Bright Spring

The sound of drums and footsteps shook the ground, and the orange-red maple leaves in the air were falling one after another, with brilliant colors and flying orange-red.The iron helmet with wide eaves on the ground is shaking neatly with people's footsteps, and the white linen cloth bound on the iron helmet is completely white.

The frequency of people's steps is relatively slow, but they maintain a constant speed, as if they will never stop, and they will always move forward firmly.

... The sun sets in one place, and the sky and the earth are darkened; but it must also rise in another place.

The etiquette system is similar to that of the palace of the Han Dynasty. At this time, it is sleeping, and there is silence in the palace.In the study room on the east side of Chengyun Hall, Zhu Gaoxu didn't know how long he had been sitting here, in short, he was here all night. It's almost dawn now, right?

Zhu Gaoxu is 24 years old this year. In the bronze mirror, he saw a few white hairs on his temples.

Year of birth.It is said that one century and twelve years of life is a reincarnation, and it is easy to be unlucky in the year of birth.

Zhu Gaoxu used to be a gambler, and gambling was all about luck, so no materialistic school education could make him not believe in evil.He didn't completely believe in those mysterious things, nor did he completely disbelieve them.

But now Zhu Gaoxu is wearing gray and white linen, a kind of sackcloth without hems.He didn't wear red, because as Hou Hai said, he had to find a fortune teller to do the calculations before he could wear it. Wearing red indiscriminately can't turn bad luck into good luck.So Zhu Gaoxu gave up and didn't bother to pay attention to it.

He was sitting cross-legged on a futon on the floor, "looking at each other" with the armor on the opposite wooden stand.

Zhu Gaoxu has been using this pair of cold-forged armor made of Qingtang refined iron for at least nine years.The maintenance is very meticulous, the armor is not rusted at all, but after all, it has been worn for a long time, and it can be seen that there are signs of wear and tear.It glowed metallically in the dim light of the lantern.

The forehead brim of the wide-brimmed iron helmet is slightly longer. Its head is lowered, and its face is dark; the breastplate is like two chest muscles.After watching it for a long time, Zhu Gaoxu felt that there was clearly a mysterious person, a living creature standing quietly there.

There was a faint fragrance in the room, and wisps of pure fragrance mist floated out from the copper furnace, surrounding the armor.The armor seems to be breathing white mist, black light, and white steam, adding to the terrifying and murderous aura.

Humanity is that jade has aura, and after a long time, it will have a soul.Maybe armor too?

Zhu Gaoxu changed his posture to let his numb legs recover a little bit.He got closer to the armor, and as he got closer, the human-shaped illusion disappeared; but the details on it became clearer.There are many tiny marks, dents and scratches on the nails, and old and new irons are mixed between the old nails.

Those damaged marks seem to record every footprint of Zhu Gaoxu, from the Yellow River to the Yangtze River, from Luchuan to Annan.

At this time, the eunuch Wang Gui's voice said: "My lord, Du Qianrui got up early and made soup dumplings and preserved egg porridge for you. It's almost dawn, do you want breakfast?"

So Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to bring it up, and ate breakfast in front of the armor; then he called the eunuchs in to help him put the armor on.Although the armor was heavy, after Zhu Gaoxu put it on, he seemed to feel that something merged with him.

The genius had just dawned, and Zhu Gaoxu had already arrived at the main hall of the Chengyun Hall first.

Before the hour came and all the civil and military officials hadn't come here, Zhu Gaoxu sat on the throne alone.After a while, Du Qianrui walked into the back door of the hall first.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the long-sleeved costume she was wearing in surprise, and said, "I haven't thanked Qianrui for making the soup dumpling, it's delicious."

Du Qianrui looked up at Zhu Gaoxu who was in iron armor, and knelt down and said: "Last time, the prince and Ning Wang co-wrote the "Peony Pavilion" for the concubine, and the concubine hadn't had time to sing it to the prince. I'll let you hear it."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Okay."

So Du Qianrui stood in the empty hall, put on a good posture, danced a few steps lightly with long sleeves, and sang aloud: "Dreams come back to Yingtiao, chaotic years are everywhere..."

Zhu Gaoxu listened carefully to the singing, the words of the opera were sung very slowly, and he sighed several times after singing, tactfully back and forth, indescribably graceful.Perhaps the Chinese libretto has to be slower to hear clearly what is being sung.Du Qianrui's singing is also correct, and Zhu Gaoxu is sitting on the public seat, gradually intoxicated by listening, feeling the wonderful and romantic affection in the drama story.

Although Du Qianrui was petite, his eyes were very expressive. During the singing and sighing, his eyes never left Zhu Gaoxu, with affectionate and reluctant eyes, and an expression of admiration and obsession.The bulging chest, slender waist, and gentle posture made Zhu Gaoxu more and more attractive.

I really don't want to lose all of this.Zhu Gaoxu seemed to hear a voice.

The gentle and beautiful time always makes people feel very short. After Du Qianrui sang a section, he made a blessing and said in a playful voice: "It's getting late, civil and military officials are coming, and I will leave. From now on, I must I will look forward to it every day, and the prince will return in victory as soon as possible."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and looked at Du Qianrui's graceful figure in a daze.

After sitting there for an unknown amount of time, the number of people in the main hall gradually increased, and the palace guard of honor began to play grand drum music. "Boom" sounded a big drum, awakening Zhu Gaoxu, and then the drum sounded like raindrops, as if thousands of horses were galloping, and the orchestra, bells and gongs joined in, and the hall was very lively.

"Crack! Crack!" The whip sounded in the hall, like a separator in a grand drumming.

Civil officials in filial piety and military generals in armor lined up into the hall. The soldiers had to wear armor, so there was only a piece of white linen tied to the helmet, like a symbol.

Everyone bowed to the top and clasped their fists to salute.

When the drums stopped, a man in iron mask walked up to the top, opened the file and read: "I am the son of Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty, the closest relative of the country. I fought for my father and fought in the north and south. I was invincible and made great achievements in battle. So I feudalized the vassal state and defended the imperial line. Today There was a sudden change in the palace, and the traitors in the East Palace murdered my father and emperor, and planned to plot to kill me in the East Palace. This plot to murder the king and father and the family members is beyond conscience, and the gods and men are all angry. I will punish the crimes to the heavens, so that the society will be safe. The gods of heaven and earth , enlighten my heart. In the fifth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoxu, King of the Ming Dynasty."

All the people shouted in unison: "The officials and others are willing to follow the King of Han, pray for crimes to the heavens, and secure the country!"

Then the iron-masked man read again: "The decree of the King's Mansion of the Han Dynasty opened the Governor's Mansion for the purpose of punishing crimes. A vanguard army of [-], spread the call to march!"

Qu Neng walked out of the queue, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "The last general will definitely live up to the heavy responsibility!"

Many people looked sideways at the man who had just walked out.Most civil and military people remember the name Qu Neng, but people suddenly realized that Qu Neng is actually in this hall!

Qu Neng's army was the first to be assembled and reorganized into an army, known as one hundred thousand, and the actual number of total troops was seventeen thousand.These included some members of the guards of the Han Palace and the guards of Yunnan.

Most of the Weisuo troops in Qu Neng's army were from the vicinity of Yunnan Fucheng.Because the soldiers and horses of the guards farther away have not yet reached Yunnan Fucheng.

In fact, the total number of troops that Zhu Gaoxu can mobilize is less than 7.His three guards have a strength of [-]. After summing up with Mu Sheng and others in the past few days, the guard army can mobilize about [-] people. There are only [-] "punishment army" in total, and it will take some time to fully form an army.

Zhu Gaoxu walked down from the throne, untied the Yanling knife with a gold inlaid handle on his body, and handed it to Qu Neng.He took the plate from the eunuch's hand again, picked up the new big seal padded with silk and satin, and glanced at the small seal seal carved on it: Punishment Army Qu.After Zhu Gaoxu wrote the general seal, he carved it according to his handwriting.

In addition, there is also a letter of appointment stamped with the golden seal of the King of Han on the wooden plate.

Qu Neng took it with both hands and bowed.

Zhu Gaoxu also cupped his fists and bowed back: "Qu Dudu led the army first, and then I led an army of 30 to cover up. May Qu Dudu's front army flag win!"

Qu Neng said: "Obey!"

The man in the iron mask also announced that the Shouyu Office of the King's Mansion of the Han Dynasty will be promoted to the Shouyu Mansion, and the North and South Divisions will be divided into two divisions.The Northern Division is pro-military; the Southern Division specializes in the development of firearms.Talents who improve firearms will be rewarded heavily.

All the troops belonging to the King of Han's Mansion, during the time of garrison, marching, recruiting, and training, all the materials they need will be dispatched by the Changshi Mansion of the King of Han.

These benefits are already much higher than those of the military households of the Ming Dynasty, and the expenses of the Han Palace will be huge.There are 20 troops, and the military salary alone costs more than one million yuan a year.However, Zhu Gaoxu has accumulated a lot of money through his big marriage, rewards, and salary over the years. In the past few years, he has distributed more than [-] guan from the jadeite trade; he has "borrowed" [-] guan from the Shen family.If it lasts for a year or two, it won't be a big problem.

After the general obeisance ceremony was over, everyone dispersed, busy with today's work.Recently, all the civil and military personnel in the Han Palace are very busy. It is not easy for Zhu Gaoxu to be able to reorganize Qu Neng's army in a short period of time.

... The road that Qu Nengjun will take is Usada Luzhou Road, because this road is the best road to enter Sichuan.Qu Nengjun first went to Wumeng Mansion (Zhaotong) and Wusa Military and Civil Mansion (Weining), and incorporated Wumengwei and Usawei, who did not know whether they belonged to Sichuan, Yunnan or Guizhou at present; and then marched into Guizhou Bi Jiewei of Dusi.

After Zhu Gaoxu completed the reorganization of the army in Yunnan, he then led the army to cooperate with Qu Neng to attack Sichuan along the Usada Luzhou Road.

For a while, the "strategy for attacking Sichuan" of the Han Palace was roughly drafted, and of course there were huge risks that were unavoidable.And Qu Nengjun's attack was the first step.

The movement of troops on the ground in Yunnan has intensified, and it is completely difficult to cover it up.

Chapter 3: Where Can I Get Autumn Frost

Zhu Gaoxu has an unavoidable risk.The enemies he faced in the first battle were not only the target Sichuan Dusi, but also the Guizhou Dusi on the flanks, and the An Nanguo Zhang Fu's army of about 3 to [-] people.

The entire army of Zhang Fujun has more than 3 guards from the southeastern provinces, [-] criminal soldiers who escaped and were caught, and [-] guards from the vassal kings except for the guards of the Han Palace and the Shu Palace. .

First of all, the area with the most guards in the southwestern provinces is Guizhou.At present, there are eighteen guards and two guards of thousands of households; and some guards have tens of thousands of people, which greatly exceeds the fixed number of one guard.Because Guizhou is an important transportation hub connecting Yunnan, there are many guards on several post roads.

If Gu Cheng got the order of the imperial military department, he could mobilize the maximum number of guard troops, which is a real number of 10.However, if Gu Cheng wanted to temporarily mobilize the army, it would probably take several months.

Once the Guizhou army becomes an army, it can cut off the Wusada Luzhou Road, cutting off the most convenient road between Sichuan and Yunnan; it can also threaten to attack Yunnan from Guizhou.

This huge threat will probably surface in a few months.