The night is deep, and the moon is like water.

Today, Zhu Biao did not return to the East Palace, but chose to spend the night in the military camp of the prince's young army.

Since January, this is not the first time that Zhu Biao has spent the night outside, but Lao Zhu has acquiesced and did not interfere.

Zhu Biao also pondered in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang's personality had many similarities with his fourth brother Zhu Di, that is, the Yongle Emperor in another time and space.

Zhu Di himself does not like his eldest son Zhu Gaochi, but prefers his second son Zhu Gaochu more.

Because Zhu Gaochu is powerful and powerful, he mixes with the generals every day, while Zhu Gaochi is fat and lame, and likes to stay with the ministers.

But Zhu Yuanzhang's "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" is there, and Zhu Di is a rebel again, so he dare not disobey the ancestral training to abolish the prince.

As a result, Zhu Di had no choice but to train his grandson Zhu Zhanji from generation to generation, canonize the emperor's grandson, and let him be the same as Zhu Gaochu at the beginning, nesting in the military camp every day and messing with the generals, and over time, the generals also understood the emperor's intentions, consciously alienated Zhu Gaoxu, and approached Zhu Zhanji.

So from the perspective of a hero, he is happy to see his children and grandchildren deal with the generals every day.

The princes and grandsons should be able to lead the troops to fight.

Whoosh~

At this time, there was a guard who quickly ran in front of Zhu Biao, who was a member of his prince's young army and Fang Jin's more trusted subordinate An Xin.

Fang Jin's evaluation of An Xin is that she is serious, upright, strong-blooded, tough but a bit axial.

"Your Highness, I have received definite news that the figure of the Japanese has appeared in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, especially in the Ningbo area." An Xin knelt on one foot and said in a loud voice.

Zhu Biao's eyes showed a deep expression, and he said in a light tone: "Now that the spring season has begun, those widows have finished the winter, and it is indeed time to come out to forage for food." You go and tell Huizu and Fang Jin now, and we will leave for Ningbo Mansion tomorrow. ”

Yingtianfu is not far from the coastal cities in Zhejiang, and it takes six or seven days to get there.

Soon after An Xin left, Wu Zhen, Marquis of Jinghai, also came to Zhu Biao's residence.

When Zhu Biao saw Wu Zhen coming, he took him into the house without saying a word.

Those guards only stood outside the door, and there were only Zhu Biao and Wu Zhen in the room.

The prince trusts me very much, and he treats me as a cronie!

Jing Haihou was also very excited in his heart.

"Jinghaihou, how is the plan being implemented?" Zhu Biao said with concern.

"All the best!" Wu Zhen replied confidently.

Zhu Biao nodded and said with satisfaction: "That's good, you must not let those widows find anything suspicious!" ”

"Definitely not!" Wu Zhen assured.

Zhu Biao was still a little uneasy, and emphasized: "Marquis Jinghai, those Japanese are very cunning, don't despise them. ”

The military generals of the Ming Dynasty in this era were high-spirited, even when facing the Mongols, they were arrogant, not to mention those who were short and obscene.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the minister has made full preparations, and those would-be robbers can't make waves." Wu Zhen said seriously.

Zhu Biao nodded slowly, no longer spoke, and after waving Wu Zhen away, his eyes moved slightly, and he sat on the chair and fell asleep after a while, without saying anything all night.

……

In late March, Ningbo was warm and warm, and it was already a scene full of spring.

In Fuzhi Yin County, the prefect Zhao Yong had already gotten up under the service of a concubine from the latest Na.

After he put on his official uniform, the concubine gave him Fu Fan very considerately, then blinked his eyes and smiled: "The master is really handsome and chic, graceful and suave, which makes the concubine so confused." ”

When Zhao Yong heard this, his heart was comfortable, and he didn't care whether the concubine was sincere or not, he really believed it in his heart, and then laughed heartily.

The concubine's figure is graceful and beautiful, and she speaks beautifully, Zhao Yong loves her delicate body, and her graceful voice.

So, he stretched out his hand and touched the concubine's body fiercely, and said with a smile: "And stay at home, and wait for the official to come back at night and clean you up!" Haha, haha! ”

The concubine said coquettishly: "Master, do you have to deal with those things again?" ”

Zhao Yong didn't hide it, nodded and replied: "Hey, these widows are really uneasy, and they have started to make trouble again." ”

The concubine's pretty face showed a look of worry: "Master, although this widow is short, he is extremely cruel and fierce, you must pay attention to your own safety, you must not be in danger, otherwise the concubine will ...... Whining! ”

As she spoke, her white fingers rubbing her eyes, her eyes teary-eyed.

"Oh, my little darling, don't cry, I'll be safe, sir. But this time the court sent someone over, and the lord had to behave well in front of them. Rest assured, I'm mindful. Zhao Yong patted his chest and said.

He got tired of the concubine for a while, and then left the room.

When Zhao Yong arrived at the mansion, the sky was already bright, and Liu Tong had been waiting for a long time.

When he saw the prefect coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "My lord, the Marquis of Jinghai will arrive today!" ”

"Well, what about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Zhao Yong asked with concern.

There was a secret decree from the imperial court that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be fully responsible for the suppression of the Japanese people, but this matter must be kept secret, and only the first and second leaders in the government know about it.

Zhao Yong didn't tell the concubine either.

"According to what Marquis Jinghai said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has temporarily changed his mind and has followed the army north!" When Liu Tong said this, he seemed relieved.

"Going north?" Zhao Yong muttered a sentence, revealing a deep groan,

It's normal to go north, and now the Ming army is on a northern expedition, and it is about to build a miracle, and as a prince, he also wants to get a piece of the pie, which is normal.

After all, the current saint is forty years old, and you see that Li Shimin has only lived to be fifty years old, and it is reasonable for the emperor to make every effort to cultivate the crown prince.

If the prince doesn't come, their pressure will be much less.

"I hear that the Japanese are moving again?" Zhao Yong asked eagerly.

"My lord, the Wako are too cunning. They also expected that we would strengthen our defenses, so they entered the village and grabbed things and left, coming and going like the wind. After all, our side is understaffed, and some of them are at the expense of one or the other. ”

"As the saying goes, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves." Liu Tong shook his head and sighed, and said helplessly.

Zhao Yong crossed his hands on his hips and sighed: "Hey, it's nothing to lose something, as long as there are no dead people!" You go and arrange, let your subordinates work harder, and try to catch a few more pirates, and we can explain to the above. ”

For example, in the past, they could only catch single-digit widows when they ran out of manpower. This time, when the imperial court came, everyone worked harder and caught a double-digit widow.

When the court sees it, it will also understand that it is not that we are too incompetent, but that the Japanese are too cunning.

……