayed......

"It should be, Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan, what kind of trick are you playing with me, didn't you go to the border at all, but went out of the city to intercept my people?"

If he had soldiers in his hands now, he would directly lead people to capture the clan and the palace.

The former courtiers were replaced by Qin Chuan, and there was no one left.

He didn't have any support in the capital.

With full of doubts, the wise man Zhou Dewei now has no ideas.

Venerable envoy Chen Zhibao quietly approached: "Old Zhou, what's wrong?" ”

"Honorable envoy, my brother's soldiers and horses were blocked on the road, and I don't know where to jump out of 100,000 soldiers and horses."

The matter was under Chen Zhibao's control, and he was not in a hurry: "Is there such a thing?" You have made a military order to Your Majesty, saying that you will definitely be able to capture the capital, but don't make too much trouble. ”

"I ...... There must be something strange here, someone must have leaked the news! Otherwise, it won't be like this! ”

"It's your brother Zhou Defeng who leaked the news, there are so many people under him, it's hard to guarantee that no one will finally Qin Chuan. As the emperor, Qin Chuan has a city government, perhaps, he has already secretly sent people among those who lead troops? ”

It's useless to say that now.

Zhou Dewei: "Honorable envoy, when will General Deng Song's soldiers and horses arrive?" ”

"I've sent him a message, it should be on the way, don't be in too much of a hurry. It's useless to rush now, I just want to remind you that if you fail this time, you will be severely punished by Your Majesty. ”

Time has passed day by day, and more than ten days have passed.

For everyone, this time has passed extremely long, and Zhou Dewei has not had a good night's sleep.

The dead soldiers sent out were never heard from again.

There were not many dead soldiers left in his hands, and late one night, he gathered ten dead soldiers to his side.

Ordered these people to check the route from the capital to the Southern Zhou to see if there were any soldiers and horses coming.

Because, the smart Zhou Dewei has now begun to doubt Chen Zhibao.

As a secret messenger and an important minister of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, since the funeral of Zhou Rang, this guy's temperament seems to have changed 180 degrees, and he is not so concerned about the plans of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

While the two were sitting and drinking, Zhou Dewei kept stimulating him with words and observing him.

If Zhou Dewei fails, the only end is death, and the Zhou family is categorically unable to protect, he feels the atmosphere that he is about to be killed.

"Honorable envoy, where are Deng Song's soldiers and horses?"