"That bitch, I knew how he could die..." After Concubine Xi heard what the little eunuch said, a look of pride flashed across her face.
"Your Majesty, did you hear correctly... I said that corpse is Eunuch Lu." the little eunuch reminded.
Concubine Xi smiled and did not answer. Didn't she still know whether Lu Qian was an eunuch?
She couldn't help but admire Lu Qian more and more for being able to deceive the entire palace.
After all, she already regarded him as her man in her heart.
If he is more powerful, it means that he can protect himself better...
...
Lu Qian never expected that that idiot Xia Xingbang would actually create four corpses.
Everyone in the palace was convinced of their death.
The next day, morning
With the suggestions of a group of ministers, they also re-determined a method.
Said that the negotiations can continue, but the news of the death of Prince Zhou will be suppressed for now.
With that said, the generals headed by Huo Yingluan expressed that they could let Xia Xingbang set off with the envoy again to negotiate on behalf of Daxia.
It would be best if we can negotiate. If the negotiation fails, we can say that the Prince of Zhou will be imprisoned in Daxia.
Xia Jiuyuan agreed.
He didn't feel much about Xia Wenzhi's death.
That afternoon, Xia Xingbang got his wish and led the team to continue setting off.
...
After Lu Qian and the others bypassed Lin'an City's sphere of influence, they found an inn to rest for the night.
Lu Qian decided to have a good night's rest today.
From tomorrow on, they will march non-stop towards Tongcheng outside Yanmen Pass.
Before setting off, Lu Qian asked Xia Wenzhi to inquire.
Huo Xiaolin's 400,000 troops will arrive within five days of their arrival.
Therefore, he had to rush ahead of them, complete the negotiation, and then return to the palace to deliver business without anyone noticing.
Otherwise, if the 400,000 Huo Jiajun arrived outside Yanmen Pass and escaped Xia Xingbang's pursuit, they would definitely not be able to escape Huo Xiaolin's pursuit.
After they settled in.
Zhou Shuran called Lu Qian to the room.
As soon as Lu Qian entered the room, Zhou Shuran grabbed his life and asked, "Have you ever had anything to do with that village leader?"
"Conscience of heaven and earth...I don't have one!" Lu Qian looked at Zhou Shuran's jealous look and found it a little funny.
"Hmph...if not, why are they so willing to let us go? And risk offending Huo Jiajun to help you deceive them! Did you sleep with her?" Zhou Shuran asked with disbelief written all over her face.
"It's just that I'm good at eloquence... If you don't believe me, why don't you just check the ammunition depot?"
Lu Qian said
He hugged his legs with one hand and dragged his neck with the other hand, directly carrying the princess onto the bed.
"What should I do if I fail the inspection?" Zhou Shuran's face turned red and her breathing became rapid.
"Whatever you do!"
"If you are not qualified, I will let you really become a eunuch..."
"You can't bear to part with it..."
...
The next day, Lu Qian held his waist and looked unhappy.
He finally understood.
There are only exhausted cows and no damaged fields.
After getting on the carriage, Xia Wenzhi asked with concern, "Mr. Lu, you look very bad."
Lu Qian could only say that he was not acclimatized.
During the three days of non-stop work, Nie Bing from the Shadow Guards appeared once and said that they had been protecting them nearby to reassure Xia Wenzhi and the others.
Finally we arrived at Tongguan City.
Tongguan City is the closest city to Yanmen Pass.
Outside the Yanmen Pass is the Sixteenth City of Yanyun, which is the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
After entering Tongguan City, they went directly to the city lord without staying.
Mansion.
The guards at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion saw Lu Qian and the others looking tired from work and immediately drove them away.
"Anyone dares to pretend to be a prince now! Why don't you pee and take a look at yourselves! Don't let me do it... hurry up and get out of here."
Without saying a word, Lu Qian took out a golden bean and handed it to him and said, "Yes or no, just go and report it and we'll know, right?"
When the guard saw Jin Douzi, his eyes lit up.
Taking the beans, with a bright smile on his face, he lightly fanned his mouth and said to Lu Qian, "It's because I'm blind... I've seen the eldest prince... I've met the eldest prince."
Lu Qian was dumbfounded and pointed at Xia Wenzhi and said, "He is the eldest prince."
The guard didn't care and went straight in to report.
Not long after, I heard an angry roar coming from the city lord's mansion.
"You are so bold and cunning that you are pretending to be His Highness the First Prince. Someone come and catch me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fat man with a Chinese character face and a height of only about 1.5 meters, swaying out in an official uniform.
"Uncle Fang, I haven't seen you in five years. Don't you know me anymore?"
This fat man's name was Fang Daorong, and Xia Wenzhi mentioned him frequently along the way.
He said that Fang Daorong was an outstanding person.
When he was in Kyoto, he served as Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice.
At the beginning, he was a famous iron-faced judge throughout Kyoto.
He had tried many major cases in Kyoto, including two princes who had committed crimes, and many more princes and nobles.
But just because he was too honest and tough, he offended too many people and was framed by others.
Finally, with the help of Li Xiaozheng, he was saved from death and was assigned to Tongguan City as a city lord. To put it nicely, he was a city lord, that is, an official of the Qipin County Grand Master.
"Your Highness! It's really you... you're still alive... great! I knew you must be a lucky person." Fang Daorong saw Xia Wenzhi, knelt in front of him and cried.
"Uncle Fang? What happened... Of course I'm alive..." Xia Wenzhi cried inexplicably.
While Fang Daorong asked them to go back, he told them what happened in Kyoto.
The palace immediately sent a letter to the city lord of Tongguan via flying pigeons, telling him that something happened to Xia Wenzhi and that Xia Xingbang would arrive a few days later and asked him to appease the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
After hearing this, Xia Wenzhi smiled bitterly and said, "My sixth brother is so courageous... Now he dares to blatantly bully the emperor. My mother must be worried."
Fang Daorong said, "Yes, it seems that the Huo family is ready to take action against you... Instead of doing this, Your Highness, we might as well attack first. While General Huo and His Highness the Sixth Prince are not here, let's talk to Zhou's envoys first. Please let me hold talks."
Fang Daorong is indeed a smart man.
Xia Wenzhi nodded and said, "Mr. Lu means the same thing."
With that said, Xia Wenzhi introduced Lu Qian to Fang Daorong.
Fang Daorong glanced at Lu Qian, then smiled knowingly, stepped forward, hugged Lu Qian and said, "Brother Lu, long time no see!"
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Lu Qian was confused! Who is this?...
Xia Wenzhi was also confused, because when Lu Qian talked about Fang Daorong on the carriage, Lu Qian had a completely unfamiliar expression on his face.
"Uncle Fang, do you know Mr. Lu?"
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