Start by saving Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang honors me as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Di brought Lin An to his resting place. After making sure that there was no one around, he lowered the door curtain.

The rest tent was very thick, almost airtight. After lowering the door curtain to completely block out the only light, Zhu Di lit a few candles, and the light from the candles immediately illuminated the entire tent.

Through the dancing flames, Lin An saw Zhu Di's face, half of which was bright, while the other half was hidden in darkness. It was not until Zhu Di finished all this and sat in the chair in front of him that he spoke:

"Old Four, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Something happened in the Imperial City. I wonder if the Marquis has heard of it?"

"what happened?"

Seeing Zhu Di speak in such a heavy tone, Lin An's mood was also affected and his tone became a little heavy.

Zhu Di still looked at Lin An silently. He was in a very conflicted mood at the moment. His elder brother Zhu Biao had emphasized in the secret letter that he must not tell Lin An even a little bit!

After all, Zhu Di had developed feelings for Lin An after calling him Marquis for so many days, and Lin An's immortal achievements were also obvious to all. If he regarded Lin An as an alien just because of a suspicion, it would probably chill the hearts of soldiers all over the world!

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My eldest brother also said that our father is concerned about the inheritance of power!

Of course, this was not said by my father himself, but was told to Zhu Biao by Empress Ma through Zhu Chong. When Zhu Biao wrote another letter, the core point was: A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

Lin An has now reached the point where he has no more titles to be given and no more rewards to be given. Just the title of Marquis of Taiping puts him second only to the emperor and above all others.

If he takes one more step forward, it will not be a meteoric rise to prominence, but a catastrophe! Throughout the dynasties, whenever the imperial power was at its peak, such a person would not be allowed to exist!

The military generals who were the founding fathers, such as Xu Da and Tang He, basically maintained close ties with the royal family. The most prominent one was marriage, which formed an intricate community of interests!

Xu Miaojin has already taken the lead in the marriage alliance. If one wants to force loyalty, it is nothing more than power, sex and money. Obviously, these means are ineffective on Lin An!

The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more headache he felt. After a while, he sighed softly, pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly, and said bitterly: "My Lord, just consider it as me begging you, this war against Wala, you... don't participate!"

"Let's go! Take Miao Jin away! Don't go back to the Imperial City. Find a place where no one knows you and live! At least you can live a peaceful life there!"

Zhu Di originally thought that he would see Lin An's shocked face, but after he finished speaking, when he looked up and saw Lin An, the latter's face was surprisingly calm, especially his eyes, which were as calm as usual, as if he was not affected at all.

"Master Hou..."

Zhu Di called out again.

Lin An suddenly smiled and waved his hand, "I thought it was something serious! You scared me. Now that you said so, I'll do as you say!"

"You know more information than I do, so I believe this decision is also comprehensive. It seems to me that the Imperial City is already a dangerous place!"

"Fourth Brother, thank you for telling me this. I know the Crown Prince probably wanted you to keep it a secret from me because once I learn about this, I might become vindictive. If I turn to the Northern Yuan, it would be a devastating blow to the Ming Dynasty!"

"To be honest, I didn't make you my friend in vain!"

With every word Lin An said, Zhu Di's expression became more complicated! At the same time, a strong sense of guilt filled his heart!

He hadn't understood before why his elder brother Zhu Biao was so sad when his father killed those Huaixi nobles. But now that this happened to him, he suddenly understood...

Lin An looked at Zhu Di again!

At this moment, Zhu Di seemed to have lost the courage to look him in the eye! He turned his head and looked to the side, which caused Zhu Di's entire face to be immersed in darkness.

He chuckled calmly and said, "Your Highness, Prince of Yan, I originally thought that after this war, which could determine the fate of our nation, was over, the Emperor would take action against me. Now it seems that my guess was correct!"

"If you hadn't tipped me off in advance, things would have continued in this direction!"

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang had killed so many meritorious officials, so one more wouldn't be a big deal. From the day he stepped onto the battlefield, he knew this day would come!

Lin An had no intention of intervening in the fight against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, just as he had never known about Lan Yu's fight against King Liang of Yuan in the north. However, what the Oirat did after it broke through Taiyuan Prefecture and Datong Prefecture reminded him of the bloody massacre that took place hundreds of years later, which would be remembered by the people of Central China for generations to come!

Just imagine, if someone traveled back to that time, would they just watch helplessly and not help?

Killing the enemy and saving the people from dire straits! That is what countless people dream of!

Now that we have this opportunity, no matter whether it is the enemies coming from the sea in the south or the enemies from the grassland in the north, to put it bluntly, to sum it up in one sentence, that is, the alien race has never given up its desire to destroy us!

For the sake of family and country, Lin An put life and death aside and didn't bother to think about so many things!

He thought that if he did not take bribes, behaved properly and was like Li Guang of the Han Dynasty, who had great achievements but did not overshadow his master, Zhu Yuanzhang would not find a reason to kill him!

But he forgot that if you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext! Even Yue Fei couldn't escape this law, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang, who was addicted to killing his meritorious officials.

As Lin An spoke, he slowly stood up, exhaled, and said with a carefree smile, "As for Miao Jin, I won't take her with me. I'm a commoner, and she's the pampered daughter of the Duke of Wei. If she were to retire to the mountains, Miao Jin might not be able to endure such a hard life! I don't want her to suffer with me!"

Zhu Di's expression was very complicated.

The words "Your Highness the Prince of Yan" undoubtedly made their relationship much more distant!

The following words were undoubtedly like needles, piercing his heart. Even though it was already riddled with holes, it still hurt!

Lin An walked out.

Zhu Di looked at Lin An's back and finally couldn't help it. He threw himself on the table and sobbed softly.

Lin An had saved him several times, but now that Lin An was in danger, he couldn't save him even once! A torrent of guilt washed over him, and his heart was twisted in pain.

From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty royal family, what Zhu Yuanzhang did was natural and correct, but... not all right things are reasonable and acceptable!

Lin An walked out of the big tent and glanced at the tent where he had rested before. He felt a little reluctant, but he still walked outside. On the way, he met many soldiers, who all greeted him warmly and happily. After seeing his response, those people were extremely happy!

When he reached the gate of the military camp, Lin An saw three people guarding there.

Xu Da, Xu Zengshou, and Xu Miaojin with a resentful look on his face!

Xu Miaojin's little expression seemed to be saying, you didn't even take me with you when you left, you bad guy who didn't recognize me after pulling up your pants!

"General Xu!"

Lin An was startled for a moment, then looked at Xu Da. He had changed from Uncle Xu to General Xu. What he had to do now was to draw a line between himself and Xu Da's family, so as to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from getting too carried away and implicating Xu Da's family!

Xu Da strode over, patted Lin An's shoulder gently, and said with red eyes: "Boy, remember! I will always be your Uncle Xu!"

It was originally a touching scene, but Xu Zengshou suddenly muttered: "Dad, it seems you don't want your brother-in-law to be your son-in-law!"

Xu Miaojin's resentful gaze immediately fell on Xu Da!

Xu Da suddenly laughed dumbly, patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "Look at what I have done. Xiaolin, don't misunderstand me. What I said..."

Seeing that Xu Da was starting to become tongue-tied, Xu Zengshou pulled Xu Da aside and gave the main court to Xu Miaojin. Xu Miaojin strode forward and hugged Lin An's arm. Her pretty face was slightly red and her eyes were red and swollen. She must have just been crying.

Lin An could clearly feel the soft sensation rubbing against his arm!

Xu Miaojin hugged her tightly!

"I don't care whether you're Marquis of Taiping Lin An or Doctor Lin An. I've chosen you for my life. Dad has already promised me that he won't interfere with my choices, so I'll follow you wherever you go! Husband and wife follow! Even if we become a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks, I won't regret it!"

Lin An had just experienced betrayal, and now seeing Xu Miaojin's firm choice, his eyes turned red in an instant, and he was moved beyond words!