CHAPTER XXXI

The first year of Jianwen

In the first month, there were several heavy snowfalls in Beiping, and the sky was gloomy and not clear. Under the eaves, there was a few feet of ice ridges, broken down, so strong that they could pierce a hole.

The defenders at the city gate stamped their feet vigorously, rubbed their hands together, and added thick cotton to their jackets, but they could not stop the biting north wind.

A year is as cold as a year, God seems to be angry, and he doesn't let people have a good life.

In the wind and snow, several fast horses galloped from the south. The knights on horseback set out from the city of Nanjing, wearing the stars and the moon, day and night, and finally arrived in Beiping before February.

Seeing the fast horses coming from the south, the hundred households guarding the Duanli Gate sighed in their hearts.

Since December last year, once people come from the south, there will be an earthquake in Peiping Province.

First of all, the political envoy was changed, and then he commanded the envoy, and even Kaipingwei was not at ease in the area around Shanhaiguan. Last month, the acting kings were arrested, and there were people in the first month, could it be that he really responded to the words of those fortune tellers in the city, King Yan is a real dragon, and the emperor in Nanjing City can't sit on the dragon chair?

"Open the gates!"

In the blink of an eye, the knight had arrived at the city.

When the time passed, the city gate could not be opened easily, and the defenders at the head of the city could only put down the hanging basket, and the people from the future pulled up to the head of the city.

"Send someone to report to the palace immediately!"

"Yes!"

While checking the identity of the visitor, a hundred households guarding the city got down the city gate and hurried to the Yanwang Mansion.

In the Yanwang Mansion, the lights were bright at this time.

In the heart hall, King Yan patted Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Hanyang County, on the shoulder, and his resolute face with a sense of wine was full of smiles.

"My son has the wind of a father, very good!"

Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to invite Ying to participate in the border military operation not long ago, and although he did not make great contributions, his spirit was commendable and remarkable.

When he returned to Beiping from Kaipingwei, he also brought back the three-stage firearm shooting method, which was praised by Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng and other generals, and Zhu Di felt that there was light on his face. Compare the son of the world who can't get on the horse, and the old man is relieved.

"Wu'er is doing a great job." Zhu Di stroked the hard slug and became more and more satisfied, "This is my Zhu family's descendant!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu's face turned red, obviously excited because of King Yan's praise.

"The father praises, but the son is ashamed."

"Deserve it!"

In the past few days, Emperor Jianwen has been making his liver angry, and finally there is a happy thing, King Yan looks at his second son, and the more he looks at it, the more pleasing it is.

"Thank you, Father!"

The prince Zhu Gaochi stood aside, and when he heard his father praise his younger brother, a sincere smile appeared on his chubby round face, "My brother can spur the horse, and he is very envious of his brother." ”

Zhu Gaoxu raised his thick eyebrows, which were very similar to King Yan, smiled proudly, and looked at Zhu Gaochi, who was not as tall and fat as himself, and a touch of contempt flashed in his eyes. is also the son of his father and mother and concubine, but he was born earlier than him, who does he look like a son of the world?

"Brother Wang doesn't have to be like this, Brother Yu is looking forward to the day when he can ride a horse and wield a sword with Brother Wang and fight side by side!"

No matter how nice the words are, they are also ten out of ten squeezers.

Zhu Gaochi's face was flushed, Zhu Gaochu smiled openly, and King Yan looked at his two sons, frowning slightly.

For this eldest son, who is not like himself in appearance or personality, if he likes it very much, it is against his heart. But in the end, the son of the world is sealed, there is a difference between the top and the bottom, and it is not appropriate for Gao Xu to squeeze his brother like this.

Moreover, the son of the world likes to read, and he will really be squeezed by his younger brother in a few words, so that he can't speak? It's good to show weakness, but it's too much.

Just as King Yan was about to say something, a eunuch wearing a sunflower chest and a collar shirt bowed in.

"The slave and maid have met the prince and the prince, the prince of the county."

"But what's the matter?"

"Lord Wang, there are people from the south again."

Again?

In a word, the faces of Zhu Di's father and son changed at the same time, people from the south must be no good thing!

First of all, he was the political envoy of Beiping, and then he was the commander of Beiping, and even the envoy was placed in person. Song Zhong's horseman, in the first month, rushed to Kaiping, under the pretext of the holy oracle, successively from Yanshan Weizhong-pumping-adjusting, in less than a month, the whole 3,000 people were gone! What does he want to do? Glance!

"Father, do you see?"

"For the sake of my father, I want to see what other means the emperor has!"

Zhu Di slapped the table case, he was really anxious, and he was not a vegetarian!

Seeing that their father was powerful, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaochu both dissipated their thoughts of saying goodbye to each other, stood aside, bowed their heads and pretended to be honest. The volcano is about to erupt, and at this time, whoever moves forward will be unlucky.

In a side room on the east side of the Cunxin Palace, Monk Daoyan stopped chanting and looked at the dripping leak in the room, well, it's time to meet the prince again, which aspect should discuss the feasibility and necessity of rebellion today?

got up and walked out of the wing, and met the palace eunuch who was hurrying by, "Sanbao, what's wrong?" ”

"Back to the Buddha, there are people from the south again."

"Oh?" Dao Yan twisted the Buddha beads, recited the Buddha name, and smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into two slits, he was really sleepy and someone sent a pillow, thinking about what to come. Amitabha, the emperor is really a good person.

After seeing the person who came, after receiving the holy message, a layer of black clouds immediately shrouded the sky over the Yanwang Mansion, and the palace seemed to be a typhoon transiting, Zhu Di held a long knife in his hand, his eyes were red, "The vertical son deceived me too much!" ”

Several eunuchs knelt on the bluestone brick floor, shivering.

At this time, Zhu Di, even Princess Yan did not dare to approach easily.

The only exception is Daoyan.

It's good to be angry, it's better to be angry. When you are angry, you will not hesitate, and when you are angry, you will rebel.

"Lord Wang, you can't hesitate any longer." Dao Yan stood in the hall, unaffected by Zhu Di's anger in the slightest, "First seize Chen Heng's military power, and then use Song Zhong to draw - transfer the elite of Yanshan Wei, summon Hu Qiguan Tong and others to enter Beijing, and then it will definitely be the official subordinates of the prince." The emperor is pressing step by step, if the prince hesitates again, the catastrophe is imminent! ”

King Yan clenched his long knife and sneered, "If you don't allow me, how can I sit still and wait to die!" ”

The words fell, and he slashed on the table, and finally made up his mind.

Kaiping Guard

It's rare that there is no snow, the sky is clear, but the wind is colder.

Meng dressed neatly, tied his waist card, and walked out of the house. was supposed to be on duty outside the city, but he didn't want the new Song Dudu to suddenly give an order to drill the whole army of the guard. Commander Wei envoy Xu Zhong said that the drill is tomorrow, so why rush today?

Yu Yao, the commander on the side, sneered, "The words of the governor are military orders, and Commander Xu dares to resist the order?" ”

The big hat was pressed down, and Xu Zhong didn't dare to say more. But in his heart, he said, sure enough, the person who came was not good!

In the martial arts arena, the unswept snow is mostly trampled, and the smooth and frozen places can almost reflect the shadow of a person.

Meng led more than 100 of his subordinates to form a formation with the order of the flag officer. The hot breath exhaled by everyone condensed into a white mist in front of their eyes, hanging on their eyebrows and eyelashes, forming a layer of cold frost.

"Kill!"

Shuo Feng seemed to freeze people, and the waist knives and spears swung by the border army slashed through the cold wind, and the roar came from the chest, which was strong and rough with bloody breath.

On the high platform, Song Zhong was dressed in a crimson official uniform, and the lion embroidered on the red robe opened its mouth, as if it wanted to choose someone to devour.

The drums became more and more urgent, and the battle formation also changed, and Song Zhong on the high platform suddenly waved his hand, summoned Yu Yao and others, the commander of the capital who followed him, and remotely pointed to a certain place in the martial arts arena and gave an order.

Yu Yao received the order, and a team of personal soldiers immediately pounced into the battle array like wolves and tigers.

Because of the sudden stop of the drums, the bewildered border army watched dozens of comrades being pulled out of the battle formation and kneeling on the ground.

"If you don't obey the order, delay the drill, and punish a hundred military sticks!"

Meng, who was pulled out of the battle formation with Gao Fu and others, had a buzzing head.

If he said that he couldn't keep up with the drum beat and slowed down the team, he had nothing to say. But it makes no sense to punish Gao Fu, Ma Chang, Zhou Rong and others in this way!

A hundred sticks are not a joke, they will kill them!

On the stage, Commander Xu also saw the clues, and these were clearly pulled out under the command of Shen Xuan, a thousand households in Xicheng.

Song Zhong's move, if it is against Shen Xuan, wouldn't it be clear that he can't get along with King Yan?

Shen Xuan in the martial arts arena had already pressed the long knife in his hand, staring at Song Zhong on the stage, his eyes full of anger.

Dozens of border soldiers have been pushed down, and it is not the border soldiers who are executed, but the pro-soldiers brought by Song Zhong. It can be seen that Song Dudu is sincerely determined to kill today, and the martial arts drill is just an excuse.

Meng's face turned pale, except for the first time when he was pulled into battle, he had never felt that death was so close to him.

Find a way, you have to find a way, he wants to live!

At this moment, Yu Yao stopped in front of him, swept the military attache uniform on his body, and sneered, "This is actually a hundred households? It's really a joke in the world. Could it be that he lied about his military exploits? Or is it the blue eyes of Shangguan Tolai? ”

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Xuan, whose face was cold, with disdain and contempt and malice in his expression.

Meng was hearing these words, his eyes lit up, and he didn't care about his shoulders that were pressed hard, he raised his head with all his might, and shouted with the greatest strength in his life: "Disobedience!" ”

As soon as he spoke, it didn't matter, Gao Fu, Zhou Rong and the others all opened their throats, "Humble and unconvinced!" If you want to add sin, you will not accept it! ”

If you shout, you may not be able to save your life, and if you don't shout, you will definitely die.

Then shout!

Song Zhong's face on the high platform was gloomy, Yu Yao frowned, staring at Meng, his face was not good, and his eyes showed murderous intent. The soldiers around him took off the long knife and slapped it down with the scabbard.

"In front of all the commanders, An dares to be presumptuous!"

Meng gritted his teeth, intending to suffer this for life, and waited for a long time, but he didn't wait.

Raising his head, his fingers as white as jade were clasped on the blade, and the long knife stopped in mid-air, unable to move a single inch.

"Bold!"

The pro-soldiers still wanted to scold, Shen Xuan sneered, "Who is bold?" He is a hundred households, you are just a soldier, and if you hit a hundred households with a knife without the order of the superior, you will commit the following crimes! ”

"You ......"

Yu Xuan's face was gloomy, and she didn't ask Shen Xuan, but looked at Meng, who was dyed with snow on her body and became more and more embarrassed, "Are you not convinced?" ”

"Yes, disobedient!"

"Ignoring orders during the drill and delaying the battle formation, this commander saw it with his own eyes, why are you dissatisfied!"

"It's not a hundred military sticks who disobey their duties, it's the commanders who lie about their military exploits!" Meng Ang raised his head, "The humble military exploits are reported by the Wei Institute and rewarded by the imperial court!" All the commanders are lying and lying, and they are being deceived by the guards? The imperial court does not distinguish between truth and falsehood? Your Majesty knows no one under you? Despicable and courageous, all command this statement, there is a suspicion of being stupid under His Majesty, which is a great disrespect! ”

As he spoke, his black eyes stared at Yu Xuan, and there seemed to be a dark flame burning in the depths of his eyes.

Want his life?

Then give it a try!

If you don't get out, Lao Tzu can't live, and you don't want to have a good time!

Lord Langzhong, who was also pressed to kneel on the ground, looked at the commander who was blue-faced, and then looked at Shen Qianhu, who was as proud as a gentleman, and finally moved his gaze back to Meng Baihu.

I made a mistake in judgment before, where is this civil official, he is simply a fighting fierce man among civil officials, the first fighter in the court, and a speech official!