Walking out of Shen Xuan's big tent and being blown by the night wind, Meng Shishilang's dizzy head was finally much clearer.

Raised his arm and sniffed, a smell of medicine.

The wound still seems to have a slight cool touch on the fingers, and some ears are inexplicably hot.

Getting younger and thinning your skin?

Looking closer, Shen Xuan's appearance is really good. There was no smell of incense on his body, only a breath like a cold wind in the north of Shuobei, as clear as snow.

For the first time, I clearly saw myself reflected in those dark eyes. I should really be glad that I have worked hard in recent times to increase the amount of food, although it is still not enough, I have grown some meat, and it is no longer a bamboo pole, which will fall when the wind blows, and the hand will be broken when I pinch it.

couldn't help grinning, but immediately hissed, didn't take off his clothes, and didn't realize that he was injured at all. Unbuttoning his outer robe, Meng was also startled, not mentioning the abrasions on his shoulders and arms, a blue bruise on his abdomen, and the serious places had turned purple.

Shen Xuan personally gave him the medicine, and Meng Baihu was so shocked that he couldn't say a word for a long time.

After taking the medicine, Shen Xuan took two steps back, wiped his hands with a cloth towel, looked him up and down, and said casually, "It's a little better, but it's still like a little girl." ”

Meng Shishilang was speechless for an instant.

Thinking of this, Meng shook his head, the innate conditions are here, no matter how hard he tries, I am afraid that it will still be like this. Thank goodness for growing more meat.

A group of guards patrolling the camp came on, and the leader recognized Meng, exchanged passwords with each other, passed by, and didn't say anything more.

Today's frightened horses quickly spread among the guards, and if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you can imagine the thrill at that time. Experienced border soldiers know that no matter how good their martial arts are, they can't stand up to Crazy Horse. Meng was only slightly injured, which is already a blessing.

Crazy Horse choked in the evening and was buried in a deep pit dug by several of the guards.

This kind of horse meat is inedible, it's not that it tastes bad, and the border guards don't care about this at all. Just because it looks like it has eaten some kind of poisonous weed by mistake, this kind of grass only grows in northern Xinjiang, and the old border army can recognize it.

If a man eats the flesh of a crazy horse, he will not be fatal, but he will be miserable for several hours.

When Shen Xuan applied medicine to Meng, he told him that he couldn't track it down with great fanfare now, and he would definitely give him an explanation in the future.

If Meng was only suspicious before, now it is certain that he is in danger and has indeed been plotted.

"Can't track it down now?"

Meng returned to the tent, put down the curtains, changed into a military attache uniform, sat cross-legged, and thought quietly.

The light of the fire was blocked, and the tent was dark, but the black eyes were clearer.

As the night deepened, Zhou Baihu and Gao Zongqi, who had returned from patrolling, opened the tent curtain and were slightly surprised to see that Meng had not slept yet.

"Meng Baihu hasn't rested yet?" Smelling a faint smell of medicine in the tent, Zhou Rong asked again, "Injured?" ”

"It's not a big deal." Meng smiled, he was just thinking about things, thinking about it a little bit, and forgetting the time.

"Rest early, we'll leave tomorrow at midnight."

Zhou Baihu and Gao Zongqi both lay down in their clothes, and after a while, snoring sounded in the tent.

Meng had long been accustomed to getting along with the soldiers, and when he was guarding the lookout platform, in the middle of the night, the snoring in the bunker was like thunder, one after another, all night long.

From not being able to sleep at all at first, to being sleepy when I heard the sound of snoring, it took less than half a month.

Meng yawned as he lamented that human adaptability was really strong. When lying down, a thought inadvertently flashed through his mind, what did Shen Xuan look like when he was asleep?

Maybe it's time to find a chance to see what to see...... Of course, it must be on the premise of ensuring the safety of life.

In the coolness of the herbs and the snoring in his ears, Meng Shishilang fell asleep. In the dream, I saw the steppe wolf who had held his neck and did not let go, unlike before, this time, the steppe wolf did not bite him, but pressed him under his paw and licked him a few times.

It's like you haven't figured out where to start with it, so you can taste it first......

The next day, before dawn, the team set out for camp.

The tents of the prince and the prince were cleaned up, the horses pulling the carts snorted in the morning light, the new blades of grass with dew on them, wetting the vamps, and a faint white mist could be seen between breaths, and the negligence dissipated.

Shen Xuan was dressed in a cyan military attache uniform, with a tall posture, and was arranging today's itinerary with Ni Qianhu.

Although Ni Qianhu's figure and appearance are not bad, the two stand together, and the first thing others see is always Shen Qianhu.

The team took the replacement military horses, and Meng asked Zhou Baihu for help and picked a mare with a docile personality. When he was putting on the saddle, Wang An, the eunuch who was waiting for the prince, trotted over, "Meng Baihu, the prince is invited." ”

"Shizi?"

Meng followed Wang An to the front of the prince's chariot, the front door of the car was wide open, two eunuchs helped Zhu Gaochi to get into the car, and a eunuch supported his back, cautiously, for fear that Zhu Gaochi would step on the air.

Finally got into the car safely, Zhu Gaochi sat down, took a heavy breath, and saw Meng who was brought by Wang An, with a smile on his honest face.

"I have seen the son of the world."

Regardless of the cold on the ground, Menna bowed his head.

Last night, he thought very clearly, the matter of the shocking horse cannot be checked now, and the biggest possibility is that the person who did it has a special identity.

He has suspicions, but no evidence. The only thing that is certain is that Zhu Gaochi should have nothing to do with this matter.

"Meng Baihu doesn't have to be polite, Wang An, help Meng Baihu get up." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "Lone learned Meng Baihu's chess skills yesterday, and I want to fight a few more games with Meng Baihu today, what does Meng Baihu think?" ”

"Humble obedience!"

Meng stood up, he understood Zhu Gaochi's intentions, and couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude.

The troublemakers behind the scenes did not find out, Meng was still in danger, saying that he was playing chess, but in fact he provided a layer of protection for Meng.

In the team, Shizi's side was the most tightly guarded, and Meng followed Zhu Gaochi's side, and it was not so easy to attack him again.

Not far away, Shen Xuan jumped on his horse, like a sturdy leopard.

Ni Qianhu came over and asked, "Shen Qianhu asked to see the prince last night?" ”

In the morning light, Shen Xuan's face was like a crown of jade, his eyes were like cold stars, and there was a bloody fierce aura hidden in the depths of his pupils, "How did Ni Qianhu know?" ”

When Shen Xuan asked to see the son, he went alone and did not alarm anyone. Ni Qianhu should have been patrolling the camp and could tell Shen Xuan's whereabouts, but there was only one explanation, he had been staring at Shen Xuan's every move.

"Where the duty lies." Ni Qianhu is not easy to deal with, and if he can ask clearly, he has naturally prepared his words, "There are guards outside the tent of the prince and the king of the county, and they will guard them all night. Shen Qianhu asked to see the prince at night, and he naturally learned about it. After a pause, Ni Qianhu's expression became extremely solemn, "Yesterday, Shen Qianhu's command was shocked, and he almost disturbed the world. Forgive someone who has gone back to Beiping to report to the prince, I believe that Shen Qianhu can have an explanation. ”

The implication is that don't think that everything will be fine if you do the work of the prince, the prince will investigate it, whose fault is who's it, he won't carry it with Shen Xuan.

Ni Qianhu's words were quite harsh, as if he was deliberately trying to provoke Shen Xuan.

I don't want Shen Xuan to have different knowledge than him, hugging his fists, perfunctory sentences, turning the horse's head, and having no intention of entangling with him again.

Looking at Shen Xuan's back, Ni Qianhu's face changed several times, and in the end, he could only flick his whip with hatred and set off with the team.

Along the way, Meng stayed in Zhu Gaochi's car, Zhu Gaochi was not able to sit for a long time, and could only lie on his side when he was tired. It's not interesting to play too much chess, after all, chess is different from Go, and it doesn't take long to kill a game.

When he was free, Zhu Gaochi wanted to eat, and the dim sum bottomed out one after another, and the corners of Meng's eyes twitched.

It is said that the prince of Yan Wang likes to read, does not like sports, and often sits in the study all day, plus eating like this, it is difficult not to get fat.

Is this called dark under the lights? Emperor Hongwu only stared at the hundred officials of the imperial court, but forgot to teach the big fat grandson, he was good at reading, but he couldn't always be locked up in the house, he should go out and take two steps if he had nothing to do, and life lies in sports.

Seeing Zhu Gaochi pick up another piece of dim sum, Meng rolled his eyes and said, "Shizi, I have heard a lot of interesting stories in the countryside, why don't you tell Shizi to relieve boredom?" ”

"Oh?"

Zhu Gaochi became interested, stopped eating the dim sum, wiped his hands, "Let's talk about it." ”

"The lowly one will be ugly."

Meng cleared his throat, "When I was young, I once met an old man in the countryside, with crane hair and silver eyebrows, and his clothes were not similar to those of my court, but his words and deeds were extremely elegant. Humble and curious, he stepped forward to ask, the old man said, his ancestor Song died when he threw himself into the sea - martyrdom - the country, he would have died, he did not want to be rescued by two big fish, and he met a merchant ship, the owner of the ship was also a Song person, and the overseas merchant returned, but he did not know that the Song Dynasty had died in the country......"

Zhu Gaochi was accustomed to listening to the classics of Professor Wangfu, and it was the first time he had heard such a "folk tale", just at the beginning, he was fascinated by it, and he even forgot to eat snacks, and the eunuchs in the car were also fascinated.

“…… The ancestors of the old man followed the ship to the land of the sea, and there were black men on it, and their bodies were as strong as ink, and they walked like flying ......"

Meng spoke so vigorously that he simply popularized geographical knowledge for Zhu Gaochi. Historically, this Akihito Emperor only served as an emperor for one year, but when Emperor Yongle went out to fight, government affairs were handled by him. If he could be made interested in overseas lands, Zheng He's seven voyages to the West would not come to an end, and the fleet of the Ming Dynasty would change the entire world.

What the Spanish Armada, what British aristocratic pirates, feed the fish!

After talking for more than an hour, a pot of tea was poured down, and the people who listened to the story and the storyteller were still unsatisfied.

During the break, Meng had the courage to suggest, why not invite the king of Gaoyang County and Zhu Gaosui to listen to the story together?

Zhu Gaochi smiled and nodded, and personally poured a cup of tea for Meng, "Meng Baihu bothered, and he was alone with tea Xie Ru." ”

Meng hurriedly took the teacup and didn't dare to say anything. I can guess that there is a certain gap between Zhu Gaochi's understanding and his original intention, and he didn't bother to explain, maybe it would be better if he misunderstood. As long as the goal is achieved, everything else is a floating cloud.

"Listen to a story?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui looked at each other, how much did the prince eat?

"Second brother, do you want to go?"

Zhu Gaosui was indeed bored, but he didn't decide on his own, so he asked Zhu Gaoxu what he meant first.

Since Meng Jingma yesterday, Zhu Gaoxu's face has been ugly. He himself knew that it was not his hand that ordered the move, but no matter who looked at him, he was the most suspicious.

Regardless of whether Meng is alive or dead, he has successfully provoked the relationship between him and the son, and it also shows that he is at odds with the son.

Before leaving, his father's warning was still in his ears, no matter how idiotic Zhu Gaoxu was, he would not make such an obvious mistake.

Who did it?

Zhu Gaoxu once suspected that it was the prince who did it, and planting blame is not what literati are best at? Then he shook his head again, the prince does have a plan, but he shouldn't do such a trick, and he doesn't bother to do it.

So, is there a problem with the guards?

Ni Qianhu only knew that Shen Xuan had met the prince, but he didn't know that Shen Xuan had also met the king of Gaoyang County.

One is bright and one is dark, and a game is laid out.

Once a nail is buried in the guard, it will directly threaten the safety of the three brothers, and they must be tried to catch them all. Both Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaochu believed that it was the best policy to hold the troops for the time being, and the best time to do so would be after entering Beijing.

You might even catch a few big fish.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaochu knew in their hearts that it didn't matter if they were red-faced and red-eared in peacetime, and they must take the same stand and unite in the face of external enemies.

Otherwise, Daddy's whip is not so pleasant.

"Second brother, shall we go?"

Zhu Gaosui asked again, Zhu Gaoxu threw away the military book in his hand, go, why don't you go? It's one thing for him to run on the son, and it's another thing for others to stir up. Is it true that he, Zhu Gaoxu, is a martial artist who can only fight and has no brains?

Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui got off the frame of the county king and got on the chariot of the prince, and after a while, the laughter of the Zhu Gaochi brothers came from the chariot, and the guards looked at each other.

Shizi and King Gaoyang, which one is this singing?

Shen Xuan flicked his horsewhip and ordered the team to set off. Ni Qianhu rode on the horse, looked back at Shizi, and a gloomy look flashed on his face.

Regardless of the thoughts of everyone outside the car, it is rare to be harmonious in the car.

Zhu Gaosui sat on the brocade mattress, holding a plate of snacks in his hand, Zhu Gaochi didn't eat, he was a little hungry.

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaochu's images are better, but they can't help but ask questions again and again.

Black people are not strange, there were Kunlun slaves in the Tang Dynasty, but red people are really rare. There are also foods called "potatoes", "sweet potatoes", and "corn", which surprised several people.

"But it's all true?" Zhu Gaochi took the lead in asking, "If there is really this kind of food, I will have no worries about the food of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Hui Shizi, I also heard about it, but the old man said it conclusively, and took out an album with real objects."

"Really?" Zhu Gaoxu also sat up straight, "Where is that old man now, he might find it?" ”

"Back to the county king, the humble is to meet the old man when he was young, and after talking about this, the old man only said, travel thousands of miles, and finally return to his homeland, only wish to return to the roots of the fallen leaves, and reach the wishes of the ancestors. The next day he was nowhere to be found, and he was never seen again. When I asked my humble family, I said that I had never seen it, and I thought I had a dream. ”

Meng said it really, thinking of the identity of the old man's ancestor, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but sigh, and Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui seemed to be touched. Zhu Gaosui also shouted that after returning to Beiping, he would inform his father, mother and concubine of the matter, and he would definitely erect a monument for the old man's ancestors.

Seeing that the three brothers had been fooled to such an extent, Meng silently bowed his head and admired his storytelling skills.

Well, something to be proud of!

With the story of Meng Baihu, before arriving in Beijing, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui never returned to the county king's frame. The news was sent to Beiping, and Princess Yan recited Amitabha. King Yan touched the short mustache on his chin, and sure enough, his son had to be beaten if he was disobedient! As soon as you say - smoke - whip, it's all honest.

Monk Daoyan looked at the tiger squat cannon that had finally been successfully trial-produced by the underground-soldier-factory, twisting the Buddha beads, and smiling meaningfully.

In the first year of Jianwen, on the second day of the fifth month, the prince of Yan Wang and his entourage finally arrived in Nanjing.

It was still Honglu Siqing who came out to greet him, and with the experience of receiving King Yan last time, from Honglu to Shaoqing, all of them were lucky and fully prepared.

No, the prince of Yan who entered Beijing this time was very unexpected, acted gently, and had a kind face, even Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were influenced by him, and they didn't deliberately look for trouble.

Xu Zengshou learned that his nephew had entered Beijing, put aside his official duties, and personally went to the city gate to greet him.

According to the prior arrangement, Zhu Gaochi stayed in the Yanwang Mansion in the capital, and Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui were directly taken back to the Wei Mansion by Xu Zengshou. The people of Honglu Temple who were ordered to greet them knew that the road was not in order, but thinking about the Wei State Mansion, they could only swallow the words of dissuasion back into their stomachs.

They have learned the temper of the king of Gaoyang County, and Xu Dudu is not easy to get along with, as long as the prince enters the palace of King Yan, the others will turn a blind eye, so as not to burn themselves and get into trouble.

Shen Xuan and Ni Liang followed Zhu Gaochi into the Yanwang Mansion, and Meng, together with fifty guards, went to the Wei Mansion with Zhu Gaochu's brothers, which was arranged by the prince.

Meng has been famous for a long time for the first generation of Wei Duke Xu Da, but he is very unfamiliar with the second generation of Wei Duke Xu Huizu and Zuodu Governor Xu Zengshou, not to mention the Honglu Temple officials who greeted him.

However, this did not prevent Meng Shishilang from further refreshing his perception of the Ming Dynasty.

Honglu Siqing, an elderly handsome guy.

Honglu Temple left and right Shaoqing, two middle-aged handsome men.

Xu Zengshou, needless to say, is an absolute muscular man.

It can be inferred from this that Xu Huizu's external conditions are also quite strong.

Looking up at the sky, it's not his illusion, being an official in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to IQ and force, you really need to look at your face.