Daming prepares the emperor

To positive 16 years.

Under the cover of night, thin clouds and mist drifted in the sky, and the moon hung in the sky, as if shining through a layer of oil paper, so hazy that people couldn't see it clearly.On the road leading to Yingtian, the cold wind blows everywhere.

The trees on the side of the road swished under the blowing of the wind, and the cool wind blew past, blowing all the way to the fire, and the light and shadow danced wildly as the flames swayed wildly.

A team of hundreds of people is resting. From their formation and night patrol, it can be seen that this is a very disciplined and well-regulated force.

This unit belonged to Zhu Yuanzhang.

In March, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Jiqing Mansion, renamed it Yingtian, made a lot of renovations, figured out where he lived and where the army was located, and after deciding to use this place as the base camp, he sent someone to pick up his wife. son in the past.

Hezhou is not too close to Yingtian, and it is not too far away. It is inevitable to walk at night.

Zhu Yuanzhang's most important family members lived in the tent in the middle, and all the soldiers scattered around and surrounded it, trying to achieve the best protection effect.

Needless to say, Ma Xiuying, this is Zhu Yuanzhang's married wife at the end of his life, the wife who is on the top of his heart, and the only person who is hot on the kang.Another one is his only son-Zhu Biao.

The birth of Zhu Biao means that Zhu Yuanzhang has his own real descendants, which are different from the adopted sons he adopted, and also from the brothers-in-law, nephews and other relatives who came to join him. After raising my own child, it seems that I finally have a place to go.

It was a feeling called "home".

If this is the significance of Zhu Yuanzhang's own feelings, the other is the significance of his ambition. With the continuous development of power, Zhu Yuanzhang's family business has been tied to the family business of thousands of people. If he does not A legitimate descendant is a terrible thing for his subordinates.

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People are subject to illness, and things are subject to accidents. If Zhu Yuanzhang died suddenly, disappeared, or became paralyzed, who will be the next protagonist?

If everyone grabs it, with such a large number of people, the official positions and wealth they have worked so hard to save will disappear in the new regime change?

So - the young master is very important.

Adding these two up is doubly important, and there must be absolutely no accidents on the way to send them to Yingtian.

Biting cold.

It was terribly cold on the mountain, and several jackdaws were calling.

Ma Xiuying turned on the light, sat by the pillow, held a map, pointed at Yingtian and said softly, "Biaoer, look, this is Yingtian, originally called Jiqing."

After saying this, she stretched out her hand and tightened the quilt tightly, fearing that it would be cold in the wild and let Zhu Biao freeze. This was not enough, so she brought her cotton-padded jacket to add to the quilt, and pressed it down. Press, this is satisfied.

"Mother, what kind of place is Yingtian?"

Zhu Biao was also called Zhu Biao in his previous life. Now, he is only a little over three years old, but his words are already very clear. After all, he has an adult soul. Pretending to be childish is too embarrassing for him. Be a smarter kid. The baby is fine.

"It's very prosperous." Ma Xiuying replied, "It's much bigger than Hezhou. The Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen all regarded it as their capital, so it is still a dangerous place that military strategists must fight for."

Zhu Biao’s history is actually not very good. The best time was the third year of high school. Three years later, I have almost forgotten what should be forgotten. Although I know the names of these dynasties, but to be specific, there is no difference between them I've heard about it.

That is to say, the Ming Dynasty that he is more interested in, Zhu Biao can remember something, and this is just a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west.

In this ancient time when there were few stories to listen to, listening to his knowledgeable mother tell history can be regarded as a good pastime before going to bed. It is indeed recorded in the history books that Empress Ma read history books thoroughly and was quick-witted.

"Is father waiting for us in Yingtian?"

"Yes." Ma Xiuying spread out the map, intending to give her son military enlightenment, and continued softly: "Biaoer, look here, this place belongs to Chen Youliang, and this place belongs to Zhang Shicheng. Take it down, and the great cause will be half."

The ancients were precocious, and Ma Xiuying felt that her child was extremely intelligent, so she must be able to understand what she was talking about. On weekdays, most of the battle reports from Zhu Yuanzhang would be read to Zhu Biao.Even if you don't understand it, you should still be having fun with your son.

Zhu Biao knows that Yingtian is Nanjing, and winning here undoubtedly means that Zhu Yuanzhang's power has become much stronger, and it can almost be called a watershed, similar to what Ma Xiuying said, if defeating those two is half of the great cause, winning Yingtian is the beginning of a great cause.

So this time, the place they are going to is Nanjing.

What is the difference between ancient Nanjing and modern times?

More importantly - "We live in Yingtian, can we see dad often?"

Ma Xiuying patted her son's head, said with a smile: "We will live with dad, with Ying Tiancheng here, your dad won't run around."

"Then dad..."

Suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, coupled with the sound of armor colliding, Ma Xiuying, who had been in the barracks for a long time, immediately became vigilant, hugged Zhu Biao, took him out of the quilt, and protected him At the same time, the other hand held the dagger hidden on his body.

A young woman lifted the curtain suddenly, and ran into the tent with a gust of cold wind. Seeing that her wife was still awake, she couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said in a trembling voice, "Ma'am, come on, there are soldiers in front reporting that they saw a will-o'-the-wisp!"

Ghost fire?

Zhu Biao knew that most of the will-o'-the-wisps were caused by the burning of the phosphorus element in the bones of dead people, and they were easy to float in the air. Coupled with the speed of the wind, when people left, they would follow them.He himself has never seen it before, but no matter how scary this thing is, the soldiers stationed here are experienced soldiers, how could the will-o'-the-wisp frighten them?

"Woman's fire? How many are there?"

Contrary to Zhu Biao's expectation, even Ma Xiuying's complexion changed. For more than three years since she was born, she has always been gentle and patient, but now she seems to be a little panicked.

The maid named Li Li replied tremblingly: "Not many, it is said that there are three or four."

Zhu Biao stretched out a hand from Ma Xiuying's arms, trying to attract attention, and asked pretending to be puzzled, "Mother, what's the matter with you? What is a will-o'-the-wisp?"

Ma Xiuying's face turned pale, and she held Zhu Biao tightly in her arms again, without explaining anything, she just said: "Biao'er, no matter what happens for a while, you must not talk, do you hear me? You can't make a sound, if you talk If you don’t, Mother won’t take you to Yingtian.”

Zhu Biao saw that she was serious, so he had no choice but to agree. While he was puzzled, he couldn't help becoming nervous, because he knew that Ma Xiuying was not a person who was aimless, and she hadn't talked to herself in such a coaxing tone for a long time. up.

After instructing her son, Ma Xiuying continued to ask, "What did Tang He say? How did he arrange it?"

Li Li said: "The general asked me to inform Madam, and told Madam to take the young master out quickly, and we all rushed forward together, if we are not sure, we will fool it!"

This maid was selected by Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying together from among the ladies in distress. She is beautiful and smart. She has read some books, understands the general situation, and has seen the world. Although she is afraid now, she is already talking back and tidying up for Ma Xiuying. The luggage was gone, and it didn't hold back.

Ma Xiuying also moved immediately. She lived in Haozhou City with her adoptive father Guo Zixing, and later married Zhu Yuanzhang. She has experienced all kinds of storms and waves, and she is very quick. She put on clothes for Zhu Biao in a moment, rolled up the map, and was about to go out. .

"Xiao Li, don't clean up, we don't want anything, so hurry up!"

Li Li looked back and said anxiously: "These gold and silver are soft, Madam don't want it anymore?"

Ma Xiuying paused, then changed her words: "Then bring gold and silver, nothing else!"

Li Li quickly packed up his things, put the belongings in a small bag, carried it behind his back, and followed out after a while.

A dense crowd of people had already stood outside the tent, silent like cicadas, the rusty smell and faint bloody smell brought by the war seemed to be wafting again, lingering in the dark night, wreaking havoc at the tip of everyone's nose.

Tang He stood at the front of the team, wearing a heavy armor.In the short amount of time, he had already organized his team, put out the bonfire, and made preparations to escape.Seeing the two of them coming out with Zhu Biao and things at this moment, Tang He's eyes lit up, and he immediately went up to meet him, thinking in his heart that the lady is reliable, she is much more sensible than any other lady or lady I have ever seen, and she came out really neatly.

After Ma Xiuying came out, she didn't say anything. As soon as Tang He led the horse for her, she rolled over and got on, sitting steadily and quickly, holding Zhu Biao in her arms, not getting in the way at all.

Li Li also rode a horse, and followed closely behind Ma Xiuying without help.

Naturally, the carriage they came in was abandoned.

The army marched out, orders and prohibitions were strictly followed. Tang Hehu was in the middle of the team. As soon as the order was issued and the sound of hooves sounded, hundreds of horses and people ran away, leaving only an empty camp.

"Drive!" Tang He drank, took the time to look back, and ordered a soldier beside him, "Go and ask the tail of the team if you got rid of that ghost thing?"

The soldier's face was not good-looking, and he was frighteningly white. He responded, turned his horse around, and went back to ask.

After a while, the man came back, his face was livid, he gritted his teeth and said, "General, the people behind said that the will-o'-the-wisp is catching up, and it's getting faster and faster! Maybe soon..."

Tang He was silent for a moment, then said to him: "You must go to Yingtian to protect Madam, do you hear me? If you can't handle this matter, if you don't die now, you will die later!"

The soldier said: "This subordinate understands!"

"Okay, let's go."

The team immediately divided into two waves, separated from the middle. The soldiers and horses in front surrounded Ma Xiuying and the three of them, while those in the back turned around and sprinted back with Tang He.

While galloping his horse, Tang He shouted, "Light the torch!"

In the beginning, dots of fire lighted up, and later, it soon became a long river of light, rushing forward.

The ones facing the charge were only three or four dots of faint green will-o'-the-wisps, which were very small in comparison, like the charcoal fire of a barbecue grill facing fireflies.But to make everyone so nervous, this will-o'-the-wisp is not easy no matter how you think about it.

If the area is large, it's okay to say that groups of will-o'-the-wisps are just ordinary little ghosts. There are too many troops, and the yang energy will dissipate as soon as they are rushed. Only three or four can still float outside, and they may become the spirits of the weather.

When the distance gradually narrowed, Tang He took a closer look, only to find that in front of him was an old man wearing a bamboo hat. His face was green, his expression was dull, and his hair was not as black as ordinary people. It looked yellow and had animal fur. The two legs seem to have been put on randomly, and when he walks, he staggers here and there, and there are ghost lights floating on his left and right sides, and he follows wherever he goes.

A young soldier beside Tang He shouted loudly, "General, what is that?"

Tang He also said in a loud voice: "How the hell do I know? You ask me, who do I ask? Send the order to shoot with a bow!"

Soldiers are good soldiers.

Several arrows came out of the bow, and under the clanging sound, one after another arcs swooped down from the air, but they just pierced into the soil one after another.

A part seemed to be peeled off by an invisible force, and although a part penetrated the old man's body, it was like a phantom in the water.

"General! Useless!"

"General, do you want to shoot another round?"

"I saw it! I even shot a fart!" Tang He said angrily, "Draw out the knife! Even if you bite with your teeth, this thing can't touch Madam and Young Master, show your blood!"

A group of men suppressed their red eyes, pulled out the knives behind their backs with a few squeaks, galloped forward, swung their arms round and swung the knives, but again they slashed in vain.

Tang He had a flash of inspiration, remembering that the elders in the village once said that being a soldier is very evil in combat, so he immediately wiped the knife on his hand, and then slashed with blood. The strange old man staggered and avoided it.

Before he could slash again, the man in the bamboo hat dodged a few times, as if he had suddenly grown flying legs, and Fei seemed to have disappeared.

Tang He turned his head to look, and saw the will-o'-the-wisp drifting far away, chasing the people in front of him all the way, his heartbeat increased suddenly, his back was drenched in cold sweat, and he hissed: "Chasing! Chase!"

The people on this side were also galloping with all their strength. Zhu Biao was held by Ma Xiuying and sat on the horse, looking at her with reverence - Ma Xiuying had Zhu Biao in one hand and the rein in the other, and she was still not reluctant after so long.

She frowned, looked down at her obedient son sitting in front of her, and forced a smile: "Biaoer, is it cold?"

Zhu Biao said: "Mother, is someone chasing us?"

Ma Xiuying said: "Is Biao'er afraid?"

Zhu Biao said: "I'm not afraid, I will protect you."

These words came from the mouth of a child, a little childish, but very touching.Of course Zhu Biao was serious, and Ma Xiuying's heart warmed, and she continued: "Biaoer, if that thing catches up with us, you just run with these uncles, don't worry about your mother."

Zhu Biao said: "But..."

As soon as this word was finished, the lonely bright moon in the sky suddenly darkened, a gust of wind blew by, and the starlight disappeared. As soon as Zhu Biao turned his head, he saw the green will-o'-the-wisp behind him.

What the hell is this!

Zhu Biao was not frightened by the will-o'-the-wisp, but was startled by something around it. It was clearly a weasel standing upright, with a bamboo hat and coir raincoat on its head, showing its furry head and a pair of dark eyes. He stared at Ma Xiuying without blinking.

Ma Xiuying took a deep breath, and yelled at the frightened Li Li: "Throw the gold and silver to him!"

Li Li was so frightened that he burst into tears, opened the bundle with tears, and handed over the gold and silver tremblingly.

This is a good girl. She didn't tremble or scream.

The weasel glanced at the gold and silver, didn't care much, then raised his head again, his voice was hoarse, as if two rough stones were being ground, and asked word by word: "Do I look like a human?"

Li Li gritted his teeth and said, "Like!"

She wanted to say this, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she was hit on the head by something. After supporting it, it slid to the ground with a plop.

Gold and silver were sprinkled all over the ground in yellow and white, and rolled into the grass.

The weasel smiled, and the fur at the corners of his mouth trembled slightly in the wind. He grinned and showed his white teeth, and asked again, "Do I look like a human?"

The soldier next to him who was told by Tang He wanted to say something loudly, but just as he opened his mouth, before he could utter the words, there was another plop, and he fell asleep on the ground following Li Li.

Weasel is laughing.

It seems that it only needs to ask Ma Xiuying one.