"One Sword Immortal" Du Motian went through a lot of hardships and finally handed a letter with only a few words to Juehou.

Since Juanhou went north to the army, Du Motian sent his grandson Du Chuanyun away and moved out of Juanhou's mansion. He had a comfortable life with famous heroes in the capital every day. More than ten days ago, He Yi, the old eunuch in the accountant of the Hou Mansion, suddenly came to him and invited him to drink. After getting drunk, he handed him a letter and conveyed the request of Juanhou's wife.

It was from then on that time that Du Motian found that he was being followed, so he did not set off immediately. He waited for two more days and continued to call on friends until he offended a hero with a high status in the world and had to "escape" from the capital.

Along the way, Du Tuotian received help from many old friends in the world and was also obstructed many times. He even encountered two kills and assassinations and one public challenge. Du Tuotian had to abide by the rules of the world, so he accepted the challenge but did not win.

After all, "Yijian Immortal" is old. His running around for several days has exhausted his energy. He lost to his opponent during the competition and had no choice but to return to the capital.

Therefore, the person who handed the letter to Han Ruzi was not Du Motian, but a friend he entrusted to before the competition.

This man was in his twenties and had no pass certificates with him. Somehow he sneaked into Shenxiong Pass. He was patrolling in front of the yamen for half a day, not asking any officers or guards to report it. It was not until dusk that he saw Meng E who had left the mansion with General Zhenbei, and he went forward to speak.

Meng E's pseudonym was Chen Tong, and her appearance and behavior were no different from that of a male guard. When she spoke occasionally, no one could hear the flaws. She followed General Zhenbei for many days and was never recognized by anyone. However, the young man who delivered the letter decided at a glance that this was a "people from the rivers and lakes" and shouted from afar: "There are brothers in the world. Can brothers enjoy the food?"

Meng E was shocked and stopped the guards who were about to arrest him. She invited the man into the mansion. After asking in detail, she took him to see General Zhenbei.

The young man looked Han Ruzi up and down a few times, handed over the letter, turned around and left.

Han Ruzi wanted to keep him, but was stopped by Meng E. "You are not from the world, so you don't need to deal with them."

If there is time, Han Ruzi really wants to ask Meng E who is determined to restore the country, and what benefits can those strange-behaved people get, but after glanced at the letter, he was not in the mood to consider the people in the martial arts world.

It was indeed Cui Xiaojun's handwriting, but the process of sending the letter was incredible. The strange young man refused to reveal his name and told Du Motian's experience too briefly.

Han Ruzi had sent Du Chuanyun back to Beijing, and obviously did not meet his grandfather Du Motian on the road.

Han Ruzi held the letter and thought for a long time. In the entire Shenxiong Pass, the only person who could discuss it with him was Meng E. "Do you believe this person?"

"I believe he has no malice, but I also know that many innocent people will be exploited, and I don't know what's going on until I die."

Such an answer was of no help to Han Ruzi. He smiled and put the letter close to the lit candle. He hesitated for a moment, but burned it. "Assuming everything is true, Xiaojun is naturally not seriously ill. She did not state it. I guess someone else is seriously ill, either the queen mother or the emperor, so Wu Guojiu and the champion Hou were anxious to return to Beijing. But when Xiaojun wrote this letter, he did not know the invasion of the Huns, nor did he know the situation in the northern border..."

Han Ruzi fell into silence. He was talking to himself. Meng E didn't speak, stayed aside, her eyes slowly turned, and she listened to the sounds outside in her ears.

"Xiaojun hopes that I will be prepared for me when I return to Beijing, but the old general Fang is right. Once I leave Shenxiong Pass, the Chu army in the Shattered Iron City will likely collapse. The Huns are a big problem, a real big problem..."

Han Ruzi picked up another letter, which was sent by Chai Yue, saying that the Huns wanted to negotiate with General Zhenbei. Chai Yue specifically stated that he did not believe in the Huns very much. It had been three snowfalls since the beginning of winter. If he persisted for a while, even if the Chu army in the pass did not have a large number of reinforcements, the Huns would probably retreat.

Probably, maybe, a little sure... Han Ruzi understood what Yang Feng once said more and more: Because the emperor has too much information, it is more difficult for him to make a decision than when he knows nothing.

Chai Yue is a general on the front line. It is his responsibility to think of every possibility in advance, but he does not have to make the final decision.

Cui Xiaojun lives in the mansion and seeks the best interests of her husband is her goal, but she does not understand the crisis in the border areas and does not need to weigh the pros and cons.

Han Ruzi sat there, not thinking about what to do next, but was thinking about how difficult and interesting it was to make a decision.

"I am still alone..." Han Ruzi suddenly remembered this sentence. In his past memory, his grandfather Emperor Wu sat in the shadow of Qinzheng Hall, majestic and lonely. Now this scene has undergone a subtle change. Emperor Wu is still sitting alone in the shadow, but he is not alone, or he enjoys and likes that loneliness.

"Call Jin Chunbao here." Han Ruzi said.

Meng E's eyes turned, a little surprised. She was a bodyguard, and Jue Hou rarely issued orders to her. "Yes." She responded, walked out of the door, lowered her voice and asked the guards to find the chief clerk.

Even a general who defends the city cannot summon the prisoner in custody casually. He must issue an order and stamp the official seal before he can go to the prison to receive the people.

Meng E, who rarely participates in specific affairs, completed the entire process, took the official seal from Juanhou and pressed it on the document.

Han Ruzi didn't say anything, and didn't even notice that she was asking Meng E to do the entourage.

Not long after, Jin Chunbao was escorted.

Jin Chunbao suffered a lot. In order to confirm whether his words were true, the prison officers tortured. After the right general Feng Shili was trapped, he was tortured again.

The eldest son of the former Marquis of Guiyi was beyond recognition. As soon as the guard let go, he knelt on the ground and shivered.

"The Huns army has attacked the Broken Iron City." Han Ruzi only saw one lesson from Jin Chunbao: How big affliction will there be without vision.

Jin Chunbao raised his head and finally recognized that it was Juehou and said in a trembling voice: "Jihou save me..."

"You are a prisoner of the Chu army, and no one can save you."

"I won't be a Hun anymore. Save Jue Hou will give me another chance. Even if you stay in Da Chu and become a civilian, you can be a slave!"

"If you want to be a subject of the Great Chu, you have to fight against the Huns."

"I do, I do." Jin Chunbao is not a strong person. When he heard that he had hope to break free from his identity as a prisoner, he was so excited that tears flowed out of his eyes.

"Take him down." Han Ruzi ordered.

Two guards took Jin Chunbao out, and when he got outside the house, he was still shouting loudly: "I am willing to serve Da Chu..."

Han Ruzi said to the chief clerk: "It's such a rude thing. I have been guarding the city together for many days. I haven't asked the chief clerk's name yet."

The chief clerk went forward and said, "It is a crime for the general to ask about it. The surname of the low-ranking official is Hua, and his name is to repay kindness."

"Chief Hua was brought to Shenxiong Pass by General Wu?"

Hua Baoen's legs became weak and he knelt down. The longer he lived with the young general, the more he was afraid, "I was recommended by General Wu, but I was the seventh rank chief clerk of the Great Chu. He ate the salary of the court and shared the country's worries, and did not dare to have any selfishness."

"Please get up." Han Ruzi smiled, "When General Wu was away some time ago, the chief clerk Hua managed Shenxiong Pass very well."

Hua Baoen dared not stand up, "I am humble and held a heavy seal, I am humble and have no meritorious work, and I am humble and have a death sentence."

"In extraordinary times, when there is an extraordinary move, you can go down too."

Hua Baoen kowtowed and retreated. After leaving the house, he recovered for a while. He didn't understand what General Zhenbei said to him. He just felt a chill in his body. He wanted to leave this place of right and wrong, but he didn't have the courage.

Meng E didn't understand. When there was no outsider in the room, she couldn't help asking: "You know you have read the roster and the name of the chief clerk, why do you have to ask again?"

It is rare to make Meng E feel curious. Han Ruzi smiled and said, "I want to know this chief clerk. From now on, I will stare at his every move."

Meng E was still confused, but she did not ask. She would rather keep a distance from things she didn't understand. "You should be careful. If someone intercepts Du Laotian, there may be someone who has been staring at you."

"Well, but I believe you can keep me safe."

Meng E retreated aside, feeling a little wary in her heart. In the past, she proposed the conditions, but Juanhou accepted it, but now Juanhou gave the order. She accepted it unconditionally, without any reason to refuse, nor the will to refuse.

Han Ruzi had already made a decision and did not take action immediately because she was waiting for the result of Fang Daye.

On the fifth day after Fang Daye went to the Northern Army, he finally sent someone to send back the news. He and General Left Han Tong convinced the generals of the Northern Army that they would be able to lead 50,000 people to Shenxiong Pass within two days, and would support Shattered Iron City in less than two days.

After receiving the letter, Han Ruzi immediately ordered all the soldiers in the city to go to Shaticheng. The chief clerk Hua Baoen stayed at Shenxiong Pass and only dozens of yamen officers under his command. His only task was to welcome reinforcements and release them.

Jin Chunbao was ordered to accompany the army, without armor or weapons, and his identity was still a prisoner.

Since seeing hope, Jin Chunbao has been thinking hard about what he thought could help Juehou. Therefore, when he was accompanying him, Han Ruzi started to ask, and he started talking nonstop.

"I figured it out. Prince Zhaheshan wanted to use me to lure the imperial guards to take the bait, but what he said to me may not be all false. Based on what I saw and heard in the Hun camp, the Eastern Huns were indeed divided. Some wanted to seize the cities and people of the Great Chu, and settled in the pass, while some wanted to live with water and plants. Zhaheshan and the Great Shanyu were both former people, and although the latter people were large, they had no power. They had only one choice to establish a Great Shanyu. If they could not find a suitable candidate among the nobles of the tribe, they could only find other Huns. The Huns who fled west during the reign of Emperor Wu must still retain the tradition. When I was in the camp, I heard some people talking about the Western Huns, and they missed them very much. They were quite friendly to the Jin family originating from the Western Huns... If I guess correctly, the Western Huns are back."

"Why did the Western Xiongnu have to negotiate?" Han Ruzi was most concerned about this issue.

Jin Chunbao couldn't say it anymore. He gave the boldest guess just to make contributions and save his life.

Han Ruzi browsed a large number of front-line documents every day and has confirmed that the enemy in Hebei is the coalition forces of the East and West Huns. "Does the so-called 'haunted' of the Huns have other meanings?"

It was when I met Jin Chunbao on the way to inspect, and several Hun herders swore that they had haunted the West.

Jin Chunbao didn't understand the Huns very much, so he could only rack his brains to recall the conversation he had with the Huns. "If I was not wrong, the Huns were not distinguished from gods and ghosts, and haunted may be a condemnation of gods. As for what the so-called gods are, I don't know." (To be continued.)
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