Xu Da on the side was full of questions when he realized that he had eaten melon. However, he also knew that his second brother Tang He had this temper. He had been holding it in for a long time. He could just talk about it over wine, so he remained silent.

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"Wrong! Big mistake!"

"Tang He, Xu Da, you all think that we are the real Dragon Emperor, including Wang Ming, who plays tricks all day long, and so does Wang Ming."

"But we are the only ones who don't think so!"

"We, everything we have now, was defeated with our blood and lives by me and you brothers, with swords and guns!"

"Just because we are blessed with great fortune, can we ignore the hard work of my brothers and me?"

"Did so many of our brothers die in vain?"

"Tanghe, ah, Tanghe, you were wrong from the beginning!"

"You are still not convinced, why are you not convinced?"

"The biggest reason why we didn't choose you in the first place was because Xu Da fought harder and braver than you! He was less afraid of death than you! The reason is that simple!"

"Before the Northern Expedition, the Ming Dynasty had just been founded. There was still a large area of ​​​​the Yuan Ting's territory in the north. Many people were still afraid of the Yuan Ting. Only Xu Da! He was the only one who was not afraid of these things and didn't want these things. He only focused on the Northern Expedition, so he could be unstoppable.

, and finally the Northern Expedition was successful!"

"You said we wouldn't choose you, think about it, what were you doing at that time?"

"You're fucking sneaking around behind the scenes with Lee Shan-chang and that scheming one!"

"What are you thinking! You, the dignified Marshal of the Central Army, and Prime Minister Li Shanchang are getting involved. If you are allowed to lead the Northern Expedition again, it will be a huge disaster regardless of victory or defeat!"

"Do you understand?

!」

"In these years, it wasn't us who kept away from you on purpose, it was you who...then what, seeking death?"

"Yes, in Wang Ming's words, you are seeking your own death!"

"You said that you made such a big mistake and taboo, and we made you the Duke of the Kingdom, you still think you are not the first and the head of the Duke?"

"Did you know that before the investiture ceremony, we were not planning to make you a duke. We just wanted to make you a marquis and give you a good warning! We also came to intimidate the other generals."

"That guy Wang Ming said that merit is merit and fault is fault, so we made you the Duke first."

"Then in a few days, you can find an excuse and demote your Duke to a Marquis. It will have the same effect."

"Now that I think about it, if I hadn't made you a duke first, but only made you a marquis, those four bastards who drank too much horse urine and came to make trouble today would have gone too far, and people might have died."

"Then, they will all die! You can't save any of them!"

"Now we have figured it out again and asked Wang Ming to figure it out. If he hadn't sent a message to plead for mercy and grant you the title of Duke, there would have been a lot of trouble today."

"Tang He, if this is really the case, then the relationship between us brothers will be really over. From now on, there will only be the righteousness between monarch and subject, not brotherhood!"

Tang He was sweating profusely, his eyes were redder, and he was even more frightened.

"My brother is wrong. I know I am wrong. I am obsessed with that and got involved with that Li Shanchang. I promise that I will never have anything to do with him again."

"My brother is not worthy of being a Duke of the country and should be deprived of his power. My brother..."...

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"Go, go, go! You are saying such angry words again. Why are you unworthy? You are worthy, Duke. It was your subordinates who made the mistake. You begged for them, begged for mercy as a duke, and exempted them from the death penalty! It's all

I have lost your brotherhood, but you must explain it clearly to your brothers when you go back. This kind of thing only happens once, and it will never happen again!"

"Wait for a few more days, and we will send you out to perform meritorious service, and then the prince will return it to you. Do you understand?"

"Yes, brother I understand."

"Hey, after all, although there was no big trouble today, Liu Bowen was right."

"Arrogant soldiers and brave generals will lead to endless troubles. We didn't believe it at first, but now we have to believe it."

"What trouble? He is right in front of you!"

"I really let that Jinshi master fall into his trap again."

"When I think of this, I get angry. That Wang Mingzhi is like a god, and he can figure things out. He is a god, and we won't compare with him!"

"But what about Liu Bowen? How come he could see this so early?"

"They say we are the real Dragon Emperor, but when it comes to resourcefulness and foresight, we can't compare to Liu Bowen!"

"You also said that we are the True Dragon Emperor, but the True Dragon Emperor is nothing!

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Xu Da and Tang He didn't dare to answer this, but they just remembered Liu Bowen in their hearts.

Okay, it's you, the nerd, the scumbag, who is talking bad about our brothers again behind our backs.

He said that our arrogant and powerful generals will have endless troubles... This matter is not over yet!

So, it is not surprising that Liu Bowen chose to retreat bravely in the original history. He even wanted to retire without taking medicine even after falling ill. It was not because he knew that he had already offended Xu Dadang and these founding heroes.

You, if you stay in the court, you will not end well.

Zhu Yuanzhang said this deliberately in front of Xu Datanghe. He could not find any trouble with Wang Ming, and after hearing the reason why Wang Ming's merits were merits and demerits were demerits, he named Liu Bowen as the Duke.

My heart was actually very depressed.

It just so happened that I used this as an excuse to put eye drops on Liu Bowen today, so that the brothers' resentment could be transferred to him.

It can be said that it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

"Okay, Tang He, that's it for now. Tomorrow we will send a decree to confer you the title of Marquis. You won't be resentful, right?"

"My brother understands that I am correcting myself and I have no regrets at all."

"Okay, then we won't say more. Talking too much will only make things worse."

"But we have to add one more thing. Xu Da, you should also listen to this."

"Yes!" Xu Da's face turned solemn, Tang He lowered his head and listened.

"The general can be deposed, but the country cannot be destroyed!"

Xu Da was stunned, Tang He raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, his eyes fluctuated violently, and he said suddenly.

"Omi, I understand now."

"Xu Da, sent a decree to Zhongshu Province, demoting the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army to the rank of deputy commander, to the rank of general of the southern expedition, and his title from duke to marquis."

"Your Majesty, take the order."

"Tanghe listens to orders."

"I am here."

"I order you to lead an army of 50,000 people to conquer the southwest and wipe out the remaining bandits and enemies in Sichuan and Yunnan."

"When you leave Beijing in three days and go on an expedition, I will personally see you off."

"Your Majesty, take the order."

Outside the palace, Xu Da and Tang He were sitting on the carriage. Tang He was silent the whole way.

Xu Da opened his mouth and said:

"Second brother, you should understand that the emperor is not trying to drive you out of the capital..."...

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Tanghe raised his hand.

"I understand, this is an opportunity for me to make further achievements."

"Compared with the difficulty of your Northern Expedition, conquering the Southwest is nothing."

"Hey, second brother, why do you think so? The Northern Expedition is difficult, but the conquest of the Southwest is not easy either. Over there..."

"Needless to say, I understand everything. I also know that when I return from the Western Expedition, the emperor will definitely reward me again, and my title of Duke will return sooner or later."

"But, third brother, I am so ashamed. I think it would be best if I could die in battle during this expedition. If I come back victorious, I will disarm and return home later. Only then will I have the face to drink with you.

"

Hearing this, Xu Da laughed.

"Heh, you still want to disarm and return home?"

"I understand, second brother, you think the world of the Ming Dynasty is peaceful. From now on, these generals will be sad if they don't have battles."

Soup and doubt.

"What? Is what I said wrong? Your Majesty said that generals can be deposed, but the country cannot be destroyed."

"And that guy Liu Bowen said that we are arrogant and fierce generals with endless troubles. Don't you understand what he means?"

"Oh, yes, the emperor seems to be angry with Liu Bowen, but what does today's matter have to do with him?"

"Yes, I heard it too. It's not easy for Liu Bowen to live in front of the emperor."
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