"Since the emperor got the news, it should be true." Zhu Guibing did not want Xu Miaoqing to worry, so he told a white lie.
Sure enough, after Xu Miaoqing heard that Zhu Gui thought so, a happy smile appeared on her face.
Zhu Gui could see that Xu Miaoqing had considerable respect for such a popular prince as Zhu Biao.
After the two of them had dinner, Xu Miaoqing actually proposed to take Zhu Gui on a bicycle to go shopping in the south of the city.
Zhu Gui did not refuse, because it was impossible to enter the palace today, and although he still had some things on his hands, he could pass them on to others.
As a prince, Zhu Gui didn't want to live a tiring life, so he naturally became a hands-off shopkeeper, and simply followed Xu Miaoqing's wishes and went to the south of the city with him.
But what Zhu Gui didn't expect was that the south of the city that Xu Miao asked to talk about was actually outside the city.
Zhu Gui has forgotten how long it has been since he left the city.
However, when he sat on the back seat of the bicycle and felt the breeze blowing on his face, he felt very comfortable in his heart. He also had the idea of living this kind of life of leisurely clouds and wild cranes.
But the ambition in his heart forced him to give up this more relaxed lifestyle.
For the sake of the Ming Dynasty in his heart, he had to choose a more difficult path, and Zhu Gui had no regrets about this.
The two of them drove south along the small road in the south of the city for more than 20 miles before stopping.
You can vaguely see shadows of other cities here, and there is a tea stall next to the road. Xu Miaoqing had no intention of going to that small town, but chose to rest here at the tea altar.
Xu Miaoqing asked the tea stall owner for a pot of tea, then smiled and said to Zhu Gui, "Isn't the scenery here pretty good? When I was young, I often came here to play with my second brother, and now I have such a convenient tool as a bicycle.
, it will be more convenient for us to come here in the future, can you come here with me more often in the future?"
Xu Miaoqing looked at Zhu Gui expectantly, and the latter couldn't bear to refuse. He took a sip of the light tea and nodded.
Xu Miaoqing had obviously tasted this tea many times, so she did not drink it this time. Instead, she watched Zhu Gui have a strange look on his face after drinking it, and then ran to the grassland on the side and started
Have fun.
Zhu Gui sat where he was, talking to the tea stall owner about the situation here wordlessly, while looking at Xu Miaoqing, with the corners of his mouth raised and a look of happiness on his face.
But not long after, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance, and it sounded like a rapidly galloping army.
This made Zhu Gui a little strange. This was near Nanjing. What kind of army would leave its station without permission? Once discovered by the Nanjing defenders and reported to the court, they might be severely punished.
Soon a cavalry troop passed by near the tea stall, with a large flag with a big word "blue" written on it.
Zhu Gui couldn't wake up for a moment. This was General Lan Yu's army.
He had long heard that General Lan Yu was arrogant and domineering, and it turned out to be true when he saw him outside the palace before, but now the other party actually brought the army to the gates of Nanjing. He didn't know what his intention was.
However, this did make him think of a way to deal with Lan Yu. If this person is not eliminated, he may become a key factor affecting the changes in the battle of Jingnan.
Soon Xu Miaoqing came back, then picked up Zhu Gui and walked away.
The two came to a small river. Xu Miaoqing pointed to the small river in front of her and said, "Look at how clear the water here is. Do you want to wash your face here?"
Zhu Gui did as Xu Miaoqing said, and she felt much more energetic. The river water was not polluted and could even be drank directly. There were also unknown small fish swimming in the river.
Zhu Gui originally wanted to grab a few and make them into dishes, but after Xu Miaoqing's dissuasion, he gave up.
Zhu Gui is more willing to keep Xu Miaoqing's kindness than a delicious dish.
The two of them stayed on the grassland until it got late before returning to the capital together.
However, as soon as he arrived at the gate of Nanjing City, he saw the guard at the gate clashing with the leader of the army he saw on Zhugui Road.
The army leader actually wanted to break through the gate of Nanjing City with his men. Naturally, the defenders did not dare to get out of the way, otherwise they would all lose their heads.
But unfortunately the opponent has a large number of people, and the reinforcements they called are still on the way.
Seeing this, Zhu Gui pulled Xu Miaoqing to the city gate.
"Who is blocking the road here?" Zhu Gui asked the guard guarding the city gate.
The guard who guarded the gate was still angry at first, but when he saw Zhu Gui, his expression changed immediately, and he immediately said, "It's so nice of you to come, King Dai. They are subordinates of General Lan Yu and want to enter the city by force."
, this is against the rules.”
The little leader of the army also had a look of surprise on his face when he heard the gatekeeper's words.
After all, as far as he knew, all the vassal kings had left Nanjing, and the princes in the city were all in the palace. What's more, they were still young and could not be at the city gate.
Even if they were Lan Yu's subordinates, they would not be as rude to Zhu Gui, the Fan King, as Lan Yu was.
So the leader of the army immediately saluted Zhu Gui and said, "General Bai Yi pays his respects to the king."
Zhu Gui frowned, nodded and said, "Are you Lan Yu's subordinate? Where was your army originally stationed?"
"Going back to the prince, our base is in Liyang, which is about 300 miles away from here." Bai Yi returned carefully, without the arrogant attitude before.
"Then why do you appear here and want to force your way into the city? Don't you know this is the capital? Under the emperor's feet, you still dare to be so rude. Do you want to implicate the nine tribes?"
Zhu Guihe asked, his tone was very tough.
The people watching on both sides of the city gate also started talking, and they obviously felt that what Zhu Gui said was very reasonable.
This is the first time Zhu Gui has been "praised" by the people on the street. Does this mean that his image in the hearts of the people has changed?
Zhu Gui didn't know, and didn't think too much at this time.
"I, we have been ordered by the general to come here to congratulate the emperor on his birthday." Bai Yi was disgraced by Zhu Gui's series of questioning.
"Congratulations on your birthday? It's been almost a month since the emperor's birthday banquet. Why did you just come here? And General Lanyu can come alone. Why did he lead his troops to come? Do you have a transfer order from the Ministry of War?" Zhu Gui
Continue to ask.
This time Baiyi Mo remained silent, not sure whether it was because of a guilty conscience or because he really didn't have the order.
At this time, the reinforcements in the city had arrived, and Zhu Gui waved his hand and asked the reinforcements to escort the leader away.
As for the others, they stayed in place in the military camp outside the city.