Wan Qi Shihui took Yang Xiyuan and his son to a wall in the study room. They groped on it for a while, and then heard a click. A secret door appeared on the wall. The secret door opened slowly and the three of them walked in.
At the beginning, there is a passage that can only accommodate one person, about 200 meters. After walking through the passage, what comes into view is a space like the main hall outside.
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe sitting on the main seat, exuding a faint domineering air.
Even Yang Bing felt a little frightened in front of him.
Yang Xiyuan saw the face of the middle-aged man and quickly knelt on the ground: "I'm here to greet you, Your Majesty! I'm here to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Yang Xiyuan was shocked in his heart. He really didn't expect that this person was really here, so he turned his head and looked behind him. Yang Bing's face turned blue.
Yang Bing did not kneel down, but stood there and stared directly at the current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang!
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and looked at Yang Bing. In an instant, both sides exuded an aura. If Zhu Yuanzhang's aura was brought by the emperor, then Yang Bing's aura was more murderous.
"Kneel down quickly!" Yang Xiyuan quickly waved his hand to Yang Bing. In the Ming Dynasty, if the emperor does not kneel down, he will be beheaded.
"Huh? Oh," Yang Bing also knelt down quickly. Wan Qi Shihui, who was beside him, had already knelt down to greet Yang Xiyuan.
And sitting on a seat next to the emperor was a young man whose face was somewhat similar to that of Zhu Yuanzhang. Yang Bing could tell without guessing that the two people in front of him were the pillars of the Ming Dynasty - the current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the current emperor. Prince Zhu Di!
"Hahaha, dear, please get up quickly. There are no such etiquettes outside. Please sit down quickly." Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little surprised in his heart. He thought that this Yang Bing was really brave. In front of him, those ministers were treated like this by him. Even if he stared at him, he would be so frightened that he would tremble all over, but Yang Bing himself couldn't even see the slightest look of fear on his face.
"Is this Yang Bing, the beloved son of Yang Qing's family?" Zhu Yuanzhang had not reached the violent stage at this time, so in Yang Bing's view, he was still very approachable.
Yang Bing had just looked at each other briefly with Zhu Yuanzhang, and he couldn't help but think that he was indeed the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The aura exuding from his body already made him feel pressured.
"Your Majesty, it's Quanzi." Yang Xiyuan just sat down and stood up again to reply.
"Well, yes, you are indeed a talented person!" When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he paused deliberately, and then asked: "I have already heard about your performance in the battle of Jincheng. Beautiful! What a pleasure!"
Although Yang Bing couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking, he still said respectfully: "Your Majesty is so complimentary. I am just a fluke. It all depends on the respect of the brothers below."
"This time I heard from the second prince that you also invented a weapon called Thunderbolt, which can kill several enemies instantly, but is it true?" Zhu Yuanzhang finally revealed his true purpose. He left the palace today. Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not believe the letter sent back by the second prince at first. He only believed it after reading the reply from the fourth prince.
Yang Bing knew something was up to him. It turned out that the royal family was eyeing the grenade he invented.
"Exactly."
"Hahaha!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Yang Bing! Do you know your guilt?"
Yang Xiyuan and Wanqi Shihui immediately knelt down. Upon seeing this, Yang Bing also knelt down and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't understand."
When Yang Xiyuan heard his son's words, his heart skipped a beat.
"Hmph! As a deputy general guarding the city, he actually used gunpowder without permission! All the gunpowder reserves in Jincheng were used up! Don't you know! The importance of this gunpowder!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.
"Your Majesty, Yang Bing used gunpowder without permission because he really had no other choice. His daughter was not in Jincheng at that time, so Yang Bing could only do this!" Wanqi Shihui immediately explained for Yang Bing.
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Wan Qi Shihui: "I haven't told you yet. Your Wan Qi Ke'er is stationed in Jincheng as a third-grade general, but he left his post without permission! What crime do you deserve!"
"Your Majesty, Wan Qi Ker is also worried about the safety of the second prince, so..." Yang Xiyuan also began to plead for Wan Qi Ker.
"That's enough!" Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Yang Xiyuan, looking very angry, but there was nothing in his heart, because he came today just to shock and shock Yang Bing. He had seen too many young and talented people. After making meritorious deeds, the young man gradually became arrogant and finally headed for the road of no return. After seeing the battle reports and secret letters sent back from Jincheng a few days ago, Zhu Yuanzhang admired Yang Bing's talent from the bottom of his heart.
After all, just a few thousand people can easily defeat Guilichi and Hatan. This is an unprecedented achievement since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
"Father, I have something to say that I don't know whether to say." At this time, the prince spoke.
"explain!"
"Although General Yang used gunpowder without permission, he did so to defend Jincheng and Beiliu City, and he defeated the enemy with just a few thousand men. Therefore, I believe that General Yang's merits outweigh his faults, but he cannot go unpunished."
Hearing the prince's words, Yang Bing complained in his heart again. The power of this royal family is really great. He has made such a great contribution, but he has made a mistake after just a few words.
"What do you mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Prince Zhu Di.
Zhu Di smiled slightly: "My son, I think that asking General Yang to hand over the making method of this thunderbolt will be considered as a meritorious service, and then he will be promoted to general and be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. What do you think, father?"
Yang Bing thought to himself, who cares? The father and son sang a double act in front of him.
