"emperor!"
Zhu Huaining saw the emperor and the empress waiting at the city gate from afar. His eyes welled up and he immediately galloped to the city gate!
When the horse was five meters away from the emperor and empress, he immediately tightened the reins and dismounted.
Those neat movements don't look like a fifty-year-old man with injuries on his body at all!
He walked quickly to the front of the emperor and the empress, and knelt down to pay his respects!
"Your Highness, General Zhu Huaining, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Empress!"
"Old General, please stand up quickly——"
Feng Changye held Zhu Wuhuan's arm and walked with her to Zhu Huaining. They both stretched out their hands at the same time, each holding one of the old man's arms, and helped him up.
Looking at the tall man standing in front of him, Feng Changye's eyes were filled with tears. "Old General, you have fought for Daning and made great contributions, but you have a lot more white hair on your temples."
Zhu Wuhuan also looked up at the old general who was two heads taller than him, feeling both excited and upset. "Dad, you pretended to surrender to Xiyuan despite being injured. You have been wronged."
Zhu Huaining looked at the emperor and the empress, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
One is the king he is loyal to.
One is his biological daughter.
He rushed to the border, fought against Xi Yuan, and then pretended to surrender to Xi Yuan. This lasted for half a year.
He finally returned to the capital and finally saw his relatives.
With red eyes, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, as a general of Daning, I should protect Daning's territory. This is my duty, and I will not be wronged."
Feng Changye was both moved and ashamed when he heard this.
Ashamed of having killed members of the Zhu family in history.
He suppressed the bitterness in his heart and said with a smile, "I have a lot to say to the old general, but the old general has been away from home for half a year. Now that he has returned to the capital, he should go back to his home to see his family, change clothes and rest."
He said, "The Queen and I will be waiting for you in Taiji Hall tomorrow."
He pointed at the three imperial physicians behind him and said, "The old general is injured, and I don't know if he has recovered yet. I asked the imperial physician to accompany the old general back to the general's mansion. Please let the imperial physician examine your injuries and change some medicine first. There is no need to rush to enter the palace."
Zhu Huaining said hurriedly, "This old minister should first report to the emperor about the border affairs and the affairs of Xiyuan..."
Feng Changye shook his head and smiled, "How can that be explained in just a few words? Don't worry, old General, you've been traveling all the way here. Rest for a day first. Tomorrow we can have a long chat."
Zhu Wuhuan also smiled and said, "Yes, Dad, you should go back and see Mom and my brothers first. We can discuss anything in court tomorrow."
Feng Changye glanced at the generals who were also exhausted. It was just right that they would be rewarding their merits tomorrow, so everyone should have a night's rest and get enough rest so that they could better attend court.
After hearing what the emperor and the empress said, Zhu Huaining gratefully accepted their kindness.
Afterwards, all the civil and military officials came forward to greet Zhu Huaining.
Almost all the military generals were little fans of the old general. They surrounded the old general all the way and wanted to jump up to let the old general look at them more.
The civil officials also lost their usual reserve and surrounded the old general, praising him endlessly.
In their hearts, the old general who endured humiliation and flattened Xiyuan was a great hero who created the world!
Feng Changye and Zhu Wuhuan rode slowly into the city in a carriage. Looking back, they saw the lively scene and couldn't help but smile at each other.
very nice.
One call and a hundred responses, this is the glory that a great hero deserves when he returns.
Rather than a tragic ending like in history.
As the carriage drove into the city, Zhu Wuhuan and Feng Changye saw the people standing on both sides of the street to welcome them. They could already imagine how excited these people would be when the old general led his generals into the city.
They will cheer, shout, and shed tears of excitement.
When they see that heroic general, they will be a hundred times more enthusiastic than when they see their emperor.
If Feng Changye had seen in the past that a general was more popular among the people than himself, the emperor, he would have definitely felt uncomfortable.
But at this moment, he no longer had those complicated emotions.
Because even he himself was impressed by the old general's personal charm. Such a hero should be praised by people all over the world.
"Promotions are not possible. The General of the Cavalry is already the first-rank General of Daning, and there is no higher rank. But you can increase your rank..."
Feng Changye glanced at Zhu Wuhuan and said, "I intend to confer the title of Duke of Zhenguo on your father."
He said, "Logically, the old general is your biological father, Queen. If he is to be given a title, he should be given the title of Duke Cheng'en, but I do not want to give him the title of Duke Cheng'en."
His eyes were filled with admiration for the old general. "Accept a favor? Tsk, the old general is someone who can earn the title of Duke through his own abilities. Why should he accept a favor from anyone? The Duke of Zhenguo is the title he deserves most!"
Zhu Wuhuan looked at him in surprise.
Zhenguogong? This is a superb grade!
She said subconsciously, "Generals of other surnames can only be granted the title of First-Class Duke. The Duke of Zhenguo is a title that only members of the royal family can hold. Your Majesty, if you wish to confer the title of Duke of Zhenguo on my father, I'm afraid the ministers in the court will..."
Feng Changye chuckled, "No one has ever stipulated that the title of Duke of Zhenguo can only be held by members of the imperial family. It's just that past emperors didn't want to give this honor to outsiders."
He said domineeringly, "I will break this rule first! To protect the country, naturally, only those who can conquer a region and maintain the territory of Daning like the old general can be awarded the title of Duke of the State. If this title is not given to the old general, what's the point of it being empty?"
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Zhu Wuhuan could only thank him on behalf of the Zhu family.
She looked towards the direction of the General's Mansion, feeling relieved.
Only she knew the tragedy of history, but the current glory and the emperor's favor were what the Zhu family truly felt...
The Zhu family, full of loyal and brave people, deserves this kind of treatment.
...Zhu family.
The old general returned safely, and everyone in the Zhu family was excited.
The servants kowtowed and greeted happily, and the relatives hugged each other warmly and shed tears.
The old general hugged his beloved wife, several sons, and two little grandchildren one by one, and was then taken by his family to the family dinner that had been prepared long ago.
After happily eating a meal, the old general returned to the main courtyard with the old lady.
Soaking in the warm bathtub, letting his beloved wife massage his solar plexus, the old general smiled and listened quietly to his beloved wife talking about what had happened during this period.
But when he heard his beloved wife talking about something, he suddenly opened his eyes and his eyes suddenly turned cold!
"You said Wuhuan had a dream in which the entire Zhu family was executed. And after I defeated Xiyuan, I returned to the border of Daning and learned of the Zhu family's tragedy. I couldn't bear it and vomited blood and died?"
He stared at the water with cold eyes and asked his beloved wife behind him in a calm tone.
Madam Zhu didn't notice the change in his eyes and smiled as she said, "Yes, but this is just Wuhuan's dream. As long as it didn't really happen to us, we don't have to resent the emperor because of a dream. Just treat it as a story."
I wish there would be stormy waves in the old general's eyes!
Dream?
Is this really just Wuhuan’s dream?
Is the Wuhuan today really his daughter Zhu Wuhuan?
Did the same thing happen to his daughter Wuhuan as happened to the empress dowager in Shoukang Palace many years ago?
Is his daughter also possessed by a time traveler who knows history well?
Back then, the Empress Dowager of Shoukang Palace came to change the history of Daning. Is Wuhuan the same person now?
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