Chapter 37 Heading to the North
"Is this true?"

General Zhou's hand holding the saber tightened a bit, and he stared closely at the subordinate who came to inform him.

The subordinate said happily, as if asking for credit.

"General, it's true. When the soldiers in Prime Minister Zuo's room were talking quietly, I overheard them. It's absolutely true. Prime Minister Zuo's illness seems to be so serious that he can't eat. It's meaty!"

General Zhou let go of his saber, stroked his chin with one hand, and supported it with the other, thinking deeply.

Chu Qinglan's medical skills were well-known in the capital, and she said so, of course it was true, although there was no evidence about Concubine Shu from the messenger just now, General Zhou had scruples.

Knowing that Mo Beiyu can't eat meat and fish, his life might be in danger, so he can take this opportunity to get rid of this obstructive person.

If Mo Beiyu was eradicated, he could have an explanation from Concubine Shu and ask for a reward.

Thinking of this, General Zhou couldn't help laughing wickedly, and the soldiers on the side were puzzled when they saw Zhang Er.

"Which tent are the cooks assigned to?"

General Zhou asked those soldiers, and those soldiers answered the questions obsequiously.

"Back to the general, the fire master has been assigned to several tents next to the stables. If the general wants to go, the younger one will lead the way."

General Zhou nodded thoughtfully, as the night was getting late, several people found the fire master's tent and discussed for a while.

On the second day, General Zhou knew that another general was going to take Chu Qinglan to inspect the situation today, so he seized this opportunity and went to deliver soup and food to Mo Beiyu.

General Zhou personally carried a few bowls of big fish and meat into the tent, but unexpectedly, Chu Qinglan was secretly monitoring all of this.

Mo Beiyu's inability to eat meat was something she fabricated. Estimating the time, Chu Qinglan brought a few generals to pretend to be discussing matters, entered the tent, and came directly to catch the adulterer on the spot.

General Zhou didn't seem to have expected that Chu Qinglan would come back, and was so frightened that the bowl fell to the ground.

Was it because of a guilty conscience, Chu Qinglan directly revoked his right to appoint and remove during this period, took advantage of this matter to put him under house arrest, and arranged for General Shuofeng to be in charge of the barracks.

After locking up this unconscious master, Chu Qinglan took this opportunity to take Mo Beiyu to seek medical treatment to find a reason, killing two birds with one stone.

Mo Beiyu's illness really cannot be delayed. Now that the internal political situation in the northern border is in turmoil, treacherous ministers are in power, and the common people are in dire straits, Chu Qinglan can only find the imprisoned second prince Wanyanlie right now.

It can't be said that General Zhou has achieved nothing at the border. General Zhou had sheltered several caravans in the border before. It happened that Chu Qinglan took this opportunity to sneak in and pretend to be an accompanying doctor.

These caravans were protected by General Zhou, and Chu Qinglan placed Mo Beiyu in the last carriage that accompanied her. If there was any emergency, she might as well plan to retreat.

Mixed in, the caravan stopped and went, and when it stopped, Chu Qinglan went to inquire about the news about the northern border.

Only then did I learn that the caravan started from Qing Kingdom all the way through the northern border, and many merchants in the caravan were from the northern border.

Within a day, Chu Qinglan became acquainted with the people in the caravan.

In the few forests before entering the northern border, the boss of the caravan specially told everyone.

The boss of the caravan was a middle-aged man with a big beard. He didn't look as elegant as the man from the Qing Dynasty, but he also had a special flavor.

"This forest, I believe my friends who have been traveling with me for so long know it well, newcomers don't have to worry, this forest is often infested with wild beasts, we have to speed up our journey, we have to spend it before dark, otherwise we will be in trouble Already!"

Chu Qinglan's heart skipped a beat, and the ferocious appearance of those wolves, tigers and leopards instantly appeared in her mind. She swallowed nervously, and complied with what the boss of the caravan said.

Among them, a new guy asked for some reason, "Why don't you go around this dangerous forest and find another way?"

The boss of the caravan was not annoyed, and patiently answered the man's question.

"The surrounding area is full of forests. If you go around other roads, you may go directly into the den of wolves, tigers and leopards."

After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

Sure enough, the people who were still walking and stopping before, all speeded up now, and the whole group moved closer to the team.

Everyone followed the caravan boss into the forest, Chu Qinglan felt a little worried, after all, she was in the last carriage, if something unexpected happened, it might be too late to run away.

After stepping on a small stream, when they were about to leave the forest, jackals, tigers and leopards suddenly jumped out of it, and the boss of the caravan seemed surprised.

The rest of the people, as if they had made an agreement, took out the weapons they had prepared in advance to fight the wolves.

The leader of the caravan yelled at the people behind, "Those who don't have weapons retreat first, as long as they leave the forest, they will be safer!"

The person behind seemed to have been fooled, and immediately reacted, driving the carriage desperately to drive out of the forest.

The boss of the caravan led his brothers to beat those hungry wolves away, but he suffered some skin injuries. It happened that Doctor Chu Qinglan's role came into play.

Fortunately, there was quite a lot of medicine with him, enough to treat these wounded.

The injured businessmen were very grateful to Chu Qinglan, and one of the older uncles sighed.

"If it weren't for the treacherous ministers in power, why would we commit such a risk and walk such a dangerous path!"

Chu Qinglan's hand bandaging the wound paused, and asked the uncle in a casual tone.

"Uncle, what do you mean by that? Is there a safer way than this?"

That uncle was not a stingy master either, he told Chu Qinglan everything he knew.

"If it weren't for the puppet prince in the northern border, how could we merchants be so restricted. There was a road specially opened for merchants earlier, which was fast and convenient. The treacherous officials took power and increased taxes. We had no choice but to go. This is a dangerous path."

Chu Qinglan was a little startled. She only knew that there were constant internal conflicts regarding the matter in the northern territory, but now it seems that it is not only that.

"Then uncle, what about the other princes? Why don't you stand up and resist?"

As if talking about the sadness of the uncle, there was a bit of hoarseness in his words.

"The treacherous officials have already monopolized the military power. After turning over, they exterminated all the princes. Now the second prince is still locked in a prison where the light of day is not seen, and the fourth prince and the sixth prince are still running for their lives. The puppet prince is The fifth prince who was supported by treacherous ministers has nothing but a false name."

After listening to what her uncle said, Chu Qinglan's heart tightened, and only then did she realize how troublesome her mission this time was.

(End of this chapter)

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