Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 999 Returning

"Why?" Guo Ying asked in confusion.

"If I go back like this, I feel like I just stayed in a hospital in Yunnan and went back home." Qi Xiang sighed: "You just said, although Yunnan has been conquered, it is still far from being truly pacified, and There is a battle to be fought. I cannot abandon my brothers and go back alone."

"You don't have to go back alone. Even the sick and wounded have a chance to go back." Mu Ying said.

"Then give the opportunity to others." Qi Xiang stood up slowly holding on to the head of the bed and walked slowly: "I'm almost recovered. I estimate that I will be able to run all over the place when I return to the capital. Let others laugh... …”

"What are you laughing at?" Guo Ying asked.

"It's a joke that I pretended to be sick and ran back here." Qi Xiang said in a dull voice.

"How could it be possible? Brother, I think too much..." Mu Ying and the two couldn't help but laugh.

But people of Qi Xiang's age have already formed a set of ideas in their minds, and they are the hardest to listen to.

In the end, the two of them failed to persuade him and had no choice but to let him go.

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Lao Wu's diagnosis was very accurate. That night, Duan Shi's uncle and nephew died one after another.

The two of them did not leave a suicide note, so it will never be clear whether the uncle and nephew committed suicide together, or whether Duan Ming took his nephew to death on his own initiative.

But that doesn't matter anymore. From the moment Dali City was captured and the two were taken out of Dali, they became two exhibits. The life and death of the exhibits is not important...

Five days later, Zhu Zhen led the army escorting the prisoners on the return journey.

In addition, accompanying Zhu Zhen back to Beijing were more than 3,000 disabled soldiers and the ashes of 3,300 fallen soldiers...

On March 15, the army passed through Guizhou to rest and recuperate. He was warmly welcomed by Guizhou Xuanwei envoy She Xiang and his colleague Liu Shuzhu. According to the plan, I only planned to rest for one night, but ended up resting for three nights before leaving Guizhou.

At the end of March, the army arrived at Yuanzhou, from which they could board a ship, take the waterway all the way to the Yangtze River, and then go down the river to Jinling.

On the seventh day of April, the flags were fluttering and the ceremony was grand at Jiangdongmen Wharf. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, his eldest grandson, the emperor's younger brothers, and civil and military officials had been waiting at the dock for a long time.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu, accompanied by Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi and Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen, had just stepped down the gangway when he saw Zhu Xiongying, who had obviously grown taller, running over.

"Uncle Six!"

"Heroing!" Zhu Zhen quickly opened his arms to catch the emperor's eldest grandson who flew towards him, picked him up and kissed him hard several times.

"Have you thought about Uncle Six?"

"I miss you so much!" Zhu Xiongying also hugged his neck and refused to let go.

At this time, the prince also walked over quickly.

"Sixth brother!"

"Brother!" Zhu Zhen quickly put Zhu Xiongying down and was about to kneel down and worship the prince according to etiquette, but Zhu Biao grabbed him and gave him a strong hug.

Then he was released and allowed to receive the kneeling greetings of the ministers.

Then Zhu Zhen presented the prince with a dew cloth... which was a big flag carrying good news.

The prince took it with both hands and handed it to General Tianwu of Jinyi Wei... who was the former Saber-wielding warrior. Zhu Zhen presented the list of prisoners again, and the prince took it and handed it to Kaiji, the Minister of Punishment on the side.

Then the prince and the king of Chu got on the jade chariot, and the princes also got on the chariot, followed by the civil and military ministers, and behind them were three thousand prisoners escorted by the imperial army.

Under the guidance of the ceremonial guard, the group headed toward the Meridian Gate, where a grand prisoner presentation ceremony would be held.

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On the jade chariot, the two brothers said a few words.

"When I sent you off to the Eastern Expedition last year, I never expected that it would take me a full year and a half to see you again." The prince looked at the increasingly calm and majestic sixth brother, patted his strong shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's really hard, but I can still stand it." Zhu Zhen replied with a smile while looking at Zhu Xiongying in his arms. Seeing that the emperor's eldest grandson had grown into a young man, his dark eyes were shining brightly, and his whole body was filled with vitality.

The fifteen years of Hongwu seemed to have passed.

Before the two brothers could exchange a few words about old times, the team left the pier and drove into Jiangdong Gate. The noisy people rushed in front of them, so they had to stop chatting first to maintain royal dignity and deal with the fanatical people.

A few days in advance, people from the Ministry of Rites and Yingtian Mansion began to prepare for today's prisoner presentation ceremony.

They built colorful buildings one after another on the avenue from Jiangdong Gate to Meridian Gate, and washed the bluestone official road spotlessly.

Although the people in the capital had seen many prisoner presentation ceremonies, the significance of this one was particularly different. This victory meant that the emperor had completely unified the world, and now the whole of China belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

Well, this is just an official statement. In fact, the people of Ming Dynasty have no idea about Yunnan at all. What they were more interested in was that Prince Pang Pang, whom they had watched grow up, finally came back.

When the Japanese conquerors returned home last year, they welcomed them to a packed house. But that time, the King of Chu, who was the general who conquered Japan, was not in the team, which disappointed them.

Later, the people in the capital heard about His Highness the King of Chu's touching story of traveling two thousand miles south day and night to save a good official whom he had only met once, and their affection for His Highness became even deeper.

Marquis Yongjia and his son became famous because of this, so much so that when they were escorted to Beijing, many people were ambushing the two beasts with bricks and stones by the roadside, preparing to kill the two beasts.

Fortunately, Jin Yiwei got the news in advance, hid the father and son in a coal cart, and transported them to the palace by sea.

Later, the common people heard that His Majesty the King of Chu had gone to Guizhou and began to rush to pacify Yunnan... Hearing this news, they all blamed the Emperor a little. This was too disrespectful to treat their own sons as human beings, even their own animals. You can't use it like this.

Unlike them, they only feel sorry for His Highness.

So today, most of the young and old men, young ladies and young wives in the capital came to see Lao Liu. Wherever he and the prince went in the car, there was a lot of noise all day long. People followed the jade chariot and crowded in, shouting the name of His Highness the King of Chu, crazy and drunk.

Zhu Zhen, on the other hand, was getting worried. He thought that Hong Qi and his gang were really incompetent, and I didn’t elect the president. If he made me such a famous name, wouldn’t he be bringing trouble to me?

"Don't think about the things that you have and don't have." The eldest brother could see his worry at a glance, and said with a smile without squinting: "You deserve this, and let those who slander you all day long see, I am six My brother’s weight in the hearts of the people!”

"Brother Chen actually prefers to be a villain." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Of course, it depends on what my eldest brother needs."

"I just need you to be yourself." The prince smiled and said: "You have worked too hard for Daming and this family these years. Big brother will not add any more burden to you."

"Thank you, brother..."

"But it's hard to talk about my father." Before Zhu Zhen could finish his words, the prince sighed again.

"I know..." Zhu Zhen also smiled bitterly. The old thief would not let him idle.

(End of this chapter)