Tiger......

Zhu Bai stood still, turned his head and carefully looked around.

In the dappled sunlight, the tiger's characteristic yellow-on-black striped fur looms.

it, there are really tigers!!

Not to mention, the camouflage of the tiger is very suitable for this dense mountain forest.

If he hadn't learned from a line, he might not have been able to find out after walking through it.

Probably attracted by the smell of blood.

He silently reviewed the geographical location in his heart.

South China Tigers!

The South China tiger that once crisscrossed more than 20 provinces and cities in China, but later became extinct in the wild.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, one day, he would be able to face the South China tiger face to face in the wild.

The tiger looked at Zhu Bai coldly with his gold-like yellow eyes.

Zhu Bai was busy confirming the characteristics of the tiger.

Small in size and short in ears. The stripes are narrow and short. The hair on his face is long and explosive, like Zhang Fei's beard and sideburns, but the hair on his body is thick and short.

That's right, it's the South China Tiger.

It's still just an adult male.

The coat color is bright and the stripes are clear. Strong physique, majestic.

Zhu Bai was so excited.

Seeing that Zhu Bai was not leaving, Fugui's eyes were shining and staring elsewhere, so he leaned over and asked, "What is Your Highness looking at?" ”

Zhu Bai pointed to the front and whispered, "Look." There are tigers. It's so beautiful. ”

The others all froze, then looked at Zhu Bai's fingers.

Originally, everyone didn't see it, but the tiger shrank back.

Then Fugui suddenly shouted, and ran all the way down the path.

The others were so frightened that they ran away with him without thinking about it.

The tiger was also frightened, and turned around and ran towards the mountain.

The sturdy figure disappeared into the dense forest like a yellow light.

Zhu Bai smacked his lips: Tsk, look, it was really scared away. I haven't seen enough yet.

Fugui and they realized halfway through the run that they should protect Zhu Bai, and ran back.

Zhu Bai stood there and watched them run around the mountain beam, only shaking his head and sighing.

Fugui saw that Zhu Bai was fine, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and asked tremblingly: "Old old ......"

He wanted to ask, "What about the tiger?" "But I can't say anything.

Zhu Bai: "Alas, the tiger was scared away by you. ”

Fugui took a deep breath and said, "Tigers eat people, don't take any more risks next time, Your Highness." ”

Zhu Bai raised the handcuff in his hand: "Stupid." In fact, they are also afraid of people, besides, if you really want to pounce, this king still has this, you are afraid of a hair. ”

Fugui blushed and sneered: "Haven't you ever seen a tiger before?" ”

Zhu Bai smacked his lips: "If only it were a goat or a rabbit." You can also open meat tonight. This king has eaten dry buns for many days in a row. ”

Fugui: "Lord Zhang should be in a hurry. Let's hurry down the mountain and join Master Zhang. ”

After Fugui went down the mountain, he told Zhang Yu about bandits and tigers.

Then Mao Xiang and Zhang Yu listened to the cold hair, and they raised layer after layer, and from time to time they cast a terrifying look at Zhu Bai: This child is really not an ordinary person.

Or rather, he's not human at all.

Isn't it normal for such a big child to be so scared that his legs are weak?

He even had the heart to appreciate it.

I don't know if it's because these robbers went back and told people, anyway, Zhu Bai and no one dared to rob and stop them along the way.

At night, I went to Lintaowei to stay overnight.

Zhu Bai still left half a cart of grain and half a cart of tea, and then said the same thing to the commander.

The further you go northwest, the colder it gets, the greater the temperature difference between day and night, and the stronger the wind.

Fortunately, Zhu Bai made sheepskin jackets for everyone, which were windproof and frost-resistant.

The next stop is the tea and horse trading place - Hezhou Wei.

Since the three years of Hongwu Xifan returned to the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu set up four guards in Hezhou, Taozhou, Xining, and Minzhou, which are collectively known as "Xifan Four Guards", which are under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Metropolitan Division.

Among them, Hezhou Wei has three health centers under its jurisdiction, with a total of about 17,000 people.

From a distance, I saw that the officials of Hezhou Wei came out to greet him.

The commander is Ning Zheng, and the commander is the commander of the same general He Suo Nanpu.

Jubber was interested in both of them because they were both legends.

Ning is a native of Fengyang, born with a long face, a full beard, and a strong and tall figure.

It was with him as the pioneer that Deng Yu was able to fight the West and build Hezhou Wei.

Therefore, it is most suitable for Hezhou Wei to command the envoy and let Ning Zheng be the most suitable.

Lao Zhu set the location of the first tea and horse transaction after the counterinsurgency here, firstly because the location of Hezhou was just in the middle of the four guards of the West, and secondly, because he absolutely trusted Ning Zheng.

Ning Zheng later became Mu Ying's right-hand man and was stationed in Yunnan until his death.

He Suo Nanpu has a flat face, long narrow eyes, and slightly high cheekbones.

His original name was Ji Suo Nanpu, who was the head of the Tufan tribe, and after surrendering, he paid tribute to Lao Zhu and horses, and was given the surname "He" by Lao Zhu.

After returning to Shun, he assisted in the construction of the city in Hezhou to maintain local order.

In the case that the various tribes in the West are uneasy about the status quo and the old department of the Yuan Dynasty has been ready to move, Hezhou has been able to maintain stability, and He Suo Nanpu has contributed a lot.

However, although Lao Zhu said "Jia Qicheng and gave him clothes" to He Suo Nanpu, he was still on guard against him in his heart, otherwise he would not have called Ning Zheng to command, and only gave He Suo Nanpu a petty official who was a good five grades.

After all, there are 5,600 soldiers in a guard post according to the regulations, and Lao Zhu will not hand a knife to the enemy.

According to the usual practice, Zhu Bai first read the holy decree, and then sat down to ask the defense of Ningzhenghe Prefecture.

Ning Zheng spoke official dialect with a Fengyang accent, which made Zhu Bai feel very cordial.

He Suo Nanpu tried hard to speak Mandarin, and it was always weird, just like a foreigner speaking Mandarin.

At first glance, these two people are fierce generals who fight solidly and don't like court battles, with few words and sharp eyes.

It's also possible that they just heard about his fame, so they didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Zhu Bai asked, and they answered.

Zhu Bai didn't ask, and they didn't say anything.

Zhang Yu and Ning are old acquaintances, listening to it at this time, and muttering in their hearts: This kid was not like this before. Now it's like a stuffy gourd.

Zhu Bai: "When and where is the tea and horse trade taking place? ”

Ning Zheng: "Undecided." ”

Zhu Bai: "Who participated?" ”

Ning Zheng: "Undecided." ”

Hey, that's not right. Isn't this just a passive slacking?

Zhu Bai secretly gasped, thought about it, and said to others: "This king has a few important words to say to the two adults. ”

Ning Zheng glanced at the guards, and then the men retreated, leaving only the two of them and Zhu Bai.

Zhu Bai said, "Lord Ning." There's no one at this point. This king has a few words to ask, please be sure to tell the truth. ”

Ning Zheng hurriedly got up and saluted: "Yes." ”

Zhu Bai: "It's been six or seven years since Hongwu was three years ago. You and Lord He Suo Nanpu are guarding Hezhou, and Xifan has always been very peaceful, why did you suddenly rebel this time. ”

Ning Zheng pursed his lips and kept silent: This is what I can say?!!