Bright Spring

The army, which could not be seen from front to back, continued to march for a long time.When the setting sun was approaching the horizon, the barracks ahead finally appeared in people's sight.

There was a lake over there, and the water surface shone with dazzling waves from time to time in the fading light.On the east side of the lake, there are tents everywhere, and smoke from cooking houses in the air floats in the wind.The sparse trees by the lake can no longer see their colors clearly, and their shadows are reflected in the sky like charcoal.

This situation and this scene are like those legendary tribes wandering around on the grassland.

The virtuous Lord did not live in a tent, so she was taken directly to a village.It wasn't until she arrived in the village that she felt that this was indeed the Ming Dynasty; some of the houses in the village were hard-hit hilltops, which were no different from the Han people's houses in Guancheng.

After dark, the eunuch Cao Fucai came to the house where Mrs. Xianhui lived, and wanted to take Mrs. Xianhui to face the saint.The virtuous old man's hands and feet became nimble, and he was busy making up his makeup before going out with Cao Fu.

They walked into a small courtyard surrounded by guard posts.Then Lord Xianhui and the two walked into a door in the north, and immediately saw Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting beside a square table, writing something there.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't wear any armor or dragon robe, and he was wearing a dark gray military uniform without any patterns; he didn't wear a hat either, and the bun on his head was tied with a silk scarf.

Zhu Gaoxu looked up and put down the brush.

The virtuous old man held the ceremony and said: "The ministers and concubines pay homage to the Holy One."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "When I left Kaiping City, I forgot to tell Cao Fu. Unexpectedly, he took you all the way to Aikou Pass (Zhangjiakou). Suddenly remembered, there is one more thing I promised you."

After he finished speaking, he shouted: "Come on, bring it up!"

The virtuous old man turned around without knowing why, and soon saw two soldiers escorting a big man into the door.The big man looked dejected; but after the virtuous Lord saw his clothes clearly, he was immediately surprised.

The big man wears black gauze on his head and a red tuanlong robe on his body.The virtuous old man understood after a while, this man is a prince!Because the clothes worn by the monarch of North Korea are very similar to the costumes of the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, so the virtuous Lord is very familiar.

The clothes of the king of North Korea|North Korea are also five-clawed dragon robes. The king is a monarch in North Korea|North Korea, and belongs to the rank of prince in the Ming Dynasty.

The lord Xianhui was surprised, but he hadn't reacted yet, and was hesitating whether to greet the prince.The prince knelt down on the ground first, and said: "The guilty minister kowtows to the Holy One!"

"Stay flat." Zhu Gaoxu said.He turned his head to look at the virtuous Lord Wenghui, and said directly, "Master Weng and his party were attacked in the east of Lulong County, and the behind-the-scenes mastermind is this acting king, my thirteenth uncle..."

The virtuous Lord was a little overwhelmed, but for the time being he calmed down and listened to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "Now the facts have almost been found out. The subordinates of Dai Wang wanted to kill you and the group, and then used assassins to disguise themselves as envoys and Lord Weng. They wanted to do something wrong! I went to Datong Mansion a few days ago and sent Dai Wang Wait until someone captures it."

He paused for a while, then turned his head and said to Dai Wang: "The virtuous Lord has no grievances or enmity with you, but he was in danger of being killed. Should the Dai Wang apologize to the virtuous Lord?"

As soon as the words fell, the room was suddenly very quiet, and the virtuous Weng Lord and Dai Wang were all stunned there.At this time, the king suddenly turned around, bowed to the virtuous Lord, and said, "I know I was wrong, I made a big mistake! I am so bold, I regret that I should have done something to the woman of the Holy Majesty, please forgive me!"

The virtuous old man seemed to hear a "buzz", and felt a little dizzy in his head, so he didn't speak for a while.

The Dai Wang in front of him was still bent over, clasped his fists and bowed, standing there with a sincere look on his face.

She finally spoke in Chinese with a jerky accent: "You made a big mistake, just listen to the Holy Majesty!"

The virtuous Lord said while looking at Zhu Gaoxu, she only felt that her face was getting hotter and hotter, and her emotions gradually became agitated.Originally, when she saw the king of North Korea, she was also very afraid, and even thought that she was a tool for marriage and at the mercy of others; unexpectedly, when she came to the Ming Dynasty, it seemed that it was not what she thought.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and the soldiers escorted Dai Wang out.

The virtuous old man turned his head and glanced, then turned his head and said softly: "That day when the emperor mentioned the matter of acting as the king, the concubine thought it was a joke..."

"You are not joking, if I always lie to you, you may not believe me in the future." Zhu Gaoxu said.

The virtuous old man said in a low voice: "How dare the concubine?"

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "What the king did, I was sorry for you. It is right to admit your mistakes. Have you calmed down?"

The virtuous Lord's face was very red, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Zhu Gaoxu waited for a while, and then said: "I also want to apologize to you for letting you go so far in vain. Tomorrow morning, I will ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites to arrange for you to go to the capital. I will lead the army northward."

The heart of the virtuous old man was a little confused, and she suddenly felt very uncomfortable when she heard that they were going to be separated. She couldn't help but raised her head boldly, and blurted out: "The concubine wants to accompany the saint on the northern expedition... Eunuch Cao said that there is no caring person around the saint. Serving, I wonder if my concubine can do a good job?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked up and down at the delicate and virtuous Lord in long robes, and pondered: "The north is a place of bitter cold, except for the wild grass, it is next door. Can you bear it?"

The virtuous old man nodded vigorously without hesitation and said, "As long as the sage is here, the concubines are not afraid. I have other clothes, and I can do a lot of things."

After being silent for a while, Zhu Gaoxu slapped his thigh and said, "Okay!" He turned his head to Cao Fu and said, "Let the people from the Ministry of Rites send the North Korean envoys to the capital first. After I recruit teachers from the north, I will call again." They discuss affairs of state."

Cao Fu clasped his fists and said, "The servant obeys the order."

After Cao Fu went out, the virtuous old man was even more informal, and immediately began to speak cheerfully: "My concubine heard that Mobei is barren and there are few people. Why did the Holy One lead the army to go to conquer?"

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the stool next to the square table, and said gently: "Sit down and talk. I'll tell you."

The virtuous old man sat down gently on the bench, looking excited, his eyes a little blurred.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at her, and said patiently: "I just want those tribes on the grassland to understand a truth, it is wrong to rob and kill|kill."

When the virtuous Lord heard this, she almost couldn't help laughing, she blushed and said: "Although the concubine is not very old, she is already sensible..."

Zhu Gaoxu said solemnly: "But the northern tribes, maybe they really don't understand this truth. They should think that harassment | looting is a matter of course! Preaching is useless. The only way is to make the opponent feel the pain and feel that they have done something wrong. If you do something, you will definitely pay the price! At that time, reasoning will become reasoning."

The virtuous Lord nodded lightly in agreement.

He thought for a while, and then said: "In the past, we Han people are also some tribes, which are not much different from Mongolian tribes. If the tribesmen in the tribe are always bullied, bullied and killed by others, what should we do as the leader? The ancestor Huangdi I have already told future generations that I have to pick up stones and sticks, to resist and fight back!

Now we have iron armor, sharp knives, good horses, firearms, and cannons, but the principle remains the same.

The former leader had to prove with his strength that he could protect the tribe and allow them to survive.The current imperial power is more complicated, but if the emperor wants to gain the sincere support of the people in the world, he must try to convince people that he can do those things.So even if the enemy is thousands of miles away in a barren land, I will punish them! "

After hearing this, the virtuous Weng Lord murmured: "We all talk about monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, Confucian filial piety, and learn the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. I don't want the Holy Master of the Ming Dynasty to say that..."

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "The future will be long, and you will understand me better when you become Concubine Zhuang. By the way, the De concubine lives in the room on the left outside the door; tonight, the virtuous Mrs. Hui will live in the room on the right. Good to have someone to take care of me. I still have some things to do before we leave camp tomorrow."

After hearing this, the virtuous old man got up wisely and said: "The concubine is retiring...come back to serve the Holy One tomorrow morning."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head.

This yard is obviously the house of the villagers here. The place is very simple, but it is still more spacious than the tent.Seeing that it was getting late, the virtuous Mrs. Hui didn't go to see the concubine for a while, but went to the bedroom on the west to settle down.Not long after, a court lady also came, claiming to serve the virtuous Lord, her maiden name was the twelfth lunar month; probably she was born in the twelfth lunar month?

In this strange place and simple village, the cool wind howled at night, and the sound was very scary.

The bed of the virtuous old man is next to the window on the other side of the yard.In the middle of the night, she got up from the bed and looked at the opposite window through the crack of the window; when she saw the bright lights in Zhu Gaoxu's room, she was inexplicably relieved.

6 Chapter Eighty

Early the next morning, nearly 30 soldiers (actual numbers) of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition army set out.Amid the sound of horns one after another, on the vast land between Yanghe River and Qingshui River, the marching people and horses seemed like a sea of ​​people.

The bright red sun hangs in the sky, but the earth is sprinkled with yellow sun.Under the slanting sunlight, the color saturation of everything was very high, and the soldiers seemed to be covered with a layer of orange-yellow paint.

Countless helmets surged, and there were many iron helmets with wide brims, which were different from the frontier army in the north.Because more than half of the troops were troops mobilized from the capital, it was rainy in the south, and their helmets had wide eaves.

The sound of horseshoes mixed with the sound of grand footsteps, and a thick "rumbling" noise resounded through the sky and the earth.

"Hoo!" There was a high-pitched eagle cry in the air.

Holding the reins in his hand, Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the high blue sky when he heard the sound, and saw an eagle hovering in the sky.