Chapter 368 The Empty Stern

There seems to be nothing unusual in the Yunnan Prefecture City. The city gates are not martial law, and the government offices also work as usual.

Those who know more or less the movements of the capital have not acted rashly at this time; they are like insects lurking in autumn and winter, waiting for the hot summer season before singing together.

There are some people who travel to Yunnan in a quiet and simple manner.

Three days later, another person came to the Mu Mansion.Mu Sheng had seen this person, and he was a messenger; the messenger didn't matter, the important thing was the friend who sent the messenger.

A few years ago, the Mu Mansion experienced a great storm, which was when Hu Yi came to Yunnan to find out the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen.

Mu Sheng was eager to know the situation in the court, so the friend in the court sent someone to inform him; this time the friend sent the same person.

Mu Sheng saw the messenger in the study and took the secret message to read it. His face immediately changed!

Mu Sheng's face was first filled with blood, and then a strange bright red color appeared, unlike the color on his head after drinking, which was even more pathological than that.

Then he made a sound of unknown meaning, which seemed to be laughing and crying and difficult to tell.

...Zhu Gaoxu stayed in the vacant restaurant for a few more days. He ordered Wang Bin to set up a defense station in all four gates of Kunming City and arrange personnel at the inn to go west.

I only do one thing, and keep an eye on whether the people in the Mu Mansion are leaving the city.

Mu Sheng did not seem to leave Kunming immediately.Most of his family and his followers are in Kunming City. Even if he is alert enough to leave quietly, the noise may not be too loud, but it is not easy to be unaware of it.

Zhu Gaoxu judged from this that Mu Sheng had not left Kunming City yet!

The secret decree on Hu Guang was clearly stated: the edict ordered Mu Shengkeri to leave Kunming and go to Dali.

What does Kori mean?

Maybe I didn’t leave the same day, but I must not delay for several days and not even make any noise!

Hu Guang has left Yunnan Prefecture City.No one should care too much about a groom when he dies; but if the chief minister of the cabinet, who is responsible for heavy responsibilities, is likely to be difficult to explain.

Zhu Gaoxu also thought about Hu Guang, and felt that Hu Guang was unlikely to tell Mu Sheng the truth for a period of time, and there was no chance; and how he would be in the future would not be very important.

Zhu Gaoxu vaguely felt the arrival of that opportunity.

A voice next to him said: The King of Han can return to the royal palace at this time.The Queen of Xiping had not seen any movement for several days, so she must have felt suspicious and hesitant. The King of Han showed up at this time, which just gave him the opportunity to have another choice.

The person who spoke was wearing a forged mask on his face, which was quite suitable, with his eyes and mouth just exposed in the gap.

It makes sense, Mr. Li.Zhu Gaoxu nodded to him.

The Iron-faced Man has another name: Li Changjue.The name is Jinyang.

This name was chosen by the Iron Face Man himself, and he had a proud disciple named this name.

The Iron-faced student was originally expected to have an imperial examination, but unfortunately he fell seriously ill and left the county school.

Although the student was told by a respected doctor that he could not survive, he hid in his hometown and cultivated his character and was well-behaved after many years. However, he was determined to live indifferently and had already withdrawn from the Shilin and had not interacted with others for many years.

Qu Neng and Sheng Yong did not wear masks, but no one in the Han Palace knew them, and everyone agreed that their identities would not be made public for the time being.

I just say that they are heroes who defect to them on the road, so they will write their own names and hide them for a while before outsiders will talk about them.

So the crowd left the restaurant.Walking to an alley with few people, Zhu Gaoxu came out of the carriage and transferred to the horse and continued to walk towards the Han Palace.

When he reached Duanli Gate, Zhu Gaoxu, who was riding a horse and swaying in front, was soon seen by the guards of the gate tower.

Prince!The prince is back!A shout came, and the person who shouted was a general, with excitement in his voice.

Zhu Gaoxu led a group of people into the gatehouse, and within a short while, the generals on duty gathered one after another.

Although he has been back in Yunnan for several days, not many people in the royal palace know about his whereabouts.

When the generals heard about Zhu Gaoxu's return, most of them were very excited and happy, and there was a noise inside the gatehouse.

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes flashed across the faces of the generals, and it was roughly obvious that the higher the level, the more excited the generals were.

After all, as long as the prince Zhu Gaoxu is still there, the generals can at least have a gamble, and the good and bad fortune are still unpredictable at this time; if there was no King of Han, so many people would be just a mob waiting for liquidation, and it would be impossible to twist them up again.

Zhu Gaoxu could not answer the generals one by one, so he waved his hand and said: Please be careful, don’t be impatient, and do your own duties.What is the big thing? I will decide.

The crowd made a way out, and countless eyes gathered on Zhu Gaoxu's face.

Zhu Gaoxu and the people he accompanied walked over. His steps were very steady, his expression was calm, and he had no worries at all.

He strided with his head held high, his eyes slightly sneered, and he looked a little arrogant and arrogant.

In this public eye, Zhu Gaoxu must show such a confident look no matter how he feels inside!

After all, what should the Han King do if he is panicked, and asks those who are dependent on the Han King’s Mansion and are involved?

After a while, the eunuchs Huang Gou and Cao Fu came to meet him. Zhu Gaoxu ordered Wang Gui: Call your godson and settle everyone. If you are missing something, go to the treasury to get it.

Wang Gui said, "I obey the order."

However, Zhu Gaoxu did not let Miao Jin live outside, so he took her through the three main hall areas to the Chengyunmen; the main building complex of three palaces, front, middle and back, to the north of Chengyunmen, was the harem area of ​​the Han Palace.

The general layout of the entire palace is not much different from that of the palace.

On the way, Zhu Gaoxu found a white dress in front of the corridor to the west.He approached and found that it was Chen, the queen of Annan.

Chen saluted from afar and said: Welcome the King of Han back to his house.

Miao Jin behind Zhu Gaoxu was just looking at the slender and graceful foreign woman, and Miao Jin didn't say a word.Zhu Gaoxu approached and said with a fist: Are you still used to living here?

Chen nodded, and his complicated gaze wandered on Zhu Gaoxu's face.

Zhu Gaoxu said: The Han Palace is still very stable for the time being, so the queen does not need to worry.

Chen said with a pious look: May the King of Han overcome the difficulties.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. There was no need to say much to her, because the matter of Annan Kingdom was no longer the focus of his consideration and he was unable to take it into consideration.

When the two walked to Chengyun Gate, they saw Guo Wei standing outside the door with a child, Yao Ji and Du Qianrui were also there.

When Guo Wei saw Zhu Gaoxu, she suddenly fell down softly, and the palace maid next to her hurriedly supported her.

All the women and women bent down.

The boy about three years old stood there, looking at Zhu Gaoxu curiously. He was Zhu Zhanhe, the son of Zhu Gaoxu, and obviously could not recognize his father at all.

Zhu Gaoxu has not returned for more than a year since he left the Han Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu walked up quickly, helped Guo Wei up, looked at Yao Ji and Du Qianrui next to him, and said: I'm back.

Guo Wei reached out to touch Zhu Gaoxu's face in public, tears slid down, and then burst into tears and smiled.

Yao Ji and Du Qianrui also had red eyes, as if they had thousands of words, but they were inconvenient to say it on this occasion, and they could only face each other silently.

He'er, called Father.Guo Wei hurriedly brought Zhanhe over.

Zhanhe looked up at Zhu Gaoxu and called out obediently: Father!

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled on his face, reached out to pick him up and tried it, and said in a complicated mood: The boy is quite strong.

Putting Zhanhe on the ground, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at Miaojin.Miao Jin stood there quietly, as if she had looked at Yao Ji, whom she had never seen before.

Weier has met Chi Yue Zhenren.Zhu Gaoxu said, and then he introduced Yao Ji and Du Qianrui.

Guo Wei said: My aunt!

Zhu Gaoxu felt a little embarrassed when he heard this claim, but no wonder Guo Wei.Back then, Miao Jin was by the queen and helped Guo Wei in the palace. They knew each other, and Guo Wei might be used to it.

Miao Jin bowed her fists and said: I have met the princess and two ladies.

Guo Wei and others also returned the gifts one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu said: I encountered an urgent matter in the palace this time. If it weren't for Chi Yue's warning, the consequences would be unimaginable.Let's go in and talk.

When the group arrived at the front palace, Zhu Gaoxu stepped back and sat with his family, and roughly told what happened in the capital.

Several people said some words on the table to comfort Zhu Gaoxu, but their worries could not be concealed.

Zhu Gaoxu asked Guo Wei to settle down with Miao Jin, so he got up and went to the bedroom to change into a red dragon uniform, left the harem and went to the front hall.

He did not go to the study immediately or summon civil and military personnel, but went to the main hall of Chengyun Hall and stopped the eunuchs and palace maids around him outside the hall gate.

This hall is usually used on formal occasions, and there is no one inside at this time.

The large pillars supporting the magnificent double-eaved roof faintly exudes a solemn atmosphere.

Zhu Gaoxu walked onto the throne he was familiar with and sat down alone.

In the empty hall, everything seemed to have returned to static for a moment.

Lingering's affection, joy and emotion of reunion, family worries, guilt of long separation, and the trade-offs of all kinds of people... Zhu Gaoxu was all under his heart for the time being.

However, it seems difficult to abandon the ties. After all, what he does and lives is no longer just for himself.

Unfortunately, each side is maliciously assuming opponents in order to create a more favorable situation for themselves. The world seems to be able to hide its originally hideous true face because of some affection.

... Finally, he was able to stop from the hasty response for more than a month. Zhu Gaoxu sat here alone, and felt more and more that the king should be lonely, because the ancients all called themselves widows.

Gamblers are also lonely because they always borrow money from everyone.

He tilted his body slightly, adjusted his labor-saving and comfortable posture, and then slightly supported his head with his arms, looking thoughtful, and he didn't move for a long time.

For a while, he actually thought nothing. For a while, he was thinking randomly, and various images appeared in his mind, as if he had seen the fragments of the past and the future.

The sun was bright outside the hall, but Zhu Gaoxu seemed to see the illusion of wind and rain.