and leave

Lu Yiqing and Shen Wangshu said they were going to Qindu, but neither of them were procrastinators.As soon as the envoys of the Qin State were sent away to Chang'an to negotiate a peace, the two arranged the affairs of the city and set foot on the road to the capital of Qin.

It was only early spring at this time, and the fresh snow on the grassland had not yet completely melted, and a gust of wind made my face hurt when I rode my horse.

It is not easy to travel in such a season, but after more than three years of experience in the Northwest, Lu Yiqing and Shen Wangshu are no longer the youthful appearance they had just left Chang'an.The two discussed it, and felt that even if the Wei family army besieged Qin, they would not be able to waste it for a long time. In addition, Qin's envoys had already gone to Chang'an, so there was no time for the two of them to procrastinate on the road.

Therefore, starting from Xiliang, the two of them took hundreds of guards and traveled lightly, even if the speed of galloping horses was not as fast as the army's rapid march, it was not too slow to drive.Coupled with the peaceful journey, after seven or eight days, the group rushed from Xiliang to Qindu.

From a distance, you can see the army stationed outside the capital of Qin, and the commander-in-chief flag with the word "Wei" fluttering in the wind.

This scene is actually very familiar to Lu Yiqing and Shen Wangshu. They have been in the northwest for three years, and they have dealt with the Wei family army for three years.After raising this army for three years, Lu Yiqing is not a living Lei Feng, at least he needs a name when he spends money.Therefore, she actually took up a idle position in the Wei Family Army, justifiably in charge of military supplies, and occasionally went to the barracks.

It's just that familiarity is familiarity. Seeing the current scene, no one can help but feel a sense of pride.Lu Yiqing was no exception, she pulled the rein in the dusty world, pointed her whip at the barracks and said, "Look, Ah Chen, our hard work of the past three years has really not been in vain."

Shen Wangshu also pulled the reins when she heard the words. At this moment, she was also wearing men's clothing for the convenience of entering and leaving the barracks, and there was an unconcealable fatigue in her eyes.She might also feel emotional in her heart, but she didn't have Lu Yiqing's bold words, she only glanced at the barracks from a distance, and then rode forward again: "It looks close, but it's still far away, let's go there as soon as possible to rest. "

These words are quite practical, Lu Yiqing's just-born pride seemed to be poured with cold water in an instant, and it disappeared with a "pop".The exhaustion from traveling for several days came up, she withdrew her hand embarrassingly, and responded obediently: "Oh."

After that, the two of them didn't say much, and led hundreds of horsemen behind them, thinking about the Wei Family Army barracks in a hurry.

Lu Yiqing didn't go to the military camp often, but the Wei family army was not supported by the court, but she was raised by General Wei and his son, but they never concealed the fact.Therefore, most of the Wei Family Army still recognize this food and clothing parent.Fortunately, they recognized it, otherwise such a team would rush straight to the barracks, and they would be attacked as enemy troops immediately.

The sergeant patrolling outside the barracks recognized Lu Yiqing's face, and the leading junior looked at her in amazement: "Didn't Mr. Lu stay in Xiliang to sit in town? Why did you come here suddenly?!"

While speaking, the little schoolmaster was still holding the handle of the knife, obviously he didn't let down his guard just because he saw Lu Yiqing.

Lu Yiqing naturally saw it, and didn't care, after all, this is the territory of the enemy country, so he should be vigilant no matter what.She waved her hand casually, and said to the officer: "I have something to see the general, so you take me there." After she finished speaking, she pointed behind her: "These people came all the way from Xiliang with me, and they are quite tired. , You also ask someone to help arrange one or two."

These words mean to take the initiative to separate from the people behind him, not even taking Shen Wangshu with him.

Hearing the words, the little school's expression was relaxed, and his vigilance was half-let down, but he said: "I still have the duty of patrolling, I'm afraid I won't be able to lead the way with Mr. Lu. How about this, I'll send someone back to the camp to spread the word If you don’t, I will trouble Master Lu to wait a moment.”

It's all here, Lu Yiqing is not in a hurry, just nodded at this moment, watching the little school send people to the barracks.

After a while, seeing the sergeant who sent the message enter the camp, Lu Yiqing asked: "I received the news that the Wei family soldiers came to the capital of Qin in Xiliang eight days ago. How is the situation now? Did the general give the order to attack the city?"

If Lu Yiqing asked about some secrets, the junior officer would naturally not reveal it at this time, but he didn't have to hide this well-known question, so he immediately replied: "I have been stationed outside the city for more than ten days, and the general has never Order to attack the city." After thinking about it after answering, he gave more news: "Qin has been keeping guard behind closed doors for the past few days, but the attitude there seems to have relaxed a little in the past two days, and I don't know what the rules are. "

The two chatted a few words, talking about insensitive topics, and the bits and pieces let Lu Yiqing know a lot of information.

The sergeant who went to the barracks to report was not slow, and led a team back in a while.The leader is General Wei's personal guard, who has dealt with Lu Yiqing several times, and knows Lu Yiqing better than others.

After confirming that Guo Lu Yiqing's identity was correct, the personal guard said: "The general didn't know that your lord was coming, and he was quite surprised when he heard the news at first, so he specially ordered a lowly post to come to meet him." After he finished speaking, he saw Lu Yiqing wearing a suit behind him. Shen Wangshu in men's clothes seemed to recognize her identity, but said with some uncertainty: "This...does he want to enter the camp with Mr. Lang?"

Lu Yiqing also came here abruptly by himself. In order to let Xiaoxiao let his guard down, he offered to meet General Wei alone.And now that the guards recognized her, she naturally did not refuse: "It's better this way, please lead the way."

The personal guard nodded, looked at Shen Wangshu again, and led them to the barracks.

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Before the start of the war, Lu Yiqing never thought that the battle would be so smooth. She thought that the purpose of this battle was just to train soldiers, and to attack Qin's vital forces by the way.As for leading the soldiers all the way to Qindu, she thought about it, but it was just thinking about it.

Lu Yiqing was destined to come to Qindu, but she never expected such a development, so she didn't get through with General Wei in advance.When the news of the Wei family's soldiers approaching the capital of Qin came back, she was afraid of wasting time and missing the opportunity, so she ran here without even sending a letter in advance.One can imagine how surprised General Wei was when he heard that she was here.

The meeting between the two sides was in the tent of the Chinese army, but apart from Lu Yiqing and General Wei, no one else was present.

General Wei was as powerful as before, looked at Lu Yiqing with deep eyes, and then asked: "Before I sent troops, I agreed with the lord to sit in the town, why is the lord not in Xiliang now, but came here?" here?"

This is an explanation that must be given, Lu Yiqing and Shen Wangshu thought about it when they came, and discussed it for a long time on the way.Of course they can find some excuses, but it is by no means ordinary that General Wei can lead an army that is always victorious and undefeated.

No matter how sincere an excuse is, it is still an excuse, and it is not beautiful to be seen through, so the two of them had already discussed to tell the truth.

Lu Yiqing pondered for a moment, and then said bluntly: "I came here to be an envoy for the Wei family army, to go to the capital of Qin to seek some benefits. The envoys of Qin State have already entered the customs, and when they arrive in Chang'an, things will be done. Things have changed, and this matter needs to be resolved quickly." After a pause, he continued: "But apart from these high-sounding reasons, I also have a personal matter that requires me to go to the capital of Qin. Got it."

General Wei was noncommittal listening to the previous words, until Lu Yiqing added the last sentence, his eyes moved slightly, and then asked: "Do you have any private matters, may you tell the old man?"

Lu Yiqing thought for a while and said, "I want to see the High Priest of Qin."

General Wei was surprised, Wei Jingrong obviously didn't tell him about Priest Muren: "Are you old with the high priest?!"

Lu Yiqing smiled wryly when he heard the words, waved his hands and said calmly: "No. If I really had an old relationship with him, I would have found time to come here."

General Wei understood.The group of priests has an extraordinary status in Qin, not to mention the high priest.If it weren't for the power of the current Wei family army, it would be basically impossible for Lu Yiqing to see the high priest, which can also explain why she came here in a hurry.

Having said that, there is actually no need to delve into it further, because it is a personal desire to delve further.General Wei will not be ignorant, he has been in a high position for many years, and he also believes that his eyes will not fail to see lies.

The serious look slowed down a bit, and General Wei couldn't help laughing again: "Mr. Hurry up, it's too late."

Lu Yiqing's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, and he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, but something happened again?"

General Wei waved his hand and said, "No. It's just that you came a bit late. Our army besieged the capital of Qin for more than ten days, and Qin finally responded today. They seem to be interested in peace talks, and Jing Rong entered the city this morning. , if you arrived a few hours earlier, the two of you can enter the city together." After a pause, he continued: "Your Excellency is capable of doing business, I think he can bite a piece of meat in the Qin court."

The corners of Lu Yiqing's mouth twitched when he heard this, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "It's okay, such a major matter can't be agreed in a day. If Qin Guo has no evil intentions, the major general will leave the city tonight, and enter later. There are still plenty of opportunities in Qindu."

This made sense, so I didn't mention it any further. General Wei thought of something and asked again: "Before you said that the envoy of Qin State entered the customs?"

Lu Yiqing nodded, and said with a serious expression: "Exactly. Before the two countries went to war, probably since Qin's war was unfavorable, envoys were sent to Liang State one after another. It's just that they were arrested in Xiliang before they entered the customs. I intercepted and killed five batches of serious ones, and did not let go of suspicious ones one after another. Now that the battle has been decided, I let the sixth batch of envoys enter the customs."

It is one thing for the Wei family army to not want to deal with the court, but another to openly launch a war and intercept and kill envoys from other countries-although they have done everything, they still have to keep a fig leaf, so they don't want to kill them all.

General Wei also felt that the timing was good, the envoy had met the emperor when he entered Chang'an, and the war situation here was beyond the reach of the imperial court.However, the first five batches of envoys were killed, and the lack of response for a long time was enough to stimulate the nerves of the people of Qin. Thinking about the sixth batch, they didn't dare to place any hope, so they put down their plans for peace talks with the country and came directly to the Wei family. Army communication.

In this way, the Wei family army can grab more benefits, and they don't care about the situation in Chang'an.

According to Lu Yiqing, when Chang'an completes the peace negotiation and signs the letter of credence, they will have to squeeze out all the fuel and withdraw their troops.If the court blames them for this, they are also very bachelors - they have no money or food, they can't defend, they can't fight anymore, so naturally they can only withdraw their troops.