Episode 36: Genroku’s Death

Yu Shisan asked Yuan Lu to rush to Andu to deliver the news. He rode from He County through Fuzhou without stopping for a moment.Ning Yuanzhou and Ruyi passed through Yuzhou from Andu without stopping.Two days later, Ning Yuanzhou and Ruyi rushed to an inn, where Jin Meiniang had been waiting for a long time. After asking, she learned that there was no military information coming from Tianmen Pass, and she felt relieved.But Ning Yuanzhou was still uneasy. He didn't know that Yuanlu happened to pass by the inn, and the two parties missed him by mistake in Yizhou. This might be the last time he saw each other.

Two days later, Ning Yuanzhou and Ruyi rushed to a branch of Liudao Hall and learned that Tianmen Pass had been occupied, and He County could hardly resist.Ning Yuanzhou made a quick decision and decided to rush back to Andu to force Emperor An to send troops, so that he could also find reinforcements for Hexian County.

Due to running around for a long time, Yuanlu's body could no longer hold up, and there were not many heart-protecting pills on him, and even the horse he was riding had no strength.Yuanlu wanted to ask the watchman to borrow a horse, but he learned that there were none nearby and was told that it was still eighty miles away from Andu, so he decided to run to Andu. Even though his footsteps were suspended on the road, he still did not stop.In the end Yuanlu couldn't hold on anymore and fainted on the road, still muttering sorry to Yu Shisan.At this time, Yu Shisan was wiping Yuanlu's token, unaware that Yuanlu could no longer hold on.

I don't know how long it took, but Yuanlu woke up and saw a very bright light in front of him, which seemed to guide him to persevere.So Yuanlu stood up with all his strength and continued to rush to Andu. Then he broke away from the blocking soldiers and rushed to the palace of Duke Qingguo.Li Tongguang in the mansion advised Yang Ying to leave as soon as possible, otherwise he would not be able to help her.At this time, Yuan Lu rushed into the palace with all his strength, but was stopped by the guards. Fortunately, the lost butterfly ran out of the box, and Yang Ying also saw it rush out in time.When Yuan Lu saw Yang Ying and Li Tongguang appearing, he took out what happened at Tianmen Pass, as well as the military reports from He County and General Wu's bloody clothes.Li Tongguang was shocked when he heard this. He picked up the military newspaper and immediately led people into the palace.Yang Ying hugged the dying Yuanlu and told him to hold on.

Yuan Lu knew that he didn't have much time, so he expressed all his feelings, and even expressed his hope to be with Yang Ying in the next life. After saying this, he fell into Yang Ying's arms.Yang Ying was in disbelief and shouted loudly for Yuan Lu to wake up, but the person in her arms was silent. She burst into tears when she saw it.

In Andu Palace, the second prince was happily trying on the prince's clothes. Emperor Andu was also very happy to see it.Li Tongguang broke in and presented the information brought by Yuan Lu to Emperor An. When the second prince heard that something was wrong, he claimed that there was no military intelligence at Tianmen Pass and even wanted to stop Li Tongguang.When Li Tongguang saw that the second prince was still quibbling, he took out General Wu's bloody clothes. Emperor Wu also saw that the military report was not a fake and scolded the second prince.Seeing this, Li Tongguang asked Emperor An to issue an order to convict the second prince, but Emperor An had other ideas and had Li Tongguang and Yang Ying put under house arrest.

Emperor An asked about the details of the cooperation between the second prince and Beipan, because he also wanted to cooperate with the Beipan army, and promised to provide them with military deployment and maps in Hexian area, and even provide thousands of dan of food. The only requirement was to let themWhen the time comes, the Beipan people will defeat them and let them enjoy the glory of Anguo.Not only that, Emperor An also wanted to send Duke Chu to lead troops to Hexian County, in order to let Duke Chu die on the battlefield, so that the power of the Chu family could be owned by him.

During the past few days of house arrest, Li Tongguang carefully studied the map of Hexian County. He believed that at this time, he should not be anxious. He had to hide his capabilities and bide his time to save the people of Hexian County.The same goes for Yang Ying. Although Emperor An gave them cold meals, she learned how to set up a stove to cook after staying in the cold palace, and she would not let herself go hungry, which made Li Tongguang a little unexpected.​