Qi Zhengzhong stood outside Zhu Zhenyun's room, adjusted his appearance, then opened the door and walked in. There were only three thousand soldiers in the cornerstone city at this time, plus Zhu Zhenyun. Fortunately, everyone here already knew Qi Zhengzhong.
, they all know that this peerless master chased the Zixu Kingdom’s army for a month alone, and the million-strong army was stunned by his pursuit of less than 500,000. (The news they received was more than 20 days ago. If they were allowed to
Knowing that there are less than 300,000 soldiers left in the million-strong army, I wonder if I will admire him even more.) So no one stopped him along the way, and Qi Zhengzhong arrived directly here!
"Uncle, I'm back!" Qi Zhengzhong tried his best to appear calm before pushing the door open and entering. However, the news that Zhu Minglan was still alive made him unable to calm down!
"My dear nephew, you are back. It's good that you are back. I was really worried that something might happen to you, but you are more powerful than I thought. I have heard about it. You yourself defeated a million-strong army and escaped.
It would be nice to be half as optimistic about returning to Zixu Kingdom!" Zhu Zhenyun was drinking alone in the room at this time. He was depressed. The emperor did not agree with him personally leading troops to chase the enemy. When would he be able to take revenge on Minglan?
Report, I am already in my forties and almost half a century old.
Taking a deep breath, Qi Zhengzhong said: "Uncle, there are less than 300,000 left in the million-strong army. The reason why I came back is because I brought you good news. You will be very happy after hearing it.
!" As he spoke, Qi Zhengzhong couldn't help but smile on his face.
Zhu Zhenyun looked at Qi Zhengzhong's smiling face and narrowed his eyes. He didn't think about why there were still 300,000 troops, but he was thinking about what good news it would be. Suddenly he opened his eyes again and stepped forward to catch Qi Zhengzhong.
The middle arm asked anxiously: "Did you kill Zhao Kuang? I heard that Zhao Kuang was among the fleeing army! Yes, you must have killed him. Lan'er, you have a spirit in heaven.
Rest your eyes!"
Qi Zhengzhong was stunned, never expecting that Zhu Zhenyun would guess this, so he quickly said: "That Zhao Kuang, I almost killed him, but he was rescued at the last moment, but this is not me
I want to tell you good news, so hold on tight first. What I want to tell you is that Minglan is still alive, he is not dead!" Qi Zhengzhong finished the last few words one by one.
Zhu Zhenyun's grip on Qi Zhengzhong's hands visibly tightened, his eyes widened and he was speechless. After a long time, he relaxed and asked: "What you said is true, aren't you trying to coax me, old man?"
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Qi Zhengzhong nodded fiercely to show the credibility of his words. Zhu Zhenyun immediately let go of Qi Zhengzhong and ran outside the room. He looked around, then immediately ran back, grabbed Qi Zhengzhong again and asked eagerly
: "Where is she? Where is she? Where is she? Tell me quickly. I want to see her!"
"Calm down first. Minglan is indeed not dead, but she has not come back with me. She has been taken away by the monks and accepted as a disciple. What I said is true!" Qi Zhengzhong said quickly.
"Really? You didn't lie to me?" Zhu Zhenyun asked suspiciously. He actually knew in his heart that Qi Zhengzhong had no need to lie to him.
"Really, the monks from the Ji Dao Temple were also present at that time. If you don't believe it, you can go back and ask the current emperor. I believe that the emperor should know that Minglan is not dead at this moment! Because the reason why I was able to come back so quickly,
It was also the person from Ji Dao Yuan who brought me back! He put me down and left!" In order to make his words more convincing, Qi Zhengzhong pulled Ji Dao Yuan with him.
In fact, Zhu Zhenyun was a little convinced that Qi Zhengzhong didn't bring Ji Daoyuan in, but after hearing what he said, he couldn't sit still for a moment. He wanted to go back and ask the emperor for confirmation. As long as his daughter was still alive, it would be fine.
Being accepted as a disciple is a great blessing.
He left as soon as he said so. Anyway, the Zixu Kingdom's army had been pushed back, and 700,000 troops were lost in one fell swoop. They were all elites. Zixu Kingdom would not be able to recover for three to five years, so Zhu Zhenyun left Jishi City behind.
Three thousand soldiers and Qi Zhengzhong rushed back through the starry night. They didn't even take any guards with them along the way. But with Qi Zhengzhong there, they really didn't need to take them with them. If even Qi Zhengzhong couldn't protect the marshal, even if he took them with him
No matter how many guards you have, it's all for nothing.
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"The Emperor has an edict: Meet General Zhu Zhenyun in the imperial study!" A sharp shout came from the hall. Then a young eunuch came to Zhu Zhenyun and led him to the imperial study.
In fact, Zhu Zhenyun can walk to the Imperial Study Room by himself without the eunuch. After all, he has gone there too many times, but the rules are always the rules and no one can change them at will. At this moment, Zhu Zhenyun was very anxious and he wanted to
The news that his daughter was not dead came from His Majesty the Emperor himself. This was not because he did not trust Qi Zhengzhong, but rather a very delicate relationship between emperor and minister.
"General Zhu, please go in. I will be waiting outside. The Emperor has given instructions. There is no need to send a message when you arrive!" After finally reaching the door of the royal study, the eunuch turned his body to one side and said.
When Zhu Zhenyun heard this, he quickly went in. This was the rule between him and the emperor. As long as Zhu Zhenyun was here, he didn't need anyone to wait on him. He saw Emperor Renwu sitting at the shore table, reading a book and shouting.
Said: "Veteran Zhu Zhenyun, pay homage to my emperor...!"
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, the emperor spoke: "Forgive me, get up. You came to me in such a hurry and left Cornerstone City behind. Couldn't it be just to pay my regards?"
"Your Majesty, veteran!" When these words came to his lips, Zhu Zhenyun hesitated. He really didn't know how to ask, for fear that the answer the Emperor would give him would be different from Qi Zhengzhong's, although this possibility was zero.
Seeing Zhu Zhenyun's hesitant look, the emperor couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhenyun, is it so exhausting to ask about his daughter?"
Hearing the emperor's loud teasing voice, Zhu Zhenyun suddenly relaxed, because he didn't need to ask, he already knew from the emperor's tone that his daughter was indeed very good, but now he was a little embarrassed.
After finishing the teasing, Emperor Ren Wu asked: "Zhenyun, why are you here alone? Who is Qi Zhengzhong? I have heard that he is the youngest peerless master. Why don't you bring him to me?"
Look, are you afraid that I will steal your son-in-law? It’s not right for you to hide him like this!"
"Well, Your Majesty, the old minister came in a hurry and was so anxious that he forgot about this. Rong Chen will bring him to see you tomorrow!" Zhu Zhenyun was extremely happy when he heard the emperor say that Qi Zhengzhong was his son-in-law.
"Forget it, no need. Even if you ask him to come, I guess he won't come, because the monks in Ji Dao Temple are polite when mentioning Qizheng Zhongdu. You have found a treasure now.
Xiao Minglan has really good taste. So, I guess I can’t invite him, but now our Fengxian Kingdom has two peerless masters, while Zixu Kingdom has none.
They lost at least 500,000 elite men this time, it’s time to teach them a lesson!”
"Your Majesty, I think so too, but their loss should be more than 700,000. This specific plan still needs to be considered!" Zhu Zhenyun said, and then the two people got together and began to discuss how to defeat Zixu.
The country takes the biggest advantage.
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The Zhenguo General's Mansion, as early as when the emperor obtained Minglan's life, sent someone to notify Madam Zhu. After hearing this, Madam Zhu excitedly asked people to quickly dismantle the mourning hall, remove all the white cloth, and replace it with the heart.
He put on a big red cloth head and was busy with two walnut eyes.
Qi Zhengzhong once again stood at the door of the General's Mansion. The gloomy atmosphere had been swept away, and the entire Zhu Mansion was filled with joy. Countless girls and servants immediately surrounded Qi Zhengzhong after seeing him.
In the meantime, they only knew that there was such a young master Qi, and then he left without saying goodbye, which made the young lady sad for a long time. Only now do they know that this young master Qi is actually a peerless master.
Now there are rumors in the whole capital that a young peerless master killed Qiu Jiansheng with one sword, and what he said was lifelike. Now that Qi Zhengzhong himself returned to the Zhu Mansion again, he was immediately surrounded. This group of servants
They never knew that a peerless master was by their side, so naturally they would not miss the opportunity to have close contact with a peerless master.