The moonlight is sultry.

The gates of the state capital had long been closed, and although it was already April, the night still felt a little chilly.

The veterans guarding the city on the city wall were enough to hug their bodies, holding the air death lantern, and chatting without a word.

The little flag officer in the cyan armor, with his legs crossed, half-lying on a rattan and wood Taishi chair, snoring came from time to time, and occasionally he could only hear the crackling sound of charcoal burning in the brazier.

The veteran who took the lead in the patrol was called Wang Shunzi, although he was only in his fifties, but he had experienced many vicissitudes in his life, his face was full of wrinkles, and his sideburns had long been gray.

At this time, there was a faint shouting under the gate, Wang Shunzi raised the lantern and looked under the city wall, only to see a child-like person, standing there.

"Whose child is this? Don't go home in the middle of the night? Wang Shunzi shouted.

"My family lives in the city, and today I went out with my friends, and when I came back, I was delayed on the way. Please hang me up with a hanging basket. Zhang Mu stood under the city gate and shouted at the top of his voice.

Wang Shunzi's eyes were dizzy, and he turned around and asked his colleagues: "Look at him, is he a child?" ”

Several colleagues climbed up to the battlements, and saw that there was a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old standing at the gate of the city, dressed in a gray cloth and wearing a tattered hat, and at first glance thought it was a little servant in the gate of the big mansion in the city, so they said one after another: "Let him in, it's pitiful." If it were to wait until dawn, it would be several hours. ”

"You wait." After speaking, the hanging basket was slowly put down.

Zhang Mu turned around and said, "You guys wait here, I'll go in first." ”

"What if you're in danger?" Yan Su asked uneasily.

"Then it's so dangerous, I'll come out to pick you up later." After speaking, Zhang Mu climbed onto the hanging basket, which was made of rattan and bamboo, but it was also strong, a few veterans, you are in charge, I am in charge, and Zhang Mu was dragged up without much effort.

Zhang Mu came out of the hanging basket, jumped over the battlements, and as soon as his feet stepped on the ground, Wang Shunzi stretched out his hand and said, "Go down the steps from there." In the middle of the night, don't run around...... ”

It's just that before he finished speaking, Zhang Mu ran towards the sleeping little flag, and several veterans were frightened and hurriedly stopped him, but unfortunately he was still a step too slow.

Zhang Mu went up and kicked the little flag directly, and the little flag opened his eyes in a daze, thinking it was a dream, and rubbed his eyes again, only then did he see Zhang Mu kicking him by the light in the brazier, and immediately jumped up, and shouted at the moment: "This is the wild child from there!" It's the other way around. ”

Zhang Mu didn't say a word, he took out the waist card of the brocade guard and blocked it in front of him, this small flag saw this waist card, the soul was frightened at the moment, and hurriedly bowed his waist, just about to speak, Zhang Mu said: "Take me to see your soldier master immediately." Fast! ”

Xiaoqi remembered that not long ago, there was a big man in the shape of a biao, who also came at this hour, and he was also a brocade guard, and he was also looking for a soldier master, where did he dare to slacken? Hurriedly bowed his waist and said, "You go with the little one." After speaking, he shouted to the veterans: "What are you doing in a daze? Go and lead the horse. ”

So at night, Zhang Mu rode a horse with this small flag, and quickly arrived at the Wendi Military Garrison Yamen, although it was late at night, but the Garrison Yamen was manned at night, after the transmission, Zhang Mu entered the Yamen lobby, less than a quarter of an hour, Zhang Mu saw Li Yunchang coming in a hurry, saw that it was Zhang Mu, and asked in astonishment: "Why did you come over?" ”

Zhang Mu took out a letter from his arms, and felt that there was something hard in the letter, so he handed it to Li Yunchang.

Li Yunchang took out the letter and took a cursory glance, his hands trembled suddenly, and then he poured out half a piece of talisman from the envelope, his face was pale, and he hurriedly said: "You wait for me for a while, and after half an hour, let's set off." ”

At that moment, Li Yunchang ordered people to beat the drums, and a group of scouts arrived in the lobby one after another, Li Yunchang said: "Quickly pass the military order to the state guards, order the state guards, you can prepare the army and horses, and after half an hour, the military garrison will be outside the yamen." ”

After those scouts left, Li Yunchang asked, "When did Your Majesty arrive in Yongkang?" ”

Zhang Mu shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know much about this, but the first time I saw Your Majesty was two or three days ago. ”

However, Zhang Mu saw that Li Yunchang's hands trembled slightly, and he had already guessed in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang mobilized the state guard to go to Yifeng Township to escort him, and it seemed that he was going to attack Mao Xiang. It's just that I don't know how many people Mao Xiang brought, but Zhang Mu guessed that the people Mao Xiang brought this time should be his henchmen, and the number will not be very large.

Zhang Mu didn't know that Mao Xiang was on that side in this competition, but Zhang Mu knew that he would not act easily until he had to do it as a last resort, so he would let it go to the White Lotus Sect, but after this incident, I am afraid that there will be a ** purge among the Jinyi Guard.

The reason why Mao Xiang is reluctant to do it himself is because he has this concern, after all, Jinyiwei is his cronies, once the operation fails, everything he has been operating for many years will be burned, I have to say that Mao Xiang is a fool, in the face of a terrible enemy like Zhu Yuanzhang, any luck and concerns can cost him his life.

Zhang Mu knew that when Mao Xiang opened his eyes early tomorrow morning and saw Li Yunchang arriving with a large army, he would lose his last chance and completely bury his own and his people's lives.

At the same time, Zhang Mu also felt a chill in his back, Zhu Yuanzhang's supernatural powers were a little unexpected to him, how did he know that Mao Xiang had secretly sent a letter to the White Lotus Sect? After thinking about it, Zhang Mu asked, "Master Li, do you know Jinhuawei Zhao Qianhu?" ”

"Is that the Zhao Qianhu who ordered to kill you in the Land Temple that day?" Li Yunchang asked.

"That's him." Zhang Mu said.

Li Yunchang, as a soldier of Wen, naturally knew Zhao Qianhu, but he knew Zhang Mu's identity, so in order to avoid suspicion, he smiled awkwardly: "There are only a few faces, but I know him." After the Ming Dynasty was established, he was originally only a hundred households in Wenzhou, and later when the eastern Zhejiang resisted the Japanese, he made military exploits and was promoted to thousands of households by the battlefield, and Hongwu changed the defense from Wenzhou to Jinhua in 20 years. ”

When Zhang Mu heard this, he suddenly realized that this Zhao Qianhu, who had committed suicide by taking poison, had met Mao Xiang when he was fighting against the Japanese in eastern Zhejiang, and it was very likely that he would be harvested by Mao Xiang as a confidant, so after the smart Zhu Yuanzhang knew about it, he immediately suspected Mao Xiang, and I have to say that Jiang is still old and spicy.

Zhu Yuanzhang's inference is correct, which explains why Song Xiancheng was able to persuade this Zhao Qianhu to send troops to kill them, because it was Zhao Qianhu who told Song Xiancheng about Zhu Yuanzhang's whereabouts, and Song Xiancheng was the person responsible for connecting with Zhao Qianhu.

The reason why they did the thing of jumping over the wall in the Land Temple was because they were afraid that Zhang Chi would know something. And Mao Xiang thought that Zhao Qianhu was dead, and his plan was seamless, but in fact, he underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang. And whether this Zhao Qianhu committed suicide by taking poison or not is very suspicious, and if he doesn't get it right, he will be killed by Mao Xiang.

"It seems that this surnamed Song doesn't have all the tricks, and when he returns to Jinhua, he will definitely be able to ask something from his mouth." Zhang Mu pondered secretly.

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Ask for tickets, ask for collections. There will be another chapter in a while, and I will try to update it on time tomorrow. I am old and have a lot of family affairs, please forgive me.