Chapter 20 Waiting for the Rabbit
The cold of winter made Zhu Houxi couldn't help but sigh at his little hands, making a pair of little hands that were a little cold feel some temperature, and the white mist slowly dispersed in front of Zhu Houxi.
Zhengde on the horse seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked sideways: "Where is the imperial brother's jade lion in the night?" ”
The jade lion in the night is up and down, a color of snow white, no half of the miscellaneous hair, can travel thousands of miles a day, produced in the Western Regions, can be called the best among the horses, this kind of horse is born like a lion as violent, when he grows up, he is driven out of the horse herd, and his personality will become very docile.
Zhu Houxi is not the kind of person who is unforgiving, since he has fooled Zhengde to live in the leopard room, of course he will not give Queen Xia eye medicine again, so he said lightly: "The jade lion in the night was borrowed by the minister's brother, calculate the time, and if you think it will be a few days, you will return it to the minister." ”
Zhengde was not angry because Zhu Houxi borrowed the horse, but smiled helplessly.
"That's a gift from the emperor, you borrowed someone like this, aren't you afraid that someone will make a big fuss about it?"
"Brother Chen, I wish someone would make a fuss about this."
Zhu Houxi's face didn't matter, and Zhang Yong, who was in charge of serving next to him, had already begun to mourn silently for Qingyang Bo in his heart.
"Big brother, hare!"
A gray-furred rabbit flashed in front of everyone with its agile movements, Zhu Houxi saw the hare not far away, and reminded Zhengde next to him.
Zhengde picked up the big bow at the horse's neck, and took out the arrow from the arrow pain, and the bowstring was full of action in one go, and he practiced more than 100 times at a glance.
The bow and arrow moved as the hare moved, and Zhengde saw the opportunity to release the bowstring, only to see the arrow fly out and go straight in the direction of the hare.
Zhu Houxi looked at the hare that was bound to be hit by a blow and couldn't help but cheer: "Big brother is mighty." ”
"Your Majesty is mighty."
The guards and eunuchs who had followed Zhengde and Zhu Houxi to hunt shouted in unison.
Wei Bin rode his horse and picked up the hare, put it in his hand and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty's arrows are superb and you will be hit with one blow." ”
Zhengde said with a smile: "It seems that there are often hares here, why don't you accompany the imperial brother to wait for the rabbits today?" ”
Waiting for the rabbit is not a compliment, Zhu Houxi said stubbornly: "Everything is arranged by the eldest brother." ”
Zhu Houxi turned over and dismounted, took the hand stove handed by Zhu Chen, and tightened the cloak on his body, only then did he feel better, and followed Zhengde to the side.
Wei Bin worked quickly, and Zhang Yong helped, and after a while, the hare, which was still alive before, was now set up on the fire.
Zhengde glanced into the distance and asked seemingly casually, "Do you know why I brought you here to hunt today?" ”
Zhu Houxi is like a monk who is at a loss, and he doesn't know what dumb riddle Zhengde played.
"The younger brother doesn't know, and I hope the eldest brother will tell me."
"I've found the man who wanted to kill you."
The orthodox German sentence is amazing, which makes Zhu Houxi, who was originally relaxed, instantly tense up.
"Who is it?"
Zhu Houxi's voice became fierce and he didn't know it, he had never forgotten the person who assassinated him in Tianjin Wei, but it was inconvenient to investigate in the palace after coming to Beizhili.
Zhengde smiled mysteriously and said, "He should appear soon, and then the imperial brother will know who wants to take your life." ”
The words "come back" appeared in Zhu Houxi's mind, he really didn't expect that the purpose of Zhengde bringing him to hunt was actually to fish, and now he was waiting for the fish to take the bait.
A smile appeared on Zhu Houxi's face, and he flattered: "Big brother is wise." ”
"Put away your flattering look, don't make yourself like Wei Bin's dog."
Wei Bin, who was roasting the hare, heard Zhengde's words, and the movement of his hand was a beating, and Zhang Yongqiang couldn't help but let himself laugh out loud.
The two of them are the Eight Tigers of the Ming Dynasty, which can be regarded as monstrous, and they are majestic in front of outsiders, but they are very cautious in front of Zhengde, because they know that Liu Jin has always been a wake-up call hanging over their heads.
Looking at the few guards around, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but ask, "How many people did Big Brother arrange for fishing?" ”
Zhengde replied without thinking: "Not arranged." ”
Zhengde's words made Zhu Houxi sigh in his heart, if there was no special arrangement, wouldn't it be very dangerous for him to be with Zhengde now.
The aroma of the hare wafted away, and Zhu Houxi didn't know what seasoning Wei Bin had added to the hare, which made the aroma of the hare overflowing, arousing the cravings in his stomach, and even forgetting that Zhengde put the two in danger.
Seeing that Zhu Houxi's eyes were attracted by the scorched hare on the outside and tender on the inside, Zhengde smiled and said, "How is the hare roasted?" ”
Hearing Zhengde's question, Wei Bin hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, it's all right away, just wait for a while." ”
As soon as Wei Bin's words fell, the shouts of killing suddenly sounded from all around, and for a while, Zhengde's 100-day team was surrounded by water.
Zhengde said confidently: "Sure enough, it's here." ”
Jinyiwei is the most powerful information and intelligence station in the Ming Dynasty, how can Jiang Bin not find out about the trivial matter of killing Zhu Houxi, the son of Xingshi, it's just that Zhengde secretly instructed him not to walk, Zhengde is waiting for this moment, he wants Jiang Bin to jump out by himself.
Zhu Houyu glanced at the hare that was about to be roasted, and cursed in his heart why the other party couldn't come half an hour late, so that he could finish eating the hare, as for what Zhengde said there was no arrangement, Zhu Houyu would not believe it.
Jiang Bin, who was wearing armor, drove forward from the team and shouted loudly: "Father, the prince of Xingwang deceived the saints, and he was really a traitorous villain. ”
When Zhu Houxi heard Jiang Bin's shout, he was a little indignant in his heart, he was an idle son with no money and no power, he was just a general and chief military officer of the governor Sihai Zhenhai, how could he become a traitorous villain, if you want to rebel, you will rebel, can you not take the fact that you are a traitor as a slogan.
Zhengde stood up and said domineeringly: "You are not the son of me, why do you call your father?" ”
Zhu Houyu understood this sentence, you are not my son, why do you call me father, of course Zhu Houyu knows why Jiang Bin calls him father, he doesn't call Zhengde his father, how can he justifiably compete for the throne of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Houxi has always known that since he saved Zhengde, he has blocked the way of many people, so he is not sure who was the person who wanted to assassinate him in Tianjin Wei, and now it seems that the person who wants to assassinate him is Jiang Bin, who was once a favorite of Zhengde, who has been demoted to Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi.
"There is a way to be a teacher for one day and a father for life, not to mention, the son once called His Majesty's father more than one day, then of course His Majesty has always been Bin's father, and Bin begged his father to give death to the traitor."
Jiang Bin, who was confronting Zhengde, said righteously, regardless of Zhengde's face having turned iron-blue.
Zhengde looked at the soldiers of the mighty regiment who had only come halfway, and asked in a loud voice, "What about you?" Do you want to be part of this traitor? ”