Bright Spring

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu forgot that he was in the Prince's Mansion, but he seemed to be at the edge of a quiet valley spring, and it had just rained, which had washed the mountain forest spotless, and there were still pearl-like raindrops on the green leaves in spring.

I really didn't expect that Du Qianrui would have such a side when he came from a place of luxury and wealth.

He watched with great interest, but unfortunately, the hair was washed soon.Zhu Gaoxu thinks that Du Qianrui has traveled a long distance and is full of dust, so he can wash it more carefully and take a little longer, so why bother to be so flustered?

Taking advantage of Du Qianrui's opportunity to brush his hair, he turned back quietly and walked back to the back hall, wandered around for a while, and then walked out of the gatehouse again as if nothing had happened.

When Zhu Gaoxu walked to the door of the wing room, Du Qianrui who was inside turned his head to look, put down the wooden basin in a hurry, and with wet long hair, he knelt down and said, "My servant has seen the prince... I just washed my hair and haven't had time to tidy it up, please forgive me crime."

Zhu Gaoxu looked calm and casual, waved his hand lightly, and said casually: "Miss Du is very plain today."

Du Qianrui smiled and said: "Servants don't like heavy and gaudy makeup, but there is no way to do it in Fuleyuan. If you dress too plainly, and the prince comes to listen to the music, would you dare to tease the servants?"

"Why not?" Zhu Gaoxu was slightly puzzled.

Du Qianrui said: "Since Sujing looks noble, I'm afraid I'll reject it... Besides, it doesn't fit in that kind of place."

"It seems to make sense." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, paused for a moment, suddenly inspired, and immediately said, "Then Miss Du came to the house and dressed so plainly, is she trying to reject me?"

Two blushes appeared on Du Qianrui's face, and she glanced at him quietly with her bright eyes, "Your servant doesn't mean that."

Zhu Gaoxu was not really a 16-year-old boy, he had a thick skin in his previous life, and continued with a smile on his face: "What does that mean?"

Du Qianrui said: "At this time and at that time, the prince's mansion, a place of honor and etiquette, how can gaudy fit the scene? In the past, slaves and maidservants had to please many people, but now they only need to serve one person."

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu could hear the sadness in her words, and his smile gradually faded, and he said, "It's not gaudy, and it doesn't have to be too plain. I'll go to the warehouse to look for something good later..."

Chapter 19 Drummer in the first test

Zhu Gaoxu came out from the front room and walked out of the hallway, with a look of surprise again.

I saw a group of people standing next to the screen wall inside the gate, such a group of people standing there, and all of them silently silent, seemed very strange.The moment before Zhu Gaoxu stepped out of the door, he had no idea that there was a group of people there!

"My lord! My lord..." The three people standing in front noticed Zhu Gaoxu, shouted immediately, and ran over quickly.

The sudden situation made Zhu Gaoxu a little unprepared. Several people looked very excited with red faces, as if a pack of hungry wolves saw the chicken, and their saliva was about to flow out.

They are all adults, why are they so restless?Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered his feelings in his previous life. As a low-level person, his contacts and resources are very narrow, and his chances of rising to a higher level are very small.There is a saying that "less struggle" for 20 years when meeting noble people, if you encounter an opportunity, you will usually value it very much.And Zhu Gaoxu, as the grandson of the great ancestor, isn't he just the group of nobles in front of him?

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Gaoxu understood them very well.

"My lord is finally back!" "We came here yesterday..." The three chattered and refused to give in to each other, as if there were thirty of them, making Zhu Gaoxu dizzy for a while.

He put his thumb on his temple and rubbed it lightly, trying to recall these "first met" people.

Staring at a pair of very round eyes, the man with rough and dark skin should be called Wang Bin.This man has a short and round face, high cheekbones, and a stiff beard. He is not very old, but because his skin is like leather and his hair is like thatch, he looks very old.His round eyes looked fierce, but for some reason, his serious look seemed to bring a sense of joy.

Another man with a shoehorn face and fair skin is not tall but very strong. This man is called Wei Da.Wei Da is at least in his thirties, and he looks younger than Wang Bin, who is in his twenties. Good skin is so important... The candidate for princess Xu Wangfei last year was his daughter.

These two are officers from hundreds of households, and they are on duty in Zhu Gaoxu's ceremonial guard.

The rest is a civil servant, with a bird embroidered on his stomach, and a green robe and horn belt. His name is Hou Hai, and he is a professor from the ninth grade... Except for a "not popular" grade name in the Ming Dynasty, his grade has already reached the end up.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and stared at them.The three of them finally shut up one after another.

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu have a chance to speak: "Don't worry, what can you do if you go to the capital? Don't be nervous. We're going to be separated today, and we will do our own things." After he finished speaking, he glanced at the civil servant Hou Hai and waved: "I If you have anything to ask Professor Hou, go to the room and talk."

The two walked in, one behind the other.Behind this screen wall, there is a row of houses on one side and a wall on the other.Zhu Gaoxu randomly found a room, walked in, and sat down on a grand chair.

Hou Hai stood there and bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "I left Beiping for two or three months, what happened here?"

Hou Hai immediately took two steps forward, looked back at the door and window, bowed his head and said in a low voice: "Daughter Wei Da, there was a marriage contract before! He actually concealed the truth, and turned his face against the original marriage contract in order to win over the prince! What did the other party say?" People, the lower officials have already found out, it's called Li Mo..."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu said displeasedly, "I'm asking about world affairs!"

Hou Hai had a bitter face, and hurriedly said: "The whole family of King Zhou was taken to the capital by Cao Guogong, demoted to common people, and exiled in Yunnan. King Dai and King Qi were taken to the capital and imprisoned. I heard that King Dai was sent to the capital again Sichuan. The worst one is the King of Hunan. Someone accused him of forging the Ming Dynasty banknotes. When the officers and soldiers came to the door, he shouted that he was wronged. Everyone is panicking..."

"I know all of this." Zhu Gaoxu was a little impatient.

Hou Hai suddenly said: "Song Zhong brought tens of thousands of people to Kaiping Beibian, saying that there were not enough soldiers and horses, and the Holy Majesty ordered reinforcements from the guards of King Yan. The commanders and chief envoys in Beiping have all been replaced. of."

These few pieces of news are a bit interesting, but they are all eye-catching personnel transfers in the local area, so it is really easy to inquire about them.

"Okay, okay." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand.

He thought that the civil servants around him would miraculously be talented, but it seemed that he was thinking too much.

Just when Zhu Gaoxu was full of disappointment and sighed secretly, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind, and he immediately asked with great interest: "The matter of Wei Da's family was not even noticed by the people of the Yan Palace, it seems that it is not well known. I know, how did you find out?"

"This..." Hou Hai stammered, "It was a coincidence that the officials found out that Li Mo went to Wei's house and asked Wei Da for help in the 'competition'. The prince knows that the military position of the hereditary father must pass the test of the capital first. The first time, but the salary was halved, and the second time, it was just an ordinary military household.

Li Mo's dead father was also considered to be proficient in bowing and horses, but his son was thin-skinned and tender, and he didn't learn any martial arts from his father. He almost shot the drummer to death in the first round of competition, and was directly beaten The examiner scolded him and kicked him out of the school; if he failed the second round, he would be finished. Being an ordinary soldier would be better than being an ordinary citizen...

Li Mo guessed that he had self-knowledge. Hearing that the daughter of the Wei family was going to be a princess, he didn't bother with the marriage contract anymore, but at least he wanted to make some compensation?So he went to Veda. "

"Oh." Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Hou Haidao: "The lower officials concluded that within two days, Wei Da will come to look for the prince, and he has no way to be the governor."

"Oh." Zhu Gaoxu nodded again.

Zhu Gaoxu listened to the trivial details for a long time, but decided that Hou Hai is suitable for investigation work, and the investigation is very detailed.

Zhu Gaoxu intentionally imitated Hou Hai's action just now, because he felt it was inexplicably funny: he stretched his neck and glanced at the door and window, leaned his head over, and whispered mysteriously: "Everyone in the county prince's mansion, you should check the details, and turn around secretly. report."

Hou Hai was pleasantly surprised, as if he had suddenly become a confidant, and nodded his head several times, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely take care of it."

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The young lady I just brought back is named Du Qianrui, and she was born in the Fule Academy of the capital. She said she is from Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. You can also try to find out for me what is going on at home. Why did you go to Fuleyuan?"

"This... only knows that it belongs to Raozhou Prefecture? Ah!" Hou Hai immediately said seriously, "It's okay, don't worry, my lord!"

Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be serious: "This errand can only be done by you, go ahead."

"Resignation, my subordinate." Hou Hai clasped his fists and said.

After dismissing Hou Hai, Zhu Gaoxu stood at the door of the room, looking at his palace; then he thought of the few subordinates he met just now, including the honor guard, there were more than 200 people in total... and the prince he felt was a bit different.

The grandson of the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, the majestic prince, with such little strength?

Zhu Gaoxu was depressed for a while, and gradually faced the reality: the one who really has some strength is King Yan.And Zhu Gaoxu is only sixteen years old, no matter how strong his personal force is, he is still attached to his father, and it is just a card in King Yan's hand.

The current situation also made Zhu Gaoxu very confused.

The army outside Beiping looked around, and there was a situation of being surrounded; even Beiping City, the home of King Yan, was mostly under the control of the imperial court.I vaguely feel that the real control area of ​​Yan Wang Zhu Di is only the palace.

King Yan must be under a lot of pressure at this time, but Zhu Gaoxu is a little confused about how he will win the war.Because the father hasn't discussed important matters with him yet.