On the Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of September, the autumn air is crisp and clear, which is a good time of the year. (Cathedral)
At Wuchang Pier, Li Dehui brought his family here to bid farewell to Lu Heng and his party.
The river is surging, rolling eastward. The roar of the waves is endless for ten miles.
The autumn wind was strong, and on the ship, the flag was fluttering in the wind. Under the flag, fifty smoke cloud guards stood majestically on the deck, like statues.
When Lu Heng first conquered the Turks, he brought the Yanyun Guards into the Turkic battlefield. They concealed their identities and, like a group of devils, wandered around the grasslands and assassinated important members of the Turkic royal family.
This mysterious force, together with Zhanxiong's Snow Wolf Battalion, became the twin thorns in the Great Zhou Dynasty by the frightened members of the Turkic royal family.
When they raided the Turkic Sirius tribe again, Yanyun Guard and Snow Wolf Camp met unexpectedly. The two sides almost broke out into a conflict due to misunderstanding.
In the end, if Zhan Xiong hadn't made a decisive decision and revealed his identity, the Snow Wolf Camp would probably have been dumped by these bloodthirsty guys.
Afterwards, Zhan Xiong sent a letter to Lu Heng, saying in a very resentful tone that he was jealous.
The functions of this group of smoke and cloud guards are more clear, assassination, protection and appearance.
If we say that the Snow Wolf Camp is the dagger in Tuqiong Dagger, the Yanyun Guard is a pure military thorn, a sharp three-edged military thorn.
From a functional point of view, the functions of the Snow Wolf Battalion are relatively comprehensive, including protection, assassination, and blasting. In nature, it is a pure special force. The Yanyun Guards are more like a group of killers, pure killers. Their role
, apart from protection, all that is left is destruction.
"What a good soldier!" Li Dehui could tell at a glance that these soldiers were definitely desperadoes who had experienced countless bloody killings. Feeling awe-struck, he couldn't help but praise.
Lu Heng stood on the pier, with his hands behind his hands. The river breeze blew, and his black hair danced in the wind. The long gown on his body was also fluttering in the cold. Under the blue clouds with fallen leaves, he was like an immortal coming to the world. Hearing Li Dehui's words
After the admiration, Lu Heng shook his head, smiled, and said lightly: "They are not soldiers!"
Li Dehui was not surprised at all when he heard this. He just nodded with a clear look in his eyes.
There is no general who leads an army without a few personal soldiers. This is not surprising at all. Even I have Scarface and a few brothers following me, not to mention the high-ranking Imperial Master.
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"Next spring, will you return to Beijing, sir?" Li Dehui turned around, waved his hand, and asked Scarface to give some of the coiled goods to Lu Heng's guards. Then he turned around and asked in a low voice.
Yesterday, a secret report from Zhang Wenshan in Tokyo came to Li Dehui's house.
In the secret report, Zhang Wenshan told Lu Heng what happened in the imperial study a few days ago. He also hoped that Lu Heng could return to Tokyo in the beginning of spring.
Finally, Zhang Wenshan added that this was not only the prince's intention, but also the emperor's wish.
After reading the secret message, Lu Heng smiled and lit the secret message with a candle under Li Dehui's surprised gaze.
Seeing the secret report turned into ashes, the doubts in Li Dehui's eyes still did not diminish much.
Today, seeing Master Lu about to leave, Li Dehui asked the question in his heart after hesitating for a while.
When Lu Heng heard this, he smiled slightly, turned his head and glanced at Li Dehui. He did not directly reject it, but said with a smile: "It depends on the situation!"
Li Dehui smiled and said nothing.
He is just conveying messages to others out of favor. If he acts too enthusiastically, it will inevitably be counterproductive.
After seeing that everything was loaded onto the ship and all the Yanyun Guards were in place, Lu Heng took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to pat the gown on his body, turned his head, smiled at Li Dehui, and said, "Goodbye, farewell!"
After smiling slightly and taking a look at Li Dehui and his family, Lu Heng turned around, took Liu Qingqing's hand, stepped on the ladder, and walked onto the deck.
"Master Lu, the seventh day of July next year is my daughter's wedding day. I hope you will be honored by Master Lu!" Li Dehui laughed loudly, cupped his hands, and shouted loudly to Lu Heng on the sailboat.
"Definitely!" Lu Heng smiled and bowed his hands.
After the cable was untied, the ship moved slowly along the river breeze.
On the big ship, the sailors' chants were melodious and desolate.
"Let's sail, raise the sail!"
Pieces of white canvas were hoisted.
The big ship rode the wind and waves and sailed away from the dock. It left slowly.
"What a proud man of heaven!" On the pier, Li Dehui looked at the scholar standing in the wind on the deck of the sailing ship that was sailing away. He felt deeply in his heart and sighed, sincerely admiring him.
"I have never heard my father praise someone so much!" Behind him, Li Shuangshuang giggled and teased Li Dehui.
"But not!" Li Dehui laughed loudly and nodded: "That's because no one has ever been able to get through my father's eyes!"
"What about Your Majesty?" Li Shuangshuang said with a smile.
"Ahem!" Choked by his daughter's words, Li Dehui coughed repeatedly.
"You stinky girl, how can you support your father like this!" The beautiful woman glared at her daughter angrily, stepped forward and patted her master on the back, laughing and scolding her daughter.
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In early winter and October, Lu Heng and his party arrived in Chengdu Prefecture after walking and stopping all the way.
Although it was already noon, there was still a layer of fog hanging over Chengdu Prefecture.
The city gate was wide open, with clouds of merchants and pedestrians coming in and out, making it extremely lively.
Entering the city, on both sides of the street, the shouts of vendors and footmen continued. In the tavern, the lively Sichuan sounds filled the streets with the aroma of wine, making people drunk.
Going further, where the crowd gathers, there is a circus troupe. In the open space, a master with gray hair and a costume is demonstrating Sichuan's most famous folk art, face-changing.
When the crowd of onlookers saw the face-changing master, every time he raised his hand or dropped his hand, his facial makeup would change, and bursts of cheers would erupt.
Opposite the open space, there was a newly opened rouge shop. The shopkeeper and his waiters stood at the door, watching the fireworks being set off with joy. The crackling sound immediately attracted many people to cover their ears and stop to watch.
"It's so lively!!" Wang Tingzhi stuck her head out, glanced at the world outside the car, and said with a chuckle. After retracting her gaze, she turned her head to Lu Heng and the other sisters in the car, eager to try, and said with a smile: "We
Let’s go out for a walk too!”
Hearing this, Liu Qingqing turned her head and looked at Lu Heng expectantly.
Along the way, I had already become very depressed. Now, when I heard the busy traffic and the sound of laughter and play outside, Liu Qingqing could no longer hold back. If Lu Heng hadn't said before entering the city that Chengdu is not peaceful recently, don't mess around.
If she wanted to run, Liu Qingqing would have already pulled her sisters out of the car.
After Lu Heng frowned, he raised the car curtain and glanced outside. After looking back, he remained silent.
These days, Tubo is in turmoil. There are many bewitched Tibetans in Sichuan who are participating in this turmoil. Along the way, Lu Heng and the others have heard that several riots have occurred in several counties outside Chengdu.
Yes. Chengdu Prefecture has strengthened its vigilance, so it will be fine for the time being. However, who can say for sure about this kind of thing.
"Mr. Sir!" Liu Qingqing felt uneasy when she saw Lu Heng was silent. She stretched out her hand, took Lu Heng's arm, and shook it gently. She asked softly.
After Lu Heng thought for a while, he nodded slightly: "Okay!"
After thinking about it for a moment, Lu Heng raised the curtains and said to Agui who was driving the carriage: "Agui, tell the brothers to be on guard around you!"
Agui nodded, then took out his whistle, put it in his mouth and blew it loudly. At the same time, Agui raised his hand and waved it widely in the air.
After receiving the order, the Yanyun Guards and a group of troops immediately spread out and sneaked into various alleys ahead.
At the same time, the other part of the Yanyun Guards immediately looked around as if they were facing a formidable enemy and scanned the surroundings vigilantly.
After a while, a loud whistle sounded everywhere.
After Agui held his breath and listened for a while, he smiled slightly, turned his head, and respectfully said to Lu Heng in the car: "Sir, the brothers are already in place."
Hearing this, Lu Heng turned his head and said to Liu Qingqing and the other girls: "Okay, it's okay now!"
"Yeah, my husband is so nice!" Wang Tingzhi cheered excitedly. Overjoyed, she stepped forward to hug Lu Heng and kissed him excitedly.
However, the next moment, Wang Tingzhi suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the carriage. She turned around and took a look. She found that Liu Qingqing and the other girls were looking at her in astonishment, their eyes full of teasing.
Only then did Wang Tingzhi remember how embarrassing her actions just now were. Seeing the joking looks in her sisters' eyes, Wang Tingzhi let out a soft cry, quickly lowered her head, and blushed.
However, what happened at the next moment made Wang Tingzhi stunned.
I saw Su Qianqian, who had been sitting aside, pursed her lips and smiled, and then suddenly imitated what she had just done. She hugged Lu Heng and kissed Lu Heng shyly on the face.
Then, Ouyang Ruolan, who was like a frightened little rabbit, shyly stepped forward and pecked Lu Heng on the face. Then, he quickly backed away shyly, blushing and not daring to raise his head.
In the end, Liu Qingqing's pretty face turned red, and she hesitated to step forward. However, Su Qianqian behind her pushed her into Lu Heng's arms.
Lu Heng, who was immersed in happiness, laughed, stretched out his arms, and hugged Liu Qingqing.
He lifted Liu Qingqing's chin with his fingers, his eyes full of tenderness. Looking at Liu Qingqing's shy and evasive eyes, he smiled slightly and was about to kiss her.
Zhizhi...
Suddenly, a sharp whistle came from the street ahead.
"boom……"
Before the whistle blew, a violent explosion suddenly came from the newly opened rouge shop in front.
The rouge shop, which was a festive place just now, suddenly fell apart in the smoke and turned into a pile of ruins.
On the street, the people who had just been beaming with joy were running away in panic.
The cries and shouts sounded so desperate and helpless in the billowing smoke.