King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Zhu Tan stood up quickly, regardless of his injuries, and helped Zhu Houzhao up. He touched him all over and patted him.

Only after they were sure that Zhu Houzhao was fine did everyone feel relieved.

If Zhu Houzhao was injured in the explosion, it would definitely be a huge loss for him.

Zhu Youtang also noticed this. He saw Zhu Tan's armor being torn apart and bleeding, but he still checked Zhu Houzhao's wound first.

When Zhu Youtang saw that Zhu Houzhao was fine, he looked relieved and immediately became excited.

Zhu Houzhao also felt something. He was frightened by the loud explosion and his calf muscles were twitching.

If his second uncle hadn't held him back and blocked the attack with his body, he would have been seriously injured or died. Liu Jin is still lying there, not daring to move!
Under Zhu Youtang's order, a group of princes, ministers, and some eunuchs came out and began to clean up the mess.

Zhu Tan originally wanted to kill Liu Jin so that he could get a reward and would not make the same mistake again.

Liu Jin was seriously injured, suffering more than ten wounds, but none of them was fatal.

He didn't move just now, but was knocked unconscious by the force, which made Zhu Tan very frustrated.

An imperial physician came to check on Zhu Tan and Liu Jin, but Zhu Tan and others walked to Zhu Youtang's side.

Zhu Youtang saw that there was a wound more than three feet long on Zhu Tan's back. The wound was not serious, but blood was still flowing out. Zhu Youtang couldn't help but reach out and grab Zhu Tan's hand.

"Marquis Jianchang, are you okay?"

Zhu Tan smiled and said, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious, I don't feel any pain."

Zhu Houzhao felt a little scared, as Zhu Tan had repeatedly reminded him to conduct the experiment carefully, especially during the experiment.

However, he had not expected such an accident, as he had to remove the can of explosives and then seal it.

Zhu Youtang stared at Zhu Houzhao, wondering what he was thinking.

"Your Highness, do you still remember that it was Earl Jianchang who risked his life to save you?"

Zhu Houzhao shrugged and said, "Father, I will remember this kindness. I will treat my second uncle well."

Zhu Tan didn't care about leaving a good impression on Zhu Houzhao, but he came here today for Zhu Houzhao.

After he treated his wounds, he stood up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the explosives that the prince has improved are at least five times more effective than before. It is a blessing for our Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Youtang had forgotten this point and was still worried about his uncle and nephew.

Hearing this, he took a deep breath. Just as Zhu Tan said, the power of the explosives increased very quickly, so fast that it surprised him.

Although Zhu Youtang had never been on the battlefield, he put a lot of effort into military affairs. The Ming Dynasty also attached great importance to firearms, so he also had a lot of information and data.

If the Ming army had a large amount of such powerful ammunition, their strength would more than double!
The nobles were slow to react, but they still responded quickly.

Moreover, they had closer ties with the Ming army and understood more clearly how important the replacement of ammunition would be to the army in war.

Zhu Tan continued, "Your Majesty, if the improved explosives can be used in the reform, it will be of great help in quelling the local unrest. Now we should work hard to increase production and train soldiers in operating skills so that they can have more confidence and a greater sense of security."

Zhu Youtang kept nodding his head. A jar of black gunpowder could produce such an effect. There were many large and small workshops throughout the Ming Dynasty, and there was one in the capital that specialized in producing this kind of thing.

If we could get 5000 of them at once and throw them toward the southwest, it would probably scare these chiefs!

However, what made Zhu Youtang happiest was that this thing was made by Zhu Houzhao. Of course, there was also the shadow of Chu Tian in it, but this shadow was still quite big.

However, Zhu Tan made Zhu Houzhao behave like this, and this is how history will turn out.

Zhu Youtang changed his usual attitude and burst into laughter.

"Today, Your Highness has made new contributions to our empire. I am very happy and have specially presented you with ten steeds and ten pairs of jade pendants..."

Zhu Youtang took out many good gifts and gave them to his children, and then said to Zhu Tan: "Jianchang Bo's contribution to saving the emperor must be rewarded. Jianchang Bo is promoted to Jianchang Hou, and he is also in charge of the Central Army and the Right Army, and he is in charge of improving the ammunition.

From an earl to a marquis, and then to the second-in-command of a grand governor's mansion, he made all the princes and nobles envious.

A marquis, an official of the first rank, is truly enviable, but the princes and nobles do not think there is anything wrong with it.

Everything that happened before showed that when the accident happened, it was Zhu Tan who risked his life to protect Zhu Houzhao, so much so that he himself was injured.

He was saving people, which was no different from saving the emperor. No matter how much reward he received, it would not be too much.

After all this commotion, this term of the Royal Prosecutor's Office finally came to a successful conclusion.

Zhu Youtang praised and rewarded them again and again, and then he returned to the palace with Zhu Tan and others.

He was still worried, so he asked the imperial physician to see Zhu Tan.

When the news reached the palace, Empress Zhang panicked and the entire palace was in chaos.

Empress Zhang personally checked Zhu Tan's injuries. After learning that the imperial physician said he was fine, she glared at Ye Qingluo with red eyes.

"Erlang and Shou can't go. What if something happens?"

Zhu Tan didn't dare to say anything back and kept admitting his mistakes.

Zhu Houzhao stood beside her obediently and finally calmed Queen Zhang down.

Zhu Tan originally wanted to leave the palace, but Empress Zhang did not even agree with Zhu Youtang.

Three days later, the scars on Chu Tianxian's back finally healed and he was allowed to leave the palace. This treatment was unique.

When Zhu Tan returned home, he found the house empty. Then Xu Guangzuo and Guo Ning appeared, and Zhang Wei finally explained everything.

Since the Earl of Jianchang was promoted to Marquis of Jianchang, Su Yu moved into the mansion left to him by Li Guang. This was a good thing for him.

Xu Guangzuo and Guo Ning hosted a banquet to celebrate Zhu Tan's promotion and new house.

When Zhu Tan went to see Ma Cong, he saw Qingzhu and thought of him. He didn't care whether Ye Shen was happy or not, and took him directly to his new house. From today on, it was a mansion. Ye Shen had mentioned some details of this villa in his previous accusation against Li Guang. After all, it violated the law.

But now, she was forced to go to the luxurious villa, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

What Zhu Tan did during his inspection spread throughout the world in less than three days.

When Ye Shen heard that Zhu Tan had saved the life of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, although he felt that the reward was a bit excessive, but seeing his daughter running around in the mansion like a hostess, he had to endure the displeasure in his heart.

As Xu Guangzuo is the leader of the three heroes in the capital, he naturally has to be prepared.

The dishes were laid out on the tables, and he raised his glass and said, "I'll have a drink too, second brother. Double happiness, cheers!"

Zhu Tan and Guo Ning had no objection, but Ma Cong and Ye Shen, who were unaware of the inside story, only thought that Xu Guangzuo was the real big brother!
"Brother, why don't we invite them?" Xu Guangzuo put down his wine glass. "It's a good opportunity to let them see how powerful our three heroes in the capital are."

Seeing that the two were somewhat restrained, Chu Pipa laughed: "Brother, are you trying to show off? It's just that he won the exam championship! Did he give the money to the Duke of England?"

The corner of Xu Guangzuo's mouth twitched.

"This old guy is really rich and generous. He spent 40,000 taels at once! My third brother only got 30,000 taels when he won first place last time, and he still got tens of thousands more taels!"

Zhu Tan thought to himself, you were the one who raised the price first. You took a large sum of money from Li Guang's family and pretended to be so arrogant.

Zhang Mao's eyelids were almost falling out. It would be stupid not to ask for a few tens of thousands of taels!
Guo Ning turned around and told Zhu Tan what he was thinking. For a moment, Xu Guangzuo was also very depressed.

"I'm just worried that I won't be able to win the championship! If I hadn't failed the exam, I really don't know how to plead for my father!"

Neither Ma Cong nor Ye Shen had expected such an outcome.

Ye Shen could not help but sigh that the military preparations of the Ming Dynasty had been relaxed to such an extent. No wonder the troops under the command of the Five Army Commanders were not as strong as before. Even the problems of the southwestern tribes made them anxious.

Seeing that the two were still somewhat awkward, Chu Pipa said, "Let's change the subject. The three great talents of the capital are all here to talk about love. Aren't there two distinguished guests?"

Guo Ning also knew that his elder brother Xu Guangzuo was unreliable, so he quickly took over the conversation: "I was working in the palace today, but I heard that the Ministry of Rites has changed its owner? Not to mention, this Mr. Ye is really amazing."

Zhu Tan had been in the palace for three days and was indeed unaware of this matter. He said, "Isn't my uncle now the Minister of Rites?"

Ye Shen suddenly felt extremely embarrassed. He cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Xu Qiong of the Ministry of Rites, I reported it. Last year's county examination was full of problems and has not been prepared yet. After the emperor inquired carefully, Xu Qiong was dismissed from the post of Minister of Rites."

"He should be kicked out. My uncle's ability is really too poor!"

Zhu Tan, however, strongly agreed with his accusation against Xu Qiong, and judging from Zhu Tan's expression, it didn't seem like he was deliberately dealing with it.

"What about the new Minister of Rites?"

Ye Shen replied: "Li Dongyang was promoted from the Left Minister of Rites to the Minister of Revenue."

Zhu Tan nodded. He felt that Li Dongyang was a bit sinister, but to his brother-in-law Zhu Youtang, he was still very important.

Naturally, no one would have any objection to his appointment as the Minister of Justice, and as expected, everyone agreed.

Chu Pipa noticed the displeasure on his face and asked.

The conflict between his father Ma Wensheng and Li Dongyang is very deep. The conflict between the two has been going on for a long time, and the same is true for their subordinates.

Not only Zhu Tan was interested in such things, but even Xu Guangzuo and Guo Ning were curious about this topic.

Among the three great talents in the capital, only Xu Guangzuo is there. The other three are all officials. Even if they are just soldiers, they will often come into contact with important figures in the capital, so naturally they want to listen carefully!
As a son, Ma Cong knew a lot about this matter, although he could not say it explicitly.

Seeing Zhu Tan and the others looking expectant, he immediately explained: "This matter is because of the problem of entering the house. After Li Dongyang entered the house, he prevented Mr. Ma from entering the house. And this year, Mr. Ma was demoted to the Minister of Revenue, and he refused to agree, which made the feud even bigger."

Although Ma Wensheng was not a cabinet minister, he was also a local tyrant. He suppressed Li Dongyang several times and even stopped Li Dongyang's subordinates.

On the other hand, Li Dongyang didn't have a good impression of Ma Wensheng. A big part of the reason why Ma Wensheng did so poorly in the army was because of Li Dongyang.

Although Zhu Tan claims to be the best in his profession, the fight between Ma Wensheng and Li Dongyang goes far beyond ordinary professional competition.

Ye Shen's words made sense. He continued to ask, "Mr. Ye, Li Dongyang did this for the sake of public affairs and for personal gain. As the prime minister, shouldn't Liu Jian do anything? I think you'd better keep quiet!"

Ye Shen forced a smile, "My Lord, I'm afraid you haven't realized yet that this Master Ma Wensheng is not the only one! Master Ma, Wang Shu, and Liu Daxia are called the "Three Gentlemen". They are not on good terms with each other. Li Dongyang also has his own supporters. The open and covert struggles between the two have been going on for a long time. Although Liu Jian is highly respected, he cannot interfere at will."

Xu Guangzuo blurted out, "Mr. Hongzhi III is much better than the three great talents in our capital! No, second brother, let's change the name. I think the three great talents in the capital are not as good as Mr. Hongzhi III!"

Zhu Tan rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, why don't you be called the Three Heroes of the Ming Dynasty? You will definitely make a big splash, a big splash."

As the Imperial Censor, he naturally knew more about the struggles in the court and understood Ma Cong better.

Zhu Tan listened with great interest, and Zhu Tan was actually his uncle, so he didn't care about Xu Guangzuo's admission, but continued: "The reason why I want to report Xu Qiong is that Xu Qiong did nothing, and secondly, there is a high possibility of a conflict between Mr. Ma and Mr. Li. However, I did not expect that the Minister of Personnel this time would be Li Dongyang. I think it is too early for me to report Xu Qiong now."

Ye Shen recounted the conflict between Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, and then Liu Daxia involved Li Dongyang to deal with Ma Wensheng together.

Ma Wensheng turned around and recounted what had happened to Liu Daxia and Li Dongyang's men.

Ye Shen made the final decision.

"This year, the Minister of Justice Jiang Rong accused Li Dongyang and Liu Jian of being the ones who planned it all. Mr. Ma Cong is here. Excuse me for being blunt, but Jiang Rong is his disciple."

Even Ma Cong was confused about this matter.

When Zhu Tan heard this, he thought that Ma Wensheng really didn't care about his own child. He didn't even tell Ma Cong about his own child, but let a small jailer do it.

The more Zhu Tan listened, the more excited he became. No wonder the old man said that competing with the world and competing with people is a pleasure.

Ye Shen kept talking, and at the end he even tried to advise Zhu Tan: "Since you are a military commander, you can avoid a lot of unnecessary problems. After all, in the court of the Ming Dynasty, especially among the civil officials, there are very few who can do anything well. If you are not careful, you will be stabbed in the back, and you don't know who will stab you in the back!"

Ye Shen was speaking from the heart. He had heard long ago that in a few days, he would be promoted to the position of Shangshu of the Shangbao Division.

His status was greatly improved, but he was also kicked out of the position of Chief Censor.

Moreover, he really didn't know which important person he had offended. It was really infuriating! (End of this chapter)