Tonight's Beiping City is more prosperous than ever. On the way back to his home, Zhu Gaoxu rode through the noisy city, but he was no longer in a festive mood.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly asked Wang Gui, who was leading the horse in front: "Have you eaten the New Year's dinner?" ”

Wang Gui turned his head, looked at the road in front of him again, and said as he walked: "Slaves and maids have no home and no children, how many years are they still together!" However, Cao Fu bought wine and meat the day before yesterday, and took the prince back to rest in a while, and the slaves and maids also had a good meal! ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I went to my father's mansion to eat and drink, but I forgot that you were waiting outside, and I will count the cost of tonight's wine and meat into the treasury in a while, which is considered what I invited you." ”

Wang Gui said: "The prince still remembers us, and it is already a great kindness. Only by serving the prince faithfully can the slave and maid repay the prince's heart. ”

The group walked unhurriedly to the palace of Gaoyang County, Wang Gui and others plugged the long pole lamp in their hands into the base of the door, and the lantern that illuminated the road suddenly became the street lamp at the door, which is also a multi-functional design. Another doorman waited for the slave to open the corner door and come out with a lamp, so Zhu Gaoxu turned over and dismounted and threw the reins to the slave.

Back at the house, Zhu Gaoxu thought that Wang Gui and they hadn't "eaten well" yet, so he told them all to disperse.

Although the county king's mansion is far less luxurious than the Yanwang Mansion, it is also neat and comfortable, the antique buildings are more and more charming under the lights, and the red couplets posted on the doors are also quite festive.

Zhu Gaoxu has been to the houses of this era, like Chen Dazhu's house is not poor, but the house is small and dark. It may be that the house at this time is limited to the size and size of the beams, and the ordinary rooms are relatively small, and the doors and windows are not large. In contrast, Zhu Gaoxu was glad that he was born in a family of nobles.

He likes this kind of life, and I'm afraid that no one in this era doesn't seem to like it, so there are so many open and secret fights.

Zhu Gaoxu entered the middle gatehouse, and with the help of the slave maid, he first changed his clothes, and then burned his feet. At this time, on Chinese New Year's Eve, there is a custom that you can't sleep until three shifts, which is called the New Year's Celebration. After Zhu Gaoxu came back, he had nothing to do, so he went to the study.

He picked up a copy of the General Guide to Governance on the bookshelf, walked to a chair and sat down to read it. Soon a maid came in with a hot lotus seed soup, and Zhu Gaoxu felt that there was no difference between staying at home and staying in a retro-style star-rated hotel, and the service was more thoughtful.

The content of the book is traditional without punctuation, and it does not have circles and broken sentences like many books in the Mongolian learning stage. But Zhu Gaoxu actually read very smoothly, thanks to the knowledge learned in Gao Yangwang's memory.

This Tongjian is a book in the collection of King Gaoyang, and it can be seen that it has been turned over more than once, and it is a little old. He didn't know what it was like when King Gaoyang watched it before, but the current Zhu Gaoxu was quite impressed.

Tongjian is said to have been written by Sima Guang for the emperor to read, and unlike the textbooks of Zhu Gaoxu's previous life, there are no passages to memorize such as "function" and "meaning", nor do they describe clear values, let alone perfect theories...... However, the whole article is a narrative of how the ancient rulers handled things and what fate they received, and they are using the stories of the ancients to tell a truth about how to weigh the pros and cons and deceive themselves.

I don't know how long later, he found Wang Gui probing his brain at the door of the study, so he asked without raising his head, "Have you eaten?" ”

Wang Gui bowed in and walked in, closed the door again, and smiled flatteringly: "Back to the prince, the slave has eaten." Ouch, it's cold in the study, why didn't those damn slaves get a fire in......"

"No need, I'll wait for the third watch to pass, and then go to bed." Zhu Gaoxu said, "That's right...... I didn't ask you that day, did Zheng He say that who was poisoned by Jun Yingcao in the house? ”

Wang Gui tilted his head and thought for a moment, and said busily: "It seems to have said, it's a slave's child." ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "Why did Zheng He suddenly mention this matter?" ”

Wang Gui said: "The slave doesn't know. ”

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it and found a reason for Zheng He: Zheng He deliberately revealed it to Zhu Gaochu because he knew that the prince had been poisoned and knew what Wang Gui meant by befriending him?

"It's weird...... Zhu Gaoxu muttered, and glanced at Wang Gui again, "Since it was a child who accidentally ate it and was poisoned, who knew that he must have eaten Junying grass?" ”

Wang Guidao: "Zheng He said that there was an official in the house who saw a child eating it, and at first the official didn't know that it was poisonous, and later said that he saw a child eating Junying grass by mistake. ”

"What's the official's name?" Zhu Gaoxu asked hurriedly.

Wang Gui cried and said with a sad face: "The slave deserves to die!" Zheng He originally said the name, but the slave forgot it after a while......"

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and said, "That's it, next time you see Zheng He, find a chance to ask the name again." Don't ask too deliberately. ”

"Yes, slave understands." Wang Guidao.

Zhu Gaoxu began to think in his heart again: Junying grass should be a rare ornamental object in this era, and it is difficult for someone to be poisoned by mistake, so it is not recorded; But that small probability event just happened!

And that small probability event is the key point of Zhu Gaoxu's defeat!

In order to escape from Beijing, Zhu Gaoxu did almost seamlessly, except for a loophole in Du Qianrui, and no one could find out why. But it's so unlucky! It was in June, just in the Yanwang Mansion, that someone bumped into the poisoning of Jun Yincao.

Is it really just because of bad luck?

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered that on the day of the celebration banquet, Yao Guangxiao warned everyone not to always laugh at Li Jinglong, because there were traitors and spies inside, which would spread to the Beijing Division.

Putting all kinds of clues together, Zhu Gaoxu always felt that something was wrong. It's a pity that many links lack real evidence, and there are too many brain supplements, so he can't start.

…… Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart: When he was in Beijing, Xu Huizu suspected that the prince was poisoned, and he has been very persistent in investigating everywhere, will Xu Huizu slowly discover any clues about Junying Grass? Then, through the traitorous spies of the Yan Wangfu, he deliberately let the Junyingcao incident happen, in order to achieve the purpose of provoking the prince and the king of Gaoyang County?

Is this possible? Zhu Gaoxu speculated repeatedly, but it was still difficult to conclude.

……

After the fifteenth day of the first month, the New Year's Festival passed. Zhu Gaoxu listened to a joke told by the slaves and maids in the house, and there were children of the family in the market, who rubbed a hemp rope and tied it to the leg of the bed, crying and crying to tie Nian's leg, and did not allow it to leave.

But time can't be tied, and the second year of Jianwen has quietly arrived.

The Ming court and Beiping maintained a brief peace because of the Chinese New Year. However, the imperial court will never allow the existence of another hostile government in the country, and the war will inevitably break out again!

At the beginning of February, Zhu Gaoxu was notified to immediately go to the Yanwang Mansion to discuss matters.

Because Zhu Gaoxu made many meritorious contributions in the first year of Jianwen and performed well, now King Yan will ask him to participate in any major military events.

Zhu Gaoxu cleaned up, put on a dragon uniform, and called his entourage to go out, when Wang Gui ran over. After Wang Gui approached Zhu Gaoxu, he whispered in his ear: "The slave maid has seen Zheng He, and the name that the prince asked the slave maid last time was Zhang Yan, which was originally a book on the Yan Palace...... But Zheng He said that Zhang Yan was dead! ”

"Dead?" Zhu Gaoxu blurted out his voice in surprise, and the people around him quietly looked sideways.

Wang Gui hurriedly glared and nodded.

Zhu Gaoxu's heart was in a mess, like a lot of hemp rope was crumpled together and broken in the middle...... That's how it feels. Now that everyone is dead, there is no proof of death, who does he want to solve his doubts again?

Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice: "How did you die?" ”

Wang Gui shook his head: "It seems that ......" He stood on tiptoe again and whispered in Zhu Gaoxu's ear, "It seems that Zheng He doesn't know very well." ”

Zhu Gaoxu saw that the men and horses of the honor guard were waiting motionless outside the gatehouse, so he stopped talking and patted the horse out of the door.

When he came to the Yanwang Mansion, he saw that around the front hall, there were many men in green clothes with swords walking around not far away, and there were people in five steps at most. When they saw Zhu Gaoxu, they didn't stop them...... But if you are not invited by King Yan, I am afraid it will be difficult to get close to the front hall.

When they entered the main hall, there were only a few people in the hall. In addition to Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu and other generals, there are only a few strategists, and even the prince is not there.

After everyone saluted, King Yan had taken his seat on the top seat.

Yuan Heng took a step forward first, bowed to his superiors, and turned around again: "We have got some conclusive news, after the beginning of spring, the main general of the imperial court with troops is still Li Jinglong. ”

The generals in the main hall immediately began to talk, and they all looked more happy.

Yuan Hui continued: "Emperor Huang Zicheng persuaded the ministers of the court and the central government to conceal the defeat of Li Jinglong last year and not report it, and he was not allowed to ......mention it in the Beijing Division."

Zhang Yu suddenly smiled and said, "This teacher is a good teacher!" ”

Yuan Hui glanced at Zhang Yu, shook his head and said: "I can't hide it from the emperor, the emperor may have known it from other ways, just to hide it from those inside and outside the Beijing division who don't know the inside and outside of the court." The reason why Jin Shang wants to continue to use Li Jinglong is not because he doesn't know about last year's defeat, but because there are too few generals who can be trusted, maybe ...... I still believe that Li Jinglong is ashamed and brave, and can make up for his mistakes. ”

Yuan Hui paused for a while, and when he saw that King Yan didn't say anything, he said again: "Because the prince is the son of the Ming Taizu and has an inextricable relationship with the imperial court, now the emperor is most afraid of the generals of the official army leading the troops to surrender." Although the officers and armies had a big defeat last year, there is still no change in each other's strength and weakness, and there are lessons from the past of the Daning armies. ”

At this moment, Yao Guangxiao spoke: "This is a great time, if the prince can defeat Li Jinglong again, then the big thing is expected!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything, he had always been cautious in his words and deeds in front of King Yan. It's no wonder that King Yan, if it weren't for Zhu Gaoxu knowing his fate, relying on King Yan's trust at this time, I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this.

King Yan finally spoke: "This king is waiting for Li Jinglong to come, he is not convinced, so let him be convinced!" ”

The morale of the generals was greatly boosted when they heard this, and everyone hugged their fists and said: "The prince is wise and powerful, and he will be able to win!" ”