Bright Spring

The red morning sun hangs on the top of Xieshan Mountain in the temples of Nanjing.As soon as Xu Huizu arrived at the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, he got a report that the people he sent out to pursue last night found nothing.Knowing that he had missed the opportunity, Xu Huizu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

At this moment, Qu Neng walked into the hall, greeted Xu Huizu, and asked, "Why are you sighing?"

Xu Huizu called Qu Neng into the study and told the result of that matter.

Qu Neng hurriedly tried to persuade him, saying: "The matter has come to an end, you don't have to worry about it anymore, just forget it."

Xu Huizu's face was very ugly, and he blurted out: "This is undoubtedly letting the tiger go back to the mountain!" He raised his finger to point at Qu Neng, put it down again, gritted his teeth, and finally paced forward, saying in a deep voice, " I think Gao Xu is responsible for the son being poisoned!"

"Ah?!" Qu Neng's expression also became tense.

Xu Huizu whispered: "Because I don't have the slightest evidence, I can't say it, so I missed the opportunity. But based on my understanding of Gao Xu, I believe in my heart that it must be him!"

Qu Neng frowned and said: "It is said that because the king of Gaoyang County committed a murder, he and his son and the other three have been imprisoned in the mansion for almost a month. There are Jinyi guards who guard them strictly and isolate the inside and outside. How did the poison get in? Let alone the imperial doctor A strange poison that cannot be diagnosed."

Xu Huizu said: "How did he do it, I don't know now. But, who else would poison the son, what's the reason? It's more difficult for others to get poison in."

Qu Neng murmured, "Why is the King of Gaoyang County?"

Xu Huizu stared wide-eyed and said: "Of course it was to escape! Didn't he already run away now? If it wasn't for the poisoning of the son, he would be able to run away now?"

The two looked at each other and fell silent.

After a while, Xu Huizu said in a low voice: "Not long ago, the king of Xiang set himself on fire with his family, how tragic! This fact is an accident, and it must not be what the Holy One wanted, and it made the Holy Majesty very distressed. In confinement.

Gao Xu has always been cunning, he saw what the Holy One was thinking, so he took the risk...I just had this guess before, but now that I see the results, I almost believe it.This son is really cunning, until now, not many people suspect him! "

Qu Neng said calmly: "Even if it is as expected by Mr. Xu, how many people can think that the son will be poisoned by his own brother?"

The vertical lines between Xu Huizu's eyebrows are deeper, and he has an expression of worrying about the country and the people, "Now that Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others are making plans, and the Holy Majesty has cut down several feudal clans, I am afraid that King Yan will not sit still. Let Gao Xu and others go back now, It not only saves the king of Yan from the worry of being a rat, but also makes him even more powerful! Gao Xu is the direct son of the king of Yan. Unlike ordinary good generals, the king of Yan trusts him more and can entrust him with important tasks. What is it if he is not letting the tiger go back to the mountain!"

Qu Neng sighed and raised his head: "The son is fat and seriously ill. They can't walk fast, so they don't take the post road leading directly to Beiping; If there is a fork in the road, there is no calculation. How can the public know which one he took?"

He paused, glanced at Xu Huizu, and said, "I have a plan, would you like to hear it?"

Xu Huizu hurriedly said: "General Qu, but it's okay to say."

Qu Neng said: "The best place to set up an ambush is not in the capital, but near Beiping City!"

Xu Huizu became more and more interested, and immediately urged: "I would like to hear more about it."

Qu Neng said: "First, this place is close to Beiping City, they ran all the way without any danger, thinking that everything is going well, this is the time when they are most likely to take it lightly;

Second, after entering Beiping Chief Envoy from the south, there are not many roads to Beiping City, the range of interception is smaller, and the chance of interception is greater;

Third, the king of Gaoyang County brought his son, who was fat and in poor health, so he might find a place to rest;

Fourth, they took detours all the way to hide in Tibet, and their horses were exhausted from the long-distance running. At this time, they might also try to change horses. "

Xu Huizu nodded frequently, and Qu Neng said again: "Dong'an, Yongqing, Gu'an, and Zhuozhou four places quietly set up snares, without fanfare, and without any clue."

Qu Neng had never been an official in Hebei, Xu Huizu listened to him casually mentioning the places near Beiping like a treasure, and he valued him a little more in his heart.

Xu Huizu immediately said: "I'm going into the palace to persuade the Holy One. Gao Xu is fierce, ordinary people can't control him, if I persuade the Holy One, can Qu Dushi send you to go north?"

Qu Neng clasped his fists and said, "We father and son are willing to do our best to help the country!"

Xu Huizu replied: "It is very fortunate for the country and the sage to have General Qu as a family."

Qu Nengdao: "Grand Xu does not show favoritism to selfishness, righteousness kills relatives, loyalty can be learned from, and I feel deeply. When you enter the palace at this time to admonish the Holy One, you have to think more carefully."

Xu Huizu nodded vigorously: "General Qu reminded you rightly, to make things happen, all parties have to think about it, and if you just rely on loyalty and honesty, it may lead to bad things."

Chapter 11 Nomura

Zhu Gaoxu and others traveled day and night, traveling for an unknown number of miles.There are golden waves of wheat in the eyes, and they have probably reached Hebei.

The carriage was gone, and there were five men on four horses.Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui rode together, fortunately they had prepared double saddles and stirrups in advance, otherwise the ass would definitely be unbearable.A few days ago, Shizi recovered from his illness and was gradually able to ride a horse. They immediately burned the carriage... It was slow and cumbersome, and it was very difficult to walk. It could only be walked on the post road.

"Woo..." Shizi yelled at this moment, and suddenly he yelled again: "Fuck!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and saw the prince fell into the wheat field, and the horse also fell by the side of the road, foaming at the mouth.The horse struggled on the ground with all four limbs and shrugged twice, but finally failed to stand up.

The wheat field is already a mess.

"Whoa! Whoa!" Zhu Gaoxu took the lead to pull the rein and stopped, and Gao Sui and others also stopped one after another.

The prince was sweating profusely, and got up in the wheat field with his hands and feet. He didn't care about his appearance, and immediately sat down on the side of the road and asked, "Where are we?"

Wang Gui jumped off the horse, pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, if you go forward, it should be Zhuozhou, maybe it's not, it won't be too far away."

The prince took a sip of water, frowned and glanced at Wang Gui, probably because Wang Gui's urine smelled bad.However, any eunuch who does not take a bath for a few days or change the towel covering his crotch will always smell bad, because eunuchs will leak.

The prince turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu: "It seems that we are coming to Beiping soon, and the horse is also missing. Let's find a place with a bed to rest for half a day?"

Zhu Gaoxu also looked tired, thought for a while and said: "I heard that those tightrope walkers are easy to fall, but it is the last few steps. The more this is the case, the more we can't take it lightly. Walk back to Beiping in one go, and then go back to Peking. Take it easy and rest."

"What tightrope walker?" Shizi was stunned.

Zhu Gaoxu was a little confused, and only then realized that he was "babbling nonsense".

The prince sighed, and said with a bitter face: "Brother, your health is not as good as yours. If you want to go on, I'm afraid you won't have to chase the soldiers, and you will die of exhaustion on the road first."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wang Gui and the third younger brother ride together, spare a horse for the elder brother."

Gao Sui didn't say a word for a while, but immediately showed a look uglier than crying.

The prince shook his head and said: "The horse also needs to rest, the horse is exhausted to death, shall we walk back to Peiping?"

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand to stroke the horse's head, and saw that the third brother and Wang Gui looked at him expectantly. They didn't say anything, but their expressions were very obvious. Everyone wanted to take a breath.The third brother was even more reluctant, and cast a disgusted glance at Wang Gui.

The prince was paralyzed on the ground, looking as if he was about to die, he didn't understand any movement of his body, only his mouth was moving: "It's the order of the sage that we go back to Peiping, even if the sage regretted it later, he wouldn't send out a large number of people to chase after him with great fanfare. Two thousand li, take us back? We are not criminals."

"Okay..." Zhu Gaoxu finally let go, "We don't live in a big city, we just find a small county town or a market with an inn. Wang Gui, if you see a horse, try to buy it at a high price."

With hope, Shizi quickly struggled to be lifted up.Everyone left the dead horse and continued on their way.

Sure enough, after walking for less than half an hour, they saw a market.Among the few people, no one knows where they are. It seems to be a large northern village with a large population.This kind of village is usually a place where people from several nearby villages exchange goods; and on the side of the road, they can also do business with passing merchants.

Zhu Gaoxu stood by the side of the road and observed for a while. Seeing that the market had a lot of people and looked more prosperous, he guessed that there was a better chance of buying horses, so he agreed to find a place to settle down here.

A group of people entered Zhuangzi, led their horses and walked around on several rammed mud roads, and finally found an inn.In this remote countryside, the facilities naturally cannot be compared with the big city.

Wang Gui led the three horses to the stables and went to take care of the horses.Zhu Gaoxu and others walked into the hall of the inn and asked the shopkeeper about the room.

The shopkeeper heard the intention, but looked at the other people beside him, and said to Zhu Gaoxu: "There are originally two upper rooms and one lower room left in the inn. But just now these three guest officials have reserved two upper rooms."

The shopkeeper paused, and reminded him kindly, "You can ask them. If they are willing, they can move one of the upper rooms out...there is still a small room left in the lower room. The few of you can make do with it for one night. Go out Outside, there are inconveniences."