"Hu Hancang obviously came prepared this time, but what made Ben Shuai puzzled was, why did he, Hu Hancang, come to attack Pingle Mansion for no reason?" Listening to Xie Sichen's words, Xu Huizu's face seemed to become a little gloomy, "Could it be that there is something in your Pingle Mansion that he Hu Hancang is eager to want?" ”

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"Is the prefect of Pingle Mansion available?" Seeing that all the civil and military officials showed doubts, Zhu Gaochi's expression moved slightly, "After all, this incident happened in Pingle Mansion, shouldn't the prefect of Pingle Mansion say something?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qiqi, Tang Bingde, the prefect of Pingle, was infected with wind and cold before the defense of Pingle, and he endured the disease of wind and cold to participate in the war against Annan, so he was bedridden after the war and has not left the house for several days." Shi Ce knew what was going on, and hurriedly said, "Xia Guan has also been to the Tang Mansion to see it, and it is true. ”

"Seriously ill, bedridden?" Zhu Gaochi sneered and said, "Don't you think it's strange? But after the battle, this Tang Bingde was sick in bed, was he really sick or was he running away from something? ”

"This ...... Shouldn't it? Xie Sichen and Shi Ce obviously didn't expect this possibility, after all, that guy has seen both of them, and he really has a look on his face, and he can't even sit up, if he says it's pretending, then his acting skills are too good, right?

"There's nothing you shouldn't have." Zhu Gaochi sneered and said, "That's good, there are a few military doctors in our army, and they can be said to be the true inheritance of the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital, and this prince will take them to the Tang Governor's Mansion to find out the truth, how about it?" ”

"This ...... Fortunately, for the sake of the innocence of the Tang Governor's Mansion, it can only be like this. Shi Ce thought for a moment and said.

"Hmph." Zhu Gao snorted coldly and said: "But if you go to the Tang Governor's Mansion to see the disease, you can't talk about doubting him, and when the time comes, you need to listen to the arrangement of the prince, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

"The subordinate officer receives the order!" What else can Shi Ce say? It can only be a nod of the word.

……

Compared with Xu Huizu's marching speed, although Zhu Song and his troops marched on fast horses, it was not until a day later that the 10,000-strong army finally arrived outside Lin'an Mansion in Yunnan.

Unlike Xu Huizu who led the army to appear outside the city of Pingle Mansion, the high-level officials of the Yunnan Chengxuan Political Envoy Department did not know that Zhu Yang would return to his own place, and when the army arrived two or three miles outside Lin'an Mansion, the officials of Lin'an Mansion could be regarded as getting the news.

The officials of Lin'an Mansion ordered the soldiers to spread the news to Yunnan Mansion, and at the same time organized the civil and military officials of the prefecture to go outside the prefecture to greet them.

When Zhu Yang and his two brothers arrived outside Lin'an Mansion, the prefect, Zhizhou, Tongzhi and Tongju were already waiting outside the city, and the others were all county officials from the counties under the rule of Lin'an Mansion.

"Xiaguan Han Qiusheng has seen His Royal Highness King Min." Seeing Zhu Yang and Zhu Song coming on horseback, the four chief officials of Lin'an Mansion hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Qiusheng, you're very fast." Generally speaking, Zhu Yang is still a virtuous king, at least he knows all the officials above the fifth grade in Yunnan, and Han Qiusheng is naturally very familiar with it.

"The prince said with a smile, when you return to Yunnan, why don't you notify the lower officials, the lower officials will prepare a wine banquet and wash the dust for you?" Han Qiusheng shook his head with a smile, stepped forward and said, "In such a hurry, the lower officials don't have time to prepare a banquet for you." ”

"This king has returned to his fiefdom, is it possible to report it to you? Besides, the long history of this king has returned to Yunnan Mansion before, are you all blind? ”

For the hippie smiling Han Qiusheng, Zhu Yang didn't buy it at all, did he know what this thing was, the master of the goose plucking, even if he was ready to receive the feast, how many good things could he have?

Han Qiusheng was not depressed by Zhu Yang's reprimand, but said: "Lord Wang, we have recently received some new mountain goods, wild pheasants, wild roe deer...... The subordinate has already ordered the people to stew, is this trick good? ”

"Wild roe deer?" Hearing Han Qiusheng's words, Zhu Yan's eyes turned green, but considering the majesty of his prince, he deliberately turned his face and said, "What, what roe deer...... Yes, that's right, this is King Han. ”

This guy is really good at finding a rut for himself, and he only thinks of Zhu Songlai until now.

Zhu Song rolled his eyes on the side and said, "Come on, you didn't think of me until now?" ”

"Han, King Han?" Han Qiusheng and the others didn't expect that noble man to come, so they hurriedly saluted: "Xiaguan has seen His Royal Highness King Han, and Xiaguan has lost his courtesy because he has never seen His Highness before, so please ...... it."

"Get up, this king is not so careful." Zhu Song waved his hand and motioned for everyone to be exempt, "What's the matter, we can't keep chatting here, right?" Can't you go into the city? ”

"It's the lower officials who are negligent." Han Qiusheng reacted and hurriedly led Zhu Song and them to the city.

……

Leaving 10,000 troops camped outside the city to rest, Zhu Song, Zhu Yang, Han Qingshan and several other middle and high-ranking soldiers went all the way directly into the prefect's yamen.

Not to mention, the cooks of the prefect's yamen are neat, from Han Qiusheng's order to stew pheasants and roe deer to Zhu Song's entry into the yamen, it was only two quarters of an hour, and the courtyard was already full of fragrance.

Everyone waited in the mansion for half an hour, stewed pheasant, roasted roe deer, and a few delicate hot dishes and cold dishes were already served, and the Zhu Yang brothers and the four officials of Lin'an Mansion sat at the same table.

"Two princes, this roe deer and pheasant are unique breeds to our Yunnan, you can taste them!"

Han Qiusheng also seems to be a foodie, and directly cut meat and served soup for the two of them, "Don't look at the short time of stewing and roasting, but in fact, it has already tasted, just enough to relieve the fatigue of the two princes." ”

"Oh? The king is going to have a good taste. Zhu Song's eyes lit up and said, "Tell you, when this king is in Jiaozhi, there are all kinds of mountain delicacies and game every day, don't blow up the cowhide." ”

While speaking, Zhu Song directly grabbed a piece of roe deer meat and gnawed it.

After chewing for a while, Zhu Song said, "This roe deer meat should be simmered with some kind of spice, right?" Otherwise, it wouldn't have tasted like this, yes, yes......"

"Hahaha, Qiusheng, the taste of this king's royal brother is very tricky, it is good to say it from his mouth, it is not easy, you kid will steal the fun!"

Hearing Zhu Song's words, Zhu Yang laughed: "How about it, Brother Song, I didn't lie to you for my brother, right?" ”

"It's okay." Zhu Song nodded and said, "By the way, Lord Han, I forgot to ask you, how long will it take to go straight from our Lin'an to Annan?" ”

"Lord Wang, you can just call Xiaguan Qiusheng directly." Han Qiusheng lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Lord Wang, if you are in a hurry, it will take about an hour and a half." ”

"Oh, it's not far." Zhu Song chewed the meat in his mouth, his brows furrowed slightly, "This place is close to Yunnan, is there any change in Annan?" ”

Lin'an knew Li Konghao, and after hearing Zhu Song's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Lord Wang, because Annan suddenly attacked Guangxi a few days ago, as Yunnan on the border with Annan, naturally sent a large army to garrison it to prevent Annan's army from attacking!" ”

When he said this, Li Konghao paused and continued: "According to the news from our people, Annan seems to be gathering a large army again, but this time their target should still be Guangxi. ”

"This damn Hu Hancang is really tired and crooked!" Zhu Song gnawed on a chicken leg fiercely and said, "It seems that this king has to speed up, but he can't delay it in Lin'an any longer." ”

"Lord Wang, are you planning to lead troops from our Yunnan border into Annan to fight?"

Han Qiusheng, as the supreme administrator of Lin'an Prefecture, is not a brainless person, and from Zhu Song's words, he heard a little hint.

"Hmmm! From the Yunnan border, can I take a detour to the hinterland of Annam? Zhu Song then asked.

"If you go back to the prince, since we go out to Lin'an and walk for an hour and a half, you will see a large area of mountains and forests, and only after that mountain forest can you be regarded as entering Annan, as for the hinterland of Annan...... Xia Guan remembered that there was a topographic map of Annan in our house, and Xia Guan asked someone to bring it to you? ”

Han Qiusheng is not only familiar with his own 'territory', but also knows the whole of Yunnan.

"Well, it's not a moment, so let's do it, after lunch, send the topographical map to the makeshift camp outside the city, and the king will stop outside the city for a while, and when the army is finished, he will set off."

Zhu Song took a sip of chicken soup and said, "The news that this king led his troops to Lin'an this time is only in Lin'an, and there is no need to spread it outside." ”

"Huh?" Han Qiusheng sighed and said, "But Lord Wang, the lower official has already sent someone to inform the political envoy, presumably he has already walked half the way by this time." ”

"Isn't that easy? Send someone to tell Sun Dong that there is no need to inform others except himself. Zhu Yang said indifferently, "This king will spread the news, just say that this 10,000 army is all craftsmen, and the craftsmen who came to rebuild the palace for this king, do you understand?" ”

"Xiaguan understands." Several of the top officials of Lin'an Mansion glanced at each other and nodded in unison.

……

An army of 10,000 marched from Lin'an City and headed straight to the mountains and forests marked on the topographic map.

This mountain forest is not a nameless mountain, it is called Laoyin Mountain, that is, Zhu Song's previous life, an old Laoyin Mountain, which belongs to Mengzi County under the jurisdiction of Lin'an Prefecture.

That is to say, until the foot of Laoyin Mountain, it is still within the boundaries of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Highness, if you go further into the Old Yin Mountain, you won't be able to ride a horse." Looking at the mountain in front of him, Zhu Yang, who led the way for Zhu Song, guarded Liu Fu and said: "Moreover, even if the army enters Annam, you can't ride horses from time to time, because Annam is mountainous, so people travel mostly on foot, and horses are not easy to move." ”

"How long does it take to cross Laoyin Mountain?" Zhu Song frowned, "Although the soldiers in our army, although they are athletic, and many of them are martial artists who have entered the Ming Dynasty, most of them are not good at their body skills, and if they go through the mountains, I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome." ”

Liu Fu said with a smile: "Your Highness, my lord once said a sentence, that is: There is no road in the world, and when there are many people, it becomes a road." Although you can't ride a horse in Laoyin Mountain, there are still roads, and with the skills of the brothers in the army, there should be no problem. ”

Zhu Song is a black line in his head: Damn, this Zhu Yang is the person who knows how to take the doctrine the most, when did Mr. Lu Xun's words become his Zhu Rong's?

"Do you recognize the way?" Zhu Song was angry in his heart, "Don't tell this king that you don't know the way." ”

"Recognize, recognize." Liu Fu nodded again and again, "The road of Lao Yin Mountain, I have walked it a few times before when I was hunting with the prince of my family, and I am very familiar with the land. Your Highness, shall we go into the mountain now, or should we send our brothers to explore the path first? ”

Zhu Song touched his chin and thought about it, and said, "To be careful, let's send someone to explore the road first!" ”

"Okay, Your Highness, the little one will be arranged." Because those who are familiar with this road are only the guards of the Minwang Mansion, as the so-called capable people work hard, and the only ones who explore the road are Liu Fu's brothers.

Soon, a team of ten people broke off from the army and rushed towards the mountains and forests.

The army rested temporarily outside Laoyin Mountain, waiting for the return of the ten-man team.

After nearly four hours, it was already dark, and the team of ten people who explored the way finally returned.

"How?" Zhu Song looked at a personal guard of the Minwang Mansion who led the team and said, "Is there anything abnormal?" ”

The leader of the team was a thin young man who looked no more than thirty years old, and he said with a serious face: "Lord Wang, there is a situation, and the plan you made before may have to be changed. ”

Zhu Song's eyes narrowed subconsciously and said, "What's the situation?" ”

"Lord Wang, on the way to Annan in Laoyin Mountain, the little ones have found some Annan soldiers one after another, and there are not a few." The young man replied: "Later, when I was about to leave Laoyin Mountain and enter Annan, there were more and more soldiers, and the younger ones were able to escape and return after killing some Annan soldiers. ”

Hearing the young man's words, Zhu Song subconsciously looked at the situation of several people, and found that he was more or less stained with blood, and understood that what the young man said was true.

"You've worked hard." Zhu Song first appeased them a few words, and then said: "According to your investigation, how many soldiers did the Annan people arrange in Laoyin Mountain?" ”

"No less than three thousand!" The young man replied without thinking.

"Three thousand!" Zhu Song was shocked, and said: "There are not many people in Annan, the last time I attacked Pingle, I had already dispatched an army of 100,000, and this time I arranged 3,000 in Laoyin Mountain alone, what kind of medicine is sold in Hu Hancang's gourd?" ”

"Lord Wang, could it be Hu Hancang, who knew in advance that we would enter Annan from the Yunnan border?" Han Qingshan frowned.

"Impossible!" Zhu Song said: "Brother Lu passed on a secret decree, and even Yao Guangxiao and Xie Jin didn't know about it. ”

"Could it be that you want to go with us?" Zhu Yang, who had not yet returned to Yunnan Mansion, said at this time: "This Wang Ba Dan wants to fight in both directions!" ”

"Two-way combat?" Zhu Yang's words were a word to wake up the person in the dream, Zhu Song's eyes lit up, and he said: "It's really a big appetite!" ”