Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

On the official road, the army of the Jing Kingdom stretched out endlessly.

At the rear of the column were the defeated soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, their hands bound, following listlessly.

Emperor Jing, mounted on his horse, had a somewhat wandering gaze, as if deep in thought.

Recalling the experience of this battle, he still felt somewhat as if he were in a dream.

The overwhelming victory brought about by the iteration of weapons was something that had never occurred in any previous war.

Since leaving the pass, the Jin Kingdom's cavalry had been constantly harassing them, but also, due to the dread of firearms, they dared not form ranks and charge.

The cavalry, scattered in twos and threes, were not a force to be reckoned with and did not cause any real impact on their side.

As they fought, bizarre things began to happen... The Jin people actually claimed that Pan Tai City had already surrendered and wanted to lead the army there.

Before they could even react, something even more bizarre happened!

The Jin army, which had been constantly harassing them, took the initiative to surrender, bringing with them the head of Wutu.

After inquiring, they learned that Wutu had actually been killed by his own son...

Following this, for several days, a group of his generals showered praise upon Li Yuanzhao, who was far away in Pan Tai City, flattering Emperor Jing to the point of elation.

The Crown Prince had demonstrated remarkable administrative talent in the capital, and now he was so fierce on the battlefield?

Truly, he is my seed!

Thinking about this, Emperor Jing felt extremely relieved.

With this one battle, Great Jing had no more worries, and even if history were written with an iron pen, this achievement alone would be enough for future generations to be proud of.

Moreover, the Crown Prince had developed the ability to stand alone, and everything seemed perfect.

However, there was still some anxiety in Emperor Jing's eyes.

So far, everything had gone smoothly, but he didn't know if the Crown Prince was definitely in Pan Tai City.

And what was the situation with Fang Zheng? What if, with a bit of bad luck, something happened?

He always had a feeling of fearing that extreme joy would beget sorrow...

But seeing that they were almost there, thinking too much was pointless, Emperor Jing raised his head, mustered some spirit, and stared ahead.

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Outside Pan Tai City, Li Yuanzhao led the mission, along with some officials from the Jin Kingdom, waiting outside.

Early in the morning, Ali Bai had ordered his men to inform the mission that Emperor Jing was arriving, and said that he had sent scouts ahead to investigate.

So everyone was afraid of missing His Majesty's entry into the city and waited outside early.

The mission was particularly happy, all beaming with joy and excitement.

After being nervous and apprehensive in the Jin Kingdom for so long, there was finally a moment of resolution.

Although life here was indeed good, with food and drink, no need to work, and spending each day playing chess and chatting about poetry, songs, and odes.

But after all, this was war, and no one could say for sure when something unexpected might happen.

Now everything was fine, there was finally a result, but they were troubled about how to explain things to Fang Zheng.

Especially Ma Cheng, as the leader of the team, was particularly worried.

Logically speaking, Fang Zheng had always been at the forefront of everything, which was how the mission had been able to live a comfortable and leisurely life.

But this guy had run off to become an emperor, and later even married two beauties!

This series of actions left the mission completely dumbfounded, and no one understood what was going on.

They would definitely ask about it when they met His Majesty later, so what should they say?

Ma Cheng thought for a while, braced himself, and approached Li Yuanzhao, asking: "Your Highness, when we see His Majesty later, how should we explain Lord Fang's matter?"

"What is there to explain? Just tell your father what you know, and let Lao Fang explain the rest himself. What are you worrying about?"

"It's not that, Your Highness, your relationship with him is sensitive, and this incident will make His Majesty suspicious... Moreover, he is also a驸马 (imperial son-in-law), so how do we explain him marrying two women?"

"What the hell?" Li Yuanzhao exclaimed, "Don't talk nonsense. Lao Fang never told me he married a woman."

Ma Cheng closed his eyes and nodded with difficulty: "It's true! I'm not lying at all."

"Ah! Damn it!" Li Yuanzhao was stunned for a moment, then immediately flew into a rage, "That son of a bitch Lao Fang kept it from me! Explain for him my ass, let him die!"

"This grandson, still pretending to be wronged in front of me, but secretly snatches two women! He became emperor, but didn't forget to get some benefits for himself, huh!"

Ma Cheng advised: "Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not that simple, there may be other reasons. It's better not to judge too early and let Lord Fang explain it himself."

Speaking of other reasons, Li Yuanzhao immediately calmed down.

That's right, this guy has some weakness in Ali Bai's hands.

But this operation of sending women... is that how weaknesses are used?

Forget it, let him explain it himself, I don't care!

By noon, the mission was still eagerly awaiting.

In the distance, a large army slowly advanced, appearing before everyone's eyes, and someone immediately shouted: "They're here!"

With his shout, the chaotic scene instantly became orderly.

The officials consciously lined up in order according to their official positions, standing solemnly in place.

When Emperor Jing arrived, he immediately saw the mission.

The second thing he saw was the city gate.

The collapsed city gate had not yet been repaired, leaving only an empty doorway.

And the walls on either side of the doorway still had traces of gunpowder explosions.

Emperor Jing couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

Gunpowder... this beast dared to attack the city with only three thousand people? Was he courting death?

Fortunately, as they got closer, the faces of the mission gradually became clear, and he immediately saw Li Yuanzhao at the head.

Emperor Jing was slightly relieved.

When Li Yuanzhao saw that they had arrived, he quickly went forward with a smile to greet them.

Heh heh, I personally killed Wutu, and defeated an army of 20,000 with 3,000 men, my father must be overjoyed!

As soon as he stepped forward, he didn't expect Emperor Jing to reveal a fierce look and stare at him fiercely.

"Kneel down before me!!"

Without thinking, Li Yuanzhao knelt down on the ground with a thud.

The next moment, he reacted, raised his head, and looked at Emperor Jing with his head tilted: "Why?"

"You dare to talk back! Taking troops out without permission, violating military orders, what should be your punishment!" Emperor Jing said coldly.

"I am innocent!" Li Yuanzhao said angrily.

He quietly moved his knees a little.

The ground was a bit uneven.

"I personally killed Wutu, and ordered the defeated soldiers to take Wutu's head to persuade the other remnants to surrender. I deserve the first credit, what crime is there?"

The mission was dumbfounded. They hadn't even had time to exchange pleasantries when the two fathers started fighting. What was going on?

Emperor Jing was so angry that he laughed: "You only defeated a group of scattered soldiers, and you dare to claim credit to me, you are truly boastful."

"Well, it wasn't my father who defeated them. Why didn't my father kill Wutu's head? I remember that when you came out, you were still talking about personally killing Wutu, how did he escape? Hey! How was he killed by me? What's going on, what's going on?"

Li Yuanzhao muttered to himself.

This journey of killing relied on strategy and courage!

Even if his own father was present, he would not admit defeat, especially since he had great military achievements!

So what if it's my own father?

Never would he have thought that Li Yuanzhao would be so inflated. Emperor Jing could hardly believe his ears.

His lungs were about to explode with anger, and his chest heaved up and down: "Going out for a trip has trained your mouth, haven't you? You just kneel here for me!"

"Kneel, then kneel!" Li Yuanzhao said stubbornly, "But I have made military contributions. For a general, the most important thing is to be clear about rewards and punishments. There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield."

Emperor Jing pointed at Li Yuanzhao, trembling.

"Beast... beast, you want to rebel, don't you!"

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