novelraw Chapter 683 Taking a Risk
Chapter 683 Taking a Risk
Chapter 683 Taking a Risk
Liao Yu smiled and nodded repeatedly: "I am grateful for General Situ's appreciation. He specifically asked me to be taken away with him. Now I am serving as a commander under the general's command."
"With Commander Liao leading his troops to provide support, I feel much more at ease." Lu Qing smiled and nodded, quite satisfied with Situ Jing's arrangements. "They have come in just a few days, they must have been traveling day and night."
We'll rest here for the next couple of days, and then we'll continue our journey.
"Yes," Liao Yu replied respectfully. "Before leaving, the general instructed me to obey your orders and do my best to complete the task."
These brothers are all top-notch fighters, carefully selected by the general. To say they can take on a hundred men is an exaggeration, but taking on ten men is no problem at all.
"Sir, please give us your orders, and we will obey your commands."
Lu Qing nodded his thanks, and Lin Kun quickly found a place for the soldiers under the command of the Situ family to rest.
Another day passed, and a letter was sent back from Shuodi. Zhu Yu held it in his hand with some trepidation. Encouraged by Lu Qing's gaze, he took out the letter, quickly read its contents, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
It is often said that "a scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation," and it seems that this is indeed true.
Her father, who was originally obsessed with forging weapons, was a complete mess when he was clueless, but once he got it, after much painful reflection, he turned out to be quite smart.
The letter was personally replied by Zhu Cheng. In it, he first told Zhu Yu and Lu Qing that he had sent his second son, Zhu Feng, to personally lead troops to the pass at the border of Shuo Lan to set up defenses. He also told Lu Qing that the Jie region had been quite unsettled recently and had been gathering troops at the border with the Jin Kingdom, eager to attack. However, the Jin Kingdom did not seem to be particularly active in launching a defense.
Zhu Cheng felt uneasy about this and was arranging for craftsmen to speed up the forging of a batch of black iron arrows to keep for Lu Qing and the others in case of emergency.
At the end of the letter, he even emphasized that he and Miao were doing well and told Zhu Yu not to worry, and also urged Zhu Yu and Lu Qing to take good care of themselves.
With Zhu Cheng's reply, Lu Qing and the others no longer needed to delay and could prepare to set off.
Lu Qing divided the men sent by Situ Jing into three teams: one team went to the Lan Prince's Mansion with them, one team stayed in the capital to provide support, and one team was outside the capital ready to provide assistance at any time.
Chang Yu's original guards were also divided into two groups, each staying with the troops inside and outside the city.
After all, these people had escaped from the Lanwang Mansion. Although more than ten years had passed, it was hard to guarantee that some of the old people in the mansion would still recognize them, increasing the risk of their identities being exposed.
The guards had no objections to this arrangement.
However, Lu Qing's subsequent arrangement caused an uproar among Lin Kun and the others.
"No! I absolutely disagree!" Lin Kun, who had been very polite to Zhu Yu and Lu Qing these past few days, couldn't help but widen his eyes again. His big beard trembled with emotion as he breathed, and his hand waved in the air like a large fan. "We went through so much trouble to protect our young master, and now you actually plan to let him go to the Lan Prince's Mansion with you?!"
Although that place used to be the young master's home, after the upheaval more than ten years ago, it is no exaggeration to call it a dragon's den and a tiger's lair!
No matter how much we want the young master to return to the palace to take charge, the prerequisite is to first clear away all obstacles and dangers!
"We absolutely will not allow you to take the young master back so casually!"
Chang Yu himself didn't actually mind taking a risky move. Although he didn't want Lin Kun and the others to have an overly strong protective instinct towards him, he understood that they were acting out of concern and loyalty. So he could only pace back and forth, wanting to speak up to stop them but afraid of hurting their feelings, and for a moment he didn't know what to do. Lu Qing didn't seem to feel offended or displeased by Lin Kun's agitation and opposition.
He calmly looked at Lin Kun and asked, "In the past ten years or so, apart from those of you who ran away back then, were all the other guards who remained in the Lan Prince's mansion willing to stay there and collude with that imposter who usurped the throne because of their wicked intentions?"
Lin Kun had thought Lu Qing would argue with him about why taking Chang Yu there wasn't risky, but he was surprised when Lu Qing asked him such a question. He was taken aback for a moment before subconsciously shaking his head: "No, that's not it."
Those of us who were bolder and quicker to notice something was wrong. Although we couldn't quite put our finger on what was wrong, we felt we couldn't just sit and wait to die. We had to protect the young master's last bloodline no matter what.
However, there are some people who are loyal to the prince, but they are too blindly loyal. As long as it is the prince's order, they will do it meticulously, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, without any hesitation or wavering.
So we didn't dare to alert them, for fear that they would think we were traitors and ruin our plans if they found out.
As far as we know, those people are still working in the Prince's Palace. A few have died in the past ten years, but most of the others are still alive.
"There are certainly many guards in the Lan Prince's mansion who are in cahoots with that imposter, but there are others who aren't; we can't generalize..."
"In other words, you are also well aware that the people in the Lanwang Mansion are unpredictable right now. Some are just blindly loyal to the Lanwang family, while others are truly acting as accomplices to evil."
If you wait until the situation is settled before trying to discern the truth, it will naturally be very difficult. Even those with ulterior motives know to pretend to be loyal in order to save their lives.
Therefore, it is important to distinguish between the loyal and the treacherous before the situation is settled. While exposing the true face of the imposters, we must let them know that the legitimate royal family of Lan Kingdom is on our side. At that time, the blindly loyal ones will naturally submit to us, while those who still resist stubbornly are utter traitors.
Only by doing this can we mitigate all risks beforehand and prevent future problems from arising.
"What you said makes sense, but..." Lin Kun thought Lu Qing's words made sense, but he also felt that the matter was too risky.
As he was pondering this, his gaze fell upon Zhu Yu, and his eyes lit up: "Speaking of which, this Chief Secretary Yu is not much older than our young master. He is fair-skinned and has the appearance of a young gentleman."
Over the past ten years, those people wouldn't recognize what our young master looks like. How about... we have Chief Secretary Yu impersonate our young master and go to the Lan Prince's residence..."
Upon hearing this, Chang Yu quickly shook his head, feeling that it was inappropriate.
Lu Qing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a cold smile: "So, what Guard Lin means is that your young master of Lan Kingdom wants to regain his lost power, but wants my people to bear this risk?"
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