Chapter 368 His Heart Turned Cold
Lu Zhaoye had a good impression of Deng Youning, so he did not hide anything from her and explained the situation to her.
He was the legitimate son of the second branch of the Zhu family, but even though he was the legitimate son, he was raised like a slave since childhood.
Just because of his biological mother.
His mother was the daughter of Taifu Chu of Xilei, and had been childhood sweethearts with Prince Su of Xilei.
Prince Su was kind, brave, and resourceful. He was a rare talent for governing the country and the most valued son of the late Emperor Xilei.
The young couple was in love and had already made an engagement. However, at a lantern festival, there were many people and Chu accidentally bumped into the second master of the Zhu family.
It was this collision that made Master Zhu II always think about Chu.
About twenty-five years ago, a vassal king in Xilei rebelled. Prince Su led his troops to encircle and suppress the rebellion, but was seriously injured and his whereabouts are unknown.
At that time, Prince Su and Chu were about to get married, and no one knew that Chu was already pregnant with his child.
The accident of Prince Su and the uncertainty of his life or death also made Chu feel uneasy.
At this time, the second master of the Zhu family begged his father, General Zhu, to take advantage of Prince Su's return to ask for Chu's hand in marriage.
In order to give her child a legitimate status, Chu agreed to marry into the Zhu family.
But she was always thinking about Prince Su in her heart and was indifferent to the second master of the Zhu family. Over time, she became an abandoned woman.
In a large mansion, as in the imperial palace, women have no status if they are not favored by the master of the house.
Therefore, influenced by his biological mother, Lu Zhaoye did not have a happy life during his twenty years growing up in the Zhu family.
It was not until five years ago that Chu told him his life story before she died.
Only then did he decide to cut off ties with the Zhu family, return to the royal family, and trace his ancestral roots.
Unfortunately, the Xilei royal family was weak and incompetent, and the new emperor was only a sixteen-year-old child, and they were unable to protect him.
In order to get rid of the Zhu family's entanglement, he traveled around incognito.
Before coming to Nanxun, he had been to Beixun and did many things there.
After briefly telling his life story, everyone sighed.
"Your life in the Zhu family is so difficult, how can you still afford to buy the Yuan family's ancestral home?"
Nangong couldn't figure out why Lu Zhaoye became so rich after arriving in Nanxin.
Without waiting for Lu Zhaoye to reply, Deng Youning rolled his eyes at him.
"Stop looking down on others!"
"It's been five years since he left the Zhu family, and he still can't earn enough to buy a house?"
Lu Zhaoye was very touched that Deng Youning could speak for him, and the look in his eyes when he looked at her gradually became less innocent.
“Ahem!”
Li Tianzhuo coughed twice to remind him.
General Han saw it clearly and thought these little kids were very interesting.
Unfortunately, there has never been such a thing as one woman having multiple husbands since ancient times. Otherwise, Ning Ning could have married Li Tianzhuo, Lu Zhaoye, and her useless grandson.
“In fact, I’m not as great as the princess said. I’m just a sailor, risking my life to make money.” Lu Zhaoye said modestly.
Bandits are rampant at sea, and doing business at sea is indeed more dangerous than doing normal business on land.
It is just as Lu Zhaoye said, everyone is risking their lives to make money.
After knowing how difficult it was for him, General Han sighed.
"So, regarding the battle plan for the West Fort, how do you guys...?"
He wanted to ask how they knew that.
Lu Zhaoye took the initiative to say, “My grandfather had people make the wooden cover below for three to five years. They have been designing it since the year I left home.”
"In addition to the ordinary ones, there are also ones with wheels at the bottom that can move around."
"There are even ones with holes all around that are only big enough for a crossbow to extend through."
Lu Zhaoye told them everything he knew.
General Han's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. It was just like what Ningning said, there was a secret weapon in the West Fort.
Fortunately, he did not act rashly and rush out to kill indiscriminately, otherwise, he would be the one who suffered!
"However, these wooden shields are most afraid of fire. It's a pity that it would be easier if we had explosives. It's not a long-term solution to always rely on these oils!"
Li Tianzhuo didn't have much oil left, so he sent people to the surrounding cities to look for it, but they would have to wait at least two days for them to come back.
If the West Base attacks in the next two days, they will be at their wits' end and have no other options!
Deng Youning pinched her chin with her tender white hands, thinking about something quietly.
"Master Lu, your Western Army is divided into three teams. One team is the Zhu family army, a total of 200,000 troops; one team is the royal army of the Western Army, a total of 100,000; and the other team is the princes in their fiefdoms, a total of 100,000."
"And in today's battle, everyone has obviously seen that the Zhu family has gathered all the troops of the West Fort. How did he convince everyone?"
Lu Zhaoye frowned slightly when he heard this.
Yes, according to the temperament of the royal family, it is impossible to propose sending troops!
And those vassal kings, they have never been united. Are they united this time in lending troops to the Zhu family?
Too unrealistic!
Anyone could tell that General Zhu must have done something to brainwash these people.
But no one knows what specific conditions were agreed to these people.
"Although I have severed my relationship with the Zhu family, I still have connections with the Xilei royal family. Why don't I go ask someone from our royal family?" Lu Zhaoye suggested.
"Several countries are at war now. It will not be easy for you to return to Xilei Imperial City."
"Disguise!"
When Lu Zhaoye heard Deng Youning's words, he felt touched, but Deng Youning followed it up with "You have to disguise yourself"!
His heart suddenly felt cold.
Is she so confident that she can go back on her own and possibly die?
Li Tianzhuo saw Lu Zhaoye's reluctance and took the initiative to say, "I will send you a team of secret guards to protect you. As long as you always keep Beixuan's disguise master by your side, there will be no problem."
Fearing that Lu Zhaoye still felt uneasy, he deliberately told him that Han Xian had been hunted by Jun Wenci, the former crown prince of Dongji.
"He was dressed as a woman at the time!"
Han Xian: ...
He still wants to have some face!
Finally, despite numerous thanks from several people, Lu Zhaoye still felt it was worth a sacrifice. He disguised himself as someone else and went back to Xilei Imperial City to find out the truth about the matter.
If he can find other ways to prevent the war, it will be a good deed for him.
When war breaks out, the common people suffer the most.
He also couldn't bear to see the people suffer.
Say action, and act now.
It just so happened that the Xilei Army had just suffered a defeat, and this was also the time when the Zhu family's defense line was at its weakest. It would be safest for Lu Zhaoye to go back.
That night, Lu Zhaoye set off.
It is not far from Cangzhou City to Xilei Imperial City. If you travel day and night, it will be there in less than three days.
Even if he stayed in the palace for a few days, the journey back would not exceed ten days.
What the rest of them have to ensure is that they can hold back the Western Army within these ten days!
At present, the number of soldiers on their side is almost the same as that on the Western Fort, so they may be able to put up a hard fight.
In the past few days, the Western Frontier has not come to cause trouble, so the soldiers from Nanxin and Dongji, as well as Deng Youning, Li Tianzhuo and others, can recuperate peacefully in the city for a few days.
That morning, Deng Youning was still practicing swordplay. Han Xian picked a basin of big and sweet red fruits from somewhere and brought them to her to taste.
Deng Youning's eyes sparkled.
This fruit looks tempting at first glance!
She quickly picked one up, took a bite, and it was juicy.
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