"Are they all innocent?" Zhu Zhen looked at Dao Tong after hearing this.
"Of course not." Daotong shook his head decisively: "They have done a lot of evil in Guangzhou over the years, and everyone has a case on their back, but the government has always been helpless."
"Marquis Yongjia." Zhu Zhen spread his hands and said, "Then there is nothing I can do to help."
"Your Highness, they have all made contributions to the Ming Dynasty and shed blood for the emperor. We must give them a chance to balance their merits and demerits!" Zhu Liangzu kowtowed to Lao Liu.
"Master Marquis, stop kowtowing..." When his generals saw this, they burst into tears and said, "If you die, your eggs will fall into the sky, you don't have to do this to us!"
To be honest, the scene was quite touching.
"Yongjia Marquis, it was you who harmed them." Zhu Zhen sighed: "If you could always strictly demand them to abide by military discipline, how could you guys end up in this situation?"
After saying that, he first said to Lan Yu: "Yongchang Marquis, how about leaving these generals to my disposal?"
"Your Highness is in charge of the Seal of General Conquering the South, and it should be handled by Your Highness." Lan Yu said respectfully.
"Okay." Zhu Zhen nodded and told his fellow Taoists: "The cases of these generals are here to be heard. They must be fair and do not retaliate."
"Yes." Daotong hurriedly responded, his heart tightening because he had actually done such a thing as retaliation.
"After hearing everything clearly, hand it over to me, and I will personally judge." After Zhu Zhen finished speaking, Zhu Liangzu kowtowed. As long as his men did not fall into Lan Yu's hands, there was always a way to survive.
"Without further delay," Zhu Zhen said to Taoist Comrade: "Bring Zhu Xian here and let his father and son come to Beijing as soon as possible. My father is still waiting."
"Yes." Daotong responded and quickly went to pick up the person himself.
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Press the Chasi Prison.
The cell where Zhu Xian was imprisoned was the same cell where Zhu Xian was originally a prisoner. There was some personal grudge involved here.
"Open the door." Daotong stood outside the gate and looked at Zhu Xian lying on the ragged straw mat.
Zhou Siyu quickly opened the cell door himself.
Zhu Xian thought he was going to be beaten again, so he subconsciously curled up into a ball.
"Wash him and put him into clean clothes." He heard Daotong whisper.
Zhu Xian was startled. At first he thought he was being sent on his way, but his head sobered up after being splashed with water. Why would he have clean clothes after being decapitated?
He couldn't help but feel lucky again, thinking that it wasn't my father who was here to catch me, right? He endured the pain, said nothing and allowed the official to wash him and put on clean shoes, socks and robes.
"Can you walk on your own?" Daotong asked in a deep voice.
Zhu Xian nodded forcefully and took one step with all his strength. When he took the second step, his body fell forward.
Fortunately, Zhou Siyuan had anticipated this and grabbed him, and then two of his men helped Zhu Xian out of the cell.
"Are you sending me to see my father?" Zhu Xian asked weakly.
"Yeah." Daotong nodded.
When Zhu Xian heard this, he almost burst into tears. He had been looking forward to it day and night, and finally this day came.
After being helped into the carriage, he endured it again and again, but he still couldn't hold it back and said bitterly to Dao Tong:
"What you give today will be rewarded tomorrow!"
"Haha, let's see you again when we have a chance." Daotong smiled, remembering His Highness's teachings, and did not retaliate again.
Zhu Xian didn't understand Daotong's words. He was immersed in the huge sense of accomplishment of finally getting through this test.
The carriage drove slowly on the street, and when he heard the long-lost noise outside, Zhu Xian shed tears of happiness. Only when you have lost something can you know that the most precious things in the world are not gold, silver and jewelry, but the things you take for granted.
He was filled with emotions and pride along the way, and was brought back to the Zhengnan General's Mansion.
He had walked this road countless times, and he knew he was home just by listening to the changes in the sound without looking outside.
Now he was completely relaxed and even started singing excitedly.
"You know how many streets there are in Hankou, Ou, Ou, Ou..." He sang a folk song from the Dabie Mountains in his hometown. He also tapped his throat with his fingertips and made a trill of "Ou Ou Ou", expressing the joy of rebirth after a disaster.
Feeling.
Hearing the Jin Yiwei outside, he was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that this man must have been beaten to the head. What is there to be happy about?
"Get off the car, stop howling." The leader, Jin Yiwei, knocked on the window angrily and asked people to take Zhu Xian out of the car.
"Please be gentle, I'm injured all over." Zhu Xian scolded angrily. If he didn't have the strength to raise his hands, he would have hit someone. At this time, why don't you be polite to yourself.
When they arrived at the end of the field, Jin Yiwei couldn't deal with him openly, so he secretly grabbed the wound under his arm with his hands, which was so painful that Zhu Xian almost fainted.
"Okay, just wait and see how I deal with you." Zhu Xian gasped and glared at the Jin Yiwei.
Jin Yiwei looked at him like he was an idiot, and then grabbed the wound under his armpit. Zhu Xian grinned again.
At this time, he saw his father standing in the middle of a large group of people, and shouted loudly: "Dad, this man is plotting against me, arrest him quickly!"
The Jinyiwei was also convinced. He didn't expect this kid to be so brave. Didn't he want to live the long journey to Beijing?
He quickly let go of his hands, looking innocent.
Seeing that his son was still confused about the situation, Zhu Liangzu sighed and said, "Idiot, shut up now."
"Dad, I didn't say anything?!" Zhu Xian was stunned and said without hesitation: "I survived eighteen kinds of torture."
"..." Everyone looked at Zhu Liangzu with sympathy. With such a son on his side, it would be difficult for him not to fall over.
"Actually, he's not usually like this..." Zhu Liangzu said sarcastically: "Maybe he was hit too hard and it's not normal."
After saying that, he kowtowed to Lao Liu and sighed: "Your Highness, please. I have already told them that no one will mess around."
This was the fault of his brothers. Although the two sides were hostile, he really admired King Chu's chivalrous courage and bodhisattva heart.
If there is anyone who can save his brothers and subordinates, it is this vicious-looking His Highness.
"Go." Zhu Zhen nodded with a complicated expression: "I will deal with them fairly."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhu Liangzu kowtowed again, then stood up and walked towards his son. "Let's go to Nanjing."
No matter how dizzy Zhu Xian was at this moment, he still realized that something was wrong. He stammered and looked at his dejected father: "Dad, what's wrong? Aren't we going to Nanning? Why are we going to Nanjing?"
"..." Zhu Liangzu raised his hand and wanted to give him a big showdown, but seeing Zhu Xian's scarred appearance, he really couldn't do it, so he held his arm and walked out surrounded by the royal guards.
:
"We are not going to Nanning. The emperor asked us to return to Beijing to see him."
"Ah?!" Zhu Xianru was struck by five thunders. He was from the government army's personal guard, and he knew Boss Zhu's temper very well.
"How could this happen?" His legs suddenly became weak and he couldn't walk at all. "I don't want to go to Nanjing, I want to go to Nanning..."
"Oh, we can't help it." Zhu Liangzu held Zhu Xian to prevent him from falling, and whispered: "Stop acting like a bear, we men have to be on guard at all times!"
"Yes, dad." Zhu Xian nodded, but he couldn't stop his nose and tears.
