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

Chapter 99 You can’t give her status

The distance from Dali to Kunming is more than 300 kilometers, and this is calculated based on the distance of modern highways.

If we used ancient roads, it would probably be counted as 350 kilometers.

However, Zhu Chu did not set out from Dali City, but turned back halfway.

So the distance is not very far.

Zhu Chang changed direction from Midu County, which is now Bo Nongchuan, and chose to go through Nanhua County, which is also now Zhennan County, passing through Chuxiong Mansion, and rushed to Kunming.

Since Zhu Chu and Mu Ying had traveled all day and half the night after they separated, it would not be that easy to catch up with Mu Ying.

But because the mountain roads were difficult to travel in ancient times, and Mu Ying also led an army of [-], after passing Zhennan County, especially when entering Chuxiong Mansion, he unexpectedly got several places where Mu Ying's troops had rested. News of the hour.

"Your Highness, just this morning, General Mu Ying took a short rest for three hours, and then gathered the food, grass and baggage and set off on the road again," the prefect of Chuxiong Prefecture stepped forward to report.

It was already afternoon at this time, and a day and a night had passed since Zhu Zhen set off yesterday morning and started driving back. They only rested for a while in the second half of the night.

Now the distance from Chuxiong to Kunming would be less than a day or even half a day if we continued to march at a rapid pace.

But Zhu Xi thought about it again and decided: "We will continue on our way, and we will have to drive for another half of the night tonight. We will not be able to rest until the second half of the night. By tomorrow morning, we will be able to completely enter Kunming. I only hope that before then, Brother Mu Ying hasn’t encountered Silunfa’s main force yet.”

If we just focus on traveling, we may be able to enter Kunming territory in the middle of the night.

But they are not just rushing, they also need to fight next. What if the soldiers lose their physical strength and encounter the enemy again?
Therefore, Zhu Chu decided to continue his journey in the afternoon, rest in the middle of the night, and then fully enter Kunming after getting up tomorrow to regain some strength.

Then Zhu Chu asked the prefect of Chuxiong Prefecture to prepare food, grass and baggage, and then continued the march without taking a rest.

Although the Chuxiong Mansion also has a guard station, it only has more than a thousand people, which is almost the same size as the previous guard station in Dali City.

Therefore, neither Mu Ying before nor Zhu Xi at this time did not mobilize, but left it to them to protect themselves when needed.

Continuing to march forward, the 10 people led by Zhu Xi finally began to approach the boundaries of Kunming.

At the same time, among the [-]-strong army, the [-] native soldiers finally could no longer hold on.

What surprised these natives even more was that as locals, they walked a lot on mountain roads, and they were very tired after two days of traveling.

But even though those Ming soldiers were tired, they could grit their teeth and persevere?
This is the change that has occurred during this period, half a month has passed before I knew it.

This Ming army team has been following Zhu Ji around for so long, and they have long been used to it.

"Prepare to set up camp, and inform us that you can bury pots to make rice, but you are not allowed to use open fires. The enemy may be ambushing you, so don't be careless," Zhu Ming ordered.

The whole army can finally rest.

But no open fire is allowed to make food?How to make food then?

Zhu Zhen didn't care about that. It was already midnight, and even a little firelight would be extremely conspicuous in the dark night.

If it is in an open plain area, even a little fire from several miles away can be noticed.

He made sneak attacks several times, but he didn't want to have his head cut off in his sleep.

As for whether the soldiers should eat uncooked rice or what to do, let them figure it out for themselves.

After the whole army rested, Zhu Zhen called several important generals in front of him. "Mu Chun, send your scouts to try to find clues. It would be best if they can find Brother Mu Ying's troops. Also, try to find out the direction of Silunfa's army," Zhu Ming explained.

Muchun took the order and went to make arrangements.

"Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo, go and arrange for soldiers to take turns patrolling and standing guard. We have hunted rabbits several times, but we cannot allow others to hunt rabbits," Zhu Ming continued to order.

Although his way of describing it was a bit weird, Wang Fu and Zhao Kuo both understood it.

As for Ertao.

"Brother Etao, please let the brothers have a good rest. There may be a battle tomorrow," Zhu Zhen had nothing to explain to him, and it was impossible for Etao's people to be responsible for the night watch.

Just kidding, what if someone from Otao takes the opportunity to chop off his head and give it to Sirunfa?

Otao also accepted the order and left.

In the end, there were only two people left in the tent, one was Zhu Chu and the other was Mu Qiu.

Although he had also traveled two days at a rapid march, Mu Qiu was not too embarrassed except for being a little dusty.

Moreover, Zhu Zhen ordered not to light an open fire, and he himself did not light a lamp either. Only the weak moonlight from outside shone in.

Zhu Zhen vaguely looked at the beautiful figure, his tone softened a little, and asked: "How are you? You're not exhausted, are you?"

Mu Qiu's heart moved slightly and he responded: "This is nothing, and I am riding a horse, which is much easier than traveling on two feet. Wait, are you going to eat this?"

Mu Qiu saw a bowl of rice placed in front of Zhu Chu, a bowl of uncooked rice. He couldn't help but be surprised. As a prince, Zhu Chu actually ate such a thing?
"After all, it was me who ordered not to light a fire to make rice," Zhu Ming disapprovingly picked up a handful of rice and put it in his mouth. He only heard the sound of 'click, click, click'. He actually ate like this?

In fact, uncooked rice is edible, but it is too hard and difficult to digest, which will increase the workload and burden on the stomach.

But now I don’t care about so much. As long as it can fill my stomach, I can chew more and crush the uncooked rice with my teeth to relieve the pressure on my stomach.

Again, what we have to consider now is the problem of enemies who don't know where they are.

"Do you want me to feed you?" Zhu Zhen didn't know what he was thinking, but he suddenly said such a sentence out of nowhere, and it didn't need to be said to understand that he must have chewed up that kind of feeding method.

If this happened in his previous life, he would definitely be called a gangster and a lecher.

But after Mu Qiu was stunned for a moment, he blushed and spat, and ran away with a shy look on his face.

Zhu Zhen laughed proudly alone in the darkness.

"Your Highness, are you really attracted to Miss Mu?" Wang Fu suddenly appeared from behind Zhu Chu like a ghost.

"Do you want to scare me to death?" Zhu Zhen was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of rice paste. After chewing the food for a long time, he quickly held it back and swallowed it.

Wang Fu just looked at Zhu Chu silently, and after a while he said quietly: "Your Highness, don't blame the general for talking too much. Even if you like Miss Mu, you can't marry her. Otherwise, the power in Yunnan will be in chaos."

Zhu Zhen knew what he meant. As the king of the Yunnan vassal, marrying a girl from one of the tribe's chieftains would inevitably make the tribe more powerful.

And to go deeper, what would Zhu Yuanzhang think?
Do you want to marry the Tusi tribe yourself?
Furthermore, if Zhu Jinyong takes control of Yunnan, marries a chieftain as his eldest wife, and has a son as heir apparent, who has the final say in Yunnan?
"You can't give her a title unless His Majesty allows it, or she is a child," Wang Fu reminded Zhu Ming.

Zhu Ming couldn't help but scolded: "Get out. I'm only 12 years old. And I'd better get through this hurdle first."

(End of this chapter)