Chapter 558: Can't Fall Once
On the twenty-first day of the lunar month, in the early morning.
The canopy above Wuchang Mansion City is pitch black! The clouds were thick, and there was neither moonlight nor stars; If it weren't for the torches under the city walls, which illuminated a little, the ground would simply be out of sight.
As soon as the men and horses from Jingshi arrived at the city, one of the horses fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and twitching limbs. The man who fell to the ground crouched down to inspect the poor mount.
In the firelight, a martial artist said, "There is no help!" A horse cannot fall, and if it falls once, it will never get up again! ”
Then someone shouted to the tower, "Holy Decree! Eight hundred miles to expedite the military order! Put the basket down. ”
After a while, someone on the tower responded: "The last general will put a basket first, and you will send someone to come up with a military order to check it." ”
After the hanging basket was lowered, a eunuch first carried the non-military order up. After a while, more baskets were lowered.
The group went up to the city wall, and under the leadership of the guard, they went straight to the Wuchang Mansion Yabing Department......
At this time, everything was quiet, and there was hardly anyone else inside and outside the city in the early hours of the morning. In order to enter the city as soon as possible, the people who came from Jingshi were shouting and tossing before; After they entered the city, they went to the government office, and together with the soldiers who defended the city, the large crowd walked in a hurry, and the footsteps and horses' hooves were not small.
The dogs in the houses in the city also joined in the excitement and barked very vigorously.
And the power structure established by Emperor Taizu in the world was mutual supervision and control of each other! Civilian officials have small official positions and great power, military generals have high status and small power; Therefore, the civil and military do not like each other. (Under the pattern, there is no need to be good at martial arts, and you can only follow the rules; Otherwise, it will be quite troublesome, and it will also fall into the hands of others. Emperor Taizu just wanted to institutionalize and regularize the laws of the Ming Dynasty. )
In such a situation, not only is the military department on guard against the generals leading the troops, but the general Zhang Fu has not been staring at Jin Zhong?
Right now, Zhang Fu's secret agent in Wuchang City has already discovered the movement of the military department's pavilion!
The spy came to the outside of the military department to take a look, and found that Jin Zhong had gone out with someone in person! A group of people rushed to the west gate of Wuchang, called open the city gate, and Jin Zhong and a small group of people rushed out of the city gate on horseback!
Now, the spies have nothing to do; He can't go out of the city with him at this hour!
At the city gate in the early morning, except for the defenders and Jin Zhong and others, there was no idle person; The spy wants to get out of the city gate, the urn city, and the outer city gate in full view of everyone, unless everyone is blind! So the spy could only do it in a hurry; If you wait for the city gate to open at dawn and then set off to report to Zhang Dashuai, I'm afraid it's too late.
And since Jin Zhong and the others set off overnight, they must be in a hurry; He also has the official body of a large officer and the seal of the military department, and he will definitely change horses at the post station, and he will keep galloping all the way.
It is estimated that in order to do urgent things, Jin Zhong will be able to arrive at Zhang Dashuai's military camp on the evening of the 22nd or early morning of the 23rd at the earliest!
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On the 22nd day of the lunar month.
Hengzhou Mansion is overcast and dim in daylight. But fortunately, it didn't rain much this time, and the Han Wangfu brigade was able to arrive in Hengzhou City today; If it rains and the roads are muddy and the trip is delayed, it is estimated that everyone will delay for a few days.
Yao Ji gently picked one corner of the curtain, revealing a pair of bright and beautiful eyes. But there was a resentment in her eyes that was difficult to hide, and the closer she got to Hengzhou City, the more melancholy she became.
Under the gray sky, the majestic black shadow of the castle tower loomed in the distance, and at first glance it looked like a mountain range towering over the plains. Yao Ji had never been to Hengzhou City, and it was a strange city for her; But it seems a little familiar. Maybe it's because all the towers of the big cities have something in common?
She glanced at it and lowered the curtain again.
Guo Wei, who was sitting opposite, had flushed cheeks, and there was a hint of shyness and smile on her delicate face and the corners of her mouth, which seemed to be a little distracted. Yao Ji looked at her like that, and guessed that Guo Wei was already looking forward to tonight's bedtime.
The reputation of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, was not very good, and there were all kinds of rumors about killing court officials, obscene and insulting Taoist nuns, etc.; But Yao Ji has been in the Han Palace's mansion for a few years, and she knows in her heart that Zhu Gaoxu is not a reckless person, but is very disciplined...... No matter who he likes the most, on the first night of reunion after a long absence, he will definitely accompany the concubine, which has been like this before; He only paid attention to those proportions when he took into account Guo Wei's authority and the rules of the harem.
But Yao Ji wants to tell Zhu Gaoxu as soon as possible what she knows!
Yao Ji is a person with a heart, but at this time, she considered the reason why she tried so hard to please Guo Wei, so she still endured it. So Yao Ji tried her best to show a smile and said softly to Guo Wei: "Today, when the prince is busy with business, I want to see the prince alone." After speaking, I persuaded the prince to go over to accompany the princess. ”
Guo Wei was stunned for a moment and looked at Yao Ji's face.
Yao Ji felt that her posture had been lowered very low, but she didn't want to offend Guo Wei and let her two years of thinking go down the drain. If it weren't for the hidden secrets, Yao Ji would not be a person who was afraid of jealousy and revenge!
Guo Wei was obviously a little reluctant, hesitated for a moment, and seemed to remember Yao Ji's many times to protect her...... This is also the biggest advantage of Princess Han. Many people in the world can't remember when others were good before, as long as they offend once, no matter how good they were to her, it is useless; But Guo Wei is not that kind of person.
"It's okay, Sister Yao will accompany the prince tonight." Guo Wei looked a little reluctant, but said generously.
Yao Ji was no longer polite when she heard this, and said: "After I finished speaking, I will try my best to persuade the prince to go over and accompany the princess." ”
Guo Wei nodded lightly: "What does my sister want to say to the prince?" ”
Yao Ji said: "Tell the princess in the future, now I want to tell the princess separately first." ”
The brigade marched for a while, and the officials and guards who came to greet the princess's honor guard arrived in Hengzhou City. According to the etiquette system, the status of the Han king was higher, and he could not welcome him out of the city, so he only sent officials.
There was a sound of answering in front of Princess Han's procession, and then the carriage and horse continued to move forward.
Music was played inside and outside the city gate, and the princess's chariot and horse honor guard entered the Hengzhou city gate one after another under the escort of the neat cavalry. Then a large group of people and horses, led by the officials, went straight to the army of the Han Dynasty.
When they reached the gate of Xingyuan, they were surrounded by the escort army. Zhu Gaoxu seemed to be going out, and at this time, the princess stepped out of the carriage with the support of the palace maid.
And Yao Ji and the others didn't get out of the car, she heard the princess's voice and said, "The concubine is here to meet the prince." Sure enough, Zhu Gaoxu's familiar voice also came, "The princess has worked hard all the way. Wang Gui, you take the royal palace to the inner house. After the king and Mr. Li finished talking about business, they went inside to meet again. ”
The princess's voice said: "The concubine obeys." ”
Yao Ji finally couldn't hold back, picked up the corner of the curtain again, and followed their voices to look over. It just so happened that Zhu Gaoxu was also looking this way, and both of them saw each other. Yao Ji was unexpected, and her heart suddenly trembled.
Although Zhu Gaoxu was talking to those officials and princesses in public, he was thinking about Yao Ji in his heart. He may have easily judged that Yao Ji was in the carriage where the princess got off; Because Yao Ji has a good relationship with the princess, Zhu Gaoxu also asked.
The two glanced at each other, and Zhu Gaoxu continued to talk to others quietly. Yao Ji also gently lowered the curtain, but her heart couldn't calm down for a long time!
The throbbing of that moment seemed to throw a small pebble into Yao Ji's stagnant state of mind, stirring up ripples. Her mood suddenly became less depressed, and she seemed to regain some vitality; Her mood was even more messy, and her mind was a mess......
Ever since Yao Ji received Mei Qing's secret letter, she hasn't been in a good mood. Her mind was haunted by those things every day, and she was distracted from everything around her. However, her body was very strange, just a glance at Zhu Gaoxu inexplicably awakened the memories on her skin and body.
Yao Ji knew that the most important reason why King Han loved her so much was because of her appearance. In addition to Miao Jin, no one in the Han Palace's mansion can compare with Yao Ji's beauty and color; But Miaojin's temperament is too cold, and some parts of her mind are not as tempting as Yao Ji...... However, Yao Ji didn't care if all this was superficial or unreliable, she was completely obsessed with that feeling; Even if there is always a day when her beauty declines, she doesn't want to think about it.
She only cared about the remnants of Zhu Gaoxu's stuff in her body's blood, and accepted it completely. Zhu Gaoxu also made Yao Ji never stingy with her body from beginning to end, and she felt that all her dedication was very valuable.
Yao Ji, who is usually very calm and calm, has already felt that every inch is in chaos at this time! Maybe it's because of the chaos of concern, Yao Ji doesn't want to lose the favor she got before, and she doesn't even want to back down at all!
She wanted to continue everything about the two of them, to see his fiery eyes full of longing, to experience the shame and heartbeat of being stared at her body, instead of the slightest suspicion and defense.
At this moment, Princess Guo Wei returned to the carriage and glanced at Yao Ji with a strange look. Seeing this, Yao Ji smiled at Guo Wei, she knew in her heart that her face was not good, and she might have been seen by the princess.
"Still not feeling well?" Guo Wei asked.
Yao Ji almost didn't react, and after a while, she realized that she had said that she was dizzy and nauseated after a long time in the carriage (of course, that was just a lie), Yao Ji nodded and said, "It'll be fine after a while, thank you princess for your concern." ”
The carriage quickly moved, and the eunuch Wang Gui drove straight into the courtyard with the carriage of his family.
Because Guo Wei was by her side, Yao Ji gradually withdrew from her messy mind. Only then did she realize that when she saw Zhu Gaoxu just now, she saw him wearing armor.
"The prince is going out today?" Yao Ji asked quietly.
Guo Wei nodded and said, "Just now, the prince said that there is something very important, and he was supposed to leave early this morning; But when he heard that we were here today, he waited for a while to meet before leaving. ”
"Oh......" Yao Ji nodded slowly.
Guo Wei looked over and comforted softly: "It's a big deal." It's just a day coming, so we don't have to worry about a day or two. ”
Yao Ji said flatteringly: "The princess knows the general situation, and the concubine has been taught. ”
But Yao Ji doesn't know how long Zhu Gaoxu will be out! She couldn't wait and was anxious to show her ambition to Zhu Gaoxu, so as not to breed suspicion in people's hearts!
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