Chapter 302 King of Han: You bastard! Can you find someone else to trap you in?
"Pooh!"
A strong wind blew up, blowing sand and dust. The king of Han ate a mouthful of sand and spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm mixed with sand and gravel on the ground.
The strong wind echoed in the valley, causing the dry weeds to tremble. The corpses of the Ming army and the Tatars were piled in the narrow mountain road. The blood stains on the walls on both sides had dried up, like the blood-colored murals on the Senluo Hell, cold and coquettish.
Overall, the number of corpses of the Ming army was much less than that of the Tatars. Only one Ming corpse could be found out of more than ten Tatar corpses.
The King of Han was quite proud of this. Although he couldn't defeat Zhu Gaojie, he was professional at defeating Mongols.
After a bloody battle, the army he led swept across the southern area of the mountain. The Tatars in the mountain also realized that this Han was not easy to provoke, so they huddled in the northern part of the mountain and did not dare to take the lead.
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However, just because they are shrinking does not mean that the King of Han will stop here. His desire is unlimited. He will start from Yibu Ci Mountain, sweep across Mobei with his horse and whip, and then fight back to the Ming Dynasty!
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"Master Marquis, the King of Han has occupied half of Yibuci Mountain. Can we send troops to attack by surprise?"
"No rush, let him be happy for a while first."
On the city wall of Jiayuguan, Liu Rong was holding a wine pot and said nonchalantly, "Where are you now? At least we have to wait until he knocks down all the Yibulasi Mountain before going to steal the fruit."
Liu Rong, the former Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong. Later, after the entire Northeast was included in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty shifted its military focus from Liaodong to the northwest, and Liu Rong was promoted to the first Commander-in-Chief of the Northwest. The post of the former Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong was revoked, and the military power of Liaodong was returned.
Yudu Commandery Department.
The current Liaodong capital commander was promoted by the former Jianzhou provincial capital commander.
This change in Liu Rong's position did not change his rank, because neither the Liaodong General Soldier nor the Northwest General Soldier were permanent positions and had no rank.
However, in terms of actual power, he was still promoted. Not only was he promoted, but he was also given a title.
Liu Rong finally got the title he dreamed of, directly surpassing the earl and being promoted to "Marquis of Guangning".
He recalled that when King Qi marched into Nuergandusi, Zhu Gaojiao nodded slightly. Zhu Gaojiao patted him on the shoulder and said to him: "General Liu still has room for improvement. If this continues, according to this king,
Look, General Liu can still make progress."
Zhu Gaojie did not break his promise. In just a few years, Liu Rong underwent earth-shaking changes and successfully advanced to become the Marquis of Guangning.
Thinking of this, Liu Rong looked at the outside of the Great Wall north of Jiayuguan with firm eyes: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will never forget your kindness and guard the northwest of the Ming Dynasty for the rest of my life!"
Guard the northwest, and...be the sixth.
Just following the King of Han, the Ming army followed behind and made sneak attacks to seize the territory no matter how much territory the King of Han conquered.
It's just that the King of Han doesn't have enough wool on his body now, and he hasn't even conquered Yibu Ci Mountain. Liu Rong is just waiting for the King of Han to grow stronger!
The stronger the king of Han was, the more he robbed.
The King of Han himself did not realize that he had fallen into the trap set by Zhu Gaojie. If he had known this, he would have shouted in grief and anger: "Beast! Can you trap someone else!"
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Beijing's Xiangshan, located in the western suburbs, is uniquely green on weekdays. In the autumn season, it is the season of mourning. The red leaves are all in bloom, just like the setting sun setting on the mountains. The distant mountains and nearby slopes are surrounded by the howling autumn wind.
It's like the red clouds are overwhelming the mountains and the sea.
This is a royal land. After the capital was moved from Nanjing to Beijing, Zhu Di planned to build a separate palace in Xiangshan.
Although these projects have not yet been completed, they have already reached a certain scale. After finishing the errands at hand, Zhu Gaojie took his princess to visit Xiangshan.
In the rare free time, Zhu Gaojie lay on a wicker chair under the tree, letting the red leaves fall on his body. Zhang Yingzhen, who was sitting next to him, was making tea and sweeping the fallen leaves off his body.
Zhu Gaojie lazily picked up the tea and took a sip, and said: "I really want to lie down like this comfortably for the rest of my life. There are no memorials, no government affairs, and no military reports. Such a leisurely life is really intoxicating."
The princess said softly: "Indulgence is often the beginning of sinking. If people are idle, they will think about lust. When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was young, he was once a hero. It was precisely because he was indulged in the achievements of the first half of his life and was so drunk that he finally fell.
, the late festival is not guaranteed, causing chaos."
"Yes, what my wife said makes sense."
Zhu Gaojie sighed, "Even I must always warn myself and warn myself to always live in crisis. Only those who live in crisis can keep themselves rational and sober forever."
Zhang Yingzhen pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Your Highness is a wise master, so naturally he is not the Tang Xuanzong of this dynasty. You are the Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhu Gaojie was silent for a while, because Tang Taizong himself was eavesdropping in his head.
He stood up and said, "Come with me for a walk and take a look at the red leaves all over the mountains and plains."
The princess happily agreed: "I am willing to travel with you."
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The young couple held hands and walked on the mountain path. The fallen leaves were like crimson gauze curtains. When they got married, everything was so bright red.
"I still remember that when we were in Prince Qi's Mansion in Nanjing, you took me like this on the stone path in the camphor forest near the Da Bao'en Temple. At that time, I got to know the real you for the first time."
Zhang Yingzhen recalled, "Is that person still in good health?"
Zhu Gaojie shook his head, as if he was unwilling to discuss this topic in depth, and changed the topic: "Speaking of Prince Qi's Mansion, I still have two guards in Songlu Mountain outside Nanjing, and they are handed over to Chi Rong, the former admiral of the Three Thousand Battalion.
Training. Chi Rong was one of the first generals to follow me. Although he was from Meng Yuan, he also won my trust. I only left him a training plan, and I don’t know how the training of the two guards was going...
Why am I talking about these things again? I promised to go out to relax, but I always think about these trivial things."
Zhang Yingzhen said with a smile: "His Royal Highness cares about the country. Even though he finally has time to visit the mountains and rivers, he still never forgets about the world. This is the blessing of the people of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Gaojie shook his head and said: "The boat is carried by water. No one is lucky. Because the people support us, our Zhu family can sit in this position. What I can do is to do my best for them.
Let them live a better life."
His wife rarely refuted his words: "That's wrong."
Zhu Gaojie asked with great interest: "Oh, what does my wife have to say in reply?"
Zhang Yingzhen stopped, looked at him with misty eyes, and said seriously: "His Royal Highness said that no one is lucky enough to be the same. I do not agree with this statement."
"Your Highness is my greatest blessing."
Zhu Gaojie hugged his wife into his arms and said gently: "You and I are husband and wife. Don't say this again in the future. You don't owe me anything."
In the eyes of the Crown Princess, the strong love turned into tears.
"Um?"
Zhu Gaojiu raised his brows slightly, and just glanced at it inadvertently, but his eyes were locked on a red-leafed cotinus tree in the distance.
Zhang Yingzhen realized something was wrong: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
"Go over and take a look. There seems to be something wrong with that tree."
Zhu Gaojie's face was solemn, and he walked straight towards the red-leafed cotinus. It was the leaf-falling season, and except for the path he had just taken that had been cleared due to prior notification, the rest of the place was covered with thick fallen leaves, making it extremely difficult to walk.
Zhang Yingzhen held up the hem of her skirt with both hands and followed His Highness to the foot of the tree. After observing for a while but not noticing anything unusual, she asked: "Your Highness, Xiangshan Mountain is mostly covered with this variety of red-leaf and yellow cotinus. Everywhere you look, there are thousands of them.
Wan, this tree is ordinary, what’s wrong with it?”
"No, this one is different."
Zhu Gaojie did not hesitate to draw the sword from his waist. This barrier sword followed him into battle to kill the enemy and never left his body. He would take it with him even when going out for an outing.
The sharp blade struck the tree body, making several cuts from the bottom, and then it broke and fell down on the spot.
"Look, this tree has begun to rot at the roots."
Zhu Gaojie pointed at the cotinus stake and said, "The fallen leaves under this tree are also slightly different in color from other fallen leaves."
Zhang Yingzhen asked suspiciously: "Your Highness, are you a little suspicious? There are so many trees on Xiangshan Mountain, and it is normal for one or two to die, right?"
"It's not normal. This tree doesn't seem to have died due to natural influence, but rather seems to have been caused by man."
Zhu Gaojiu frowned and said, "According to my opinion, the soil under the tree should have changed due to the influence of external forces. There should be anaerobic decay and the production of acidic toxic substances that have damaged the roots of the tree."
Zhang Yingzhen was a little confused: "Anaerobic corruption...acidic poison?"
What new word is this?
She glanced back and asked: "This tree is nearly a hundred steps away from where we were just now. How did His Highness detect that among the countless mangroves, there was such an error in one tree that was extremely difficult to identify?"
Zhu Gaojie said casually: "My eyesight has always been very good."
Zhang Yingzhen thought to herself that this can no longer be explained by good eyesight. No matter how good the eyesight is, can it be so good? Can this be the observation ability of a normal person?
But when she thought about how vigorously Her Highness was torturing people on the couch, she suddenly felt...it was quite reasonable.
Normal people can't spend two or three hours...
Zhu Gaojie fell into memories.
In such a special situation, it seems that only... corpses can have such an impact on trees.
Based on the principles of general organic matter fertilizers, if the organic matter is not completely decomposed, toxic substances will be produced by bacterial metabolism, or harmful bacteria will directly breed and infect the tree roots. For trees, corpses are not considered a good fertilizer.
If the soil is well-ventilated and well-drained, all the nutrients of the corpse will be released. The corpse will decompose completely in about seven years. The corpse can be used as a long-term and slow-acting fertilizer, provided that it is used under certain conditions.
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For trees, ashes as dry matter are easier to mix with other inorganic fertilizers.
Obviously, this red-leaf cotinus plant seems to have been corrupted by something that destroyed its growth environment.
Zhu Gaojie waved behind him: "Someone, throw it away at the root of the tree and look underneath to see what is hidden."
Although he was going out for fun, he still brought hundreds of twelve guards with him. This number of guards exceeded the standards that a crown prince should have, but Zhu Gaojie was not an ordinary crown prince, and it would be useless if he had more guards.
People dare to say otherwise.
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After a long time, as the sun set in the west, the guards almost hollowed out the bottom of the redwood and cotinus tree, and the dug-out soil piled up into a hill.
"Your Highness, we found it!"
Someone shouted, and Zhu Gaojie, who was waiting aside, walked over.
I saw a rotting corpse lying in the pit. The clothes were rotten and in tatters. Maggots were crawling on the dark corpse, exuding a disgusting stench. The roots of the trees had already been eaten by the corpse.
fester.
However, for Zhu Gaojie, who was used to seeing piles of dead people on the battlefield, the impact of this corpse was minimal.
Zhang Yingzhen, who was born as a general, was not frightened by the corpse. Instead, she calmly observed the somewhat rotting corpse and said: "It looks like he has been dead for a while."
"He has been dead for about ten days. It doesn't matter how long he died. What matters is who died."
Zhu Gaojie's eyes were cold, "This is the Minister of Justice, Wang Quan."
Zhang Yingzhen was shocked: "Secretary of the Ministry of Justice?"
"Wang Quan has been missing for a while. Jinyiwei searched all over Beijing, but couldn't find this person."
Zhu Gaojie sighed, "I didn't expect that he was buried in Xiangshan. I saw a big hole in his abdomen. He must have been killed."
"It's really impressive. Not far from the Royal Villa, a powerful imperial official of the third rank was buried. I don't know who did it."
Zhang Yingzhen's eyes flickered, but she didn't speak.
Zhu Gaojie waved his hand and said to the guards of the Twelve Guards: "Go to the Jinyiwei Yamen to say hello and call Shen Qingyu over and let him handle this matter."
Although he spoke softly, everyone could feel the murderous intent in the Crown Prince's voice.
No wonder, His Royal Highness and the Crown Princess went out to explore the mountains and rivers. It was originally very pleasant, but ended up encountering such a disgraceful thing, which made no one happy.
What's more, the fact that a minister of the Ministry of Justice was killed and buried in such a sparsely visited place is a horrifying event in itself.
If it weren't for some mistake, no one would have been able to discover the body of the King of Punishment. After all, in less than two months, the body would have turned into white bones, and it would be even harder for people to discover it.
I don’t know who is so bold as to commit such a huge crime.
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Zhu Gaojie took his wife's hand and walked back to the garden along the same route.
On the way, after Zhang Yingzhen confirmed that no one was around, she asked in a low voice: "The death of Mr. Wang, and His Highness..."
With her keenness, she quickly realized that something was wrong with the problem, but there were so many people there just now that she couldn't explain it clearly. Now that there was no one around, she wanted to ask.
"I killed him."
Zhu Gaojie said calmly, "I gave the order and Shen Qingyu moved her hands just to sing such a good show."
Zhang Yingzhen was silent. Although she had already guessed the truth, she didn't expect His Highness to admit it so straightforwardly.
"I should not talk too much, Your Highness, please forgive me."
"You did nothing wrong. This time it was my fault. I'm sorry."
Zhu Gaojie sighed.
He brought Zhang Yingzhen to Xiangshan, and it was part of his plan from the beginning.
The death of Wang Quan, the Minister of Justice, was just to outline his plan and launch a long-planned show.
This time, I don’t know how many people’s heads will be rolling on the ground.