Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

“Those of you who want to leave, go yourselves.

You, including these guards and palace maids, can leave.

This king will not blame you, and will even let you leave with some gold and silver valuables.

Come some of you and go to the thatched cottage over there.

Place some flammable objects inside and seal the windows.

After I go in, I will seal the door.

Then light a fire.

If I don’t leave, I will live and die here with the Southwest!
This is my fiefdom, and my people are everywhere in the southwest.

Now that the war is about to begin, I cannot leave.

No more running away!

There's no point in running away.

I won’t walk anymore. It’s too tiring to walk.

I will stay here and be with this land forever!"

King Liang looked at everyone calmly and said these words.

After hearing what King Liang said, all these people were shocked.

None of them had expected that the method King Liang proposed would be this.

No...what happened to King Liang?
How come there was such a drastic change in temperament all of a sudden?
It was obvious that before this, he had been trying to escape.

For this he even involved many people.

On the surface, it means we will live and die together with the southwest.

In fact, he wanted to use this method to stabilize people's hearts so that he could escape secretly without being seen by others.

Looking back now, the decision he made was a very wise one and it was successful.

They arrived here first, bringing with them a lot of gold, silver and valuables.

There is a great possibility that one can successfully reach the imperial court and escape.

So much has been done, and it is clear that King Liang is not a very brave man.

He obviously wanted to live too.

Obviously, they have already started to run away.

But how come I suddenly came here and became like this?
"Your Majesty... please think twice!"

After a moment of silence, Dade looked at King Liang and spoke.

There was a lot of urgency in the voice.

The others also tried to persuade him.

King Liang shook his head, looking very determined.

“I have already thought twice.

This is my fiefdom, and my people are here.

I can't really leave here. Even if I leave, where can I go?

Just stayed here.

Dad, Luer, both of you can go.

No matter where you go, I will not blame you."

As he said this, his eyes fell on Princess Liang.

“Princess, you can’t leave, you have to stay with me.

You have been a princess for so many years and have enjoyed many years of wealth and glory.

If something happens at this time, you can't leave.

If you leave, the dignity of my Yuan Dynasty will be lost.

You have to stay here with me."

After hearing what Prince Liang said, Princess Liang's face suddenly turned pale.

My body couldn't stop shaking.

She wanted to say something, but for a moment she couldn't say anything.

“Being burned to death is just too painful.

In this case, I will choose a more decent method for you."

As he spoke, he pointed to the Dianchi Lake not far away, which was sparkling in the moonlight.

"You can go to Dianchi Lake and become an underwater goddess!

The King will be watching over you from a distance.

We will be together for all our lives.”

I have to say that King Liang is quite considerate and gentle. He even took all these into consideration.

Princess Liang's body was trembling.

"My Lord, let's...let's keep going.

The situation hasn't gotten that bad yet.

The southwest is gone, but there are so many loyal people following.

Thanks to your ability, Your Majesty, and so many loyal people.

And the many gold, silver and treasures we carried with us.

I will definitely be able to create a new world in the future..."

Princess Liang looked at Prince Liang and tried to persuade him with a crying voice.

She wanted to calm King Liang down through her persuasion.

Don't really do these stupid things.

Her husband went mad and made up his mind to die here.

But she doesn't want to!

Death is so terrible, how can it be better than living?
Relying on their status and position, they left the southwest, even though their lives were not as good as before.

But it’s definitely not particularly bad.

Still able to surpass many people.

In Princess Liang's opinion, there was no need for them to be so extreme.

However, Princess Liang's persuasion did not have any effect.

King Liang remained unmoved.

"Princess, we are husband and wife, and in the end, we should both give each other some respect.

Please accompany me on this journey again."

The King of Liang's voice became unusually firm. He drew the sword from his waist and pointed it at the Queen of Liang.

Obviously, his meaning was clear.

If Princess Liang is not decent herself, then he will help her to be decent.

Princess Liang shed tears when she saw this.

She knelt down crying and said, "My lord, I will accompany you.

But I want to leave in a dignified manner and want to dress up.

I left with the dignity that belongs to my princess."

Hearing her words, King Liang nodded and immediately called someone over.

From the accompanying items, he took out the box containing Princess Liang's clothes.

Help Princess Liang to dress up...

After a busy period, Princess Liang was already wearing her gorgeous attire.

In this gorgeous outfit, she looks graceful and elegant.

Once again, she became the most noble princess in the southwest.

She saluted deeply to King Liang with tears in her eyes, and then walked towards Dianchi Lake step by step under the gaze of King Liang holding a sword.

Dianchi Lake is as flat as a mirror, reflecting the moon and a few stars in the sky, looking like a big gem.

As Princess Liang entered the water, broken ripples cascaded toward the center of the lake, breaking the silence.

She walked forward step by step, and the water became deeper and deeper.

Gradually her clothes got wet.

The water gradually reached her waist-deep.

When the water reached her chest, she stopped and slowly turned her head.

Looking at King Liang on the shore, there was reluctance and pleading in his eyes.

At this time, King Liang also had an expression of pity in his eyes and tears were already flowing.

But he held the sword tightly, without any intention of regretting.

After seeing this scene, Princess Liang finally gave up completely.

After a long sigh, he continued walking forward.

The water came up to her neck and flooded her nasal cavity.

It flooded her head.

Eventually it disappeared.

The stones tied to her body prevented her from floating in the water...

After waiting quietly for a while, Dianchi Lake returned to calm again.

It is like a huge gem, reflecting the stars and the moon in the sky, and it is still so beautiful.

It was as if nothing had happened before.

After King Liang stayed here quietly for a while, he sheathed his sword and turned to walk towards the thatched cottage not far away...

In the thatched cottage, many fire starters had already been arranged, and even the windows had been firmly sealed from the outside.

It was done exactly as King Liang had requested.

King Liang took a look and was very satisfied.

He gave the order aloud, "Seal the door from the outside, and then light the fire.

After setting the fire, you left on your own.

As for the gold, silver, money and other valuables outside, you can divide them among yourselves. I will not take care of them. "

After saying this, he waved his hand and asked Dad, Lu'er and some other people who came in with him to leave.

Others left, but Dad and Lu'er didn't leave.

"Why don't you leave?"

King Liang looked at the two of them and asked in a strange manner.

Before this, the two men had always wanted to go to the north as quickly as possible to find the court and had always wanted to leave.

Why don't you leave now?

After hearing what he said, Dade said, "Your Majesty, I will not leave. I will stay here with you.

My king, you have stayed here, so there is no reason for me to leave.

Now that I am in the underworld, I will continue to serve you, Your Majesty.

Continue to serve as prime minister to you, Your Majesty."

Lu Er also said: "I will not leave either. I will stay here with the king.

If I leave, there will definitely be a lot of people saying bad things about me, I won't bear this humiliation!"

He spoke with great strength, but his voice trembled as he spoke.

From this we can see that making such a decision was not without pressure for him.

Seeing that neither of them was leaving, King Liang sighed.

"Why are you doing this?"

After saying this, a smile appeared on his face again.

"Okay, if you don't want to leave, then don't leave.

Let’s just stay here together!”

After he finished speaking, he turned around and looked outside and ordered: "Seal the door from the outside, and then light the fire!"

When the guards outside heard King Liang's order, they sealed the door and then started a fire.

Soon, a raging fire broke out here.

As the fire grew bigger, coughing sounds were heard from inside.

And some screams.

Soon there was no movement.

When the fire was out, everything was gone.

Some of the guards and palace maids who stayed behind chose to draw their swords and commit suicide, and died here.

But more people were scrambling for treasures, and then scattered like so many crows and birds...

When the sky brightened, peace had returned to the place.

All that was left were some dead guards, bodies of palace servants, and traces of burning.

Many people could not have imagined that King Liang, who had ruled the southwest for many years, would die here like this.

……

Two days later, Mu Ying led the army and arrived at Kunming City first.

Before he got here, he sent people to gather information and test the city.

The city of Kunming has been opened.

Some people simply surrendered the city.

This surprised Mu Ying very much.

Later he received news that Prince Liang, the Princess and others had escaped first.

Mu Ying arranged people to garrison Kunming City while also arranging people to pursue King Liang.

Afterwards, some people who ran away with King Liang were caught.

Know what choice King Liang made in the end.

After getting such a result, Mu Ying was silent for a while.

He really did not expect King Liang to make this choice.

I was somewhat surprised and also a little bit impressed by the choice King Liang finally made.

But it's just a little bit.

What's more, I am confused about King Liang.

This guy is not even afraid of death, so why doesn't he stay here and fight to the death with the people on his side?

Dying on the battlefield would definitely be more satisfying and more admirable than escaping and then committing suicide as he did.

I can only say that some people's thoughts are hard to understand.

With the death of Prince Liang and his wife, the city of Kunming was broken.

Next, there is no longer much suspense in the battle in the southwest.

Although there are still many places that have not been conquered.

The Duan family in Dali also has a lot of troops.

However, these are just minor problems and pose no threat.

So, in the next few months, the Ming army was dispatched everywhere.

He suppressed the rebellions in various places and also suppressed the Duan clan as well.

The southwest has nominally all belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

Next, the southwest side also began to transport food and other supplies here in a steady stream from the rear according to the original plan of Mei Yin, Zhu Yuanzhang and others.

And he called on people to immigrate to the southwest.

And a large number of military settlements and garrisons were established in the southwest.

To let the troops defend on the spot at various key locations.

At the same time, some officials, teachers and others were also taken over.

Came to the southwest to govern.

And a wide road leading to here was quickly built from the inland of the Ming Dynasty.

Everything is going on just as Mei Yin and his team had imagined.

Mu Ying was also left in the southwest by Zhu Yuanzhang to guard the southwest.

This appointment made Lan Yu's eyes turn red.

That's what envy and jealousy are all about.

But he just couldn't say much.

He could only sigh inwardly at Mu Ying's good luck.

After all, if you really think about it, Mu Ying’s contribution in this attack on the southwest was really great!

The most crucial battle of Baishi River was fought by Mu Ying.

It was Mu Ying who first led his troops to capture the city of Kunming.

He has nothing to say.

But, I just don’t accept it in my heart.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that if he encountered a war again in the future, he must fight well and must defeat Mu Ying!
He just didn't believe that with his talent, he couldn't surpass Mu Ying in military achievements!
……

“Take him with you to respond to the heaven, and remember to take good care of him on the way.

We must not let him make any mistakes!
This is the person His Majesty specifically requested to see!"

Five months later, Mu Ying spoke up to explain to his men.

The person he was pointing at was a young man who looked timid, but when he noticed his gaze, he tried hard to force a smile.

The young man's name was Ma He.

They are from the southwest.

Mu Ying couldn't understand why His Majesty had sent a special decree saying that they were looking for a young man named Ma He in the southwest.

After finding him, send him to the palace.

Furthermore, they were specifically instructed not to perform castration.

You know, the Ming Dynasty now has the habit of castrating the children of its enemies.

On the one hand, this was a huge blow to a hostile ethnic group.

On the other hand, eunuchs are also needed in places such as the palace.

It is better to strike at these defeated foreigners than at one's own people.

Although he didn't understand why His Majesty had to issue such an order.

He also couldn't see anything special between the horse and the dark and thin young man.

But Mu Ying still did everything he could to the utmost.

That's the good thing about him: he's absolutely obedient.

Do whatever the emperor tells you to do.

Absolutely no discounts!

……

In Shuangshui Village, Mei Yin smiled...

(End of this chapter)