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

"No buts!" Chu Ze interrupted him, "I have made up my mind, you just need to do as I tell you!"

Seeing Chu Ze's firm attitude, the generals stopped talking and took orders and left.

The next morning, Chu Ze ordered the army to break camp and continue advancing.

However, the direction the army was heading was not towards the Northern Barbarians’ camp, but... the depths of the desert!
The generals were completely confused and had no idea what Chu Ze was up to.

This vast desert is full of dangers. Going deep into it is tantamount to seeking death! What on earth does the emperor want to do?
The army marched in the desert for a day and a night, and finally arrived at a huge sand dune.

"Your Majesty, where... where are we going?" a general couldn't help but ask.

Chu Ze pointed at the sand dunes and smiled mysteriously: "You will know when night comes!"

The generals were even more puzzled, but they did not dare to ask more questions. They could only wait patiently for the night to come...

As night fell, the temperature in the desert dropped sharply, and the cold wind howled, blowing up yellow sand all over the sky. The soldiers wrapped their clothes tightly and sat around the campfire, shivering. They didn't understand why the emperor took them deep into this place of death. Is it true that the emperor is crazy as the rumors say?

Chu Ze stood on the top of the sand dune, looking into the distance, his eyes gleaming. This was the moment he had been waiting for!
"Ignite!" Chu Ze gave the order.

The soldiers who had been lying in ambush around the sand dunes immediately ignited the kerosene that had been prepared.

The raging fire instantly illuminated the entire night sky and illuminated the sand dunes as if it were daytime.

In the distance, the Northern Barbarian Camp.

The Khan of the Northern Barbarians was drinking and having fun in his tent when suddenly a soldier ran in in a panic.

"Report... Report to the Khan! Something terrible has happened!"

"What's all the alarm?" the Khan asked unhappily.

"No... It's bad! There's a sea of ​​fire in the south... in the south!"

When the Khan heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly walked out of the tent and looked towards the south.

I saw a burst of fire rising up into the sky in the distant night sky, illuminating half the sky red.

"What's going on? Why is there a fire there?" Khan asked in surprise.

"No... I don't know!" the soldier said in horror, "It looks... looks like a huge sea of ​​fire!"

Khan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

He quickly ordered: "Pass the order down, the entire army is on alert!"

However, it was too late.

Just as the Northern Barbarian army was in panic, a deafening shout of killing came from the sea of ​​fire.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

The Ming army emerged from the sea of ​​fire like a divine force descending from the sky.

It turned out that Chu Ze had long anticipated that the Northern Barbarian Army would relax their vigilance at night, so he set up this plan to burn down the camps.

He first ambushed a large number of soldiers and kerosene around the sand dunes, and then deliberately went deep into the desert to attract the attention of the Northern Barbarian Army.

When night fell and the Northern Barbarian Army relaxed their vigilance, he ordered the kerosene to be ignited to create a sea of ​​fire.

The Northern Barbarian Army was caught off guard and was killed by the Ming army without any preparation.

Under the cover of raging fire and deafening shouts of killing, the Ming army was unstoppable and soon broke through the Northern Barbarian camp.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Northern Barbarian Khan had no choice but to flee in panic with his remaining troops.

In this battle, the Ming army won a great victory by defeating a larger force with a smaller one, and completely defeated the 200,000-strong Northern Barbarian army.

The good news was reported back to the capital and the whole country celebrated.

People took to the streets, singing and dancing to celebrate this great victory.

Chu Ze was therefore hailed as the "God of War" and became famous.

However, Chu Ze did not let victory get to his head. He knew that this was just the beginning.

He has more important goals to achieve!
……

After returning to the capital in triumph, Chu Ze did not indulge in the joy of victory, but immediately set about dealing with state affairs.

He knew that the country was in a state of disrepair and there were still many things waiting for him to do.

"Your Majesty, you should rest." The personal eunuch Li Desheng advised carefully. Chu Ze put down the memorial in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and said: "I am not tired, there are still many things to deal with."

Li Desheng sighed and said, "Your Majesty, you have been working for several days in a row. Please take care of your health."

Chu Ze smiled slightly and said, "I'm fine. I'm in good health."

He knew that Li Desheng really cared about him, but he really had no time to rest.

He still has a lot to do. He wants to make the Ming Dynasty stronger and let the people live a better life.

"By the way, Li Desheng," Chu Ze suddenly remembered something and asked, "How is the matter I asked you to investigate going?"

Li Desheng said quickly: "Your Majesty, I have sent people to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon."

Chu Ze nodded and said, "Okay, let's find out as soon as possible."

He wanted to know who was behind the rumors and slandering his reputation.

He must find out the mastermind behind this and bring him to justice!
……

A few days later, Li Desheng brought the results of the investigation.

"Your Majesty, I have already found out," Li Desheng said, "The person who spread the rumors is... is..."

"Who is it?" Chu Ze asked.

Li Desheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes...it's the Queen."

"What?!" Chu Ze was furious when he heard this, "Queen? Why would she do this?"

Li Desheng lowered his head and dared not speak.

Chu Ze took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He could never have imagined that the person who spread the rumors was actually his queen!

He always thought that the queen was gentle, virtuous and loyal to him.

But, he was wrong!

The queen actually slandered him behind his back and ruined his reputation!
He felt extremely disappointed and angry!
"Your Majesty, there must be a reason why the Queen did this," Li Desheng said cautiously, "Perhaps...perhaps she was used by someone."

"Being used by others?" Chu Ze sneered, "Who would use her? She is the queen!"

Li Desheng didn't dare to speak anymore.

Chu Ze was silent for a moment, then said, "Call the Queen!"

……

The queen came to the imperial study and saw Chu Ze’s angry face, and she couldn’t help feeling a little uneasy.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you," the Queen bowed respectfully.

"Queen, I want to ask you," Chu Ze said coldly, "Did you spread those rumors?"

The queen's face changed, and she quickly denied it, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! How could I do such a thing?"

"You still dare to quibble!" Chu Ze shouted angrily, "The evidence is irrefutable, and you still dare to deny it!"

The queen was so frightened that she trembled all over, fell to her knees and cried, "Your Majesty, I really didn't do that! I was wrongly accused!"

"Unfair?" Chu Ze sneered, "Then tell me, who wronged you?"

The queen stammered and was speechless.

Chu Ze looked at the queen, his heart filled with disappointment.

He once loved this woman deeply, but now, he only felt disgust towards her.

"Someone," Chu Ze said coldly, "send the queen to the cold palace!"

"Your Majesty, don't do that!" the Queen cried, but was dragged away by the guards.

Chu Ze watched the queen being dragged away without a trace of pity in his heart.

He knew he had to do it.

For the sake of Ming Dynasty and the people, he must be impartial and ruthless! (End of this chapter)