I didn't have a dream all night, and I don't know when I woke up, I just opened my eyes, and I saw Rui'er sitting on a chair at the table looking at me, and when I saw that I was awake, she smiled and said, "Get up, breakfast is ready, and after breakfast, my father said that he has something to say to you" After speaking, he got up and went out, and was just about to go out, but stopped again, turned his head and winked at me, and smiled: "You are too honest to sleep", and then walked out of the door.

"Too honest?" Positive or derogatory? I don't know. The clothes I changed yesterday have been washed, and Rui'er put a set of old clothes at my bedside when she left, saying that his father wore them when he was a child, and I changed into those old clothes, which fit well, and then went out to the yard for breakfast.

After breakfast, Zhou Cong invited me alone to the hall, only to see him turn around and close the door, and slowly walked in front of me, slowly knelt down, kowtowed to me, and shouted: "Minister Zhou Cong, meet His Royal Highness the Third Prince, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose"

"Zhou Aiqing flat" I can feel that Zhou Cong should have something important to tell me.

"Your Royal Highness, now my Daming Society is in danger, the traitor Zhu Di in the name of Jingjing, committed rebellion, and now he is ignoring the ancestral teachings and etiquette, ascending the throne and becoming the emperor, his name is not right, and the minister implores His Highness to uphold the Taizu's legacy, exterminate the rebels, and restore my Ming orthodoxy." The more Zhou Cong spoke, the more excited he became, and he kowtowed again.

"General Zhou, please hurry up" I hurriedly stretched out my hand to help Zhou Cong, "General Zhou is well aware of the righteousness, and the prince is deeply pleased, but I have been waiting for more than two months since I left the capital, and now the Jingnan Rebellion has long been peaceful, Zhu Di's new emperor ascended the throne, light conscription, reduced taxes, and the people recuperate. ”

"But Your Highness, the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty cannot be abolished, and the legacy of the ancestors is irreversible!" Zhou Cong cried bitterly as he spoke, and when I saw that I was about to kneel down again, I hurriedly grabbed him.

"General Zhou rescued me in the chaos of the army, this prince is very grateful, it is not easy for us to have this place to settle down, why do we have more money to recruit troops and horses? Today's trend, the first emperor has passed away, and we have no edict to prove my body, it is really a nameless teacher, although this prince has this intention, but it still needs to be considered in the long run! ”

Zhou Cong raised his shirt and wiped his tears, arched his hand and said: "What His Royal Highness said is true, according to the minister's opinion, for today's plan, it is the best policy to obtain the edict of the first emperor first, and the matter of doing things, the minister walked the rivers and lakes when he was young, and made countless local heroes, although he was born recklessly, but they are all people who understand the righteousness, and I write to them, as long as His Royal Highness holds the banner of righteousness high, and the heroes of the world all defect, then the big thing can be done, as for the money, food, soldiers and horses, I am willing to scatter all the family wealth to repay the emperor's grace." ”

Okay, it turns out that Zhou Cong has already thought about it, this is to take me to make Zhu Di's rebellion, but this thing is easier said than done, if it is said that tomorrow he will turn around with the army and go to Nanjing, at least while Zhu Di's new emperor ascends the throne, there are still a considerable number of the scholars below who are towards the old dynasty of Emperor Jianwen, and they can also follow the unveiling of the rod, then in the end, who will die, you can still fight, but, if it is like Zhou Cong said, first take the edict, and then save enough money, recruit troops and buy horses and then do it, then it will be no fun, Hundreds of years later, the Heaven and Earth Society, that is a living example, because there is a weapon in this world, which is both punishing people and punishing the heart, that is, time, after a long time, the old people who have the idea of restoration have passed away one after another, and the younger generation of people have long been attached to the new dynasty, who will follow you to do this kind of headless thing? Besides, saving money is a technical job, and with Zhou Cong's belongings, I estimate that it is already overstretched to set up a militia group of about ten people. Although I had dreams of being a hero in troubled times, it was obvious that I only wanted to be a hero, not a martyr.

But I have to find a reason to excuse myself, otherwise it will seem that I, the prince, am a soft egg.

"General Zhou is planning so carefully, this prince is very pleased, but this matter of the edict of the first emperor, Guo Kui once said that the first emperor has already died, how can he get the edict now?"

When Zhou Cong heard this, he turned around and pulled the latch to see if it was plugged in, and then went to the window to see if anyone was eavesdropping outside the window, and made sure that everything was safe, he walked up to me, arched his hand, and said to me in a very low voice:

"Your Highness, in fact, Your Majesty did not die, he escaped"

"Oh?" In fact, I am not surprised by Zhou Cong's words, because the wild history also said that Emperor Jianwen should not have died, and the charred corpse was the eunuch next to him who died for him, otherwise, there should not be the story of Zhu Di sending Hu Hu and Zheng He to find Zhu Yunwen at home and abroad. It seems that Zhou Cong wanted me to go to Zhu Yunwen to ask for an edict, and I suddenly became interested in this matter, after all, I can personally experience and verify a piece of history, and this opportunity is not available to everyone. "My father is still alive? So where is he now? I'll have to go and pick it up! ”

"Your Royal Highness, don't worry, wait for Weichen to come carefully", Zhou Cong waved his hand at me gently, and then said, "That day, King Yan sent troops to attack the north gate, and I waited for the rebel generals in the Imperial Forest Army to make trouble, but after the city gate was lost, no one guarded the palace, I was ordered to lead a team of men and horses to rush to the palace to escort, on the way I met Hu Youde, Hu Qianhu is my former classmate, and I learned that His Majesty had already received the news, and was guarded by Hu Qianhu's men, ready to retreat into the apse Buddha Hall, and then escaped from the palace by the secret passage, Hu Qianhu was broken alone, When I arrived at the Buddha Hall, I found that His Majesty was sitting cross-legged, and a monk beside him was shaving His Majesty's degree, and I waited to inquire and learned that His Majesty knew that he was powerless to return to the sky, and was disheartened, and decided to escape into the empty door. Zhou Cong paused, sighed, and then said, "I thought that His Majesty would change into a monk's robe after shaving, and then I would be foolproof if I waited to escort him out of the palace from the secret passage, how did I know that there was no news in the palace, the rebels had already attacked here, I led the men and horses to meet the battle, but the rebels gathered more and more, although the battle was still invincible, fortunately, the soldiers did not retreat, I saw that the situation was not good, retreated into the Buddhist hall and intended to forcibly escort His Majesty into the secret passage, but found that the hall was full of corpses, I found the dying Hu Qianhu, only then did I know, It turned out that when I led the people outside the palace to fight the rebels, suddenly a team of assassins jumped down from the beam, and the Jinyi guards who were present fought together, this group of assassins was strong in martial arts, the Jinyi guards were invincible, and they fell to the ground one after another, Hu Qianhu was also seriously injured, and his physical strength was exhausted, and at the last moment, Hu Qianhu pushed His Majesty and the monk into the secret passage, and detonated the thunder flint that he carried, and the remaining assassins died together, and also collapsed the entrance of the secret passage, I was about to chase out of the palace to protect His Majesty, but was pulled by Hu Qianhu and said, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is still trapped in the side hall, Let me go to the rescue quickly, but unfortunately Hu Qianhu was seriously injured and died, I had to rush to the side hall alone, in order to prevent any more thieves from entering the Buddha hall to find the secret way, before leaving, I led a fire, and the rest of the matter, His Royal Highness is clear. ”

"Then before I leave the capital and go here, I should go to the secret passage outside the palace to meet my father!"

"Weichen is ashamed, and the minister doesn't know where the secret exit is, and at that time, Guo Kui was killed, and it was delayed for too long, if there are chasing soldiers, it may be difficult to resist, and the minister has to take His Highness first, and I haven't heard the news of His Majesty along the way, and the minister guesses that His Majesty should be out of trouble safely."

"Then the top priority should be to take back my father as soon as possible, but I don't know where my father is now, does General Zhou have any clues?"

"Weichen is guilty, there is no news of His Majesty yet, so the minister plans to leave here today, and go to various places to inquire about His Majesty's news, His Highness can rest here in peace, and when I find out where His Majesty is, I will return to escort His Highness together."

"Then it's hard General Zhou!"

"Restore the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, the minister is duty-bound, the minister went to prepare the luggage first, and the minister retired" Zhou Cong gave me another salute and retreated.

Without any clues, wanting to find Emperor Jianwen is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, which Zhou Cong must also know, but people like Zhou Cong will always have a sense of mission, which is a kind of content that ignores the mission, just because he feels that he should do it, so he does it like this, and this instinct will continue to give him hope and confidence before the final result comes, so Zhou Cong must also look for it, he can't escape this instinct.

About an hour later, Zhou Cong carried a burden out of the room, and I, Qi Tong and Rui'er also went to the gate of the courtyard to see him off, a few words of greeting, Zhou Cong turned his horse away, watching Zhou Cong's figure gradually move away, Qi Tong turned around and saluted me and said: "Your Highness, before General Zhou left, he has informed the villain of the purpose of this trip, although the villain is not talented, but he is also willing to do something for His Royal Highness, the town of the mouth of the lake is the only place for General Zhou to enter and exit, and the villain plans to go there to open a bookstall, First, you can inquire about some news for His Royal Highness on the rivers and lakes, and second, you can also answer General Zhou. ”

"So Very Good"

"The villain will retire first, Your Highness take care" After that, Qi Tong also took out a package from behind him and put it on his back, it seems that he also had a plan, I saw him salute me, turned around and left.

"How long am I going to stay here?" I couldn't help but think, I just hope that life here is not too boring........

(To be continued)