"It's very simple. Spread the news that I am getting married to Lin Min. Lu Pingping values Lin Min very much. He will definitely come back to rescue Lin Min when the time comes. Then we can just wait and arrest him!"
After Zhu Tianyou heard this, he smiled coldly, "You are setting a trap for your father. You have been thinking about Lin Min for a day or two, right?"
Qi Haobi chuckled, "My foster father is wise!"
"Forget it! You have worked hard for so many years without any merit, and now Lu Pingping dares to rebel, then your adoptive father will give you Lin Min!"
After Qi Haobi heard this, she knelt down on the ground and said, "Thank you so much, foster father! I will remain loyal to you until my death!"
Zhu Tianyou nodded with satisfaction, "Here comes someone!"
"exist!"
"Send someone to inform Lin Min and prepare carefully. After a while, I will personally marry her! Marry her to Qi Haobi!" Zhu Tianyou shouted loudly.
"Yes!" The servant hurriedly went to deliver the order!
Qi Haobi couldn't be happier. She really killed three birds with one stone this time, Lu Pingping? I guess you can’t think of it, right?
Lin Min was checking her account books at home. Suddenly a soldier walked in outside. When he saw Lin Min, he bowed respectfully and said, "Second Miss!"
Lin Min saw the clothes on the soldier and could tell that he was from the palace. "Do you have something to tell me about my adoptive father?"
"Yes! The prince told you to prepare carefully and I will officiate your wedding soon!"
"Officiating the wedding?" After hearing the news, Lin Min's mind boomed, and she had countless questions in her mind at the same time. How could it be possible? The adoptive father is so angry right now, why would he marry him? "Who does my adoptive father plan to marry me to?"
"Third Young Master, Qi Haobi!"
Lin Min's face became very stiff. At this moment, Lin Min realized that he had underestimated Qi Haobi before? Didn't expect him to be so capable? Now the adoptive father must be furious. He actually has a way to make the adoptive father agree to the marriage of the two at this time. It is simply unreasonable!
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave you here!" After delivering the order, the soldier turned around and left.
Lin Min was sitting on the chair, her face was pale, her eyes were lifeless, and she seemed to have lost her life. How could this be? How come such earth-shaking changes have occurred in just a few days?
"Is it necessary to kill Qi Haobi?" came a cold voice!
Lin Min shook his head hastily, "No! There is only one available person left around my adoptive father. If you kill him, none of us will survive!"
"But if you really marry him, my eldest brother will be heartbroken!"
Lin Min took a deep breath, "As long as he lives, he can have a chance to start over again!"
"If he hears about your marriage...?"
"Sixth sister, can I trouble you with something?"
"Second sister, please tell me!"
"Find the seventh brother and stop the eldest brother!"
"Impossible! Only his adoptive father knows where Lao Qi is, and Lao Qi only listens to his adoptive father. Even if I say it, I'm afraid he won't agree!"
Lin Min sighed, with hot tears falling from her eyes, "Everything is fate, no one can control anything! This is our fate!"
And that voice is not talking either. I don’t know if it’s because it doesn’t want to speak or because it’s already gone!
In the Duke Protector's Mansion, Zhao Xuanyi was accompanying Tang Rou, holding his son in his arms. Zhao Xuanyi was holding a piece of apple in his hand, "Do you want to eat it?"
"Ah...!" Zhao Mingxian couldn't speak yet, so he could only stretch out his hands and grab it in the air! I seem to like this fruit very much!
Tang Rou took the child back and said, "My son hasn't grown teeth yet, how can he eat it? Do you think it's you? Son, let's ignore him!"
"Do you blame me? I didn't let him grow teeth? Why are you so unreasonable?"
"..." Tang Rou looked at Zhao Xuanyi speechlessly!
Hakeem took the small spoon, scraped the puree from inside the apple, and then put it to Zhao Mingxian's mouth. Zhao Mingxian opened his mouth and drank the puree, and then laughed happily!
"See, this is what children can eat!" Tang Rou said.
"Squeamish!" Zhao Xuanyi threw the apple
Into your own mouth!
【Dong dong dong! 】There was a sound outside the door. Hackney opened the door and saw Shen Wei. She quickly got out of the way, "Brother Shen!"
Shen Wei walked into the room, came to Zhao Xuanyi, and handed a piece of paper to Zhao Xuanyi, "Young Master, someone sent this!"
"What is it again?" After Zhao Xuanyi opened it, he only saw a few words written on it [Your Excellency, the villain, Lu Pingping, is now being wronged, framed by his brothers, chased by his adoptive father. At this moment, it is difficult to run away from home, and there is a national crisis. cast! I came here specifically to seek refuge with the Duke, and I don’t mind forgetting the Duke. The past grievances and grievances have been wiped out. I am willing to correct all the evidence of King Yong’an’s crimes. I just want a pure land! 】
After Zhao Xuanyi saw it, he handed the letter to Shen Wei. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Tang Rou and the child again. Zhao Xuanyi coughed lightly, "Sister Tang, you and your son are at home. I'm going out to do something!"
"Okay!" Tang Rou didn't ask, men all have their own things to do, but seeing Zhao Xuanyi's serious expression, it seemed that things were not that simple!
Zhao Xuanyi and Shen Wei came outside the courtyard. Zhao Xuanyi looked at Shen Wei, "Brother Shen, what do you think about this matter?"
"This...? Young Master, to be honest, I don't believe him!"
"I don't believe it either, but if he can really correct King Yong'an, this matter will be easy!"
"Young Master, this is a matter of the royal family. It is not good for us to get involved. How about... we hand him over to the eldest princess. How he will be dealt with depends on the wishes of the eldest princess and the emperor!"
"Huh? Leave it to the eldest princess? I guess he won't survive tonight! Forget it, he doesn't have any ability to resist now, let's meet him first! He still has a share in the alliance that killed me in Baiyu Tower! What if? He's worthless, so I'll just...?" Zhao Xuanyi made a throat-cutting gesture on his neck!
Shen Wei nodded, "I'll make arrangements and leave in the evening!"
"Sure!" Zhao Xuanyi nodded and said.
After nightfall, Zhao Xuanyi took Shen Wei and Tang Tianli, as well as fifty Qilin guards to protect them secretly. Zhao Xuanyi sat in the Qilin chariot without panic at all, thinking that even if there were enemies, my chariot could fight against a hundred people. ,no problem!
The carriage slowly walked towards the north of the capital. A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped in a small alley. Tang Tianli turned around and saw Shen Wei, "Is this here?"
Shen Wei got out of the car and looked around, "This should be right here! Wait a minute!"
The carriage stopped in the alley and waited quietly. Soon after, a figure walked out of the alley next to it. Shen Wei and Tang Tianli were immediately alert. They drew their weapons and stood on both sides of the carriage!
And this figure said, "Don't get me wrong, I invited the Duke to come!"
Shen Wei heard Lu Pingping's voice, put away his weapon, and came to Lu Pingping, "Sorry, you know the rules!"
Lu Pingping laughed miserably and raised his hands, "Don't worry, I'm not here to assassinate you!"
Shen Wei searched Lu Pingping's body and found no weapons before letting him go. "The Duke is in the carriage, but you can't go in. You can only answer outside the carriage. Don't worry, we are surrounded by our people." , no enemy dares to eavesdrop!"
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome, but if you do something small, I'll kill you immediately!"
"Understood!" After Lu Pingping finished speaking, he slowly walked to the window outside the Qilin Chariot and clasped his hands in fists, "See the Duke!"
"Master Lu, please stop being so polite between us. Is what you said in the letter true?" Zhao Xuanyi said with a smile.
"Of course, without this sincerity, I wouldn't dare come to see the Duke!"
"But...how can I trust your sincerity?"
Lu Pingping rolled his eyes, then sighed, seeming to have made a very important decision, "As far as I know, King Yong'an started training private soldiers eight years ago in preparation for big plans!"
"Private soldiers? How many are there?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"As far as I know, it's about... around 130,000!"
Zhao Xuanyi, who was sitting in the carriage, was so frightened that he couldn't even lie down. He was stunned and unbelievable! One hundred and thirty thousand? so much! Hearing this number, Zhao Xuanyi was immediately stunned. So many soldiers and horses? This matter can be discussed with the Far East
The army or the border guard force competed!
Although he was not afraid, even with fifty thousand Qilin Guards, he dared to fight with him, but this number was indeed far beyond Zhao Xuanyi's imagination, 130,000! One King Yong'an has an army of 130,000. What about King Yongle and King Taikang? Damn it, are all the princes of the Ming Dynasty so powerful?
Seeing that Zhao Xuanyi didn't speak for a long time, Lu Pingping couldn't help but wonder, "Duke?"
"Ahem! I didn't expect that King Yong'an would secretly raise so many private soldiers for so many years! Do you know where the military camp is?"
"It's not very clear, because these soldiers and horses are not in the same place! This is also to prevent being discovered, so they are scattered in several places! I don't know if this news is considered sincerity?"
Zhao Xuanyi smiled. This Lu Pingping was far smarter than Li Wenzhou. He came up to at least give me some information so that I couldn't kill him. How could he be like Li Wenzhou, who actually wanted to play tricks on my woman? Do you really think I am a good man and a believer in women?
"In this way, I will ask someone to arrange a place for you. You hide first to avoid the wind. Now the entire Ming Dynasty is your wanted portrait. If you are caught, I can't save you. After the wind passes, we will do something else. plan!"
"Yes! It's all thanks to you, Lord!" Lu Pingping nodded and said.
"Tang Tianli!"
"My subordinate is here!" Tang Tianli walked over.
"Have someone take Young Master Lu to rest in a secret place outside the capital. Don't let anyone know!"
"Yes! Mr. Lu, please come with me!" Tang Tianli took Lu Pingping and left the capital at night.
When Shen Wei saw Lu Pingping leaving, he jumped directly onto the carriage, "Young Master, do you believe what he said?"
"I don't know if you believe it or not, but I do! If he turns against King Yong'an, why not take advantage of it!"
"But... we can't guarantee that what he said is true? What if he and King Yong'an performed such a scene together?"
"That's why I didn't keep him with me. I put him in a place where no one knows until we find out! If he is not allowed to enter the military camp or the palace, what else can he do alone? "
Shen Wei thought about it, and it was right! Now that he was alone, what else could he do? "Young Master is wise, shall we return home?"
"Well! Let's go back!" Zhao Xuanyi sat in the carriage, thinking badly! He currently has less than 60,000 Qilin Guards in his hands. Even if he includes those from his hometown, it is less than 90,000. And King Yong'an alone has an army of 130,000, plus other princes, Zhao Xuanyi does not dare to think about it!
"Huo Zhi...?" Zhao Xuanyi gritted his teeth, "How is Tan Beiping doing at home recently?"
"I received a letter a few days ago. Everything is normal. A lot of training equipment has been built in my hometown. Not only are the military camps poor, the training of the Qilin Guards is also very strict!"
"Tell Tan Beiping, continue to increase the number of people, the number of Qilin Guards is still too small!"
Shen Wei sighed, "Young Master, soldiers are easy to find, but if you want to train into a Qilin Guard, it's not that simple! Now, just go to a military camp and mobilize 10,000 soldiers, and the number of Qilin Guards trained in the end is less than a thousand, or even less!"
"I know, but we have to look for it! Anyone who can endure hardships and stand hard work must be absorbed. Our enemies are not limited to foreign countries!" Zhao Xuanyi is a little worried now. The enemies outside need to be cleaned up, and the domestic places must be defended. The Qilin Guards are really good at this. It's not enough. If a full-scale war breaks out, my own troops will be divided into three or four teams for use!
This made Zhao Xuanyi worry about another thing: Can he still defeat Japan? If he goes there by himself, will King Yong'an take the opportunity to mobilize troops to attack the capital? Zhao Xuanyi was very troubled. It would be fine if he didn't know the strength of King Yong'an, but now that he knew it, Zhao Xuanyi was very confused!
Fortunately, the emperor can still intimidate these vassal kings. He will be back before spring in a few months at most. The emperor must be able to suppress it, otherwise he will not go. If he goes, he can't waste his time. Anyway, Japan is only such a big territory, and it will probably take less than a month to massacre them all!
After one night, the next morning, as soon as Zhao Xuanyi walked out of the room, Shen Wei was already waiting, "Good morning, young master!"
"Hmm! What are you doing here so early in the morning?"
"Didn't you ask me to wait for you? The carriage has already
You are ready, Miss Tang is also waiting for you in the carriage! "
Zhao Xuanyi slapped his forehead, "Oh, I forgot about this, go and do something quickly!"
