Bright Spring

"Where is the corpse?" Yao Guangxiao asked.

The green robe officer led them into the ruins, only to see a few people guarding there.Yao Guangxiao stepped forward and took a look. There were only two piles of charred bones left, crushed by the collapsed beams.He walked up to it, stretched out his hand to touch it, and immediately crushed a bone into ashes.

Yao Guangxiao immediately lost interest, clapped his hands twice, turned around and left.

He went straight out of the burned mansion, and suddenly stood still, turned around and asked: "Except for Qu Neng and others, how many people are there in this mansion, are they still there?"

"To answer Master Daoyan's words, a total of 13 people are being interrogated." An official replied.

Yao Guangxiao said: "Take them to the various gates of Beiping, look at the people who have left the city, and recognize Qu Neng and his son."

The official asked suspiciously, "Aren't Qu Neng and his son burned to the ground?"

"It's hard to tell." Yao Guangxiao said calmly, "Send someone there, it's okay to try."

The official cupped his hands and said, "Of order."

... Inside the Zhangyi Gate of Beiping City, the sky was already white and the light was dim. Some people who got up early were waiting by the gate, waiting for the gate to be opened in order to leave the city.

Three horses were tied to a carriage at the corner of a side street.Zhu Gaoxu, Qu Neng and his son were in the carriage, and the eunuch Wang Gui was in front of the carriage.

"As soon as the city gate opens, you leave the city and let Wang Gui take you away." Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice, "General Qu almost entered the city through Zhangyi Gate back then, so let's go through Zhangyi Gate today."

Qu Neng clasped his fists and said, "King Gaoyang took the risk to save him, the kindness will never be forgotten!"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, nodded and said: "It's really more risky. If you let the emperor know that I let you go, I won't be able to explain it."

Qu Neng pondered for a moment, and immediately said: "King Gaoyang, just rest assured, even if Qu is caught, he will die at most. Why should he die so despicably and betray his benefactor first?"

This Qu Neng is really sensible, he immediately understood what Zhu Gaoxu meant.Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: "I believe you. But I have put in so much effort. I don't want to hear how General Qu died in the future. I want to know how a lion lives!"

The two immediately looked at each other and smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "General Qu used to be the commander of the capital in Sichuan, but he was temporarily transferred back to the capital before the Jingnan battle. He has family members in the Chengdu mansion? You'd better not go and ask for a while, so as not to be left on the sidelines."

Qu Neng stopped the smile on his face and nodded slightly.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up a cloth bag and handed it over. When the cloth bag moved, there was a clanging sound of metal clashing inside, "Here are some gold and silver, General Qu is holding them."

Qu Neng didn't hesitate and went straight to the point.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "It's best to go south. Last year I made a detour back to Beiping from Huguang. I thought Jingzhou was a good place to go west. There is Wushan Mountains there. The eastern barrier of the Sichuan Basin is covered with high mountains and dense forests. The road is not far, very close to the Central Plains."

Qu Neng said: "King Gaoyang is right."

At this moment, a shout came from the city tower not far away: "Official documents are handed over, and the guards are changed. When the time comes, open the city gate!" Then the drums sounded "Boom, boom, boom...".

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand and tugged on Qu Neng's chest, "This Northern Army uniform doesn't fit General Qu well...Let's go!"

Qu Neng said: "The last general and King Gaoyang have made friends between life and death. I will not thank you for your great kindness. I hope it will be useful in the future. Let me go!"

Qu Liangcai also held the ceremony and said: "King Gaoyang, there will be a meeting later!"

"There will be a period later." Zhu Gaoxu clasped his fists and stared at Qu Neng's face.

All three of them were wearing uniforms of the Northern Army, and they led their horses towards the city gate.Zhu Gaoxu sat on the carriage, lifted the curtains to watch their backs go out from the city gate, then got off the carriage and walked to the driver's seat in front.

He drove the carriage around slowly, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a group of people rushing towards Zhangyi Gate.Zhu Gaoxu sat in front of the carriage, turned his head to watch for a while, and saw them standing at the gate of the city, sizing up the people who went out one after another.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu exhaled slightly, flicked his whip, and drove the carriage away.

He drove back to the Prince's Mansion, unlocked the gatehouse in the back garden and entered the door.At this time the sky is still not bright.

The door from the inner hall leading to the back garden was left open, so he opened the door and walked into the inner hall, heading straight to his bedroom.After a while, Du Qianrui knocked on the door and came in, saying, "My lord, I'll cook for you."

"I'm really hungry." Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the door and said again, "I slept in the inner hall last night and just woke up, Miss Du understands?"

Du Qianrui's eyes drifted away, she nodded slightly as she watched him, and said softly: "The person the prince bought back, can I ask her to help?"

"Okay." Zhu Gaoxu said casually.In the past, Miaojin was closed in the garden, and he forbade the general servants of the mansion to enter the inner hall, but now the county prince's mansion doesn't have many secrets, so it doesn't matter... Secrets are all in people's hearts.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly found a copper brazier with burning charcoal fire, first took out the unburnable things in the cloth bag, and then threw the whole cloth bag into the brazier together with the green gauze towel, towel, and incense ash inside, and the fire rushed up immediately.

Then he threw in the big hat on his head, and threw in the green clothes that he took off.After a while, when the contents of the brazier were almost burned, he simply took off his inner lining and threw it into the brazier.

Zhu Gaoxu stared at the burning flames, but still couldn't calm down. He was still recalling the whole process of last night in his mind. Too many details affected his thinking. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't calm down.

In a trance, he seemed to see himself in the burning flames, struggling in misery | pain, he could feel the endless unwillingness, anger, and grievances, and there were people watching him with the flames on his body. Struggling, the man had a triumphant smile on his face, hahahahaha...

Zhu Gaoxu feels that his temperament still has the shadow of his previous life, that is, when he was doing things, he was very courageous and calm; when he was done, he would think of his fear and nervousness... For example, when he made a big bet, and before, he was very courageous Big, when all the money has gone out, he will be so scared that he can't breathe!

He also has a habit, that is, the more scared and tense he is, the more exciting he will feel.

Just like now, when he stared at the flame, he felt very scared and nervous, and his whole body reacted inexplicably.There are only two ways to resolve this emotion: crazy "car repair" or overeating!

At this time, there was an exclamation of "ah" suddenly, and then something fell to the ground with a "bang".Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and saw the woman who was brought back yesterday, her face was blushing, staring at him with staring eyes.

At this moment, the blue veins on Zhu Gaoxu's forehead were bulging, and his muscles were tense.He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then walked towards the woman slowly.The woman trembled and took half a step back, standing there with difficulty breathing.

Zhu Gaoxu walked over and grabbed her shoulder with his hand, neither of them said a word.

At this moment, Du Qianrui's voice said: "My lord... ah!"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Du Qianrui, his face was a little embarrassed, and then he remembered that he was the prince who wanted to compare, so he took a deep breath and said, "Hurry up and serve the food." He let go of the woman in front of him, and turned around Go into the bedroom and find clean clothes to wear.

Chapter 151 Farewell to King Gaoyang

In the cold spring season, the early morning in Peking is shrouded in mist like smoke, and the distant scenery is blurred.

In the front hall of King Yan's Mansion, there stood a monk in cassock, Yuan Gong in a sorcerer's scarf robe, and Jin Zhong in a black hat with a round collar.

Wearing a five-clawed dragon robe, Zhu Di walked up to the public seat and turned around, looking thoughtfully at the scene outside the hall.

Yao Guangxiao put his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, those two corpses were so burnt that only bones remained, and they shattered when touched. The poor monk went to inspect it himself, but it was difficult to determine whether it was the bones of Qu Neng and his son. There may be someone outside to respond, but Qu Neng and his son are not dead!"

"Who will take care of Qu Neng and his son?" King Yan asked.

For a long time, no one said a word in the hall.Only then did Jin Zhong cup his hands and said, "If you go back to the emperor, I think it might be the remnants of the Jianwen dynasty!"

Zhu Di was noncommittal.

Yuan Gong said: "Before that, Jianwen controlled all directions and held the world's soldiers and horses, and was defeated by the Holy Master. Now that the situation is reversed, even if these defeated generals follow them, what can they do?"

Jin Zhongdao: "It would be most appropriate if we could find out Jianwen's whereabouts as soon as possible."

"Hmm..." Zhu Di made a sound habitually.Several people did not dare to raise their heads to observe his expression, for a while no one could figure out what he was thinking.

Zhu Di pondered for a long time, raised his sleeves and said, "I call Ping An to see me."