After my rebirth, I became the white moonlight in the Beijing circle

Looking at the quarrel in the room, the princess remained silent and did not speak. Lu Linzhi knew that he could not delay his trip any longer. The sooner he got back to Liyang City, the better the situation would be.

But the third sister-in-law's words could not help but arouse people's vigilance.

It is better to delay the journey for a few more days than to be blocked by the water.

"Everyone is eager to go home. It would be great if we could get back to Liyang City as soon as possible. However, what the Crown Prince's Consort reminded us of is not unreasonable. We should not have the intention to harm others, but we must be on guard against others."

Lu Linzhi hesitated and said, "Why don't you let Third Brother and General Hong escort the Princess and the Crown Prince's Consort to continue along the official road, and I'll take some people and pretend to go south by water. That way, if the water route is smooth, I can send people to pick you up."

This compromise method won everyone's unanimous approval.

Although many people still have complaints about the Crown Princess's strategy of changing the route, they can't say anything more in front of the Princess and the Crown Prince.

Anyway, Lu Changshi is willing to take the risk, and when the waterway is smooth, it won’t be too late for us to question the Crown Prince’s Consort.

After dismissing all the officials and generals, Ye Zhilan kept Lu Linzhi.

She was totally unsure at this moment. She looked at Lu Linzhi and said worriedly, "Linzhi, you must be careful. If you really encounter bandits, you can ignore everything else and must protect your own life."

Lu Linchu knew that his mother loved all the cousins ​​in the family very much, and the fourth cousin was the youngest among them. Perhaps because he had disappointed his mother too much in the past few years, she valued the fourth cousin a little more.

Seeing that his mother was worried, Lu Linchu volunteered, "When it comes to guarding Liyang City, you, the fourth brother, are more strategic than me. Why don't you let me continue south along the waterway while you, the fourth brother, protect my mother and Guiyun and go to Yucheng."

Now he just wanted to get back to Liyang City as soon as possible, but he didn't believe that King Dongyi really had the courage to harm him. If it were just a few bandits, he would not be afraid of them.

But his request made Ye Zhilan fall into silence immediately, and he found it difficult to make a decision.

Seeing this, Lu Linzhi smiled slightly and said, "What are you talking about, Third Brother? As the prince of the royal palace, it is not reasonable for you to abandon your parents, wife and children and go to danger alone."

After saying that, he clasped his fists towards Ye Zhilan and said, "Please rest assured, Princess. I will remember your instructions and return to Liyang City safely."

Hearing this, Ye Zhilan closed his eyes lightly, and finally nodded slowly.

Fu Guiyun noticed that his mother-in-law looked strange today, and he also knew that Lu Linzhi's proposal just now was entirely to please him and avoid any rift between him and those officials and generals.

After secretly looking at her mother-in-law, she immediately said, "My husband, please take good care of my mother. I will go out to help Lu Changshi pack his luggage and help him set off early."

"Ah."

Lu Linchu responded lightly, also confused by his mother's attitude today.

Fu Guiyun bowed to his mother-in-law and the prince, then followed Lu Linzhi out of the house.

She knew in her heart that with such an arrangement, Lu Linzhi would surely be besieged, but the family members of the palace would no longer encounter major storms.

Looking at that calm face, Fu Guiyun solemnly warned: "Although I cannot be sure of the risks of the Li River, since Lu Changshi has accepted my advice, you must be extremely careful on this trip. I will transfer all the accompanying archers to the waterway, and Lu Changshi will prepare more kerosene along the way, which will increase the chances of victory in case of danger and help you go south smoothly."

Lu Linzhi nodded: "I wish my third sister-in-law would think so carefully for me."

He followed his advice without questioning it, which made Fu Guiyun a little puzzled: "Isn't Lu Changshi afraid that I am just exaggerating and teasing you for nothing?"

Although he said this, he secretly hoped that he was just worrying too much.

"Didn't my third sister-in-law say that it's better to be safe than sorry."

Lu Linzhi smiled at her warmly, looked around, and saw that the servants were far away, then continued: "I have already done what the third sister-in-law asked me to do. If..."

He knew that this trip was extremely dangerous and there was no guarantee that he would be able to escape unscathed.

"If Third Sister-in-law is anxious to meet him, you can ask Xiao Kuizi when you arrive in Liyang City, and he will take you there."

After he finished speaking, he bowed to her, turned around and left without looking back.

Looking at the tall figure gradually walking away and disappearing into the night, Fu Guiyun gradually fell into deep thought.

From dealing with Yun Ling to today's incident, she always felt that this person and she were too in tune with each other. She didn't know if it was a coincidence or she was overthinking.

Moreover, the delicate relationship between him and his mother-in-law is also difficult to understand.

But at this critical juncture, I don’t have the time to worry about these things. The top priority is to get out of danger as soon as possible.

After returning to the guest room, she took a short rest for a few hours. Then, she got up and dressed before dawn, and followed her mother-in-law and the prince to Yucheng to continue her journey.

However, the troops led by Lu Linzhi waited until dawn before leaving the posthouse, and then boarded the Li River passenger ship in a dignified manner.

Although the fleet seemed to be mighty, there were neither royal family members nor money in the cabin. There were only fully armed soldiers, bows, crossbows, and kerosene barrels used in preparation for war.

The fleet sailed safely on the river for more than a day and was about to pass the territory of King Dongyi when bursts of shouting and killing suddenly rang out in the silent night.

"What the Crown Princess predicted was right. There is indeed an ambush on the river." The soldiers shouted excitedly.

Lu Linzhi looked into the distance and saw flames all around, knowing that there were quite a few people coming.

Fortunately, everyone was prepared. He immediately ordered: "Drop anchor and stop the ship. Fight the invading bandits with all your strength. Don't let the bandits get close to the fleet."

The soldiers were puzzled: "Master Changshi, even though the bandits are coming with great force, they don't know that we have been prepared. We just need to charge out with all our strength and take advantage of the night to go down against the wind and we will be able to successfully break out of the siege."

"Yes, Lord Changshi, if we stop the ship now, we will be trapped."

"Why bother to say more? There is no reason for the soldiers of my Liyang Palace to flee in panic."

Lu Linzhi knew clearly that the Prince of Dongyi's intention this time was to assassinate the princess and the prince in order to stir up conflict between the emperor and the Lu family. His third sister-in-law had sent all the elite troops by water. If he led the soldiers to fight directly out, the Prince of Dongyi would surely send people to continue hunting down the prince's family members when he realized what was happening.

He had to try his best to buy at least one day on the river for the princess and his third brother. He couldn't let either mother and son or his third brother's sister-in-law get into any trouble.

"Soldiers, the prince has led the Lu family army to victory in the southern border. How can we let the Lu family army's spirit be dampened by a short journey back to the south? Today, we must kill them without a single piece of armor left, so that the invaders will know the bravery of our Lu family army."

After saying this, he drew out his shining sword without hesitation and shouted, "Follow me to the deck to fight the enemy."

Under his leadership, the soldiers shared a common hatred of the enemy and had no intention of retreating. They followed him to various places to calmly meet the enemy.

Lu Linzhi commanded calmly. When encountering enemy forces attacking from the front, he used speedboats loaded with oil barrels to intercept them with fire. When encountering enemy forces attacking from the side and rear, he used bows and crossbows to resist them.

For a moment, the Li River was filled with flames, and a dense rain of arrows fell from the night sky like stars, heading straight for the enemy ships.

The enemy had no idea that the fleet of Prince Liyang's Palace was well prepared. The two thousand elite soldiers were blocked by the three hundred archers on the ship. After fighting for an entire night, they were unable to get close to the fleet.