"I'm not some person who only cares about pleasure. I eat whatever you eat. If you want special treatment, then why am I in the military camp? Wouldn't it be better to just stay in the capital?"
After Li Xiang finished speaking, he took a bite of the bread in front of him. The soldiers around him also heard what Li Xiang said. When they compared it with that of His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, they naturally knew what was going on.
Cheng Chumo also gave a thumbs up. He had seen many princes and grandsons of emperors, but there were probably not many who were willing to go to the army to suffer hardships. The guy in front of him was one of them.
"I have something I want to ask you. I've read the intelligence reports, but I haven't heard of any affair between Zat'rk's wife and his brother. Where did you get that information?"
Cheng Chumo suddenly thought of something else. Could it be that Li Xiang had a special intelligence agency? If it was in Chang'an, then it was possible, but if it penetrated the entire Tuyuhun, that was probably a bit far-fetched, right?
"Who told you that his wife was having an affair with his brother?"
Li Xiang took a bite of the cake and swallowed it with some water.
"You lied to him?"
Cheng Chumo suddenly understood. He had felt strange just now. Li Xiang was only a teenager. How could he have his own source of intelligence in Tuyuhun?
"What else?"
Li Xiang acted as if it was a matter of course, not feeling that he had done anything wrong. Isn't war all about intrigue and deception?
"You are so brave, kid! If he finds out, it will be troublesome in the future. He will do bad things to you in secret!"
Cheng Chumo said in horror, a man like Zatlk is also an old fox. If you deceive him with such a thing, he will definitely take revenge on you in the future.
"What's the big deal? Even if I didn't lie to him, do you think he would have cooperated with us wholeheartedly? We're just getting what we need. He's smart, and I'm not stupid. I can't let him take advantage of me for nothing."
Li Xiang looked in the direction of Zatlk and said, Cheng Chu thought about it and it seemed to be okay. Even if he was not lying to him, such a person would not cooperate with us wholeheartedly.
"The army is moving out..."
After resting for about an hour, an order came from the big tent. If it were a normal march, we would have walked about this far today, but now we had to speed up the march, so we had to walk for another two hours.
"You can't leave..."
Just as they were about to leave, more than a hundred farmers appeared from the northeast. Judging from their attire, they should be local people.
"All troops on alert."
This place is far away from Chang'an. Because we are marching in a hurry, we have no contact with the local people and government. These people came here rashly, and General Qin Qiong was unsure for a moment.
"Reporting to the General, these are villagers from Kaoshan Village, which we passed on the road. They ask you to make the decision..."
A lieutenant colonel went over to investigate and came back with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Why should I give them any advice? Are they involved in some dirty business with the local officials? Then let them report to the higher authorities. We still have to fight against Tuyuhun."
General Qin Qiong adhered to the principle that less trouble is worse than more, and what's more, the border is urgent now. If the border affairs are delayed, it will be a big deal.
"Replying to the General is not that simple. It's His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin..."
After the explanation of the young officer, the people present understood what was going on. It turned out that Prince Jin Li Zhi came out of the capital and had been eating and drinking along the way. Suddenly, when they arrived in this poor place, they couldn't find a restaurant.
How is this possible?
There happened to be a small village nearby, so King Jin Li Zhi sent people to the village to buy it. But how could such a poor mountain village possibly have what Li Zhi needed?
If Li Zhi had left here, this situation probably wouldn't have happened. But a few guards in the team were so smart that they killed the village's oxen.
Although killing cattle was a serious crime in that era, they felt that the people in this small mountain village did not have much ability. When they saw our imperial army, they were already scared and didn't know what to do. Even if they killed their cattle, these people would not say anything. So after slaughtering the cattle, those people actually cooked beef soup on the spot and injured more than a dozen young people in the village.
Now the remaining people in the village are very angry. After finding out the truth, they come to complain. Anyway, both of the working oxen in the village have been killed, so they can forget about living a good life in the future.
They also knew that Li Zhi and his people were not easy to deal with. Seeing that you have cut off our way of survival, what else do we have to worry about? You dare to pull down the emperor after risking your life.
"This is simply outrageous..."
After hearing this, Qin Qiong was so angry that he punched the camp gate.
If it were someone else, Qin Qiong would have tied the man up immediately, but this person was Jin Wang Li Zhi, the emperor's son. Although the emperor said before leaving that he could be beaten if necessary and treat him as his own child, could he really beat him?
"Brother Qin, the soldiers are ready. Why don't you take them out first?"
Cheng Yaojin saw Qin Qiong's dilemma and knew that he had to take care of this matter, but the most important thing was the matter on the front line, which concerned the fate of the entire Tang Dynasty.
Qin Qiong knew that Cheng Yaojin was resourceful and this matter was rather tricky. If he were to handle it himself, he probably wouldn't be as smooth as Cheng Yaojin.
"Li Xiang, you stay and assist General Cheng."
After Qin Shubao said this, Li Xiang understood what was going on. He didn't want to hide away from the matter. He had to step forward in this matter. He really couldn't see how this whining Old Nine could do such a thing.
"I obey your command!"
Li Xiang's straightforward answer made Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao feel relieved. If this kid just gave up, it would be difficult for both of them to deal with it. Your royal affairs are best handled by royal people, and we outsiders should not interfere.
"Please ask General Cheng to make the decision for us."
Common people rushed to buy them. Cheng Yaojin's two axes were so conspicuous that if someone didn't even recognize them, they were not common people of the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, what do you see?"
Cheng Yaojin, this old sly fellow, had just called Li Xiang's name, but now he immediately took half a step back and addressed Li Xiang as "Your Highness". It was obvious that he was putting himself in the position of a deputy. If something really needed to be dealt with, Li Xiang would have to take the lead. No wonder this old guy was the tumbler of the court.