Bright Spring

"Hey..." Zheng He said earnestly, "You can't say that. General Ping is now the emperor's man. The emperor has no decree, so you can't slander it randomly. But it's your duty to tell you not to relax. Things."

At this moment, a group of people came out from the inner gate building.

Zheng He turned his head, waved his hands and said, "The emperor is here, brothers, come with us."

First, a group of eunuchs and court ladies came out, and then Zhu Di's sedan chair came out surrounded by a group of soldiers and eunuchs in round collars.The security of King Yan's Mansion is not the same now. Without the permission of Zhu Di and his servants, no one can approach Yujia; Zhu Di will not eat a drop of water or a grain of rice casually, and the food is prepared by a special person.

The reason Zhu Di fought like this as soon as he returned to Prince Yan's mansion was because he said something to Zheng He.On the day he returned to the mansion, Zhu Di said: There are still many people who hate me in this world, and they are still alive and well.

Zheng He immediately discussed with Yao Guangxiao and others, and then deployed strict defenses in the Yan Palace.

With shouts and hugs, Zhu Di entered the front hall.Zheng He led Ji Gang and other guards in brocade clothes, standing on the left and right sides of the public seat to protect.Zheng He also quietly asked someone to open the back door, and if there was any situation, he could ask the emperor to leave immediately.

Ping'an has a good reputation and has murderous intentions towards the emperor. Zheng He is indeed very careful.

After waiting for a while, someone outside shouted: "See you in peace!"

Then seeing the general Ping An striding in, Zheng He immediately looked sideways.Seeing that Ping An is very strong and strong, this person may be a little shorter than the emperor, but his body is very thick|strong, his arms are thicker than the thighs of ordinary people, his stomach does not have fat like those wide and fat people, but it is He is thick-backed and has a full body of lean flesh.

Pingan walked to the main hall, knelt down and worshiped: "Sin will knock on the Holy One, and the Holy One will live forever!"

"Good! Good!" With a smile on his face, Zhu Di made a gesture of support, and said kindly, "Ping Baoer, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ping An kowtowed again.

Zhu Di said: "Previously Ping Baoer fought against me, and I took him down. How many people want to kill you! But how can I be willing?"

Ping An hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing."

Zhu Di moved his face and said: "I grew up watching Ping Baoer. You followed me to fight outside the Great Wall in the early years. I have a father-son affection for you!" Zhu Di punched his chest with his fist and said bitterly , "But you treat me like this, I feel so heartbroken!"

Ping An suddenly bowed his head in shame and said: "The sin will fail the Holy Majesty..." He immediately knelt down on the ground to plead guilty.

But Zhu Di said: "Forget it, it's all in the past. Fathers in the world will always forgive their sons for causing trouble, and I will let it go! The position of commander in Peking is still vacant. If you happen to be in Peiping, just be that official." .”

Thank you Ping An immediately.There were also eunuchs around pretending to wipe their tears, as if they were moved by the emperor.

But Zheng He, who was standing next to him, felt that Ping An would die sooner than expected!

Zheng He has always been by the emperor's side, knowing that the emperor did not plan to kill Ping An immediately, and he had to do it for him first.Originally, I had already written a handbook to be the command envoy of Peking City in peace, it was just a matter of imperial decree.

But something happened to Qu Neng suddenly, and Qu Neng's whereabouts are unclear.The emperor just temporarily decided to summon Ping An, and said such touching words, was he just trying to stabilize Ping An?

If the emperor really believed in Ping An, why did he rush to summon him in his busy schedule?And why do you never approach peace when you speak?

Zhu Di said kindly again: "Your late father gave you a good name. You should be an official and make up for your mistakes. I will still keep you rich."

Ping An choked with sobs and said: "I will definitely change my past mistakes and live up to the sage's grace."

"Okay, okay." Zhu Di laughed loudly, "You man, you are wiping away your tears, which makes people feel flustered. Go!"

Ping An kowtowed to thank him and resigned.

Zhu Di also stood up from the public seat, walked back and forth in front of the seat, suddenly stood still, turned to Zheng He and said: "Zheng He, you ask someone to tell Gao Xu to clean up, we all have to go The capital is gone."

Zheng He bowed and said, "Your maid obeys the order."

When Zheng He walked out of the front hall, he was a little puzzled.A few days ago, I remembered that the emperor read a sentence, it seemed that he wanted King Gaoyang to go north from Beiping to prepare for the time being.It was changed again today, meaning we will return to Beijing together.

A few days ago Zheng He didn't dare to reveal that news to Zhu Gaoxu... If Zhu Gaoxu heard that news, he would definitely be dissatisfied!Right now, everyone is waiting for meritorious deeds and deeds to be rewarded. It has not yet been decided which of the two princes will be the prince, but Zhu Gaoxu was sent to the northern border. He has made so much contribution, can he be satisfied?

As soon as he was dissatisfied, he came to Prince Yan's mansion to make trouble, so the person who revealed the news couldn't hide it...

At this time, Zheng He guessed that Concubine Xu might have said something to the emperor.

So Zheng He sent someone to the royal palace of Gaoyang County to deliver the decree.The eunuch reported back that King Gaoyang was not surprised, he was ready and waiting for the day of the class teacher.

A few days later, all civil and military forces in Peiping were ready, and the 10,000+ army and countless family officials left Peiping one after another.

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Qu Neng and the other three rode horses across Huguang, followed the great river to the west, and gradually entered the mountainous area, where it was impossible to ride horses on many roads.They walked for several days before reaching Wushan County. They didn't dare to go to the county seat, so they took some dry food and continued to go north into the Wushan mountainous area.

There are so many mountains here that the roads are difficult to walk. They can only walk along the road in the valley, and they can hardly see the sun when they look up.Qu Neng couldn't help worrying as he walked away, and he thought to himself: It's hard to be found if you hide in the mountains, but if you keep walking, it's too far away from the town, how can you get food supplies?

At this moment, two people, a man and a woman, had dark and rough skin. They looked like coolies, but they were wearing rough sermon robes very strangely.

The middle-aged woman stepped forward to speak with a strong local accent.Fortunately, Qu Neng had served as the commander of the capital in Sichuan for a long time, and he could understand the dialects of many places in Sichuan.

The middle-aged woman claimed to be a Taoist priest, and said that there was a ghost king temple nearby. The ghost king came out of the underworld, and evil spirits were rampant in the world.When you come up, you have to sell talisman water, which can ward off evil spirits and keep you safe.

When Qu Neng was in charge of Sichuan's military administration, he knew that there were activities of the White Lotus Sect in the mountains, which were banned by the imperial court. It seemed that these two people were not like normal Taoist priests at all, but rather like members of the White Lotus Sect.But he couldn't control that much now, so he bought talisman water for a few copper coins and sent them away.

Qu Neng didn't believe in the words of the White Lotus Sect at all, and when the two Taoist priests left, he threw the talisman water away.Back then when he was in Sichuan, he dispatched troops to suppress the White Lotus Sect, but today he bumped into it himself, and even bought talisman water, which is really ridiculous.

In the evening, the three of them found a small earth temple, built a fire in the temple, cooked food, and then stayed overnight.

They took turns to be on duty, and in the middle of the night, Qu Liangcai, who was on duty, suddenly shouted, "The money bag is gone!"

Qu Neng got up and looked, and there was a faint figure running away in the night.He immediately grabbed a piece of firewood and chased after him, but the figure had already run away, and Qu Neng was not familiar with the terrain, so how could he catch up in the darkness?

In the baggage is the gold and silver that Zhu Gaoxu gave him!

Qu Liangcai said with guilt on his face: "My son didn't pay attention, and fell asleep for a while. I didn't expect that there were thieves in this wild country..."

The three of them walked for a day and were indeed very tired.In the middle of the night, people are more likely to get sleepy. Qu Neng didn't want to blame his son too much, so he just said: "Without money, it is even more difficult for us to gain a foothold. We have to find our things back! Those two people from the White Lotus Sect during the day are very suspicious. Tomorrow morning , let’s go nearby and find out where the members of the White Lotus Sect are.”

Early the next morning, Qu Neng went to explore the road in the direction the thief ran last night. The mountains on both sides were steep, and it was impossible to climb up without a road.So Qu Neng and others walked along the road, and when they came to a fork in the mountain, he stood there and looked around.

At this moment, a cloth towel among the bushes and grass on the hillside caught Qu Neng's attention.Only then did he discover that there was a way up the mountain in the grass, so he picked up a dead branch and carefully walked up the steep mountain road until he came to the cloth towel. He picked it up and saw that it was relatively clean. their stuff.

Those thieves were not clever people, and they lost everything when they did things, and Qu Neng soon found the clues.

"Come up! This way!" Qu Neng called back.

Any hillside in this Wushan mountainous area is very high. The three of them walked for a long time and were still halfway up the mountain.At this moment, they turned to the other side of the hillside, and a temple hanging on the cliff appeared in front of them.Hanging in the air is very strange!

"Ghost King Temple?" Qu Liangcai blurted out, "Does father remember what those two Taoist priests said yesterday?"

Eunuch Wang Gui suddenly showed fear.

"Hmph!" Qu Neng uttered a voice, without changing his face, and sneered, "I don't count on killing people in battle, and I don't know who is the ghost king!"

So Qu Neng took the lead and continued to walk towards the Xuanshan Temple.

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