Bright Spring

Yao Ji didn't know what he was thinking.She could vaguely guess something, but she didn't know the inside story. She had met Zhu Gaoxu three times in total, and she didn't know him very well.

But at this moment, King Yan won the world. As the son of King Yan with the most outstanding military exploits, Zhu Gaoxu did not get carried away with complacency, did not take credit for his pride, but instead looked preoccupied...

This made Yao Ji feel that the Wang in front of her was the one she wanted!

Yao Ji's violent emotions had just passed, and her hands and feet felt a little numb at this moment, but her eyes showed a smile that was not a smile.

The bell rang on the tower in the distance. The heavy and continuous sound of the bell seemed to be the cry of the emperor's death.Countless palaces, endless land, its owner has changed today.

1 Chapter Forty

A circle of white cloth had been hung on the Meridian Gate, and there was a faint sound of mourning in the palace city.Standing on the thousand-step corridor, Zhu Gaoxu heard Wang Bin say that the emperor set himself on fire in Fengtian Hall and died.

Zhu Gaoxu looked back to the north, and thought: When the Fengtian Palace was on fire, I went in personally, and I didn't see the emperor inside.

He was noncommittal, so he handed the reins to Wang Bin and said, "She is Yao Ji, take care of her, I'll go see my father first."

Wang Bin said: "The final general obeys orders."

Yao Ji's bright eyes stayed on Zhu Gaoxu, and Zhu Gaoxu saw it, knowing that Yao Ji didn't know anyone here except him, so he said nicely, "Don't worry, I'll be back in a while."

Wang Bin pointed to a mansion on the Thousand Steps Corridor, and Zhu Gaoxu walked there alone.

On the way, he was still thinking about one thing: before he left for the expedition, he told Wang Gui that once he heard the news that the Jingnan army had entered the capital, he could quietly release Xu Miaojin; in a few days, Wang Gui should be able to handle it This thing?

And Qu Neng and his son, now we can try to save them.But doing this under the eyes of King Yan requires a lot of adventurous spirit, and Zhu Gaoxu hasn't found the opportunity for a while.

Right now, all the civil and military members of King Yan's family are secretly happy, planning to get some huge rewards.Only Zhu Gaoxu felt more and more nervous... Some things, if you don't do it now, you will most likely sit and wait for death in the future; if you do it, you may stumble right away!

He didn't expect any rewards at all. King Yan entered the capital head-on through the war, and he would definitely ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!As the emperor's first son, Zhu Gaoxu started out as a prince, so there was no suspense.As for the crown prince, Zhu Gaoxu felt that the possibility of him being crowned crown prince directly was almost zero. There were many factors in who would be chosen for that position, except for military achievements.

It turned out that King Gaoyang just couldn't see through this point.

Zhu Gaoxu walked outside the gate of the mansion, looked up at the plaque, and there were two biggest words on it: Ministry of Rites.He walked in, and the soldiers at the door clasped their fists and said, "Greetings, King Gaoyang!"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and stepped into the threshold.

Outside the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Gaoxu consciously took off the Yanling Saber hanging from his body, and handed it to the sergeant guarding the door, who hung it outside the door.

"My son pays homage to his father." Zhu Gaoxu walked in and performed his salute to the public seat.He glanced at the people standing in the lobby, there were seven of them including him and King Yan.

King Yan raised his head and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, then nodded and continued writing.Zhu Gaoxu walked towards Qiu Fu, and the three generals saluted one after another.

Qiu Fu said, "Emperor Jianwen is gone."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I know, only the queen wanted to set herself on fire, so I dragged her out."

King Yan stopped writing, and said: "The queen is in the courtyard next to her, she may know the whereabouts of my nephew. Gao Xu saved her, you can go and see if you can find some clues. Don't talk about it outside!"

King Yan paused and said again: "Our family is in the mansion of the capital, which is far away from the imperial city. Gao Xu first went to Lianying's mansion to stay temporarily. His family members were arrested and the mansion was empty."

Zhu Gaoxu bowed and said, "Your minister takes orders."

At this time, Yao Guangxiao said: "Fang Xiaoru is the successor of the great Confucian Song Lian, and he is the head of the scholars. The prince must not kill him."

King Yan said: "Daoyan went to the prison to persuade Fang Xiaoru. If he is willing to serve me, I will let him go. There is also a treacherous minister Qi Tai who ran away. You also go to find out where he fled. First Come on, I'm going to Xu Zengshou's house now."

The army had just entered the city, and King Yan looked very busy.

{}Zhu Gaoxu came out of the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, took the saber from the soldiers, asked where the queen was being held, and walked out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.Seeing that Wang Bin and others were still waiting outside, he said: "My father asked us to stay at Lianying's mansion temporarily. You go and ask where it is, and first requisition a place nearby to garrison troops."

He pointed at Chen Dachui again: "You bring a few people with me, I will go to see the queen first."

Several people clasped their fists together and said: "The last general must wait!"

Seeing Yao Ji's bright eyes, slightly parted lips, hesitant to speak, Zhu Gaoxu took a look and left without saying a word, and took Chen Dachui and others away first.

Most of the soldiers in the Jingnan Army knew Zhu Gaoxu, he was not blocked, he asked his followers to stay outside the gate of the courtyard, and walked in by himself.This is a small courtyard with only a patio inside.Zhu Gaoxu walked in, and soon saw the open upper room, the queen Ma Enhui was sitting in the room, watched by two eunuchs in armor.

Ma Enhui also saw him, staring at him as he approached slowly.

As Zhu Gaoxu walked and thought, he already had a plan in his mind: Empress Ma is not afraid of death, but she has a son in the hands of King Yan.

He walked into the upper room, clasped his fists and said, "Gao Xu has met my cousin."

Ma Enhui stared at him coldly without saying a word.

Zhu Gaoxu straightened up, turned his head and said to the eunuch: "Anyway, the queen is a member of our Zhu family, so please take good care of me, and don't be rude."

The two eunuchs hurriedly said: "Slaves and maids wait for orders."

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and they hurriedly left the upper room.

Sure enough, Ma Enhui saw that Zhu Gaoxu's eyes changed a little, and finally said: "King Gaoyang knows that you have a bad reputation in the capital. The government and the public know what kind of person you are, so there is no need to pretend."

Zhu Gaoxu took the opportunity to approach and said: "The surname is Zhu tomorrow, if we don't take our own people seriously, how can we make people in the world respect identity?"

He said again in a low voice: "My cousin is less than one year old. Now that things are going on, my cousin doesn't care about herself, so I have to think about what Wen Gui will do in the future!"

Ma Enhui sneered and said: "King Gaoyang, don't waste your time talking, I don't know where the Holy Majesty is."

Zhu Gaoxu sighed: "The emperor didn't take his cousin away, alas! He must have left in a hurry. Who did he leave with and when?"

Ma Enhui didn't answer, she was silent for a moment and asked, "Is Yao Ji dead?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head: "Fortunately, I went in time."

Ma Enhui immediately showed regret, she raised her eyebrows lightly, and asked, "How did that bitch hook up with King Gaoyang?"

Zhu Gaoxu said truthfully: "Last year, the imperial government arrested me everywhere, and I was indeed in the capital at that time. Yao Ji saved me."

Ma Enhui's eyes were complicated, and she looked back and forth on Zhu Gaoxu's face several times, and said with a sneer: "King Gaoyang must be careful of that little bitch. There are so many concubines and maids in the palace, but I have trouble with a little maid like her alone. My reason."

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu made a noncommittal voice.

Ma Enhui said again: "That bitch has ulterior motives since she was young, full of resentment and viciousness, narrow-minded, shameless, just like a vixen. She first seduced the Holy One, and now she is here to seduce King Gaoyang, it was all calculated!"

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "Yao Ji does have revenge, but anyone who has been bullied for a long time will not be kind to others."

"Loyal words are harsh, King Gaoyang likes to do it for himself!" Ma Enhui said.

Zhu Gaoxu rubbed his forehead, and thought: The empress can't protect herself, the situation is like this, and she still cares about Yao Ji's affairs?She must be afraid of Yao Ji's revenge.

{}He intentionally provoked Ma Enhui: "Yao Ji is easy to be hated because she is too pretty. I think she is pretty good."

Ma Enhui let out a "hum" with a worried expression on her face.

Seeing that she refused to say anything for a while, Zhu Gaoxu said, "I won't bother you any more. If my sister-in-law wants to see me, she can tell the eunuch to pass on the message. I'll come visit again later, and I'll leave."