When Du Buyi and others were celebrating, a special person also came to the city, and this person was Emperor Zhu Houxi.

It turned out that before Zhu Houxi heard that the soldiers and horses led by Du Buyi and the people in the rivers and lakes were about to win, he had already begun to rush from the direction of the capital to Shuozhou along the border wall.

After Zhu Houxi rewarded everyone, he asked Du not to forget to talk about it in a pavilion with light snow outside Shuozhou City.

I only heard Zhu Houxi, who was sitting in the gazebo drinking hot tea, first said to Du Yi:

"Big brother, can you still forgive me?"

Du did not forget to sit opposite Zhu Houxi and drank a cup of hot tea:

"Second brother, in fact, the eldest brother has not blamed you at all, I am willing to promise you to come to Taiyuan to resist the Tatars this time, on the one hand, for the sake of the people, on the other hand, I have not forgotten our friendship before you became the emperor. ”

Zhu Houxi looked at Du Yiyi with pleading eyes at this time:

"Then eldest brother, can you help my second brother guard the north in the future?"

Du Chu shook his head:

"I want to do that too, but because there are so many people around me who owe it, I can't be sorry for them, so I have to spend time with them in the future!"

Zhu Houxi sighed:

"Then I understand!"

Then he asked:

"Then eldest brother, can you help me introduce two people who can guard the north for me?"

Du did not forget to think about it and said:

"If you want peace in the north, you have to invite Zhang Jing and Zhu Kun to come here to pacify!"

Zhu Houxi immediately asked again:

"Isn't it okay for anyone else?"

Du didn't forget to look at Zhu Houxi:

"Then who does Your Majesty want to be the abbot of the Northern War?"

Zhu Houxi touched the teacup after drinking:

"Zhang Jing must now have to monitor the Japanese and Annan in the south, and he can't come to the north, and although Zhu Su has been in Sichuan for several years, he is inexperienced and ignorant of the border affairs in the north, so he is embarrassed by the big responsibility. ”

Then he paused for a moment and continued:

"I think it's pretty good to let Hu Hu come back to be the commander-in-chief, and it is quite good for Xianning Hou Qiu Luan to be the chief soldier, after all, Xianning Hou is familiar with military affairs in the north, and no one is more suitable than him. ”

Du did not forget to say:

"But although the Marquis of Xianning is familiar with this northern military affairs and fights bravely, he is really embarrassed to be a talent!"

Zhu Houxi smiled:

"Then why is the eldest brother unwilling to guard the border for my Daming, I believe that as long as you are willing to stay here to manage the side affairs, I believe that in a few years, the Tatar Kingdom will definitely submit to our Daming, big brother, you should think about it!." ”

At this time, Shoufu Li Shi came in the light snow.

Du did not forget to reply to Zhu Houxi:

"Alright then, let me think about it for a few days, and then I'll give you a reply to Your Majesty!"

After saying goodbye, he said hello to Li Shi, and then went back to Shuozhou City.

On the second day, Du Bu came to the outside of the city to see off the major factions one by one and thanked them, after all, the biggest credit this time was still these major factions in the rivers and lakes, and of course they all received the personal gift from Emperor Zhu Houxi.

After everyone left, Xian'er pulled Du Yiyi to the side and began to say goodbye.

I saw that Xian'er looked at Du Cheng with some reluctance:

"Brother Du, we don't know how long we can see each other again!"

Du did not forget to touch the fairy head:

"Yes, when you go back, you can take those sisters of your Five Poison Sect with you!"

Xian'er seemed to shed a tear, and was immediately wiped away by Du Yifu.

Du did not forget to ask:

"What are you crying about? It's just a separation, I'm sure we'll see each other again!"

Xian'er hugged Du Yi tightly:

"But I can't bear you!"

Du didn't forget to pat Xian'er on the shoulder:

"Okay, let's go, don't let Miss Sisi and the Dao Masters of the Diancang Sect wait for a long time!"

Xian'er wiped away her tears and reluctantly left with Sisi.

As a result, the two of them didn't go far, and they actually hugged their heads together and cried.

After Du Buyi returned to his residence, he saw that Zhu Qi was cleaning up the room for him, so he asked:

"Qi'er, aren't you really leaving?"

Zhu Qi smiled at Du Yi:

"Are you trying to drive me to Hengshan to be a nun?"

After Du Buyi sat on the edge of the bed, he remembered that Zhu Houxi let him stay at the edge of this northwest town, and couldn't help sighing, and said to himself:

"Alas...... It's really hard to be a human being!"

After listening to this, Zhu Qi immediately sat down next to Du Buxing, looked at Du Buyi and asked:

"Brother Du, what's wrong with you? Why are you sighing and saying such things?"

Du did not forget to tell Zhu Qi about today's emperor Zhu Houxi's desire to guard the border here.

After listening to this, Zhu Qi said:

"Men should sacrifice their lives for the country, but Brother Du, you have done enough for Daming, and the emperor asked you to think about it, and it has already prepared in his heart that you will not be here, since this is the case, then you should think about it for yourself first!"

Du didn't forget to think about it:

"But the emperor chose Hu Hu as the main general, Hu Hu is my brother I know it best, it is kinder than me, and it is easy to listen to the words of others, and Qiu Luan is very anxious, and there is no talent of a general, I am afraid that in the future, this northern Tatar will recover again and rise. ”

Zhu Qi rubbed his shoulders for Du Yi at this time:

"Brother Du, I know you're worried about Da Ming, but don't forget Sister Ling'er's affection for you, you promised her to accompany her for a lifetime, and you can't let her down anymore. ”

Du Bu didn't forget to let out a long sigh:

"I know, it's really difficult to do both, since that's the case, then so be it, I'll go to Jiangnan tomorrow to find Ling'er!"

Zhu Qi smiled at this time:

Okay, then Brother Du, I'll accompany you to find Sister Ling'er tomorrow. ”

Du didn't forget to look at Zhu Qi:

"Aren't you going to rest?"

Zhu Qi suddenly hugged Du Buyi tightly and said in Du Buyi's ear:

"Brother Du, will you let me stay here with you tonight?"

Du Buyi naturally felt a burst of softness behind him, and quickly pushed Zhu Qi away:

"Qi'er, go back and rest, don't do this, we have to hurry tomorrow!"

Zhu Qi was a little embarrassed when he was rejected by Du Yiyi, so he quickly lowered his head and ran out.

Du didn't forget to get up, walked to the door, and sighed:

"Qi'er, Brother Du doesn't want to owe any love debts anymore, and I don't want to be sorry for you, I hope you can understand. ”

Then he closed the door, went back to bed and fell asleep.

On the second day, after saying goodbye to the officers and soldiers in Shuozhou, Du did not forget to come and take Zhu Qi to say goodbye to Zhu Houyu outside the city, but it turned out that Zhu Houyi had returned to Beijing.

A few days later, the two arrived at Zhangde Mansion.

Zhu Qi was reluctant to return to Zhangde Mansion, but Du Bu Bu insisted on interceding with his father Zhao Houyu on behalf of Zhu Qi, and Zhu Qi had no choice but to follow Du Bu Bu into Zhangde City.

When Zhu Qi returned to Zhangde, naturally some people knew Zhu Qi, when passing by a grocery store, he suddenly heard two passers-by at the door talking about something, and Zhu Qi heard it, Zhu Qi was naturally very angry, and naturally wanted to beat these two people, but was stopped by Du Yifu.

It turned out that Zhu Qi, the county lord of Zhangde Zhao, because he did not want to marry into the Yan family, would rather be a monk in Hengshan, had already spread all over the city, and today the people saw that Zhu Qi was actually wearing a silk satin, and Feng Haixia came back, so naturally there were many people who secretly talked about it, and these two people spoke loudly and without scruples, so they were naturally heard by Zhu Qi passing by.

Zhu Qi was pulled by Du Yi, so he had to scold the two of them angrily:

"Are there dead people in your family, who gave you the courage to speak ill of the county lord here?"

As soon as the two of them heard the voice, they looked back and saw that it was actually the county lord they were talking about just now, and they immediately jumped into the crowd in fright, and disappeared after a while.

Zhu Qi bit Du Bu Bu angrily at this time, pulling his arm, and Du Bu Chu screamed in pain:

"Ahh

Zhu Qi glared at Du at this time and said:

"Why did you just pull me and keep me from teaching those people with long tongues?"

Du did not forget to put the arm that was bitten by Zhu Qi in front of Zhu Qi's eyes:

"Look, your hands are too heavy, and my arm has been bitten by you! It's not that I don't want you to cause trouble, these people are just open-mouthed, and I don't have to worry about them. ”

Zhu Qi looked at Du Buyi's arm bitten by himself at this time, and felt a little guilty and distressed, so he quickly tore off a piece of his dress and bandaged it for Du Buyi, and said while bandaging:

"I'm sorry, Brother Du, I was impulsive just now!"

Du did not forget to shake his head:

"Qi'er is fine. ”

Zhu Qi looked at the direction where the two of them fled just now, and was still a little puzzled:

"But those people are talking too much, I'm also a dignified Zhao Wang County Lord, where have I been talked about like this. ”

Suddenly, a middle-aged man came over and said to Zhu Qi:

"Qi'er, now you finally know that you're back from being angry, right?"

At this time, Zhu Qi hurriedly hid behind Du Buyi, Du Buyi looked at the person who spoke at this time, dressed as a noble prince, and immediately asked:

"Could it be that you are Lord Zhao?"

At this time, he smiled at Du Yi:

"This king is the prince of this Zhangde Mansion, you must be Du Tanhua, Du Wangye, right?"

Du did not forget to whisper to Zhu Qi who was hiding behind him at this time:

"Qi'er, your father is here, what are you hiding here for?"

Zhu Qi replied in a low voice:

"I don't dare to see it, I'm afraid it will punish me!"

Don't forget to smile:

"Your father Zhao Wang Ye has already discovered you, it's useless for you to hide behind me, let's come out, after all, everything has to be faced!"

Zhu Qi also walked in front of his father Zhu Houyu with his head down at this time, and shouted:

"Father, Qi'er is back. ”

Zhu Houyu smiled:

"Since you're back, it's good to be back, then go back to the house with Lord Du. ”

At this moment, several palace guards grabbed the two who were talking about the county lord Zhu Qi just now, and after being discovered, the passers-by who had escaped came back.

After Zhu Qi saw the two of them, he stepped forward and gave them a few big slaps:

"I let you criticize the lord of this county...... I'll let you criticize this county lord again......!"

After slapping the two of them a few times, Zhu Qi was still angry, and said to Zhu Houyu:

"Dad, you asked people to send them to the yamen for me, and let the yamen punish them for serious crimes!"

Zhu Houyu was about to agree to Zhu Qi's request, but he was never forgotten:

"Wait!"

Interrupted.

Zhu Houyu asked:

"Lord Du, are you okay?"

Du did not forget to look at the two passers-by who had been begging for mercy at this time:

"They're just talking a lot for a while, please let them go, after all, the county lord has already taught them a lesson. ”

Then he looked at Zhu Qi again:

"County Lord, did you say yes?"

Zhu Qi saw that Du did not forget to intercede for the two of them, although he was still angry in his heart, but because he had fallen in love with Du Cheng, he had to say to his father Zhu Houyu:

"Father, since Brother Du interceded, you let them go, right?"