In the imperial city, Zhu Yunwen's face was gloomy, and he walked quickly through the inclined corridor, and the eunuchs behind him could only keep up with his pace by trotting.

Zhu Yunwen walked into the East Warm Pavilion of Qianqing Gate, bypassed the partition door, and sat down on a chair. Immediately, a palace maid came in with tea, Wu Zhong took the teacup from the palace maid's hand, held it in front of the emperor with both hands, and said in a flattering tone: "The emperor is quick and smooth, the dragon body is important." ”

took the teacup, Zhu Yunwen took it in his hand, gently fanned the water with the lid of the cup, smelled the fragrance of the tea, and said nothing for a long time.

After a while, Wu Zhong went out of the Dongnuan Pavilion and came back, and said in a low voice: "Emperor, Huang Siqing has been sent to see you." ”

"Tell him to come in and talk." Zhu Yunwen said.

Huang Zicheng immediately entered and bowed. Zhu Yunwen beckoned, "No courtesy." He pondered for a moment and then said, "Not long ago, Sheng Yong was defeated in Jiahe!" Qi Tai and Xu Huizu in the DPRK all spoke for him, and said that the battle of Pingyan could not be fought urgently, and he still asked Sheng Yong to increase reinforcements, what did Huang Siqing think? ”

Unexpectedly, Huang Zicheng also said: "If you go back to the saint, as far as the minister knows, Sheng Yong can't really be blamed for the battle of Jiahe.

Tie Xuan, the military department of the front line, confirmed that Sheng Yong met the battle with an infantry army, and first used shield soldiers and spears to defend the enemy, and the Yan army could not be broken; After throwing it with a javelin, the Yan army broke through into Sheng Yong's infantry formation. But Sheng Yong immediately counterattacked with a small number of heavy cavalry and quickly counterattacked, and then slashed Tan Yuan, the enemy general who broke into the formation! At the beginning, our officers and soldiers were very brave......"

Huang Zicheng's eyebrows fluttered when he spoke, if he hadn't known the result earlier, Zhu Yunwen would definitely have listened more enthusiastically.

Huang Zicheng continued: "At this time, Yan led the iron cavalry to detour to the back of the official army and attacked our division with his back; Yan Reverse and the Yan army in front of them together, it will become a two-phase attack! So Yan went out against the formation, causing the officers and soldiers to lose several fierce generals. However, under the supervision of Sheng Yong, although it was pierced, the whole army still stood still! Sheng Yong immediately adjusted the power of the Yong team to run into the battle, and immediately withstood the impact of Yan Rebellion. ”

"How did Sheng Yong lose?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

Huang Zicheng said: "At that time, the two armies did not distinguish between victory and defeat, and because Yan rebelled and rushed to kill in the formation with arrows and firearms, our division still had a chance to win...... But suddenly a strong wind blew, and the flying sand and rocks were facing the front of our division, and the soldiers could not open their eyes, so they were defeated! ”

Zhu Yunwen said after hearing this: "Why is it so close? Wang Shi fought hard many times in Hebei, but he was always unable to break through! Defeated again by strong winds? That's a coincidence. ”

"I heard ......," Zhu Yunwen muttered, "Tie Xuan has a very close relationship with you, and Sheng Yong made a bloody alliance with Tie Xuan last year. Could it be for this reason? ”

Huang Zicheng immediately "pounced" and fell to the ground, "How dare the minister bully the king?" There is no selfishness in this matter, and the words of the ministers are reported according to the truth! ”

"That's it!" Zhu Yunwen said, "I also think what you said is the truth. Then he went to ask Fang Xiaoru to draw up an order, and ordered He Fu to gather soldiers and horses from all over the place, and after requisitioning grain and grass, he went north to reinforce Sheng Yong and other generals. ”

Huang Zicheng exhaled quietly and said busily: "Holy Wisdom!" ”

At this moment, a eunuch hurriedly bent down and walked in, and when he saw Zhu Yunwen nodding, he walked to the side of the upper position, bowed his head and whispered a word.

"Oh?" Zhu Yunwen let out a surprised voice, "Tell him to go all the way here to talk about it." ”

The eunuch said: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Huang Zicheng said carefully: "That minister will ......"

Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand and pressed it gently, "Slow down, Huang Siqing will listen too." ”

Huang Zicheng suddenly showed a look of relief on his face, and said, "The minister's decree!" ”

The monarch waited for a long time in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and then a man in a green robe and a big hat bowed in, and he knelt down outside the door and said long live. Zhu Yunwen immediately called him in.

The person looked very nervous, and Zhu Yunwen didn't know him. After all, the person who came was only a middle and low-level military general of Jinyiwei, and he usually didn't see the emperor.

"You said you saw Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Gaoyang County, by the Qinhuai River?" Zhu Yunwen asked directly.

The military general nodded and said, "Back to the saint, Weichen has seen it!" Today, Wei Chen was ordered by the commander to go to the outside of the city to return from an errand, and entered the city through Jubaomen, and soon saw him sitting in a carriage...... Two years ago, on the day of Taizu's sacrifice, the prince of Yan Wang and King Gaoyang went to Beijing, and then they were grounded; Weichen is one of the people in charge of guarding his house, and he has seen King Gaoyang several times before and after, so he knows it. ”

Huang Zicheng frowned and said, "The son of King Yan came to Jingshi? You're really not dazzled, can you be sure of this? You can't talk nonsense in front of the saints, that's a great crime of deception! ”

"This ......" the military general suddenly looked afraid.

Zhu Yunwen asked, "Can you be sure?" ”

The military general said with a sad face: "Weichen could have confirmed that it was him, but ...... At that time, King Gaoyang was sitting in a carriage, wearing a large hat covering nearly half of his face. Although Weichen still thought it was him, he didn't dare to startle the snake at that time, so he didn't follow to take a closer look.

Weichen only went to Jubaomen, showed the Jinyi Wei seal letter, and first asked the Jubaomen guards to stop the tall young descendants, lest the King of Gaoyang mix out of the city gate nearby, and Weichen immediately rushed back to report. ”

Zhu Yunwen's fingers tapped lightly on the table. At this moment, the eunuch Wu Zhong whispered: "The slave and maid are talkative, but no matter what the result of this matter is, it doesn't hurt for the emperor to investigate." ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly thoughtfully, and said, "Immediately pass on the decree and ask the official offices of the city guards, Jinyi Guards, and Yingtianfu to arrange manpower to investigate the whereabouts of King Gaoyang in the city!" ”

Wu Zhong said: "The slave maid went to deliver the decree for the emperor. ”

The military general who bent down and stood in the middle said: "Gonggong Wu, that King Gaoyang is tall and big, a cut taller than ordinary people, as long as you catch those tall young men in the city, and then let people who know King Gaoyang identify them, it will definitely work!" ”

Wu Zhong turned his head to look at Zhu Yunwen, who nodded slightly.

At this time, Huang Zicheng said again: "Ask someone to draw a few more portraits." ”

……

Zhu Gaoxu had given up the arrangement to meet Xu Zengshou and Chen Xuan, and immediately gathered the manpower of the three sentinels.

He called all three of them into the carriage and said, "There are many people in Jingshi who know me; And almost none of you have ever been to Jingshi, and you don't know anyone, so it's not easy to reveal your identity.

This place is closest to the Inner City Jubao Gate and the outer city Da Ande Gate, so I will go out from the nearest Jubao Gate first. You will return to Jilong Mountain, take Miss Du with you, and then go out of the city through the Taiping Gate. After everyone left the city, we still met at the inn outside the Jiangdong Gate! ”

The three of them replied one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Without further ado, let's go separately." ”

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu also felt that he was overly vigilant, but being careful is not a bad thing, the big deal is just a little more trouble. In his previous life, he had to do something and be even more troublesome, so he formed a habit of not being afraid of trouble.

After the arrangements were made, Zhu Gaoxu drove a carriage alone, pressed the big hat even lower, and went straight south to Jubaomen. After he decided to flash people immediately, his mood relaxed a lot, after all, this is the safest thing to do.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhu Gaoxu approached the Jubao Gate, he suddenly saw some tall men standing in the city gate from a distance, being watched by the officers and soldiers who were wearing strong and stubborn clothes, and some officers and soldiers were holding bows and arrows!

it! What's going on?

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly scolded in shock, and was very confused. Even if the "big hat" I bumped into before was a secret agent of the imperial court, it wouldn't have blocked the city gate so quickly, right? Could it be that there is something wrong with Li Jinglong or Xu Zengshou......

He didn't think much about it, and immediately turned the carriage around and hurried out of the treasure gate.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly crossed the Qinhuai River from the bridge, and he did not dare to go to the Zhengyang Gate in the east, which was close to the imperial city and had many yamen, which was even more dangerous. He had no choice but to drive the carriage further north.

King Yan also has a mansion in the capital, but that place is the most dangerous now. He didn't know where to go for a while...... Zhengyang Gate does not dare to go, the other two city gates are water gates, and it is very strange to drive over there. Zhu Gaoxu pondered what was wrong, and drove along the road to the north.

Before I knew it, it was not far from the Taiping Gate. At this time, there seemed to be more and more officials and soldiers on the street, and Zhu Gaoxu was almost bumped into several times, it seems that the Taiping Gate must have been guarded, and it is impossible to go out again!

He pondered that only Monk Qingyuan knew about the mansion where Jilong Mountain was hiding, and maybe he could hide for the time being...... The main thing is that it's too dangerous on the street right now!

After thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu drove the carriage in the direction of Jilong Mountain.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a team of officials wearing high hats on the street, riding horses towards Zhu Gaoxu! Zhu Gaoxu was very nervous, and hurriedly walked towards the main road to Jilong Mountain.

He was familiar with this road, and soon he came to the long street where incense and candles were sold. Just walk a little inside and you'll turn around and head into the alley.

However, the situation was worse than he thought, and after walking on the incense candle street for a while, he saw several officials in front of him...... These people are not stupid, they checked the people and deployed the route in a very orderly manner, forcing Zhu Gaoxu's forehead to sweat to soak out!

Do you want to capsize in the gutter? Rao is Zhu Gaoxu's martial arts, but it is useless in the capital, once he clashes with the official and makes a move, his range of whereabouts will be even smaller! The neighborhood must be blocked, and the court can arrest him by digging three feet into the ground.

…… In a hurry, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered that when he went out in the morning, the incense and candle shop that the little nun was taking care of was on this street. However, if there is only one side of the relationship, she will take the risk to help? It's really not easy!

The official messenger under the mountain is on horseback, and after a slight delay, Zhu Gaoxu is about to be surrounded! He had nothing to do, and he couldn't take much of it, so he hurried over to the approximate location where he had passed in the morning.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at the shop next to him, and after a while, he saw that Xiao Ni was still guarding the shop. The carriage stopped next to the shop, and Xiao Ni also raised his head and saw Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu got out of front of the carriage and walked in front of the little nun. Xiao Ni frowned and looked at him sweating, and asked, "What's the matter with the donor?" ”

"Let me hide for a while, and I will be rewarded in the future! Whatever you want, I promise you. Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice.

The little nun was so happy and decisive that she immediately replied, "You come in first." ”

"Thank you, benefactor." Zhu Gaoxu was full of gratitude and hurriedly ran in. He looked back and saw that there was only one room in the shop, with a rudimentary bed and mosquito net, and incense and candles piled up around it.

The little nun whispered, "Up." ”

Zhu Gaoxu only looked up at this time, there was a wooden ladder in the corner of the wall, and there was indeed a wooden partition above his head; Where the wooden ladder is built, there is only a hole.

He hurriedly jumped to the dimly lit corner of the wall and climbed up the ladder with his hands and feet. This shop is a one-story tiled house, and Zhu Gaoxu climbed up to the next floor, feeling very low, and he couldn't even sit upright.

Thinking that he was already the king of the county, he was so embarrassed, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't express the feeling in his heart. This trip was too damn dangerous, and he thought that he had been very careful and meticulous, but he still fell into such a field......