Father can be an enemy to the country

After a short rest, the army continued its return south.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the army arrived in Daning.

At this time, Zhu Zhen told Fu Youde and Lan Yu that their brothers were not going south.

"What?!" Fu and Lan's livers trembled when they heard this. They didn't know what trouble they were going to make. "Where can we go if we don't go south?"

"Go east, to Liaoxi Huludao." Zhu Zhen replied seriously: "It's not that cold this year, and the shipping department there reported that it is still navigable. So we decided to go back by boat so that we could catch up with our father, the queen, and the empress. year.”

"Ah?" The two of them opened their mouths wide and closed them at the same time. "oh……"

Understood in seconds. This is to save King Yan’s face!

"The princes are really filial." Fu Youde said with admiration on his face.

"Ah, what a filial piety." Lan Yu quickly agreed and then asked, "Who will bring back the army?"

"Of course you are the one who made the most contribution." Zhu Zhen said seriously: "Go and lead the soldiers to accept the cheers and worship of the people along the way, but be careful not to disturb the people."

"Yes." Lan Yu was very happy, but she didn't know if she heard the second part.

"By the way, my third brother will continue to be your supervisor. The villain asked him to do it." Zhu Zhen said again.

"Oh, yes." Lan Yu's smile was not so bright.

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So after leaving Daning, Zhu Zhen and his party parted ways with the army and headed for the Western Liaoning Corridor along the same route that they used to safely transport grain and grass.

This route has not yet returned to the busyness of the Yuan Dynasty, and now there are even fewer vehicles and horses. The army has been walking for a long time, but there is no one in sight.

In the prison car with a warm awning on top and felt blankets all around, Zhu Di was moved and took Zhu Zhen's hand: "Sixth brother, you are so kind to fourth brother. Fourth brother, if I ever feel sorry for you in this life, I will not human……"

How could he not know the truth that even Fu Youde and Lan Yu understood instantly? Lao Liu took the sea route purely to avoid the states and counties along the way, so that he would not have to be embarrassed in front of millions of people.

What's even more heartwarming is that Lao Liu sent Lao San to supervise the army, so that no one would keep laughing at him like a fly.

However, the third child is also very grateful to the sixth child because he is seasick...

"Oh, fourth brother, just don't cause me any trouble in the future." Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly, shook off his hand, turned on the fire and said, "At least don't cause such big trouble."

"Hey, I promise I will be impulsive once in my life." Zhu Di put his hands on the stove and confessed his true thoughts: "Actually, I was not impulsive. I held my breath for too long."

"How long?" Zhu Zhen put his hands into his warm sleeves.

"From the moment my father-in-law announced the appointment." Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said: "At that time, I thought that after my father-in-law became ill, my father asked me to act as the agent for the affairs of the General's Palace. Then the coach of the Northern Expedition should probably be me. Even if not, it should be Lan Yu. That role later.”

"It turns out that I thought too much..." Zhu Di sighed angrily. Although it had been many days, he still felt uncomfortable thinking about it. He picked up the jug from the stove and took a swig of strong wine.

"My majestic King Yan actually only went out with the army to obey orders..."

"I'm quite surprised, but the third brother is just like you, so the old man is not targeting you." Zhu Zhen said softly.

"I know, so I endured it. I thought I could endure it, but for more than half a year, while others were fighting in full swing, I was either building the city or supervising the food supply. Not to mention myself, even the brothers below couldn't bear it. "Zhu Di said in a dull voice:

"Later, there was a third child in the expeditionary force, but he didn't have my name. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I combined it with the brothers below, and there was a fool..."

"Pfft..." Zhu Zhen almost stopped. The fourth brother's level of education was as low-key as ever.

"Why are you laughing?" Zhu Di asked strangely.

"No, I thought of Hua Mulan." Zhu Zhen laughed and said seriously: "The old man made the expedition list, but I appointed the third brother as the supervisor. The fourth brother must understand the reason."

"Yes, how can I be a supervisor?" Zhu Di nodded in agreement and said, "So I don't blame you at all."

"That's the old man to blame?" Zhu Zhen chuckled.

"It's a bit." Zhu Di didn't mince words, and whispered: "I know why my father didn't let me command the army. Isn't it because he was afraid that I would take over my father-in-law's army completely by taking advantage of my victory in pacifying Beiyuan?"

The more the fourth child spoke, the angrier he said: "Who do you think my father thinks I am? You know me, the sixth child. My ideal has always been to be a general, shrouded in horse leather! Do I have the slightest ambition? That's it. I’m not even interested in putting the throne in front of me and making me the emperor!”

He crushed the silver hip flask in frustration and hissed: "That's why I want to go against him. If he doesn't let me go, I will go. No matter how serious the consequences are, I will go!"

"Fourth brother, you are over the top." Zhu Zhen shook his head and enlightened him: "I never think about this kind of thing carefully, and I advise you not to think about it blindly."

"Young Master, you think I don't know you? You are so careful." Zhu Di chuckled and said, "I don't believe that my father has been both defensive and defensive about you in the past few years. How can you not feel it?"

"I feel it, but it's normal." Zhu Zhen smiled openly and tucked the bearskin cloak on the fourth child. He said calmly: "We are both father and son, as well as emperor and minister. No matter how worried I am about you, the old man still has to do some things, otherwise he will not be a competent emperor."

Then he asked: "Do you think the old man is qualified for his job?"

"More than competent, simply..." Zhu Di wanted to describe Zhu Laomo, but he had no knowledge, so he could only say "Fuck".

"So we don't need to think too much about the old man's arrangements. If we think too much, we will only get hurt." Zhu Zhen sighed faintly: "In fact, as an emperor, he is already like a father."

"..." Zhu Di smacked his lips, thinking for a long time and it was really the case. Besides, he was angry, so he naturally wouldn't argue with Lao Liu anymore, so he said in a submissive manner: "Otherwise, how come you are the eldest Zongzheng, you see more than us."

"Hehe..." Zhu Zhen smiled, stretched, got off the prison car, and said to Zhu Di: "Huludao is almost here, fourth brother, please bear with it."

"Hey." Zhu Di nodded.

The guards took away the stove and removed the felt blanket. Fortunately, the bearskin coat was still left for him, so the fourth brother would not be frozen like a dog.

Zhu Zhen also took a look at Zhang Yu and Ping An. Zhang Yu naturally didn't care, since no one here knew him anyway.

But this was Ping An's original territory.

Zhu Zhen asked, "Brother Bao'er, do you need a hood?"

"No." Ping An held his head high and said, "I am also a great hero sitting in the prison car!"

He grinned at Zhu Zhen gratefully and said, "Your Majesty, thank you very much."

"It should be." Zhu Zhen smiled warmly. Although he didn't know whether he was thanking him for helping him on the battlefield, he was thankful that he had written his name in the memorial.