Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 289 The person ran away

When Yuan Wenshao rushed back to the military camp with his soldiers, Zhao Ceying had already brought Lu Xiuping to the camp and was waiting in Yuan Wenshao's tent.

Yuan Wenshao did not ask the gatekeepers, and no outsiders were allowed to enter the military camp without his permission.

In some novels, after the protagonist trains in the army, the emperor comes, and he wants to enter the camp despite his apparent identity, but he is stopped by the soldiers.

Not only was the emperor not angry, he also praised him for his good command of the troops and strict military discipline.

Isn’t this nonsense!

If such a general existed, he would probably be killed by the emperor soon.

The generals' orders are above those of the emperor. No matter how strict military discipline is, the emperor will not tolerate it.

Although Zhao Ceying was not the emperor, if he was stopped outside the military camp and the news reached Zhao Zongquan's ears, the effect would be the same.

Yuan Wenshao was not stupid. He never made any special requests to the soldiers guarding the gate. He completely let the guarding captain decide whether he should be allowed in or not.

After learning that Zhao Ceying had arrived, Yuan Wenshao did not show any panic and rushed to the camp quickly.

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"His Royal Highness King Huan, the commander-in-chief of the army personally led his troops out to patrol this late at night. The military discipline of the Great Zhou Dynasty is really strict." Lu Xiuping said pointedly.

Zhao Ceying naturally understood the hidden meaning of Lu Xiuping's words, and said calmly: "The rear army camp was newly established. As the commander-in-chief, I naturally take some responsibility. I have already sent people to look for it. Please wait patiently." "

"What King Huan said is true." A trace of gloom flashed in Lu Xiuping's eyes.

When he came to the rear army, he didn't see Yuan Wenshao. He felt very abnormal when he learned that Yuan Wenshao actually led people to patrol in person.

What's more, Li Xuan had said before that she would come to the army to investigate.

The time of Li Xuan's departure from the city is consistent with this point.

Now that Li Xuan has not appeared, Lu Xiuping suspects that Li Xuan has been arrested.

Yuan Wenshao should be closely related to this matter.

At this moment, one of Zhao Ceying's soldiers walked in and saluted: "Your Highness, Marquis Zhongyong has returned and is waiting outside the tent."

"Quickly, let him in." Zhao Ceying said.

"Yes." The soldiers took the order and retreated. After a while, Yuan Wenshao walked in.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Wenshao, pays homage to His Highness King Huan. I don't know that His Highness came overnight, but what is the official's purpose?" Yuan Wenshao saluted.

"Marquis Zhongyong has misunderstood. Please sit down first. I have something to ask you." Zhao Ceying said.

"Yes."

Yuan Wenshao sat down and noticed someone looking at him. He looked over and saw Lu Xiuping staring at him across from him.

Yuan Wenshao smiled at him, looked at Zhao Ceying, and said, "I wonder what your highness wants to ask?"

"You should know about the disappearance of Princess Xixia, right?" Zhao Ceying asked.

"I have heard that, are the officials going to mobilize troops from the rear army to search for him?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"No."

Zhao Ceying shook his head and said: "We have investigated the villages and towns near the city gate where the Xixia Princess left the city. There is no clue at all, as if it has just evaporated. In addition, we have not investigated the area near the rear army camp. This time I come, I just want to ask you if the rear army has caught or seen anyone acting suspiciously in the past two days."

Yuan Wenshao thought for a moment and said, "I really haven't received the news. I'll arrange for someone to go down and ask first."

"Didn't Marquis Zhongyong personally lead the patrol? Don't you know?" Lu Xiuping asked.

Yuan Wenshao looked at Lu Xiuping and asked, "Who is this?"

"This is the Xixia envoy." Zhao Ceying said.

Yuan Wenshao suddenly said: "Oh, why do I feel so familiar? It turns out he is the Xixia envoy."

"Marquis Zhongyong, you haven't answered my question yet." Lu Xiuping said with a serious look on his face.

Yuan Wenshao chuckled and said with a hint of ridicule: "Is it possible that your Xixia general will go on patrol in person? Before, I only went to check the patrol scouts to see if they were doing their best. Why did it turn into patrolling when I arrived at your envoy's place?"

"Marquis Zhongyong, please don't change the subject. Regardless of whether you are going to inspect or patrol, won't the soldiers patrolling near the camp report someone with suspicious behavior to you?" Lu Xiuping asked.

Yuan Wenshao mocked: "It seems that your envoy doesn't know anything about military affairs. Even in wartime, if he finds someone acting suspiciously, he will first inquire and confirm that he is an enemy spy before reporting to me as the commander. Now he is stationed there The place is outside Bianjing City. It's normal for some people to go astray. The patrol officers found out and found out their identities. If there were no problems, they let them go directly. If everything is reported to me, can I be busy enough to come here? "

Lu Xiuping was speechless, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I said something wrong, but our princess is likely to have disappeared near the military camp. Marquis Zhongyong had better ask for details. Otherwise, the princess cannot be found, and a war will break out between the two countries." , which is not a good thing for both countries."

"Is your envoy threatening Dazhou?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

Zhao Ceying's face darkened after hearing this, and she said calmly: "I hope that the envoys of Xixia can understand that your princess disappeared because she secretly left Honglu Temple on her own, and she was not kidnapped by people sent by me, Dazhou. According to what was found According to the news, the princess of your country had left Honglu Temple the night before yesterday and did not leave the city until yesterday evening.

If you had told it earlier, people would have found it long ago, and nothing would have happened now.

Now my father has asked me to personally take charge of finding the whereabouts of the Xixia Princess, which is also what a landlord should do.

The disappearance of Princess Xixia has nothing to do with me, Dazhou. If Xixia wants to use this as an excuse to launch a war, Dazhou will accompany you! "

"Your Highness, King Huan, please calm down. The foreign minister lost his sense of control because he was worried about the safety of the princess, so he spoke nonsense for a moment. Please forgive me, King Huan." Seeing Zhao Ceying's anger, Lu Xiuping said quickly.

Zhao Ceying ignored him and looked at Yuan Wenshao and said: "Hou Zhongyong, go and ask. Although the disappearance of the Xixia princess has nothing to do with Dazhou, her disappearance in Dazhou will damage Dazhou's reputation if it spreads. Remember to ask carefully. ."

"Yes!" Yuan Wenshao stood up, bowed, and left the tent.

Far away from the camp, Yuan Wenshao's expression darkened.

Li Xuan said before that someone knew where she had gone, but he still didn't believe it.

But judging from Lu Xiuping's reaction just now, it is obvious that he knows some of Li Xuan's thoughts, but he is not sure yet.

Li Xuan had the idea of ​​sneaking into the military camp, but Lu Xiuping could not say it directly.

But if the whereabouts of Princess Xixia cannot be found for a long time, Lu Xiuping might actually tell her in order to save his life.

Once he said it, he couldn't withstand the investigation at all, even if he killed the Xixia Princess, it would be useless.

Yuan Wenshao was caught in a dilemma for a while.

If he hadn't put Princess Xixia to sleep, he would have been fine if he had let her go.

After all, it was disgraceful for Princess Xixia to sneak into the military camp, and Xixia could not continue to pursue this matter.

But now that he's sleeping with someone, he still uses it strong.

Once Princess Xixia revealed this matter, he would be dead.

After all, Princess Xixia is a candidate for marriage, but she has not yet decided who she will marry.

Now he can neither let go nor kill.

Yuan Wenshao couldn't think of any good way for a while, so he planned to send Zhao Ceying and others away first, and then go back to Li Xuan to negotiate terms.

I pretended to find some generals and asked them, and it took about an hour before I returned to the camp.

"His Royal Highness King Huan, I have already inquired. In the past few days, the army has not arrested anyone, and we have not encountered anyone acting suspiciously." Yuan Wenshao bowed.

"Impossible!" Lu Xiuping stood up excitedly and said, "The princess just came to the military camp. How could she not be there? Could it be that you hid the princess?"

"Your envoy just suspected that Princess Xixia might have come here before, but now she seems to be so sure? Moreover, the military camp is so big that you can see the fire from a distance at night. If the purpose of Princess Xixia is not the military camp, she will naturally be far away. Isn't it normal to stay away?" Yuan Wenshao said lightly.

Yuan Wenshao looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was very panicked. He was afraid that Lu Xiuping would tell the truth directly in a hurry.

"That's right!"

Zhao Ceying looked at Lu Xiuping with an ugly face and said: "I know that you are confused because of the disappearance of your princess, but I still hope that you can pay more attention when you speak. If you are still talking nonsense, don't blame me. You're welcome."

"Yes, yes, foreign minister understands."

Lu Xiuping really wanted to tell the truth. Although it would annoy Da Zhou, Da Zhou could not do anything to them. The most he could do was expel them.

If Li Xuan is good or bad, it will be fatal.

But after hesitating, he still didn't say it.

Because he has no evidence, and he is not sure whether he can find any evidence by telling him.

Lu Xiuping was going back to Bianjing to find a way to contact Han Zhang and ask Han Zhang to help find a way.

"Marquis Zhongyong, it's so late and it's taken you so long. You should rest early, and I will return to the city first." Zhao Ceying said.

"I send you to Your Highness."

Yuan Wenshao sent Zhao Ceying to the gate of the camp, watched them go away, and returned to the military camp.

After waiting for about half an hour, Yuan Wenshao carefully warned Qin Li and quietly sneaked out of the camp.

He wasn't sure if Lu Xiuping would send someone to monitor him, so he didn't dare to leave the camp from the main entrance. He was even afraid that there would be too many people to hide, so he didn't take anyone with him.

Because he had sneaked out, he didn't even have horses, so he could only walk to Feiyun Village.

When they arrived at the other courtyard, they learned that Li Xuan had escaped.

Upon hearing the news, Yuan Wenshao stood stunned on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.

"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to watch carefully?"

Yuan Wenshao was so angry that he had the urge to kill.

He hasn't even thought of a way to deal with it yet, but the person has run away.

The first time he heard the news, he even had the idea of ​​​​hurrying back to the city and escaping with his family.

Fortunately, he calmed down quickly and knew that this would not work at all.

Now that he's back in the city, he can't even enter the city gate, let alone run away with someone.

And he can run away with Hualan and the child. What about the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion and the Sheng family?

What's more, even if you can run, where can you run?

Yuan Wenshao tried to calm himself down and asked about Li Xuan's escape.

After listening, Yuan Wenshao slapped himself hard.

After all, the reason why Li Xuan was able to escape had something to do with him.

Yuan Wenshao had put her to bed, so the noise and the mess on the bed could not be hidden from the two maids guarding outside.

When he left, he deliberately told the two of them to take good care of Li Xuan.

In the hearts of the two maids, they naturally regarded Li Xuan as their master.

Li Xuan cried for a long time after she woke up, and two maids were there to comfort her.

When Li Xuan was tired, he brought hot water and wiped her body.

However, Li Xuan proposed to take a bath at this time. The maid thought of Yuan Wenshao's words of caring when he left, so she hesitated and agreed.

Li Xuan's hands and feet were tied up, making it inconvenient to bathe. In addition, when she struggled before, her hands and feet were bruised by the rope.

The two maids discussed it and decided to untie her and tie her up again after bathing and applying medicine.

The reason for this is because the two of them didn't know that Li Xuan knew martial arts.

Yuan Wenshao did know a little bit. After all, without martial arts, it was impossible to sneak into the military camp quietly.

Even if the military camp is not strictly patrolled, it is not possible for a woman to sneak into it.

But at that time, Li Xuan was at ease and didn't resist at all, so he subconsciously ignored it.

She did tell her at the beginning that she couldn't untie it, but she didn't say that she had martial arts skills.

The two maids thought he liked the tune, thinking that there were soldiers guarding the outside, so they were not afraid of Li Xuan running away.

As a result, Li Xuan waited for the rope to be untied, knocked the maid unconscious, and then escaped through the back window.

The personal guards guarding the other courtyard knew something about Li Xuan's situation, so they sent people to chase her and also sent people to inform Yuan Wenshao in the military camp.

But Yuan Wenshao took a small road and didn't meet the messenger at all.

As for Li Xuan, she was not found in the end because she did not dare to make a big fuss.

No wonder the ancients said that the dice has a knife on its head.

If he hadn't been unable to hold back for a moment, this series of things wouldn't have happened.

Yuan Wenshao could only send people to keep an eye on the main road back to the city, but he didn't have much hope in his heart.

After Li Xuan escaped, she either went back to the city directly or found a place to hide until dawn.

If she returns to the city, she is almost there now. If she waits until dawn, the people searching for her will continue to search.

No matter which choice he made, there was basically no hope for him to recapture the person.

Yuan Wenshao had no choice but to pray that Li Xuan would not tell the story.

After all, saying such things would not be good for her reputation.

After waiting in the other courtyard for a long time, without any news, Yuan Wenshao had no choice but to return to the military camp.

However, not long after he arrived at the military camp, he received news that after Li escaped, on his way back to the city, he happened to meet King Huan's team returning to the city, and they had already entered Bianjing City.

As for other news, because the city gate is closed, there is no way to inquire about it.

Yuan Wenshao felt very tormented. He waited until dawn, but no one came from Bianjing to take him. He was relieved a lot.

However, he was not completely relieved. He waited until daybreak and headed for Bianjing City.

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Honglu Temple

Lu Xiuping came outside Li Xuan's courtyard and asked to see Li Xuan. After waiting for a while, the maid came out and said, "Master Lu, the princess said she hasn't had a good rest yet, so she asked you to come over later."

"Go and tell the princess that I want to see her no matter what." Lu Xiuping said.

When I met Li Xuan on the way last night, Li Xuan was very embarrassed, but it was not convenient to ask at that time.

After returning to Honglu Temple, Li Xuan returned to the courtyard and did not see him at all.

Lu Xiuping wanted to know what happened to Li Xuan after she left the city, so that she didn't come back for so long.

Moreover, Da Zhou will definitely come over to inquire after a while, and he must give an explanation. He also needs to confront Li Xuan.

(End of this chapter)