In the evening, the house where Loren temporarily stayed.
There was a knock on the door, and the guard opened the door a crack and saw Ding Hong standing outside.
"Master Ding, what are you doing here?" the guard asked.
"I came here specifically to see Mr. Luo!"
"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll report it first!"
After saying that, the guard closed the door directly and left Ding Hong in the snow.
Before Ding Hong said anything, the hundreds of households accompanying him couldn't help but complain: "Sir, this person is simply unreasonable..."
Ding Hong didn't take it seriously and said: "Unreasonable? People have food and strong soldiers. The principles are determined by others!"
Before the hundred households could reply, a voice was heard in the courtyard: "It's rare for Ding Du to understand..."
With a creak, the courtyard door opened, and Lauren himself appeared inside.
"A distinguished guest is here, and Ding Du envoy invites you..."
Ding Hong cupped his hands and said, "Master Luo, please!"
The two of them entered the main room of the courtyard together. The table inside was already set with dishes and chopsticks. It was obvious that Lauren was going to have dinner.
Luo Lun smiled and said: "It's a coincidence that Ding Du is here. We just happen to have dinner together. Don't dislike it, Ding Du!"
On the table are steamed buns with pickles, a plate of fried meat, and a large bowl of broth.
Such a dinner, in the current living environment, is definitely not a waste.
"Bring some dishes and chopsticks to Dingdu!"
Looking at the dinner on the table, Ding Hong couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Luo, could it be that I was sure to come? With so much food... can Mr. Luo eat it?"
"Of course I can't eat it by myself, but there are so many guards!" Lauren pointed to several other people in the room.
None of this is important. Looking at Ding Hong sitting in front of him, Luo Lun asked: "I'm here at this time. What advice does Master Ding have?"
"Master Luo, I'm telling you the truth... I'm here to discuss something important!"
Ding Hong definitely didn't come here just for a meal.
"Say it!" Laurent said calmly.
"Master Luo already knows that I and the soldiers under my command are all from Longyou County. We have been away from home for nearly two years. The soldiers miss their homeland all the time..."
Ding Hong sighed and said: "But now evil spirits are blocking the way, and the road back is full of difficulties and dangers. Is there anything Mr. Luo can teach me?"
Luo Lun was not surprised at all that Ding Hong would say these words.
There will be many careerists in the last days, but careerists also need strength to be successful.
Xu Longsheng came out of the Forbidden Army. He killed the governor and tightened his grip on military power. Only then did he become unwilling to be inferior to others. Liu Shili was similar to him.
However, people like Ding Hong and other people from the out-of-town health stations have no subordinate relationship with each other. They only work together to keep each other warm, so their ambitions are not that big.
In other words, they actually also have ambitions. If Yongwang's palace is not strong enough, they are likely to cooperate with the Forbidden Army and go south to share Longyou.
So Luo Lun was sober now and asked calmly: "How can Commander Ding want me to help?"
Ding Hong said without reservation: "Can you please report to His Highness to allow the troops of our Longyou Dusi to return home?"
Returning home is not an easy matter. Even if Ding Hong really wanted to lead his troops back home, he would have to have the palace accept him.
"Director Ding, this matter is important...I can't make the decision!"
Picking up the kettle, Luo Lun continued: "After all, Longyou is His Highness's Longyou..."
What does this mean? Ding Hong's thoughts were racing and he began to make calculations in his mind.
The room fell silent, Lauren really couldn't make the decision.
The people of Longyou Dusi are going to return home, and there are too many things involved. At this stage, the palace has no plan to deal with it.
But this also shows that with the support of strong military power, diplomatic work will indeed be much simpler and the development of events will be much smoother.
Just as Luo Lun was thinking about this, he heard Ding Hong continue to say: "Master Luo is right, Longyou is His Highness's Longyou. When I return home... I wish to respect Your Highness as my master!"
Good guy, things are developing more smoothly than Lauren imagined.
He never expected that Ding Hong would express his willingness to surrender at this moment.
Whether these words were true or false, they far exceeded Lauren's expectations.
Luo Lun said with a smile: "Master Ding is a minister of the imperial court, but His Highness is the master... What is this statement?"
Ding Hong said helplessly: "Lord Luo, where is the imperial court? Can the imperial court provide food and drink for the brothers? Or can it allow the brothers to go home?"
"This is the same!" Luo Lun nodded, pointed at the food on the table and said, "Eat quickly...it will get cold in a while!"
Next, Luo Lun did not discuss the matter with Ding Hongshen. Everything had to be reported to Zhao Yanxun before talking about it.
The two of them were eating happily at the moment, chatting about old things before the end of the world, and they were enjoying themselves as guests and hosts.
But in Wuding Mansion, a hundred miles away, there were dark clouds inside the government office.
Looking at the three signs placed in front of him, Xu Longsheng had a cold expression.
In the hall, there were more than a dozen other people at the moment, all of whom were commanders and Qianhu level officers.
There are seven Imperial Guards sent to the North, and now three of them have been defeated in Longyou. The on-site commander plus Xu Longsheng only has four people.
Logically speaking, the remaining four have important matters and should not appear in the same place. The risk is too high.
But under Xu Longsheng's strict order, the other three had to come. After all, the food was in Xu Longsheng's hands.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was particularly depressing.
This afternoon, Wang Chengan sent someone back on Pegasus and returned the three waist cards handed over by Luo Lun.
It was obvious that Xu Longsheng was very angry right now.
"We have a mole inside..."
The first words Xu Longsheng said made everyone present change their expressions.
Only the other three commanders could remain calm at this moment.
"Old Xu, do you have any evidence?" Tian Changxing, commander of the Yulin Left Guard, asked.
Once a mole is found, he will be severely punished. If there is no evidence, it will not be convincing.
Now that the three guards have been defeated and losses continue in the direction of Hongxi, the morale of the Forbidden Army is very low and there is really no room for internal chaos.
"I conveyed the news about the Southern Expedition three days in advance. Only households with a thousand households or above knew the news. However, the news was leaked..."
Regarding the leakage of the news about the Southern Expedition, no one present had any objection.
The news was exposed by Luo Lun on the day of the Southern Expedition, and it was confirmed that the news was leaked.
Just listen to Xu Longsheng continue to say: "So... everyone present is suspected!"
After hearing this, some people present were dissatisfied, but no one spoke to refute.
Xu Longsheng glanced at the crowd and said: "This matter... must be investigated clearly, otherwise our army must not act rashly!"
"Old Xu is right, there should be a strict investigation. I have long suspected that someone is cheating, otherwise how would the enemy know about our army's food transportation?"
Speaking of this, Liao Chenglin, the commander of Huben Left Guard, said angrily: "If we catch this bastard, I will have to chop him into pieces!"
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jihong, the commander of Xiaowu Zuowei, said: "It should be strictly investigated!"
At this moment, Tian Changxing felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
I only heard Xu Longsheng say: "This matter is important and we need to find a mature and prudent person to take charge. Who do you think is qualified?"
Liao Chenglin looked at Tian Changxing beside him and said, "I think Lao Tian is a good fit!"
Zhu Jihong nodded, and in addition to several thousand households under Tian Changxing, everyone else present also nodded and agreed.
Only then did Tian Changxing realize that this meeting was for him, and these people wanted to oust him.
Sure enough, I heard Xu Longsheng say: "Since everyone thinks so, Lao Tian will let you be responsible for this matter, and I will take care of Yulin Wei's brother for you!"
This was an attempt to seize power, Tian Changxing easily judged.
"Old Tian, what do you think?"
Tian Changxing smiled bitterly in his heart, but he had no choice but to refuse.
The food is controlled by others, and his personal safety is also controlled by others at this moment. If he doesn't agree, he will die.
Why was it him? It was because he and Xu Longsheng were usually distant from each other.
