"Do you also think that the prince is bound to win?" I couldn't help but ask Dai Chin.

Dai Qin shook his head and said with a smile, "You are a layman's word, you have never fought on the battlefield, you don't understand the phrase inevitably, and it will never exist on the battlefield." If I remember correctly, it has been more than three years since the prince declared war on the imperial court, and he has won countless battles, but he has not even reached half of the commanding heights he wants to touch. I can only tell you that the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, whether he is diligent in government and loves the people or in the wine pond and meat forest, brutal or benevolent, and is ordered by heaven, he will be supported by the people. Even if the prince is talented, what he is doing now is nothing more than a rebellion in the eyes of the world, and the pressure he has endured in the past few years is only clear to him. The comrades-in-arms, brothers, and subordinates around him all carried their heads and put their lives in his hands to follow him, if he failed, he himself might be able to die, but what about those who followed him? What about the family members up and down the Yanwang Mansion? He is burdened not only with his own ambitions and revenge, but also with the lives of these people. ”

I was speechless for a while, I didn't expect that it was Dai Qin who said such a thing for Zhu Di at this time, and then I thought about it, heroes cherish heroes, and the only people who have had the same experience as Zhu Di in the world are afraid that he is the only one, but he failed in the final competition, but fortunately, he successfully withdrew himself and did not fall into a dead whirlpool.

On our way to Xuzhou, in fact, I already had a hunch that we would definitely not be able to catch up with Zhu Di. Things are always good and not bad, and I fell ill outside Tengzhou. The heat of summer this year seemed to indicate the dire situation of the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Sometimes when I look at myself in the mirror, I can't believe that the person in the mirror is actually me? The woman who used to be plump and fair-skinned and beautiful, now because of her thinness, has no flesh on her cheeks, and her cheekbones are also high and protruding, and her fair skin has become pale, or it is simply a little transparent, and she is still wearing a thin spring shirt in the harsh summer, but she only coughs because she has been on the way for a night and blows some cold wind. In fact, I wanted to continue on the road, but Dai Qin resolutely disagreed, "It's all my fault, I shouldn't mess around with you like this, you are like this, even if you can't recuperate, let alone run around like this?" ”

"You know my mind, I just want to ......" I have never felt that death is so close to me, and I can't help but feel a little sad when I think that I may say goodbye to Zhu Di forever, and before I finish speaking, I have choked up.

"I know what you want to do, but everything will have to wait until you heal. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is indeed suspected of being in a hurry in the matter of cutting the domain, but after all, it is not too ruthless, he has a will, and he must not let him be infamous for killing his uncle. Based on this, no matter what, at least the fourth master will not be in danger of his life. You don't have to worry about that. Dai Qin said to me. That being said, I'm always very worried about things I can't see or touch, and that's what I'm like now.

But after all, his forehead and body couldn't support it, Dai Qin didn't indulge me anymore, forcibly placed me in an inn in Tengzhou City, while asking the doctor to help me see the cold, while looking for a secret recipe to treat my old injuries everywhere, just lay down for more than ten days, and finally carried the cold over.

On this day, Dai Qin saw that I was still in good spirits, so he helped me to eat lunch in the hall of the inn, and halfway through the meal, a few white-faced scholars came in outside, all wearing headscarves, cloth clothes, and simple luggage. Dai Qin couldn't help but smile secretly, and whispered to me, "These people are not simple, let's take a closer look." ”

"What's wrong?"

"You see them dressed as fugitive scholars, deliberately dressed plainly, but the fabric of the clothes is excellent, not to mention the workmanship, the package on their backs, at first glance, they don't even bring clothes, which of the people who fled the famine is not dragging their families with their mouths, and they can't wait to bring all the pots and pans? Obviously, there is enough entanglement to buy all the way with it. And ......"

"And none of them are normal people, they are eunuchs." I said directly, stood up and walked over to the men. Dai Qin was frightened by my actions and hurriedly followed.

I looked at one of the scholars and said with a smile, "How is Grandpa Wei lately?" ”

The young scholar hurriedly raised his head and looked at me for a long time before he stretched out an index finger and pointed at me, "Yes, it's you?" ”

"That's right." I laughed, sat down next to him, and whispered, "What about your master?" ”

This person is the apprentice of a eunuch named Wei Wuyan who is the most powerful inner servant around Zhu Yuanzhang, because the eunuchs can't have children, they have no children in their lives, and they like to accept apprentices and righteous sons, so this little eunuch is both apprenticed and recognized as a godfather, so he simply changed his surname with Wei Wuyan, and his surname is Wei, and everyone calls him Xiao Wei's father-in-law. Now that Wei Wuyan is old, it is he who helps to do things, Zhu Yuanzhang is especially jealous of eunuchs, and he does not reuse them, which is already very powerful for the master and apprentice. Now that I'm here in disguise, I can't help but wonder a little. I dare to recognize him for a reason.

Zhu Yunwen inherited his grandfather's style and was very strict with eunuchs, but Zhu Di was very lenient in this regard, just look at the three guarantees. He often enters the palace, and the relationship with this pair of master and apprentice and righteous father and son is extraordinary, and the master and apprentice often report to him, telling Zhu Di some of Zhu Yunwen's actions, and Zhu Di not only gave them money, but also gave them what they usually can't get---- respect, the respect of a prince, for them, is extraordinary. Therefore, the depth of the relationship is evident.

After this little Wei Gonggong recognized me, he hurriedly pressed down his hat and exclaimed, "Miss Helian, it's you!" What a fate! I just left the palace under the pretext of going to find the prince of Yan! ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but be shocked, "What? ”

Xiao Wei's father-in-law smiled, "Miss Helian is not an outsider anymore, we are all aware of the prince's love and trust in the girl, and now that I have met you, I will tell you the truth and not hide it." My master is now sixty-seven years old, you have entered the palace, and you know the hardships of our eunuchs' lives, even if you serve people for a lifetime, anyone can scold us a few words of humiliation, there are few objects on the body, there is no root, and there is no longevity, now my master is dying, only remember that Yan Wang Ye values him a little, and now ...... "Although he cross-dressed, he couldn't hide the temperament of a eunuch after all, so he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and covered his mouth and said softly, "Ahem, now the prince acts like this, our master said, He understood very well. Now that the prince is in a deep predicament, the master has exhausted his connections, got me out, asked me to report to the prince, and told me that I will follow the prince in the future, don't go back to the palace, he is afraid that the old man will not have many days, and it is not worth my concern......" Xiao Wei Gonggong said, his voice was already a little choked, and I hurriedly comforted, "Your master is a good person, good people have good rewards, don't be sad." ”

Xiao Wei's father-in-law nodded, "It's not, I brought two people out together, I wanted to rush to Xuzhou to bring the news to him, but I didn't expect that after the prince burned the grain and grass of the imperial court in Xuzhou, many generals in Shanxi and Hebei led their troops to Beiping, which was the base camp of the prince. ”

"What? The prince is back in Beiping again? I exclaimed.

Xiao Wei's father-in-law looked at me with some doubts, and then looked at Dai Qin beside me, and suddenly paused, probably thinking that he was quick for a while, but he didn't expect that I still had anything to do with Zhu Di now, so he opened the chatterbox, and couldn't help but feel white and red for a while, I knew his doubts, and quickly said, "Xiao Wei Gonggong, this is Dai Qin's son, and he is also a friend of the prince, I was separated from the prince on the battlefield, and I chased him all the way, but I was injured and didn't catch up." If you arrive in Peking first, please help me with two sentences. ”

Xiao Wei listened to me so much, and finally put his mind at ease, "Miss Helian has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, as long as I can see the prince alive, I will definitely bring your words." ”

You just say...... Just say that everything is fine with me, and wait for him in Tengzhou. "I thought about it for a long time, but I only said one sentence out of a thousand words.

Dai Qin glanced at me meaningfully, with a smile still on his lips. Xiao Wei made a look of understanding, "I know, the girl doesn't have to worry, even if she is injured, she will be able to give birth and raise her, and with the help of our master, the day of the martyrdom in the capital will be just around the corner." ”

I wanted to ask what your master wanted to bring, thinking that this kid relied on this sentence to take refuge in Zhu Di, and persuaded him to bet on this sentence for the rest of his life, no matter how bold he was, he didn't dare to tell me, so he didn't ask anymore, only patted him on the back, and encouraged, "You know what the prince is like, follow him, and you will have a long life in the future." ”

Xiao Wei smiled honestly, "It's for the heart of the prince who treats us, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people who were born and died for the prince." ”

Sending Xiao Wei away, I leaned at the door and stared blankly, Dai Qin smiled behind him, "Now you can take care of your injuries, you don't have to stretch your neck and wait anymore, I want to come to the fourth master to get your words, I can't wait to put on my wings and fly over to find you." ”

Dai Qin is a gentle and steady person, I have never heard him say such mean things, but when he says this, I can also understand his mind, and I can't help but gradually blush.

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