Facing the afterglow of the setting sun, Marco led a team of one hundred servants into the military camp of the Red Lady's Department.

It is absolutely false to say that Marco was not wary of having a banquet in other people's military camps.

But he is not a suspicious person.

He has surrendered to Dashun, and now he has made great achievements. He still has nearly 20,000 soldiers under his command.

And Li Yan, the red lady has a good reputation in the army.

Now is the time for Dashun to employ people.

He really didn't think there was any danger in his trip to the banquet - unless Li Yan, the red lady, was crazy.

When he walked into the military camp, he and his close associates and lieutenants observed carefully. They saw the atmosphere of life in Red Lady's camp. The soldiers were doing what they were supposed to do. There was nothing out of the ordinary, so they were completely relieved.

When they arrived at the Chinese army's tent, most of the servants led by Ma Ke were arranged to have a banquet outside the tent, and only a few generals followed him inside.

The only people in the Red Lady's army who were at the banquet were Li Yan, the Red Lady and their five lieutenants.

Because the camp had sufficient supplies of food, grass, and other supplies, the Red Lady prepared a rather sumptuous banquet, including pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, and fish, except for the beef, and wine was also served on the altar.

Halfway through the banquet, Ma Ke and others felt that they had drunk to their heart's content.

But there are many people in the army who can drink, but no one is drunk, just tipsy.

After Li Yan toasted Ma Ke again, he asked: "I wonder what Uncle Huaiyuan thinks of the general trend of the world today?"

Hearing this, Ma Ke smiled and said: "Although Ma is a martial artist, he also knows that since I, Emperor Dashun, have established the capital and occupied the north, it is only a matter of time before we dominate the world."

Li Yan asked again: "Does Uncle Huaiyuan think Dashun can stop Jiannu?"

This time, Ma Ke was silent for a moment, and then said: "Although Jiannu is powerful, as long as I work hard, I can still stop him outside Shanhaiguan.

If we continue to hold the line along the Great Wall, as long as we have enough money, food, and soldiers in the country, we can go out and wipe them out."

Li Yan and Lady Hong looked at each other, both thinking: It seems that Ma Ke didn't expect that Dashun not only failed to defeat the Qing army, but would be defeated thousands of miles away.

After offering Ma Ke another glass of wine, Li Yancai continued: "Before I left the capital with Lady Hong, King Chuang heard that Wu Sangui had surrendered to Jiannu, so he personally led an army to conquer.

In a battle between Shi Dashun's army and Wu Sangui's and Jiannu's coalition forces, they were defeated.

King Chuang withdrew to the capital and ascended the throne in a hurry. The next day, he ordered the Dashun army to withdraw in two directions: Shanxi and Henan.

However, Jiannu and Wu Sangui pursued and fought fiercely. The Dashun army was weighed down by the gold and silver baggage and military dependents collected in the capital, and they lost their armor along the way.

Now King Chuang is preparing to retreat from Shanxi to Shaanxi, so what does General Ma think of the general trend of the world?"

When Ma Ke heard that Li Yan called Li Zicheng Chuang Wang instead of His Majesty, he realized something was wrong and grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist.

But the news revealed by Li Yan in the following words was like a bolt from the blue, shocking Ma Ke and the several generals who were having the banquet with him so much that they forgot to react for a moment.

After Li Yan finished speaking, Ma Ke and others came to their senses and pulled out their sabers one after another.

Ma Ke pointed the knife at Li Yan and shouted: "Could it be that Li Ge's tribe surrendered to the Jian slaves and deceived us with this big lie?!"

After asking him, he knew it was impossible.

Because before, Li Yan also called Jiannu verbally, instead of titles like "Qing cavalry" or "Eight Banners elite soldiers".

Seeing Ma Ke and others draw their swords, Li Yan and the Red Lady stood still, but five captains also drew their swords and confronted Ma Ke's generals.

Li Yan said: "Don't you think it's ridiculous that General Ma would think that I have joined the Jiannu? If upright Ming people don't do this, why should I become a slave of the Jiannu?

As for the defeat of King Chuang in the Battle of Yiyishi, and the defeat of Dashun's army in Shanxi and Henan, General Ma only needs to send people to Xi'an Prefecture to inquire afterward to know the authenticity of what I said."

Ma Ke stared at Li Yan closely, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked: "Did you vote for the Ming Dynasty?"

Unconsciously, both of them changed their names for each other.

Having said this, Li Yan certainly would not deny it.

Now that Ma Ke has been invited to this big tent, even including his servants outside the tent, there are only a hundred or so people. Li Yan and the Red Lady are not afraid of them coming out of the military camp.

But Li Yan gave an answer that Ma Ke didn't expect.

"Yes, that's wrong." Li Yan said, "To be precise, Lady Hong and I left the Chuang Army and followed a person who was far more worthy of following than King Chuang."

Hearing this, Marco frowned, as if a light flashed through his mind. He suddenly thought of something and asked in surprise: "Could it be the prince?"

Although Marco did not specify what kind of prince he was.

But everyone in the tent knew that he was talking about the Ming prince Zhu Cihong, not the Dashun or Qing princes - neither of them currently had a prince.

Hearing this, Ma Ke and several of his generals became weird.

If Li Yan is really the Ming Dynasty prince behind him, should they stop it anyway?

If they act anyway, they won't be held accountable for Touchang's crimes by His Highness, right?

Unexpectedly, Li Yan shook his head again, "Not the prince."

If not the prince, who is he?

It can't be some vassal king or clan who wants to seize the opportunity to seize the Ming Dynasty Zhengshuo, right?

After all, Ma Ke was a military commander. Now that he was trapped in the Red Lady's camp, he had no patience to guess anymore and asked directly: "Li Yan, tell me straight, who is behind you?"

Li Yan did not answer, but shouted: "Your Highness, please come in."

When they heard the title of His Highness, the first thing that Ma Ke and others thought of was the Ming Prince—either the Crown Prince Zhu Cihong, or one of the other two princes.

As far as Marco knew, when he left Beijing, none of the three princes were caught by Li Zicheng.

So he couldn't help lowering his knife and looked at the tent door.

Two female soldiers were seen opening the tent door from the outside, and then eighteen more female soldiers wearing armor and holding knives poured into the tent and lined up in two rows, dividing Ma Ke and others on both sides of the tent.

Only then did a person come in from outside.

This person wears a woman's single bun and a golden crown with spread wings of a phoenix. The style is simple and elegant yet noble.

He was wearing a crimson dragon-patterned brocade garment and strange black leather boots.

The palm-width belt girds the tall and slim waist, the willow eyebrows fly slantingly, the facial features are beautiful, the face is like gelatin, and there is a hint of nobility.

What a dashing girl!

In the astonished eyes of Ma Ke and others, the girl walked to Li Yan and the red lady, then glanced at Ma Ke and others, and said in a clear and authentic voice: "I am Princess Zhu Ailao of Kunxing, General Ma must have heard of it, right?"

Ma Ke finally came back to his senses, looked at Zhu Yurao and suddenly said: "It turns out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess... I understand. I heard that the Princess assassinated King Chuang in the name of offering a magic lamp, but failed and was captured, but ended up missing.

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King Chuang also ordered Li Yan to be responsible for finding the whereabouts of the princess, but he didn’t expect that it was Li Yan who hid the princess!”

Thinking that he had solved a mystery about breaking into the army, Marco was not happy at all. Instead, his brows were knitted together with a tangled look on his face.

If Li Yan is behind Prince Zhu Cihong, in this case, it is really possible that he will return to the Ming Dynasty anyway.

But now that he knew it was Zhu Ailao, a princess, he felt that this matter was unreliable.

Even if he returns to the Ming Dynasty, he has to join the service of a vassal king, right?

With his ability, if he gives it a try, he might be able to help the vassal king to the throne and earn the same merit as the Southern Ming Emperor Conglong.

But now he is being forced by Li Yan and the Red Lady to surrender to the Ming Princess - what future can there be for following a princess?

Is it possible that a princess can become an emperor?

If it were in the Tang Dynasty, there would still be a slight possibility, but now it is in the Ming Dynasty.

Just when Ma Ke was struggling with whether to surrender or not, he heard Li Yan say: "General Ma is wrong. King Chuang asked me to investigate the disappearance of His Highness. However, His Highness was not rescued by me, but by the great gift given to His Highness by God."

The supernatural power left the camp easily."

Marco was confused.

I even wanted to take my ears out to see if there was something wrong with them.

As a martial artist, he knew that things about ghosts and gods cannot be truly believed. How could Li Yan, a scholar, say something about "divine powers given by God"?

Li Yan saw Marco's suspicious look and asked if he wanted to explain more.

However, Zhu Yuyao stopped him with a gesture and said: "There is no need to explain too much. As long as I show General Ma something, he will know what choice to make."

With that said, Zhu Aao motioned to the two female soldiers to pull out a piece of thick white cloth that was one person tall and one foot long.

Then turn on the projector that you have adjusted earlier.
Chapter completed!