Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"Come here, call in Xu Yong, one of Dinghaihou's guards!"

Before Guo An was happy for a moment, Zhu Di shouted towards the outside of the hall with a dark face.

"The slaves obey the orders!"

A eunuch responded and ran out like a trot.

Guo An's face immediately stiffened, and he quickly begged Zhu Di for mercy.

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be blamed on Xu Yong. It is the fault of a minor minister. You cannot involve the guards of the palace because of a minor minister's fault!"

"How can this matter be Guo Qing's fault?"

Zhu Di's face was full of gentleness, "Guo Qing worked so hard for the Ming Dynasty that he even got chronic diseases. We sent Xu Yong to protect Guo Qing, but he didn't report to us in time. He didn't fulfill his responsibilities. We must scold him." pause!"

Guo An was shocked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, in the final analysis, this matter is still a minor matter..."

At this moment, Zhu Di became more and more angry as he talked. Seeing that Guo An was still defending Xu Yong, he waved his hand impatiently.

"Okay, this guy is also an old soldier from Yanshan Guard who came with us from Peiping. Can we still kill him?"
Let's ask him to protect you. Let's see how he protects you.If he can handle such a trivial matter like this, why can we expect him to have such a big responsibility?
Also, when did you become so verbose? "

Guo An: "..."

He is not nagging, but he is worried about Xu Yong's loyalty to you!

As soon as he came in...

"The last general Xu Yong has met your Majesty! I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Looking at Xu Yong kneeling in front of the hall, Guo An just shut up and said nothing!

Finished!

The reputation he has accumulated over the years will be destroyed here!

"Humph!"

In front of the palace, Zhu Di's face darkened and he snorted heavily at Xu Yong.

Xu Yong, who was still smiling at first, froze in place. After a moment, he quickly turned his head with a puzzled expression and looked at Guo An beside him, wanting to ask Guo An to give him a hint or to intercede.

Unfortunately, when Zhu Di above saw this, his expression became even more furious.

"What are you looking at?"

Xu Yong subconsciously shuddered and said quickly: "Your Majesty, please make it clear that I am willing to be punished!"

"Explicit?"

Zhu Di sneered and said directly: "We asked you to take a hundred Yanshan guards to Dinghaihou Mansion to protect Guo Qing. Is this how you protect him?"

"Master Hou is injured?"

Hearing this, Xu Yong's face tightened and he quickly looked at Guo An aside.

"Injuried?"

Zhu Di was furious, "If Guo Qing is injured, we will kill you right now!"

Xu Yong looked confused.

Guo An was also confused. Should he confess?
However, if you are frank and lenient, you will have to sit in jail; if you are strict and conservative, you can go home and lie on the warm chair!
On the side, Zhu Di continued to scold: "Guo Qing has a chronic illness, did you know?"

"Slow disease?"

Xu Yong looked shocked and looked at Guo An hurriedly.

"Master Hou, are you sick?"

Then, when he remembered something, Xu Yong quickly turned his head and reported to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, the general is really unaware of this matter!"

"You don't know?"

Zhu Di was furious again, "You have neglected your duty!"

"The general will neglect his duties and be willing to be punished!"

Xu Yong said in a deep voice.

Guo An stood up and saluted Zhu Di again, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Not even Mrs. Weichen knows about this, let alone Xu Yong!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di and Xu Yong couldn't help but be stunned.

Guo An continued: "Wei Chen knows his own body, and as long as he gets enough rest on weekdays, it will be fine.

In order to prevent his wife and family from worrying when they found out, Weichen told no one. Even the few doctors who treated Weichen, Weichen strictly ordered them not to reveal anything to the outside world.

The medicinal food that Wei Chen eats on weekdays is mixed with meals or eaten alone..."

"I see!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and glared at Xu Yong fiercely.Xu Yong slowly breathed a sigh of relief. It’s good that he didn’t neglect his duty!

……

After coming out of the palace, Guo An called Xu Yong to his side.

"Master Hou?"

Guo An said solemnly: "No one is allowed to reveal the affairs in the palace!"

"Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, no one will reveal the final details!"

Xu Yong nodded fiercely.

My Lord, who has researched so many weapons and crafted artifacts for the Ming Dynasty, actually developed such a chronic disease, he is truly a sage of the Ming Dynasty!

He, Xu Yong, must protect the Marquis well and not allow the Marquis to be disturbed by anything!
And in Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Di sighed solemnly, "Chi'er, if it's just a small matter in the future, don't bother Guo Qing and let him rest well!"

"Yes, Dad!"

Zhu Gaochi responded quickly.

Zhu Di looked at Yi Shiha who was standing aside, "I'll take some of the best nourishing herbs for nourishing the mind and nourishing the brain from the palace and send them to the Haihou Mansion!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

……

Not long after returning to the house, he saw Yi Shiha walking in with several eunuchs and boxes of precious medicinal materials.

Guo An couldn't help but thank him again and again.

When Yi Shiha left, Guo An couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Blessed in disguise?"

"However, such a great kindness must be repaid properly..."

As for Xu Yong, he was standing in a corner far away. Every once in a while, he glanced at Guo An.

Regarding all this, although the Yanshan guards in the house were a little strange, they did not dare to ask questions.

in this way.

After a few days.

The three-foot-long army arrived at the Capital Pier in a boat.

The first three generals went to the palace.

Dinghaihou Mansion.

Guo An slowly opened his eyes, "Liu Sheng and Zhang Yu are back?"

"Exactly!"

Xu Yong replied.

Guo An continued to ask: "What items do they carry?"

Xu Yong replied again: "Replying to the Marquis, I seem to have brought more than 500 boxes!"

The corners of Guo An's lips curled up slightly, "In this case, His Majesty should be happy!"

"what?"

Xu Yong was startled and said with some confusion: "Why did the Marquis say this?"

Guo An slowly explained: "Those boxes must contain dirty silver that was confiscated from the evil gentry and profiteers in Yunnan, Fujian, and Guangdong. Your Majesty is rich, do you think you will be happy?"

"I see!"

Xu Yong nodded slightly, then thought of something, and said quickly: "Master Hou, you need to rest, don't think about so many worldly things!"

"..."

Guo An sighed dejectedly and waved his hand, "These news are just seasoning for us, no matter how much we hear them, it won't matter!"

"That's good!"

Xu Yong was a little relieved!
at the same time.

In the palace, after listening to Zhao Hu's report, Zhu Di was still a little angry at first, but after hearing that they brought back more than 500 boxes in total, containing more than one million taels and 3 taels of gold, his face suddenly became full of joy.

Baodi and Shenji Camp had cost him a lot of money in the past few months.

Now, finally there is money coming in!
The most important thing is that the year-end awards of Ming Dynasty’s civil and military officials have been settled!
However, those evil gentry and profiteers had so much silver hidden in their possessions and had exploited so many good people. They really deserved to be killed!

... (end of this chapter)