Bright Spring

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu made a sound.

At this time, Mrs. Chen reluctantly showed a smile, Zhu Gaoxu didn't understand it at all.She looked at Zhu Gaoxu, with a faint blush on her cheeks, then slowly raised her slender hand, and gently stroked her neck.She was wearing a loose cross-collar underneath, and when she made a movement, her fingers inadvertently poked|opened a bit of the collar material, and Zhu Gaoxu saw the collarbone.Her breasts are not too high but wide, and the skin near the collarbone is soft|soft and plump.Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but stare at her collar, and Chen Shiyubai's ears gradually turned red.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a little short of breath.But he was still sober in his heart, and felt a little strange for a while.

The Chen family fell into Zhu Gaoxu's hands a few months ago, but she strictly abides by the etiquette, so Zhu Gaoxu naturally did not embarrass her.Although Zhu Gaoxu was looking forward to seeing the queen's face when he hadn't masked his face, but he was mainly for business.

In the past, the Chen family asked for something from themselves, but they always kept the etiquette.Now the matter of restoring the status of their mother and son failed, why did she do this instead?

Zhu Gaoxu restrained his impulse and thought to himself, if I wanted to do something to her, I could easily coerce her into submission before; why bother now?He still doesn't understand Chen's intentions at this time. If she wants to exchange this, he hopes that Zhu Gaoxu will fight for them again when he returns to the court.If he can't do it, how will it end?

So he picked up the teacup on the table, lifted the lid and looked at the water, avoiding her eyes.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu opened his mouth and said: "The army is on the verge of breaking out, and the guards of the King's Mansion of Han will go first. Would the queen be willing to go with the guards to the King's Mansion of Han? I'm worried that it will be bad for you to stay in Shenglong."

He spoke very cautiously, and did not expressly state that An Nanguo might continue the war.

Mrs. Chen was also very knowledgeable, and she had already sat up straight, as if the subtle gestures just now had never happened, avoiding the embarrassment of being rejected.She hesitated for a while, leaned forward, and finally replied, "Thank you King Han for protecting you."

After she finished speaking, her gaze was like something tangible, stroking Zhu Gaoxu's face from time to time.Zhu Gaoxu couldn't understand her thoughts. After all, people don't know how to read minds. At most, they could guess simple emotions from her expression. How did he know her complicated thoughts?

Zhu Gaoxu also let out a long breath, and thought: I'm leaving An Nanguo soon, it's good to keep a little distance from her, so as not to worry about parting.

... There are nearly 300 civil servants and eunuchs in Zhu Gaoxu's army.With the imperial decree and the commander-in-chief's military order, no one has anything to say about the withdrawal of the troops.Therefore, Xingyuan of the Chinese Army immediately began to arrange the withdrawal of troops from Thang Long and Tsing Hua.

Most of the 10 people in the original West Route Army were soldiers and horses in the guards of Sichuan Dusi and Yunnan Dusi.The army went from Annanguo to Yunnan, and some people returned from Yunnan to the guards in Sichuan. The roads along the way were narrow and mountainous, and it was not easy to walk.The Chinese army agreed to set off in batches.

Most of the guards of the Han Palace were led by Wang Bin and Liu Ying back to Yunnan Fucheng.Zhu Gaoxu also wrote a letter to Princess Guo Wei and asked eunuch Cao Fu to take it back.He personally told Guo Wei that he would return to Kunming soon after he went to Beijing to offer prisoners.

Then Zhu Gaoxu arranged for the guards to command Wei Da, and led a royal guard to accompany him to Beijing; in addition, he followed him to escort the rebel Hu and his sons and other criminal troops, most of whom were soldiers from the guards in Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places.With such a deployment, after completing the escort mission, the guards who entered Beijing will return to their respective guards.

Zhu Gaoxu led the crowd to leave the Xingyuan of the Chinese Army first, but Mrs. Chen did not come to see him off.But as soon as he left the gate, when he opened the curtain of the carriage, he found a white dress on top of a pavilion, and it really was Mrs. Chen standing there.

The two looked at each other from a distance, unable to say goodbye at this time.

A group of nearly [-] people left the gate of Shenglong City in a mighty manner.There were a large number of generals and civil officials in the farewell crowd, and even Zhang Fu rushed back from Tsinghua.

The large group of people walked nearly ten miles, and when they came to a wooden archway on the main road, the army stopped for the time being.There was a grass-covered open house by the roadside, and Zhang Fu and others welcomed Zhu Gaoxu into the house.Although the thatched hut was old and dilapidated, many civil and military officials were not even qualified to enter the house at this time.

"Sending you thousands of miles away will be a farewell. May His Royal Highness the King of Han travel safely." Zhang Fu picked up a drink brought in by a general.

Zhu Gaoxu also accepted his kindness, and said with a smile: "The traitor of the Hu family was captured by the Marquis of Xincheng. Now my father ordered me to be escorted back to Beijing. Is this considered to be a gift to the Buddha?"

Zhang Fu accompanied him with a smile and said, "Don't dare. In the battle of conquering Annan, the King of Han was in charge of the central army to strategize, and the last generals were all favored by the King of Han."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "When the Marquis of Xincheng returns to Beijing, he should be added to the Duke of the Kingdom in terms of merit."

Zhang Fu hurriedly said: "The last general dare not take credit."

Even so, they are clear in each other's hearts.Back then, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng, and Zhang Yun were the most trusted generals of the Yan Palace, and their contributions were similar; Zhang Yu died in battle, and the others were made dukes of the state.Now that Zhang Fu has made great contributions in the Annan Kingdom, it is almost inevitable for the emperor to rank him as Duke.

After saying a few words, Zhu Gaoxu said: "The Marquis of Xincheng will stay here, and there is no need to send him away. Today the army has to hurry, and we will reunite in the capital in the future. It's not too late. Farewell!"

After saying that, several people in the hut drank a glass of wine, Zhu Gaoxu went out, and called Duan Xuehen who was beside him to get into the carriage again.After a while, when he opened the curtain of the car, he saw Zhang Fu still standing on the side of the road watching, Zhu Gaoxu also waved his hand.

The two stayed together in An Nanguo for more than half a year, and they had some fights with each other, but on the whole, Zhang Fu was still a very well-behaved person in the army.Now that I said goodbye, the previous unhappiness seemed to have been forgotten.

Today's weather has cleared up, the sky is clear and blue, and the sun is shining brightly.On both sides of the road, there are endless fertile plains, and the rice fields are already green.Except for the noise of Ming soldiers and horses on the road, the fields on all sides are very quiet.

Zhu Gaoxu's troops went to the south bank of the river to camp on the first day, and then crossed the river on the navy's warship the next day.

The way they returned to Beijing was to go to Beijiang Mansion and Polei Pass (Zhennan Pass) to enter the ground of Guangxi Chief Commissioner in Daming, and then take the post road in Guangxi to go straight to the capital.

There are still thousands of miles of road ahead, and Zhu Gaoxu estimates that it will be difficult to complete the march in less than three months.

Chapter 336 Entering Beijing

No matter where Gao Xu's men have gone, Zhu Di has already been reported. He is in a good mood recently.

Zhu Di will be able to accept the offering of prisoners tomorrow.This was the first great victory of the Ming army since the "Battle of Jingnan". The Ming army not only quickly wiped out An Nanguo, but also captured the leader of the bandits, Hu's father and son, and a group of ministers alive. The result was great.

The eunuch Gou'er who was sent to deliver the decree to Gao Xu a few months ago had already returned to Beijing.The dog reported Gao Xuwei's attitude of looking forward to the emperor, and Zhu Di was very satisfied.

This Gao Xu is not only very capable, but also very obedient.Sons and daughters are obedient and filial, from the emperor to the common people, they will be very pleased with this kind of thing.

The sound of bells and drums in Youshi had already struck, and Zhu Di stood up from his throne and walked out of the imperial gate.Zhu Di glanced to the east, he had been thinking about Gao Xu just now, and suddenly he wanted to see the emperor's grandson Zhanji.

Zhu Di then said to the eunuch behind him: "Go straight to the Hall of Spring Harmony, there is no need to send someone to tell the people over there."

The eunuch said: "Your servant obeys the order!"

The imperial gate is Fengtianmen. At this time, Zhu Di was standing on the platform north of Fengtianmen. He got on the imperial chariot and walked northward surrounded by eunuchs and maids.Then a group of people turned right on the brick square in front of Fengtian Temple, and then went east for a while to Wenlou.Going out of Wenlou is another area in the imperial city, and the East Palace Spring Harmony Hall is right here.

Because no one reported to the East Palace in advance, when Zhu Di's imperial chariot arrived outside the Hall of Spring Harmony, the palace people were very surprised, and hurriedly knelt down on both sides of the door and bowed down.

Zhu Di got out of the car, walked into Chunhe Palace and asked, "Where is Zhanji?"

An eunuch said: "Go back to the emperor, the emperor's grandson has finished writing and is playing by the pool. The slaves will immediately invite the emperor's grandson to meet him!"

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "I knew he was stubborn, and I just wanted to walk, so let's go."

A group of people went to the pond in Chunhe Palace.After a while, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi rushed over panting, knelt down on the road and said: "My son came back from the Wenhua Palace. I didn't know that my father was coming, please forgive me!"

Zhu Di didn't even look at him, maybe Gao Chi's fat and pouty posture is really not worth seeing.Zhu Di just said: "Get up, I don't blame you."

Gao Chi hurriedly said: "I thank my father for your forgiveness."

After a while, Zhu Di saw Zhanji approaching. The nine-year-old boy was really naughty, and Zhanji's hands were covered with mud.At this time, Zhanji shouted from afar: "Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang..."

Zhu Di laughed "haha", and several people around him also laughed.In this huge imperial city, the only person who is not afraid of Zhu Di is probably his grandson Zhu Zhanji instead.

Zhanji didn't have the submissiveness of other people at all, he kowtowed first when he came up, and immediately grabbed Zhu Di's big hand and said: "Grandpa Huang, look at the clay figurines I made, they can still fight!"

Zhu Di's hands were immediately stained with mud, but he didn't care about it, and let Zhanji pull him to the pool with a smile.

Zhu Di looked at the clay figurines and clay animals on the turning heads by the pool, looked around and said with a smile: "Zhan Ji is like me, I also liked this when I was young."

The prince Gao Chi bowed and stood several steps away, not daring to speak, but the emperor liked Zhan Ji, which was actually a good thing for the prince.The eunuch next to him agreed.

Zhu Di lowered his head and spread his hands, glanced at the mud on his palms, then turned his head and said to the eunuch Wang Gou'er standing beside him, "Go dig some mud."

Wang Gou'er embraced Fuchen and bowed: "Your maid obeys the order."

Zhu Di said to Zhan Ji: "Grandpa Huang will show you something, haha!"

The emperor was usually very serious and terrifying on the throne. Although he was nearly 50 years old, he showed a childlike innocence in front of his grandson.Seeing that the emperor was happy, everyone smiled in response to the occasion, and they were not so nervous.

Surrounded by cool wind and rippling water, the Hall of Spring Harmony was filled with an atmosphere of family happiness for a while.