"Don't worry, second brother. Lao Wu must have made arrangements for it." Before Zhu Su could answer, Zhu Di smiled and patted Zhu Xi's shoulder.
"Second brother, haven't you noticed that there are no people missing from Suzhou City in the past few days?"
"Who is missing?"
"...Oh! You mean!" Zhu Xi pondered for a while and suddenly realized!
Isn't that right? Only then did Zhu Xi remember that Chang Mao from Duke Zheng's mansion had not been seen for a long time!
"I bet you all noticed it!" Zhu Laoer, who was belatedly aware, really didn't notice that there was someone missing in the city.
"Although I noticed it, I didn't think about it. Now that I think about it, Lao Wu, you planned to eat all these thieves from the beginning." Zhu Di was amazed. When he knew that the thieves were coming to attack the city, even he They were all a little panicked and at a loss. Unexpectedly, the fifth brother was already...
I don't know what I thought of, and then I became a little downcast.
Zhu Su saw this and was secretly worried. But now is not the time to care too much about this. He smiled at the two brothers and said: "Whether the plan succeeds or not depends on whether the thieves outside the city are good at deceiving them."
"I'll take this Yang Lu with me quickly and reply to the thieves. If we go late, the thieves will think that Yang Lu is unwilling to cooperate and will not come to the urn, then no matter how good the plan is, it will be in vain."
Everyone nodded in agreement, Zhu Su asked the dog to lead Yang Lu, went to the back room to change into clean clothes, and then went to the city wall to reply to the letter outside the city. According to Ma Fengsun's letter, if two torches were lit and waved separately on the south city wall at the fifth watch of the day, it would be considered as an agreement to provide internal support outside the city.
Zhu Di, who was hiding in the darkness, looked at Yang Lu waving two torches in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious: "Lao Wu, isn't this Yang Lu planning to deceive us?"
"What if this guy is telling us that we have set up an ambush outside the city, wouldn't that mean..."
"No. Yang Lu doesn't have the courage." Zhu Su was very sure. "Scumbags like him are often the most calculating. It's impossible not to see that I, the Ming Dynasty, have now taken charge of the world's justice. If you surrender to those thieves who are unlikely to become great, you will die sooner or later."
"I guess it was because he saw this that he was ready to flee with Xiruan after receiving the letter of surrender... Sooner or later, if you surrender to a bandit, you will die, but being shaken out of the smuggler's armor is also death. Since it's all death, it's better to surrender. Keep your wealth hidden and become a rich man..."
"So, this thief can see clearly!" Zhu Feng looked at Yang Lu's back and smiled.
"That's right." Zhu Su also laughed. To be honest, he didn't expect Yang Lu to make such a decisive decision...
I originally thought that he would be reluctant to part with the glory and wealth that he already held in his hands and choose to give it a try.
"Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger... Is this what is called 'knowing your enemy'?" Zhu Di nodded slowly, glanced at Zhu Su from the corner of his eye, and showed a look of shame.
"Your Highnesses, Your Highnesses Five." From the front, Yang Lu nodded and trotted back. "The thieves outside have gotten the news."
Zhu Su stood on tiptoe and saw a flash of fire outside the city. He thought it was the sentry sentry by the thieves waiting for news. Then he nodded to Yang Lu: "You better not play any tricks."
"Young man, how dare you!" Yang Lu, who was relatively strong-backed, now looked like a slave. Even the self-proclaimed person became humble. "Your Highness is wise and mighty. A thief can hit an egg with a stone. It's not like you can't see it! I just hope that you can get rid of the crime..."
"You are quick to see opportunities." Zhu Su chuckled. This Yang Lu's acting skills are really good. He pretended to be a rough and powerful general before, but now he sees that the situation is bad and he is so groveling.
This ability to adapt to the wind really made him a little... admired.
"Di Meng, you have been keeping an eye on him these days." But of course Zhu Su would not let down his guard just because of this. "If this guy makes any move, just kill him with one knife."
"Don't be afraid that you won't be able to kill him. Just charge him with whatever you want. Just say that he intended to assassinate the king."
The frame-up was so casual, Yang Lu had to make amends with Zhu Su with a grimace on his face. Zhu Su waved his sleeves and said, "Well, it's almost dawn. Let's go back to the east tower first and have a rest."
"Although Ma Fengsun said he would attack the city at the fourth watch tomorrow night, there is no guarantee that this is also a plan. We will be careless during the day tomorrow..."
"Maybe it will be a fierce battle during the day."
"It's better that you play it safe." Zhu Xi patted Zhu Su's shoulder, and then yawned: "In this case, we really need to seize the time and take a rest."
"I can't say, I have to show off my skills tomorrow!"
Yang Lu had secretly handed over the military talisman to Zhu Ping, which was why Zhu Ping was eager to give it a try. If things changed, he would be responsible for going out with the military talisman in hand, using the Qin King's guard to suppress the rebellion and stabilize the Suzhou Guards' morale. Therefore, Zhu Xi, Qin Wangwei, Zhu Di, and Di Meng all wanted to stay in the tower in the south of the city, but Zhu Su and Wu Wangwei wanted to return to the east of the city. When he was about to walk down the city wall, it was Zhu Di who saw him off. Seeing that there was no one else on the tower in the night wind, Zhu Su grabbed Zhu Di who was walking in front, turned to Wu Wangwei behind him and said: "You guys stay away and wait. Me and the four Brother, say something."
The guards agreed, then turned their backs and walked away. Seeing this, Zhu Di asked Zhu Su strangely: "Lao Wu, what do you want to tell me?"
"Fourth brother, you've been... a little weird recently." Zhu Su organized his words, "Is there something on your mind?"
"...Huh?" Zhu Di was stunned, and then forced a smile and said: "Me? What's weird about me, please tell me?"
"I always feel that you... are a little timid and not as free and easy as before."
"But what happened?"
Seeing Zhu Laowu looking at him fiercely, with doubts and worries in his eyes, Zhu Di was just a teenage boy after all, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart: "Laowu, I..."
"Let me ask you, you said that I will conquer Mobei five times in the future and show off the power of China... is it true?"
"Is it true?" Zhu Su was even more surprised.
"Can you tell me?" Zhu Di said.
So Zhu Su briefly told Zhu Di the story of Zhu Di's five conquests in Mobei in history. He conquered an uninhabited area thousands of miles away from Mobei. The army was everywhere, and the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry scattered far away and fled.
Zhu Di was very excited when he heard the wonderful points. He couldn't help but look far into the distance, with longing in his eyes, as if he had seen his future self, chasing death and chasing north, fighting Meng Yuan so powerfully that he didn't dare to raise his head.
"That's great!" Zhu Di sighed. "If this is really possible, death will not be in vain."
"But now, I am increasingly doubting whether the Emperor Yongle you are talking about is me."
His eyes darkened, and he returned to the worried look he had at the beginning.
(End of chapter)
