Zhu Gaochi, who had his mouth open, couldn't help but open it even wider. He looked like he was ignorant and didn't expect anything at all.
As the eldest son of the Prince of Yan's Palace, he lives in Jiubian all year round and handles all matters of the Prince of Yan's Palace in the city of Beiping. How could Zhu Gaochi not know how much he contributed to guarding the city together with the soldiers and the people?
It's just that this time he didn't think about it.
The reason why such a farce happened today is entirely because the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty could not stay in Henan Province.
Thinking from a deeper perspective, Zhu Gaochi is not even nervous about whether Zhu Yunxi himself will have trouble in Kaifeng City. As a descendant of the clan, he should have the responsibility to defend the place with his subjects and resist the enemy.
It's just because the grandson of the emperor who was the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty can't have any trouble.
This is the foundation of the country, and it is something that everyone in the world has long known.
The three generations since the founding of the Ming Dynasty have been harmonious and harmonious. This is something that many emperors in the past dynasties have not dared to think about, and it has never happened before.
Zhu Gaochi simply didn't dare to think about what the old man could do if something happened to Zhu Yunxi in Kaifeng City.
Don't look at the fact that Liang Guogong Lan Yu is murderous in Henan Mansion and will not accept anyone who surrenders to the enemy.
If it were in the hands of the old man and I heard that something happened to the emperor's grandson in Kaifeng City, I am afraid that the entire Henan Province would be a river of blood, and even the whole world.
Zhu Gaochi sighed quietly, lowered his voice, lowered his head, and admitted his mistake: "I didn't take into account the reasons, and I didn't grasp the measure, which almost put you in a treacherous situation."
Things are like this, and I can't kill Xiaopang.
As long as there is no direct conflict of interest, the people of Lao Zhu's family are generally protective of their own shortcomings.
Zhu Yunxi shook his head and sighed: "I just didn't expect that the Marquis of Xiping was also involved. What did he think? He has been in Yunnan for many years, doesn't he still understand the reason?"
Zhu Gaochi said in a low voice: "I think that the Marquis of Xiping just doesn't want anything to happen to you. The merit he mentioned is just an excuse. Can he still not know which military merit is the highest in the military formation?
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Zhu Gaochi asked back, and then he felt more and more why he was so confused this time.
Zhu Yunxi snorted twice and said nothing, but turned his eyes towards the direction of Qixian County, Kaifeng Prefecture. At this time, his father-in-law, Marquis Xiping, might have sent military and horse spies to come here to inquire about the whereabouts of himself and others.
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When Zhu Gaochi told Xipinghou, Zhu Yunxi already understood most of it.
My old father-in-law is really afraid that something will happen to him. If anything happens to him, the women in Taisun's house will not be able to survive, and they will have no support in the future.
As for other reasons...
When there was news in Taisun's Mansion that Concubine Taisun was happy, Yingtian City had already heard about the Emperor's grandson.
People always have divergent and wonderful fantasies.
Even if it is something unprecedented, it is still in the imagination of many people.
"I won't settle accounts with you this time."
Zhu Yunxi said casually.
Zhu Shangbing whispered from the side: "Then what should we do now? We have been waiting for the rebels to get you out as soon as they arrive in Kaifeng.
This morning, I came to report that the rebels from Luoyang City have arrived in Zhongmou County, and I am afraid they have already passed Donghuzhuang.
Even if you want to go back to Kaifeng City now, I'm afraid it will be difficult. It's hard to say that rebels from all over the city have already surrounded Kaifeng City."
As Xiaohan spoke, his eyes secretly raised from time to time, observing the changes in the expression on Zhu Yunxi's face, looking a little nervous.
In fact, there is no room for Zhu Shangbing not to be nervous.
Today he was the first one to rush into Zhu Yunxi's house, hold down Zhu Yunxi who had just dressed and freshened up, and then led the others to hold him up all the way and secretly left the city.
If the idea came from Zhu Gaochi and Marquis Xiping, then it was Zhu Shangbing who started working directly.
Zhu Yunxi slightly squinted his eyes and looked at Xiao Han, who was still in Kaifeng City a few days ago. He proposed to kill everyone and beheaded a person with a rolling head. At this moment, he was extremely nervous.
He sneered and hummed: "Now you know you are in trouble?"
Zhu Shangbing muttered: "This is all..."
"If Kaifeng City is really besieged at this moment, you will lead the charge, fight a bloody path for us, and rush into Kaifeng City!"
Zhu Yunxi directly decided Zhu Shangbing's future, and his eyes lightly swept over Xiaohan, who was already starting to regret it.
Zhu Shangbing shook his head and muttered: "If you charge, charge! Who else would I be in the city of Kaifeng!"
Prince Qin was unable to vent his irritability furiously.
Zhu Yunxi then looked at Zhang Hui, Tian Mai, and all the accompanying guards: "Get up, what happened today was also caused by your loyalty. I won't blame you, nor will I deal with it later. It's just that.
, but there will never be a next time.”
Zhang Hui, Tian Mai and others suddenly looked at each other with concentration.
"Subordinates take orders!"
Da da da.
Along with the responses from Zhang Hui, Tian Mai and others, there was a dense sound of horse hooves on the road leading to Qixian County in the distance.
The sound of horse hooves is like one wave after another, rushing towards the beach in an endless stream.
Knowing that they had done something wrong today, Zhang Hui and Tian Mai suddenly frowned, fearing that these were rebels and thieves coming from all over Henan Province. When they heard the dense sound of horse hooves, they both turned around and pulled out their weapons.
Knife and others stood in front of Zhu Yunxi.
After just one glance, Tian Mai turned around and said, "Your Highness, you are from the dismounted military camp under the command of the Marquis of Xiping."
Zhu Yunxi also looked ahead and saw a cavalry team of more than a thousand people, dragging a long team, with an array dozens of feet wide, heading towards him in a wild goose feather formation.
The entire team kept advancing at a constant speed. By the time Zhu Yunxi and others could hear the breathing of the horses, the Peking Army horse camp team under Mu Ying had slowly stopped.
A general carrying a red-tasseled spear left the Yanling formation on horseback, arrived in front of Zhang Hui and others, and then stood up and dismounted with the spear in hand.
The general took two steps forward with the gun in hand, holding the spear in his hand and stabbing the tail of the gun heavily into the ground. Others were already kneeling on the ground.
"The last general, Ma Hongqing, the commander of thousands of households in Ma Junying, meets His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."
"The last general has been ordered to welcome His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun to command the 60,000 Beijing troops, suppress the rebellion in Henan Province, and eliminate the rebels and thieves who besieged Kaifeng City."
Zhu Shangbing stood next to Zhu Yunxi, stretched out his head to look at Ma Hongqing who was kneeling on the ground, then turned sideways and whispered: "I know this man, he is a fierce man in the Beijing army. But we met in the martial arts hall at that time.
Unexpectedly, he has already graduated and returned to the camp."
Zhu Yunxi looked sideways slightly, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Zhu Shangbing rolled his eyes and explained in a low voice: "It wasn't you who started the Cuju competition in the first place. He was affiliated to the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion at the time. He led the people from the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion several times and was defeated by the border troops.
, it is not a problem for one person to challenge five people. I also heard that after graduating from the martial arts hall, he would be assigned to the frontier army and returned to the Beiping Dusi. I just don’t know why he is here now."
Talking about one of the various gossips he got in the martial arts hall, Zhu Shangbing also showed curiosity. He was surprised that he could still meet acquaintances in Henan Road, and he was also surprised that Ma Hongqing had completely lost his temper after graduating from the martial arts hall.
Different destinations.
Zhu Yunxi had already said: "Get up. In front of the military formation, rebels and thieves are everywhere. Don't do such false courtesy anymore."
Ma Hongqing turned his spear sideways, clasped his hands together, and said in a deep voice: "The last general takes orders!"
After he finished speaking, he really stopped worrying about the false etiquette, stood up and straightened his waist.
Tiger's back, wasp's waist, and mantis' legs.
With just one glance, Zhu Yunxi could tell that the officer in front of him, who was in charge of thousands of households in the Ma Army Camp, must be, as Xiaohan said, someone who could stand up to five of his peers in the army.
He opened his mouth and said: "Now that you have arrived at the military camp with your horse, you will follow me back to Kaifeng City."
When Ma Hongqing came with his men, Zhu Yunxi saw hundreds of war horses hanging behind the team.
Come to think of it, these war horses are the horses that Zhang Hui and others said they had prepared on the road to Qixian County.
Ma Hongqing's expression was calm, without any fluctuations. Even though the orders he heard from Zhu Yunxi were completely different from the military orders he received when he led his troops out of the Chinese army camp. Ma Hongqing did not hesitate at all and directly held his hands. p>
"The end will be here."
In response, Ma Hongqing turned around and mounted his horse, pulled the reins, turned around and looked at the cavalry advancing behind him: "Entire battalion, reorganize, escort His Highness into Kaifeng City!"
Following Ma Hongqing's order, the thousands of cavalry began to change their formations on the spot.
A spindle appeared in front of Zhu Yunxi and others in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Tian Mai, Zhang Hui and others had already brought the extra war horses over. Knowing that they had made a mistake today, they became more respectful and cautious, leading the horses to Zhu Yunxi.
"Your Highness, please mount your horse."
Zhu Yunxi took the reins, stepped on the stirrups with his toes, and got on the horse as gracefully as a wild goose.
Ma Hongqing had already reached Zhu Yunxi with a gun, turned his head and said: "Your Highness, I will wait for you to escort His Highness into the city."
As soon as Ma Hongqing finished speaking, Zhu Yunxi found himself in the middle core position of the spindle.
The war horse under him also slowly stepped out with its hooves along with the surrounding war horses.
Zhu Yunxi looked up again and saw Ma Hongqing holding a spear and walking at the sharpest point at the front of the spindle.
After just two more glances, Zhu Yunxi saw Xiaohan appear out of nowhere and drive a horse to Ma Hongqing. The two seemed to be discussing something in a low voice.
"This Ma Hongqing is very good at running the army." Zhu Gaochi also rode a horse and followed Zhu Yunxi. He looked at the cavalry around them who were waiting in formation and their speed could be said to be perfect. He couldn't help but admire him.
Zhu Yunxi smiled on his face: "What kind of place is the Wushu Hall? I can let Brother Bing remember his name Ma Hongqing in a place like the Wushu Hall where many talents are born. I can't find many even if I look around. Some of his abilities are also
It makes sense.”
Zhu Gaochi curled his lips and looked at the smile that couldn't be hidden in the corner of Brother Xi's eyes. He looked like he couldn't hide the talent and wanted to curse.
"My smile is obvious?"
Zhu Yunxi hesitated for a moment, turned his head and looked at Xiaopang with a frown.
Zhu Gaochi nodded: "You can restrain yourself."
Zhu Yunxi hummed and stopped talking.
And at the front of the entire spindle formation.
Zhu Shangbing was staring at Ma Hongqing solemnly for a while, and from time to time he mentioned something about what happened in the martial arts hall.
This left Ma Hongqing at a loss for a moment, wondering what the Qin Crown Prince had planned.
Zhu Shangbing looked at Ma Hongqing, who could fight against five in the martial arts hall.
He pondered for a moment and then spoke again: "Brother Ma."
The corner of Ma Hongqing's mouth trembled, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "The prince loves you so much, but the last general has a low position. I dare not try to call him brother."
Zhu Shangbing waved his hand: "What Gao Ai and what are the humble? Are we all killed by the gang of old gangs in the lecture?"
Ma Hongqing's face was stained with an embarrassing blush.
Whoever has entered the martial arts hall has not been personally taught by those old... old generals.
He nodded, somewhat reluctant to recall the time when he was a martial arts student in the martial arts hall.
Zhu Shangbing became more and more excited: "Brother Ma, look, we have not only been in the martial arts hall, but we have also been beaten. What kind of friendship and fate is this? We are naturally as close as brothers!
Since we are brothers, when we get to Kaifeng City, if there are rebels in front of us, Brother Ma will give the first credit to me. I am not greedy for merit, but I have the strength to do it all.
Brother Ma, the credit for protecting the emperor's grandson into the city belongs to you."
Zhu Shang Bing Tuqian saw and tempted Ma Hongqing, but he glanced at Zhu Yunxi, who happened to be looking this way in the team, and then immediately looked away, baring his teeth and facing Ma Hongqing with a smile on his face.
"The Crown Prince..." Ma Hongqing really thought it was a ghost. The majestic Crown Prince of Qin in the Ming Dynasty, who was blessed with a wealth of wealth, actually had to compete with him for the errands tied to his belt, and kept saying that he didn't want any credit.
Zhu Shangbing reached out and patted Ma Hongqing on the shoulder.
He was beaming for a moment: "Yes, that's it! As long as Brother Ma leaves the charge of rushing to the battlefield to me today, I will ask His Highness Taisun to get you a general Dangdang later."
Ma Hongqing's face tightened: "How can an official position in the country be..."
He originally wanted to say that official positions in the Ming Dynasty should not be awarded privately.
However, during his daze, Zhu Shangbing had already quietly pulled the reins of the war horse. With a slight flick of his shoulder, he pushed the war horse under him to the side, and the front position of the spindle formation was occupied by Zhu Shangbing.
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Ma Hongqing was speechless for a moment. He looked back at his subordinates behind him and gave him a helpless look. The subordinates then rode outside the team, and Ma Hongqing himself filled the vacant position.
When Zhu Shangbing seized the leading position in the military formation, he immediately accelerated his speed. Ma Hongqing was squeezed behind him, so he could only start to speed up the entire military formation and rush towards Kaifeng City.
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Inside Kaifeng City.
Under the name of Prince Zhou's Mansion, not far from the Prince's Mansion, in a villa facing the lake, the panic scene has continued since the morning.
The chief steward of Taisun's Mansion, Yutian, who has already reached the rank of fifth-rank internal official in the twenty-four yamen of the Inner Palace at a young age, rarely shows the majesty of the head eunuch of the Inner Palace.
Under the front courtyard, under the rainy patio, behind the screen wall.
Wearing a camel-colored eunuch's official uniform and a dark blue eunuch's hat, Yu Tian looked at the screen wall in front of him with his hands on his hips and a gloomy face.
Around them, several servants of the Taisun Mansion who were accompanying them were hunched over like quails. They did not dare to express their anger, and even clamped their robes tightly, lest a gust of wind might blow the hem of their robes.
Deng Deng Deng.
From behind the screen wall, footsteps could be heard at the front door of Bieyuan.
Yutian's brows twitched, and there was some expectation in his eyes.
What came in was a young chamberlain accompanying him, as well as the palace guards borrowed from the Zhou Palace.
"Did you find it?"
Yutian's throat was as dry as a zombie that hadn't spoken in a thousand years. The little waiter who came back trembled with shock.
"Grand...Superintendent..."
Yutian's brows were raised, anger was revealed on his face, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes: "Say! Are you really going to do nothing if I support you bunch of losers?"
The little waiter was completely frightened. His legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, his shoulders trembling.
I was so frightened that I started crying, but I didn't dare to cry out.
Yutian was even more upset and yelled angrily: "You don't know what happened! You're just crying like a dog slave! Why are you crying! Who are you crying for! Who are you crying for!"
The little waiter was completely stunned.
Yutian snorted coldly: "Drag him down and kill him."
The few waiters waiting aside did not dare to hesitate, and quickly stepped forward and dragged the little waiter who finally cried out into the back hall.
Not long after, shouts came from the back hall.
Yutian sighed heavily at this time, forced a smile on his face, and looked at the guard of the Zhou Palace who came over: "It makes the Zhou Palace laugh. These dog slaves don't know what the rules are after they leave the capital."
The borrowed guards from Prince Zhou's Mansion clasped their fists and handed over their hands: "Superintendent, we have searched all important places in Kaifeng City, but we still can't find any trace of His Highness Taisun. We are incompetent, so please forgive me, Superintendent.
.But if His Highness is still in the city, the chief eunuch may have to look for someone from the Sansi Yamen to find him."
"We can't let the people from Sansi Yamen know!" Yu Tian shouted out all of a sudden, then looked at the guards of Prince Zhou's Mansion in front of him, and sighed softly: "If we can find them, the Za family won't bother you anymore." p>
The palace guard immediately lowered his head and said: "It's because I'm humble and don't think too much."
How could Yutian care about what the other party was thinking?
He waved his hand and said: "Now those damn rebels and thieves in Henan Province are about to surround and seal the city. If His Highness is unable to show up for a long time, His Highness's prestige and reputation will not be preserved. Zajia... Zajia, Zajia at that time...
How should I live..."
Yutian let out a long sigh, his face looked haggard and sad.
Suddenly there was this moment.
The sound of drums shook the city of Kaifeng.
On the street, gongs are ringing constantly.
In the streets and alleys outside Bieyuan, people’s footsteps echoed one after another.
Yu Tian trembled all over, his hands and feet began to become shaky. He opened his eyes wide and rushed towards the front door behind the screen wall.