Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 569
It rained all night.

It was not until the next day when the sky was about to shine that it stopped.

The air after the rain revealed freshness everywhere, and the golden light that lasted for almost a whole day and night made Li Zhen's face unavoidably haggard.

In the morning, some refugees spontaneously went to collect firewood, even if it was a little wet, they still had to boil some hot soup to drink.

Li Zhen simply went back to the carriage and lay down.

Leave everything to Xuanzang and Du Ruhui.

Everyone picked up firewood and lit a fire, and drank a bowl of broth mixed with minced meat and wild vegetables. After dispelling the chill of last night, Du Ruhui let everyone go on the road again.

It takes about a day and a half to go to Yuxiang.

Try not to delay as well.

This group of thieves has now become Du Ruhui's worry, and he can't get down at all.

but.

It seems that this road is really like the "big profit" in Xiaodao Tong's mouth, and it went extremely smoothly.

Throughout the day and night, the team encountered no obstacles.

It was as if the thieves had completely disappeared.

All of a sudden, Du Ruhui was in a daze.

It was as if what happened yesterday was a dream.

However, he was also decisive, seeing that the journey seemed to be really peaceful, so he simply didn't let the big guys rest at night.No matter how tired your body is, you still have to go.

The road to Yu Township takes a day and a half, which is due to the normal rest time for normal horses and horses.It takes a day and a half to travel day and night.

But Du Ruhui didn't rest at all, and led the team to smear all the way, and after handing over the two brothers of the Yu family to Li Zhen, he personally acted as a scout and led the way with the officials to smear.

After walking for more than 20 hours, when the energy of these refugees had reached the limit, they finally saw the boundary marker of Yu Township.

As well as the two cavalry standing with Du Ruhui at the boundary marker.

The team stopped moving, and in the dark night, these refugees simply sat down on the official road, regardless of the mud, and couldn't get up no matter what.

When Li Zhen got out of the car and walked to the boundary marker, he heard Du Ruhui say to the two cavalrymen:

"So, then we will camp here to rest. After dawn, please tell the comfort governor, and the next official will go to pay a visit. I am sorry for the two generals."

The two cavalry clasped their hands together:

"Don't dare, my lord, the two of us will go back and report to the general."

"Please."

The two rode away, and soon disappeared into the night.

Li Zhen, on the other hand, looked at Du Ruhui who looked relieved and asked:

"Comfort the Governor?...Who are these two people?"

"Daoist! Xuanying's hexagrams are so accurate!"

Under many days of wind and frost, Du Ruhui's exhausted face was full of joy:

"Mr. Li has brought down a comforting governor, and he is now in Yuxiang! After finding us just now, as soon as I took out the official document and declared my intention, they asked us to rest here for a night, and go to comfort the governor tomorrow. Meet! Their barracks are not far from us, and they are finally safe!"

Li Zhen subconsciously looked into the distance.

Faintly saw a few not very bright flames.

The bottom of my heart is also a little more relaxed.

So nodded:
"Then let everyone rest."

"Ok!"

With soldiers by your side, it is much, much better than having nothing to rely on in the wilderness.

Even though it was almost dawn, he could finally sleep soundly.

……

At dawn.

"Report, General, Commander Tang Jian is asking to see you."

In Yuxiang City, Li Shimin had just gotten up when he heard voices from outside.

"Let him in."

Li Shimin, who was wiping his face with a towel, looked at Tang Jian who walked in, and asked directly:
"What's the matter? Entering the city so early?"

"General, a group of people came from outside the city last night. There are about two thousand people, and they are currently resting at the boundary marker of Yu Township."

"Oh?"

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows:
"Two thousand?... Has the other party reported their intention?"

Tang Jian nodded:
"It's about a group of refugees. The leader is Du Ruhui, who is the newly-appointed governor of Hedong."

"..."

Li Shimin was taken aback, and subconsciously asked:

"Who?"

"Du Ruhui! The newly appointed Head of Hedong."

"Dukming!?"

Hearing Li Shimin's surprised words, Tang Jian was rather puzzled:
"Know the general?"

"Yes, after Duling and Dushi, we had social relations in Luoyang. The method of smoking meat we use now is from him... He brought the refugees here? How are these refugees fighting? But they brought weapons ?”

Putting down the towel, Li Shimin pointed to the armor hanging on the pole, and Tang Jian stepped forward to help him put on the armor.

Also said:

"There are no weapons, and the tents they camped are not all together, and many people are sleeping on the ground. They seem to be very tired. When they arrived last night, it was already halfway through the ugly hour. It is estimated that they will not be close. After asking about the reason for their visit, they said that they met thieves on their way and came to ask for help. But for the sake of safety, the general did not let them get too close to this side, but placed them near the boundary marker, and sent a centurion to monitor them. Until the end of the day when they entered the city, they rested honestly. And last night, the other party said that they would come to visit the general today."

"A group of refugees, led by the head of the river east... walked all night, and met thieves?"

Li Shimin came to be interested.

"Aren't the biggest thieves in this river east the refugees who were defeated by us? Why are they still fighting?"

"The end is unknown. How about...send some people to see where they came from?"

"Well……"

While buttoning his shoulder armor, Li Shimin thought for a while, then shook his head:
"No. I have a good impression of the Du family. I'll know it as soon as I meet him. But we can't take it lightly. Today, we will add two groups of scouts to patrol around Yu Township. Especially on the side of the salt mine, send an extra group of people." ...but don't make something like Yu Qun, that would be terrible."

"Then do you want to inform Wang Xiancheng about this matter..."

"It's good to just let me know. Especially why we need to send more people to the salt mine, let's make it clear, so that they don't have to think about it. But people don't have to come here. After I figure out their purpose, I will naturally tell them Wang family."

While speaking, the armor was put on.

Ignoring Tang Jian who was explaining things to several lieutenants, Li Shimin went to the backyard in person and brought out his red flame horse named "Shifachi".

He touched the horse's head affectionately because he had been locked up for a few days, and he kept bowing his head. When he finally pulled the rein and walked to the front door, Tang Jian had already given his order.

"Let's go. Go eat at camp."

Said, led the horse out.

The blood-red war horse began to gallop out of the city.

……

"The priest is with me?"

Standing beside the group of refugees lying on the ground, Du Ruhui, who specially changed into a set of clean clothes today, asked.

Li Zhen nodded:
"Well, I'm with you, monk, are you looking at the big guy?"

"it is good."

Xuanzang responded, and his eyes fell on the two brothers from the Yu family who were still obedient prisoners even though they were unbound.

"Leave it to me."

"Ah."

This is Yu Township, less than two miles ahead is a group of military camps stationed on the plain.

Li Zhen didn't believe that any thief would dare to show up at this juncture.

So, he directly pulled Zhui Lei and Ta Chuan out, and the two rode straight to the barracks.

Today is definitely not going.

To be honest, I am talking about this rest day.

Otherwise, if they continue to march in such a hurry, once their bodies collapse, these refugees will only have a dead end when they arrive in Yuqian.

While walking towards the barracks, Du Ruhui looked at the soldiers in the barracks from the tents to the soldiers who kept coming in and out in teams, nodded and said to Li Zhen:
"The Taoist priest still remembers the second son of the Li family whose alias is Li Ji'an?"

As soon as he heard him mention this, Li Zhen nodded:
"Well. Li Shimin. What?"

"You said... Could this comforting governor be him?"

"..."

Li Zhen's mouth suddenly twitched...

"Daoist?"

Seeing that he didn't answer, Du Ruhui glanced at him with some doubts.Seeing the strange look in Taoist priest's eyes, he asked puzzledly:
"what happened?"

"Old Du..."

"what?"

"I forgot to tell you something..."

"what?"

Du Ruhui was a little puzzled.

……

"You had a conflict with him?!"

Du Ruhui frowned.

Looking at the military camp that was getting closer and closer, he thought for a while and said:

"Then why don't we grow up and go back? I'll go by myself. At worst, we won't get any help. We just need to practice for a whole day to build up our strength, and then go directly south from here and take the waterway to Yujiao. How about that? The Wang family should not refuse to agree to the request."

"No need."

After clarifying the conflict that day with Du Ruhui, recalling the few glasses of wine Mr. Huqiu had, and the apologetic words, Li Zhen shook his head with a smile:
"It's just a misunderstanding. If we are really so unlucky, he will be the consoling governor who we ran into in a while... If he cuts me, don't stop him. Anyway, he can't beat me, and the most he can do is vent his anger."

"That's not OK!"

But upon hearing his words, Du Ruhui shook his head resolutely:
"Everything in this world is nothing more than etiquette! If this is the second son of the Li family for a while, if he dares to touch a hair of your hair... My master would rather not do it than break up with him!"

"Then what if he helps us?"

"Whether Guan Yu will help or not, at worst, I will stay in Yu Township and wait for someone from the Cui family to come and get it!"

"...Old Du."

Looking at the scholar with a face as hard as iron, Li Zhen shook his head dumbfounded:

"I almost cried when I said it... But it's not so absolute. You think too much~"

The barracks was getting closer and closer, but a erratic figure suddenly appeared in his heart.

"I don't know...how is she doing well in Jiangnan?"

"what?"

Du Ruhui asked in bewilderment as he couldn't hear the Taoist muttering clearly.

But Li Zhen didn't say much, just smiled and said:

"This person shouldn't be an unreasonable person. I'm talking, since it's a misunderstanding, everyone should take a step back and solve it. Let's take a look first, maybe it's not him. If he... um, Let's all be reasonable, okay?"

He has said that, what else can Du Ruhui say?
Nod:
"it is good."

At this time, the lookout of the barracks also saw the two of them.

Soon, at a distance of a hundred steps from the two of them to the gate of the barracks, two people appeared at the gate.

With a distance of more than a hundred meters, Li Zhen and the general opposite locked their eyes on each other at the same time.

"It's really... the enemy's road is narrow."

He sighed.

(End of this chapter)