"Your Majesty, our three children are all in other people's hands now!"
Looking at her husband's expression, Mrs. Xu spoke again, "Now we can only bow our heads!"
Zhu Di clenched his fists, and his nails pricked his palms.
His three sons are now being controlled by others, or they are a means for others to assert their power over him. This method makes him feel deeply humiliated.
"In these years, I have never advised you because I know you are not someone who can listen to advice!"
Mrs. Xu took her husband's big hand again and said softly, "But now, I want to advise you to look away from some things!" Then, with a smile, "You have to have the capital to fight with others. Now you have the capital.
, most of it has been lost!”
"The generals and governors around Peiping have all been replaced. The power that you originally held as the Liaodong Commandery, and the power to control the various troops and horses, has also been taken away!"
"The only ones we have left are these people under Yan Fan! How to fight?"
"Besides, the righteousness of the emperor and his ministers has been decided. He is the emperor first, and our life and death are all determined by his thoughts. If we don't bow our heads? We are not humble. Sooner or later, others' hands will be pressed down. It will be even worse!"
"I know that the prince is a man with great ambitions, but as the old saying goes, a wise man is a man who knows the current affairs! Only by giving up can one be virtuous!"
"Besides, if you hold on for one moment and the other, the gains outweigh the losses!"
Zhu Di was silent as he listened to his wife's words.
Yes, at this point, he no longer has the capital to continue fighting, nor does he have any bargaining chips.
In the past, the emperor's grandson was not the emperor, so he, as the king's uncle, had to consider other factors. But now he is the emperor, and if the king wants his ministers to die, they have to die. He has a great reputation and great righteousness, and he is really able to do so.
insufficient.
He is a hero, not a fool. He understands this and can settle the score.
"There are some things that you may not have thought of, Your Majesty. As a prostitute, I am more meticulous than you!" Mrs. Xu continued, "Why did the old man take the Zen position at this time?"
After hearing this, Zhu Di listened carefully.
"If he doesn't take the Zen position, in a hundred years his bones will still be cold, and your uncle and nephew will turn against each other!"
"Now that the Zen position is on the surface, I am passing on the country and the country to my grandson. In fact, I am also leaving room for you vassal kings!"
These words made Zhu Di feel particularly uncomfortable. But he had to admit that what his wife said made sense.
The old man's current Zen status has given the vassals a buffer period between them and the new emperor.
But in his heart, he was still unwilling to let go of the anger mixed with it, and he couldn't let it go.
Sighing slightly, he continued to move forward.
Not far away, in the archery tower on the city wall, a one-armed veteran was walking along the steps to the city, struggling to carry a bucket.
With a splash, the water fell to the ground and immediately turned into ice.
The old soldier was not paying attention, his foot slipped, and he and the bucket fell to the ground with a thud.
"It's your brother's fault!" Old Jun cursed and got up, his eyes caught sight of Zhu Di who was looking at him on the other side, and his figure paused.
"Is that you?" Zhu Di also saw Lao Jun's face clearly, stepped forward quickly and said with a smile, "Are you Mazi Liu?"
"It's rare for Chitose to remember me!" A smile bloomed on the old soldier's wrinkled face, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth, "Kowtow to Chitose!"
"Forget it!" Zhu Di laughed.
The old soldier in front of me is an old pawn under his command. He also followed him on the expedition to Mobei. This arm was lost in the 23rd year when he was building a mountain to conquer Timur in Borin.
"I remember you went back to the countryside, didn't you?" Zhu Di suddenly wondered, "I personally approved it the year before last, and your family was allocated ten acres of land. You took off your jacket and went home to farm!"
Liu Mazi grinned again, with a bitter look in his eyes, "There was no one in the family anymore, and the villain had no place to go, so he found the former officer and gave him the job of guarding the city wall. It happened that the army was short of men, so the villain came.
here!"
"No one? Don't you have a wife and children?" Zhu Di continued to ask.
"My son is dead, and the old woman missed her son, so she went with him!" Liu Mazi lowered his head and whispered, "The house at home is empty, there is no one to talk to, and the villain is terrified and wandering all day long, just like the living dead!"
Zhu Di was stunned, "This..."
For a man, the most painful thing in the world is the loss of the one he loves. His wife and children have gone away, leaving him alone in this world, which is really uncomfortable.
"How did you die?" Zhu Di asked.
Liu Mazi raised his head and looked at Zhu Di, "Just last year!"
"Last year?" Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat as he said that, "But..."
"Yes!" Liu Mazi nodded, "died in battle!" He said, paused slightly, "I had three stabs on my face, and I couldn't even recognize my appearance. The tailor I found during the burial barely looked like a human being.
!”
Last year, it happened that the Tatars invaded the border and Yan Fan fought with them. It was also at that time that Yan Fan's vitality was seriously damaged.
Zhu Di was speechless for a long time, and suddenly a deep guilt welled up in his heart, "You followed me and lost your arm. Your son followed me and lost his life!" As he said this, he held his hand on the city wall and took two steps back. "It's all my fault!"
"How can you blame Chitose!" Liu Mazi said quickly, "Soldiers earn military pay and keep their heads in their belts, that's their fate!" He said with a smile, "I heard that the son of a villain is not a coward!
After the war, after the war was over, Qianhu, who led the team, personally sent two pieces of cloth and said that the villain's son had chopped up several Tatars!"
Then, he looked at Zhu Di again and paused again, "He didn't disgrace his father, nor did he disgrace our Yan Fan! He just followed the prince's banner!"
"What are you going to do in the future?" Hearing this, Zhu Di's heart became even more sour.
He quickly continued to ask. He had never felt like fighting in his life, but it was particularly strong today.
"Just continue to live in the army! At least I have someone to talk to on weekdays!" Liu Mazi said with a wry smile, "But I am old now, so I can't go into battle. I can only look at the city wall. But it's good. I can close my eyes one day.
, some colleagues also helped to pull the body and bury it!"
"Don't you have a nephew?" Zhu Di felt uncomfortable hearing this, "Adopt one and inherit the incense. I will take care of this for you!"
"The villain is a military household who moved from Shandong. I don't know where my relatives are in my hometown!" Liu Mazi said in a low voice.
"Then find another one, another one!" Zhu Di said loudly, "You just lost your hand, but it's not that you lost the person to carry on the family line. Find a woman and give birth to one!"
"The villain is so old, what else can he do? Looking for a woman, isn't that a disaster for others?" Liu Mazi smiled shyly, "Besides, no one can compare to the mother-in-law who has been with the villain all his life!"
"I'll organize it, I'll organize it!" Zhu Di said loudly.
Turning back, he looked at Mrs. Xu, "Do we have a suitable woman in our family?"
Mrs. Xu nodded, "Yes!"
"Listen to me and get married again! I'll give you a good idea! Go home with her and live a good life!" Zhu Di said quickly to Liu Mazi, "You have been fighting with me all your life, and I cannot let you end up like this.
!”
"Your Majesty!" Liu Mazi suddenly choked up, "You villain, I can't afford it!"
"It's worth it. I can't see it. I'll take care of it if I see it!" Zhu Di said loudly, "You are all following me. I can't ignore it." As he said, he looked at Liu Mazi and said, "Wait a minute.
Come on, I'll go back and make arrangements right away. At this time next year, I will go to your house to see you."
"After you go back, you risk your life every day. I don't believe you can't produce anything! When I go next year, I will drink your son's birthday wine!"
As he said that, he suddenly took Liu Mazi's hand and said, "Don't worry, no matter how many sons you have, I won't let them serve as soldiers!"
"Thousand years old!" Liu Mazi cried out, kneeling on the ground and howling.
~~~
"Many people have died following me in these years!"
The wind was still strong. On the steps of the city wall leading to the city, Zhu Di supported Qingzhuan and slowly walked down the steps.
"Them!" Zhu Di said, suddenly feeling something blocked in his chest.
"I died in the battle, my son went up, my brother died in the battle, my brother went up!" Zhu Di's voice became lower and lower, "It's not that the army is short of men, it's that too many people died, and they all died in the battle!"
"Your Majesty!" Mrs. Xu was beside him, gently stroking his back.
"The boss has sent a letter, saying that the new king is waiting for me to come to Beijing and kowtow to admit my mistake. Do you think I should go?"
"Wherever the prince goes, I will go!"
Zhu Di patted the back of his wife's hand and said, "You're right, we can't afford to fight or torment us!" After saying that, he sighed and said, "Damn it, beg for mercy..."
As he said this, he suddenly staggered.
"Your Majesty!" Xu exclaimed, and Zhu Di's eyesight went dark, and he fell to the ground, unaware of what was going on.
~~~
I got up at four o'clock in the morning during the last busy period of the year, and my condition was extremely bad.
I'm going to need a touch-up soon! Hey...
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