The town is located in a large canyon that runs northwest to southeast, and it is the choke point that thieves must pass through to invade the capital. The whole city can be called a stone town, with stone walls, stone houses, and stone roads, and stones are everywhere in the city. Occasionally, there are green bricks and green tiles of the dwellings, which are slightly abrupt in a stone color.

In the southwest corner of the city, under the cover of the tall stone houses all around, there is a brick and tile house in the architectural style of the capital, the scale is not large, but the carved beams and painted buildings, the winding fence and the secluded path, can be called the scenic spot of the stone city.

At this moment, in one of the inner chambers of this house, a huge wooden barrel was steaming, and the pungent smell of medicine filled every corner of the inner chamber and spread into the courtyard.

The wooden barrel was full of pale green liquid, and Zhu Qiming was almost naked and soaked in the liquid, and his limbs were held down by Niu San and Jiang Yiyi left and right.

Zhu Qiming's face was distorted into a human shape, and there were bursts of pig-killing howls from his mouth.

"Niu San, don't let go, your ······ Silver ······ I won't count! ”

Ni Niang said that Niu San and others had meritorious service in rescuing, as long as Zhu Qiming nodded, Ni Niang would reward each person with a hundred taels of silver.

"What?" Niu San deliberately turned his head to look out of the door, "Hey, hey, Ni Niang, listen up, Your Highness said that there is more than that amount of silver!" ”

You ruthless bull devil! The knife wound on Zhu Qiming's body was soaked in the potion, and the pain in his heart was several times worse than when he was stabbed, and the anger in his heart had nowhere to vent, and his violently undulating chest was almost about to explode.

"Jiang Yi, don't ······ anymore Let go, Widow Lu······ You're married! ”

I heard Niu San say that the proprietor of a restaurant in the border city of the town is a widow, and her family's surname is Lu, which seems to have a little meaning to Jiang Yi, but Jiang Yi is very taboo for others to mention this matter.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Jiang Yi, if you don't let go, Lao Tzu will let you marry a saltless girl!"

Zhu Qiming used a familiar swear word for the first time, but the profound words of "saltless girl" shocked Jiang Yi's hard heart, and in exchange for a burst of "hey, hey, hey".

Zhu Qiming twisted his neck desperately, wanting to bite the two arms on the front of his body that were thicker than the legs of the cow, but unfortunately there was always a difference of one and a half feet, which made him even more angry. What's even more infuriating is that these two strong men ignored the great suffering that Zhu Qiming was suffering, and chatted with themselves.

"Brother Jiang, I'll accompany you to drink a few big bowls at noon."

"Jiang doesn't drink alcohol at noon."

"Then I'll drink it at dinner."

"Quit it."

"It's boring! Ni Niangniang and they brought a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas in order to make up for His Highness's body, you say, can Your Highness stand it alone, isn't this torturing Your Highness! Your Highness is in trouble, my two brothers can't ignore it, right? ”

"Hey, hey, hey, it's okay to drink a jar."

"Yo, Ni Niang said that she had to soak for half an hour, I think it should be about the same."

"Look at the missed moment, it should be two o'clock in the afternoon, hehehehe, there is still half an hour left."

"Two o'clock in the afternoon? You pig's head, didn't you soak for half an hour? ”

Niu San and Jiang Yi glanced at Zhu Qiming in a daze, and then quickly lifted him away from the barrel and put him on the wooden case outside the barrel, and then the two huge figures ran towards the door in a smoke, the speed was comparable to lightning.

Zhu Qiming was like an angry little beast, he turned over and picked up a brick and smashed it behind the two of them, but the accuracy was a little outrageous, the brick was far away to the other side, and with a "bang", the vase in the corner of the wall was smashed to pieces.

He had been here for four days, and for the first two days he was unconscious, and he was basically insensitive to the medicine; Yesterday he was sane, but he was tired and powerless to resist the torment caused by the potion; Today's spirit is very good, and the two strong men have been pressed into the bucket for an hour and a half to suffer, and the grievances in my heart are afraid that it will be difficult to disappear all day.

At this time, Liang Gang came in, and saw that there was no maid around Zhu Qiming to serve him, so Liang Gang reluctantly made it difficult for him, came in to clean himself with water, applied medicinal powder to the wound, and then waited for Zhu Qiming to dress neatly and go to the dining room to eat.

Let the master do the work of the subordinates, Zhu Qiming was a little reluctant, but fortunately, Liang Gang never behaved like a master, which made Zhu Qiming say a lot less polite words.

Entering the dining room, Ni Niang was there early, "Niu Baihu and Jiang Baihu are too disagreeable, they let His Royal Highness soak for half an hour, careless!" However, it is better to soak for more than half an hour, and the effect can be seen more. ”

Even though one side was singing with a black face and the other was singing with a white face, Zhu Qiming listened to Ni Niang's words, and the anger in his chest still disappeared a few points.

Perhaps because he had eaten very little for several days and caught up with the initial recovery from a serious illness, Zhu Qiming had a great appetite at this moment, smiled at Ni Niang, and went straight to the high platform and sat down on the side of the desk.

Ni Niang followed and carefully examined Zhu Qiming's complexion, "It seems that His Royal Highness is fine, and he will be fine for a few more days of recuperation." ”

"By your auspicious words, this seat has been healed, and there is no need to soak in the hateful liquid anymore!"

Ni Niang covered her mouth and snickered for a moment, "Today is the last day, and from tomorrow, Your Highness will not have to suffer that sin." Then he knelt down at the side of the desk, "Your Highness's whereabouts must be kept secret, so it is inconvenient to hire a maid, otherwise, Ni Niang will be His Highness's maid these days?" ”

"That's not going to work! This seat is accustomed to taking care of everything by itself, so you can go to eat and don't pay attention to it. ”

Ni Niang retired. Zhu Qiming saw that there were stewed three yellow chickens, roasted mutton, roasted whole goose, and a few seasonal vegetables on the case.

Glancing at the audience, only Xu Gong and Liang Gang were eating, but there were no Niu San and Jiang Yi, Zhu Qiming was slightly surprised, thinking that Niu and Jiang were both foodies, so he planned to leave the roasted mutton and roasted whole goose for the two, but when he thought that they were so ruthless to himself, he became angry in his heart.

That's it, let the two of them eat vegetables and swallow chaff!

After lunch, Zhu Qiming took a lunch break for half an hour, and when he woke up, he felt refreshed, his body was as usual, and he wanted to study and make up for his abandoned studies. But Ni Niang said that he was still in the recovery period and was not allowed to study for five days.

"You can't read, but it's okay to listen to books, I don't know what Your Highness wants to hear?" Ni Niang said.

"The Book of Han." He planned to revisit the history of the Han Dynasty, compare the similarities and differences between the rule of Wenjing and the rule of the Great Ming Renxuan, and learn more about the strategy of the Great Han against the Xiongnu.

Zhu Qiming was half-lying on the couch, and after a while, Ni Niang found the "Book of Han", and read the biography of the character first according to Zhu Qiming's meaning, and then read the Ji. Ni Niang flipped through it casually, and turned to "The Legend of the Cool Official".

"Zhidu, Hedong Dayang people. Emperor Wen of Lang Shi, Emperor Jing was the general of Zhonglang······"

Zhu Qiming was deeply influenced by Confucianism, and did not have a good impression of the cool officials of the past dynasties, and did not read the "Biography of the Cool Officials" when he first read the "Book of Han".

"Taste from entering the forest, Jia Ji goes to the toilet, and Yeyu goes to the toilet······"

Hey, hey, Zhidu accompanied Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty into the Forest Garden, and caught up with Emperor Jing's concubine Jia Ji to go to the toilet, and there were wild boars in the toilet to harass Jia Ji, that scene must be quite funny! Hearing this, Zhu Qiming suddenly became interested.

But then, Zhu Qiming no longer felt ridiculous. At that time, Jinan County was raging, Emperor Jing worshiped Zhi for Jinan County Guard, Zhidu killed the first evil of the Hui clan as soon as he took office, "Yu are all chestnut", he governed Jinan for more than a year, "the county does not leave anything behind".

Later, the "Book of Han" talked about how Zhidu was incorruptible and how the Huns were afraid of Zhidu, and gradually, Zhu Qiming was immersed in the storyline of Zhidu.

When Ni Niang read Zhidu's famous saying, "If you are a dead official, you will never care about your wife", Zhu Qiming was shocked. When he finally learned that Zhidu was killed because he was unwilling to be flexible, he couldn't help but sigh.

Zhu Qiming fell into deep thought. Emperor Wen and Jing seem to have reused many cool officials, Jia Yi and Chao Cuo are also suspected of being cool officials, and the rule of Wen Jing is not only for the common people to recuperate and recuperate, but also to reuse cool officials to suppress the powerful forces. And the rule of Renxuan of the Ming Dynasty······ Alas! He suddenly remembered Wang Kui.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! What's wrong with Your Highness? Ni Niang's call looked a little anxious.

Zhu Qiming suddenly came to his senses, "Oh, this seat is comprehending the deep meaning of Guan Zhong's words 'internal affairs are not cultivated, and external affairs are not good'. "I secretly said in my heart: Now that the Ming Dynasty wants to deal with the Tartar thieves, the top priority is to repair internal affairs, and many strategies of Wenjing can be used for reference.

Ni Niang shook her head, poetry and poetry are her strengths, and talking about history and politics is her shortcoming, so when it comes to the major events of governing the country, she immediately loses interest.

"Your Highness should not stay in bed for too long, the weather is fine today, it is better to walk around in the courtyard."

Zhu Qiming was inconvenient to refuse, so he had to stay and enter the park with Ni Niang.

Bypassing a winding corridor, you will enter a sea of flowers, and the paths are lined with flowers. Ni Niang immediately became interested and became a flower tour guide.

"Your Highness, this is wisteria, this is a poppy ······"

Zhu Qiming just followed behind Ni Niang blankly, occasionally nodded subconsciously, his mind was full of his civil and military studies at the moment: he would not be able to return to the capital for a while and a half, and he was afraid that he would stay in the border city for a long time. Reading is a bit troublesome, and without a good teacher, self-study will inevitably be doubtful······

"Your Highness, it's all ······ here" Ni Niang glanced at Zhu Qiming, her mouth suddenly paused, and then she smiled, "It seems that His Royal Highness's mind is not on the garden, please rest assured, my sister will come to the town in the next two days, and as soon as she comes, she will take care of His Highness's diet and daily life, study and martial arts and other things more thoroughly." ”

Yun Niang is not in the border city of the town? Zhu Qiming was taken aback, and then smiled: "Hehe, I have just recovered from a serious illness, and I am in a trance." ”

At dinner, there was still no shadow of Niu San and Jiang Yi, Zhu Qiming felt a little uneasy in his heart, and hurriedly finished dinner, so he wanted to get up and leave, but saw Niu San and Jiang Yi probing their brains at the door of the dining room.

"Come in." The anger in his heart has long since disappeared.

Niu San and Jiang Yi accompanied the smiling faces into the dining room.

"There was a lot of offense in the morning, please forgive your highness."

"Hehe, how disrespectful, how disrespectful."

"It's over, there's no need to mention it again." Zhu Qiming's face widened, and he pointed to the case and said: "This is the roasted mutton and roasted whole goose left for you, and I haven't tasted a bite of it." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." The two stepped forward to salute Zhu Qiming, and then rushed forward to support Zhu Qiming on the left and right, and lifted him high above their heads.

"What?"

"Medicated bath. For the last time, hehe, His Highness endures. ”

"You two horsemen! Put this seat away, Piff! ”