Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, then looked at the Jin Yiwei and said, "Has there been any news from our people monitoring Zuo Xianmei?"
When the Jin Yiwei heard this, he hesitated and said: "Our people only saw her going to see Cao Hu, and then she seemed to have a quarrel with Zuo Yongmei."
"For fear of her finding out, our people don't dare to follow her too close, so we don't know exactly what happened."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Have there been any suspicious people near us?"
The man shook his head and said: "No, we have been guarding the surroundings. No one has been here except Yang Baiwai!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Really not?"
The man thought for a while and said with certainty: "No, before Uncle Weiwu left, he personally inspected the defenses around His Majesty and made arrangements one by one. If someone comes, there is no way we will not discover it."
Zhu Yuanzhang heard that this matter was arranged by Li Ruolian, nodded, and asked the man to bring Zuo Xianmei in.
After Zuo Xianmei came in, she bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then said a little apologetically: "Xianmei, please forgive me for disturbing me late at night!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said tentatively: "It doesn't matter, we always go to bed late, so it can't be considered a disturbance."
"I just don't know why you left late at night, but are there any urgent matters that need to be dealt with?"
Hearing this, Zuo Xianmei smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty, Xianmei is just a woman, what's the emergency?"
"Just because I received a generous reward from His Majesty today, I feel really uneasy and want to repay His Majesty's kindness."
"It's a pity that Xianmei is dull by nature. It took her a long time to think of something that could serve His Majesty, but unexpectedly it was already late."
As she spoke, she put away her flattery and said with a look of admiration: "Xianmei often heard from her father that when Taizu was in charge of government, he would always work around the clock."
"Xianmei thought that your majesty, who had obtained the true biography of Taizu, must be diligent and caring for the people, so he took the liberty to come here. He never thought that Xianmei would really guess it."
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help feeling a little strange when he saw that Zuo Xianmei not only explained his doubts, but also revealed his intention to test.
Thinking of Zuo Xianmei's previous plan, he pretended to feel guilty and said, "Your father has always been loyal and brave. It's rare that you have such loyalty. We are so relieved!"
"As for making you the Lord of Wuchang County, you deserve it, so don't worry too much!"
A gleam of joy flashed in Zuo Xianmei's eyes, and then she bowed and said, "Everything Xianmei and his daughter have are given by His Majesty. How can we not take credit for the hard work of dogs and horses?"
"Xianmei's excuse for coming here is to prepare a gift for His Majesty. He also asked Your Majesty to follow Xianmei out of the city, fulfilling Xianmei's wish!"
After she finished speaking, she stared at Zhu Yuanzhang intently.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately thought that there were thousands of Shen Bao outside the city.
But after listening to Zuo Xianmei's words, he actually wanted to repay him by killing Shen Bao.
But if Zuo Xianmei really had this intention, she could just use Shen Bao's head to express her loyalty to him. Why would she let him leave the city again?
Could it be that Zuo Xianmei's evil intentions are still alive and she wants to secretly murder Shen Bao in the name of killing him?
He thought this together and then denied it.
Because Zuo Yongmei wanted to kill him before, firstly because she wanted to take the opportunity to conquer Gao Jie, and secondly because she was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, so she had no choice but to do it.
But now that he not only pardoned Zuo Yongmei and others, but also made Zuo Xianmei the county head, there was no need for them to kill him.
What's more, Zuo Xianmei made it so clear that he also had enough time to arrange. With the other party's intelligence, he would never do such a stupid thing.
Then he thought of Zuo Xianmei's test just now. Could it be that this trip out of the city was also a test for her?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look at Zuo Xianmei carefully.
Only then did he realize that Zuo Xianmei was actually dressed in a powerful outfit, which showed off the convex and concave parts vividly.
In addition, her eyebrows are picturesque and her eyes are affectionate, making her look like a fairy descending to earth under the light.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a daze for a while, then returned to normal, and secretly cried out at the same time that it was a pity.
After he stabilized his mind, he nodded and said: "Okay, since you have this intention, how can we live up to it? You go and prepare first, and we will arrive soon!"
Seeing the fascination in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes disappear, Zuo Xianmei secretly screamed a pity in her heart, then bowed and left.
Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Yang Qi and told him to leave the city, and then walked out of the mansion with seven or eight tiger warriors.
When he came outside the house, he saw that Zuo Xianmei had changed into a military uniform, hiding all her charm.
On the contrary, Zuo Yongmei next to her was still wearing the same armor she wore during the day, looking alluring.
After they saw Zhu Yuanzhang, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and looked at the carriage behind them with some surprise.
Seeing this, Zuo Xianmei explained softly that there were only their sisters' luggage on the carriage and no one was hiding in it.
While she was explaining, a dead tiger soldier had quietly investigated and returned, making a gesture to Zhu Yuanzhang, saying that there was indeed no one inside.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he asked Zuo Xianmei to lead the way and rushed out of the city.
When they left the city, they unexpectedly met Li Wu who was inspecting the city defense.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this was not a coincidence, so he couldn't help but look at Zuo Xianmei who was standing aside.
When Zuo Xianmei saw Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, she didn't say anything, but lowered her head shyly.
Zhu Yuanzhang gave Li Wu a few words, then asked him to open the city gate, and then rode out of the city.
Zuo Xianmei and Zhu Yuanzhang galloped all the way under the moonlight for almost an hour before stopping on a small hill.
At this time, Zuo Yongmei took out a loud arrow from her waist and shot it into the air.
As the sound of arrows sounded in the air, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the dense forest not far ahead.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound, he took out his telescope and used the moonlight to observe the situation ahead.
Hundreds of cavalry in black armor were seen rushing out of the dense forest and rushing majestically into the opposite valley.
He saw that the cavalry uniforms were the same as those seen during the day, and he thought they were wolf soldiers. However, upon closer inspection, he found that they were slightly different from the legendary wolf soldiers, and he couldn't help but frown.
At this time, Zuo Xianmei said very thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the combat effectiveness of Xianmei's cavalry?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he glanced at the direction of the valley again and saw the fire inside, screaming repeatedly. He nodded and said: "As fast as the wind and as swift as fire, he has mastered the essence of cavalry warfare and is probably even better than the rumored wolf soldiers." One chip!"
A flash of joy flashed across Zuo Xianmei's face, and then she said with a sweet smile: "Xianmei, thank you for your compliments!"
After saying that, she turned her head to look at Zuo Yongmei and said: "Sister, you see His Majesty said that our cavalry is stronger than the wolf soldiers. It shows that my sister is right. It's a pity that you still want to act in their name!"
A look of embarrassment appeared on Zuo Yongmei's face, she responded with a few words with a smile, and then stopped talking.
On the contrary, Zuo Xianmei proudly talked about the history of this cavalry and repeatedly emphasized how hard she worked to train this cavalry.
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Zuo Xianmei's story and knew that she wanted to use this to distance herself from the Wolf Soldiers, or Li Zushu and others, but he couldn't help but feel a little doubtful in his heart.
Although he knew that with Zuo Xianmei's intelligence, it would be difficult for him to extract some useful information from the other person's mouth, he still asked insinuatingly.
After about half an hour, the valley in front gradually calmed down, and then hundreds of cavalry were seen slowly walking out of the valley.
Seeing this, the dead tiger soldiers behind Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly took precautions secretly.
Unexpectedly, the cavalry team stood still after coming out of the valley, and only two people came running towards this direction.
The two men came to the foot of the hillside, hurriedly dismounted, knelt down and saluted, and then each raised a head and said: "Your Majesty, the last general has killed Shen Bao and his lieutenants. The heads are here. Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang signaled a tiger warrior to collect the heads, he loudly said: "You are all loyal and brave men, and we are very happy."
"It's a pity that this matter is secret, so we can't reward you, but we will remember your merits, and if you make military exploits in the future, we will reward you too!"
When Zuo Xianmei on the side heard this, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, and she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with curiosity.
The two people at the foot of the hillside thanked them loudly and then rode back to the team.
Zuo Xianmei took the opportunity to chat with Zhu Yuanzhang again, and then bid farewell to him.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang had only walked more than ten meters, and Zuo Xianmei came on horseback again, leaving behind the words "The wind in the south of the Yangtze River is strong, so hurry up if you want to cross" before riding away.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that tonight was actually a full moon.
He couldn't help but think of the previous Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations with Queen Ma, Zhu Biao and others, and felt a little disappointed.
Some people died, but not completely...
