"You remember, don't tell His Majesty that Zhao Chen was not found."

"I told Your Majesty that we have found Zhao Chen, and we are now in Cangzhou, where Zhao Chen is preparing medicine and treating His Majesty."

In the camp, Xu Shiji summoned a group of generals and instructed with a serious expression.

"Military advisor, you are deceiving the monarch." Niu Jinda's expression changed.

Of course he knew that Xu Shiji was comforting the emperor.

It is also to allow the emperor to persevere in Cangzhou and preserve the army.

But when he arrived in Cangzhou, the emperor could not see Zhao Chen. How would Xu Shiji explain?

If the emperor is angry at that time, Xu Shiji will have to bear all his crimes alone.

"I betray the lord of the lord alone. I have always been in a disadvantageous position in this war, and I can't escape the blame."

"There is still more hope for His Majesty to Cangzhou."

"I will bear the blame alone. Today I am just asking you to blame you if you blame me in the future, you will be forced by me and dare not speak." Xu Shiji said to everyone.

He bowed deeply again.

The generals looked at Xu Shiji with complicated expressions. They all knew that if the emperor went to Cangzhou.

I found that Zhao Chen was not here.

Xu was afraid that he would be unable to escape death, even his entire family...

Everyone bowed to Xu Shiji and sighed in their hearts.

...

Cangzhou City.

This is the throat of the heartland of the Tang Dynasty and the northern border.

Since the news of the retreat of the front-line army has reached this point, the people of Cangzhou have begun to leave with their families.

The Tang army suffered consecutive defeats on the front line, and now it is even more about to retreat to Gushou in Cangzhou.

The people's confidence in the Tang army had long collapsed.

In just over ten days, Cangzhou City has been rarely visited.

In the inn in Cangzhou, the shopkeeper looked at the scattered people on the street, feeling full of sorrow.

The army has retreated from the front line to this side. If the soldiers in the army are out of control, his inn will be finished.

Even if the soldiers in the army abide by the rules, what if Cangzhou City is broken?

"Shopkeeper, open a room." The shopkeeper was lamenting when he was suddenly awakened by a voice.

He looked up and saw a man and a woman standing in front of him.

There are two blood-red horses tied on the street at the entrance of the inn.

"Okay, OK, please come from both of you."

"Waiter, where are you dead? Take the horse to the guests."

"Come and I!" After the shopkeeper shouted, he invited the two people in front to the inn.

"Two guests, should we eat something here first? The dishes in our inn are a masterpiece of Cangzhou."

"There are too few customers recently. If you want to try it, I can give you a discount." The shopkeeper invited the two of them in and asked again.

"Just eat here." The woman nodded and placed the long sword in her hand on the table.

The two sat down at the table.

The shopkeeper brought a stack of peanuts and a pot of wine.

"The two are the first wave of customers in today's shop, and this is for free." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

The woman nodded but said nothing.

Seeing that the two of them were unwilling to speak, the shopkeeper did not want to disturb them anymore, so he consciously retreated to the conscious counter to settle the accounts.

"Shopkeeper, did you hear when the army retreated to Cangzhou?" The shopkeeper was calculating the accounts when he suddenly heard the male guest speak.

"Oh, I really don't know."

"But it should be only these days. I heard that the army was defeated on the front line, and even His Majesty the Emperor was hit with a poisonous arrow."

"Oh, I really didn't expect that Goguryeo would be so difficult."

"Hey, two guests, where are you from? It's really rare to come to Cangzhou at this time. Everyone is busy leaving Cangzhou!" The shopkeeper said, walking over from the counter.

Ask them where they are.

"We are from Chang'an." The male guest said with a smile.

"Chang'an, that's the capital of our Tang Dynasty, which is very far away from here."

"But, the two guests stayed here for a few days, so it's better to go back early. It's very messy now."

"If Cangzhou was captured on that day, the people of Goguryeo would not let anyone in the city go."

"If there really is one day, I will have to abandon this business and run away from my life." The shopkeeper sighed, with a look of reluctance on his face, and he advised them to leave early.

"Shopkeeper, have you heard that news?"

"Now there is a rumor that there is a guy named Zhao Chen who is the emperor's own son. Is it true or false?" The woman sitting there drinking suddenly asked the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment.

He also heard others say this.

But there were rumors about this news a long time ago, but it was confirmed later, right?

"I dare not assert that it is true or false. After all, the news has been around for two years, but there is no evidence to prove it."

"But this time, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor felt that his condition was not good, so he talked about this with the generals."

"The credibility is still very high." The shopkeeper said.

The woman looked at the male guest in front of her, but there was a smile on her lips.

"Hey, I said, if that's true, what are you going to do?" the woman asked the male guest.

The male guest frowned, slapped the chopsticks in his hand on the table, and said, "Shopkeeper, when will this dish be served?"

The shopkeeper was startled and smiled apologetically, and hurried to the kitchen to urge the chef.

"Tsk!" the woman cut.

...

"Madam, Cangzhou City is ahead. After rushing for so long, I finally arrived at the place."

"The front-line army is said to have reached fifty miles outside Cangzhou City, and it is estimated that it can enter the city tomorrow."

Outside Cangzhou City, Li Jing finally had a smile on his face, all tired.

They kept rushing for a long time.

Now that Cangzhou City is within reach, my heart is relaxed.

"I just don't know where Zhao Chen and Ruoshuang are. Are they in this transportation team?" Hongfu Nu sighed.

What she is most worried about now is the safety of Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang.

I didn't see the two of them alive, and I felt nervous when I said anything.

"It's okay. I feel a little sorry for that boy Zhao Chen's ability, so there won't be any trouble."

"Go into the city." Li Jing and Hongfu Nu comforted him.

The two led the Xuanjia Army into the city. The gate of Cangzhou was wide open, and only a few soldiers guarded the entire city.

"This is that unit, it looks very different from the ordinary army." When the Xuanjia Army entered the city, the soldiers asked their companions in a low voice.

"I don't know, I haven't seen it before, so I probably came to support Cangzhou. After all, the front-line army will enter the city in the next two days."

"The Goguryeo army has already chased it to its butt."

"Oh, I don't know if we can win this war."

"If you lose, the Tang Dynasty will be over."

"What's the end? The Tang Dynasty wants to lose, so I'll die first!"

When the Xuanjia Army entered the city, it naturally caused a lot of sensation.

Although the people in Cangzhou City have escaped very little, some of them are still left here.

"There were news just now that Duke Li Jing of the Kingdom of Defense and his wife led a cavalry team into the city."
Chapter completed!