"Your Majesty, look at King Yangjun..." Minister of the Ministry of War has expressed his opinion on the emperor's favor for King Yangjun. It is a rare opportunity to give him eye drops in front of the emperor.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhu Junfan knew what he wanted to say, and interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Zhen Aiqing, Concubine Jing is still in the other courtyard on Tanggu Mountain! The other courtyard is by the sea, and Junyang is worried about his mother and concubine. Filial piety, understandable!"
The Minister of the Ministry of War is also a sensible person, seeing that the emperor intends to protect him, he closed his eyes resentfully. Why does the emperor favor that idle, cruel and violent guy so much? Just because he is the emperor's uncle's son? Prince Jing is not the only uncle of the emperor. Which of their sons is not better than Prince Yang? But the emperor alone entrusted the king of Yangjun with a heavy responsibility, which is really unpredictable!
In the imperial study room there was discussion about sending troops to Tang Gu, at this time Zhu Junyang had already galloped all the way back to Prince Jing's mansion. The palace allowed a thousand private soldiers, and when he learned that his father was in his study outside, he immediately went to tell his father the news he had received from the emperor.
When King Jing heard that the Japanese pirates had gone to Dongshan Village, his concubine was still in the other courtyard of Dongshan Village. If he hadn't maintained this trace of reason in his mind, he would have rushed to Tang Gu just like his son, regardless of everything.
But after all, he has been a prince for more than 20 years, so he suppressed his worries about his beloved concubine. He took the token of the palace and solemnly handed it to his son: "The safety of your mother and concubine is the responsibility of the father." give it to you!"
"Father, don't worry! My son will live up to your entrustment!!" Zhu Junyang clenched the token tightly in his hand, and without saying a word, he took Manager Liu Fusheng and a few personal guards and hurried all the way to Beijing. Zhuangzi who stationed soldiers in the suburbs.
Eight hundred private soldiers were counted, led by Commander Liu, and headed towards Tang Gu at full speed. However, Zhu Junyang disliked the soldiers' horses running slowly, so he left a bodyguard to guide the army. He took the two bodyguards and a manager Liu, and headed for Dongshan Village overnight. Due to the urgency of the battle ahead, the horses at the post station were on standby at any time. Zhu Junyang changed a few horses along the way, but he refused to rest for a moment. After two or three days of journey, he arrived at the heavily guarded Tanggu City Gate in one day and one night.
"Master, you have been on the horse for a whole day and night without a single drop of water, even a hardened person can't stand it! How about we go into the city and find a place to drink water and eat something..." Manager Liu Fusheng saw that the master's mouth was dry. His skin was peeling, his eyes were bloodshot, he was covered in dust, his face was tired, and he tried to persuade him. It's unbearable for someone like him to run around all day and run errands for his master. The master usually has rich clothes and good food, even if he goes out to sea and encounters storms or pirates, he has never been so hard and embarrassing.
However, Zhu Junyang bypassed Tanggu's city gate, and galloped towards the official road leading to Dongshan Village directly. He didn't seem to hear what Manager Liu said, let alone responded. Drink water and eat? joke! What time is it? The two most important women in his life (well, one of them can be regarded as a girl at most), their life and death in Dongshan Village occupied by Japanese pirates is uncertain, how could he still eat
At this time, his heart seemed to be on fire again, his mind was full of the safety of his concubine and Xiaocao, and his hard work had long been forgotten. The moment he arrived at Dongshan Village earlier, the danger to Concubine Mu and Xiaocao would be a little less. He can't give up, let alone rest, race against time, time is life! If the two women who were the best to him in this life...are gone, what's the point of his existence
The riding whip in his hand lashed hard at the horse's buttocks a few more times. His own beloved horse was already tired and collapsed on the way to Tanggu, and the horse under his crotch was just replaced at the post station in Jinwei Mansion. The horse was urged to gallop at the limit speed all the way. At this time, white foam was spitting out of the mouth, and it seemed that it would not last long.
Suddenly, there was a miserable neigh, and there was a loud noise behind him. Liu Fusheng turned his head and saw that a guard's horse was lying on the ground, kicking weakly. They all knew that once the galloping horse fell to the ground, there was no hope of survival. How many horses is this? Driving at such a high speed day and night, no matter how good a horse is, it can't stand the toss!
Manager Liu Fusheng turned his head and found that his master had already run ahead, leaving them far behind. Zhu Junyang had only one thought in his mind at this time, and that was: speed, speed, speed! Everything around him can't affect him in the slightest, and nothing is as important as his rush to Dongshan Village.
Fortunately, the horse under Zhu Junyang's crotch was still up to the mark, and it fell down when he could see the entrance of Dongshan Village. At the moment when the horse fell down, Zhu Junyang rose from the horse and landed not far in front of the fallen horse. Without stopping for a moment, he continued to move his legs and galloped towards Dongshan Village. .
Manager Liu Fusheng looked anxious, he jumped and leaped behind with luck, and hurriedly chased after him. His horse also fell down not long ago, and he had to run after the horse with his old bones.
"Master, there are Japanese pirates in the village. Let's observe first and make a long-term plan..." Before Director Liu Fusheng finished speaking, Zhu Junyang had already rushed to the entrance of Dongshan Village, and was stopped by several Japanese pirates guarding the entrance.
In front of a row of Japanese pirates with five short statures, Zhu Junyang stood out from the crowd. Being pointed at by seven or eight steel knives, Zhu Junyang didn't say a word, he did it first. He drew his sword out of its sheath, and cleaned up several Japanese pirates three times and five times.
Perhaps he had listened to Mr. Liu's words. Instead of rushing into the village openly, he switched to stealth mode. Then in the dim light of the evening, he avoided some patrolling Japanese pirates and walked towards Yu's house at the foot of the western mountain.
At this time, it was already the second night of the Japanese pirates stationed in Dongshan Village. Watanabe Hongichi was in the yard of Yu's house, eating chicken, pork, white rice and white noodles every day, and his small life was quite nourishing. However, Watanabe Hiroichi knew very well that this kind of life would not last for a few days, and he would have to leave by boat tomorrow at most the day after tomorrow. The army of the Ming Dynasty was not vegetarian!
Watanabe Hiroichi gnawed on a chicken leg, and frowned slightly: The people he sent to the pier have been there for a day, why haven't they come back yet? Did something happen to General Yamaguchi
When Zhu Junyang entered Yu's yard from the wall, he looked at the ruined vegetable field, and remembered that these were the painstaking efforts of Xiaocao and her family. He was so angry that he almost jumped out and killed all the Japanese pirates in the yard. Lose!
Director Liu once again stopped the master's impulse: "Master, I haven't seen any villagers in Dongshan Village, and I haven't seen the place where the captives are held. They should have gone out! Master, let's not make troubles, find someone first! !"
"The other courtyard on the mountainside, have you gone to see it? What's the situation?" Zhu Junyang took a deep breath, the anger in his phoenix eyes could almost burn people to ashes, and he stared fiercely at Watanabe-kun, who was gnawing on the chicken legs leisurely and contentedly on the rocking chair exclusive to grass, felt angrily in his heart: That rocking chair, that stingy girl, is usually not willing to let him lie down, this damned little man even got his hands on Xiaocao's reclining chair. After confirming that the mother and concubine and Xiaocao are safe, the master will definitely chop this little devil into eight petals! !
"Return to the master, the gate of the other courtyard is locked, and the people inside should have retreated in an orderly manner. Perhaps the other courtyard is in the mountains, covered by trees, and has not been invaded and ruined by Japanese pirates!" After seeing the other courtyard, Manager Liu relaxed in one breath. The princess should be safe!
Zhu Junyang nodded, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said to himself: "It seems that the mother and concubine should retreat with Xiaocao and the others. But where can the hundreds of people in Dongshan Village hide?" Throwing towards the majestic and towering West Mountain with layers upon layers, his brows slightly stretched.
"Director Liu, wait for Xiaowu and Chunzi at the entrance of the village, and let them guard in the other courtyard. If any little devil touches it, he will be killed!!" Zhu Junyang jumped off the high wall of Yu's house and flew towards the direction of Xishan run away.
Manager Liu hurriedly followed, and shouted in a low voice: "Master, where are you going!"
"I'm going to the West Mountain, Xiaocao, that clever ghost, must have taken the concubine mother and the villagers to the mountain! I'll go find them!" Zhu Junyang's desire to see Xiaocao became even more urgent. He knew that with that eccentric girl around, the concubine mother would be fine!
Manager Liu was not optimistic about the authenticity: "Master, there are so many Xishan Mountains, do you know where Miss Yu took people? You don't know much about Xishan Mountains, if you encounter a beast or something..."
He didn't go on talking, because the master had already entered the forest and disappeared without a trace. Manager Liu thought of the errand entrusted to him by his master, so he returned to the entrance of the village resentfully, jumped on the tall old elm tree that had existed for hundreds of years, and waited for two guards to come over.
Based on Zhu Junyang's understanding of Xiaocao, he has already guessed where the little girl is most likely to lead him. Zhu Junyang has followed Xiaocao's secret base several times. Not only are all kinds of flowers blooming in the valley, but there are also many wild vegetables and wild fruits. There are also fish in the stream to satisfy one's hunger. The most important thing is that the terrain there is hidden and there are no beasts, and there are caves in the middle of the mountain that can accommodate hundreds of people. Naturally, it is the first choice for evacuation!
Zhu Junyang sprinted towards the direction in his memory, he was extremely grateful, because he was worried about Xiaocao, he followed her two or three times under the pretext of protecting her, and he still had an impression of the general direction.
At this time, he was hungry, thirsty and tired, but the concern for his mother and concubine and the grass in his heart supported him to run at a high speed among the weeds as tall as a person. The short period of two quarters of an hour stretched infinitely in his mind, and it was more difficult than two days or two years.
"Who!!" Not far from the foggy forest, a familiar figure jumped down from the tree. If it wasn't for that voice, Zhu Junyang was so familiar that he couldn't be more familiar, Chief Guard Zheng might have become a corpse lying in the forest.