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

Wei Zhongxian stood at the door, struggling in his heart.

It is obvious that Zhu Youjian lost his memory, and when he was sick, he had forgotten what happened before he drowned.

In the evening, the cool night breeze intoxicated the tourists.

Zhu Youjian was playing chess with Wei Zhongxian in the Luohua Pavilion in front of the Imperial Garden.

The sky was clear and the emperor was in a good mood.

Wei Zhongxian was also in a very good mood. He lost the chess game in order to make the emperor happy.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian's expression suddenly darkened.

He said that he knew everything about Wei Zhongxian and wanted to kill all nine generations of his clan and sentence him to death.

Wei Zhongxian knelt down and pleaded guilty, saying that he had been a diligent person since Zhu Youjian became emperor.

He was indeed a treacherous official in the past, but now he wants to be a good person.

Zhu Youjian refused.

At this point, Wei Zhongxian no longer cared about anything else and pushed Zhu Youjian into the lake.

From the panic at the beginning to the calm later.

After a while, Wei Zhongxian shouted: "The emperor has fallen into the water, please come and rescue him quickly."

When everyone pulled Zhu Youjian up,
Wei Zhongxian could never have imagined that

He is still alive.

If Zhu Youjian knew about this, he would definitely be executed.

Wei Zhongxian's heart moved, and he opened a crack in the window with dragon pattern and looked inside.

Zhu Youjian did not answer and fell asleep.

Wei Zhongxian pushed the door open slowly and cautiously.

The hall was completely silent, save for the sounds of wind and rain.

After a moment, the storm stopped.

Suddenly, there was silence in the hall.

As time passed, sweat dripped from Wei Zhongxian's temple.

Does the young emperor in front of him know about this?
If she could still understand the other person's thoughts at the beginning, then this time, she couldn't understand it at all.

Wei Zhongxian knew that he was the emperor's close attendant, and his every move was closely related to the young emperor in front of him.

He wanted to understand how the young emperor thought and acted. He wanted the young emperor to trust him and entrust him with important tasks.

"Emperor? Emperor?"

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but shout loudly, but Zhu Youjian closed his eyes and looked at him intently.

His legs were sore and he couldn't sit still any longer.

His feet stepped on the ground with a loud noise, but Zhu Youjian did not respond at all.

Could it be?

He walked slowly in front of Zhu Youjian.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

His steps were trembling and tentative.

Every step made him tremble with fear.

He saw that Zhu Youjian's chest seemed to have stopped breathing and his breathing became slow.

Could it be?

its not right!
Wei Zhongxian didn't know whether he was happy or sad. He slowly put his hand in front of Zhu Youjian's nose, feeling Zhu Youjian's breath to see if he was still dead.

The outstretched arm froze in the air, and Zhu Youjian suddenly opened his eyes. Wei Zhongxian naturally shuddered, stepped back in horror, and then knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please spare me! Please spare me! I just -"

Zhu Youjian's face also looked unhappy, and he thought, what do you want to do?

Kill him with your own hands?

After finally calming down, Zhu Youjian said in a calm voice:

"Alright, I understand what you mean. You're just worried that something might happen to me! I won't blame you!"

Zhu Youjian's tone sounded very calm and weak. When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he could hear the solemnity and severity in the other party's tone.

Wei Zhongxian helped Zhu Youjian stand up, leaned against the head of the bed, and said cautiously:
"Your Majesty, did you have a sweet dream? Or, is he worried about something? Why does he look so worried?"

Wei Zhongxian waited for Zhu Youjian to reply, fearing that he would recall one or two past events, so he said:
A serious face? Zhu Youjian did not answer but asked calmly:
"Are you trying to guess what I'm thinking?"

"No, no! I just want to relieve your majesty of some of the pressure. I don't want him to think about it day and night."

Wei Zhongxian then realized that he had said something wrong and slapped himself madly.

"I heard people say that you built your own ancestral halls in various places? Is that true?"

His tone was calm, but his words were like a sword, piercing Wei Zhongxian's heart.

"Damn slave! Damn slave!"

Wei Zhongxian fell to his knees with a thump. His head hit the ground with a bang. Not long after, his forehead began to bleed. He stopped.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. I didn't know anything about the construction of the ancestral temple! Those buildings were built by the people below themselves."

As he said this, he began to kowtow.

As the king of a country, it was fine to be worshipped by others, but for a person from modern times, this was really too weird, so much so that Zhu Youjian was a little overwhelmed.

But when Zhu Youjian thought that the person kneeling in front of him was Wei Zhongxian, he was delighted!
This man is a great traitor who has never been seen in the history. He has many subordinates and is also the mortal enemy of Emperor Chongzhen. If he is not eradicated, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed, and even his own life will be threatened! Not to mention cultivation!

His purpose was to calm himself down, calm himself down, calm himself down, and solve the problem of Wei Zhongxian.

But how can this be done?
At this moment, Zhu Youjian was a little at a loss.

After a while, he said:
"Forget it, forget it. Since you have already admitted your guilt, I won't bother with you anymore!"

"Also, I have something else to tell you!"

Wei Zhongxian's emotions at this moment were like riding a roller coaster, and he kowtowed again:
"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter."

"Have you heard of Zheng He?"

"Zheng He sailed seven times to bring glory to the Ming Dynasty. He is a true hero!"

Wei Zhongxian had little education and was just living a life of idleness and waiting to die in the palace. However, he knew Zheng He.

Zhu Youjian nodded repeatedly, and then asked: "Are you interested in learning from Zheng He?"

Is this a replica of Zheng He? He can't let himself go to sea, right? This is simply asking for his life!

It would be better to go home and retire.

Wei Zhongxian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that my old body cannot withstand the storm of the sea!"

He looked up and saw Zhu Youjian's face was gloomy. Knowing that something was wrong, Wei Zhongxian shook his head again, nodded again, and said, "Whatever your majesty says, I will do it!"

At this moment, Zhu Youjian suddenly smiled: "I didn't ask you to go. You are my right-hand man, how can I bear to let you go?"

"Great, great!"

Wei Zhongxian muttered something, then sensed something was wrong, so he stopped and his tone became humble.

"What's going on? I hope Your Majesty can understand!"

When Zhu Youjian's voice reached Wei Zhongxian's ears, he could hardly bear it, because he really couldn't understand what Zhu Youjian said.

There was a long period of silence, and Zhu Youjian seemed a little hesitant and thoughtful.

There was a heavy storm outside the window. Zhu Youjian said slowly:

"I am still young, and it may be difficult for me to take over the Ming Dynasty. I also cannot let the Ming Dynasty down!"

"Therefore, I would like to ask you to take care of it for me. From now on, I will not attend court, and you will be responsible for everything."

"How?" he asked.

Wei Zhongxian was startled, his face turned pale, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible! Absolutely not possible!"

Zhu Youjian was slightly startled and waved his sleeves.

"Why not? You are old and have many tricks up your sleeve."

"I believe your words!"

"This, this, this!"

Wei Zhongxian opened his mouth, knotting his lips nervously, but he couldn't say a word. He didn't know whether Zhu Youjian was crazy or it was just his illusion.

How could such a good thing happen? To have the government completely handed over to me?

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian was still hesitating, Zhu Youjian took a step forward and put his arm around his shoulder:
"Since ancient times, Liu Bei has trusted Zhuge Liang without a doubt. Baidi entrusted him with the task. Why can't I trust you?"

"Why not? Don't you want to be a hero like Zheng He? Don't you want to leave your name in history?"

When Wei Zhongxian heard the emperor's words, he was shocked and suddenly realized.

One man can block the passage of ten thousand men, and he can act only after careful planning. That is what he has always dreamed of.

Although Wei Zhongxian had come to this point, there was still one thing he couldn't figure out. He said:
"how about you?"

Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhu Youjian with a look in his eyes. If he didn't explain the reason now, Wei Zhongxian would probably still be suspicious.

After a long time, Zhu Youjian raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

"I just had a dream. I dreamt that a deity told me that I have immortal bones and unlimited potential for cultivation. I have the hope of becoming an immortal emperor."

"My heart is no longer in this world. I want to become an immortal, a real immortal."

"You will handle the affairs of the mortal world. If I really choose to practice cultivation, I cannot afford the strife in this country!"

Just lie down like this? What does this mean? Zhu Youjian casually said some fashionable words, which confused Wei Zhongxian.

"Okay, I'm tired, I'll take a nap first, you go quickly!"

???

Wei Zhongxian's eyes were dull and he was completely stunned. He opened his mouth, but was glared at by Zhu Youjian.

Wei Zhongxian got the benefit and slowly pushed it out.

He was relieved.

Therefore, the young emperor Zhu Youjian did lose his memory.

After Wei Zhongxian left, Zhu Youjian finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt completely relaxed.

Wei Zhongxian could not be trusted, and Zhu Youjian could not trust anyone.

In the court, there is intrigue and power galore. Coming here is like suddenly arriving in a completely unfamiliar place.

He had to be careful, had to be careful.

I was in a daze before, and I didn't feel it yet.
Now Zhu Youjian always feels that his mind is blank.
He thought of Zhu Tan and Zhu Youjian.

They are all empty.

I guess it’s because I just traveled through time.

In the current court disputes, Wei Zhongxian is the most important person.

Zhu Youjian still couldn't come up with a systematic method for Wei Zhongxian.

Zhu Youjian stood alone by the window, a grim scene emerging in his mind.

When aliens attack,
One human city after another was reduced to ruins.

Zhu Tan's army once tried to attack alien spacecraft with nuclear weapons.

However, even the ultimate weapon, nuclear weapons, was easily destroyed by this alien battleship.

Alien civilizations are much more powerful than humans. It's like an ant trying to shake a big tree.

Everything from human tactics to guerrilla tactics was used.

Ultimately, the fate of the group's annihilation could not be reversed.

If you want to fight the aliens, you have to speed up and speed up time.

If he wants to change this, he must do his current job well in order to survive in this unpredictable political vortex.

The "lying down" mentioned above was Zhu Youjian's true thought, and it was also the means he used to delay Wei Zhongxian.

If we confront Wei Zhongxian head-on now, there will be only one way to go, and that is death!
The best strategy for now is to delay the war, retreat to advance, and make Wei Zhongxian relax his vigilance.

Whether to continue practicing or to continue promoting the development of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian felt that he had no choice.

If you want to lie down, you must have enough ability to survive in this complicated world. "My hands once shot a bow and killed wild horses. Now, I want to stir up a storm in this gloomy purgatory!"

Zhu Youjian sighed and clenched his fists.

in this way,

He would rather die on the battlefield.

Zhu Youjian slapped his forehead.

What a mess this is. The most important thing now is how to deal with Wei Zhongxian and Zhou Xuan.

They are weak now.

First of all, he had to build up his own power in the court. Only in this way would he be qualified to compete with those in the court.

Besides, to deal with Wei Zhongxian does not mean to uproot him once and for all.

Wei Zhongxian's power was already connected with the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. If he was forcibly removed, the fate of the Ming Dynasty would be affected.

Now, he can only use gentle means to break it down bit by bit.

……

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Queen is going to hang herself!"

A young eunuch ran in in a panic, then stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Queen?" Gong Yexiao was slightly startled.

Zhu Youjian was shocked. He had met Princess Xin once when he was still Prince Xin.

Princess Xin was extremely beautiful, with skin as white as snow and a slender waist. She was naturally a beauty.

Since he ascended the throne, she had been promoted to queen.

"Die for me? Doesn't she know I'm still alive?"

"Lead the way quickly!"

As Zhu Youjian spoke, he quickened his pace and walked towards the palace.

Kunning Palace, Forbidden City.

A girl in gorgeous clothes, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes, a crystal teardrop slid down her nose.

"Your Majesty, I heard you're back! I'll go with you!"

There was a trace of sadness on her face, and the white ribbon in her hand drew a graceful trajectory in the air.

With slender fingers tied with beautiful ribbons, sitting on the chair, a woman should understand life.

"What are you doing? Stop it!"

Zhang Yan shouted angrily, and Bai Zhu and a few eunuchs carried her away.

Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan said: "The emperor is still alive!"

Hearing this, Queen Zhou showed a look of surprise on her face, and she said, "Really?"

"It's absolutely true! How dare you believe Wei Zhongxian's nonsense? He just fainted and he woke up!"

Queen Zhou was a little surprised and thought that she was too impulsive.

……

"What are you doing? Stop it!"

Zhu Youjian's words rang out before he arrived.

"Your Majesty?" An Fei was stunned and then asked.

"Queen!" a voice came from behind.

When she came in, she did not see the queen hanging herself.

I saw Queen Zhou and Queen Zhang talking to each other.

When Zhu Youjian saw Queen Zhou, he was also stunned. She was indeed a beauty, as beautiful as a fairy in heaven.

"Your Highness, haven't you already fallen?"

"Silly girl, why should I die? Who told you that I'm dead?"

Queen Zhou pointed at the eunuch following behind Zhu Youjian and said, "Wei Zhongxian!" At that time, it was Wei Zhongxian who passed the message to the eunuch, and that person brought the message to Queen Zhou.

Zhu Youjian was furious when he heard this and said, "You actually told me that I'm dead? Do you believe that I will kill all your clans?"

The young eunuch was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thud, without even having time to breathe.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. My Lord said that you are dying and asked us to prepare for the funeral and -"

Shangguan?

Zhu Youjian interrupted the young eunuch: "Who?"

“Wei…” the young eunuch opened his mouth and said.

"I understand!" Zhu Youjian spoke again. Wei Zhongxian is the emperor, the emperor is the emperor, and the emperor is Wei Zhongxian.

The one who had been causing so much trouble for so long and turning his palace into a mess was none other than Wei Zhongxian, the leader of the eunuchs who had existed for thousands of years.

Before I died, he had already prepared everything for my afterlife. This Wei Zhongxian is quite capable!
When Empress Zhang heard Wei Zhongxian's words, she was filled with resentment: "Wei Zhongxian? Sister, you are usually so smart, are you stupid this time? You must not believe a word Wei Zhongxian says!"

"I'm still thinking that this matter is very likely related to him!"

"What?" Regnar was stunned.

Queen Zhou and Zhu Youjian spoke at the same time.

"What happened when you fell into the lake?"

Zhu Youjian thought about it, but couldn't figure it out.

"You mean, you were pushed down?"

"pretty close!"

Zhu Youjian couldn't remember it, but logically speaking, it was easy to guess.

This Wei Zhongxian is really hateful!
He was dissatisfied and scolded the young eunuch:
"And you're going to spread the news of my death all over the world? I'm going to wipe out your entire clan!"

As soon as he said this, several people came forward and tried to drag him away.

"No, no! Cheng'en has been with the emperor since he was young and is willing to serve him."

"Who do you think you are?" Zhu Youjian asked again.

The young eunuch spoke slowly:
"My name is Wang Chengen, and I have been following the emperor for some time."

"Wang Chengen, who are you?" Speaking of this person, Zhu Zizai thought about it, isn't this the eunuch Wang Chengen who hanged himself with him before his death?
A loyal person cannot have his entire clan killed!
Being alive is very useful to them!
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian's attitude softened a lot:

"No need to be polite! I will spare your life!"

Zhu Youjian calmed himself down and looked at Queen Zhou with eyes full of doting.

Historical books describe Queen Zhou as a virtuous woman who lived with Zhu Youjian for her entire life.

At least Queen Zhou and Wang Chengen were his right-hand men.

Zhu Youjian had an idea and decided to discuss his life with Queen Zhou.

He turned around and said to everyone:

"Everyone, get out of here! I just recovered and need to vent!"

Empress Zhang was furious and warned: "Your Majesty, your health is just getting better. Please take care of yourself!"

"Sister-in-law, I understand!"

Zhu Youjian explained.

Empress Zhang shook her head and walked out with a red face.

The eunuchs in the palace naturally knew what His Majesty meant, but they could not help but admire that His Majesty was in such good health.

Thinking this in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything more and left.

Wang Chengen and several eunuchs were guarding the door, and they only heard a rustling sound coming from inside.

It seems that this dragon bed is not very sturdy!
……

A few days later, Silijian.

Wei Zhongxian was wearing a golden silk robe and leaning on a chair. A maid was fanning him while he was flipping through the memorial that had just been delivered to him.

"Today there is nothing. If I could ascend the throne, I would be a true emperor."

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian was delighted.

"You just lie in bed, why don't you go out for a walk?"

"You are so old, and you are still so tired all day long."

A pleasant voice of complaint was heard from behind. Wei Zhongxian turned around and saw that it was his ex-husband Luo Niang.

Keshi was Zhu Youxiao's wet nurse, and Wei Zhongxian relied on her the most! Not only was she the wet nurse of the late emperor Zhu Youxiao, but she also had a deep friendship with Zhu Youxiao and even the Empress.

"It's all because of that little emperor who made me take care of everything. Otherwise, would I be so exhausted?"

Although Wei Zhongxian complained, he showed a hint of smile on his face. At this moment, he found that Keshi looked a little ugly.

"Why, unhappy?"

After hearing this, Keshi rolled her eyes at Wei Zhongxian and sat down on a chair nearby:
"Don't you know what you did?"

"Why do you want to control everything about Jianer in your own hands? Do you know what you are doing?"

"The court is full of accusations against you!"

Wei Zhongxian met Keshi's angry scolding and explained to him with a smile:

"The ministers can say whatever they want, but what can they do to me?"

"Besides, this can't be blamed entirely on me. It's not what I wanted. He wanted it himself."

At this point, he paused.

"I really don't understand why the Zhu clan is so keen on practicing such an unrealistic thing."

Ke Shi looked confused and asked, "What do you mean?"

Wei Zhongxian hugged Keshi tightly, his eyes fixed:
"This young emperor wants to practice? Haha, he wants to be an emperor and doesn't take the people on the ground seriously at all."

"Didn't he say he wanted to rest? This is what they call winning by doing nothing! What a weird name!"

Ke Shi snorted:
"You lied to Jian'er?"

"Hey, what are you talking about? When did I ever lie to the little emperor? He said he met a fairy in his dream and received guidance from the fairy."

Wei Zhongxian pretended to be wronged and paused.

"Besides, isn't this young emperor very good at cultivation? If he is loyal, then I am really afraid. If he is a foolish emperor, at least neither of us will have to worry."

"No need to live in fear any more. This kind of life of fear is really too hard!"

After hearing what Wei Zhongxian said, Ke Shi didn't know how to respond.

This is true.

If Zhu Youjian really wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, given the unclear connection between her and Wei Zhongxian, she would probably die.

What's wrong with Zhu You's wet nurse? What's the point of being close to Zhu Youjian? She has seen how cruel and ruthless the Zhu family is.

In their view, the tyrant emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a good emperor.

It would be good if Zhu Youjian listened to Wei Zhongxian's words.

"boom!"

A huge voice sounded in the palace.

There was a loud noise, like an earthquake, which startled both of them.

Wei Zhongxian stood up and shouted, "What's going on?"

Wei Zhongxian subconsciously recalled that horrific event.

On May 6, the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, next to the ammunition depot of Wang Jingchang in Beijing,

This explosion covered an area of ​​2.25 square kilometers and killed more than 2 people. The scene was extremely horrific. This explosion was comparable to 20000 tons of TNT, bringing huge losses to the Ming Dynasty.

Ke Shi heard the source of this power and showed concern:

"Oh no, it looks like they are the emperor's men."

Wei Zhongxian's expression also changed.

After saying that, the two of them hurried to the emperor's bedroom.

...(End of chapter)