Ten days later, on the tower of Yonghe Pass.
Wen Qingzhu looked at the hundreds of thousands of troops outside and in front of him with a monocular.
The leader among them was Zhita. He seemed to have expected that the person who appeared would be Wen Qingzhu, so he adopted a very conservative strategy - gathering all the troops to attack directly.
Putting down the monocular, Wen Qingzhu looked at the map in his hand and frowned.
There was the sound of wheels rolling behind him. He turned around and saw Cui Li being carried upstairs.
"Why are you here?" Wen Qingzhu walked over, took the wheelchair, and pushed him to the tower.
The Xiongnu army on the grassland was advancing in a very slow way. Cui Li sighed deeply: "As expected, Zita still refuses to give up attacking our Daqi."
He turned and looked over: "Is there any news about Lu Chuan and Lei Shuo?"
Wen Qingzhu handed over the map: "Niu Zhang found traces of the Huns in the Yunzhou Mountains. Sister Lu Shu has rushed there. The news sent back is that Lu Chuan and the others have not left Qi State yet."
After reading some of the locations marked above, Cui Li turned to look to his left: "Isn't Lu Shu guarding Shuangfeng Mountain? Why did she go to find Lu Chuan and the others?"
"Don't worry! Xin Zhong has been staying at Shuangfeng Mountain. As long as the Xiongnu dares to come, he will definitely kill them all!"
Wen Qingzhu's eyes were covered with a layer of frost, and he clenched his hands tightly. What happened three days ago was still replaying in his mind.
"But a few days ago, didn't an imperial edict come from the capital asking Lord Xin to return to the capital?" Cui Li knew that Wen Qingzhu had a good relationship with the emperor, but the emperor seemed to be involved in this battle between the Huns.
He had to worry that if the emperor really wanted to do something, Fu Lie would definitely be the unlucky one.
Wen Qingzhu caught Cui Li's expression from the corner of her eye, but she didn't say anything more.
She brought Fu Lie back and took the military talisman from Lu Shu.
He turned around and put on Fu Lie's armor, went back to the grassland and killed a carbine, gathering as much as possible the remaining Fu family army of nearly 30,000.
Nearly 10,000 people were seriously injured, and the remaining 20,000 people were injured or disabled.
If Du Weiniang hadn't mobilized doctors and medicinal materials from all over the country, more than half of the people would have died.
The good news is that the White Wolf Army was almost completely wiped out.
Jieta's army has also suffered heavy losses, and the only one who has best preserved his strength at present is Ka Lai.
But in front of him, Zita was leading the team, and behind him were half the troops and horses. Wen Qingzhu could recognize them as He Laijun.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of the Emperor's side." Wen Qingzhu was not worried about what was going on in the capital.
She is now more worried about the Huns army in front of her: "It has only been ten days, and the Huns have assembled another 100,000 troops! It seems that I did not underestimate the tower!"
Cui Li was about to reply when someone shouted from the bottom of the stairs: "The imperial edict has arrived!"
Wen Qingzhu and Cui Li both turned around. Listening to the thumping footsteps on the stairs, a familiar appearance appeared in front of them.
"Eunuch Fang!" Wen Qingzhu quickly went up to greet him.
Fang En was the eunuch beside Emperor Shunde. If it hadn't been for him, Jiang Yuanhan would not have become the prince and ascended the throne so smoothly.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu coming to help him, Fang En declined repeatedly: "Princess, please don't be polite. The emperor sent this old slave here just to make sure that the princess is really okay."
Wen Qingzhu withdrew his hand, the expression on his face softened, and after thinking for a while he asked: "Is the Emperor okay in the capital?"
"It's not that good." Fang En seemed to have something to hide, and continued without hesitation, "But compared to the princess and the regent, the emperor is much better, and the general Bu Liugu in the capital is a man who can handle things clearly."
"That's good." Wen Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Fang En's expression, he didn't look like he was here to ask for guilt.
Fang En looked to the side, and Cui immediately understood and said goodbye.
There were no outsiders, so Fang Encai hurriedly said: "Princess, you have to go back to the capital as soon as possible. The Emperor really can't do it without you by his side!"
"What's wrong? What happened?" Wen Qingzhu's heart was filled with worry again.
Fang En took two steps forward and lowered his voice: "The emperor has captured Mr. Yang Song. Now except for Fu Lie, Mr. Yang is the last member of the Yang family."
"What's going on?" Wen Qingzhu didn't send back the news that Fu Lie was seriously injured. She was now stationed at the border in Fu Lie's name.
Fang En shook his head: "The princess also knows that the old slave is a member of the late emperor. Now the emperor has Xiao Fangzi by his side. If it weren't for this child, the old slave wouldn't have known that Master Yang Shuang was arrested.
The most important thing is that Princess Dejia went to persuade the emperor, and ended up living in the palace. The main officials of Pingshu County went to see the princess, but failed to see it. "
Wen Qingzhu didn't reply. She knew that Jiang Yuancheng might be harmful to Fu Lie, but he would never move against Dejia and Pingshu.
She did not answer Fang En's question, but asked about this imperial decree: "What imperial decree did the emperor issue?"
Fang En sighed: "The emperor announced that the regent will return to the capital. Seeing you here, I know that the regent may not be able to return to the capital, so it will be the same for you when you return."
"My father-in-law, look, the Huns are still watching outside. Fu Lie hasn't woken up yet. You are one of our own. I'm not afraid to tell you that General Lu hasn't woken up either. His condition is more serious than Fu Lie."
Wen Qingzhu pointed outside the pass, where the black and heavy Huns army was about to cover the entire border defense line.
Before he finished speaking, Fang En was shocked: "Has something happened to General Lu?"
Looking away, Wen Qingzhu nodded: "Well, Lu Chuan is still missing."
"Then who is training in the Lu Jiajun now? Who is in charge of the troops? Didn't you brother Zhao Qing rebel?" Before Fang En came, he had no idea that the situation at the border was so bad.
Wen Qingzhu raised his right hand, guarded his thumb, and pointed to Fang En one by one: "General Lu has four children in total. Many years ago, he lost his eldest son, second son, eldest daughter and son-in-law, and now the youngest son Lu Chuan The one who is missing but can still command the army is naturally his daughter Lu Shu."
Fang En opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he couldn't.
For a while, he could only sigh deeply: "Then the princess will stay here to fight? In this case, the emperor will be even more worried."
"He will guard the capital, and we will guard the border for him. When the world is at peace, he won't have to worry." Wen Qingzhu looked back at the approaching Xiongnu army, thinking about how to prepare.
Fang En looked at her, took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Princess, this is the letter the emperor asked the old slave to give you. He probably guessed that you won't go back to Beijing."
Wen Qingzhu took his letter and opened it. He found that it did not mention anything about government affairs. It was all about telling Wen Qingzhu to take good care of himself. Finally, he also said that he had prepared many gifts for her in the capital and hoped that Wen Qingzhu would be able to help her as soon as possible. Go back to Beijing.
After putting away the letter, Wen Qingzhu glanced at the Huns army, followed Fang En back to Dingyuan, and came to Fu Lie's room.
As soon as Fang En entered the room, he smelled a strong smell of medicine, and there was also a vague lingering smell of blood.
When he arrived at the inner room and saw Fu Lie, he bowed quietly.
Turning around and following Wen Qingzhu out, he said goodbye directly: "Princess, don't worry, I will tell your Majesty the truth about the situation at the border."
"Can you please help Eunuch Fang conceal something?" Wen Qingzhu didn't want him to tell the truth.
Fang En felt strange, but nodded anyway.
Wen Qingzhu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, father-in-law. You only need Fu Lie to be injured. Don't say that he is so seriously injured that he is still awake."
"Princess, don't worry, I know it well. The reason why I am willing to agree to the emperor's coming this time is actually because I hope that the princess will return to the capital. The current capital, hey..."
Fang En just shook his head and did not continue.
After seeing Fang En off, Wen Qingzhu saw Lu Shu's people coming back before he could look back.
Stopped in front of her and gave her a secret letter.
Wen Qingzhu read it quickly and frowned: Is Lu Chuan at Mr. Ding's place
After careful consideration, she decided to go to Mr. Ding's place.
That night, she arrived in front of Mr. Ding's courtyard.
But before he walked in, Wen Qingzhu was stopped by the book boy from before: "Sir! I'll ask Senior Brother Lu to come out. Don't go in!"
"Why don't you let me in?" The moonlight was bright tonight. Wen Qingzhu looked inside and saw that the door in the main room was not closed and there were people walking around inside.
The book boy tried to be serious and opened his arms to stop her: "Anyway, don't go in! Although senior brother is injured, he can still move around."
Wen Qingzhu's eyes shifted from behind to the book boy, until he felt his hair stand on end, before Wen Qingzhu nodded in agreement.
The book boy seemed to distrust her, so he closed the courtyard door on purpose, and then quickly ran into the house.
Looking at the courtyard door made of reed poles in front of her, Wen Qingzhu shook her head slightly. She could kick open this door without the secret guards taking action.
After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, the book boy helped Lu Chuan slowly and staggering out.
Arriving under the shed at the courtyard gate, Wen Qingzhu quickly stepped forward to help support Lu Chuan: "How are you?"
When asking him something, he grabbed Lu Chuan's wrist.
internal injury
When Wen Qingzhu raised his eyes to look at Lu Chuan, he only heard his feeble apology: "I'm sorry, I couldn't save Shuo'er, she, she was kidnapped by Bo Dong."
"Isn't it just a tower?!" Wen Qingzhu asked subconsciously.
Lu Chuan shook his head: "It's not just Ta, it's Bo Dong. His revolver is still here."
Looking in the direction Lu Chuan pointed, what appeared in front of him was a thatched shed to the west.
The book boy helped explain: "That's the latrine over there."
With a raised eyebrow, Wen Qingzhu hesitated, but finally said nothing: "Okay."
She looked back at Lu Chuan, her nose twitching slightly: "Has anyone treated your injuries? It feels like your injuries have been suppressed."
"Yes, it's Dr. Zhong."
Lu Chuan had already spoken out before the book boy had time to stop him.
Wen Qingzhu stared intently at the other side of the main room. The book boy stared at her nervously: "What are you going to do? Master has told you not to enter the courtyard? Otherwise, I will break Senior Brother Lu's legs!"
"Obviously I broke your legs!" Lu Chuan retorted to the book boy with wide eyes.
Unexpectedly, he looked at Wen Qingzhu warily, and then explained in a low voice: "Breaking my legs is of no use. She should be more afraid of breaking senior brother's legs."
"You little guy is quite a thief." Wen Qingzhu reached out and grabbed his head. The boy was so frightened that he threw Lu Chuan away and quickly took a few steps back.
Wen Qingzhu quickly supported Lu Chuan and did not embarrass the book boy: "Don't worry! Divine Doctor Zhong doesn't want to see me, I won't go in!"
Taking Lu Chuan back, Wen Qingzhu carefully understood what happened.
Only then did they learn that Zita had used thunder flames to lure them there.
Even though Lu Chuan was fully prepared, he still didn't expect that Zhao Qing would rebel.
At Lei Shuo's insistence, Lu Chuan went back first to put down the rebellion.
After capturing Zhao Qing, he handed over the military power to Lu Shu and hurried back.
It happened that Zita was retreating, but Lei Shuo was nowhere to be found.
After investigating along the way, they discovered that Lei Shuo had been kidnapped by Bo Dong's people.
Lu Chuan then mobilized his troops and pursued Bo Dong with all his strength, and finally caught up with Bo Dong's men at the border. However, he was ambushed by Bo Dong and was injured. He met Doctor Zhong by chance and was taken back to the mountain.
"You have a good rest, I will take care of Sister Shuo's affairs!" Wen Qingzhu covered Lu Chuan with a quilt and stood up to leave.
Unexpectedly, Lu Chuan raised his head slightly and asked, "Brother Fu, are you okay? Is my father awake?"