My father is Jiajing

Chapter 145 Meeting Ling is like meeting the Emperor
After working hard all night and traveling non-stop for the whole morning, Huang Jin finally arrived near Qingshuitan in the afternoon.

Looking at the obvious defensive formation in the distance, Huang Jin felt relieved, as he had finally found Prince Yu.

Huang Jin pulled the reins and shouted to the imperial guards behind him, "Everyone, please work harder. You will be able to see Prince Yu soon."

After running for such a long time, Huang Jin was very clear that the imperial guards behind him were almost at their limit. It would be unreasonable not to comfort them.

After hearing what Huang Jin said, Lu Yi, the leader of the Imperial Guard, also said politely to Huang Jin: "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Huang. This is what we should do."

Huang Jin breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Captain Lu, you are too polite. Let's rush to Prince Yu in one go."

Of course Lu Yi had no objection. To be honest, Huang Jin worked much harder than them.

As the most trusted and favored attendant of Emperor Jiajing, Huang Jin had always lived a life of luxury, serving the Emperor in the Xiyuan Palace. This was probably the first time for him to endure such an arduous and urgent journey without sleep and sleeping in the open air.

Just imagine, if a eunuch who lives a life of luxury can do this, how can the imperial guards have the face to complain about their hardships and tiredness?
Moreover, the other party took the initiative to say good things. If these people could not understand what was said, when they returned to the palace, Huang Jin would only need to give them a look, and they would all be skinned alive in the East Factory's prison, and they might not even know how they died.

Therefore, in response to Huang Jin's politeness, they were even more polite and respectful than Huang Jin, without any complaints at all.

Huang Jin hurriedly urged the horse under his crotch, which was almost foaming at the mouth, towards Zhu Zaigui's temporary camp at Qingshuitan.

At this time, Zhu Zaigui had just finished talking to the remaining soldiers of the Four Guards Camp. He got a chance to relax and practiced the "Xiantian Gong" exercises on the open space in front of him.

Just when Zhu Zaigui had just finished a round of fighting and felt warm, a soldier from the periphery came running over in a hurry, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Huang Jin is here. He said he brought the emperor's decree and asked to see your Majesty."

Zhu Zaigui stopped moving and was not surprised by the arrival of the palace personnel. He knew very well that he had disappeared from the palace in the capital for almost three days. Even if the spies in the palace were slow to react, they would report his disappearance to Emperor Jiajing.

However, there was one thing that did surprise Zhu Zaigui. He never expected that the old Taoist priest would be willing to send Huang Jin to find him. You know, Huang Jin is the old Taoist priest's truly caring and sincere family member. He is much better than his "two dragons who never meet" son.

So although Zhu Zaigui was not surprised that someone from the palace came to look for him, he was still a little surprised that Huang Jin would come in person.

Zhu Zaigui said, "Please ask Eunuch Huang to come over."

Zhu Zaigui gave an order and asked someone to bring Huang Jin over.

After arriving at Zhu Zaigui's temporary garrison camp, Huang Jin was secretly shocked after feeling the morale and changes of the soldiers of the Four Guards Battalion.

Huang Jin didn't dare to say that he knew the most about the mental state of the people in the Fourth Guard Battalion, but at least he knew that this group of people did not have the aura that was so intimidating back then.

It can be seen that after experiencing a battle, these soldiers of the Four Guards Camp have developed an indescribable sharpness, and this sharpness is so strong that even Huang Jin, a man who has been in a high position for a long time, feels frightened.

Zhu Zaigui also took the initiative to walk forward a few steps, looked at Huang Jin who was coming over, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Huang has come, I am sorry for not coming to greet you from afar, please forgive me."

When Huang Jin saw Zhu Zaigui coming and heard Zhu Zaigui's voice, and now that he was in the camp controlled by Zhu Zaigui, he couldn't help but feel a little inferior.

Huang Jin did not dare to be arrogant, and hurriedly bowed to Zhu Zaigui sincerely, "I dare not, I am very touched to see that the prince is safe and sound."

Zhu Zaigui looked at Huang Jin and the imperial guards he led, looking exhausted. He could tell that Huang Jin and his men had not stopped for a moment and were very tired.

Zhu Zaigui ordered Meng Chong, "Meng Chong, go and prepare meals for Eunuch Huang and the imperial guards who came with him. I feel bad for them seeing how hard they are working." Meng Chong quickly agreed, and then went to prepare some dried meat and salty biscuits that were more filling, as well as water bags, and distributed them to Huang Jin, Lu Yi and other imperial guards who came with him.

"Don't be disgusted, Eunuch Huang. These are the only food we have during the march. I will treat you to more food after we return to the capital."

While Zhu Zaigui was saying these words, he took a piece of dried meat, took a bite, and then drank a sip of water.

Huang Jin and the others saw that Prince Yu was eating these foods, so what right did they have to say no?
Besides, Zhu Zaigui has the final say in this camp. Even if they come here on behalf of the emperor, they have to consider their actions. Moreover, Zhu Zaigui is the emperor's own son in terms of status. Who dares to be so arrogant and not take Zhu Zaigui seriously?
So they ate the dried meat and dry biscuits with great relish, and did not forget to thank Zhu Zaigui.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "Eat quickly. I don't have much time. I will lead the soldiers of the Four Guards Camp to action soon."

Huang Jin, who was eating dry biscuits to fill his stomach, was startled when he heard Zhu Zaigui's words. He was choked by the dry biscuit and his face turned red in an instant. He couldn't breathe.

Zhu Zaiqi was also shocked when he saw this, and quickly jumped up and patted Huang Jin on the back, "Eunuch, please spit it out! Don't choke."

Meng Chong, who was standing by, was also busy helping Zhu Zaigui to pat Huang Jin's back and smooth his throat. After a short while of patting, the dry biscuit that was choking Huang Jin's throat came out.

Meng Chong nervously handed over another water bag, and Zhu Zaigui said with concern: "Drink some water, eunuch."

Huang Jin took a deep breath and paused. He almost choked to death just now.

Huang Jin took the water bag from Meng Chong's hand and took a sip, which relieved the tension and discomfort caused by choking just now.

He quickly said to Zhu Zaigui, "Your Highness, you can't do that. The Emperor has issued a death order to me, asking me to bring you back to the capital safely. Your Highness, please go with me. Just leave the things here to them."

Zhu Zaigui shook his head and said, "That won't do. I am the main planner of this operation. If I leave, the lives of the soldiers in the Fourth Guard Battalion may be at stake. Moreover, their morale can only be high with me. If I leave, it will be like their backbone has been taken away. How can they survive? So I can't leave."

Huang Jin didn't know much about fighting, but when he heard Zhu Zaigui say he would not leave, he immediately became anxious, "Your Highness must go. The Emperor is very worried about you."

Zhu Zaigui still shook his head to refuse. At the same time, the soldiers from the Four Guards Camp who were close to Zhu Zaigui also came closer. Their eyes and aura showed that they wanted to protect Zhu Zaigui, which made Huang Jin frightened.

Huang Jin had no choice but to hold up the "As if I were here in person" gold medal bestowed by Emperor Jiajing, "Here is the Emperor's golden order. Seeing it is like seeing the Emperor!"

As soon as this order came out, Zhu Zaigui's eyes lit up instantly, and he had no intention of respecting this gold medal at all.

What a good thing! With this gold medal, wouldn't it be easier to mobilize the surrounding troops to fight a decisive battle with Anda at Chaobai River?

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I wish you all a smooth travel during the May Day holiday. May those who go home have a smooth reunion, may those who go out to play have fun happily, and may those who rest at home lie down comfortably.

Of course, don’t hesitate about the monthly ticket, you still have to give it.

Otherwise, Taoist Jiajing will be unhappy~~
"You voted for two of my monthly tickets for others and didn't give me one. Do you still want me to thank you?".JPG
(End of this chapter)