The news of Zheng Ke's assassination soon spread to Tokyo, and Li Yuanlong, the king of Annam, was very concerned about the matter and immediately sent someone with the imperial doctor to convey the edict.

The person who came was a heavyweight in Annan, named Ruan Zhi, like Zheng Ke, was one of the most important people who followed Li Li's Shouyi that year, had independently led a righteous army to fight against the Ming army, and then defected to Li Li, and broke the Ming army in the battle of Zhiling and Yi'an, after the establishment of the country, he was awarded the title of Guanglu Doctor, Zuo Wuwei General, Marquis of the Court, ranked as a first-class meritorious hero, whether in the court or in the army, the prestige is not less than Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke was surprised, but also understood the king's intentions, if he was seriously injured and could not lead the army, he could let Ruan only act on his behalf. It seems that his plan to take the opportunity to slow down is about to fail. Although Ruan Zhi and himself were both the founding heroes of the country, the two did not have much personal contact, and it was because of this that the king would send him here.

When the two met, it was inevitable that they would shush and ask for warmth, nagging about some past events, and then Zheng Ke said that he was only frightened, and his body was fine, so he would never delay the return of the class teacher to Beijing.

After the dinner, Zheng Ke returned to his residence with a solemn face.

Zheng Yu sent others out, leaving Yang Muyun alone.

"Daddy," Zheng Yu came to Zheng Ke's side and asked cautiously, "What is the purpose of the king sending Ruan Zhi over?" ”

"Can't you see what the purpose is?" Zheng Ke exhaled heavily and said, "What is this Ruan's identity, you don't need me to say that you know it, right?" Commanding the army, taking charge alone, he is no less than me. ”

"Does the king want him to lead the army instead of Daddy?" Zheng Yu's gaze changed slightly.

"The edict didn't say it explicitly," Zheng Ke said in a deep voice: "But what Na Ruan only revealed is that if I am unwell, I can recuperate here, and I don't have to worry about the affairs of the army." ”

"Isn't he clearly trying to rob Daddy of your military power?" Zheng Yu said angrily: "He and you are both old brothers who raised righteousness with the previous king, can he even say this?" ”

Zheng Ke sighed, his expression was a little tired, "It's been so many years, why do you still mention the old things about Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds back then?" Did he come at the king's command, and let me have a relationship with him? ”

"Master Hou," Yang Muyun took a few steps forward and asked, "I heard that Ruan Zhi's qualifications are the same as yours, so King Annan sent him over to represent you in the army, which shows that he trusts him very much, but why didn't he lead the army to conquer the city at that time?" ”

"At that time, Ruan only led the army to pacify the Qin Barbarians in Fuli Prefecture," Zheng Yu explained: "Fuli Prefecture borders Lin'an Mansion, which is under the jurisdiction of the Yunnan Metropolitan Department of the Ming Dynasty, and in order to prevent the Ming Dynasty from raising troops against us, Ruan Zhi has been leading troops to garrison there. ”

"So he was able to come, which means that the relationship between Annan and Daming has been greatly eased, and there will be no major conflicts on the border between the two countries for the time being?" Yang Muyun analyzed.

"It should be so," Zheng Ke glanced at him and said, "At that time, when I led my troops to the south to conquer and occupy the city, the king told me to fight a quick battle, so as not to have a big change in the north, and the troops in the south would not be able to be transferred back. ”

"Since King Annan has the spare time to send such a heavyweight, does he want to hint to Hou Ye, the military power in Hou Ye's hands is not irreplaceable?" Yang Muyun said.

Zheng Ke's face sank and he didn't speak.

"Young Master Yang," Zheng Yu looked at him and said, "What do you say we should do now?" ”

"According to the current itinerary, Maha Guilai should have returned to Champ," Yang Muyun thought for a while and said, "It is likely that the banner has been erected to gather men and horses to start fighting with the Annan soldiers and horses who remained there...... If it drags on for a little longer, when there is a big disturbance over there, Hou Ye can lead his troops back to quell the chaos. But now ......"

"But now that Ruan is here," Zheng Ke smiled bitterly, "if I make that procrastination trick again, he can directly announce the decree to take the team away." ”

"There will be another situation," Yang Muyun said after a moment of silence, "Even if the rebellion on the other side of the city intensifies, he can lead his troops to quell the chaos." ”

Zheng Yu looked at his father in surprise when he heard this, but saw that he waved his hand with a dejected face, "That's it, that's it, the king is not at ease with me after all, so I will unload this military power to Na Ruan and go back to Tokyo." ”

"Daddy," Zheng Yu said, "We are planning so hard, how can we give up so easily." ”

"People are not as good as heaven, what can I do?" Zheng Ke sighed.

Zheng Yuzheng wanted to comfort his father for a few words, so he heard Yang Muyun say beside him: "Lord Hou wants to avoid military power, in fact, there is still a way......

"What's the method?" The father and daughter were in good spirits, and their eyes were focused on him.

"Hou Ye is worried, but Ruan is the only one," Yang Muyun lowered his voice, only a few of them could hear it, "If something happens to this person, won't there be no one to replace the prince?" ”

"This ......" Zheng Ke's eyes widened, he looked at his daughter, then at him, and said with a change of color on his face: "Do you want to do it to him secretly?" ”

Yang Muyun smiled and did not speak.

"No," Zheng Ke said, "What kind of person is that Ruan, since he dares to come, he is not unprepared." If you look at the guards around him, you can see that all of them are extraordinary, especially the two who follow him closely and do not leave the left and right, and they are the best of the best. If things don't work out, then my Zheng family will really be finished. ”

"But Daddy ......" Zheng Yu wanted to say a few more words, but was stopped by his father's hand, "I'm tired and don't want to hear anything, so you can go down and rest!" ”

Yang Muyun glanced at Zheng Yu, and Zheng Yu had no choice but to say, "Okay, Daddy, you have a good rest, I will go down with Yang Gongzi." As soon as he turned around, he heard his father stop him again, "Yu'er......"

"What's the matter, Daddy?"

"You can't carry me for anything," Zheng Ke's tone became stern, "If you let me know what you have done to do something rebellious, don't blame Daddy for killing my relatives in righteousness." By the end of the day, he had spoken loudly.

"Yes, Daddy." Zheng Yu's eyebrows lowered, and he retreated with Yang Muyun.

....

Out of the house, Zheng Yu sighed and looked at Yang Muyun and said, "My father, he insists on refusing to listen to you, it seems that I can only help him pack his package and accompany him back to Tokyo." ”

"Are you willing?" Yang Muyun glanced at her.

"What if you are unwilling?" Zheng Yu smiled helplessly, "People are counting on you step by step, and you are controlled everywhere, what can you do?" ”

"By the way, these days, I heard you talk about the situation in Annan," Yang Muyun said: "This Ruan is only surnamed Ruan, and the prime minister Ruan Chi next to King Annan is also surnamed Ruan, is there any relationship between them?" ”

"You can see that they are all surnamed Ruan, do you still use me to point out the relationship between them?" The corners of Zheng Yu's lips hooked up a bitter smile, "Ruan Chi first followed Ruan Chi to the first king, Ruan Chi is just Ruan Chi's brother, he is a good hand at fighting, if you talk about political skills, he is not as good as Ruan Chi." Ruan Chi's daughter Ruan Thi Anh has risen to the top of the king's concubine since she became the king's concubine, and now his grandson Li Bangji is quite favored by the king, and he is even more invincible. My father was not attracted by Ruan Chi, so he held a grudge, if he cut the military power this time, he would return to Tokyo for fear that it would be more auspicious ......and less auspicious."

"Did Master Hou really accept his fate?" Yang Muyun squinted his eyes slightly and said.

"He just didn't dare to take this risk," Zheng Yu shook his head slightly, "He still has a glimmer of hope in his heart, he has no position and no power, Ruan Chi can be merciful and not embarrass him." ”

"Do you think it will?" Yang Muyun sneered, "For political opponents, there is nothing more reassuring than a dead man." ”

Zheng Yujiao's body was shocked.

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The Annan army slowly pulled out the camp outside the city of Huazhou and began to return north, and the dispatch in the army was already in the hands of Ruan Zhi, and Zheng Ke followed the army to recuperate peacefully, especially leaving his daughter and Yang Muyun by his side.

On this day, the army marched to a small river on Xinping Road and set up camp, Yang Muyun accompanied Zheng Yu to go out to fetch water, and suddenly heard a commotion, so he went over to take a look. It turned out that it was Zheng Zhao's Tietu Army that clashed with other troops.

Zheng Yu's heart tightened, so he grabbed a soldier and asked, it turned out that when the meal was served, Ruan only specially arranged for Zheng Zhao's Tietu army to be the last to eat, not to mention that the food was not good, and the amount was not enough. This is for the soldiers of the Tietu Army, who have always been above the top, how can they suffer from this kind of wretchedness, when even if someone loses their job, they can reason with the quartermaster.

During the quarrel, some officers and soldiers of other battalions sneered on the sidelines, which immediately aroused the anger in the chest of the Tietu army, and the men in the army disagreed with each other, and they fought violently. Until Nguyen only led his troops to come and separate them.

When asked about the reason, Ruan only immediately set an example by beating all the officers and soldiers who were fighting, especially Zheng Zhao, the commander of the Tietu Army, who was not strict in restraining his subordinates, and added 20 sticks, for a total of 40 sticks.

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Ruan didn't want to tear his face, so he hurriedly called a military doctor to treat Zheng Zhao's injuries.

Zheng Yu saw all this in his eyes, and wanted to reason with his father angrily, but Zheng Ke ordered someone to stop him and disappear.

"Daddy, why is this happening," Zheng Yu saw Yang Muyun walking towards her, and said angrily: "I actually helped outsiders bully my son." ”

As soon as this order was given, the Tietu army was in an uproar, and everyone picked up weapons to protect Zheng Zhao around, and whoever dared to touch our commander of the guard would fight with him.

Seeing this posture, Ruan Zhi immediately transferred the bow and crossbow team, and ordered that if he didn't get out of the way, he would shoot and kill. At the last moment, Zheng Ke appeared, and just when all the officers and soldiers of Tietu thought that their commander would stand up for them, Zheng Ke stepped forward with a blushing face and pulled his son off the horse, and personally beat Zheng Zhao with forty military sticks in front of the whole army.