Gao Chi of the Ming River

When Zhu Gaochi came to the front hall in a hurry, after receiving the order with his father, he got up and looked at the envoy who delivered the order, one of them was wearing armor with a solemn and stern face, the other was also dressed in a general's robe, staring at him vigilantly Dad.

Unknowingly, the two exuded a faint murderous aura.

Zhu Gaochi's heart skipped a beat, these two people... are not friendly.

He couldn't help looking at his father, but his father accepted the imperial edict calmly, and said in a neutral manner, "General Song and General Shi have come a long way, and it's been hard work. Why don't you stay in the palace first? How long have you stayed?" Today, this king will hand over the eagle army to the general!"

Eagle Army? !

Zhu Gaochi was surprised.The imperial court even planned to use his father's most elite army, the Eagle Army? !

At this time, Song Jianyou and Shi Paohui said solemnly, "Your Highness is very kind, and I appreciate it, but I dare not violate the imperial decree. I also ask your Highness to hand over all the flags and orders of the Eagle Army in two days. I will wait two days later." Come and get it."

After a pause, Song Jianyou said again in a deep voice, "Just in case, my lord, we will send people to protect the palace, and please rest assured, my lord!"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help being slightly angry, protection?Isn't it surveillance?Was Nanjing so impatient to get rid of his father? !

But Zhu Di was silent for a while, then smiled faintly.

"If that's the case, I'll trouble the two generals."

Zhu Gaochi was startled, and turned to look at his father, but saw that although his father had a faint smile on his face, the smile did not reach his eyes.

After Song Jianyou and Shi Paohui were sent away, Zhu Di turned around blankly, looked at Zhu Gaochi, and frowned slightly. Why did this kid look so bad? !Then he walked towards Zhu Gaochi, and said lightly, "Go back to Songzhuyuan."

Zhu Gaochi nodded silently.

Eyes glanced at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who were frowning worriedly, and when they were about to say something, they heard Zhu Di's low voice, with anger, "Chi'er, didn't you hear?"

Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to turn around, bowed his hands respectfully, with a solemn face, and sighed in his heart, he knew that his father was in a bad mood...

When he turned around and left the front hall slowly, he quietly pricked up his ears and heard his father's deep voice saying, "Gao Xu, Gao Sui, listen..."

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When Zhu Gaochi returned to Songzhuyuan, he saw Daoyan pacing back and forth in the yard.

Zhu Gaochi paused slightly, why is Teacher Monk here?Well, but now the situation is getting tense, the monk is here to discuss something with the old man, right?Then he stepped forward to salute respectfully, and said gently, "Gao Chi pays his respects to the teacher."

Dao Yan turned around, clasped his hands together and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty, you are so polite." After a pause, he looked Gao Chi up and down, Dao Yan frowned slightly, "Although your son's injury is healed, you need to rest more."

Zhu Gaochi smiled naively, patted his head, "I made the teacher worry..."

In fact, his wound has healed long ago, and his recuperation has improved a lot these days.Although he still felt tired after walking a long distance, he really felt much better.

But now, it was a critical period, and he wanted to help his father.

Dao Yan stared at Gao Chi again for a while, frowned, and wanted to say something, but he hesitated.

Zhu Gaochi saw it, and smiled gently, "Teacher has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

"My son... you still need to pay more attention to your body." Dao Yan was silent for a while, then said softly.

Zhu Gaochi blinked. He could tell that what Dao Yan wanted to say was definitely not this, but seeing Dao Yan's silence and his lips pursed tightly, he didn't force it. That's all, he, a monk teacher, sometimes talks about it.

"Teacher, I will pay attention." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, and raised his hand to signal, "Teacher, you should wait in the room, it is very windy here."

"My son, please!" Dao Yan nodded, folded his hands and said respectfully.

The two entered the room and said something, then Zhu Di came in with a blank expression.

Zhu Gaochi and Dao Yan hurriedly got up.

Just about to see the ceremony, Zhu Di walked up to Zhu Gaochi, raised his hand to touch Zhu Gaochi's forehead, lowered his head and frowned, "Go to the house to rest."

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback, took a step back, feeling embarrassed, felt that it was very unnatural for his father to touch his forehead like this in front of the monk teacher, and felt a little disappointed that his father "drives him away" again , It was the same in the front hall just now.

Isn't his injury already healed? !

Why didn't dad let me stay?

His heart was depressed, but on the face, Zhu Gaochi still lowered his eyes, and after saluting respectfully, he turned to the back room.

Dao Yan glanced at Zhu Di, just now, what was it that lingered in Wang Ye's eyes?

Silently lowering his eyes, Dao Yan sighed softly in his heart, remembering what the lord once said to him, weakness and persistence... Is the so-called persistence of the lord the prince?That's really... surprising.He couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart, could this be the sin of love?

So what should he do?

Thinking about the face of the prince I saw just now, and the last catastrophe...

"Dao Yan!" Zhu Di called out in a low voice.

Dao Yan came back to his senses, respectfully clasped his hands together, "Dao Yan is here."

"Song Jianyou and Shi Paohui have already arrived." Zhu Di said lightly, "Everything is going according to plan."

"Yes!" Dao Yan responded solemnly, paused, and then said in a low voice, "My lord, do you still remember what the poor monk once said about the catastrophe of the son?"

Zhu Di clenched his hands tightly, and suppressed his words, "What do you want to say?"

"...This time, let the son stay in Beiping." Dao Yan said solemnly.

Zhu Di stared at Dao Yan closely, his eyes darkened, "You once said that there are still two catastrophes for the son?"

"No, there is only one catastrophe left." Dao Yan slowly shook his head and said, "This time the son is injured this time, it is a catastrophe."

Zhu Di closed his eyes tightly, then opened them slowly, and said flatly, "Daoyan, you and the son will stay in Beiping. The White Tiger Army of the son will also stay, and Zhang Fu will also stay together."

"Yes!"

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Zhu Gaochi lay on the couch, dazed.

Thinking of the mother's concubine's dull, almost dead eyes, Zhu Gaochi's heart ached.

He also thought that his father would not let him stay, obviously he was discussing something important, so why didn't he let him participate?Why not let yourself stay?

Dad, this is...why?

And the pain of the mother and concubine, what can I do for the mother and concubine?

When Zhu Di came in, what he saw was Zhu Gaochi in a daze.

Zhu Di's footsteps paused slightly, he had never seen this kid so dazed, his heart tightened, and he remembered the catastrophe that Dao Yan said... His heart panicked even more, and then he strode over.

Before Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses, Zhu Di grabbed him with a big hand, hugged him tightly, bowed his head and whispered, "Chi'er?"

Because of the tight embrace, Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses, "Father?"

"Hmm." Zhu Di responded, took a deep breath of Zhu Gaochi's smell, calmed down a little, then raised Zhu Gaochi's chin, stared at him steadfastly, and asked in a deep voice, "What were you thinking just now?"

You can't be thinking about... leaving, right?

in the case of……

He absolutely will not allow it! !

"I'm thinking about my concubine." Zhu Gaochi said honestly.After a pause, he said in a low voice, "There is also something that father does not allow his son to participate in..."

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, then heaved a sigh of relief, and smiled slightly, "Father didn't let you participate because he thought you were not in good health..." As he spoke, he touched Zhu Gaochi's face with some annoyance and distress, "Look, Dad asked you to comfort your mother and concubine, it was just a round trip, what is your face?!"

What kind of words does this pale face look like!

Zhu Gaochi pulled Zhu Di's hand and asked earnestly, "Father, about the concubine's mother..."

Zhu Di held Zhu Gaochi's hand with his backhand, interlocking his fingers, hugged Zhu Gaochi with one hand, and bowed his head, "If daddy told you that daddy never thought his original decision was wrong, would you think daddy was ruthless?"

In fact, he is very lucky, otherwise, he would not have Chi'er.

Zhu Gaochi was silent.

He knew that his father would definitely say that...

"Or, do you want father to let your mother and concubine leave?" Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi, and said slowly, "When everything is settled, father will find a way to let your mother and concubine leave, how about that?"

Zhu Gaochi shook his head slowly, "Father, even if Concubine Mu leaves, the place she can go to no longer exists."

The only place where the concubine mother can go is where her most important old friend is...

But if the most important people are gone...

That place is just a place, so what's the point?

Sighing softly, Zhu Gaochi raised his head, looked at his father, and smiled helplessly, "Father, I would like to spend more time with my mother and concubine in the future."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, lowered his head, and gently kissed the corner of Zhu Gaochi's mouth, pressed against Zhu Gaochi's lips, and whispered in a hoarse voice, "Let's stay with dad for a few days, dad... will go to war in a few days."

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but widen his eyes, going to war? ?

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In the Peking station.

Song Jianyou paced back and forth.

Shi Paohui frowned and thought deeply.

"You said, is two days too short?"

"I think it's too long!"

"Brother Shi, what do you mean by that?"

"Hmph! King Yan is ambitious. I'm afraid he has already figured out a countermeasure in two days. This eagle army is a good army. King Yan will give it up? Huh! A joke! But... the things have been delivered, our task Done at least one of them..."

"Hey... I'm afraid that the flames of war will reignite..."

"Before that, brother Song should worry about his own safety first!"

As soon as Shi Paohui finished speaking, there was a chuckle outside, "Brother Shi is right."

Shi Paohui and Song Jianyou's expressions changed, and they both looked towards the door.

I saw a man holding a sword, pushed open the door and walked in, smiled at Shi Paohui and Song Jianyou, and cupped his hands, "Zhang Yu has seen the two generals!"

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That night.In the Songzhu courtyard.

The moonlight lingers on the bluestone slabs, the tree shadows are stacked on the windows, in the house, there are whispers and gasps from time to time, on the bed, two people overlapping each other, the ambiguous breath, the burning temperature...

"Father..." The words that could not be suppressed were still forced to overflow, with unbearable joy and doubts in my heart, "You..."

Looking up at the obviously patient man, Zhu Gaochi didn't understand.

He is not an idiot who doesn't understand human affairs, how could he not understand in this situation?

It's just...they always stop at the end, they can keep kissing all night long, nostalgic and passionate, how could he not be able to read it?

But... at the end, he stopped and just used his hands...

"You're not in good health yet..." Zhu Di sucked and kissed the gap between Zhu Gaochi's neck, opened his mouth hoarsely, lingering with his big hands, nostalgic, and finally, reluctantly walked up the neck, chin, cheeks, eyelids, nose, and finally stayed I kissed deeply on the greedy lips, and after a long time, I moved away from Zhu Gaochi's protesting push, but still stuck to Zhu Gaochi's lips, smiled lowly, and said hoarsely, "When Dad comes back from the expedition, you little meat The buns should be fatter and tender, you know?"

Zhu Gaochi blushed, stared, gritted his teeth, and wanted to say something, but he was thinking about going out, thinking about... the bloody storm, thinking about all the possible situations... injured... or... Zhu Gaochi trembled slightly, and couldn't help it. He raised his arms around the broad shoulders of the man on his body, buried his head in his shoulders, and remained silent.

Sensitively aware of Zhu Gaochi's silence, Zhu Di turned Zhu Gaochi's head and stared at him, "Chi'er?"

Zhu Gaochi just lowered his eyes, but grabbed Zhu Di's shoulder with his hands.

Zhu Di frowned, thinking, did he go too far just now?Knowing that this kid is thin-skinned, still teasing him?

Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Gaochi saw himself buried in Zhu Di's arms, and said in a low voice, "Father...you have to be good...don't let your son be like his concubine mother..."

He could understand the pain of the concubine mother.

Be able to endure life and separation, because life and separation can still love each other, although the pain of lovesickness will be painful.

But farewell must not be tolerated, even if it is only imagined.

Farewell to death... It was like being dug up alive, walking dead, dead and desperate.

that...feeling...

Just imagining it trembles from the bone.

Zhu Di was startled, then hugged Zhu Gaochi who was trembling in his arms tightly, and after a while, he replied in a low voice, "Chi'er... Don't worry, father will not leave you alone, even if father goes to hell, he will take you with him."

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When Zhang Yu, covered in blood, came to the gate of Songzhu Courtyard with two cloth bags, Zhu Gaochi was sitting on the steps drinking tea and eating pastries.Zhu Di sat beside him, looking down at the letter in his hand.

Zhang Yu paused, feeling a little tangled in his heart. If the prince was here, the bag of unsightly things in his hand would be...

But Zhang Yu was still struggling, and Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "General Zhang Yu is here?"

Zhang Yu hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute respectfully, "Zhang Yu pays respects to the lord, to the prince!"

Zhu Di raised his head, glanced at Zhang Yu's cloth bag on the ground, and frowned, "Finished?"

"Luckily, my subordinates have saved Song Jianyou and Shi Paohui! But these two men resisted stubbornly, so my subordinates had no choice but to behead them!"

"That...is the head?" Zhu Gaochi asked slowly.

Zhang Yu nodded and said hesitantly, "I didn't know the son was here, and offended the son, and I hope the son will forgive me."

"It's okay!" Zhu Gaochi shook his head gently, holding the tea bowl, slowly got up, and said with a smile, "Father, General Zhang, you talk, I'll go outside for a walk."

Zhu Di hummed, stood up, and patted Zhu Gaochi's head, "Don't go too long, don't go too far, let Sanbao follow."

Zhu Gaochi really wanted to say, this is his home, Dad.

But seeing Zhu Di's gentle eyes, he hummed, turned around, and left slowly.

After walking out of the Songzhu Courtyard, Zhu Gaochi scratched his head with a bitter face. In fact, he really wanted to stay and listen to what his father and Zhang Yu had to say. If the two who announced the decree were dead, the battle would be on the verge of breaking out.

But... thinking of his father's serious explanation last night, Zhu Gaochi could only feel sad and sighed.

When he was about to fall asleep last night, his father spoke in an understatement.

"Chi'er...you, Daoyan, Zhang Fu, stay in Beiping. Gao Xu and Gao Sui also stay."

"Eh? That father..."

"Nanjing will definitely send people to attack Beiping. This place is very important, you understand."

...Of course it is very important, this is their home and their "old nest".

It's just... If Dad left Dao Yan and Zhang Fu behind, wouldn't the only ones left by Dad's side be Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng?

"Father, why don't you let Mr. Monk stay and let Zhang Fu go with you."

"Only Dao Yan is alone, I don't worry, Chi'er, that's all. Dad doesn't want you to participate more, because he doesn't want you to be tired. You can do the best help for Dad by taking good care of yourself. You know, If you are not in good health, father will worry and be distracted."

"Well... my son understands..."

……

After regaining his senses, Zhu Gaochi looked up at the sky, the sky was far and clear, and in two days, Dad will go to war...

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At this time, in Fanghua Courtyard.

Zhang Rongyue held a dagger and a letter tightly in her hand, her expression was astonished with a trace of fear and conflict.

After hesitating again and again, Zhang Rongyue still slowly picked up the envelope. On the letter, there was only one simple word: kill

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After Zhu Gaochi left, Zhu Di said in a deep voice, "Let's go in two days. In these two days, you should go home and get ready."

"Yes!"

After a pause, Zhu Di stood up, pointed to the cloth bag on the ground, and said calmly, "Send this thing back to Nanjing, and give it to Huang Zicheng! Let's just say...it's a sacrifice that the king gave him in advance!"

Zhang Yu was startled, and then responded with a smile, "Yes! This subordinate knows what to do."

After saying a few more words, Zhu Di asked Zhang Yu to step down.

After Zhang Yu withdrew, a servant hurried up behind Zhu Di, and said in a low voice, "My lord, that detail sent something to Miss Zhang."

thing?Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, "Can you see what it is?"

"The villain is incompetent, he didn't see clearly."

Zhu Di frowned slightly, then loosened his eyebrows, and said lightly, "That's all, she's just a trivial woman. Keep watching."

"Yes!"

Remembering the sad expression on Xiaoroubao's face when he mentioned his mother and concubine last night, Zhu Di frowned. He didn't like Xiaoroubao being sad for others at all!never mind!There should be something about the silent monk in Nanjing, so he said in a deep voice, "Find out all the things about the silent monk in Nanjing, and send them to Peiping on the same day, and give them to the princess."

Although talking is better than nothing, and it doesn't help the princess much, but having the things of my sweetheart in my hands is also a thought. The most important thing is, this way, it should be able to make Xiao Roubao happier.

"Yes!"

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In May of 1391 AD, Nanjing had just heard that Song Jianyou and Shi Paohui had been killed, and this king of Yan, Zhu Di, held high the banner of "the side of the Qing emperor" and was about to march forward!

Under the city gate of Beiping, Zhu Gaochi watched Zhu Di's back go away, clenched his hands into fists, the flames of war had already begun to ignite!