Hidden in the court

This made Chen Ju laugh. What a joke.

"Please wait a moment, envoy. My king has been waiting for a long time."

After that, the soldiers began to command people to open the city gate. As soon as the city gate was opened, the King of Shule immediately came out to greet him.

"The king awaits the envoy's arrival."

Compared to the soldier guarding the city, the King of Shule was much more proficient in Chinese. The moment he saw Chen Ju, he almost knelt down in front of him with all his manners, which truly interpreted the four words "servile and servile" to the fullest.

Chen Ju looked at the smiling face as bright as a chrysanthemum and felt that the King of Shule was quite sensible. So he decided not to hit a smiling man, dismounted and greeted him, to give him face.

As for whether there was any conspiracy? Chen Ju didn't think there was anything wrong. Along the way, except for the blind Shache, didn't other small countries treat him like this? Even the King of Shule had some dignity.

"The envoy, please enter the city. The king will host a banquet in the royal court and will certainly entertain the envoy. I, Shule, have also prepared supplies for the heavenly army. After the banquet, tomorrow morning, I will send someone to lead the envoy directly to Qiuci."

Seeing that the King of Shule was so considerate, Chen Ju smiled twice and gave some instructions to his deputy general and the military supervisor.

"Test the poison before eating, beware of sneak attacks..."

In this way, the army camped outside the city of Shule, and Chen Ju led a dozen people into the royal court of Shule.

Along the way, when the people of Shule City learned that this was an envoy from the North, they warmly welcomed him and even cheered. They naturally didn't know the plan of the Shule royal court. In their view, the North was a rich place, and the arrival of the envoy from the North meant that their good days were coming.

Shule Royal Court

"The Celestial Empire is strong, and I have admired it for a long time. Now, the whole country of Shule is willing to serve the Celestial Empire as its master."

The King of Shule raised his glass, flattered Chen Ju, and invited him to have a drink.

Chen Ju raised his glass and drank it all.

"Well, the envoy of the Celestial Empire is so heroic, I will toast you again."

"Goo~"

Chen Ju drank it all in one gulp, and the maid beside him added more, and this went on and on.

This was the situation throughout the entire banquet. Every time someone finished toasting, a minister would pop up and then toast Chen Ju.

Chen Ju also accepted all the drinks and just drank.

After drinking so much, these people were at a loss for words to flatter them. Chen Ju's face turned slightly red, but he was still speaking fluently.

Just as the King of Shule was about to start a new round of toasts, Chen Ju spoke.

"Oh, forget it. Drinking too much will delay things. We still have to march tomorrow."

Seeing this, the King of Shule and others had no choice but to give up and arranged a place for him to live.

……

At night, the light of torches shone on the sand. This was where Lu Peng's troops were resting.

At this moment, Lu Peng was outside the tent looking up at the moon in the sky, and Chen Xing was beside him.

"Shengwu, this trip is almost over, do you miss your father?"

Chen Xinghan smiled and replied, "No, I don't want to. When I was young, you and my father often went out to fight. I'm used to it."

"Okay, just don't think about it. When you go to Qiuci and see your father, will you still dare to say that?"

Facing Lu Sheng's teasing, Chen Xing smiled without comment. He actually wanted to say that he missed Sister Sheng Ying, but he didn't dare to say it.

Lu Peng looked at Chen Xing.

"You are really good, I will recommend you for your contribution when we get back."

There were not many battles along the way. The last time they were ambushed, more than 500 cavalrymen suddenly appeared on the flank while they were walking on the road.

At that time, the 3,000 men were basically not wearing armor and were caught off guard. Although the army reacted quickly and counterattacked, more than a hundred people were killed or injured in a short period of time.

Chen Xing was a quick-witted guy. He reacted immediately and rushed left and right in the enemy camp. With a fast horse and a good gun, he defeated more than a dozen enemies by himself.

This made Lu Peng seem to see Chen Ju in his youth. As expected, a good father will have a good son. Not to mention that Chen Ju is only in his early twenties and has read more books than his father.

Even Lu Peng felt that he could become a leader among the younger generation of generals.

While his uncle and nephew were chatting under the moon, a scout came to report: "General, when we were out exploring, we caught a man on horseback with a letter on him. He might be an enemy scout."

Behind him, two soldiers were escorting a man who was obviously dressed as a foreigner.

"Which country are you from?"

Lu Peng knew some foreign languages, so he asked immediately.

The man seemed surprised at the familiar language he heard, looked at his situation, and answered decisively: "I am a messenger from Shule, and I am going to ask for help from Qiuci."

Hearing this, Lu Peng laughed. The Shule people went to ask for help? Chen Ju must have fought with Shule.

"Take him down."

Lu Peng gave the order, then took the letter from Shule to Qiuci and started reading it.

"Ok?"

After taking a quick look, he frowned.

Seeing him like this, Chen Xing was also startled and came closer, but he couldn't understand it and could only ask, "General, what does it say?"

Lu Peng glanced at Chen Xing, sighed, and ordered: "Notify the entire army to break camp immediately and rush to Shule!"

Chen Xing was stunned at first, then he reacted and immediately agreed.

He had a rough guess in his mind that the reason why Uncle Lu was like this was most likely that something happened to his father in Shule.

Lu Peng looked at the map in his hand and called out to the Shule man who was being escorted out.

The man thought he was going to be released, but the next second Lu Peng's sword was on his neck.

"Take us to Shule, or you will die!"

Under the moon, three thousand cavalrymen galloped across the desert at high speed with great momentum.

After much thought, Lu Peng decided to tell Chen Xing: "The King of Shule pretended to surrender and asked for help from Qiuci. I'm afraid your father will suffer. I just asked the Shule man. When he set out, your father hadn't arrived yet. We are the closest to him, so we should still be able to make it."

Although Chen Xing said he was not worried, Lu Peng noticed that his hands were clenched white as he pulled the reins.

The next morning, when Chen Ju woke up, he was faced with the smiling face of the King of Shule again.

"Why don't the angels wait for me, Shule, to prepare a meal and entertain the heavenly army before leaving?"

Chen Ju frowned, "No, there are not so many good things in marching and fighting. These soldiers are still waiting to go home."

"The angel is wrong. A meal won't delay us. Besides, it will be too hot at noon and it won't be suitable for marching. Why don't we eat and wait until the sun is not so strong before marching?"

Chen Ju thought about it and agreed.

noon

The army stationed outside the city had already rested and was waiting for the general to come out, but instead of waiting for the general, they received the meal sent by Shule.

After asking the people who delivered the food, he found out that the King of Shule was trying to keep him. The general couldn't refuse, so he agreed and waited until the sun went down before setting off.