I am the county magistrate in Daming
Chapter 89
Today, Chi Zhongrong's team is entrenched in Datong City.
The little prince captured Chaohe State easily, underestimated the enemy, and went directly to Datong without resting his army.
The generals of the Datong city defenders fled without a fight. Fortunately, the soldiers in the city resisted tenaciously and waited until Gu Fan arrived with reinforcements.Gu Fan commanded the soldiers to rebuild the assassination vehicles, reorganize the establishment, and send scouts to investigate every day.
The little prince couldn't attack for a long time, and the food and grass with the army had been almost consumed, so he could only postpone the attack on the city.
On the other side, Chi Zhongrong's team has grown from a few dozen people at the beginning to now have his forces everywhere, with a number of over ten thousand, which should not be underestimated.
Today's imperial court is extremely corrupt, officials and officials protect each other, deceive the upper and lower, only know how to seek the people's fat and anointment, and oppress the people.
The reason why so many disaster victims and peasants are willing to follow him to revolt is also because he promised that if he becomes king, he will be rewarded for his merits and severely punish corrupt officials.Everyone will have their own fields and will no longer be oppressed by officials.
With the army, everyone can't be like rogues and make their homes everywhere.
He urgently needs a city to settle these soldiers and establish a small court.
Datong is the most important city on the nine borders and can directly threaten the capital.It just so happened that Datong was besieged by the tribe of the little prince, so Chi Zhongrong assembled the army to go to Datong without saying a word.
Chi Zhongrong led his men to wander around Juyongguan and Yanmenguan, and happened to meet the army of Xuanfu Town, which was sent to aid Datong.
The Ming Dynasty emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, and emphasized culture over military affairs. The training of generals has always been lacking.
Chi Zhongrong and others were born in the grasslands and were victims of the disaster in Wutou.They wandered in the mountains and forests and led the Xuanfu town army up the mountain.
Although the generals of the Xuanfu Town Army have been at the border for a long time and are familiar with the fighting methods of the Little Prince and the Northern Yuan Army, they have always fought on the wide plains outside the city, and there has never been a guerrilla attack in the mountains.
Facing the elusive Chi Zhongrong, the Xuanfu town army was quickly defeated and was scattered and defeated one by one.And the messengers sent by the general, because they were not familiar with the terrain of the mountains and forests, some strayed into the swamp and died, and some took the initiative to walk into Chi Zhongrong's trap.
As a result, the defenders of Datong, including Gu Fan, did not know the news that the reinforcements in Xuanfu Town had been wiped out.
Chi Zhongrong searched for the supplies of the Xuanfu town army, asked his men to put on their armor, took the military seal documents and military symbols, and led the people down from the mountain swaggeringly into Datong Mansion.
Gu Fan followed Zhu Jingshou in Liaodong to fight against the Jianzhou Jurchen in the early years, and has been in charge of the affairs of the Central Plains since then, and has never met the generals of Xuanfu Town.
After checking the documents, he opened the city gate and let them go.
Fortunately, Gu Fan was not that stupid, he didn't hand over the defense map of Datong to Chi Zhongrong, but just incorporated them into the city defense army and waited for deployment.
Chi Zhongrong's forces penetrated into the Datong defenders, seriously shaking the morale of the army.
After Gu Fan found out about this, he ordered a strict investigation into who was spreading the rumors. Once investigated, he would be shot.
After Chi Zhongrong lost a few people, he felt that softness would not work against Gu Fan, so he planned to take advantage of the chaos to kill Gu Fan and seize control of Datong.
I don't know if it was God's help or what, the little prince's army made a comeback at this time after replenishing the food and grass, and went ahead with cavalry shields to build a ladder under the city gate.
Chi Zhongrong was ordered to guard the north city gate, and also got two artillery pieces.Gu Fan led the main force to challenge the little prince's army at the east gate.
In the chaos, Gu Fan heard the sound of cannons shaking the sky.
He wiped off the blood on his face, grabbed the scout by the collar and questioned loudly.
"Didn't it mean that there is no little prince's army in the north!!"
The scout was so red-eyed that he didn't care about etiquette and shouted.
"General, there is indeed no enemy in the north!"
What was that cannonade?
Gu Fan's expression changed, he quickly left the battlefield after repelling the general Bei Yuan, and retreated to the crane wing formation behind him, trying to find the messenger at the North City Gate.
"General, the North City Gate is mutiny, and the streets are being bombarded!"
Gu Fan felt dizzy for a while.
"Zheng Qi!"
"The end is here!"
"Lead troops and recover the North City Gate."
"Zheng" is the surname of the country, and Zheng Qi is the descendant of the Zheng family who was given the surname of the country by the ancestors in the early years. Although he is not considered a nobleman, his status is much higher than that of ordinary civilians.
Now that Datong has internal and external troubles, Gu Fan is very annoyed, and regrets why he didn't check the identity of the Xuanfu Town Army carefully.
The war lasted for a long time, and the little prince's army had sufficient supplies of food and grass, and their morale was high.However, Gu Fan's defenders began to waver because of the siege for many days.
At Xu time, news came from the North City Gate.
General Zheng died in battle, and the more than [-] people he led were all killed or captured.
The Little Prince's tribe seems to have noticed the change in the North City Gate, and has begun to gather troops to the North City Gate.
"Where's the corpse?"
The herald swallowed.
"General, get out."
"Datong can't hold on anymore."
Gu Fan fell into silence.
After a while, he heard his dry voice.
"Abandon the city."
"Notify the whole army to exit Datong in the direction of Yinghuimen."
The little prince's dispersal of troops to the north city gate just gave Gu Fan a chance to break out of the encirclement.The city defenders fought bloody battles and finally managed to send Gu Fan out of the city.
After leaving the city, Gu Fan went straight to the central capital and established the last line of defense.
Chi Zhongrong and the little prince's army met head-on, but they killed each other.
But it was hard to support alone, just as Chi Zhongrong was about to give up Datong, the scouts reported that the army led by Zhu Jingshou was approaching Datong.
Chi Zhongrong will do whatever he can to help Zhu Jingshou fight against the little prince's army.
The little prince was repulsed by Zhu Jingshou again, and the general Su Deang was killed and Zhu Jingshou fell under the sword.The little prince turned pale with fright, and hurriedly commanded the army to retreat ten li.
But Chi Zhongrong'en avenged his revenge by setting up a trap in the city and attacking Zhu Jingshou who had entered the city.
The little prince found that the defenders in Datong City seemed to have changed a group of people, and the relationship between these people and Zhu Jingshou was not good.So he stopped attacking, adopted a policy of roundabout appeasement, and repeatedly sent people to Datong to seek peace.
At the beginning, Chi Zhongrong would not hesitate to kill the envoy sent by Bei Yuan.
But later, his heart was blackened by greed, and he agreed to sit down and negotiate with the little prince.
The little prince knew that Chi Zhongrong wanted to be emperor, so his words were full of respect, and he said bluntly that he just wanted to kill the Zhu family and avenge the shame of his ancestors, and had no intention of seizing power and establishing a new dynasty.
He also said that if Chi Zhongrong can become emperor in the future, he is willing to unite with Jianzhou Jurchen and submit to the new dynasty together.
Chi Zhongrong agreed to the little prince, and the two sides ceased fighting.However, there is a prerequisite for this matter, that is, Chi Zhongrong must kill Zhu Jingshou to avoid future troubles.
The scouts detected that Zhu Jingshou had entered the forest, Chi Zhongrong laughed and assured the little prince.
"The poisonous miasma in the forest was originally prepared for Zhu Jingshou, but now he comes uninvited, isn't it just what you and I want?"
The little prince was taken aback for a moment, then also laughed.
The two picked up the wine, clinked glasses vigorously, and drank freely.
The huge wine bowl covered up the complicated light in the little prince's eyes.
It is said that the Central Plains is prosperous and developed, and people in the tribe yearn for the rich Central Plains and their culture.
But the Central Plains man in front of him is cruel and ruthless, he doesn't care about the friendship of the same clan, he is not even as good as an animal.
However, it is good to have such a person, so that he can successfully invade the Central Plains and regain the land that once belonged to his ancestors.
Chi Zhongrong was so drunk that he kept dreaming of wearing a yellow robe.
The city of Datong was full of flames, and the Northern Yuan army wantonly looted after entering the city.
Crying loudly.
Chi Zhongrong seems to have forgotten that the original intention of his uprising was to save the people from the fire and water.
But now he has pushed countless innocent people into the abyss of eternal doom.
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"Cuckoo."
Yan Xunli, who was supposed to be sound asleep, opened his eyes a little, and quietly reached out to touch a stone from the ground.
"Whoosh."
The two stones collided in the air, startling the pigeons on the branch.
Zhu Jingshou walked over indifferently, pinched his thumb and forefinger together, put them near his mouth and whistled.
The pigeon spread its wings and landed on Zhu Jingshou's arm.
"If you dare to touch the carrier pigeon again, I will chop off your flesh first."
Yan Xunli stopped pretending to be asleep, turned over and jumped up, saying.
"Since it's a homing pigeon, why are you so fat?"
"Yo yo, look at those little black eyes, clearly saying 'I'm delicious, come and roast me.'"
Zhu Jingshou ignored the unreliable Yan Xunli, untied the letter box from the pigeon's ankle, and poured out the note inside.
"My people have already mixed into Datong City."
"Good thing." Yan Xunli's attention shifted away from the "roasted pigeon".
They ran out of ammunition and food on the mountain, and finally saw some hope.
Shuhui is a "spies" sent by Zhu Jingshou.
Now that Datong is heavily guarded, all the people inside are brothers who have lived and died with Chi Zhongrong, and they all know the basics. If she rashly changes her clothes and sneaks in, it is very likely to cause unnecessary trouble.
Simply, she pretended to be a "traitor" and went to Chi Zhongrong to "surrender".
Chi Zhongrong is not stupid.He asked Shuhui to prove his sincerity, and Shuhui told Zhu Jingshou's next course of action.
Zhu Jingshou went into battle in person and accompanied him in the play.
He walked along the route he had planned long ago, and he met Chi Zhongrong's people on the way.He and Yan Xunli were not in love with each other, and fled immediately after injuring a few people.
In order to appear real, Yan Xunli was "accidentally" stabbed.
After returning home, relying on the knife wound, he summoned Zhu Jingshou to eat meat.
Two days ago, Zhu Jingshou was quite guilty, he took some wild pheasants and roasted them for Yan Xunli.After exhausting his patience, he stripped Yan Xunli of his clothes, tied him to a tree, and gave Yan Xunli a good beating.
This scene was seen by other soldiers, and everyone laughed at the same time, and the atmosphere improved a lot.
After this time, Chi Zhongrong finally believed in Shuhui.
However, Shuhui still received a few whips as a final test.
Chi Zhongrong didn't dare to let her participate in the affairs of the army, so he locked her in a cell, but did not restrict her freedom, and his three meals a day were fresh rice, vegetables and meat.
Shuhui also talked about several defenses in Datong City, Chi Zhongrong sent people to check, and found many hidden tunnels, so she completely believed in Shuhui.
Zhu Jingshou needs Shuhui to slowly penetrate into the interior of Chi Zhongrong's forces, whether it is a beauty trick or a divorce, in short, within a month, they must be disintegrated from the inside.
Yan Xunli stood up and stretched his muscles and bones, his eyes fixed on Zhu Jingshou's waist.
"What are you looking at?" Zhu Jingshou vigilantly hid the concentric jade pendant.
"For the sake of the army, I don't want to lose face, and I was beaten by you in front of so many people."
Zhu Jingshou sneered.
"If you don't tie you up, you won't be able to beat me, so it's better not to resist."
Yan Xunli rolled his eyes and said, "It seems to be so."
"wrong."
"I've worked so hard, and you don't even give me a piece of jerky?"
Zhu Jingshou's expression froze instantly.
There is no other reason, but I just remembered the big boy in the palace.
But he also breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't fall in love with Yupei, he could say anything.
Zhu Jingshou untied the red cloth bag at his waist and threw it to Yan Xunli, saying, "There are not a few dollars left in it, I'll go get some more today."
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Mu Qingtian rushed to rest at night in a ruined temple by the side of the road.
The effect of the concealment potion has long since disappeared. From now on, he must be extra careful, not only to avoid the pursuit of the Shuntian Mansion who may be coming, but also to be vigilant against Li Guang's people.
He took off the water bag and poured water, but when he raised his head, he found a shadow on the ground in front of him.
The unique chill of the blade pierced Mu Qingtian's throat.The shadow began to twist under the reflection of the fire, which was creepy.
"Who are you?"
"You don't need to know." The uninvited guest's voice was wrong, as if it had been deliberately changed.
Mu Qingtian relaxed and took a sip of the water he hadn't had just now.
"You don't want me to recognize you."
"Killing me is the best way, after all, I didn't see your face."
"But you chose the most troublesome method."
"It means you don't want to kill me."
"And I must know you. I know who you are just by the sound of your voice."
The person behind sighed, threw away the dagger, and took off the hat of his cloak.
"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from adults."
Mu Qingtian: ...
"Sorry, I guessed wrong."
"May I ask who's calling?"
The person behind him seemed to have suffered a great blow, staring at the back of Mu Qingtian's hairy head in disbelief.
"Kidding."
Mu Qingtian turned around with a smile and saw a familiar face.
"I guessed right."
"But you have lost the best opportunity to ask questions, and now it's my turn."
Mu Qingtian's eyes turned hard, he rolled over to the side, picked up the dagger just now, and pressed it against the man's throat.
"How did you find this place, Cui Han?"
No one knew of his actions, including the Mu family and his wife.
And he didn't hear any footsteps, the people who came obviously had kung fu skills.
Cui Han was taken aback, to be honest.
"Because of the horse outside."
"Aren't you telling the truth! Who are you!"
Cui Han blushed a little, and whispered, "My lord, is it inappropriate to say this now?"
Mu Qingtian thought Cui Han was guilty, and sneered, "You dare not say it."
Cui Han blinked, it was indeed a bit difficult to say.
"Say! Who are you!"
"Yan Xunli, didn't your lord already know about it?"
……
Mu Qingtian supported his forehead, as weak as if he had punched cotton.
"I'm not the one who asks who you are, no, I'm the one who asks who you are, eh, no, no..."
Cui Han tilted his head, watching Mu Qingtian struggling alone.
"Forget it!" Mu Qingtian calmed down and continued to interrogate.
"How did you know I was here?"
Cui Han pointed to the door and said, "Everyone in Shuntian Mansion now knows that the Wang Mansion has lost a horse."
He was woken up by the maid shaking him, and when he woke up, he learned that Yan Xunli was gone.He searched the entire Shuntian Mansion, but did not find Yan Xunli.This man disappeared suddenly, as if the world had evaporated.
At the same time, he heard that war was going on in the North.Qing Wang Zhu Jingshou led his army to retreat from the enemy, and he set off not long ago.
Cui Han had a bad guess in his heart.He rummaged through the clothes left by Yan Xunli, and finally found Mixiang in the sleeve of one of them.
Yan Xunli probably followed Zhu Jingshou to the battlefield.
Cui Han was so anxious that he scolded Yan Xunli all afternoon.Whenever he said the word "death", he would stop, swallow the words back into his stomach, and curse with other words.
He couldn't find out Zhu Jingshou's marching route, and he didn't dare to rush to the battlefield.After thinking about it, he decided to sell all his property, replace it all with food and grass, and hire a caravan to go to Datong.
Just the day before departure, Mu Qingtian escaped from prison and rode away the horse of the palace.
Cui Han felt that something was wrong, so he also rode a horse to chase after him.He was surprised to find that the horse that escaped from the palace did not run wild, but walked the official road in a regular manner, and the direction it looked was heading towards Datong.
He speeded up and took a small path to settle in advance.There was only one long-abandoned temple on the side of the road, and he gambled to see if he could catch a horse here.
Did not expect to actually meet.
Mu Qingtian couldn't walk when he heard the word "food and grass".
Cui Han was still thinking about it, when suddenly Mu Qingtian grabbed his shoulder.He was startled and stuck.
"Where's your food? Where's your food? Have you followed me?"
Cui Han was dumb, before he recovered, he subconsciously answered Mu Qingtian's words.
"I'm going fast in order to chase you. The food and grass are all on the way, and it is estimated that we are half a day away."
Mu Qingtian covered his eyes, and wanted to thank God for the first time.
Although I don't know how Zhu Jingshou's situation is, the more food and grass is always the better.Moreover, it was transported by Cui Han privately. It is not under the control of the court and will not be corrupted. It can be delivered to Zhu Jingshou in its entirety.
"I blamed you." Mu Qingtian rubbed his nose, "Who told you to be scary."
Cui Han was also very wronged.
"You are being imprisoned in a prison, and there is no news from outside. His Royal Highness King Qing has never visited you. I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I pretended to be an assassin."
Mu Qing looked up at the sky.
Ah——Chang'an was really angry.
"Also, the noise of your burning fire is too loud, and it is easy to be discovered."
……
Oh.
Mu Qingtian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pulled Cui Han's face in order to cover up his embarrassment.
"How can there be such a weak assassin like you."
Don't be "stabbed" by others if you haven't been stabbed.
"Stay here tonight and wait for your convoy to arrive before setting off."
"Well, it's all up to the adults."
As a result, at noon the next day, the convoy arrived, but the team leader changed, and Mu Qingtian knew him.
"Mr. Liu?!"
Mu Qingtian opened his mouth wide in surprise.
"How will you be here."
Liu Guizhou smiled.
"Master Mu is here, why can't Liu be here?"
"Brother Mu!" Liu Duan also came, crawled out from behind, and waved to Mu Qingtian.
Cui Han approached Mu Qingtian vigilantly, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you know them? Who are they?"
The matter of grain and grass is related to Zhu Jingshou and Yan Xunli. Cui Han can trust Mu Qingtian, but he doesn't trust others.
"This must be Mr. Cui." Liu Guizhou precisely found Cui Han's position, and bowed slightly to him.
Liu Guizhou has been waiting for Zhu Jingshou to tell him news about his junior sister.
If Zhu Jingshou died on the battlefield, wouldn't he be trapped in searching again?
"May I ask how Mr. Liu found me?"
Liu Duan helped his father answer Mu Qingtian's question.
It was actually because of Cui Han.
"The people are talking about the war ahead, and Gu Fan hasn't bothered his father for a long time."
Therefore, Liu Guizhou guessed that Gu Fan had already left Shuntian Mansion and led the troops to the front line.
He wanted to go to things many years ago, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
There will always be casualties in wars, and as a doctor, he shouldn't just ignore death.Moreover, there are not enough military doctors to accompany the army, and they can't take care of so many wounded.
If he was there, the Ming army's losses would be reduced a lot.
But he didn't want to see Gu Fan.
What really made him unable to sit still was the news of King Qing's expedition.
Zhu Jingshou must not die.
Liu Guizhou began to pay attention to the news of the war, and after inquiring, he found out that there was a man in the city who sold his house to form a caravan, transported a lot of medicinal materials and food, and was about to leave Shuntian Mansion.
At this juncture, it is difficult for Liu Guizhou to ignore this matter.
Liu Duan went out to find out about the family, and accidentally learned that Cui Han was Mu Qingtian's friend.
Things became clear, Liu Guizhou spent money to bribe the leader of the caravan, and successfully entered the caravan.
"Meeting Master Mu is a surprise and expected."
What else could Mu Qingtian say?You can't drive people back.Liu Guizhou's medical skills are superb, Liu Duan is good at drawing blueprints, and the two are simply buffs from heaven.
Then I can only wish Gu Fan not to get hurt, and the injury doesn't fall to Liu Guizhou's hands.
"Mr. Liu's eyes?"
Liu Duan patted his chest and said, "Brother Mu, don't worry, I will take good care of father."
Liu Guizhou looked at his eldest son kindly, turned his head and said to Mu Qingtian, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The building will collapse, and there will be an end?"
"Okay." Mu Qingtian nodded solemnly.
"Mu is lucky in his third life to have everyone's help."
The four bowed together at the same time.
Next, Mu Qingtian told all the things he knew.He was intentionally vague about how he escaped from prison and how he knew about it.
Fortunately, neither Liu Guizhou nor Cui Han are curious and troublesome people.
They subconsciously thought that Mu Qingtian was the last pawn left by Zhu Jingshou, so it was not surprising that Mu Qingtian knew this.
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In the palace, Zhu Youtang's health was getting worse and worse. Even the little princess, who was just born less than one year old, was sick every day and drank more medicine than milk.
"Tell, pass on Li Guanglai." Zhu Youtang coughed and said.
"Yes."
The head eunuch looked worriedly, but finally said nothing.
Li Guang stumbled to the hall, closed his mouth after saluting, and didn't say a word.
"Aiqing, the heavenly book, what does it say in the heavenly book?"
Li Guang was trembling all over, and his head hit the floor.
"Your Majesty, the real dragon has already, already..."
Zhu Youtang felt tightness in his chest.
"Already what! Say!"
"Half of the real dragon has returned." Li Guang trembled and said in panic.
Zhu Youtang was instantly discouraged and collapsed in the chair.
"The eldest princess belongs to yin, and is affected by dragon energy, so she will be weak and sick."
"Build, build now." Zhu Youtang said with the last strength.
"I want to build Yuxiu Pavilion!"
Regardless of the objections of the ministers, in the tenth year of Hongzhi, the construction of Yuxiu Pavilion broke ground, and the official Li Guang was in charge of it. Ten thousand people were expropriated and countless silver taels were consumed.
In order to please the emperor, some officials of the Ministry of War secretly embezzled grain and donated it to Li Guang.
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In the Datong Prison, Shuhui was bored writing and drawing on the table, secretly observing the guards at the door.
Chi Zhongrong was very wary, and would change the guards guarding her cell every three days, so she had no chance to make a move.
Seeing that one-tenth of the one-month time limit has passed, Shuhui was extremely anxious.
If the task fails, the punishment after going back is as simple as cleaning the toilet.
Zhu Jingshou may even send her to the Queen Mother! !
Shuhui held her face and roared.
The sound of footsteps came from far to near, Shuhui immediately resumed her serious posture, and put on a lovely and pitiful expression.
coming.
The guard held the rice in his hand and kept his head down.
When Shuhui thought she was about to fail again, the guard accidentally caught her from the corner of her eye.
"It's you?"
The guard's tone was surprised, but he immediately realized something and lowered his head again.
"Girl, don't be afraid, I will find a way to get you out."
Shuhui scratched her head.
yeah?This is where she got the romantic debt?
But when the guard raised his head, Shuhui was also shocked.
Is it him?
When she was in Chongming County, she pretended to be Yao Jingdao's concubine and was responsible for collecting evidence.In the end Yao Jingdao wanted to kill her to silence her, but it was the guard who let her live.
Of course, she couldn't escape by herself.
It's just that Shuhui was moved by that upright young man at the time, but after thinking about it later, she thinks that this person is not bad, he is a man.
Reunions always come unexpectedly.
The guard's name was Qi Kangyu. After Yao Jingdao was imprisoned, he asked himself to leave the county government office and go to the army to find a way out.
He has been thinking about Shuhui all the time, and he wants to wait for the day when he makes military exploits and becomes famous before going to find her.
Qi Kangyu was good at fighting the enemy bravely, and was soon transferred to Datong and became a member of the city defense army.
When Chi Zhongrong turned his back on the water, he happened to be at the North City Gate, so he became Chi Zhongrong's man in a daze.
But he is very clear that the place where he is now is the territory of the rebels.He has been trying to find a way to send the message out, but all failed.
Qi Kangyu was obviously very excited when he saw Shuhui. He thought that Shuhui was a captured civilian woman, and his desire for protection was even stronger.
Seeing this, Shuhui followed suit, pretending to be an innocent woman, and quickly gained Qi Kangyu's trust.
"What, that woman doesn't want to talk anymore?" Chi Zhongrong frowned.
"I gonna go see."
When he arrived at the prison cell, Chi Zhongrong looked at Shuhui leaning against the wall, and said sharply: "Do you think there is still a way back now?"
Shu Hui looked indifferent.
"The guards you sent are so ugly, I feel sick just looking at them."
Chi Zhongrong sneered.
"I think you are toasting and not eating or drinking as a fine, come here and tie her up for me!"
"Your Majesty, it's not right." said the man who was next to Chi Zhongrong.
He was one of the elders who rebelled against Chi Zhongrong back then, and now he has also been named "Hou Sheng".
"Why?" Chi Zhongrong asked.
"Zhu Jingshou is cunning, our spies alone won't be able to find out."
"And you want to."
"If we use this woman to blackmail Zhu Jingshou in the future, we need her cooperation."
Shuhui nodded seriously.
"It's not that I don't cooperate, I just want to see something nice to raise my eyes."
Chi Zhongrong was about to have another attack, so he was persuaded.
"Your Majesty, it's not a big deal anyway, why not promise her."
Chi Zhongrong was upset, and waved his hand to let his subordinates solve it.
Hou Shengli called all the guards to choose Shuhui, among them Qi Kangyu.
Shuhui picked and picked seriously, and when she finally chose Qi Kangyu, she was still "disgusted", she said.
"It's all crooked melons and cracked dates... Forget it, I'm tired, so let's just do this."
Victory Hou smiled ambiguously.
"Girl, please tell me anything."
Don't get me wrong that Shenglihou has taken a fancy to Shuhui, but he has taken a fancy to the power behind Shuhui.
Collaborating with the enemy and treason is a capital crime, and that idiot Chi Zhongrong is still complacent all day long.He doesn't want to work with Chi Zhongrong anymore, maybe he can keep his name.
What "Victory Hou" is all bullshit.Has he enjoyed the life of Lord Marquis for a day now?The people under him worked so hard for him, Chi Zhongrong sold the city to the little prince in a blink of an eye.He was walking on his own territory, and he even had to look at the faces of those Beiyuan people!
Shuhui received the secret signal from Victory Hou, and she was concerned.
After victory, she got the map of Datong Prison, and Qi Kangyu also stole the key to the cell.
Just as the two were about to escape, countless soldiers suddenly appeared in all directions.
With a gloomy face, Chi Zhongrong came out from behind the crowd.
"Girl, good acting skills."
"It's worthy of that face, it can stun my guards."
Qi Kangyu nervously clenched the spear in his hand, protecting Shuhui behind him.
"Ugh."
"Say you're smart, and you've even pushed your nose on your face."
Shuhui shook her head and sighed.
Chi Zhongrong's expression changed.
"What did you say?"
Shuhui made a "hush" gesture to him.
"Shh-"
Everyone held their breath subconsciously.
"Did you hear anything?"
Chi Zhongrong narrowed his eyes and listened carefully.
"Wang, it's not good, King Qing's army is attacking!!!"
"How dare you play tricks on me!" Chi Zhongrong was furious, and he was about to strike Shuhui with his knife.
"Careful! Stand over me... um, huh???"
Shuhui bent down easily to avoid Chi Zhongrong's knife, and kicked him several feet away.
"...stand behind me."
Qi Kangyu watched his beloved girl killing all directions in the crowd, silently put away his long gun, and followed her diligently to make up the knife.
Zhu Jingshou had received news from Shuhui a long time ago, saying that the little prince had transferred most of his troops to attack Yongping.Only then did he gather his team down the mountain and enter Datong City from the east gate.
Chi Zhongrong didn't know the art of war to deploy defenses, he just strengthened Gu Fan's previous defense, and soon Zhu Jingshou found the loopholes.
In a panic, Hou Shengli tried to assassinate Chi Zhongrong, but was killed instead.
Chi Zhongrong and Zhu Jingshou faced each other, and were stabbed in the chest, and were led away in a hurry by his subordinates.
In mid-August, Datong reported that King Qing successfully regained the lost ground and wiped out the remnants of the rebel army.
Unfortunately, Chi Zhongrong escaped.
When Mu Qingtian heard the news on the road, his tense nerves finally relaxed.
Gu Fan led his troops back to Datong again.
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"Snapped."
Gu Fan knelt on the ground and received a heavy slap on the face.
"Abandon the city and run away, Gu Fan, you are so kind." Zhu Jingshou was extremely angry.
"Do you know that there are still people in Datong City!"
Gu Fan turned his head and said, "The general will never know."
Another slap.
"You should kowtow to the graves of all the soldiers who died in battle."
Gu Fan finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
"Is there no one you care about, my lord?"
In the past, he was not afraid of life and death, but now he is afraid of death, terribly afraid.
Yan Xunli smiled disdainfully, and mocked: "Zhu Jingshou, is this your subordinate? That's all."
"If Mu Qingtian knows, my life is piled up with the flesh and blood of innocent people."
"I wish he never met me."
Gu Fan's faith seemed to collapse in an instant.
At that time, he felt that the rebels at the North City Gate were also members of Daming and would not do anything to the people in the city.
Zhu Jingshou threw him out.
Yan Xunli leaned over curiously, and asked, "Hey, obviously no one died, why are you scaring him?"
Chi Zhongrong has a good face. After taking down Datong, in his eyes, the people of Datong are already his people.So when the little prince was allowed to enter the city, he especially emphasized that only robbing was allowed, not killing.
The little prince attached great importance to the cooperation with Chi Zhongrong, so he also instructed his subordinates.
Therefore, although the people in Datong City were frightened, they were all safe and sound.
"If you don't kill his vigor, how can he listen to me." Zhu Jingshou picked up the knife on the table and poked it hard on the map.
The blade split the word "Zhongdu".
Shuhui happily changed into new clothes, and was going to take Qi Kangyu to meet the prince.
Qi Kangyu contributed a lot to the successful recovery of Datong this time, so he had to add an official position anyway.
Xiao Yi stood outside guarding the door, and saw Shuhui from a long distance—and the man next to her.
"Is the prince there?"
"exist."
For some reason, Xiao Yi looked at the two people in front of him, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable.
"But the prince doesn't see outsiders."
Shuhui lowered her face and said, "Kang Yu is not an outsider."
Qi Kangyu saw that the two men were at war, and they were about to quarrel, so he tugged on Shuhui's sleeve and said, "Your Highness has just recovered Datong, so there must be a lot of things to do, let's go back first."
"Who are you?" Xiao Yi drew out his sword and put it on Qi Kangyu's neck.
Shuhui was so angry.
It's okay for Xiao Yi to find her disliked, but now she's bullying the people around her, which is intolerable or unbearable!
She shook Xiaoyi's sword away with a hidden weapon, and said word by word: "Kang Yu is my lifesaver."
Shuai Qi Kangyu blushed slightly.
He asked before, the book girl is not yet married... the benefactor and so on, in the end, they all agreed with each other with their bodies.
"Who is making noise outside!" Zhu Jingshou roared angrily.
Shocked, Shuhui dragged Qi Kangyu and Sa Yazi away.
"Didn't you say you want to see the prince?" Qi Kangyu was puzzled.
Shuhui has no expression on her face.
Go in now, and you can indeed see "Yan Wangye".
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When the little prince heard that Chi Zhongrong was defeated, he was so angry that he cursed a series of words in Mongolian.
Datong was already in his pocket, but because of Chi Zhongrong, he lost it all.
He summoned the most valiant warriors of the Northern Yuan overnight to discuss the next step.
"If you want to attack Yongping, you must win Datong."
Behind Yongping is the capital, the road is open and flat, and you can directly enter the palace.
But the problem is that Yongping is in the middle of Datong and the capital. If Zhu Jingshou sends troops from Datong and Zhu Youtang sends troops from the capital, they in Yongping will suffer from the enemy and fall into a passive state.
So it is very important to win Datong.
A general said: "Khan, why don't we bypass Yongping and directly attack the Ming thief's lair."
He focused his fingers on the location of Shuntian Mansion on the map.
"No." The other general retorted, "The Ming thief emperor can retreat to Nanjing. If Zhu Jingshou counterattacks and cuts off our food and grass, then he will really be helpless."
"If it doesn't work, take Datong back! Our grassland warriors can't defeat the cowardly Han people?"
The little prince was annoyed by their noise, and said loudly: "Stop!"
"Eagle in the grassland, can you peck at Zhu Jingshou's eyes and tear off his flesh?"
Everyone was silent, only one person spoke.
"Khan, my arrow is the best, it can definitely shoot Zhu Jingshou to death."
Sude Aoga, the sharp archer, is the younger brother of Sude Angqin who was killed by Zhu Jingshou before.His hatred for Zhu Jingshou was stronger than anyone else, and he vowed to kill Zhu Jingshou himself to avenge his brother.
The little prince felt a little better after hearing this. "Aoga, you are the strongest warrior in the grassland, but killing Zhu Jingshou is not that easy."
The little prince came down, facing the map and meditating.
"Cut off the food and grass of Datong."
Although Zhu Jingshou successfully regained Datong, the surrounding cities are still in the hands of the little prince.The nearest town, Jizhou, was in charge of protecting the capital, while Liaodong Town was always on guard against the Jianzhou Jurchen, and could not be distracted from transporting grain and grass to Datong.
It can be said that the only way to supply Datong now is from Yongping.
"Khan wise."
In September, there were frequent reports of attacks on the Zongzhong convoy from the front.
The servant Liu Daxia previously handed over the military salary of Datong to the Ministry of War, and devoted himself to handling the military defense in various places.
After receiving the news, Liu Daxia thoroughly investigated the matter of military pay, and found that 5 taels of silver had disappeared.
Zhu Jingshou sent soldiers to protect the official road from Yongping to Datong, but with little effect.many times
The little prince captured Chaohe State easily, underestimated the enemy, and went directly to Datong without resting his army.
The generals of the Datong city defenders fled without a fight. Fortunately, the soldiers in the city resisted tenaciously and waited until Gu Fan arrived with reinforcements.Gu Fan commanded the soldiers to rebuild the assassination vehicles, reorganize the establishment, and send scouts to investigate every day.
The little prince couldn't attack for a long time, and the food and grass with the army had been almost consumed, so he could only postpone the attack on the city.
On the other side, Chi Zhongrong's team has grown from a few dozen people at the beginning to now have his forces everywhere, with a number of over ten thousand, which should not be underestimated.
Today's imperial court is extremely corrupt, officials and officials protect each other, deceive the upper and lower, only know how to seek the people's fat and anointment, and oppress the people.
The reason why so many disaster victims and peasants are willing to follow him to revolt is also because he promised that if he becomes king, he will be rewarded for his merits and severely punish corrupt officials.Everyone will have their own fields and will no longer be oppressed by officials.
With the army, everyone can't be like rogues and make their homes everywhere.
He urgently needs a city to settle these soldiers and establish a small court.
Datong is the most important city on the nine borders and can directly threaten the capital.It just so happened that Datong was besieged by the tribe of the little prince, so Chi Zhongrong assembled the army to go to Datong without saying a word.
Chi Zhongrong led his men to wander around Juyongguan and Yanmenguan, and happened to meet the army of Xuanfu Town, which was sent to aid Datong.
The Ming Dynasty emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, and emphasized culture over military affairs. The training of generals has always been lacking.
Chi Zhongrong and others were born in the grasslands and were victims of the disaster in Wutou.They wandered in the mountains and forests and led the Xuanfu town army up the mountain.
Although the generals of the Xuanfu Town Army have been at the border for a long time and are familiar with the fighting methods of the Little Prince and the Northern Yuan Army, they have always fought on the wide plains outside the city, and there has never been a guerrilla attack in the mountains.
Facing the elusive Chi Zhongrong, the Xuanfu town army was quickly defeated and was scattered and defeated one by one.And the messengers sent by the general, because they were not familiar with the terrain of the mountains and forests, some strayed into the swamp and died, and some took the initiative to walk into Chi Zhongrong's trap.
As a result, the defenders of Datong, including Gu Fan, did not know the news that the reinforcements in Xuanfu Town had been wiped out.
Chi Zhongrong searched for the supplies of the Xuanfu town army, asked his men to put on their armor, took the military seal documents and military symbols, and led the people down from the mountain swaggeringly into Datong Mansion.
Gu Fan followed Zhu Jingshou in Liaodong to fight against the Jianzhou Jurchen in the early years, and has been in charge of the affairs of the Central Plains since then, and has never met the generals of Xuanfu Town.
After checking the documents, he opened the city gate and let them go.
Fortunately, Gu Fan was not that stupid, he didn't hand over the defense map of Datong to Chi Zhongrong, but just incorporated them into the city defense army and waited for deployment.
Chi Zhongrong's forces penetrated into the Datong defenders, seriously shaking the morale of the army.
After Gu Fan found out about this, he ordered a strict investigation into who was spreading the rumors. Once investigated, he would be shot.
After Chi Zhongrong lost a few people, he felt that softness would not work against Gu Fan, so he planned to take advantage of the chaos to kill Gu Fan and seize control of Datong.
I don't know if it was God's help or what, the little prince's army made a comeback at this time after replenishing the food and grass, and went ahead with cavalry shields to build a ladder under the city gate.
Chi Zhongrong was ordered to guard the north city gate, and also got two artillery pieces.Gu Fan led the main force to challenge the little prince's army at the east gate.
In the chaos, Gu Fan heard the sound of cannons shaking the sky.
He wiped off the blood on his face, grabbed the scout by the collar and questioned loudly.
"Didn't it mean that there is no little prince's army in the north!!"
The scout was so red-eyed that he didn't care about etiquette and shouted.
"General, there is indeed no enemy in the north!"
What was that cannonade?
Gu Fan's expression changed, he quickly left the battlefield after repelling the general Bei Yuan, and retreated to the crane wing formation behind him, trying to find the messenger at the North City Gate.
"General, the North City Gate is mutiny, and the streets are being bombarded!"
Gu Fan felt dizzy for a while.
"Zheng Qi!"
"The end is here!"
"Lead troops and recover the North City Gate."
"Zheng" is the surname of the country, and Zheng Qi is the descendant of the Zheng family who was given the surname of the country by the ancestors in the early years. Although he is not considered a nobleman, his status is much higher than that of ordinary civilians.
Now that Datong has internal and external troubles, Gu Fan is very annoyed, and regrets why he didn't check the identity of the Xuanfu Town Army carefully.
The war lasted for a long time, and the little prince's army had sufficient supplies of food and grass, and their morale was high.However, Gu Fan's defenders began to waver because of the siege for many days.
At Xu time, news came from the North City Gate.
General Zheng died in battle, and the more than [-] people he led were all killed or captured.
The Little Prince's tribe seems to have noticed the change in the North City Gate, and has begun to gather troops to the North City Gate.
"Where's the corpse?"
The herald swallowed.
"General, get out."
"Datong can't hold on anymore."
Gu Fan fell into silence.
After a while, he heard his dry voice.
"Abandon the city."
"Notify the whole army to exit Datong in the direction of Yinghuimen."
The little prince's dispersal of troops to the north city gate just gave Gu Fan a chance to break out of the encirclement.The city defenders fought bloody battles and finally managed to send Gu Fan out of the city.
After leaving the city, Gu Fan went straight to the central capital and established the last line of defense.
Chi Zhongrong and the little prince's army met head-on, but they killed each other.
But it was hard to support alone, just as Chi Zhongrong was about to give up Datong, the scouts reported that the army led by Zhu Jingshou was approaching Datong.
Chi Zhongrong will do whatever he can to help Zhu Jingshou fight against the little prince's army.
The little prince was repulsed by Zhu Jingshou again, and the general Su Deang was killed and Zhu Jingshou fell under the sword.The little prince turned pale with fright, and hurriedly commanded the army to retreat ten li.
But Chi Zhongrong'en avenged his revenge by setting up a trap in the city and attacking Zhu Jingshou who had entered the city.
The little prince found that the defenders in Datong City seemed to have changed a group of people, and the relationship between these people and Zhu Jingshou was not good.So he stopped attacking, adopted a policy of roundabout appeasement, and repeatedly sent people to Datong to seek peace.
At the beginning, Chi Zhongrong would not hesitate to kill the envoy sent by Bei Yuan.
But later, his heart was blackened by greed, and he agreed to sit down and negotiate with the little prince.
The little prince knew that Chi Zhongrong wanted to be emperor, so his words were full of respect, and he said bluntly that he just wanted to kill the Zhu family and avenge the shame of his ancestors, and had no intention of seizing power and establishing a new dynasty.
He also said that if Chi Zhongrong can become emperor in the future, he is willing to unite with Jianzhou Jurchen and submit to the new dynasty together.
Chi Zhongrong agreed to the little prince, and the two sides ceased fighting.However, there is a prerequisite for this matter, that is, Chi Zhongrong must kill Zhu Jingshou to avoid future troubles.
The scouts detected that Zhu Jingshou had entered the forest, Chi Zhongrong laughed and assured the little prince.
"The poisonous miasma in the forest was originally prepared for Zhu Jingshou, but now he comes uninvited, isn't it just what you and I want?"
The little prince was taken aback for a moment, then also laughed.
The two picked up the wine, clinked glasses vigorously, and drank freely.
The huge wine bowl covered up the complicated light in the little prince's eyes.
It is said that the Central Plains is prosperous and developed, and people in the tribe yearn for the rich Central Plains and their culture.
But the Central Plains man in front of him is cruel and ruthless, he doesn't care about the friendship of the same clan, he is not even as good as an animal.
However, it is good to have such a person, so that he can successfully invade the Central Plains and regain the land that once belonged to his ancestors.
Chi Zhongrong was so drunk that he kept dreaming of wearing a yellow robe.
The city of Datong was full of flames, and the Northern Yuan army wantonly looted after entering the city.
Crying loudly.
Chi Zhongrong seems to have forgotten that the original intention of his uprising was to save the people from the fire and water.
But now he has pushed countless innocent people into the abyss of eternal doom.
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"Cuckoo."
Yan Xunli, who was supposed to be sound asleep, opened his eyes a little, and quietly reached out to touch a stone from the ground.
"Whoosh."
The two stones collided in the air, startling the pigeons on the branch.
Zhu Jingshou walked over indifferently, pinched his thumb and forefinger together, put them near his mouth and whistled.
The pigeon spread its wings and landed on Zhu Jingshou's arm.
"If you dare to touch the carrier pigeon again, I will chop off your flesh first."
Yan Xunli stopped pretending to be asleep, turned over and jumped up, saying.
"Since it's a homing pigeon, why are you so fat?"
"Yo yo, look at those little black eyes, clearly saying 'I'm delicious, come and roast me.'"
Zhu Jingshou ignored the unreliable Yan Xunli, untied the letter box from the pigeon's ankle, and poured out the note inside.
"My people have already mixed into Datong City."
"Good thing." Yan Xunli's attention shifted away from the "roasted pigeon".
They ran out of ammunition and food on the mountain, and finally saw some hope.
Shuhui is a "spies" sent by Zhu Jingshou.
Now that Datong is heavily guarded, all the people inside are brothers who have lived and died with Chi Zhongrong, and they all know the basics. If she rashly changes her clothes and sneaks in, it is very likely to cause unnecessary trouble.
Simply, she pretended to be a "traitor" and went to Chi Zhongrong to "surrender".
Chi Zhongrong is not stupid.He asked Shuhui to prove his sincerity, and Shuhui told Zhu Jingshou's next course of action.
Zhu Jingshou went into battle in person and accompanied him in the play.
He walked along the route he had planned long ago, and he met Chi Zhongrong's people on the way.He and Yan Xunli were not in love with each other, and fled immediately after injuring a few people.
In order to appear real, Yan Xunli was "accidentally" stabbed.
After returning home, relying on the knife wound, he summoned Zhu Jingshou to eat meat.
Two days ago, Zhu Jingshou was quite guilty, he took some wild pheasants and roasted them for Yan Xunli.After exhausting his patience, he stripped Yan Xunli of his clothes, tied him to a tree, and gave Yan Xunli a good beating.
This scene was seen by other soldiers, and everyone laughed at the same time, and the atmosphere improved a lot.
After this time, Chi Zhongrong finally believed in Shuhui.
However, Shuhui still received a few whips as a final test.
Chi Zhongrong didn't dare to let her participate in the affairs of the army, so he locked her in a cell, but did not restrict her freedom, and his three meals a day were fresh rice, vegetables and meat.
Shuhui also talked about several defenses in Datong City, Chi Zhongrong sent people to check, and found many hidden tunnels, so she completely believed in Shuhui.
Zhu Jingshou needs Shuhui to slowly penetrate into the interior of Chi Zhongrong's forces, whether it is a beauty trick or a divorce, in short, within a month, they must be disintegrated from the inside.
Yan Xunli stood up and stretched his muscles and bones, his eyes fixed on Zhu Jingshou's waist.
"What are you looking at?" Zhu Jingshou vigilantly hid the concentric jade pendant.
"For the sake of the army, I don't want to lose face, and I was beaten by you in front of so many people."
Zhu Jingshou sneered.
"If you don't tie you up, you won't be able to beat me, so it's better not to resist."
Yan Xunli rolled his eyes and said, "It seems to be so."
"wrong."
"I've worked so hard, and you don't even give me a piece of jerky?"
Zhu Jingshou's expression froze instantly.
There is no other reason, but I just remembered the big boy in the palace.
But he also breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't fall in love with Yupei, he could say anything.
Zhu Jingshou untied the red cloth bag at his waist and threw it to Yan Xunli, saying, "There are not a few dollars left in it, I'll go get some more today."
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Mu Qingtian rushed to rest at night in a ruined temple by the side of the road.
The effect of the concealment potion has long since disappeared. From now on, he must be extra careful, not only to avoid the pursuit of the Shuntian Mansion who may be coming, but also to be vigilant against Li Guang's people.
He took off the water bag and poured water, but when he raised his head, he found a shadow on the ground in front of him.
The unique chill of the blade pierced Mu Qingtian's throat.The shadow began to twist under the reflection of the fire, which was creepy.
"Who are you?"
"You don't need to know." The uninvited guest's voice was wrong, as if it had been deliberately changed.
Mu Qingtian relaxed and took a sip of the water he hadn't had just now.
"You don't want me to recognize you."
"Killing me is the best way, after all, I didn't see your face."
"But you chose the most troublesome method."
"It means you don't want to kill me."
"And I must know you. I know who you are just by the sound of your voice."
The person behind sighed, threw away the dagger, and took off the hat of his cloak.
"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from adults."
Mu Qingtian: ...
"Sorry, I guessed wrong."
"May I ask who's calling?"
The person behind him seemed to have suffered a great blow, staring at the back of Mu Qingtian's hairy head in disbelief.
"Kidding."
Mu Qingtian turned around with a smile and saw a familiar face.
"I guessed right."
"But you have lost the best opportunity to ask questions, and now it's my turn."
Mu Qingtian's eyes turned hard, he rolled over to the side, picked up the dagger just now, and pressed it against the man's throat.
"How did you find this place, Cui Han?"
No one knew of his actions, including the Mu family and his wife.
And he didn't hear any footsteps, the people who came obviously had kung fu skills.
Cui Han was taken aback, to be honest.
"Because of the horse outside."
"Aren't you telling the truth! Who are you!"
Cui Han blushed a little, and whispered, "My lord, is it inappropriate to say this now?"
Mu Qingtian thought Cui Han was guilty, and sneered, "You dare not say it."
Cui Han blinked, it was indeed a bit difficult to say.
"Say! Who are you!"
"Yan Xunli, didn't your lord already know about it?"
……
Mu Qingtian supported his forehead, as weak as if he had punched cotton.
"I'm not the one who asks who you are, no, I'm the one who asks who you are, eh, no, no..."
Cui Han tilted his head, watching Mu Qingtian struggling alone.
"Forget it!" Mu Qingtian calmed down and continued to interrogate.
"How did you know I was here?"
Cui Han pointed to the door and said, "Everyone in Shuntian Mansion now knows that the Wang Mansion has lost a horse."
He was woken up by the maid shaking him, and when he woke up, he learned that Yan Xunli was gone.He searched the entire Shuntian Mansion, but did not find Yan Xunli.This man disappeared suddenly, as if the world had evaporated.
At the same time, he heard that war was going on in the North.Qing Wang Zhu Jingshou led his army to retreat from the enemy, and he set off not long ago.
Cui Han had a bad guess in his heart.He rummaged through the clothes left by Yan Xunli, and finally found Mixiang in the sleeve of one of them.
Yan Xunli probably followed Zhu Jingshou to the battlefield.
Cui Han was so anxious that he scolded Yan Xunli all afternoon.Whenever he said the word "death", he would stop, swallow the words back into his stomach, and curse with other words.
He couldn't find out Zhu Jingshou's marching route, and he didn't dare to rush to the battlefield.After thinking about it, he decided to sell all his property, replace it all with food and grass, and hire a caravan to go to Datong.
Just the day before departure, Mu Qingtian escaped from prison and rode away the horse of the palace.
Cui Han felt that something was wrong, so he also rode a horse to chase after him.He was surprised to find that the horse that escaped from the palace did not run wild, but walked the official road in a regular manner, and the direction it looked was heading towards Datong.
He speeded up and took a small path to settle in advance.There was only one long-abandoned temple on the side of the road, and he gambled to see if he could catch a horse here.
Did not expect to actually meet.
Mu Qingtian couldn't walk when he heard the word "food and grass".
Cui Han was still thinking about it, when suddenly Mu Qingtian grabbed his shoulder.He was startled and stuck.
"Where's your food? Where's your food? Have you followed me?"
Cui Han was dumb, before he recovered, he subconsciously answered Mu Qingtian's words.
"I'm going fast in order to chase you. The food and grass are all on the way, and it is estimated that we are half a day away."
Mu Qingtian covered his eyes, and wanted to thank God for the first time.
Although I don't know how Zhu Jingshou's situation is, the more food and grass is always the better.Moreover, it was transported by Cui Han privately. It is not under the control of the court and will not be corrupted. It can be delivered to Zhu Jingshou in its entirety.
"I blamed you." Mu Qingtian rubbed his nose, "Who told you to be scary."
Cui Han was also very wronged.
"You are being imprisoned in a prison, and there is no news from outside. His Royal Highness King Qing has never visited you. I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I pretended to be an assassin."
Mu Qing looked up at the sky.
Ah——Chang'an was really angry.
"Also, the noise of your burning fire is too loud, and it is easy to be discovered."
……
Oh.
Mu Qingtian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pulled Cui Han's face in order to cover up his embarrassment.
"How can there be such a weak assassin like you."
Don't be "stabbed" by others if you haven't been stabbed.
"Stay here tonight and wait for your convoy to arrive before setting off."
"Well, it's all up to the adults."
As a result, at noon the next day, the convoy arrived, but the team leader changed, and Mu Qingtian knew him.
"Mr. Liu?!"
Mu Qingtian opened his mouth wide in surprise.
"How will you be here."
Liu Guizhou smiled.
"Master Mu is here, why can't Liu be here?"
"Brother Mu!" Liu Duan also came, crawled out from behind, and waved to Mu Qingtian.
Cui Han approached Mu Qingtian vigilantly, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you know them? Who are they?"
The matter of grain and grass is related to Zhu Jingshou and Yan Xunli. Cui Han can trust Mu Qingtian, but he doesn't trust others.
"This must be Mr. Cui." Liu Guizhou precisely found Cui Han's position, and bowed slightly to him.
Liu Guizhou has been waiting for Zhu Jingshou to tell him news about his junior sister.
If Zhu Jingshou died on the battlefield, wouldn't he be trapped in searching again?
"May I ask how Mr. Liu found me?"
Liu Duan helped his father answer Mu Qingtian's question.
It was actually because of Cui Han.
"The people are talking about the war ahead, and Gu Fan hasn't bothered his father for a long time."
Therefore, Liu Guizhou guessed that Gu Fan had already left Shuntian Mansion and led the troops to the front line.
He wanted to go to things many years ago, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
There will always be casualties in wars, and as a doctor, he shouldn't just ignore death.Moreover, there are not enough military doctors to accompany the army, and they can't take care of so many wounded.
If he was there, the Ming army's losses would be reduced a lot.
But he didn't want to see Gu Fan.
What really made him unable to sit still was the news of King Qing's expedition.
Zhu Jingshou must not die.
Liu Guizhou began to pay attention to the news of the war, and after inquiring, he found out that there was a man in the city who sold his house to form a caravan, transported a lot of medicinal materials and food, and was about to leave Shuntian Mansion.
At this juncture, it is difficult for Liu Guizhou to ignore this matter.
Liu Duan went out to find out about the family, and accidentally learned that Cui Han was Mu Qingtian's friend.
Things became clear, Liu Guizhou spent money to bribe the leader of the caravan, and successfully entered the caravan.
"Meeting Master Mu is a surprise and expected."
What else could Mu Qingtian say?You can't drive people back.Liu Guizhou's medical skills are superb, Liu Duan is good at drawing blueprints, and the two are simply buffs from heaven.
Then I can only wish Gu Fan not to get hurt, and the injury doesn't fall to Liu Guizhou's hands.
"Mr. Liu's eyes?"
Liu Duan patted his chest and said, "Brother Mu, don't worry, I will take good care of father."
Liu Guizhou looked at his eldest son kindly, turned his head and said to Mu Qingtian, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The building will collapse, and there will be an end?"
"Okay." Mu Qingtian nodded solemnly.
"Mu is lucky in his third life to have everyone's help."
The four bowed together at the same time.
Next, Mu Qingtian told all the things he knew.He was intentionally vague about how he escaped from prison and how he knew about it.
Fortunately, neither Liu Guizhou nor Cui Han are curious and troublesome people.
They subconsciously thought that Mu Qingtian was the last pawn left by Zhu Jingshou, so it was not surprising that Mu Qingtian knew this.
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In the palace, Zhu Youtang's health was getting worse and worse. Even the little princess, who was just born less than one year old, was sick every day and drank more medicine than milk.
"Tell, pass on Li Guanglai." Zhu Youtang coughed and said.
"Yes."
The head eunuch looked worriedly, but finally said nothing.
Li Guang stumbled to the hall, closed his mouth after saluting, and didn't say a word.
"Aiqing, the heavenly book, what does it say in the heavenly book?"
Li Guang was trembling all over, and his head hit the floor.
"Your Majesty, the real dragon has already, already..."
Zhu Youtang felt tightness in his chest.
"Already what! Say!"
"Half of the real dragon has returned." Li Guang trembled and said in panic.
Zhu Youtang was instantly discouraged and collapsed in the chair.
"The eldest princess belongs to yin, and is affected by dragon energy, so she will be weak and sick."
"Build, build now." Zhu Youtang said with the last strength.
"I want to build Yuxiu Pavilion!"
Regardless of the objections of the ministers, in the tenth year of Hongzhi, the construction of Yuxiu Pavilion broke ground, and the official Li Guang was in charge of it. Ten thousand people were expropriated and countless silver taels were consumed.
In order to please the emperor, some officials of the Ministry of War secretly embezzled grain and donated it to Li Guang.
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In the Datong Prison, Shuhui was bored writing and drawing on the table, secretly observing the guards at the door.
Chi Zhongrong was very wary, and would change the guards guarding her cell every three days, so she had no chance to make a move.
Seeing that one-tenth of the one-month time limit has passed, Shuhui was extremely anxious.
If the task fails, the punishment after going back is as simple as cleaning the toilet.
Zhu Jingshou may even send her to the Queen Mother! !
Shuhui held her face and roared.
The sound of footsteps came from far to near, Shuhui immediately resumed her serious posture, and put on a lovely and pitiful expression.
coming.
The guard held the rice in his hand and kept his head down.
When Shuhui thought she was about to fail again, the guard accidentally caught her from the corner of her eye.
"It's you?"
The guard's tone was surprised, but he immediately realized something and lowered his head again.
"Girl, don't be afraid, I will find a way to get you out."
Shuhui scratched her head.
yeah?This is where she got the romantic debt?
But when the guard raised his head, Shuhui was also shocked.
Is it him?
When she was in Chongming County, she pretended to be Yao Jingdao's concubine and was responsible for collecting evidence.In the end Yao Jingdao wanted to kill her to silence her, but it was the guard who let her live.
Of course, she couldn't escape by herself.
It's just that Shuhui was moved by that upright young man at the time, but after thinking about it later, she thinks that this person is not bad, he is a man.
Reunions always come unexpectedly.
The guard's name was Qi Kangyu. After Yao Jingdao was imprisoned, he asked himself to leave the county government office and go to the army to find a way out.
He has been thinking about Shuhui all the time, and he wants to wait for the day when he makes military exploits and becomes famous before going to find her.
Qi Kangyu was good at fighting the enemy bravely, and was soon transferred to Datong and became a member of the city defense army.
When Chi Zhongrong turned his back on the water, he happened to be at the North City Gate, so he became Chi Zhongrong's man in a daze.
But he is very clear that the place where he is now is the territory of the rebels.He has been trying to find a way to send the message out, but all failed.
Qi Kangyu was obviously very excited when he saw Shuhui. He thought that Shuhui was a captured civilian woman, and his desire for protection was even stronger.
Seeing this, Shuhui followed suit, pretending to be an innocent woman, and quickly gained Qi Kangyu's trust.
"What, that woman doesn't want to talk anymore?" Chi Zhongrong frowned.
"I gonna go see."
When he arrived at the prison cell, Chi Zhongrong looked at Shuhui leaning against the wall, and said sharply: "Do you think there is still a way back now?"
Shu Hui looked indifferent.
"The guards you sent are so ugly, I feel sick just looking at them."
Chi Zhongrong sneered.
"I think you are toasting and not eating or drinking as a fine, come here and tie her up for me!"
"Your Majesty, it's not right." said the man who was next to Chi Zhongrong.
He was one of the elders who rebelled against Chi Zhongrong back then, and now he has also been named "Hou Sheng".
"Why?" Chi Zhongrong asked.
"Zhu Jingshou is cunning, our spies alone won't be able to find out."
"And you want to."
"If we use this woman to blackmail Zhu Jingshou in the future, we need her cooperation."
Shuhui nodded seriously.
"It's not that I don't cooperate, I just want to see something nice to raise my eyes."
Chi Zhongrong was about to have another attack, so he was persuaded.
"Your Majesty, it's not a big deal anyway, why not promise her."
Chi Zhongrong was upset, and waved his hand to let his subordinates solve it.
Hou Shengli called all the guards to choose Shuhui, among them Qi Kangyu.
Shuhui picked and picked seriously, and when she finally chose Qi Kangyu, she was still "disgusted", she said.
"It's all crooked melons and cracked dates... Forget it, I'm tired, so let's just do this."
Victory Hou smiled ambiguously.
"Girl, please tell me anything."
Don't get me wrong that Shenglihou has taken a fancy to Shuhui, but he has taken a fancy to the power behind Shuhui.
Collaborating with the enemy and treason is a capital crime, and that idiot Chi Zhongrong is still complacent all day long.He doesn't want to work with Chi Zhongrong anymore, maybe he can keep his name.
What "Victory Hou" is all bullshit.Has he enjoyed the life of Lord Marquis for a day now?The people under him worked so hard for him, Chi Zhongrong sold the city to the little prince in a blink of an eye.He was walking on his own territory, and he even had to look at the faces of those Beiyuan people!
Shuhui received the secret signal from Victory Hou, and she was concerned.
After victory, she got the map of Datong Prison, and Qi Kangyu also stole the key to the cell.
Just as the two were about to escape, countless soldiers suddenly appeared in all directions.
With a gloomy face, Chi Zhongrong came out from behind the crowd.
"Girl, good acting skills."
"It's worthy of that face, it can stun my guards."
Qi Kangyu nervously clenched the spear in his hand, protecting Shuhui behind him.
"Ugh."
"Say you're smart, and you've even pushed your nose on your face."
Shuhui shook her head and sighed.
Chi Zhongrong's expression changed.
"What did you say?"
Shuhui made a "hush" gesture to him.
"Shh-"
Everyone held their breath subconsciously.
"Did you hear anything?"
Chi Zhongrong narrowed his eyes and listened carefully.
"Wang, it's not good, King Qing's army is attacking!!!"
"How dare you play tricks on me!" Chi Zhongrong was furious, and he was about to strike Shuhui with his knife.
"Careful! Stand over me... um, huh???"
Shuhui bent down easily to avoid Chi Zhongrong's knife, and kicked him several feet away.
"...stand behind me."
Qi Kangyu watched his beloved girl killing all directions in the crowd, silently put away his long gun, and followed her diligently to make up the knife.
Zhu Jingshou had received news from Shuhui a long time ago, saying that the little prince had transferred most of his troops to attack Yongping.Only then did he gather his team down the mountain and enter Datong City from the east gate.
Chi Zhongrong didn't know the art of war to deploy defenses, he just strengthened Gu Fan's previous defense, and soon Zhu Jingshou found the loopholes.
In a panic, Hou Shengli tried to assassinate Chi Zhongrong, but was killed instead.
Chi Zhongrong and Zhu Jingshou faced each other, and were stabbed in the chest, and were led away in a hurry by his subordinates.
In mid-August, Datong reported that King Qing successfully regained the lost ground and wiped out the remnants of the rebel army.
Unfortunately, Chi Zhongrong escaped.
When Mu Qingtian heard the news on the road, his tense nerves finally relaxed.
Gu Fan led his troops back to Datong again.
-
"Snapped."
Gu Fan knelt on the ground and received a heavy slap on the face.
"Abandon the city and run away, Gu Fan, you are so kind." Zhu Jingshou was extremely angry.
"Do you know that there are still people in Datong City!"
Gu Fan turned his head and said, "The general will never know."
Another slap.
"You should kowtow to the graves of all the soldiers who died in battle."
Gu Fan finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
"Is there no one you care about, my lord?"
In the past, he was not afraid of life and death, but now he is afraid of death, terribly afraid.
Yan Xunli smiled disdainfully, and mocked: "Zhu Jingshou, is this your subordinate? That's all."
"If Mu Qingtian knows, my life is piled up with the flesh and blood of innocent people."
"I wish he never met me."
Gu Fan's faith seemed to collapse in an instant.
At that time, he felt that the rebels at the North City Gate were also members of Daming and would not do anything to the people in the city.
Zhu Jingshou threw him out.
Yan Xunli leaned over curiously, and asked, "Hey, obviously no one died, why are you scaring him?"
Chi Zhongrong has a good face. After taking down Datong, in his eyes, the people of Datong are already his people.So when the little prince was allowed to enter the city, he especially emphasized that only robbing was allowed, not killing.
The little prince attached great importance to the cooperation with Chi Zhongrong, so he also instructed his subordinates.
Therefore, although the people in Datong City were frightened, they were all safe and sound.
"If you don't kill his vigor, how can he listen to me." Zhu Jingshou picked up the knife on the table and poked it hard on the map.
The blade split the word "Zhongdu".
Shuhui happily changed into new clothes, and was going to take Qi Kangyu to meet the prince.
Qi Kangyu contributed a lot to the successful recovery of Datong this time, so he had to add an official position anyway.
Xiao Yi stood outside guarding the door, and saw Shuhui from a long distance—and the man next to her.
"Is the prince there?"
"exist."
For some reason, Xiao Yi looked at the two people in front of him, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable.
"But the prince doesn't see outsiders."
Shuhui lowered her face and said, "Kang Yu is not an outsider."
Qi Kangyu saw that the two men were at war, and they were about to quarrel, so he tugged on Shuhui's sleeve and said, "Your Highness has just recovered Datong, so there must be a lot of things to do, let's go back first."
"Who are you?" Xiao Yi drew out his sword and put it on Qi Kangyu's neck.
Shuhui was so angry.
It's okay for Xiao Yi to find her disliked, but now she's bullying the people around her, which is intolerable or unbearable!
She shook Xiaoyi's sword away with a hidden weapon, and said word by word: "Kang Yu is my lifesaver."
Shuai Qi Kangyu blushed slightly.
He asked before, the book girl is not yet married... the benefactor and so on, in the end, they all agreed with each other with their bodies.
"Who is making noise outside!" Zhu Jingshou roared angrily.
Shocked, Shuhui dragged Qi Kangyu and Sa Yazi away.
"Didn't you say you want to see the prince?" Qi Kangyu was puzzled.
Shuhui has no expression on her face.
Go in now, and you can indeed see "Yan Wangye".
-
When the little prince heard that Chi Zhongrong was defeated, he was so angry that he cursed a series of words in Mongolian.
Datong was already in his pocket, but because of Chi Zhongrong, he lost it all.
He summoned the most valiant warriors of the Northern Yuan overnight to discuss the next step.
"If you want to attack Yongping, you must win Datong."
Behind Yongping is the capital, the road is open and flat, and you can directly enter the palace.
But the problem is that Yongping is in the middle of Datong and the capital. If Zhu Jingshou sends troops from Datong and Zhu Youtang sends troops from the capital, they in Yongping will suffer from the enemy and fall into a passive state.
So it is very important to win Datong.
A general said: "Khan, why don't we bypass Yongping and directly attack the Ming thief's lair."
He focused his fingers on the location of Shuntian Mansion on the map.
"No." The other general retorted, "The Ming thief emperor can retreat to Nanjing. If Zhu Jingshou counterattacks and cuts off our food and grass, then he will really be helpless."
"If it doesn't work, take Datong back! Our grassland warriors can't defeat the cowardly Han people?"
The little prince was annoyed by their noise, and said loudly: "Stop!"
"Eagle in the grassland, can you peck at Zhu Jingshou's eyes and tear off his flesh?"
Everyone was silent, only one person spoke.
"Khan, my arrow is the best, it can definitely shoot Zhu Jingshou to death."
Sude Aoga, the sharp archer, is the younger brother of Sude Angqin who was killed by Zhu Jingshou before.His hatred for Zhu Jingshou was stronger than anyone else, and he vowed to kill Zhu Jingshou himself to avenge his brother.
The little prince felt a little better after hearing this. "Aoga, you are the strongest warrior in the grassland, but killing Zhu Jingshou is not that easy."
The little prince came down, facing the map and meditating.
"Cut off the food and grass of Datong."
Although Zhu Jingshou successfully regained Datong, the surrounding cities are still in the hands of the little prince.The nearest town, Jizhou, was in charge of protecting the capital, while Liaodong Town was always on guard against the Jianzhou Jurchen, and could not be distracted from transporting grain and grass to Datong.
It can be said that the only way to supply Datong now is from Yongping.
"Khan wise."
In September, there were frequent reports of attacks on the Zongzhong convoy from the front.
The servant Liu Daxia previously handed over the military salary of Datong to the Ministry of War, and devoted himself to handling the military defense in various places.
After receiving the news, Liu Daxia thoroughly investigated the matter of military pay, and found that 5 taels of silver had disappeared.
Zhu Jingshou sent soldiers to protect the official road from Yongping to Datong, but with little effect.many times
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