Nanjing City is the center of the Great Tomorrow, and it is also the place where Zhu Yuanzhang has the strongest control.

Xu Ruyi and the four of them entered the city early in the morning, and had just booked two rooms at the Tongfu Inn.

"Come with us. "The person who came was a little eunuch in the palace wearing a cyan eunuch robe, thirteen or fourteen years old, with a white face and no beard, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.

Xu Ruyi didn't have any identity rights on his face, and the little eunuch only came over to spread the word and lead people on the orders from above, so naturally he didn't have to deliberately stammer or oppress people.

"Why is there still someone looking for you in the palace?" Wang Yongzhen walked over: "Do you need any help?"

Now is not the time to be curious, since Xu Ruyi himself looks like he has expected it a long time ago, Wang Yongzhen will naturally not have much to do.

"Just wait for me here, and I'll come when I go. Xu Ruyi thought about it, and then changed his words: "I left a lot of money in the shopkeeper's place, you can find the shopkeeper if there is anything." If I don't come back, don't worry, I'll be back in the next few days anyway. ”

"Don't worry, it's okay here, you can go and get busy with yours. Wang Yongzhen said casually.

"Hmm. Xu Ruyi nodded, and then followed the direction of the little eunuch Wangwang's palace.

Closing the door, Wang Yongzhen walked back to the room, met Yamazaki Ryuya's puzzled eyes, and said, "He went to the palace, and he may not come back when." ”

"Oh. Yamazaki Ryuya didn't seem to care, just asked casually.

The courtyard walls are thousands of feet, and the king is locked deeply.

Xu Ruyi entered the palace from Dongzhi Gate and was led directly to Wuying Palace.

As the door of the hall closed, he was the only one left in the Wuying Palace. The time had just passed, and the early dynasty had not yet ended, so Zhu Yuanzhang naturally would not come to meet him.

Although Xu Ruyi is the only one in the house, there are still rules. When he came to the middle of the main hall, he slowly knelt down facing the direction of the bookcase, and then remained motionless in this position. After all, an hour has passed in the early dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang may come over at any time, he definitely won't want to see Xu Ruyi wandering around the hall, it is still the safest way.

It's still as uncomfortable as it used to be. Xu Ruyi thought to himself: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, he is famous in the rivers and lakes, and in this imperial city, he is just a powerless little eunuch." ’

"Anyway, this year is already the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, and I remember that Zhu Yuanzhang seems to have only lived to the thirty-first year of Hongwu, so it would be good to endure it for less than five years?"

I don't know if Zhu Yunwen still remembers me. From leaving the palace to the Blue Jade Mansion, and then to today, it's been almost a year since I left, maybe he has forgotten about me, the little eunuch. ’

was thinking about Xu Ruyi's kung fu, I don't know when, the door of the palace was pushed open from the outside, Xu Ruyi didn't dare to look back, but put his head deep on the ground, which is also the rule. As for the people who came in, Xu Ruyi didn't have to look back, he already knew it in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the lead and walked in, just glanced at Xu Ruyi on the ground, then walked up the jade steps and sat behind the dragon book. Behind him, Lao Zhang waved his hand lightly to the outside, and stood beside Zhu Yuanzhang.

There was another sound of wooden wedges, and the door of the temple was gently pushed shut by the eunuchs outside.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and rubbed his sun, and casually ordered: "Get up." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Xu Ruyi said loudly, and then stood up from the ground, lowered his head slightly, bowed his back slightly, and tried to make himself look respectful, and the slave maid naturally had to look like a slave.

"Xu Ruyi, you. . . Zhu Yuanzhang put his hand down, turned his gaze to Xu Ruyi, and was about to speak, when he was suddenly stunned. glanced at Lao Zhang suspiciously.

This is Xu Ruyi. Lao Zhang affirmed softly: "The old slave also just got the news, and his appearance has changed greatly. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded quietly and said, "Raise your head and let me take a look." ”

"Yes. Xu Ruyi raised his head slightly. Zhu Yuanzhang is still in his impression, his face is a little ugly, but he is full of endless majesty. Except that it seems to be a little older, everything is the same as before.

"It's really changed, and I can't even recognize it. Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Xu Ruyi." ”

"The slave is here. ”

"I remember that you are only ten years old, right? Why have you grown like this after not seeing you for more than a year?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with interest.

"Back to the emperor's words. Xu Ruyi whispered the words he had thought of a long time ago: "The slave maid was in distress on Matou Mountain in Shudi, and she had to be rescued by Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Zhenren." After some small talk, Zhang Zhenren gave the slave a pill, and then... ”

How can an unexplained phenomenon be explained? Push it onto another person who can't explain it. The sentence that there is no proof of death can be used not only on the dead, but also on the immortals.

briefly explained the cause and effect, and Xu Ruyi was silent.

"Such an elixir, you just eat it?" Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, as if he didn't care, but this sentence contained Zhu Yuanzhang's loyalty to Xu Ruyi.

As a slave and maid, if you have good things and don't know how to honor your master, there is no need for such a slave and maid to stay.

"Back to the emperor's words. Xu Ruyi knelt on the ground again and replied softly: "At that time, the slave maid had the intention to bring the pill back and present it to the emperor, but Zhang Xianren directly stuffed the pill into the slave's mouth, and then slapped the slave maid's chest, forcing the slave and maid to eat it. ”

"What is the reason?" Zhu Yuanzhang is suspicious by nature, and naturally he will not be gullible about Xu Ruyi's words.

At that time, Zhang Zhenren said... Say... Xu Ruyi's face showed a hesitant look, and it didn't seem to be easy to say.

"Tell me the truth. ”

"Yes. Xu Ruyi kowtowed on the ground, then raised his head and said: "Zhang Zhenren said that the slave maid was destined to assist the Holy Lord, but she was negligent when she was reincarnated, and she was born ten years late. But the number of days is irreversible, so the life expectancy of the slave and maid will be deducted for ten years, in exchange for this body, in order to make up for the number of days, so this elixir cannot be brought back to the palace by the slave and maid, and can only be eaten by the slave and maid alone. ”

After listening to Xu Ruyi's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes closed slightly, and he thought in his heart: "This sounds a little mysterious, but I am indeed ready to transfer him back to do something, and his relationship with Yun Wei is good, it seems that he can vaguely match the words in his mouth, could Zhang Zhenren really say that?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed at Xu Ruyi, and said coldly: "I believe it." ”

"Do you know what I asked you to come back for?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, casually picking up a blue book on the case and flipping through it.

"The slave doesn't know. Xu Ruyi replied "honestly". As for the reason for coming back, Xu Ruyi also thought about it, Jiang Xing only said that it was a good thing before, so he probably guessed in his heart that there might be some position arrangement. But you can't say if you know the emperor's thoughts, if you can always guess it, then you won't be far from death.

"Before, the King of Shu was overlooked, and his elite soldiers were ambushed in Shu, you were there at the time, you should know about it. Casually drew a circle on the fold, and Zhu Yuanzhang picked up another fold.

"The slave has heard of it. Xu Ruyi replied: "But according to rumors, it seems that there is something wrong with Jinyiwei." ”

"Do you know this?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him.

"The rivers and lakes all said that the defeat in this war was not the fault of the saint and the king of Shu, but that the Jinyi Wei was used by the White Lotus Sect. . . ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned this incident, he was angry.

"Utilization? Good utilization, a group of dogs, even the owner can bite it. Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the fold in his hand, threw it on the table, and said in a salty and non-salty mouth: "My rice has raised wolf cubs." Zhang Zheng, the commander of the Sichuan Jinyi Guard, was originally a member of the White Lotus Sect, eating with my bowl, but he still wanted to smash my pot. It's not over when he's dead, I've ordered his wife and children to go down to reunite with him, and it's the same in the future, if one comes out, I'll kill one of them, and see if their necks are hard, or if my knives are fast. Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said meaningfully: "I won't ask too much if things are done well or not, but this heart is correct." ”

Xu Ruyi hurriedly replied loudly: "The slave is a rootless person, a slave of the Son of Heaven, loyal to Your Majesty, the sun and the moon can be learned, and I am willing to break my body for Your Majesty, without complaint or regret." ”