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: "Not so good? Brother Lu, do you really want to go together?"

Ning Juan's death order was "When I'm not here, everything will be obeyed by Master Lu, and when I'm here, I will also obey Master Lu."

Although his private relationship with Lu Qingze was actually quite good, an order was an order, and Lu Qingze made a decision that he could not disobey.

but…

Will it be cut by His Majesty?

Lu Qing mounted the horse very neatly, as light as the wind, and landed on the horse's back steadily, reining the horse's reins and saying "um": "Most of the nearby people are good people who have been forced to become pirates. Now that your majesty is down, Jiang You Taiping has not yet reached the point of irreconciliation, and now that the disaster victims in various places have stabilized, it is not appropriate to make a big fight."

Besides, Ning Juan is a character that will be taken away obediently. He doubts that Ning Juan is aware of something before he goes there voluntarily.

The situation was a bit complicated. He followed, in addition to worrying about Ning Juan's safety, he was also worried that Ning Juan would kill all the bandits.

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

Zheng Yao scratched his hair: "But, in case His Majesty is to blame..."

"I'm in my pocket."

The night was falling down, while Lu Qing was dressed in azure blue, his robe sleeves moved in the evening breeze, as clear as snow, the half mask on his face obscured his expression, but there was no hesitation in his tone: "Let's go."

Zheng Yao looked up at him and was stunned for a moment.

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

Zheng Yao neighed and had to get on his horse: "Go! Protect Mr. Lu, make sure not to lose a single hair!"

"Yes!"

A procession of 200 people galloped out of the city, raising a cloud of dust.

The oncoming night wind was a bit cool, while Lu Qing was riding a horse, not slower than the others. He noticed that people around him were looking at him frequently, as if he was confirming his safety. disaster.

When he came from Jiangsu and Zhejiang before, the carriage was replaced by horseback on the road. Ning Juan was always worried that he would fall while riding alone, so he had to ride with him and watch over him at any time.

See what makes others misunderstood.

His body is a little weaker, and he is prone to getting sick, but he is also a solid person, not really a glass crystal.

Running at full speed, everyone quickly arrived at the bandit den that the spies were after.

The few Jin Yiwei who were sent to be spies in advance had already been lined up, and when they saw Zheng Yao and Lu Qing were coming, they quickly came out and reported: "Report, sir, the thieves are on this mountain, and there are many roadblocks on the way up the mountain, but they are all of poor quality. Very much, the subordinates have already dismantled the platoon, and there is indeed a camp on the top of the mountain, which was originally a small temple, and His Majesty and his party are inside."

What if the opponent takes His Majesty as a hostage or accidentally injures His Majesty?

Lu Qing pondered for a while: "How many guards does Your Majesty have with him? How many are on the other side?"

"His Majesty brought fifty people, and it is estimated that there are four or five hundred people on the mountain."

The dark guards around Ning Juan are the elite of the elite, and against the well-trained soldiers, they are all out of ten, not to mention the ordinary people who rise up and have no training, it is more than enough.

Sure enough, it was intentional.

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

A young guard in Jinyi next to him said: "Master, as long as you can get close to the stockade, the little one can imitate the sound of birds and pass the secret signal to the guards beside Your Majesty."

And this skill?

Lu Qing nodded: "Go up the mountain."

A few people were left at the foot of the mountain to respond, and then the group 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, the monks all left, and the bandits took over the top of the mountain and used it as a fortress.

Going up the mountain will inevitably take a lot of physical strength. Lu Qingze's physical strength is weak, so he didn't try to save face, so he asked a few Jin Yiwei around him to help.

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

A Jin Yiwei couldn't help muttering: "How did these shrimp soldiers and crab generals rob His Majesty?"

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

No wonder Lu Qing will follow, I am afraid he has already guessed the situation here.

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

Xiao Jin nodded, took two steps forward, puffed out his cheeks, and then a melodious bird chirping sounded, vividly.

After a while, a chirping sound came from the stockade.

Zheng Yao touched his chin and translated to Lu Qingze while listening: "There are about 400 people in the stockade, and there are some women and children. Your Majesty and others are locked in the last hall, and you can go around the stockade to meet you."

Lu Qing was surprised: "You also understand?"

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

"Then why didn't you call?" Lu Qing looked at him suspiciously.

Zheng Yao was quite proud: "Because other people learn birdsong, I learn eagle chirping."

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 thieves were not able to repair it, so they only repaired the gate of the village on the basis of the original.

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 to guard outside, and there was only a big iron lock on the door.

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

After he finished speaking, he pulled out the knife and slashed twice, but the big lock remained motionless.

Zheng Yao clicked his tongue and waved back, "Come and unlock the lock."

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

With a click, the lock opened.

Lu Qing couldn't help but applaud: "Great."

Inside the hall.

There was a lot of movement outside, but everyone in the hall remained motionless.

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

Ning tired hands and stood in front of the bronze Buddha statue, his handsome face was hidden in the shadows, and his expression was blurred.

Then he seemed to hear a familiar voice.

The iron lock clattered to the ground, the hall door creaked, and Ning Wan suddenly turned around.

The moonlight fell, and the wind was strong at the entrance of the hall. Lu Qing stepped over the threshold and walked in. The sky blue robe was outlined with a soft halo. When they looked up, their eyes just collided.

Lu Qingze's lips pulled together: "Your Majesty, is it not too late?"

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

Immediately he reacted, his face changed suddenly, the original calmness was gone, and he almost ran to Lu Qingze: "Teacher? Why are you here!"

"Is it strange for me to come?" Lu Qing looked at him carefully, "Is your majesty injured?"

Ning Juan didn't say a word, his heart was so intense, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, smelled the faint fragrance of plum that was close at hand, and barely suppressed his anger, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were sharp. Like, he fiercely gouged out Zheng Yao, who shrank his neck.

"Don't look at Commander Zheng, I had to come, and he couldn't stop me. If His Majesty wants to blame, even we blame."

Seeing that Ning Guoguo is still a whole fruit, intact, Lu Qing was relieved, and he was a little ridiculous: "Why are these bandits so bold, how dare they rob Your Majesty?"

Ning Juan's face was still a little gloomy, but facing Lu Qingze, he still held back and replied, "They thought I was the messenger of Jianchang House."

No wonder.

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

But I didn't expect that the robbery was actually the emperor of Daqi.

… is simply the extent of the scam.

Lu Qing also wanted to ask why Ning Juan suddenly became interested and wanted to go up the mountain to travel around. Suddenly, there were shouts from outside the hall: "They escaped!"

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

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

With a roar, it was bright outside, and a group of bandits surrounded the hall with torches, knives and sticks.

Ning Juan's expression condensed, he took a step sideways, protected Lu Qingze behind him, and glanced at the clamoring bandit.

Some of these bandits were indeed good people who were forced to go up the mountain.

But there are also half of them are vicious bandits who are so daring and dare to rob officials.

He came here just to bring this den of thieves to the nest. After going up the mountain, when he was about to start, he made an unexpected discovery, so he didn't do it for the time being.

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

Ning Juan called out, "Zheng Yao."

Hearing Ning Juan speak, Zheng Yao understood what he meant, took a step forward, took out the embroidered spring knife from his waist, and said coldly: "Bold thieves, do you know who you are robbing! This is the emperor of the dynasty, see you. When you arrive at Your Majesty, you will be captured before you can!"

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

"emperor?"

"Where did the emperor come from? How could the emperor be here!"

"What the **** are you doing? Who the **** is writing this kind of thing, I think you look more like a gangster than we do!"

Zheng Yao's face darkened, and he thought, if Master Lu hadn't followed me, would you still have a way to live?

It's really courting death to give you a way to live.

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

The last time the two made a gesture in the palace, Ning Juan was still as tall as him.

Lu Qing's mood was complicated for a moment. He stuck his head out from behind Ning Juan and looked at the group of boiling bandits: "Where's the head of your stockade?"

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

These bandits didn't believe that Ning Juan was the emperor, but seeing Zheng Yao's aura, they were a little suspicious, 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 someone.

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

The head of the family has a bearded face, a big shoulder and a round waist, half of his arms are exposed, but his eyes seem to be bright, which is not very similar to the reckless image he looks.

The second master has a decent appearance, a tall stature, and a righteousness that is out of tune with thieves.

Lu Qing stuck his head out silently again, his eyes glazed past the big boss, and he landed on the "second boss", his eyebrows twitched lightly: "This person... seems to be a little familiar."

Ning Juan felt that this big boss was really ugly, for fear of getting dirty in Lu Qingze's eyes, he turned to block: "Teacher thinks it's normal for the eyes to be familiar, this 'second boss' 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 intention and did not act immediately.

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

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

Looking at what Yu Zheng has done, he is not irresponsible, but rather has a sense of justice.

"The big boss!" Seeing someone coming, a little bandit pointed at Ning Juan and laughed, "You're late, the guy in the middle just said with a gangster face, the kid in the middle is the emperor. Do you think he's mentally ill? , isn't the emperor staying in the capital!"

Lu Qingze: "..."

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

Before Jiangyou was blocked, the victims were displaced, and there was no one at the bottom of the mountain. These bandits probably hadn't come 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 big boss changed. He carefully looked at the knife in Zheng Yao's hand and took a big step back.

Oh? This is a bit of an eye.

Lu Qing saw that Ning Juan had no intention of communicating with the thieves, so he simply walked out from behind Ning Juan and said slowly, "It seems that Your Excellency knows the news of Your Majesty, so for the sake of the brothers behind you, I should persuade them to put it down immediately. The weapons are good, those who abandon their weapons and surrender can be dealt with lightly."

Combining the response of the big boss with Lu Qingze's words, the "second boss" who looked like Yu Zheng reacted immediately, with a shocked expression: "That one is really... Brothers, put down the sword and stick!"

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

However, the head of the family remained silent, and quietly hid in the crowd.

Seeing this, the scene was suddenly dead silent.

Immediately, there was the sparse sound of the sword stick landing.

If the opposite is just an ordinary official, they will kill the person directly.

But if really the emperor...

It's true, it's over the top.

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

The young man's figure is tall and straight, and his temperament is magnificent. When he stepped out of the dimly lit hall, his eyes suddenly lighted up. He was really a noble man.

"Yu Zheng?"

Ning Juan didn't care what other people were doing, his eyes fell directly on the target person who was standing still, and he spat out these two words.

When the second master heard the name, his face was blank.

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

The first person opened his mouth, and soon the second person shivered and said, "If we knew that you are Your Majesty, we would not dare to rob you!"

"We are good people, we are really good people, please show your majesty!"

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

The sound became more and more complex, more and more chaotic.

Zheng Yao, who was also said to be "looking more like a fierce bandit than a mountain bandit", held a knife with a fierce face, and said coldly: "Presumptuous! So noisy, how decent is it in front of your Majesty! Is it a good citizen? Later Besides, just be quiet!"

Everyone was heartbroken and closed their mouths again.

The scene fell silent again, almost a needle-dropping silence.

Only half of the people put down the knife and stick, and the other half looked nervous, afraid that if they put it down, they would really have no support. Lu Qing calmly retracted his eyes and said again: "Everyone was submerged by the flood, and it was hard to live. Shangshanbo has a chance of life, and it is not what you want. It is not that there is no opportunity for reform. Now the resettlement houses in various prefectures have been built, and a large number of disaster victims have been properly resettled. Friends and family."

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

Lu Qing smiled, and then threw out the most tempting words: "Don't you want to go back and live a normal life? Now that all the prefectures are opening their warehouses, why do they need to loot for a living? When the river embankment is stable and the flood recedes, You can still return to the fertile land."

Lu Qingze's voice was used to be soft and soft, and it fell into the ears slowly and slowly, which made people feel relieved.

Hearing this temptation, many bandits who were still nervous and holding their weapons hesitated for a while before dropping their weapons.

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

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

Is this person the teacher of the emperor?

The little bandits finally exhaled smoothly.

Lu Qing looked at the uneasy second master again: "Your real name is Yu Zheng, from Ji'an Prefecture. We are entrusted by your family and came here to find you. Madam Yu, Miss Yu and Young Master Xiaolin are all waiting for you. , you follow us down the mountain, and when you return to Ji'an Mansion, you can see them."

Hearing this, Yu Zheng looked dazed and nodded vigorously.

Seeing that the situation was completely stabilized, and there was no need to see blood, Zheng Yao waved his hand: "All taken away."

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

The matter was generally resolved, and Lu Qingze's expression softened, and his eyes returned from the thieves to Ning Yan.

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

He smacked 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" written on his face, but said, "No."

Lu Qing saw that his words were wrong, and he was about to speak funny.

Ning Juan's pupils shrank suddenly in front of him, and before he could react, he was hugged and turned over to hide.

At the same time, the dark guard who was beside him rushed over and 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, his face was covered with frost, and his face just now showed a bit of sinister coldness: "A bunch of trash, catch people out!"

Just now, Lu Qing stood beside him.

Lu Qing was almost injured!

Lu Qing was caught off guard by being pulled into his arms by Ning Juan to protect him. He was dazed, and when he understood what happened, he looked at the direction where the cold arrow was shot in astonishment.

There is clearly hope of forgiveness, and the mountain is a normal life, why would anyone want to attack him or Ning Juan? !

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

But after a moment, the person who sent the cold arrow was caught by the dark guard.

Turned out to be a half-year-old child.

The child was raised by the guard with his hands twisted, and yelled, "Let go of me, let me go! You dog officials, my father said you should all be damned!"

He was still struggling, and suddenly met Ning Yan's line of sight.

Those pitch-black eyes were like frozen layers of ice in the middle of a winter night, the cold air was frigid, and the dark tide below was surging, and what was churning was icy killing intent.

The child's shouting came to an abrupt halt, shaking all over.

The surrounding thieves were also quite frightened: "This, this is not the dog of the big boss..."

"Where's the boss?"

"My dear mother, dog, how dare you assassinate the emperor!"

Lu Qing looked at the child in amazement.

What the **** is going on with such a small child?

After a while, Zheng Yao scolded and ran back: "Your Majesty, people are running away, and the minister has sent people to track them everywhere. The army under the mountain is surrounded, and he will not be told to run away!"

The big boss could recognize Zheng Yao's knife at a glance. This child is also full of anomalies. This stockade is not an ordinary bandit den.

Ning Juan said with an expressionless face, "Send them all back for a thorough investigation."

"Yes!"

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

Ning Jian paused, his chest was churning with cold murderous aura, and daring to attack Lu Qingze had already broken his bottom line.

But he still smiled: "Check it out first and then talk about it."

Lu Qing nodded: "Yes."

It was windy on the mountain, Ning Juan frowned, untied his robe and wrapped it around Lu Qing, then half hugged Lu Qing and walked out: "Since the teacher guessed that I'm fine, why do you have to run."

Lu Qing nodded his forehead: "What did you say, if you moved from place to place, would you leave me alone?"

Ning Juan's brows tickled and he smiled faintly, "No."

The teacher is worried about him.

After realizing it with hindsight, Ning Wan felt a little sweeter in her heart.

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

After listening to Ning Juan, he nodded and said, "When I 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 let Wu Guo recognize Lin Xi, so the teacher doesn't need to worry."

Little furry boy, quite reliable.

Lu Qing snorted, the exhaustion from Ben Lao slowly came up, and he just wanted to go back to sleep quickly.

After going down the mountain, the foot of the mountain was already surrounded by a large army. Seeing that Ning Juan was safe and sound, everyone's tense spirit relaxed.

If something happened to His Majesty the Emperor, not only Jiang You, but the entire Daqi would be in chaos.

A lot of local officials came from the nearby prefectures, and they greeted them with sincerity and fear. Ning Juan glanced at Lu Qingze, whose eyes were tired, and rushed out impatiently: "It's all gone."

Lu Qing originally wanted to ride back alone, but Ning Juan came over after chasing the others: "Teacher, I'll take you."

Without waiting for Lu Qingze to agree, he kicked the stirrup and landed neatly behind Lu Qingze.

Lu Qingze: "..."

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

Ning Juan's voice was deep: "I dare to say, go back and let me see my legs."

Lu Qing remembered some embarrassing memories, and suddenly felt uncomfortable: "...There's no need for it, I've been riding for so long, where will it break."

Ning Wan looked suspicious.

But riding a horse is really tiring.

Anyway, there are his students behind him, and this is not a palace with many rules, so Lu Qing simply used Ning Juan as his back and leaned over with all his strength, and taught a lesson: "You can't do this kind of thing again next time, you are the emperor. , is the backbone of Da Qi's heart, you must never put yourself in danger, even if it is only a slight danger, you know?"

When he was talking ramble, Ning Wan could feel the soft hair rubbing against his neck inadvertently, because it was too close, the cold Mei Xiang fell into his arms, and the familiar lazy tone slowly entered his ears.

Touch, smell, and hearing are all taken away in an instant.

Crushed and gritty.

Ning Juan's breathing was chaotic for a moment, and his heart was numb for a moment. The person in his arms was clearly light and fluttering, but it was still heavy, pressing heavily on his heart.

He was even a little worried that if he got so close, Lu Qing would not notice that his heart was beating fast.

So how should he explain it?

He didn't even know why his heart was beating so fast.

His throat was unstoppably dry, Ning Juan licked the corner of his lips nervously, his ears rumbled, and there were so many breaths that His Majesty the Emperor, who always listened carefully, didn't even hear what Lu Qing was saying.

It was as if the cat was suddenly lying on his chest and wanted to say something, but he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would startle the cat and let this hard-won moment slip away.

He realized in a trance that he was actually happy when he was reprimanded by Lu Qingze.

Am I a little weird?

Ning Juan thought casually, but the corners of his mouth were bent. He listened obediently to the training, quietly retracted his arms, and took Lu Qingze into his arms again, walking quietly and silently all the way.

When I passed through the group of thieves and soldiers just now, there was a stench of sweat.

But the teacher always has a faint, good-smelling plum fragrance.

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

Ning Wan lowered her eyes and thought for a second.

Or let the teacher get his scent too.

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