Tada!
Tada!
The warhorse galloped along the road. General Xu Da was in high spirits. He held a sword in his hand and took the lead!
"Speed up!"
he ordered.
"The emperor is waiting for us, we definitely can't let the emperor wait!”
"Giddyup!"
He raised his whip and increased his speed again.
The generals and personal guards behind him also sped up, causing dust to billow on the ancient path!
At the fork in the road ahead, a few commoners suddenly appeared and knelt on the road.
"Great General, please save me!”
"Great General, my former brother, please save me!”
“……”
The shouts rose and fell, causing Xu Da to rein in his horse and stop in his tracks.
The hundreds of riders behind him also stopped.
"Who are you? Why are you blocking the way here?"
Geng Bingwen rode forward and ordered,
"Quickly move aside, or don't blame the iron whip for being merciless!”
Could these people be bandits blocking the road?
How dare they stop the army…Are they tired of living?
"Great General, this servant is the servant of the Marquis of Yongjia. I beg you to save my life!”
"This servant is Marquis Deqing's servant. Please save my master's life, Great General!”
"This servant is from Marquis Ji An's family…"
The few of them introduced themselves one after another, causing Geng Bingwen's eyes to reveal a puzzled expression.
Of course, he was familiar with these names. They were all brothers who had gone to the battlefield together!
"Great General?"
He turned to look at Xu Da.
"Yongjia Marquis, Deqing Marquis, Ji 'an Marquis. They were all marquises. Why did they come here to shout for help instead of enjoying themselves at home?”
Xu Da said in a deep voice,
"Did you commit a crime?"
The servant in the lead kowtowed repeatedly and cried,
"Great General, there are treacherous officials in the court! That treacherous official controlled the government and ordered the arrest of my Lord Marquis without any explanation. He didn't even interrogate him and directly put shackles on him and handcuffed him away!”
"Now, the prison carriage has already entered the Yingtian Prefecture and is going to be executed! I beg you, on account of the brotherhood of the past, I beg the emperor to save them!”
"This servant will kowtow to you, even ten thousand kowtows will do! I beg you…"
The generals looked at each other.
What was going on? Why was he asking for execution?
"Heh."
Xu Da sneered and said,
"How can I believe your one-sided story?”
"The imperial court has its laws. They can't arrest people for no reason. A marquis like him can't just be beheaded!”
"There are treacherous officials in the court? Do you think the emperor is just a decoration?”
"Get out of the way. This matter has nothing to do with me. I can't help you either. You're asking the wrong person!”
"Giddyup!"
After saying this, he rode forward and jumped over the road.
"Follow me!"
He shouted, and Geng Bingwen and the others finally reacted. They circled around the servants and caught up to Xu Da.
In just a few breaths of time, he was already far away.
No matter how miserably the servants cried, it was useless…
……
Yingtian Prefecture, outskirts.
Banners fluttered in the wind as the emperor's dragon chariot and honor guards lined up in a row.
The civil and military officials had all arrived to welcome the return of the Great Ming Dynasty's General Xu Da.
"Why isn't it here yet?"
"Ah…I've been waiting…"
Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth, looking at the endless wilderness in front of him, his eyes eager.
It had always been others waiting for him. No one had ever made him wait!
Suddenly, he smelled a fragrance.
In the blink of an eye…Zhu Lin, this brat, was actually holding a skewer of roasted meat in his hand and gnawing on it.
Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"
"Zhu Lin! What are you eating!"
He said angrily,
"Is this a place where you can eat and drink as you please? Throw it away!"
Zhu Lin took a bite, and his mouth was full of oil.
"I'm hungry. Can't I eat something?”
He said indifferently and extended his hand.
"Father, do you want a skewer? Roasted kidneys are so fragrant and beautiful!"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"
Collecting rage…
10， 10， 10……
Zhu Lin's eyes lit up when he heard the system notification.
This can also increase rage points? How comfortable!
Kengchi kengchi…
This time, he ate even more happily.
Old Zhu gritted his teeth and was about to flare up when he heard the sound of hooves.
Thump, thump, thump!
He suddenly turned his head and saw a date red horse galloping over. The person riding on that horse was really the Xu Da that he had been thinking about day and night.
"Third brother!"
"Third brother!"
The anger in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart instantly disappeared, and he waved his hand excitedly.
Da da!
Xu Da, who was riding on the date red horse, also saw Zhu Yuanzhang waving his hand vigorously. He raised his whip crazily and accelerated again and again!
When he was about a hundred steps away from Zhu Yuanzhang, he suddenly reined in his horse, jumped down, and ran over.
"Haiya!"
Zhu Yuanzhang also ran up and said excitedly,
"Our good third brother, you're finally back!”
"You've lost weight! You got tanned in the north!"
Thud!
Xu Da didn't say anything else and directly knelt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"This subject Xu Da pays his respects to the Emperor!"
He knelt down and bowed. His appearance was extremely respectful, and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly helped him up and scolded,
"Aren't we estranged? We're brothers.”
"Come, come, I've called all the officials to welcome you! How is it? Isn't it nice enough?"
As he spoke, he turned around and shouted,
"What are you all standing there for?"
"All officials kneel and welcome!" The eunuch shouted loudly.
All the officials knelt down.
Kneel down to Xu Da!
This stance could be said to be shocking!
"I don't dare, I don't dare, I can't do that, emperor!”
Xu Da revealed a panicked expression and hurriedly knelt down again. He said to the civil and military officials,
"Fellow colleagues, please rise, please rise!”
"Xu Da can't stand your kneeling!”
His attitude was very humble, and he did not have the arrogance of a triumphant return at all.
It could be said that this response was very agreeable. Zhu Yuanzhang also revealed a smile when he saw it.
"Alright, all of you can get up."
Old Zhu waved his hand and helped Xu Da up again. He said,
"This is the treatment you deserve, Xu Da. There's no need to panic!”
"Come, this is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the palace to talk. The Empress has already prepared a welcoming banquet for you!”
He led Xu Da to the dragon carriage and said to Zhu Di,"
"Di 'er, come and drive for your Uncle Xu!”
Zhu Di was stunned.
Why did she suddenly ask him to drive?
"Yes, Imperial Father!"
Although he didn't understand what his father meant, he still agreed and took the reins.
"Father, I want to drive too!"
Zhu Lin shouted,
"Let me play too!"
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