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

Chapter 900 Close Surveillance
"What you mean, sir..." Ye An seemed to understand what Ma Ye was thinking, and his heart was pounding.

"This place is seven thousand miles away from Yingtian. The emperor is far away. How would the court know if we were the first to take action?" Ma Ye said cruelly.

"But...but His Royal Highness Prince Zhou is nearby..." Ye An was even more uneasy, and even his body couldn't help shaking. "If I can hide it from the court, how can I hide it from His Royal Highness?"

"Do you think you can hide the fact that we arrested Ai Cui without any reason from His Highness?" Ma Ye said harshly. "Your Highness left Guiyang, which obviously shows that he is wary of us."

"However, as long as this war begins, it doesn't matter whether Shuixi had the intention to rebel long ago or was forced to do so. What matters is that the imperial court will never arbitrarily kill officials who have made military contributions..."

"Go, lead some brothers out of the city and hold on to the rear of Shuixi Army..."

Ye An hesitated for a long time, and nodded fiercely. He had already been tied to Ma Ye, and now that things had come to this, he had no way out.

Fortunately, King Zhou Zhu Su is not in the city now, so we can take this opportunity to rape Shuixi and maybe we can get away with it.

He immediately went down the city, ready to mobilize Ma Ye's cronies to sneak out of the city through the north gate, take a detour to intercept and kill Shuixi's retreating troops, and was bound to intensify the hatred again.

Unexpectedly, when Ye An sneaked down the city and reached the tower, he was stopped by Di Meng, the commander of the three guards of King Zhou. "General Ye, haha, where are you going?"

"General Di?" Ye An had no idea why Di Meng suddenly appeared here. "Uh, hehe, it's a bit cold in the city, so I went to the tower to take shelter... Why is General Di here?"

"Haha, when His Highness left, he specifically instructed us to help Ma Tongzhi and General Ye in defending the city. Although Di Meng is not a good person, he dare not disregard His Highness's orders." Di Meng said with a wry smile.

"I don't know how I can help, so I can only wait and see."

Ye An looked at the three guards behind Di Meng with a guilty conscience. These three Zhou guards were much more elite than the Guizhou guards. All of these elite warriors looked at him expressionlessly, staring at him with horror.

"I see... Haha, then General Di, you go ahead and get busy, you go ahead and get busy..." As he said that, he tried to avoid her.

Unexpectedly, several Zhou Wang guards followed him without saying a word. Ye An was stunned and turned to look at Di Meng and asked, "General Di, what do you mean?"

"Hmm? What's the meaning? It's just for protection." Di Meng still had a fake smile on his face. "His Highness has ordered that the generals have been guarding a place and have made great contributions. We must ensure the safety of the generals."

"Uh..." Ye An's face was stiff, and he was as uncomfortable as he could be. How could they be guards? It was clearly the King of Zhou who wanted to monitor them!
"This city is very safe, there's no need to be so nervous, right?" Ye An tried to argue.

"Haha, that's true." Di Meng laughed and said, "However, we, the subordinates, dare not slack off in the slightest as per His Highness' orders. That's what His Highness ordered."

"General Ye, please bear with me. I am only following orders..."

Ye An was speechless. From what Di Meng said, this matter was not negotiable... If he wanted to discuss it, he could only talk to their prince.

But where is their prince... Prince Zhou now? In Shuidong!
If King Zhou doesn't come back, they will be monitored by Di Meng everywhere!
After a few more attempts, Ye An had no choice but to turn around and leave. The Zhou Wang guards really followed him. Ye An tried again and found that even when he went to the toilet, the guards would not leave him alone, so he had to give up the idea of ​​summoning Ma Ye's confidants.

"Master Tongzhi, it's impossible. That Di Meng is stubborn and has completely put us under surveillance." Ye An said dejectedly after returning to the city wall. "I absolutely cannot gather our men..."

"What?" Ma Ye was stunned, and quickly turned around and looked down from the top of the city wall. As expected, he saw the commander of the King of Zhou's personal soldiers with a team of people, blocking the bottom of the city wall in full dress and solemn expressions. When he saw him looking at him, he even nodded at him "friendly".

Ma Ye's face turned dark and he turned around angrily.

"Tongzhi...what should we do?" Ye An said helplessly.

"What should I do... How would I know what to do?"

Ma Ye kicked the city wall hard. He didn't expect that Zhu Su had left the city and even arranged for someone to watch over him...

Yes, although he still maintained a decent appearance on the surface, in fact, he and Zhu Su had already torn apart their relationship... His Royal Highness the King of Zhou had long been extremely distrustful of him, so why would he let him act at will?
Inside the city, Di Meng watched Ma Ye turn around angrily, and the smile on his lips had long since turned into a disdainful sneer.

The task assigned to him by the prince was to keep all of Ma Ye's trusted generals in the city under close watch... As long as they were kept under watch, they would naturally not be able to confuse right and wrong and instigate the Shuixi Yi tribe.

Otherwise... he, Ma Ye, is already a broken jar, so it would not be surprising if he behaved in any way.

This fellow... actually dared to control Your Highness, forcing Your Highness to take risks in order to appease the chieftains of various tribes... If Your Highness's safety is in danger, wouldn't it also cause me, the commander of the personal guards, to fail in my duty?

Thinking of this, Di Meng spat on the ground with disdain, then raised his official boots and stomped them heavily on the ground viciously.

Bah... traitor, you want to stir up trouble again.

You are about to die without knowing it!

He called a soldier and whispered to him about Ma Ye and Ye An's unusual actions today, and then said something in a low voice.

The soldier bowed and responded to the order, then ran to the east gate to report to Zhu Su in the Shuidong tribe.

……

Yingtian, west of the city.

Yunnan and Guizhou are mountainous, and the roads are long and difficult. However, the people in Shuidong are accustomed to the difficult mountain roads, and Mrs. Liu Shuzhen, who was burdened with heavy responsibilities, did not dare to stop for a moment. Therefore, the group drove day and night and arrived at Yingtian Prefecture half a month faster than usual.

"Madam, Yingtian is in sight. His Highness has another request. Jin and Madam will say goodbye here first." Xie Jin was originally just a weak scholar. He gritted his teeth to hurry along the way. Now he was so thin that he almost lost his appearance. But he still gritted his teeth and persevered. He was always proud, but the Shuixi incident was the shame of his life. He neither helped Zhu Su successfully govern the southwest and recover Guizhou, nor could he see through Ma Ye's true face and save Shuixi.

He also felt Zhu Su's disappointment in him. Therefore, at this moment, he was holding back his anger and was determined to avenge his misconduct in Guizhou.

"Mr. Xie, please go now. I hope that both you and I can succeed in this trip." Liu Shuzhen looked tired, but her eyes were full of energy. He looked at the tall capital of the Ming Dynasty, and his heart was full of fighting spirit.

The future of the tribes in Qiandi depends on how she conquers the imperial capital in the Ninth Heaven.

(End of this chapter)