Chapter 1692 Tit for Tat

"Xing and Bo have returned to Beijing. I heard that they beat people as soon as they entered the city. How fierce!"

"I heard that the people who were beaten didn't dare to care about it. It really is magnanimous Xing Hebo!"

"The princess used to be close to Xinghebo's family, but now that she is older, it is not easy to go again. Otherwise, I really want to eat at Xinghebo's family. It is delicious, even better than the ones in the palace."

"The meals in the palace are all perfunctory. As long as His Majesty keeps silent, they will always serve those dishes."

"..."

Under the autumn wind, the garden is brilliant. Amidst the colorful fallen leaves, Wanwan stopped and watched the two maids carrying bags full of fallen leaves go away.

"Did he hit someone?"

The nanny behind her coughed dryly, "Princess, what happened outside the palace... is indeed a beating."

Wanwan just glanced at her, and Mammy told the truth.

"Xing and Bo beat a scholar, and then the scholar didn't dare to care about it, and left by himself."

Wan Wan stretched out her hand from her sleeve, revealing a white jade-like arm, and caught a fallen leaf.

The pink lips moved slightly, and asked lightly: "Why? But did those people speak ill of Xing and Bo?"

This was preconceived and put Fang Xing on the innocent side.

The mother smiled wryly in her heart, and said, "The scholar criticized the vassal king."

Wanwan nodded, turned around and went to Qianqing Palace.

...

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaochi looked good. After handling the political affairs, he was enjoying a bowl of ice cream.

"Your Majesty, the princess is here."

In an instant, Zhu Gaochi shaved the remaining ice cream into his mouth, then puffed out his cheeks, with a bitter face from the ice, handed the bowl to Liang Zhong, and pointed to the air.

Liang Zhong handed the bowl to a court lady, and then calmly and familiarly lit the censer, and suddenly a scent gradually permeated, diluting the smell of ice cream in the room.

When Wanwan came in, Zhu Gaochi had recovered the majesty of the emperor and was reprimanding Liang Zhong.

"It's getting cold, why can't the charcoal not come yet?"

"Your Majesty, this servant is guilty!"

Liang Zhong also pleaded guilty with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, God is sorry, the charcoal is not in Liang Zhong's care, okay?

"Royal father."

Wanwan was blessed, and Zhu Gaochi stopped his anger, and said with a smile: "Did Wanwan come to find lunch for my father? Then ask what is in the kitchen."

"Father, I heard that the envoys from the Meat Lost Kingdom are coming, are they fierce?"

Well!

Wan Wan never asked about state affairs before, but she made an exception today.

Zhu Gaochi thought she was afraid, so he comforted her: "Don't worry, Daming's Huben defeated Harlie. No matter how powerful the Roumi Kingdom is, it can't beat us."

Wanwan let out an oh, and then went to ask for food.

"Help me out."

Zhu Gaochi went outside the door, looked at the figure, and murmured: "How can He De, a meat fan, make Wanwan care about him?"

Liang Zhong shrank his neck, not daring to speak.

The autumn wind blows the fallen leaves and dances on the ground, Zhu Gaochi said coldly: "Order the government along the way to watch closely, if there is any wrongdoing, don't give in, and then order Zhuquewei to go out of a thousand households..."

...

Outside the city of Taiyuan Fufu, Pugu looked at the city wall and frowned, "Are you Ming people so afraid? So much so that you build cities everywhere."

The people from the Ministry of Rituals did not arrive, and a thousand household official accompanying him said coldly: "You can try it."

Pu Gu shook his head, just at this time there was a commotion at the city gate, and then a group of knights in fresh clothes rushed out angrily, and the people who were entering and leaving the city gate shouted and made a mess everywhere.

Pu Gu raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this a drill of offense and defense?"

Hearing the interpreter's words, Qianhu Guan's eyes flashed fiercely, wishing he could kill all the knights.

How embarrassing!

"My lord, it should be a member of Prince Jin's Mansion."

The Qianhu official nodded and said, "I've asked for food and grass, so I'll set off right away."

Pugu regretted not being able to visit the city of Taiyuan, but he wanted to go to the capital, the heart of Daming, more.

The mountains, rivers and cities along the way fell into Pugu's eyes, along with the dense fields and villages that appeared from time to time.

This is an empire full of manpower!

Along the way, Pugu was still observing the Ming army’s Thousand Households,

From all aspects, it can be called a good soldier.

But Pugu felt that if Daming's army was of this level, then the meat fans would have a good chance of winning as long as they annexed Halle.

So his attitude changed slightly, and from time to time he would provoke the officer of the thousand households, wanting to see the quality of the general, and it would be better if he could get more information.

But Qianhu Guan's mouth is very strict. From the politeness in the past to the coldness now, it is only more than a hundred miles away.

...

The long journey was almost over after arriving in Liangxiang. A group of well-groomed Ming soldiers stood in front of the road and waited quietly.

Pugu's eyes narrowed, and he murmured, "But that Jubao Mountain Guard?"

The interpreter heard it nearby, so he translated it for Qianhuguan. The Qianhu official looked at the banner and said reservedly: "No."

Just one word, but he refused to disclose the number of the army in front, which made Pugu a little regretful, but he immediately appreciated it and said: "The morale is good, is that the firecracker?"

Qianhu Guan just sneered and didn't answer.

When the team walked to the front of the array, the array silently dodged a passage.

A thousand meat fan cavalry passed through the middle passage like this.

Pugu wanted to turn around to take a closer look at the army, but was stared at by the Qianhu officer. He could only tell from the orderly footsteps behind them that their military discipline was strict.

...

After failing to catch up with the opening time of Beiping City, the team camped, and Pugu called two civil officials in the mission to discuss matters.

"This is the north of the Ming people. I heard that their south is more prosperous."

Seeing the greedy look in the eyes of those two people, Pugu sneered and said, "You have also seen this journey, the Ming people have city walls everywhere in the north, guarded by heavy soldiers, what shall we do?"

"My lord, the Ming people built city walls everywhere, which only shows that they are guilty. Yes, they are guilty. Otherwise, they should attack instead of hiding behind the city walls!"

"That's right! Since the old king left, the Harlei people have never been able to stand up again. Mingren won without force. Moreover, Minghuang also died in the battle. It can be seen that Mingren's strength is mediocre. As long as we annex Haha Lie, Mingren is by no means an opponent!"

Pu Gu shook his head and said: "Ming people have firearms guards, and today they are indeed elite soldiers. It is said that the Harlei people have fallen countless before the musket array, but they have never been able to break through, so... we must find this kind of firearms countermeasures."

The two civil servants were a little impatient. The prosperity they saw along the way made them feel that Daming was a gold mine. As long as they could occupy this place, the Meat Lost Kingdom would be invincible.

"My lord, you have to try! The Ming people have countless manpower, food, women and craftsmen. If they can rule this place, the meat lover will be the king of the world, and no one can match it!"

"After we defeat the Harlei people, even if we don't fight the Ming people, they will definitely do it, so..."

"No reason!"

The servant said resolutely: "Don't talk nonsense here, we are here to test, not to cause trouble."

"dinner time!"

At this time, someone was shouting outside, and Pugu finally said: "Be careful, I want to meet that demon god and see what kind of person he is."

"Devil?"

The two civil servants were also very interested.

"Those Harlei people mentioned that man with a look of fear. Presumably he should be a cruel man, my lord. It is said that this man is on good terms with Ming's royal family. If he can get close to him, many things can be clarified."

"Don't make such a stupid idea!"

Pugu resisted the desire to scold and said: "Don't use your methods in the country on the Ming people, otherwise I won't even look at it when I die."

...

The next morning, when he saw the city wall of Beiping City from a distance, Pu Gu couldn't help but gasped, and murmured: "The terrible city wall!"

The majestic city of Beiping first gave Pugu a shock, and then officials from the Ministry of Rites appeared.

"Only the envoys are allowed to bring no more than ten people into the city, and the rest camp in the designated place outside the city. They are not allowed to leave the camp, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"

Pugu gave the two officials a wink, and one of them said angrily, "Ten people? Are you afraid? Are you afraid? At least a hundred people!"

The official of the Ministry of Rites replied stiffly: "This is the rule, if you don't follow it, go back, go back and forth from wherever you came from."

"never mind!"

Seeing the official's tough attitude, Pugu stopped the temptation for fear that the Ming people would overreact, and ordered ten people to follow him into the city.

When they entered the city gate, a voice came from the top of the city.

"It's meat charming!"

Fang Xing watched the thousand flesh-fanning sergeants going away under the guard of the thousand households of Zhuquewei, nodded and said: "At least it is prohibited by law, flesh-charming should not be underestimated."

"Xing He Bo, why don't we go and lose their prestige?"

"No need, let's talk about the opponent first. I'll go to the palace to see the messenger."