The shadow of the moon slanted horizontally, and the shadows of the trees danced in the wind. After late at night, Zhenjiang City gradually became colder.

There was no shortage of drunk Yan soldiers on the street who were helped back to the camp by their companions, walking staggeringly, and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately someone helped him.

"Brother, thank you......" The drunken soldier just wanted to say thanks, but after seeing the person's face clearly, he swept away his drunkenness, and his voice trembled a little: "His Royal Highness King Qi." ”

The man was dressed in plain clothes, and his body exuded the fragrance of lotus flowers, elegant and arrogant.

"Drunk?" Zhu Huan asked.

"Ah, no...... Uh, drunk...... No, not drunk...... Uh...... "The drunken soldier was so excited that he didn't know how to answer for a while. The soldiers who supported him were so frightened that they didn't dare to take a breath.

Zhu Huan patted the soldier's shoulder: "The road is slippery, don't fall." ”

"Huh?" The soldier was in a trance.

The soldier beside him twisted his arm and reminded in a low voice, "Why don't you thank Your Highness?" ”

Only then did the soldier react, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness is compassionate!" ”

"Well, that's okay, you can go back and rest first." Zhu Huan nodded.

"His Royal Highness King Qi, I'll retire first." The soldiers left in some trepidation.

After walking away, the soldier who was patted on the shoulder by Zhu Huan dared to speak: "Did you see it just now, His Royal Highness King Qi patted me on the shoulder!" ”

"You kid, I'm afraid I won't step on shit when I go out this morning." Others said enviously.

"Hey, you're going to be jealous." The man said triumphantly.

……

Zhu Huan walked slowly on the empty street, humming a little song, but suddenly stopped.

His ears twitched, and he could already hear the breathing of a person.

At the end of the street, a fat man in a fancy costume walked out and bowed to Zhu Huan: "Uncle Qi." ”

Only then did Zhu Huan let down his vigilance, because this person was Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of the fourth brother and the son of the fourth brother.

"Gao Chi, I haven't seen you for a long time." Zhu Huan chuckled.

"Uncle Qi still remembers me?" Zhu Gaochi was a little surprised, he didn't remember that he had met Zhu Huan before.

"At that time, you were still young, it was the twenty-second year of Hongwu, and you were only ten years old at that time." Zhu Huan said: "It's the same as when I was a child, it's still so round, haha." ”

"Uncle Qi has a good memory." Zhu Gaochi smiled: "It's just that it's round...... You don't have to memorize it. ”

Zhu Huan stepped forward and walked side by side with Zhu Gaochi and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you still have two younger brothers." ”

"Yes, my nephew also has two younger brothers, the second brother is named Gao Xu, and the third brother is named Gao Sui." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "The second brother is born brave, and the third brother is born with a good mind, which is much stronger than my eldest brother." ”

"Yes, I've seen both Gao Xu and Gao Sui, but in my opinion, they are far inferior to you." Zhu Huan said.

"Uncle Qi praised it falsely, and the nephew is far from the two younger brothers." Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly.

"Haha, Gao Chi, Gao Chi, you are just too modest. A few years ago, the fourth brother sent troops to Daning, leaving you alone to guard Beiping, Li Jinglong of the imperial court led an army of 500,000 to attack Beiping, but you blocked Li Jinglong's 500,000 army with an army of 10,000 people! Zhu Huan said: "In my opinion, Gao Sui is a general, a little smart, but after all, his vision is limited. And Gao Xu is handsome, can fight well, and it is not a problem to get on the horse and charge into battle. But your two younger brothers are still far behind your father, and the only one who can inherit your father's mantle has to be you Zhu Gaochi. ”

"Uncle must not praise him like this, nephew is terrified." Zhu Gaochi was a little flattered.

He didn't know if Zhu Huan was saying polite words, or if he really had such a high opinion of him.

But what he didn't know was that Zhu Huan was serious.

Among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there are many hard bones, but there are not many emperors who are really capable, and the ones who really have the ability have to be the four emperors in the early Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, Renzong Emperor Zhu Gaochi, Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji.

Each of these four emperors can be ranked in the top ten among the 100 emperors in Chinese history!

And Zhu Gaochi, the future Emperor Renzong, lost in a short life, and only reigned for one year.

But Zhu Gaochi has been in charge of the country for more than 20 years! He can be called the executive vice emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

Some people joke that the Yongle Emperor is actually Zhu Gaochi's general of the expedition to the north, which is actually a bit of truth, after all, Zhu Di has been on the northern expedition all the year round, and it has to be this Zhu Gaochi who really serves as the pillar of the Ming Empire.

"In the end, Uncle Qi is still capable." Zhu Gaochi sighed: "I was confined in the palace, but I was able to change the day quietly, first capture the capital, and then destroy the Beijing camp." Zhenjiang, which my father's 100,000 troops did not fight, was broken by you with 3,000 men. ”

Zhu Huan's heart moved slightly, although Zhu Gaochi didn't say it explicitly, he understood the sound outside the strings.

It's a killing!

"Nephew, if my guess is correct, someone wants to see if I have anything else in mind." Zhu Huan squinted and chuckled: "Yao Guangxiao? ”

Zhu Gaochi was shocked in his heart, because Zhu Huan said it too clearly, and his guess was too accurate.

It is indeed Yao Guangxiao, the chief strategist of Yanwangfu, who wants to borrow Zhu Gaochi's hand to see if Zhu Huan has that kind of indescribable ambition.

However, Zhu Gaochi was just a hidden sentence, and Zhu Huan penetrated his mind at a glance, and said the name of the person behind it, "Yao Guangxiao".

This made Zhu Gaochi feel that Zhu Huan's eyes seemed to be able to see everything and see through the truth behind the falsehood.

It's terrible, isn't it?

"Uncle Qi, you have thought too much." Zhu Gaochi smiled dryly.

"yes, maybe I'm thinking too much." Zhu Huan said: "Now that the virtuous nephew's words are finished, I have something to say to the virtuous nephew." ”

"Uncle Wang, please speak."

"I wonder if your nephew would mind following me to the barracks?"

Zhu Gaochi hesitated a little, but still nodded.

……

Zhu Huan and Zhu Gaochi went all the way into the main tent of the military camp of Baima Yicong, which was Zhu Huan's residence, and there was a large pear wood table in the center.

"There are no outsiders here, so I'll tell my nephew if I have anything to say." Zhu Huan talked to Zhu Gaochi while studying ink.

"Uncle Wang, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Zhu Gaochi said.

He was already prepared in his heart, what shocking words Zhu Huan would say next.

Zhu Gaochi was even wondering: Will King Qi tell him how to divide and how much he should divide King Qi after the world is defeated.

He didn't believe it, Zhu Huan didn't have any ambition.

If there is no ambition, why did Zhu Huan take Jinling? Why did you destroy the Jingying? Why attack Zhenjiang?

Zhu Huan could have been a prince of peace, but he didn't.

Zhu Huan finished studying the ink, took out the paperweight and rice paper, and said to Zhu Gaochi: "Virtuous nephew, do you know how big the world is?" ”

"Huh?" Zhu Gaochi was stunned.

He never thought that Zhu Huan would say such an outrageous topic.

How big is the world?

How the hell do I know!

"Virtuous nephew, let me tell you how big the world is." Zhu Huan put a pen on the rice paper: "In this world, how can there be more than the sun and moon of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Zhu Gaochi watched Zhu Huan sketch on rice paper and frowned slightly.

He couldn't understand what Zhu Huan was painting, like ...... Map? It's just that this map is extraordinarily unfamiliar.

It is impossible for Zhu Gaochi to recognize what Zhu Huan is painting, because ...... Here's the world map!