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"Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Three exclamations came through the room, Lou Yu was interrupted from thinking, so he had to put down his pen.

Huo Qiong changed from her generous and elegant posture in the past, and ran in excitedly, almost stepping on her skirt, her almond eyes were full of joy.

Lou Yu laughed: "What is so happy?"

"Your Highness!" Huo Qiong's hands were trembling, "The culture medium has finally changed!"

Lou Yu was stunned for a moment, then he stood up abruptly, took the case back to the books, and even the pen holder was thrown to the ground, falling to pieces.

He tried his best to suppress his excitement, his voice trembled slightly: "Take me to see!"

After spending nearly half a year, the medical team finally completed the experiment according to his ideas!

I thought that the extraction of penicillin was in the foreseeable future, but now it seems that the god of fate is still favoring him.

He hurriedly rode to the laboratory.

The members of the medical team were all waiting outside to welcome them. When they saw Lou Yu coming, they saluted one after another, with uncontrollable joy on their faces.

Lou Yu didn't say any nonsense, and went straight into the laboratory.

In several mediums, a circle of "isolation zone" obviously appeared around the piece of paper stained with penicillin solution.

In other words, some of the original bacterial colonies in the medium have been killed by penicillin!

Lou Yu repeatedly praised: "Good! Good! Great!"

While excited, he did not forget to ask the medical team.

"Although the penicillin solution is effective, it may not be suitable for everyone, just like your doctor will prescribe different medicines according to each person's constitution. Moreover, this medicine is made of mold after all, and some people may not like it. If you have an allergic reaction, you must be careful when taking medicine."

Chen Chuanbai personally participated in this experiment and felt that he had no regrets in this life.

He smiled and narrowed his eyes happily: "Your Highness, we can continue to study and reduce the risk of patients as much as possible."

"it is good."

Lou Yu continued to explain: "The research of this drug has a long way to go, and the research is not the end but the beginning. To be on the safe side, it is better to do some experiments with animals before giving medicine to humans."

"Your Highness is benevolent and benevolent, I admire you." Chen Chuanbai bowed, "I wonder if Your Highness has regulations for this animal experiment?"

Lou Yu said: "We have developed relatively few potions so far. In order to save some use, we can find some petite animals, why not use white mice."

There are white mice in Dasheng, and the white mice have a strong reproductive ability, which is just right for experiments.

The medical team has long been obedient to him.

Before that, Lou Yu had asked them to figure out how to use a syringe.

The most important point is: it must be sterilized by high-temperature cooking!

Second, we must always pay attention to maintenance.

The medical team took it to heart and tested it on livestock with some thick needles.

Some who are willing to dedicate their lives to medicine even prick themselves with needles.

Therefore, the members of the medical team are basically proficient in acupuncture.

They took a solution containing staphylococci and injected it into the mice.

Wait until the mice are infected, and then inject penicillin.

There are many control groups in the experiment, and the medical group studies the dosage of penicillin and other precautions accordingly.

After a long period of research, they finally came to a more intuitive conclusion.

After the animal experiments are successful, volunteer experiments can be carried out.

There are some patients who suffer from diseases for which there is no cure. Instead of waiting to die, they might as well give it a try.

Lou Yu stipulated that recruiting volunteers must strictly abide by the rules and regulations.

Volunteers must voluntarily sign a contract with the medical team, and volunteers can participate in the experiment in exchange for high drug testing fees.

There are many people in the city who are suffering from serious diseases and waiting to die.

Hearing that His Royal Highness's medical team is going to recruit people to test the medicine and give generous rewards, many patients are eager to move.

In view of the high credibility of His Royal Highness, the common people never thought that His Royal Highness would harm others.

And someone heard inside information that His Royal Highness led the medical team to make the magic medicine!

It just needs people to try the medicinal properties of the magic medicine.

Someone asked: "Since you don't know the properties of the medicine, how do you know it's a magic medicine?"

The insider replied: "Do you know what an experiment is? Of course the experiment has results! Just in case, volunteers are recruited to test the drug."

In the city, there are many people with intractable diseases such as injuries, infections, and sores on their bodies. Seeing the generous rewards, some people really chose to sign up.

The medical team has repeatedly told the volunteers about the risks of testing new drugs, and they will not choose to use drugs until they fully understand.

A skin test must be performed before the patient's first injection of penicillin.

Lou Yu solemnly explained to the medical team that they must pay attention to the patient's reaction throughout the whole process, and provide emergency treatment immediately if there is any danger.

He waited expectantly and anxiously for the result.

After the dedication and unremitting efforts of the medical staff, most of the volunteers who participated in the experiment were cured, and only a very small number died unfortunately.

And this is already a miracle.

Can heal a mortal person, how can it not be shocked and worshiped?

Lou Yu's status in the hearts of the people in Qingzhou City became more and more deified.

Unfortunately, the nature of the penicillin solution is very unstable. Currently, he cannot make penicillin sodium salt or penicillin potassium salt. He can only rely on the freshly prepared solution to save lives, and the newly prepared solution must be used within three hours. .

The medical team is still unremittingly researching, trying to test out a penicillin drug with higher yield and better effect.

Gyeongju has been developing in a good direction, but the court suddenly became uneasy again.

Lou Yu has been sending Anbu to pay attention to the trends in various places, and Feng Sanmo will come to report if he hears important news.

The information he brought this time is indeed crucial.

"The court wants to negotiate peace with the Agutu tribe?" Lou Yu couldn't laugh or cry, "Other people have taken your land by force, and in the end, you have to exchange it with something. Is it cheap?"

Feng Erbi was filled with righteous indignation: "Bitch!"

Lou Yu secretly sighed, if Wutimu hadn't taken advantage of the situation and forced King Gutu to lead the main force back to the royal court, Dasheng might have lost more cities.

In this case, negotiating peace will not solve the problem at all, but will make Agutu even more greedy.

Thinking that King Gutu's main force returned to the royal court, Wutimu probably won't get much benefit, so I don't know what's going on now.

Feng Sanmo said again: "Your Highness, there is one more thing."

"what's up?"

"Du Qian spoke to the emperor and recommended you to be the envoy of the peace negotiation mission."

Lou Yu: "..."

He was speechless for a while, before he said: "Old man Du really holds grudges."

Just because his son was punished to go to a Taoist temple to listen to scriptures, did he deliberately let himself go to the grassland to drink the northwest wind?

This old thing is quite elegant.

Going to Agutu to discuss peace, firstly, the road is dangerous and difficult, secondly, the northern grassland is dangerous, and thirdly, no matter whether the peace negotiation is successful or not, it will not leave any good reputation.

Such a "good thing", the emperor would naturally not be willing to let his son go.

Then you can only pick people from the clan.

Given that Lou Yu offended many people in the capital, he might be the one who should do it this time.

Feng Erbi was shocked when he heard the words: "Why do they let His Highness go to the north!"

Didn't he know that group of barbarians were rude and fierce?

Those bastards are deliberately trying to harm His Highness!

Lou Yu would never worry about things unfoundedly, and now that things are in front of him, it is useless to complain blindly.

He told Feng Sanmo: "You immediately send someone to the northern border to inquire about the news, and report to me if there is any movement in the northern border."

"Yes!"

Lou Yu then ordered Feng Erbi: "Go and call Huo Yan and Li Shulai."

A while later, Huo Yan and Li Shu went to the east courtyard together.

Lou Yu told them the news about the capital.

"What nonsense!" Li Shu yelled angrily, "They have no choice but to negotiate a peace, so why should you be sent as an envoy!"

Huo Yan's handsome eyes were cold: "It's useless to say these things right now. Your Highness asked us to come here to prepare for the mission?"

"Yes."

Lou Yu got straight to the point: "The members of the mission this time, apart from the officials from the Ministry of Rites, the imperial court will also send a team of escorts to accompany them. The general who leads the army is temporarily unknown, but no matter who he is, we don't need to bet on him."

It is risky to go on a mission to Agu Tubu, and he must not let himself be in danger.

Of course, Lou Yu can also choose not to go.

It's just that, firstly, he doesn't want to confront the imperial court head-on, and secondly, opportunities and risks coexist.

The northern grasslands are not monolithic. Although the Agutu tribe is currently the most powerful tribe, not all tribes are willing to submit to King Gutu.

If they can't take care of themselves, will they still set their sights on Dasheng?

"Your Highness, please allow your subordinates to accompany you to protect you!" Li Shu quickly expressed his loyalty.

Lou Yu: "We'll discuss this later. I called you here mainly to discuss how to break the situation."

He looked at Huo Yan when he spoke.

Huo Yan met his gaze, frowned and said: "If you want to break the situation, you have to understand the current situation in the northern border."

"The current king of Gutu has two princes. The eldest son is the crown prince, but the second son is the number one warrior of the Agutu tribe. He has a higher reputation than the crown prince. He is fierce and warlike, killing people like hemp, and has many fans."

As a member of the Huo family, Huo Yan is well aware of the situation inside the Agutubu.

Lou Yu nodded and said, "It's similar to the situation in the capital. Compared with the third prince, our prince is also weak."

Naturally, there are militant and peaceful factions within the Agutubu.

The crown prince has a gentle temperament. His idea is to have friendly exchanges with Dasheng. The two countries are open to each other. It is best not to have a war.

The second prince wanted to take control of the Central Plains, and often led cavalry to invade the border of Dasheng, massacred the people on the border, and looted supplies.

The purpose of this mission to Agutu is to discuss peace, which is bound to arouse the dissatisfaction of the faction of the second prince.

The second prince is cruel and merciless, so he won't make any trouble if he doesn't get it right.

Li Shu couldn't help but said: "This is too difficult for a human being. We can't make peace, and we can't make peace."

Lou Yu said: "I have asked Sanmo to investigate the latest situation in the northern border. If Wutimu captures the Wangting, everything is easy to say. If not, maybe we can use our strength to fight."

"Your Highness wants to completely disrupt the peace negotiation?" Huo Yan said clearly.

Since it is a dilemma, it is better to demolish it violently.

Lou Yu smiled knowingly: "This is just a temporary idea. If there is a turning point in the future, we can adjust the strategy appropriately."

"In my opinion, it is very difficult for Wutimu to truly defeat King Gutu with only the former king's old tribe. Once he is defeated, he will definitely retreat to the eastern grassland, and he may not even be able to stay in the eastern grassland."

Huo Yan continued his words: "If we can help him fight for the throne and cause chaos in the north, then the peace negotiation will naturally be dropped."

Not only that, but they can also make a deal with Utimu and get something from him.

The two of you talk to each other, and you can guess what is in each other's mind without the other party saying it clearly.

Li Shu: "..."

Shouldn't he be sitting here?

Lou Yu turned to say: "The plan is tentative, I still need to choose a dozen guards to accompany me."

"Your Highness, let the subordinates go down!"

Li Shu shuddered suddenly, for fear of being forgotten by His Royal Highness.

He really wanted to be by Lou Yu's side, and this trip to the northern border was dangerous, so he had to firmly protect His Highness by his side!

But Li Shu also knew that he was not as powerful as Huo Yan, and His Highness must still prefer Huo Yan instead of him.

Just when he was a little lonely, Lou Yu spoke.

"Okay, you count as one."

Li Shu has high martial arts skills and is obedient, so it is appropriate to take him with him.

Li Shu was overjoyed: "This subordinate obeys!"

He smiled and turned to Huo Yan: "This time we can fight side by side and protect His Highness together!"

Huo Yan remained silent.

Lou Yu looked at Huo Yan and said to Li Shu: "Vice Commander Li, you go back to the camp first, I still have something to discuss with Commander Huo."

Li Shu had an intuition that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain why, so he walked out in a daze.

Only Lou Yu and Huo Yan were left in the house.

Huo Yan spoke first: "Does Your Highness want me to go to Wutimu to discuss cooperation?"

He can always think of going with Lou Yu.

But once he went to Wutimu, he would definitely not be able to escort Lou Yu all the way.

Huo Yan was really worried.

People in Agutu are not easy to get along with.

Lou Yu looked firm: "Only you are capable of discussing cooperation with Wutimu."

Wutimu has an arrogant temperament. If he can't show his strength in front of him, he may not choose to cooperate, or he will not easily agree to their conditions.

He will only choose to trade if he is convinced.

Of course, this is only based on the defeat of Wutimu and the retreat to the eastern grassland.

Lou Yu got up, walked in front of Huo Yan, and put his hand on his shoulder.

Huo Yan looked up at him with deep eyes, as if he had a lot to say.

"I know what you're going to say." Lou Yu sighed softly, "But Huo Yan, you can't protect me forever."

Huo Yan understands this truth, but just because he understands it, he cares even more.

But he also knew that the person in front of him was not weak, he was stronger than anyone else.

He should believe that Lou Yu can protect himself.

Before the imperial edict arrived, Lou Yu began to prepare for the mission to the north.

He needs a translator with him.

Although the different tribes in the northern grasslands have different opinions, they share a common language, which is called "barbarian language" by the rich.

Wouldn't it be a pity if he missed information and timing because he couldn't understand the barbarian language during his mission?

But Qingzhou is not the capital city.

Officials of the Ministry of Rites in the capital sometimes receive envoys or visits from foreign countries, so there will naturally be interpreters, but Gyeongju does not!

Although Lou Yu wants to travel with the Ministry of Rites, he has no friendship with the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and the translator will most likely not serve him.

You have to have your own translator.

"Your Highness, if you need an interpreter, you might as well take A Yan with you."

Feng Erbi suggested.

"A Yan?" Lou Yu asked in amazement, "Does he know barbarian language?"

Feng Erbi knows everything about the servant circle like the back of his hand, and he knows all the little things that Lou Yu doesn't know.

"Your Highness, why don't you ask Ah Yan to come here?"

Lou Yu nodded: "Call him in."

In the past few years, Feng Erbi, Feng Sanmo, and Wei Si have all become his right-hand men, but A Yan is still just an errand runner.

Lou Yu was busy with affairs, so he didn't pay much attention to A Yan's growth.

When Ah Yan came in, he realized that the boy who was still childish before had turned into a tall and handsome young man.

He is taller than Feng Erbi and the others.

"My lord, see Your Highness!" Ah Yan knelt down on his knees with a look of excitement.

Lou Yu smiled and said, "Get up."

After he got up obediently, Lou Yu asked again: "I heard from Erbi that you are proficient in barbarian language, but is it true?"

Ah Yan nodded honestly: "Your Highness, I have indeed learned some barbaric language."

"When did you learn it? Why did you learn it?" Lou Yu was very curious.

A Yan said: "Your Majesty, I have been doing nothing all this time, I just want to find something to do, but I am not as powerful as Master Erbi, Master Sanmo, and Master Wei Si, and I don't know what I can do to help Your Highness."

He sneaked a look at Lou Yu's face, and continued: "Before, Your Highness was doing business with the horse dealers in the northern border, and I was more in charge of this matter. Several times I heard the horse dealers in the northern border whispering, and I couldn't listen to you." I understand, and I was worried that they would play tricks, so I wanted to learn a barbaric language to prevent them from having bad intentions."

Everything he said was true, with absolutely no adulteration.

Lou Yu couldn't help laughing: "You did a good job."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment." Ah Yan laughed, both happy and embarrassed.

Lou Yu asked warmly, "Who did you learn from?"

"It's the old shopkeeper of a grocery store in the city. When he was young, he often dealt with merchants in the north and learned barbaric language."

Dasheng and Beijing used to trade with each other, but the policy of mutual trade was abolished shortly after taking office today.

Before that, it was normal for someone in Gyeongju City to trade with the northern border.

Lou Yu praised: "You have a heart."

"As long as I can do things for His Highness, I will be happy!"

Ah Yan originally learned the barbarian language, really just to be able to do business with Wutimu and the others better, but he didn't expect that it could really help His Highness!

He has a natural talent for languages, and the barbaric language is not difficult. After studying it for a few years, he has already been able to have a fluent conversation with the horse dealers, which is more than enough to be an interpreter.

Lou Yu had to sigh, God really treated him kindly, allowing him to have so many useful talents around him.

He said: "Since you are proficient in barbarian language, you will accompany you on this mission."

"Slave obeys orders!"

Ah Yan prostrated herself on the ground, her eyes shining brightly.

He can finally do things for His Highness!

Lou Yu thought for a while and asked, "Then would you like to change your name?"

"I am willing! Please give me your name, Your Highness!"

Lou Yu: "If I remember correctly, your ancestor's surname was Song. The inkstone characters are not vulgar, so you don't need to change your name, just call it Song Yan."

Song Yan kowtowed excitedly.

"Get up." Lou Yu said with a gentle smile, "If you are free these few days, you can come and teach me some daily expressions in the northern region."

"Slave obeys orders!"

It was an accident that Lou Yu hadn't thought about it before, so he could only sharpen his guns before the battle, learn a little bit, and when it comes to the critical moment, he won't be blinded by both eyes.

The translator has been found, and he still needs to prepare some tools.

Lou Yu found Huo Xuan.

"Sleeve Crossbow?" Huo Xuan's eyes widened.

Lou Yu nodded: "Can you make it?"

Most people in the northern border are cruel and tyrannical, so he must have something to defend himself.

It's not that Dasheng doesn't have a sleeve crossbow, but it can't meet Lou Yu's needs. He needs Huo Xuan to improve it to make it more compact without losing attack power.

Huo Xuan understood what he meant, and patted his chest to promise: "I will make it as soon as possible!"

Lou Yu smiled encouragingly, "I believe you can."

I hope that the imperial court can carry forward the traditional virtues of dragging the words and give them more time.

In the 31st year of Zhengqian, on the third day of October, the imperial edict was passed to Qingzhou, ordering Lou Yu, Prince of Qing, to serve as the envoy of the peace negotiation mission, and to arrive in the capital before the tenth day of October to listen to the order.

After the edict came, Princess Qing chopped up the wooden piles in the courtyard to pieces.

Both King Qing and Lou Quan were so worried that they couldn't even eat.

Lou Yu looked indifferent, comforting them that he was fully prepared.

He never fought an uncertain battle.

Anyway, before he arrived at the royal court of Agutubu, the imperial court and the army would not let him have any accidents.

As for what will happen after arriving at the royal court, it depends on the confrontation between the various forces.

Feng Sanmo reported the news in the East Courtyard.

"The officials of the Ministry of Rites include Yan Hui, the Minister of Rites, and some minor officials, and the general accompanying the army is Du Zhi, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard."

Lou Yu was surprised: "Du Zhi? Du Qian's eldest son? Du Dalang who bullied Zhou Man?"

This is really a narrow road for enemies.

He didn't believe that Du Zhi would be kind to him, maybe old man Du wanted Du Zhi to take the opportunity to mess with him.

Feng Sanmo continued: "King Gutu has now taken back the royal court, and Wutimu has retreated to the eastern grassland. However, under Wutimu's surprise attack, King Gutu suffered heavy casualties. He has no time to take care of Gu Danzhou. The peace negotiation has been completed. foregone conclusion."

The imperial court didn't want to fight, and King Gutu couldn't continue to waste money. The only way to determine the final ownership of Danzhou City is to negotiate a peace.

A Gutubu wants money and food, and Dasheng wants Danzhou. As long as the conditions of both parties are satisfied, everyone will be happy.

But Lou Yu, who is an envoy, will definitely be condemned verbally and written, and is described in the history books as a counselor who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

What's more, some people may take the opportunity to keep him on the grassland forever.

Lou Yu has never been afraid to speculate on the enemy with the greatest malice.

He asked: "How about Crown Prince Agutubu and Second Prince?"

"One is for the peace, the other is against the peace."

Lou Yu nodded and confessed: "Continue to keep an eye on the movements of the capital and Agutu."

Feng Sanmo took the order to retreat.

The night was low and the moon was like water.

Feng Erbi went into the house to pack Lou Yu's luggage for tomorrow's trip. While packing, he muttered, "It's already October, and the weather is so cold. Wouldn't it be even colder when we get to the north?"

"Then bring more thick clothes."

Lou Yu had someone make a few sets of padded vests before, which are very practical and warm while wearing them.

He paused, and suddenly thought: "Take the box containing the syringes too."

"What are you doing with this, Your Highness?"

Lou Yu smiled: "Don't do anything, just in case."

He just popped the idea out of nowhere.

Anyway, it is small in size and can be plugged anywhere.

"Your Highness, Commander Huo is asking to see you." The servant outside the door reported.

Feng Erbi covered the cage, and said with a smile: "Commander Huo is here to correct His Highness again."

"Erbi, you go out first, I have something to tell Commander Huo."

Feng Erbi obediently left the house and ran into Huo Yan in the courtyard.

"Master Feng." Huo Yan took the initiative to speak.

He was dressed in a military uniform, and he was so solemn under the moonlight that he couldn't see his expression clearly.

Feng Erbi stopped in his tracks.

"It's a long journey, you stay with His Highness and take good care of him."

"If you don't tell me, I will take care of it."

Feng Erbi frowned slightly. It was his duty to take care of His Royal Highness. Wasn't Huo Yan talking nonsense?

"Thank you."

Huo Yan bowed solemnly.

Feng Erbi: "..."

What's wrong?

Before he could figure it out, Huo Yan entered the inner room.

After Lou Yu sat on the desk, he looked up at Huo Yan, "Sit."

There is a map on the table, which is a rough map of the Dasheng border and the northern grassland.

Except for the territory of the northern border, the main river road and a few hills, there is nothing else on it.

"Now that Wutimu has retreated to the eastern grassland, King Gutu's combat strength has been weakened, the crown prince supports peace talks, the second prince is about to move, and the forces in the northern border are complicated. We need to find a way to break the situation. What do you think?"

Huo Yan lowered his eyes: "If Wutimu attacks from the outside, and the second prince causes chaos from within, the royal court will be in danger."

Under the light, the young commander's eyebrows were sharp like swords, his eyes were like deep seas, and his voice was deep, as if he was suppressing something.

Lou Yu raised his eyes to look at him, and continued: "These are just our guesses. I still need to go personally to see what the situation in the royal court is like."

"Ah."

After a long silence, Lou Yu sighed.

"Huo Yan, I will leave it to you to cooperate with Wutimu, can you do it?"

Huo Yan raised his head and fixedly looked at him.

"I can."

He once swore that he would do his best for the person in front of him, and he would die like that.

He won't break his word.

He will naturally try his best to do what Lou Yu tells him.

but--

A gentleman in service, is there no hunger and thirst?

He stood up abruptly, turned his back to Lou Yu, and said in a deep voice, "I hope His Highness will take care of you. This subordinate will leave."

"Huo Erlang."

Lou Yu called him to stop.

Huo Yan paused, his hands hanging by his sides, clenched into fists.

"I have something for you."

Lou Yu took out a cloth bag, turned it in front of Huo Yan, and said, "This is the cotton vest I asked the textile factory to make for you. It's cold in the north, so remember to put it on after you go north."

Huo Yan asked: "What about you?"

Lou Yu smiled: "Of course I have too."

He stuffed the cloth bag into Huo Yan's hand, "I'm the prince, who can live well with me? I still have the sleeve crossbow that A Xuan gave me, don't worry too much."

Huo Yan didn't have a twitchy temperament, but at this moment, it seemed that his throat was blocked by something. He obviously had thousands of words, but he couldn't utter a single word.

He took the cloth bag with both hands, and stared at the handsome and handsome His Royal Highness.

"This subordinate will immediately lead the troops to the north, and His Highness must take care of himself."

He had to lead his troops to the north overnight, go deep into the eastern grassland from the border of Jizhou, and negotiate with Wutimu.

The Jizhou Frontier Army has always maintained good cooperation with Gyeongju, and will definitely not make things difficult.

The sooner the cooperation with Wutimu is finalized, the sooner he can rush to the royal court and protect Lou Yu nearby.

Lou Yu lowered his eyes and narrowed his eyes: "Be careful in everything."

The young leader turned around and stepped out of the room. The hem of his robe brushed past the door and melted into the dark night.

Lou Yu suddenly felt impulsive: "Huo Yan!"

Huo Yan stood on the corridor, but did not turn around.

The son's clear and smooth voice came from behind.

"I'll be waiting for you in the royal court."

Huo Yan's voice was hoarse: "Okay."

On the fourth day of October, at the beginning of Chenshi, the sun is shining, and the scenery is shining.

Lou Yu led the accompanying guards, set off from Qingzhou, rode fast horses all the way, and rushed to the capital quickly.

According to Feng Sanmo's news network, they took the road with little traffic and did not encounter much danger.

Even if there were groups of robbers on the road, they were frightened by a group of "cavalry" and dared not go forward at all.

Galloping all the way, finally arrived in the capital on the ninth day of October.

The capital seems to have become depressed.

Lou Yu was ordered to enter the palace to listen to the decree, led the mission, and gathered outside the palace with a team of officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Yan Hui, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, is in his thirties, with a well-proportioned appearance and a stalwart figure. Although he is a civil servant, he is quite imposing.

He bowed to Lou Yu: "Your Majesty has met His Royal Highness."

The rest of the officials saluted to show their respect.

Lou Yu said with a blank expression: "In order to catch up with time, my son came to Beijing on a fast horse, but it is a long way to go to the north, please ask Yan Shilang to prepare a car for this son."

Everyone looked at his expression and understood it in their hearts.

Anyone who is suddenly sent to the north will not be happy.

What's more, this matter has nothing to do with Prince Qing's son, the Holy Majesty's move is just to use him to prevent disaster.

It is normal for His Royal Highness to feel resentful.

Yan Hui cupped his hands and said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the next official will definitely arrange a car to drive."

On the tenth day of October, the mission set off from the capital and headed north.

Li Shu and others guarded beside Lou Yu's carriage, while Feng Erbi and Song Yan sat in the front room waiting for orders.

In the front, Du Zhi was dressed in armor and led [-] soldiers to open the way. The rest of the troops either guarded the car of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, or hung behind the team.

After traveling for half a day, the team entered the border of Suzhou.

Lou Yu lifted the curtain of the car and told Li Shu: "Ask someone to tell Du Zhi to stop and rest for a while."

Li Shu sent someone to go.

After a while, the government soldiers came back with a face full of anger, followed by Du Zhi on horseback.

Du Zhi looks handsome, heroic and handsome, and looks quite bluffing at first glance, but he has a mouth.

"His Royal Highness, we are going on an envoy to the northern border, not for fun, so don't waste your time here."

Feng Erbi glared: "How can you talk!"

"Commander Du, I'm tired and I need to rest." Lou Yu didn't show any face, "If you're in a hurry, you can go ahead."

Du Zhi frowned, and looked contemptuously: "His Royal Highness, you have never got off the carriage, how can you be more tired than us?"

Lou Yu's face was gloomy: "The sage appointed me as the official envoy. If you don't obey the order, why not go back to the capital and ask yourself to be the official envoy. Whoever loves to be the envoy."

The two sides reached a stalemate.

Yan Hui hurriedly came to be a peacemaker.

He first said to Lou Yu: "His Royal Highness, please calm down. Deputy Commander Du is worried about Danzhou, and he wants to recover the lost land as soon as possible. It is inevitable that he is a little impatient. Please forgive me."

He also said to Du Zhi: "Vice Commander Du, His Royal Highness is the official envoy for this trip, we all listen to his orders, since His Royal Highness is tired, let's take a rest on the spot."

"Humph!"

Du Zhi turned the horse's head, pursed his lips and left.

This is a compromise.

A group of people rested on the spot.

Feng Erbi got into the carriage and asked Lou Yu: "Does Your Highness want to sleep for a while?"

His Royal Highness was already tired enough in Gyeongju, and hurried to the capital, and set off on his way after only one night's rest, how could he not be tired?

Lou Yu shook his head, he didn't feel tired, he just wanted to use the procrastination formula on the road to give Huo Yan more time for negotiation.

After resting for a while, Du Zhi finally got impatient, and ran over to ask: "Your Highness, can you take a rest? If you don't leave, it will be dark, and if you don't make it to the city, you will have to sleep in the wilderness. If your Highness wants to sit on the ground, I don't care. "

Lou Yu looked gloomy: "Let's go."

The group stopped and went, and finally arrived at the border of Mengzhou eight days later.

Going further north is the northern border where the wind and sand are all over the sky.

That night, the group rested at the Mengzhou Posthouse.

Lou Yu sent someone to invite Yan Hui.

After a while, Yan Hui stepped into the room with a serious face, and after saluting, he asked, "Your Highness summoned the officials to come, what orders do you have?"

Lou Yu said unceremoniously: "This son is an envoy, so you can't even know the conditions of the court's peace negotiation?"

It is said to be an envoy, but it is actually a mascot.

These days on the road, Yan Hui has no intention of discussing with him.

Lou Yu doesn't like being teased by others.

He will be leaving the customs tomorrow, how can he negotiate peace if he doesn't know the bottom line of the court?

Yan Hui was stunned for a moment, never expecting that the eldest son, who has been domineering and hypocritical all the way, would actually care about peace negotiations?

Isn't being a mascot something you know well?

Lou Yu's expression was heavy: "What does Shi Lang Yan mean? Look down on me?"

"How dare you?"

Yan Hui cupped his hands and said, "I don't know why Your Highness is asking this?"

"I'm just curious, how much our prosperous Danzhou City is worth in the eyes of the imperial court."

Yan Hui: "..."

It was as if they didn't care about Danzhou.

He said: "This has to be bid by Agu Tubu, so we can draw the bottom line."

This is an excuse.

Lou Yu was expressionless: "If you don't talk to me now, I won't care what you think when it comes to the negotiating table."

Yan Hui was speechless.

Can't you be a good mascot!What are you messing with!

He secretly sighed, not daring to hide it anymore: "The imperial court plans to prepare 3 taels of silver, [-] shi of grain, and [-] bolts of cloth."

Lou Yu: "..."

How sad.

Why can't there be so many supplies for disaster relief?

He asked: "Now King Gutu has retreated to the royal court, Danzhou City has no main force, why didn't the imperial court send troops to recover Danzhou?"

"Your Highness does not know that the first battle in Tongzhou has seriously damaged the vitality of the imperial court. If the fight continues and arouses the dissatisfaction of A Gutu, I am afraid the loss will be even greater."

In the final analysis, they are just a group of cowards who eat vegetarian food.

A Gutubu will "kill you while you are sick", but Dasheng still throws a trick at the mouse.

The weaker he is, the more rampant A Gutubu will be.

Lou Yu waved him away.

The further north you go, the colder the climate becomes.

The conditions in the Bianzhen post house were very poor, the quilt was cold and hard, even though the charcoal pot was burning in the room, Lou Yu still felt cold, curled up on the bed and couldn't sleep.

Tang Pozi in her arms gradually became cold.

Lou Yu looked at the simple tent roof, and couldn't help thinking about the situation at Huo Yan's side.

The eastern grassland in the north is also called Daermu grassland.

This place is far away from the royal court, and there are many nomadic tribes here, not all of them are Agutu people.

In other words, King Gutu had very little control over this side, which enabled Utimu to avoid King Gutu's pursuit and mix into these ethnic groups.

Barbarian is Dasheng's collective name for the barbarians of all ethnic groups in the north, and it itself has the meaning of contempt.

In the eyes of the people in Dasheng, the group of people in the north who only know how to herd herds is a group of barbarians with phlegm and flesh and blood.

But in fact, among the barbarians, there are fierce and tyrannical ones, and there are also gentle and benevolent ones.

The barbarians on the Darmu Grassland are also known as the Eastern Man. They are composed of several tribes. Some tribes make a living by plundering the Dasheng border, and some tribes just live by grazing.

Huo Yan led his troops disguised as a caravan, set off from the border of Jizhou, and went straight to the tribe where Wutimu was.

After the first battle of Wang Ting, Wutimu's power was greatly damaged. He retreated to the eastern grasslands, intending to rest and recuperate, and make a comeback in a few years.

He said to his subordinates: "Although this time it was unsuccessful, the main force of Achinade also suffered heavy losses, not to mention the fierce struggle for power within the royal court, and the fact that Dasheng in the south is about to recover Danzhou, Achinade has no energy to take care of us for the time being. "

"But prince, our armor and supplies are almost used up, how will we survive the winter this year?" the subordinate asked.

Wu Timu smiled: "I only hope that Qingzhou is willing to continue to do business with us. After a period of rest, I will go to Qingzhou again to meet Prince Qing's son."

If it wasn't for the survival of the tribe, he wouldn't want to go to Gyeongju again.

It is really shameful to sneak attack on Wang Ting, but fled back to the eastern grassland in desperation.

He didn't want to see contempt or other embarrassing emotions in Prince Qing's eyes.

A few days later, Wutimu counted the livestock and made plans to go south for trading, but he heard a report from the spies:

"Prince, an unidentified caravan appeared ten miles away from the tribe, and they are coming towards us!"

Wu Timu was startled: "The caravan?"

Could it be that King Gutu couldn't swallow this breath, and desperately wanted to get back?

"They're all on horses anyway, and they're coming from the south!"

Utimu made a tentative decision.

If they didn't come from the west, they shouldn't be the soldiers of King Gutu.

He ordered: "Stop him and ask about his identity."

After a while, the subordinates came back and brought back this group of inexplicable caravans.

"Prince, they claim to be from Gyeongju and want to make a deal with you!"

Utimu: "..."

I was thinking of going to Gyeongju to find Lou Yu, but the people from Gyeongju delivered it to me?

He strode out of the yurt, facing the