Chapter 239 Father and Daughter Reunion
Tuoba Khan and the Xianbei high-ranking officials were furious at first because Tuoba Lian's entire army was wiped out, only dozens of people escaped, and Lian himself was captured alive by the generals of Liaodong County. Besides being furious, they were also ashamed. This was really too shameful!
But this matter was embarrassing and had to be dealt with. So the Xianbei royal court spoke out, directly threatening the Liaodong County governor to release the people, otherwise they would send troops south!
As soon as the declaration was made, Liaodong County was in a state of impending turmoil.
Before Lu Songli and his group set off, Le Guicai only met them briefly. He looked very bad, tense and tired.
This expression was not directed at the Qin brothers, but at the current situation in Liaodong County that was on the verge of breaking out.
The attitude of the Xianbei royal court put great pressure on Liaodong County. As the general who captured Tuoba Lian alive, Le Guicai was the first to bear the brunt of the pressure.
Before Lu Songli and her group set out for Houcheng, she sent a letter to Zhou Da, Ma Jin and others, asking them to deliver it to Longcheng to Xue Xu as quickly as possible.
The entire Liaodong County suddenly fell into a state of anxiety, and the people didn't even have the heart to farm the land.
"A war is about to break out. The Xianbei army is coming again."
The common people were simply terrified.
When Lu Songli and his party were heading north, they met many ordinary people on the road who were carrying bags, supporting the elderly, and pulling children south, some of whom were heading to Liaoxi County or Xuantu County.
If a war breaks out, Houcheng, Wangping and Wuliu counties, which are closest to the northern grasslands, will inevitably be involved and become places where war rages.
Now all the people who can run have run away.
Seeing this scene, the Qin family members were silent.
"I didn't expect the common people to be so afraid of the Xianbei." Lu Songli couldn't help but sigh.
She grew up in a peaceful era and had never experienced the period when the country was weak. After she could remember things, the country had gradually become stronger. When she traveled through time, her motherland had become the world's second largest economy and no one dared to offend it anymore.
Seeing this scene, she silently paid tribute to her ancestors in her heart.
Not to mention later generations, let’s just take the previous dynasties as an example.
The Qin and Han dynasties both fell due to their strength. During the peak period of the powerful Qin and Han dynasties, they subjugated the four barbarians. Not to mention the Qin Dynasty, when the Han Dynasty was at its peak, it almost completely eliminated the household registration of the surrounding foreign ethnic groups.
The remaining few were trembling in fear. The Han people were always saying, "The Han army is coming, don't move, or your country will be destroyed." How proud they were.
Who would have thought that the situation would be reversed now?
Being bored along the way, Lu Songli talked to the children about the powerful Qin and Han dynasties.
Qin Sheng silently listened to her words in his heart. If he had the chance in the future, he would definitely restore the spirit of a strong Han.
For children like Qin Jia and Qin Han, with the experience of exile as a foundation, they did not complain about the hardship or fatigue.
As for Qin's mother, Cai Shi, Su Shi, and other female relatives, they felt that as long as they could be with their family, none of this mattered and they did not feel hardship. Even if it was hardship, there was hope.
Houcheng
County Magistrate Zheng Qiao was jumping up and down in the government office.
Why, why did he have to go through all this? Couldn't they have delayed the incident by ten days or half a month? Couldn't they have waited until he'd finished the handover and left before doing this?
In the final analysis, all of this is to blame on that damn Tuoba Lian. If he hadn't raided Liaoyang for a woman, he wouldn't have been captured. If he hadn't been captured, the Xianbei royal court wouldn't have threatened to send troops south.
Then he could wait for the handover in peace! God knows, he really wanted to pack up and run away!
Now, that damn Tuoba Lian, not only was he arrested, but he also implicated innocent people. This beast, his death really doesn't deserve a pity!
Zheng Qiao cursed Tuoba Lian in his heart, but after cursing, when he faced the reality, he really felt like crying but had no tears.
He counted on his fingers how long it would take for the new county magistrate to leave Chang'an and arrive in Houcheng to take over the task.
But the more he calculated, the more desperate he became.
When officials were sent to other places, they usually brought their families with them, and the court also gave them enough time.
Not to mention that the person coming here would not be able to reach Houcheng in the near future according to normal walking speed.
Even if he was almost there, if he were Lu Desheng, he would have stopped and not moved after seeing this situation, and would wait until things were over before deciding whether to come or not.
While a large number of common people were heading south with their luggage, Lu Songli and his group went upstream. Such a heroic act attracted the sympathetic gazes of many common people.
In the eyes of ordinary people, they were just going to die.
Lu Songli and his group: ...
Houcheng and Xiangping were only two counties apart, and they arrived in Houcheng soon.
They were assigned to the military dependents camp in Houcheng. The house they were assigned was the outermost and the worst in the entire camp.
Because four members of the Qin family would be serving in the barracks, they were assigned four large rooms, all adjacent to each other. Each large room also had two smaller rooms attached. Although the small rooms were small, they could still be lived in after some tidying up.
Qin Heng gave his big house to his mother and lived in the small house.
At this time, the atmosphere in the Houcheng military family area was also very tense. When Lu Songli and others moved in, the military families were all in a hurry and only glanced at them once or twice when they passed by.
Lu Songli was also very anxious. She had a good plan, which, if implemented properly, could resolve the current crisis without bloodshed. Unfortunately, the person who could implement it was not around.
Just as everyone was busy packing up their place, there was a noise outside the door.
It was Qin Sheng who opened the door.
"Lili, come quickly—" Qin Sheng thought for a moment and then shouted, "Brother, you guys come out quickly too! Look who's here!"
Lu Songli came out and saw Xue Xu at the door. "Mr. Xue, you're here? That's great!"
She had just sent the letter, and Xue Xu arrived so quickly? Lu Songli calculated the distance and realized that even if her letter was sent at full speed, it would only just arrive in Longcheng. She thought she would have to wait another two days.
However, with Xue Xu's arrival, everything was ready except for the east wind. Once her father arrived, their mission to the Xianbei or negotiations with them would be legitimate.
"It's not just me who's here. Look who's here?" Xue Xu said, then stepped aside.
When the familiar figure appeared, Lu Songli's eyes widened in surprise, "Dad!"
Lu Desheng: "Daughter!"
Lu Songli didn't expect her father to arrive in Houcheng so soon. It was really a surprise.
Xue Xu smiled slightly on the side. They arrived in Xiangping first. After learning from Ma Jin and others who stayed behind that they were transferred to Houcheng, they chased after them without stopping.
Lu Desheng was also very excited. It had been three months and they, father and daughter, finally met.
He took a look at her and found that she was not very thin and her complexion was okay, not bad.
Lu Desheng greeted Qin's mother and the rest of the Qin family one by one.
Mother Qin invited him to rest inside, but he refused. "Time is urgent. I need to go to the Houcheng government office first to make a handover with the current county magistrate, Chen Qiao, and get the county magistrate's seal to confirm my identity."
Lu Songli also knew that business was important, "Dad, after you take over as Houcheng, please get Mr. Xue an official identity." This will be useful.
"good."
Zhou Da led several brothers to personally escort him to Houcheng Prefecture.
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