Zhu Xieyuan received a report from the guards in the morning, saying that Zhu Youcheng had escaped overnight.

He sighed lightly and said, "It's not to run away, I'm afraid it's to attack An Bangyan's lair." It's a young man after all, and he can't hold his breath. Don't you hate An Bangyan as an official, don't you want to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots of the An family? The affairs of Yiren are complicated, and they often affect the whole body. If there is no thorough preparation, I am afraid it will not end well. ”

Speaking of this, he showed a fox-like smile on his face, and said: "Zhu Youcheng, this kid must think that the old man is as timid as a mouse, and he doesn't dare to pick up people's tiger whiskers, so he sends him away with 'this matter must be discussed in the long run'." How did he know that this was the old man's method of agitation, no, didn't he go? As the saying goes, you go with the black pot, you go to death, and I will take the credit. If I use his method to pacify Guizhou, how can I get a leadership credit. If he causes trouble, he has his own national law to control him, and he doesn't have to take responsibility for the old man. ”

He stood up, paced a few steps, and said to the guard, "Just know what you just said, don't spread the word." Alas, if you can't save your life, how can you save the country and save the people? Young people, you must be cautious in what you do. ”

The guards nodded again and again, secretly praising in their hearts, Lord Zhu is really an officialdom tumbler, and he has a set.

It is in this way that Zhu Xieyuan can swim between various factions like a fish in water. Whether it is the Donglin Party, which is jealous and jealous; is still talented∝ but not virtuous, and if he appoints a cronies to the eunuch party to take power, he can be in a high position and realize his ideal of governing the country and leveling the world with his family.

However, the pride of Zhu Xieyuan, the old fox of officialdom, did not last for a few days.

On the third day after Zhu Youcheng left, Tu Wenfu, who found that the situation was wrong, found Zhu Xieyuan.

"Lord Zhu, do you know where Zhu Youcheng went?"

"Oh, didn't you see him? This official is the governor of the four provinces, and he has the responsibility of caring for the people on behalf of heaven. In the past few days, he has been busy counting the economic and human losses in various parts of Guizhou, but he has not paid attention to his whereabouts. ”

"As the governor of the four provinces and the defense of Guiyang, how can Lord Zhu not know the whereabouts of Zhuang Yuanlang?"

"Zhuang Yuanlang is a scholar of Longtuge University, with a low grade, but his official position is higher than mine. Legs grow on his body. How could I possibly manage it? By the way, two days ago, the guards at the city gate informed me that Master Zhu led the army out of the west gate, did he go to exterminate the remnants of the bandits? ”

"Oh no, he must have gone to An Bangyan's lair. Shuixi Mountain is high and far away, the terrain is complex, and Zhuang Yuanlang will definitely suffer a big loss if he goes rashly. Last year. Lu Qin led the army to the battle, but he suffered the loss of the terrain and returned defeated. ”

"I see, I knew that he had this plan, so the official stopped him. It's a pity that it's too late to say anything now, Zhuangyuanlang has been gone for three days, and he can't catch up with the horse. ”

Tu Wenfu saw that he was not very enthusiastic, and said: "Last year, the emperor sent two fathers-in-law to pass the decree. Summoned Zhu Youcheng back to Beijing. One of the father-in-law is Li Yongzhen, and the other is our family. They are all cronies of Father-in-law Wei. It's a pity that Zhuang Yuanlang is bent on state affairs and insists on going to Juehua Island. The two of us couldn't stop it. After returning to Beijing, the two of us were directly sent by the emperor to the direct palace to push the dung cart, and even the persuasion of Father-in-law Wei was useless. The emperor also said that if Zhuang Yuanlang came back, he would not come back. So let the two of us be buried together. ”

Zhu Xieyuan was a literati, and he also had the psychology of the literati who discriminated against eunuchs. However, he is more good at being a person, and on the surface he looks concerned, and comforts Tu Wenfu a few words.

Tu Wenfu looked at him deeply. said: "What I want to remind you is that at that time, we just accidentally put the emperor's younger brother Zhu Youcheng in danger, and we almost died. Now Shuixi has the emperor's two younger brothers, if something happens to them, of course I can't escape, but Lord Zhu ......"

Before Tu Wenfu's words were finished, Zhu Xieyuan jumped up and shouted, "Guards, beat the drum and raise the tent!" ”

"Knock, knock, knock", the vermilion drum sounded, and after a while, the civil and military officials of Guiyang City gathered in the lobby.

Zhu Xieyuan told Zhu Youcheng's whereabouts and intentions, and then asked everyone if they could catch up with Zhu Youcheng before he was lonely.

Du Wenhuan said: "Lord Zhu is leading the cavalry, and the speed of the march is very fast, and we can reach Shuixi within three days. ”

Lu Qin said: "No, no, I know Lord Zhu's team best, they have sixty percent cavalry and forty percent infantry. After getting along with each other in the past few days, I have found that Master Zhu is not as reckless as he seems on the surface, and his cautious approach is simply astonishing. He will definitely not let the cavalry go first, but act together at the speed of the infantry, so as not to be broken by the rebels. The speed of the infantry was only 40 miles per day, and Shuixi was more than 200 miles away from this time, and it was not half the distance yet. If we want to chase, we can still catch up. ”

Fu Zonglong said: "The rebels will also fortify one by one, and if Lord Zhu wants to fight to Shuixi, he must clear one checkpoint after another." In this way, the delay is longer. So, now to catch up, time is not a problem at all. ”

Zhu Xieyuan nodded and said to Qin Liangyu: "General Qin, I may have to trouble you this time." The white pole soldiers you bring are mountain soldiers, good at climbing, and faster than ordinary soldiers. I will send you to lead your 5,000 white pole soldiers to advance at full speed to support Lord Zhu's actions. However, before my army arrives, you must hold him back, and you must not let him rush in for merit. ”

Qin Liangyu took the order and turned around and went out.

Zhu Xieyuan arranged the defense of Guiyang City again, and led an army of 40,000 to come later-

To say that the speed of the white pole soldier is indeed very fast, walking in the mountains and forests, like swimming fish into the water, birds flying in the sky as free, with the white pole gun, it is even more mountaineering like walking on the ground.

It turned out that the white-pole gun was specially made, with a spear tip with a hook at the upper end and an iron ring at the lower end. The white-pole gun became a ladder that allowed soldiers to climb steep cliffs or smooth walls, making them an excellent weapon for mountain warfare.

Zhu Youcheng's march also relied on official roads, and from time to time he had to walk on winding mountain roads. And Qin Liangyu basically didn't turn around, drew a straight line on the map, and then followed this straight line to Shuixi.

After walking for a day and a night, Qin Liangyu didn't find any trace of Zhu Youcheng.

Qin Liangyu couldn't help but be a little suspicious: It shouldn't be that his speed is too fast, surpassing Zhu Youcheng and grabbing ahead of him.

However, the military situation is like fire, and she cannot wait hesitantly. She had no choice but to move forward while praying that Zhu Youcheng would do her best to catch up.

But this mood changed completely by noon.

"Mom......" said a one-eyed officer, who was Qin Liangyu's son Ma Xianglin.

Qin Liangyu said sternly: "There are no relatives in the army, they are called generals." ”

"Yes, General Qin, a checkpoint has been found ahead......"

"There is nothing surprising that the rebels will definitely set up a card here for the strikers to pull it out and clear a convenient road for the army. The rebels' military quality was too low, and the white pole soldiers were able to defeat them lightly. ”

"General Qin, there's no need for this......"

Qin Liangyu was very surprised, and urged the horse to come to the front to take a look, and sure enough, there was no need to attack this level again.

I saw that the gate of the level was smashed by something, and there were sawdust scattered on the ground. The walls were crimson, and there were corpses everywhere. Some were cut in two; Some were decapitated; Some had a big hole in their bellies, and their intestines flowed all over the ground; More people have a big hole in their body that runs through their bodies, and they don't know what weapon caused it.

Some of the Yi people are not dead, they are lying on the ground and asking to surrender.

Qin Liangyu asked, "Why are you asking for surrender here?" Are you waiting for me? ”

One of the rebels replied, "Discord, it's all the young general's orders." The day before yesterday, at noon, we were having lunch when we suddenly heard a thunderous explosion, and then the gate of the level was reduced to pieces. And a group of brave soldiers in golden helmets and armor like the god Zhigal rushed in, and cut down anyone they saw, and killed them when they saw them. We were more clever, and when we saw that the situation was not good, we immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. The golden armor soldiers were benevolent and righteous, and did not kill us. After a while, a young general, who was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, came over and said that they could not accept our surrender. We were so frightened that we thought he was going to kill the prisoners, and we begged for it. The young general said that he had no intention of killing us, and asked us to wait in the checkpoint and surrender when we saw the Ming army passing by. (To be continued......)

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