Chapter 943 Who do you say is a spy?

Wuhekou Pass and Liuzikou Pass are less than two days' journey apart, and if you ride fast, you can reach them in one day.

Therefore, Meng Qin, Li Xuance and others rode at full speed after passing the tumor mouth.

When there was less than an hour left to travel, Meng Qin and his companions slowed down and took a rest in the woods on the side of the official road. Although they, who usually rode horses, were accustomed to traveling like this.

But the horse couldn't stand it after all, especially as the day was getting hotter and hotter.

Meng Qin and his entourage, in addition to himself and Li Xuance, also included Han Kuang, Wang Shao, Wei Xuancheng, Mao Xiaoxian, as well as Li Jinxiu, the deputy commander of the Shen Ce Palace, and Yan Ruyu and Maomao.

Ruyu and Jinxiu sat next to each other, one leaning against a big tree, and the other lying on the side with his eyes closed. Mao Mao squatted on the side and fiddled with the earthworms he dug out from the grass.

If Mao Xiaoxian had not had some military career, he would not have been able to hold the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, so he could still endure riding like this. Now, when he took out the cakes he brought with him before setting off from his sleeve and gave them to Mao Mao, this Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, who was famous for swearing, smiled.

After thanking him, Maomao rolled up his hands with his sleeves and took the cake.

Mao Xiaoxian smiled and nodded. It was difficult to comment on the pile of earthworms that Mao Mao had made on the ground. If it were any other girl, Mao Xiaoxian would have said a few words, but as for Mao Mao, there was nothing to say. He felt that this Lord Mao Mao had his own reasons for doing this.

Moreover, the more Mao Xiaoxian came into contact with Mao Mao, the more he liked this girl. He had already made up his mind that when he returned to the capital, he would point at Cui Yu's nose and scold him, saying, "How dare you give up such a good girl!"

Mao Xiaoxian has three sons in his family. If he didn't feel sorry for his wife, he would really want a girl. Who would understand his feeling?

People come and go on the official road, but logically speaking, the closer to Wuhekou, the more depressed the people should be.

After all, it was so hard to settle down, but the war is about to break out and they will have to leave their homes again. Everyone will be worried.

But along the way, the people in Wuhekou were all smiling.

Li Xuance looked at a merchant who was carrying a load and singing a little song. He said, "Pharmacist is better than anyone else in this regard. No wonder Du Yu strongly recommended him to replace Zhensu as the commander of Wuhekou."

Although the news of the Mobei army's march had not been announced, the people were already aware of it, and Wuhekou would be the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

This is also the main reason why the emperor wants to come here in person.

Du Yu, Wei Xuancheng and others were all aware of this, but there was nothing they could do as war was inevitable.

Meng Qin shook off the biscuit crumbs on his beard and put them on his hands. He was so hungry that he didn't dare to waste them. Then he said, "That kid only has this much ability."

Meng Qin saw a large family and said, "However, although he looks big and strong, he is indeed more thoughtful than many people. He used to do things like the sledgehammer to entertain the people. He wanted to make them feel at ease after seeing his strength and stop thinking about those things. I think it should have some effect."

Li Xuance smiled and noticed the pride in Meng Qin's eyes.

But when Meng Qin saw Li Xuance looking at him, he immediately coughed and cursed: "No matter what, you are still a troublemaker who causes trouble for me everywhere!"

As he said this, he glanced at Han Kuang who had brought back some biscuits for Ruyu and Jinxiu: "He's just like that fat guy!"

Han Kuang was there, looking at Li Xuance, then at Meng Qin: "Old man, I didn't do anything."

The person who suffered the most here was Wei Xuancheng.

However, Wei Xuancheng had suffered a lot during the two years of being demoted, so he could stand it. He stood up with all his strength, looked at a peddler pushing a cart on the side of the road, bowed and said, "Father, I am sorry to bother you."

The old man looked at Wei Xuancheng, and from his clothes and demeanor, he knew that he was a distinguished person, so he did not dare to neglect him: "Sir, do you want to buy something for me?"

The old man lifted the cloth and saw that the cart was full of small daily necessities, such as baskets, brooms, and dustpans.

Wei Xuancheng took a basket, handed the old man some silver coins, and asked, "Old man, I want to ask, I heard that the people from Mobei are coming, is it true?"

The old man was a little nervous when he took the silver coins: "Oh, I can't give you change."

But the old man was also a smart man, and he immediately said, "If you want to ask a question, just ask directly, there is no need to buy anything."

Having said that, he returned the silver to Wei Xuancheng.

Then he said, "We are going to have a war. Well, let's fight. What else can we do if we don't fight? The people of Mobei won't let us live a good life. Sooner or later, we will have to fight."

Wei Xuancheng smiled and handed the money back to the old man, then asked: "But I see your looks."

The old man was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "That's right, something happened in the city just now, that's why everyone is laughing."

Then the old man continued, "General Lu, you know."

Wei Xuancheng nodded.

The old man continued: "He is a very good man."

While people were talking here, Meng Qin, Li Xuance and others were listening over there.

I listened to the old man praising Lu Cunxiao for a long time, saying that he used the money to buy food for the orphans, and even adopted a number of orphans, and so on.

Meng Qin remained silent.

He knew very well about Lu Cunxiao's affairs, which was why, no matter how mischievous Lu Cunxiao was, he would at most scold or beat him.

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When I heard that Lu Cunxiao's sledgehammer was actually lifted up by someone, and it was a woman wearing a veil on her head,

Meng Qin was stunned for a moment.

Li Xuance, Li Jinxiu, Ruyu and others standing by were all stunned.

Looks a little familiar!

Han Kuang was experienced and looked at Wang Shao and whispered, "Nine out of ten times it's those two."

When Meng Qin heard that Lu Cunxiao was still arm wrestling with the woman wearing a veil on her head, he stood up and walked up to the old man.

Looking at the old man, he asked, "Brother, is there another person with that woman?"

The old man nodded immediately: "There is a handsome young man with him. He seems to be the bodyguard of the woman. Oh, a noble person will always bring a bodyguard with him when he goes out."

Meng Qin glanced at Li Xuance and his heart skipped a beat.

Li Xuance and others naturally already knew that the two people mentioned were most likely those two.

Meng Qin quickly asked: "What else happened? For example, did General Lu offend these two, or did a conflict occur?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he asked, "Offense?"

Although he was puzzled, the old man continued, "I don't know if it was an offense, but the interesting part came later. General Lu started arm wrestling with the young lady. Although the young lady won three times, it was said that the young lady didn't understand, and General Lu was intentionally yielding. General Lu was very respectful to women, so I think it was right for General Lu to yield, but..."

The old man smiled and shook his head: "I feel that it is more like General Lu really lost. But winning or losing is not important, the two of them are brothers and sisters and have a good relationship, hehe."

Han Kuang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wang Shao beside him and whispered, "Listen, our Old Lu is still awesome. He dared to arm wrestle with that guy! He even dared to call him brother or sister."

Meng Qin glanced at Li Xuance, and for some reason, he felt much more comfortable, because this was not the case, it was nothing!

Li Xuance then asked: "What's next?"

The old man replied, "There was nothing much after that. He said there was military intelligence, so General Lu took the two away. He said that he lost, so he wanted to give them the Queen's calligraphy. It was a great opportunity. How many people were jealous of it. It was the Queen's calligraphy. And I won't hide it from you. General Lu has a very good relationship with the Queen, and he has calligraphy and other things on hand. Only General Lu can have such a big face."

Meng Qin asked: "Did you say that in front of those two?"

The old man nodded: "Of course, at the beginning, I said I wanted some writing materials, and General Lu agreed immediately. I said it at that time."

Han Kuang asked Ruyu in a low voice, "You are bragging like this, and you are bragging in front of His Majesty and the Empress. Will those two punish Lu Cunxiao?"

Ruyu was stunned for a moment and shook her head: "I don't know, because I haven't encountered anything like this before."

Han Kuang nodded, and whispered to Wang Shao: "Silently, unprecedented! Otherwise, it was our Lao Lu! Let's not pay attention to him later, so as not to be implicated."

Wang Shao glanced at Han Kuang and shook his head helplessly.

Meng Qin looked at Li Xuance and said, "What did I say?"

Li Xuance smiled and patted Meng Qin on the shoulder: "It's okay, it's just a small matter."

The old man looked surprised and wanted to ask more questions, but Wei Xuancheng smiled and thanked him.

The old man was also a smart man. He knew not to ask questions that he shouldn't ask, so he quickly waved his hand and pushed the cart away.

Wei Xuancheng looked at Meng Qin and said, "Don't worry, old general. Your Majesty and the Queen are definitely trying to tease General Lu. They may not be angry."

Meng Qin took a deep breath and said, "This is not a question of whether those two will be angry or not. Damn it, this little bastard!"

After cursing, Meng Qin turned around and said, "Let's get going quickly. Otherwise, this bastard will cause me trouble again!"

Everyone nodded.

Just when Meng Qin was about to get the horse, Han Kuang came to Meng Qin and said, "Grandpa, is that Niu Er?"

When Meng Qin heard this, he looked up and saw Niu Er dressed as a peddler walking on the official road selling water.

I didn't notice it when there were so many people just now, but now that there are fewer people, I saw it.

And Niu Er also noticed Meng Qin.

Niu Er ran over without saying anything: "Niu Er greets the Marshal, greets General Han."

Meng Qin looked at Niu Er: "Why are you here?"

Niu Er was straightforward and said immediately: "There are spies from Mobei in the pass, and they are very powerful. General Lu said that they have limitless strength, so he sent us to search in different places, fearing that it would cause trouble to His Majesty and His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Meng Qin, Li Xuance and others did not dare to be vague.

Your Majesty and the Queen are now at the pass, and the Grand Master of the End of Mobei is coming soon.

If anything happens again, it will be bad!

Meng Qin immediately said: "Explain it clearly!"

Niu Er did not dare to hide it and immediately said, "There are five people in total. The leader is a woman wearing a veil on her head. She wrestled with the general and was very powerful. The general said that it might be a stop."

When he said this, Niu Er saw Meng Qin's expression change and he couldn't help but pause.

Meng Qin looked at Niu Er and said, "Who do you say is the spy?!"

(End of this chapter)