The group was originally twelve boats, the one of the prince and Zheng Zhi had been damaged, Wang Ze drove one away, and later lost one more in the bombardment. At this moment, nine small boats were looking at each other from a distance, but they were holding each other's momentum, waiting for the arrival of distant ships.

"Their ship is on fire!" Someone shouted in the small boat closest to the shore.

Immediately, without waiting for him to say more, everyone saw the flames rising in the distance, and the sound of explosions "bumping" was heard in their ears one after another. Zheng Zhi judged that it was something from the Shenji Battalion, a "grenade" that Gu Yao made last year.

However, in the hands of the Zheng family, there is none!

I couldn't figure it out, and now was not the time to think about it, Zheng Zhi said to the prince: "The people who came here used something that the Shenji Camp had not disclosed to the public, and it should be our people." ”

The prince held the boat and said, "It doesn't matter if it's ours or not, it's not theirs." ”

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The prince pointed ahead and ordered: "Have them all, lean over slowly." ”

Slowly approaching, Zheng Zhi suddenly rushed ahead of the prince, and said to his rowing companions: "Lin Zhuo, speed up." ”

Lin Zhuo didn't know why, hesitated for a moment, looked at the prince, the prince nodded, and Lin Zhuofang accelerated his speed to row. Zheng Zhi finally identified the person who rushed to support, and his face was pale, which frightened the prince.

"What's wrong?" The prince asked nervously.

"It's fine." Zheng Zhi pointed to the people on the ground who were using firearms and said, "Those are the people I left for Neiko." Those firearms were also new to her. ”

The manufacturer of firearms, Gu Yao is the original mechanic, the first emperor knows, the prince knows, but he doesn't know.

After confirming that the person who came was his own person, the prince breathed a sigh of relief, because he said: "Since you are a member of your family, why is your face like this?" ”

"She sent out all the people I left for her, and let these people come all the way with firearms, how can the capital be safe and sound?" The reason why Zheng Zhi said this was because Gu Yao had warned before that the move would not succeed, and the cause of failure was Emperor Xu.

Although he knew something, there was no problem with Zheng Zhi's reasoning, and the prince's face became solemn.

Gu Yao was thinking that there were few people she could send, so let's give more tools, especially the simple and easy-to-use version of the "grenade", which could be operated without learning. Relying on advanced weapons, these 100 people took down the 500 people who were ambushed in the forest this time, and there were no casualties.

After the gathering, the crown prince did not order the execution of Wang Ze, but asked him the previous question: "What did they promise, and I can't give it?" ”

"Your Highness, just kill me."

Zheng Zhi was worried about his wife and children in the capital, and he didn't want to delay time here, so he said: "If you hand over the person to the Zhenfu Division, there will be nothing you don't know." ”

As soon as Wang Ze's face turned white, he wanted to commit suicide and was intercepted by Zheng Shizi's people. Stopping Wang Ze, he asked the prince expressionlessly: "Your Highness wants to know why he rebelled, but?" ”

The prince wanted to know, it was based on his friend's knowledge, and asked Zheng Zhi and the gang to stir up, nodded with a smile, and finally glanced at Wang Ze, turned around, and discussed the affairs of the capital with everyone. Speaking of the important points, the man who had just made a reckless move returned and replied: "Wucheng wants to go further. ”

There is no special opportunity, and wanting to advance from a marquis to a prince is tantamount to a dream. It is the first emperor's five expeditions to Mobei, and no one has been promoted to the title, which is a reward. In other words, the best people are still powerful, and the second-class people are still second-class. Wucheng Houfu is such a family. Although he got the knighthood, the audience did not have any military power.

The Wang family wanted to go further, but as a result, the only one who spoke in front of the prince was the third son. Without some special opportunities, Wang Ze would not be able to pay homage to the generals. Even if there is, Wang Ze's talent is not an extremely outstanding one, at least it can't compare to Zheng Zhi, the former Meng Xuan, and the people of the Mu family, etc., there are a lot. And Wucheng Hou Shizi is different, he has the ability and is close to the King of Han.

After thinking about it for a while, Wu Chenghou decided to gamble.

Wang Ze was not convinced, but he had to admit that when it came to his relationship with the prince, he dumped Zheng Zhi like this; But in terms of ability, opportunities, and experience, he really can't do it. If you can't do it yourself, then you will admit it, assist your father and brother, and complete the family's leap. It doesn't matter if you lose, Imagami and the prince are both kind-hearted people, and they won't kill anyone in the future.

Won't kill people? The prince sneered. If you want more, it depends on your ability!

After deliberation, it was decided to return north immediately.

On the way back to the north, he arrived in Yangzhou and was attacked by three waves. If it weren't for Zheng Shizi sending people again, Zheng Zhi, who had run out of ammunition and food, would not be able to return to the capital, which strengthened the determination of the prince and his party to return north.

In the capital, the king of Han received the news that the three attacks were unsuccessful, and judged that the prince must go north, and his head began to hurt. They have mastered the Tai Hospital, and the emperor has nothing to fear, and he can die at any time. King Han always knew that the prince who was healthy outside and could fight well was the one who mattered. He has already taken half of the private soldiers of the palace and Wucheng Hou, two large pieces of troops, but he has not taken the crown prince, which is really a headache.

After being silent for a long time, King Han reluctantly ordered in a low voice: "Let's do it." ”

On May 27 of the first year of Hongxi, the emperor Xue, who had been on the throne for less than a year, Empress Zhang and the harem were temporarily in charge of court affairs, and ordered the prince to return to Beijing. The crown prince, who had just arrived in Xuzhou, heard that his father had passed away. The group didn't care about resting, ran all the way, and arrived in the capital in less than ten days.

The civil and military officials needed the prince at this time, but the prince came faster than expected, which made people uncomfortable.

The crown prince and his grandfather are in the same lineage, but they are not close to the emperor, which is a well-known thing.

Recently, there are rumors in the capital that the emperor and the crown prince are not only not close, but also estranged, and they don't trust each other very much. Because you don't trust it, the emperor made the decision to send the crown prince to Nanjing when he ascended the throne. What I actually think is that the lord of the country is weak and the prince is strong, and the emperor wants to solve this danger on the way south for the prince.

The prince sensed the holy will, and when he went south, he picked up all the generals to protect his personal safety. At the same time, the prince is unwilling to be controlled by the emperor like this, and has bought the people of the Tai Hospital, so that the emperor can't afford to get sick - anyway, the emperor's health has not been better, the weather has been so hot recently, and he has a minor illness, which is not better, it is normal!

Civil and military officials, originally thought that these were nonsense. But at this moment, looking at the Fengtian Palace, the people who followed the prince to the south not only hung up the lottery, but the emperor also died suddenly. Then why is the original unreliable speculation suddenly so reasonable?

The prince returned all the way, never rested, and did not know the rumors in the capital; When the person who sent the letter to him left, there were no such rumors in the capital, so the prince could not see through the thoughts of civil and military officials. However, the crown prince had served the emperor Chengzu, and he was very good at observing words and feelings, and he keenly noticed that everyone's faces were not quite right, so he looked at Zheng Zhi.

Zheng Zhi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

The crown prince realized that he was a little reckless, but at this point, he had to bite the bullet and ask aloud: "What is behind the scenes?" What about the people in the hospital? Father is fine, how did he go? ”

It's okay that he didn't speak, but when he did, he made others feel that he was weak-hearted, so he deliberately shouted. People such as Sanyang, Jian Shangshu and Zheng Shizi all sent a strange look. Only Lu Qu didn't think so.

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