Looking at Lu Zifeng who walked in, King Jing was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses.
"So it was you, kid, who saved me. I was still wondering who saved me and ignored me."
Lu Zifeng smiled and sat down beside King Jing's bed.
"Your Highness, Prince Jing, didn't you know that Situ Yan had joined your army?"
Speaking of this, King Jing also looked depressed and smiled bitterly.
"Alas, it's all due to my lax military management. My men were bribed by that beast, and I didn't even notice it. As a result, they were ambushed from behind when we were dispatched to Southern Xinjiang, and that's why I was poisoned. But your men have hired a doctor for me these past two days, and the poison has been almost cleared up."
Lu Zifeng nodded when he heard that.
"Your Highness, when do you think we should set off back to the capital?"
When King Jing heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared immediately. If it weren't for the existence of supernatural powers, Lu Zifeng really wouldn't have been able to discover it.
King Jing thought for a moment and asked.
"Who is coming to take over the defense of Southern Xinjiang?"
Lu Zifeng did not hide anything, but told Xiao Changhe about the arrangements made by the emperor when he was in the capital, and also said that Situ Chen was now in the military camp helping Xiao Changhe to consolidate military power.
After hearing the whole story, King Jing nodded. "My health is fine for now, but if I return to the capital, I'm afraid I'll be slower. Will it cause any delays?"
"There's no time to waste. This is Nanzhou City. It's very dangerous for you to live here. You should know that we've been assassinated more than once on the way to Southern Xinjiang. It's certain that Situ Yan has connections with people from Southern Xinjiang. So it's still very dangerous for you to stay here. It's best to leave Nanzhou City as soon as possible."
King Jing also knew his situation at this time. Although Situ Yan had been captured, his remnants were still outside. Now that he was poisoned, he certainly could not move. If those remnants came out to assassinate him again, it would be extremely dangerous.
"Well, then go and make the arrangements! We might as well leave here this morning."
Prince Jing said this not because he was timid, but because he guessed that the emperor was taking this opportunity to consolidate the military power. You know, Xiao Changhe was originally the emperor's personal bodyguard. He was sent to the northern border to guard the north a few years ago. He was the emperor's confidant.
Now that the emperor wants to take back the military power, it would be better for me to return to Beijing as soon as possible and no longer get involved in any affairs in southern Xinjiang.
Lu Zifeng naturally knew King Jing's concerns, so he said.
"Your Highness, please rest! I will arrange for help right away. You can't walk along the mountain road, so I will prepare a carriage. This journey will probably take a month."
After Lu Zifeng finished speaking, he left the room and went to find Chang Lin to arrange things.
Three days later, Situ Chen finally returned from the military camp. Lu Zifeng asked him about what happened, and Situ Chen told him some of it.
It turned out that Situ Yan had fled the capital with the intention of seeking refuge in southern Xinjiang. However, when he arrived in southern Xinjiang, the people there did not buy his plan. Later, in order to gain the trust of the people there, he said that he could kill Prince Jing of the Dayu Dynasty in exchange for the qualification to settle down in southern Xinjiang.
The people of southern Xinjiang finally agreed with Situ Yan's words, so Situ Yan disguised himself and sneaked into the army through the relationship of the white-faced scholar, and instigated several generals to rebel. Fortunately, these generals were only low-level officers, otherwise the consequences would be unknowing.
It was also because Situ Yan's appetite was a little too big. He originally wanted to poison King Jing, but who knew that he wanted to control the entire army in the end. This wasted time and gave Chang Lin and others the opportunity to rescue King Jing.
Now that things have become clear, Lu Zifeng said to Situ Chen.
"Cousin, we'd better leave Nanzhou City as soon as possible. I doubt that the people from Southern Xinjiang will give up the assassination of His Royal Highness Prince Jing so easily."
When Situ Chen heard that the people from Southern Xinjiang were still plotting to kill his father, he suddenly felt that the longer he stayed in Nanzhou City, the more danger not only his father but also them would be in. He nodded immediately.
"Then get ready and we'll leave early tomorrow morning."
Early the next morning, Lu Zifeng left Nanzhou City with Chang Lin, Chunxiaqiudong and others. Xiao Changhe had originally planned to see them off, but Lu Zifeng sent him a message, asking him to pay attention to those people from southern Xinjiang to prevent them from chasing him.
So Xiao Changhe had no choice but to send troops to closely monitor the people from southern Xinjiang who were heading to the Central Plains at all intersections.
After leaving Nanzhou City, Lu Zifeng asked Chang Lin to take his men to follow the caravan. For safety reasons, Lu Zifeng organized a caravan with more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages carrying goods, managed by Lu Chun and four others. King Jing's carriage was mixed in.
In this way, the group walked towards the Blue Mountain. When they came here, they passed through the middle of the Blue Mountain, but now if they wanted to reach Anzhou Prefecture, they had to take a detour and head towards Anzhou Prefecture along the foot of the Blue Mountain.
It takes more than ten days just to get from Nanzhou City to Anzhou Prefecture, so it is useless for Lu Zifeng to be anxious. He can only be vigilant and dare not relax for a moment.
The convoy arrived at the foot of the southern slopes of the Blue Mountains and began to head northwest from here.
Seeing that it was almost noon, Lu Zifeng stopped the team.
"Let's eat something here at noon, and then we'll continue our journey."
After lunch, Lu Zifeng asked the team to set off again. They walked until dark and stopped in a small woods at the foot of a mountain.
This grove is not very big, only about a dozen acres in size. The trees are all species unique to the south and are very tall. The weather in southern Xinjiang is very hot now, so the group is hot and thirsty. There is also a small lake not far away.
After dinner in the evening, Lu Zifeng looked at you, Situ Chen and said.
"Cousin, go and rest! His Royal Highness Prince Jing will still need your care for nearly a month."
Situ Chen also knew that what Lu Zifeng said was true, so he did not object and went to the carriage that King Jing was riding in.
Lu Zifeng did not sleep here. He used his mental power to look around, and found nothing unusual, so he closed his eyes and rested.
Shortly after midnight, they heard the sound of fighting not far away, and everyone woke up. Lu Zifeng used his mental power to go over and found that it was Chang Lin and his group who were besieging another group.
It seemed that Chang Lin had discovered those people and killed them directly without even informing him. Looking at Chang Lin and his gang killing people in his mental power, Lu Zifeng smiled.
"Alright everyone, let's get some rest! Some rogues came and they've been dealt with."
When Situ Chen and others heard that they had been dealt with, they knew that it must be Chang Lin and others who took action, so they were no longer worried.
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