On the territory of the Yunnan political envoy, only snow will fall on the mountain, and only rain will fall on the mountain. Even in the dry season, it often rains in the southwestern mountain forests.

There was rain in the sky above the city of Yongchangfu. Under the eaves on both sides of the street in the city, people of all ethnic groups stood to hide from the rain and watch the liveliness, and there were many officials and people wearing hats and umbrellas in the rain.

Groups of soldiers were marching through the city gates, the sound of neat running footsteps was endless, and the muddy sewage was trampled everywhere.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu, who was wearing armor, got out of a carriage, and immediately had his own soldiers open an umbrella to cover the top of his head. Zhu Gaoxu glanced sideways slightly, and Zhao Ping, who was beside him, said in a deep voice: "Take the umbrella away." ”

Many local civil and military officials greeted Zhu Gaoxu and noisily congratulated the Han King on his victory. But Zhu Gaoxu ignored them, because at this time many carriages and mule carts with white flags and coffins came in from the city gate.

There are also two columns of words written on white cloth in front of the convoy, the left side is written "Ming Loyal Soul", and the right side is "Imperial Dynasty Heroes".

Zhu Gaoxu clenched his fists and bowed to the convoy, and the soldiers around him and many officials who came to greet him also bent down with the vassal king. Countless people stood in the rain.

The convoy slowly passed through the city gate, and Zhu Gaoxu stood in the rain for a long time, not moving. The rain quickly drenched his body, and the water on his helmet continued to drip down the wide-brimmed iron helmet, flowing down his face, making him feel itchy, but he couldn't hold back.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu saw Diao Ya, the native translator not far from the side, who was crying there and wiping tears from her tears. No one cares about Diaoya, after all, she is crying in front of the coffin, nothing is wrong, as long as she doesn't laugh.

These soldiers of the Ming army who died in battle were for the jade trade interests of the Shen family, the king of the Zhu family and the big landlord and wealthy man; Zhu Gaoxu should have bowed down to the corpses of the fallen soldiers, given them courtesy, and comforted their families.

However, this war had little to do with the Turen, and it did not even bring much benefit to the Han people. A native lady, what is there to cry in the face of the coffins of the Ming soldiers?

The casualties of the Turen soldiers and civilians in this battle were more than ten times that of the Ming army, and countless people were killed and their villages were destroyed due to the raging war, and those people did not even have the treatment of the Ming army's fallen soldiers.

Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart: Maybe many people are easily affected by the atmosphere? It is difficult for them to see behind the solemn ceremonies, the brutal fighting and stance, for the sake of profit.

…… The army entered the city and camped for two or three days, and the rain did not stop. In the spring season of the first month of the first month in the mountains of Yunnan, sometimes it rains and there is no fun.

Zhu Gaoxu stood under the eaves of the courtyard that was requisitioned for his travel, looking up at the rain in the sky for a long time.

"At this time, it may not be rain in Jingshi, but it will be snow." Zhu Gaoxu sighed casually. The weather in this era was colder than in later generations, and it also snowed in some places south of the river.

Whenever the weather was a little colder, he would always think of Miaojin, perhaps because he had met her several times, all in the cold.

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his palm, which was roughened by the handle of the weapon, to catch the rain flowing down from the tiles, feeling its meaningless coldness. The hand stopped there for a long time, and he was stunned.

A subtle depression and helplessness, faintly with a sad look, shrouded his face.

But after a while, his eyes lit up, and he took a long breath. At this time, he vigorously shook off the water from his hand, reached out and wiped it with his handkerchief a few times.

Zhu Gaoxu wiped his hands and said casually: "I seem to remember a poem about a magical woman in ancient times who could turn into rain and fog?" ”

Zhao Ping, who was beside him, hugged his fists and said: "What the prince is talking about is Song Yu's "Gao Tang Fu"? There is a sentence in it: The concubine is in the sun of Wushan, the obstruction of the high hills, Dan is the morning clouds, and the twilight is the rain. Morning and twilight, under the balcony. ”

Zhu Gaoxu praised after hearing this: "Zhao Baihu's stomach is quite a little inky. ”

Zhao Ping said: "Back to the prince, the last general used to be a child, and he read a lot of books, but he didn't learn enough. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "You only do a hundred grievances, go back to Kunming City and give you a boss." ”

After hearing this, Zhao Ping immediately knelt on one knee, hugged his fists gratefully and said, "The last general will thank the prince for his cultivation." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "You have made meritorious contributions, you should be." Get up. ”

When Zhao Ping captured Sixingfa, the victory or defeat was decided; Zhao Ping actually didn't play much of a role in the whole battle, and there was a suspicion of drilling the camp, Zhu Gaoxu was not so satisfied with this matter.

However, at the beginning, Zhao Ping was willing to go to the Mengyangsi mine, the barren land, and dared to brave all kinds of dangers to forge ahead. This is the real reason why Zhu Gaoxu promoted Zhao Ping...... It's a pity that the first time Zhao Ping went to Mengyang Division, he was defeated and captured, lost the city and lost his land, so he had to be promoted to an official as a result? Obviously, it is not convincing and does not comply with military law. On the contrary, it is the matter of capturing the Dharma of Thinking and Doing, which is a great achievement that can be said.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu did not say clearly what Zhao Ping had done.

…… There is a lot of rain in the south, and as soon as you get out of the city at this time, the road is mostly dirt roads, and it is inevitable that everything will be muddy. The ancient saying "a thousand days at home is good, and going out for more than half a day" makes sense. If you live in the city, it is better to be at home on a rainy day, at least many roads in the city are paved with stone slabs and bricks.

A light rain in Yongchang Province has not stopped for several days, and the road is difficult to walk.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't wait, and decided to take the personal guard cavalry to go first, leaving a few generals with the army, and wait for the rain to stop before starting.

A group of people rode horses and traveled lightly, trekking from Yongchang Mansion to Dali City, Chuxiong, Kunming City, and it was almost February when they arrived at Dali Mansion City.

The cavalry rushed to the Duanli Gate of the Han Palace, Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about taking off the armor covered with dirt and dust on his body, just took off his helmet, and immediately rode to the carrier gate and went to the harem.

Guo Wei and the others welcomed out of the front palace together. Zhu Gaoxu saw clearly that Duan Xue was also next to Guo Wei; Before going out, Zhu Gaoxu asked her to follow the princess nearby, and now he suddenly returned to the house and saw that she was indeed very promised.

"Lord Wang!" Guo Wei called out with surprise on her face, she carried her skirt and couldn't wait to walk down the stone steps. Zhu Gaoxu strode up and held her, "The princess is exempt." ”

Guo Wei raised her head to look at him and said, "The concubine listened to the report of the Changshi Mansion, the prince's army was delayed in Yongchang Mansion for several days, and I didn't expect the prince to come back so soon." ”

Zhu Gaoxu looked at her, of course Guo Wei was still sixteen or seventeen years old, but after giving birth to a child, she seemed to be a little less youthful and a little more motherly mature.

"Is Wei'er's body well, is the child okay?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Guo Wei nodded and said, "It's more than three months old." ”

"My father's name is Zhu Zhanyu?" Zhu Gaoxu immediately asked.

Guo Wei's eyes kept looking at Zhu Gaoxu, and while looking at him carefully, she nodded "um" and said, "My father sent someone to Yunnan Mansion to spread the decree and give him the name." My sister also gave birth to a boy, and her name was Zhu Zhankai. ”

Zhu Gaoxu pulled Guo Wei into the palace gate to see his son. He was led into the dormitory by a group of people, and saw a child crawling on a bed, and two palace maids watching, and they both came forward to bow their knees.

Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward, picked up the child and looked at it, and saw that Zhu Zhanyu's eyes were very clear, and he was heavy in his hand, he was a fat boy. The child looked at Zhu Gaoxu's face curiously, and did not cry, but only kicked him in the calf.

"Father, call Father quickly." Guo Wei was teaching on the side.

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "When children learn to speak for the first time, they usually learn to call their mother first, and it is too difficult for their father to pronounce it. ”

He teased the child for a while, and then heard Guo Wei say: "The prince will bathe and change his clothes first." ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced down at his dirty armor, and then said, "I should change my clothes first, and then hug him, and someone will prepare hot water." ”

Guo Wei said: "It's ready, Lord Wang, please." ”

Zhu Gaoxu took off his armor first with the help of the eunuch palace maid, then retreated left and right, and took a bath by himself. Guo Wei came into the door with a clean lining, Zhu Gaoxu looked at her, and couldn't help but sigh a little guiltily: "I happened to be out of the house a while ago, and I wasn't even around Wei'er to give birth, and even my son was more than three months old when I came back." Alas, I can't stand Vier. ”

At this time, he heard Guo Wei respond softly: "The concubine doesn't blame the prince, and you don't have to apologize." The prince is not just me, you are the vassal king, and you should be planning for millions of people in Yunnan; You're also a father, and you have to think about it. Many people point to relying on the prince, how can the concubine not have this knowledge? ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened, stretched out his arm from the water with a "bang", and gently held Guo Wei's slender hand, he didn't speak, but expressed his feelings with movements.

He looked at Guo Wei silently, he hadn't seen her for more than half a year, and felt that she had indeed changed a little. On closer inspection, her little face seemed to be a little rounder, her body became plump, and her skin was as smooth as satin; The tone and expression of her voice are also a little more confident and calm than before. Being a mother seems to be able to really change a woman.

The voice of "thinking about the gully" in Guo Wei's words suddenly made Zhu Gaoxu think of his future fate: the whole family was killed, and no one was left behind!

He tried his best not to show his inner emotions, but suddenly fell silent. He silently watered and washed the dust and sweat on his body, looking thoughtful, and did not speak again for a long time.

Guo Wei asked softly from time to time "Is it appropriate to be hot or cold?" and other trivial matters, but Zhu Gaoxu didn't listen carefully, he just responded with "um". I was used to this habit of him......

As an adult man, facing a group of women and children with his family members, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that there were many things that could no longer be shirked, and he was duty-bound. He has never been a father, but he can think of it with his toes, whether he is a nobleman or a commoner, if he is not a father, what will happen to the whole family.

After he became a father, his most direct feeling was probably the same, but it was not excitement.

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(I'm sorry everyone, but something affected the state yesterday and was interrupted for a day.) There's another chapter with a word count of 3000 tonight. ）

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