Raising Wolves

The situation was urgent, Zheng Yao ordered 200 people to leave first, and the rest followed.

When Lu Qing was about to get on the horse, Zheng Yao was still a little worried and hesitant: "It's not very good, brother Lu, do you really want to go together?"

Ning Juan's death order was "When I'm not here, I will obey Mr. Lu in everything, and when I'm here, I will also obey Mr. Lu."

Although he and Lu Qingze had a good relationship in private, an order is an order, and Lu Qingze's decision cannot be disobeyed.

but……

Will it be cut by His Majesty?

Lu Qing got on the horse very neatly, as light as the wind, and landed steadily on the horse's back. He reined in the horse and said "hmm": "Most of the good people around are forced to fall into the grass and become bandits. Since your Majesty is here, Jiangyou is peaceful, and it has not yet reached the point of irreconcilability, and now the disaster victims in various places have settled down, and it is not appropriate to go to war."

Besides, Ning Juan has a character that will be taken away obediently. He doubts that Ning Juan has sensed something before voluntarily going there.

The situation was a bit complicated. He followed, not only worried about Ning Juan's safety, but also worried that Ning Juan would kill all the bandits.

He is the only one who can stabilize Ning Juan right now.

Zheng Yao scratched her hair: "But, in case His Majesty blames me..."

"I'm carrying it."

The night was falling, but Lu Qing was dressed in sky blue, and his robe sleeves fluttered in the evening wind, as clear as snow, half a mask on his face covered his expression, but he said without hesitation in his tone: "Let's go."

Zheng Yao looked up at him, stunned for a moment.

Lu Qing stopped delaying and shook off the reins: "Drive!"

Zheng Yao hissed, and had no choice but to get on the horse: "Let's go! Protect Master Lu, and make sure not a single hair falls off!"

"Yes!"

The 200-man team galloped out of the city, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The head-on night wind was a bit chilly, while Lu Qing was riding a horse, at a speed not slower than the others. He noticed that the people around him looked over frequently, as if to confirm his safety. disaster.

When he came from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the carriage on the road was replaced by a horse. Ning Juan was always worried that he would fall while riding alone, so he insisted on riding with him and taking care of him at all times.

Let's see what it's like to be misunderstood by others.

His body is a little weak and he gets sick easily, but he is also a solid person, not really a glass crystal.

Running at full speed, the crowd quickly arrived at the bandit den that the spies were looking for.

The Jinyi guards who were sent to be spies in advance had already checked out and saw Zheng Yao and Lu Qing coming, so they hurried out to report: "My lord, the thief is on this mountain. There are many roadblocks on the way up the mountain, but they are all of inferior quality." Quite right, when I was looking for the row, it was already dismantled, there is indeed a camp on the top of the mountain, it was originally a small temple, and His Majesty and his party were inside."

If there is a strong attack, what should the other party do if they take His Majesty as a hostage, or accidentally injure His Majesty?

Lu Qing pondered for a moment: "How many guards does Your Majesty have with you? How many people are there?"

"Your Majesty brought 50 people, and there are estimated to be 500 people on the mountain."

The hidden guards around Ning Juan were all the best of the best, and they were as good as ten against well-trained soldiers, let alone against untrained ordinary people who rose up and rose up, they were more than enough.

Sure enough, he followed on purpose.

"It's enough." Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was calm, "Go up and see the situation first, can you find a way to get in touch with the people around His Majesty?"

A young Jin Yiwei next to him said: "My lord, as long as you can get close to the stockade, the little ones can imitate the sound of birdsong, and pass secret signals to the guards around His Majesty."

And this kind of skill?

Lu Qing nodded: "Go up the mountain."

A few people were left at the foot of the mountain to respond, and then a group of people went up the mountain in an orderly manner.

This mountain is not high, but rather steep. There used to be a small temple on the mountain. After the temple was broken down and the monks left, bandits took over the mountain and used it as a stronghold.

Going up the mountain inevitably took a lot of physical strength. Lu Qingze's physical strength was a weakness, so he didn't force himself to save face, so he asked a few Jin Yiwei around him to help.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Shanzhai, the few people who climbed up first had already dealt with the thieves who were patrolling outside.

A Jin Yiwei couldn't help muttering: "Just these shrimp soldiers and crab generals, how did they kidnap His Majesty?"

Hearing this sound, if Zheng Yao realized something, he couldn't help but look back at Lu Qingze.

It's no wonder that Lu Qing will follow, I'm afraid he has already guessed the situation here.

Now that he was approaching the stockade, Zheng Yao took a picture of Jin Yiwei who said before that he could imitate the birdsong to send news: "Xiao Jin, it's your turn."

Xiao Jin nodded, took two steps forward, puffed out his cheeks, and then there was a melodious bird song, which was vivid.

A moment later, there was a echoing chirp from the village.

Zheng Yao rubbed his chin, and translated to Lu Qingze while listening: "There are about four hundred people in the stockade, including some women and children. Your Majesty and others are locked in the last hall, and they can be met by walking around behind the stockade."

Lu Qing was surprised: "You understand it too?"

Zheng Yao: "That's natural, I have also trained."

"Then why don't you bark?" Lu Qing looked at him suspiciously.

Zheng Yao is quite proud: "Because other people learn from birdsong, and I learn from hawks."

Lu Qingze: "..."

Zheng Yao left half of the people in front, and the rest went around to the back.

Because it was originally a small temple, the bandits were unable to repair it, so they only built the gate of the village on the basis of the original one. The courtyard walls around were not high, so Lu Qing could climb over it.

Ning Juan and the others were locked in the hall, probably because they felt that the mountain was steep and no one would come looking for it for a while, and there was no one guarding the outside, only a big iron lock was left on the door.

Lu Qing followed Zheng Yao to the front of the hall, and Zheng Yao patted on the door: "Your Majesty, the minister is here!"

After finishing speaking, he drew out his knife and slashed twice, but Da Suo remained motionless.

Zheng Yao clicked his tongue and waved back: "Come and unlock."

The little Jin who could imitate birdsong came forward again, took out a long needle, inserted it into the keyhole, and fiddled with it a few times.

With a "click", the lock opened.

Lu Qing couldn't help applauding: "Great."

Inside the hall.

The movement outside was bang bang, but everyone in the hall was safe and still.

Even if Zheng Yao doesn't come, the guards can take Ning Juan out of here, so everyone is actually not worried.

Ning Juan stood in front of the copper-rusted Buddha statue with his hands behind his back, his handsome face was hidden in the shadows, and his expression was blurred.

Then he seemed to hear a familiar voice.

The iron lock fell to the ground with a clang, and the palace door creaked, Ning Juan suddenly turned around.

The moonlight was shining faintly, and the wind was strong at the entrance of the hall. Lu Qing stepped over the threshold and walked in. The azure robe was outlined with a soft halo. When they looked up, their eyes happened to meet.

Lu Qingze's lips twitched: "Your Majesty, are you not late?"

For a moment, Ning Juan thought it was a dream, but Lu Qing helped the door and walked in, stepping into his dream.

Immediately after he realized it, his face changed suddenly, his original calmness and calmness disappeared, and he almost ran to Lu Qingze: "Teacher? Why are you here too!"

"Is it strange for me to come?" Lu Qing watched him carefully up and down, "Is your majesty injured?"

Ning Juan didn't say anything, he was very angry, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, smelled the faint plum fragrance close at hand, and managed to suppress his anger, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were sharp As if, gouged out Zheng Yao who was shrinking his neck.

"Don't look at Commander Zheng. I insisted on coming, and he couldn't stop me. If His Majesty wants to blame him, he will blame us together."

Seeing that Ning Guoguo was still a whole fruit, intact, Lu Qing heaved a sigh of relief, and was a little bit ridiculous: "Why are these bandits so courageous, and dare to rob His Majesty?"

Ning Juan's face was still a little gloomy, but facing Lu Qingze, he endured it and replied, "They thought I was a servant of Jianchang Mansion."

No wonder.

The people who were forced to become thieves hated the government very much, and those who thought they had robbed the government were probably quite excited.

But unexpectedly, it was actually the emperor of Daqi who was robbed.

...it's the level of fraud.

Lu Qing also wanted to ask Ning Juan why he suddenly became interested in going up the mountain for a tour, when suddenly there were shouts from outside the hall: "They escaped!"

"Damn it, don't let this dog official go."

"As soon as they leave, people from the government will come!"

With a roar, the outside brightened up, and a group of bandits surrounded the hall with torches, knives and sticks.

Ning Juan's expression froze, and he took a step sideways, shielding Lu Qingze tightly behind him, and glanced at the bandits who were clamoring.

Among these bandits, some were indeed good citizens who were forced to go up the mountain.

But there are also half of them, who are vicious bandits, so bold that they dare to rob officials.

He came here just to carry out this den of thieves. After going up the mountain, when he was about to do something, he found something unexpected, so he didn't do it for the time being.

Now that Lu Qingze is here, he doesn't want to kill in front of Lu Qingze.

Ning Juan called: "Zheng Yao."

Hearing Ning Juan's words, Zheng Yao understood what he meant, took a step forward, pulled out the embroidered spring knife from his waist, and said coldly: "Bold thieves, do you know who you are robbing! This is the emperor, see When it comes to His Majesty, he will be captured without a fight!"

As soon as these words came out, the bandits were silent for a moment, and the ground exploded.

"emperor?"

"Where is the emperor? How could the emperor be here!"

"What are you crazy about? Who the hell is you to say such things? I think you look more like a gangster than we do!"

Zheng Yao's face darkened, and he thought, if Mr. Lu hadn't followed, would you still have a way out?

If you don't take any way out of your life, you're really looking for death.

Lu Qing was covered tightly by Ning Juan, only to realize that Ning Juan was already taller than him.

The last time the two compared height in the palace, Ning Juan was still as tall as him.

Lu Qing was in a complicated mood for a moment, poked his head out from behind Ning Juan, and looked at the group of boiling bandits: "Where is the head of your village?"

Ning Juan was a little dissatisfied, and reached out to push Lu Qingze's head back: "Teacher, stay behind me."

These bandits didn't believe that Ning Juan was the emperor, but seeing Zheng Yao's aura, they were a little bit surprised, and they didn't dare to rush up directly. When they heard Lu Qingze's words, they remembered that there was still a boss, and hurried to call for someone.

The small temple is not big, but after a while, the first and second masters from the den of thieves came together.

The head of the family has a beard, big arms and round waist, half of his arms are exposed, but his eyes seem to be bare, which is not very similar to his reckless image.

The second leader has a good appearance, a tall stature, and an upright spirit that is incompatible with the thieves.

Lu Qing poked his head out again silently, his eyes gliding past the head of the family, and fell on the "second head of the family", his brows slightly furrowed: "This person... seems a little familiar."

Ning Juan felt that this big master was really unsightly, and was afraid that Lu Qingze's eyes would be dirty, so he turned sideways to block it: "The teacher thinks it's normal for the look to be familiar, this 'second master' is exactly the same as the portrait of Yu Zheng drawn by Yu Liuyue .”

Lu Qing was quite concerned about this matter, so he suppressed his murderous intentions and did not act immediately.

Lu Qing unceremoniously patted Ning Juan's hand away trying to push his head back again, and took a closer look: "It is indeed exactly the same as Yu Zheng's portrait."

But if it was Yu Zheng, since he was still alive, why did he leave his wife and children alone and run up the mountain to become the second head of the den of thieves?

Judging from what Yu Zheng did, he is not an irresponsible person, but rather has a sense of justice.

"The master!" Seeing someone coming, a little bandit pointed at Ning Juan and mocked, "You are late, the one just said with a gangster face that the boy in the middle is the emperor. Do you think he is mentally ill?" , isn't the emperor staying in the capital!"

Lu Qingze: "..."

It can be regarded as knowing why this group of people are so bold. It turns out that there is no Internet access in the village.

Before Jiangyou was sealed off, the victims were scattered everywhere, and there was no one at the bottom of the mountain. These bandits probably haven't gone down the mountain for a long time, and they didn't even know that Ning Juan came to Jiangyou.

As soon as the little thief said this, the face of the boss changed. He looked carefully at the knife in Zheng Yao's hand, and took a big step back.

oh?This one is a bit eye-catching.

Lu Qing saw that Ning Juan had no intention of communicating with the thieves, so he simply came out from behind Ning Juan, and said slowly: "It seems that Your Excellency knows about His Majesty's news, so for the sake of the brothers behind you, let's persuade them to let go immediately." The weapons are good, and those who abandon their weapons and return them can be dealt with lightly."

As soon as the reaction of the first leader combined with Lu Qingze's words, the "second leader" who looked like Yu Zheng immediately reacted, and his expression was shocked: "That is really... Brothers, put down the sword and stick!"

If this is really His Majesty the Emperor, the mountain is probably already surrounded.

The big boss still didn't say a word, quietly hiding in the crowd.

Seeing this situation, the scene was suddenly dead silent.

Immediately there was the sound of sparse swords and sticks falling to the ground.

If the opponent is just an ordinary official, they will kill him at worst.

But if he really is the emperor...

This is true, over the top.

Ning Juan frowned, but did not refute Lu Qingze's words. Seeing him coming out, he glanced at the thieves indifferently and walked out of the hall.

The young man's figure was tall and straight, with a dignified temperament, stepping out of the dimly lit hall, it made people's eyes suddenly light up, he was really a nobleman, the bandits panicked for a moment, backed up again and again, not daring to approach him.

"Yu Zheng?"

Ning Juan didn't care what happened to the others, his eyes fell directly on his target who was standing still, and he spit out these two words.

When Er Dangjia heard this name, his face showed a trace of bewilderment.

The little thief next to him realized something, reacted quickly, and quickly seized the opportunity: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we rescued the second master from the cliff, knocked his head, and forgot something, you, do you know him? Hey, Caomin really didn't intend to rob you, the main reason is that the prefect of Jianchang Prefecture is too hateful..."

The first person opened his mouth, and soon the second person answered tremblingly: "If we knew that you are His Majesty, we wouldn't dare to rob you!"

"We are good people, really good people, please learn from Your Majesty!"

"I, I didn't go up the mountain voluntarily, please forgive me, Your Majesty..."

The voices became more and more complicated and chaotic. There was a sea of ​​sounds, and the noise of begging for forgiveness was so loud that it was too noisy.

Zheng Yao, who was said to be "more like a bandit than a bandit" just now, held a knife, with a fierce face, and said coldly: "Presumptuous! Such noise, how decent is it in front of His Majesty! Are you a good citizen? Afterwards Besides, just be quiet!"

Everyone was heartbroken and closed their mouths again.

The scene suddenly became quiet again, almost as quiet as a needle drop.

Only half of the people put down their knives and sticks, and the remaining half looked nervous, fearing that if they put it down, they would really have no support. Shangshan Bo has a chance to survive, but it is not what he wanted. It is not that there is no chance to reform. At present, the resettlement centers in various governments have been built, and a large number of victims have been properly resettled. The roster has been counted. Presumably, many of you were lost when you fled the disaster. Friends and relatives."

As soon as these words came out, someone was moved immediately.

Lu Qing smiled, and then threw out the most seductive words: "Don't you all want to go back to live a normal life? Now that all the governments are opening warehouses to release grain, why do you need to make a living by looting? When the embankment is stabilized and the flood recedes, You can return to good fields."

Lu Qingze's voice is usually clear and soft, and it fell into the ears at a leisurely pace, which relieved one's dryness, and when he deliberately lowered his voice to speak, there was a bit of bewitching sincerity.

Hearing this temptation, many bandits who were still holding weapons nervously hesitated for a moment, and dropped their weapons anyway.

Seeing that the people were basically stable, Lu Qing looked at Ning Juan who had the final decision: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Ning Juan paused, then smiled: "Well, the teacher is right."

Is this person the emperor's teacher?

The little bandits finally exhaled smoothly.

Lu Qing looked at the restless second-in-charge again: "Your real name is Yu Zheng, and you are from the Ji'an Prefecture. We are entrusted by your family, and we are here to find you. Mrs. Yu, Miss Yu and Mr. Xiao Lin are all waiting for you , you follow us down the mountain, and you will see them when you return to Ji'an Mansion later."

Hearing this, Yu Zheng's expression was in a daze, and he nodded vigorously.

Seeing that the situation has completely stabilized, and there is no need to see blood, Zheng Yao waved his hand: "Take them all away."

Whether it was the natural fear of the emperor or the temptation of the conditions proposed by Lu Qingze, most people had no desire to resist and obediently accepted the surrender.

The matter was basically settled, and Lu Qingze's expression eased, his eyes turned from the thieves back to Ning Juan.

Only then did he realize that Ning Juan had been looking at him.

He touched it and found that Ning Juan's mood was still not high, so he lowered his voice and asked, "Are you still angry, Your Majesty?"

Ning Juan pursed his lips, "Yes, still angry" was written all over his face, but he said, "No."

Lu Qing saw that his mouth was not right, and was about to speak amusedly.

Ning Juan's pupils shrank suddenly, and before he could react, he was hugged and rolled over to hide.

At the same time, the hidden guard standing beside him rushed over, blocked the cold arrow shot from the dark with his body, and his arm was immediately pierced by the arrow!

Ning Juan's heart was beating wildly, and his face was covered with frost. Just now, his angry face showed a bit of coldness: "A bunch of trash, catch them!"

Lu Qing was standing beside him just now.

Lu Qing was almost injured!

Lu Qing was caught off guard by Ning Juan and was pulled into his arms to protect him. He was dizzy, and when he realized what happened, he looked in the direction of the cold arrow in astonishment.

It is clear that there is hope for forgiveness, and it is a normal life under the mountain, why would anyone want to attack him or Ning Juan? !

Seeing that Lu Qing was almost injured, Zheng Yao's scalp was numb, so he immediately dropped what he was doing and chased after him with the secret guard.

But after a while, the person who made the cold arrow was caught by the hidden guard.

It turned out to be a half-old child.

The child was pulled out by the hidden guard, and he yelled, "Let me go, let me go! You dog officials, my father said you should all be damned!"

He was still struggling, and suddenly met Ning Juan's gaze.

Those pitch-black eyes were like frozen ice in the middle of winter night, the cold air was bitter, the undercurrent was surging underneath, and what was churning was the cold killing intent.

The child's yelling stopped abruptly, and he trembled all over.

The bandits around were also very frightened: "This, this is not the son of the head of the family..."

"What about the big boss?"

"Mother, Gouwa, how dare you assassinate the emperor!"

Lu Qing looked at the child in astonishment.

What's going on with such a small child?

After a while, Zheng Yao ran back cursing: "Your Majesty, I have already sent people to follow up the man who ran away. The army under the mountain is surrounded, so I will not let him run away!"

The head of the family could recognize Zheng Yao's knife at a glance, and this kid was also full of abnormalities. This village is no ordinary bandit den.

Ning Juan said expressionlessly: "All of them will be escorted back for a thorough investigation."

"Yes!"

Lu Qing was a little startled, but looking at the child whose face was pale with fright, he couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Guoguo, what are you going to do with it?"

Ning Juan paused, his chest was filled with cold murderous aura, and if he dared to attack Lu Qing, he had already broken his bottom line.

But he still smiled: "Let's investigate thoroughly first."

Lu Qing nodded: "Yes."

The wind was strong on the mountain, Ning Juan frowned, untied his outer robe and wrapped it around Lu Qingze, and walked out with Lu Qing half in his arms: "Since the teacher guessed that I'm fine, why bother?"

Lu Qing nodded his forehead: "What did you say? If you change places, you will leave me alone?"

Ning Juan's eyebrows itch, and he smiled slightly: "No."

The teacher is worried about him.

Responding belatedly, Ning Juan felt a little sweeter in his heart.

On the way down the mountain, Lu Qing let Ning Juan carefully lead him, and talked about Lin Xi by the way.

After Ning Juan finished listening, he nodded and said, "When we go back, let the imperial physician find a way to help Yu Zheng recover his memory. If it doesn't work, I will also find a way to get Wu Guo to recognize Lin Xi. Teacher, don't worry."

Little hairy boy, quite reliable.

Lu Qing hummed, the exhaustion from working all the way slowly came up, and he just wanted to go back to sleep quickly.

After descending the mountain, the foot of the mountain was already surrounded by an army. Seeing that Ning Juan was safe and sound, everyone relaxed their tense spirits.

If something happened to His Majesty the Emperor, not only Jiangyou, but the whole Daqi would be in chaos.

Many magistrates came from the nearby prefectures, asking for their health in fear and fear. Ning Juan glanced at Lu Qingze, who was showing a little fatigue, and was impatient to chase them away: "They are all gone."

Lu Qing originally wanted to ride back alone, but Ning Juan came over after finishing the chase: "Teacher, I will take you."

Without waiting for Lu Qingze to agree after speaking, he stepped on the stirrup and landed neatly on Lu Qingze's back.

Lu Qingze: "..."

The right to ride a horse alone was deprived, and Lu Qing was a little depressed: "I can do it alone. When I came here, I rode the horse alone. If you don't believe me, go back and ask Commander Zheng."

Ning Juan's voice was deep: "How dare you say it, go back and let me see your legs."

Lu Qing recalled some embarrassing memories, and felt uneasy: "...That's unnecessary, I just rode for a while, and the skin will not be broken."

Ning Juan showed doubts.

But riding a horse is really tiring.

Anyway, there are his students behind him, and this is not a palace with many rules. Lu Qing simply used Ning Juan as a backrest, leaned over with no effort, and taught him a lesson: "Next time, you can't do this kind of thing again, you are the emperor. , is the pillar of Daqi's heart, you must never put yourself in danger, even if it is only a slight danger, you know?"

When he was talking ramblingly, Ning Juan could feel the soft hair brushing against his neck inadvertently, because he was too close, the cool plum fragrance fell into his arms, and the familiar lazy tone slowly entered his ears.

The senses of touch, smell, and hearing were all captured in an instant.

Crushed and abrasive.

Ning Juan's breathing fluttered for a moment, and his heart fluttered for a moment. The person in his arms was obviously light and floating, but it was still as heavy as a thousand pounds, pressing heavily on his heart.

He was even a little worried that if he got so close, Lu Qing would find that his heart was beating fast.

How should he explain it?

He himself didn't know why his heartbeat was so fast.

The throat was dry, Ning Juan licked the corners of his lips nervously, his ears rumbled, and for a few breaths, His Majesty the Emperor, who had always listened carefully, didn't even understand what Lu Qing was saying.

It was as if the cat was suddenly lucky enough to lie on his chest, wanting to say something, but afraid that if he opened his mouth, the cat would be alarmed, and this hard-won moment would slip away.

He found in a daze that when he was reprimanded by Lu Qingze, he was also happy in his heart.

Am I a little weird?

Ning Juan thought casually, but the corners of his mouth curled up. He obediently listened to the instruction, quietly retracted his arms, and retracted Lu Qingze into his arms, walking quietly all the way.

When passing through the group of thieves and soldiers just now, there was a smell of sweat.

But the teacher always has a faint, pleasant smell of plum fragrance.

He also wanted to get the plum fragrance from his teacher.

Ning Juan lowered his eyes and thought for a while.

Or it would be nice to let the teacher get his taste.

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