Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

Chapter 82: Zhu Yuanzhang who is henpecked!

"Well, it's not unreasonable to think so."

Zhu Kai nodded, but still retorted: "Don't worry about it. Can we trust our own brothers?"

"Isn't this because you're worried about too many people talking?"

Zhang Hao explained, and then said to Zhu Kai: "Well, let me go back to find their leader and tell them about this."

"Row."

Zhu Kai touched his head and said to Zhang Hao, "Tell them that I shaved their heads to treat them as my own people. If I find out who dares to tell Xu Da or others behind their backs, they will bear the wrath of this prince."

"That's even better! The way to control subordinates is to use both kindness and severity."

Zhang Hao pounded his fist excitedly, then said, "Second Prince, I'll arrange it right away."

"What a bullshit way to control subordinates. This is a sincere exchange of sincerity between me and my brothers."

Zhu Kai said, "Also, send someone to guard my tent. No matter who it is, even if it's the Jade Emperor, they are not allowed to get close to us!"

"As ordered!"

Zhang Hao is more suitable to be a personal bodyguard than Zhang Zhou. The reason is simple: Zhang Hao is smooth enough, but also absolutely loyal.

Zhangzhou is different. Although he is equally loyal, he still has a bottom line when doing things.

What a joke, when does Zhu Kai need to cross the bottom line when doing things?

Their father, Zhang Cheng, trained two absolute talents, one is a guard around him, and the other is a pillar of the country.

Why doesn't Zhu Kai let others get close?
The reason is very simple.

He had recovered and was full of unlimited firepower. After just one walk around the military camp, Zhu Kai had already lost interest.

How could the military camp be as comfortable as the prairie outside?
Therefore, Zhu Kai wanted to go out even more, but now he was imprisoned in the military camp and had no way to go out.

"As long as your thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than problems."

Zhu Kai whispered that if Xu Da thought that he could confine himself in the military camp in this way, it would be impossible.

Xu Da still doesn’t know Zhu Kai well enough.

Where is Zhu Kai?
He had nothing to do in the military camp and didn't want to go out, so he simply went to the super ocean-going freighter to open a container blind box.

With Zhang Hao guarding outside, Zhu Kai was not worried that anyone would come to cause trouble, nor did he believe that anyone would dare to break into his tent.

As for Xu Da, he was probably happier than anyone else when he saw Zhu Kai staying in the tent every day.

……

Zhu Kai arrived on the super ocean freighter. He had no way of using all his strength on the battlefield. Extremely depressed, he could only vent his anger on the container with a crowbar.

Zhu Kai was already depressed, but after seeing the items inside the container, he became even angrier.

A container of Jissbon and Durex... This is so damn damn that Zhu Kai couldn't help but feel like a fire was burning inside his body.

Damn, I’ll never be able to use it up in my lifetime, right?
That’s very embarrassing!
However, after seeing the next container, Zhu Kai became even more depressed.

Another container of broken potatoes, and many of them have sprouts.

Zhu Kai knew clearly that after the super freighter passed through with him, everything here would be still and nothing would change.

These potatoes have started to sprout and they smell so bad, they must have gone bad before they were shipped.

When Zhu Kai was a crew member, he had encountered this situation before. The goods were passed off as good ones. After the goods arrived at the port, the recipients used the damaged goods as a threat and put the blame on the freighter.

It's just to cheat money.

"Damn, everything goes wrong!"

Zhu Kai was so angry that he thrust a crowbar into the pile of potatoes, ready to vent his anger on the potatoes.

Click!

When Zhu Kai was inserting the crowbar into the pile of potatoes, he heard a different sound.

It was the sound of metal colliding.

Ok?
Immediately, another possibility popped up in Zhu Kai's mind: there was something unknown hidden under these potatoes.

Could it be... arms?

Zhu Kai couldn't help but think of a scene from a movie, in which some arms dealers liked to put rotten potatoes outside the container to cover up their tracks.

Maybe, it is really possible!

Zhu Kai immediately pulled out the crowbar, and seeing the marks left by metal scratches on the crowbar, Zhu Kai became more certain that there was something shameful inside.

It is possible that it is really arms!
Zhu Kai bent down and peeled the potatoes without any hesitation. Soon, a metal box with a hole drilled in it appeared in Zhu Kai's sight.

It turns out that it’s not all broken potatoes!

Zhu Kai reached out and pulled out the iron box, then twisted it hard and pulled the iron box open.

Wow~
Some broken parts scattered from inside, and of course... scattered along with them was Zhu Kai's most cherished weapon!

gun!
A lot of M4A1 rifles!

People who play games or know more about military affairs are not unfamiliar with the M4. Zhu Kai is also a military enthusiast and is very obsessed with weapons.

M4 is the main combat equipment of the Ugly Country’s army!
Moreover... these M4s were fully equipped. Zhu Kai even saw an M4 grenade launcher hanging under the muzzle of the M320!
Artifact!

The word "divine weapon" immediately appeared in Zhu Kai's mind!
This is an absolute magic weapon!
Not to mention the M320 grenade launcher hanging below, the M4 itself would definitely be a weapon that could sweep away thousands of enemies in the Ming Dynasty.

There are more than just these weapons here!

There will be more!
Zhu Kai knew that when the army of Chou Country was fighting outside, they would sell their weapons on the spot after the war because the cost of transportation was too high, far exceeding the cost of manufacturing the weapons.

So, if it needs to be sold, it must be sold.

Since this ocean-going freighter was also engaged in the business of transporting arms and acting as an arms dealer, it would be impossible for them to transport only one container of arms while taking such a huge risk.

There will be more!
Zhu Kai's depressed mood was swept away. He already had weapons that were five or six hundred years ahead of this era, so why would he need a bicycle?

He didn't think about anything else and just started scanning the containers.

When he opened another container and saw a round cylinder inside, Zhu Kai was a little confused.

Oh my god, how come even a bazooka appeared from inside?
The RPG-7 rocket launcher is the main combat equipment of the U.S. military.

The boss of this super ocean-going freighter plays it really fancy!

interesting!
Zhu Kai is not a virgin. Now everything on this freighter belongs to him. He wishes there were as many arms as possible on the freighter.

Only in this way can Zhu Kai become more powerful!
……

Zhu Kai was having so much fun opening the containers on the super ocean-going freighter that he completely forgot about time.

Zhu Kai has locked himself in the tent for seven hours, a full fourteen hours. Zhu Kai's personal soldiers guarding outside have been replaced three times, but Zhu Kai has not made any movement.

At this time, Feng Sheng had already met up with Xu Da, and the two were discussing the next battle plan.

After finally repelling Wang Baobao, now is the time to pursue the victory. Xu Da also wants to regain the face he lost in the failure, so he is holding his breath and wants to fight!
Win the battle!
As for Zhu Kai, Xu Da did not think that Zhu Kai could pose much of a threat to him. He sent Gu Cheng to keep an eye on Zhu Kai, and he would know about any slight movement. Even if Zhu Kai had three heads and six arms, could he still cause any trouble?
After discussing things, the two fathers-in-law went to see their son-in-law, and then sent Zhu Kai back to Yingtian Prefecture, and everything was fine.

Xu Da's idea was good, but Gu Cheng, who was sent by Xu Da to keep an eye on Zhu Kai, walked into the tent at this time. When he saw Xu Da, he said directly: "General, the second prince has locked himself in the tent for eight hours, and he has not appeared yet."

Eight hours?

When Xu Da heard that Zhu Kai had locked him in the tent for eight hours, he said directly, "Just go in and take a look under the pretext of delivering food to him."

Do such trivial matters need to be reported?
Gu Cheng said, "Marshal, I have already done so, but Zhang Hao and the Second Prince's personal soldiers are guarding the tent, and no one is allowed to approach."

Feng Sheng was listening nearby and immediately realized that something was wrong. He immediately said to Xu Da, "Duke Wei, Brother Kai is very cunning. There is nothing he dare not do to achieve his goals. You must not let your guard down! Especially when facing him!"

If he's not careful, Zhu Kai might poke a hole in the sky.

Xu Da and Zhu Kai had neither much nor little contact, but he was very familiar with Feng Sheng. Feng Sheng was also a very daring guy. He secretly collected a lot of land without Zhu Yuanzhang's knowledge. Everyone turned a blind eye to this kind of thing that went against Zhu Yuanzhang's spirit and pretended not to see it. Anyway, Feng Sheng was not the only one who did it.

Of course, this does not include Xu Da.

But later for some unknown reason, Feng Sheng sold the land at a low price. Everyone was confused and didn't understand what was going on. They were laughing at Feng Sheng behind his back and calling him a fool. Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order that all the land should belong to the Ming Dynasty, and each household should not own more than 500 acres of land.

Then, the price of land plummeted, and everyone realized that Feng Sheng, the big fool who lost money, actually made a lot of money.

Feng Sheng refused to talk about the reason, but Xu Da knew that Feng Sheng, who had always been domineering, suddenly made a change, which might be related to Zhu Yuanzhang.

As for why he thought so, Xu Da was not sure, but he just had this feeling that some of Zhu Yuanzhang's words or attitudes made Feng Sheng feel frightened and scared.

Zhu Kai...maybe he was also involved, otherwise he would just be Zhu Yuanzhang's beloved son, and would definitely not be the rebellious son or the coward that Zhu Yuanzhang talked about every day!
Xu Da knew that the grain yield of dozens of dan per mu was due to Zhu Kai's contribution.

Zhu Kai is very capable, but he is also very pretentious. When Xu Da heard what Gu Cheng said and was reminded by Feng Sheng, he naturally became more alert.

Throwing his sleeves, Xu Da strode out: "Let's go and see what our second prince is doing!"

Although he called him the second prince, he was actually teasing Zhu Kai, mocking Zhu Kai for mistaking his Xu Da's military camp for the imperial palace.

After entering the military camp, you still want to be a prince?

joke!

Who doesn't know that I, Xu Da, have strict military discipline? Anyone who breaks the rules, no matter if you are a prince or a crown prince, will be punished by military law!
Feng Sheng also followed behind. Although he was not the commander-in-chief, he was still very happy to see Xu Da deal with Zhu Kai.

His good son-in-law treated him as a baggage transporter. When had Feng Sheng ever suffered such humiliation?
Now that there is an opportunity to deal with Zhu Kai, Feng Sheng naturally wants to take a look.

……

When Xu Da and Feng Sheng arrived, Zhu Kai's men were confronting Xu Da's personal soldiers left behind by Gu Cheng.

Zhang Hao stood at the front, looking at Xu Da and Feng Sheng who were walking over.

"Zhang Hao? I recognize you."

Xu Da looked Zhang Hao up and down and said, "You are Zhang Cheng's son."

Zhang Hao didn't think it was a big deal that Xu Da remembered his name, but he was a smooth person. After hearing Xu Da's words, Zhang Hao pretended to be very happy: "Oh, then I thank the Duke of Wei for remembering my name."

Listen to me, thank you...

"..."

This is emotionless gratitude.

Xu Da didn't care either. After all, these were Empress Ma's retainers, and they had no vested interests with Xu Da. They were all nodding acquaintances, so their attitudes didn't matter. The only thing to do was to maintain his face.

He did not say anything more to Zhang Hao, but raised his hand and pointed towards Zhu Kai's tent: "I'm going in to see the Second Prince."

"no!"

Zhang Hao refused bluntly, "The Second Prince has ordered that no one is allowed to approach his tent, otherwise they will be treated as enemies!"

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, the soldiers behind him raised their swords one by one and stared at Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Gu Cheng and Xu Da's personal soldiers behind him with murderous eyes.

After hearing Zhang Hao's words, Xu Da's face suddenly darkened.

As the commander of an army, he was stopped by his own men from entering his own camp and treated like an enemy. How could Xu Da put his face on this? Wouldn't it be a joke if it got out?

"Nonsense!"

Xu Da looked at Zhang Hao and shouted, "Zhang Hao, this is a military camp, not Yingtian Prefecture!"

"Not to mention in Yingtian Prefecture, even in the Imperial City! The Imperial Palace! It's still the same!"

Zhang Hao looked directly at Xu Da and repeated what he was going to say: "The Second Prince has ordered that no one is allowed to approach his tent, otherwise they will be treated as enemies!"

"You guys retreat quickly, otherwise the sword will have no eyes!"

After Zhang Hao's voice fell, many soldiers wearing armor of the Imperial Guards and the Beijing Army appeared from all directions of Zhu Kai's tent and surrounded Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Gu Cheng and their personal soldiers.

Zhang Zhou is also there.

His face looked very ugly.

Your eldest brother disregards military regulations so much. Aren’t you afraid that Xu Da will turn against you?
This is Xu Da’s territory, brother!
Even if you follow Zhu Kai's orders, you have to do it at a certain time, right? If it really doesn't work, can't you just do it outside the barracks?
Why do you have to fight here?
Although Zhang Zhou was dissatisfied, he was taught since childhood to obey his master's orders unconditionally.

It used to be Ma Xiuying, now it’s Zhu Kai!
Even though Zhang Zhou was puzzled by Zhu Kai's behavior, and did not think that a master with an eccentric personality was a competent and qualified master, Zhang Zhou would follow Zhu Kai even if it meant going all the way to the end because he had to be loyal to his master.

Xu Da?

excuse me!
Xu Da never imagined that one day in his own military camp, his own soldiers would point knives at his nose.

This is the greatest insult to him!
Can I withdraw?
Can't retreat!

Not only can we not retreat, we must also take one step further!
Don’t retreat!

So what?

Xu Da took a step forward, and when he was about to take the second step, a feather arrow whooshed and pierced in front of Xu Da's feet.

It’s Zhangzhou!
He was drawing his bow and arrow, facing Xu Da directly!
Xu Da's personal soldiers also responded immediately and surrounded Xu Da. Gu Cheng also took the bow and arrow in his hand and drew the bow and shot the arrow.

Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Zhou. As long as his fingers moved slightly, he would shoot the arrow without hesitation and kill Zhang Zhou.

The two sides are on the verge of a fight, and it has reached the point where the slightest movement will lead to a fight!

At this moment, Zhu Kai's voice appeared in the tent: "Zhang Hao! Send me some meat! I'm hungry!"

Zhu Kai was driving arms on a super ocean-going freighter. His hormones were overflowing, and he forgot the time while driving the containers. When his hands started to tremble, Zhu Kai realized that he was starving.

It turns out that opening a container can be so tiring.

Zhu Kai exited the space of the super ocean freighter, unaware of what had happened outside the tent. He went straight to Zhang Hao to ask for food, then collapsed on the couch to recover his strength.

Outside the tent, Xu Da heard Zhu Kai's voice and gave up the idea of ​​staying outside any longer, let alone going in to take a look.

As long as Zhu Kai is here, it's fine.

Of course, Xu Da also made up his mind to send Zhu Kai back to Yingtianfu as soon as possible. After a few days, after joining forces with Li Wenzhong in the east, they would drive their troops north again. By then, no one would be able to take care of Zhu Kai.

What if Zhu Kai does something weird again, who can control him?
Xu Da turned and left. He decided... to let Zhu Kai leave tomorrow!

Of course, Xu Da left Gu Cheng behind. He wanted to make sure that Zhu Kai was safe before leaving!
Seeing Xu Da and his men leaving, Zhang Zhou did not stay any longer, but returned to the camp with his troops.

……

At this time, in Yingtian Prefecture.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already received the letter from Xu Da. After reading the content of the letter, especially the part about Zhu Kai rushing thousands of miles, attacking from behind, destroying the Mongolian army and almost capturing Wang Baobao alive, Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly slapped the armrests of his chair.

"Great! You are worthy of being the young tiger of the Zhu family! You are worthy of being the son of Zhu Yuanzhang!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Zhu Kai's performance.

Zhu Kai alone can make Zhu Yuanzhang feel completely at ease.

In the future, when the military generals and nobles of the Ming Dynasty want to rebel and improve their own value after they grow old, they will have to consider Zhu Kai's weight.

With Zhu Kai around, the military generals and nobles who fought with Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world could not make any waves.

Continuing to look down, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw Xu Da say that he could not control Zhu Kai and wanted to send Zhu Kai back to Yingtian Prefecture, the expression on Zhu Yuanzhang's face immediately changed.

"Xu Da dared to drive my son away? He is so brave!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he almost tore up the letter. "That bastard, you have the power to command the troops of the whole country, why don't you dare to scold your father-in-law? This bastard only knows how to irritate me!"

Zhu Kai did not refute Xu Da, but was very obedient, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very dissatisfied.

When he makes me angry at home, he uses all these tricks one after another, but why isn't he so aggressive outside?
Can't you handle just Xu Da?

How can this be considered a disaster for the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied with Zhu Kai for not refutating Xu Da and not making trouble in the military camp.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was making up his mind and preparing to find an opportunity to deal with Zhu Kai and Xu Da at the same time, Ma Xiuying hurriedly walked in from outside.

"I heard that Xu Da sent a letter? Any news about Kai'er?"

As soon as Ma Xiuying entered the room, she stared at the letter in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang no chance to hide it.

"Hey girl, can you please tell me before you come in?"

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly hid the letter and prevented Ma Xiuying from touching it. He changed the subject to divert Ma Xiuying's attention: "Sister, this is Wuying Palace. If there are ministers here, wouldn't that give them the opportunity to attack you for not knowing the rules and interfering in government affairs?"

"You can meddle in politics if you want, and attack me however you want. I just want to know Kai'er's news!"

Ma Xiuying didn't care about that. She raised her hand and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, saying to him, "Where's the letter? Let me see it."

She was not interested in so-called war reports or military intelligence.

The most important thing is whether there is any news about Zhu Kai. Apart from that, Ma Xiuying doesn't care about anything else.

Zhu Yuanzhang was no match for Ma Xiuying, so he circled around her for two or three times, and then Ma Xiuying stood still and just looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. Then, Zhu Yuanzhang got scared and honestly stretched out his hand and handed the letter to Ma Xiuying.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang had a hundred courages, he would not dare to disobey Ma Xiuying who was looking at him expressionlessly.

Ma Xiuying took the letter and frowned when she saw what Xu Da said in the letter about Zhu Kai's expedition of thousands of miles and deep behind enemy lines. Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been thinking of getting closer, couldn't help but step back after feeling the anger emanating from Ma Xiuying.

Angry Ma Xiuying! Can’t afford to offend! Can’t afford to offend!
Ma Xiuying was relatively calm and rational, unlike Zhu Yuanzhang, who would be happy after reading one paragraph and angry after reading the next.

After Ma Xiuying finished reading the letter from Xu Da, her frown relaxed and she breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh, my in-laws are right. But we can't let Kai'er stay outside any longer."

Only after returning to Yingtian Prefecture did Ma Xiuying feel at ease.

"I said, Kai'er is out there, how can he be so obedient! Zhang Hao and Zhang Zhou, those two little bastards, actually dared to deceive me!"

In Zhang Hao's letter, Zhu Kai was praised to the skies. Ma Xiuying believed it at first, but later she began to doubt. Is Kai so outstanding?

Although Xu Da's letter did not mention whether Zhu Kai was naughty or not, Ma Xiuying had already determined that Zhu Kai was definitely the disobedient one.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying had different ideas. Ma Xiuying wanted Zhu Kai to come back to her side, but Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that Zhu Kai could serve the Ming Dynasty and fulfill the responsibilities that a descendant of the Ming Dynasty should fulfill. He thought so not because he had any feelings for the Ming Dynasty or anything, because the Ming Dynasty belonged to his Zhu family.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to refute Ma Xiuying right now. He had no way to refute her, otherwise he would be angry because of Zhu Kai.

I couldn't bear Ma Xiuying's anger.

After thinking for a while, Ma Xiuying immediately said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "However, Chongba, you have to find a way to bring Kaier home. He went to the northern border and is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins. He will definitely be reluctant to come back. You have to find a way to bring him back."

"Go pick him up?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was hoping that Zhu Kai would continue to cause trouble in the northern border, so how could he be willing to let Zhu Kai come back honestly?

"Not likely, right? Who's going?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips, "Sister, there are a lot of things in our court that need me to solve, I can't go, and that little bastard is not afraid of me at all, he just knows how to irritate me, and he does whatever he wants to irritate me. If you want to say who Kai'er is most afraid of, it has to be you! Otherwise, you go?"

"This is an important military event, how can I go?"

Ma Xiuying frowned. It was totally unacceptable for her to go and pick up Zhu Kai.

After much thought, Ma Xiuying could only think of one solution: "Let Biaoer go!"

Zhu Kai is not only afraid of Ma Xiuying, but also Zhu Biao!

Zhu Biao was usually an honest man, but if he got angry, no one could stop him.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Ma Xiuying mention Zhu Biao, he was extremely unhappy.

If we let Zhu Biao go, what if he really brings Zhu Kai back?
It must be stopped!
"Let Biaoer go? Isn't that a bad idea?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his chin, hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister, you have to know that there are many things in the court, and we need Biao'er to help us. Besides, he will soon have his coming-of-age ceremony. As the crown prince, the heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, how can he go outside?"

"Biao'er is going to be crowned, but Kai'er won't be crowned either?"

Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, "Is there something going on in the court? When Biao'er was in Huguang, you were able to come here. Is it interesting to find such an excuse now?"

After saying that, Ma Xiuying suddenly thought of something and asked in a questioning tone: "I think you don't want Kai'er to come back?"

"Sister, where am I making excuses? I'm not! Something really happened!"

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his excuse did not convince Ma Xiuying: "Sister, no one is more worried about that little bastard than me. How could I not want him to come back? Oh...Okay, let Biaoer go, let Biaoer go, okay? I'll call Biaoer over and ask him to catch that little bastard back!"

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly asked Yuan Qi to call Zhu Biao, and at the same time silently said to Zhu Kai who was far away in the northern border: "Little bastard, if you are caught by your elder brother, I will break your legs!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, but Ma Xiuying still didn't believe him. Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to ask Zhu Biao to come over and bring Zhu Kai back in front of Ma Xiuying. He also told Zhu Biao: "If you don't bring Kai back, you don't have to come back."

When Zhu Biao heard this, he was overjoyed.

Is there such a good thing?

Before this, Zhu Biao had discussed with Zhu Yuanzhang several times about calling Zhu Kai back, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree at all.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked him to bring Zhu Kai back... No need to ask, it must be Ma Xiuying's credit.

If I had known that finding Ma Xiuying would be useful, why would I have said so much to Zhu Yuanzhang?

"Got it, I'll leave right away!"

Zhu Biao happily agreed and walked outside.

He couldn't wait to bring Zhu Kai back.

Seeing Zhu Biao running out in a hurry, Zhu Yuanzhang felt helpless... This little bastard is really good at playing dumb, doesn't he understand what I mean?
Just know how to play dumb!
……

Zhu Kai, who was eating mutton in the tent, already knew about the confrontation between Zhang Hao and Xu Da outside.

I have to admit that Zhang Hao was very bold. Even Zhu Kai thought it was incredible that Zhang Hao did this. But Zhang Hao did it, and he was very bold. Zhu Kai also expressed his appreciation for Zhang Hao.

But Zhu Kai did not praise Zhang Hao. He was his own personal soldier and would not listen to orders from anyone other than himself. If he had to listen to orders just because Xu Da was the commander-in-chief of the army, then there would be no need for him to be the commander of the personal soldiers.

Zhang Hao didn't expect Zhu Kai to praise him, he just took it as it came.

"fine!"

Zhu Kai ate the mutton in his mouth, and then said: "After today, no one in this military camp can mess with me!"

"Zhang Hao, after dinner, go and inform all the camps to gather at the drum sound tomorrow morning and follow me into battle!"

Zhu Kai spoke with great confidence. Although Zhang Hao didn't know where Zhu Kai got the confidence from, he still agreed very seriously: "I will obey your command!"

……

After discussing the battle plan with Feng Sheng, Xu Da went to rest.

As for sending Zhu Kai away, Xu Da and Feng Sheng both understood it tacitly and decided to send Zhu Kai away tomorrow morning.

With Gu Cheng watching over Zhu Kai, Xu Da could sleep well and peacefully.

dong dong dong~
dong dong dong~
The next morning, the sound of war drums rumbled in Xu Da's military camp, and Xu Da woke up to the sound of these rumbling war drums.

what happened?

Why are there the sounds of war drums?
Hear the drum and move, this is the signal to attack!

In the military camp, Xu Da is the commander-in-chief. He may not be able to control all matters in the military camp, but attack or withdrawal is something Xu Da must master. Now the sound of a horn sounded in the military camp, but Xu Da knew nothing about it, which made Xu Da very confused.

attack?

Who gave the order?
Even if he wanted to attack, he had to know about it in advance.

Could it be that Wang Baobao has come back again?
impossible!
Now that Wang Baobao has just been defeated, he has no ability to attack again.

It was good enough that Xu Da didn't cause trouble for him. How could he have the guts to cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty? He didn't have that ability... Besides, even if there was a war, someone would have to report to him now, right?

But who could that be?
Although Xu Da was confused, he still got up from the tent and walked outside.

When I came outside, there was no shouting or killing, only the sound of troops being mobilized in the barracks.

If there is no war, what's the point of sending out soldiers?

Looking around, Xu Da saw Feng Sheng coming out of the tent and was also confused: "Duke Wei, are you going to attack?"

Xu Da said he didn't know: "I have never given such an order!"

"..."

If not Xu Da, then who could it be?
Feng Sheng thought about it and soon thought of a character he cared about but had forgotten in the military camp: "Could it be... the second prince?"

Zhu Kai?

Xu Da was a little bit unconvinced. He was quite honest in the military camp.

Oh, by the way...where is Gu Cheng?

If it was Zhu Kai, Gu Cheng should have sent someone to report to him at this time, instead of acting like it is now, as he, the commander-in-chief, knows nothing.

"Let's go to the training grounds and take a look."

Xu Da and Feng Sheng went to the parade ground, and saw from afar that Zhu Kai was standing on the platform for selecting generals. Also standing on the platform was Gu Cheng, who was tied up. He was struggling hard, but was being held by two tribal soldiers who had their hair shaved short like Zhu Kai, and he could not move.

Ah...this.

The two looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces immediately froze.

They didn't expect that Zhu Kai would actually dare to do this!

Xu Da's face looked very ugly. He had told Zhu Kai long ago that this was a military camp, not Yingtian Prefecture. If Zhu Kai dared to act recklessly, he would definitely deal with him.

past!

Xu Da walked towards the generals' platform without any hesitation.

Zhu Kai, who was standing on the stage, immediately said to Zhang Hao after seeing Xu Da: "Come here, tie up Xu Da for me!"

The personal soldiers following Zhu Kai and the soldiers standing on the parade ground in front of the reviewing platform were most likely Zhu Kai's soldiers, and the others were some soldiers who had not yet woken up.

Their heads were completely confused at this moment.

Is this what is going on?
Why did the second prince want to capture Xu Da?

Are there any conflicts between these two people or something?

"???"

Xu Da didn't expect that Zhu Kai would arrest people just like that. He stared at Zhu Kai with wide eyes and said, "I am the commander-in-chief of the army!"

"You are the head coach, so what?"

Zhu Kai looked at Xu Da proudly and said to him, "I am the head of the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty appointed by your majesty. I have the power to mobilize troops from all over the world. In the military camp, can you be more powerful than me?"

"..."

When Xu Da heard Zhu Kai reveal his identity, he suddenly came to his senses.

Yes, Zhu Kai is the head of the royal family. How could I forget his identity?

This little rascal.

Xu Da suddenly realized that Zhu Kai had been setting a trap.

He had already started digging a hole when he decided to lock Zhu Kai in the military camp and not let him go out.

The reason why he stayed in the military camp was not because he was obedient or anything, but because he wanted to take this opportunity to have a good rest.

Now that he has rested well, Zhu Kai is not going to stay in the barracks like a good boy, but to run out and continue fighting.

Zhu Kai brought up his identity as the head of the royal clan, and Xu Da was speechless for a moment.

The head of the royal clan, this is the patriarch of the Zhu family!

In theory, Zhu Kai's power could surpass Zhu Yuanzhang's in some matters.

Zhu Kai's power was only slightly less than Zhu Yuanzhang's. Apart from the court, all parts of the country were under Zhu Kai's supervision.

Even though Xu Da was the commander of an army, he had to obey Zhu Kai's orders.

If the commander-in-chief does not obey Zhu Kai's orders, it would be tantamount to treason!
Damn... Why is Zhu Kai so cunning?

Xu Da secretly thought that Zhu Kai was cunning, but he also reflected on himself for underestimating Zhu Kai.

This kid, just as Feng Sheng said, will not give up until he achieves his goal!

Xu Da did not think too much about the pit that Zhu Kai had dug for him. The most important thing to be solved at this stage was Zhu Kai's preparation to lead his troops into battle.

"Second Prince, are you going to fight?"

Xu Da looked at Zhu Kai and said against his will: "Now that Wang Baobao has retreated, our goal has been achieved, and we should withdraw our troops."

Feng Sheng listened to Xu Da's words and looked at him with contempt.

The Duke of Wei is also an unreliable person.

Yesterday he even pulled me aside to discuss the next plan for advancing northwards, and now he starts to deceive Zhu Kai, saying that he has no intention of advancing northwards. Does that mean he wants to drive Zhu Kai away?

Then, Xu Da brought up Empress Ma again. He knew that it was useless to bring up Zhu Yuanzhang, so he had to bring up Ma Xiuying: "Second Prince, I received a letter from the Empress, saying that she missed you very much and she really hopes you can come back."

Zhu Kai's answer was very heroic: "How can I have a family if the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty are not destroyed?"

This is what Huo Qubing once said. He once said, "How can I have a family when the Huns are not yet destroyed?"

Zhu Kai is just the right person to use at this time, and Zhu Kai is much younger and more brave than Huo Qubing!

Even if Xu Da found more excuses to let Zhu Kai leave, he could not change Zhu Kai's mind.

Zhu Kai continues to fight and seems unstoppable!
But, can Zhu Kai go?

On the battlefield, swords and knives are merciless. Even Xu Da was covered in wounds. Zhu Kai was the second prince and Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite son. If he made any mistake, he would be the one to bear the consequences!
"Second Prince, you cannot go into battle!"

Xu Da gritted his teeth and told Zhu Kai that he couldn't fight. Then he looked at Zhu Kai and said, "If you attack rashly, it will definitely affect the overall trend of the battle."

Zhu Kai completely forgot what Xu Da had just said about returning to the capital. He sneered and said, "Battlefield trend? What is battlefield trend? I am the battlefield trend!"

Everything starts with me as the center!

When Xu Da heard Zhu Kai's words, he looked unnatural.

Good man, with just one word from Zhu Kai, the battle plan that he and Feng Sheng had formulated had to be scrapped and redone.

Zhu Kai...can’t go!
However, Xu Da could not find a reason to reject Zhu Kai, so he could only think of another way to restrict Zhu Kai: "I wonder how many troops the Second Prince will bring with him when he marches north this time?"

Zhu Kai said proudly: "My three thousand cavalry are enough!"

"..."

Only bring three thousand cavalry!
Xu Da thinks Zhu Kai is an idiot on the battlefield!

However, Xu Da could not find a better reason to refute Zhu Kai, because Zhu Kai had previously relied on his 3,000 cavalry to stab Wang Baobao in the back, which resolved Xu Da's crisis.

But that was a surprise victory. Given Wang Baobao's character, if he knew Zhu Kai's identity, he would definitely chase down and kill Zhu Kai!

Three thousand cavalrymen are too few!

Xu Da looked at Zhu Kai with complicated eyes: "Second Prince, do you know how many soldiers and horses the Mongols have?"

"Although there are thousands of people, I am going!"

Zhu Kai stepped down from the command platform and pulled Xu Da to the outside. "Old Xu, are you still worried that I will be in danger? Do you think that if something happens to me, I won't be able to report to my father?"

Xu Da said nothing.

Some words are just to poke the window paper, so it's better to just listen to them. If you continue to say them, it will be meaningless.

As the commander-in-chief of an army, how could Xu Da consider love affairs when he was thinking about things?

"There are some things I want to do, and you don't need to understand! Just do it according to what I say!"

Zhu Kai looked at Xu Da, with a devilish and arrogant smile like a 'god of war' on his face, and then he raised the hand holding Xu Da and said: "All troops, listen to my order, retreat twenty steps!"

The whole army!

Everyone has to take twenty steps back.

Fortunately, the military camp is big enough, otherwise we would not be able to leave.

Xu Da didn't know what Zhu Kai was going to do, but he didn't say anything. He just stood there and looked at Zhu Kai.

Then, Xu Da saw Zhu Kai take out a round iron ball like a small apple from his arms.

Click!

There was a ring and a needle-like thing on top, and then Zhu Kai threw the iron ball under the generals' platform.

No movement?

Xu Da was very confused and didn't know what Zhu Kai was doing.

Then... with a loud bang, Xu Da lost all his thoughts. His brain seemed to have been blown away by the sudden roar and he was unable to think.

This sound... is it coming from that round little thing?
firearm!

Xu Da also used firearms, and only firearms could unleash such great power.

But...how can an iron ball as small as an apple produce such a powerful force?

Xu Da had never seen or heard of anything like it!

Even if it is a cannon, the shells are much larger than the iron balls!
(End of this chapter)