Chapter 122 A magical fate
There was a deep conflict between Xiao Lubuhua and the Northern Barbarian Emperor, his half-brother Xiao Liyou. But the grudge between them was one thing, and when facing the Chu people, all the Northern Barbarians were particularly united.
However, sneak attacks on several small towns in the heart of the Great Chu are something the Northern Barbarians do every year and it is not a big deal.
If Xiao Lubuhua paid too much attention to him, it would seem like he was looking down on Xiao Liyou.
Therefore, after Xiao Lubuhua arranged for his personal guard Xiao Magu to return to Beiman and deliver a letter to Xiao Liyou, he no longer cared about what happened next.
Anyway, I have told you the news, you can come or not.
When Xiao Liyou received the news, he didn't really take it seriously.
Having another route for a sneak attack is a good thing, but at most you can only gain an advantage once.
Although the Chu people are weak, they are not fools.
You took advantage this time, but next time you take this road, won't people set a trap for you and catch you?
If the Chu people were really that stupid, they wouldn't have confronted the Northern Barbarians for so many years.
However, some old officials in the court always felt that Xiao Liyou, as the emperor of the Northern Barbarians, should be more lenient towards the nobles and even more lenient towards the royal family.
Although Xiao Lubuhua had lost some strongholds and lost the defense map on the way, he still caused some chaos to Da Chu. This time he also found a loophole in the defense line, which can be regarded as a credit.
Xiao Liyou has basically eliminated and suppressed those forces that opposed him, and now is the time for him to feel satisfied.
Seeing that Xiao Lubuhua had been staying in Da Chu and did not dare to come back after the mission failed, he knew that Xiao Lubuhua was afraid that he would settle a score with him later.
Since this half-brother knows how to advance and retreat, I don't mind showing my emperor's broad mind.
As long as Xiao Lubuhua doesn't jump around in front of him and get in the way, it's not impossible to leave him a chance to survive.
After all, they have the same father!
If Xiao Lubuhua knew how to surrender, he wouldn't mind keeping him. It would also add some glory to his reputation.
Therefore, Xiao Liyou approved the old minister's request, issued an edict to encourage Xiao Lubuhua, and gave it to Xiao Magu, asking him to take it back to Xiao Lubuhua.
After Xiao Lubuhua received this imperial edict, he felt mixed emotions.
However, since my royal brother doesn't really want to see me, I might as well stay in Da Chu.
In fact, Xiao Lubuhua had already quietly been lurking in Beiguan Town after the rumors of the government's pursuit of him subsided.
Therefore, he did not miss the biggest excitement in Beiguan Town a while ago - Shenxianzui and Furongju, two restaurants that were accustomed to bullying the market, wanted to refuse to pay a peasant family because of their dishonest business practices, but ended up in trouble.
This actually alarmed the Locust Tree Goddess, who took action and gave them a severe lesson.
Just like the behind-the-scenes owners of the two restaurants, Xiao Lubuhua also did not believe in Lady Huaishu.
If the Great Chu really had the blessing of such a powerful god, it would not have been suppressed by the Northern Barbarians on the battlefield.
The Chu people were physically weak and were far less tall and strong than the northern barbarians.
They often can only rely on thick city walls and deep moats, pull up drawbridges, hide in the passes, act like turtles, and defend the city with great difficulty.
If they were really blessed by gods, why would they be so weak?
However, although this may seem lively to others, it is quite annoying to Xiao Lubuhua.
Because the boss behind Shenxianzui and Furongju is in the same boat with Xiao Lubuhua.
The man's real name was Zheng Chong, and his nickname in the underworld was "Sheng Ye". Zheng Chong took a pseudonym that had nothing to do with his name, which also meant to hide his identity.
Zheng Chong was a bastard son of a noble family in Bohai County. He came to Beiguan Town and built up his own family business. He acted without scruples on weekdays.
When Xiao Lubuhua heard about Zheng Chong's story and learned that most of his businesses were restaurants and grain stores, he put a lot of effort into Zheng Chong. After several deliberate attempts to make friends with him, he finally established a friendship with him and managed to get him on board.
Xiao Lubuhua bought a lot of food and ironware from Zheng Chong, and arranged for his trusted people to lead the team to secretly transport them back to Beiman.
Zheng Chong was originally amazed at Xiao Lubuhua's audacity, and had always speculated that there must be some big shot behind Xiao Lubuhua.
After all, no ordinary powerful family would dare to smuggle grain and ironware to the northern barbarians!
When Zheng Chong learned of Xiao Lubuhua's true identity, he regretted it so much.
But he had already done several shady deals with Xiao Lubuhua and got a lot of benefits from him. He was too deeply involved and it was difficult to extricate himself. He could only stay on his boat.
Therefore, the bond between the two grew deeper and deeper.
When Xia Daohua was causing trouble for the two restaurants, most of the people Zheng Chong sent to the Xia family and the team that stayed in the restaurant to wait for the opportunity were their own bodyguards, but there were also a small number of elite soldiers who were borrowed from Xiao Lubuhua.
However, no matter whether it was their own team or Xiao Lubuhua's top spy camp, although they found many suspicious points, they never saw anyone appear at the restaurant.
If Xia Daohua knew that the owners behind the two restaurants had such a relationship with Xiao Lubuhua, whom she had cheated, she would definitely marvel at this miraculous fate.
At this time, the mysterious fate played a role again, but this time the ones who were tricked were not Xiao Lubuhua's power, but the power belonging to the Northern Barbarian Emperor Xiao Liyou.
At this time, the arrangement of summer rice flowers finally took effect.
The northern barbarians' pioneers not only saw the hydrogen balloons floating in the air and the large banners swaying under the hydrogen balloons, but also heard the annoying loudspeakers on the drones shouting:
"The Qianhusuo of Beiguan Town welcomes you. Please bring your pass and submit to inspection at the city gate. Violators will be executed on the spot!"
These soldiers were basically illiterate, and could not even recognize the characters of the Northern Barbarians, let alone the characters of the Great Chu. But the strange appearance of the hydrogen balloons and banners alone was enough to attract their attention.
Besides, there is also the drone’s loudspeaker!
After all, they are a team that frequently crosses the border. Because of this, they understand some commonly used Da Chu dialect.
They understood the sentences that the drone played repeatedly.
It is precisely because I understood it that I was scared.
Could it be that Beiguan Town is really prepared?
The leader still didn't believe that Beiguan Town had made preparations, but he didn't dare to advance rashly, so he led his soldiers to set up camp on the spot.
Xia Daohua saw through the telescope that the group of people did not leave but stopped instead. She knew in her heart that the method of scaring them away was probably not going to work.
(End of this chapter)
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