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

Chapter 894 Strange Woman

The "compromise" that Zhu Su mentioned was to find a middleman between the Ming court and the Shuixi tribe to act as a guarantor. The middleman would come forward to achieve the purpose of communication between the two parties.

This middleman must not only gain the trust of Shuixi West, but also have a certain weight to be able to represent the court and persuade Shuixi to temporarily suspend the dispute.

"Your Highness, it's getting late today. The Shuixi Yi tribe is extremely angry. They may attack Guiyang City at all costs tomorrow. How can we find such a middleman in such a hurry?" Di Meng said.

Zhu Su's mind was spinning rapidly, and he had already made up his mind. He said, "There is a suitable candidate near Guiyang." As he spoke, he looked at the city. On the tower, Ma Ye and the officers and soldiers of Guiyang Guard were busy preparing for the defense of the city. The movement of the guards just now had more or less attracted their attention.

"What Ma Ye is waiting for is the moment when Lishui West takes the initiative tomorrow. If that happens, even if I am here, I will not be able to stop him from confusing right and wrong."

"So, the success or failure of this time depends on tonight... Let's go, I'll wait until we get to the East Gate." Zhu Su said. "Let's leave the city through the East Gate first!"

"East Gate?" Gou'er was stunned and said in disbelief: "Your Highness, could it be that the middleman you are looking for is..."

"It's you, Mo Fei!" Zhu Su laughed, regaining some of his ambition. "If we want to persuade Shuixi, only those who are in a similar situation to Shuixi can do it."

He raised his eyes and glanced at the top of the city wall, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes: "For the sake of his own achievements, he disregards the foundation of the world... How can we allow such people to succeed."

"Let's go, wait until we return to Guiyang..."

"I will take his head."

"...Yes." Gou'er hesitated to speak, and seeing Zhu Su's murderous words, he could not persuade him any further. The group mounted their war horses and galloped towards the east of the city.

On the city wall, Ma Ye and others were also keeping an eye on Zhu Su's actions. Ye An was a little scared when he saw Zhu Su leaving, and was about to lead people to chase him, but a big hand suddenly crossed his chest. It was Ma Ye.

"It's okay, just ignore him." Ma Ye said.

"...Oh, you are just a shallow kid after all, you have run out of tricks and just run away in anger." He said mockingly in a low voice. There was a hint of jealousy and resentment in his eyes.

"I was born into a good family, and countless achievements were given to me. I became famous, wealthy, and destined to be granted a kingdom in the future... Why? How can my military strategy and martial arts be worse than those of the King of Zhou or the King of Yan?"

"Humph, a real man should accomplish great feats, be granted a fiefdom outside the border, and become the ruler of a country... In the past, Qin used its merits in horse breeding to gain fiefdoms in the border areas, and eventually destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world. If I put down the Tusi rebellion today and accumulate military merits, I will surely be able to lead troops to conquer foreign countries and grant them a kingdom in the future."

"Thousands of years later, who knows if my descendants will produce a Qin Shi Huang..."

He mumbled in his throat, and even Ye An, his most trusted friend, couldn't hear what he was saying. All he could see was the flame of ambition in Ma Ye's eyes... Masterpiece!
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It rains a lot in Guizhou, and as soon as night fell, the already gloomy sky began to drizzle. The sticky raindrops hit the robe of the young man on horseback, making the originally crimson robe even darker and more solemn, like the reflection of the night.

"Your Highness, a war is about to break out in the west of the city, but you insist on riding out of the city lightly. What if, what if..."

"At least, let me and others accompany you..." The captain in charge of the east gate half-knelt on the ground, letting the raindrops hit his already very cold armor.

"Qian is the land of the Ming Dynasty. Who can harm me?" The young man on the horse was Zhu Su. He sat upright on the horse with a calm expression. "Open the city. This is my military order. Do you want to disobey it?"

The gate officer was a captain of Guizhou's vanguard, not a close confidant of Ma Ye, so he dared not disobey the king's order. He hesitated for a long time, wanting to say something, but he had already said everything he needed to say. "Damn it, I have persuaded him, but it is hard to persuade the damned ghost with good words. Who knows what kind of disease this prince has, he actually wants to ride out of the city at night..."

"I have fulfilled my duty. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. I don't care anymore... I am a soldier and I will sacrifice my life. If something happens to the prince, I will lose my life..."

Thinking of this, he bowed his head even lower. "Please wait a moment, my lord. I will open the gate right away." He then went to ask his men to open the city gate.

"Your Highness, this..." Di Meng was still a little confused. Just now, Gou'er guessed Zhu Su's thoughts, but he didn't. Until now, he knew where Zhu Su wanted to go. But even Gou'er couldn't have thought that Zhu Su only wanted to go with a dozen people. He couldn't help but worry: "Your Highness, let me take the brothers with me..."

"I have brought hundreds of royal guards with me on this trip. If we count other soldiers and civilians, there will be thousands of them. Now that the situation in Shuixi is sensitive, those people must be in a state of panic. If I bring thousands of people with me, what should I do if those people think that our court is trying to make a killing and simply raise their flags in rebellion?" Zhu Su said with a smile.

"Besides, if I leave the city, the troops we brought with us will also need a commander... No one is more suitable for this position than you. You also need to keep an eye on Ma Ye. As long as Shuixi does not move, you must not give him the opportunity to instigate discord and confuse right and wrong. How can he follow me out of the city?"

Seeing Di Meng's worried look, Zhu Su smiled and said, "It's okay. Shuixi has a woman who knows the overall situation, and Shuidong has one too. Besides, Shuidong Tusi Song Qin is still here, so there is no reason for him to fight to the death with the court. I will go in alone, so I will definitely win the trust of Shuidong. Since Shuidong will definitely surrender, what danger can there be for me to stay in the village?"

"Just relax and focus on doing what you should do."

"...Yes." Di Meng hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded his head. Zhu Su nodded, and seeing that the city gate was open, he called the dog beside him and said, "Let's go."

"Gee!" Dozens of cavalrymen led by Zhou Wangwei and Zhu Su himself galloped out of the city in the night like an arrow shot from a bow.

"...Your Highness." As they were about to leave the city gate, Gou'er rode his horse to Zhu Su's side and asked hesitantly, "Can this plan really work?"

"Shuidong has also moved out of the city, and must have had a grudge against the court. What if, what if, they have already joined forces with Shuixi and are determined to rebel..."

"Hahaha, no." Zhu Su wiped the rain off his face and shook it off into the night. "Aicui was detained. If it weren't for Madam Shezi who stabilized the situation in Shuixi, Shuixi would have rebelled long ago... She is a wonderful woman. It was because of Madam Shezi that Ma Ye's evil plan failed and the situation did not deteriorate. Although Madam Shezi can no longer suppress the people due to the death of Aicui, there is still a chance for a turnaround."

"There is a wonderful woman in Shuixi who can see through the situation, and the same is true in Shuidong..." Zhu Su said with a smile. "The traitor is selfish and causes chaos in one area, but he regards all the tribes as fools... Since there are also wise men in Shuidong, why should I be in danger?"

"Don't think that the southwestern border is inferior to the Central Plains; don't think that being a woman means you are inferior to a man... There are so many wonderful men and women in China from Sichuan, Guang, Yunnan and Guizhou!"

(End of this chapter)