twenty-five
Beiping, Yanwangfu.
Zhu Di gathered the generals of the army to discuss the town day today, and talked all day until the sun set, and he immediately ordered the mansion to renovate the banquet and reward the generals. Except for Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng, Chen Heng, Yao Guangxiao, Ma He and others, the others were ordered to retreat.
Chen Heng was wounded in the battle of Baigou River, and was hit by a sword in his left shoulder, but fortunately, he instinctively reacted and took half a step back, otherwise this sword was enough to split it, Zhu Di comforted him with kind words, and then looked at Ma He.
Zhu Di said: "Brother Ma was willing to take a risk and transported hundreds of thousands of taels of gold from the West to Beiping, which solved the problem of military salaries for the troops this time. In the first battle of Baihe, he and the Zhu brothers defeated Li Jinglong's forward generals, made the first contribution, and then attacked the seventh battalion with the Chen brothers in Zhengcunba one after another, taking the lead. You are truly my lucky star and great general!' Ma He hurriedly said: "The matter of gold is only in accordance with the wisdom of the national teacher, and the battle between Baihe and Zhengcunba was commanded by the two generals Zhu and Chen."
But I heard Zhang Yu say coldly: "Brothers, the prince can afford it, and there is nothing in the water and in the fire. I'm afraid that some people will be half-hearted, watch from both sides, and stab the cold man in the back!" Chen Heng was suspicious in his heart: "Zhang Yu, here are all the good brothers of the prince, if you have something, just talk about it, don't fucking beat around the bush." Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Chen Heng, for the sake of the general, you must look at the overall situation, you are a straight man, no wonder you are going to be hit by this sword." Chen Heng remembered the battle of Zhengcunba, Ma He took the lead with himself, broke Li Jinglong's seventh base, and killed the second generation of the founding general's young master, and left the army to flee for his life surrounded by his own soldiers, this battle was tantamount to helping Zhu Di send hundreds of thousands of military supplies. The war was fought as supplies, and the battle of Zhengcunba also drew a watershed between the forces on both sides. However, because he was hit by this sword as soon as he received the battle, although he gritted his teeth in the chaos of the war and held it until after the war, he also knew that it was a young soldier who had drawn a sword flash in the air, and he couldn't stop it. Therefore, it is Ma He who really breaks the army and breaks the seventh base, and the swordsmanship of the small soldier of the Southern Army is not as close as this Ma He, thinking of this, his face changed, his hand pressed the wound, and he hated: "Although I am newly descended from King Ning's subordinates, what I admire is that King Yan has clear rewards and punishments, and the appropriate military discussion, everyone says that it is the credit of leading the army, but I don't know how King Yan rewarded Brother Ma?" He turned his head to Ma He and said, "This sword on Lao Tzu's body, Brother Ma, you can't escape it!" Zhu Di originally wanted to promote Ma He to a thousand households, but seeing that he could continue to be a striker with Zhu Neng, he had to ask in a deep voice when he heard this: "Ma Guard, what's going on?" Ma He left the table, knelt down on one knee and replied, "The scars on General Chen's body seem to be indeed injured by my divine swordsmanship, but the sword is not deep, and the internal strength of the person who came here is not strong, so it should be my second junior brother." Zhu Neng interjected: "Before the first battle of Baihe, Brother Ma was also injured by his second junior brother, although the injury was not serious, but he witnessed it with his own eyes, but Brother Ma, you are caught in the middle, you have to have an explanation!"
Among these generals, Zhu Neng has a good impression of Ma He, Chen Heng is suspicious, and Zhang Yu doesn't know where he heard something, and he has already had a preconceived view! Ma He said angrily: "The lord, the national teacher and the generals, since they belong to the Yan Wang's mansion, they should work with you to assist the Yan King, so as to benefit the people of the world." Zhu Di pondered for a long time, and then said, "What you said is really about loneliness, and there are still many opportunities for the future. Zhengcunba broke the enemy's seventh base in the first battle, and this feat cannot be forgotten. I will give you the surname Zheng to show that you will always remember your achievements today." Zhang Yuzhu's face softened, he was originally worried that this young man would rise too quickly and squeeze out his chances, but now he is just a nominal surname, so he will no longer speak.
At this time, there were several muffled exhalations outside the window, and the sound of the human body falling to the ground. Then someone applauded and said, "Congratulations, it's time to change your name to Zheng and Master Zheng!" The voice was flat and bland, and there was no congratulation, Zhu Di's eyes flashed with light, Zhang Yu and the others immediately drew their knives to protect King Yan, Zheng He's body trembled, and he also turned to face the two people who walked in.
Dao Yan has not expressed his opinion, and at this time, seeing Li Hongyuan's master and apprentice walking in, presumably the outer guards have been resolved. At this time, he immediately pretended to be happy and spoke, clasped his palms and said, "It turned out to be Master Li, this is really a distinguished guest, a loss of welcome, a sin!"
Li Hongyuan arched his hand and replied, "Master, don't come harmed!" He bowed down to Zhu Di again and said, "The grass people have seen King Yan!" At this time, Zhu Neng, Zhang Yu, Chen Heng and others had already drawn their knives against Li Hongyuan, and after Dao Yan called out who the person was, these battle-hardened generals were like facing a great enemy!
Seeing that Zhu Di didn't answer, Dao Yan pulled Zheng He and said, "Master has arrived, so don't come forward to salute!" Zheng He wanted to stretch out his head and shrink his head, but walked forward with his chest up and knelt down on one knee, and shouted, "Master!"
Before Li Hongyuan could speak, Li Jian shouted, "Senior brother, it's been such a time, what are you still half-hearted?" Zheng He shook his head and said, "Senior brother, it's not for you and me to go our own way in major national affairs!"
Li Hongyuan's eyes lit up, he slowly stepped forward and stretched out his hands to help, Zheng He was about to stand up and speak, Li Hongyuan's right palm flashed forward, right in the chest.
It stands to reason that with Zheng He's internal strength attainments at this time, if he was hit by Li Hongyuan's sudden attack, he should have broken his muscles and bones, vomited blood and fell to the ground, although he was not in danger of life, but he also had to recuperate for several months. Li Hongyuan only felt that his right palm was struck on a misty cloud, although it was indifferent, it was endless, and he unloaded all his true qi. At this time, he slapped his hands and returned to the place where he had been standing like a ghost, and sneered, "Master Zheng has already voted for another famous teacher, no wonder he disdains the order of my little god sect master." Zheng He bent his knees and shouted, "Master, you listen to the apprentice's explanation." Dao Yan laughed and interjected, "Master Li is too obsessed with such prejudices in the rivers and lakes, and the monk saw that Lord Zheng was risking trouble outside for my lord, so he passed on to him the Taoist body protection qigong that he had inadvertently obtained in the past, but he didn't expect it to come in handy today."
Li Hongyuan said, "I see, then I will learn again." This time, he didn't leave his hand anymore, and he made several palms in a row, Zheng He was shocked, and he retreated backwards and dissolved again and again, but this time Li Hongyuan's palm hit hard, Zheng He's true qi almost dissipated after connecting the two palms in the air, and the third palm vomited blood on the spot and collapsed to the side. Li Hongyuan said solemnly: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished, first get rid of the first evil, and then clean up the portal!"
Zhu Di said angrily: "Tiger poison does not eat children, how can Tanhualang, who claims to be from two lists, treat his apprentice like this?" Li Hongyuan didn't answer, took out the will of Emperor Hongwu in his arms, threw it at Zhu Di, and said, "King Yan, look at it yourself!" Zhu Di took it and looked at it, and looked up to the sky and muttered to himself, "Father, I didn't expect you to keep such a move!" Dao Yan walked up and took a look at it, and said, "What kind of will is this, fake?" After saying that, he tore it apart in three or two strokes and swallowed it. Li Jian shouted, "What are you doing!" Dao Yan smiled cruelly: "The monk didn't see any will!"
At this time, there was a clash of swords and shouts outside, and Li Jian hurriedly said, "Master, the junior disciples can't stop it for too long!" Li Hongyuan didn't say anything more, sighed and said, "I never thought that King Yan would be ordered to cut yourself!" He drew out the sword of the Son of Heaven, drew his sword and chanted forward, "If after my great journey, there are descendants of the Zhu family who dare to disobey the ancestral teachings and order Li Hongyuan to kill him with the sword of the Son of Heaven." With a groan in his mouth, the sword in his hand came out, and Zhu Neng, who rushed forward first, was not an enemy, and his shoulders and legs fell to the ground with swords one after another. Zhang Yu followed closely behind, guarding the middle lane, but Li Hongyuan's body was like electricity, and the zigzag shape bypassed Zhang Yu and hit the vest with a palm, Zhang Yu snorted and vomited blood and lay on the ground. Chen Heng's eyes were round, he tore off the bandages on his body, drew his knife and slashed, his body had already oozing blood, Li Hongyuan flashed sideways, but his three fingers held the tip of the sword upside down, and the hilt of the sword knocked on the back of Chen Heng's head casually.
King Yan didn't expect that in an instant, all three of his generals were seriously injured and fell, his eyes turned red, and he suddenly asked, "Jianwen's gang will definitely be able to govern this great tomorrow better than me?" Li Hongyuan raised his sword and replied: "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future, you Zhu Di can't guarantee that you are not a tyrant of a generation who is so happy. After I, Li, have carried out this Hongwu will, I will have nothing to do with your Zhu family, and it is Zhu Yuanzhang who wants to take your life. Zhu Di sighed: "Since ancient times, the king has become a king and lost a king, you can do it!" Shut your eyes and wait for death.
At this moment, there was a smell of smoke, and Dao Yan, who was hiding on the side, held a handcuff with a lit fuse in each hand at this time, and he shouted loudly: "Li Hongyuan retreats from the monk and spares you from dying!" At this time, I could only hear Li Jian and Zheng He shouting at the same time: "Master, retreat!" Li Hongyuan knew that this firearm was the sharp weapon of the Yan army against the Mongolian cavalry in recent years, and in a hurry, he turned it out vertically, and threw the sword of the Son of Heaven in his right hand at Zhu Di. At the same time, Zhu Di shouted, and the sword of the Son of Heaven was inserted deep into his right shoulder, almost passing through his body!
Seeing that Zhu Di should have no worries about his life, Dao Yan quickly forced Li Hongyuan in, and said with a cruel smile: "You can dodge one shot, I see how you can hide again, die!" At this time, Li Hongyuan was already close to the corner of the wall, there was no way to avoid it, and the loud fire and smoke rose again, and everyone looked at it, and the shot hit Zheng He in the abdomen. It turned out that his nurse was anxious, and he took a breath and ran sideways, blocking this shot for his master, Li Hongyuan was stunned: "You, why are you suffering!" Zheng He fell to the ground and spit out two words: "Hurry up!" Li Jian finally woke up, rushed over and grabbed Li Hongyuan and ran out. These two swords went hand in hand, how could the guards of the Yan Wangfu generally be able to block it, and they were far away in an instant.
A celebration banquet ended like this, Zhu Di and Dao Yan glanced at each other, looked at the four people on the ground, and sighed at the same time.