Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 371 There Are Bandits?
"It's ready to ride!"

Qin Shao laughed.

"King Xing, Admiral, you must be careful!"

Zhu Youyou said eagerly.

"what happened?"

Gu Da used them to immediately become vigilant.

"To tell you the truth, when Xiangyang arrived at the border of Xinyang, bandits came and went, and many caravans were intercepted. Although the Xiangyang garrison sent people to suppress the bandits, they were cunning. When the officers and soldiers arrived, they would They ran away, the officers and soldiers left and they came again! There are quite a few bandits, I am worried about those people you brought..."

Zhu Youzhen hesitated to speak.

"There are bandits appearing nearby?"

Xu Guangzuo asked in surprise.

This time when they came to Anlu Prefecture to pick up King Xing, they thought that there would be no problems if they took the dry road all the way to the official road, but they didn't expect that there were bandits nearby.

If it's an ordinary errand, it's okay to say, this is to bring the new emperor to Beijing, just in case...

Gu Dayong's expression was also very serious, he was really worried about something!
They came out this time with less than 100 people, and they were divided into two groups. Now the guards who play the role of guards are more of the guards of King Xing's Mansion!
As for the imperial court, Empress Dowager Zhang ordered [-] guards to welcome the new emperor, but only when they were about to enter Beijing.

"Everyone, don't worry, King Xing. Although we Xiangfan had conflicts with the old King Xing because of the land dispute, we are all descendants of Zhu's family. Although I met you for the first time, we hit it off right away. This is blood relationship." I have nothing else to give you, we have a guard in Xiangfan, although it is not comparable to the soldiers of the imperial court, it is still possible to send you to Beijing to protect some safety!"

"Thank you, Uncle Wang, we are really in a hurry to go to Beijing this time. If there is indeed danger ahead, then we can borrow the Xiangfan Guards!"

Qin Shao said bluntly.

"Your Majesty... my lord..."

Xu Guangzuo and Gu Dayong wanted to say something.

"It's getting late, and it's inconvenient for us to bother Uncle Wang anymore. Go back early and pack up your things and have a good rest. We'll be on our way tomorrow morning. It's a long way to Xianghe, Hebei, and we'll meet later!"

Qin Shao clasped his fists at Zhu Youzhen and said.

Zhu Youzhen also clasped his fists together!
Day two.

When the group of people went on the road again, Gu Dayong and the others realized that their team had inexplicably grown a lot.

Zaoyang King Zhu Youzhen even sent 200 guards to follow him, and he brought his own dry food for the horses!
Xu Guangzuo also found it strange, and muttered a few words to Cui Yuan, but didn't understand.

They also inquired around, and it was true that there were bandits on the border between Xiangyang and Henan some time ago.

According to Gu Dayong's thoughts, the new emperor's body is precious, and he was the one who practiced immortality and discussed Taoism before. Although the seeds look good, and he had three children not long after they got married, his body is probably not enough for the journey.

They had already prepared a carriage for the new emperor, and they went to Beijing leisurely.

When Gu Dayong was talking about the carriage earlier, Yuan Zonggao kept saying that they had arrangements and they didn't need to bother.

Until the time of departure, the three of them did not see the carriage.

They watched helplessly as the new emperor got up and sat astride the maroon horse, galloping forward like a whip.

In the following days, Gu Dayong and the others finally understood what is called a quick march!
Xu Guangzuo was born as a general. Although the Beijing army has been slack and his achievements have declined over the years, Xu Guangzuo's daily practice habits have not changed. Even though he is a little tired, he can still keep up.

As for Gu Dayong, he has been guarding Juyongguan all these years. He has always liked to practice martial arts, and because Kong Wu is powerful and Zhu Houzhao likes him, he naturally would not let his profession fall behind. He was more relaxed than Xu Guangzuo in the process of marching.

The son-in-law Cui Yuan was the most embarrassing one. He was originally from a family of military officials, but he was the second child in the family. His elder brother inherited the family business. Lived a pampered life.

He was so tired and out of breath along the way, but Gu Dayong and Xu Guangzuo followed closely behind the team in front, and he was not good at being alone, so he persisted. Fortunately, he still had the advantage of being young, so As for getting down with Mao Cheng and the others directly.

After galloping for three days in a row to reach the territory of Hebei, the team stopped, replenished food and water, and changed some horses by the way.

"Dinggong, I... I can't do it!"

As soon as the team stopped, Cui Yuan fell off his horse.

If it wasn't for the attendants to support it, it would probably be a big horse party!
"My son-in-law, how are you?"

Xu Guangzuo has a close relationship with Cui Yuan, so he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"I... I'm so tired! This rush... is like a quick march, I... can't stand it!"

Cui Yuan said out of breath.

Xu Guangzuo asked someone to feed Cui Yuan some water, and looked at the new emperor Zhu Houxi who was not far away.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, he was dressed in wide open clothes, standing there with a tall and straight figure, unhurried, with such a calm and indifferent self-confidence, that he actually had the lingering aura of commanding thousands of troops with a snap of his fingers!

This kind of momentum is when Xu Guangzuo heard his father talk about his ancestor Wei Guogong Xu Da, Xu Guangzuo enjoyed countless times the heroic image of King Zhongshan on the battlefield.

When Xu Guangzuo lost his mind, the new emperor Zhu Houxi had already walked over.

"how is he?"

Qin Shao glanced at Cui Yuan's disheveled face, and knew that he should have been exhausted to the limit, and if he continued, it would probably be quite exhausting!
The decline of the meritorious deeds of the Ming Dynasty is indeed affected by the Battle of Tumubao, but one of the reasons is that these meritorious children are becoming more and more decadent.

"Your Majesty, the son-in-law has never marched in such a hurry. It is really difficult to go on for several days..."

Facing the new emperor Zhu Houxi, Xu Guangzuo consciously lost his momentum for some reason.

He is the emperor after all!

Xu Guangzuo said silently in his heart.

"Choose a few people you brought over, and take the son-in-law to find a place to rest. There is a family not far away. It will not be too late to go to Beijing after raising them for a few days."

Qin Shao ordered directly.

"Yes!"

Xu Guangzuo involuntarily agreed, and ordered someone to take his son-in-law Cui Yuan to rest.

"During Taizu's Northern Expedition, King Zhongshan led a team to march for seven days and seven nights, joined General Chang, and beat the barbarians like a bereaved dog! Now we are more and more inferior to them! The world they worked so hard to conquer, now we speak Power is getting less and less, is it because others are too strong, or we are too weak..."

Qin Shao sighed, turned and walked towards the simple tent.

"His Majesty!"

The corners of Xu Guangzuo's eyes were moist.

Speaking of his ancestor Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, thinking about their meritorious deeds is becoming more and more difficult to decline, it is this errand that he gave a lot of silver to allow people to get it.

It is embarrassing that the descendants of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, have fallen like this!
Xu Guangzuo is better. As the fifth grandson of Xu Da's fourth son, Xu Zengshou, he was named Dingguo Duke because he supported Zhu Di to proclaim himself emperor.

Xu Da's other branch, Xu Huizu, Duke of the State of Wei, was imprisoned in Nanjing because of his support for Emperor Jianwen.

Wei Guogong's branch once sought Xu Guangzuo's help. After all, they are all a family, but he is often powerless.

Even Xu Guangzuo was able to have the current position, and it was only through his mediation and low-key fawning on those civil servants that he got it.

His grandfather, Xu Yongning, was framed for destroying and destroying books, so he was homeless for many years, even when his father died, he didn't receive any position.

Fortunately, he is smart, eager to learn, and good at making flattery, so he has a place.

Xu Guangzuo often felt indignant. Their old Xu family had killed so many good men for this bloody battlefield of Ming Dynasty, and now they have to rely on those civil servants for food. It's sad to think about it!

The words of the new emperor Zhu Houxi inevitably made him feel sorry for him!
He knew that the life of the first emperor Zhu Houzhao was difficult, and even if the new emperor came to Beijing to become the emperor, he would have many things he couldn't help himself in the future!

After all, they are all the same, suppressed by those people!

Damn it!
Thinking about the money he had given out and the arrogant faces of those people, Xu Guangzuo spat on the ground!
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Because they set off early in the morning and rested for the night, their tents were set up very simply.

Dinner is just some barbecue and pancakes.

After Qin Shao ate some, he got into the tent and lay down to rest.

He had just been dizzy for a while, when there was a shout from outside.

(End of this chapter)