Chapter 109 Wanted
"Rebellion!"
"Really rebelling?!"
"Damn it, is this news true or false? The Zhou family army actually dared to rebel!"
A piece of news that came from afar instantly ignited the entire teahouse.
"What's so strange about this? Wasn't the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion raided because he colluded with foreign enemies?" someone said nonchalantly.
"You're the only one who believes this. The King of Zhenbei has guarded the northern border for so many years, how could he possibly collude with foreign enemies? This is no different from handing over the foundation he worked so hard to build to others."
"So this news is true?"
"It should be true. If it wasn't true, the court wouldn't have announced it to the world."
"But what's the point of announcing it to the world now? Hasn't His Majesty killed and beheaded those who should be killed in the Zhenbei Palace?"
"There are still some exiled people. It is said that the imperial court has sent people to hunt down the Zhou family members. If they are caught, they will be killed without mercy."
"Not only that, I heard that the women and children of the Zhou family, who were originally exiled by His Majesty, have already escaped. That's why the notice stated that anyone who finds any trace of the Zhou family will receive one hundred taels of silver if the information is true."
"One hundred taels for a piece of information, seems like a good deal!" Someone said excitedly, "I'll go see what those people from the Zhou family look like. Maybe I've met them before!"
Zhou Yunshu and Wu Gui, who happened to be sitting next to this man, were eating snacks while listening to people around them discussing how to capture these traitors and hand them over to the court.
This is the last city from Luzhou to Tingzhou. Zhou Yunshu and his group planned to stay here temporarily and then go to Haizhou from Tingzhou. However, they actually saw their wanted poster at the city gate.
The reason for their arrest was that Zhou's army rebelled.
Zhou Yunshu had no memory of this incident in her previous life. She didn't know whether this change happened because of her rebirth, or whether it was the same in her previous life and she just didn't know it.
But no matter what, this thing happened, and the emperor wanted to kill them all.
If Zhou Yunshu and the others hadn't always had the habit of disguising themselves, they might have been caught before they even entered the city.
Now that there is a wanted order, Zhou Yunshu and the others can only be cautious.
After leaving the teahouse, Zhou Yunshu and Wu Gui took their people directly back to the inn. They needed to tell their families about this matter.
After hearing the news, Li Jialan suddenly thought of a possibility.
She looked at her daughter and asked hopefully, "Shu'er, is it possible that one of your grandfather's men survived, and that's why they brought the Zhou family army with them..."
"Mother!"
Zhou Yunshu interrupted Li Jialan and shook her head, saying, "We just need to keep this matter to ourselves. When we leave this room today, just keep it to ourselves."
Li Jialan thought of the wanted poster outside, covered her mouth and nodded.
"As for whether those people are family members..." Zhou Yunshu looked at Li Jialan and the others and said, "Do you think Grandpa and the others would do such a thing?"
"Even if you really want to do it, would you do it so thoughtlessly?"
When Zhou Yunshu heard the news that the Zhou family army had rebelled, she didn't think at all that the Zhou family army was led by her father or uncle.
Instead, it seems more like the emperor or someone else framed him.
Zhou Yunshu's words also reminded Li Jialan, Wu Yue and others that the men in their families really could not do such a thing. They would not do such a thing as sending these women and children to their deaths when they knew they were still alive.
"Should we change our household registration again?" Wu Gui asked.
"It would be a bit too conspicuous if we were to change someone's household registration right after the wanted order was issued. Luckily, Zhou is a well-known surname, and our current makeup and team are completely different from before, so let's not act rashly."
Zhou Yunshu looked at the people around her who were waiting for her to make a decision and said, "The more we do now, the more we'll attract attention. We can discuss whether to change our household registration after we get to Haizhou."
Wu Gui nodded. "The imperial court is not as useful in Haizhou as the local tyrants in Haizhou. Now that I think about it, going to Haizhou is really a good choice."
"What about the Northern Territory?" Zhou Yunjia looked at Zhou Yunshu and asked, "Fourth Brother might have gone to the Northern Territory."
"The imperial court is looking for us now. What if Fourth Brother is caught by the court?"
Zhou Yunjia's words instantly pointed out what they were most worried about. Li Jialan clenched her fists and stared at her daughter, hoping that she could give her a shot of adrenaline.
Zhou Yunshu held Li Jialan's hand and said, "There is nothing we can do now except trust Yunqi and find a way to contact Yunqi."
"Do you want to use your family connections?" Wu Yue asked.
Zhou Yunshu shook her head. "We're not sure if these relationships are still loyal to us. If he betrays us, it won't just be us who will be exposed. It's very likely that Yun Qi and the others, who were previously safe, will fall into the court's trap for us."
"So, previous relationships shouldn't be used unless absolutely necessary."
Li Jialan took a deep breath and said, "Then let him do it on his own."
"We do what we should do, and he does what he should do. Maybe when we find your grandmother in Haizhou, everything will be resolved."
Zhou Yunshu nodded.
The Zhou family was able to prosper in the court before being confiscated by the dog emperor not because of just one person, but because every generation of descendants, starting from the Prince of Zhenbei and the Grand Princess, were very capable.
Zhou Yunshu is not the kind of person who would take on all the responsibilities herself, nor would she look down on her family.
Therefore, if we all work hard, we will definitely meet safely.
And Zhou Yunqi, who was thousands of miles away, was indeed in the northern border just as Zhou Yunshu and others had thought.
Zhou Yunqi's situation was much worse than Zhou Yunshu and the others had imagined, because he was drafted into the army on his way to the northern border.
Half a month later, it would be the day for a decisive battle between their army belonging to the King of Wei and the Zhou army that occupied Youli City.
For Zhou Yunqi, all kinds of outrageous things happened. He became a soldier of his former brother-in-law, and now he has to fight against his own army.
If that army was really the Zhou family army.
Zhou Yunqi is now thinking about how to be a "deserter" while trying to find out what the situation is with the Zhou family army in Youli City.
Just like what Zhou Yunshu thought, Zhou Yunqi also didn't believe that the Zhou family army would commit treason, so the Zhou family army that occupied Youli City and rebelled against the court must be someone impostering!
While Zhou Yunqi was racking his brains over how to get out of this embarrassing situation, Zhou Yunshu and his group left the territory of Luzhou and just entered Tingzhou when they encountered a group of criminals and their families who were exiled to the Southern Barbarians.
Coincidentally, among these criminals and their families, there were people Zhou Yunshu and the others knew.
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