As Zhu Gaoxu said, he was completely unhappy.

But man's mood is very strange, as long as there is a skin-to-skin kiss, his impetuousness and panic have subsided like a tide. Composure returned to his body, and the pressure of many other things returned to his heart.

Yao Ji was still sitting next to the table and sorting out her clothes. In this study, of course, there is no bed, let alone a dresser.

At this moment, there was a soft sound on the wooden door of the study, and a faint figure appeared outside the door, but the person did not make a sound. Zhu Gaoxu took the initiative to ask, "Who?" What's the matter? ”

The voice of the eunuch Cao Fu said: "Lord Wang, General Chen asks to see you." ”

"Call here." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Cao Fu said: "The slave obeys. ”

General Chen should be Chen Da Hammer. It's also strange to say that there have been a few times when Zhu Gaoxu was staying with a woman, and Chen Dazhui happened to have something to report.

Yao Ji got up and said, "I'll avoid it." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. He also stood up, went to pull the latch open, and opened the door.

After a while, the armored Chen sledgehammer entered. Hugging his fists, he said: "According to the prince's military order, the guards and horses are ready to go!" Please give the order. ”

Zhu Gaoxu hesitated.

At this time, he was no longer the same as he had been at the beginning, full of strong lustful desires, and his heart began to pay attention to those important things that he was very concerned about. Officers and Naval Commanders......

The surrender of Zhang Fu and the sailors is, of course, the most important thing in recent times!

Zhu Gaoxu knew very well in his heart: if there was no water division, the main force of the Han Dynasty army would not be able to cross the Xiangjiang River for a while and a half, and he was not well prepared and could only detour from Yongzhou.

The so-called pontoon bridge on Dongzhou Island in Hengzhou Prefecture is just a child's play, and it cannot carry the goal of crossing the river with a large army at all! As long as the official warships attacked the pontoon bridge, the officers and men on the improvised thin pontoon bridge could not withstand it at all.

Moreover, even if the army of the Han King can force the Xiangjiang River from Hengzhou and take the nearest road to the east of the Great River, go to Beijing; The marching distance of the army is at least more than 2,000 miles! Along the way, it could not rain, could not rest and stay, could not have any battles, and did not dare to attack the city, and it took about a month to march to reach the Beijing Division. In fact, the situation is not so simple, and it is impossible for the army to reach Beijing in a month or two.

However, once Zhu Gaoxu got the main force of the sailor, he had a bold idea: transfer the elite forward to go down the river by boat, and he could reach the Beijing division within ten days at the earliest!

Because the sailor warship can sail down the river day and night, the soldiers do not have to worry about the physical problems of fatigue on the ship. For an army of tens of thousands at every turn, the river waterway is the fastest route in this era.

Ten days! Ten days of soldiers under the city of Beijing.

The main force of the sailor made Zhu Gaoxu really feel: The capital and power center of the Ming Dynasty seem to be close at hand, as if they are within reach!

This is also the reason why he has always tried his best to resist public opinion, and did not hesitate to persuade and force Zhang Fu to surrender.

Zhu Gaoxu hesitated for a while. He still thought again: Zhang Fujun has not yet arrived near Dongzhou Island, and he used to be just concerned and couldn't actually help much.

He finally spoke: "Order the soldiers of the escort army to leave early tomorrow morning." ”

Chen Dazhui was stunned for a moment, and then looked a little abrupt, hugged his fists and said: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

At this time, Yao Ji gently walked out from behind a pair of bookshelves. When Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at her, he saw that her face was a little red, and he looked at him with a strange expression.

"I heard that the prince's recent military affairs are very important?" Yao Ji's voice was restrained and suppressed, barely maintaining an even rhythm.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded lightly calmly.

Yao Ji walked over and sat down on the bench just now, her eyes never leaving Zhu Gaoxu. Somehow, her eyes were shining in the light that came through the window. Her face was also redder, and the hidden emotion seemed to be two points stronger than it had been when the clouds and rain had just gone.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaoxu was quite calm, and when he heard Yao Ji mention it, he couldn't help but think of the right thing; Subconsciously, he habitually looked thoughtful. Yao Ji looked at him blankly, but he was a little distracted, and for a while he seemed to have a little cold illusion.

"Will it delay the big thing?" Yao Ji asked cautiously in a trembling voice again, her body seemed to tremble slightly, and the exaggerated places in the still somewhat messy jacket also gently rose and fell in the clothes.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at her, shook his head with a smile and said, "No, don't worry." ”

Yao Ji was silent for a moment, her expression was changing rapidly, her timbre was already a little out of tune, "The prince trusts me, and he doesn't have to, he must sleep with me all night......" She gritted her teeth and said movingly, "Even if the prince doesn't believe me, my heart is also yours, and I won't blame you." It's a common thing for those in higher positions to be like this......"

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered the first emperor; The first emperor Zhu Di never spent the night with any concubines and women, probably for fear of being assassinated! It is no wonder that the ancient emperors and princes often called themselves "lonely" and "widows", and when people reach a certain position, they may indeed be easy to be lonely.

He sighed, reached out and gently held Yao Ji's jade-white soft twing, and said, "I will definitely treat you well." ”

Yao Ji's eyes were resentful, and suddenly showed a hint of a smile, two lines of tears suddenly slipped down her face, she seemed to suddenly think of something, and burst into tears and smiled: "Will I become a red face and a disaster?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "So what? ”

At this time, he recalled his previous life, and he wanted to be good to others, and others were not uncommon. At this time, he felt very good, and even a little self-inflated. He couldn't help but say unashamedly: "This king has defeated the country with force, real swords, and real guns!" If you can't even protect the people you care about, what kind of cool feeling do you want this Daming country to have? ”

……

On the evening of the 22nd day of the lunar month.

There were no stars, no moonlight, and the canopy was completely black. But as long as one gets used to this darkness, one can still feel the faint light in the night, and can roughly distinguish things that are near.

Duan Yang's heart was also dark, her heart was full of darkness, and she had been in it for half a lifetime. But there is still a glimmer of light!

A faint glimmer of light is a memory. The elegant and jade tree of the Duan nobleman, he unfolded the paper fan in a dashing manner, with a calm and kind smile on his face, as if he was looking at her tenderly and lovingly somewhere far away.

Duan Yang wiped a handful of tears, gritted his teeth and said: I will accompany you immediately!

She leaned over the beams of a house, carrying a pair of short ladders that were no taller than a human on her back. She took a deep breath to calm down, carefully trying the load-bearing place of the beams, and slowly climbed forward.

During the day, Duan Yang had already looked around the army of the Han Dynasty. Very well defended!

Not only were the mansions of the Chinese army guarded day and night, patrolled on all sides, but all the houses in the vicinity could have been requisitioned. With Duan Yang's many years of experience, she believes that there are also secret sentinels in the houses in this neighborhood.

But Duan Yang still carefully found a place where there was an opportunity, and it was where she was approaching now!

Climb through this rooftop, there is an alley. The alley is full of back walls on both sides, and there are sentry posts at both ends of the alley...... But there is still an omission, and it is these houses close to the mansion! As long as Duan Yang climbed down from the roof and was not discovered, he would have a chance in the alley.

There are two kinds of danger in the alley: first, the patrol of the squad that walks by from time to time. Second, the secret whistle.

But Duan Yang's family had already made up his mind to die, so of course he dared to take risks! The night is so long, it is impossible for the dark sentry to stare all the time without blinking, and most of the time it may be distracted...... Duan Yang also stared at the sentry, and even she couldn't focus all night, let alone those soldiers.

I don't know how long it took, but she was low on her stomach and moved to the edge of the roof. When she found a wooden beam, she picked up a cyan cloth rope and tied it with one end and pulled it fast.

Duan Yang observed for a while, and climbed along the green rope into the alley.

The slender deep alley is hung with a few lanterns with faint lights; On a damp and cold winter night, a layer of mist fills the air. The classical tiled house on the top of the hanging hill and the faint and misty light all look very weird.

Duan Yang's movements became faster, her heart was very nervous, but she was fully engrossed, and her hands and feet were light and fast. Setting up a short ladder on the opposite wall, she climbed onto it and reached the top of the wall.

She climbed the high wall, crouched on the wall, then pulled up the short ladder, and grabbed the rope and carefully lowered the short ladder into the wall.

After a while, Duan Yang climbed into the wall.

At this moment, suddenly there was two blowing sounds in the darkness, first a small flame was lit, and then a torch was lit up at once. Duan Yang was startled, and his whole body stiffened!

Suddenly, a woman in the distance screamed and shouted in horror, "Assassin! Assassin! There are assassins...... Help me! ”

Duan Yang reacted and hurriedly turned around and climbed up the ladder. But there was also a shout outside the wall, and the guards on duty outside must have heard the woman's shouting. In an instant she knew she was finished!

"Bang bang ......" A dense piece of fire rang out, and the surrounding light suddenly shone brightly.

Duan Yang felt a sharp pain in her leg, she screamed miserably, and the person fell to the ground uncontrollably.

She struggled to turn over, and saw a row of torches lit, and a line of sergeants crouched on the ground, having just finished firing at her lower body, while the mouth of the torch was still smoking.

A young soldier took a few steps forward and said, "Do you remember me?" ”

Duan Yang sat in the corner of the wall in despair, glanced at Hou Sheng, nodded slightly, and said weakly, "Your name is Chen Wu." ”

Hou Sheng praised coldly: "Good memory! This will be the small flag chief of the North Division of the Han King's Imperial Mansion, and that day on the post road, I felt that you were a little strange; But there happened to be something, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Unexpectedly, during the day today, I actually saw you wandering around the neighborhood again! Didn't you say you were going to Guangxi to find someone? ”

Duan Yang didn't explain at all, and said, "If you want to kill, you will kill!" ”

Hou Sheng said a little proudly: "You just went out tonight, I know!" What do you want to do? ”