The farther south you go, the warmer the weather gets, and the wetter it gets along the way.

The three of them stayed in the county inn.

After dinner, a simple bath, and early autumn brought a carrier pigeon inside: "Miss, the spring banquet has a letter." ”

She flew the black dove, and the human dove fluttered a few times in the dark night and landed by the window.

Gu Mingzhu took the note, unfolded it, smiled slightly, and said, "The Spring Banquet said that the affairs of Liangzhou have been prepared, and asked me when to start." ”

Yue Yan took the letter and read it, and also asked, "What did Miss say?" ”

Gu Mingzhu walked to the window, the black pigeon lowered her head, she reached out and stroked the carrier pigeon's dark hair, and said, "If the name is not right, why bother to make trouble." ”

When Chu Qiu and Yue Yan heard this, they looked at each other, and Yue Yan said: "Miss's concerns are not unreasonable, but the trend of this troubled world is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to act in the future." ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "Therefore, I decided to rely on the natural barrier of Cuiping Mountain, divide the forces and call the king, the emperor, I have no interest in doing it, I proclaimed myself the king, and took Liangzhou as a stronghold, and included the four states and two counties in the east and south into our sphere of influence." ”

Yue Yan was shocked when she heard this: "Miss, there are two counties in the four states in the southeast, and there are at least 10,000 troops stationed in each place, and there are at least 60,000 troops in the two counties in the four states. ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "Your concerns are not unreasonable, but the four states in the east are close to each other, separated from other regions by Cuiping Mountain, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, even if the troops of other states and counties want to reinforce, it will take six or seven days to march in a hurry, with our troops in Liangzhou, it is no problem to suppress a city in two days." ”

When Gu Mingzhu just came up, she bought a topographic map on the side of the road, she took out the drawing, spread it on the table, and landed her fingers in the Liangzhou area, and said: "I sent a message to the Spring Banquet, asking him to take down the nearest Chazhou immediately, and then move closer to Dangzhou and Qingxian, and order Yanyun to ride to meet us, and we will ...... from here."

Gu Mingzhu pointed his finger at the Duanzhou area and said: "The commander of Duanzhou is a greedy and lustful person, in the two counties of the four states, except for the tea state with the weakest troops, it is best for him to break through here, once Duanzhou is broken, we and Yan Yunqi set off from the waterway, rush all night, start the offensive, and form a siege with the Spring Banquet, even if the two counties of the four states are fortified, they will not be able to withstand our men and horses." ”

Yue Yan looked at the map carefully, and after a while, she said, "Miss is very familiar with the southeast terrain. ”

Gu Mingzhu was noncommittal, and said, "Come and see, what are the flaws in my deployment?" ”

Yueyan thought for a while and said, "Yes." ”

Before Gu Mingzhu could speak, Chu Qiu said first: "What's wrong?" I sound perfect. ”

Yueyan said: "Miss forgot the most important thing. ”

"What?"

Yue Yan said: "Name." ”

Gu Mingzhu was slightly stunned.

Yue Yan said: "Since you are called king, then you must call yourself king in a proper manner, what is our army called, and what is our king called." ”

There was a false alarm in early autumn, and he said: "You person, scared me, I thought there was really a leak." ”

Gu Mingzhu sat down, poured tea, and said, "This is indeed a mistake, I almost forgot, southeast and southeast...... It's called the Nanming Army, the division of the Southern Ming, their king, is the King of Ming, so think about it, my name will also be changed, and there is no way back for us to act, so let's call it Gu Jue. ”

"Gu Jue?"

Yue Yan suddenly raised her head and met Gu Mingzhu's bright eyes.

Gu Jue? Gu Jue?

In early autumn, a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone had already been brought, Gu Mingzhu wrote a letter by himself, and the black pigeon took the letter, and soon disappeared into the night.

Two days later, the three arrived outside a small town outside Duanzhou City and rested in a simple tea shed on the side of the road.

The owner of the tea shed brought a pot of white tea and three clean tea bowls, and Yueyan poured the tea, took it and took a sip.

All the way, none of the three wanted to talk.

There are also three tables of guests sitting in this tea shed, all of whom are walking porters, drinking tea and biting dry food, and the sound of talking comes from time to time.

Gu Mingzhu was bored, sipping white tea while listening lazily, listening to them talk about what they had seen and heard.

Suddenly, someone spoke: "I passed by Gusu a few days ago and heard an interesting story. ”

"Gusu? I heard that it was a very rich place in the south, what is the interesting fact? ”

The man said: "Master Gu, the richest man in Gusu, died of his daughter at a young age, and he is holding a funeral." ”

"White-haired people send black-haired people?"

"I heard that Mrs. Gu is getting thinner and thinner, and her eyes are about to cry blind, that Miss Gu is also a poor master, she died in the field at a young age, and even her body was taken away by wolves."

"Then this Gu family is too pitiful."

Gu Mingzhu slowly put down the tea bowl.

"It's really pitiful, I also found out that the son-in-law of their family was once a big official in Jiangling, and I don't know why he resigned, didn't he collide with a nobleman?"

"I'm afraid it is."

"Then that's too bad."

"If you want to say miserable, I also heard about one thing, which is about the king of Dingbei."

"King Dingbei?"

"I heard rumors that King Dingbei is dead!"

"Miss......" Chu Qiu called worriedly.

Gu Mingzhu said: "It's okay, let's go, we should be able to enter the city before dark." ”

The three of them settled the account and rode away.

Several big men were still talking, and after a while, another person sat on the vacant table.

"Boss, let's have a pot of tea."

The voice was deliberately low, with a hint of exhaustion, and also with a hood to cover the face.

"Here comes the tea." The boss happily brought tea: "Guest officer, please use it slowly." ”

The owner of the tea shed had just taken two steps when he heard the man say, "May I ask the boss, how far is it from Duanzhou?" ”

"Duanzhou? That boy has to hurry, if he hurrys, he should be able to enter the city before dark. ”

"Thank you."

This tea shed opened wonderfully, welcoming many guests who were sent to rest, but this one inexplicably made people talk.

The boss held the teapot and asked with a smile: "Childe is not from Duanzhou, right?" ”

The man said, "No. ”

"That son went to Duanzhou, but he was looking for relatives and friends?"

The man drank his tea and said, "No, my wife and I have come here and I have come to look for her to come home." ”

The boss suddenly realized: "I see." ”

After he finished speaking, he persuaded with some bitterness: "How can the husband and wife get along without being angry, a manly husband, let more daughters-in-law on weekdays, and the youngest daughter's family is the best to coax." ”

The man put down the tea bowl, and the boss always felt that he seemed to smile in the hat.

"You don't know, my wife is very fierce, and if I find her, I must teach her a lesson first."

The boss shook his head: I didn't expect it to be a solid eye, but I pity the little lady.

When they arrived at Duanzhou City, it was already dark, and the three of them entered the city and found a place to eat.

"There is a person in Liangzhou who calls himself Gu Jue, who swept away Chazhou overnight, and led 30,000 cavalry to attack Dangzhou directly, which caught Zhu Hongyuan off guard!"

"It's not peaceful in the east?"

"I heard that it is the Southern Ming Army, their king is the King of Ming, the news has spread, and now all the states and counties are panicking, Jiangling is far away in the sky, and they are in dire straits, where can I take care of this land."

The next seat is Gu Mingzhu and the three.

Chu Qiu said in a low voice: "Miss, our people should be able to go to Duanzhou tonight, I will go out of the city to pick up after dinner." ”

Gu Mingzhu nodded and said to Yueyan: "You go and inquire, what is the current movement of the Duwei Mansion in Duanzhou." ”

"Yes."

(End of chapter)