Yuwen Chengdu didn't speak for a long time. How could he not know Wang Shichong's ambition? I'm afraid all three-year-old children in Luoyang know it, but what can he do in Yuwen Chengdu? Except for more than a hundred personal soldiers, he has no more soldiers or soldiers.

"What should I do if sir said?" Yuwen Chengdu asked with a sigh.

"Actually, the road is right in front of the general, and it only depends on whether the general is willing to leave."

Yuwen Chengdu was walking back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back. The road was indeed right in front of him, but how could he go on this road? He asked him to surrender directly to Zhang Xuan. Emperor Tai was still there, and he could not bear the reputation of betraying the Lord.

After a long time, Yuwen Chengdu sighed, "I'd better go to Luoyang! No matter what, I want to see the emperor again."

Xu Yin knew Yuwen Chengdu very well. Although Yuwen Chengdu had extraordinary martial arts, his personality was more stubborn than anyone else and he was very stupid and loyal. Just because Yang Guanglin entrusted the King of Yue to him when he went to Jiangdu, he was loyal to Yang Tong and remained unswervingly until his death, which was respectable, but also lamentable.

"I'm worried that the general would be harmed by Wang Shichong when he went to Luoyang."

"This won't be!"

Yuwen Chengdu laughed and said, "There are all his people in the military camp. It's easy for him to kill me. Why bother to summon Luoyang? Besides, I have no soldiers and no power, what's the point of killing me? He wants to use my reputation to win over the army."

After pausing, Yuwen Chengdu said firmly: "If he had to be the emperor, I could not stop him, but I must not let him harm Emperor Tai. I want to take Emperor Tai away."

Xu Yin sighed secretly in his heart. With Wang Shichong's viciousness, how could he spare Emperor Tai? Yuwen Cheng didn't understand politics and thought it was too simple.

"General, this is unrealistic-"

Before Xu Yin finished speaking, Yuwen Chengdu waved his hand to stop him, "Sir, don't persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind. If I don't try, I will regret it for life."

"All right!"

Xu Yin could not persuade him anymore. After all, Yuwen Chengdu’s wife and children are in Luoyang. Even if he is persuaded by himself, how could he leave his wife and son and escape alone?

Xu Yin had no choice but to say helplessly: "I will go to Zhongdu to arrange a retreat for the general. If the general is imprisoned by Wang Shichong, perhaps the King of Qi can force Wang Shichong to release the general and his family like he did when he saved Lu Chu."

Yuwen Chengdu nodded silently and said slowly: "Please tell the King of Qi on my behalf that if I, Yuwen Cheng, were unfortunately killed, I can only repay his kindness to me in the next life."

An hour later, Yuwen Chengdu packed his belongings and left the military camp, and went to Luoyang to attend the court meeting. Xu Yin also left the military camp with him, but then turned south. Yuwen Chengdu sent two personal soldiers to accompany Liangjun.

Just as Yuwen Chengdu left, a carrier pigeon flew out of the military camp and flew towards Hulao Pass.

The Xingyang County military camp is not in Guancheng County, but in the south of Xingyang County, close to Chenliu County, Liang County. It is about 200 miles apart from the military camp to Hulao Pass. After entering Hulao Pass, you can reach Luoyang by walking more than a hundred miles.

Yuwen Chengdu ran all the way. He wanted to arrive at Hulao Pass before it was dark, but the snow on the road blocked the road, so they could only take a detour, which wasted time. At the beginning of the morning, they reached the boundary of Guancheng County, which was fifty miles away from Hulao Pass.

There are three days before the New Year. A few days ago, it was heavy snow in the Central Plains. The white snow covered the earth and the roads were flooded. Although it was a plain area, everyone dared not walk casually. There were often straw thorns in the fields. If you were not careful, you would hurt the war horses, making everyone walk very slowly.

"General, let's find a place to stay for one night!" the soldiers advised one after another.

Yuwen Chengdu nodded. He was not interested in the court meeting and was not in a hurry to rush to Luoyang. He looked around. The county town was in the southeast direction. They had already walked through it, at least thirty miles apart. Yuwen Chengdu didn't want to go to the county town anymore.

At this time, he saw the vague light in front of him, and pointed to the light and asked, "Where is the light on?"

Among the personal soldiers, there was a local man who smiled and said, "General, that is Guanxi Town, a very small town."

“Is there an inn?”

"Yes! There is a family at the entrance of the town called Lao Yushu Inn."

"Just go there to stay!"

Yuwen Chengdu waved his horse whip and urged the horse to run towards the lights. Everyone hurriedly urged the horse to follow.

Because of the New Year, the inns are basically empty and there is no business. Yuwen Chengdu and more than a hundred of his personal soldiers arrived, and immediately burst into the inn, making the shopkeeper and two friends busy, serving the soldiers and the old men.

Yuwen Chengdu waved his hand to the shopkeeper, "Just take good care of our horses, let's do the rest ourselves!"

The shopkeeper quickly agreed, took a few steps, and turned around and said, "General, be careful, is it not peaceful in this area recently?"

"What do you mean? Is there a thief?"

"It's not a thief. I don't know what happened recently, but a bandit appeared, about a few hundred people. I heard that they fell into the Taoping Mountain. Last night, Songjiazhuang was looted, many people died, and more than a dozen young women were also stolen."

Yuwen Chengdu was stunned. He could not believe that there would be bandits in Xingyang County, and it was Guancheng County. This was the center of Luoyang. Any bandit who was tired of living and actually became bandits here.

Although Yuwen Chengdu looked down on these small bandits, he was also worried that these rioters would come to rob him without knowing what they were doing, causing unnecessary casualties between his subordinates and war horses. He called two subordinates and each rewarded them with ten staples of money, and asked them to keep watch on both sides of the town tonight, and two personal soldiers took the order and left.

Everyone ate something in a mess, scalded their feet with hot water, and went to bed one after another. Yuwen Chengdu was a little tired, so he went to the third floor to go to bed.

When he slept until midnight, Yuwen Chengdu was woken up by his subordinates, "What's the matter?" Yuwen Chengdu asked in a daze.

"Someone came to look for the general, and it seemed that something happened?"

Yuwen Chengdu turned over and sat up, put on a coat and asked, "When is it?"

"The fourth update just passed!"

Yuwen Chengdu was surprised, who would come to find me so late?

He went downstairs and met soldiers sent to the Nanmeng Town entrance to hold a watch at the stairs. The soldiers said to him: "General, he is a brother who went south with Mr. Xu, and another person came from General Zhang, Nanyang County."

"Where are they?"

“It’s in the lobby.”

Yuwen Chengdu quickly walked to the lobby and saw two people sitting in the lobby. One was his personal soldier sent to guard Xu Yin, while the other looked sad. Yuwen Chengdu approached and suddenly recognized him as Zhang Zhenzhou's nephew Zhang Yannian.

"Where has Mr. Xu been?" Yuwen Chengdu asked his personal soldiers first.

The personal soldiers stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and bowed, "Report to General, Mr. Xu, you have arrived in Chenliu County. He met this brother outside the county town. He is General Zhang's nephew, and he knows Mr. Xu."

Zhang Yannian stepped forward and thumped down and cried: "General, my uncle has been killed by Wang Shichong's dog thief!"

Yuwen Chengdu was shocked and quickly helped him up and said, "What's going on?"

"Three days ago, Yang Gongqing led his army to Huai'an County and asked his uncle to discuss the issue of garrison. His uncle was also prepared and took his personal soldiers to go there. However, as soon as his uncle entered the military camp, he found that there were swords and axes on both sides of the ambush, so he rushed out. We fought to the death and broke out, but we encountered Yun Dingxing's ambush. My uncle and his brothers died in battle. I was the only one who escaped. Before his death, my uncle asked me to come to find the general. Wang Shichong would definitely kill the general and let the general go to Zhongdu immediately."

Yuwen Chengdu turned around and punched the wooden pillar hard, tears poured out. He and Zhang Zhenzhou had a deep friendship. Zhang Zhenzhou was actually killed by Wang Shichong, which made him feel full of resentment.

At this time, the personal soldiers stepped forward and handed a note to Yuwen Chengdu, "This is a text message Mr. Xu asked me to hand it to the general."

Yuwen Chengdu wiped away his tears, took the note and opened it, with only one sentence on it, "There must be an ambush at Hulao Pass, leave quickly!"

Yuwen Chengdu didn't say anything, and he also believed that Wang Shichong was going to kill him. Zhang Zhenzhou had been killed, and the next one must be himself. He asked his personal soldiers again, "Sir, do you have any other words?"

"Yes! The gentleman said that Wang Shichong would inevitably pretend to be a bandit and a bandit to harm the general, so that he could avoid dissatisfaction in the army. Please be careful."

Yuwen Chengdu suddenly thought of something and said anxiously: "Let all brothers get up immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a scream came from outside. Yuwen Chengdu was shocked and pulled out his sword and rushed out of the gate. He saw a person stumbled on the street. It was the personal soldiers who were guarding the north side of the town. He was covered in blood and was hit by three arrows. When the personal soldiers saw Yuwen Chengdu, they reached out and shouted, "There is an enemy!"

After shouting this, the personal soldiers fell to the snow and died.
Chapter completed!