The front hall of the Yan Prince's Mansion was busy, and then a eunuch came over. His face was round and short, his cheekbones were tall, and he was not good-looking, but almost no one in the mansion dared to underestimate him because he was Zheng He who blocked an arrow for the emperor during the Zhengcunba Battle!

Ji Gang and other soldiers of the Jinyiwei were all wearing lilac round-collar robes, square scarves, and dressed in an ordinary tutor.

"Meet Eunuch Zheng." Ji Gang said with his fists.

Zheng He also bowed his hand slightly and walked past two rows of men, looking at them one by one. Ji Gang said: "Eunuch Zheng, I have checked these people, the 18th generation of ancestors! And they are strong and have martial arts."

After hearing this, Zheng He said in a deep voice: "The emperor has ascended the throne, and the rebellion has not yet ended. You must be cautious and not let the rebellion take advantage of the opportunity! When the situation changes, you must be able to die and protect the emperor to repay the emperor's kindness!"

Ji Gang immediately said behind Zheng He: "Did you all hear it? Eunuch Zheng is so high that he also blocked arrows for the emperor back then."

"The emperor's kindness is so great!" everyone said in unison.

Zheng He nodded with satisfaction.

Ji Gang said again: "Then Ping'an is a powerful general. He endangered the emperor with a long spear several times in the battle. You must not relax later. You must always keep an eye on his movements."

"Hey..." Zheng He said earnestly, "You can't say that. General Ping is now the Emperor's member. The Emperor has no edict. You can't slander it randomly. But General Ji told you not to relax, it's also a matter of duty."

At this moment, a group of people came out of the inner gatehouse.

Zheng He turned his head and waved, "The emperor is here, brothers, come with our family."

First, a group of eunuchs and palace maids came out, and then Zhu Di's sedan chair came out surrounded by a group of military men and eunuchs wearing round-leaders. Now the vigilance of the Yan Prince's Mansion is incomparable. Without the permission of Zhu Di and his confidant eunuchs, no one could approach the imperial guards; Zhu Di would not eat a drop of water, a piece of rice, or food casually prepared by a special person.

Zhu Di was like this when he returned to Prince Yan’s Mansion because he said something to Zheng He. On the day he returned to the mansion, Zhu Di said: There are still many people in the world who hate me, and they are still living well.

Zheng He immediately discussed with Yao Guangxiao and others, and then deployed strict defenses at the Yan Prince's Mansion.

With the help of front and back, Zhu Di entered the front hall. Zheng He led Ji Gang and other members of the Jinyi Guards to stand on the left and right to protect him. Zheng He also quietly asked someone to open the back door. Once something happened, he could ask the emperor to leave immediately.

Ping An is famous and has a murderous intention towards the emperor, so Zheng He is indeed very careful.

After waiting for a while, someone outside shouted, "Safe Meet!"

Then he saw the general Ping'an strode in, and Zheng He immediately looked at him. Seeing that Ping'an was very strong, this person might be shorter than the emperor, but his figure was very thick, his arms were thicker than ordinary people's thighs, and his belly was not as fat as those with wide body and fat as those with fat body, but he had a tiger back and a bear waist, and was covered in flesh.

Ping An walked to the hall, knelt down and said, "The sins will bow to the Lord, and the Lord will live forever!"

"Okay! OK!" Zhu Di smiled and made a support move, and said kindly, "Ping Baoer, get up."

"Keep thanks to the Master!" Ping'an kowtowed again.

Zhu Di said: "Ping Baoer and I fought against you before, but I took it down. How many people want to kill you! But how can I bear to bear it?"

Ping'an hurriedly said, "Thank you for not killing me."

Zhu Di said movedly: "I watched Ping Baoer grow up. You followed me to fight outside the border in the early years. I have a father-son relationship with you!" Zhu Di punched his fist in the chest and said with a bitter look on his face, "But you treat me like this, I feel so heartbroken!"

Ping An immediately bowed his head in shame and said, "The sin will betray the Lord..." and immediately knelt down on the ground to apologize.

Zhu Di said, "Forget it, everything has passed. Fathers in the world will always forgive their sons for causing trouble. I will not blame you! The official position of the commander of the capital of Peking is still empty. You happen to be in Peking, so you will be that official."

Ping An was grateful for his gratitude. There were eunuchs around him pretending to wipe their tears, as if they were moved by the emperor.

Zheng He, who was standing next to him, felt that Ping An would die faster than expected!

Zheng He has been by the emperor's side, knowing that the emperor was not ready to kill Ping'an immediately, and he had to do it for him first. He had already written a handwritten order to be the commander of the capital of Peking, and just give him an imperial edict.

But suddenly something happened to Qu Neng, and Qu Neng’s whereabouts are unclear. The emperor decided to summon Ping’an and said such touching words, just to stabilize Ping’an?

If the emperor really trusts Ping An, why should he rush to summon him in a hurry? And why should he never get close to Ping An when speaking?

Zhu Di said kindly again: "Your father gave you a good reputation. You can be a good official and make up for your merits. I will still protect you from wealth."

Ping An choked and said, "I must repent and live up to the priest's kindness."

"Okay, okay." Zhu Di laughed loudly, "You guy wiped your tears, making people feel nervous when you see it. Let's go!"

Ping An kowtowed and thanked him for his gratitude.

Zhu Di also stood up from the seat, walked back and forth in front of the seat, and suddenly stood still, turned to Zheng He and said, "Zheng He, ask someone to tell Gao Xu, let him clean up, we are all going to the capital."

Zheng He bowed and said, "I obey the order."

When Zheng He walked out of the front hall, he was a little puzzled. A few days ago, I remembered that the emperor read a sentence, as if he wanted King Gaoyang to go north from Peking to prepare for the border. Today, it changed again, meaning to go back to Beijing together.

A few days ago, Zheng He did not dare to reveal the news to Zhu Gaoxu... If Zhu Gaoxu heard the news, he would definitely be dissatisfied! Now everyone is waiting for the reward of merits. It is not yet decided which of the two princes will be the crown prince. Zhu Gaoxu was taken to the north to pass the imperial guards. How could he be satisfied with such great contributions?

When he was dissatisfied, he came to the Yan Palace to make trouble. The person who disclosed the news like this could not hide it...

At this time, Zheng He speculated that Princess Xu might have said something to the emperor.

So Zheng He sent someone to Gaoyang County Prince's Mansion to pass the imperial edict. The eunuch reported that Gaoyang King was not surprised and was ready and was waiting for the day to go to the army.

A few days later, the civil and military officials in Peking were ready, and more than 100,000 troops and countless family officials left Peiping one after another.

...

Qu Neng and the other three had already crossed Huguang, followed the river to the west, and gradually entered the mountainous area. Many roads were no longer able to ride. They walked for several days before they arrived at Wushan County, and did not dare to go to the county town, so they brought some dry food and continued to walk northward and into Wushan Mountain.

This place is full of mountains and steep and the roads are difficult to walk. They can only walk along the road in the valley, and they can hardly see the sun. The more they walk, the fewer people are. Qu Neng couldn't help but worry and thought: It is indeed difficult to find people to hide in the mountains, but if you continue walking, it is too far from the town, how can you get food supplies?

At this moment, two men and women came on the way, with dark and rough skin, and they looked like they were men who were working as coolies, but they were wearing coarse sermon robes and were very weird.

The middle-aged woman came forward to speak with a strong accent. Fortunately, Qu Neng has been in Sichuan for quite some time and can understand the dialects of many places in Sichuan.

The middle-aged woman claimed to be a Taoist priest and said that there was a ghost king temple nearby. The ghost king came out of the underworld, and evil spirits were everywhere in the world. She had to sell talisman water when she came up. The talisman water could ward off evil spirits and ensure safety.

When Qu Neng was managing the military and political affairs of Sichuan, he knew that there were activities of the White Lotus Sect prohibited by the imperial court in the mountains. He saw that these two people did not look like normal Taoists at all, but they looked like White Lotus Sects. But he couldn't control so much now, so he bought talisman water for a few copper coins and sent them away.

Qu Neng didn't believe in the White Lotus Sect at all. When the two Taoists left, he threw away the Fushui. Back then, he was in Sichuan and sent many troops to destroy the White Lotus Sect. Today, he bumped into it himself and bought Fushui, which was ridiculous.

At night, the three of them found a small land temple, and made fires in the temple to make meals, and then spent the night.

They took turns to be on duty to watch. In the second half of the night, Qu Liangcai, who was on duty, suddenly shouted: "The burden of pretending to be money is gone!"

Qu Neng got up and saw a faint figure jumping away in the night. He immediately grabbed a piece of firewood and chased after him, but the figure had already run away. Qu Neng was not familiar with the terrain, so where could he catch up with it in the dark?

There is the gold and silver given to him by Zhu Gaoxu in the bag!

Qu Liangcai said with a guilty look on his face: "My son was not careful. He was sleepy for a while. He didn't expect that there were thieves in this wilderness..."

The three of them walked for a day and were indeed very tired. In the second half of the night, people were more likely to get sleepy. Qu Neng was not good at blaming his son, and said: "It is harder for us to gain a foothold without money, so we have to get back the things! The two people from the White Lotus Sect during the day are very suspicious. Tomorrow morning, we will go nearby to find out where the people from the White Lotus Sect are."

The next morning, Qu Neng first explored the way along the direction of the thief running last night. The mountains on both sides were steep and it was impossible to climb up without a road. So Qu Neng and others walked along the road. When they reached a fork in the edge of the mountain, he stood there and looked back.

At this moment, a cloth towel among the shrubs and weeds on the hillside attracted Qu Neng's attention. He then found that there was a road up the mountain in the grass, so he picked up a dead branch and walked up carefully along the steep mountain road. He came to the front of the cloth towel. When he picked it up, he saw that it was relatively clean, and it was their thing.

Those thieves are not smart people. They are in a mess and are soon found by Qu Neng.

"Come up! Go here!" Qu Neng turned around and called out.

Any hillside in the Wushan Mountain area is very high. The three of them walked for a long time and were still halfway up the mountain. At this moment, they turned to the other side of the hillside, and a temple hanging on the cliff appeared in front of them. It was very strange to hang in the air!

"Ghost King Temple?" Qu Liangcai blurted out, "Does my father remember the words of the two Taoist priests yesterday?"

The eunuch Wang Gui suddenly felt fearful.

"Hmph!" Qu Neng made a voice, his face remained unchanged, and he sneered, "I'm killing people in the battle formation. I don't know who the Ghost King is!"
Chapter completed!