Daming prepares the emperor

It stands to reason that Zhu Biao didn't leave for long, but maybe the outside world was too chaotic and weird, and the ghost town of Fengdu was too gloomy, so he felt like he hadn't seen him for a long time when he returned home.

Ma Xiuying's small pond, the bamboo grove in front of the study, the potted plants raised by Comrade Zhu, the tiles on the roof of the handsome mansion, the carved wooden pillars in the corridor, and even the earthen jars anywhere are as fresh as the first time they see them.

After a while of flying around and cleaning up, it was already evening.Zhu Biao didn't ask anyone to help, so he went to the warehouse to get some meat and bones, set up a pot in his small courtyard, pulled some hay to make a fire, and started to stew.

Liu Chubai was lying beside the fire, so hot that he stuck out his tongue and refused to move away, staring straight at his master.Its eyes reflected jumping flames, smart and lively.

The summer night sky presents a beautiful dark blue. The farther away the blue is, the lighter it is. It is as clear and light as an ink painting. The silhouette of the mountain merges with the sky, and the black with the outline adds a lot of layers. The moon slowly comes out , hanging above it.

Occasionally, there was the sound of firewood crackling, the water boiled and bubbled, and the fragrance wafted upwards along the fog. A few bugs in the grass hummed and buzzed—the frequency was regular and long, and Zhu Biao slowly quieted down. Come down and immerse yourself in the leisurely atmosphere, forgetting the time.

A sudden rush of running broke the silence.

Ju Fei barged in, running on all fours, almost touching the ground uselessly, with messy hair, and stopped in front of a person and a dog after a sudden brake.

"What's wrong with you?"

Six out of white bark twice, also expressing doubts.

"Zhu Jingjing caught me and gave me a good rub!" Ju Fei gasped, "I'm not satisfied with rubbing round and flat, but she still wants me to pick up the ball and play with her. This is obviously what a dog should do! Boss, I didn't say that." , you have to take good care of it..."

After talking halfway, it didn't catch it. When the topic changed, the saliva almost flowed down, and asked: "What's in the pot, it smells so good."

"Meat." Zhu Biao turned the spoon in the pot and scooped up a spoonful of milky white soup.

"The color is quite beautiful, is it fish soup?"

"Almost, in the water."

"Boss, boss, give me something to eat."

"It's not good for you to eat." Zhu Biao put the soup into the bowl, added a few more pieces of meat, pushed it under Liu Chubai's nose, stroked its head, and said with a smile, "Good dog, good dog, little dog." Bai, eat quickly."

"Don't—" Ju Fei was in a hurry, "What can't I eat? I'm already a sperm, I don't have a cat's tongue! I like hot and cold! Let me taste it!"

"This is the meat cut from the body of the black flood dragon." Zhu Biao was unmoved, "It is taken from the heart area, and it is a great tonic. Liu Chubai grew up in the commander's mansion since he was a child. If it’s not enough, make up for it, and you’ll get into trouble if you eat it.”

"Hei, the meat of the black flood dragon!" Ju Fei said in surprise, "Boss, you give it, how do you say that, you cut it up and dismembered it? Have you weighed it by the catty?"

"I asked someone to transport it to the warehouse. I only disassembled a small part. The rest will be sent to the Zhenyao Office tomorrow for safekeeping. When Fengdu is rectified, it will be put into Suolongjing."

"Oh……"

Ju Fei nodded pretendingly, pretending to understand, jumped onto Zhu Biao's lap, and realized something was wrong when he lay down: "Wait, Fengdu, do you want to go back to Fengdu?"

"A city as a trophy, you don't want it?"

"Yes! But what about the nine-tailed fox? Are they still staying in Fengdu?"

"The matchmaker let out a sigh of relief and plans to go back to Tushan. Her foxes will go with her."

Ju Fei was relieved now, not only relieved, but also aroused great interest: "That's good. Our Jinhua cat demon, either I boast, or is better than Tushan Nine-Tailed Fox. Don't look at their fame in ancient times. That was in the past, and it’s impossible to mention the courageous people in those days, right, boss?”

Zhu Biao ignored the silly question, pinched the back of Ju Fei's neck mercilessly, grabbed it and put it on the ground, found a food box, put the soup in two parts, got up and left: "If you If you’re hungry, go to the kitchen to find something to eat.”

Liu Chubai wanted to keep up, but he stopped him: "Eat well, sleep after eating, and come to me when you feel uncomfortable."

"Woof." Liu Chubai went back reluctantly.

His busy work is over, but the other people in the Shuai Mansion haven't fallen asleep yet.If you look at it from the air, there are moving bright spots between courtyards and houses, and the dots are like rivers of light.

Many maids walked on the stone road carrying lanterns, carrying hot water, towels, meals, etc. in their hands, and some male servants hurried to the inner warehouse with boxes containing trophies, because the body of the Jiaolong brought back by Zhu Biao was exclusive. They found a nearby large warehouse, and they needed to go farther to place things.

When they arrived at the main hall, more than a dozen counselors dressed as literati chatted in low voices, carrying documents and reports under their armpits, entered Zhu Yuanzhang's office in an orderly manner, and walked through the window papers. It seemed that some people had already arrived, and the shadows were sitting down. , the house was brightly lit and crowded.

Zhu Biao stood under a willow tree, took a few glances from a distance, and saw Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang inside. They each held a piece of paper, clicking on the patterns on it from time to time, wondering what they were arguing about, and occasionally stopped to ask others Views.

And since these two have arrived, Comrade Zhu will definitely not be absent, and it will probably take another night.

Let's go faster.

Zhu Biao turned around and just saw a person coming from a distance.He is tall, wearing armor, wearing a sword on his waist, striding forward, full of energy, without squinting. Wherever he goes, pedestrians will give way one after another, bending over and shouting "Dadudu".

It was Zhu Wenzheng, who also came to this meeting.

This is the commander's mansion, there are no foreign enemies, let alone internal troubles, although Comrade Zhu did not claim to be king or emperor, and the rules are not strict, but he is dressed like this, it is no different from going to the palace with a knife, what is his intention?Is it just to show majesty?

"Cousin."

"It's you?" Zhu Wenzheng stopped and looked at Zhu Biao suspiciously, "Why don't you sleep so late? Do you want to go in there?"

He pointed to the correction hall.

"No, I'm just looking for my mother."

"Yeah." Zhu Wenzheng snorted in satisfaction, "They are discussing military affairs over there, that is, how to deal with the remnants of Chen Youliang's troops. I'm afraid you won't understand it if you go there."

Zhu Biao smiled and said nothing.

"What are you holding in your hand?" Zhu Wenzheng said, and only then did he see Zhu Biao's food box.

"I made some soup."

"For auntie?"

"Yes."

As soon as he heard him admit it, Zhu Wenzheng's expression immediately turned a little disdainful: "Why do you just do what a woman does, and just sit in the kitchen stove, it's hard to become a great talent, it's hard to be a great career!"

"Brother, do you mean that I should go in and listen? I am different from my cousin, I can go anywhere in the handsome mansion, and no one dares to stop me when I go in." Zhu Biao looked embarrassed , "My cousin is so considerate of me, my father will be very happy when he finds out."

Zhu Wenzheng's face turned blue for a while.He couldn't find anything to refute. What Zhu Biao said was the truth, and what he said was taken from his own content, which was absolutely correct.

Suddenly, he thought of the Battle of Hongdu, and without thinking about it, he blurted out and asked, "What's going on with you! I could see clearly on the city wall at that time, you..."

Zhu Yuanzhang had warned him, but he dared to bring it up in front of Zhu Biao, obviously not taking him seriously.

But the facts are easy to analyze. Zhu Biao——he is a child after all, at least on the outside. In order to practice martial arts and practice skills, he doesn’t go out for a long time. Pass.The few major things he has done, such as the formation of the Zhenyao Office, and his contribution in the battles of Hongdu and Poyang Lake, are all special circumstances, which cannot be made public, and it is not easy to talk about them. Therefore, in Zhu Wenzheng's eyes, Zhu Biao is useless. He eats and drinks for free, but if he casts a good tire, he can step on his head.

Considering his meritorious deeds, and considering that he is indeed an elder, Zhu Biao never said anything. He is really good-tempered, and he only retorts one or two sentences in a neutral manner after saying something that is really too much.

Xu Shi's two sentences, neither salty nor bland, can always hit Zhu Wenzheng's pain points.

Just as he was about to put the matter to rest, he put a hand on Zhu Biao's shoulder and pulled him back, and Zhu Biao leaned on the visitor.

"Biao'er, why are you standing here without moving? Have you eaten yet?"

Without further ado, Mu Ying lifted Zhu Biao up and made a standard high lift. His arm strength was amazing, his arms straightened, and Zhu Biao pushed a head of willow leaves effortlessly.

Then he greeted Zhu Wenzheng: "I have met the chief governor."

Zhu Wenzheng also looked down on Mu Ying, but since Mu Ying had already started fighting with several generals and made some achievements in the army, his attitude towards him was much better than Zhu Biao.Even, he still has some secret affection and sense of recognition for Mu Ying, because neither of them is Zhu Yuanzhang's biological son, and Zhu Wenzheng thinks that he can win him over.

"It's too late." He finally chose to make things difficult.

"Some things have been delayed." Mu Ying said, "The general ordered me to fetch some maps."

"Hmph." Pulling out the banner of Xu Da, Zhu Wenzheng had no choice but to snort coldly, he didn't see Zhu Biao in his eyes, and strode away directly.

After his figure disappeared, Mu Ying put down Zhu Biao, showed a real smile, completely different from the playful appearance just now, and said, "What did he do again?"

"Brother." Zhu Biao shouted.

When he said the word, it was completely different from the feeling of calling cousin just now, sincerely.

"Brother, when you ask this, do you mean that he treats others like this?"

"He always looks high and high, and he has provoked many people. On the surface, everyone flatters him, but secretly they are very dissatisfied." Mu Ying said, "Anyway, Biao'er, don't be angry with him, and if you have something to tell foster father .”

"Okay, I have to go quickly." Mu Ying rubbed Zhu Biao's head and left in a hurry.

Zhu Biao didn't even have time to say goodbye, so he watched him go, but the time was long, and he didn't worry about the next opportunity.

Finally arrived at Ma Xiuying's courtyard.

This place should have been guarded by people, there should be maids standing at the courtyard gate and the path, and there should be lights on the candlesticks, but now it is empty and pitch black.

Zhu Biao looked around, and only saw Li Li in the small woodshed outside the courtyard.Li Li was holding a small bundle of firewood. He looked up and saw Zhu Biao. After bowing and saluting, he pointed to the yard and opened his mouth to express a few words.

Sir is inside.

Zhu Biao frowned, why did old Comrade Zhu wave back others?Are the two still related?He knew what kind of personality his own father had, and there was still a meeting to be held over there, so it was impossible to make a public announcement during the day, ah no, it was night now.

He decided to sneak a peek.

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the steps outside the house.With his hands on his lap, he sighed, with an ugly expression on his face, and shouted: "Sister, sister, you let us in, Biaoer is the one who wants to go, we can't stop it."