Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 23: Another Visitor from Outside the Pass, Zhang Sanfeng's Dilemma
"Your Highness, if Zhu Wusi really comes in person."

Zhu Jianqiu couldn't help but speculate: "Then... has the emperor arrived as well?"

Zhu Jinzhen nodded: "Almost exactly."

Although Li Chengen, Cao Xueyang and others had expected this, they still couldn't help but feel their hearts beating wildly, and almost had some treasonous, oh no, desperate thoughts.

After all, if the emperor died, wouldn't they be able to...

Zhu Jinzhen guessed what Li Chengen and the others were thinking, but did not stop them.

Because at a certain moment, especially when he got the letter from Zhao Min, Zhu Jinzhen really wanted to kill Zhu Houzhao.

However, reason ultimately overwhelmed emotional impulses.

Zhu Jinzhen was not a knight-errant. He was the Prince Su of the Ming Dynasty who commanded a million soldiers. Even if he was more than 80% sure now, he could follow the example of Emperor Taizong Zhu Di, raise an army to quell the rebellion, and seize the throne.

We cannot let the emperor die in his hands.

Sima Zhao killed the emperor in the street and was cursed for thousands of years. Later, the Sima family was directly exterminated.

Zhu Jinzhen didn't even need to think about it to know that if he really killed Zhu Houzhao in Shaanxi or Jiayuguan, future historians would criticize him to death.

"Perhaps, we can use him?"

A bold idea suddenly flashed through Zhu Jinzhen's mind.

……

Jiayuguan is a majestic border pass.

There were many people coming in and out of the Ming Dynasty. It happened to be the Tiance selection, and there was an endless stream of people on the official road. On the small road connecting the official road, a group of people drove a carriage quickly.

"Cousin, are we going to Daming?"

"We're almost there. Jiayu Pass is just ahead."

"Ok?"

Murong Fu suddenly frowned. Although he was in the carriage, he could still clearly sense the lingering murderous aura on the official road not far away, as well as the deafening sound of horse hooves.

"The sound of horse hooves is so fast and there is undisguised murderous intent. I can't be so unlucky as to run into a war." Murong Fu couldn't help but wonder if he didn't check the almanac before going out?

"Who are you to block our way?"

"Master...we..."

"Ah~!"

A familiar shrill scream frightened the women in the carriage, making their faces pale.

Murong Fu's face turned pale, and he rushed out nimbly, wanting to see what was going on.

"choke!"

The blade light broke through the air and slashed across.

Fortunately, although the knife was domineering, it lacked murderous intent, so Murong Fu narrowly avoided it.

But the carriage behind him was not so lucky, and the roof was directly split open by the sword light.

Murong Fu looked up, and the internal energy he had been circulating in his body was instantly so frightened that it ran wild. The original opening posture of the Sanhe Finger was changed into a fist-clasping salute. "My fellow soldiers, I wonder how we have offended you?"

It’s not that Murong Fu is a coward.

He is just a junior master who has barely reached the Zhixuan realm.

At a glance, there were at least ten soldiers in front of him holding swords and shields who were at the same level as him, and there were also dozens of Vajra Realm soldiers who were more powerful than his four ministers.

Even if he wanted to be arrogant, he couldn't be. "We have issued a warning. We are suppressing the rebellion ahead. No one is allowed to pass. If you still insist on forcing your way in, don't blame us for being merciless." The Cang Yun soldiers stood on their horses, swords drawn, and issued a warning.

They were not targeting Murong Fu and his group, but everyone who entered and left Jiayuguan.

One is to prevent accidents, and the other is to avoid accidental injuries.

Only then did Murong Fu see clearly that Bao Bu Tong, who had screamed just now, had only half of his teeth knocked out and was not seriously injured. On the contrary, there were many pedestrians and people from the martial arts world around him, looking curiously towards the direction of Jiayuguan.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion, accompanied by rolling air waves, was heard from a distance.

Then, Murong Fu saw a scene that he would never forget. He had disguised himself and sneaked into Yipintang, but Pang Ban, the top master under the Meng Emperor, whom he had the honor to meet, was knocked down from the mountain and rolled on the official road in a mess like a rolling gourd.

Then there were a few more 'familiar' figures.

"Magic Master Pang Ban, Chi Mei among the demons? Flower Fairy Nian Lian Dan?"

The three great celestial masters that Murong Fu had to look up to were now being dragged around like drowned dogs, their collarbones locked by those Cang Yun soldiers?
Wang Yuyan jumped off the carriage in shock and walked to Murong Fu.

"Cousin, what happened?"

"Nothing... nothing!" Murong Fu stared at those embarrassed figures in a daze. In the past, he needed to look up to each of them and wanted to worship the Tianxiang Sect like an ancestor, but now they were as embarrassed as dogs.

Such a gap made Murong Fu, who was only at the Profound Realm, full of ambition and determined to restore his country, feel a sense of grief for the other party for no reason.

This was the first time that Murong Fu truly witnessed what the "foundation of a great country" meant.

The great master of astronomy, who dominated the martial arts world and was admired by countless people, was powerless to resist the oppression of the Ming Dynasty and the suppression of the masters of the Ming Dynasty army.

But inexplicably, Murong Fu had a fantasy in his heart, almost crazy: "This is how it should be. If I can successfully restore my country one day, I will surely lead my Great Yan to the pinnacle and repeat the scene of easily suppressing the Grand Master today."

"Even if it's a land immortal..."

Fortunately, no one knew Murong Fu’s thoughts, otherwise they would have laughed out loud.

Without soldiers, generals and food, it is wishful thinking to restore the Yan Kingdom and rival the Ming Dynasty. Isn't that just a foolish dream?

In today's world, many countries coexist, and the survival of small countries is constantly being squeezed and swallowed up by large countries. How can he have the territory and possibility to restore his country? He still thinks that he can easily suppress a few great masters of celestial phenomena, or even land immortals.

Except for Jiayuguan, the Mongols and Liao, the Sui and Song dynasties, and even the Ming Dynasty itself, had to pay a heavy price to suppress the rebellion. Even if Murong Fu was given five hundred years, his idea would only be a fantasy.

And it was where Murong Fu and the others couldn't see.

Before Jiayuguan, Zhang Sanfeng encountered the biggest difficulty in his life.

Four land gods blocked the way, and thirty-one celestial masters watched covetously.

He had never seen or even heard of such a scene before.

When he broke into Dadu and tried to kill the former Mongol Emperor Mongke, he was surrounded and blocked by Mongol masters in Dadu, but it was not as exaggerated as it is now outside Jiayuguan.

Fortunately, he made his purpose clear and no conflict occurred.

"Since it's just a misunderstanding, Master Zhang, please do as you please." Changsun Wangqing waved his hand, and the people surrounding Zhang Sanfeng and the little boy stepped back.

Yang Ning shook his head with regret.

"Thank you."

Zhang Sanfeng glanced at the Mongol master who was being deliberately dragged like a dead dog.

I wondered in my heart, was this a show of force?

Originally, Zhang Sanfeng wanted to bring the kid with him to see the elegance of the Prince Su and see the swordsmanship of the man who was revered as the peerless swordsman by the whole martial arts world. But now he thinks it is better not to see him.

(End of this chapter)