Li Shouji looked at the donkey cart going away and fell into deep thought...The child just now looked like the general. Thinking of this, he retorted, "No way." Li Shouji slapped his thigh and thought his idea was funny. It might just be a coincidence.

Not taking the matter to heart, Li Shouji looked around but couldn't find the potato flour he was looking for, and returned to the small fishing village disappointed.

Jiang Shanhe looked at Li Shouji standing in the room with a somewhat depressed look and found it funny. "Didn't find it?"

"Um…"

Yesterday, Li Shouji brought back two portions of potato noodles from the town. They tasted good and the ingredients were novel. So he went to the town to buy some again early this morning, but couldn't find it at the stall. He also went to the nearby market and couldn't find it either. He didn't know that Qin Xiaoguo only had a stall at the market, so he had to return helplessly.

Jiang Danhe smacked his lips, feeling a little disappointed. The potato flour was really delicious, but he didn't know if he would be able to eat it again in the future since he was leaving here soon.

"Pack up and leave early tomorrow morning."

Li Shouji became serious and said, "Yes!"

Jiang Shanhe took out the letter from Prince Zhan, rubbed it carefully, his eyes filled with strong longing, and silently said in his heart, it will be soon, I can go home soon...

He took out a tinder, put the letter on it, and a burst of fire passed through, leaving only a pile of dust.

The next day, before dawn, when people were still asleep, Jiang Shanhe put on his armor, followed by Li Shouji, who was also wearing armor. The two men walked out of the door and mounted their horses.

"Have you put the money down?" Jiang Shanhe turned around and asked.

"Don't worry, General. I've put it down!"

"Let's go."

Jiang Shanhe rode his brown horse and galloped away without looking back, with Li Shouji following closely behind him.

Half a month ago, while carrying out a mission, Jiang Shanhe was chased and fell off a cliff according to the plan. Li Shouji jumped down immediately to save him. He knew early on that the cliff was not deep and there was water flowing below, so his life would not be in danger if he fell down.

He was washed to the shore of a small fishing village by the current and was rescued by Yu Laoyezi, who was a fisherman and the village doctor. Li Shouji was not seriously injured, but Jiang Shanhe's wounds were caused by real knives and swords. He was taken home by Yu Laoyezi and his life was not in danger.

Before leaving, Jiang Shanhe asked Li Shouji to leave him ten taels of silver as a thank you gift, as a way of repaying Li Shouji for his care during this period.

He rushed to Prince Zhan's residence before dark and arrived at the study. Prince Zhan was already waiting inside. When he saw Jiang Shanhe, he immediately stood up and greeted him, asking with concern, "How are you?"

Jiang Shanhe clasped his fists and said, "Thanks to Prince Zhan's concern, I am now well."

Prince Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Shanhe was like his right-hand man and someone he truly regarded as a brother. This mission was very risky, but fortunately nothing serious happened to him.

Li Shouji stood in the room. Prince Zhan brought Jiang Shanhe to the inner room, walked to the vase next to the bookshelf, twisted the vase, and a secret door opened on the floor. Prince Zhan walked in front holding a candlestick, and Jiang Shanhe followed behind.

A long staircase extended into the darkness. The sounds of footsteps and breathing echoed inside. The structure inside could only be seen clearly with the candlelight. After going down the stairs and walking on the flat ground, Prince Zhan put down the candlestick, and Jiang Shanhe skillfully lit the surrounding candlesticks. In an instant, the room became bright.

In the middle of the thirty-square-meter space, there is a five-meter-long sand table. A blue flag represents a place. The one in the middle is the imperial palace, with a conspicuous big red flag flying on it.

Prince Zhan stared at the red flag with burning eyes. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He could finally leave this place!

Jiang Shanhe understood why he was so excited.

Prince Zhan's real name was Shao Zhan. He was supposed to be Emperor Zhan in the 42nd year of Shao He. However, the army from a neighboring country invaded and not only seized the palace and the throne, but also killed the emperor at the time, Prince Zhan's father. Except for Prince Zhan, everyone else in the palace, from the emperor, empress, and concubines to the palace maids and eunuchs, was killed.

In order to show his generosity and kindness, he kept the five-year-old Crown Prince Shao Zhan, made him a prince, and stationed him in a small county, Yonghai County.

Without the emperor's personal approval, you are not allowed to leave your fiefdom and enter the capital, even if you die. Anyone who dares to disobey the emperor's order will be killed without mercy!

Shao Zhan has never left the county for twenty-five years, from the time he was five years old to now when he is thirty. The emperor even sent many people to look after the young Prince Zhan, under the pretext of caring for him. Although it was care, it was also a disguised form of surveillance. Even the prince's wife was selected by the emperor himself.

Shao Zhan had been enduring it all the time, and his people were complaining about the oppression and violence of the new emperor. It was at this time that he met Jiang Shanhe, and he knew that his chance had come!

First, he instigated the princess's family to become his own people, and then he secretly cultivated an army loyal to him. Jiang Shanhe was the leader of his army. In the past three years, under the leadership of Jiang Shanhe, the army has expanded to 300,000 troops. Together with the troops he instigated to become his own, the total number of troops, big and small, is 500,000!

The small Yonghai County could not contain Shao Zhan for a long time. Just some time ago, Jiang Shanhe killed a large core force belonging to the emperor. This made Shao Zhan even more powerful. Even if Shao Zhan walked out of the county now, the emperor would not know.

Not only the army, but also most of the people in the court were arranged by him. The emperor is still in the dark. With his people covering up, the emperor has no idea of ​​his actions. This is more convenient for him. He can take them down in one fell swoop! His return to the palace is just around the corner!

After walking out of the secret room, Jiang Shanhe was about to resign. He and Li Shouji had to lead the army to the capital quietly. They could not make any surprises and could only set out in parts. Time was running out and they had to prepare now.

Prince Zhan sent the two away with a smile on his face. This time it was a sure win!

After coming out of the Prince's Palace, the two men had changed out of their armor and put on ordinary clothes. There were more people on the street, and they were dressed very ordinary. Although they were leading horses, today was a market day, and there were many people leading horses to pull goods, so the two men were not noticeable. There were too many people on the street to ride horses, so they could only lead the horses and walk quickly towards the county gate.

On the other side, Xiaoguo was also walking towards the county with Zhuangzhuang. Zhuangzhuang, who was in his arms, was yawning loudly.

Seeing the words "Yonghai County" from a distance, Xiaoguo patted Zhuangzhuang to wake him up, "Zhuangzhuang, we're almost there, wake up."

They were almost at the county gate, but Zhuangzhuang was still in a daze.

"Hmm?" Zhuangzhuang rubbed his eyes and looked around, then slowly sat up, leaned on Xiaoguo's shoulder and yawned.

Xiaoguo patted his Zhuangzhuang's back and saw someone in front of him riding a horse and pulling a donkey cart to the side to make way for them.

The people riding the horses were Jiang Shanhe and his companion. When they saw that the number of people at the county gate had decreased, they rode their horses. When they passed by the donkey cart, Jiang Shanhe glanced around and saw a familiar and blurry profile. He was startled. She was...

Then he quickly turned around and saw only her back, but he saw her little head on her shoulders, yawning with her mouth wide open. His heart was pounding. The horse was running very fast and had left them far behind in the blink of an eye. He saw only a vague shadow until Jiang Shanhe stretched his neck and could no longer see the two of them, so he gave up.

He looked away, thinking, could she be his wife? Then he denied it, suppressing his heartbeat. No, no, how could she be in the county? It could be a coincidence... But if it was her, then the child beside her couldn't be his...