Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu looked down at the tuanlong suit exposed under his fur coat, and suddenly felt that this beggar-like woman seemed quite knowledgeable.

At this time, several soldiers rushed out from the nearby door.A general came forward to give a military salute to plead guilty, but other soldiers went to catch the woman and wanted to drag her away.

Zhu Gaoxu was in a good mood at this time and was more patient than usual.Without thinking too much, he came out from the crowd, pointed at the woman and asked, "Who is she?"

The general who knelt on one knee by the side of the road clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, this man is the Han people rescued by General Ping after he broke through the Tartar king's tent. He is doing some chores of making fire and cooking food in the baggage camp."

The woman's dirty face and eyes looked tense. She said: "The general in the army asked about my birthplace and wanted to send my family back to my hometown. My family was looted and humiliated by the Tatars. My husband's family would rather me die." Yes, in desperation..."

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes swept across the faces of the general and the woman, he nodded slightly, and probably understood what was going on.

The woman said again: "My family heard from the Tatars that the sage said that he is the father of all the people. This time he led the army to attack the Tatars to stand up for the people..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately waved his hand and said, "Bring her back to the camp of the Chinese Army."

Chen Wu immediately cupped his fists and said, "I obey the order!"

The woman immediately kowtowed in the snow to thank her.

In the Chinese army, there are Jinyiwei and the guards of the North Office of the Yusi. It is not difficult to find out the details of a woman.Zhu Gaoxu doesn't need to ask, someone is responsible for these things.

The woman earlier was wearing animal skins and rags, and she couldn't see her face clearly.In the afternoon, when Zhu Gaoxu saw her washed clean again, he found that she was quite pretty.There were whiplashes on her neck, and she seemed to have suffered a lot.

Zhu Gaoxu asked casually, and only then did he know that her surname is Luo, a person from Datong Prefecture, and her husband's family is a petty official, who was abducted by Tatar cavalry at the end of last year on his manor.Luo Shi also said that he had seen an eunuch surnamed Huang in the tent of the Tatars.

So Zhu Gaoxu handed her over to Duan Xuehen, and let Duan Xuehen take care of her...

The army rested at Kaipingwei for two days and continued to march southward. It is estimated that it will enter Juyongguan by the end of this month.This year's New Year's Eve can only be spent in Beiping Chief Envoy.

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Chapter 700 Encouragement and Wealth

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, the Northern Expedition Army led by the Emperor Ming entered Juyongguan Pass and marched to the southern foot of Jundu Mountain.The reign of Yongle is completely over, and the first year of Wude is coming.

The army was stationed near a fort at the foot of Jundu Mountain.Along the foot of the mountain along the post road, the soldiers opened up a large cemetery; the corpses of the fallen soldiers brought back from the battlefield were buried here one after another.

At this festive moment of the new year, people not only feel the cold of deep winter, but also an inexplicable atmosphere of fear.

On the side of the post road at the foot of the mountain, the heads of the captured enemy soldiers were placed in piles on the new cemetery, which reminds people of "Jingguan".

It is said that the ancient cruel|tyrannical monarch, after conquering a place, killed people like hemp, and piled up the corpses into a Beijing temple to frighten the world.This time the Ming army placed the heads, which were the heads of the enemy, in order to sacrifice to the soldiers of the Ming army who died in battle; the aura that can be displayed is really frightening...

Today, King Zhao, local officials, and envoys from various feudal lords came from Beiping, bringing pigs, mutton, wine and meat to meet him.In the camp of the Chinese army in the fort, Emperor Zhu Gaoxu hosted a banquet for those people until late at night.

At the banquet, Duan Xuehen sat beside Zhu Gaoxu.But before it was over, she left the lobby and went back to the back yard.

There was still snow on the surrounding roofs, and the sky had cleared.As long as Duan Xuehen raised his head, he could see the stars in the night.She thought wildly, those stars that are far away may actually be very big, but she couldn't understand why they didn't fall down...Zhu Gaoxu was very close to her, and she still often felt that his heart was as deep as a mystery.

After an unknown amount of time, the drunk Zhu Gaoxu walked into the courtyard with the support of ministers Qi Tai and Hou Hai.

"Xuehen, be careful of the wind and cold." Just as Zhu Gaoxu came in, he suddenly shook off the two ministers and walked towards Duan Xuehen.

Duan Xuehen bent her knees and knelt down, "I pay my respects to the Holy Majesty."

Qi Tai and the others looked at Zhu Gaoxu in surprise.Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "I wasn't drunk at first. But I didn't get drunk just now, it seems that I didn't enjoy myself very much."

The two ministers hastily echoed a few words.

The three came to Zhu Gaoxu's room together, and Duan Xuehen went to make tea.And Zhu Gaoxu sat down on a chair, and asked Hou Hai: "Today you go to receive Gao Sui and others, how do they react when they see those heads?"

Hou Hai's voice said: "Going back to the Holy Master, I was quite frightened. When I saw the envoys of those vassal kings, my face was pale."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's good to scare them. The article written by Qi Butang is also good. It swept across Mobei for three thousand miles, flattened the Tartar king's tent, and returned with a broken banner."

Qi Tai hurriedly bent over and said: "I just wrote it according to the facts."

Zhu Gaoxu's tone was faintly sighing: "It's a pity that the real merit is not that great. I think this time, the Tatars didn't have any injuries at all."

Qi Tai said: "The courtiers all believe that the Holy One can conquer the world. No matter which side of the court they are in, they are unwilling to have things like the 'Battle of Jingnan' and 'Battle of Sin' happen again."

Hou Hai clasped his fists and said, "The Holy One is unrivaled in martial arts, but he forgave the life of Dai Wang, and only escorted Dai Wang's family to Zhongdu to guard the mausoleum, and the verdict has nothing to do with the kings. Today, all the envoys of the kings are grateful. The king Zhao sent In the memorial, it is claimed that the Hu people did not dare to look south, that Zhao Wangfu no longer has to guard Beiping, and asked to move the vassal. In the opinion of the ministers, the kings fear the Holy One, and dare not have second thoughts."

Zhu Gaoxu snorted, leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing this, the two ministers clasped their fists and said: "Your Majesty, take a rest earlier, and I will take my leave."

When Duan Xuehen finished making tea, the ministers had already left.She brought up the teacup and placed it on the table next to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu opened his eyes and said, "Mu Sheng, Lord Qian, has a daughter. Although she is still young, she will grow up in a few years. I promise Gao Sui that Mu Sheng's second daughter will be Princess Zhao for him. What do Xue Hen think?"

Duan Xuehen was a little surprised, and said: "For such an important matter, why does the Holy Majesty ask about my concubine's identity?"

Zhu Gaoxu did not answer.

Duan Xuehen was quiet for a while, and finally said softly: "Your Majesty should ask the Empress."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "You are right. I knew you understood in your heart."

Duan Xue hates not being talkative, but she did all kinds of bad things with Duan Yang back then, so it's not that she doesn't know the world.Of course she understands what this matter is about!

The imperial concubine Mu Zhen is pregnant with a dragon seed, and may give birth to a prince. Her father, Mu Shenggui, is a Duke of the state, and he was favored beyond measure in the Wude Dynasty; I am afraid that there is no one in the DPRK that can compare.

These interests are not up to Duan Xuehen, a German concubine, to care about, but the Queen's Guo family should be very concerned.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the cup of hot tea, held it in his hand but didn't drink it for a long time, with a thoughtful look, sitting under the light in a daze.

Duan Xuehen has never cared about state affairs, but she also understands at this moment that Zhu Gaoxu's actions are probably a combination of favor and power to the vassal kings, right?Mu Sheng is the favorite of the new emperor, once King Zhao marries with the Mu family, he may feel at ease.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "The Luo Shi who came back with us seems to be sick. Xuehen asked someone to get some medicine for her, so don't let her suffer so much and end up unable to get over it."

"Ah?" Duan Xuehen turned her head in surprise, looked at Zhu Gaoxu in a daze, and blurted out, "How did His Majesty know?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head with a smile, and said, "Go and see her, you don't have to serve me tonight."

Duan Xuehen resigned, walked out of the door, and returned to the wing next to her.

She opened a wooden door and entered the place where Luo Shi lived, and she immediately smelled a pungent smell of medicine.When Duan Xuehen walked to the bed, Luo Shi opened his eyes and struggled to sit up: "Ms. Debi, slave..."

Duan Xuehen stretched out his hand to hold her shoulder, and asked directly: "Are you all right? The sage came to see you?"

Luo Shi's pale face revealed a puzzled expression, he shook his head and said, "No. Instead, a father-in-law surnamed Cao came here and asked the servant... if he could serve him in bed. Seeing that the servant was sick, Mr. Cao asked about the symptoms, and brought him this afternoon. A few packs of herbs came in."

Duan Xuehen was stunned when he heard this, and looked at this Luo Shi carefully under the light, and saw that she was indeed very handsome.

Luo Shi said: "Eunuch Cao asked the servant girl what the eunuch surnamed Huang he met in the Tatar camp looked like. Eunuch Cao seemed to know the eunuch surnamed Huang? The servant girl said that the eunuch surnamed Huang was thin , the face is a bit sharp."

Duan Xue nodded calmly, and couldn't help but think a little more at this moment.