"Commander, hurry up! The generals are holding you back! Shaonanguan is ahead! People from Xifu will be there to help you!" Dong Que had already killed himself into a bloody gourd.

In retrospect, it happened so suddenly. As soon as Lu Chongzong returned to the house after inspecting the city, a strange chamberlain came to the house waiting for him. He thought something had happened in the palace. When he walked out of the city, Lu Chongzong couldn't help but sigh.

When he saw that this chamberlain was actually wearing a short sword, he immediately became vigilant as he walked around the palace all year round, thinking that something had happened in the palace, but he really didn't expect that it would be directed at him.

Just when a group of people were about to step into the gate of the palace, Dong Que suddenly appeared, leading a team of elite cavalry over nervously. The servant wanted to stop him, but seeing Dong Que and his team, he held back. Dong Que came up

Lu Chongzong was reporting some inconsequential matters to Lu Chongzong before. Lu Chongzong was also filled with doubts. It was so strange today. Dong Que was so anxious that he had no choice but to say: "Mr. Yu, there is something strange happening at Shaonanguan Pass. How should we deal with it?"

Lu Chongzong suddenly felt that there was a problem. Shaonanguan was mainly used to guard against the Xifu. Meng Yan would definitely not do anything detrimental to the court at this time. Why would Dong Que say this? He also thought of the dagger on the waist of the chamberlain. It seemed that it was

Something big was about to happen, so he followed Dong Que's wishes and said to the chamberlain: "Father-in-law, the change in Shaonang Pass is not a trivial matter. Can you please go down to the military aircraft pavilion and then follow your father-in-law into the palace?"

The chamberlain immediately refused and replied with the utmost respect: "Mr. Yu, you'd better go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and Your Majesty. It's not too late to go to the Military Machinery Pavilion after leaving the palace."

When Lu Chongzong heard this, he realized that the crisis was directed at him. He looked around at the vendors around him and saw a smell of conspiracy filling the surroundings. He couldn't care less and gave Dong Que a look.

After receiving Lu Chongzong's order, Dong Que immediately snatched Lu Chongzong out and shouted loudly: "Someone has assassinated Duke Yu! There is a rebellion!"

Dong Que's sudden attack caused the eunuchs and soldiers hiding nearby to be stunned for a moment. By the time they reacted, Dong Que had already escorted Lu Chongzong towards the north gate of Chenjing.

Lu Chongzong and Dong Que were guarded by soldiers. Lu Chongzong quickly asked: "What's going on?!"

"Grand Governor, I don't know what's going on! Just now, a man holding the waistband of Xifu Mingjiansi came to say that the Queen Mother wanted to kill you in the palace, and asked me to lead people to intercept you!"

"Where is that person now?!" The more Lu Chongzong thought about it, the more wrong he became. There must be something wrong with Jiuqu, and the Changsun family must have betrayed his father.

"He left after saying that! Where should we go, Grand Governor?" Dong Que replied.

There is no problem with Dong Que's loyalty, but he is easily misled when doing things, and he doesn't even ask questions clearly. Wouldn't it be a disaster if someone set a trap for him, but it is not easy to save himself.

Lu Chongzong did not hesitate and said: "Go out of the North City Gate! Go to Huashan Camp!"

The power in Chenjing can no longer be trusted. Some of the people who were ambushing around just now are familiar faces. It seems that the Queen Mother has controlled and regained her power in Chenjing, but she has no excuse to attack herself. Now

Only the 80,000 people at Huashan Camp can be counted on.

Lu Chongzong and others rushed out of the north gate and went straight to the Huashan Camp. Less than ten miles away from the camp, Lu Chongzong saw the general of the Huashan Camp, Chu Dian, with his troops and horses. He shouted in his heart that it was not good. He believed that Chu

Dian would not betray him, but it was abnormal for Chu Dian to appear here. It seemed that something was wrong with the camp, so he shouted loudly: "Chu Jiangjun! Why are you here?!"

Chu Dian was also confused. An hour ago, there was a decree from the capital that Lu Chongzong was assassinated, and he had to lead people to strengthen defense. However, Lu Chongzong now appeared in front of him. This was something serious!

"Chu Dian! How many people do you have on hand now?" Lu Chongzong came to his side and reined in his horse and asked.

"According to regulations, we changed the defense to 50,000 troops." Chu Dian quickly replied.

Lu Chongzong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he immediately made arrangements: "The Queen Mother wants to kill me. Let's go north now."

"Then there are still 30,000 people in the camp? Liang She is still in the camp..." Chu Dian suddenly figured it out, remembering the disgusting look on Liang She's smile just now, this bastard had taken refuge with the Queen Mother.

"The front army becomes the rear army, turn around!" Lu Chongzong shouted loudly.

They charged all the way until they reached Shaonan Pass on the Shangyuan Festival. Everyone was already exhausted. The army of more than 50,000 people was full of wounded soldiers, and less than 30,000 were able to fight. Fortunately, there was Yu Geng from the Xifu outside Shaonan Pass to support them.

Dong Que tried his best to stop the pursuers. Fortunately, Shaonanguan did not put up a desperate resistance under the attack of the two armies. Firstly, they were all his own people and no one would kill him. Secondly, this matter was not possible at all.

It didn't reach Shaonan Pass. The guard of Shaonan Pass had no idea what was going on. It was a boss-level mission and he couldn't afford to offend him. Third, Yu Geng of Xifu had a reputation for being evil, so why bother looking for trouble.

"Yugong, why are you doing this? The Queen Mother just wants to ask you something." Luo Yiming, the guard of Ci'an Palace, led his pursuers at the foot of Shaonan Pass to ask questions.

"General Luo, you and I both know what the Queen Mother is thinking. As long as you retreat fifty miles now, I will give up Shaonang Pass immediately." Lu Chongzong was not polite and made it clear.

"Mr. Yu is rebelling!" Luo Yiming was no longer polite.

"What is rebellion? I was ordered by the late emperor to establish the Nanfu in Changsha. Now I want to return to Changsha. What is wrong?" Lu Chongzong was not afraid of him, and he had great righteousness.

"The Queen Mother asked me to ask you, is Mr. Yu still loyal to the royal family?" Luo Yiming's face turned red and he asked word for word. He knew in his heart that the court was attacking Lu Chongzong just because he hid his identity, which Lu Chongzong had never done.

There was something that hurt the imperial court, and it was the governor of Nanfu who was personally selected by the late emperor, so he was prepared to arrest him secretly. Now the trouble has spread, and it has not ended well.

"Lu has always been loyal to the court, and he asked the Queen Mother to show his caution!" Lu Chongzong said frankly.

"Then please ask Mr. Yu to return to Chenjing with me and explain to the Queen Mother that I guarantee the safety of you and your family." Luo Yiming changed his approach, thinking that Lu Chongzong's family was still in Chenjing, and Lu Chongzong would never give up on his family.

Thinking of his family, Lu Chongzong was heartbroken, but he had no choice. He would only be blamed if he went back now. At this time, Yu Geng and Dong Que, who had been hiding in the dark, whispered a few words. Dong Que hurriedly stepped forward to speak to Lu Chongzong.

Seeing Lu Chongzong's eyebrows stretched, he shouted loudly to Luo Yiming: "I will not accept your fate. Now that the Northern Expedition is restarting, Lu must focus on the cause of the Northern Expedition. Please forgive me!"

Just as Luo Yiming was about to have a fit, someone shouted from behind the army. Luo Yiming glanced at the person who came, and it turned out to be Zhong Ju. Zhong Ju glanced at him, then smiled and said to Lu Chongzong: "Your Majesty has an order. Duke Yu is thinking of the Northern Expedition.

He is the pillar of my imperial court and immediately went to Changsha to establish the Nanfu."

We still have to do superficial things, "Lu Chongzong accepted the decree, thank you Your Majesty!"

"Mr. Yu, the matter has come to an end. The Empress Dowager does not want to pursue anything. I just hope that you can still remember the kindness of the late emperor!" After Zhongju finished speaking, he turned around and said loudly: "Your Majesty has ordered us to retreat!"

Looking at the retreating army, Yu Geng appeared next to Lu Chongzong at some point and said: "Mr. Yu, let's make some repairs and get out of Shaonanguan Pass. Your Majesty has already vacated Changsha."

"Why did your prince react so quickly?" Lu Chongzong said quietly.

"Miss Qingfeng Gu said that big families always put interests first. If the Changsun family wants to gain the trust of King Wu, betraying you is the best way to surrender." Yu Geng said with a smile.

"Miss Qingfeng? The maid of your prince?" Lu Chongzong had a little impression of Gu Qingfeng, but a maid was not worthy of his attention.

"Yes, Miss Qingfeng is the only daughter of the Gu family. She has been with the prince since the battle of Yuanjiang." Although Yu Geng seemed rude, he actually had an inside job. He informed Lu Chongzong of Gu Qingfeng's identity just to test his attitude.

, after all, Gu Qingfeng will be the next mistress of the West Mansion.

"Your prince is so resourceful that he can even reuse the daughter of his enemy. I wonder if the ghost of Meng's soul was entrusted to him in a dream?" Lu Chongzong was very dissatisfied. Meng's blood debt was still warm, and he was not satisfied with Gu Yanfeng's use of him that day.

He had already expressed his dissatisfaction, and now Gu Qingfeng appeared. From what I heard, Meng Yan had an unusual relationship with her.

"Mr. Yu, after the Hengyang army escorts you to Lincheng, you must go to Hezhou to reorganize the army." Yu Geng already understood Lu Chongzong's intentions and started to do business.

"General Yu, everyone in Xifu has left?" Lu Chongzong heard the official attitude.

"Some of the chief officers of the West Prefecture have gone to Jiangxia one after another to stand by. Most of the generals at all levels have gathered in Baoqing and Hezhou. Dongchuan is certain, and all the soldiers of the West Prefecture will leave. According to the prince's order, none of the city defense troops of the prefectures, counties, and prefectures will follow the army to the west.

Come on, some soldiers with local registered residence respect their wishes and leave them with you." Yu Geng tried his best to explain everything clearly and express the attitude of Xifu.

"What's the situation in Dongchuan? Where is your prince?"

"Shuai Ye and the governor of Yiling, Tushan Yiyuan, have changed their defenses. Shuai Ye has led the Jiangxia army to Dongchuan and will soon launch a general offensive with Shuai Qing. The prince is supervising the battle in Xang'an."

Meng Yan was willing to exchange the rich granary of Xizhou for the barren land of Yiling. This move was grand and clever. However, it was unexpected that Meng Yan was not on the Dongchuan front line but in western Guizhou.

"How is the war in western Guizhou?" Lu Chongzong wanted to understand Meng Yan's innermost thoughts through the war against the Zhu Mu family. His father was still imprisoned, and he did not think that Meng Yan had not taken action.

"Zhu Ti surrendered without a fight. General Meng Huan had wiped out Nayong the day before yesterday. By now, the army should be marching to Dali."

Lu Chongzong was stunned. Meng Yan moved too fast. The six counties of Dali are the last line of defense for the Zhu Mu clan. The reason why they have been unable to do anything to the Zhu Mu clan for so many years is that the Zhu Mu clan has always occupied most of Guizhou. Civil strife in the Central Plains continues.

No one cares about a barbaric place like Qiandi.

The two of them had said what they should and should not say. Lu Chongzong and others fully retreated north after two days in Shaonanguan Xiuchanli. After arriving in Lincheng, Yu Geng said goodbye to Lu Chongzong. Lu Chongzong thought for a long time before saying: "General Yu,

I would like to thank your prince for me, and by the way, tell your prince that it is impossible for the Meng family to accept the daughter of an enemy family to live in the middle school."
Chapter completed!