After reading Lord Zuo's letter, Wen Qingzhu was a little angry in his heart and slapped the table fiercely!

It's all a good thing done by Jiang Yue! actually raised the jackal of the Zhao family!

Seeing that Wen Qingzhu's mood slowly stabilized, Lu Tao continued: "The Zhao family army and the Lu family army are both the twentieth army on the surface, in fact, the general has been suppressed, and the two generals of the Zhao family have been sabotaging, constantly dividing the Lu family army, and it looks appropriate on the face, but General Zhao's private soldiers have exceeded 50,000 people!" ”

"The Zhao family even dares to raise private soldiers?" Wen Qingzhu held the cup, and his eyes became obscure.

In a border important place like Dingyuan, it was originally garrisoned by a large army, and private soldiers were absolutely not allowed!

In addition to the explicit regulations, there are almost no people who really abide by them, including the Lu family.

But basically, there are no more than a thousand people, and the above will turn a blind eye and treat it as your own personal soldiers.

Especially in places like the border, where war could be fought at any time.

After all, according to the rules, the number of personal soldiers of the highest-ranking general must not exceed five hundred.

Private soldiers can be raised, but the real problem is the salary for raising and raising.

Except for the royal relatives and top nobles, ordinary people can't afford to pay so much money.

Not to mention a place like the border!

"This matter is indeed strange, but except for the Zhao family's reputation in Dingyuan, in the rest of the places, even the capital is very low-key, and the Zhao family doesn't even have a serious one on duty! However, I have also checked the relevant regulations before, and I heard that it is a rule set by the emperor. ”

Green Tao said this, and Wen Qingzhu nodded in agreement.

She knows this, and what she has doubts about now is: "The salary of 50,000 private soldiers is not so easy to distribute, 5,000 people can barely hold on, then someone in the family has to be able to run it, the Zhao family is very problematic!" ”

"The princess may need to meet with Lord Zuo in person for this matter."

Wen Qingzhu nodded, turned his head and asked Jasmine, "What about you?" ”

Jasmine pondered for a long time before replying: "According to the news I got here, Dingyuan is the only place where it is still maintaining small-scale trade with the Xiongnu, especially when there was no war before, the Xiongnu's cattle and sheep ore, BMW weapons, are all things we need." ”

"And now, too?" Wen Qingzhu asked again.

Jasmine nodded: "That's right, according to the rules, it is the government and the Lu family army, and now the Zhao family army is in charge, and the merchants on the Hun side are trading every fifteen days!" ”

"Wait! Now it's hosted by the Zhao family? Wen Qingzhu seemed to understand something at first.

"Calculate the time, the day after tomorrow should be a customary transaction, but the last transaction, someone from the Huns mixed in, and the transaction was terminated, so I don't know what will happen this time, according to the news from the government, it is postponed, but the news from Mrs. Sulu is that someone will be doing it in secret!"

Wen Qingzhu narrowed his eyes: "Is it going to be done in secret?" It seems that I need to go to Zhao's house to find out the news. ”

After their affairs were finished, Wen Qingzhu carefully told them what he had encountered in the mountain forest and the Shuangfeng Mountain.

Green Tao and Jasmine were shocked: "You have met an assassin?" ”

"I think that Dingyuan has been deeply infiltrated, and the degree may be more serious than we imagined." Wen Qingzhu didn't dare to say anything, but he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy too much.

That night, Wen Qingzhu looked at the flying leaf grass in the wooden box, and was very puzzled.

The things that the Huns gave to Boss Yu were flying leaves?

Wen Qingzhu is familiar with pharmacology, and the flying leaf grass is crushed to extract the juice, which can be used to refresh the mind and drive away the cold, but the side effects are very large, and after the forced refreshment, people will become more depressed.

With such side effects, the effect of flying leaf grass is far less effective than that of poppy and millet in moderation.

But poppy and millet are very addictive and should not be used too much.

Flying Leaf Grass is almost not addictive, but why do they need this?

Listen to them, or the need for large quantities.

That night, Wen Qingzhu didn't sleep well at all.

When I woke up, it was dark.

After getting up, a strange maid stood outside the curtain and said, "Do you need slaves and maids to come in and serve?" ”

"No!" Wen Qingzhu immediately refused, and asked, "What about the two people who followed me?" ”

The maid replied: "One of the two sisters is out of the house, and the other is on the second lady's side." ”

Wen Qingzhu turned around and sat up: "Then you go out!" ”

The maid still wanted to say something, but after listening to Wen Qingzhu's cold tone, she finally left with interest.

Wen Qingzhu dressed and washed himself, and when the door was opened, the green pottery had already returned.

"My lord, I've come back with news from Yongheguan."

Wen Qingzhu looked outside, and saw that the maid just now was sweeping the floor in the courtyard, and did not deliberately approach, so he pulled the green pottery in.

"What's the news?"

"This time the Huns seem to want to try to attack head-on, sent 100,000 troops over, now the atmosphere over Yonghe Pass is very tense, the two generals Zhao and General Lu have rushed over, Mrs. Lu Shu came to me, saying that I should try not to go out of the city recently, it seems that there will be a war on the surface, but it is inevitable that there will be no enemy sneaking in."

Wen Qingzhu nodded, and saw outside the door, Yang Liu and Lei Shuo came back together.

She hurried up to meet her: "How is it?" Is the village alright? ”

Lei Shuo replied first: "It's okay, it's okay!" I asked him just now, and there is nothing unusual about the uncle's village. ”

Wen Qingzhu was slightly relieved, and Yang Liu naturally explained in detail: "Don't worry, adults!" We stayed there all night and left at dawn, but the uncle's daughter had a fight with her mother-in-law, and I didn't hear the exact reason. ”

Wen Qingzhu frowned: "His son died, and his father-in-law's family sent food and medicinal materials over, how could they still quarrel?" ”

"I don't know about this, I also asked the uncle, he seemed to be about to say, but when he saw his daughter's mother-in-law coming, he hurriedly urged us to leave!"

When he said these words, Yang Liu also had doubts.

However, he added: "When I left, I noticed something unusual, it was late July, it was almost August, how could there still be cuckoo calls, magpie sounds are common." "A sea of clouds

"Cuckoo?" Wen Qingzhu was concentrating, and he was also full of doubts.

Lei Shuo felt even more strange: "The climate here in Dingyuan has not been very good, and cuckoos in Yunzhou are rare, so it is impossible to have them in Dingyuan." ”

"Yunzhou...... Cuckoo ......" Wen Qingzhu couldn't help muttering to himself.

Suddenly, her face changed sharply, and she turned her head to look outside: "Not good! The Huns are heading to the village! ”

Without having time to think about it, Wen Qingzhu ordered Yang Liu to immediately count a thousand light horses, and then rush to the village of the uncle's daughter's house.

If the situation is worse, I'm afraid that the uncle's village will also suffer!

When they left the Lu family, Lu Shu hurried over and stopped them: "Look-why do you want to leave suddenly!" Whether it's going inside or outside the city! ”

"Out of town!" Wen Qingzhu pushed her hand away to leave.

Lu Shu grabbed her wrist with her backhand and blocked in front of her: "No! Dad explained that you can't leave the Lu family! ”

Wen Qingzhu stared at her eyes: "But now the Huns have invaded Daqi!" Maybe they're already slaughtering the village! ”

"That's not going to work either!" Lu Shu became more and more determined, and even started directly.

Yang Liu had already left, and Lei Shuo was naturally helping Wen Qingzhu's side, and he stepped forward to block it, but he was shocked and took a step back.

Lu Shu is a master!

Lei Shuo no longer hesitated, immediately raised all his internal strength, and directly attacked again.

Facing Lei Shuo's full blow, Lu Shu had to let go in order not to hurt Wen Qingzhu, and asked quietly, "Does Miss Lei know what you're doing?" ”

"I'm saving people!" Lei Shuo raised his head and replied, looking sideways at Wen Qingzhu and said, "You go first!" I'll be here! It's important to save people! ”

Wen Qingzhu glanced at Lu Shu, and finally nodded and turned his head to go out.

In the courtyard, Lu Shu's face was gloomy, but her anger became more and more obvious, and in the face of Lei Shuo's attack, she no longer spared.

Not long after leaving the Lu family, Yang Liu had already brought a light horse over.

Wen Qingzhu turned over and got on the horse, Beidou also followed, and the two followed Yang Liu and them directly out of the city!

This time, they did not use the banner of the Fu family's army, but directly took the emperor's golden order out, and the people guarding the city gate naturally let them go immediately!

Less than a quarter of an hour after leaving here, Wen Qingzhu and the others were confronted by a patrol.

"Who are you?" The patrol stopped, and suddenly saw Wen Qingzhu and Yang Liu, and immediately shouted in surprise, "It's you!" Fast! The village in front was attacked by the Huns! Go and save people! ”

Wen Qingzhu identified it, it was Gu Kuo's subordinate that day.

Naturally, she quickly followed him, and in about three quarters of an hour she arrived at the village in front.

Wen Qingzhu saw from a distance that villagers were constantly fleeing from the village in panic.

Many of them were also injured.

At the entrance of the village, Gu Kuo was covering the retreat of the people.

Wen Qingzhu saw at a glance that there were Hun soldiers disguised as the people of Daqi in the village, and their sword skills and body shape were still very different from those of Dingyuan.

"Soldiers! Kill me! ”

This was the first time that Wen Qingzhu had faced the invasion of foreign enemies so directly, and the shock in his heart was more shocking than ever.

She had faced the Wu people before, but they were still nominally Daqi.

Therefore, Wen Qingzhu has always been treated as a calming civil strife.

But now, the Hun soldiers who are slaughtering the village are the real foreign enemies!

Yang Liu has experience in the battlefields of Youzhou and Ganzhou, and he is familiar with this kind of thing.

Take the soldiers and kill them directly!

Wen Qingzhu stayed where he was, turned over and dismounted, and met the injured Gu Kuo.

He was slashed in the arm and had a wound in the abdomen.

"Sit down first! I'll show you! Wen Qingzhu helped her sit down, and a military doctor came over with a medicine box.

quickly treated the wound on his arm, Wen Qingzhu wanted to take off his clothes directly, but Gu Kuo refused: "My lord, my subordinates are fine!" It's okay with this little injury! ”

"No! Any small injury will eventually accumulate into a big wound! What's more, now the Huns may then attack in a big way! Once the Yonghe Pass is broken, Dingyuan City will be the first spinning thread, and you patrol soldiers are afraid that you will go to the real battlefield! ”

Wen Qingzhu said this, and Gu Kuo's hand was released.

After uncovering his clothes, Wen Qingzhu found that he had large and small wounds on his body, both old and new.

There are some strange scratches on the body, good bruises.

However, Wen Qingzhu thought that these patrolmen were very weekdays, and there were many things to deal with, and it was normal to encounter accidents.

"I'm sorry, but you're having a hard time! It's not that people who go directly to the battlefield are hard. Wen Qingzhu explained while treating his wounds.

Gu Kuo was stunned, and when Wen Qingzhu dressed him, he quickly reacted, pulled his clothes, and hurriedly said, "It's okay, it's okay!" Subordinates come on their own! ”

Wen Qingzhu let go of his hand, stood up, and saw that there were two other people behind him, who were also injured.

"Come here, too! Let's deal with it! Wen Qingzhu beckoned, quickly and skillfully cleaning their wounds.

Although he didn't take off his clothes, he rolled up his sleeves.

The two men also had old and new scars, as well as a few scratches, but there were no bruises.

Seeing her slightly puzzled eyes, the patrolman who was being bandaged said, "Our lords, that are really serving the people!" No matter what happens to the people, ask him for help, even if it is a cart to deliver goods, or even need him to pull the mill to the field, he is happy to do it! ”