Bright Spring

At this moment, a voice outside the door said: "My lord"

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saw the eunuch Cao Fu!It was Wang Gui's godson, that fat eunuch, but now Cao Fu's face was tanned and very dirty.

"Cao Fu, you're back." Zhu Gaoxu was slightly overjoyed and said, "Come in!"

Cao Fu walked in, and said aggrievedly: "This servant was almost caught by the inspection several times on the road, and finally saw the prince."

Zhu Gaoxu told Cao Fu to sit down and talk about it.

Cao Fu didn't talk much about what happened on the road. He first said: "The servant tried every means to persuade the eunuch Huang Yan who was beside the King of Zhao; but the King of Zhao did not agree to raise troops. Huang Yan hoped that the prince would send elite soldiers to Peiping to help King Zhao raise troops. "

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he felt a little dumbfounded for a while.

This third brother!It was a waste of his father's favor and often took him to war, but he didn't learn anything about running an army and fighting.King Zhao's guard force is the largest among all the vassal kings, about the same number as Zhu Gaoxu's guards, with about 2 guards. The conditions for raising troops are not bad; after all, Zhu Di trusts his son more than his brothers.

Cao Fu knelt down in the tunnel and said: "The servants failed to fulfill the great trust of the prince, and even the face of King Zhao has not been seen twice. Please punish the prince!"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Get up. It doesn't matter whether Gao Sui raises his troops now."

Cao Fu was stunned for a moment, then stood up.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at him and said, "You are commendable for your loyalty. Go and rest for two days first, and then go to the army camp and take care of my daily life."

Cao Fu hurriedly said: "Your servant obeys!"

Changsha Fucheng, about [-] miles north of Hengzhou, is located on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.

Although the rebel army was on the other side of the Xiangjiang River, it was difficult for its large army to cross the Xiangjiang River nearby.

The scouts sent by the officers and soldiers to the west bank by boat at night discovered that the rebels were marching southward; presumably they were planning to detour from the south.This kind of marching route, from the detour on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River to the city of Changsha, is at least a thousand miles away!

Therefore, for at least a month, Changsha City will not be in danger.There are countless officials and soldiers in the city, and a lot of goods come in and out every day; at present, the four cities have not closed their doors to martial law, but they have sent more soldiers to guard the gates.

The officials and soldiers who fled after the battle in Baoqing Mansion have gradually restored order recently.The peaceful city of Changsha will give people the illusion that they are not threatened by hundreds of thousands of rebels

But at this moment, Zhang Fu was not at peace!

He encountered a very unexpected thing: when he met a spy who lied about Zhang's family, he got a letter, which was sealed with lacquer by Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu!

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Fu walked into a study room, gently closed the closed door and bolted it.He checked the letter and tore open the envelope.

He is not afraid of those Jin Yiwei on the bright side, they all have to obey the orders of General Ping Han.What he was worried about was the spies in the various government offices of the imperial court who were in the middle of the army. There were not only people from the Jinyiwei, but even the Ministry of War and other yamen would also use spies.

The reports of these people did not pass through the central army, but were sent directly to the government offices in secret!Zhang Fu was afraid that he could not explain clearly.

He ordered his confidants to place the spy in the camp of the Central Army and watch him day and night; at this time he has not yet decided how to deal with the spy, he just wants to see what the king of Han said in his letter.

When Zhang Fu took out a few pieces of letter paper, he was already aware of his subtle wavering. If he had encountered such a thing a month ago, he might not even have opened the lacquer seal. To Jin Yiwei!

But what he did now was to close the door, stay here alone, and pull out the letter paper.

Only at this moment, Zhang Fu couldn't help sighing softly.

But after a while, the expression on Zhang Fu's face changed slightly, and soon there was a sneer on his face, and he said in his heart: "The king of Han is still writing letters, I'm just curious, and I want to see what tricks he has!"

The hallucinations in his heart were quickly extinguished!Because he suddenly remembered what he had done to Han Wangfu.

Zhang Fu captured Qian Xun, the long history of the King of Han, led troops to "put down the rebellion" many times, and later even became the general of the Ping Han Dynasty; he was married to the current emperor, his daughter was a concubine, and his grandson was a prince.

It has come to such a situation, can the king of Han let himself go?Zhang Fu thought: I can't believe every word the King of Han said!

He Zhang Fu is also a person who often fools others, and he will never be deceived so easily; besides, many people in the court said that the King of Han is cunning and has a good reputation, and he knows it well.

Zhang Fu pondered for a while, let out a breath, finally unfolded the letter paper, and looked at it with his head buried.

When he read the first page, his thoughts changed slightly.

Zhang Fu suddenly recalled the past. It was the situation when he dealt with the King of Han during the campaign to conquer the southern kingdom.

At that time, the two Ming armies defeated the main force of the Annan army and captured Duobang City. The King of Han promised to hand over the eastern capital of Annan to Zhang Fu.Zhang Fu didn't believe it at first, because he learned that the king of Han suddenly led his cavalry and rushed to the vicinity of Shenglong City in the eastern capital!

Unexpectedly, the King of Han did not go to Shenglong City, which was empty of troops, and the King of Han mobilized his troops to find the famous queen.

That incident left a deep impression on Zhang Fu. Apart from feeling that the King of Han was really lustful, he was also surprised by how the King of Han kept his promise.After all, it was a great achievement that could be publicized in the court newspaper, and the two sides only talked about it verbally in advance.

Zhang Fu thought about it for a while, apart from the hearsay, when he actually dealt with the King of Han in person, the King of Han really never did anything that didn't count.

His brows were frowned, the vertical lines between his brows were obvious, and he thought: Han Wang kept his promise before, but it may not always be like this!What's more, is the promise at this time really useful in the future?

Zhang Fu turned a page and continued to read Zhu Gaoxu's letter.His mood became more and more complicated, and then he read it carefully three times.

Regarding Zhu Gaoxu's promise, Zhang Fu is of course full of doubts!But for some reason, despite being surprised, he still couldn't easily abandon this letter of persuasion.

He walked a few steps in the study room, glanced at the door, quickly put the letter paper and envelope into his arms, then walked behind the door, and opened the wooden door first.But he didn't go out, and then paced back and forth in the open study.

Zhang Fu buried his head and frowned for a while, and looked up at the dead branches in the courtyard outside.He stayed in the room like this for a long time, and seemed to be thinking about many things.

5 Chapter Fifty The Most Reliable Person

The British Duke Zhang Fu has only one son so far, named Zhang Bozhong.It is a pity that Bo Zhong is disabled, his limbs are deformed, paralyzed, and difficult to move; more than one doctor diagnosed him, so Bo Zhong could not stay behind.

For many years, this is the last thing Zhang Fu can't let go of when he is not in business!So he took a few concubines and decided to continue to have children, otherwise how would the incense of the Zhang family be passed on?

But he gave birth to several daughters one after another, but still failed to get a second son.

Under God's will and helplessness, Zhang Fu had the idea of ​​adopting a son from his two younger brothers.But he was only in his thirties, and he never gave up hope

In the camp of the Chinese Army in Changsha City, Zhang Fu remembered this incident again.But he didn't think much about it, after all, it was not a matter of a day or two.

He had been in the study for a while, and at this moment he finally left the study and came to the lobby of the Chinese Army.

There were some military generals, officials, and eunuchs in the lobby who were dealing with business affairs. When they saw Zhang Fu coming in, they all stood up and said, "I will pay my respects to Marshal Zhang!"

Zhang Fu replied, "There is nothing important to do today, everyone should perform their duties."

Everyone responded, "Of order."

Zhang Fu also walked to the public seat directly above. There were many files and reports and many maps in front of the case.He reached out and grabbed the report, threw it aside, turned out the map below, and looked directly at it.

A crooked cinnabar red line was drawn on the map, drawn by Zhang Fu himself.

This line starts from the marked Yongzhou Mansion, and after crossing the Xiangjiang River, it goes to Hengzhou and Tanzhou; then extends eastward to Nanchang Mansion; then goes northeast to Hangzhou Mansion, and finally turns northwest to the capital!

This is the marching route that Zhang Fu drew for Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu. This route is estimated to be at least three thousand miles long!However, by taking this road, the rebels of the King of Han could avoid the navy of the great river and the mountainous areas where the roads are rough and difficult for the army.

Zhang Fu believes that it is more reasonable for the rebels to follow the route he drew.

Along the way, the rebel army of the King of Han wanted to persuade them to surrender or attack cities to gather food and grass; considering that the morale of the court officials and soldiers was low after the Huguang Battle, the progress of the rebel army might be relatively smooth.If they follow the red line on the map, it will only take half a year at the earliest to reach the capital city!