Bright Spring

At this moment, a voice said: "My lord."

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saw that Wang Gui had finally returned!

"Come with me." Zhu Gaoxu said directly.He kept an eye on the maids in the mansion all the way, and brought Wang Gui to Du Qianrui's room.Du Qianrui came up to bow his knees to salute, with surprise on his face, "The prince is back! After I arrived in the capital, I found that the prince is not there, so it's hard to ask."

Wang Guidao: "Thank you Miss Du for remembering, our family has something to do in Beiping, so we will come back later."

When Zhu Gaoxu and others escaped from the capital back to Beiping, there were Wang Gui and Du Qianrui on the way. After arriving in Beiping, Wang Gui and Du Qianrui also spent a lot of time meeting each other. They were indeed quite familiar with each other.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wait for you to talk to each other later, I will talk to Wang Gui first. Miss Du closes the door, sits outside the Nuan Pavilion for a while, and sees if anyone is approaching."

"Yes." Du Qianrui replied softly.

So Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Gui went into the side room next to Du Qianrui's bedroom. This side room was originally for the maid on duty at night, and it didn't even have a window.

Wang Gui then whispered about Qu Neng and his son's experiences along the way, the paradise they found, how they disguised themselves as camels to transport food, and so on.

Qu Neng also saved two little girls, but he was tortured so much by bandits that he died of illness within a few days.

Wang Gui said in an almost whispering voice: "The exit of the Nuna Cave is on the cliff, very high from the valley, there is only one road carved out of the rock wall, and the lower section has to climb vines, which is the only way out of the mountain. General Qu's father and son pushed a big rock together to block the entrance of the cave..."

Zhu Gaoxu listened to Wang Gui's description in the ear room, listening very carefully, and the two talked in whispers for a long time.

Chapter 161 The Duke of Zhou Becomes a King

On both sides of the Royal Street in Hongwumen, there are all the central government offices, the governors' mansions of the five armies, Jinyiwei, Taichang Temple, and the six government offices.When you walked near Hongwu Gate, you just poured a basin of footwashing water casually, and it was only three or five grades for an official.

At this time, a cavalry team came out from the Hongwu Gate, their red cloaks were like clouds, and they protected a military officer in the middle who was wearing a red collar and a black veil, and the battle was quite spectacular.

The rank of the military officer is not high, only the third rank. The ranks of the military officers in the Ming Dynasty are generally high, and the ranks of the military officers in the capital are usually first or second rank. This third rank officer is really ordinary...but no one dares to provoke him, because he is the commander of Jinyiwei. Ji Gang!

In the last years of Hongwu, Taizu cut off the power of Jinyiwei to torture and arrest.But now all the powers of Jin Yiwei have been restored, and it is even more powerful.Regardless of whether you are a noble or a member of the Ministry, if you offend the Commander of the Jinyiwei, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat!

And this command made Ji Gang even worse, colluding with Chen Ying in the official | field, it is simply disgusting.The officials on the road avoided one after another, they didn't want to greet the Commander of Jin Yiwei, and they didn't dare to provoke them.

At this moment, a horse neighed suddenly in front, and the captain wearing a red cloak immediately cursed: "You don't have eyes when you ride a horse, do you want to die?"

"Hey, this sergeant brother, you are too angry." A tall and strong young man in a gray robe and a net scarf said, with a smile on his face, as if he was not afraid of these people at all.He said again, "Buy some Yunnan tea to drink, if you want cooked tea, you will get rid of your anger."

The lieutenant was taken aback when he heard this, and saw that although the young man's clothes looked ordinary at first glance, they were all made of good materials and neatly ironed, and there was a golden inlaid scabbard hanging around his waist.Those who dare to carry a sword at Hongwumen will not be ordinary people.But the school lieutenant was still not afraid of him, and scolded him directly, "The Commander of the Jinyi Guards excused himself, get out!"

At this moment, Ji Gang's voice said, "Ouch! The flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple, isn't this King Gaoyang!"

Ji Gang's eyes widened, he got off his horse, walked up to Zhu Gaoxu's horse and grabbed his rein, nodded and said, "The last general will pay homage to King Gaoyang."

The surrounding soldiers were all dumbfounded... But Ji Gang's performance was not too much, because King Gaoyang's reputation was much earlier than Ji Gang's!If Jin Yiwei wants to punish people, he has to arrest them first and go back to charge them with crimes. Some important officials have the emperor's acquiescence; and legend has it that King Gaoyang doesn't care about injustice at all, and kills people like hemp on the battlefield. Die!

Ji Gang immediately pointed to the lieutenant who was cursing just now and said, "Aren't you tired of living? Do you know who this is? King Gaoyang! Who doesn't respect King Gaoyang when they see him? I'll dig out your cursing tongue!"

The school lieutenant said with a blank face: "The villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die!"

"Words are serious." Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "Those who don't know are not guilty. My lord does not count the faults of villains. Forget it."

Everyone suddenly felt that this King Gaoyang was quite kind and not as scary as in the legend.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "General Ji is not bad, look at the battle of this team! Back then, I thought you were definitely not someone in the pool."

"Don't dare." Ji Gang said with a smile, "The little one just got out of work, and the prince is visiting in private. Otherwise, who would dare to look up to your guard of honor?"

"Hahaha..." Zhu Gaoxu laughed, "I'm going to the west, and General Ji is on the way?"

Ji Gang hurriedly said: "By the way, along the way. Please, my lord!"

Ji Gang got on his horse again, patted his horse and approached Zhu Gaoxu.At this time Zhu Gaoxu said: "I heard that General Ji used to be a student, and there was a classmate..."

As soon as the voice stopped, Ji Gang waved the people around him to stay away.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu lowered his voice, "Is there a classmate named Gao Xianning?"

Ji Gang said: "Yes. In the county school back then, Gao Xianning was a gentle gentleman with good knowledge. The county magistrate, instructor, and classmates all liked Gao Xianning, but they didn't see me. Only Gao Xianning never gave up and often opposed me by drinking. Many times to help..."

"Ha! Didn't expect General Ji to be able to recite poems against others, is he an elegant man?" Zhu Gaoxu laughed.

Ji Gangtian said with a straight face: "I made the prince laugh, anyway, I was also a student, even though I was expelled from the county school... Gao Xianning is really a good person, he has the style of an ancient gentleman, treats people with sincerity, and everyone respects him." Loved being with him."

"No wonder my father wants to call him to the capital." Zhu Gaoxu smiled, and suddenly said deceitfully: "I heard that General Ji knows where Gao Xianning is!"

Ji Gang was stunned for a moment, and looked up to observe Zhu Gaoxu's suddenly serious, serious and sincere expression.

Zhu Gaoxu said in a low voice: "I already know the inside story, I won't tell others, besides, it's not too important, don't worry."

"Who leaked it to the prince?" Ji Gang asked in a low voice.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You tell me where Gao Xianning is, and I will tell you about who."

Ji Gang pondered for a moment, then said: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you tell King Gaoyang. Gao Xianning didn't do anything wrong. He just didn't want to be an official. I don't know where Gao Xianning is in Yangzhou. He likes to go to brothels, and he likes to work with kilns the most. |Sister talking about poems and songs...King Gaoyang, tell me who sent the wind to your ears?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "No one, I guessed."

Ji Gang: "..."

"General Ji and Gao Xianning have such a good relationship, so it's unreasonable to help them?" Zhu Gaoxu laughed, "I'm just asking by the way, I won't talk nonsense, General Ji can't afford to joke, right?"

Ji Gang smiled and said: "The last general is willing to bow down!"

Zhu Gaoxu and Ji Gang talked and laughed happily, and when they reached a crossroads, they said goodbye to Ji Gang and parted ways.

When he saw Ji Gang and Gangyou, when he returned to the county palace, the sky gradually darkened.After Zhu Gaoxu had dinner, he walked around the inner mansion. He walked past Yao Ji's room, stopped for a while, thought for a while, and then left.

Zhu Gaoxu came to the door of Du Qianrui's room, and saw that the door was closed tightly and the light was on inside.He went to knock on the door.

"Tu Tut Tuk" three muffled sounds, and Du Qianrui's voice came from inside, "Who is it?"

"It's me." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Du Qianrui's voice said: "My lord, I'm going to take a bath and change clothes just now, please wait a moment, I'll get dressed and open the door."

After waiting for a while, Du Qianrui grabbed the skirt of his body with one hand and opened the door with the other, "My lord, please come in."

Zhu Gaoxu walked into the room and saw that Du Qianrui was not wet and hadn't started to take a bath, but the water was ready, and white steam came out from behind the partition inside.

He locked the door behind his back, and Du Qianrui looked up at him, blushing slightly, and silently tied his belt.

Zhu Gaoxu went to a chair and sat down, Du Qianrui said: "I, as a prince, make tea."

"No need." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and whispered again, "I'll be in Ms. Du's room tonight, and I'll go out in the early hours of tomorrow. But don't say I'm gone, you have to act like I'm prostitution in your room day and night According to the signs, it may only take two days. I arranged for Wang Gui to deliver tea and food to Ms. Du's room, and Ms. Du should not go out until I come back."

After Du Qianrui listened, she glanced at Zhu Gaoxu without asking any further questions, and just nodded slightly.