I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

Lu Yanzheng chuckled, "Why not? This information was provided by you brothers, so isn't it only right that I hand it over to you now? Or..." He looked at Xiao Rui meaningfully, "Is this information fake?"

"Of course it is true," Xiao Rui blurted out, then quickly lowered his eyes and replied, "I obey your command."

Lu Yanzheng raised his eyebrows again, but did not ask any more questions. "Okay, it's getting late. You guys should go out. I will send someone to you when we dock next time."

He waved his hands, looking impatient.

Xiao Rui and An Shiqi looked at each other. Xiao Rui shook his head slightly, and An Shiqi didn't do anything else. The master and servant left Lu Yanzheng's cabin together.

After leaving Lu Yanzheng, the two returned to the cabin where Xiao Rui was temporarily staying.

"Master, what does the King of the Northwest mean? We provided him with such important news, but he actually doubts you?" An Shiqi said a little indignantly.

Xiao Rui shook his head. "Probably not, but it's normal for people to be on guard. Since he wants us to go, let's go!"

If someone provides him with such information, he will ask the person who provides the information to do it, so that he can have someone lead the way and keep an eye on the other person at all times to avoid being deceived.

What's more, Lu Yanzheng also arranged people to follow him and An Shiqi, which shows that he still believed the news in his heart.

"But..." An Shiqi wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to say it. He moved his lips several times before speaking muffledly, "Master, are you really willing to accept this?"

Was he willing to give up everything within his grasp? Was he willing to become an unknown person from now on? Was he even willing to completely let go of the woman he loved?

Xiao Rui was silent for a long time, and then slowly said, "There's nothing I'm unwilling to accept."

The moment he made the decision, he let go of everything. As long as he could see the people live and work in peace and contentment during his lifetime, letting go would be worth it.

What's more... the person he likes has no romantic feelings for him, and he is not the type to force anyone. It's fine now. He knows that she is living a good life somewhere in this world, and she thinks he has passed away and doesn't miss him at all.

Looking at Xiao Rui's appearance, An Shiqi felt anxious and sorry for him, but his master was just like that. Even if he told the master about it or took the initiative to expose his fake death, he couldn't change his master's decision.

In the end, An Shiqi could only sigh softly, "Master, please rest early. I will come to serve you again tomorrow morning."

After saying this, he bowed and left.

Xiao Rui looked at the closed door, lost in thought for a moment, forced a helpless smile, shook his head and lay down.

Perhaps people will have many speculations about his decision, but he is consistent in what he says and does.

On the other side, after they left, Lu Yanzheng called Zhao Qi.

"Your Highness, it's so late. What instructions do you have for your subordinates?" Zhao Qi asked curiously, looking at Lu Yanzheng who was in deep thought.

Everyone is on the river now. Apart from eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and getting sick, there doesn't seem to be anything special that would call him here in the middle of the night, right?

Lu Yanzheng looked at him and asked, "Are the two brothers Anda and An'er in the logistics team?"

"Logistics?" Zhao Qi was stunned and shook his head. "I'm not familiar with the logistics staff. If Your Highness wants to know, I'll go get the list right away."

Lu Yanzheng nodded, "Then go get it!"

Zhao Qi retreated in response, but he was curious why the prince asked about these two people?

At this moment, Lu Yanzheng was thinking about the two people he had just met. It seemed that the boss Anda was the one making the decisions between them, but in fact, the one who made the decisions was An'er.

The An brothers thought he didn't see it, but he saw it clearly. Every time Anda was about to say something important, he would subconsciously look at An'er first.

And the guy named An'er always gave him a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhao Qi had already found the roster.

The soldiers of the Northwest Navy will register detailed information. Lu Yanzheng found the information of the Anda and Aner brothers and looked at it carefully.

Nothing unusual, just like an ordinary family.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and after a long while he said to Zhao Qi, "Send someone to follow Anda'er, and when they dock in Linzhou the day after tomorrow, send a team to follow them down."

"Ah? What are you going down there for?" Zhao Qi really didn't understand.

Lu Yanzheng said: "No need to ask any more questions, just follow them and ask them to go directly to the capital."

"Yes." Zhao Qi didn't understand, but he wouldn't say anything if the prince didn't let him ask.

After Zhao Qi left, Lu Yanzheng couldn't sleep.

Who are the An brothers?

……

At the same time, in the imperial study, Emperor Jingqing got very angry again.

"Useless! What a bunch of idiots! Why do I keep you here?"

Emperor Jingqing paced back and forth in his study, his face flushed with anger. He pointed at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "In just seven days, the Northwest Army has captured two prefectures! What are you all doing? Are you going to have his army storm the palace in half a month?"

The Northwest Army set out from Qiongzhou and fought with the Yongwang Army on the second night.

It would be fine if it was just a normal fight, but the key point is that the Northwest Army directly wiped out the Yongwang Army!

Kill them all in one go! It’s a complete mess!

He never thought that the imperial army was only able to fight the Northwest Army!

"Didn't the King of Western Qiang give all the information about gunpowder weapons to the Military Equipment Bureau? Didn't they make some pretty powerful weapons? Why did they lose so badly?" Emperor Jingqing almost grabbed his hair and went berserk.

The series of questions made the kneeling person feel even more guilty.

How would they know?

I had only heard that the Northwest Army’s gunpowder weapons were powerful, but I didn’t expect them to be so powerful!

The most important thing is that the Yongwang army also brought gunpowder weapons, but they were no match for the enemy. They were killed as soon as they met. Yongwang was nowhere to be found, and his life or death was unknown.

If this was the case with Prince Yong's army, let alone those armies without gunpowder weapons.

In just seven days, the Northwest Army captured two provincial capitals, Linzhou and Qizhou.

It was at this time that the court's spies brought back news that the Northwest Army was heading towards the capital in eight groups!

"Now you all need to think carefully about how the court should respond next!" Emperor Jingqing covered his chest, almost out of breath.

He glanced at the kneeling man, then frowned and asked angrily, "Where is Prime Minister Su?"

An official trembled and said, "The Prime Minister is ill and cannot get out of bed. He cannot enter the palace to see the emperor."

Emperor Jingqing waved his hand, and the writing brushes, inkstones, and memorials on the desk fell to the ground. "What a jerk! The court is in need of talents, and this old man dares to claim illness and stay at home?"

He was so angry that he took two deep breaths, and then said, "Pass on my decree, summon the women of the Su family to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother. Prime Minister Su must appear before the Emperor tomorrow!"

The eunuch beside him immediately went to find someone to announce the decree.

After Emperor Jingqing had a fit of rage, he looked at the Minister of War and asked, "Does the Ministry of War have any countermeasures?"

Minister Yu said dejectedly, "Your Majesty, the treasury is now empty. No matter what we do, we can't come up with money. The people we forcibly conscripted are now fleeing... I am really powerless to do anything!"

He had so many bitter tears in his heart but nowhere to shed them. Now that Prince Yong had caused such a big mess, they had no way of handling it!

Emperor Jingqing cursed him as a waste a few more times, but he knew in his heart that the national treasury was really out of money, and not only the national treasury was out of money, his private treasury was also about to run out of money.

Just as Emperor Jingqing was getting increasingly annoyed, someone said weakly, "Your Majesty, how about... we negotiate peace with the King of the Northwest?"

Emperor Jing Qing glared at him, "Say it again?"

When the man saw his expression, he was so scared that he dared not speak anymore and put his face to the ground.