Xizhou and Tingzhou are located next to each other, both belonging to the southwestern border, close to the Turks.
There is just a long mountain range between the two countries.
Where the roads were relatively flat, there were walls and defenses to prevent surprise attacks from the Turks.
But there were no decent roads in the deep mountains and forests, let alone ways to build city walls, and no one was guarding them.
Although people are occasionally sent into the mountains for patrol, the mountains are endless and the areas that can be patrolled are limited, and most areas are left unattended.
As long as they are determined and courageous, the Turks can still sneak into Xizhou or Tingzhou.
Ashina and others were walking on a very hidden path in the mountains.
Zhu Wuyou also knew this road and was currently walking on it with his men.
It is called a road, but if you don’t look closely, it is actually not much different from the surrounding areas.
If someone who is not familiar with the road walks on it, it is easy to get lost.
In the deep mountains and forests, there are not only snakes, insects, rats and ants, but also jackals, tigers and leopards. If you are not careful, you may lose your life there.
But Zhu Wuyou led the group through the woods at a very fast speed.
Li Junyan and his men followed from a distance, his eyes becoming increasingly cold.
As the governor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhu Wuyou was deeply favored by the emperor, but he secretly defected to the prince and used the prince's power to make money for himself. These were already capital crimes.
But Zhu Wuyou actually colluded with the six Turkic princes and wantonly trafficked decent women.
Even if he were to be executed by slow slicing, it would not be able to reduce his guilt in the slightest.
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Two hours later, Zhu Wuyou stopped panting and sat down on the ground.
He had just sat down when a shifty-looking man came over and asked, "Do we really have to go to Turkestan to get those women back now?"
Zhu Wuyou was panting heavily. Hearing this, he looked at An Yuankai coldly and asked, "What do you mean?"
An Yuankai was startled by Zhu Wuyou's eyes. He swallowed hard, and after calming down a little, he said, "Actually, we can go. After we get the gold, we won't return to Xizhou, but go straight to Chang'an. After we find the prince, we won't have to be afraid of Prince Chen anymore.
At that time, we can also present evidence of the connection between Prince Chen and the Turks, which will definitely bring Prince Chen down. The emperor may even be so angry that he will execute Prince Chen directly.
We have solved a major problem for the Crown Prince. Once he ascends the throne, our future will be truly limitless!"
At the end of his speech, An Yuankai's face turned red with excitement.
What he saw before his eyes was no longer the withered forest, but the scene of his own promotion.
Looking at the expression on An Yuankai's face, Zhu Wuyou sneered in his heart.
The letter he wrote should have been delivered to the prince by now.
Regardless of whether the prince believed the above content or not, he had already offended the prince and was already a dead man in the prince's eyes.
The only difference is whether you die early or late.
If he really took the gold cake and the so-called evidence to Chang'an to see the prince, then his death would be imminent.
An Yuankai looked at Zhu Wuyou expectantly, "Now, do you think I'm right?"
Zhu Wuyou sneered, "Whether it's right or wrong is none of my business. If you have the ability, go ahead and do it."
Hearing this, the smile on An Yuankai's face disappeared instantly.
An Yuankai looked at Zhu Wuyou in confusion, "Governor, why is this happening? Prince Chen is a very hard-working person. Just based on what we've done, he's probably already sentenced us to death in his heart.
Even if we really bring those women and gold back, he won't let us go. Don't you want to live?"
Even if Zhu Wuyou really doesn't want to live, he doesn't want to die!
Zhu Wuyou glanced at An Yuankai calmly, then turned to look at the others, "Rest for another quarter of an hour and then set off. We must arrive at the destination before dark."
"yes!"
An Yuankai lowered his eyes, and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes.
It doesn’t matter if Zhu Wuyou doesn’t agree with him and is unwilling to listen to him.
Once he gets the gold cake, he will take it away. From now on, all the high positions, generous salaries, and promotions will be his alone!
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After making sure that they would not speak again, Li Junyan quietly left with Lin Qi.
The fifty people were resting a few hundred meters away. Li Junyan and Lin Qi quietly walked forward, just to see if they could hear any useful information.
I didn't hear any useful news, but I did see two people with ulterior motives falling out.
Li Junyan did not find Zhu Wuyou's choice strange.
But this An Yuankai has been following Zhu Wuyou these two days and seems to have no presence, but he actually has so many ideas. It really shows that you can't judge a person by his appearance.
"My Lord, please eat something!"
Lin Qi took out some compressed biscuits and a pot of water and gave them to Li Junyan.
It is not suitable to ride horses in the mountains and forests, so the horses were left at the foot of the mountain.
For convenience, they all traveled light, bringing only compressed biscuits and water for food.
Li Junyan took the compressed biscuits, opened them and started eating.
Although he is a prince, Li Junyan is not someone who must live a life of luxury.
When he goes out, he keeps everything simple.
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Looking at Li Junyan and others who were eating compressed biscuits, Sang Jueqian sighed silently, but still resisted the idea of sending them some food.
In this quiet forest, something suddenly fell down, and the noise was quite loud.
Li Junyan and others have been following hard for so long and definitely don't want to fail.
After she gets the job done and returns, she will definitely treat them to a good meal!
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