At the palace gates of the Imperial City.
Xu Da jumped off his horse and entered the palace with a face full of joy.
Because of Zhu Rong's son-in-law's reminder yesterday, Xu Da had specially asked people to pay attention to the newly registered soldiers.
As expected, there was indeed a Centurion Guard named Zhu Silang in the Book of Winnowing Duel.
His surname was Zhu, also known as Silang, and he was holding the waist token of the Hundred Households of Prince Wu's Mansion. Who else could it be but Zhu Di, who had escaped from the palace?
At first, Xu Da only used 50 sticks to scare Zhu Di and make him retreat.
He knew that Zhu Zhongba would never allow Zhu Di to go north with him.
However, who would have thought that Zhu Di was a stubborn and tough guy. In order to stay in the Northern Expedition Army, he actually took the 50 blows.
Xu Da's heart was moved by this unyielding and ambitious prince.
Such an unpolished jade only needed a little polishing to become the pillar of the next generation of the Ming army.
In order to bring Zhu Di up north, Xu Da rushed to the palace and asked Zhu Yuanzhang for him.
In the royal study.
When Xu Da stepped through the door, he discovered that not only were the Emperor and the Crown Prince present, but the Empress and his good son-in-law were also present.
Moreover, he also found that other than Zhu Rong, the other three were looking at him with a very strange gaze, as if they could see through him.
"Tiande, you're here to ask us for him, right?”
Xu Da!
I haven't said anything yet!
Zhu Zhongba already knows my intentions?
"Your Majesty, how did you know?”
Xu Da was a little confused. His gaze was still on his good son-in-law, Zhu Rong, wanting him to give him some hints.
"Alright, stop looking. As early as 25 minutes ago, Old Fifth had already guessed that you would enter the palace to ask for that little bastard, Old Fourth.”
Wu Wang?
Was he a god?
Could he predict the future?
However, all of this was not important. The key was to get Zhu Zhongba to let him go.
"Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Xu Da said very seriously," The Prince of Yan is not someone ordinary people can compare to. He is definitely a piece of unpolished jade. With a little bit of tempering, he will become a pillar of the army."”
"If Your Majesty trusts me, let His Highness the King of Yan go with you on this northern expedition.”
"Humph!"
Who knew that not only did Zhu Yuanzhang not give an accurate reply, but he even snorted coldly for no reason and glared at Xu Da with a displeased expression.
Xu Da?
When did I offend Zhu Zhongba?
Could it be that you're still angry about me snatching your flintlock yesterday?
"Xu Tiande, how dare you hit our son? Fifty lashes? Are you going to beat our son to death?”
Pa ~
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish his words, Empress Ma, who was sitting at the side, suddenly stretched out her hand and patted the former heavily. She lectured,
"Zhu Zhongba, are you still a three-year-old? It was ridiculous to go around looking for people to vent his anger on.”
Immediately after, Empress Ma smiled at Xu Da and said,
"Tiande, don't worry about him. He's just holding back his anger in his heart and has nowhere to vent it.”
"Your son-in-law has already helped you deal with the matter of Fourth Brother.”
"Fourth and Fifth, you can bring them up north together.”
"But as an uncle, you have to take good care of them!”
Xu Da was stunned on the spot.
Happiness came too suddenly.
In order to bring Zhu Di north, he had prepared many words on the way here.
In the end, as soon as he entered the door, before he could say anything, Empress Ma told him that the matter had been settled.
And the one who made it happen was Zhu Rong.
You're really my good son-in-law.
"Tiande, it's fine for you to take Fourth Brother away, but we have a condition. Let that little bastard start as an ordinary soldier and be promoted with military merits.”
Since he was determined to temper Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang used the most ruthless method.
It was up to Zhu Di to transform into a dragon or a snake.
"Imperial Father, how can you start with a small soldier? This is too dangerous!”
Before Xu Da could reply, Zhu Biao could not help but retort.
"When the heavens give a great responsibility to a person, they must first suffer their will, work their bones, and starve their skin. If Fourth Brother can't even conquer this kind of hardship, how can he become a talent and guard the border for the Ming Dynasty in the future?”
Zhu Yuanzhang lectured Zhu Biao," Boss, you raised Fourth Brother. I know you care about him, but you have to know that he is the Great Ming Dynasty's King Sai, the guardian of the people of the Great Ming Dynasty. He can't let you feel heartache. In this regard, you are not as good as Fifth Brother."”
"Father is right!"
Zhu Biao cupped his hands and apologized.
"How about it, Tiande? Do you agree to our condition?”
After teaching Zhu Biao a lesson, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his gaze back to Xu Da.
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured about this. Not only is it the King of Yan, but I also plan to bring my boss along this time. I'll let him be a small soldier with the King of Yan!”
"However…"
As Xu Da spoke, he suddenly swept a glance at Zhu Rong and changed the topic."However, Your Highness Wu Wang can't start as a soldier. It's too dangerous. It's better for you to stay by my side as a general.”
"Of course!"
How could Zhu Di compare to Zhu Xi?
In just a few days, Zhu Rong had produced two good things, high-yield rice and flintlock guns. They were the future of Da Ming, the treasures in his heart.
His life was more important than anything else.
If it wasn't for the sake of appeasing Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't even want Zhu Rong to participate in the Northern Expedition.
However, Fifth Brother, this little brat, had wiped out all the girls of the Xu family. He had no choice but to lower his head to Xu Da even if he wanted to. He was really in the wrong.
Otherwise, how could he have let Xu Da snatch the flintlock away yesterday?
Zhu Rong smacked his lips. Good heavens, he had become a national treasure.
"Alright!"
Empress Ma's voice suddenly rang out." Since the matter has been resolved, let's go and see Fourth Brother. At the same time, let him know that he has agreed to go north. Perhaps even his injuries will recover by half."”
"We're not going to see that naughty and disobedient little brat.”
Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips.
"Alright, Zhu Zhongba, stop pretending. I know you care about your son.”
Empress Ma covered her mouth and chuckled. After being husband and wife for so many years, how could she not know that Old Zhu had a sharp tongue but a soft heart?
Although he had just raised his sword and looked like he was going to slash someone, he was actually just putting on an act.
Otherwise, how could Zhu Biao stop them?
He was just stalling for time, waiting for her to come over and stop him.
"Humph!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly,"Then let's go and see if that little bastard Fourth still dares to be as tough as before after being beaten 50 times."”
"Boss, Fifth Brother, let's go take a look.”
Zhu Biben was worried about Zhu Di. When he heard this, he naturally cupped his hands and said,"Yes, sir!"
Zhu Xiong wasn't very interested in Zhu Di, but he was very interested in the military camp.
After all, he would be following the army north in a few days. It was good to familiarize himself with the environment in advance.
Therefore, he replied indifferently,"Yes!"”
As for Xu Da, his attention was almost all on Zhu Rong.
After today's incident, he almost treated Zhu Rong as a god descending to the mortal world.
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