As the guard of Gyeonggi Garrison, the Puchang camp is dozens of miles long, echoing with the city of Puchang. Here, the garrison of 50,000 troops is not only an important place for soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, but also an important town for soldiers and horses in the country.

A tall clear flag stands between the endless camps. The well-equipped iron cavalry of the Qing army galloped around the fence outside the camp, galloping in an orderly manner, and the shouts of the Qing army filled the sky and the earth.

Outside the big tent of the Chinese army, a group of generals opened the tent door and walked out one after another.

The young general, dressed in a black turban and a white robe and black armor, took the lead and walked down the steps, and then turned to look at the camp tent, as if he had something to say.

The generals behind him were all talking to each other, and another general who was also dressed and had his hair scattered walked up to him and said with a smile: "Wen Ping, this Qi Xiang was so frightened by us, and he really agreed." ”

The young general frowned, shook his head, and said: "These are just tricks, but they are not the royal road, if our Qing army wants to really get out of the two rivers and go to the world, it must become a royal road!"

The draped general is Kang Chao, he is a Rong man, a bloody man, known for his bravery and arrogance, and Wen Ping has no interest in what he said. He was a little unhappy on his face, and muttered: "No matter what he is king, he really can't do it, my Qing army will destroy the king's way!"

Wen Ping heard him say this, smiled bitterly, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Let's go, I'll take you to have a glass of wine and make up for your body!"

Kang Chao waved his hand and said, "Don't be busy, did you take someone to search Ning Yu's house yesterday, did you see those brothers of mine?"

When Wen Ping heard this, there was no smile on his face, and he said in a calm voice: "Your Majesty has explained, you must not startle the snake without evidence!"

When Kang Chao heard this, his face was full of surprise, and he shouted loudly: "How is there no evidence for this, wow? That Yuan Qin has been killed in front of His Majesty, and the corpse is also there, isn't this still evidence?"

Wen Ping hurriedly glared at him and said, "You are quiet, don't you see that Your Majesty is talking to Qi Xiang?"

Kang Chao didn't listen either, and said to Wen Ping: "I don't care, I thought you saved my brother, but I didn't expect... Forget it, I'll save it myself!" After speaking, regardless of Wen Ping's obstruction, he left the camp and went straight to Wangjia Lane.

At this time, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Lu Ji and Qi Xiang were talking about military rations.

Qi Xiang said: "Your army entered Qi first, and then our army rations arrived, what do you think, Your Majesty?"

Lu Ji looked at Xu Yin and Tong Duolun with a smile and shook his head. Xu Yin said: "If my Qing army enters Qi, but I can't get the grain and grass of your army, wouldn't it be that the soldiers will travel far away, and the soldiers will probably be exposed to the mountains and wilderness." If Wang Xiang is so calculating, then we can't talk about it. ”

Qi Xiang shook his head and replied: "What Xu Xiang said is wrong, if my grain and grass arrive first, and your country refuses to enter Qi, wouldn't it make my Qi people suffer in vain." ”

Tong Duolun stepped forward and said in a righteous manner: "My Qing people are a state of faith and righteousness, and it is difficult to chase after a horse! This is a major event of the country, how can it be a child's play?"

Qi Xiangsi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "There is a compromise method in the future, my Qi people will send half of the grain and grass to your country first, and then send the remaining half when your army enters Qi." ”

Lu Ji shook his head, and was about to speak, Wen Ping hurriedly rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty, General Kang, he, he went to Wangjia Lane!"

When Lu Ji heard this, he didn't care about Qi Xiang, he immediately jumped away from the table, went straight to the outside of the tent, and said as he walked: "Xu Yin, Tong Duolun, you continue to discuss with Qi Xiang, and I will go back as soon as I go." ”

Seeing that Lu Ji was so flustered, Xu Yin didn't know why, smiled bitterly, and said to Qi Xiang: "Let's continue talking." ”

Qi Xiang also nodded and continued to sit down.

Wangjia Lane, which is as calm as water, is also like the weeping willows on the side of the stone road, without thick ink and heavy color, elegant and peaceful. The women in the raccoon clothes carried a basin of changed clothes, with a smile like silver bells, and walked towards the river with light steps.

But I heard a broken cry in the distance: "Where is Ning Yu's home!" was so frightened that the women in the raccoon clothes were silent, and they didn't dare to squeak, and they saw a young strong man wearing a disheveled coat walking over and dodging one after another.

The big man dragged a guy who happened to pass by to pick up firewood, and asked loudly, "Where does Ning Yu live?"

The man was so frightened by him that he had no master, and pointed to a courtyard and said, "That... There it is..."

The big man shook the man away, rushed straight to the courtyard gate, desperately pounded the Nanmu door, and shouted loudly: "Ning Yu Xiao'er, you come out for me!"

In a short time, the courtyard door opened, and an old man dressed in a sackcloth robe poked his head out and asked, "Strong man, who are you? Why are you looking for my cousin?"

The big man didn't care about him, he slammed open the door, rushed in, and went straight to Ning Yu's library, although the old man was old, he still chased him all the way, shouting while chasing: "Strong man, this is a private house, you can't trespass!"

When the big man came to the library, he tore open the papier-mâché wooden door, looked inside the room, and suddenly cried out loudly.

The old man on the side was panting, and when he saw him like this, he thought he was a madman, and hurriedly sent someone to report to the house.

In the inner courtyard of the palace, there was a sound of laughter, the laughter was crisp and soft, like a cuckoo crying. When you look closely, there are two women, one is Wang Ziji, and the other is Luo Chuan, both of whom are light and captivating the country and the city.

Wang Ziji was holding Luo Chuan's hand and said with a smile: "My good sister, since you entered the palace, you haven't come to play with me for a long time." I was so happy to hear that you were going to be the queen, but I didn't expect my brother-in-law to be His Majesty. ”

Luo Chuan was embarrassed for a while, so he made a gesture to hit Wang Ziji, and said with a smile: "You make fun of me again!"

Wang Ziji hurriedly dodged away and asked mischievously: "Is Your Majesty good to you?" I have heard that the emperor has three wives and four concubines, so he will not snub you. ”

Luo Chuan shook his head and said, "He is not like an ordinary emperor, he still has no wife, and he is good to me." Speaking of this, he frowned again and said, "It's just that I can see a trace of sadness in his eyes, I don't know if I'm too concerned or what?"

Wang Ziji pulled Luo Chuan, looked her up and down, and laughed: "What's the matter? Who else is more attractive than our sister Luo Chuan?"

At this moment, a house slave rushed in and reported: "Miss, a reckless man has broken in!"

Wang Ziji looked puzzled and asked, "What about my father and cousin?"

The house slave replied, "The master is not in the house, and the cousin did not come back yesterday." ”

Wang Ziji nodded and said to the house slave, "You take me to take a look." ”

Luo Chuan also replied: "Yes, let's go and see together, who dares to spread wild in the palace!"

When Wang Ziji came to the courtyard under the guidance of the domestic slaves, the courtyard was already very lively, a group of people gathered around, and there was a heart-rending roar from the crowd.

Seeing Wang Ziji coming, the onlookers immediately dispersed a way for her. By the way of everyone, she stepped forward to take a look, and saw a strong man with a disheveled hair on the ground, crying loudly: "It's all my fault that I'm late, Sixth Son, I hurt you!"

Luo Chuan also stepped forward after him, and when he saw the strong man, he exclaimed, "General Kang?!"

The prince was startled, turned around and asked, "Sister Luochuan, do you know him?"

Luo Chuan nodded and said, "This is General Kang, His Majesty's Escort General, I often see it!"

Kang Chao slowly raised his head, looked at Luo Chuan with tearful face, bloodshot eyes, and cried: "Miss Luochuan, the six sons died so miserably, they were buried alive!"

When Luo Chuan heard this, he didn't know why, and hurriedly asked, "General Kang, what are you talking about?"

Kang Chao didn't answer her, he immediately stood up, wiped his face, and said fiercely: "I'm going to demolish all of this place!"

Hearing him say this, the palace suddenly panicked and stepped forward to stop him. But they are just ordinary people, Kang Chao is a bloody man who has experienced a hundred battles, and with a push of effort, he pushed all these people away, pressed his sword forward, and was about to cut down the door of the study.

Wang Ziji immediately rushed up, blocked the door of the study, and said: "General Kang, my Wang family is also a nobleman in the court, you must not make a mistake!"

Kang Chao clenched his fists and scolded: "Get out of the way!"

Luo Chuan hurriedly persuaded on the side: "General Kang, don't mess around, think about it in the long run!"

Kang Chao shook his head and said: "The sea of blood is deep, and there is no common hatred, when I demolish this place, everything will be left to you Miss Luochuan!"

After speaking, he stepped forward, dragged Wang Ziji away, threw it aside, raised his long sword, and slashed through the door of the study.

Wang Ziji's body is delicate, and Kang Chao is a bloody man, with infinite strength and emotion, he was thrown so hard that he was immediately pushed away for several feet.

Seeing that Wang Ziji was about to fall to the ground, the family members hurriedly stepped forward to pick her up, but it was too late.

At this critical moment, the gate of the palace was knocked open by a group of armor soldiers, Lu Ji rushed in first, and saw that Wang Ziji was about to crash into the rockery on the side, without thinking, he immediately pounced and blocked the rockery.

I only felt that my back was slammed, and it seemed that my ribs were about to fall apart, and Lu Ji couldn't help but let out a low roar.

Fortunately, Wang Ziji's body is delicate, so naturally there are no internal injuries to Lu Ji.

Lu Ji got up slowly, looked at Wang Ziji, who was still gently rubbing his legs for a while, and hurriedly asked, "Miss Wang, are you okay?" ”

Seeing that it was Lu Ji, Wang Ziji smiled and said, "Aren't you Lu Gongzi, why are you here?" and realized something, hurriedly grabbed Lu Ji's hand, and begged: "Lu Gongzi, you, you go and stop that General Kang and ask him not to demolish my cousin's study!"

Lu Ji nodded at her and said, "It's okay, I'm here here!" After speaking, he stood up, but looked at Luo Chuan.

Seeing Luo Chuan looking at him with a puzzled face, he didn't have time to explain, so he shouted to Kang Chao: "Kang Chao, stop!"

Hearing this, Kang Chao stopped the long sword in his hand and slowly turned around.

Luo Chuan also walked over, took Lu Ji's hand, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Lu Ji patted her hand and said with a smile: "I'm fine, you go take care of Miss Wang." After speaking, he continued to say to Kang Chao: "Kang Chao, are you crazy? As a general, you trespass into people's houses and set an example for others, what kind of system do you become!"

Kang Chao's body was almost crazy, his hair was scattered, and he replied loudly: "What else do I care about, my brothers were all buried alive by Ning Yu, but they are still waiting for me to save them!"

When Lu Ji heard this, he was very surprised, stared at Luo Chuan on the side, and asked, "Is this true?"

Luo Chuan shook his head and said, "I don't know. ”

Lu Ji couldn't suppress his anger in his heart, clenched his fists, and said in a low voice: "Ning Yu, I don't share the sky with you!"

Just when Lu Ji's inner anger was hard to dissipate, Wang Ziji said weakly behind him: "Lu Gongzi, I hope you can stop General Kang!"

Lu Ji listened to Wang Ziji's words, his heart suddenly softened, and the anger accumulated in his heart instantly disappeared, and he hurriedly said to Kang Chao: "Kang Chao, no matter what, you shouldn't be angry with the Wang family, and you won't retreat!"

Kang Chao listened, and suddenly sneered: "Your Majesty, Ning Yu is vainly discussing national politics and inciting civil unrest, we have endured it, he entangled the Jin people, intercepted and killed the emperor, and entrusted the heavens to protect him, you are safe and sound, we have endured it! Now that your escort sergeant is being persecuted by him and dying tragically, Ning Yu's methods are so cruel, do we still have to endure it? Then how long will we endure it?"

Lu Ji was speechless for a while, not knowing how to respond.

Kang Chao's sharp gaze stabbed at Wang Ziji for a while, pointed at her, and said: "I understand, I understand! It's this girl, Your Majesty, you like this girl, I'm afraid of breaking her heart! Your Majesty, you keep saying that you are not burdened by the love of your children, is it so worthless?"

As soon as these words came out, they were shocked.

Wang Ziji looked at Lu Ji, at a loss, his face was dazed, and he sat dumbfounded, Luo Chuan never thought that his fiancé would like his sisters, and he couldn't accept it for a while, so he sobbed and ran away.

Lu Ji wanted to grab Luo Chuan, but his body was uncontrollable, so he had to stand quietly, panting. The surrounding family members were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads at all.

At this time, Wen Ping rushed in, but saw that the courtyard was in a mess, so he hurriedly walked to Lu Ji's side and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?" ”

Lu Ji didn't answer him, but stared at Kang Chao like a copper bell, Wen Ping suddenly realized this situation, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, Kang Chao is a rough man......"

Lu Ji suddenly stretched out his hand and interrupted sharply: "No need to say it! Someone is coming, take General Kang down, and send him back to his hometown the next day!"

"Bang dang-" With a bang, the sword in Kang Chao's hand fell to the ground, but seeing that his face was pale and his legs were weak, he immediately knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, the last general is loyal to you, but now you don't want the last general, what else can the last general do?"

Lu Ji pointed at Kang Chao and scolded angrily: "I can't keep you anymore, you don't have me as a master in your eyes anymore, where do you fall in love?"

After hearing this, Kang Chao said: "Since Your Majesty doesn't want the last general, then the last general, the last general doesn't want to live!" After speaking, he picked up the sword on the ground and wanted to kill himself.

Wen Ping stepped forward, snatched his sword, and shouted to the soldiers on the side: "Didn't you listen to Your Majesty? Take General Kang down, watch it well, and don't let the slightest difference be made!"

The soldiers stepped forward together with a "whoosh" and carried out the depressed Kang Chao.

After Lu Ji saw Kang Chao leaving, he slowly walked to Wang Ziji's side, stretched out his hand, and asked, "Miss Wang, are you okay?"

Wang Ziji twisted his head, deliberately didn't look at him, and said softly: "The little girl Xie Your Majesty cares, but the little woman already has a heart, and Your Majesty has also had a lifelong covenant with her, and I hope Your Majesty will respect herself." ”

After speaking, she immediately asked the servants to support her, and slowly walked back to the inner courtyard, without saying anything to Lu Ji.

Lu Ji looked at the figure of Wang Ziji's departure, looking into the distance with a melancholy face, his dry lips were tightly closed, and he didn't say a word. After a long time, he sighed heavily, and left the palace without caring about everyone.

The Empress Dowager Palace, also known as Deshou Palace, is located in the backyard of the palace city, the Empress Dowager Xu recites the Buddha, and the palace often lights incense. A faint cigarette, endless, lingers a few times in a certain place from time to time, and melts into the nose, but it can refresh the nerves, and it looks into the eyes, as if entering a misty fairyland. This environment is so quiet, so if Lu Ji has troubles, he often comes here, one to relieve troubles, and the other to ask Xu Hou for advice.

As usual, Lu Ji brought the tray from the palace maid who delivered the tea, and was about to enter the Queen Mother, but when he saw two cups of weak tea, he asked, "What's the matter?"

The palace maid nodded and replied, "Hey, the queen mother came to find the queen mother today, and she cried for a while, and said that she should not be the queen!"

Lu Ji was puzzled for a while and asked, "Queen Mother?"

The palace maid shrugged her shoulders and said, "Isn't it?" looked at Lu Ji's eyes with a hint of displeasure, but she didn't dare to say it truthfully.

Lu Ji ignored her, and entered Deokshou Palace with the tray in his hand.

Before I could enter the inner room, I heard a sob, "Queen Mother, I really don't want to be a queen, I just want to go back." ”

Lu Ji knew that it was Luo Chuan when he heard it, so he had to smile bitterly, shook his head, opened the beaded curtain, and walked into the inner room.

There were several oil lamps burning in the inner room, and there was a desk in the center, with a jade mat spread under it, and on both sides there were four palace maids who were silent, and a red blanket was spread from the desk to the door.

The Queen Mother was sitting on the mat, with a woman lying on her stomach in her arms, she was patting her back with her hand, and said softly to Luo Chuan: "Silly boy, you are destined to be Your Majesty's queen, is it possible that you have to leave at this time and let the people outside gossip." ”

Seeing Lu Ji coming in, the Queen Mother patted the woman in her arms and said with a smile: "Oh, your man is here, I'll ask him to make compensation to you!"

Lu Ji knew that he was at a loss, so he stiffened his head and said in a low voice: "The son asks the queen mother for peace." ”

Luo Chuan suddenly got up from the arms of the Queen Mother, don't look over, don't look at Lu Ji.

The Queen Mother asked: "Ji'er, Luo Chuan said that you like a little girl surnamed Wang." ”

Lu Ji replied angrily: "Erchen didn't like it, he just regarded it as a friend." ”

The Queen Mother suddenly slapped the table and scolded: "As the king of a country, you don't care about political affairs, but you hook up with a country girl, do you look like a Ming Jun? Do you do this, are you worthy of your ancestors and ancestors? ”

Lu Ji lowered his head, but let the Queen Mother scold.

Luo Chuan was in a hurry, grabbed the Empress Dowager Xu, and said, "Empress Dowager, don't talk about Your Majesty anymore, he is already very unhappy." ”

The Queen Mother looked at her and asked, "What's the matter?"

When Luo Chuan heard this, his face turned red, and he pouted and said, "Luo Chuan is just a maidservant, not worthy of Your Majesty." ”

The Queen Mother beckoned to Lu Ji, and Lu Ji understood, walked over with her head down, and sat down next to the Queen Mother Xu.

Empress Dowager Xu took the hands of the two, put them together, and said: "You guys, you are destined to become husband and wife, don't make such an unpleasant fuss about a yellow-haired girl, men, it is inevitable to steal, but his heart will still be with you." ”

Lu Ji looked at Luo Chuan's face full of tears, pear blossoms with rain, he couldn't bear it, coupled with Wang Ziji's categorical refusal, so he said to Luo Chuan: "It's my fault today, I won't like other women in the future!"

When Luo Chuan heard Lu Ji say this, he didn't care about the Queen Mother on the side, and immediately threw himself into Lu Ji's arms and cried: "Your Majesty, woo-woo-"

Lu Ji patted her back lightly and said softly, "It's okay, you can cry in my arms." ”

Luo Chuan's cry slowly lowered, but he was still leaning on Lu Ji's arms.