Hearing Zhu Su's inquiry, the old patriarch was stunned at first, and then said: "Indeed, a few days ago, there was also a Han people passing through our tribe. ”

"Why did the prince ask them...... Why, aren't they and the prince all the way? ”

"Hmph, that's a bunch of bandits! How can it be compared with us! Chang Mao Road. The old patriarch was taken aback: "Ah, is it a thief?" The old man also gave them a lot of food! ”

So Zhu Su carefully asked about the information about the people and horses who passed by before, and learned that there were about 100 people on this road, and they were all very anxious and embarrassed. Perhaps they didn't want to make extraneous branches, but these White Lotus Sect bandits didn't make trouble here, but honestly exchanged gold, silver and iron tools for a lot of supplies.

Zhu Su asked them about their movements again, and the patriarch told them that they were in a hurry, and after buying some mountain fruits and grains, they went directly down the mountain to the east and left.

"Uncle, I can't hide it, I took the liberty to come here just to chase down that gang of thieves." Zhu Su said with a pleasant face. "This group of thieves is my Da Ming Qin criminal, and they have bad deeds, and they can be called extremely vicious."

"I didn't attack your department this time, probably because I waited for these pursuers behind, and I didn't dare to delay the time. But if you teach them to have a respite, and let them wander around the land, it will be to the detriment of the ministries. At that time, it is not known how many Dawan tribes will be affected by it. ”

"This king has this important task with him, so he will not linger......" he got up and left.

"Stay here, stay here!" The old man hurriedly got up and stopped Zhu Su and the others who were leaving. "The prince is dedicated to the sake of our Dawan tribes, how can the old man snub the prince?"

"And it's getting late today, and the night road down the mountain is steep and difficult, even if you want to chase the thief, you need to wait for the light of day, right?"

"The prince might as well rest in my department with peace of mind, and wait for tomorrow morning, the old man will send the son of the clan to lead the prince to a shortcut, and he will teach the prince to chase down that group of thieves...... How is it? ”

The old man's words were quite earnest, and the night was indeed not the time to pursue, so Zhu Su thought about it for a while, and then agreed.

After chatting for a while, the old patriarch placed Zhu Su and the others in a few houses in the middle of the tribe, and then no longer disturbed Zhu Su's rest, and left with the clansmen.

The night in the mountains is quiet, and the moonlight shines like water, shining into the windows of this simple firewood house. These days, Zhu Su either slept on the boat or stayed in the tent, and suddenly got a solid bed, and he couldn't sleep for a while. The thoughts in my mind flipped over and over, but I still had no intention of sleeping, so I simply turned over and sat up, and said, "Dog." ”

"Your Highness." Outside the door, the guard's inner dog walked in, standing respectfully in the shadows. "Do you have any commands?"

"Go and call Di Meng and Zheng Guogong here, I have something to discuss." Zhu Su said. After thinking about it for a while, he commanded again: "Remember, don't be discovered by the people of this tribe." ”

"Yes." The dog didn't ask why, bowed, and silently withdrew from the house.

After a while, Chang Mao and Di Meng quietly came in the shadows, and the two of them didn't seem to have slept either, and their faces were not tired. After entering the house, he saw that Zhu Su was putting on his armor, and the dog hurriedly stepped forward to help.

Chang Mao was puzzled: "Your Highness, what's wrong?" Could it be that there is something wrong? ”

"For some reason, this king is always anxious and has no intention of sleeping."

"Brother Chang, what about you? How can I look energetic. Can't you sleep too? ”

"Hey, we finally got the order to go out of Beijing, and we are thinking about getting more military merits to get a qualification for the separation. Now that the bandits are in front of them, this is not exciting...... I can't sleep. Chang Mao was a little embarrassed.

Zhu Su smiled, both of whom are the second generation in the army, Chang Mao is much more belligerent than Li Jinglong. Among the second generations of the princes' mansions, only Xu Yungong went to the north with his father and led an army alone, which can be regarded as having his own prestige. Chang Mao has inherited the Guogong, and he is not as loud as Xu Yungong, and he wants to prove himself.

Although Chang Mao is impulsive, he has been trained in recent years, and he is as thick and fine as his father Chang Yuchun...... And he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and he shares weal and woe with Zhu Biao Zhu Xiongying of the next two generations of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Su also trusts him very much.

"But there's a problem with these people?" The dog helped Zhu Su tie his armor, and Di Meng asked out loud.

"Maybe I'm overthinking......" The three people in front of him can be called their henchmen here. Zhu Su was not a stubborn person, so he spoke up his doubts to discuss with them. "Ben Wang always felt that there was something wrong with the team leader."

"What's wrong?" Chang Mao asked.

Zhu Su straightened the armor on his body, and said after a while: "There is a patriarch here who used to be kind to my Ming Dynasty...... This is a bit too coincidental. It's not that I think everyone is ignorant, but no matter how smart a person is, can he really speak Chinese so fluently in a matter of months? ”

"Looking at the age of the patriarch, to say the least, it is also the year of knowing the destiny of heaven. He was rescued to Huaxia by mistake, at least more than ten years ago. ”

"More than 10 years ago...... At that time, the world was still chaotic, and my Han people were enslaved by the Yuan people, and their status was not as good as that of pigs and dogs. At that time, there were really Han Chinese who could come here to trade? ”

"The most important thing is ...... When the patriarch saw me, he subconsciously bowed. He was rescued to Huaxia by mistake, at least more than ten years ago. In the past ten years, he has been trapped in this department, and there are few opportunities to perform salutes. Why is it that when he bows, he is fluent and familiar? ”

As soon as Zhu Su said this, Chang Mao, Di Meng, and Gou'er all looked solemn.

"Your Highness means to ...... Could this patriarch be a bandit? Chang Mao's eyes had begun to show a fierce light.

“…… I didn't figure it out. Zhu Su said. It stands to reason that there are not many bandits and they are a rabble, so they should avoid us. ”

"The Fanren tribe who belonged to them was killed by us by the Big Belly Creek, and the strength should be even less at this time."

"They are plotting to deceive me on this mountain? What is the intention? Even if there were only a hundred, would they be able to swallow them? ”

There should always be a purpose in setting up a strategy. But they knew the remaining strength of the White Lotus Sect bandits, and it was impossible for them to dare to stay and fight with Da Ming. Their strength is not enough.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Su brazenly decided to raise troops to pursue, not giving them the opportunity to bewitch more people and develop and grow.

"Could it be that you want to poison it?" Di Meng guessed. After thinking about it, I felt unlikely. Zhu Su's food recipes were all a priori experienced by others, and the hundreds of pro-soldiers had never eaten their food.

"Could it be that they are the ones who have been cut off, and they want to drag us here under the pretext of teaching the army to escape?" The dog guessed.

(End of chapter)