Chapter 114 Arriving in Qingzhou
Chapter 114 Arriving in Qingzhou
The next day, everyone got up and hurried on their way, and found that their head was in good spirits, with piercing eyes, more energetic than before after sleeping all night, exuding an aura of impatience, urging them to leave early in the morning Qingzhou.
Even so, the thieves still noticed the abnormality. Song Ruyu was extremely excited, and frequently looked sideways at Li Yao. His gaze was bolder than before, and he even rode his horse towards Li Yao without concealment. The two began to whisper again. discussing something.
"I remembered, it seems that the head of the family didn't sleep last night..."
"Could it be..."
"When I woke up at night, I saw him chatting with the headed wife all the time."
"Just...that's it?"
Don't you even touch it with your little hands?The bandits were a little disappointed with Song Ruyu's performance.
Qi Muye's spiritual force spread out, and he clearly heard the conversation of these bandits, and looked inexplicably at the two people who were chatting about "stirrups" together.
Fortunately, he could hear what these two people were talking about, otherwise, just listening to the words of these bandits would have been enough for him to imagine.
However, he listened unintentionally to Li Yao's description of the shape of the stirrup, and a picture appeared in his mind. He felt that although this utensil was simple, it was very useful. He rode his horse close to Li Yao and listened carefully to their conversation.
At the moment, Song Ruyu was attracted by the novelty of the stirrup, so he only glanced at Qi Muye's joining, then ignored Qi Muye, and continued to talk about how to use it.
Seeing that Song Ruyu asked about the iron ore materials for making stirrups, and Li Yao didn't understand the difficulties, Qi Muye thought for a while, and said, "There are very few iron ores in Yanqing, and they were all made with Feng'an Guo before. Use salt ponds to make transactions. When my father fought with Saimo, it was the time when he had the closest trade with Feng'an country, and the weapons were also passed from Feng'an country. From what I heard in Yanjing, the emperor signed a contract with the sixth prince of Feng'an country. According to the agreement, the iron ore is not a problem, it's just..."
I didn't say anything later, but everyone knew that Qi Muye had escaped from Yanjing for so long, Wei Junyu had already noticed it, and Zhennan Hou's death would not be hidden for long, I'm afraid Wei Junyu had already thought of him He wants to take over the Zhennan Army when he goes back, and with his suspicious nature, he has long believed that Qi Muye's return to take over the Zhennan Army will pose a threat to his throne.It is even more impossible to provide them with iron ore for forging weapons.
Thinking of this, Song Ruyu also frowned, it seems that their thinking is still too simple.
Li Yao didn't respond, but fighting without a weapon was really a big problem. In a sense, he lacked energy with the Federation of China, so that even powerful energy weapons couldn't use that kind of powerlessness.
At this time, the love intelligence brain began to remind Li Yao of something that he had almost forgotten.
"Your friend could come in handy."
Li Yao: ...
In the corner of Li Yao's memory, he finally found out his friend.
Xiao Yue?No, it should be Xiao Zhengyue.
However, is this a worthwhile use?
Love Wisdom rebutted seriously: "Friends are to help each other, and the old saying to describe friendship is even more ambiguous. What's more, you have already owed once, so owe it again is just a change in quantity. That's it."
Li Yao asked a fatal question: But the book says that friendship is pure, and friends cannot be used.
Love Zhinao said righteously: "Is it telling you not to use it if you don't use it?"
Li Yao: ...
Li Yao wondered if his character was doubted by his love brain.
So he said indifferently: I will not do this.
What's more, as far as he knew, Xiao Zhengyue was just the prince, not the first in line heir.Xiao Zhengyue once told him about his troubles. Although he didn't listen carefully, it seemed to be related to the first heir's fight for the throne.
It is estimated that this iron mine will not be decided by him alone.
Unless Xiao Zhengyue becomes the emperor, then everything is possible.
Love Wisdom Brain: "..." So it's just waiting for an opportunity?
It's useless to think too much now, everyone speeded up and rushed to the mountains near Qingzhou at noon, but at this moment Qingzhou's city gates had already been closed, and there were many people outside the city who couldn't enter.
In order to avoid commotion, Qi Muye asked everyone to rest at a place fifty miles away from Qingzhou city gate, and asked some people to ride horses to the city gate to inquire about the situation.
The news from the people outside the city is that the gate of Qingzhou city was only open for an hour half a month ago, and gradually it was locked a few days ago. They ignored it, and the people outside the city had already anticipated what would happen, and they all lingered outside the city gate, trying to enter again.
And above the city gate, there are still soldiers patrolling from time to time, as if the guard is very strict.
Qi Muye frowned, and said, "It seems that those old generals have already started to seal the city gate."
Song Ruyu didn't understand, and said, "What's the problem? Aren't you the son of Marquis Zhennan? Take out your token to prove your identity, and they will let you in naturally."
Qi Muye nodded and said, "Well, you're right, I'm planning to do this." But he changed the topic, "However, there was a storm on the river before, and my token disappeared."
"Then you grew up in Qingzhou, those soldiers should know you, right?" Song Ruyu made a final decision, "Okay, you just go to the gate of the city and call the soldiers to come out to see your face."
The thieves also thought deeply, and echoed Song Ruyu's suggestion one after another.
Qi Muye glanced at him, feeling Song Ruyu's unusual enthusiasm, but right now he can try this method, he plans to ask the soldiers to report first, and he will probably be able to enter smoothly.
Everyone rode their horses and followed Qi Muye to the city gate. The people outside the city couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw the twenty or so people on horseback. Soldier's attention.
The people shivered and pointed at the bandits and shouted "Come here, help me" in panic, and even picked up hoes to defend themselves.
One of the children was held in the arms of the mother, and when she asked them who they were, the mother looked at them in fear and said in a low voice: "It must not be a good person...don't look at them..."
The bandits started to feel a little upset.
They haven't done anything yet! !
After all, the bandits were used to robbing, and some of them had a bad temper and yelled at the whispering people directly and impatiently: "It's none of your business!! What are you afraid of!"
Although it was comforting, the tone sounded more brutal than robbery, so the people's bodies trembled even more.
Qi Muye regretted it. He really shouldn't have let all these people go under the gate of the city. They were all so vicious that no one would believe that he was the Prince of Zhennan Hou.
Song Ruyu also realized that this group of people was a bit difficult to manage, so she flew over with cold eyes, and directly controlled the violence with violence: "Don't meddle in your own business! Otherwise, I will beat you!" Seeing the people take a few steps back, she quickly explained: "No Say you."
Qi Muye raised his forehead, forget it, who made these people bandits.He turned his head to look at Li Yao, Li Yao remained expressionless in the face of the changes in the periphery, as if he had a clear dividing line, and he couldn't help but feel grateful that Li Yao was still normal.
Li Yao met his gaze, combined with his expression of sighing when he just looked at the city wall and at the bandits, guessed: "Do you want me to help you call soldiers?"
Qi Muye wanted to refuse, but when he met Li Yao's dark eyes, without the deterrence of spiritual power, the inside was so pure that it was almost sincere, so he couldn't say the words to refuse.
Still don't refuse this kind offer.
He nodded slightly, with a smile on his lips, and promised encouragingly: "Well, good."
Li Yao got the instruction, turned his head to look at the city wall, and estimated how powerful the voice could reach the ears of the soldiers on the city wall. He shouted at a volume that everyone could hear, even though he was calm, he shouted in an unusually menacing way:
"Come out to see people. Open the city gate."
Soldier: "..." Is it true that the visitor is not kind? !
In an instant, the soldiers on the city wall took a defensive posture, ready to shoot arrows down at any time.
All the thieves praised without conscience: "As expected, you are worthy of being the wife of the head of the family, so domineering!"
Song Ruyu looked at Li Yao's actions, and felt that they were very cute. In his eyes, this was different from the roughness of the bandits, so he couldn't help showing a gratified smile, and even encouraged him.
Qi Muye: "..."
Sure enough, he was still too naive.
Seeing that the soldiers were all on alert, Li Yao's attitude, which was a bit willful, suddenly entered the state of fighting at any time. The mental power was full of deterrence, and it was spreading around. He instantly planned the battle plan and the retreat route according to the monitored terrain.
Li Yao stared at the soldiers on the city wall, his tone was cold, every word revealed a trace of murder, and he specially reminded everyone: "They plan to attack us, are you going to start a war?"
Qi Muye actually forgot that Li Yao is also a person with a strong fighting spirit.
As soon as this sentence came out, all the bandits were ready to fight in an instant, and they were almost on the verge of taking a big sword.
Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate, Qi Muye quickly opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere: "We have no malicious intentions, we just want you to ask General Mo to come out or the city gate leader. I have something important to ask him."
The soldiers on the city wall looked at them suspiciously. The group of people had already changed into the clothes of ordinary people, and their identities could not be seen due to the travel and dust on the road, but the three people standing in the middle had extraordinary auras. It is still prominent.
Qi Muye continued: "Also, please go and report, just say 'Muye is back', they will naturally understand when they see me."
The soldiers were hesitant. They naturally knew the owner of this name, but they looked at Qi Muye from a distance, but they felt that he didn't look like a nobleman, not to mention that there were a group of suspicious people around him.
While the soldiers were on guard, they couldn't make up their minds, so they sent someone to report the matter to the city gate leader.
When the leader of the city gate arrived, he saw the crowd under the city wall, all dressed in dust, which immediately made him doubt the identity of this pedestrian.
"Who are you? What is your purpose?" The leader of the city gate asked them condescendingly. At the same time, the soldiers around him were ready to draw their bows and shoot arrows at them at any time. Seeing this line of people in coarse clothes, how could he believe that there was a little prince among them? Lord.
Song Ruyu frowned, and said to Qi Muye, "Why doesn't he know you?"
Qi Muye also felt strange, but from a distance, he didn't have any impression of this city gate leader. After all, he left Qingzhou for more than three years.
At the same time, the soldiers went to report to General Mo who was discussing important matters at the Zhennan Hou Mansion at this time.
"Ma'am, don't worry, with a veteran here, he will definitely not let Sai Mo step into Qingzhou! Please take care of yourself first, and wait for the young master to come back." General Mo is half a hundred years old, and his hair is already grey. , with a still calm tone, he respectfully persuaded Zhennanhou's wife, Princess Fuyun, to drink the medicine.
Princess Fuyun coughed a few times. Ever since she found out that Marquis Zhennan died in battle in Yizhou, she couldn't get sick, and her health went from bad to worse. Especially when she missed her only son in Yanjing, she washed her face with tears, which made all the veterans very sad. is worried.
"I don't know when my son can come back...the news from Yanjing has been cut off again...the news of Mr. Xianggong's death can't be concealed, it may have already spread to Yanjing...my son..." Princess Fu Yun's face was pale In the past, she was graceful and luxurious, but now she has become haggard, but her eyes are full of determination, and she said: "This Qingzhou must be guarded!"
"Yes, we will definitely defend Qingzhou to the death! The city gate has been closed and no one is allowed to enter!" The three veterans, including General Mo, are all lieutenants and partial generals under Zhennan Hou. They are loyal and have already made up their minds Live and die with Qingzhou.
Princess Fuyun was dejected, and sighed again: "It would be great if Muye was here..."
The three veterans remained silent, knowing that the news of Zhennan Hou's death had reached Yanjing, and Wei Junyu might not let him go, and he had already planned for someone he trusted to take over the Zhennan Army.
This is an excellent opportunity, Wei Junyu naturally will not let it go.In fact, in Yanjing, as they expected, Wei Junyu learned that Zhennan Hou had died in Yizhou. In addition to his anger at Sai Mo's re-invasion, he also had a desire to replace Zhennan Army.
Wei Junyu had already issued an imperial decree to send someone he trusted to take over the Zhennan Army on the grounds that Zhennan Hou died in battle and the Zhennan Army had no leader. At the same time, he also concealed the fact that Qi Muye had fled to Yanjing.
After receiving the imperial decree, all three veterans did not tell her for the sake of Princess Fuyun's health.
The soldiers hurriedly came over and reported: "General Mo! There are 25 people riding horses outside the city gate, all of them are burly men, and one of them wants to see you!"
General Mo was a little dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "If the visitors are not kind, just shoot them down. Why do you need to report back? Don't you guys understand this?"
The soldier was frightened by General Mo's reaction, and hurriedly said: "Obey!" When he turned to leave, he remembered Qi Muye's words, and added anxiously: "But that man... wants to tell you 'Muye is back'... "
Immediately, the atmosphere froze.
After a while, Princess Fuyun lifted the quilt tremblingly, and stood up with difficulty: "Help me quickly!!"
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