Su Caier's words kept lingering in Zhao Ce's ears.

Afraid of him being injured?

It seems that the little girl also knows that this trip may be dangerous.

However, although Su Caier was worried, she did not show it too much.

Just as usual, I send my husband out.

She believed that Zhao Ce would not put herself in danger.

Even if she encounters danger, her husband will definitely be able to escape danger.

What Su Caier has to do is to guard their family well.

By the way, I will send Zhao Ce out so that he doesn’t have to worry about his home when he is outside.

Zhao Ce sat in the carriage and left the city. When he remembered Su Caier's appearance, a warm current flowed through his heart.

Liu Jin's news was sent in the morning.

When Zhao Ce set off, Zhu Houzhao and others must have continued to set off long ago.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was likely to have left Juyong Pass.

He is heading towards a military stronghold on the frontier.

It's really not very comfortable to ride a carriage.

After Zhao Ce left the city, he simply asked Chen Liang to drive the carriage behind and change his horse and ride it.

Xu Fang followed him, and the two of them rushed towards Juyongguan.

Liu Jin is a smart person.

Although he was worried that Zhu Houzhao would blame him after he knew that he had reported the message.

But he also knew that if something happened to Zhu Houzhao, it would be not as simple as blaming him.

For his sake, he quietly ordered those who could trust and asked them to leave a message to Zhao Ce who was chasing him along the way.

Fortunately, Zhao Ce had an experience of chasing naughty children before, and he did not take many wrong paths along the way.

However, Zhu Houzhao probably was afraid that he would encounter a team of transporting supplies on the road, so the leading general recognized him.

So where he rested along the way were all small farmyards that deviated from the official road.

After leaving the pass, the worse the environment of those villages will be.

Zhao Ce sometimes doubts that Zhu Houzhao, who has always been high and at the peak of his birth, has really walked through these places?

No wonder Zhao Ce thinks so.

Zhu Houzhao saw the scene of these villages, and her face was filled with shock.

When passing another village with dilapidated houses, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but ask: "Is this still within my Ming Dynasty?"

This village is still not big.

At first glance, I only saw the sparse shadows of the houses.

But more than half of the houses were almost destroyed.

Some were burned and left with only a little bit of ragged frame, while others were corroded after being abandoned for a long time.

Last night, Zhu Houzhao stayed in the village was quite prosperous. From time to time, you could hear the distressed voices of children, the scolding and laughter of adults.

But the village was quiet and no one seemed to live there.

The closest servant who was riding a horse and exploring the way forward has returned.

He reported, "My little man, it seems that this village has been looted for a while, and some horse hoof marks can be seen on the ground."

"There are only a few families left in the village."

"It's not very safe here. If you want to stay overnight, you still have to walk forward into the city."

Although the frontier has not experienced any major wars over the years.

But the small war and friction have never stopped.

Interracials do not have to produce.

After the food was gone, he came in and plundered and then left.

They couldn't get in the city and were basically unaffected.

The people who suffer from this are the people outside the city.

This village is obviously very active, but there are only a few houses.

Nowadays, those houses are basically empty.

These villagers were either kidnapped or abandoned and ran away.

Zhu Houguan looked at the situation in front of him and was silent and silent.

He also knows that it is difficult to guard the villages outside the city.

The Tartars crossed the Great Wall, came in and plundered and then left.

Even if the Ming army came to the news, they would at most expel them from the robbery.

These people outside the city cannot survive.

However, it is one thing to know that it is not easy to keep.

Now it is another matter that I have seen with my own eyes that my country and people have been ravaged by foreign races.

Zhu Houzhao didn't speak, and no one else dared to speak.

After a long time, he slowly ordered: "Forget it, share some money for each household who stayed here."

"Let's not bother them."

"Go to the city to spend the night."

Liu Jin and several close servants all breathed a sigh of relief.

I was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would get angry and would stay here overnight.

Things like disturbing the people are not within their consideration.

The most important thing is Zhu Houzhao's safety.

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Liu Jin and these close servants, although they were Zhu Houzhao's servants.

But they actually haven't lived any hard life.

I rested in the private houses in the village last night. They lived in the best houses in the village, and at least the environment was quite decent.

I won’t talk about what I eat.

Now these villages are full of dilapidated houses.

Maybe they couldn't even get the food to cook a meal for them.

I also have to worry about whether any barbarians would come here suddenly and catch them off guard.

Liu Jin quickly replied: "It's good to enter the city."

"My master's safety is the most important thing. We will come out of the city tomorrow. If we still have to move forward, we will continue to walk the official road."

“These paths are really too dangerous.”

According to Liu Jin's estimate, Zhao Ce had already been on the way to come by this time.

It is very likely that they will see Zhao Ce in the city early tomorrow morning.

Then they will be not far from going back.

Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything, as if she was still thinking about something.

Liu Jin stopped talking nonsense and quickly took out some money to ask the nearby servants who were exploring the way to give to the villagers who were left behind.

He winked at him again and signaled him to mark the people chasing him.

After doing all this, Zhu Houzhao turned his horse and prepared to go to the official road to enter the city.ъìＱυＧΕtV.℃ǒΜ

The group set off again.

The fields passing along the way were basically abandoned.

Some fields can barely see the shadow of sowing, but more of them are horseshoe marks trampling on crops or weeds.

Zhu Houzhao looked at him solemnly, and his past smiled faces were closed.

Liu Jin also looked at Zhu Houzhao's eyes, feeling a little scared.

Some horseshoe marks are still new.

Liu Jin was so scared that he just wanted to urge Zhu Houzhao to leave quickly.
To be continued...