The cannon fodder fake prince at the beginning, I won by hugging thighs

Having seen a good horse like Taxue, Lu Jiao looked down on ordinary horses. However, Lu Ze and Chen Wen looked at the horses in the stable with shining eyes.

It’s like seeing an unparalleled beauty.

Lu Ze ran to Liuhuo and asked, "Brother Liuhuo, can we choose any of these horses?"

There was also a hint of heat in Chen Wen's eyes.

Liuhuo felt that the gazes between them were a little awkward, so he turned his face away unnoticeably.

“Some of the horses belong to the prince and us, and they have fierce temperaments.

You and Chen Wen are just beginners, so it’s better to pick a docile mare first.”

Although Lu Ze was a little disappointed, he was out riding for fun after all, so he quickly forgot about this little thing.

Following Liuhuo, I listened to him introduce the horses in the Prince's Mansion.

Liuhuo explained so much, but he was actually speaking to Lu Jiao.

But what he didn't expect was that he randomly pointed to two chestnut mares, both of which Liuhuo had mentioned and were the most docile.

But relatively speaking, his physique is also mediocre.

This made Liuhuo unsure of Lu Jiao's plan for a moment.

Logically speaking, since he was about to go to the northwest with Kuilang, he should have chosen a strong horse with good legs.

How can it be so casual!

But he didn't ask.

He had always been by the prince's side, so he knew that the prince had already sent a letter to the northwest, asking everyone there to obey Lu Jiao's orders.

It’s just that he, Chen Xing and Bi Yue grew up together and he knows them best.

On the surface he looks steady and reliable, but in fact he is the most unruly.

If Lu Jiao doesn't show some real ability, I'm afraid his trip to the northwest will not be very smooth.

Lu Jiao was unaware of Liu Huo's worries and had already led out the two horses. She was now teaching Lu Ze how to develop a relationship with the horses!

Lu Jiao grabbed Lu Ze's hand and slowly approached one of the horses.

Until his hand was safely placed on the horse's head, Lu Ze smiled like the rising sun, innocent and bright, warm but not too hot to make people feel unapproachable.

In his joy, he did not forget to call Chen Wen: "Brother Wen, come over and touch it too! It's so obedient, it really didn't kick me!"

Chen Wen looked at Lu Jiao with a questioning look, and the latter loosened his hand that was half around Lu Ze.

"Come on, you try it too. We'll ride horses and take turns leading Lu Ze."

“Ah—so you didn’t let me ride the horse by myself!” Lu Ze looked resentful.

Even Liuhuo couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth when he saw it.

Lu Jiao reached out and rubbed Lu Ze's head: "Wait until you can get on the horse by yourself, then talk about this!"

Lu Ze looked at the horse that was taller than him and immediately felt deflated.

But once the chestnut horse started to trot, he had no time to worry about being depressed.

Lu Jiao held the reins with one hand and stopped Lu Ze with the other, while Chen Wen followed behind them.

The majestic capital city became smaller and smaller until it completely disappeared on the horizon.

Chen Wen looked back, but could not see the shadow of the tower at all: "Sir, we are really out of the capital!"

Lu Jiao tilted his head slightly and smiled: "Is this still a dream?"

Lu Ze chuckled in her arms: "Brother, like Brother Chen Wen, this is also the first time for me to leave the capital!"

Lu Jiao complained in his heart: It’s the first time for everyone!

The three of them got used to the bumpy ride, and Lu Jiao kicked the horse's belly and galloped on the official road.

However, after more than half an hour, the three of them arrived at Liangshan County, southwest of the capital. However, they did not stop and did not even enter the county gate. They went around the city and continued westward along the official road.

While running, Lu Jiao looked for the corresponding location on the map in his mind.

If Changning Pass and Zhenbei Pass in the northwest are the last line of defense between Jiang State and the grassland, then the official road under the feet of the three people leads directly to Makou Pass, which is one of the last barriers to protect the capital of Jiang State.

Once the defense line of the capital at Makou Pass is breached, the enemy will head straight for the capital and will have no power to resist along the way.

This reminded Lu Jiao of the famous Oirat student, and he realized that the situation of the Jiang Kingdom was very similar to that of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life.

"Brother! Look over there, isn't that a mountain? There are people there!"

Lu Jiao heard Lu Ze's exclamation and looked into the distance.

On the horizon more than twenty miles away, there seemed to be a long emerald green snake lying, extending all the way to the horizon.

Wisps of white smoke rose from it, indicating that they were indeed approaching their destination.

"That's right, how about we go into the mountain from there?"

"Okay, okay!"

In fact, Lu Ze didn't know where to enter the mountain, but since Lu Jiao said it was okay, then there was no problem.

Lu Jiao released his mental power, and at the next fork in the road, he led Chen Wen onto a dirt road.

Dirt roads are not as easy to walk on as official roads.

With every step, the horse's hooves would stir up a cloud of khaki dust, which would fall behind it like it was dragging an khaki tail.

The three of them couldn't help but slow down.

After passing a few more intersections, the dirt road seemed to be getting narrower and narrower, and in a large field, the outline of a mud house slowly emerged.

When the three of them arrived at the entrance of the village, they were immediately surrounded by a group of children.

Perhaps because they rarely saw horses, they did not care about the danger and rushed to Lu Jiao.

If Lu Jiao hadn't calmed the two horses, they would have been frightened.

"Who are you? What are you doing in our village?" a child asked loudly with courage.

Lu Jiao did not answer his question directly, but asked: "Where is the home of your village chief?"

Before coming here, Lu Jiao had considered that instead of abandoning the horse at the foot of the mountain, it would be better to spend some money and store it with a household in the village.

Even if they were bold enough to sell the horse to a trafficker, with Lu Jiao's mental mark, she would be able to get it back quickly.

The child who asked the question earlier was silent for a moment, then asked again: "What do you want from my grandfather?"

However, the other children had already quietly shown Lu Jiao the way.

They all pointed in one direction, and one child whispered, "It's the largest brick building in the middle of the village..."

"You haven't figured out who is coming, how can you just tell him the location of my home?

What if they are spies sent by the tribe? "

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Lu Jiao couldn't help laughing. She jumped off the horse and took out a handful of copper coins from her purse, not many, only about forty or fifty, and stuffed them into the hands of the village chief's grandson.

"Little General, use this to buy candy for your soldiers!"

"I don't want your money! They don't want to eat candy either!" The village chief's grandson clenched the copper coins in his hand, fearing that if he loosened his grip a little, the coins would fall out.

"Songzi, we want to eat candy." Someone among the group of children suddenly said this.

The village chief's grandson, Songzi, was quite disappointed: "Who said that? Stand up! What if they are spies and want to bribe us?"

A snotty-nosed child immediately retorted, "So what if they are spies? We don't know any secrets, and our family won't take them in."

"That's right, those copper coins were given to us by that little brother, not for you! Hurry up and share them with us!"