Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 195 Riding a Horse Together
Rested overnight and got up the next morning.

Zhu Ming was dressed neatly and came to the lobby on the first floor.

Last night, I had decided to leave Hongdu today, and asked the store owner to make some preparations as soon as possible, such as feeding more fodder and water to the more than 100 horses in the backyard, and also preparing breakfast for everyone.

Wang Fu, Jiang Wei, Li Gui and others also got up, and their guards also came to the lobby one after another.

Everyone first took advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders to pay their respects to Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Ming waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I don't care about this. Let's go eat. After dinner, it's time to continue on the road. By the way, is my sister Xu up?"

"Come on, come on, Brother Mu," Xu Miaojin's voice just happened to come from upstairs. The little girl was young, beautiful and lively. She trotted all the way and rushed down like a gust of wind.

Zhu Ming was startled and said hurriedly: "Slow down, slow down, don't fall."

Xu Miaojin was about to say that his martial arts was the true legacy of Wei Guogong, and he was probably the strongest in the whole family.

As a result, his feet suddenly slipped, and his eyes widened suddenly. He actually ran downstairs and fell down.

It turned out that when the man was cleaning the stairs in the morning, he wet and mopped the stairs, and she didn't notice that her feet slipped.

Seeing Xu Miaojin rushing down and falling, even though she was no longer high from the ground, she felt that her body was very strong.

But she was a young girl after all, and Zhu Xi couldn't bear to slap such a beautiful face on the ground.

So Xu Miaojin only felt a gust of wind blowing over her, and then her body felt light. Instead of experiencing pain, she was picked up by Zhu Zhen and hugged her.

"Just don't fall," Zhu Ming said in a funny voice. He easily picked up Xu Miaojin, turned around and took her to the table beside him, and then put her on a chair.

Xu Miaojin's pretty face was as red as the burning clouds in the sky. She lowered her head and moved her lips a few times. She wanted to say something but couldn't. Finally she just whispered: "Thank you."

Jiang Wei, who was on the side, looked at Zhu Zhen in surprise.

It turned out that Zhu Chu rushed out too fast, and Jiang Wei didn't even see clearly.

Just kidding, the speed of more than 200 meters per second is simply faster than the speed of a pistol bullet. Can the human eye see the speed of a bullet clearly?
"Okay, let's all eat more, and then get ready to continue on the road. Jiang Wei, you said before that you can enjoy Poyang Lake by taking Jiujiang, right? Then we will take Jiujiang," Zhu Chu made a decision.

Now that they have arrived in Hongdu, they are actually not that far away from Yingtian. Of course, this is compared to the distance between Yunnan and Yingtian. Otherwise, Miss Xu Miaojin is trapped here. She is gone. It took nearly a month to get here from Yingtian.

Originally, there was a smooth land route from Hongdu to Yingtian.

But because Zhu Chu has always been thinking about Poyang Lake, especially the Poyang Lake hairy crabs, he still wants to try them even if the month is wrong.

Simply chose another path.

"It's a pity that the waterways are not developed now," Zhu Zhen sighed. Otherwise, he could enter the waterway from Jiujiang and then follow the Yangtze River all the way to Yingtian.

You can even come down from the Yangtze River and enter the Qinhuai River to have a look?

Xu Miaojin ignored Zhu Miao's emotion, but subconsciously looked at Jiang Wei.

Jiang Yu?She seems to have heard of this name?

But the owner of the name she had heard of seemed to be the commander of the Jin Yiwei?

But the Jiang Yu in front of him is Brother Mu's servant?
It must be a coincidence that they have the same name and surname, right?
But is it really such a coincidence?They still have to go to Yingtian's team, and there are so many people escorting them.

Who is this Brother Mu?
Xu Miaojin began to have murmurs and curiosity in her heart.

"Sister, eat more, so as not to be hungry after a while. We have a long way to go, and although we have brought dry food, it is better to have a hot meal in a store," Zhu Ming persuaded.

He also ate dry food along the way. At most, sometimes he was really greedy. When passing some villages, he would go to ordinary people to buy some poultry. However, most people raised chickens and ducks and kept them for laying eggs, and rarely sold them. .

So Zhu Chu reminded Xu Miaojin that there is no such store in this village.

Xu Miaojin smiled sweetly at Zhu Xi, agreed, put down her random thoughts, and started eating and drinking.

In fact, Xu Miaojin was a little reluctant at first, worried that her eating appearance, especially her big appetite, would scare this big brother.

But Zhu Min didn't care about such a trivial matter. Instead, he saw that she had a good appetite and frequently gave her dishes (veggies), and the ones he served were all what she liked to eat.

This made Xu Miaojin eat even more happily.

After everyone had had enough wine and food, Zhu Miao asked Xu Miaojin again if he was full.

Xu Miaojin agreed a little shyly: "I'm really full."

The others had already put down their chopsticks and were waiting for her. She would be embarrassed, after all, she was a girl too.

Zhu Ming then stood up and greeted, "Let's set off then."

"Here."

The guards stood up and responded in unison.

They themselves did not feel there was anything wrong with such uniform actions, even though Zhu Zhen had not yet begun to bring the concept of modern military management to this historical stage in advance.

But because Zhu Chu's troops were determined to follow him to the death, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he had orders and prohibitions.

They were just faithfully executing Zhu Zhen's orders.

But this scene shocked the store owner.

Xu Miaojin's eyes also lit up, and her beautiful eyes kept glancing at Zhu Chu.

She knew very well that such a team was definitely not the kind of domestic servants and yard workers that ordinary people could hire. Who was this Brother Mu?
Especially when the guards pulled out more than 100 war horses from the backyard of the restaurant, Xu Miaojin opened her mouth in surprise, dumbfounded and in disbelief.

She could tell that these horses were not ordinary horses, but war horses that had been on the battlefield.

The war horses stood together with the soldiers without any agitation, and turned a blind eye to the pedestrians coming and going around them. It could be seen at a glance that both the guards and the war horses were too well-trained.

Who is this Brother Mu?

Could it be that a commander guarding the frontier returned to Beijing to report on his duties?

However, Xu Miaojin couldn't figure out who it could be, surnamed Mu?Could it be the Mu family, the local magistrate of Yunnan?

But didn’t the Mu family come last year?

At this time, Zhu Miao's voice interrupted Xu Miaojin's random thoughts: "Who can give me a horse, Sister Xu? By the way, sister, can you ride a horse?"

Only then did Zhu Ming remember that he hadn't asked Xu Miaojin if he could ride a horse.

Xu Miaojin didn't bother to delve into the questions in her head, and said unconvinced at that time: "Why not? Does Brother Mu also look down on the younger sister because she is a daughter?"

"Of course not," Zhu Xi smiled and shook his head.

"Then give me your horse and see if I can ride it," Xu Miaojin said, walking quickly to Zhu Chu.

Zhu Chu hadn't mounted the horse yet, and his horse was almost humane, so he didn't need anyone to hold him, so he just stood beside Zhu Chu silently.

No one expected that Xu Miaojin raised his hand to press the saddle, stepped into the stirrup with his right foot, and then jumped onto the horse with a light jump.

Zhu Chu and his beloved horse were stunned.

Zhu Chu not only admired Xu Miaojin's crisp and neat skills, but at the same time looked at his beloved horse with a puzzled look on his face.

This horse looks honest and humane, but only those who know it well will understand that this guy is very fierce.

If Zhu Chu dares to ride another horse in front of it, it will bite people. It even chased a horse and bit the neck until the skin and flesh were bloody.

And since he followed Zhu Chu, no one except Mu Qiu could ride on his back.

But at this time, the fierce horse was indifferent to Xu Miaojin on its back, and rubbed its head against Zhu Chu's arm, as if asking, why don't you ride up?Come on up.

Zhu Zhen was dumbfounded. He looked up at Xu Miaojin and said with a wry smile: "Sister, it's not that my brother is stingy. If you ride it, we won't be able to leave."

Xu Miaojin blinked, wondering why?
Zhu Ming sighed and asked Wang Fu to bring his horse over.

Wang Fu shook his head and hid aside.

Just kidding, my war horse is also an old friend. On the battlefield, it is the guarantee of my life. It is so precious that it will not be bitten by your madman.

"Tsk," Zhu Xi smacked his lips, then turned to look at the others.

Who would have thought that those bastards knew the character of their own prince, so they all hid far away, and no one was willing to let their beloved horse slip up.

The Central Plains is short of horses, especially good horses, and most of the war horses under Zhu Xun are trophies captured from the native troops, especially the [-] war horses under the command of Nong Zhenyou, the chief of Guangnan, which are really good horses.

Because Nong Zhenyou is originally from the Zhuang ethnic group, and it borders Guangxi, and Guangxi is already one of the few places in the Central Plains that is good at raising horses.

So no one can bear it.Zhu Ming could only sigh, patted the old man's horse's head with his hand, and said to Xu Miaojin: "Sister, our horse is spoiled. If it is here, it will bite me as long as I ride other horses." Man. No, he was biting after chasing another horse, and he would not let me ride him."

Of course Xu Miaojin would not believe it easily. She knew that dogs bite people, but she really didn’t know that horses could bite people.

Zhu Zhen had no choice but to ask Jiang Yu to sacrifice the horse.

Jiang Wei didn't know the depth, so he led the horse to Zhu Chu honestly.

Zhu Zhen gave Xu Miaojin a look that meant he was optimistic.

Then, Zhu Zhen turned over and reached the horse more easily and skillfully than Xu Miaojin.

The world seemed to be frozen for a moment. When Zhu Chu's horse saw that Zhu Chu was riding on another horse, one second it was obedient and allowed Xu Miaojin to ride. The next second, it neighed and stood up. .

Thanks to Xu Miaojin, who was also a practitioner, he was able to stabilize his balance and not be thrown off.

Then Xu Miaojin saw that the horse he was sitting on ran towards the horse next to him, opened his mouth, and bit the other horse's neck.

The other horse turned its head with a 'ouch' and tried to run away, but instead a piece of skin was torn off, and blood suddenly started flowing.

Xu Miaojin was shocked. She had never thought that a horse's teeth could be so sharp.

In fact, it's not about sharpness, but about strength.

And horses have big teeth, so getting bitten by one of these things is no joke.

Zhu Ming quickly jumped down, then stretched out his hand to hold the horse's head and shouted: "Okay, okay, don't make trouble, don't make trouble."

The commotion subsided.

Zhu Ming raised his head and said to Xu Miaojin on the horse: "You saw it. So you should ride someone else's horse."

What Zhu Chu meant was that he would ask someone to free up a horse, that is, let a soldier ride a horse with another person.

But Xu Miaojin didn't understand what he meant. She flattened her mouth and said aggrievedly: "Can't I ride a horse with Brother Mu?"

Zhu Xi blinked, what do you mean?
"Master, it's time for us to set off," Jiang Yu, who was on the side, urged him while feeling sorry for his horse. If the delay continued, should he wait until lunch before setting off on the road?

"Okay then," Zhu Zhen hesitated, but finally got on the horse.

But you must know that this is a normal saddle, which can only seat one person, and there is only one pair of stirrups.

After Zhu Chu came up, he couldn't ride on the horse's butt, otherwise he might be thrown off when the horse started galloping.

After thinking about it, Zhu Ming subconsciously reached out and passed through Xu Miaojin's waist, and lifted Xu Miaojin up with a gentle lift.

Although this girl eats a lot, she is very light. Where did all the food go?

Zhu Ming was surprised and didn't notice that Xu Miaojin had turned red-faced. He put her on his lap, and the two of them were barely squeezed into the same saddle.

But in this way, Xu Miaojin was held in his arms.

Xu Miaojin opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

But if you want to say that you are annoyed or annoyed, you are not feeling it at all. Instead, your heart is beating wildly, and it is true that you are a little panicked.

"Okay, let's go," Zhu Zhen turned to greet the surrounding guards, then rode his horse and walked out of the city.

After all, we are still in the city and we cannot run wildly, otherwise we will be in a state of chaos along the way. If we accidentally bump into someone and more than 100 horses charge, it will be fatal.

But as he walked slowly like this, Xu Miaojin in his arms felt restless. He was already being held by a big man, and he was walking through the city in such a swagger, as if he was being paraded.

Xu Miaojin lowered her head, not daring to look at passers-by. She didn't even know when she left the city.

After leaving the city gate, I heard Zhu Chu greeting: "Come on."

The war horse beneath him had long been impatient, and now it neighed with joy and started running wildly.

Even though it was carrying two people, it still had enough horsepower, and it ran a long distance immediately like a gust of wind.

The guards behind him did not dare to neglect, and started galloping on their horses, following closely behind.

Xu Miaojin slowly raised her head, looked at the surrounding scenery that was quickly being surpassed, and the gentle breeze blowing in her face, and suddenly laughed.

Recently, she has been worrying about her marriage and is feeling depressed.

It had been a long time since she had galloped horses and played outside the city with her brothers.

After all, as my father gets older, my brothers have to take on many responsibilities on their own.

But at this time, Xu Miaojin regained many happy memories.

So Xu Miaojin forgot what was wrong with being held in Zhu Miaojin's arms. In addition, Zhu Miaojin was a gentleman and did not take advantage of the opportunity. He just used his arms to fix Xu Miaojin to prevent her from being thrown out, and held Xu Miaojin's body with his hands. front saddle.

It is equivalent to saying that Xu Miaojin is holding the reins and galloping, while Zhu Zhen is more like a human-shaped seat belt and does not have too much close contact.

The premise is that the two people's backs and chests are tightly pressed together.

In this way, the team rushed all the way, and arrived at Jiujiang Mansion before evening that day.

And sure enough, as Jiang Wei said, although there was no chance to visit the lake, we could indeed see the surface of Poyang Lake.

Zhu Ming was very satisfied and found a large restaurant in the city. He made arrangements for his stay first, and then asked the store owner to ask if they could cook crabs.

"Brother Mu, it's not the month to eat crab roes yet. It's best to eat crab roes, drink wine, and recite poems while enjoying the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. That's called enjoyment." Unexpectedly, Xu Miaojin understood it very well.

"And this is Jiujiang, and the Yangtze River is nearby. The river fish here is delicious, but there are no crabs. It has long been far away from the scope of Poyang Lake," Xu Miaojin couldn't laugh or cry.

I have never heard of anyone catching crabs in the Yangtze River.

Zhu Zhen was a little dumbfounded. What do you mean?
Xu Miaojin began to explain to Zhu Zhen.

It turns out that Poyang Lake is on the other side. For example, Poyang County is really close to Poyang Lake. They went the wrong way. This is Jiujiang, where the Yangtze River enters the estuary.

Zhu Chu turned to look at Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei lowered his head guiltily, thinking that if I didn't say this, you would still have to stay in Hongdu today and then run outside the city to enjoy the lake.

Your Highness, would you please help me complete my mission first?
What else could Zhu Chu say? He pointed his finger at Jiang Yu, good boy, you still want to kneel down, right?

But since I've missed it, there's nothing I can do about it. I can't just take another day to go back, right?
If Lao Zhu knew about it, it would probably be another reason to put him under house arrest.

With no choice but to consider that the month was also wrong, Zhu Chu had no choice but to miss the opportunity to taste the famous Poyang Lake hairy crabs and instead asked the store to prepare the specialties here.

When it comes to Jiujiang’s specialty, eating fish is of course the fish. All kinds of river fish are delicious and sweet, whether steamed or braised, each has its own characteristics.

At least Xu Miaojin was very happy eating.

She had come from another way before, taking the land route, so she knew that this place was far away from Poyang Lake.

This also resulted in her not being able to eat the river fish from the Yangtze River, and now she was able to satisfy her craving.

Because Xu Miaojin ate a lot, Zhu Zhen was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he sat there and waited, and arranged for others to arrange the room first.

Ordinary soldiers naturally had to make do with living in Datongpu.

Then we booked four superior rooms upstairs. Wang Fu and Jiang Wei's rooms were opposite, and Zhu Chu and Xu Miaojin's rooms were next to each other.

As for Li Gui, the second and fifth boy, considering that he was a fellow commander, he was probably given a medium-sized room.

This was the end of Zhu Churen's righteousness. Otherwise, if people like Jiang Yu hadn't followed him, he would have been able to find a reason to disappear, right?
But even if Li Gui disappears, what if Lao Zhu sends Wang Gui again?

That is to say, the real core of the problem is not Li Gui, but Lao Zhu. If one Jin Yiwei dies, more Jin Yiwei will come. It is better to keep Li Gui, and he knows it well.

While thinking about it, Zhu Chu used serving chopsticks to help Xu Miaojin pick up the vegetables, and even picked out the fish bones for her, making it more convenient and comfortable for her to eat.

Only gradually, Xu Miaojin noticed something was wrong.

The night is getting later and later, and there is almost no one in the lobby. They are the only two sitting here, and there are quite a few people chatting with each other.

Xu Miaojin raised her head and looked at Zhu Zhen, her pretty face already flushed.

"Brother Mu, I'm full," Xu Miaojin then turned around and ran away.

Zhu Zhen was stunned. Are you full now?
He didn't take it seriously and walked upstairs.

(End of this chapter)