On autumn nights in the north, the feeling of coolness is already very obvious.

The firewood in the bonfire made a few "crackling" sounds from time to time. Occasionally, a small group of soldiers marched past from a short distance. The night was getting darker, and the surroundings were not noisy, but they were not as quiet as the country nights, and the large fires gave the plain the illusion of prosperity.

King Yan stretched out his hand and pulled the cloak, and slowly walked in front, he did not speak. Zhu Gaoxu, who followed slightly behind, was also silent. The father and son had a very tacit understanding and walked quietly.

Without any fierce expressions, Yan Wang's mood was very stable, but there should be a lot of complex things intertwined. He hadn't spoken for so long, he must have been thinking about something, thinking about something.

Zhu Gaoxu speculated on his father's thoughts, some of which he could guess, and some of which he couldn't.

For example, King Yan's worries about the future of the war, this must be there, and since the start of the army, the disadvantage has never changed. Based on Zhu Gaoxu's personal experience during this period of time and his understanding of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, he even believed: If Emperor Jianwen was not so urgent, the king of Yan might not dare to rebel.

Zhu Gaoxu also thought of some things, such as the prince suing him for poisoning.

He felt that as long as this matter was not really poisoned, King Yan would not pursue it, especially at this time.

With King Yan's sophisticated mind, he would even think that Zhu Gaoxu didn't even have the idea of poisoning the prince, otherwise it would be redundant to detoxify the prince; will not let the two brothers go first at a critical juncture on the road and the prince himself wants to give up.

King Yan must understand this, otherwise he would not be King Yan!

Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart: The place that can cause the most substantial consequences is King Yan's opinion of himself. King Yan will definitely not have such a judgment as "the second son is muscular, simple-minded, very kind-hearted, and unintentional".

But what can be done? Zhu Gaoxu is not the kind of loyal and honest person, can he act like that kind of person?

A person lives in the world and can perform for one or two days in a row, but it is really difficult to perform for a month or two, and it is almost impossible for a year, two years, or ten years! What's more, if Zhu Gaoxu wants to make up his mind to act, he can't just act in front of King Yan, he has to act anytime, anywhere, twelve hours a day! Otherwise, such a close relationship and so many people watching it will always pass the leak to the ears of King Yan.

Instead of painting a tiger and not becoming an anti-dog, it is better not to act than to make King Yan even more suspicious of Zhu Gaoxu's purpose and intentions in acting!

At this moment, King Yan suddenly stood still, looking up at the stars in the sky. Zhu Gaoxu also stood there, followed by a glance up, wondering what kind of perception can he have when he looks at the stars?

King Yan turned his head and said, "The prince is not in good health and sickly, Gao Xu is struggling." ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, his heart suddenly became nervous.

King Yan glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Xu followed me to fight, and you fought to the death under the siege, you are the most loyal." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart: Isn't this an obvious situation, if I can surrender, why do I have to die?

However, he soon understood what King Yan meant: I believe in you more than the prince...... Now that the father and son are tied to the same boat, Zhu Gaoxu has killed so many officers and soldiers, objectively he is more loyal to King Yan, at least during the Jingjing disaster.

It is more credible because it is a fact! If the person who spoke was not King Yan, Zhu Gaoxu would almost really believe it, and he would still be full of illusions about a bright future, right?

…… But what about after the Battle of Jingjing? Maybe King Yan's idea is that the victory or defeat is uncertain now, the risk is still very large, and it is meaningless to think about things that are so far away and things that are not scored. It's just that Zhu Gaoxu doesn't think so...... His understanding of the Battle of Jingyan was different from everyone else at this time!

"It is only natural that sons and daughters are loyal to their fathers." Zhu Gaoxu was busy answering first, saving too long to think about it, which would make King Yan feel that he was playing tricks again.

"Hmm......" King Yan snorted casually, and the tail note dragged on for a long time, which seemed to mean approval, and what did it seem to have a deep meaning?

Just now, the father and son walked around together, silent for a long time, I don't know what King Yan was thinking; Anyway, Zhu Gaoxu also thought a lot, and now that the father and son have spoken, he has also thought about a lot of things.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "The son is the king of the county, and he is pampered with fine clothes and food, and he is favored by his father and the emperor, how can he be disloyal?" What's more, the son's body is skinny, and he is raised by his parents, and he is also nurtured by his father, and his filial piety comes from his heart. ”

When he saw that there were no outsiders, he said with a sincere face, "There is a father and a king, and there are sons." At that time, the king ruled the world, with the eldest son as the crown prince, and he could stabilize the Ming Dynasty. The society is stable, and the wealth of the sons and daughters can be stable; Otherwise, if the skin does not have hair, it will be attached?

Erchen is the grandson of Taizu and the son of King Yan, and he just wants to have the glory and wealth we deserve, and he doesn't want to think about it. In order to keep everything that his father and sons have, his sons will also do their best to assist their father! ”

Zhu Gaoxu's rejection of King Yan's hint "promise" was not a hot moment, he weighed it left and right for a long time...... What a promise, the devil believes! When fighting the country, many kings still have to "divide the world" with people at every turn! China has such a long history, have you ever seen the emperor take the initiative to send half of the country?

Instead of showing an ambitious appearance for the sake of a painting cake, it is better to retreat and advance, and not to be the first bird.

At this time, King Yan's "promise" has no meaning, because Jiangshan is not his! If this kind of promise is really taken seriously after Zhu Di really becomes the emperor, it can be taken a little seriously......

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered a story, saying that a reporter asked an old farmer if he was willing to donate one set if he had two houses, and the old farmer said yes; When he asked if he would donate one of the two cows, the old farmer immediately refused, because he really had two cows!

"Hmm......" Yan Wang snorted again with the same tone and the same rhythm, slightly dragging the tail note.

Zhu Gaoxu knew that King Yan would not believe it immediately, but Zhu Gaochu was ready to persevere, and repeated it many times with a sincere attitude, which should have a certain effect...... The technique of brain washing, as well as advertising strategies, one of which is to read it repeatedly, repeatedly, an advertisement can be repeated five times at a time, and read it to the depths of your subconscious!

King Yan turned his head and suddenly showed a smile, "Gao Xu is brave and strategic, really has no intention of power?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu hugged his fists and said: "Father, the sons and daughters only love good horses, beauties, and wealth, and those things in power are really boring, tired and boring. Erchen loves horseback riding, loves archery, feels that the strength in his body has nowhere to release, he is comfortable doing those things, he can also be praised by his parents and beauties, and he can improve himself and protect himself from being taken by bad people, why not? ”

"Hah!" King Yan raised his hand and pointed at him.

Zhu Gaoxu remembered what he had just said, even if he was not for power, he had to work hard to assist. Immediately, he said: "I was discussing in the big tent before, and my father asked for a true strategy......

"Gao Xu has a good plan?" King Yan immediately looked at his face.

Zhu Gaoxu muttered: "There are no less than 100,000 officers and soldiers in Zhending City, as well as Sheng Yong, Ping'an and other generals, and their performance during the day seems to be not idle. Our troops are inferior to the official army, and it is almost impossible to attack the city by force. ”

"Hmm......" King Yan snorted again, and there was a subtle difference in his tone.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "If you want to win Zhending, you can only seek it. Erchen heard that Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, was also in the army, and Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen's prestige and identity were almost the same, both of them were veterans who followed the emperor's ancestors to fight the country, and they were the only ones left.

At that time, the commander Geng Bingwen died in the battle array, and the person who could command the armies of Zhending City must be Guo Ying! ”

King Yan nodded and said, "Gao Xu is right. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Wuding Marquis Guo Ying is still a relative of our family. His second son is named Guo Ming, and his wife is from the Xu family, which is from our mother's mother's family...... Last time, the reins visited the concubine and chatted casually about some family things, and the concubine mentioned it, probably how did they kiss......"

King Yan took over and said, "I know, that Guo Ming's wife is your mother's cousin." Guo Ming's father-in-law is the brother of Xu Da, the Duke of Wei! ”

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand and scratched his side face, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, that's probably how he became a relative." Why didn't my father send an envoy into the city, pretend to make peace, and persuade Guo Ying in private? Today's traitors in the court are mean to the nobles of the clan, and Guo Ying can be persuaded to abandon the secret and join his relatives to participate in big things! ”

"It's not easy to persuade ......," King Yan pondered for a moment, and then said, "But you can try, anyway, we only have one word, neither troops nor food." What's more, at this time, the Yan army is approaching the city, and I have to come up with a way, which is better than being helpless in front of all the soldiers. ”

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said: "Father Wang is wise. ”

King Yan looked up for a while and said, "It's not early, let's go back and rest." ”

Zhu Gaoxu hugged his fists and said, "Erchen retires." My father also went into the tent to rest earlier, and the autumn night was cold, and my father was the hope of the whole army, and he was bound to rest. ”

King Yan nodded.

Zhu Gaoxu returned to the camp he had built and asked someone to soak a few willow branches in a basin as a tool for brushing his teeth tomorrow. Then he went into the tent and went to sleep.

Or when he met King Yan just now, he didn't dare to despise it, and he thought so much in his brain that he couldn't reduce the amount of brain activity...... I actually have insomnia and can't sleep for a long time. Zhu Gaoxu tossed and turned, fighting desperately during the day today, he was already very tired, but he couldn't sleep, and the taste was even more uncomfortable.

The history of his previous life was like a nightmare, entangled in Zhu Gaoxu's heart, and he never really felt at ease!

King Yan, the second son, seems to have learned from King Yan in history, painted his nephew in the same way, and then was killed|The whole family, all the subordinates, and the civil and military officials who had a little relationship. It ended badly.

What Zhu Gaoxu pondered was: If he didn't rebel in this life, would he be let go?

It's a very profound question, and he's inclined to still be fucked to death, but not entirely sure...... How can you tell if something hasn't happened yet?