After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1206 Little Cousin

"Halt! Anyone who tries to run will be shot dead with arrows!" Commander Gu shouted. "Return Commander Zeng and Commander Su back, or none of you will live to see General Liang return to the city. You will all be shot dead on the spot to uphold the prestige of the military!"

Commander Gu was a distant cousin of Gu Chengyong. He was very capable of leading troops into battle, and therefore far superior to a good-for-nothing like Commander Su.

He really dares to turn this place into a river of blood!
"I am the grandson of the Prince of Ye. Anyone who dares to shoot an arrow is openly slaughtering members of the royal family, which is openly rebelling. According to the law, the main culprit will be executed by slow slicing for three generations and exterminated along with his entire clan!" The clerk's voice was loud, clear, and heavy, which silenced the surrounding area for several breaths.

"I am the grandson of the Prince of Ye..."

The clerk Guan stretched out his arms and walked slowly, repeating his words as he went, using his body to block Wen Yang and the others.

Even the fierce and ruthless Commander Gu dared not order his archers to fire.

He was a member of the royal family, a direct descendant of the royal line. He was able to survive even when the Prince of Ye was killed, which shows that the Wei royal family wanted to preserve the bloodline of the Prince of Ye.

Furthermore, there had been rumors that Emperor Wuxing was already planning to exonerate the Prince of Ye and restore the title of the Prince of Ye's lineage.

If they were to kill this bloodline... I don't even want to think about it.

Send a fearless soldier to kill him?

All the officers above the soldiers must be beheaded; all the civil and military officials in this region must be held accountable.

"A token? How can you prove your identity?!" Commander Gu said, "Without a token, you are impersonating a member of the royal family. According to the law, your entire family will be beheaded and your three clans exterminated!"

The clerk handed over what he was holding in his left and right hands: "...Release Prefect Zeng and let him verify the authenticity of these two tokens."

Zeng Tongzhi: "..."

Don't let me go! Don't let me go! I'm willing to be a hostage!
boom!
He was kicked forward and soon found himself holding two royal tokens. He was so frightened that he quickly hugged them, afraid that if they were damaged, he would be punished for disrespecting the royal family.

The clerk said, “This is a rubbing of my royal genealogy and the jade belt I received at birth... The patterns on the pages of the royal genealogy and the patterns on the jade belts are all unique to each person. Local government offices have backup copies of the royal family’s patterns. Prefect Zeng and Commander Gu can take them and compare them to determine their authenticity.”

“Yes, yes…” After checking for a while, Zeng Tongzhi gave the answer: “It is true.”

There's no need for verification. Everyone in the three major government offices in the capital city, as well as the Dongming Prefecture government and the Baofu County government, knows that this man who changed his surname is a member of the imperial family.

As for why they still possess royal genealogy records and imperial jade belts after changing their surname, being stripped of their titles, and becoming commoners, that's a matter for the Wei royal family, not something these officials can concern themselves with.

Commander Gu was quite angry and could only reason with them: "Scribe Guan, even if you are a member of the royal family, you cannot protect villains. They dared to openly kidnap Commander Su and a military officer of the court. They are clearly plotting a rebellion!"

"Make them return Commander Su immediately, and I will pretend nothing happened and not pursue their crime of kidnapping a military officer!"

"Otherwise... even a prince who breaks the law will be punished the same as a commoner!"

Moreover, as the descendant of a disgraced prince, you haven't even had your status officially restored by Emperor Wuxing. You can't protect them; you yourself will be punished.

"With a formidable enemy at hand, we Wei people should unite to resist the enemy... The mountain people asked Commander Su to leave because they were afraid that the enemy would reach them and knock on the city gates but they would not open them, so they resorted to this desperate measure."

It wasn't the Qin family or Liu Baihu who kidnapped people; it was the mountain folk who kidnapped people. Please respect the mountain folk's fierceness and lack of manners.

"The reason things have escalated to this point is that the military and civilians do not trust each other. Here's what we'll do: I'll pledge myself to Commander Gu, but Commander Su will be responsible for picking up Wei Min and bringing him into the city to escape the war."

"The matter has been accomplished, which is also a merit for Commander Su."

The clerk spoke these words in a calm but clear tone, giving Commander Gu and his men no time to consider, and walked straight toward the front of the barricade.

"Young men, please open the barricade and let me in," the clerk said to the young soldiers inside the barricade.

"Oh, yes." The young soldiers were a little excited; they had actually met a living member of the royal family.

Alive and quite handsome, no wonder he's of royal blood; they can brag about this for a lifetime. Aren't they being a bit short-sighted?
As long as you survive this great battle, you will have many great achievements to boast about, achievements that can be recorded in the family genealogy and admired by future generations.

"Thank you." Clerk Guan smiled, nodded his thanks to them, and walked leisurely over to Commander Gu.

"..." Commander Gu was so angry he wanted to skin those young soldiers alive. A bunch of shallow-minded fools, had they never seen members of the royal family before? They obeyed his every word!

The young soldiers said they had never seen anything like it before, not even a tomb; there were no royal mausoleums here at all.

People are buried in auspicious places like Tai Zhou Mansion, not here.

“Commander Gu, I apologize for bothering you.” The clerk bowed to him and said, “Commander Gu, a large number of enemy troops are coming from Qianyang County. Please go and report to Commander Gu, General Chu, and General Rang as soon as possible to make arrangements: first, to defend the city, and second, to send troops to pick up General Liang.”

"The enemy is advancing diagonally from Qianyang County, clearly intending to ambush and kill General Liang. Now that we have learned of this important military intelligence, we must send troops to rescue him. We must not allow a great general of our dynasty, who has rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor, to perish at the hands of the enemy."

Ugh! Who let him in?!
Gu Qianhu was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

He added, “I heard that Clerk Guan has just had a son. In this situation, he should go back to protect his elders, wife and children. There is no need for him to stay here.”

They're openly kicking him out; they don't want to keep him around like a god anymore.

kill?

dare not.

To worship?

In no mood.

He even uses his status as a member of the royal family to give them orders!

This isn't just hiring a great deity; it's hiring a master who constantly orders you around to do real work.

Upon hearing this, the clerk Guan's eyes showed worry and reluctance for his wife and children, but he said, "No need. My grandmother, wife, and children are protected by my father-in-law's family, so I am at ease."

"I will stay to appease both sides, to settle their grievances, and to promote unity between them in resisting foreign enemies."

Stop reading, stop reading! If you keep reading, Commander Gu will really go crazy.

Uncle Qin waved and shouted to Clerk Guan, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, your brother-in-law will definitely take good care of Da Bao!"

Qin Xiaomi chimed in, "Uncle, don't worry, I'll definitely protect my little cousin!"

Hearing this, Clerk Guan felt much more at ease. He nodded to them and smiled, "Yes, I'll leave everything to you."

He urged them again, "Go back quickly and bring all the Wei people with you. If you're too late, the enemy will come to kill you."

"Hey! Brother-in-law, take good care of yourself. Don't die in the camp and leave Da Bao without a father!" Uncle Qin said this on purpose: "Even if you die, don't be afraid. Your grandmother, Old Madam Guan, will go to the capital to appeal to the emperor and have all the traitors who killed you killed!"

Gu Qianhu: "..."

"The mountain people and soldiers who just came to report, please stay and give a detailed account of the suspected large-scale enemy attack in Qianyang County!"

"The rest of you, come with us. We're going back to the Dongfu Town camp to pick up our families and head into the city to escape the war!"

Fan Qianhu, Qin Xiaomi, Qin Ershu, Wen Yang and others shouted, and after leaving a group of soldiers to protect Guan Shuli, they threw Su Qianhu, who was tied up, onto the horse and galloped towards the Dongfu Town camp.

Commander Su made muffled noises, wanting to stay, but no one paid him any attention.