After hearing what Lu Minghan said, Cui stopped talking. She knew that although the Duke did not say it, he always hated the old man in his heart. Although the old man had submitted a memorial to pass the title to Lu Minghan early on in order to appease his eldest son, the harm he had suffered in the past could not be erased by a title.
Prince Jing's Mansion
Princess Jing, Lu Mingxue, was looking at the account books in the mansion at this time. Just after she finished reading the books, she heard footsteps coming from outside. She looked up and saw that it was her mother's housekeeper, Lu Fangzheng, who was walking over with Nanny Fang.
"This old servant greets the princess, may your majesty be well."
"Alright, Lu Fang, get up! What brings you here today? Is Big Brother sick again?"
Lu Fang stood up and looked around. Princess Jing waved her hand, and Nanny Fang took all the servants out and stood guard outside the door.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Lu Fang then told the old man about Lu Minghong's visit with his three sons yesterday, and also told him what Lu Minghan had asked him to convey to the old man.
After listening to this, Lu Mingxue looked at Lu Fang with a gloomy face for a long while and said, "I knew that Big Brother has never forgotten that incident in all these years. And indeed, if anyone can forget the person who hurt them, then they are not human, but gods. Well, let's do as Big Brother says! After all, this is Father's own fault."
Lu Mingxue had no choice but to send Lu Fang away. She had no choice but to ask Lu Fang to tell her about family matters every once in a while. It was because the gap between her eldest brother and father was too deep, and she, a married woman, had to worry about them.
Thinking of the father and son who were on the battlefield in the north, he was also very worried, but he had gotten used to it over the years. Among his four brothers and sisters, only the fourth one was still missing, and this younger brother was only a few months old when he disappeared.
"Madam Fang, are the family of my wet nurse, who disappeared with me back then, still under surveillance?"
"Princess, we have been keeping her under surveillance and haven't found anything unusual. However, when the incident happened, the wet nurse followed the old lady's instructions and fled south. Our people have been searching for her in the south all these years. Could something have gone wrong and the wet nurse didn't flee south?"
After hearing what Nanny Fang said, Lu Mingxue's eyes lit up. "It's hard to say! After all these years, maybe the nanny really didn't escape to the south, or maybe she went to the north?"
Nanny Fang asked, "Then Princess, should we send someone to the north to take a look?"
Lu Mingxue shook her head. "That's not necessary. The northern states are in chaos right now. I'll write a letter to the prince and ask him to help look for it!"
It was mid-September. The Dayu Dynasty had already recovered Suzhou, Kunzhou, and Bingzhou Prefectures. There were only a few Tatars left, but Qiyan Pass had been recaptured by the Dayu Dynasty. They had no way out and had no choice but to cross the Qiyan Mountains and escape back to the prairie. King Jing was sending people into the Qiyan Mountains to look for Tatars, and no matter how many they caught, they would bring them back.
Lu Zifeng and Situ Yi also led their teams into the mountains respectively. However, within ten days or half a month, almost all the remaining Tatars in Qi Yan Mountain had been captured.
King Jing decided to return to the capital on October 16th. Now it happened to be October 9th, and Lu Zifeng was secretly called by King Jing to the central military camp.
"I wonder what the Marshal has called me here for?"
King Jing looked at Lu Zifeng's official appearance and immediately lost interest in chatting, so he said directly.
"An hour ago, I received a tip that the Tatar royal family intends to rescue the captured Third Prince of Tatar upon our return. After much deliberation, I believe you are the most suitable person to handle this matter."
Lu Zifeng glanced at King Jing after hearing this and asked, "I wonder what the Marshal wants to do?"
Prince Jing glanced at Lu Zifeng and said, "I need you to quietly leave Bingzhou Prefecture tonight with your men. Take the Third Prince of Tatar to a farm in the south of the city and immediately leave for the capital. You must leave six days in advance. All that remains is for me to find someone to pretend to be the Third Prince of Tatar and attract the attention of the Tatars. I have only one request, and that is to safely deliver the Third Prince of Tatar to the military camp in the western suburbs of the capital. That is the military camp directly under the Emperor's control and is also the safest place."
Lu Zifeng thought, isn't this just a sneak attack? But this task shouldn't be difficult, so he nodded.
"As you command, I will prepare immediately. However, I wonder how many troops you will give me?"
"How about taking all your men with you?"
Lu Zifeng felt relieved after hearing this, "Please rest assured, Marshal, I will complete the task."
After leaving the central military camp, Lu Zifeng didn't even go to see Situ Yi, but took his 500 men and quietly left the city through a tunnel. This tunnel was found in the house of a wealthy businessman in the city, and it was confirmed that the owner of the house had already left Bingzhou Prefecture.
In the middle of the night, Lu Zifeng led his men out of the tunnel. He was speechless when he saw the two people standing in front of him. Aren’t these the two personal guards of the Marshal?
"Greetings, Captain Lu. We have been waiting for a long time."
"Please forgive me, the Marshal is the one who pulled me aside to talk. I can't afford to be so disrespectful to him!"
Guard A looked at Lu Zifeng speechlessly and didn't intend to waste any more words.
"Captain Lu, this farm has five hundred horses, a carriage with iron walls, a prisoner, some provisions, and one hundred taels of gold."
Lu Zifeng looked at the things they prepared and knew that they had tried their best. Bingzhou City was a poor city nowadays and had been plundered by the Tatars for more than a year. To have these things, it seemed that the Marshal had done his best.
Without wasting any time, they packed up their things and rode their horses, driving the carriage of the third prince of Tatar towards Kunzhou Prefecture.
Lu Zifeng knew that although King Jing had done this in a secretive way, there was no wall that was impenetrable. If King Jing could think of this method, then the Tatars would also be able to guess it, so they would definitely always pay attention to any abnormalities here. However, at this time, Bingzhou Prefecture had been recaptured by King Jing after all, so even if the Tatars wanted to rescue the third prince, there would definitely not be too many people coming. With these 500 people, Lu Zifeng was still very confident that he could bring the Tatar third prince to the capital. If it really didn't work, didn't he still have his own space?
What Lu Zifeng had guessed turned out to be correct. Less than a hundred miles after leaving Bingzhou Prefecture, he met people who came to rescue the third prince of Tatar. These people did not hide their presence and rushed directly towards the carriage. Lu Zifeng did not rush up at the beginning. He stayed by the carriage and killed everyone who came. In less than a quarter of an hour, all the fifty or so people who came were killed by Lu Zifeng and others.
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