Long Heng did indeed want to drag things out. He wanted to use only ten days to conquer the enemy nation, then move his troops back to the capital.
However, it was obvious that his plan was foiled. He didn't touch the gold medallions, but rather one by one.
Bai Xiangxiu had never seen Long Heng so vexed before. He took off his helmet and stuffed his hands into his hair. He lowered his head and sat there quietly, refusing to let anyone in.
"He broke the record." There were two more gold medallions now. If Long Heng didn't return, Xiao Lin would definitely be in danger.
Bai Xiangxiu was on the verge of tears. She gritted her teeth and said, "You stay here. I'll go back."
Go back and think of a way to save her son. She carried him for ten months and gave birth to him. It would be a lie if she didn't feel sorry for him.
"Let's go back together."
Long Heng stood up. This situation was too special. No matter how he thought about it, he knew that there would be a huge change in the imperial court.
"No. If you go back, you'll die. They might accuse you of a false crime or secretly punish you. When that time comes, even if they let us live, they won't let Xiao Lin go."
"I know that. However, if I don't go back, they won't let them go either.
It's better for the whole family to face them together. If they go too far, I still have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in my hands. "
"You …" No way. Was he planning to rebel?
However, when she thought about it, it made sense. Long Heng wasn't Yue Fei. Yue Fei might not dare to rebel as a loyal official, but Long Heng had always been at odds with the emperor. Even if he rebelled now, he wouldn't feel any psychological pressure.
Since he had made this decision, she had to follow him no matter what. Thus, Long Heng went out to make arrangements for the army.
Of course, he also asked for the opinions of some of his trusted subordinates in advance.
They also didn't agree with him going back. However, Long Heng acted as if he was a loyal patriot. This made the soldiers dissatisfied with the current emperor.
They had also privately asked the people who came to deliver the news. They all said that nothing had happened in the imperial court.
Since nothing had happened, why did they want Long Heng to go back so suddenly?
Thus, they were afraid that there was a conspiracy. However, even if there was a conspiracy, he had to go back. After all, Long Heng was a loyal official.
Previously, when he returned, he had been treated very unfairly. His original subordinates were already dissatisfied.
Who would have thought that it would happen again? How could these people tolerate this?
However, Long Heng wanted to keep them hanging and make them endure.
As for him, he first packed up and was about to leave with Bai Xiangxiu. But before he left, he wrote a letter to his trusted aide and said, "I can die, but I must rescue my mother and son. If you hear that I am secretly imprisoned, please help me."
"Definitely."
"We will definitely help you, General."
Long Heng bowed deeply to them before he left.
Then, he led Bai Xiangxiu onto a horse, and together with Yu Kuang, those Jianghu people, and some of his personal guards, they rushed towards the capital.
Before they reached the capital, Song Jiaoyue came to greet them. His situation was a bit difficult, but in order to save Long Heng and Bai Xiangxiu, it seemed that he had suffered a lot and suffered a lot. His entire body had become thinner.
In the somewhat barren desert, he jumped down from his horse and greeted Long Heng's group. He loudly said, "You can't go back. The emperor … he used 15 gold medals to buy your life, your entire family's life."
When Bai Xiangxiu heard this, she swayed on the horse and almost fell off. Did he mean that something had happened to Xiao Lin?
Long Heng quickly helped her off the horse and found a place where the wind and sand were not too strong to ask for details.
After hearing this, Bai Xiangxiu let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her son was still safe and sound.
However, he had been invited to the palace and imprisoned. The old madame was also with him. As long as they returned to the capital, it was very likely that they would be directly controlled.
Long Heng nodded and said, "I know, but we still have to go back."
Bai Xiangxiu said, "Then what about the other people in Li Of Gojoseon's residence?"
"They're all fine. Others just think that the emperor took pity on the old madame and the young heir and invited them to the palace because they were lonely."
Long Heng coldly said, "He has been planning to make a move against me for a long time, but why now?"
"I don't know the specifics, but there is one thing that is very strange."
Song Jiaoyue glanced at them and then frowned.
Bai Xiangxiu said, "What strange thing?"
"That Miss Lin has entered the palace. She is now Noble Lady Qian."
Pfft!
Bai Xiangxiu almost vomited blood. She seemed to understand what was going on.
Lin Qianzi wanted to take revenge on her, so she did these things.
However, wasn't her target only herself? Why did she change her target to Long Heng and Li Of Gojoseon's residences?
It seemed that everything would only be known when they reached the capital.
"Are you really going back?"
"En, but we have to act separately."
After Long Heng finished speaking, he pushed Bai Xiangxiu and said, "You two disguise yourselves as commoners and I will enter the city. I will take my people in first."
"Long Heng …" Bai Xiangxiu was already used to calling him by his name. Although it was disrespectful in the eyes of ancient people, Long Heng felt that her tone was very gentle when she called his name, so he didn't mind.
"Xiu 'er, you should know my intentions.
In order to not let them catch us all in one fell swoop, this is the only way.
Moreover, things will take a turn for the better. Believe me. "
"I believe you."
Was the male lead fighting the female lead? She felt that it was quite dangerous.
Even if it was dangerous, she had to deny it. Moreover, she felt that Long Heng wasn't someone who would give up easily.
Wasn't it just walking separately? After waiting for Long Heng to take his people and leave first, Bai Xiangxiu said to Song Jiaoyue, "Prince Song, you should return to the capital first because I don't want to implicate the Song family because of this."
"You …"
"He didn't ask you to protect me, which means he wants you to go back because you still have the Song family."
"I know, but how about letting me send you back to the capital?"
Song Jiaoyue had the Song family, and Yu Kuang also had Baiyun Mountain. Therefore, she turned to Yu Kuang and said, "You should go too. If Long Heng fails, then you may be implicated."
"You should know that I'm not afraid."
"But I am."
"Don't be afraid, I will always be by your side to protect you.
As for the people from Baiyun Mountain, I will let them go back. "
Yu Kuang said, "What Long Heng did was to protect the country. He didn't do anything wrong. If he was imprisoned because of this, then all the people in the martial arts world will not agree."
"En, I understand."
Long Heng didn't do anything wrong. This was something that everyone who had fought with him knew.
However, the officials and nobles in the capital didn't know. They could only act according to the emperor's wishes and didn't care whether this was the truth or not.
In the end, not a single person was thrown away. They even added a few more people.
These people also heard about Long Heng's matter and came from all over to plead for him. On the way, they said that Long Heng deserved to be punished because his meritorious service overshadowed the emperor.
However, these people felt that they were talking nonsense. If Long Heng didn't protect the country, how could they live such comfortable lives?