Cheng An.

Smoke slowly rises, and the city gradually wakes up.

After a while, the gate of the courtyard was opened, and a man walked out carrying farm tools, followed by his eldest son. The woman followed all the way to the door, shouting something. The vendors had gathered at the alley early, pushing their carts and shouting along the way,

"Slag bucket~~"

A group of caravans at the east gate rushed towards the West Market. The packhorses carried the goods and walked forward slowly. Occasionally, a woman came forward to ask the price. The merchants just shook their heads and pointed to the West Market in the distance. They also

Never opened.

The sound of dogs barking came from the yard, and several half-year-old children ran wildly along the alley. Behind them was a half-year-old puppy. The children screamed and ran fast. Several old people stuck their heads out,

Looking at this scene, I laughed out loud.

Outside the West City Gate.

People entering and leaving the city formed a long queue.

Lu Qubing was neatly dressed and stood at the intersection, smiling at the people going in and out of the city gate.

He was dressed in ordinary clothes, without official uniform, and he did not bring any entourage. The city gatekeeper looked in his direction several times, but Lu Qubing ignored him. "Do you still need to wait to enter the city, noble man?"

There was a businessman with a thick beard, a strange appearance, brown hair and blue eyes. He was looking at Lu Qubing, who was standing on the roadside doing nothing, and suddenly asked. Lu Qubing looked at him and was stunned for a moment. This man looks very good.

He is somewhat similar to Yao Xiong.

"I'm waiting for someone here."

"Oh, that's it. Sir, you need to eat some fruit. It's hot today." "Thank you, thank you, no need. Where did you bring this from?"

"It's shipped from Xuzhou. It's cooked there earlier. You can take a boat to Ye, Cheng'an, and Linzhang. These are the only places where you can afford it." This businessman was talkative, and Qu Bing was also talkative on the way.

People started talking like this.

While they were chatting, the ground began to tremble slightly. The two stopped talking and looked into the distance. The dust was billowing.

Lu Qubing looked at the city gatekeeper in the distance and signaled to him.

He looked at the businessman again, "Let's go through another city gate. It's best to hide in these days. You can go to Huainan to do trade. It might be more peaceful there." After he finished speaking, he left here.

, and walked towards the official road.

The merchant looked at him in surprise, and the city gatekeepers quickly began to send everyone away, and even they themselves began to flee. Knights all over the mountains and plains appeared on the road.

These knights wore masks and had many horses per person. They were able to maintain their formation while running wildly, and like a strong wind, they rushed towards Cheng'an City. Bai Bao.

Lu Qubing stood at the front of the official road, took off the official seal from his waist, and held it high.

The charging speed of the knights slowly weakened, and the general rushed out from among them. The knights were so majestic, but this general was neither fish nor fowl.

There was something wrong with the general's armor. It was neither light armor nor heavy armor. The man didn't cover his face with a mask. His riding skills were not superb and he looked shaky. He just came to the road.

In front of the sick man, Lu Qubing even heard him let out a long sigh of relief. The general got off his horse and took a few deep breaths.

Several servants came forward and stood on his left and right

The man walked up to Lu Qubing with difficulty, his expression complicated. "Lu Jun."

Lu Qubing looked at him, also a little shocked, "Hu Jun?"

The Baibao general standing in front of Lu Qubing was known to Lu Qubing. This man was called Hu Changhong, and he was Lu Qubing's classmate in Taixue.

"How did you become the commander-in-chief of Baibao??"

Lu Qubing was very surprised, but Hu Changhong smiled bitterly, "Lu Jun, isn't this the time to ask about this?" "I'm just curious, isn't it always done by fierce generals?"

Hu Changhong scratched his head helplessly, "Temporary appointment... However, I really believe that the Hu family, starting from the ancestor Hu Zun, has been a fierce general for generations, so why can't I command the Jingqi? It's you, Lu Jun, why do you want to rebel?"

"

"You became Cheng Anling at the age of less than thirty years old. You are ranked fifth. You are envied by many people. Why rebel??"

"I never rebelled. I just mistook the angel for a spy of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. I was captured without any help. Please take me to Yecheng. I want to see your majesty. I have something to say to him." "You don't have to worry about this. Kill the angel. I'm shocked.

You can see the government and the public even if you don’t want to..."

Lu Qubing added: "I just hope that the knights will not enter the city. All the officials and followers in the city have fled, leaving only the people. If the knights enter the city, it will definitely cause riots."

Hu Changhong pursed his lips and looked at Cheng An in the distance. "It's not that I ignore my old feelings. It's really hard to disobey the edict. I want to arrest those who participated in the rebellion, including those who are close to you, Zhangjiacun..."

"I've even driven away the casual officials, will I keep them?" "If Mr. Hu wants to go, just send someone to Zhangjiacun to have a look."

"At this moment, I'm afraid we are almost at Shuozhou. If Mr. Hu wants to make a meritorious service, he might as well go to Shuozhou and ask General Anxi for someone." Hu Changhong ignored him and just asked people to take him into the prison car, while he led the troops to arrest him.

.

Lu Qubing didn't lie to him. The people the temple asked him to capture were all gone now. They could run away. Hu Changhong also had no intention of pursuing him. Catching the culprit would be enough to make a deal.

Hu Changhong led Lu Qubing back to Yecheng. Walking on the road, there were green trees on both sides, and the official road was flat and wide. The knights said nothing, as if they were not alive, and each wore a cold mask. Hu Changhong even

He has never seen them eat or drink. As a general, he is sometimes quite afraid of these people.

Hu Changhong unknowingly rode his horse to Lu Qubing's side.

"Your Majesty has ascended the throne. Hu Jun's family will rise from now on. Congratulations."

Hu Changhong looked at Lu Qubing on the side and did not answer. He just sighed: "Lu Jun is still the same."

"When I was at Taixue, you were the best at studying classics. Everyone thought you would achieve great things, but in the end you got into a quarrel with the priest over a trivial matter and left in despair."

"Your family tried to find a place for you to join the army, but you once again fell out with your officials and were dismissed."

"You were promoted to the position of imperial censor before. We envy you again and feel that your future is limitless, but you always write letters of impeachment. You even dared to impeach King Pengcheng, but you were released again..."

"Cheng'an Ling, the next step is to send the governor of Dazhou... When the governor of Dazhou returns to the court, he will join the body and sit alone, but you are like this." "Why don't you cherish it?"

Lu Qubing laughed, "Because my nature is like this. I don't have a long memory and make mistakes again and again. Naturally, I can't rise to the top like my classmates..." "Lu Jun, don't laugh at me. I'm following orders."

, I have no ill intentions towards you."

"I'm not being sarcastic, I just feel that joining Heshikai to seek high-ranking officials and generous salaries is really unworthy of my ancestors from a famous family." Hu Changhong's face turned red, "Mr. Lu!! Don't you want to slander anyone! Who is going to Heshikai?!"

"

"Did I ever say it was you?"

Lu Qubing was still smiling. Hu Changhong was sad and angry for a long time, but had no words to reply. He whispered: "I don't like He Shikai, not just me, but also my eldest brother. Every time he comes home, he always

He was yelling at the warriors."

"You don't know how evil this person is. He dared to swallow half of the rewards His Majesty gave my family!" "It's just that my sister likes him very much. What else can we do?"

Lu Qubing looked at him and then looked into the distance, "It's strange to say that the queen usually likes traitors who are pampered like this, but the consequences of doing so often harm her mother's family...

It has been like this in all dynasties, but no one has a long memory. Everyone is like me, making mistakes again and again, with no place to die. You have governed history with me in the past, what do you think?

Woolen cloth?"

Hu Changhong's expression changed and he was immediately speechless.

"I am not plotting rebellion. I am colluding with Shikai and the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. He is the one who wants to rebel." "What?!"

Hu Changhong's eyes widened, and Lu Qubing said slowly: "Hu Luguang is no longer favored, so you will be the temporary commander of Baibao. If He Shikai is not reused, then the three servants in the middle,

Don’t they all belong to the seven of you brothers?”

"Don't just look at the small profits in front of you when doing things." After Lu Qubing said this, he closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Hu Changhong couldn't sit still, "How did you rebel? How did you collude?!" "Please explain clearly!!"

"Don't keep silent!!"

"We talk so much on weekdays, why don't we stop talking at critical moments?!".

Royal Palace.

Gao Zhan was sitting in the upper position, his face was gloomy, his eyes were sharp, and he was extremely angry. Several important ministers were sitting on both sides, and they were silent.

He Shikai frowned, feeling something was wrong.

He knew that Lu Qubing was a tough guy, not the kind of person who was greedy for life and afraid of death. If this guy was brought to the court and interrogated by the emperor, who knows what he would say. But what Lu Qubing did this time

It was so big that it almost slapped Gao Zhan in the face. The emperor refused to give up easily and insisted on arresting him for interrogation.

He Shikai spent money to bribe the general, hoping to make way for him to die of illness in the battle. However, before setting off, the emperor suddenly changed people and asked Hu Changhong, a loser from his descendant, to lead the army. He Shikai had no friendship with him, so he just wanted to temporarily

If there is friendship, it is too late.

In addition, this temporary substitution made He Shikai immediately alert.

His Majesty the Emperor is not that stupid and incompetent person. He Shikai knows him very well. Many times, he is just too lazy to think and do things. This does not mean that he is incurably stupid.

Maybe he realized something.

He Shikai no longer dared to do anything wantonly.

But he wasn't afraid either. What he did was all done under the emperor's hint. If he wanted to take the blame, then just take it. Even those two alchemists might have some problems.

However, this is not a big deal. Anyway, he is only temporarily using them to deal with Liu Taozi. After finishing Liu Taozi, he can deal with them and make them his own credit.

Several important ministers sitting in front of Gao Zhan looked at each other, their eyes becoming more and more complex. The hall was quiet and silent.

This kind of atmosphere makes people feel like they are sitting on pins and needles. They feel numb all over and dare not move.
To be continued...