Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice: "I am not a knight, I will not rob the rich and help the poor, and the ultimate goal is not to gouge out flesh and mend wounds; doing that will not help, it is just dreaming, which is against common sense. Qi Butang should let the princes in the court, Believe it."

Qi Tai nodded while thinking about Zhu Gaoxu's words.

"Things are indeed a bit difficult to handle, but we can't stand still and be timid. The situation is rare, and there is no opportunity." Zhu Gaoxu's voice said again.

Qi Tai stood up and made a deep bow to Zhu Gaoxu: "I am willing to do my best to seek advice for the Holy One. I have disturbed the Holy Driver for a long time today, and I ask you to leave."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, Qibutang is happy."

Qi Tai was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly bowed and said, "I thank you for your kindness, and I would like to have fun with you."

... In a few days, the Mid-Autumn Festival came as scheduled.The Japanese envoy Mori Sadacho and others living in the hall also felt the festive atmosphere.After they participated in the dismounting banquet, they had almost nothing to do every day, and they went out to visit early in the morning.

The Ming Dynasty treats foreign envoys differently from Japan. The government of the Ming Dynasty does not care about them except for providing daily expenses and arranging ceremonies.Mao Lizheng and the others could walk around in the capital at will, which made them feel at ease; but he also felt as if he had been forgotten, a feeling of being left out.

On the streets near the imperial city, many peddlers and pawns began to occupy the space early on. The goods displayed were decorated with palace lanterns, and there were also a variety of rich handmade products, which were dazzling.

It was not too bright yet, and the streets and alleys were already full of people coming and going, and the air was covered with mist, and there were various scents of pastries floating in the air.There are official shops on every street, and today there are more people from the Wucheng Bingma Division to inspect.The majestic palaces and distant pavilions echo the hustle and bustle of the market, exuding an atmosphere of stability and prosperity.

When Mao Lizhen arrived at Hongwu Gate, she stopped outside the gate tower for a long time, watching the defense changing ceremony on the gate tower.The neat and orderly scene and the fine armor of the heavy infantry left a deep impression on Maori.

Then the cross-blowing music sounded from the gatehouse, and two teams of "boy scouts" came escorting a banner.Just as he was about to walk Maori Sadacho, he stopped again.

The teams in gray and blue costumes all held Cheng Liang's firecrackers. The steps of the two teams were uniform, which attracted people's attention very much.The daily ceremony of a city gate is actually comparable to the big ceremony scene in "Luoyang" in Kyoto, and Mao Li Zhenchang feels very novel.

I saw those boys were very neatly dressed, even wearing white gloves on their hands, they were young but well-trained.Amidst the ceremony and music, the two teams of children walked up to the Hongwu Gate tower, and raised a dragon flag of the Sun and Moon Regiment to the flagpole in the middle with a sliding rope.

A gRén military general in front drew out his saber and raised it in the air.All the children said in unison: "Be loyal to the emperor and be unremittingly armed. The interests of the empire are above everything else."

Maori Zhenchang looked shocked, and then his expression was tangled. He couldn't help but turned his head and said in Japanese: "The imperial army of the Ming Dynasty has such a scene, but the princes of our country are busy fighting internally. How can there be no reason for invincibility? Xixi The way of governing the country of the Ming Dynasty is the top priority."

Chapter 829 Festival

Before noon, Zhu Gaoxu had entered the Taiping Gate from the outer city by car.

He went to Ma Enhui's Yanquehu residence in the morning.Ma Enhui lives there, and she may feel deserted during the festive season; Zhu Gaoxu went to visit her in person today, and she was really pleasantly surprised and relieved.

The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the most lively time, but Zhu Gaoxu has a banquet at night, so he can only go out of the palace during the day.

At both ends of the Taiping Bridge on the Xianghe River, candle lanterns have been hung on the attic, and they are only lit at night, which is called "Tree Mid-Autumn Festival".Without the lights to add to the fun, the bustling streets at this time still seem to be missing something.

At this moment, Zhang Sheng, the commander of Jinyiwei who was riding slowly on the side of the carriage, left the team, bent down on the side of the road, and had a few words with a commoner man.Zhu Gaoxu was looking at the scenery, so he ignored them.

After a while, Zhang Sheng returned to the side of the carriage and said in a deep voice, "My lord, there are three Japanese wandering around, among them is Qiu Yueshi."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately thought of that Japanese woman.I thought it was a bit difficult before, so I ignored it, and almost forgot it.

Today he is in a very relaxed mood, and he can be happy when he goes out of the palace occasionally.Reminded by Zhang Shengyi, Zhu Gaoxu became interested and said, "Stop after crossing the bridge."

Zhang Sheng took the order.

A group of civilians guarding the carriage stopped by a wall at the end of the bridge. Zhu Gaoxu walked down, pointed to Zhang Sheng and a general of the Jinyi Guard next to him, and said, "You two will follow me, and the others will go back first."

Eunuch Wang Gui took a step forward and was about to speak.Zhu Gaoxu said directly: "If you follow, no matter how stupid you are, you can guess who I am from."

"Yes." Wang Gui said hurriedly.

The three of them walked away from a side street, and Zhang Sheng led the way to find it.

There are a lot of people on the street today, but the Japanese dress up differently, as long as you see them, you will be able to recognize them.They wandered around for a while, Zhang Sheng suddenly said in a deep voice, "It's them."

Zhu Gaoxu looked left and right, and sure enough, he spotted the Japanese.They were across the street, walking in the direction of Zhu Gaoxu.Many passers-by were looking sideways at the three foreigners in strange clothes.

Zhu Gaoxu's expression was a little strange, and his eyes were attracted for a while.Unexpectedly, the woman presented by the Ouchi family is so beautiful, she must not be just looking for someone.

The woman was petite, but she had a beautiful side.Under the rolled up hair, the round face is fair and fresh, and the eyes look bright.It is difficult for Zhu Gaoxu to appreciate this little girl with any face shape, eyes, shape and color, because her appearance has a special feeling.

She was wearing a pink narrow-sleeved gown, and she didn't carry something like a pillow on her back. It seemed that the kimono was also changing.There are few accessories on the body, only a hairpin at first glance, and a symbolic pattern like a family crest on the robe: five-petal flower.There was also a cloth bag in his hand.

Those people passed by diagonally, Zhu Gaoxu didn't look back, and continued to walk across the street.After a while, he turned around and continued wandering down the street.

Zhang Sheng and the other two followed without talking.

Zhu Gaoxu did not act rashly either, after all it would be embarrassing to strike up a conversation abruptly.He unhurriedly followed a few streets away from a certain distance, and gradually felt a little bored, so he was ready to go back.

At this moment, a man suddenly bumped into a Japanese man.The Japanese reacted very quickly and even avoided it. He turned his head and scolded

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With a sound.In an instant, the middle-aged man who was squatting by the side of the road suddenly jumped up and grabbed the cloth bag in Qiu Yueshi's hand.

The boy grabbed the cloth bag and pulled it, but he didn't take it away. Qiuyue cried out in pain, his wrist seemed to be entangled by the cloth bag strap, and he was pulled backwards and turned around.Her face was pale, with a bewildered expression on her face, and she didn't respond in any way.

The boy immediately grabbed it again, Qiuyue exclaimed "ah", staggered and almost fell, watching helplessly, the boy ran towards the crowd in the middle of the street.The two Japanese people near her were a little distance away, but when they saw the momentum and rushed over, they didn't catch the kid; one of them chased him out, and the other protected Qiuyueshi behind him.

Zhang Sheng turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu.But Zhu Gaoxu didn't make any signal, so Zhang Sheng continued to stand still.

Qiuyueshi stood there blankly, with a look of pity and heartache on her terrified face, she bit her lip, showing some obvious white canine teeth, she didn't cry out in a daze.

Zhu Gaoxu observed her, and suddenly felt that this Qiuyue family could not be an assassin at all.After all, it is easy for people to reveal their true colors in unexpected situations; unless the two thieves were arranged in advance, as long as they are caught, they will know.

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu walk towards them, and he heard two Japanese, a man and a woman, speaking incomprehensible words.The short middle-aged man should be a martial artist, he turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu and the others who came to him.

"Miss Qiuyue, are you not injured?" Zhu Gaoxu pointed at her wrist.

Both showed surprised expressions.Qiuyue could speak Chinese slowly, she bowed to Zhu Gaoxu and said, "It's nothing serious, it's just that things were taken away. May I ask who are you?"

Zhu Gaoxu made a bow and said, "I am Wang Shan, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. This is General Maori, the Japanese envoy?"

The middle-aged man also understood Chinese, bowed and said, "Exactly."

"In places with a lot of people, it's inevitable that fish and dragons will mix together. The two of you are shocked." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Is there any valuable thing among the lost things?"

Qiuyue said: "In addition to some gold, silver and copper coins, there is also a hand-embroidered belt, which was originally intended to be a gift to the Ming emperor, but it is a pity. I just finished the work and forgot to take it out. It would be better if I put it in the room of the Huitong Hall early in the morning. "

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I know Ying Tianfu's colleagues, I immediately asked someone to track them down, and they should be able to find them back. As you know, everyone is in the officialdom and has many acquaintances."

Qiuyue bowed and said, "My lord, thank you."

"As a matter of duty, the officials of the Ministry of Rites should be responsible for taking care of you, but today everyone is on vacation." Zhu Gaoxu said, he turned his head and glanced at Zhang Sheng after speaking.

Zhang Sheng immediately cupped his fists and bowed, and left silently.

Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the nearby teahouse and said, "I'm treating guests. Let's find a table up there, have a cup of tea and some snacks, and maybe we can wait for the results of the search."

Qiu Yueshi hurriedly said: "We should reward Mr. Wang."

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "There is always a distinction between host and guest."