After Guo Zixing and Ma Xiuying welcomed Zhang Yangquan and the others into the house, they did not say a word.
Zhang Yangquan didn't say anything, his eyes wandered around the two of them.
Guo Zixing is in his fifties this year. Zhang Yangquan didn’t know what he was like before, but before his eyes, he saw an old man with a stooped body and a haggard face.
Look at Ma Xiuying again, this woman really has a unique charm.
She is not as heroic as Qin Lingjun. She looks more like a delicate woman like Shen Qianqian.
However, as long as you see her eyes, you will understand that this is a strong woman who will not succumb to any force.
Qin Lingjun and Shen Qianqian were also looking at Ma Xiuying. Qin Lingjun did it out of curiosity, while Shen Qianqian took a look and then secretly looked at Zhang Yangquan's expression.
Zhang Yangquan suddenly coughed and said to Guo Zixing: "Mr. Guo, the deceased has passed away. Don't be too sad."
Guo Zixing said in a hoarse voice: "I wonder how long His Highness the King of Chu wants to imprison us?"
He suddenly laughed at himself and said: "My old bones will be the same wherever I die. But this kid Xiuying... please let His Highness the King of Chu let her go!"
Zhang Yangquan came here this time with the intention of letting the two of them go, but when the words came to his lips, Ma Xiuying suddenly spoke.
"Your Highness King Chu, I know you wrote a letter to my husband asking him to come over. But I want to tell you, he will never come over!"
Zhang Yangquan asked: "Why?"
Ma Xiuying did not answer.
Qin Lingjun suddenly said: "Mrs. Zhu, I heard that you and your husband have a deep love for each other. Maybe Marshal Zhu is willing to take a risk for you!"
Ma Xiuying stared at her with burning eyes and said: "Your Highness, Princess, if you were in my situation, do you want His Royal Highness the King of Chu to take risks for you?"
Qin Lingjun was stunned and stopped talking.
Shen Qianqian smiled and said: "Mrs. Zhu, I heard that your husband has newly married Zuo Junbi's sister and left you as a married couple aside. Don't you blame him?"
Ma Xiuying glanced at her and said calmly: "This is a matter between us, no one else should care!"
Shen Qianqian was not angry and continued: "I guess you must be angry too, otherwise you wouldn't go to Wuwei to accompany Mr. Guo!"
Ma Xiuying did not deny it, and said calmly: "So what, but even so, he will always be my husband, and I would rather die than submit to others!"
Shen Qianqian smiled.
Qin Lingjun couldn't help laughing, and glanced at Zhang Yangquan, as if to say: "Look, people also mistakenly thought you were trying to set her sights."
Zhang Yangquan touched his nose helplessly and said: "I admire Mrs. Zhu's high integrity! In fact, I came here this time just to send you back!"
Ma Xiuying was stunned: "Are you willing to let us go?"
Zhang Yangquan nodded.
Qin Lingjun suddenly said: "My king invited Zhu Yuanzhang here just to test him!"
Ma Xiuying frowned and said: "Test?"
"Yes, the king wants to see what this person's character is like and whether he can be used for his own purposes after defeating him in the future!"
Seeing her understatement, Ma Xiuying snorted and said, "Who can defeat whom in the future? It's still unclear now!"
Qin Lingjun said calmly and did not argue with her.
Ma Xiuying glanced at Zhang Yangquan and asked: "Since His Highness the King of Chu had this intention, why did he suddenly change his mind?"
Shen Qianqian smiled and said: "My king is inexplicably regarded as a lecherous person like the Tatar Emperor, so naturally he does not dare to test again!"
Ma Xiuying's face turned slightly red, but she was open-minded. She took a deep breath and said, "I just misunderstood Your Highness, please forgive me!"
Zhang Yangquan waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I will send someone to take Mrs. Zhu back later... As for Mr. Guo..." His eyes turned to Guo Zixing.
Guo Zixing hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "If His Highness the King of Chu allows it, I would like to stay in Jiangdu Mansion!"
Ma Xiuying was startled and looked at Guo Zixing: "Father?"
Guo Zixing didn't look at her.
Zhang Yangquan knew that Guo Zixing was tired of the disputes, and said happily: "Mr. Guo is willing to stay, and I am only happy. How can I refuse? This courtyard will be given to Mr. Guo!"
Guo Zixing said: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhang Yangquan stood up and said, "Then we won't disturb you. Someone will take Mrs. Zhu back later." He took Qin and Chen and the two daughters and was about to leave.
At this moment, a personal guard rushed out of the door, came to Zhang Yangquan, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Zhu Yuanzhang's reply has arrived."
Zhang Yangquan was slightly startled. The speed of replying to the letter was so fast that he felt something was wrong.
When he opened the letter and read it, he was stunned.
Qin Lingjun asked: "What?"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at his wife, then turned to Ma Xiuying, his eyes flashing, and said: "Your husband promised to come to Jiangdu!"
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Zuo Junbi has been waiting in the study for an hour.
This was the first time he had been treated so lightly since he formed an alliance with Zhu Yuanzhang.
With a "squeak", the study door was finally pushed open, and Zuo Junbi said without looking back: "Brother Zhu, what do you mean?"
It was Zhu Yuanzhang who came in. He slowly walked behind the desk and sat down, leaning on the armrest, and said calmly: "I wonder what Brother Zuo is referring to?"
Zuo Junbi stared at Zhu Yuanzhang with his eyes like knives, and said coldly: "Why did you agree to go to Jiangdu?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "My wife is in Jiangdu, I will pick her up!"
Zuo Junbi said solemnly: "How can a man be burdened by his children's affair!"
Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyelids and said: "I'm not your wife, but you make it easy for me!"
"You..." Zuo Junbi glared at Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Okay, I've already decided this matter, you don't have to say anything!"
Zuo Junbi took a deep breath and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang, don't forget the current relationship between our two families. If you insist on going to Jiangdu, our covenant will be cancelled!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand lightly: "Well, then cancel it!"
Zuo Junbi's pupils suddenly opened wide, he stared at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said every word: "Don't regret it!"
With a "bang" sound, he slammed the door and left!
Not long after he left, Xu Da and Tang He walked in together.
Tang He laughed loudly: "This old boy always looks higher than his head. He was humiliated by his elder brother today, which is really satisfying!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent and his expression was very solemn.
Tang He said: "Brother, you can always tell us why you are going to Jiangdu now, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Because if I don't go, everyone will die!"
Tang He said in confusion: "Why is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer and asked Xu Da: "Brother Xu, what do you think of our current situation?"
Xu Dadao: "It's extremely dangerous!"
Tang He was surprised and said: "How could it be? The situation is obviously very good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "The great prosperity is just an illusion. We took advantage of Chen Youliang's inability to take action and managed to gain some territory. However, the people in these places did not support us, and we have not yet established a solid foundation!"
Tang He said: "This will take time. Didn't you order the attack to be postponed and select officials to go to various places?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Do you think Chen Youliang will give us time? Will Zhang Yangquan give us time?"
Tang He gritted his teeth and said, "Fight them when they come. I don't believe I can't beat them!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Chen Youliang is gathering an army in Jiangzhou. When he completely controls Xu Shouhui, he will lead his troops to invade. Are you sure of defeating him?"
Tang He said loudly: "At least we have a chance of winning!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "If Zhang Yangquan attacks from behind again, do we still have a chance of winning?"
Tang He changed his color and said: "He shouldn't take action so quickly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "You think of this person too simply! It was he who blocked our way across the river that led to the current situation. When I think about it, I still feel that this person is terrible!" <
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Tang He snorted: "Maybe it's just a coincidence that he also wants to cross the river!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him: "He can cross the river from Tongzhou and Jiangdu, so why bother to block our road? And he also blocked Zhang Shicheng's road to cross the river. Do you still think it is a coincidence?"
Tang He stopped talking.
Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "When he gave me this letter, he already stated that he wanted to take action against me. He just wanted to see if there was a chance to conquer me before taking action!"
Tang He said in surprise: "Then what else did you do there? You don't really want to surrender to him, do you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "If I don't go, he will take action immediately! If I go, I can at least delay it. After arriving in Jiangdu, I will have my own way to eliminate his fear of me. You can take advantage of this period to establish a solid foundation."
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Tang He said: "You won't take us with you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glared and said: "You are gone too, who will leave the house to you?"
Tang He nodded and suddenly said: "Then why did you deliberately turn against Zuo Junbi?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It is precisely because we have joined forces with Zuo Junbi that Zhang Yangquan is so afraid of us! Only by breaking with Zuo Junbi can part of his fear be eliminated!"
"In addition, Zhang Yangquan should be on his way to the west soon. Our position is too bad, blocking his way to the west."
"After breaking with Zuo Junbi, you can dedicate Wuwei to him and let him attack from Jiangbei. Kill Zuo Junbi first to buy us time!"
Tang He finally understood the meaning of Xu Da's words "extremely dangerous" and also understood how difficult it was for Zhu Yuanzhang to make this decision.
He took a deep breath and said: "Brother, don't worry, we will win over the people as soon as possible and make Huizhou Road our foundation!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "After I leave, Chen Youliang may still attack in a big way. I am not at home, so you must block this onslaught!"
Tang He said loudly: "As long as I am still alive, I will never let Chen Youliang attack the city!"
Xu Da, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Brother, going to Jiangdu Mansion actually has another benefit."
Tang He was stunned and said: "What?"
Zhu Yuanzhang also looked over.
Xu Dadao: "As long as the eldest brother is in Jiangdu, Chen Youliang will definitely suspect that the eldest brother will form an alliance with the Jiangdu army, and will send people to sabotage or even assassinate the eldest brother!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up: "Brother Xu is right, with this person's character and methods, someone will definitely be sent to assassinate him!"
Xu Dadao: "Zhang Yangquan will definitely be furious when he sees him committing crimes in Jiangdu Prefecture. Then we will directly fight Chen Youliang and we will have a chance to breathe!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly: "In that case, the matter has been settled. I will leave full power in the family to these two worthy brothers!"
In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned all generals with more than a thousand households, handed over military power to Xu Da and Tang He in front of everyone, and then announced that he was going to Jiangdu Prefecture.