Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chu Yun was so frightened that his whole body was shaking. He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life! I know I was wrong! I will never dare to do it again!"

Chu Ze sneered: "You know you're wrong? Where did you go wrong?"

Chu Yun didn't dare to look up. He didn't know how to answer Chu Ze's question. He only knew that he had to survive, even if it meant he could only linger on.

"Raise your head." Chu Ze ordered.

Chu Yun raised his head tremblingly and looked at Chu Ze's cold eyes. He felt as if he was in an ice cellar.

"I'll give you a chance." Chu Ze said slowly, "As long as you are willing to work for me, I can spare your life."

Chu Yun was stunned. He didn't expect Chu Ze to give him this opportunity. A glimmer of hope ignited in his heart. He knew that this was his only way to survive.

"I am willing! I am willing to serve the emperor!" Chu Yun said hurriedly.

Chu Ze nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. From today on, you are my dog. You have to do whatever I tell you to do. Do you understand?"

Chu Yun answered without hesitation: "I understand! I understand!"

Chu Ze turned and left the prison, leaving Chu Yun kneeling on the ground with a blank look in his eyes. He didn't know what his future would be like, he only knew that he had lost his freedom and dignity, he was just a dog, a dog that belonged to Chu Ze.

At this time, thousands of miles away in the Nanchu Imperial Palace, the Nanchu Emperor was hugging a stunning beauty, listening to her telling about what happened in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The beauty had a charming voice, her breath was as sweet as orchid, and her every frown and smile was full of temptation.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is truly cruel and merciless. He even spared no mercy for his own brothers."

The Southern Chu Emperor laughed loudly: "Those who accomplish great things do not care about trivial matters. This Chu Ze has some of the style of my youth. However..." He paused, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, "This civil strife in the Ming Dynasty is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us in Southern Chu..."

As he spoke, one of his hands wandered restlessly over the beauty's body. The beauty let out a coquettish cry and snuggled even more closely into his arms.

The eyes of the Southern Chu Emperor flashed with greed. He had already begun to plan how to take advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to profit from it... He picked up the beauty by the waist and walked to the depths of the palace... This night, the Southern Chu Palace was destined to be a sleepless night...

The Nanchu Palace was extravagant and luxurious. The sound of stringed instruments and orchestras was endless, and the graceful figures of dancers were looming in the mist. The Nanchu Emperor embraced the beauty, his eyes were blurred, but he was sharp.

"My beloved, what kind of person is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?" He asked casually, stroking the beauty's hair.

The beauty laughed sweetly, her breath was as fragrant as orchid: "Your Majesty, how would I know? But I heard that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a decisive killer. He even dares to kill his own brothers. He is not someone you can easily mess with."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Nanchu laughed loudly: "Great! I like opponents like this! If there were no decent opponents in this world, wouldn't it be too boring?"

As he spoke, his eyes gradually became fierce: "The civil strife in the Ming Dynasty is a great opportunity for us in Nanchu! Pass the order down and let the Ministry of War prepare and be ready to send troops to the north at any time!"

A trace of worry flashed across the beauty's eyes: "Your Majesty, this matter... is it too risky? What if..."

The Emperor of Southern Chu interrupted her and said in a domineering tone: "Nothing will happen! I want this world to belong to Southern Chu!"

At the same time, in the capital of Daming, in the prison, Chu Yun knelt on the ground, his eyes empty, like a walking corpse. He recalled Chu Ze's words over and over again, his heart filled with despair and humiliation.

"A dog...I have become a dog..." he muttered to himself, with deep hatred in his eyes.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted his thoughts. He looked up and saw a familiar figure appear at the cell door.

"It's you..." Chu Yun gritted his teeth. The man who came was Chu Ze's trusted eunuch, Eunuch Cao. He had his usual sinister smile on his face and held a tray in his hand, on which was a bowl of steaming medicine.

"The emperor sympathizes with the second prince and specially ordered our family to send a bowl of nourishing soup." Eunuch Cao said in a sharp voice, his tone full of sarcasm.

Chu Yun looked at the bowl of medicine, and his heart was full of vigilance: "What is this?"

Eunuch Cao sneered: "Second Prince, do you not trust the Emperor? This is a top-notch tonic, which will be of great benefit to the Second Prince's health."

Chu Yun sneered in his heart. How could he believe that Chu Ze would be kind enough to send him tonic? He knocked over the tray, and the medicine spilled all over the floor, emitting a pungent smell.

"Get lost! Tell Chu Ze that I would rather die than work for him!"

Eunuch Cao's face changed, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes: "Second Prince, if you don't accept my toast, you will be punished! Don't regret it!"

After saying that, he walked away.

Chu Yun looked at Eunuch Cao's back, his heart filled with anger and unwillingness. He understood that he had completely become Chu Ze's plaything, and his life and death were in Chu Ze's hands.

"I won't surrender! Even if I die, I will drag Chu Ze to hell with me!" He swore secretly in his heart, with the flame of revenge burning in his eyes.

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At this time, Chu Ze was standing in front of the window of the imperial study, looking at the palace wall in the distance with deep eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, the envoy from Nanchu requests to see you." An eunuch's voice broke the silence of the imperial study.

Chu Ze turned around, a gleam in his eyes: "Xuan."

A moment later, a man in a brocade robe and with an extraordinary demeanor walked into the imperial study. He was the envoy of Nanchu, named Li Mu.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." Li Mu saluted.

Chu Ze smiled slightly: "No need for formalities, envoy. I wonder what brings you here this time?"

Li Mu had a false smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I am here this time on the orders of our Majesty to congratulate you on your ascension to the throne."

As he spoke, he took out a brocade box from his bosom and handed it to Chu Ze: "This is a little gift from His Majesty. Please accept it."

Chu Ze took the brocade box, opened it and saw a huge night-shining pearl inside, shining brightly.

"The Emperor of Nanchu is thoughtful." Chu Ze said lightly, with no emotion visible on his face.

Li Mu continued, "Your Majesty, now that the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty has just been resolved, there is a lot of work to be done. Nanchu is willing to form a lasting friendship with the Ming Dynasty and jointly maintain peace between the two countries."

Chu Ze heard this and sneered, "Oh? I wonder what the envoy meant by peace?"

Li Mu's eyes flashed with cunning: "Your Majesty, Nan Chu is willing to cede three cities to show the friendship between the two countries."

Chu Ze sneered in his heart. How could he not know what the Southern Chu Emperor was planning? He was clearly trying to take advantage of the civil unrest in the Ming Dynasty to erode the territory of the Ming Dynasty. (End of this chapter)