Raising Wolves

After deducing Ning Juan's plan, Lu Qing felt a lot more at ease. After going to bed that night, there were no more grotesque dreams, and he had a solid night's sleep.

At Maoshi the next day, before dawn, drills had already started in the barracks, and Lu Qing woke up without Xiao Jin calling.

Before Ning Juan came back, Lu Qing needed to shock Ning Jing and the entire camp. Now that the power of the camp was in his hands, he naturally had to inspect it.

Before patrolling, you need to discuss with the two generals again.

Lu Qing washed his face, hurriedly used some soft food specially prepared by Xiao Jin, put on the soft armor sent by Xiao Jin, and went to the main tent to discuss today's patrol scope with the two generals .

As soon as the scope was roughly drawn, Ning Jing came.

The three of them closed their voices tacitly, and General Tao on the left took advantage of the situation to put away the camp's defense map.

Ning Jing felt unhappy immediately.

When he was the prince, he was not favored because of his status as mother and concubine. He was the most marginal one among the princes. When he was the prince, he still had no sense of existence and was dispatched to a remote village.

Naturally, he was not reconciled, and he took every step of the way, waiting for the opportunity to make a move.

Back then when the eunuchs were messing with the government, Ning Jing hesitated for a moment, but Wei Herong snatched the opportunity away. It was difficult to make a move after losing the reputation of the Qing emperor. Now he finally waited for the opportunity again. He didn't want to miss the opportunity again, so he acted decisively .

He wants everyone who looked down on him to watch him ascend the throne openly.

In the end, Lu Qingze's obstacle jumped out again.

Seeing that Lu Qingze's complexion seemed to be better than last night, Ning Jing raised her brows slightly and asked deliberately: "Looking at His Highness, could it be that His Majesty's condition is better?"

Judging from the current situation, Ning Juan's life and death are uncertain, or it is very possible to say that he is already dead.

These words fell to the ears, naturally very harsh.

However, Lu Qing had already guessed Ning Juan's situation, so there was no disturbance in his heart, but after a short pause, in a blink of an eye, a slightly undetectable gloomy color appeared on the corners of his brows and eyes, and his tone was light: "It's better gone."

Ning Jing knew well that the tent guarded by Jin Yiwei must be empty.

Zheng Yao's loyal vicious dog is still leading people outside, searching everywhere for traces of the little emperor.

But it's been so long, I'm afraid even if I find it, it will be rotten.

Ning Jing glanced at the emotion that Lu Qing was trying to hide, and made a mocking hook at the corner of her mouth.

I was almost cheated by Lu Qingze last night.

If it wasn't for Ning Juan's thoughts, why would Lu Qing come all the way here?With the great power in Jingzhong and the Tiger Talisman in his hands, let alone being a regent, even if he kicked that little prince in Jingzhong and sat on the throne by himself, no one could stop him.

It's disgusting that they are clearly teachers and students, but they can still have these thoughts.

Ning Jing felt a slight disdain in her heart.

Since Lu Qingze also has Ning Juan in his heart, it is much easier to deal with than a simple stubborn and loyal courtier.

After all, the former was blinded by those worldly loves.

Besides, Lu Qing is a civil servant, what does he know about marching and fighting?

Lu Qing walked out of the main tent as if he hadn't noticed Ning Jing's unintentional glare.

Xiao Jin happened to be leading the horse, so he didn't need others to help him, he grabbed the rein, jumped lightly, landed on the horse's back like a cloud, and nodded slightly at Ning Jing: "It's dangerous outside, the prince is in the camp Zhong Haosheng just wait and take a step first."

These words are more like a warning than a thoughtful one.

Ning Jing's eyebrows twitched.

Yeah, he almost forgot.

Even Lu Qing doesn't know how to fight, but now he is in power, and his people are ten miles away, with only a few confidants by his side.

Lu Qing was afraid of the [-] private soldiers and did not dare to touch him, but in the same way, Lu Qing was the empress with a special status, and he had the emperor's secret decree and tiger amulet on him, so there was no need to be afraid of his royal status.

So he is equivalent to being trapped in this camp.

Ning Jing's eyes were heavy, she stared at Lu Qingze's back riding away while being supported, and then slowly looked in the direction of the rebel camp, thinking about it.

Lu Qing said that on purpose.

After patrolling the camp, the team left the main camp, Xiao Jin followed beside him, and said in a low voice, "Lord Lu, after you arrived, Prince Jing seemed to be a little bit impatient. military……"

Lu Qing smiled slightly: "It's okay, you keep staring at him as usual, don't be too tight or too loose."

His demeanor is calm and moist, listening to his voice, the emotions can be soothed a lot.

The anxiety in Xiao Jin's heart disappeared a lot, he nodded silently, seeing Lu Qing's calm look, he took a little breath.

Lord Lu and His Majesty have a deep relationship, but they can still maintain calm in this situation, and he can't get confused.

The rebel army came to make a surprise attack the day before yesterday, and today it was relatively peaceful, and there were no accidents on the way to patrol.

Lu Qing inspected the surroundings while communicating with Xiao Jin about the situation on the rebel side.

Ning Cheng had been dormant for many years, and he was able to pretend to be a cowardly and incompetent person without being noticed by others. His personality was obviously very cautious.

Shuzhong is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as he hides inside and does not come out, it will be extremely difficult for the Daqi army to take Shuzhong, and the price will be extremely high.

So even if the news of His Majesty's accident came out in Daqi's military camp, the emperor himself hadn't appeared for more than ten days, Ning Cheng was still probing and didn't dare to send troops immediately.

He was worried that this was Ning Juan's trick to lure the snake out of the hole.

Ning Sheng's excessive caution was also a problem.

But with Ning Jing's help, this trouble must be solved soon.

Lu Qing held the reins of the horse, thinking casually that after the Qianyuan Festival, he would secretly send a message to the middle of Shu, telling Ning Cheng that the king of Shu should be Ning Jing who was captured.

Ning Cong gritted his teeth and went to Beijing by himself for the safety of his only surviving son, who was loved and spoiled. Unexpectedly, his son turned his face and rebelled when he heard the news that he had been arrested and entered the clan's mansion.

In the name of saving his father, he didn't care about his father's safety at all.

He is really kind and filial.

Lu Qing was thinking about the news about Ning Cheng that he had inquired about, and suddenly noticed something strange.

Ning Cong lingers in the flowers so much, no matter how bad it is, he shouldn't be so thin.

Besides, he is also a wealthy prince. Even in this era of underdeveloped technology, the chances of raising a child are much higher than ordinary families. The children born with great difficulty are even better at taking care of them, but they still die one after another. They are all dead, no matter how you think about it, there is a problem.

In fact, he felt strange before, but this was a matter of Ning Cong's back house, and Ning Juan didn't want him to think of Ning Cong too much, so he didn't bother to think about it.

Looking at it now, with Ning Cheng's ruthless behavior...couldn't it be him who did it secretly?

This thought flashed through Lu Qingze's mind, and he didn't stay any longer.

It's just a glimmer of possibility deduced from Ning Sheng's behavior, without any basis.

After patrolling around the camp, Lu Qing went to the wounded barracks at the rear.

In addition to the wounded soldiers on the battlefield, there are many wounded by the mudslide.

Fortunately, the hottest time has passed in the south, and Xu Shu is still in charge, so the disease has not spread.

During the march, the conditions of the wounded barracks were not so good, they were very simple.

Many wounded soldiers had broken arms and legs, and many tossed and turned in pain, unable to sleep. Even when they fell asleep, they howled in pain. At a glance, it was like purgatory on earth.

The smell of blood and the strong smell of medicine floated faintly at the tip of his nose.

However, apart from the military doctors, there are actually some ordinary people who are also helping to take care of the wounded soldiers.

The people in central Guizhou were harassed by the war, the imperial army repelled the rebels, and Ning Juan ordered them not to disturb the people. The local people liked the imperial army and sent a lot of things.

Xiao Jin and the others had long been used to this scene, and they were only worried that Lu Qing would feel unwell, so they kept peeking at his condition.

Lu Qingze's face was still calm, not frightened by those bloody scenes, he dismounted and followed Xiao Jin through the entire wounded barracks, then looked behind.

Behind the camp of the Daqi army, among the vast mountains and forests, there are small villages one after another in central Guizhou.

The war has not spread to the past, and everything looks peaceful.

But as long as the scourge of the rebel army is not eliminated, these people will be shrouded in the shadow of war for one more day.

Ning Juan took advantage of natural disasters to hide from his tracks, and stood behind to lure Ning Cheng out. He also wanted to capture Ning Cheng as soon as possible, end the war, and restore peace to the southwest.

His family's Guoguo is like this, he never relents towards the enemy, treats his subjects dignifiedly and indifferently, but treats the people with a benevolent heart.

Xiao Jin asked questions at the front, turned around and ran back and said, "Lord Lu, Dr. Xu rushed to the camp when he heard that you were coming. He happened to miss us. You have also seen the wounded barracks on the left and right. How about now?" Back to camp?"

Lu Qing came back to his senses, thought for a while, shook his head and said in a low voice: "I want to go to the place where His Majesty disappeared."

Xiao Jin felt sour.

From arriving at the camp yesterday until now, Mr. Lu has not mentioned much about His Majesty.

Compared with them, Mr. Lu should be more sad and suffering.

He nodded, led Lu Qingze out of the wounded barracks, got on his horse again, and led Lu Qingze over.

It's not too far from here, and there are Daqi soldiers still searching and digging, so it's not dangerous.

The riding speed is fast, and it takes half a stick of incense. The traces of the mudslides are obvious. A large area of ​​nearby trees has been toppled, and rolling stones and silt are piled up everywhere. One can imagine the thrilling day at a glance.

Fortunately, there has been no heavy rain in recent days. After the drizzle yesterday, it cleared up today.

According to the people in the camp who can deduce the astronomical phenomena, there should be no rain in the near future.

He rode a horse and walked half a circle around the disaster-stricken area, and ran into Jin Yiwei who was digging, and happened to dig out a corpse from inside, covered in mud, and his shape could not be seen clearly.

Even if they didn't know Lu Qingze, several people knew Xiao Jin. Seeing that Lu Qingze was at the head, he quickly put down the body and saluted: "I've met you, sir."

Lu Qing glanced at the corpse, closed his eyes and exhaled lightly. When he opened his eyes again, he looked away and asked, "You are the only ones nearby? Where is Commander Zheng?"

"My lord, we are not the only ones here, as well as Prince Jing's personal soldiers are also searching for His Majesty." The guards in Jinyi looked at each other and replied, hesitating to answer the second question.

Xiao Jin nodded and said, "Go and send a message, saying that Lord Lu is here."

One of the guards in Tsing Yi Jinyi responded, went into the woods, wiped his hands, put them in his mouth without getting dirty, and blew a whistle, the sound was clear and melodious, very much like a bird in the woods.

Not long after, there was a chirping sound from the other side of the woods.

Jin Yiwei, who was going to pass the message, came over and bowed: "Lord Lu, please wait a moment."

Lu Qing nodded, and while waiting, his eyes fell on the corpse on the ground again, and he could not help but tighten the reins.

Even though he guessed that Ning Juan should be fine, his heart speeded up a bit, cold sweat silently drenched his back, and was blown by the cold wind in the mountains, making him feel clammy and cold.

This kind of horrific natural disaster, no matter if you are an ordinary person or a descendant of a phoenix and a dragon, if you don't pay attention, you will die in it.

He didn't dare to imagine, if the person lying there was Ning Juan, would he still be able to maintain his current silence.

After a while, the thunderous sound of horseshoes came from far to near, and Zheng Yao rode over on a fast horse. When he saw Lu Qingze, who was riding a horse in the crowd, who was out of tune with the surrounding environment like a piece of snow, he gasped immediately. Feeling cold, he blurted out: "Ancestor, why are you really here?"

There might be Prince Jing's eyeliner or people sent by Ning Cheng watching, it is impossible for Ning Juan to show up and follow.

Lu Qing couldn't be more clear in his heart, but when he saw that Zheng Yao was the only one coming, he still couldn't help but feel a little lost, lowered his long eyelashes, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is missing, Prince Jing is here again, since His Majesty is relieved Entrust the power to me, and I must come."

Zheng Yao didn't know that Lu Qingze had already guessed the situation, and immediately scratched his head.

When he sent someone to the capital, he didn't know that His Majesty was fine. Later, in order to keep it secret, he couldn't continue to send letters to the capital to explain the situation.

He really wanted to make it clear to Lu Qingze, but it was hard to explain the current situation.

Lu Qing turned over and got off the horse. It seemed that his thin body swayed because of his unsteady feet.

He was already very thin, riding on a horse or walking on the road made people worry that he would be blown down by the wind.

Without even thinking about it, Zheng Yao quickly reached out to support him: "Lord Lu, be careful."

Lu Qing secretly stuffed something into his hand.

It feels very much like a tiger talisman.

Zheng Yao was startled, but didn't show it on his face, and quickly hid the thing in his sleeve.

Lu Qing also used his strength to stand firm, his face was pale, and his eyes seemed to be slightly red: "If Commander Zheng finds His Majesty, please let me know as soon as possible."

Does he know?

This thought popped into Zheng Yao's mind, slightly surprised, he withdrew his hand, and hid the things in his sleeves, using the comforting words that everyone would use: "Don't worry, Your Majesty is lucky, and nothing will happen."

Lu Qing reluctantly pulled the corners of his pale lips, looked at the corpse on the ground again, and sighed silently: "Please trouble Commander Zheng, I'll go back to the camp first."

Zheng Yao lowered his head: "You must take care of your health. If His Majesty knows that you have come to the southwest, he will be very worried."

Lu Qing said blankly, let him worry.

The purpose of coming here has been achieved, and the performance has been completed. He returned to the horse, pulled the rein, and prepared to return to the camp.

I have to continue to fool Ning Jing into doing things.

After returning to the camp, Lu Qingze continued to provoke Ning Jing intentionally or unintentionally, and took care of it.

It will neither force him to rebel immediately nor make him impatient.

Ning Jing occasionally looked at Lu Qingze with a murderous look that couldn't be hidden.

After a few days like this, Ning Cheng sent someone to attack at night again.

Ning Cheng did this, firstly to find out if something really happened to Ning Juan, and whether he was still serving in the army, and secondly, to wear down the fighting spirit and energy of the Great Qi Army, frequently harassing and exhausting them.

This time the night attack was as usual, but Da Qi's army caused chaos in their busy schedule.

As Ning Jing expected, Lu Qing was leading troops for the first time and was very unfamiliar.

After all, he is just a weak civil servant, who can only talk about the art of war on paper. Even if he really has a strategy for governing the country, with the help of the cabinet, he can keep the rear safe and secure, but the battlefield is not like that.

It seemed that everything was arranged properly, but he still made a mistake, and was inadvertently invaded by the rebels in the camp.

Even in the middle of the night, Lu Qing drove the rebels out of the camp and sent them back, but still let Ning Jing take advantage of the loophole.

Ning Jing's people peeked at the defense map and battle book that the two guards had been hiding all the time, not showing him a glance.

These things were all hidden in the tent where Lu Qingze lived, and it was said that His Majesty the Emperor, who was recovering from his injuries, was not there as expected.

Taking advantage of the chaos ahead, Ning Jing sat firmly in the camp, watching his subordinates silently produced the blueprints and combat documents. After Lu Qingze came to the southwest, the depression that had accumulated in his chest finally dissipated. .

The next of kin dried the ink, handed over two rolls of parchment, and asked, "My lord, now that we know their defense and patrol routes, what are you going to do? Kill that surnamed Lu?"

Ning Jing twirled the finger on her thumb and shook her head: "Why do we need to do it?"

The next of kin lowered his voice: "You mean..."

"This king wants to sit on the throne dignifiedly, so naturally he can't attack Lu Qing." Ning Jing said leisurely, "Send these two things to Ning Cheng and tell him that Ning Juan is indeed dead. , feel at ease to be a weasel."

After more than ten days of probing, Ning Cheng couldn't sit still seeing the posture tonight.

Ning Cheng came out and fought with the Qi army. When both sides were injured, he summoned private soldiers to come to the rescue——Lu Qing died at the hands of the rebels, and it had nothing to do with him. He took over the power smoothly, and no one would refuse to accept it. .

The close subordinate slapped his head: "You still think far-reaching, and the subordinate will do it now."

There was chaos in the camp tonight, and Lu Qingze's people could no longer keep an eye on them any longer, so they could sneak messages out.

Ning Jing raised her hand: "Go ahead, keep your movements secret."

While Ning Jing was discussing with his close relatives, the chaotic camp slowly returned to calm, while Lu Qing sat in the main tent and listened to Xiao Jin's report in a low voice: "You guessed right, while we are resisting the rebels, Prince Jing's people sneaked into your tent and peeked at the information."

Having been busy all night, Lu Qingze's body was exhausted to the extreme. Not only was his body heavy, but his brain also began to feel dizzy, his chest felt tight, and his consciousness kept his body from falling down. Hearing the sound, he smiled slowly: " It's good once you're in."

"Then shall we guard against Prince Jing?"

The things Lu Qing left in the tent are mixed, not all of them are fake. Ning Jing himself is in the army, even if he has no access to the secrets, he can tell one or two things. If they are all fake, Ning Jing can tell at a glance. You can see that you can't fool him.

But this also poses a certain threat to Lu Qingze's safety.

Now in the entire camp, the person Ning Jing hates the most must be Lu Qingze who frequently hinders him.

Lu Qing squeezed his forehead, shook his head and said in a hoarse voice: "No, mainly to guard against the rebels. Ning Jing now wants to take over the power as a matter of course, and will not directly attack me unless it is absolutely necessary. He should have someone pass the news to me. In the rebel camp, I want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

Xiao Jin frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"

The rebels came out in full force, and they had to deal with it with all their strength, and they had no spare power to guard against Ning Jing in the rear.

Lu Qingze: "Don't worry, just wait for the real oriole to fly."

Xiao Jin's face was blank.

As soon as the two of them finished speaking, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and Xu Shu came in cursingly, holding a bowl of medicine: "Don't you go to rest? Do you want to be seriously ill for half a month and make trouble for me."

Lu Qing didn't even have the strength to drink the medicine. If the environment didn't allow it, he might fall asleep sitting on a chair.

He took the medicine bowl that Xu Shu handed to his mouth, and took several doses before swallowing the medicine.

However, after drinking a bowl of warm soup, the strong discomfort in the body was relieved a lot, and with a little strength, Lu Qing felt that he could do it again, helped the table to get up and said, "Xiao Jin, come with me to check fan."

Xu Shu was angry: "Can you be quiet? Why do you look like your majesty? I really doubt that you came to the southwest to anger me."

Lu Qing blinked, and got to the point: "Like His Majesty, what do you mean?"

Xu Shu didn't bother to look good on him: "If you're injured, you don't need to take good care of it. It's not like there are no one else in this big camp. Do you have to go through everything yourself?"

Lu Qing said in his heart, sure enough, as he thought, the battle reports sent by the Southwest to the capital were all good news, but His Majesty the Emperor himself was injured, but he concealed it again and again.

Swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, so it is impossible for them to be seriously injured.

Lu Qing wanted to use shackles to lock people's hearts, and it was a little harder.

That night was extremely chaotic, but fortunately there were no casualties, and everything seemed to be calm.

Five days later, the rebels attacked again.

This time it was no longer a small fight, but as Lu Qingze predicted, they came out and launched a surprise attack.

After more than ten days of repeated confirmation, and after Lu Qingze's chaotic resistance that night, Ning Cheng received a tip from his uncle.

Although he didn't believe it all, and knew that Ning Jing wanted to hide in the back to catch the leak, but the opportunity was rare.

Now Daqi's coach is an inexperienced and weak official, if he doesn't come out now, when will he wait?

If we continue to wait and allow Ning Jing to gain the power of Daqi's army, Ning Jing will be the next formidable enemy.

He had endured being huddled in Sichuan for so long, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore.

Fortunately, Daqi's army had made preparations early and was not caught off guard.

When the two armies handed over, the battle horn sounded, and there was a deafening roar. The arms were handed over, and they fought each other.

Lu Qing sat calmly in it, listening to the reports from the frontline scouts.

The combat power of the rebel army is actually not as strong as the three battalions, and Ning Juan's combat style is extremely sharp, which is why Ning Cheng has been reluctant to fight head-on.

Lu Qingze's style of doing things is the opposite of Ning Juan's.

Softer like water, but harder to break through.

But in the beginning, the different combat styles inspired the rebels, feeling that the Daqi army had indeed lost their fighting spirit and energy, and was not as brave as before.

Ning Jing watched the battlefield, seeing that the rebels did not easily rush into the main tent to capture and kill Lu Qingze as he expected, his brows darkened.

He still underestimated Lu Qingze.

But he is not without back tricks.

Ning Jing whispered something to her close subordinate, who nodded, quietly retreated, and gave a signal.

Not long after, the scouts suddenly came to report: "Report! Master Lu, a rebel army suddenly attacked from the rear!"

Xiao Jin didn't dare to risk Lu Qingze's safety, so he stood up with a knife in his hand, his face solemn: "Lord Lu, King Jing couldn't help but make a move, he knows you are here, it's too dangerous here, you follow us Hide it somewhere else."

Before Lu Qing could speak, another scout came to report: "Report! Several unknown armies have appeared in the southeast and southwest, and they are coming at full speed!"

Before Xiao Jin could speak again, Lu Qing suddenly got up when he heard the sound, opened the curtain and walked out.

Behind the camp, Prince Jing's men pretending to be rebels were attacking, and the [-] elites who stayed behind were resisting this team.

After a while, the thunderous hooves of the army came galloping, shaking the ground like the ground.

Ning Jing, who was waiting to get Lu Qingze's head, suddenly changed his expression.

After the bang of the gunfire, the smell of gunpowder faintly passed through the tip of his nose.

Lu Qing stared at that side without blinking. Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a tall and slender figure rode a fast horse and jumped out of the black smoke.

The people around him exclaimed in disbelief, "How could it be Your Majesty?"

"His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is leading the army!"

The galloping shadow was reflected in Lu Qing's eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips unconsciously.

His oriole flew over.

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