On the street, Zhou Renyuan and Mozhu were riding back to the post house. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info: A voice shouted behind him, "It's the Lord of Yongming in front?" ”

Zhou Renyuan looked back and saw that it was Tong Haichuan, a thousand households of Jinyiwei who assisted him in investigating the case in Nanjing, and now he had been promoted to the same acquaintance of Jinyiwei in the capital. "Yo, isn't this a child?" Zhou Renyuan said in surprise.

"Sure enough, it's the prince." Tong Haichuan also smiled, and immediately dismounted and saluted. "Xiaguan knew that the prince had returned to Beijing, and he wanted to visit, but he didn't expect to meet the prince on the street."

"It's called fate!" Zhou Renyuan said with a smile.

"Since there is fate, it is noon, and the petty official is beyond his means, how about inviting the prince to have a drink?" Tong Haichuan said.

"Good! Then I'm better to be respectful than obey my fate, Lord Laotong broke the bank! Zhou Renyuan agreed.

A few people came to a restaurant, Tong Haichuan is a frequent visitor here, Xiao Er saw it, "Yo, Master Tong, are you here?" Upstairs please! ”

Tong Haichuan said to Xiao Er, "Today I invited a distinguished guest, tell you shopkeeper, be careful of stir-frying, if you neglect me, a distinguished guest, and demolish your restaurant." ”

Xiao Er hurriedly nodded and replied, "How dare you be a little one?" No one dares to offend you, do you? Come, these distinguished guests, please go upstairs with the small floor. ”

On the second floor, Tong Haichuan said to the two guards beside him, "You go to the next room to drink." ”

When Zhou Renyuan heard this, he understood that Tong Haichuan had something confidential to tell him, and said to Mozhu, "Mozhu, you also go to the next room with those two adults, remember, don't drink too much!" ”

Mo Zhu said "um" and went to the next door with Tong Haichuan's personal guard.

The two sat down, Xiao Er served tea and went to arrange the wine and food. "Lord Wang, you care for your ink bamboo very well!" Tong Haichuan said with a sip of tea.

"Don't hide it from Master Tong, this Mozhu is an orphan, he grew up with me since he was a child, and he was born and died with me, and I have long regarded him as my brother." Zhou Renyuan said with a smile.

Tong Haichuan was in awe when he heard this, "The prince is benevolent, and the lower officials admire him." ”

"Eh, Lord Tong praised it falsely. I just think that the relationship between people is important in the heart, and there is not much difference between the ranks in my eyes. No, didn't Master Tong sit with me today and drink and talk? Zhou Renyuan looked at Tong Haichuan and said.

Tong Haichuan "haha" smiled: "The prince is really different." The rumors are all true! ”

Zhou Renyuan's heart moved, "Oh? What rumors did the child hear about me? ”

Tong Haichuan stood up, looked outside the door, closed the door again, and said mysteriously, "Listen to the report of Hengzhou Jinyiwei, saying that the little prince has broken the corporal and has a wide range of friends, and even the foreign missionaries have become friends of the prince, and I also heard that the little prince hired a missionary to become the artillery adviser of the Hengzhou army?" ”

"That's the thing." Zhou Renyuan said lightly. "It's Yang Jinchuan and Yang Qianhu who reported it!"

Tong Haichuan didn't deny it, nodded and said, "Don't misunderstand, Yang Qianhu doesn't have the slightest malice towards the prince, on the contrary, he admires and admires everything the little prince has done in Hengzhou." He also said that if the Hengzhou army can continue to train at the pace of the prince, it will definitely be the strongest army in my Ming Dynasty in the future. ”

Zhou Renyuan sighed, "The strongest army must also have a good commander, and both are indispensable. I don't know how many excellent generals I have in the Ming Dynasty, but Master Tong, look at the total number of soldiers who have died in the past few years. Now there are only a handful of generals who can fight! ”

Tong Haichuan nodded silently, but he didn't know what the problem was.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Didn't you invite me here today just for a drink? Zhou Renyuan reminded.

"Yes! Be! Xiaguan invited the prince to eat and drink today, firstly, to thank the prince for his cultivation, without the prince in Nanjing, the lower official could not be promoted. Second, there is a very important thing that my Jinyiwei received a secret report a few days ago that Lord Gui scattered all the fertile land in Hengzhou for the homeless people to cultivate, and also recruited 30,000 strong people as a militia group. The court has already known about this matter, and the prince has to make preparations. Tong Haichuan said.

"What? Vigilantes? Zhou Renyuan was surprised. I thought to myself, didn't it recruit soldiers, how did it become a militia group?

Tong Haichuan was really surprised when he saw him, it didn't seem to be a fake, and he thought that Zhou Renyuan really didn't know anything about it. immediately reminded, "This is a big taboo, if the emperor asks, the prince still has to answer carefully." ”

Zhou Renyuan said gratefully: "Thank you Lord Tong for reminding me, otherwise the emperor asked me, I really wasn't prepared." Come on, I see that the wine and food should also come up, let's drink three glasses, haha. ”

At this time, Xiao Er came up with a large plate of wine and food, so the two drank happily. After three rounds of drinking, Tong Haichuan's face was flushed, and he said with a big tongue, "Wang-Wang Ye has a lot of money, Tong admires it." There is also news that Princess Gui's niece is not dead, and she is now living in King Gui's mansion! The court wants to reward her, and I heard that she will be rewarded with the title of county --- county lord! ”

"What? Master Tong, you say it again, you said that Miss Wang is not dead? Zhou Renyuan excitedly pressed Tong Haichuan's shoulder and shook it.

Tong Haichuan was shaken so violently by him, and the wine also woke up for three points, and immediately said, "Can Xia Guan still deceive the prince?" The news from Yang Qianhu from Hengzhou has just arrived in my hands today, how can it be fake? ”

"Haha-that!" Zhou Renyuan's eyebrows flew and he said, "Come, come, come, Brother Tong, let's drink three more cups!" ”

Zhou Renyuan was finally carried back to the post house by Mo Zhu and Tong Haichuan's personal soldiers. And Shen Tieshan was waiting for Zhou Renyuan with the twelve soldiers he selected, and he was shocked when he saw Zhou Renyuan being carried into the post house drunk, what happened to make the little prince who had never been drunk on weekdays drink like this.

Tong Haichuan said apologetically to everyone on the side: "When the little prince heard that Miss Wang was still alive and still in King Gui's mansion, he raised his glass again and again, and I couldn't stop it." ”

When everyone heard this, they were also overjoyed, it turned out that the little prince was so out of shape when he heard the news that his sweetheart was not dead, but it was normal.

When Mo Zhu heard this, he asked anxiously, "Lord Tong, is Miss Wang's maid Qiao'er also alive?" ”

"Alive! Of course, he is alive, and he is now in King Gui's Mansion with Miss Wang. Tong Haichuan replied.

Mo Zhu jumped up happily and cheered, "Great! Great, Bodhisattva bless! ”

Shen Tieshan said: "Don't get excited! Hurry up and help the little prince in and serve the little prince well! ”

Everyone took a hand and helped Zhou Renyuan into the room, while Mozhu hurriedly prepared hot water and hangover tea to serve Zhou Renyuan. Tong Haichuan and his entourage also said goodbye and left.

When Zhou Renyuan woke up, he had been asleep for an hour and felt a headache and dry mouth. Mo Zhu sat there drowsy and drooling.

Zhou Renyuan sat up and poured himself a glass of water to drink. Mo Zhu was awakened by Zhou Renyuan's movements, and hurriedly said, "Little Wangye, are you awake?" Just now, someone from the palace urged the prince to enter the palace, saying that the emperor would give a banquet. ”

Zhou Renyuan patted his head, he really forgot about it. "Quick, go get hot water, I'm going to bathe and change my clothes."

Mo Zhu said again: "Commander Shen, the others are still waiting for the prince's instructions?" They've been waiting for two hours! ”

"Oh! What a drinking mistake! You go and explain to Commander Shen, tell them not to leave tonight, say hello to the post house, and arrange to stay tonight. I'll look for them when I get back from the palace. Zhou Renyuan commanded.

"Yes! The little ones are going. Mo Zhu hurried out.

"Huh? I knew that I wouldn't drink so much wine at noon-" Zhou Renyuan said in his heart, and then said that this is what people often say, people are in good spirits when they are happy? Zhou Renyuan smirked.

"Wanting, since you are still alive, I will not let you leave me again. From now on, let me protect you! Believe me! ”

And in Hengzhou, almost every day there is a lonely figure on the city wall of the north gate of Hengzhou City, looking in the direction of Jingshi,

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