Chapter 1418

East of Nanzheng City under the night.

The back courtyard of the back residence of Zhang Lu's residence.

Duan Liuqing was walking on the corridor of the back courtyard.

The cooing sound of the blue eared pheasant came from outside the wall of the back courtyard.

After hearing the signal from the Military Intelligence Department, Duan Liuqing looked around.

After confirming that there was no one, Duan Liuqing came to the corner of the courtyard wall in the southeast, jumped up, stepped on both sides of the wall with her left and right feet, and reached the top of the wall in two or three steps.

After squatting on the wall and jumping lightly, she flipped over the wall.

Following the cooing sound of the blue eared pheasant into an alley, Duan Liuqing saw a shadow wearing a black robe.

"Master?"

Duan Liuqing tried to call out softly.

Liu Bai Tu stood up.

"Master, you came too?" Duan Liuqing said in surprise.

Liu Bai Tu, standing in the dark alley, nodded with a smile and then turned to the side: "Not just me... look who is here."

After Liu Bai Tu's voice fell, a tall figure slowly walked out of the alley entrance.

When seeing that figure, Duan Liuqing's body could not help but tremble.

Tears burst out of her eyes like a kite with a broken string.

Without too many words, the next second Duan Liuqing ran two steps toward that familiar figure.

But when she was one step away from Duan Yu, Duan Liuqing's steps suddenly stopped.

It seemed that she remembered the difference in status between the two.

The surging mood, like the steps under her feet, was forcibly suppressed in her heart.

"Mas..."

Duan Liuqing opened her mouth, but just as she opened it, she was pulled into an embrace by a powerful arm.

Longing, reunion, and the tears of almost despair in the past immediately wet her cheeks.

When feeling the strong heartbeat in that chest, Duan Liuqing greedily breathed in this hard-won tranquility.

"Master... I thought I would never see you again."

The choked voice told of the separation over the past half year.

Back then, with that jump, Duan Liuqing thought it was a permanent farewell.

Duan Yu gently stroked Duan Liuqing's black hair.

"Silly girl, you must not be so impulsive next time," Duan Yu's doting voice sounded.

Liu Bai Tu looked back and then sensibly turned his head away.

Duan Liuqing's choked voice became smaller and smaller in Duan Yu's arms.

After the brief excitement, the girl's shyness climbed onto her cheeks.

Duan Liuqing, blushing and with her head lowered, stepped back half a step from Duan Yu's arms, her hands tightly clasped behind her back, clenching together nervously.

"Master, you... why are you here?"

Duan Yu appearing in Nanzheng was naturally to take Hanzhong.

Fa Zheng's alienation strategy had already taken effect.

Liu Yan, who had fallen for the trick, had now sent Zhang Lu to replace Su Gu.

Next, as long as the net is closed.

Hanzhong Commandery could be taken without a single soldier, opening the gateway from Guanzhong to Yizhou.

Duan Yu naturally had to come personally for such a big event to feel at ease; of course, this was also to show the importance he placed on Su Gu.

Sending troops from Guanzhong to attack Hanzhong, although Duan Yu believed that with the combat power of the Liangzhou army, they would definitely be able to take Hanzhong.

But the manpower, material resources, and financial resources consumed would definitely be a significant number.

Furthermore, once the flames of war started, the people of Hanzhong would definitely flee to the areas surrounding Hanzhong Commandery.

What he needed was a complete Hanzhong, not a Hanzhong that was riddled with holes after being baptized by the flames of war.

Coming to Hanzhong personally for this reason, this risk was worth taking once.

Besides, it could not be considered very dangerous.

It was just a Zhang Lu.

As for Bingzhou, it could only be fought hard.

However, there were Gao Shun, Qu Yi, Chen Qing'an, Zhang Liao, Zhang Xun, Hua Xiong, Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, Dian Wei...

Besides, there were also Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and others planning.

Taking the entire Bingzhou was just a matter of time.

"Master, what do you need me to do now?" Duan Liuqing looked at Duan Yu and asked.

Historically, Zhang Lu replaced Su Gu and eventually killed Su Gu.

Although the reason was different this time, since Zhang Lu had come, he would definitely find a way to get rid of Su Gu.

Because Su Gu's existence was an unstable factor.

He just needed to wait quietly, waiting for Zhang Lu to take action against Su Gu.

"Don't do anything for now, just continue to lurk by Zhang Lu's side."

Duan Yu reached out and stroked Duan Liuqing's hair again, then asked: "I heard from Bai Tu that Zhang Lu likes you and wants to take you as a concubine?"

"Master... you, don't listen to Master's nonsense. Qing'er will be yours for the rest of her life, Master. Alive, I am your person, and dead, I am your ghost."

While Duan Liuqing was speaking, she did not forget to look back at Liu Bai Tu, who was squatting in a dark corner not far behind her, with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

"Haha," Duan Yu laughed happily: "I was teasing you. Even if you didn't say it, I understand."

"After this mission, go back to Chang'an to rest for a period of time. Hong Chan and your sisters are all worried about your safety."

Duan Liuqing blushed and nodded slightly: "Everything is as you arrange, Master."

"Alright, it's getting late, you go back first. It's easy to expose your identity if you go back late."

Duan Yu said to Duan Liuqing: "I am in this city. I estimate that Zhang Lu will take action soon. After taking Hanzhong, I will hold a celebration banquet for you."

After agreeing, Duan Liuqing happily returned to Zhang Lu's separate courtyard.

After Duan Liuqing left, Liu Bai Tu returned to Duan Yu's side with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

And after watching Duan Liuqing leave, Duan Yu's gaze gradually turned cold.

"Closely monitor every move of Zhang Lu, and protect Qing'er well. I want to see if Zhang Lu has eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, to dare to covet my person," Duan Yu said coldly.

Liu Bai Tu twitched the corners of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Before Zhang Lu arrived in Hanzhong, people from the Military Intelligence Department had already mixed into the mansion, but Duan Liuqing was not informed."

Duan Yu nodded slightly.

Next, it was just waiting patiently to close the net.

PS: Character Records

"Records of Huayang, Volume 12": Righteous and Heroic: Attendant Chen Diao, courtesy name Yuanhua.

"Records of Huayang, Volume 12": Righteous and Heroic: Chief Clerk Zhao Song, courtesy name Bogao. A man from Nanzheng.

"Records of Huayang, Volume 2, Hanzhong Records": Su Gu of Fufeng was the Governor of Hanzhong, and Lu sent his party member Zhang Xiu to attack Gu.

Chen Diao of Chenggu was a knight-errant, learned to kill, and Gu made him a gate official.

He advised Gu on the art of defending against bandits, but Gu could not use it, so he climbed over the wall and fled to Zhao Song of Nanzheng, and Song fled with him.

The bandits were strong, and Gu sent Song to find a hiding place. Before Song returned, Gu ordered his bell-ringer to scout for bandits. The bandits caught the bell-ringer and thus were able to kill Gu.

Song was pained and indignant, and walked straight in with a sword.

Diao also gathered his guests, more than a hundred people, to attack Xiu, and died in battle. Lu then possessed Hanzhong.

He harmed the Han envoys several times, and Yan submitted a memorial saying "Rice bandits cut off the road."