After ten years of accompanying me in my studies, the entire court begged me to shut up.

In the darkness of night, a convoy is moving slowly forward.

There were a total of twenty large trucks, each loaded to the brim.

Around midnight, the mules pulling the cart could no longer move and had to stop to rest.

Zhu Houzhao asked with dissatisfaction, "Why aren't we leaving?"

Liu Jin limped over and said with a forced smile, "Your Highness, please calm down. We've been traveling all day and night, and the mules are exhausted. They need some fodder and a short rest."

Zhu Houzhao looked anxious and urged, "Pass on my order to make the mules eat faster! At this rate, when will we reach Xuanfu?"

Liu Jin said, "At our pace, we should arrive before sunset tomorrow."

Zhu Houzhao was very annoyed and muttered, "We have to wait until tomorrow? What if those Tatars run away?"

"Your Highness..."

Mustering her courage, Liu Jin said, "This servant should first send someone to Xuanfu to inform them to come and receive His Majesty..."

"No!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to interrupt, looking at the jars on the cart, and said confidently, "I will personally wipe out those Tatars!"

"Isn't it the same if you sit in command and direct the operation?"

"How could it be the same? If the troops from Xuanfu attack, who will get the credit? Wouldn't my trip have been for nothing?"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Liu Jin had no choice but to give up.

Zhu Houzhao was good in every way, except that he was too unruly.

There was nothing that could be done; the Hongzhi Emperor only had one son!

After a short rest and a full meal, the mules were driven by their packmen to continue their journey.

Da da da……

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and the sound grew closer and closer.

Liu Jin sensed something was wrong and quickly said, "Oh no! Someone's coming, and it's cavalry!"

Zhu Houzhao was envisioning his grand conquests when he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and he immediately became excited!

In the dead of night, near the border, a small group of cavalry...

It seems we don't even need to go to Xuanfu; the enemy has delivered themselves right to our doorstep!

Liu Jin was greatly alarmed and ordered, "Everyone, listen up! Prepare to defend against the enemy and protect His Highness!"

Zhu Houzhao excitedly exclaimed, "Quickly, bring out my secret weapon!"

Liu Jin was in a flurry of activity, simultaneously ordering people to protect the crown prince and arranging for people to move the porcelain urns down.

He had sneaked out with only a few eunuchs and a coachman. Upon hearing of the enemy attack, they all panicked.

The porcelain urns on the vehicle were stacked tightly, and even with the enemy right in front of them, they still hadn't been unloaded.

"Get out of my way!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the bewildered waiter beside him and couldn't help but push him away.

However, after fumbling around for a long time, he couldn't even untie the knot.

"Damn it! Who tied the rope so tight?"

Liu Jin was almost in tears: "Your Highness, you ordered that it be tied tighter..."

"Shut up!"

Zhu Houzhao roared and drew his sword.

Then, gripping the knife with both hands, he used all his strength to chop down the rope!

when!

In the darkness, he slashed at the porcelain urn with his knife, sending the blade flying.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves grew closer and closer, and they were almost upon us.

Liu Jin was so frightened that he lost his composure and grabbed Zhu Houzhao, and they ran away.

Zhu Houzhao struggled free and shouted angrily, "Useless thing! Why are you running away?"

Liu Jin cried out, "Your Highness, run! If the Tatars catch us, we're finished!"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "I'm not running away! I have a secret weapon!"

"Please heed my advice and consider the bigger picture!"

Liu Jin pulled desperately, trying to drag Zhu Houzhao away.

Zhu Houzhao, stubborn as ever, managed to break free from Liu Jin's grasp.

At this moment, the cavalrymen were already in sight. In the dim firelight, they could be vaguely seen wearing narrow-sleeved leather armor and felt hats, which was the attire of the Mongols!

Although Liu Jin was terrified, he still insisted on protecting Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao, like a newborn calf, shoved him aside and then picked up the torch from the ground.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, come back quickly!"

Liu Jin called out, but his legs trembled and he couldn't take a single step.

Zhu Houzhao walked to the mule cart, holding up a torch to light it.

Upon seeing this, Liu Jin couldn't help but recall the scene in the latrine...

Zhu Houzhao is planning to perish together with the enemy!

How can this be? You are the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty!

Even your great-grandfather was only kidnapped by the Oirats...

"Your Highness, no!"

Liu Jin was terrified and pounced on him like a madman.

But it was too late!

Zhu Houzhao resolutely placed the torch on the porcelain urn!

Liu Jin staggered and fell to the ground, thinking to himself, "It's all over, it's all over now!"

He closed his eyes, awaiting death, but after a brief silence, the expected explosion did not occur.

Liu Jin slowly opened his eyes and saw the Mongol cavalrymen opposite him slowly walking forward.

Then someone shouted, "Who's up ahead?"

Liu Jin recognized the voice; it sounded familiar, like someone she knew well.

Zhu Houzhao, still holding a torch and with his other hand resting on a porcelain urn on the carriage, shouted, "Come on up if you dare! I'll fight you to the death!"

Immediately afterward, another person rode forward and called out, "Your Highness, it's me!"

Zhu Houzhao recognized him and exclaimed in surprise, "Yang, my companion, what are you doing here?"

Yang Shen groped his way down from the horse and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thanks to our ancestors, we finally caught up, and the heads of our entire clan were temporarily saved.

Li Chun also dismounted and quickly walked to Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Highness, it's been so hard for me to find you!"

Zhu Houzhao seemed to realize something and shouted, "Back off immediately! There are weapons of mass destruction near me!"

Li Chun's outstretched leg was still hanging in mid-air, startled and at a loss for what to do.

Yang Shen stepped forward, looked at the numerous porcelain urns on the cart, and asked, "These aren't filled with soybean paste, are they?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Yang, you should know the power of this thing!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Shen was both amused and exasperated. It seemed this kid had misunderstood!

Just because you successfully set fire to a latrine doesn't mean you can use excrement as a weapon.

"Your Highness!"

He didn't have time to explain, and pulled Zhu Houzhao along, saying, "Quickly come back with me. If His Majesty finds out about what happened today, we'll both be in big trouble!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the cart full of porcelain urns and asked in confusion, "Yang, why does this thing sometimes work and sometimes it doesn't?"

"Your humble servant will explain to you later, but this place is dangerous; we must leave immediately!"

"But……"

"No buts! Li Chun, escort His Highness back to the capital!"

Li Chun rushed forward and, with a combination of pulling and tugging, helped Zhu Houzhao onto the horse.

Zhu Houzhao shouted, "My ultimate weapon!"

Yang Shen glanced back and said, "Liu Jin, we'll escort His Highness ahead. You take your men and find a nearby post station or military fort to rest. We'll head back at dawn!"

Liu Jin was still in a daze and subconsciously asked, "Are we taking these things back?"

Yang Shen had already mounted his horse and hurriedly said, "No more! Let's go!"

Liu Jin then asked, "What about the mule carts? They cost money to buy!"

"The Tatars are nearby, what need do we have for mule carts! Hurry up and leave, or we'll all be dead!"

After Yang Shen finished speaking, he loosened the reins and followed Li Chun and his group back.

Liu Jin was relieved and quickly told his men to flee.