The sky has darkened, and tonight's dinner has taken a long time.

But the virtuous lord felt as if it had only passed for a while, and could not tell whether he was nervous, excited, or happy; Anyway, she felt that she seemed to be quite impetuous, and later, she often did not know what she did or what she said. Fortunately, Emperor Daming was very tolerant of her, and he didn't say a word of blame.

After dinner, when the maids came in with tea, the fat white eunuch followed the maid in. The eunuch bowed down to Zhu Gaoxu's side, bowed his head and whispered a few words.

The smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face did not dissipate, but it became a little reluctant in an instant. When he heard this, he said, "It's not early today." In this way, Cao Fu, you called Chen Wu and took the people to escort the virtuous lord back to the pavilion first. ”

He turned his head again to the virtuous man and said, "We will have a meeting later." ”

After hearing this, the virtuous lord stood up with interest, and saluted: "Concubine thank the saint for his grace, please retire." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

At this time, the virtuous lord felt that it seemed that as Cao Fu said, the emperor had been a little busy recently.

When she walked down the hallway, she turned her head twice. Seeing Zhu Gaoxu standing at the door for the first time, he smiled kindly and waved his hand to himself. When I turned my head to look the second time, I could only see his back in a hurry.

The carriage, escorted by the emperor's personal guards, returned to the courtyard requisitioned by the Ministry of Rites. The virtuous lord has lived here for the past few days, and his personal use has also been placed here.

After entering the gate, the eunuch Cao Fu sent her to the gatehouse of the inner house. But before he got to the place, Park Kyung-woo came from nowhere. The virtuous lord was a little distracted just now, and when General Park walked in front of her, she saw people.

"The emperor didn't embarrass the lord, right?" Park Jingwu first hugged his fists and bowed, and immediately asked with concern.

He said Chao Xian, and the eunuch next to him didn't seem to understand, so he had to stand there and wait.

The virtuous lord shook his head and said, "No." ”

Park Jingwu then asked, "The emperor is not the one who saved us that day?" ”

The virtuous lord shook his head again.

Park Jingwu asked her some more things, such as whether the Ming Emperor agreed to be canonized, and why he summoned her. The virtuous lord thought about the experience at dinner just now, and he was distracted again when he didn't pay attention.

She remembered the story of the Russian Tsar's choice of concubine. When Zhu Gaoxu talked about it before, she was a little dizzy and just thought it was funny; Later, I gradually came back to her senses, and Zhu Gaoxu was praising her for her patience and her ability to untie Park Jingwu's rope in a critical situation......

The virtuous lord felt as if he had only been distracted for a moment, but he was not sure. Because when she suddenly heard Park Jingwu speak, he had already said something that had nothing to do with just now.

"What?" Lord Virtuous Weng blurted out and looked at Park Kyung-woo with a blank expression.

Park Jingwu was stunned for a moment, and his face suddenly changed quickly and subtly. He suddenly sighed, clenched his fists and said, "The last general can rest assured that Lord Weng is safe and sound, you can rest early." ”

"Hmm!" The virtuous lord smiled and nodded briskly, "Thank you General Park for your concern, don't worry too much." ”

Park Jingwu lowered his head and looked sad. The virtuous lord was a little confused, because she didn't hear what Park Jingwu said just now.

As soon as the virtuous lord took a step, the eunuch next to him also followed, and said, "The emperor is in a bit of a hurry tonight. However, at the moment, there are no two people around the emperor who are close to him! The lord of Weng will prepare tomorrow, and the slave and maid will ask the lord to settle down in the Chinese army, so that it is more convenient to serve the emperor. ”

When she heard this, her face felt a little hot, and she lowered her head lightly without thinking much, and nodded without saying a word, but without hesitation.

At this moment, Park Jingwu's voice suddenly trembled: "After so many years of loyalty to Lord Weng and single-mindedness to you, is it still not as good as the fate of others?" ”

The virtuous lord was taken aback, frowned and looked at the eunuch Cao Fushi, seeing that his expression was natural, he should indeed not understand the words of the court. Only then did the virtuous lord exhale lightly and said, "Hasn't General Park understood yet? There are some things that we can't decide, and you and I can't do anything about it! ”

Park Jingwu was silent for a moment, lowered his head, and said in a sad tone: "The last general is just worried about Lord Weng. You don't know what kind of person the Ming Emperor is, so you have to be careful. ”

"I know." The virtuous lord nodded.

The eunuch Cao Fu sent the virtuous lord to the gatehouse without saying a word, and glanced at a few Ming soldiers walking around in the outer courtyard, and then bowed his hand and said, "Our family has taken its leave." ”

The virtuous lord returned the salute to Cao Fu, and said to Park Jingwu: "You also go back to rest." Don't think about it, I often think that you are like a brother, and the relationship between our two families has always been very good. ”

When Park Jingwu heard this, his face showed a little comfort, and he hugged his fists and said goodbye.

…… Night had fallen, and the moon in the sky was almost full, but it was not too late. Zhu Gaoxu had already come to a courtyard next to the Chinese army.

Hou Haihai, the official of the Northern Department of the Imperial Division, came forward to greet him and said, "Most people don't speak, and only one person is willing to confess. But he's just a sergeant, and he doesn't seem to know much. ”

"Maybe they are afraid that the family members of Datong Mansion will be avenged by the Wangfu on behalf of the king." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Hou Hai clenched his fists and said, "The Holy Lord is wise!" Please use the punishment. ”

"Don't!" Zhu Gaoxu said categorically.

Hou Hai said in a low voice: "The minister guesses, I'm afraid that this matter involves more than just the acting king......"

"So what? Do I want to count all the vassal kings of the north together and condemn them all to the crime of conspiracy and rebellion? The rabbit is in a hurry and bites, if we don't give everyone a way to live, the situation will definitely be chaotic! Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice, "Besides, this matter is done roughly, it may really be done by the king alone." ”

Hou Hai obviously didn't agree with Zhu Gaoxu's statement in his heart, but he immediately changed his words: "The saint is reasonable, and the minister has the order!" ”

In fact, Zhu Gaoxu also had a little doubt in his heart that there was more than one acting king; Because in the whole conspiracy, the villains have a relatively accurate grasp of the envoys of the Chao Xian Kingdom and the itinerary of the emperor! Relying only on Zhu Gui, the acting king of Datong Mansion, may not be able to grasp these news in time.

Zhu Gaoxu walked into an upper room, and Hou Hai asked, "Can the minister go and bring the confessed criminal up and ask the saint to interrogate him personally?" ”

"Rest easy." Zhu Gaoxu sat down on a chair.

Hou Hai was quiet for a while, and soon opened the conversation box again. There's always a lot of talk about this guy.

He said there: "Eguo Gong (Ping'an) is five big and three thick, I didn't expect him to have so many eyes!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Hou Hai and couldn't help but say: "The safe use of troops has always been very cunning, and I saw it when I was in the 'Battle of Jingjing'. ”

Hou Hai nodded and said: "There are more than 200,000 horses and 1,000 generals gathered before and after Kaiping City, and no one pays attention to the tens of thousands of people who came from the Daiwang Mansion, and there are one or two hundred people missing; Only Ping An found the clue! There are less than 200 people in 10,000 people, and Ping An actually knows, can he be careful with this heart? ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Gaoxu didn't listen very carefully, and made a voice casually.

Hou Hai said again: "Fortunately, there is peace and timely investigation of the movements of those people, otherwise Li Qi's kid would definitely be dead!" ”

"There is also the dynasty and the Xian country clan, and the virtuous lord may not survive. According to our speculation, as long as the gangsters pretend to be their identities, the Chao Xianguo and his party will be useless, and living is a drag on the gangsters. Zhu Gaoxu said.

Hou Hai suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, yes." ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him, "The virtuous lord is not only a person I want, but I also have other concerns. ”

Hou Hai hurriedly glared at him and smiled, bowed down and said, "The minister understands." ”

"You mother|mother|say peace!" Zhu Gaoxu pointed at Hou Hai and scolded with a smile.

Seeing this, Hou Hai also laughed, and suddenly relaxed a lot. Although Zhu Gaoxu is now the emperor, he was very familiar with Hou Hai when he was still the king of the county, and the relationship between the two was slightly more casual than that of ordinary monarchs and ministers.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu patted the armrest of the Taishi chair and said in a deep voice: "There is!" Whoever you call to confess, name your accomplices. Then I went to blackmail other people and told them: As long as the army arrives in Datong Mansion, it will be able to follow the vine according to its name, and if you don't move, you will be killed and the Nine Clans will be exterminated! ”

Hou Hai suddenly said: "The saint is wise! ”

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "But you can't use torture first, I want to issue an edict for the kings to send people to come, and when the time comes, together with the court officials, these crimes will be tried!" At present, if he is injured, he is suspected of being tortured to force a confession, but he will not be able to convince the public.

We've won this matter, don't be in such a hurry. Wait until the king's great crime of rebellion is confirmed, and then put these criminals in prison! At that time, they will call the heavens and the earth not spiritual, what do we want to do, is it not easy? ”

"Makes sense!" Hou Hai bowed and said, "The Holy Lord reprimanded him. The minister will do it immediately. ”

Zhu Gaoxu got up and said: "I won't see them, after the results, you go to the study of the Chinese army to report." ”

Hou Haidao: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the door of the upper room, and when the night breeze blew outside, he felt that the temperature seemed to be much lower than in the house.

For a while, his mood was a little complicated. Thinking of the acting king's boldness and hidden evil intentions, Zhu Gaoxu felt angry; But he really can't hate the acting king too much, because the methods of the acting king's gang are not good, the talent and strength seem to be insufficient, and the threat is not great.

Zhu Gaoxu recalled the experience before he ascended the throne, when he was a vassal king, he was a sensible and obedient person, but he was not guarded against? He understands that at a certain height, the heart in the belly is red and black, and it is not the most important thing at all; Whether there is strength and whether there is a threat is the key!

Thinking of the Weng master he saw tonight, Zhu Gaoxu was a little lucky. He really didn't expect in advance that there were such beautiful women in the ancient Chaoxian Kingdom.

Therefore, now he has a strange and complicated feeling that he can't sneeze, and he wants to hate but can't. So Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the moon and could only let out a long sigh.

Why did the acting king go out and take risks? Zhu Gaoxu still hadn't fully understood it at this time, and was vaguely confused.