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Chapter 178: Rebellion
When Lu Zhang heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

He was ordered to patrol the border this time because he had heard some rumors that made him feel uneasy. So he followed his grandfather's arrangement and took the initiative to ask his father for orders, trying to correct his attitude and avoid leaving any hidden dangers in the future.

On the other hand, he also thought that if there was really something wrong, if he could be the first to discover it, he would extinguish it if possible, but if he couldn't extinguish it, he would have to make some plans in advance. He must not be kept in the dark and fall into a passive position.

He had recently been patrolling the Jie border area and hadn't found anything unusual. He had just begun to relax, having been worried for a long time, when Lu Qing suddenly told him that someone in the Lizhou camp had been poisoned by a Jie-specific poison...

This was like a bolt from the blue for him.

"I was thinking that since you were ordered to patrol the border, and I didn't know where the people were, I wanted to send you a letter to remind you, but I didn't know where to send it.

I didn't expect that I would meet you here today while I was thinking about all this. It seems that this is really God's will!"

"Brother, do you know what kind of poison is in the imperial guards in the Lizhou camp?" Lu Zhang felt a little nervous and asked Lu Qing in a low voice.

Although many of the people traveling with him now are followers of his grandfather's faction, his grandfather has always told him that in this world, apart from his grandfather, who wholeheartedly hopes to help him get to the top and do good for him, everyone else has different thoughts and cannot be trusted.

If his grandfather were around now, he might not feel so panicked. After all, his grandfather would help him make decisions whenever something happened.

But now his grandfather was far away in the capital, and he could not trust the people around him completely. He suddenly heard that a strange poison from the Jie Kingdom had appeared in the imperial guards camp. This was definitely an extraordinary event, and it really made Lu Zhang lose his composure.

Lu Qing looked helpless, spread his hands, and sighed: "I only heard about this matter when I passed through Lizhou.

All we know is that this incident did happen, and it caused the Lizhou Imperial Guards camp to fall into considerable trouble. The news had spread throughout Lizhou, and even the farmers on the farm would chat about it when they had nothing better to do.

But the Imperial Guards naturally wouldn't tell anyone outside the palace what exactly happened. I tried asking people around, but couldn't get a definitive answer. All I can confirm is that the poison came from the Jie Kingdom, but I don't know anything else."

Lu Zhang's expression became even more conflicted. If he knew the situation in the Lizhou camp clearly, he might be able to feel better. But now he only had a vague understanding and no one around to discuss things with.

This was the first time in all the years since he was a child that Lu Zhang felt so helpless. At the same time, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have never been able to do anything on his own from the beginning to the end.

However, it is better to have a vague understanding than to be kept in the dark from beginning to end. If Lu Qing had not reminded me, I might have been in a very passive situation.

Thinking of this, when Lu Zhang looked at Lu Qing, there was a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

Zhu Yu watched coldly from the side, and became more and more certain of his previous judgment - Lu Zhang was just a little puppet without a backbone, who had always been controlled by Duke Yan.

Maybe he is not a bad person at heart, but he does not have much wisdom in his head.

Perhaps it was because there was no Duke Yan to remind him at any time, and also because Lu Qing had just told him such an important matter, which made him feel a little guilty, but Lu Zhang only hesitated for a short while before making up his mind.

"Since your master asked you to travel and recuperate, I think you should spend more time outside." He said to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing smiled and waved his hand: "Although I meant to do so, but when I left, my wife was still ill at home, and I don't know if she is better now.

If I stay out for a long time, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate both morally and logically." Lu Zhang didn't expect that Lu Qing, who was usually quite smart, still didn't get the point after he had said so much, so he simply said it more bluntly: "This is the best.

My brother, you may not know that my order to patrol the border this time was not a decision made casually by our father.

The Shuo Kingdom seems to be showing signs of stirring recently, which has attracted the attention of my father.

My brother's wife is the Shuo King's concubine. At this time, when you're out, try to distance yourself from her. It's only safer to make a decision after you've sorted things out."

Yan Daoxin glanced at Zhu Yu silently.

Zhu Yu, the concubine of Prince Shuo who was supposed to be neglected and alienated in the Xiaoyao Palace in the capital, had a blank expression on her face, as if the person Lu Zhang had just mentioned was not her at all. She was extremely calm.

Just now, Lu Qing deliberately did not mention that there was one ingredient from Shuo Kingdom among the strange poisons in the Lizhou camp, so Lu Zhang had no way of knowing.

But for Zhu Yu, when they were in Lizhou, Situ Jing had already told them about the batch of black iron weapons that had not been recorded by the Ministry of War. She had long known that Shuo State was being used as a target to block arrows.

Now, when he heard Lu Zhang's reminder, his heart was as calm as water, without any ripples.

Lu Qing pondered, looking a little conflicted: "This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate...

My marriage with the Shuo King's concubine's daughter was arranged by the imperial decree. If the allegation of conspiracy is just a false rumor and cannot be used to substantiate the charge of treason, then being disrespectful to the lady who arranged the marriage and leaving her at home without paying any attention to her is tantamount to being disrespectful to the emperor.

Could it be that Your Highness volunteered to do so in order to separate from the Jie Kingdom Princess?"

"Of course." Lu Zhang was very frank this time, "Since things have come to this, I might as well make it clearer with my brother.

Previously, a bandit army from the Jie Kingdom had infiltrated the Lan Kingdom and caused chaos."

"Jie Kingdom? Lan Kingdom?" Lu Qing looked puzzled. "Could it be that they are going through Shuo Kingdom?"

"This hasn't been confirmed, but it's certainly plausible that they went through Shuo." Lu Zhang nodded. "After that Jie bandit group infiltrated Lan, they not only burned, killed, looted, and harmed the people of Lan, but they also took over the mountains and became kings, even recruiting soldiers. It seems they're planning to join forces with their Jie allies to encircle and attack Dajin from both sides."

"How could this group of thieves be so audacious?" Lu Qing was surprised. "Could it be that they were instigated by someone and disguised as ordinary thieves?"

"My grandfather thought so too." Lu Zhang had probably been choking on this matter for a long time. This time, he took the opportunity to return the favor to Lu Qing and couldn't stop talking. "I heard that the weapons seized from those bandits were all forged with the unique forging craftsmanship of the Shuo Kingdom.

It’s a pity that the one who was ordered to suppress the bandits this time was the Third Emperor’s younger brother. You know what kind of temper he has…”

Having said that, he stopped talking, sighed deeply and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)