Whenever he does something important, Zhu Gaoxu loves to sit alone in this empty hall.

Perhaps because there are some film and television clips of the past life in their minds, the failed ancient rulers will always sit on the empty palace throne, lonely and lonely; There are no more ministers in the court, and there is a scene of wind and rain outside, and the country is in turmoil......

Zhu Gaoxu seems to be reminding himself of how miserable the situation of a failed superior is. The fear of failure will spur him to do things more carefully.

But now there is no wind and rain, the sun outside the hall is dazzling, leaving a shadow of light and darkness under the heavy eaves.

Zhu Gaoxu sat motionless on the public seat, his eyes drooping, pondering the things in front of him.

…… Hu Hui found out the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen through Duan Yang's family, very suddenly; Therefore, even if there is the response and protection of the Yunnan land snake, they may not be able to protect Emperor Jianwen.

The time when the two sides tried to meet and put on the table was at the moment when the Han Wangfu mobilized troops and horses to Dali Mansion. Since then, the competition between each other has been the first opportunity!

If you don't transfer troops, just a few people go to Dali Mansion to arrest Jianwen, you can only reason with it, and Emperor Jianwen will already move the place after pulling Pi Jianwen; And once the troops are transferred, it will inevitably attract the attention of Mu Fu and other cadres in Kunming City, and the news will be leaked, and when the soldiers and horses of the Han Wangfu arrive in Dali, the people will run away.

So Zhu Gaoxu blocked the news transmission in Kunming before the matter was revealed. There are two strategies, one is to block Kunming City, and the other is to block the post station.

Then he sent cavalry to take the military orders of the Han Wangfu and Yunnan Command Envoys, and suddenly arrived in Dali. At that time, even if the chief military officer of Dali was Mu Sheng's person, did he really dare to openly disobey orders? Are the soldiers of the Ming army willing to rebel with him?

…… In this matter, Zhu Gaoxu and Hu Hu have no contradictions; Regarding the obsession with eradicating Jianwen, Zhu Gaoxu is not as strong as his father, but he also has the same position.

Zhu Gaoxu is also a member of the Yan Dynasty, and he is not a member of the Jianwen Dynasty, so he must first maintain the ruling status of the Yan Dynasty, and then he can ensure the legitimacy of his status as a prince. Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu harbored a few old ministers of Jianwen, and when Emperor Jianwen died, those old ministers had only the last way out.

What's more, Zhu Di is so obsessed with the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, if Zhu Gaoxu releases water in this matter, it will bring more problems. On the contrary, if Jianwen is successfully captured, Zhu Gaoxu will make a great contribution, and his father's impression of him will be further improved.

In addition to Emperor Jianwen, the most implicated was Mu Mansion, in fact, Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about their life or death at all. If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court would be wary of him dividing the territory, Zhu Gaoxu would even be eager to completely eradicate the Mu Mansion.

This time, Mu Sheng is very likely to really finish playing.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but start to speculate on things farther, if the Yunnan forces were reshuffled, how would the imperial court rearrange it next?

…… At this moment, the voice of the eunuch Wang Gui pulled Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts back, "Lord Wang, the injured assassin wants to see the prince. ”

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said, "Please let her in." ”

"Yes." Wang Gui hugged the dust and bowed.

After a while, Duan Xue Hate slowly walked into the main hall with difficulty, and her leg was injured. There were also a few palace maids who followed her to the door of the main hall, but stayed outside the door, obviously Duan Xue hated not letting the palace maids help her.

Duan Xue hated walked into this wide and empty hall, and couldn't help but glance sideways a few times. Then she looked up and saw Zhu Gaoxu, who was wearing armor, sitting directly above the main hall.

She bowed under the throne and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving your life." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Come up the steps, I'm afraid it's not comfortable for you to talk to me with your head tilted up like this." ”

Duan Xue was stunned for a moment, her eyes moved downward, she didn't move, and said: "People have high and low, but the grass people don't dare." ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't force it, and asked, "You said you almost killed Mu Sheng?" He has so many guards, how can you say that it is a little worse? ”

"That's why I didn't succeed." Duan Xue said hatefully.

Zhu Gaoxu said with great interest: "Can you elaborate on it?" ”

Duan Xue hated for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "I first used a crossbow to shoot and wound the horse pulling the cart, and Mu Sheng's carriage hit the wall. Mu Sheng left the main road surrounded by guards and hurriedly took refuge in a nearby alley, as they did not know how many assassins there were.

I had already seen the terrain and imagined where they would go, so I chose a different place. Then he suddenly rushed out to stab, but unfortunately there were too many guards around Mu Sheng, and I launched the stabbing attack too far away, and only cut his arm......"

Under the eyes of the guards, she could still stab Mu Sheng alone?! When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, a feeling of thirst for talent suddenly came to his heart.

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to receive such people even more at this moment. He wanted to win over Duan Xueh, not mainly to assassinate, but to protect ...... Zhu Gaoxu thinks that the best bodyguard should be a killer. Because only the killer can have a close understanding with the assassins, understand and predict how they will attack, and then prepare in advance.

But Zhu Gaoxu didn't show his thoughts for a while, he knew that Duan Xue hated such people and women, and it was not something that money and official positions could buy.

At this time, Xue hated and said: "The grass people ask to see His Highness and want to say goodbye." ”

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "Now that the whole city is arresting you, why don't you stay in the palace?" ”

Duan Xue hated and said: "The mission of the grass people has not yet been completed. His Royal Highness's great kindness can only be repaid in the next life. ”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: "Miss Duan still wants to assassinate Mu Sheng?" At this time and that time, you are going to die! What is the use of this? ”

Duan Xue hated not to answer, and bowed again with his fists clenched: "Please allow the grass people to leave." ”

"I'm not going to see you die in vain." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but order, "Come on, take her down, so I can watch it." ”

"Your Highness......" Duan Xue hated to express dissatisfaction and anxiety. But she can't do anything, she can't attack the savior, right?

……

The weather in Dali changes quickly, the morning is still sunny and cloudy, and in the afternoon there are dark clouds, light rain flies, and the whole city is shrouded in chiffle rain.

In the General Military Officer's Office, Xu Tao had just received news from the prefect that a well-armored cavalry had arrived ten miles away from Dali Mansion. Because it was a Ming army, there were only a few hundred people, so the city was not closed.

Where did the cavalry come from, how could they suddenly approach the city? He hadn't heard anything from the post station beforehand.

It's a bit strange, but it doesn't seem to be alarming. Xu Tao's reaction was to send people to meet the Ming army and ask them where they came from, wanting to find out the situation first.

Not long after, a military general suddenly came to the lobby to report: "My lord, the commander has ordered the military to arrive!" ”

Xu Tao hurriedly said: "Please enter the yamen." ”

Then, Xu Tao called all the officials in the government office to come out and greet the messenger who commanded the envoy together, and at the same time picked up the black gauze hat that he had taken off, put it on, and tidied up the red official uniform on his body. Then walk out of the lobby.

As soon as Xu Tao and the other officials walked out of the lobby, the messenger and two other sergeants arrived.

The messenger took out the lacquer-sealed letter and said loudly: "Yunnan is the commander of the envoy and the military order. From now on, the armies of Dali Mansion shall not be mobilized or dispatched for any reason without the military order of the Yunnan Metropolitan Division; It is not allowed to interfere with the official business of the Han Palace's guards. Violators are guilty of disobeying military orders and attempting to rebel! He handed the letter over, and said, "Please check it with the generals of the General Army." ”

In front of many people, Xu Tao had to verify the seal with the lieutenant generals first, and then check the military order.

The lacquer seals and sealed letters are all true, and even the military orders are written by the new commander Si Caolong. Xu Tao had no choice but to say: "We will obey the order of the capital!" ”

As soon as Xu Tao returned to the lobby, he muttered: "Han Wangfu, what does this mean......" He immediately changed his expression, and said to the people around him, "Immediately call Zhao Wenlong to see me in the signing room!" ”

Zhao Wenlong is Xu Tao's brother-in-law and Duan Baoji's second son-in-law, and he is also currently serving in the General Military Mansion, as Si Wenlang of the General Military Mansion.

When Zhao Wenlong came to the signing room, Xu Tao immediately said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhao hurriedly went to his mother-in-law and told her that something might be wrong, and asked her to make arrangements quickly." ”

"I'll go right away." Zhao Wenlong glanced at Xu Tao and hugged his fists. At this moment, Xu Tao's face must have been very flustered.

Xu Tao felt that something was really wrong at this time! He walked anxiously for a while in the signing room, looked up at the door, and asked, "The people who went to meet the soldiers and horses outside the city haven't come back yet?" ”

One of the officials replied, "When the people come back, the little ones will report to the adults immediately." ”

After waiting for a while, Xu Tao was so anxious that sweat appeared on his forehead. Someone finally came in, and the general's robe was full of mud spots, and it was still raining lightly outside, and he was in a hurry.

The military general said: "Lord Zongbing, that group of people and horses report that they are from Kunming City and the Han Palace. But they didn't come to Dali Mansion City, and went straight to Diancang Mountain! ”

Diancang Mountain is very large, Xu Tao immediately asked: "Which direction is Diancang Mountain?" ”

The military general thought for a while and said, "Lan Feng." ”

Xu Tao's face became even more ugly, he stiffened, and waved his hand calmly: "I know." ”

The military general hugged his fists and said: "The last general will retire." ”

Xu Tao took out the military order of the commander of the envoy and read it again. He wandered anxiously in the signing room, turned his head to look at the armor on the wooden frame by the wall, walked a few steps there, and suddenly turned around and walked back, his steps very flustered.

At this time, if Xu Tao forcibly mobilized troops and horses to order Cangshan Lanfeng, he would be disobeying the military order and would be regarded as complicity! But at this time, if it falls on deaf ears, once Mu Mansion falls, the involvement will be even greater, including him Xu Tao may not have good fruit to eat, and the matter may be even more serious!

The most terrible thing is that so many people have heard the military order of the capital division, can he mobilize troops and horses now?

The rain outside the window was already very light, and the light rain was silent. The drizzle made the air hazy as if it were covered with a layer of fog, and it was so quiet that you could hardly hear anything unless you listened carefully. The world is still so quiet, as if it was just a peaceful and ordinary afternoon, but Xu Tao faintly felt that the earth was about to shake!