Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 891 Gap
"Your Highness, someone has come out of the city." Zhu Su was talking to Mrs. Shezi when Di Meng, who had been paying attention to the movements in the city, came to report.

What followed was the rumbling sound of the city gate opening. Zhu Su glanced at the incense burner in front of the city gate and saw that the incense stick was still burning, so he didn't say much.

The city gate gradually opened, and inside, Ma Ye, dozens of cavalrymen, and a coachman driving a carriage slowly walked out of the city gate.

When the group arrived in front of Zhu Su, Ma Ye pushed the saddle and jumped off the horse neatly. He bowed in front of Zhu Su and said respectfully: "Ma Ye, the commander of Guizhou Guard, greets Your Highness."

Zhu Su still didn't speak, just stared at him calmly. Ma Ye didn't hear Zhu Su asking him to stand up, feeling a little embarrassed, so he patted the dust from under his knees, stood up and said with a smile: "Your Highness, as you ordered, I will personally escort Ai Cui out of the city for you."

"Husband!" Behind Zhu Su, Mrs. Shezi could no longer hold back and quickly stepped forward to get on the tightly covered carriage. Ma Ye's men did not stop her.

But just as they lifted the curtain, they heard her scream of "Ah". Zhu Su and other people from the western part of the water had already seen the scarred Ai Cui whose face was as white as gold paper in the car.

The Yi people immediately started to make a commotion, and Zhu Su's face suddenly changed. "Ma Ye! How dare you lynch a chieftain!"

"Don't blame me, Your Highness. I have no choice but to do this." Ma Ye had already thought of his words. Although he looked respectful, a faint smile of smugness appeared on the corners of his mouth. "Shuixi may have signs of rebellion. As the leader of Shuixi, how can I not interrogate Ai Cui strictly?"

"You're talking nonsense!" The leaders of the western part of Shuixi rushed out and prepared to attack Ma Ye.

Ma Ye seemed to have been prepared. The dozens of cavalrymen around him were his elite confidants promoted by himself, and they all rode good horses. If these Shuixi Yi people dared to step forward, he would immediately flee back to the city, and then submit another memorial to the court accusing the Shuixi people of kidnapping the prince and treason.

However, Zhu Su had guessed his intention and raised his hand to stop the Yi chieftain who wanted to rush forward: "Calm down and don't be provoked!"

"You Ming people are all in the same group! How can you expect us to stay calm!" The man was so angry that he wanted to push Zhu Su away. At first, they thought that Zhu Su was cooperating with them to build the market with the Yi people in mind, so they were willing to trust Zhu Su. But now, seeing Tusi Ai Cui in such a miserable state, Zhu Su still stopped them from going forward, and their trust in Zhu Su naturally disappeared.

"Stop, Akuyougu!" Mrs. Shez in the carriage scolded the leader. She carried the weak Ai Cui and got off the carriage with the help of her tribesmen.

She looked at Zhu Su with a complicated look, then bowed her head and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, my husband is seriously injured. I hope Your Highness can allow us to return to the tribe first. We need to heal my husband..."

"Madam, please go quickly." Zhu Su nodded, with no sign of unfamiliarity on his face. "Chief Aicui's health cannot be delayed. Madam, rest assured, I will give you an explanation!"

Mrs. Shetz did not express anything because of this, but silently lowered her eyelids, silently caressed Ai Cui and returned to the formation of the Shuixi people. Many people in the Shuixi people looked at Zhu Su with hostility, and Zhu Su knew that a rift had arisen between the two sides.

This is not Mrs. Shez's fault. She has already taken the overall situation into consideration and tried her best to prevent the Shuixi West and the Ming Dynasty from breaking up.

This crime should be blamed on...

Zhu Su turned his head and looked at Ma Ye, who was still pretending to be respectful, and his eyes became colder. "Ma Ye, you did a good job!"

"Your Highness, thank you for your compliment." Ma Ye had made up his mind not to care about Zhu Su. After all, he was already a general. Although Zhu Su was a prince, he was not a prince or an emperor. As long as he remained respectful, he did not have the power to kill the general on the spot.

And he not only has the golden status of being the relative of Queen Ma, but if he can successfully establish meritorious service, he will certainly be protected by the military merits. After that, as long as he leads the army to conquer foreign lands and is sealed outside, who will care about this useless King Zhou?
"... Humph." Seeing Ma Ye's tired and unwilling look, Zhu Su snorted coldly and did not bother with Ma Ye any more. Instead, he said, "Why don't you welcome me into the city? What are you standing here for?"

"Yes. Please come in, Your Highness." Ma Ye immediately made way for him and respectfully led Zhu Su into the city.

Di Meng and Gou'er, who were responsible for protecting Zhu Su's safety, wanted to say something but stopped themselves. Seeing that Zhu Su had already walked forward, they did not say much. They just looked alert and took people to protect Zhu Su in the middle. The group sent Zhu Su to the inn where he had temporarily lived in Guiyang City. Ma Ye then bowed and left in a gloomy manner.

Seeing his appearance, Di Meng couldn't help but spit behind his back and said, "Bah, this thief! Your Highness has worked hard to win over the chieftains here, but he has ruined everything!"

Gou'er also approached Zhu Su and said, "Your Highness, why do you have to enter the city? This beast has bad intentions. If he gets bold enough to harm Your Highness, wouldn't Your Highness be in danger?"

"He is just a deputy governor, he doesn't have the ability to harm me." Zhu Su said. "Besides, if I don't enter the city, Guizhou Guard and Guizhou Front Guard will still be under the command of Ma Ye. How can we know if he will use his military power to do something messy again?"

"Your Highness, why don't you just take him away? Wouldn't that be more convenient?" Di Meng said.

"How can you arrest a general without authorization?" Zhu Su shook his head. The court has its own laws. Although he is the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Ma Ye is very respectful and he cannot arrest a general without reason.

When he was in the capital, he could kill Zhu Xian in a fit of rage... But now that he is far away from the capital, he has to be more careful about his behavior. The identity of a prince is sensitive, and he must know how to protect himself.

Even though my elder brother Zhu Biao and my father trust me, I should abide by the rules and not give anyone the opportunity to provoke or criticize me.

"Fortunately, Madam Shezi is righteous and has forced Ma Ye to hand over Ai Cui. There is still hope for this matter." Zhu Su said. "We will keep an eye on Ma Ye and report this matter to the capital. We will wait for the court to deal with it according to the law. Once the court gives Shuixi justice, the Yi people in Shuixi will have more trust in our Ming Dynasty."

"I don't care whether they trust me or not... Trusting the court is more beneficial than trusting me."

Di Meng and Gou'er both nodded, and Zhu Su also thought about it over and over again in his mind, confirming that this was the most appropriate approach.

But... Ma Ye should have expected that he would definitely go to the capital. His appearance just now clearly showed that he was not going to sit and wait for death. Could it be that he had some other tricks up his sleeve? Zhu Su couldn't help but worry.

(End of this chapter)