Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chu Ze fled all the way, feeling extremely anxious.

"What on earth is going on? Isn't the Tatar army's counterattack too sudden?"

He was puzzled and felt that there must be something fishy going on.

"Could it be that, is it true as the old man said, there is a spy hiding around me?"

Chu Ze shuddered at the thought of this.

He looked around: Zhao Si, Li Changji, Li Si, these confidants, which one of them didn't look loyal?
"No, it's impossible! My Chu Ze's vision wouldn't be so wrong."

He shook his head vigorously, as if trying to get rid of this ridiculous idea from his mind.

However, with the facts before him, he couldn't help but not believe it.

"General Chu, our army has suffered heavy casualties and morale is low. If this continues, I'm afraid..."

A deputy general came to report the military situation with a worried look on his face.

"Asshole! How dare a mere Tatar be so arrogant!"

Chu Ze flew into a rage and punched the table.

"Pass my order, stop retreating immediately! Regroup the whole army, and join me in attacking Huanglong and slaughtering the Tatars with blood!"

"Yes!" The deputy general took the order and left.

Chu Ze gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with fire.

He was determined to get to the bottom of the matter and find out the damn spy to avenge himself!
At this moment, there was another commotion outside the tent.

"General, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan invites you!"

The visitor bowed and spoke respectfully.

"King Yan? Why is he here?" Chu Ze was surprised.

He walked out of the tent and saw Zhu Di, dressed in military uniform, standing on his horse, looking very heroic.

"General Chu! It's been a long time since we last met. I hope you are doing well!"

Zhu Di smiled heartily and dismounted from his horse.

Chu Ze hurried forward and bowed, "Your Highness is a precious person, how can you go to war rashly? If anything goes wrong, Chu Ze can't bear the consequences!"

"No problem, no problem." Zhu Di waved his hand, "I happened to be passing by here, and heard that the general had defeated the Tartars, so I came to congratulate you."

Chu Ze heard this and his expression darkened: "Your Highness, you are too kind. Chu Ze is incompetent and failed to accomplish this great feat. Instead, he fell into the enemy's trap and suffered this great defeat."

"Great defeat?" Zhu Di was stunned, and then he suddenly realized, "So that's it. It seems that the Tartar thief is really not to be trifled with."

"That's right!" Chu Ze said with a cupped hand. "The Tatar army not only has 'time travelers' in command, but also spies colluding with them. If it weren't for your wisdom and bravery, I'm afraid our army would have been defeated miserably."

Zhu Di was shocked when he heard this: "A time traveler? A spy? How is this possible?"

He stared at Chu Ze, his eyes becoming sharper: "General, do you have any evidence?"

Chu Ze gritted his teeth and whispered, "Although there is no evidence, various signs have shown that there must be a traitor in our army."

"If not, how could the Tatars have the courage to suddenly counterattack when our army was advancing like a broken bamboo? They must have received the news in advance, so they dared to do so!"

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, tapping the hilt of the sword lightly with his fingers.

After a long while, he finally sighed quietly: "Alas, the human heart is hard to predict. Are the general's subordinates not immune to this?"

"Your Highness is wise!" Chu Ze was filled with grief and indignation. "Chu Ze is incompetent and cannot judge people with his wisdom. He deserves death!"

"General, don't blame yourself." Zhu Di comforted him, "Who would have thought that the person closest to you would be the most dangerous?"

"Well, the most urgent task right now is to find out the identity of the spy as soon as possible to prevent our army from being harmed again."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ze immediately knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face: "Thank you, Your Highness, for not abandoning me! Chu Ze will do his best and swear to be loyal to me until death, and will never let Your Highness down!"

Zhu Di quickly helped him up and patted him on the shoulder: "Good, good! General, you are loyal to the country, I have seen it for a long time."

"Come here, conduct a thorough investigation in the army. All suspicious persons should be arrested and interrogated strictly!" "Yes!" All the personal soldiers responded in unison.

In the big tent, dozens of generals were tied up and kneeling on the ground.

Zhu Di and Chu Ze stood side by side, looking down at them.

"Tell me the truth! Whose followers are you? Why did you collaborate with the enemy and betray your comrades?"

Zhu Di asked sternly, his eyes gleaming like lightning.

"Your Highness, please understand. I am innocent! We are loyal and devoted. How could we do such a treasonous thing?"

A general pleaded, tears streaming down his face.

"Bullshit! If it weren't for you traitors secretly communicating with the Tatars, how could our army be attacked when we were sure of victory?"

Chu Ze was so angry that he kicked the general to the ground.

"Come here, torture them! These bastards must be made to wish they were dead!"

"Wait!" At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Li Si standing out tremblingly with a pale face.

"Li Si, what do you mean?" Chu Ze was shocked.

Li Si gritted his teeth and slowly knelt on the ground: "General, I am guilty."

"What did you say?!" Chu Ze felt like he was struck by lightning and couldn't believe it.

"Li Si, you...you are actually a spy? How is this possible?"

Li Si burst into tears and said, "General, please understand. I was forced to do this."

"It turns out that the Tatars have long been eyeing their subordinates, and have promised to grant them official positions, honors, wealth and glory if they can help them win."

"I was confused for a moment and made a big mistake. Now I regret it so much. I only hope that the general and His Highness will show some leniency and spare my life."

Chu Ze was so angry that he trembled all over when he heard this, and almost wanted to die on the spot: "You are so good, Li Si! I trusted you and regarded you as my confidant. You actually betrayed your country and your comrades for a mere profit?"

"I hate traitors the most in my life. Today, I will make you pay with blood!"

Chu Ze roared, drew his sword and was about to kill Li Si.

"Wait!" Zhu Di suddenly stretched out his hand and stopped Chu Ze.

"Your Highness! What do you mean?" Chu Ze was dumbfounded.

Zhu Di sighed quietly and said slowly: "General, don't be anxious. You should focus on the overall situation and don't act on impulse."

"Although Li Si is guilty, he has surrendered now. If we can use his power to spread dissent among the Tatars, wouldn't that be even more powerful?"

"But..." Chu Ze was a little skeptical.

"General, do you still remember that the late emperor once left a will, saying that the Crown Prince is still young and the Ming Dynasty needs to choose a wise man to succeed him?"

Zhu Di suddenly changed the subject and stared at Chu Ze meaningfully.

"Could it be that His Highness wants to..."

Chu Ze was shocked, as if he understood something.

"That's right!" Zhu Di said with a blazing gaze:

"Now our Ming Dynasty is facing internal and external troubles, and is in crisis on all sides. The crown prince is incompetent, and the new emperor is incompetent. If this continues, I am afraid that the country will be ruined and the society will fall!"

"Only by changing the flag and establishing a wise ruler can we turn the tide and create glory again!"

"And you are the perfect choice!"

Zhu Di's words were like thunder from a clear sky, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.

"Your Highness. Chu Ze is terrified" (End of this chapter)