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When King Zhu Di of Yan entered the city, Li Weizheng did not go to greet the later Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. He was in Han Danding's house at this moment. He was very lucky in the battle last night, but he was hit by an arrow on his arms and thighs, and it was no big deal.

After the war ended, he returned to the destination of this trip and looked for the letter that was taken away by Han Danding. The letter was not on Han Danding, so it should be in this room. The house was very clean and there was a pot of bloody well water on the ground. This was something that Han Danding had not had time to pour out for recuperation for his subordinates yesterday. Li Wei had already searched for nothing. He was now carefully looking for the abnormalities in the house.

"Tongtong, don't look for things on the table, usually not there." Li Wei saw Ye Zitong rummaging through a stack of books on the table, and stopped her with a smile.

Ye Zitong was not injured, she was just exhausted. Although Li Wei was repeatedly asking her to rest, she insisted on finding secrets with him, which was also one of her most interested hobbies.

"You don't understand. It's because it's important that it's placed in a place that you unexpectedly." Ye Zitong muttered in a low voice: "What does it mean to be unexpected? It's a place that you think is impossible and refuses to find. Maybe it's stuck in the book!"

But she flipped through several books without any letters. She picked up the book and shook it. Suddenly, a piece of paper fell from the book and fell right at Li Weizheng's feet.

Li Weizheng also thought Ye Zitong was right. He was looking around in unexpected places, such as the roof of the lamp, the partition of the bed, etc. When he saw a piece of paper falling in his footsteps, Li Weizheng picked it up and looked at it curiously. There was a picture of Zhong Kui catching ghosts on the paper, without any words. Li Weizheng frowned. He seemed to think that he had seen this painting?

Ye Zitong snatched the paper from his hand, glanced at it, and suddenly laughed, "Isn't this the painting on the kitchen door?"

A sentence reminded Li Weizheng. Yes, the grass painting in front of him seemed to be the one on the kitchen door. The ink marks were very new. It was obviously Han Danding's temporary painting yesterday, and some ink marks were still stuck on the book. Li Weizheng had a feeling that Han Danding's temporary painting must have a profound meaning.

He quickly walked out of the yard and came to the kitchen on the side of the yard. There was indeed a picture of Zhong Kui catching ghosts on the door. The wind and rain had turned yellow and blurred, and I don’t know how many years it had been hanging.

He looked at the painting carefully. Sure enough, there were signs of being lifted up in the lower right corner of the painting. His heart began to pound, and slowly uncovered the painting along the lower right corner. Behind it was the door panel. As expected, he carefully fumbled on the door panel for a while, and suddenly he clenched it hard. With a "click!", a square door skin was broken off by him. In the crack of the door panel, he was quietly lying in the gap of the door panel, which looked like a letter wrapped in oil paper. It was opened. It turned out to be the letter. Li Wei was rubbing the lost letter, and he couldn't help but smile.

Ye Zitong cheered behind him, but she didn't care that her lover hugged her waist, kissed her lips hard, and praised without hesitation: "This is your credit, I will reward you tonight."

Ye Zitong's face turned red, she pushed him away shyly and found the letter. Li Wei immediately took out a fake letter that had been prepared in advance and tampered with the content and put it back on the door skin. Then he quickly left Han Danding's residence with Ye Zitong.

He was very worried that King Yan would guess that Han Danding was the sender, so he could not be careless at all. The street was empty, and the brigade of Ming troops had not yet entered the city. Only a team of soldiers who maintained order had just passed by. Li Wei was pulling Ye Zitong and running across the street quickly and came to the small house rented for Ye Zitong yesterday.

He carefully hid the letter and told her, "You just hide here, don't go anywhere, let alone look for me, do you know?"

"Dalang, why don't we leave immediately?" Ye Zitong asked in confusion.

"I can't leave. If I leave, the King of Yan will definitely be suspicious. He will send someone to chase me, so he will meet him no matter what."

Li Weizheng smiled and patted her face and said, "Don't worry! The King of Yan will only reward me at this time. No matter what, he would never have thought that two men fighting side by side would be opponents of life and death."

Li Wei was leaving the door, but he simply locked the door again, so he walked towards the inn calmly. As soon as he entered the lobby, the inn shopkeeper who had not died by luck came up and said nervously: "General Li, King Yan has sent someone to find you."

Li Weizheng nodded. This was what he expected. He smiled and asked, "Where is the person coming?"

“Just outside your room.”

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At the door of the room, a group of soldiers stood. The general was about thirty years old, with a strong figure and a slightly cold look. When he saw the inn shopkeeper leading a majestic young man to come forward, he guessed that it was Li Weizheng. He stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "In the personal guard commander of the King of Yan, Zhang Yu, the King of Yan, invites Li Baihu."

Li Weizheng also replied, "I'm here Li Weizheng, please lead the way."

"Li Baihu will follow me."

Zhang Yu led more than a hundred soldiers to walk towards the city gate. Li Weizheng never expected that he would meet King Yan Zhu Di in this situation, the cruel but talented Emperor Chengzu, who once wanted to defect to but missed the opportunity. What would he look like at this time?

"What are Li Baihu thinking?" Zhang Yu next to him glanced at him and asked with a smile.

"I heard for a long time that His Highness, King Yan, ruled the army strictly, and I felt quite nervous." Li Weizheng did not hide his nervousness.

"Li Baihu doesn't have to worry. Although the King of Yan is majestic, the rewards and punishments are clear. If you defend the city and make military achievements, the King of Yan will only reward you."

The two of them walked while talking and soon arrived at a small schoolyard next to the city gate. The small schoolyard was temporarily designated as a place for the wounded to heal the wounded. Zhu Di did not despise the civilians and ordered the military doctor to treat them equally. Nearly a thousand injured people were lying in the small schoolyard, moaning endlessly. From time to time, those who were seriously injured were carried out to be buried. In a corner of the small schoolyard, Zhu Di had just entered the city. At this time, he was holding the hand of a dying soldier and asked in a deep voice: "Tell me! Do you have any last wishes? You can tell me."

"Your Highness... I dare not. I still have an old mother. I hope you will feel mercy on me." The soldier said weakly.

"Don't worry! I will serve as a foster mother for you."

Zhu Di stood up and sternly said, "Go and check his military status immediately and give his mother five dou of rice and a hanging of money every month until she is old."

"Thank you Your Highness!" The soldier burst into tears. He tried his best to say, "The villain will be willing to serve His Highness in the next life."

After saying that, the soldier closed his eyes and passed away.

"Buried him well." Zhu Di covered his face with a shroud, sighed and said to his subordinates: "Build a monument for all the brothers who died, with their names engraved on it so that their families can worship the dead."

"As for order!" An officer took the order to go to the office. At this time, Zhang Yu came to report, "Your Highness, Li Wei is bringing him."

Zhu Di glanced at Li Weizheng who was standing far away, "Let him come here!"

Li Wei was rushing forward quickly, and he finally met the famous Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. He was about 34 or 35 years old, tall and burly, with a horse face, a solemn expression, and his light gray eyes made him a little cold and ruthless.

Li Weizheng didn't dare to look at him anymore. He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and said, "Li Weizheng, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei, met His Highness the King of Yan."

Zhu Di was also quite suspicious of the appearance of the Jinyiwei on the frontier. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Why did you appear in the Longmen Station?"

Li Weizheng had already thought of a solution, and he replied without thinking: "Report to your Highness, I was ordered to investigate the Northern Yuan spies and pass through the Longmen Site. By chance, the Northern Yuan army attacked the city in large numbers."

"Do you have a Jinyiwei warrant?" Zhu Di asked afterwards.

"The situation was critical last night, and I have been destroyed."

"So that's it!" Zhu Di nodded and asked slowly: "Then how did you and Han Danding meet? Why did you recommend him as the leader?"

"When you go back to your highness, I met General Han when I went north and walked with me, so I knew that he was the guard of the King of Chu. However, General Han recommended himself at that time, and I just testified for him. The situation was critical at that time, so I had to do it.

Zhu Di stared at his face for a long time. He went on a war in January. He only heard about Lan Yu’s lost letters. He did not know the details. He handed over all the subsequent matters to the counselor Daoyan to be fully responsible. He did not know that Han Danding was the last one to hold the letter, nor did he know that Li Wei was following him thousands of miles away. While he was pondering, another general under his commander Zhu Neng came forward to report: "Your Highness, Wang Min, deputy of the Longmen Institute, has been arrested, please deal with him."

"Kill!" Zhu Di ordered without hesitation: "Kill all his father, brother and son, and his heads were hung at the city gate to show public, warning those who escaped at the battle."

After dealing with the escapee, Zhu Di turned around and waved his hand to Li Wei and smiled, "Please get up with Li Baihu, please listen to your accent, you are from Fengyang!" His tone had become much softer.

Li Wei was just hearing that he did not ask the reason and dealt with the deputy Qianhu Wang Min in a decisive manner. He admired Zhu Di's courage. He bowed and replied, "I am from Linhuai County, Fengyang Prefecture."

"I am from Fengyang, we are the village party." Zhu Di patted his shoulder and smiled, "You can take on the stakes in times of crisis, and even my face is glorious."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di's face gradually became serious. He looked into Li Weizheng's eyes and said, "I, Zhu Di, have always been a clear reward and punishment. This time, you defended the Longmen Station, delayed the time of the Yuan army, prevented the people of Yan from being miserable, and prevented Peking from being trampled by the Yuan army. Your contribution is of great significance. When our troops return to Beijing, we will report to the emperor and highly praised you."

"The King of Yan praised him, but I am grateful. But I dare not take credit for it. The first merit should be given to Han Danding."

Zhu Di sighed long, "I will remember Han calmness's merit in my heart. I have buried him in Gaogang, the south of the city. I will let his son inherit his will. You don't have to worry about this. In a few days, you will go back to Beijing with me!"

Li Wei was shocked. He must not be able to travel with Zhu Di. Han Danding took three subordinates in total, and one of them went to Peiping. If he had reported to his superiors and Zhu Di went back to pass by Peiping, wouldn’t his old secrets be exposed immediately?

He quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, but I still have the official business to do so. I must set off immediately. Please forgive me!"

Zhu Di nodded, turned around and took the long sword from the soldier's hand and handed it to Li Weizheng, "This Fan Tianshun's sword is yours! You deserve it."

He pulled out a cold dagger from his boots, inserted it back into the sheath, and handed it to Li Weizheng, "This dagger is the beloved thing of the Yuan general Wang Baobao. It can be cut off gold and cut off jade. I will give it to you."

Li Wei was kneeling down on one knee and taking the long knife and dagger, and said in a deep voice: "I will remember the kindness of the King of Yan, but I will be in my heart. I am in a hurry and I will say goodbye."

"No hurry, I have something to say to you."

Zhu Di refused to let him go, and he pulled Li Weizheng and said with a smile: "You should write a report to Chiang Kai-shek when you go back! Let's accompany me to see the people in the city."

Zhu Di took Li Weizheng and came to the west of the city where the military households gathered. Almost every household was wearing white cloth and cried loudly. Zhu Di walked into a small courtyard with a gloomy face. In the courtyard, a woman was lying on a thin-skinned coffin and cried sadly. Two children were kneeling behind her, and she also grinned. An old man was sitting on the ground and beating his chest with a trombone. "Oh my God! My coffin was actually used for my son."

"Old man, Your Highness, the King of Yan is here to see you." A soldier comforted the old man.

When they heard that the King of Yan had come down, the whole family forced to stop their sadness and stepped forward to kneel down for Zhu Di, "The grass-roots meet your highness Qiansheng."

A soldier brought a chair, and Zhu Di sat down and asked softly: "What is the old man's name? How many sons do you have at home?"

"The Caomin is called Feng Dingkui. It turns out that he is a veteran who follows General Xu. He lives here after retirement. He has two sons at home and the eldest son joins the army. He sent troops with His Highness at the beginning of the year. This time the Tartars attacked, so my second brother and I went to the city to cooperate in defense, but he did not expect him to...."

Speaking of this, the old man covered his face and started crying, "What should I do in the future if I leave my daughter-in-law and two young grandsons?"

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and comforted him, "Old man, you can't be resurrected even if you die. You must take good care of yourself, so let's do it! I'll let your eldest son retire and support you in your lifetime. What do you think?"

The old man kowtowed repeatedly with excitement, "Thank you for your kindness! Thank you for your kindness!"

"No need to thank me. My Ming military law, the eldest son of a military household joins the army. Since you have one son who was killed for the country, the other son can be retired."

Zhu Di stood up and ordered the commanders behind him to know: "This time the Yuan army launched a large-scale attack. My support came too late, so that the soldiers and civilians in Longmen were killed and injured. It was my fault. I thought they would send my orders to protect the city and allocate some spoils to comfort the people of Longmen who participated in the war. Anyone who died in the family can give them more than one."

The commander-in-chief bowed and replied: "I will follow your order."

Li Wei was watching all this silently. If he were an ordinary soldier or a commoner, he would be grateful for Zhu Di's meticulous care. But they knew that the reason for the heavy casualties at Longmen was Zhu Di's plan to lure the enemy?

Perhaps the traitor and evil must be used as a minor good. Li Weizheng gradually understood that with Zhu Di's deep scheming, he would not organize thieves in the assassination of the prince in Dingyuan County. Even if he did, he would do it. However, how could Zhu Di let King Zhu Chuang arrange the assassination case according to his intention? This was something that Li Weizheng could not understand.

Zhu Di left the courtyard, and he turned around and smiled at Li Weizheng beside him, "I originally wanted to appoint you directly, but I was afraid that you Jiang would blame me for not giving him face. Forget it, I will ask him for someone after I go back to Beijing!"

Li Weizheng knelt down on one knee again and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your favor, but I am short of time, so I will say goodbye first."

"Go!" Zhu Di finally let him go.
To be continued...