The Marshal's Mansion.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's study.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on a chair in the study and was reading a book, when the guard at the door, Dahu, suddenly walked in.

"Dashuai, Li Shanchang asks to see you."

After Zhu Yuanzhang sneered thoughtfully, he said, "Call him in." ”

"Yes!"

Soon, Li Shanchang walked in slowly.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang who was reading a book in front of him, he knelt on the ground with a puff and shouted, "Handsome." ”

Looking at Li Shanchang kneeling below, Zhu Yuanzhang's trademark smile appeared again: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Li?" ”

"Mr. Li, it's been a long time."

Li Shanchang knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head, and said: "The good man is ignorant, he doesn't know the master, and he ignores the kindness of the handsome, this time thanks to the handsome man who let him go regardless of his previous suspicions, Li Shanchang is ashamed of the handsome!" ”

Li Shanchang changed his posture in the past, and did not care about his own face at all, and said these explicit words in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who knew a little about Li Shanchang, was also a little surprised when he saw his demeanor.

Zhu Yuanzhang still attaches great importance to the Mr. Li in front of him, but as soon as he sees him, Zhu Yuanzhang can think of the scene where this person abandoned himself and took refuge in Guo Zixing without looking back.

It was also from that time that Zhu Yuanzhang clearly realized that in this troubled world, too many people heard the wind and changed hands.

Even he himself has always valued it, and Li Shanchang, who is regarded as a gentleman, is no exception.

Thinking that Li Shanchang later used his importance to him to help Guo Tianxu, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was furious.

Thinking of the truth that Qi Heng had told him yesterday, Zhu Yuanzhang held back the anger in his heart, and just looked coldly at Li Shanchang who was kneeling like an old dog below.

"Good man, please plead to the superiors!"

Li Shanchang's last sentence of pleading guilty pulled Zhu Yuanzhang back from his memories.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang in front of him indifferently, and said with a smile: "In the past, when Mr. was in our army, we often asked Mr. to give us lectures. ”

"Since you are a gentleman, we are students, how dare the students judge the sins of the husband!?"

As he spoke, he threw the scroll in his hand onto the table.

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Shanchang, who was kneeling below, slowly got up.

When the hideous scar on his face was seen by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed.

At this time, Li Shanchang, who straightened his waist, began to say: "I know that the superior has never forgotten the incident last year. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the table, tilted his head and said, "What happened last year?" ”

At this time, Li Shanchang seemed to have thought about it before he came, and he didn't hesitate too much, and said with a stunned expression: "When the superior was ordered to return to Haozhou and was seized of military power, I served Guo Zixing, and when Guo Zixing passed away, I served Guo Tianxu, this matter is that I am weak and confused, and I don't know what to do." ”

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang got up and stood at the table and said, "Go on, let it go, and the students will listen." ”

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was laughing at this time, no one could see the anger under that smile.

"At that time, I, I was a little worried, worried that I might not be able to do it after the superior was deprived of military power, it was better to vote for a new commander, anyway, everyone is a righteous army, the upper position, the good has no eyes, no eternal ambition, there is a speculative heart, and the good is good at asking for guilt."

Seeing Li Shanchang honestly say what was in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang's face softened slightly.

said: "The student has always wanted to ask Mr. something, please be sure to speak up. ”

Li Shanchang said: "Please show your superiors." ”

"Now that Guo Tianxu is still in the city, you say, should I kill him or shouldn't I kill him?"

At this time, the atmosphere in the study, as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, suddenly became weird.

Li Shanchang's mind kept echoing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, thinking about how he should answer, and the deep meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

He knew very well that his next answer would affect everything that followed, even his own life and death.

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

When he was nervous, Li Shanchang even trembled in his arms.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the main seat, put on a calm and breezy face, and looked at Li Shanchang directly.

Observe every movement he makes.

Even Li Shanchang's arms trembling because of nervousness were in his eyes.

For a while, sweat broke out on Li Shanchang's forehead.

Just when the atmosphere between the two became more and more strange with the silence in between, Li Shanchang coughed dryly, relieved his dry throat, and finally said to Zhu Yuanzhang with a resolute expression: "You are superior, Guo Tianxu is Guo Zixing's son, and now most of the rebels under the command of the upper position are once in the old department of Haozhou, or have a great connection with Haozhou, if Guo Tianxu does not die, these soldiers will always remember the past in their hearts." ”

"Moreover, now Guo Tianxu is the rightful marshal of the Anhui Righteous Army in the righteous army, how can this mountain accommodate two tigers? Guo Tianxu lived for a day, and the handsome position was not secure, and even fell into practice. ”

"Under ... In the next opinion, Guo Tianxu can't live! ”

For Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang's words are equivalent to asking himself whether to choose him Zhu Yuanzhang or Guo Tianxu.

At this time, Li Shanchang's life and death are in the hands of others, where is there a choice.

And Zhu Yuanzhang on the chair looked at Li Shanchang with a resolute look in front of him, and the remarks in his mouth.

His eyes were fixed on Li Shanchang in front of him, but he couldn't see what the meaning in his eyes meant.

It wasn't until the end that Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Shanchang three times, and finally swallowed his breath before saying, "Sir....."

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be extremely disdainful, and said: "That's right." ”

After speaking, he sneered, as if he had made a final decision in his heart, no longer hesitated, got up directly and came to Li Shanchang's side, helped him up, and said with a pleasant face: "Sir, please get up quickly." ”

After helping Li Shanchang up, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to sigh and said: "Sir, let's wait for your words, we have been waiting for a few months!" ”

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, whose attitude had changed so quickly in front of him, Li Shanchang, who didn't know whether Zhu Yuanzhang's words were true or false at this time, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a panicked face.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also continued: "Let me put it bluntly, Yuanzhang is a rough man and doesn't have much ability. However, we value loyalty and character the most. ”

"That incident back then was like a thorn in our hearts."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what he wanted to express when he said this, whether it was ridicule, sarcasm, or relief.

I don't know if Li Shanchang understands it, but he is sweating profusely, and he just nods in agreement.

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed heartily and said, "But now it's okay, Mr. said it, let's say it, it's happy." ”

"Sir, since we're talking about it here, what about ..... Sir, Yuanzhang here, polite. ”

As he spoke, he bowed to Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang was frightened, and hurriedly stopped Zhu Yuanzhang: "No, no, no, don't dare, don't dare........"

Looking at Li Shanchang, who was lower than his head in front of him, and his frightened appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang straightened up, the disdain in his eyes flashed, and let that Li Shanchang be frightened in front of him.

"Sister-in-law, I'm starving, is dinner ready!"

Outside the courtyard, Qi Heng, who had just come back, let out a wolf howl.

Although he is a little worried about the relationship between him and Zhu Yuanzhang in the future, now, the people in this courtyard are the closest people he has in the world.

Hearing Qi Heng's shout, although it was very inappropriate, Zhu Yuanzhang, who heard this voice in the study, the cold glint in his eyes disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a sincere smile.

Thinking of Li Shanchang in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang patted him on the shoulder, motioned him to get up, and said, "You come with us first." ”

At the same time, Ma Xiuying in the house also walked out with the child in her arms.

Compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma Xiuying's eyes when she saw Qi Heng were mostly doting, although Qi Heng didn't look like a teenager now in terms of identity or anything else, but this face was a real teenager.

"It's done, it's done, I'll wait for you to come back and have dinner together."

A smile appeared on Qi Heng's handsome face and asked, "What about Brother Xu?" ”

Ma Xiuying said: "I was driven away by your eldest brother." ”

Qi Heng was stunned: "Drove away?" ”

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also walked out and said with a smile: "Don't listen to your sister-in-law's nonsense, let's let Xu Da and them go to Chuzhou to pass the order." ”

"Now that Huanggang is developing so well, why should we go to Chuzhou, in the future, our righteous army will take Huanggang as the main city and order the Quartet."

Qi Heng's eyes lit up: "This dare is good, the sister-in-law of the province can't bear the sisters in Huanggang." ”

At this moment, Li Shanchang behind Zhu Yuanzhang also walked out.

When he saw Li Shanchang, Qi Heng was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he understood.

Sensing the change in the smile on Qi Heng's face, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately pointed to Li Shanchang behind him and said, "Engong, we also had a good chat with Mr. Li just now, he is willing to serve our righteous army, you see ....."

Qi Heng hurriedly smiled and said: "Big brother, you ask me again, you are handsome, you just make your own decisions, isn't this a joke for Mr. Li." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Engong is now our Anhui's Pingzhang political affairs, if in normal times, we are at the same level." ”

Qi Heng heard that this was a joke, and only said: "No matter how level you are, it's not your big brother who sealed it." ”

"Don't talk about it, I ran all afternoon, I'm hungry, I'll go eat first."

Looking at Qi Heng who was fleeing, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly.

Turning around, he said to Li Shanchang: "Mr. Li, if you don't mind, just eat with us?" ”

Li Shanchang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The gift of the superior, how dare you shirk it below." ”

"Okay, let's go."

At dinner, everyone sat around a table.

I didn't pay attention to it just now, but when I got closer, Ma Xiuying found the scar on Li Shanchang's face, and was suddenly shocked, frowning and said, "Mr. Li, what's the matter with the injury on your face?" Who is so soulless, specifically hitting people in the face. ”