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

Chapter 925 Kneel down
Most of the officers and soldiers of Guizhou Guard had seen Zhu Su before. Even if they had not seen him, they should have recognized the huge flag of the Ming Dynasty with the sun and the moon hanging in the sky behind Zhu Su, as well as the three-character gold-plated flag of "Zhou Wang Su". Not to mention Zhu Su's cool dragon robe, with the dragon pattern appearing and disappearing under the firelight, which was extremely noble. Except for the princes of the court, who would dare to wear such clothes? Zhu Su, wearing such clothes, rode ahead and rushed forward with a group of fierce Shuidong strongmen. How dare the officers and soldiers act rashly?

As for the Shuixi side, Mrs. Shezi saw at a glance the King of Zhou who had always been kind to the Shuixi people. Other court officials always had a sense of superiority towards the southwestern minorities, as if they were barbarians. Only the King of Zhou treated the Tusi people the same as the Han people.

Therefore, Mrs. Shezi also had a very good impression of Zhu Su. When she saw her husband's sudden death, her first reaction was to find the King of Zhou to seek justice for the Western Region of Shuixi. Moreover, he came here only to bring people to guard and had no intention of fighting with the Ming Dynasty here. Therefore, when she saw Zhu Su shouting to stop, she immediately cooperated.

Although he did not ask the tribesmen to kneel down before Zhu Su on the spot, he also loudly called on all the tribes to retreat and put some distance between them and the Ming army.

"Your Highness! Seeing that Your Highness is safe and sound, I am really..." Di Meng rushed to Zhu Su's side, looked Zhu Su up and down, and saw that he was indeed safe and sound. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then wanted to dismount and apologize.

"I have failed to live up to your trust and ruined your plans. I hope you will punish me!"

"Yes." Zhu Su nodded, stopping Di Meng from trying to get off his horse. He looked solemn, patted Di Meng's shoulder, and looked up at the bodies lying on the ground around him.

Among these corpses, there were those of the Ming army and those of the Yi people... I had not expected Ma Ye to be so decisive, so I arrived a little late.

The grudge between Daming and Shuixi has deepened.

He did not blame Di Meng, Di Meng had already kept a close eye on Ma Ye's cronies, but Ma Ye claimed that he wanted to "rescue King Zhou", so Di Meng did not dare to stop him in order to avoid making mistakes. Moreover, he later found out that something was wrong, and Di Meng had tried his best to stop several Qianhu of Guizhou Guards, but he had too few people, and the Ming officers and soldiers who had already left the city still had to listen to their own commanders, so he could not stop them.

There is only one real culprit.

Zhu Su gently squeezed the horse's belly, stepped on the blood and blood on the battlefield, and, surrounded by Song Qin and Gou'er, passed Di Meng and the Guizhou guards kneeling on the ground, and slowly came to Ma Ye and Ye An who were still riding on their horses, and said coldly: "Ma Tongzhi."

"Now that you have seen me, why don't you kneel?"

Ma Ye's expression changed from gloomy to bright, sometimes fearful, sometimes ruthless. He never thought that Zhu Su would bring Shuidong's troops to forcibly block his plan.

Guizhou Wei has already fought with Shuixi. In just a few moments, he can take the reputation of "suppressing the rebellion". Once Shuixi is destroyed, the major Yi tribes will surely rise up in rebellion, and the imperial court will have no choice but to support him in eliminating the chieftains of various tribes. He can also get a share of the credit for helping the imperial court "eliminate the chieftains and return them to the people" in the southwest... A meteoric rise is just around the corner!
However, before the feud was settled, King Zhou Zhu Su showed up again!

This gamble was about to be lost, but Ma Ye still wanted to struggle. He forced out an ugly smile and said, "I was extremely worried when I learned that Shuixi attacked Your Highness. Fortunately, Your Highness is safe and sound."

"But I am currently in the middle of a battle. Your Highness, please wait for a moment, I..."

"Kneel down." Zhu Su spurred his horse and took a few steps forward, his eyes fixed on Ma Ye, his face as cold as ice.

"This, Your Highness, Shuixi has evil ambitions..."

"Kneel down!" Zhu Su took another step forward with anger on his face.

"...Your Highness, Shuixi has already attacked our Daming Guards. How can we keep these villains..."

With a clang, a cold light flashed, and Zhu Su had already drawn the sword at his waist. The magic weapon made of Damascus steel was like a pool of autumn water in the night, and the condensed murderous intent pierced Ma Ye's heart.

Zhu Su sat upright on his horse, holding a knife in his right hand, the tip of the knife pointed straight at Ma Ye's pale face, and said word by word: "This king says,"

"Kneel! Down!"

"Your Highness has ordered you to kneel, do you dare not?" Behind Zhu Su, Di Meng, Song Qin, the Zhou Wangwei and Shuidong warriors all drew their weapons. In an instant, a large number of swords, spears, arrows, and axes, with a lot of cold and shining sharp blades, were pointed at Ma Ye.

"Master Tongzhi..." Behind Ma Ye, his confidant Ye An was so frightened that his face turned pale and he slid down from the saddle. He knelt on the ground and called Ma Ye in extreme panic.

"..." Ma Ye sensed the murderous intent. Although he didn't believe Zhu Su would really kill him, he knew that this was not the time to disobey Zhu Su. He dismounted dejectedly, lowered his head, hid the resentment in his eyes, and slowly knelt on the pool of blood on the ground.

"Take off your helmet and greet you." Zhu Su said.

Ma Ye was startled, and raised his head in hatred, but what he met was Zhu Su's condescending gaze. He thought for a while, and finally took off the sword at his waist, took off his helmet, and put it on the ground with the sword.

"Your Highness Ma Ye, I wish to greet His Majesty King Zhou."

The air around was as silent as death. Zhu Su smiled sarcastically and made a slight gesture to Di Meng beside him. Di Meng understood and stepped forward to collect Ma Ye's helmet and sword, then took out a rope and tied up Ma Ye and Ye An with the other men.

"Your Highness, I am innocent. Why are you tying me up?" Ma Ye struggled.

Zhu Su turned a deaf ear to him and turned to Song Qin and said, "Chief Song, please go and invite Madam Shezi from across the street."

"I owe Shuixi a conclusion on this matter. Let's end it tonight."

"Your Highness?" Song Qin was a little surprised, and looked around in surprise. This King Zhou wanted to give Shuixi an explanation at this time? The Ming army had just attacked Shuixi under the command of Ma Ye. Although Shuixi's losses were not very severe, they must be angry at this time. If you let Mrs. Shezi come to negotiate at this time, aren't you afraid that Shuixi will angrily refuse?

Zhu Su also knew Song Qin's worries. Shuixi West had indeed suffered an unjust injustice, and they must be angry at this time... But if they could not vent their anger, but kept it in their hearts, from now on, they would always have a grudge against the Ming Dynasty.

What Zhu Su wanted was to promote ethnic harmony and integration... not to ask the Yi people to just submit and be united in appearance but not in spirit. He had to let the Yi people in Shuixi vent their anger on the spot because the Shuixi Tusi was wronged and their tribe was attacked.

To this end, it is okay to take some responsibility.

(End of this chapter)