Chapter 72: Hu Pengju's Whereabouts (2)
The relationship between Hu Weiyong and Xu Da is not the right way, after all, Hu Weiyong has set many traps on Xu Da's career, fortunately, Xu Da is not a fool, he has avoided Hu Weiyong all the way, and now Hu Weiyong betrayed the Ming Dynasty, and his son is naturally a fugitive who was ordered to be arrested by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da naturally attaches great importance to Hu Pengju's whereabouts.
"Fourth Highness, Ma Wenhe, don't worry, as long as I can get the news of Hu Pengju, I will definitely inform the two of you as soon as possible, since Hu Pengju is the son of Hu Weiyong, the leader of the rebel party appointed by my Ming Dynasty, I will not let Hu Pengju go." Xu Da said, showing his loyalty to Daming.
Xu Da's loyalty is just for Zhu Di to see, after all, Zhu Di is the prince, and many things must be put on the surface, although Xu Da is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but in front of the prince, he has to behave more patriotic.
Hearing Xu Da's words, Zhu Di relieved himself, he was afraid that the high-level leaders of the Ming Dynasty would be corrupted, but fortunately, Xu Da showed his loyalty and was Zhu Di's most reassuring Ming general.
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Three days is like three years for Hu Pengju, three days after leaving Beiping City, they went all the way south, not daring to march too fast, they don't know whether their accomplices will expose the origin of the firecracker, but Hu Pengju guessed that with Ma Sanbao's ingenuity, he would definitely guess that he was about to join the army, and even guessed that Ma Sanbao would ask people to know about the recent addition of the new army.
In the past three days, even if there is a post station, Hu Pengju does not dare to enter, with his current state, it is easy to make people wonder when he goes to the post station, what kind of place is the post station? The guests were mixed, and Hu Pengju did not dare to reveal his identity.
At present, the Ming Dynasty's extermination of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty is imminent, and General Xu Da who was sent to the north is different, General Lanyu was dispatched to the south of the Ming Dynasty, and he Lanyu is the main force to exterminate the Yunnan forces in the near future.
From Beiping to Sichuan, if there is no high-speed rail and train, even if it takes seven days to speed up, Hu Pengju is physically and mentally exhausted, he hates Zhu Di, if it were not for Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao, where would he have no place in the various cities of the Ming Dynasty, if Hu Weiyong was still there, he would not have ended up in such a field.
lost Hu Weiyong, everything needs Hu Pengju to start all over again, his identity can be said to be a black household in Daming, if he wants to wash his identity, start from scratch, how easy it is to say, the glory and wealth of the past have disappeared, and everything he once had has has come to naught.
Ahead, is a small village, hungry death row prisoners quit, they stopped their horses, planning to go to the village to ask for some food, they are so hungry, Hu Pengju's dry food can not relieve their hunger at all, during this time, they also experienced a more cruel life than in prison, there are people in the prison to take care of food, outside, although they have freedom, but they can't even eat their stomachs, which makes these death row prisoners regret following Hu Pengju a little.
Watching the death row inmates begging for food, Hu Pengju felt the protest from his stomach, and he had no choice but to follow the back of the death row inmates and beg for food together.
The village, just like Mr. Tao Yuanming's record of the Peach Blossom Spring, is as peaceful and pleasant, the traffic is strange, the chickens and dogs smell each other, among which the people come and go, the men and women are dressed, all like outsiders, looking at the death row prisoner and Hu Pengju, the villagers are not much surprised, but are happy to share their own meals.
The rich aroma of rice made Hu Pengju's index finger wide, and the villagers looked at Hu Pengju with some surprise as if he was the reincarnation of a starving ghost.
"Something is going on at home, right?" The villagers kindly asked, with the fragrant food in front of them, the group of people did not know what was going on in the huge cities of Beiping and Nanjing, and the villagers only cared about their own peaceful and contented days.
"My father died, and I specially returned to my hometown to mourn and thank you for the hospitality." Hu Pengju said vaguely, he ate Haisai nonsense, the coarse tea and light rice in front of him could not compare to the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but in Hu Pengju's heart, the delicacies of the mountains and seas could not be compared, he was still the first time to suffer from the hospitality of the people he once looked down on, eating the home-cooked dishes that he was once unwilling to taste, and now he has lost everything, he only realized that the things he once looked down on were more precious than the delicacies of the mountains and seas that he often tasted, Hu Pengju's tears unconsciously slipped down the corners of his eyebrows.
"What a loving young man." The villagers couldn't help but praise, they didn't know that Hu Pengju was actually a well-known fugitive in Nanjing City and Beiping City, and now the two largest cities in the Ming Dynasty are arresting this "affectionate" man in front of him, and the people were deceived by Hu Pengju, and each added food and meat to Hu Pengju.
Compared with Hu Pengju's story, the other three death row prisoners seem to be a lot more ordinary, they themselves are from the common people, they miss the lives of the people very much, they taste the food without saying a word, they behave like the servants around Hu Pengju.
"Hey, poor young master, my father died, and I can't even see the last one." In Hu Pengju's story, Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di became the murderers of his father, and for a while, the people were outraged, and the people of the village remembered the names of Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di and regarded them as great enemies.
Seeing that the villagers were caught up in the story he had made up, the corners of Hu Pengju's mouth raised a smile, he knew that he was using simple villagers, but what did it matter? He is not a good type, although the public opinion of this group of people is nothing, but again and again bewitched, maybe more villagers will fall into their traps, and if the names of Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di are spread in the world, there will be two completely different voices.
Although it is a little difficult, Hu Pengju wants to try, after all, not long ago, Ma Sanbao used the pressure of public opinion to make his father and himself the mortal enemy of the entire Nanjing City, so that the world knows that Hu Weiyong's father and son betrayed the Ming Dynasty, and the stigma of his life was put on his head by Ma Sanbao.
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A week has passed, Xu Da receives information about recruits from different armies every day, however, every time he investigates, Xu Da is slightly disappointed, there are many recruits surnamed Hu, but there is no one named Hu Pengju, yes, no one dares to call Hu Pengju now, even if it was originally called Hu Pengju, he has changed his name, and at this time, he has to collide with fugitives, especially with traitorous fugitives, which is not clear.
Can't wait for Hu Pengju's news, Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao are particularly tormented, after all, these two people and Hu Pengju are mortal enemies, Hu Pengju almost put them to death before, and if they can find Hu Pengju early, they will have less worry in their hearts.
Seeing that it has been nearly a month since they came to Beiping, Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di's good days are coming to an end, and the time they enjoy in Beiping is coming to an end, and they must join the army and hand over the army.
In Xu Da's mansion, Xu Da, who had rested for a while, looked at Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di, their army was not in Beiping, but needed to go north, on the border of the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, close to the location of Mongolia, Mongolia, the location where the Yuan Dynasty made its fortune, now, the Ming Dynasty covets the land of Mongolia and the land in the northeast, and now the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty are occupying the northeast, and the northeast is the goal of Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di's garrison.
"The good days are over, it's time to think about how to march and fight, Fourth Highness, the war is critical, the minister asked you one last time, are you still willing to follow the minister to the northeast border to garrison?" Xu Da looked at Zhu Di, and what responded to him was Zhu Di's resolute gaze, since Zhu Di agreed, Xu Da did not ask Ma Sanbao what he meant, he was particularly optimistic about Ma Sanbao, and was not worried that this child would not be able to stand the cruelty of the war.
Zhu Di's resoluteness gave Xu Da the confidence to train Zhu Di to be a general who was good at fighting with soldiers, since Zhu Di agreed, Xu Da also regarded Zhu Di as his successor, after all, he understood that it was too difficult for Zhu Di to become the crown prince, he could not compete with his eldest brother Zhu Biao, instead of competing with Zhu Yuanzhang's crown prince, it was better to train Zhu Di to be a real general of Zhenbei according to Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang named Zhu Di as the general of Zhenbei It is also ulterior, It is hoped that Zhu Di's future direction is to march in the direction of General Zhenbei.
This trip, obviously will not give Zhu Di too much preparation, after all, they are about to go to the battlefield, and it is no longer a place for pleasure, Xu Da did not give Zhu Di time to prepare luggage, only gave Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao three hours, and there can be no carriage to follow to the border, only horseback riding.
can only ride a horse, which means that the amount of luggage will not be too much, this headache is not Zhu Di but Ma Sanbao, although he will not carry too much luggage, but he needs to carry ammunition, there are AKs and sniper rifles, ammunition is the biggest guarantee, at the moment, Xu Da only gave them a horse, and there is only one box, and the ammunition he can carry is relatively pitiful, after all, he has built thousands of ammunition, and now he can only carry hundreds.
In the corner of Zhu Di's warehouse, Ma Sanbao counted the ammunition, Ma Sanbao wanted to take away every ammunition, compared to things like soap and perfume, ammunition is the rarest item in the Ming Dynasty, he really can't bear his ammunition, only carrying hundreds of ammunition will not play much role in breaking the formation and killing the enemy, after all, the army of the Yuan Dynasty is not just a few hundred people, if he goes to the battlefield, without a gun, he really can't do anything as a child.