Rebirth of the Splendid Phoenix

Chapter 176

"My lord, the young master doesn't seem to have any affection for you."

A man dressed as a scribe behind Prince Jing spoke.

He made no secret of his fear of Qin Zheng.

"If he really shows closeness to me, I should be wary of this son instead."

Prince Jing smiled: "After all, he is still a young man with an impetuous temper and will not hide his emotions."

He watched the dark team drift away, and his smile slowly subsided: "It's better to hand over the Northwest Army to him temporarily, than to Yuan Yuming. I have worked so hard for so many years to let my father see it." It's a pity that he doesn't care about me, so he can't blame me."

"Send a message to the northwest later, let them follow the plan."

The ruthlessness in Prince Jing's eyes was a bit scary.

The confidant beside him bowed his head excitedly.

After following Prince Jing for so many years, they couldn't wait any longer.

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The carrier pigeon flapped its wings and flew away, but was caught by a large net not far away.

The big net covered the pigeon on the ground, and a figure came from the hiding place, grabbed the pigeon in his hand, took off the note from the pigeon's leg, and replaced it with another letter box.

Raise your hands, and the pigeons are released again.

"Master, this is a carrier pigeon taken from the people of Prince Jing's Mansion."

The subordinate handed over the letter box to Yuan Yuming.

"Also, I have changed the mailbox you gave me. People who want to come to Lord Jing will definitely receive our message."

Yuan Yuming waved his hand to make the subordinate retreat, and unfolded the letter box in his hand, the contents inside were as expected as he had imagined.

"As expected, Uncle Jing is still so ruthless, he can be ruthless to his own son."

It was written on the letter paper that someone would pretend to be Yuan Yuming to assassinate Qin Zheng.

And cause a little trouble, so that the Northwest side will not calm down in a short time.

What kind of trouble can the Northwest cause?
The northwest is now a dangerous place on the battlefield, the most likely to cause chaos, and the most able to guide after an accident.

"Master, since Prince Jing wants to kill his own son, we just need to find a way to prevent this matter from getting on us. Why do you let Prince Jing's people protect his son? They are biological father and son, there is always a bond of blood, it may not be when they will reconcile, or they may not really have a bad relationship in the first place, but just put on a play for us to see."

"Instead of spending more manpower to protect, it is better to take advantage of the trend."

The staff next to Yuan Yuming said.

"First, Yuan Zheng will never become Prince Jing's helper. An enemy's enemy is a friend. It is true that bloodlines are easier to bond than ordinary people, but that is except for the royal bloodline. In the royal family, there have always been sons. Not sons, fathers not fathers, husbands and wives are suspicious, fathers and sons are jealous, brothers kill each other."

"Second, since he helped me once, I will pay him back once. I don't owe anyone anything."

Yuan Yuming's voice was steady, with his own persistence.

"Now the northwest side is not our main battlefield. As long as Marshal Yuan Zhen is alive, the Northwest Army will always be able to hold on."

"It doesn't matter if you can't win, as long as you don't become an enemy, our focus is still here, Mr. Fang, I have now become the commander of the left army of half of the forbidden army, but the power of the other half of the forbidden army is still secretly in the hands of Prince Jing. , what can you do to make Prince Jing spit out that part of his military power?"

For the Xiyuan people, military merit is the most important thing.

But if you want military merit, you must have enough military power. Without soldiers or people in your hands, you can't do anything.

In Licheng, the rivalry between King Jing and Yuan Yuming became even more intense.

However, Qin Zheng and his party stayed farther and farther away from Licheng and this power struggle.

It is a long distance from Licheng to the northwest, and the further west it is, the more desolate it is, and there is a large desert in the middle.

So when Qin Zheng and his party reached the edge of the desert, they stopped first.

It was getting late, and there were faint stars dotted in the sky. The team stopped to set up camp, some went to explore the road, and some went to the nearest villages and towns to find local guides, especially water, and more preparations were needed.

The 800 people in the entire camp have a clear division of labor, and they do what they have to do, which seems to be orderly.

Xie Jinhua was dressed like the guards next to Qin Zheng.

On the way, she slowly separated herself from those accompanying guards, deliberately avoiding their sight and not letting them notice her.

These guards followed Qin Zheng to the northwest, they must be acquaintances, if they don't talk much and just hurry, they won't be recognized.

If they really talked to each other, it would take a few words to expose her.

Xie Jinhua just asked Zheng Qianqiu to help him choose a figure similar to his own in disguise. As for the relationship between the other party, he didn't know anything about it.

After all, time is too tight.

Now not only has he not reached the northwest, but he has not even entered the desert. Xie Jinhua knows that if Qin Zheng finds something strange about him now, there is an [-]% chance that he will be sent directly back to Licheng or elsewhere.

In short, Qin Zheng is unlikely to agree to go to the northwest with her.

Xie Jinhua thought clearly, but she overestimated herself a little bit, she hadn't been seen through yet, but she was a bit reluctant.

After a day of rapid marching, the inner thighs were severely worn out, and after every step, there were bursts of tingling pain between the legs.

The soldiers around her were driving piles and setting up tents, and she also helped, but she was not proficient in this skill at all.

When smashing the nails fixed on the surrounding ground, the hammer accidentally even hit the finger.

His legs ached, his fingers ached, and Xie Jinhua's forehead broke out in cold sweat.

She knows a lot, but only now did she realize that there are many more she can't.

She spent the night in the wilderness, and she also traveled with the army, but she was never asked to set up a tent by herself.

Xie Jinhua endured the discomfort and went to see how the soldiers around him set up their tents.

Will not go to school.

What Xie Jinhua lacks has never been persistence.

Get used to it.

"Master Guard, you should go over there to protect the county prince. The work of setting up tents here is done by rough hands. You don't seem to be a tent builder. You are overqualified."

Xie Jinhua didn't think about backing down, but the soldier beside her who set up the tent together broke into a cold sweat watching Xie Jinhua's movements.

How could the guards who followed Qin Zheng come over to do this kind of work.

"It's okay, the county prince is protected by someone now, and I used to be redundant. The technique of setting up a tent can be used outside the house. I learned it today, and I can build a tent for my county prince in the future."

Xie Jin didn't even know how to draw, he held the nails and the rope tightly in one hand, and then raised the hammer high.

She can easily do a hundred steps through Yang, but with such a close-range hammer, can she make a second mistake?
Xie Jinhua's wrist was held from behind.

The hammer in his hand was taken.

"Setting up a tent looks simple, but it's also a little tricky. People who are getting started for the first time can't do this."

An extremely familiar voice rang in his ears.

It's Qin Zheng.

He found it so quickly.

It simply couldn't be worse.

Xie Jinhua's first reaction was to touch his face to see if there was something wrong with his disguise.

"What are you doing touching your face? Could it be that you also feel that you have done something bad?"

Qin Zheng has always been soft-spoken to Xie Jinhua, how can it be like this now, with a hint of sarcasm.

Xie Jinhua didn't make a sound, this matter was indeed her own initiative.

"Come with me."

Qin Zheng let go of Xie Jinhua's hand, looking at the redness and swelling on the thumb of her other hand, the light in his eyes tightened.

Xie Jinhua got up, handed the hammer in his hand to the soldier beside him, and followed Qin Zheng forward.

Qin Zheng led Xie Jinhua into the main tent in the middle.

"Sister, don't you have anything to say?"

Qin Zheng turned to face Xie Jinhua, and paused every word.

"I'm not going back."

Xie Jinhua replied subconsciously.

Qin Zheng gritted his teeth angrily at Xie Jinhua's response.

"I never knew that you would be so willful and desperate."

While talking, he grabbed Xie Jinhua's injured hand, took out the medicine box, and evenly applied the ointment on the red and swollen part of Xie Jinhua's hand.

"And hurt myself."

Qin Zheng's tone was distressed: "Take a rest, before leaving tomorrow, I will let someone take you back. If you don't want to stay in Licheng, no matter where you want to go, I will let someone protect you, except for the Northwest battlefield." .”

Qin Zheng's last sentence was stern.

"How did you recognize me?"

Xie Jinhua still felt unwilling.

Not to mention the change on her face, her figure was also adjusted by wearing a few more clothes, and she was still stepping on a heightening mat under her feet.

She didn't say a word to Qin Zheng and his guards along the way.

There is no special smell on his body, it's all like this, how could Qin Zheng find himself so accurately.

"If I can't recognize you at this moment, do you plan to go to the battlefield, when you are fighting for life and death, and when you are in danger, you will appear in front of me again?"

"I'll meet you when I get there."

Xie Jinhua blurted out.

"You have a good plan."

Qin Zheng smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"I do not want to leave you."

Xie Jinhua shrunk his head, and for the first time in front of Qin Zheng, he had such a mentality of avoiding guilt.

In front of Qin Zheng, Xie Jinhua has always been calm, tough, and the one who makes decisions.

Where has it been so weak.

Qin Zheng sighed: "Get rid of the disguise on your face first."

Although whether Xie Jinhua looks good or not is unique in his heart, but facing Xie Jinhua with a man's face on his face, he still feels something is wrong.

Xie Jinhua raised his head and glanced at Qin Zheng, and when he met the other party's eyes that he couldn't bear to look directly at, he said, "I'm going to disguise myself now, and if someone sees me, I'll be in trouble."

She must not be sent away.

"We're sharing a tent tonight."

Qin Zheng couldn't bear it anymore and said: "Hurry up and get rid of the disguise, please."

Xie Jin rolled his eyes.

(End of this chapter)