The sudden scene left many people confused.

But Duke Zhenguo was not confused. He just glanced at the people surrounding him and his expression darkened.

He turned around and stared at Prince Jin coldly.

"Prince Jin has such good tricks."

I was fooled. I was tricked early in the morning.

Aren't the people surrounding him right now the reinforcements he thought he could capture?

Think about the behavior of these people when they first came here, as well as Emperor Hongwen's letters, and the food and salary.

It must all be to numb yourself and wait for a situation like today to occur.

At this moment, although Duke Zhen Guo was angry and wanted to draw his sword to kill, he knew very well that he had lost.

He completely lost. From the moment these 50,000 men entered the camp, he had already lost.

No wonder the affairs between him and Beichu fermented so quickly in the military camp. There must be these people adding fuel to the fire.

"It's not as good as the Duke of Zhenguo."

King Jin said something calmly and meaningfully.

Duke Zhen Guo's eyes narrowed, and then he said, "Since you know this, why do you still do this?"

He wanted to ask, since you know everything, why are you still cooperating with Emperor Hongwen? After all, that is the person who took away the Xiao family's power.

"Because Dongzhou will always be the Xiao family's Dongzhou."

This somewhat incomprehensible statement was not understood by the people around him, but Duke Zhen Guo understood it.

No wonder the two of them cooperated. It turned out that they had reached some consensus.

"He is very sincere."

Being able to hand over the military power of the Northern Territory to King Jin really showed that Emperor Hongwen was very sincere.

"The Duke of Zhen Guo should just surrender and act in accordance with the imperial edict. Maybe he can still be a little tempted, otherwise"

Hearing this, Duke Zhenguo smiled, but his smile was full of loneliness. The defeat was already determined, what else could he hope for?

Leave something behind? It's nothing more than a crime. He doesn't think the other party will leave his blood or anything like that.

"I lost. I know the outcome very well. I just ask King Jin to agree to one condition."

"Oh? Tell me?"

Duke Zhen Guo turned around and looked at his loyal subordinates who had been separated and subdued.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, please raise your noble hand and give these former brothers of mine a way out."

"This is natural. They are my soldiers in Dongzhou. Naturally, I will not accuse them without reason."

The Duke of Zhenguo nodded, smiled quietly, glanced around, shook his head, and said nothing.

A generation of powerful officials has come to an end at this moment.

The moment Duke Zhen Guo was taken away, King Jin also breathed a deep sigh of relief.

The biggest cause of civil strife in Dongzhou has been completely eliminated, which is good news for the situation at this moment.

When the news came back to the capital, Emperor Hongwen laughed happily for a long time in the imperial study.

The biggest trouble on his mind was finally solved.

At the same time, Lu Yaoyao also got the news.

"It's a good thing. It seems that it won't be long before Beichu will withdraw its troops, and Dongzhou can have a few more years of breathing time."

What she said was absolutely true. Beichu soon learned about the news that Zhen Guogong had been captured and the military power in the North had changed hands.

Ten days later, the Northern Chu army retreated and stopped its follow-up actions against Dongzhou.

At the same time, southern Xinjiang also fell silent.

Maybe they didn't expect that Duke Zhen, an arrogant guy, would be captured so lightly.

They are all waiting for Zhen Guogong to break out. As long as the civil strife breaks out in Dongzhou, they will take advantage of it.

But the result was like this, which really disappointed them.

It is worth mentioning that Beichu's withdrawal at this time brought the Duke of Zhen to the forefront again.

Many people firmly believe that Zhen Guogong and Bei Chu must have cooperated. Otherwise, why would Bei Chu run away as soon as Bei Di changed its owner?

He was extremely arrogant before.

This belief made the Duke of Zhen's life very difficult.

However, Duke Zhen Guo already knew what his outcome would be from the moment he handed over the Northland, and he had nothing to hide from these things.

"What do you think of the rumors outside?"

In the camp, King Jin calmly looked at the indifferent Duke Zhenguo across from him and asked.

"If this is the case, what else can you say?"

Duke Zhen Guo raised his head slightly, he had indeed had some cooperation with Beichu.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, do you trust him so much?"

Hearing this, King Jin shook his head and said, "I never trusted him. It's just a cooperation between you and me."

He knew who the Duke of Zhen was referring to.

Emperor Hongwen, he indeed did not completely trust him. As he said, it was just a cooperation between you and me.

For now, this cooperative relationship is still relatively good, and he is satisfied with the sincerity of cooperation given by Emperor Hongwen.

"Yes, how could you possibly trust him?"

"He is indeed a very powerful person. My father-in-law underestimated him too much, which is why he ended up like this."

Hearing this, King Jin did not answer, but glanced at Duke Zhen. He knew very well what Duke Zhen meant by what he said.

But he didn't take it to heart at all.

There were some things that the Duke of Zhen was not clear about, but he knew very well that Emperor Hongwen should not be underestimated.

"In a few days, I will return to the capital with the Duke. I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to sit and chat like this again."

"How about a drink?"

"good."

The Duke of Zhen nodded.

Soon Yan Yi got the food and wine.

"Actually, I have always had a question, why did you do that in the first place?"

Hearing this, Duke Zhenguo drank a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Ren Gao ran away. What would have happened to me if he hadn't gotten up in that situation?"

Before Emperor Hongwen ascended the throne, Duke Zhen Guo was his elder brother-in-law and the Marquis of Zhen Bei in the North, and he held a lot of military power in his hands.

If Emperor Hongwen had not ascended the throne and another prince ascended the throne, he would probably not be able to accommodate him.

"When did you know that he was not."

"This is actually just an accident. If I had known it earlier, how could I marry my sister to him? After all, at that time, he was only considered to be in the middle and lower reaches among the kings."

King Jin nodded. This was true. His brothers were all very powerful at the time. Compared with them, Emperor Hongwen was really unsatisfied.

If Duke Zhen Guo had known that Emperor Hongwen was not from the Xiao family, he probably would not have chosen him. After all, the risk of choosing him was too great.

"I only discovered this secret after he took the throne and helped clear the palace."

"I am also too greedy. This country is very beautiful, and that position is also very tempting. Throughout the ages, many people have gone to the point of no return for it."

The King of Jin remained silent. He believed what Duke Zhen Guo said.

That seat was indeed very tempting. Didn't he always think about it in the past?
Chapter completed!