nucmednet Chapter 263: Appoint a General
Chapter 263: Appoint a General
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could react, he saw an old man rushing in with disheveled clothes, his voice filled with tears.
Erhu and Yunqi were quick-witted and recognized the old man. They quickly stepped forward and helped him up.
"Xu Da."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the old man's anxious look and began to panic, so he called out to him softly.
"Daddy."
Seeing Xu Da so anxious, Xu Miaojin also opened her mouth and called out obediently.
"How's it going? Are you okay?"
Xu Da rushed to Xu Miaojin's bedside, touched Xu Miaojin's head tenderly and concernedly, and saw that the hand that had been holding the weapon for so long was shaking uncontrollably.
Xu Miaojin was the apple of his eye, and he was always afraid that she would fall and get hurt when they walked together.
Now he was assassinated in the capital, how could he not feel heartbroken.
"Brother, Jin'er..."
Seeing that Xu Miaojin's injuries were not serious, Xu Da breathed a sigh of relief like Zhu Yuanzhang had just done, and turned back to look at Zhu Yuanzhang.
The person he called out was not "Your Majesty" but "Big Brother".
This time, he came as Zhu Yuanzhang's sworn brother, just for Xu Miaojin's matter.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his only remaining friend in the world, slowly walked over and helped him up.
The two men who had shown no fear in front of the Yuan court's million-strong army now had faces full of grief.
"Don't worry, brother. I have already sent people to find out who dared to attack the two juniors."
Looking at Xu Da who was so sad, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had already recovered a little from the heartache, began to comfort him softly.
"Grandpa Huang."
"Father."
Two childish voices suddenly came from the door again. Zhu Song and Zhu Yunhuan ran out of breath and stood outside the door and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da.
Among all the princes, they are the two closest to Zhu Ming.
Now as soon as they heard that Zhu Ming had been assassinated, they rushed over immediately.
"You guys stay with them."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the harmony between the brothers and nodded with satisfaction. He took Xu Da's hand and gave up the room: "Brother, accompany me for a walk."
As they spoke, the two old men staggered out.
With them around, these young people feel a little restrained.
As soon as they left, Yunqi, Erhu and others quickly followed.
"Are you guys okay?"
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da left, Zhu Song walked nervously to Zhu Ming and asked him with concern.
Zhu Yunhuan just glanced outside the door, and after confirming that Zhu Yuanzhang and the others had gone far away, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, they will be fine."
Zhu Yunxun walked up to Zhu Ming and looked at him seriously: "What are you going to do this time?"
Zhu Song was confused by Zhu Yunhuan's sudden question. Didn't they come here to visit Zhu Ming?
"You are in the limelight now. If someone wants to assassinate you, Grandpa Huang will be deceived by you because of nervousness. I won't do that."
As Zhu Yunhuan spoke, he pulled back Zhu Ming's quilt, confirmed the injuries on Zhu Ming's body, and nodded affirmatively.
As he said this, he was about to reach out and touch the wound on Zhu Ming's body.
Seeing this, Zhu Ming immediately raised his hand to slap his hand away, and looked at him resentfully: "Stop it, this really hurts."
"You guys are really capable. You even called Duke Wei to help."
Zhu Yunhuan sneered, pulled two stools from the side, and sat in front of Zhu Ming's bed.
"Brother, this matter about my daughter cannot be let go like this."
Xu Da walked beside Zhu Yuanzhang, his fists clenched tightly because he was too angry.
"Don't worry, we won't let those guys off easily."
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded affirmatively.
After walking for a while, the anger in their hearts finally subsided a little.
But this matter will definitely not end so easily.
"Although this time it wasn't a big deal, who can guarantee there won't be a next time."
Xu Da also sighed as if he was disappointed, and casually pulled Zhu Yuanzhang to find a place to sit in the imperial garden.
"Well, I'll have people strengthen the defense when I get back."
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded affirmatively. In order to prevent this incident from happening again, it was necessary to strengthen the supervision of Zhu Ming and Xu Miaojin.
"This is just a temporary solution, not a permanent one."
Xu Da nodded, but then sighed helplessly: "Those guards will still be absent sometimes."
Zhu Ming was not without guards, including Xu Miaojin, and the Duke of Wei's mansion also arranged servants to protect her.
But I can't tell when they will get interested again and won't let others follow them.
Isn’t that what happened this time?
"Xu Da, why do I feel like you are so unlike yourself today?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned as he looked at Xu Da, who kept sighing.
Xu Da was not such a timid person before. What happened to him today?
"I only have Jin'er as my precious daughter. When she was assassinated, I felt... I felt really sad."
Xu Da grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang's hand and patted it helplessly.
When he mentioned Xu Miaojin, he looked extremely distressed.
Zhu Ming was also assassinated, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt the same way as Xu Da and nodded helplessly.
"Then what should I do?"
Since strengthening the guards is not an option, there must be some way to ensure their safety.
"Brother, in my opinion, it would be better to transfer a few generals from the army."
Upon hearing this, Xu Da pondered for a while, looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang cautiously, and gave a suggestion.
"This……"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had looked distressed just now, immediately became hesitant when he heard Xu Da's suggestion.
He was indeed worried about the safety of Zhu Ming and Xu Miaojin, but asking a general to guard them both seemed like a waste of talent.
"Brother, I also know your concerns."
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's hesitation, Xu Da nodded, and patted Zhu Yuanzhang's hand earnestly.
"I don't trust the people in the army."
As he spoke, he turned around and glanced in the direction of the side yard: "Why not, let that kid pick someone and you give him the position of general."
After hearing Xu Da's words, Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and began to think seriously.
The position of general is not something that anyone can give.
"What? Is this okay?"
In the side courtyard, after knowing Zhu Ming and Xu Miaojin's plan, Zhu Song was so surprised that he jumped up and looked at Zhu Ming and Xu Miaojin in shock.
"You got hurt on purpose?"
Surprised, he even went to look at the wounds on Zhu Ming's body.
"Ah."
Zhu Ming nodded, chuckled, and looked at Zhu Yunhuan again.
It's not easy for this kid to figure out so quickly that his assassination was staged by himself.
"I'm still curious about how you convinced Duke Wei."
Zhu Yunhuan just turned his head to look at Xu Miaojin who was lying beside him and said with a smile.