Hua Changjue carefully observed Hou Yingying's reaction and found that she was a little stunned at first, but then she didn't say anything.
She did not mention the matter until they led their troops to set off.
Hua Changjue finally couldn't help himself, and privately discussed the pros and cons, and the character of the emperor's eldest grandson with General Hou.
General Hou frowned. "I know about this! Thank you, Chang Jue, for reminding me! I know what to do now!"
Later, General Hou and his wife had a big quarrel, and finally Mrs. Hou returned to her parents' home.
"Oh, my woman is so narrow-minded! Oh!" General Hou complained to Hua Changjue when they were drinking once.
Later, the marquis's wife did not return before they went to war.
Hua Changjue thought that he was an outsider after all and could not make choices for others. He had already reminded them, and the rest depended on the choices of General Hou and the others.
Hua Changjue looked up at the sky.
It's already afternoon.
He asked his men to prepare and set up camp nearby.
General Hou rode over to find him.
"Chang Jue, are you sure you want to rest here? I think we can rush over there overnight."
Hua Changjue shook his head helplessly.
"The army has been marching hard for many days. We are not made of iron. Tonight, we will find a place nearby to rest for a night and recuperate before setting off again tomorrow."
"I guess there won't be any time to rest later." His eyes were cold.
"Even if we don't find the Southern King, he will probably find us. When that happens, we have to keep our eyes open even when we are resting to prevent any ambush."
General Hou thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.
Just then, the scout hurried back. He knelt on one knee and bowed.
"General, there is a fishing village a mile ahead. It is estimated that there are several hundred households."
Hua Changjue's eyes lit up and he nodded.
"Okay, I'll go and take a look myself."
Hua Changjue said to General Hou again, "If the place is suitable, we can set up camp near the fishing village with our army."
“The water source will not be a problem.”
When General Hou heard the news, his eyes were filled with smiles.
"What a wonderful thing! We are running low on food and fodder for this expedition. Now that we have this small fishing village, we can at least get some food supplies."
This is exactly what Hua Changjue meant.
The old emperor sent him and General Hou to fight, but the food and fodder were slow to arrive. They delayed for several days before leaving. The food and fodder that was delivered was barely enough to feed the army for about ten days.
He didn't believe that the old emperor didn't know about this. He felt that the old emperor did it on purpose. On the one hand, he wanted them to fight, and on the other hand, he wanted to contain them.
Hua Changjue's eyes dimmed.
He felt that the older the old emperor got, the more suspicious he became. He felt that sooner or later, the old emperor would put a knife on the head of the Duke of Anguo because of his suspicion.
The whole family will not have a good death.
Thinking of this, he became more determined to take his family away from Bianjing this time. If it didn't work, he would just resign.
Hua Changjue took Li Zhan and a group of people to the small fishing village.
On the way, Li Zhan, who usually didn't talk much, suddenly frowned and said.
"Sir, is the old emperor on guard against us?"
Hua Changjue knew what he meant and nodded helplessly.
"Yes, your heart is hard to predict!"
Li Zhan frowned even more tightly before speaking finally.
"I don't want to work for such a monarch!"
Hua Changjue curled his lips, his eyes full of coldness.
"I don't want to either. But I cannot disobey the king's orders."
"Then we can choose to leave." Li Zhan said unhappily.
Hua Changjue looked at him helplessly, "Why, do you want to continue to be a bandit with your wife and children? Rob houses? Let the children grow up and continue your old ways?"
Li Zhan was silent.
Hua Changjue patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, things will change soon! We just need to wait until then."
"What we need to do now is to protect our families and preserve our strength."
Li Zhan seemed to understand but not quite.
Hua Changjue changed the subject, "After this campaign, you will be real generals! Hold on for another two years, and you can become a general or a deputy general or something like that! At least you will be a fourth or fifth rank general."
"By then, your wife will be the wife of an official! And your children will also be noble young masters and young ladies!"
Li Zhan thought of Zhao Linger and the child, and his expression became much gentler.
Hua Changjue patted his shoulder again.
"Okay, we're just ahead!"
As expected, a village appeared in front of them. The houses were built high and low on the hillside. Smoke was curling from the chimneys.
You can see old people sitting in front of their houses, holding fishing nets and mending things, and young people in rough clothes carrying wood, as if they were building a house.
There were women hanging clothes to dry.
Further away is the endless Linjiang River with sparkling waves.
The scene before my eyes is peaceful and tranquil.
Instead, it was the arrival of Hua Changjue and others that broke the tranquility.
As soon as you look at their attire, you can tell they are high-ranking officials, and there are soldiers following them.
The villagers who were originally busy with their own work stopped their work and looked at them in panic. Their eyes were shrinking.
Hua Changjue dismounted from his horse, walked forward with a friendly face and greeted the villagers.
"I'm just passing by here! I wonder if your village chief is here?"
A tanned young man whispered timidly.
"The village chief, the village chief is at his home!"
Hua Changjue nodded. "Then could you, my dear, take me to see your village chief?"
The man looked at the others and finally mustered up the courage to nod.
"Okay, I'll take you there!" After saying that, the man turned around and left.
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