Chapter 39: The Palace of the King of Chu Was Besieged
The fate of the King of Chu has been laid before him. No one in the army dared to take on the task, and they all bowed their heads like quails.
At this moment, the tent's felt door was opened, and Zhu Muchen slowly walked in, "Your Majesty, although Mu Chen is incompetent, I am willing to give it a try if he can become the pathfinder for the Ming Dynasty!"
If it were an important position, Zhu Muchen knew that Zhu Di would definitely not give it up, but the leader of the vanguard army was a hot potato, so there was no need to be reluctant.
Finally, someone was willing to take over. Zhu Di put his eyes on Zhu Muchen. This fool really didn't know how to be afraid. Even the King of Chu couldn't escape unscathed. Since he wanted to go, it didn't matter if he got it done. It happened that the father and son were on the road together.
On the road to Huangquan, I also have a companion.
Holding the document in his hand, Zhu Di glanced at it and said with a kind face: "Mu Chen, now the life and death of the King of Chu are uncertain. If I let you go, wouldn't it mean that you will have no heir in the Prince of Chu's palace?"
This child had been here for a few days and was always thinking about the country, but he was underestimated. Zhu Di's eyes were always staring at Zhu Muchen.
"Even if I, Prince Chu, have no heirs, if I can keep the home of thousands of people, Mu Chen is willing."
As soon as he said this, before Zhu Muchen raised his head, the young eunuch had already handed him the document in Zhu Di's hand.
Vanguard generals, in the army, are almost sent to death, and it has little to do with promotion. How many of them can survive?
Zhu Muchen held the document tightly in his hand. Only as a vanguard could he go to see his father early and rescue him as soon as possible.
It was set to set off in three hours. Zhu Muchen was followed by, in addition to the palace's imperial guards, the deputy generals and others beside him, all of whom Zhu Di had sent overtly to help and secretly monitor.
Zhu Muchen took a deep breath. Fortunately, he had been training with the Imperial Guards these days, so this armor could still hold up.
Bid farewell to the camp and headed to Huxuankou.
"Originally, I didn't plan to do it for Mu Chenguan, but if this kid insists on stepping in, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Facing the cold wind of November, Zhu Di sneered. Originally, after the vassal reduction, the King of Chu died, and Zhu Muchen could be safe and sound for the rest of his life. But since he did not choose peace, he would uproot the palace of the King of Chu.
The weather in the palace is extremely cold this year. Princess Yuan Xi specially ordered some golden charcoal to be sent to the two concubines' rooms to prevent them from choking.
Standing under the eaves, his eyebrows were directly stained with sadness. Yuan Xi learned that the prince's life was in danger and that his son had joined him again. He could only pray every day, hold on to his health and take care of the family.
Xu Xin came over and said, "Concubine, the meals for the two sisters have been prepared. It is a medicinal diet specially prepared by the doctor in the mansion. You should also take the opportunity to eat some. You have lost a lot of weight in the past two days."
Yuan Xi turned his head slightly, looked at his gentle and considerate daughter-in-law, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, you are here and can help me take care of the palace. Do your two sisters have good appetites?"
"They all have a good appetite. I just came from two sisters. They are big and asked me to say hello to my mother-in-law."
It's rare for a daughter-in-law to have such filial piety. A rare smile appeared on Yuan Xi's face, "Come out with me for a walk!"
However, before the two of them went out, Chief Shi Guo Can and his son Guo Gai suddenly broke in with their men and surrounded the palace.
Yuan Xi and Xu Xin were both frightened by this situation, and they leaned closely together.
But the princess is the princess, Yuan Xi looked indifferent, "What does this mean? Do you dare to touch our majestic Prince Chu's palace?"
The shelf is fully held, but the hands are shrunk in the sleeves and trembling slightly. Could it be that something happened to the prince?
Guo Can put his hands behind his back and said, "The young prince has brought out the royal guards without any orders, with the intention of treason. Everyone in the Chu prince's palace is here to listen to the order."
"Come here, starting from today, no mosquitoes are allowed out of the Chu Palace."
Guo Can sneered. Although the King of Chu sold him a favor, there were rumors that the King of Chu was gone.
With the King of Chu gone, Zhu Muchen mobilized the imperial army, which would be a capital crime. He just happened to take the King of Chu's palace, so that he could claim credit from the Emperor.
The tree fell and the macaques dispersed. These dogs were looking at human things, and the Prince of Chu's palace was surrounded by water. Yuan Xi clenched his fists tightly, but he had no choice. If he wanted to fight Guo Can at this time, he would only harm the people in the palace.
Xu Xin shouted coldly, "Even if you want to arrest Prince Chu's Mansion, you must have an imperial edict from the Emperor. Now you don't have an imperial edict to arrest Prince Chu's Mansion..."
"Come on!" Guo Gai smiled, "We are not arresting you, we are just asking you to rest where you are. Is there anything wrong with this?"
"A concubine from a royal palace can be so arrogant?"
Xu Xin was furious and was about to argue with Guo Gai. Yuan Xi looked at her daughter-in-law and shook her head gently.
These are those who rely on human power, no matter what identity they present now, they will not follow it.
However, these people and the Monitoring Station all belong to the emperor's forces and are colluding with each other.
"Xin'er, there is still some food in the palace. The prince is fighting outside. We can't cause trouble to him. Wait."
Yuan Xi sat calmly on the main seat. If there was a slight disturbance in the Prince of Chu's palace, the prince might not feel comfortable on the battlefield. As a woman, she had no choice but to endure it and protect the people in the palace first.
The father and son of the Guo family looked at each other and laughed heartily. Even the majestic Princess Chu could not do anything to them.
"Dad, is the King of Chu really gone?" Guo Gai came up to him humbly.
"How can it be wrong? It was reported by the emperor's entourage. It's really cool to uproot such a powerful force in the Chu Palace."
The father and son were happy, and Guo Gai had an idea. Since the Chu Palace had lost its strength, he simply brought a small team of people in and carried out all the valuable things.
Yuan Xi gritted his teeth angrily, but he could only knock them out and swallow them. He immediately ordered: "Xin'er, your two sisters still have children in their bellies. They must not be disturbed. Go and ask them to move to a separate garden!"
"Concubine, what about you?"
"Go quickly!"
With Yuan Xi's order, Xu Xin could only turn around one step at a time, and hurriedly led people to move the two sisters to another courtyard.
Xiaoman was frightened, "What happened in the front yard? Where is the mother and concubine? We are the young prince's people, and we must advance and retreat together with the prince's palace."
As she was about to go out, Xu Xin saw something was wrong and quickly stopped her, "What are you two doing? You have the flesh and blood of the young prince in your belly. If something unexpected happens, you can still leave a trace of incense for the young prince.
Do we really have to risk our lives to let both children catch up with us?"
The Bieyuan was quiet. After pondering, Xiaoman and Ziyou nodded and agreed to stay in the Bieyuan.
At this time, in the front yard, Yuan Xi looked at these bastards who had even moved her dowry out. If she were alone, she would not be so insulted even if she risked her life.
However, with three daughters-in-law here, she had to support the palace and watch them empty out all the things.
"Princess, this bead on your hand..." A clerk next to Guo Gai looked at it greedily, completely ignoring that she was the princess of the Chu Palace.
"Snapped!"
This bead was given to her by her son. Yuan Xi's eyes turned cold and he slapped her, "Do you really think that this princess can be bullied by you?"
"The Emperor has no decree, what do you want to do with me? Come on! If I die here today, no one will be able to escape my involvement!"
The sound was deafening. Yuan Xi also held a gold hairpin in his hand and looked at everyone with arrogance.
Even the Guo family father and son heard the sound outside and ran in quickly. Seeing this scene, Guo Can was frightened. Even if the emperor really wanted to deal with King Chu, he would not do it so ugly.
It would be terrible if it was rumored that King Chu was on the battlefield and Princess Chu was forced to death by them.
Guo Can quickly bowed and saluted, "Princess, my subordinates acted too recklessly. I will apologize to you right now. Why don't you hurry up and put everything in the house for me?"
I thought that this princess was weak and could be bullied, but who would have thought that she would become so ruthless that she shocked the Guo family and his son, and they could only move most of the things they moved out back in.
When Xu Xin came in and saw her mother-in-law holding a hairpin in her hand and threatening everyone, she couldn't help crying. She didn't close the door until she rushed over in tears.
"Concubine, you don't have to be like this. You have a noble status, so why do you need to deal with these dirty people?"
"Xin'er, listen to me, it doesn't matter what my mother and concubine do, as long as I can protect you."
Unable to take a breath, Yuan Xi always felt that there was something blocked in his heart. Suddenly, a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"puff!"
"Mother concubine!"
Yuan Xi quickly put her hand to her mouth and made a gesture of silence. If the group of people outside knew about this, she might say that the princess was in poor health and died on her own.
"Don't make any noise. If you let those people know, what will you do? As long as I am alive, they will not dare to mess around."
"If Mu Chen comes back, you can live in peace for the rest of your life. Xin'er, now you have to protect your two sisters."
After saying one sentence, Yuan Xi was bedridden and completely ill.
Now that the palace was surrounded by people, Xu Xin had no way to ask for help, so she had to take the initiative to take on everything in the palace.
Hu Xuankou, the vanguard troops braved the wind and snow, and the blow on their faces was like a knife scraping their flesh. Zhu Muchen looked ahead, and even if there were traces of marching, they would have been buried by the snow long ago.
The deputy general Zhou Yousheng next to him felt weak in his calves. They all knew what kind of role the King of Chu was. Even the King of Chu could be sacrificed here. Everyone cherished their lives.
"Little prince, brothers, we have traveled a long way, why not rest here?"
Zhou Yousheng's suggestion was adopted by many people. They looked at Hu Xuankou with shrinking eyes, as if there were some monsters there.
Zhu Muchen frowned, "The emperor told us to be the pathfinder first. If anything goes wrong, it will be my army of the Ming Dynasty that will be sacrificed. Since you don't want to go, then I will go by myself!"
Swinging his robe, Zhu Muchen looked a little anxious. He believed that the Mongolian soldiers were frightened by his mortars and would not come back. It was better to check for clues about his father first.
The imperial guards behind him all followed.
Zhou Yousheng sneered, "Other brothers listen to me and repair where they are."
What should you do to protect a down-and-out little prince?
At worst, if the young prince dies, they will take the credit and go back to life.?
