"Vice Marshal Xu!" Chu Liuyan was on the side and called softly. Xu Da turned around, and she shook her head at Xu Da. Xu Da glanced at her and had to retreat. When the others saw Xu Da and couldn't persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, they had no choice but to give up. Zhu Yuanzhang also decided that he would personally go out of the city to welcome Guo Zixing into the city.

At this time, Guo Zixing was hesitating outside the city, thinking that he had tried his best to murder Zhu Yuanzhang, but now that his power is exhausted, will Zhu Yuanzhang still miss his old feelings and take him in? He was waiting impatiently outside Chuzhou with Mrs. Chen, Guo Tianxu, Guo Hui and others, when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "The marshal is here!" ”

Guo Zixing looked up and saw Zhu Yuanzhang with Xu Da, Chu Liuyan and many other capable generals, followed by a large group of soldiers, coming in a mighty way. The pomp and circumstance startled Guo Zixing, and he thought: What's the matter? Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to take advantage of his defeat to beat the water dogs? When he was hesitating, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others had already stepped forward.

Zhu Yuanzhang strode in front of him. At this time, he was majestic and full of spirit, and it was completely different from the beginning. Guo Zixing was nervous, Zhu Yuanzhang had already bowed down, and said: "The son-in-law visits his father-in-law." Today, my father-in-law came to visit my son-in-law in person, and my son-in-law was late to greet him, so I ask my father-in-law to forgive me! ”

Guo Zixing never dreamed that Zhu Yuanzhang would be so polite to him, he suspected that Zhu Yuanzhang had hidden some conspiracy, but when the arrow came to the string, he had to send it. He had no choice but to help Zhu Yuanzhang up and said, "The virtuous son-in-law is polite." So, the two of them greeted each other politely for a while, and walked into Chuzhou City hand in hand.

Xu Da and Chu Liuyan deliberately fell behind. Xu Da asked: "Girl Liuyan, you have always been a reasonable person, why don't you allow me to stop the marshal from handing over the military power?" The so-called easy to let the soldiers, but difficult to seize the soldiers, giving the military power to Guo Zixing is tantamount to opening the door and stealing, and it is not easy to get it back in the future. ”

"That's not what I thought." Chu Liuyan sighed and said, "But the situation just now, Brother Xu, I believe you have also seen it." The marshal has made up his mind, and if you continue to advise, not only will he not listen to you, but he will punish you. Rather than that, it is better not to say anything. We improvise, and if we deal with it properly, or the Red Turbans can avoid this. Chu Liuyan said earnestly.

Xu Da listened to Chu Liuyan's words, and suddenly said, "Liuyan, do you mean that the marshal is already suspicious of me?" ”

Chu Liuyan smiled and said, "That's not necessarily, it's just that I'm afraid of high merit and shocking the master, and sometimes I need to be cautious." Brother Xu, now in the barracks, there is already a difference between the top and bottom, if you wait until the future and get the world, it is more likely to be respectful and orderly, you have to remember what I said. ”

Xu Da's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said, "Smoke girl, I originally thought that you no longer cared about me, but I never thought of it...... Hehe. "Xu Da has always been a person who is not good at expressing himself, he usually speaks little, but in front of Chu Liuyan, he is an exception.

As they spoke, the two men had followed into the tent. Zhu Yuanzhang held a banquet to entertain Guo Zixing.

During the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law has something to discuss, I want to discuss it with my father-in-law, I don't know what my father-in-law thinks?" ”

Guo Zixing heard Zhu Yuanzhang say that something was wrong, and the seven souls who had been frightened went to the three souls, he remembered how he dealt with Zhu Yuanzhang at the beginning, could it be that now Zhu Yuanzhang wants to take the opportunity to take revenge? But under the low corridor, he had to bow his head, Guo Zixing had to tremble and say: "If there is anything, please just say it." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said unhurriedly: "Before my father-in-law, I commanded many armies and confronted the imperial army, whether it was in terms of qualifications, experience, or other aspects, I was far inferior to my son-in-law. Now, thanks to the marshal's refusal to give up, when he came to Chuzhou, the son-in-law was willing to hand over the 30,000 elite soldiers in his hands and let his father-in-law send them. And the marshal should also be in charge of the father-in-law. ”

"This ...... The general of the defeated army, how can he be brave? How dare you do this? Virtuous son-in-law, you can fight well, and these 30,000 elite soldiers are the foundation you have worked so hard to lay, how can I accept it as my father-in-law? Guo Zixing really didn't know what kind of medicine Zhu Yuanzhang was selling in his gourd, but he believed that Zhu Yuanzhang was definitely not that kind, so he thought that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to test whether he would seize his military power, so he said so.

Zhu Yuanzhang said very reverently: "I, Zhu Yuanzhang, want to give the army to my father-in-law's heart, there is absolutely no half-falsehood, if I have half a lie, the sky will thunder, and the world will spurn it." It's just that if my father-in-law refuses to accept it, then he doesn't treat Yuanzhang and me as his own. Zhu Yuanzhang earnestly persuaded and persuaded for a long time, and Guo Zixing was a little convinced that Zhu Yuanzhang was not hypocritical.

And it is really annoying that he himself has gone from being the commander of the first army to almost nothing. He wanted to make a comeback, and in the end, under the persuasion of Zhu Yuanzhang, he finally agreed to Zhu Yuanzhang and accepted his 30,000 elite soldiers.

Sure enough, after Zhu Yuanzhang accepted Guo Zixing and ceded the army to his father-in-law, who had been unkind to him, his reputation spread everywhere. Some people say that Zhu Yuanzhang is benevolent and righteous, and more people say that Zhu Yuanzhang is incompetent or pedantic, so that not many people are willing to come to Chuzhou to take refuge, even if some people come to defect, they also become Guo Zixing's subordinates.

Since Guo Zixing became a marshal, he still respected Zhu Yuanzhang very much at first and discussed everything with him, but slowly, this is not the case. Guo Zixing's arbitrary and lone character has been re-revealed. In some military strategies and opinions, sometimes, Zhu Yuanzhang put forward his own opinions, he not only refused to adopt them, but also reprimanded Zhu Yuanzhang, always rejecting his opinions, and on the other hand, Guo Zixing was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would regret giving up the army one day, so he was very wary of him everywhere, and secretly cultivated the power of his son Guo Tianxu.

In this way, over time, not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction, even a group of veterans such as Chang Yuchun, Zhou Dexing, Tang He, and Xu Da are also very dissatisfied. So, they went to Zhu Yuanzhang to discuss, it was better to think of a way to bring down Guo Zixing and put Zhu Yuanzhang in charge of the army again.