Multiple crimes

The carriage drove quickly in the middle of the night, Yuan Ziyou hugged Xi He tightly and dared not fall asleep.

He really couldn't sleep, Yan Shuo was driving ahead, so he didn't have time to comfort him, and Xi He in his arms was already unconscious. Although the wound was bandaged briefly, the blood was still oozing out intermittently, leaving Yuan Ziyou His robes were all stained red.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage suddenly jolted to a stop, and Xi He woke up from a coma with a muffled groan.

Yuan Ziyou opened the curtain of the car, and found that the sky was already twilight, and there were some grass and trees all around, and he didn't know where it was.

"Yan Shuo? What's wrong?"

"Master, someone is coming." Yan Shuo whispered.

"Who?" Yuan Ziyou panicked again.

"I don't know, I still can't see clearly." Yan Shuo turned the car and drove the carriage into the bushes on the side of the road, letting Yuan Ziyou and Xi He get out of the car and sit in a hidden place: "I'll go and have a look first."

Xi He had already regained some sanity at this time, and reluctantly stood up and said to Yuan Ziyou: "Your Majesty, don't worry about your subordinates..."

Yuan Ziyou made a gesture of restraint to him, and when Yan Shuo drove away, he pressed him back on his lap.

"Why did you block the sword for me?"

"It is the duty of subordinates to protect the emperor."

"Can you even give up your life for the sake of duty?"

"The death of a subordinate is not a pity... If the emperor makes a mistake, the subordinate will not be able to explain to the general."

"You protect me so much only because of Er Zhurong's orders?" Yuan Ziyou reached out to hold Xi He's cheek, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb.

Xi He grabbed Yuan Ziyou's wrist in surprise, and let go in fear.

"The ancestors of my subordinates have served the Wei court for generations...the father's family has fallen, and they were sent to the frontier to guard the six towns..." He gasped intermittently, "this subordinate wandered with the army since childhood. When he was 14 years old, he followed the general. Thanks to the general Cultivation. But the fate of the subordinates... belonged to the Yuan family... never had a double heart."

"Let me ask you. If one day Er Zhurong orders you to kill me, will you do it?" Yuan Ziyou bent down and looked into Xi He's eyes.

"If that's the case... this subordinate... only dies once."

"Okay, okay..." Yuan Ziyou nodded, "I won't let you die, I'll wait for you to serve me."

In the distance a person came galloping on a tall horse, Yuan Ziyou poked his head cautiously and found that it was Er Zhuzhao.After a closer look, he saw hundreds of people following behind him, and Yan Shuo followed closely behind him.

Yuan Ziyou knew that he was safe, and immediately jumped up and shouted: "Here! I am here!"

Xi He was thrown to the ground by him, and he groaned in pain, and almost lost his breath.

Er Zhuzhao walked up to Yuan Ziyou, got off his horse and said, "The escort is late, I hope your Majesty will make amends."

"Where is Er Zhurong? How is the queen?"

"The army just set up camp at the eldest son last night. The queen is safe and sound, and has already settled in the camp. The general ordered his ministers to go back to Luoyang City to meet His Majesty along the way. I didn't expect His Majesty to arrive so soon. Go with your ministers, the general is waiting impatiently."

At this moment, Yan Shuo also followed in his carriage.Yuan Ziyou said to Er Zhuzhao: "My lord, Guard Xi is injured. You should send him back for treatment as soon as possible!"

Xi He gritted his teeth and wanted to get up to salute, Er Zhuzhao waved his hands, stepped forward to see his injury, frowned, and ordered someone to carry him into the car.

Yan Shuo originally wanted to follow Yuan Ziyou's side, but seeing that no one around him wanted to replace him, he had no choice but to drive and go first.On the other hand, Yuan Ziyou rode on the horse that Er Zhuzhao prepared for him, and drove side by side with Er Zhuzhao, heading towards the eldest son's barracks.

After walking for more than half an hour, I finally saw the sentry waiting for them at the gate of the camp and the general himself who came forward.

Yuan Ziyou was overjoyed to see Er Zhurong, jumped off his horse and waved to him from a distance.

Er Zhurong didn't intend to get off the horse, and rushed straight to Yuan Ziyou in one breath, until the horse's hooves were about to scrape against his front door, then he yanked the rein and stopped.

Yuan Ziyou's head was covered by the raised dust, and he finally opened his eyes. The strong wind blew past his ears, and a hole was blown out under his feet by the horsewhip.

"You still know to come to see me? I asked the guards to escort you out of the city, why do you do it yourself!?" Er Zhurong glared at Yuan Ziyou from top to bottom, his voice was a little hoarse with anger.

Yuan Ziyou was baffled by the sudden questioning, he hesitated and said: "I, didn't I escape..."

Er Zhurong raised his hand and whipped again, and shouted sharply: "Do you know how fast Chen Qingzhi is? What if you can't escape? Are you dying?!"

The sand rolled up by the horsewhip splashed on Yuan Ziyou's robe and the back of his hands. He didn't notice it, and looked up at Er Zhurong's furious face blankly. There was only one sentence in his head: "He is worried about me...he Worrying about me."

There was a complete silence, everyone saw that the general was angry with the emperor, but no one dared to speak.Er Zhuzhao dismounted and walked behind Yuan Ziyou, breaking the suffocating silence: "Fortunately, Your Majesty is safe. Weary on the road, let's go to the camp with the minister to rest first."

Yuan Ziyou followed Er Zhuzhao forward in a daze, and turned back to look at Er Zhurong after a few steps.The latter's anger still persisted, he snorted and drove his horse away.

It was night, when Er Zhurong was discussing the military situation with his soldiers, he suddenly saw Yuan Ziyou looking around not far away, frowned, gave some instructions to the left and right, and then walked out of the tent.

"Does the emperor have something to say?"

"Ah."

The two walked into the shadows behind the camp.Yuan Ziyou bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry about what happened yesterday. I shouldn't have acted without authorization."

Er Zhurong glanced at him quite unexpectedly: "I don't think the emperor will admit his mistake?"

Yuan Ziyou looked back at him cautiously: "I didn't mean to make you worry."

Hearing what he said, Er Zhurong suddenly had an unknown fire in his heart: "Worried about you? Why am I worried about you?"

"Aren't you worried about me?"

"How can I have the time to worry about you? Can I stop you from courting your own death?

Yuan Ziyou stopped talking.

Er Zhurong originally wanted to scold him to vent his anger, but seeing him like this, he couldn't speak.After a moment of silence, he turned his head and said, "I heard you killed Yuan Hao?"

"He killed my father, no matter how many times he dies."

"You stayed in the city just for revenge?"

"Ah."

"I can't see that you still have the guts." Er Zhurong raised his eyebrows, "Are you so sure that you can come out with all your hair and tail?"

"Not sure. If it wasn't for Xi He protecting me, I would have died long ago."

"Xi He, this kid, has no brains and no skills. I'll punish him after he recovers from his injuries."

"Don't blame Guard Xi." Yuan Ziyou hurriedly said, "He was injured to protect me. He blocked several swords for me."

"It seems that you like him a lot." Er Zhurong smiled meaningfully.

"He didn't even want his life to protect me. He said it was your order."

"That's right, the only task I entrusted to him is to protect your safety. Besides, it is an honor to be a subject to die for the emperor."

"What about you? Will you die for me too?" Yuan Ziyou asked.

Er Zhurong thought he heard it wrong, but when he turned his head, he found that the other party was staring at him with a serious expression.

"Don't you think you're pushing yourself a little bit?" He stared at Yuan Ziyou in disbelief, "I'll help you sit on the throne, I have to serve you patiently, and help your Yuan family clean up the mess. But what about you, you What else can you do besides causing trouble and making me unhappy. You are not satisfied with this, why? You will only be satisfied if I die for you?"

"That's not what I meant!" Yuan Ziyou said anxiously, "I mean if I get into trouble..."

"As long as you listen to me, you'll be fine."

"What if? If I get into trouble, will you risk your life to protect me?"

"No!" Er Zhurong raised his voice impatiently, "I can protect you without risking my life."

Yuan Ziyou looked at him hesitantly, feeling that the other party didn't understand what he meant, but he believed what he said.

"What's the matter?" Er Zhurong was terrified of being stared at by him.

Yuan Ziyou thought for a while and said, "You look really good in armor."

Seeing the displeasure on the man's brow, he quickly added: "You are so good-looking, and you can fight. I have never seen anyone more powerful than you."

"Stop saying a few words, I don't like this."

"I'm speaking the truth."

"I know I'm good-looking, and I know I can fight." Er Zhurong gently grabbed Yuan Ziyou's collar and pushed forward, "If you want to please me, please be obedient and don't worry me, sir. Talking nonsense here."

Yuan Ziyou took a step back, grabbed his hand and rubbed it twice: "Look, I knew you were worried about me."

"I……"

"Why don't you tell the truth? Do you know how happy I am to hear you say that?"

"Happy? You still have the time to be happy?!" Er Zhurong was caught by him inadvertently, and he was a little annoyed, "Do you know how many people expect you to die in the city and not come out? I want to protect you... ..."

"Want me to die in the city?"

"My ancestor, do you think that you, the emperor, are precious? Who is willing to spend energy to save you in front of the enemy? If you die, you just need to get a new one! I'm going to stay put and try to get you out first, but you're good, give it back to me." This is out!"

"I……"

"Do you know how many people down here are blaming me for delaying the military situation?"

"I have caused you so much trouble...I don't know..." Yuan Ziyou had never thought about this before, but now that he was being slapped like this, he was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Okay, let's go back and rest." Seeing him sad, Er Zhurong didn't want to accuse him any more, thinking that he didn't understand anything, "Tomorrow I'm going to meet that Chen Qingzhi, and it must be a fierce battle."

"Can we win?" Yuan Ziyou asked.

"As long as you are obedient."

"Really? But what to do to be obedient, please explain clearly to me first!"

Er Zhurong said casually: "Don't do anything, wait for my news!" After he finished speaking, he turned his head and smiled at Yuan Ziyou, his eyes were bright: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, let me help you take Luoyang back."