On autumn nights in the north, the feeling of coolness invading the body is already very obvious.
The firewood in the bonfire made a few crackling sounds from time to time. Occasionally, a small group of soldiers would march past in formation not far away. As the night deepened, the surroundings were not noisy, but not as quiet as in the countryside at night. The large area of fire gave the illusion of prosperity on the plain.
Prince Yan stretched out his hand and pulled his cloak, then walked slowly in front without saying a word. Zhu Gaoxu, who followed slightly behind, was also silent. The father and son walked in perfect harmony and quietly.
There was no intense expression, and the King of Yan was very calm, but there must be many complicated things intertwined together. He hadn't spoken for so long, he must be thinking about something.
Zhu Gaoxu tried to guess his father's thoughts, some of which he could guess but some of which he could not.
<The next morning, according to military custom, Zhu Gaoxu and other generals first went to the central army to meet the King of Yan, and then came back to meet with other generals. If there was nothing important, everyone would disperse and do their own things.Zhu Gaoxu felt that it was clear that nothing was going to happen. The government troops were hiding in Zhending City, and the Prince of Yan didn't even have any weapons, so there was no military action in the near future.He didn't even wear armor, sitting at the top of the big tent, waiting for everyone to come and perform.When almost everyone had arrived, Zhang Wu suddenly knelt on one knee in front of him. Zhu Gaoxu looked over and saw that his face was red, as if he had drunk alcohol!All the generals also looked sideways and talked a lot.Zhang Wu finally spoke, "I said something wrong, please punish me, King Gaoyang!"Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be thinking about something, and then
Just like the sudden stop after a storm, a decisive battle involving 200,000 people broke out in Zhending City the day before yesterday, and in the blink of an eye, the entire plain returned to silence. It was like two wild beasts, each licking its own wounds silently.In the Yan prince's central military tent, all the civil and military officials were silent for a long time. Someone suggested retreating, and several people immediately agreed.At this time, the King of Yan said, "Yesterday, I heard a plan from someone else. Wuding Hou Guo Ying is related to the Xu family by marriage. My princess is also from the Xu family, so they are still relatives. So, how about finding someone to pretend to negotiate peace with the government troops, meet Guo Ying, and persuade him to surrender?"After he said that, he looked around and fixed his gaze on the face of the fortune teller Yuan Gong.Yuan Gong, however, bowed and said, "Your Highness is only slightly re
Qi Tai returned to the government office in a very bad mood, so he retreated to the signing room and drank tea to relax.At that time, Chen Zhi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, came in to report on military affairs. After finishing his business, Chen Zhi took the official document that had been signed and sealed, and was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and asked, "What are you worried about?"Qi Tai took a look at Chen Zhi and felt that this man was usually honest, meticulous, and a man of few words and a tight-lipped person, so he asked him to come back and sit down again.After a moment's silence, Qi Tai sighed and said, "Huang Zicheng insisted on recommending Li Jinglong. I am very worried that His Majesty will really listen to him."Chen Zhi was not surprised at all and nodded, "Your Majesty will definitely listen to Huang Siqing. During the Hongwu period, Emperor Xiaokang (Taizu's eldest son Zhu Biao) was still aliv
Qi Tai confirmed his guess from the palace maid Yao Ji and asked carefully. He thought there would be nothing wrong before leaving Jiming Temple.Early the next morning, Qi Tai waited outside Donghua Gate early, and went in when the imperial city opened. The officials who entered the imperial city were tidying up their clothes outside Fengtian Gate. At this time, the eunuch Wu Zhong appeared in the crowd and reminded the officials of the hour.As usual, Qi Tai exchanged a few words with Wu Zhong and then asked Wu Zhong for help. He said that he had something secret that he wanted to see alone and asked Wu Zhong to tell the emperor.Wu Zhong is still very effective in doing things! After the morning court, Wu Zhong followed him out of Fengtian Gate and called Qitai to see him.At this time, Huang Zicheng saw the two of them muttering and walking north again, so he looked back twice in a row. But Qitai couldn't care about him anymore.Qitai followe
The Imperial Street had just been swept in the morning, but fallen leaves were floating on the brick floor in the afternoon. The capital was covered with dark clouds, and it was impossible to tell whether it was morning or afternoon just by looking at the sky.Ministers walked towards Fengtian Gate one after another. Huang Zicheng tidied up the table, straightened his black hat with both hands, and stood up and went out to Fengtian Gate.His Majesty summoned the ministers this afternoon to discuss the matter of suppressing the Yan rebellion. The most important thing was to decide on a new commander-in-chief to replace Geng Bingwen who was killed in Zhending.Huang Zicheng is still unsure who he will choose.These days, the emperor has been waiting for the opinions of his ministers. Huang Zicheng has always wanted to recommend Li Jinglong, but the Minister of War Qi Tai opposed it and strongly recommended Guo Ying; Xu Huizu again recommended Sheng Yong.
A few days later, Zhu Gaoxu returned to Peking with the Yan army.The wound of Captain Wang Bin was only a flesh wound, and it would be fine as long as it did not get infected. Zhu Gaoxu asked him to take off his clothes and observe. Seeing that the wound was healing, he was relieved and asked Wang Bin to go home to recuperate first.When he returned to the Prince's Mansion, the eunuchs and servants came out to greet him and asked him about his well-being. Zhu Gaoxu took off his armor and military uniform and went back to the inner hall to rest.The people in the mansion were still the same as before, but for some reason, Zhu Gaoxu always felt it was deserted. It was like a person who had been working away from home for many years and suddenly returned to an empty home and felt a sense of strangeness.The Prince's Mansion was not empty, there were many people. Zhu Gaoxu soon realized: Du Qianrui was missing.Without her, there would be no delicio
The Prince of Yan's attitude towards others was very contagious. He put his hands behind his back, walked in front of his seat with his burly body, frowned, and seemed to be thinking about what else he could give Zhu Gaoxu.In addition, he is his biological father. Who wouldn't be willing to work for him willingly and risk their lives? It's no wonder that King Gaoyang worked so hard in history and believed that he was the heir... In fact, King Yan had always treated King Gaoyang fairly well. After all, he was his biological son. It was just that King Gaoyang didn't treat him as well as he expected.At this time, the King of Yan turned around and said, "Last time you asked for merit for your generals, I agreed to your request and promoted Wang Bin and Wei Da to the rank of captains. They will go with you to Yongping Guard to gather troops."Zhu Gaoxu fully understood one thing: if his father was willing to give him something and really gave it to him, he coul
At noon, Zhu Gaoxu was invited by Princess Xu to have lunch, and Prince Yan also came to the dining room. Zhu Gaoxu ate the meal in a very restrained manner, which did not feel like he was having a meal with his parents at all.However, the dining room of the Prince's Mansion was really luxurious, with valuable antique calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, fine mahogany furniture in the room, and exquisite tableware from the Jingdezhen official kiln. The dishes were also very rich, and they were completely different from what Zhu Gaoxu enjoyed in the Prince's Mansion!Eating here and comparing the house with the low houses outside the Prince of Yan's Mansion, Zhu Gaoxu felt like he had traveled through time again. The inside and outside were two worlds with different levels of civilization.Princess Xu picked up a piece of fried mutton offal for Zhu Gaoxu and sighed softly, "Gaoxu is already of marriageable age, and I am still worried about this ma