"Ahem!" Xu Da coughed heavily, his face turning purple.
"Teacher!" Yang Xuan quickly stroked Xu Da's chest to help him calm down.
"Xuan'er!" Xu Da struggled to speak. It could be seen that he had exhausted all his strength and his eyes were about to pop out.
"Disciple is here, disciple is here."
Yang Xuan responded, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
He knew that if Xu Da was not allowed to say this last thing, he would really die with his eyes open.
"Promise us!"
"Okay, I promise, I promise." Yang Xuan said repeatedly, his eyes already wet.
"Protect...for us...for...the good...Da Ming."
"We cannot let the blood of the soldiers be shed in vain."
Xu Da gasped and spoke intermittently.
It was a group of their old brothers who led countless soldiers and shed countless blood to conquer the Ming Dynasty with Lao Zhu.
Think about how the Han people lived under the rule of the Yuan people in the past hundred years.
Now that the Han people have finally straightened their backs, Xu Da will never allow such a scene to happen again.
He is the Duke of Wei in the Ming Dynasty and the general of the Ming Dynasty.
This is his responsibility and the inheritance he left to Yang Xuan.
"Okay, teacher, I promise you, I will protect Daming."
"Swear to us." He stared at Yang Xuan.
Seeing this, Yang Xuan knelt down in front of Xu Da, raised his fingers, and swore: "Disciple Yang Xuan hereby swears that he will protect the Ming Dynasty in his life and never let foreigners step into the Central Plains."
"If you violate your oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth, and you will not be reincarnated after death."
"Okay, okay!" A happy smile appeared on Xu Da's face, and the last breath in his body finally left.
When he was dying of consciousness, he looked at the ceiling and said to himself:
"Brother, my younger brother has taken the first step!"
…
Outside the room, everyone was waiting anxiously.
At this moment, a mournful cry came from the room.
"teacher!"
Xu Yungong, Xie and others looked at each other and rushed into the room the next moment.
Yang Xuan was seen kneeling in front of the bed, crying bitterly.
Xu Da was on the bed with his eyes closed and smiling.
"master!"
"Father!"
Xie, Xu Yungong, Xu Zengshou and others all knelt down and cried loudly.
…
Xu Da left.
After dawn, Yang Xuan and Xu Yungong entered the palace to report their funeral to Lao Zhu.
After hearing the bad news, Lao Zhu remained silent for a long time. He sat blankly on the dragon chair.
A line of clear tears slipped from the corner of his eyes.
No one bothered him at this time.
Lao Zhu leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes slightly.
In my mind, I recalled that when I was a child, I went down to the river to fish with Xu Da and climbed the widow's wall together.
Then he returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers after joining the rebel army. It was at that time that Xu Da began to fight against him.
Along the way, Xu Da made great contributions.
And Lao Zhu did not treat Xu Da badly. After the founding of the country, he made him the Duke of the country.
"Third brother, why did you leave like that?"
"You didn't even say a word to us."
Lao Zhu murmured silently.
His sister is gone, his eldest grandson is gone, and now even his brother who grew up naked with him is gone.
There are fewer and fewer people around.
Lonely, so lonely!
I don't know how long it took, but Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Biao'er!"
"Father, I am here," Zhu Biao said.
"Go and keep vigil for your Uncle Xu for three days, and see him off for us." Lao Zhu said.
"Yes, Father!" Zhu Biao said.
He had no objection to this, because Xu Da was not only a hero of the Ming Dynasty, but also his elder.
When I was a child, I was also cared about by Xu Da.
"You two go back first. Let's go see our third brother in the afternoon." This was said to Yang Xuan and Xu Yungong.
"Yes, I will retire."
Then he left with Zhu Biao.
Lao Zhu also summoned the two tigers at this time and ordered: "It is hereby announced that the Duke of Wei, Xu Da, has passed away and has to stay away from court for three days to express his condolences."
"Also, let the Ministry of Rites arrange the funeral of Wei Guogong."
"According to the order!"
Erhu turned around and went to deliver the order.
Lao Zhu held on to the armrests of the dragon chair, stood up and walked slowly to the door, looking up at the sky.
"God, why did you take our brother away so quickly?"
In a daze, Lao Zhu seemed to see Xu Da's figure.
Just listen to him smiling and saying to himself: "Brother, my younger brother has to take the first step, take care!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Seeing this, Lao Zhu quickly stretched out his hand to grab it.
He was still shouting: "Third brother, third brother!"
But the figure did not stay and soon disappeared.
Lao Zhu was lost in thought and stood motionless.
…
Xu Da's departure caused huge losses to Ming Dynasty.
The officials in the capital were stunned for a moment.
They haven't reacted yet.
Really, this is too sudden!
Immediately afterwards, they asked their wives, sons or housekeepers to help them prepare gifts for worship, and prepared to go to the Wei Guogong Mansion to worship Xu Da.
No matter how fearful some civil servants were of Xu Da before, at this moment, they all regretted Xu Da's death.
After all, the Chinese nation has valued the dead since ancient times.
What's more, it's a person like Xu Da who has great achievements!
…
The Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei.
Yang Xuan, wearing sackcloth and mourning, and Xu Yungong bowed and thanked the officials who came to pay homage.
Masters and disciples in this era are really like father and son.
Once a teacher, always a father, this is not just a matter of words.
The officials who paid homage to Xu Da were shocked when they saw that the person guarding Xu Da's body was Prince Zhu Biao.
At this moment, they also realized what status Wei Guogong Xu Da had in Lao Zhu's heart.
In the afternoon, Lao Zhu came and looked at Xu Da's body and said a lot.
But no one knew what he said.
But when he left, Lao Zhu's eyes were red.
It is true that Lao Zhu is mean and unkind, but at the same time, he is also an emotional person.
However, as an emperor, you cannot focus on emotions, because emotions will drag you into the bottomless abyss.
In the evening, the officials who came to pay homage to Xu Da had already left.
Yang Xuan and Xu Yungong can also take this opportunity to have a good rest.
After all, he spent the whole day bending down and bowing to others.
Under the eaves, a small figure sat alone, twitching from time to time.
After Yang Xuan found out, he walked over.
He recognized this small figure as his junior sister, Xu Miaojin.
"Little junior sister, why are you sitting here?" Yang Xuan asked softly.
Although he felt very uncomfortable, he had to suppress it at this time.
"Senior...senior brother!" The little girl raised her head and recognized Yang Xuan.
"I, I don't have a father anymore!" She pursed her lips and tears fell down.
Although she is only over four years old, she already understands what death is.
Yang Xuan looked distressed and leaned down to pick him up and comfort him softly.
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