Chapter 445: Chess meets opponent

In the garden of the Han Palace, after the light rain, there were water droplets on the petals and green leaves, and pear blossoms were scattered all over the brick floor.

It was like the princess Guo Wei, with pear blossoms covered with rain.

No matter how much Zhu Gaoxu comforted her, she couldn't help but be happy immediately.

The whole family of Guo’s family was convicted, and Guo Wei’s father was convicted of death!

The premise that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to help her was to win the war and return to the capital; but this premise was unresolved.

However, Zhu Gaoxu felt that if he couldn't succeed, it would be meaningless to worry about Guo Ming's family. After all, everyone would have to finish playing.

The only thing Zhu Gaoxu can do is to spend more time with Guo Wei in these few days.

A few days later, the eunuch Wang Gui hurriedly walked into the garden behind the front palace.

Zhu Gaoxu waved to Wang Gui over. Seeing that there were a group of eunuchs and palace maids next to Zhu Gaoxu, Wang Gui whispered: Prince, Governor Wei has a secret envoy to Kunming City, and the secret envoy is the one who guards the Northern Division of the Imperial Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Guo Wei beside him.Guo Wei showed a reluctant smile: It is important to do serious business, you go.

Princesses often go out for a walk, don’t stay in the room all the time.Zhu Gaoxu reminded him and said to others, "You are so happy to serve the princess."

Yao Ji's voice said: I'll accompany the princess to relieve my boredom, please don't worry.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at them and saw Yao Ji's hand gently holding Guo Wei, and Guo Wei was also very close to her.He was not comfortable paying attention to the women's relationship and asked Wang Gui to walk south.

The Northern Department of the Guardian Prefecture is doing the work of the Northern Department of the Jinyiwei.

Before and after the Han Dynasty occupied the Sichuan Provincial Administration and Envoy, many soldiers from the Northern Division were sent to Sichuan. Zhu Gaoxu left Sichuan, and these soldiers were obedient to Veda.

After all, compared with other generals, Veda, a military general who followed Zhu Gaoxu in the Gaoyang County Prince's Mansion, is more reliable.

Zhu Gaoxu came to the study in the front hall and met the soldiers of the Beisi from Sichuan.The sergeant said he was ordered to send Veda a secret letter and presented it with both hands.

Zhu Gaoxu opened the secret letter and looked at what Veda wrote on it... Zhang He, the head of the Ministry of Revenue of Lu Zhen, sent Lu Zhen, to take a detour from Shaanxi to Guangyuan and go to Chengdu to see Mu Sheng, and was caught by Veda first.

Zhang He's errand was to trade with the Han Palace, and exchange Qian Xun and others for the captured Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Guo Zi.

Mu Sheng sent the left deputy general Xu Tao to send Zhang He out of Chengdu that day.When the group passed by Longquan Post, Xu Tao met Zhang He alone, and then sent his entourage back to Chengdu City.

After reading the letter, Zhu Gaoxu immediately realized that there might be something shameful about it!

It’s not that Zhu Gaoxu is suspicious. Zhang He and Xu Tao and others’ actions are indeed very strange. If they are really open and upright, many of the actions will be completely redundant.

Where did Xu Tao and others go, and when did they arrive in Kunming?Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

The eunuch Wang Gui looked embarrassed, and no one in the study could answer this question.

Zhu Gaoxu searched through the pile of memorial documents on the desk and found a report from the postmaster of the Qujing Military and Civil Affairs Office.

He looked at the time of the signature and guessed that Xu Tao and others would be able to arrive in Kunming City tomorrow morning.

You go down.Zhu Gao waved.

The messenger clasped his fists and said: The little one left.The office of the Northern Division of the Guardian Palace is located in the Han Palace, so of course, the soldiers of the Northern Division do not need to be arranged by Zhu Gaoxu or Wang Gui.

Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair facing the door, stretched out his hand to rub his flat forehead, and didn't say anything for a long time.

He thought about a lot of things before and after thinking about it.

However, the person who was given extra attention in the end was the person sent by Mu Sheng: Xu Tao.

Zhu Gaoxu remembers Xu Tao's name.

He used to be the general officer of Dali Prefecture. Mu Sheng hid Jianwen and his son in Dali. This person not only knew about the situation, but also tried to obstruct Hu Yi.

There is no doubt that Xu Tao is the most trusted general under Mu Sheng’s command!

I don’t know how long it took, but when Zhu Gaoxu raised his head, he saw Wang Gui still standing at the door.Wang Gui didn't say anything. Zhu Gaoxu was still thinking about his own affairs just now, thinking that he had left.

Wang Gui.Zhu Gaoxu called out.

Wang Gui immediately bowed and said: What is the prince’s order?

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand and pondered for a moment, and said: You go to Mu Mansion, and in the name of the princess, invite Mu Zhen to come to Han Palace early tomorrow morning... to appreciate the fish.

Wang Gui said: I will do it immediately.

That night, Zhu Gaoxu was sleeping in Guo Wei's room and did not fall asleep in the middle of the night.He tossed and turned around, accidentally woke Guo Wei up several times.

He knew very well that although Mu Sheng seemed to be not good at fighting, he was not useless.

The Yi ethnic areas in Sichuan and western Yunnan are still calm for the time being, which has a lot to do with Mu Sheng’s resignation to the Han Palace.

Among the Han Wang army, most of the soldiers of Yunnan garrison had worked with the Mu Mansion for many years. Zhu Gaoxu's direct lineage actually had less than 20,000 people... If Mu Sheng had not surrendered to him, Zhu Gaoxu would probably not be so easy to raise a army smoothly and quickly start his army from Yunnan.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it repeatedly and thought that Mu Sheng could not turn against him!However, that kind of vague worry is still uncontrollable.

The next morning, the people in Mu's mansion took a carriage and sent Mu Zhen to the Han Palace.The eunuch Wang Gui took her to the study in the front hall.

Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the study. He didn't sleep well last night and his head was a little dizzy, but he still smiled and said: Miss Mu, okay?

Mu Zhen was wearing a light red silk skirt, her upper shirt was tied into the skirt, and her waist was bulging, and her increasingly bulging chest made her look graceful and flexible.

On her delicate peach-hearted face, the moon-like eyes smiled slightly, making people feel like spring breeze, as if flowers were blooming.

Mu Zhen smiled and made a happy wish: I would like to pay homage to His Highness, and congratulate the King of Han for his victory in the flag and defeating the army of the pseudo-emperor! She then whispered, I knew it was the King of Han, how could the princess ask me to admire some fish?

please.Zhu Gaoxu pretended not to hear it.He turned around and looked at Wang Gui, raised his head and made a subtle move.Wang Gui bent down and bowed, leaving without saying a word.

Zhu Gaoxu said: The princess felt uncomfortable this morning and should take a rest for a while.At noon, Miss Mu went to have a meal with the princess and enjoyed the fish in the afternoon.

Mu Zhen did not answer. She did not smile on Zhu Gaoxu, and there seemed to be a faint smile on her face.

The two walked into the study together. Zhu Gaoxu found that Mu Zhen had been looking at him, so he couldn't help but look down and said, "What's wrong with me?"

Mu Zhen shook her head: Many people said before that there were hundreds of thousands of official troops, with many soldiers and wide generals, far better than the Han Wang army.I was accidentally distracted just now, wondering if the King of Han was invulnerable to swords and guns, how could he attack the crowd with few?

Zhu Gaoxu took advantage of the situation and said: Then sit on the chair here, I will tell you slowly.

But Mu Zhen smiled and said: The King of Han would tell me first, where can I use me today?

When Zhu Gaoxu heard her say this, he was stunned for a moment, his face a little embarrassed.

In Miss Mu's eyes, this king is such a person?Zhu Gaoxu said.

Mu Zhen lowered her head and said in a very low voice: Even if the King of Han treats me like that, it doesn't matter.

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: I have never had any malicious intentions towards Miss Mu, and I will not harm you.

Mu Zhen pursed her red lips, showed her sweet smile before, and nodded her head lightly. After a moment, she didn't know what she thought of, her face suddenly turned red, she buried her head and said nothing.

Seeing a pair of Go in the wooden cabinet under the bookshelf, Zhu Gaoxu got up and took it out, and said: Miss Mu should play a game of chess with me?

Mu Zhen said: It’s interesting to meet opponents, I’m not very proficient in chess.

I only know the rules, if you have no eyes to siege, you will win if you take the more grid. I don’t understand anything else.Zhu Gaoxu said, but let’s play some simple things and play Goji.

The rules of Gozi chess are very simple, and it will be said that, Zhu Gaoxu felt that it was meaningless. He just wanted to keep Mu Zhen here.

Mu Zhen was so excited that she wouldn't be too bored when she was novel, just like a woman.

What's more, Mu Zhen is not old, and younger people are always more enthusiastic about all kinds of things.

The two of them spent time in the study. At about noon, Wang Gui came outside the door to report: Prince, General Xu and Chief Zhang arrived.

Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be dissatisfied and said: Take them here.

Wang Gui said: I obey the order.

Mu Zhen asked carefully: Don’t I need to avoid it?

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the chessboard and said: Let’s talk about it after playing this plate, I’m going to win!In the Han Palace, who else do I need to give?

Mu Zhen smiled and said: Of course.Now that the whole world, the King of Han doesn’t have to give anyone any face.

If you want to talk about the world, even those who are emperors dare not do that.Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

After a while, a sound came from the door.

A voice said: At the end, Xu Tao, general, was ordered by the Marquis of Xiping, escorted the head of the Ministry of Revenue to meet the King of Han.Another voice said: The lower official is Zhang He, the head of the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately saw a look of surprise and a suddenness on Mu Zhen's face.This little girl is not very old, but she is influenced by Mu Sheng and seems to know a lot of things.

The two of them were exhausted from traveling and were exempted from gifts, so they sat on the chair.Zhu Gaoxu said.

After saying that, he touched another black piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Mu Zhen was immediately delighted, looked at Zhu Gaoxu carefully, pointed to the chessboard and made a mouth shape, as if saying: I won!

Zhu Gaoxu said: Zhen'er, you ask Wang Gui to lead you to see the princess first. I'm done with you and play chess with you.

When Mu Zhen heard the name, her face turned redder and her voice became strange. I took her leave.Uncle Xu, Chief Zhang, I will avoid it first.

Xu Tao looked kind and nodded: OK, OK.

Zhu Gaoxu opened his sleeves and folded his fists and bowed his hands: I'm rude. I don't know that there will be guests today and my clothes will not be changed. Please don't blame Zhang.

Zhang He hurriedly stood up and said, Your Highness, the King of Han, treats him with courtesy, thank you.

I have heard from someone before that, my elder brother wants to exchange Qian Xun and others for Guo Zi?Zhu Gaoxu asked.

Zhang He said: The emperor means that he is willing to pardon Qian Changshi and others, and hopes that His Highness the King of Han can release Guo Butang back to the court... It is probably what the King of Han means.

Wait, people?Zhu Gaoxu pondered thoughtfully.