Zhu Yuanzhang's strange gaze made Zhu Yunwen puzzled, but by the time he understood what his grandfather meant, it was already many years later.

Mobei, Fu Youde camp.

Although Fu Youde was brave, but cautious and abnormal, this time to the north rescue, the military situation of 100,000 urgent, he still carried as much as possible 5,000 Wugang cars, and from Liaodong Wusheng, Cheng Benli requisitioned a large number of supplies, such as canned food, fish floss, grain, etc., but also from everywhere 2,000 arquebuses and 50 tiger squat cannons.

Because of this, his army moved a little slowly, far behind the vanguard army that had been fighting all the way, but he was not in a hurry, and still marched at the normal marching pace, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the young and vigorous prison army Gu Wang and Gaoyang County King Zhu Gaoxu. In desperation, Fu Youde arranged for Zhu Gaoxu to lead Zhang Yu, who was familiar with the Mongolian terrain, as a guide, and told Zhang Yu to ensure the safety of the king of Gaoyang.

Under the sunset of the desert, Fu Youde's army began to camp, and the soldiers were busy fixing the Wugang car and connecting it together. Fu Youde took the King of the Valley, Tang Yun and others to the lookout and looked to the north, it stands to reason that at this time, the forward army of the King of Gaoyang County should have returned, but in the distance, no one appeared.....

Peiping.

In March, the warm wind from the south of the Yangtze River is blocked by the Yanshan Mountains, which spreads warmth to the ancient and young Beiping City; The wind also became warm and soft, blowing on the faces of pedestrians, making people feel intoxicated for a while; The willows on the side of the road have begun to bud, and the grass in the distance can still see a piece of emerald green, the peach forest in the east of Beiping has peach blossoms, scholars and ladies often meet here, drinking, having fun, "it is the benefit of the spring of the year, and the smoke willow is full of imperial capital." ”

Since returning to Beiping, King Yan's health has been not good, but he is a person who can't sit still, often take a carriage to the city to wander, sometimes sit in the teahouse all day, inferior tea, sour literati's commentary also listens to relish; Sometimes he would go to the restaurant to greet his subordinates for a banquet, but often he got drunk first and was carried back; even put on makeup and went to the Qinglou to flirt with the popular fanhead, but people thought he was too old, so he didn't get angry, and went straight back.

Today he suddenly wanted to come to Zhengyangmen to sit, and when he saw his side concubine Zhang Jinse, he beckoned her to come with him, Zhang Jinse did not dare to disobey, so he had to take the maid to accompany King Yan to sit in the carriage, and under the protection of the palace guards, he boarded the Zhengyangmen. It's just that when he arrived here, King Yan didn't speak, just wrapped his cloak around and basked in the sun.

After a while, King Yan actually made a slight snoring sound, Zhang Jinse quickly took the big coat from the guard's hand and put it on King Yan, and then sat next to him, staring at this man she hated and loved. She can't forget Shao Yun, but now that she is the king of Yan, and her father and brother are both working in the palace of the king of Yan, can she have other ideas? And King Yan also has his charm, mature, wild, and generous, which Shao Yun can't match. And after she married King Yan, she discovered that power is a poison, a poison that women can't give up. Although every woman says that a beloved is the most precious, when the poison beckons to her, they tend to pounce on it like moths to a fire, even if it ends up in ashes. If there is any regret, it is that he is just a side concubine, although he now has his blood in the abdomen, but he is just a concubine and a concubine.

While pondering, a voice suddenly came: "Aifei, what are you thinking?" Jin Se woke up and found that King Yan had woken up and was staring at her face, so he quickly stood up and said, "Lord Wang, are you awake, are you uncomfortable?" The concubine is afraid that you will catch a cold. ”

Zhu Di smiled slightly, gently pulled Jin Se, put his face on her abdomen, and said softly: "Jin Se, this king is very good, but you have to pay more attention to your body, you have the blood of this king in your abdomen." ”

Jin Se blushed, wanted to push Zhu Di away but didn't dare, and said embarrassedly: "Lord Wang, many people are watching." ”

"Haha, you are the princess of this king, who dares to talk more? Chop him up. As he spoke, Zhu Di burst out laughing.

After laughing for a while, Zhu Di suddenly said: "Jinse, I heard that you like the river and the sea?" ”

"Well," Jin Se nodded his head and said with a smile: "Lord, when I was a child, my concubine liked to swim in the river, but it was inconvenient when I got older, but my concubine still liked to play by the river." Speaking of this, he suddenly held back his smile, rubbed his hands, and said, "Isn't this not good?" ”

"Hahaha," Zhu Di smiled, scraped the bridge of Jinse's nose with his hand, held her in his arms, and said: "I, Zhu Di, am not the kind of sour Confucian scholar, just do whatever you like, this king will give you a token, you can go wherever you want." After a pause, he said, "However, for safety, let your brother follow you." ”

"Great, thank you, the princess, the concubine is so happy." Jin Se happily thanked him again and again.

Zhu Di also smiled and seemed to be very happy.

After a while, Zhu Di said: "Jin Se, you go back, this king has to stay a little longer." ”

"Yes, my lord, the concubine is retiring."

Zhu Di continued to lie on the city tower to sleep, and Ma Sanbao withdrew all the guards and guarded him with a knife. After a while, Ma Sanbao said in a low voice, "Jin Zhong is back." ”

"Well, let him come."

Jin Zhong walked over gently from behind, knelt down in front of King Yan, and said, "Lord Wang, I have come back from my humble position." ”

"Well," King Yan said with his eyes closed, "How's things going?" ”

"The little one has withdrawn all the manpower, and all the people related to the White Lotus Sect have been wiped out, a total of thirty-seven people." Speaking of this, Jin Zhong's heart trembled a little, these are very elite subordinates.

"Alas, Jin Zhong, this king has no choice, the families of these people should be well cared for, and in addition, they must monitor these families to see if they have any changes, if so, clean them up in time, and there can be no clues in the hands of the imperial court, do you understand?"

"Humble duty understands." Jin Zhong's nervous sweat flowed down, he found that King Yan had changed a lot since he came back from Jingshi, and he almost didn't know him, so resolutely cleaning up his subordinates, and even cleaning up his subordinates' families, was impossible before.

"Anything else?"

Jin Zhong thought for a while and said, "It is not good to do things at a low level, and I did not complete the assassination mission. ”

"This, this king already knows, the punishment for you will be issued later, you go down."

"Yes, retire from your duties."

Zhu Di continued to lie on the tower of the city until it was almost dark, then got up, got into the carriage, and drove towards the city.

Halfway through, Zhu Di suddenly said, "Sanbao, go to Qingshou Temple." ”

"Yes, Lord Wang," Ma Sanbao ordered the convoy to turn, and then turned back and said, "Lord Wang, do you want the little one to send someone to inform the master?" ”

"No need, this old thing knows everything."

After King Yan's convoy arrived at Qingshou Temple, the guards immediately guarded the main intersection of Qingshou Temple, but King Yan's carriage did not stop, and drove directly to the backyard and stopped in front of the abbot's house.

There was already an old monk standing at the door of the house, dressed in a tie robe, with a thin face, looking at the carriage parked in front of him, and bowing down. Ma Sanbao lifted the curtain with his left hand, and helped Zhu Di get out of the car with his right hand. Zhu Di got out of the car and looked at the old monk, and said with a smile: "Master, I haven't seen you for a long time, and my body has been cleared." ”

"Since the poor monk heard that the prince was sick, he prayed for the prince day and night, so he was getting thinner and thinner."

"Haha, the master is still so talkative, go, today the king is sad in his heart, can the master relieve the king's worries?"

"The prince's words are fallacious, the worried are worried about themselves, how can the poor monk solve the prince's worries? If the prince does not dislike it, please go to the quiet room, and the poor monk will teach the prince a Buddhist scripture, how about it? ”

"That's very good, hahaha," Zhu Di laughed heartily, turned back to the guards and said, "You are on guard outside, and you must not interfere with this king's meditation and enlightenment." ”

"Yes." Ma Sanbao and others bowed down to receive the order.

In the quiet room, Zhu Di clasped his hands together, bowed his head and said: "Master, Zhu Di's heart is like a mess, I hope the master will solve his doubts." ”

Dao Yan sighed: "When the six ancestors of Zen Buddhism first attained enlightenment, they taught the monk Hui Ming, who seized the Dharma, and said: 'Since you have come for the Dharma, you can hold your breath and do not have a thought, I will say it for you. The prince's heart was disturbed, and the old man recited a passage of the Heart Sutra for the prince to help the prince calm down. ”

"Master Xie."

Master Daoyan held his breath, knocked on the wooden fish with his hand, and chanted in a low voice: "When the Bodhisattva is in the Bodhisattva, when he walks in the deep waves, he sees that the five aggregates are empty...... The Buddhas of the three worlds, with the paramita of Paramita, attained the three bodhisattvas of the three bodhisattvas......"

It is also strange to say that Zhu Di did not have the heart to calm down for a day, but in this quiet quiet room, in this melodious chanting, he calmed down little by little.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Di slowly opened his eyes, his expression was calm, there was no joy or sorrow, and he clasped his palms respectfully: "Thank you, master." ”

Dao Yan smiled: "Your Highness is already calm, do you still need Lao Yan?" ”

Zhu Di said with a smile: "The heart is calm, it is only temporary, and there will be waves again in the future, so I hope the master will solve his doubts." ”

"Amitabha!" Dao Yan put down the wooden fish, clasped his hands together and said, "Lord Wang, please speak." ”

"The king returned from Beijing a month ago, and after arriving in Beiping, he had mixed feelings, and the people here gathered little by little for the king's father-in-law, the king of Zhongshan, and the king spent more than 20 years here. Once the king is gone, who will resist the Mongol horsemen and protect the people here? ”

Dao Yan poured a cup of tea for Zhu Di, then poured himself a cup, blew it gently, took a sip, and then said: "The prince went to the capital once, what do you feel?" The poor monk heard that the emperor had placed the prince by the emperor's side for three months. ”

After Zhu Di heard this, he stopped talking, and then held his head in his hands, cried in a low voice, and said: "Master, this time I went to Beijing, this king worked hard, but it was the three months by my father's side that this king finally understood that my father did not pass on my heart. In his eyes, I am just a general who guards the border for Yunwen. ”

Dao Yan looked at Zhu Di, with a trace of sentimentality on his face, and said: "Lord Wang, the heavenly family has no family affection, the royal family has no benefactors, the emperor categorically disposed of Guo Zixing's descendants, imprisoned Zhu Wenzheng, and cut off the heroes with small mistakes, this is all due to the times." It's just that all that is left in the court now is a group of scholars, who are essentially no different from running halls and account rooms. ”

"Today's court looks full of flowers, but once it changes, it will be vulnerable."

"The old man persuaded the prince to start an incident, not because he had any grudges with the imperial grandson, but for the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty."

"If the prince sits and waits for the new emperor to deal with you, according to the temperament of the imperial grandson, he will not treat you harshly, but the prince is the barrier to the north, once the prince leaves Beiping and the Mongolian army goes south, who will resist?"

"King Jin is seriously ill, the emperor is old, it won't be long before the prince is the elder of the royal family, do you want to watch the Zhu family's country fall into the hands of others?"

Zhu Di wiped his tears, raised his head and said, "Master, how can I make Yun Wei believe in my loyalty and keep me in Beiping?" ”

Dao Yan let out a long laugh and said, "Lord Wang, there is still no compatibility between brothers, let alone between uncles and nephews. Didn't you take the princess and prince to express your loyalty to the imperial grandson in the Qianqing Palace? Do you think he believed it? Or do you mean it? ”

"If he's sincere, then I'm genuine." Zhu Di thought for a while and said.

"The Diamond Sutra says, 'The past mind is unattainable, the present mind is unattainable, and the future mind is unattainable.' There are too few people in this world who can not change their original intentions, and the Son of Heaven cannot be bound by ordinary vows. The emperor and Zuo Junbi are friends in cloth, and they have an oath when they are in trouble: 'If you are in trouble with each other, you should save each other.' But in the end, Zuo Junbi was executed for embezzlement, just as the Korean Gong Li Shanchang said: "If you keep your word, you won't be able to do it." ’”

Zhu Di covered his face with his hands and cried: "In this way, I am afraid that there will be the name of a rebellious minister and a thief, and my father will be uneasy." ”

Dao Yan said: "Lord Wang, the eldest husband sacrifices small righteousness and the whole big festival, can ensure the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty, how can he be dissatisfied today?" Could it be that the prince consciously can't do it? ”

"Bang", Zhu Di slammed his fist on the table, and said: "Master, this king has decided, I won't hesitate anymore, please help me." ”

Dao Yan laughed and said, "Haha, the old man has been waiting for the prince's words for a long time. ”

"Hahaha!" "Hahaha!" The two of them laughed happily and heartily in the house.

On the way back, Zhu Di was in a good mood, he was persuaded by Master Daoyan that he was the Optimus Bo Jade Pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and he was not going to rebel, he was going to protect the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years. The more Zhu Di thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help laughing again.

Back at the palace, Zhu Di looked at the military report in front of him, and Wang Bi had caught up with King Ning's rear army. Great, Zhu Di stood up excitedly and paced in the house, as long as King Ning was under the protection of the army, it should not be difficult to retreat to the Great Wall, as long as King Ning was fine, no matter how many soldiers were killed or wounded, Da Ming's face was saved. However, we need to be more careful at this time, the defense of Kaiping, Daning, and the Great Wall must not be relaxed, no matter whether we win or lose, in a few days, the news should come over.