Cypress Boat Floating

Ye Honghai finally set out on his journey back to Beijing. Some people hoped that he would have a safe journey to Beijing, while others hoped that something bad would happen to him on the way.

And just a few days after Ye Honghai's departure, rumors about Ye Honghai began to spread in Beiguan. It was rumored that General Ye Honghai was captured and beheaded in the capital, not gone there to enjoy a good life.

Although those who dared to say this in Beiguan were beaten by the people, they still felt a little uneasy. The people did not understand the intrigues, they only knew that Ye Honghai was a good man. Ye Honghai had protected them for more than ten or twenty years, and they should respect him. If he really died, it was not because of treason, but because he went to heaven to enjoy happiness. They should build a golden body and a statue of him.

Therefore, those rumors were suppressed before they could become very popular.

Beijing.

Ye Jianqing sat in the courtyard, looking at the scorching hot day in the capital. Ever since Ye Honghai's treason came out, everything that had nothing to do with it seemed to have been paused. Everyone was only concerned with this matter and no longer thought about the shrine or stealing lives. No one cared about Jiang Wanyin anymore, and Lu Zhixing no longer went to Chunmanlou.

The original plan to take Lu Ci Qiu out to relax was put on hold. Ye Jianqing did not dare to disturb him. Lu Zhixing had previously told her that he wanted to let Lu Ci Qiu go to Beiguan for training, but now that something like this had happened in Beiguan, she was not sure whether Lu Zhixing had changed his mind.

In fact, Ye Jianqing was not clear about Ye Honghai's experience in her previous life. When she came out of the Dark Guard Camp, the so-called God of War Ye Honghai had already died and no one mentioned him again, so she actually only knew about Ye Honghai in this life.

"Could it be that he died because of this incident?" Ye Jianqing sat up in shock from his dying dream. A light bulb went off in his head and he suddenly thought of this possibility.

If this is really the case, then Ye Honghai will definitely die on this trip.

Ye Jianqing, who was trying hard to recall the news he knew before his rebirth, happened to see Lu Ci Qiu coming back. He was very surprised and hurriedly went forward to pull him to sit down.

"Let me ask you, do you have any memories of General Ye before your rebirth?" Ye Jianqing looked at him expectantly, which made Lu Ci Qiu, who didn't know what happened, listen to her and try to recall what happened before his rebirth.

Ye Jianqing asked anxiously: "Do you have any impression about General Ye's treason?"

"Yes." Lu Ci Qiu nodded. "General Ye is such a famous person. Naturally, everyone knew what happened to him. Even the princes who were in the academy at the time knew about it. At that time, the evidence was sufficient. My second brother also ran around for General Ye like he does today, but when he finally found the evidence, he heard that General Ye was gone."

Speaking of this, Lu Ci Qiu's face was not very good, but because Ye Jianqing wanted to listen, he continued: "After General Ye passed away, my father was furious. It happened that at this time, the Great Desert attacked Beiguan City again. No one in Beiguan could stop it. When the city was about to be breached, my second brother took the initiative to ask for permission to go to Beiguan for emergency assistance."

Ye Jianqing frowned slightly: "That's not right, your second brother went to Beiguan, why did he come back so quickly? How long has it been since I saw you?"

The time doesn't match for Ye Jianqing.

"Indeed, my second brother won a victory and temporarily defeated Nar, but he was also injured. In order not to alert others, my father transferred him back to the capital and sent other generals there." When it comes to this, Lu Ci Qiu always thinks that if it were not for this injury, Lu Zhixing would not have been trapped in Shu when he went to provide disaster relief because of the aftershocks and was unable to escape, and finally his life or death was unknown.

"Everything is still proceeding according to the order before rebirth. Your second brother is still looking for evidence of General Ye's innocence. If things really develop according to the past, General Ye will die soon, and your second brother will go to Beiguan and get injured." Ye Jianqing looked into his eyes and said seriously: "If we don't want your second brother to repeat the same mistakes, then should we help General Ye?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Lu Ci Qiu's eyes, but then he thought that they could not determine the time of Ye Honghai's death, nor did they know how Ye Honghai died, let alone where Ye Honghai died. They even didn't know what evidence Lu Zhixing was looking for.

What can they do when they know nothing?

Ye Jianqing hesitated for a moment. What Lu Ci Qiu said was true. They knew nothing now. They didn’t even know what evidence the emperor had about Ye Honghai. How could they help Lu Zhixing and Ye Honghai?

"I've thought of a way." Lu Ci Qiu said calmly, as if the idea had already formed in his mind.

"What method?" Ye Jianqing did not notice the determination that flashed across his eyes.

"If General Ye is really going to die this time, and if someone must go to Beiguan, I would like to go in my place."

"No!" Ye Jianqing rejected him without even thinking: "Your second brother won't agree. You have never been on the battlefield, how can you fight against the brave and warlike desert people? I'm afraid you will vomit on the spot when you see those broken limbs and corpses on the battlefield. You can't help at all, you will just cause trouble."

Although Ye Jianqing's words were a bit harsh, they were not without reason.

Lu Ci Qiu, a man who had never been on the battlefield, said he wanted to go to the most dangerous North Gate to be a leader. Not to mention whether people in the court agreed or not, the people of the North Gate Flame Army alone would not agree to let such a person lead them.

Lu Zhixing was able to go because he was the only one after Ye Honghai who could fight Nar tactically and lead the Flame Army to victory.

Lu Ci Qiu didn't know about the Flame Army, didn't know about the battlefield, and even less about the people of the desert. He knew nothing about anything, so no one would recognize him even if he was a prince.

Soldiers admire the strong the most. They recognize the strong. The absolute leader who can lead them must be capable, not a rookie like Lu Ci Qiu who has never even touched a gun.

"If my second brother is gone, it will be the same as in the previous life. I don't want him to continue to get hurt." Lu Ci Qiu's face was full of pain. He felt pain because he knew too clearly about his own weakness and incompetence. He couldn't help anyone and couldn't protect the people he wanted to protect.

Ye Jianqing didn't want to hit him, but she really had to hit him on this matter: "Not everyone can lead an army, let alone an army like the Flame Army, which has strict military discipline and is meticulous. If you really want to go, you can only start as a recruit. If you want to lead this army like your second brother, then at least, you have to do what your second brother did. The border is not like the capital, there are not so many clusters of flowers, there is only loess, only desert, and there are storms all year round."

"I know. If I had enough time, I would be willing to start as a recruit, but now I don't have time." Lu Ci Qiu covered his face with his hands, emitting a strong sense of helplessness. Ye Jianqing wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start or what to say.

"I always feel that there is still time. If it weren't for the sudden outbreak of General Ye's incident, I would have almost forgotten about it. But I shouldn't have forgotten it. It was obvious that the subsequent events that happened to my second brother were caused by this incident, but I only thought about whether I could stop my second brother from going to the disaster area. I forgot the cause of what happened before. If he hadn't gone to Beiguan, then he would be fine whether he went to the disaster area or not." Lu Ci Qiu blamed himself very much. He always felt that he could control everything and predict everything in advance. He had never been in a hurry, but the incident of Ye Honghai still gave him a big punch.

Everything he had expected was ruined by this incident. He hated himself for not thinking carefully enough and hated himself for being powerless.

Ye Jianqing pursed her lips. Seeing Lu Ci Qiu like this, she felt uncomfortable.

"Let's think of a way. There must be a way. We can break the impasse." Ye Jianqing said softly, but in fact, she herself was not completely sure where the point to break the impasse was.