After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

The Duke of Zhenguo glanced at them out of the corner of his eye, pretending not to know, and discussed countermeasures with others.

Lu Lingye used the excuse of being in a hurry to leave the tent, and whispered in Zhao Zhong's ear: "Send someone to capture Bai Youyou quickly!"

With Bai Youyou in hand, he can control the Duke of Zhenguo even more easily.

When Xiao Xiang and others in Yueguan City heard that the barbarians were at the gates of the city, they paced anxiously in the house.

"Didn't you come here to make peace? Why did you suddenly start fighting again?"

"Yes, this barbarian is really untrustworthy!"

"It's better to believe that pigs can climb trees than to believe their lies. These barbarians and thieves should be killed to death!"

The loyal and brave ones cursed loudly, while the cowardly ones complained, "This Zhenguogong is the same. If they had signed the peace agreement earlier, wouldn't the border be peaceful?"

"That's right, at least it would be good to stabilize it for a while."

Now they dare not leave easily, for fear of being criticized afterwards and being accused of deserting the battlefield and being unworthy of being officials.

"How can you say that? Whoever signs such humiliating clauses will be a sinner of the Great Zhou!"

"That's right. If we, the great Zhou, sign such a humiliating treaty, wouldn't it be laughed at by future generations?"

Seven or eight people were arguing with each other, and Xiao Xiang frowned and shouted angrily: "Enough!"

Several people trembled, and immediately walked to their seats with their heads down and sat down.

The prefect, Lord Qiu, was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lords. With the Duke of Zhenguo here, the barbarians can't break through Yueguan City!"

Looking at those people who had just complained about the Duke of Zhenguo for not signing the peace letter, there was a hint of sneer in his eyes.

When the people of Yueguan City learned about this humiliating agreement, they not only stood with their hands on their hips and cursed, but also mentioned that their families had guessed that they would have to fight with the barbarians.

As the chief official of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he is so spineless!

"Master Qiu, they were just frightened for a moment and said something they shouldn't have said."

Xiao Xiang noticed the sarcasm in his eyes and pulled the corner of his lips to defend them.

Lord Qiu raised his eyebrows. "If the barbarians had the ability, they would have broken through Yueguan City long ago. Since the people from the Zhenguo Mansion are guarding the border, when have the barbarians ever set foot on the territory of our Great Zhou?"

He said sarcastically, "Even if the city is breached, those iron-blooded soldiers will still be willing to sacrifice themselves as a wall. You will still have time to escape then."

"Master Qiu, that's not what we meant."

The officials who had just complained were blushing. They looked away, smiled awkwardly, then picked up the teacups and drank tea.

At this time, a young general hurried into the house and reported, "Sir, the Duke of Zhenguo has ordered you to lead the people and withdraw from Yucheng now."

The expression on Mr. Qiu's face changed, "But what happened?!"

The young general did not answer, but said: "I am only here to pass on the order of the Duke of Zhenguo."

Everything before the war was confidential. As a small general, he didn't know much, so even if he knew, he couldn't tell others easily.

After hearing this, Lord Qiu immediately stood up and said loudly: "Pass my order down, all merchants in the city should do their best to supply food and supplies. If there are any cheaters, they will be severely punished!"

"Lu Qi, go inform the people in the city to evacuate safely and orderly!"

He issued orders one after another, and the officials present began to panic again.

"Are the barbarians going to invade us?"

"How could this happen? Didn't they say that with the Duke of Zhenguo, the barbarians and bandits couldn't break into the city?"

Lord Qiu glared at them coldly, "It's just advance deployment, there's no need to make a fuss, my lords."

In the past, soldiers at the border were hungry and cold, and they didn’t even have the strength to fight. Now they have food and meat, and strong soldiers and horses. Why should they still be afraid of the barbarians and bandits?

However, there were only a few times when civilians had to be evacuated, and the battles during those times were all extremely brutal.

Lord Qiu would not tell these cowardly people, he would only command his subordinates to do things in an orderly manner.

On the other side, the people sent by Lu Lingye quickly found Bai Youyou.

Bai Youyou was drowsy in the carriage. Suddenly, the carriage stopped and she fell forward out of inertia.

Lu Qi supported her in time, lifted the curtain with his sword and looked outside.

A group of men in black surrounded their carriage with swords, but Bai Youyou was not afraid. He asked calmly, "Who are you?!"

The leader sneered and said, "Take him away, stop talking nonsense."

Lu Qi drew his sword and protected Bai Youyou. He didn't move at all, but snorted coldly, "You're looking for death!"

Before those people could take action, a large group of people emerged from the darkness.

"Leave no one behind!"

Lu Xuan gave an order and drew his sword to kill the men in black.

The men in black didn't expect so many people to suddenly rush out and were thrown into disarray for a moment.

Among the men in black, there was a pair of eyes filled with panic. He waved his sword and tried his best to block Lu Xuan's attack.

He wanted to retreat, but was held tightly by Lu Xuan.

Seeing that Lu Xuan and the others were at ease, Bai Youyou picked up the grapes on the small table and put them into her mouth one by one with confidence.

Lu Qi, who was standing aside, looked outside, feeling extremely itchy.

Bai Youyou glanced at her and said, "If you feel itchy, get out."

"Don't go."

Lu Qi uttered two words lightly.

She was afraid that if she left, something might happen to her master.

This is the treasure of their Duke Zhenguo Mansion, not a single hair can be lost!

"Zhao Zhong?"

Lu Xuan killed the last man and when he pulled off the black scarf on that man's face, he was a little surprised.

It’s not that they were surprised that these people were sent by Lu Lingye, but they were surprised that Zhao Zhong actually came to kidnap people in person.

The tail that was following him disappeared, and Lu Xuan quietly turned back with Bai Youyou.

For three consecutive days, the Duke of Zhenguo carried the city defense map with him, and Lu Lingye became more and more anxious.

"Why hasn't Zhao Zhong come back yet?"

If this drags on, the barbarians will definitely be angry. If they make that thing public, then he...

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a surge of panic in his heart.

"No, we can't wait any longer."

Unable to wait for Zhao Zhong to capture the man and threaten Zhenguo Gong to take out the city defense map, he took out a yellow paper package from the medicine box he brought and stuffed it into his sleeve.

This is a drug that he specially asked a poison doctor to prepare. Just a little bit can make a person sleep for three days!

Due to the intentional negligence of the Duke of Zhenguo, Lu Lingye took the opportunity to sneak into the Duke of Zhenguo's tent in the middle of the night.

After finding the city defense map in his inner clothes, Lu Lingye did not suspect anything and left immediately.

The curtain was lifted, bringing in a cool night breeze. The person who should have been unconscious suddenly opened his eyelids, revealing a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle's.

Ever since he knew that he was going to Qinling Mountains to find the barbarian envoys, he asked someone to make a fake city defense map.

The reason why he was kept in suspense these days was to let him know that this city defense map was real.

Now the fish is hooked!!

"father."

Lu Zhen lifted the curtain and walked in.

The Duke of Zhenguo put on his coat and ordered him, "Go and arrest He and Qian He for me. Don't alert anyone!"