The cavalry galloped forward. Suddenly, a group of people appeared in front of them. In the middle of them was an eye-catching prison carriage.
"Be alert!" Li Qing immediately ordered everyone to stop and be on guard.
When he saw that it was the government troops in front of him, Li Qing frowned slightly and looked at the prison carriage. He saw a middle-aged man standing on the prison carriage. His face was full of righteousness and his aura was extraordinary, but there was also a hint of dejection.
Could it be General Lu Zhi?
Li Qing, who was familiar with history, immediately had a guess. He suddenly shouted,"Pass down my order. Stop that group of people in front of me.”
"Here!" The cavalry moved out, and the sound of hooves rang out like muffled thunder, directly surrounding the group of people in front of them.
The captain of the group panicked and quickly said,"Don't misunderstand, we are all Han soldiers, we are on the same side, on the same side…"
"How dare you? Who are you? How dare you sit on your horse when you see my Lord?”Xue Rengui pointed his halberd at the lieutenant and said coldly.
When the lieutenant heard this, he immediately saw Li Qing's banner with the words " Tiger Troop Lieutenant General " written on it. Beside it was a banner with the word " Li " written on it.
He hurriedly got down from his horse and knelt on one knee."Greetings, General Li. This subordinate did not know that General Li had arrived. Please forgive me.”
Li Qing ignored the lieutenant and rode to the side of the prison carriage. He looked at Lu Zhi and said,"General Lu, why are you doing this?"
Lu Zhi looked at Li Qing's troops. They were disciplined. The 8,000 cavalrymen were silent without any orders. They were indeed elites. He said with relief,"Hahahaha…Cheng De, you don't have to be like this. I'm relieved to see you here.”
"Why aren't you opening General Lu's shackles?”Li Qing suddenly snorted.
" General, you can't…" The lieutenant panicked and said,""General Li, you can't. It's not that I'm being bold, but it's really His Majesty's personal order to escort General Lu to Luoyang.”
As a fan of the Three Kingdoms, Li Qing naturally knew why Lu Zhi was captured. It was because the imperial envoy sent by the Spirit Monarch to supervise the war did not receive Lu Zhi's reward. He was resentful and after returning to Luoyang, he smeared Lu Zhi in front of the Spirit Monarch, saying that Lu Zhi colluded with Zhang Jiao and refused to enter the army.
The fatuous and incompetent Spirit Emperor believed the slanderous words and ordered Lu Zhi to be escorted to Luoyang for punishment.
Even though nothing would happen to Lu Zhi, who was a famous disciple of the Great Confucians and a powerful relative of his family, with an extraordinary family background, it would be strange if he could defeat Zhang Jiao because of the Spirit Monarch's stupid plan to replace Dong Zhuo, who was not good at fighting.
"You can't do that. Your Majesty's decree can't be disrespected!”Lu Zhi was loyal and resolute. He would never go against the imperial edict.
"General Lu, don't worry. I will report this matter to the Imperial Court. His Majesty is just listening to slanderous rumors. General Lu has fought all his life and has made outstanding contributions.”Li Qing immediately said.
He wasn't trying to earn money by acting, but he was really indignant for a loyal minister like Lu Zhi. He had been loyal to the country all his life, but he met a muddle-headed and incompetent master at the end, suffering injustice in vain.
"Cheng De, you are a rare capable minister of my Great Han Dynasty. In the future, you will be the backbone of the Han Dynasty. You must not offend the villains of the court for this matter of mine.”Lu Zhi was touched." I know your intentions, but the Emperor's orders cannot be disobeyed. When I return to Luoyang, I will definitely be able to meet His Majesty personally and explain everything to him."”
" General Lu, there are evil people in the court, and villains are running amok. You must not have such unrealistic thoughts. As the saying goes, there are some things that a general cannot do. As long as you are willing to step out of the prison carriage, I will immediately send someone to inform General Huangfu. General Zhu will also sign a petition for you to listen to…" Li Qing said again.
" How can I? I will remember the kindness that Chengde has done for me. However, His Majesty has already given his orders, and it is difficult to disobey them. I believe that even if we go to Luoyang, the court will definitely have a public opinion and will not allow the traitor to deceive His Majesty..." Lu Zhi said, full of gratitude.
"Fine, since you insist, I won't persuade you anymore.”After saying that, Li Qing turned his head and said to the lieutenant sternly,""The journey to Luoyang is far. If I find out that you have not treated General Lu well, I will definitely kill you.”
" General, please rest assured. General Lu is also someone I admire all my life. How would I dare to serve him carelessly…" The lieutenant heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Qing was no longer forcing Lu Zhi to be released. He patted his chest and promised.
"Chengde, Dong Zhuo will take over from me and lead the army to attack Guangzong County. However, the Western Liang army is not good at attacking. I hope Chengde can rush over as soon as possible to prevent General Dong Zhuo from being defeated and damaging the strength of the government army.”Lu Zhi thought of the battle in Guangzong and hurriedly said.
"In that case, General Lu, take care!" Li Qing cupped his fists at Lu Zhi, then shouted to everyone behind him,""Listen up!"
"Advance at full speed. We must reach Guangzong County at the fastest speed possible.”
"Here!"
Although he had given such an order, Li Qing did not want to go directly to the battlefield. After all, this was a battle of siege. His subordinates were all cavalry, and like the Western Liang Army, they were not good at siege battles.
It was getting late when they arrived outside Guangping City. Li Qing ordered the army to stop and set up camp for a good rest. They would head to Guangzong County the next morning.
"My lord, I've already followed your instructions and safely escorted the Zhen family's caravan to Ye City.”As soon as the camp was set up, Mu Guiying led a team of Illusion God Guards back.
"Not bad, thank you for your hard work." Li Qing nodded.”
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