It took a long time before Lu Chengen said: "No."
Wen Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief and sat down, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea, then asked: "What preparations are there on the Xiongnu side?"
Zhao Qing, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and apologized to Wen Qingzhu with his hands raised: "This incident is all the fault of Wei Chen. Outside Yonghe Pass, Wei Chen failed to see through their conspiracy and someone else sneaked in."
"General Zhao does not need to blame himself. I am also responsible for this matter." Lu Chengen did not want to say more, "I will be responsible for Yongheguan in the future. General Zhao should take care of your brother first."
Zhao Qing thanked him with a grateful expression: "Thank you so much, General Lu."
The two were polite, and Lu Chengen sent Zhao Qing away.
There are no outsiders now, and Lu Chengen doesn't hide anything: "Girl, do you know what the purpose of Pei Zhixuan coming to Dingyuan is?"
"What? Did you meet her?" Wen Qingzhu immediately cheered up.
Lu Chengen sighed, got up and took her to Lu Chuan's yard.
As soon as they reached the bedroom door, they heard Lu Chuan's voice.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Wen Qingzhu glanced at Lu Chengen and saw him raising his hand and continuing to walk in.
Arriving inside, Wen Qingzhu was surprised to find that Lu Chuan was tied to the bed.
"Why are you here?" Lu Chuan seemed to have noticed the presence of outsiders, and he immediately restrained himself.
Wen Qingzhu walked up to him and took a cursory look. He saw that the sword wound on his back had not healed yet. It seemed that it was caused by his struggle. It was bleeding again.
"Of course it's because we're back." Wen Qingzhu sat down on the chair next to the bed, not intending to help him untie the rope.
Hearing what she said, Lu Chuan's eyes lit up: "That means Brother Fu is back too! Where is he?"
He craned his neck and looked out: "Why didn't Brother Fu come over to see me?"
Wen Qingzhu explained: "Bu Liugu is here. Fu Lie accompanied Bu Liugu to the Border Inn. What's up? Do you want to follow him and have a look?"
"Of course not." Lu Chuan was a little embarrassed, but then he asked, "Is there anything going on over there at Lei Shuo? The Huns have been trying to sneak in, and I'm worried."
Wen Qingzhu looked at his appearance, shook his head and said, "Sister Shuo, you don't have to worry. Let's talk about your situation first. What's going on with Pei Zhixuan?"
At the mention of this name, Lu Chuan fell silent and frowned.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Lu Chengen, who was behind him, said on his behalf: "Earlier at Shuangfeng Mountain, Xiaochuan was captured by the Huns, and it was Miss Pei who rescued him."
"Dad, I'm going to the Huns." Lu Chuan interrupted abruptly.
Lu Chengen didn't even look at him, and continued to say to Wen Qingzhu: "Behind Shuangfeng Mountain, Xin Zhong was guarding there as soon as Fu Lie left. Not long after, Xin Zhong rushed to rescue Miss Jasmine, not wanting something to happen to Miss Jasmine.
This kid never left. He pretended to be guarding Shuangfeng Mountain on behalf of Xin Zhong. I don't know how the news leaked later, but Ta personally led his troops to fight.
After fighting hard for a long time, I felt that something was wrong, so I led my troops to support. I didn't want the Huns to attack in the east and attack in the west. Zhao Qing couldn't resist it, so I had to defend Yonghe Pass first.
In the end, only Xiaochuan and Pei Zhixuan were kidnapped. I don't know what happened to the Huns later, but this kid was sent to the gate of Yonghe. "
"So Pei Zhixuan has been at the border?" Wen Qingzhu turned to look at Lu Chuan, feeling very wary, "When did you meet her?"
Lu Chuan was very conflicted. He hated Pei Yu and the Pei family, but Pei Zhixuan saved him twice.
At least now he couldn't hate Pei Zhixuan in his heart.
"Looking at you, I must have known you for a long time." Wen Qingzhu stood up.
Just as he was about to go out, Lu Chuan quickly explained: "I have known her for almost half a year, but if she hadn't gone to Shuangfeng Mountain to save me, I wouldn't have known that she was Pei Zhixuan!"
Wen Qingzhu looked back at him and shook his head slightly: "So you are going to the Huns to rescue her? She should have said something to you before you came back, right?"
Lu Chuan was a little angry: "After she asked me to come back, don't think about going back to the Huns to save her! She will be fine!"
Um
Wen Qingzhu narrowed his eyes slightly, Pei Zhixuan actually said such a thing
At this time, Lu Chengen pointed outside and said, "Let's go out and talk."
"Dad! How could you do this to me! I told you the truth! You still want to tie me up!" Lu Chuan suddenly became furious.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and followed Lu Chengen out without thinking.
Standing on the porch, the two of them looked at the snow-covered courtyard in front of them.
Lu Chengen said seriously: "Pei Zhixuan was trained by Pei Yu himself. She came quietly when something happened in the northwest. We also received the news, but we have never been able to find out where she is."
He looked sideways at Wen Qingzhu: "This shows that Pei Yu's power is greater than we imagined."
"Pei Yu's nobles and the relationships left by the previous prime minister were all used by Pei Yu for his own use. Emperor Shunde has been in power for more than thirty years, and he has cultivated many cronies and disciples all over the country.
It seems that they don't hold military power as much as your generals, but in fact they have more control over the situation. I thought about getting rid of many people, but I never thought about getting rid of Pei Yu. At most, I just wanted to suppress him. "
Wen Qingzhu met Lu Chengen's gaze and said, "Not to mention, Brother Zhao Qing's status today was only due to Emperor Shunde's cultivation, and Pei Yu secretly fueled the situation. Apart from that, how did Brother Zhao Qing clear his name? Isn't it Pei Yu who is the leader?"
"So Pei Zhixuan suddenly felt so sad for Xiaochuan, and I couldn't help but feel worried." Lu Chengen held his forehead, looking like he had a headache.
The Lu family is different from other families. Not to mention the military power in the past, the only son left now is Lu Chuan.
Lu Gui's body was destined to make him unfit to join the army. Now Lu Chengen had no choice but to tie Lu Chuan at home.
Wen Qingzhu was very aware of Lu Chengen's inner conflict. Lu Chuan could like anyone, but it could never be Pei Zhixuan.
In fact, what she cared about more was that Pei Zhixuan told Lu Chuan not to worry about her.
This is very strange. She is a Qi person, but after being messed up by Wen Qingzhu, she can still gain a foothold in the Xiongnu.
Putting aside Pei Zhixuan's purpose, Wen Qingzhu was very sure that what she said was true.
"Don't worry, General Lu, I will try to understand him." Wen Qingzhu decided to chat with Lu Chuan.
Lu Chengen handed over his hand: "Thank you very much."
Arriving alone in the room, Wen Qingzhu screened everyone else away and sat in front of Lu Chuan.
She didn't come up and asked directly, but talked about her trip to Yangzhou this time.
"We severely injured Jiang Yuancheng in Yangzhou, but unfortunately he escaped in the end. After thinking about it, he either went back to Shazhou or hid in the northwest."
Lu Chuan looked at him strangely: "Why is she here in the northwest? If you want to go, you should go to the south. Our area is sparsely populated. If there is any particularly big change, someone will report it. He can't do anything, right?"
"Where are they in Dingyuan, Yunzhou, Dezhou, and Linzhou?" Wen Qingzhu asked him.
Lu Chuan, who was speechless, suddenly remembered that when he was in Shuangfeng Mountain, Pei Zhixuan had just revealed his identity.
He was a little curious and asked a few more questions.
Lu Chuan is an innocent man, and he can see that Pei Zhixuan treats him differently from others.
As he expected, Pei Zhixuan seemed to trust him and told him things he had never noticed before.
In short, there are fewer people here in the northwest, so it is actually more convenient to get things done.
Except for Linzhou, which is far away, the population of Yunzhou has been in decline since the snow disaster, and Texas will be cleaned up by the higher authorities sooner or later.
Lu Chuan suddenly opened his eyes wide. Had Pei Zhixuan expected what happened in Texas
"How's it going? Do you understand now?" Wen Qingzhu looked at the change in his expression. Although Lu Chuan was not the type to say anything in the past, now he has more or less learned to keep his words to himself.
Lu Chuan said with a troubled face: "Isn't Miss Pei really a good person?"
"Hey." Wen Qingzhu sighed and explained, "It doesn't matter whether there are good guys or bad guys. It's just a matter of stance. He represents the interests of the Pei family, and what he represents is my own interests. For now, I can be regarded as being with the emperor. people."
"Then she's not a bad person!" Lu Chuan looked excited.
His appearance made Wen Qingzhu distressed: "No, do you really not understand what I say? Pei Zhixuan is not an enemy like the Xiongnu, but an opponent like Zhao Qing. When facing the same interests that we have to fight for, we That’s the enemy.”
Lu Chuan laid his head on the bed and said in a low voice: "I really don't want to make it so complicated. Miss Pei saved me. I can't leave her alone."
"Correction, you didn't abandon her, but she sent you back. We don't rule out the possibility, she has things to do of her own." Wen Qingzhu spoke righteously.
Lu Chuan arched his body and tried to sit up, but couldn't move, so he shouted, "Sister-in-law, help me untie it."
Wen Qingzhu smiled and went over to help him untie the rope.
Lu Chuan, who had just been freed, immediately sat up and ran out while apologizing to her: "I'm sorry, I really-"
Before he finished speaking, he stood up and took a step, but stumbled and fell to the ground.
Wen Qingzhu walked to him and knelt down in front of him, and said with a smile: "You kid really won't give up until you reach the Yellow River. Your father told me that I can get out of your way, but I have to give you some medicine."
Lu Chuan, who was completely weak, held up half of his body. He was already sweating profusely and had no strength to speak at all.
After holding on for a while, he finally fell down weakly.
After resting for a while, Lu Chuan looked up at Wen Qingzhu sideways and said, "You are too cruel! I am one of my own."
Wen Qingzhu rolled his eyes and said slowly: "Actually, it's not that I can't let you go, but I think you may regret it even more after you go."
"How could I regret it! As long as I make sure she is safe, I will come back right away!" Lu Chuan said plausibly.
Looking at his clear and serious eyes, Wen Qingzhu felt a little regretful.
Even if Lu Chuan doesn't really like Sister Shuo in the future, he will definitely be kind to Sister Shuo in the future.
at night.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't wait for Fu Lie, so he went to the Border Inn in person.
It turned out that the Border Inn was closed for the rare occasion.
She walked forward and knocked on the door, taking the token that Mrs. Su Lu had given her before. The guy who opened the door put her in.
In the lobby, Fu Lie sat drinking alone.
Wen Qingzhu appeared for a while, and he didn't even notice it.
It wasn't until he reached his side that Fu Lie quickly stood up: "Why are you here?"
Looking around the entire inn, Wen Qingzhu didn't care about Mrs. Sulu and Bu Liugu. Instead, he looked at the wine bottle on the table and said, "Why are you drinking?"
"Bu Liugu asked me to drink it just now. He said it was boring to drink alone. Later, Su Lu asked him to leave. I will wait for him here."
After Fu Lie explained, he asked about Lu Chuan again: "How is the Lu family doing?"
"It's okay, I have no idea what Pei Zhixuan wants to do? If she goes to the Huns at this time, does she really want to rebel?"
Fu Lie pondered: "Maybe she just wanted to save Lu Chuan?"
"Do you think this is possible?" Wen Qingzhu really didn't think that the Pei family would do things without any purpose.
Unless Pei Zhixuan's goal is actually Lu Chuan.