"Hu Junxian!"

"Hu Junxian, if you are a man, come out and say it clearly and don't hide on the city wall!"

The Yulin Army shouted in front of the city gate, but Hu Junxian seemed to be deaf and ignored him.

Arrows came from the city gate tower, and soldiers from the border soldiers led the arrows to pass the orders, and ignored the prince and the Yulin Army.

All of them said angrily: "Your Highness, Hu Junxian doesn't take you seriously at all!"

The prince put his body in the white fox fur and said calmly: "Think about it together, don't be angry here. Where is the demeanor of the Yulin Army? Retreat."

All of them opened their mouths and finally clasped their fists and retreated.

At this time, footsteps came, and Vice General Zhou led a team of border infantry by the Yulin Army.

Zhou You said coldly: "I, the general of Guyuan Dusifu, is also a court official who is appointed as the second-rank official. You are a group of playboys who can't tolerate shouting. Please respect me. We are soldiers guarding the border, not cats and dogs tied to the base of the imperial city."

After saying that, he led the infantry to the city gate and climbed the city tower along the steps without looking back.

Li Xuan frowned and pondered for a moment, turned to the prince and said, "Your Highness, Hu Junxian has told a huge lie in order to keep you here. What should we do now?"

The prince was silent for a moment and sighed: "It would be great if Mr. Qi was here. Unfortunately, he was transferred to the palace by his father to listen to it. He was unable to come to Guyuan together this time."

Li Xuan showed shame on his face. He was waiting for the prince, but the prince regretted that Mr. Qi did not come. This clearly felt that they were useless.

The prince looked at Chen Liqin wearing a big red official robe: "Mr. Chen, I heard earlier that you have made great achievements in Luocheng, and my father also praised him... What do you think?"

Chen Liqin thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness waited for a moment and allowed me to negotiate with General Hu. He must let him open the city gate and let us leave the city."

The prince did not comment.

Chen Liqin got off his horse and walked towards Chengguan, but before he got close, he was crossed by two border generals and blocked his way: "This is a confidential place for the army, and idle people are avoiding it!"

Chen Liqin frowned and said, "This place is not the White Tiger Festival Hall, nor the Dusi Mansion's Conference Hall. According to our Ning Dynasty military rules, it is not a place of military operations. The prince is here. I am the young Zhan Shi's Mansion. I am a fourth-rank official. He has the right to inquire about military operations in the war. If you don't understand the law, don't talk nonsense!"

After hearing Chen Liqin's words, a border army hesitated for a moment and turned to look at his comrades: "What is Zhan Shi, the young master of Zhan Shi's house?"

Another Bianjun shook his head: "It sounds like a high-ranking official, but it should not be as great as our generals."

"Oh, since we are not as good as our general, then let's listen to the general."

Chen Liqin was teased and looked blue and purple, and he didn't even care about military rules!

He patiently negotiated with the border soldiers for a stick of incense, but he didn't even go up the city tower and had to come back in a dusty manner.

The prince comforted the words: "Mr. Chen, don't be discouraged. The border troops are vulgar and unreasonable, it is not your fault."

Chen Liqin wanted to speak but stopped, but finally remained silent.

As he told Liang when he was in Luocheng, he was a capable official who governed the whole place, but he did not have the urgent wisdom to deal with danger. He had never thought about Shao Zhan's official position, but somehow the court arranged for him to assist the prince.

The prince looked at the swaying fire on the city tower from afar, and was in a dilemma for a moment.

He approached with all consideration and whispered: "Prince, I have a way to leave the city."

The prince said calmly: "Please speak."

After thinking for a moment, he thought about it: "After coming to Guyuan in the future, he heard that Guyuan had two tunnels that secretly entered and exited the city. Merchants could use these two secret tunnels to avoid the city gate and transport some banned goods... Maybe His Highness could also use the secret tunnel to leave?"

The prince glanced at him: "The crown prince of a country left in a mess. Where is the majesty of the Tian family? I, Daning, have never had such a cowardly crown prince, don't mention it again."

Li Xuan said from the side, "Your Highness, you are in a hurry to be in power. If you have a few things..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from a distance: "Don't leave the city."

The prince and Li Xuan turned their heads at the same time and saw Chen Jice stepping forward: "Your Highness, you must not leave the city at this time."

Chen Liqin frowned and said, "What are you here to join in the fun? Get out!"

Chen Ji bowed to the prince and said, "Your Highness, you see that the busy army here is not prepared for the show temporarily."

The prince thought: "How to say it?"

Chen Ji pointed to the border soldiers and said, "Ordinary soldiers with shortage of resources can only wear rattan armor, and their weapons are incomplete. If you use a hard bow of one stone at a market price, you need eight taels of silver. This kind of bow is definitely very precious in the border soldiers..."

Qi Jingju interrupted: "What the hell are you going to say? Let's say a long story short!"

Zhang Zheng said yelling and wanted to step forward and argue with him.

Chen Ji raised his hand to stop Zhang Zheng's movement and continued, "The hard bow is easy to crack, and the beef tendon string is easy to brittle, so it will not be skewed until wartime. When we entered the city in the afternoon, the bows of the border soldiers were inserted into the archery bag behind them, and they did not be skewed. Now, all the border soldiers wearing the hard bow have been tied with the beef tendon string, without exception. If it were just a show, the border soldiers would not be willing to do this."

Li Xuan shook his head: "This doesn't mean anything. The ones who want to act are Hu Junxian and Zhou You. They only say to the soldiers below that there is an enemy attack. How could they tell everyone the idea of ​​rebellion? So the soldiers of the border army really think that Jing Chaotiance's army is coming."

Chen Ji was silent for a moment and said, "Don't you think the fire on the city wall is too bright?"

The prince wondered, "What does it mean?"

Chen Ji explained: "If there were only torches, I would never be able to burn such a fire. Now the city wall is bright as daylight, and there is a big fire outside the city... The border army is setting fire to the mountains outside the city to prevent Jing Chao's army from coming here to cut down trees to create siege equipment. If it weren't for the real enemy, why would General Hu be here?"

Before others could speak, Chen Liqin angrily said, "I am ignorant but I talk about military affairs here, as if you saw the border army setting fire to the mountains with your own eyes. I told you to retreat, and there is also a place in front of the hall where you can talk nonsense?"

Chen Ji was silent for a moment and pulled back.

Chen Liqin bowed to the prince again and said, "Your Highness, I have no choice but to teach my son, so I will make you laugh."

The prince hurriedly said, "Why is Mr. Chen? Chen Ji is just trying to come up with advice, so there is no need to blame him."

Chen Liqin replied: "Your Highness, the most important thing is to be careful about the border troops' inability to jump over the wall. If they are asked to hold the crown prince of a country hostage, it may also cause His Majesty to fall into a dilemma."

The prince lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Xuan asked in a low voice: "The prince also feels that there is really a Jing Chaozheng outside the city who penetrates into my Ningchao's hinterland?"

The prince sat on the horse, raised his head and looked at the majestic city wall from afar: "What Chen Ji said is not completely unreasonable. This Chen family's concubine's observation was not as unbearable as Lord Chen said. When the Liu family rebelled, Jing Chao soldiers were at Chongli Pass. If I remember correctly, the Tiance Army was indeed not included. At that time, the officials of the court were still wondering where the Tiance Army had gone. Now that I think about it, it is very likely that the Guyuan attack was really here."

Li Xuan thought for a moment: "If Tiance Army really comes, your highness should leave Guyuan. You are a daughter-in-law. If Guyuan City is broken, you may..."

The prince asked casually: "But leave at this time, what if he runs into Jing Chaozheng outside the city?"

Li Xuan comforted him: "Ziwu Ridge is dangerous, and the cavalry is absolutely impossible to get through, and the food, grass and supplies cannot be transported in. Even if the Tiance Army sent an officer to infiltrate, it would be only a small group of people to intercept the food, grass and inquire about the information. The five hundred cavalry formation of the Yulin Army can also be killed by the officers of the Supreme Court. Your Highness, let's go!"

The prince was silent for a long time, but finally shook his head: "General Li's kindness, I appreciate it. But I am the crown prince of a country. If the army of Jing Chao is really at the city, I should live and die with Guyuan. I must never escape before the battle. My Ning Chao moved the capital from Jinling to the capital, which means the emperor guarding the country's gate. Those who are afraid to fight are not worthy of the Ning Chao's great country."

When Li Xuan heard this, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Highness has taught you this lesson. Your Highness's mind and courage make the last general feel ashamed of himself. You will definitely become a wise king in the future..."

"Don't talk nonsense about things that are not decided," the prince interrupted with a gentle voice: "Commander Li doesn't have to blame himself. I understand that you are thinking about my safety... Let's go, go back to the Dusi Mansion, and the rest will be discussed for a long time."

After saying that, he closed the fox fur on his shoulders, looked at the city tower deeply, and then turned around.

The Yulin Army guarded the prince and galloped all the way and returned to Dusi Mansion while the night was dark.

When he arrived at the gate of Dedusi Mansion, the prince turned over and dismounted and handed the reins to Li Xuan: "Be sure to settle Lord Chen and his relatives..."

While speaking, he turned around and glanced behind him: "Hey, where is Miss Zhang Xia?"

Li Xuan was slightly stunned and looked back. Where were Zhang Xia and Zhang Zheng behind the Yulin Army?

He hesitated and said, "I think it's because my Yulin Army left too quickly, which caused them to fall behind? The prince will go to the mansion to rest first, and then take people to look for him!"

Qi Jingjing said on the side, "Your Highness, the generals just saw them walking on another path on Shule Street with their own eyes. They took the initiative to walk, not falling behind. I guess they were afraid that they would be murdered by the border troops, so they secretly ran away. Not only Zhang Zheng and Zhang Xia, but also the boy named Chen Ji and his maid."
Chapter completed!