Murong Xue said apologetically: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Although we know that the assassin will come, how many people are there? What means will be used? These are not clear yet. Just in case, we have to take this last step."
Murong Ling couldn't help but ask: "General... General Murong, do you plan to let us hide our identities and sneak into the army?"
Murong Xue nodded: "It must be like this now. We are in the light and the enemy is in the dark. We can only avoid the opponent's killing moves by hiding first. Moreover, the general cannot take care of all the maids and servants of the three nobles. We can only let them continue as they are while the six of you remain hidden."
"Can you give me a weapon?" Ma Yunfang said, "A knife or a sword will do."
Murong Xue hesitated for a moment, then untied a short blade from her waist and handed it to the other party with both hands: "Ma Guiren, please be careful."
Liu Yanru frowned slightly: "General Murong, have you ever thought about it, with our appearance like this, even if we are mixed in with the escort army, we can't deceive the other party's eyes at all."
Murong Xue nodded slightly when he heard the words: "Your Majesty is right. Therefore, the general has no intention of letting you go with the team tomorrow. After they set off, I will also pretend to be an ordinary soldier and accompany you on a detour to Luo Yap.”
As he spoke, he gestured outside, and a man in casual clothes quickly walked into the flower hall.
"His name is Yuan Bin. He is from the Intelligence Department of the Zhenjiang Army. It was he who sent the news about the assassin overnight. Brother Yuan, please pay tribute to the three nobles."
Yuan Bin knew in his heart that the three beautiful girls in front of him had not yet completed the royal wedding ceremony, so they could not officially be called empresses, so he followed the rules and only clasped his fists and bowed: "I have met three nobles in my humble position."
Liu Yanru looked at him and was a little curious: "Suppressing Xinjiang Army? Why have I never heard of it?"
Murong Xue gave her, Ma Yunfang and Murong Ling a brief explanation, and then said: "Yuan Bin is not only a subordinate of Protector Li, but he also has a secret letter from Lord Shen Lie. There is absolutely no problem with his identity."
Shen Lie's famous name naturally resonated with Liu Yanru. Although she didn't know at this moment that Lord Shen was no longer the director of Nilin, this important figure in the court who was often talked about by her grandfather and father was enough to make her trust Yuan Bin.
"Well, since it was sent by Lord Shen, there must be nothing wrong. I am willing to follow General Murong's arrangements."
Murong Xue nodded and continued: "In order to prevent the enemy from infiltrating and buying the people in the wedding team in advance, only Yuan Bin and the four most reliable soldiers under me will be leaving with us tomorrow. Together with you, there are a total of twelve I will disguise myself as a sergeant escorting the grain and grass transport, divert the route to Gucheng County, and cross the Han River from there. At that time, those who can ride will ride on horseback, and those who cannot ride will ride on grain carts."
Upon hearing this, Ma Yunfang was fine, but Liu Yanru and Murong Ling couldn't help but frown. How could such a charming lady from a wealthy family have ever suffered such a crime?
Murong Xue sighed inwardly after seeing this: If there was no other way, why would he be willing to go to such trouble?
If I had known this, I really shouldn't have taken this unfortunate job.
Ma Yunfang asked: "General, let us change clothes tonight. Are you planning to move in advance?"
"Yes, take cover in advance." Murong Xue nodded: "I'll let the soldiers take you to the wing in the backyard later, and make do with it for the night. Tomorrow before dawn, I will send troops to enforce martial law, and tell the servants and maids, Your Excellency We have all boarded the car, so everyone can set off immediately. As soon as they leave, we will follow and leave through other city gates."
At this point, Liu Yanru and others had no other choice but to follow Murong Xue's arrangement and reluctantly went to the backyard.
Yuan Bin shook his head gently: "Hey, General Murong, I think the road ahead is not going to be easy."
Murong Xue smiled bitterly and pulled Yuan Bin to sit down: "How is Master Shen?"
"I was injured last time, and now I'm almost healed." Yuan Bin replied: "That traitor Lao Jianhua is really vicious. He laid traps and killed many of our brothers. If Puma hadn't sacrificed his life to block the pursuers in the end, Lord Shen would have also I almost fell into his hands."
Murong Xue didn't know Puma, so she asked Yuan Bin in detail, and then said: "Thanks to these good brothers. If it weren't for your help, if Master Shen made a mistake, we would all regret it for the rest of our lives. Puma's family In Western Xinjiang? What can I do for him? "
Yuan Bin waved his hand: "General Murong, don't worry. We, the Xinjiang Army, will take good care of Brother Puma's family. To be honest, it is our honor to serve the Protector, and death is not a pity."
Murong Xue nodded with emotion and asked: "Brother Yuan, are you from Xijiang or from Shengtang?"
"I am a Shengtang person who grew up in Western Xinjiang." Yuan Bin smiled: "My father is a veteran of the Zhenjiang Protectorate, and my mother is from the Yiwu tribe, so I can speak Shengtang fairly well."
"Then they are still in Western Xinjiang now?"
Yuan Bin's expression darkened: "My father was killed in the Crescent Bay. My mother and two sisters also died at the hands of the Loulan rebels and the Turks. My life was saved by Dadu."
Murong Xue couldn't bear it, so she patted Yuan Bin's shoulder gently and said nothing more.
Maybe it was too much time, maybe he had shed all his tears long ago, but Yuan Bin didn't seem very sad. He just sighed softly, and then said with a smile: "General, I heard Master Shen say that you and our Protector-General, as well as Xu Shuai, is he my good brother?"
Murong Xue smiled: "I've never worshiped him, but he is better than a real brother."
"That's no wonder." Yuan Bin said: "My father used to say, those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black. Da Duhu and Xu Shuai swept across the western frontier without any rivals, but you are one person below ten thousand people. General, you are all great heroes!"
Murong Xue shook her head: "I can't compare to you, the Great Protector, and I can't compare to Xu Shuai. They fought alone, created miracles in the impossible, and guarded thousands of miles of territory for Shengtang. In comparison, I have hardly been able to do so in these years. I didn’t do anything, I’m ashamed of those two brothers.”
"You can't say that." Yuan Bin said: "Before coming to Shengtang, Da Duhu gave us a lecture to the people in the Intelligence Department. He said that the reason why Western Xinjiang was successfully recovered was because the Shengtang army fought hard to deal with the rebels. Army, while desperately resisting the Turks, so that the invaders have no time to look west, we have a precious strategic opportunity. General, aren't you one of them? Lord Shen, he is too. Now the enemy is about to be finished. Sooner or later our two armies will be able to join forces and completely eliminate them!"
Murong Xue nodded slightly: "Jiang Yao is right. The current situation is achieved by the bloody battles of thousands of soldiers, whether it is the Zhenjiang Army, the Liaodong Army, or the Jingxiang Army, everyone Regardless of each other and working together, Ashina was in a dilemma. Brother Yuan, I also believe that the day when we will meet victoriously is not far away!"
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Early the next morning, the wedding team left Nanzhang County in a mighty manner and continued to move north. Their destination was still Xiangcheng on the banks of the Han River.
However, no one knew that at this moment, the protagonists who were welcoming the bride were not in the team. Instead, they transformed into soldiers of the Confederate Army, driving four ox carts and quietly slipped out from the west gate of Nanzhang City and headed northwest. Heading towards Gucheng County.
In order not to attract attention, Murong Xue also put on a coarse military uniform and rode beside a car. Sitting on the food bag in the car was Liu Yanru.
Thinking about the future Queen Shengtang's current appearance, Murong Xue suddenly felt a little funny. He cleared his throat and asked, "Guiren Liu, are you okay?"
Liu Yanru stretched out her hand to support the heavy iron helmet on her head. She felt that her neck was about to be broken. She couldn't help but said depressedly: "General, do you think it can be better?"
Murong Xue suppressed her laughter and said comfortingly: "My lord, please be patient a little longer. Just wait until Luoyi."
Liu Yanru was slightly startled: "Do you mean that we have to stay like this forever? Don't you mean that we can just leave the dangerous area of Xiangcheng?"
"I'm afraid this is not enough." Murong Xue said solemnly: "If the opponent's assassins missed in Xiangcheng, then they will definitely not give up and will look for opportunities again later."
Liu Yanru almost cried on the spot: "But...but I am the queen canonized by the emperor after all. How can I behave like this when I enter the Eastern Capital?"
Murong Xue knew in her heart that Liu Yanru still dreamed of appearing in front of the officials and people of Luoyi in a majestic manner, and the gap between the two was really too big with such disguise and sneakiness.
"My lord, there is no way around this," Murong Xue could only persuade him kindly: "I have been ordered to protect your safety, so I have to prepare for the worst. To put it bluntly, you can only arrive in Luoyi, the eastern capital, safely. It’s a wedding ceremony, isn’t it?”
"Those assassins who killed a thousand swords deserve to die!" Liu Yanru couldn't help but said angrily: "General Murong, do you know who sent them?"
Murong Xue replied: "The general only knows that Jiangnan Lao Jianhua sent people. As for Huaiyang King Li Kuang, most of them are not willing to let things go."
Liu Yanru's eyebrows stood up: "If we catch these two traitors from now on, we must punish them severely!"
Murong Xue didn't pay attention to the future queen's resentment, because at this moment he saw the soldiers who were going to explore the road suddenly running towards this side in a hurry.
He said hello to Liu Yanru, then urged his horse to meet her.
"What's wrong? Why are you panicking?"
"General, there's something wrong at the ferry! Look!"
Murong Xue looked in the direction of the soldiers' fingers and saw on the river in the distance that a large warship was slowly approaching the ferry dock.
"Which army's ship is it? Can you see clearly?" Murong Xue secretly felt something bad and asked in a deep voice.
The soldier replied: "Looking at the flag, it should be Bao Yuchun's navy."
Hearing this, Murong Xue's heart immediately tightened: What a coincidence, I'm afraid I'm going to be in trouble this time!
The naval force had not arrived earlier than later, but at this moment a warship suddenly came and blocked the Gucheng Ferry. How could we cross the river?
