Niu San and Jiang Yi reluctantly bid farewell to Zhu Qiming, went to the border city of the town to return to the team, and took away the mounts of Zhu Qiming and the other three by the way.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, Xu Gong and Liang Gang evacuated Shilipo on foot and ran all the way to the eastern foot of Zhuolu Mountain. Zhu Qiming naturally didn't have to suffer from running around, he lay on Liang Gang's back and soon fell asleep.

I don't know how long later, I heard the arguments between Xu Gong and Liang Gang in a daze, Zhu Qiming opened his eyes leisurely and found himself lying on a grass, covered with a long robe.

Xu Gong changed into a well-fitting civilian clothes, and his posture was slightly elegant, "We must have been here at the beginning." ”

Liang Gang was only wearing a shirt, needless to say, the robe was covered by Zhu Qiming. Liang Gang's tone seemed quite serious, "Lord Xu must have remembered wrong, we really came here!" ”

Zhu Qiming stood up, facing the east, and the sky was just showing the white of the fish's belly. He turned to look to the west, and saw that not far ahead were rolling hills, and the outline of a village was faintly visible halfway up the eastern foothills.

"That's it, why bother with tongues!" Xu Gong quickly made a compromise, "I finally came across a populated place, and it is important to find food." ”

Zhu Qiming picked up the robe and handed it to Liang Gang, Liang Gang was dressed neatly, and the three of them walked along the winding mountain path towards the village above.

At this time, there was a light coughing sound in front of him, Xu Gong hurriedly signaled Zhu Qiming and Liang Gang to hide in the forest, and he walked slowly towards the place where the cough sounded.

Maybe he was waiting anxiously, Zhu Qiming was very unimpressed by Xu Gong's caution, and couldn't help but whisper that Xu Gong didn't come: "Xu Gong has always been stingy, if we live in seclusion in the mountains, we will have to endure hardship!" ”

"He's just stingy!" Liang Gang nodded without hesitation, "Yesterday for Zhang Luo's dinner, I asked him for five taels of silver, but he didn't agree, and in the end he only gave two taels, no way, now he has silver." ”

Iron Rooster! Zhu Qiming scolded secretly, and immediately realized that yesterday's dinner might overdraft all the three meals a day in the future, and immediately said worriedly: "Master, does Xu Gong still have any silver on him?" ”

"Yes! He said that there were dozens of taels of silver, which he usually looked at rigidly, and he didn't want to spend more on a copper plate. ”

Dozens of taels? So that you don't have to eat vegetables and eat bran? Zhu Qiming blinked, feeling that there were still some benefits to following the iron rooster, that is, there was no shortage of silver when it was needed the most!

Xu Gong finally appeared, and Zhu Qiming and Liang Gang hurriedly got out of the woods to meet them.

"Your Highness, what a hell of a life, I just saw an old man in Beijing over there!" Xu Gong's eyes lit up slightly with excitement, but the expression on his face was serious.

"Who?"

"Pang Zhe!"

Pang Zhe? This name is familiar! Zhu Qiming thought about it for a while, and finally remembered that Pang Zhe was a good friend of Mr. Lu, and he had seen him a few times with Mr. Lu.

"I heard that he lived in seclusion in the suburbs of Beijing after resigning, but why did he come here?" Zhu Qiming said in surprise.

"It's inconvenient to ask more, I only know that he only came here half a year ago, reclaimed a few acres of mountainous land, and his livelihood has just been settled. Oh, does Your Highness want to see Pang Zhe? ”

"See, of course I want to see, he is a good friend of Mr. Lu!"

Hearing that Pang Zhe was ploughing on Longmu, Zhu Qiming's mind suddenly appeared Tao Yuanming and Zhuge Liang, two historical figures, but I didn't know who Pang Zhe was closer to, so he immediately walked towards the ramp with Xu Gong, and while he was excited, he couldn't help but be a little worried, because although this Pang Zhe was talented, his temperament was very strange, which made it difficult for people to approach, and Zhu Qiming had asked him for advice several times in the past but was ignored.

On the ramp, turn a corner, and see a wooden shed of moderate size between the two locust trees, and the wooden shed has no door panels.

When I entered the shed, I saw a man in his early forties sitting cross-legged on a straw mat, his green shirt had been washed white, his square face was covered with some fine lines, his face was clear, and his eyes were deep.

It's really Pang Zhe!

"Yuefu has seen Mr. Pang in his later life." Zhu Qiming respectfully stepped forward and saluted.

Pang Zhe stared at Zhu Qiming for a moment, was slightly surprised, and slowly stood up, "The mountain people are idle clouds and wild cranes, and they dare not bear the great gift of His Highness." ”

"Later life admired Mr. to learn, but unfortunately has not had the opportunity to listen to Mr. teachings, today I am fortunate to meet Mr., this is a godsend, late life is looking forward to the previous wish."

Pang Zhe's expression was a little cold, "How can you let the humble room stain Your Highness's precious body!" ”

Zhu Qiming was dumbfounded. Looking around, in addition to a bed and a small stove in the house, there are only two straw mats left on the ground, which can be called the four walls of the house.

At this time, Xu Gong and Liang Gang came over to salute, and Pang Zhe had to let go of Zhu Qiming and turn around to return the salute.

Xu Gong glanced at Zhu Qiming, probably sensing that Zhu Qiming was embarrassed by the cold reception, and immediately smiled at Pang Zhe: "Your Highness is out of danger, and now you have nowhere to live, so you can only bother Mr." ”

Pang Zhe shook his head, with a helpless face, and followed Xu Gong's topic and talked about the scene: "Although Pang Mou is an idle cloud and a wild crane, he also has some old friends, so he naturally knows that Prince Yue was captured by thieves. And Lord Xu is a master of the famous capital, and Prince Yue was able to escape thanks to Lord Xu's great help. ”

"Sir, that's a mistake!" Xu Gong shook his head and said: "It was five Tartar thieves who kidnapped His Highness, and they kidnapped His Highness all the way to the Pine Castle, at the beginning of this year, when Xu and this Master Liang rushed to His Highness's side, they saw that the five Tartar thieves were already dead, and His Highness designed to let them kill each other to death." ”

Pang Zhe was shocked, turned his head and looked at Zhu Qiming in a daze, looking deeply suspicious.

"At the beginning of the year? I heard that there were Tartar thieves in the north at the beginning of the year, and Lord Xu took Prince Yue out of danger, and he must have gone through a lot of hardships. ”

Xu Gong was moved when he heard this, "Xu once met nearly 30 Tartar thieves unexpectedly, and after a hard fight, he killed all the thieves, and he was also injured, but fortunately he was rescued by the local hunters." ”

Pang Zheluo arched his hand, "Lord Xu is brave, if you talk about protecting the territory and the people, the countless guards in the north are not as strong as Lord Xu alone." ”

"Sir, at that time, Xu and His Highness were separated, and His Highness also met more than ten Tartar thieves, all of whom were heavily armored cavalry. However, His Highness was very resourceful, summoned the fleeing strong men, and designed to kill all the thieves, so that thousands of fleeing people would not be slaughtered by the Tartars. ”

Twice designed to kill the Tartars? Pang Zhe was shocked again, and when he turned his head to look at Zhu Qiming again, the coldness on his face had all dissipated. Most of the royal relatives of the Ming Dynasty are uneducated, and when they become adults, they are all ancient wonders who only know how to satisfy their physical desires, and Zhu Qiming has amazing deeds at a young age, which will of course surprise Pang Zhe.

Liang Gang on the side couldn't stay idle, "I heard that His Royal Highness also designed to rescue dozens of girls who were kidnapped by abductors on the way. ”

Pang Zhe pondered for a moment, and finally a smile appeared on his face, "It's just a bad room, I'm afraid that I have wronged you." Moreover, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I can't sustain myself with three meals a day, even if I want to be Meng Haoran's old friend, I don't treat each other with chickens. ”

"You're welcome, sir." Xu Gong said with a smile: "Let's come here rashly, just to stay for a while, as for the meal, naturally we will find a way, not Mr. Lao Pang to worry about it." ”

Xu Gong gave Liang Gang a tael of silver, Liang Gang took the silver and checked it, and went out to Zhang Luo for breakfast.

The sky was already bright, and more than ten zhang away from the door, a wooden and stone structure house was hidden in the green trees, and Liang Gang was walking towards the house.

Pang Zhe looked at Liang Gang's back, raised his neck, and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just shook his head and sighed.

Xu Gong looked around and was slightly surprised, "What does Mr. command?" ”

"The daughter-in-law of that family has been married for eight years, and she has not had children, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not in harmony, and the mother-in-law often scolds the daughter-in-law for some reason, and the daughter-in-law is having a hard time, you should not disturb that family. It's just a matter of procuring some meals, maybe I'm too careful. ”

Zhu Qiming turned around and looked out the door, and saw that Liang Gang had arrived in front of the door, knocked on the door, and soon an old woman opened the door, probably the mother-in-law of this family, but the expression on her face was quite kind, and she couldn't see that she was an evil mother-in-law.

After some words, the old woman welcomed Liang Gang into the door.

Pang Zhe's face softened, and he stretched out his right hand, as if he wanted to invite Zhu Qiming to sit down, probably realizing that there was not even a low stool in the room, and that hand was frozen in front of him.

Zhu Qiming smiled at Pang Zhe, walked straight to another straw mat, sat cross-legged, and finally simply leaned against the wooden wall to relieve his fatigue.

Xu Gong knelt with Pang Zhe on the larger straw mat.

"Before I left Beijing, I heard that the Empress Dowager was not hesitant and could not be a director, it has been more than two years, and now the situation in Beijing is unclear, and it is wise for Prince Yue to hide and not return." Pang Zhe sighed.

The imperial grandmother is not hesitating? No wonder no one in the capital seems to care about his whereabouts, it turns out that it is because the imperial grandmother cannot be a director, and the Son of Heaven is young and has not yet been in power, so I am afraid it is difficult to think about some things!

So, what about the father and the mother? Zhu Qiming's affection for his family arose, and he felt a little sour in his heart, endured it, and finally calmed his mood.

Thinking back to rationality, Zhu Qiming soon realized that Pang Zhe's words seemed to have an off-string sound. Pang Zhe said the words "hide and not return", but the reason he gave for "the empress dowager is not hesitating" is extremely insufficient!

Looking out the door indifferently, I saw wisps of cooking smoke rising from the roof of the house opposite.

Xu Gong seemed to want to find out the situation in Beijing from Pang Zhe, but Pang Zhe either shook his head or was indifferent, which made Zhu Qiming on the side also feel discouraged.

"Why did Mr. Pang leave the capital?" Xu Gong changed the topic at the right time.

"Although the capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, it is no different from other places, Haoqiang relies on usury and the 'contribution' of the small people to annex the land, and even forcibly occupy the wasteland, the native people are still difficult to make a living, Pang is an idle cloud and wild crane, and it is naturally more difficult to find a place to live." Pang Zhe answered simply this time, and took the opportunity to play a role.

Pang Zhe's words hit Da Ming's internal worries, which is a true word that cannot be heard from the mouth of the scholars. Because when it comes to annexing land, the first person to bear the brunt is none other than the doctor!

After Zhu Qiming saw the various states in the world, he had too many doubts in his heart, including doubts about his own situation, and at this moment he wanted to ask Pang Zhe to solve his doubts and solve his doubts, but when he thought of Pang Zhe's temperament, Zhu Qiming had to warn himself to be patient.