Inside the carriage, a middle-aged woman sat straight, wearing a regular dress, with a sleek face, a decisive expression, and her eyes closed and her mind focused.

Beside her, a young man, who looked like he was twenty-five or twenty-six, was also sitting upright with a very solemn expression. Opposite him was a woman, with a beautiful look and a worried look on her eyes.

The middle-aged woman is naturally the Sichuan general Qin Liangyu. She closed her eyes and said lightly, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

The man beside her was his son Ma Xianglin. Although he was not old, he had followed his parents for many years and had made many military achievements. Opposite him was his wife, Zhang Fengyi, who was known as Ma Fengyi in the army, and was also a loyal minister, and was good at the army formation.

Ma Xianglin glanced at his wife opposite and said to Qin Liangyu: "Mother, it is said that the new emperor is a moody person, willful and willful. He has only been a year since he ascended the throne. There have been many extraordinary things. Do you think that it is like the prince of the royal family who asked us to go to Beijing to imprison us?"

Zhang Fengyi also looked worried and looked at Qin Liangyu nervously.

Although Zhu Xu has now been hiding behind the scenes as much as possible, the "nonsense" mark left before has spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, which is unforgettable.

Qin Liangyu opened his eyes, looked at Ma Xianglin, then looked at Zhang Fengyi, and said coldly: "We are ministers of the Ming Dynasty. We are loyal and loyal to the country. We don't need to pay attention to other matters!"

"Mother!" Ma Xianglin became anxious as soon as he heard it. He heard the uneasy meaning from Qin Liangyu's words and said anxiously: "Mother, we are loyal. The emperor cannot treat us like this. If this continues, who in the world can still be loyal to the emperor and work for the court with all his heart?"

Zhang Fengyi also heard it and bowed and said, "Mother, husband's words should be thought about them carefully."

Qin Liangyu's eyes, which had already closed, opened again, were sharp and as sharp as a sword, and put his hands on his legs, and said in a cold tone: "Has the late emperor treated our Ma family poorly? Did the emperor treat us harshly? All the soldiers and horses in the southwest provinces were dispatched by our Ma family, and there was no shortage of silver and grain, no internal supervision, no military supervision, and no restraint. Throughout history, which emperor has treated the border general who holds heavy troops like this?"

Ma Xianglin was stunned when he heard this. His mother's words were indeed irrefutable. Not to mention the late emperor, but to just say that the current emperor entrusts all the southwestern provinces to their Ma family without any suspicion. He gave all the money and food, and gave all the power of the troops. He only asked to pacify several provinces to ensure security and peace, and there was no more request.

Such trust is indeed unprecedented!

Zhang Fengyi listened, but didn't know how to speak again. No matter how much the emperor treated others harshly, he really trusted their Ma family and treated them with kindness!

Seeing that the two of them stopped talking, Qin Liangyu said calmly: "I will only say what I said today once, and next time, the family law will be more important!"

The Ma, Qin and Zhang family all have strict tutoring. When Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi heard this, they hurriedly said, "It's mother."

The three carriages were slowly moving smoothly on the official road. The carriage was silent for a while. Ma Xianglin changed the topic of replacing the atonement of his sins: "Mother, this new road is really good, and there is no bump in the mountains of Sichuan at all."

Zhang Fengyi hurriedly continued, "Yes, mother, if we can build such a road, it will definitely be a blessing for the villagers."

Qin Liangyu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, you don't know a lot of things. You have also been to the capital a few years ago. When you arrived in the capital, you can go and have a walk."

Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi looked at each other. They heard from Qin Liangyu's words that they seemed to have something wrong.

Shili Pavilion.

Cao Huachun continued the tea several times, poured the tea again, and said, "Your Majesty, there is probably still one stick of incense. Are we coming too early?"

Zhu Xu picked up the herbal tea, took a sip, and smiled slightly, "It's not too early, be patient. If you're tired, sit down and rest for a while."

Cao Huachun smiled awkwardly on his face, stood up and didn't say anything again.

Zhu Xu put down the teacup and looked at the end of the official road. There were shadows everywhere. Qin Liangyu's carriage was unknown.

His respect for Qin Liangyu was not only her, but his family, Qin family, and Ma family almost died for the bloody battle of the Ming Dynasty. He had many military achievements and was unparalleled loyalty!

He once remembered that Ma Xianglin was guarding Xiangyang, with few major generals and reinforcements. He saw that the city was destroyed and would be defeated, so he wrote a letter to Qin Liangyu: "I vow to live and die with Xiangyang, I hope that the elders will not think about my safety!"

Qin Liangyu only replied with six words and three symbols: "Okay! OK! True Wuer!"

Ma Xianglin was killed in battle, and Zhang Fengyi was also killed in battle a few years ago.

Before this, Qin Liangyu's brothers and nephews had also died in battle everywhere.

There were many loyal and martyrs in the Ming Dynasty, and there were many generals, but the Ma family was the most loyal and martyr, and there were few since ancient times!

"Wait a little longer."

Zhu Xu's eyes were deep, and his eyes were full of respect, waiting quietly without any impatience.

Without a stick of incense, the carriage with the flag of the word "horse" slowly came, and was particularly conspicuous among the passing crowd.

Zhu Xu recognized it at a glance, quickly sorted out his clothes, stood up and said, "Hurry, Cao Huachun!"

Cao Huachun responded and trotted towards the official road.

The three people in the carriage were looking around with curtains lifted up and watched the crowds of people coming and going, with more traffic than a few years ago.

Cao Huachun led a few people over and blocked the road. The person driving was Qin Liangyu's personal soldiers. When he saw Cao Huachun's outfit, he was shocked and hurriedly grabbed the carriage. At the same time, he said to the inside, "Madam, there is an internal surveillance blocking the road."

Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi and his wife in the carriage were shocked and hurriedly looked at Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu's face was cold and she said in a deep voice: "Why are you panicking? Are you still like a person who leads troops to fight?"

Ma Xianglin and his wife smiled bitterly in their hearts. They had not yet left their worries, so they forced Qin Liangyu to get off the carriage with their spirits.

Qin Liangyu got off the carriage and looked at Cao Huachun, who was leading the leader. She had been in Beijing to serve the king before and was the first year of Tianqi. In a flash, she did not know Cao Huachun, who was still not famous at that time.

Just as he was about to ask, Cao Huachun smiled and stepped forward and said, "Madam Ma, please, the emperor has been waiting for a while."

Qin Liangyu's face changed slightly. When he looked up, he saw a young boy not far away looking at them with a smile.

There is no way to guess where, naturally, this is not fake. Qin Liangyu looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Hurry up, come with me!"

As he said that, he rushed towards Zhu Xu, Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi were also shocked and followed him quickly.

Qin Liangyu rushed to Zhu Xu and was about to kneel down on one knee, "Fate Wife..."

Zhu Xu quickly walked over, grabbed her, and said, "Please get up with the old general, and you will be exempted from the gift!"

Although Qin Liangyu is a woman, she is over fifty years old, but she is extremely strong and has a strong personality. Zhu Xu can't stop her. She still kneeled down and said in a deep voice: "My destiny, Qin Liangyu, come to see the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi also knelt on one knee, feeling extremely nervous. Let the emperor go out of the city and greet him. Not to mention decades ago, even the entire Ming Dynasty did not, right?

Zhu Xu looked at Qin Liangyu's back, even if he was kneeling there, he was as straight as a gun, and he was so arrogant that he should not be offended.

He was in a state of excitement. This was the heroine in history. She had never seen her elegance and was proud of her past and present, and she admired her!

Zhu Xuqiang was excited and stretched out his hands again, helped Qin Liangyu up, and smiled and said, "The old general doesn't have to do this, just flatten your body."

Qin Liangyu stood up. She was 1.8 meters tall and stood there, like a mountain, invisibly putting pressure on people.

Even Zhu Xu felt unhappy. Fortunately, he still remembered that he was the emperor and looked at Qin Liangyu with a smile on his face.

He was wearing soft armor and was far superior to ordinary men. His face was dusty and had the strong, hard and cold look unique to soldiers.

Zhu Xu nodded secretly and looked at Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi again. They were both dragons and phoenixes among people and had extraordinary postures.

"Come on," Zhu Xu took a deep breath, waved his hand with a smile, "I have prepared some tea to welcome the old general Qin, General Ma and his wife."

Qin Liangyu raised her hand and wanted to refuse, but Zhu Xu grabbed her hand and took a step, so she had to follow her into the pavilion.

Zhu Xu took the lead in sitting down, picked up the tea party, flipped over three cups, and poured tea one by one for three cups.

Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi looked at each other, but they were completely unaware of the reason.

Qin Liangyu was also a little confused and stood still.

Zhu Xu went to Haocha, sat there, looked at Qin Liangyu and smiled, "Everyone is sitting, others are not qualified, the old general's family must have it, sit!"

Qin Liangyu was also quietly looking at Zhu Xu. Seeing that he always looked calm and did not have any pretentiousness, he was grateful and raised his hand and said, "When you go back to the emperor, I will do my duty as a minister. How dare you seek credit? Please do not praise too much."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "The old general is in charge of the southwest provinces and has made great contributions. This time I summoned the old general to Beijing. In addition to military affairs, I just want to meet the old general in person to show the court's attention and gratitude. There are no outsiders here today, and the old general will sit. In this pavilion, there are only elders born in the late birth, and there are no monarch and ministers!"

Qin Liangyu looked at Zhu Xu, his face, his eyes, and his movements. She fought south and north, and saw countless people, how could she not tell the truth or false? She was also very moved and raised her hand and said, "I am doing my duty, and the emperor is very kind, and I am ashamed of taking responsibility, so I dare not take it. I will let Ma offense."

After Qin Liangyu finished speaking, she sat down opposite Zhu Xu.

Ma Xianglin and his wife quickly raised their hands and bowed to sit down.

Zhu Xu then breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the teacup and said, "The Ma family guards the southwest and has worked hard and made great contributions. I will wait for the people of the southwest provinces to use tea instead of wine. I will respect the elderly generals with a cup, so don't raise it!"

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he looked over.

Qin Liangyu held up the teacup and bowed, "I am obeying the order and loyal to my duties, and I will never dare to take it!"

Zhu Xu picked up the teapot, poured it on Qin Liangyu, poured it on himself, and raised his glass again and said, "The Ma family originated from General Fubo, and was loyal and loyal. The Ma family's ancestors rose up to fight for the Ming Dynasty and pacify the world. I will serve the court and respect the elderly generals with a cup!"

Qin Liangyu picked up the teacup and said, "This is the duty of a minister. If you cannot do your best, Ma will be ashamed of the court!"

Zhu Xu fell back again, and said with a solemn look on his face: "This third cup is for me to respect the old general. I ascend the throne at a young age and deceive me countless times. Only the old general, who did his best, did not see any slightest resentment. He spoke sincerely, and he served the country and the people. This shows the character of the old general. I, respect the old general three times!"

Qin Liang's face moved, stood up, held a teacup, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ma is deeply grateful to the emperor. He is willing to be the emperor and the country of Ming Dynasty, and he will be crushed to pieces and wrapped in horses and corpses!"

Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi also stood up, holding the teacup with a respectful and determined look on their faces.

Zhu Xu also stood up slowly and looked at Qin Liangyu. The old general had been in war, was a country all his life, was loyal and worked hard all his hard work, respectable and respectable. He held up the teacup and said in a deep voice: "The old general will live a hundred years, be blessed and healthy!"
Chapter completed!