The bright red morning sun has just emerged on the tower of Jiangdong Gate, and the crowd of carriages and horses at the gate of the city has lined up in a long line. At dawn, there were a lot of people, mostly peddlers and pawns, and after the sun came out, all kinds of people were more mixed.

Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui sat in the carriage, Wang Bin drove the carriage, Wei Da and Zheng He each led the horses, and the group lined up for nearly half an hour before arriving at the city gate. There were two rows of armored soldiers lined up at the gate of the city, and they were being interrogated and searched one by one, no wonder so many people were blocked.

The group was stopped without exception, and the military general at the door said: "Everyone in the car gets down!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu first bent out of the carriage as he said, and then turned around to help Du Qianrui get out of the carriage. Immediately, a soldier opened the curtain with a tassel gun and looked into the car for a few looks.

The military general asked, "What are you doing in Beijing?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I live in Shangyuan County, and I only left the city yesterday. ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was official, and the military general turned his head and saw the soldier next to the carriage nodding, and immediately waved his hand: "Hurry up, there are many people behind." ”

Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui got into the carriage and entered the Jiangdong Gate safe and sound. After a while, he couldn't help but pick up the corner of the curtain and glanced back at the Jingshi City Tower.

…… They entered the outer city, did not go to the inner city gate, but detoured to the north of the inner city near the Taiping Gate, to Xuanzang Temple.

Zhu Gaoxu waited in the carriage, and after waiting for long, Zheng He came over with a monk. Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the monk, and suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, watching the monk slowly walk to the side of the carriage, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered: In the spring of the first year of Jianwen, the prince was poisoned in the Jingshi mansion, and the monk who followed his fourth uncle Xu Zengshou to visit the prince was this person!

"Please Master Qingyuan get in the car and talk." Zhu Gaoxu immediately determined that this person's identity was not false.

Qingyuan lifted the straw curtain, saw Du Qianrui, and immediately recited: "Amitabha! After a moment's hesitation, he came up. Zhu Gaoxu slapped the carriage, and the carriage left immediately.

The monk didn't squint, his eyes avoided the woman in the car, and said to Zhu Gaoxu: "We've met, can Master Zhong remember?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "My fourth uncle is also my father's person, but before I went south, I didn't know. ”

Qingyuan also nodded, then took out a key from his arms and handed it over, Zhu Gaoxu took it and silently put it into his arms.

After a while, Qingyuan said again: "The donor is on the road south of Jilong Mountain, waiting for the poor monk, meet later......" He lifted the curtain and glanced at it, "Stop first, the poor monk and the donor will enter the Taiping Gate separately." ”

Zhu Gaoxu slapped the carriage twice, Wang Bin made a "call" sound, the carriage slowly stopped, and Qingyuan immediately went out.

Zhu Gaoxu and the others continued to walk forward, and they didn't even encounter interrogation when they entered the Taiping Gate. The inner city gate is not as strict as the outer city, almost the same as usual, and the officers and soldiers only look at those strangely shaped people.

I waited at the foot of Jilong Mountain for a while, and sure enough, I received Monk Qingyuan.

Zhu Gaoxu has never been here, but he has the memory of the previous King Gaoyang, and he has a slight impression. The first thing he thought of was that there was a nunnery on the mountain, and the nunnery was called Jiming Temple, which had a pharmacist pagoda in it, which was very famous in Jingshi.

Qingyuan is a monk, why did he buy a house next to the nunnery? This really made Zhu Gaoxu can't help but think about it, he thought of a sentence: The monk can touch it, but I can't touch it?

But this is a delusion, if this Qingyuan is a fake monk, regardless of the rules and precepts, there is no need to find a nun...... For the sake of population, Taizu stipulated that women under the age of 40 could not become nuns.

The mansion is in Jilong Mountain, probably just because Jilong Mountain and Xuanzang Temple are close to each other, they are inside and outside the Taiping Gate; Moreover, the houses in this place are more secluded than other places, there are not so many eyes and ears, and there are not so many people.

Jilong Mountain is not high, and you can see Yakushi Pagoda at the foot of the mountain. They walked along a large road to the northwest for a while, and then they saw a building, one of which was full of shops selling incense, candles, and paper money, apparently for the pilgrim business of Jiming Temple. Kyungwon simply said "left" and "forward" in the carriage, and the carriage and the man on horseback passed through the paved street and turned into a quiet alley.

After a while, Qingyuan said, "It's here." ”

Zhu Gaoxu lifted the curtain and handed the key to Veda. As soon as the gate opened, the carriages and horses entered the courtyard one after another.

After Qingyuan got out of the car, he glanced at Du Qianrui with a look in his eyes. Zhu Gaoxu didn't know what he meant, and doubted Du Qianrui's identity? Or give Du Qianrui a score? Anyway, Qingyuan didn't ask, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to explain.

The house is indeed ordinary, not big, just a small courtyard, a row of brick houses, the walls are painted with white plaster, and there is a two-story pavilion on the east side. The sound of wooden fish in Jiming Temple is also faintly audible, and the place is very secluded and peaceful.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu asked: "My father said that someone in Jingshi contacted Li Gong, didn't Master Qingyuan handle this matter?" ”

Qingyuan shook his head: "There are other people." ”

Zhu Gaoxu was a little relieved when he heard this, so he walked with him to the two-story pavilion, and Wei Da tried a few times and opened the door. A smell of dust and rotting wood suddenly came to the surface, and it was clear that this place had not been inhabited for a long time.

Qingyuan walked into the hall and said, "Zhong Gongzi will see Master Li or Master Chen first?" When will I see you? ”

The Chen Shi in his mouth is Chen Xuan of the Governor's Mansion. Before Zhu Gaoxu left, King Yan meant to meet Chen Xuan if he was looking for an opportunity...... There are not many people who can be used by Emperor Jianwen, and Chen Xuan has many achievements in river defense and water warfare, and he may take up the post of river defense in the future.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "It's better to see 'Master Li' for the seer." Can we meet outside the city? ”

"I'm afraid not, Master Li Shi's tone is very tight." Qingyuan Road.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and then said, "I want to pick a place to meet first, and how about Master Qingyuan come again the day after tomorrow?" ”

"Very good." Qingyuan saluted with one hand, "If there is nothing else, the poor monk will leave first." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Master Qingyuan walks slowly." ”

Seeing off the monk Qingyuan, Zhu Gaoxu, Zheng He and others first looked at all the rooms in the house, and then he climbed the wooden ladder to the pavilion and observed the surrounding terrain and route from a high place.

However, in Jingshi, once the incident happens, it is useless to prepare anything. So Zhu Gaoxu discussed with Zheng He and others: You can't stay here for a long time! The only way to do it quickly is to get things done and leave, which is the most effective way to preserve.

Zhu Gaoxu called three men from the pavilion, took out a picture from his bosom and put it on a dusty square table, beckoned everyone to approach, and said: "There are still some people in Jingshi who know me, for the sake of prudence, I will try not to go out......"

He pointed to the map and said, "Without further ado, you will go to the city today and see the place." In addition to me, there are three people left, and only three posts can be set up. Therefore, the chosen place can only be reached by three roads at most; In order to be able to detect accidents in advance. If you look at these pictures, a place like this is the best. ”

A few people came over to take a look, and Zhu Gaoxu's drawing was very rough, but it was also very simple. Everyone nodded their heads one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu handed the picture to Zheng He: "Let's go!" ”

Zheng He and the others clenched their fists and went downstairs. Zhu Gaoxu is still sitting on this pavilion, this place is on the hillside, and he can see farther from a high position.

At this time, Du Qianrui also walked up to the pavilion, carrying wooden barrels, brooms and other things. She said softly: "After cleaning this house first, I will go to the stove room to boil water and make tea for my son." ”

Zhu Gaoxu responded, his eyes still looking out of the window. Several times in his mind, he had such a picture: the road down the mountain was suddenly crowded with soldiers and horses!

To contact Li Jinglong as soon as possible, relying on the spy of Yan Wangfu in Beijing is obviously the fastest way; Qingyuan and Xu Zengshou are also relatively reliable...... The most risky place is still Li Jinglong's side. If Li Jinglong is not willing to surrender, but wants to atone for his crimes, then it will be over!

…… At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly saw the small door on the west side of Jiming Temple open, and someone walked out with two buckets. He immediately took a slight step back.

The attic is located on the west side of Jiming Temple, which is very far away from the Medicine Pagoda and the halls in the temple; But the small gate on the west side of the temple is very close, and it is true that there is very little movement here.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu felt a little weird...... Although I couldn't see the bald nun's appearance clearly, in the sunlight, I could see that her skin was very white and she was not very old. According to the decree issued by Taizu, it is indeed rare to see young nuns in the nunnery of the Ming Dynasty at this time, let alone the nunnery at the foot of the Son of Heaven?

He observed for a while, and it turned out that the nun had come out to clean the toilet. She scooped water from the bucket, bent over her hips, and concentrated on her work. Zhu Gaoxu saw her bending over, and could roughly see the lines of her body, guessing that this nun seemed to be in good shape.

Zhu Gaoxu thought that she was just a little nun of Jiming Temple, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and looked at the scene under the mountain from time to time, still thinking about things.

"That nun looks good." Du Qianrui's voice said suddenly.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but glance back at her, "Miss Du's eyes are very good." ”

Du Qianrui smiled lightly, also bent down to wash the cloth towel in the bucket, and continued to wipe the table and bench, while following Zhu Gaoxu to look out the window.

At this moment, another nun came out, and she suddenly kicked Xiao Ni's ass! Even Du Qianrui, who was next to Zhu Gaoxu, was surprised when he saw this.

Ni threw herself to the ground and turned her head away. The nun in the back raised her hand and pointed at the little nun on the ground, as if she was cursing something.

The surroundings of this pavilion are very quiet, there is nothing to pay attention to, and what happened outside the Jiming Temple attracted Zhu Gaoxu's attention. He watched for a while, and by this time he could almost understand that there was a bullying incident going on in the temple...... Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart: Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, even if it is a temple of the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha, it seems that it cannot be an exception.

But soon something happened that surprised Zhu Gaoxu, and the little nun actually tripped over the nun who kicked her! The nun struggled a few times, and then immediately got up, and it seemed that this matter could not be stopped.