Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 499 found

   Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi appeared indifferent.

  Just said indifferently: "What happened to Xishan?"

  Xiao Jing took a deep look at Emperor Hongzhi, and was silent for a moment: "Your Majesty, Fang Jifan... ran away."

   "..."

  Emperor Hongzhi was silent.

   This is also called a message.

  Where could he... go?

  Xiao Jing said again: "Here in Dongchang, the news I got is that he brought a convoy in the direction of Shanhaiguan in the early morning of the day before yesterday. I am afraid that by this time, he has already arrived at Shanhaiguan."

  Shanhaiguan...

  Shanhaiguan is not far from the capital.

   There is a saying in Ming Dynasty that the emperor guards the gate of the country.

This is not unreasonable, because Beijing City is only 500 miles away from the nearest front line, Shanhaiguan, and the distance of 500 miles may be more for the south. After all, there are many mountains and rivers in the south, but in the north, especially North China. The plains are very close, not to mention, in order to supply food and salaries to the Shanhaiguan, the imperial court built a special official road, almost straight to the Shanhaiguan, the distance of 500 miles is closer than the 200 miles to the south.

   After all, there is an official way.

  Emperor Hongzhi's face changed slightly when he heard that Fang Jifan had gone to Shanhaiguan.

  Zhu Houzhao stood beside him with his head depressed, and when he heard it, he became excited and said loudly: "Yeah, he's gone? Is he going to leave the customs? Hey..."

   All of a sudden, the suffocation of the past few days was suddenly swept away.

"I really admire him. I have countless thoughts in my mind. I just think about when to sneak out, but when I really want to do it, I am timid. I never thought that this guy is not afraid of death. Admiration, admiration, When did Lao Fang become so courageous?"

  Zhu Xiurong was so frightened that her face turned pale, she felt her head was heavy, and she was busy holding her forehead.

  Emperor Hongzhi jumped up suddenly: "Why is he so bold? If something goes wrong and he loses his life, how will I explain to Ping Xihou? After leaving the customs, it will be beyond the reach of the king, doesn't he know?"

   "Going with me, there is also Shen Ao, the son of Shen Wen, a scholar of the Hanlin University."

  Zhu Houzhao was very excited. In his opinion, he knew that he was also staring at Fang Jifan and went with him.

  Man, man, what are you crying and crying about here, rush out of the pass, and catch all those damned Tatars, or it will be over.

  Old Fang, old Fang, you are sneaky to do such a big event, and you don’t bring me with you, you are really not a thing.

Emperor Hongzhi paced back and forth anxiously, and caught up with two more, one was the grandson of the Zhou family, the other was the son of Marquis Pingxi, and the other was the son of a scholar of the Hanlin University. Emperor Hongzhi felt a little headache, thinking about his Grandma couldn't help being upset: "Even if he goes there, he can't mobilize the army and horses, what can he do, retreat ten thousand steps, even if I order him to restrain the officers and soldiers on the front line of Shanhaiguan, how can he save people? The traps and tricks of the Tartars, Fang Jifan actually went to the tiger's mouth, if the Tatars catch him again, what should the court do?"

  Xiao Jingdao: "Your Majesty, this servant feels that..."

   "What do you think?"

  Xiao Jing was silent for a long time, and said: "I have analyzed Uncle Xinjian."

   "Say it!" Emperor Hongzhi stared at Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing was a bit embarrassed to speak, but then he said boldly: "I secretly thought that this time...Fang Jifan was taking a risk, but it is Shen Ao who really narrowly escaped death. With Fang Jifan's temperament, he knows best The theory of the three caves of the cunning rabbit."

"Nonsense!" Emperor Hongzhi scolded, "No matter what you say, Fang Jifan went to rescue people because he was loyal to me and filial to the Empress Dowager. What is the meaning of such unreasonable guesses, talking nonsense behind your back?"

  Xiao Jing was taken aback, knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue.

  In fact, he is a very cautious person.

  But just now, but for some reason, by accident, he always wants to tell his amazing discoveries.

   But His Majesty roared, Xiao Jing was startled suddenly, his face was miserable, he quickly prostrated himself on the ground, lost his soul: "Your servant will die."

  Mistake, oh misstep, at this time, no matter what the truth is, this is all slander, and I have fallen.

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled coldly: "Get out."

  Xiao Jing had never seen Emperor Hongzhi be so strict, so he dared not hesitate to leave in a hurry.

  Zhu Xiurong was on the side, holding his forehead, but he was finally noticed, and someone whispered: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

  Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao were busy looking at Zhu Xiurong.

  Zhu Houzhao was startled and said: "Hey, my sister has a brain disease. She is called Fang Jifan. No, she is called the imperial doctor. Hurry up and call the imperial doctor."

  ………

  It was dark.

   Neither Yang Biao nor Shen Ao dared to sleep.

  They were in the rattan basket, the fly ball was adjusted, and it reached a layer of airflow, and it happened that the blowing here was north.

  So, the fly ball is still traveling with the wind.

Yang Biao appeared to be exceptionally professional. He measured the wind speed according to the method he had learned, and then roughly determined the direction of the compass under the raging fire of the kerosene tank. After taking a piss, he couldn't help but said: "Flying down three thousand feet, right, Mr. Shen, I don't read many books, did I read this poem wrong?"

  Shen Ao was speechless.

  He felt that this person was indeed a brat.

  Shen Ao gradually got used to this altitude. At this time, the stars in the sky were shining, but the ground under his feet was dark.

  Yang Biao looked down at the map again, constantly calculating his position based on the calculated wind speed and distance.

The reason why Yang Biao was selected was not only that he was very courageous and a bit stubborn, but also that he was very talented in calculation. He muttered in his mouth, and he probably knew it in his heart, and continued: "There are at least two hours left. , I can make it in time, I arrived at the approximate location at dawn, Mr. Shen, are you sleepy, if you are sleepy, just sleep for a while."

  Shen Ao shook his head: "It's really amazing that people can fly."

   "What is this?" Yang Biao was happy: "With benefactor, nothing is impossible. Even if benefactor says that people can travel eight thousand miles a day, I will believe it."

   "Why?" Shen Ao thought.

  Yang Biao said loudly: "Because he is a benefactor. I believe what he says."

   Shen Ao nodded, sighed, and said: "You are right, Shigong is a very remarkable person."

  Following the flying ball all the way to the north, Yang Biao was a little sleepy, his eyelids were twitching, he took out the jerky from the bag: "Do you want to eat?"

  Shen Ao was hungry, cheered up, and took the jerky.

  The taste of dried meat is good, and it is best to put it in your mouth and swallow it slowly: "You said, what should we do if we are captured by the Tatars?"

  Yang Biao was silent for a long time: "Dead."

   Shen Ao nodded: "I don't know if I will have the courage to die."

Yang Biao was happy: "There's nothing to be afraid of. Just slap and stab yourself in the heart, and it's gone. My mother said, I am the backbone of the family, so I can't have any troubles. But my mother said Well, our family is still alive, thanks to the gift of my benefactor, I can do whatever my benefactor asks me to do, and if I can die for my benefactor, I must not frown, otherwise, our old Yang family is nothing. I have already thought about it. When the Tatars come, I will hold a dagger in my hand. When they get close, I will first scold them. I will give them a good time.

  He is optimistic.

  Shen Ao was speechless: "I also have my parents in the hall, and I'm really afraid to die, but... I'm the master's disciple after all, well, I don't want to think about it."

   Then, he began to dig out the burden and put the long sword on himself.

  Seeing that more than an hour passed and the sky was still dark, Yang Biao didn't dare to neglect: "Sit tight, it's time for us to descend slowly.

He closed the valve of the kerosene tank, and the balloon began to descend. When it reached a certain height, the ground could be seen vaguely. He began to take out the binoculars, poked his head out, and kept observing the ground. Case.

   After searching for a long time, the ground was almost dark, which made Yang Biao a little impatient.

  Shen Ao said: "What are you looking for?"

  Yang Biao said: "Grandpa said, the Tatars would light a bonfire outside the tent to keep out the wolves, looking for the fire."

  Shen Ao also took a telescope, and the balloon floated aimlessly in the air. Suddenly, Yang Biao's body shook: "There, there is a fire."

Shen Ao hurriedly looked in that direction, and through the binoculars, he saw dozens of bonfires emitting faint flames. The bonfire burned all night, and there were not many flames left, but the remaining charcoal was still glowing red. The bright light, on the side, can vaguely see the camp.

"Quickly search, the Tatars teased that guy named Zhou...Zhou Han, it is said that they surrounded him and gave him food. The guy named Zhou must be in the middle of the camp. Take a look. The division of their camps.

   Shen Ao held up the binoculars, wishing he could stick his eyeballs into the lens barrel.

  In the faint light of the fire, he kept searching for something.

   It's just that the sky is too dark to find any trace of Zhou La.

However, the general location can be confirmed. Yang Biao started to shake at a mechanism next to the rattan basket. Behind the rattan basket, a small wind wheel was installed. When Yang Biao shook it, the wind wheel began to stir. With the rotation of the wind wheel, the balloon began to move quietly towards the campfire.

   Slowly, the sky became slightly brighter, the sky turned white, and a ray of morning light fell down.

  Finally there was light, and Shen Ao desperately searched every corner with the telescope.

   "I found it..." Shen Ao suddenly said pleasantly: "Look, it's right there, there is a tree there, and there is someone under the tree."

  Under the binoculars, two horses and two people were curled up under a tree. Their hair was disheveled, as if they hadn't slept. Occasionally, they would move.

  The closest to them is a ranger, about three or four hundred steps away, but the other party, apparently unaware, is a huge balloon floating in the sky in the sky that has not yet fully lit up.

  ...

  Chapter 3 is delivered. It's a little late today, and my head hurts. The weather has changed. Please pay attention.

  (end of this chapter)