Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 193 Zhu Yuanzhang: Are we going to have a younger brother?

In the main hall, there were only two people, Queen Yuqi and the Korean envoy. Fourth Master Zhu hid in the darkness of the room and listened carefully to the envoy's detailed description of the situation in Goryeo. After hearing this, his heart went up and down, and he sighed secretly that the world was in chaos, like a tangled mess.

The King of Goryeo had been a hostage in Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty for ten years. After returning home, he was very ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to get rid of the control of the Yuan Dynasty. However, the pro-Yuan forces headed by Qi Zhe became a stumbling block. The King of Goryeo was determined to eradicate the Qi family to avoid future troubles.

"How dare you plot against my brother!" Queen Qi's eyes were filled with anger.

The envoy bowed his head and expressed his feelings: "Therefore, the Prime Minister specially ordered me to go to Dayuan as an envoy to ask the Queen for help."

Empress Qi frowned. She knew that the Great Yuan Dynasty was no longer its former glory. Its strength had been greatly reduced after being expelled from the Central Plains, and it had to deal with the threat of the Ming Army's Northern Expedition. Although she felt helpless in her heart, she could only promise in a deep voice: "I will discuss it with the prince and I will give my full support to my brother."

When the envoy heard this, he burst into tears of gratitude and kowtowed again.

At this moment, a woman in black walked into the hall. She was wearing a tight-fitting outfit and her eyes were like daggers. As soon as she stepped in, she shouted sharply: "Who dares to eavesdrop on the Queen's conversation?"

Fourth Master Zhu was shocked and secretly thought something was wrong. He had been discovered?

Just as he was about to make a move, he saw a man in green flying out from behind the door and grabbing the woman in black. The palms of the two people met, and their true energy surged, causing the doors and windows to burst.

"In Yingchang, don't do this false courtesy." The man in green waved his hand, "Please step aside, Li Fangyu stays."

After the man in green escaped from the pursuit of the guards, he walked around in circles and came to a courtyard in the north of the city, where he flew down. There were seventy-eight people in the courtyard. When they saw him falling, they all bowed: "See you, my lord."

"Assassinating the Queen, you can tell who it is even with your eyes closed. Isn't it just their family's business?"

The man in green was the mysterious figure who had been eavesdropping behind the main hall door before. At this moment, he broke out and rushed towards the outside of the city. When passing by Fourth Master Zhu, he suddenly turned his head, took a deep look at Fourth Master Zhu, and raised a meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth.

The dozens of people retreated, but an energetic young man stayed and asked expectantly: "Uncle Chongjiu, have you discovered anything?"

Li Fangyu was anxious: "Uncle Chongjiu, my father asked me to come with you to practice. Master Guan didn't care about me like this when he was here."

……

"It's Hesar, the queen's personal guard. With her here, would anyone dare to assassinate him?"

"Escort!" the woman in black yelled, and hundreds of guards rushed into the hall in an instant, surrounding the man in green. The woman in black flew behind Queen Qi to protect her.

"Senior, your movements are really fast." The man in Tsing Yi laughed, with a hint of joking in his tone, "But be careful about that woman Hesar, she has a very sharp nose."

"The capital city of Beiyuan is also very exciting." He smiled secretly in his heart, "The more chaotic the better."

"Shut up, the guards are coming."

Fourth Master Zhu blended into the crowd and planned to observe again. The guards were still chasing, but a woman in black flashed in front of them and shouted coldly: "Fool! Stop chasing him. You are no match for him. Protect the queen and the queen back to the palace."

The man in green glared at him: "You kid, don't pry, just stay in this yard and don't run around."

……

As he said that, he didn't stop and flew away at high speed. The guards couldn't catch up with him and could only watch him go away. People on the street were attracted by this scene and stopped to watch the excitement.

Fourth Master Zhu raised his lips slightly. It turned out that the woman in black was Hesar, the personal bodyguard who protected the queen. When he saw the guards coming to drive away the crowd, he turned and left.

"Lao Guan is now in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, teaching my son." The man in Tsing Yi sighed, "Hey, I don't know when my son will recognize me. My Lao Zhu family must have an heir."

The people watching the excitement began to whisper, and the comments came and went.

Fourth Master Zhu took advantage of this chaos and sneaked out of the hall quietly. He secretly speculated that the woman in black was probably one of the rumored Thirteen Wings of Mengwu. But, who is the man in green? I was actually eavesdropping here.

Arriving on the bustling street outside the palace, Fourth Master Zhu did not choose to leave in a hurry, but instead waited to see what happened. Sure enough, a fierce cry of killing suddenly rang out, and a man in Tsing Yi was seen fighting his way out from the depths of the palace. His body was strong and his speed was astonishing.

It turns out that the man in Tsing Yi’s surname is Zhu, and his name is Zhu Chongjiu. If Fourth Master Zhu were here, he would be shocked.

Li Fangyu said with a smile: "Uncle Chongjiu, this Yingchang matter is over, let's go to the capital of Ming Dynasty. Aren't we originally going to unite with their emperor?"

Zhu Chongjiu nodded thoughtfully.

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Beiping City Head.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood alone in the biting cold wind and looked towards the distant direction of Yingchang. He held a letter tightly in his hand, which was rushed from Empress Ma eight hundred miles away. The letter had been read over and over again and the edges were worn away.

When he first received the eight-hundred-mile expedited order, he couldn't help but be shocked, thinking that some major changes had occurred in the capital. However, when he opened the letter, he was so shocked that he couldn't help but ask: "Are we going to have a younger brother?"

Queen Ma's handwriting is beautiful and clear, describing in detail the events of Fourth Master Zhu and the news that he has gone north.

Zhu Yuanzhang has been waiting in Beiping City for many days, but he has never seen Fourth Master Zhu. He guessed that Fourth Master Zhu must have taken his fourth son directly to Yingchang City.

"Your Majesty." Xu Da hurriedly walked over, "I just received news that Wen Zhong was almost ambushed by Wang Baobao. Fortunately, he responded in time and successfully escaped from the danger, with only some minor losses."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, with a joking smile on his lips: "Bao'er is still no match for Wang Baobao. That's right, he has one more word 'bao' in his name than you."

He spread his hands, looking helpless.

When Xu Da heard this, he couldn't help showing a wry smile and asked Ying to go out to fight: "Your Majesty, you will stay in Peiping while I go to meet Wang Baobao."

"There's no rush!" Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have a plan in mind, "Before the decisive battle, both sides will be testing each other back and forth, so there is no need for you to act on your own."

He looked at the city of Beiping at his feet, and remembered what Fourth Master Zhu said: Beiping is the capital, and the emperor guards the gate of the country. After he came to Peiping, he seriously thought about this issue and felt that it was indeed feasible.

"Tiande." Zhu Yuanzhang waved the letter in his hand, "The Queen sent a letter saying that Fourth Master Zhu and his fourth son have entered Yingchang City."

"What?" Xu Da was shocked when he heard this, "Prince Yan and Fourth Master actually went to Yingchang? That is the capital of Beiyuan! This is too dangerous!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "We are worried too."

"Your Majesty, I request you to send the Jinyi Guards immediately to take them back secretly." Xu Da suggested anxiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and showed a helpless smile: "Their personalities, if they don't have fun together, can they come back?" "But... the prince is in the capital of an enemy country, this..." Xu Da frowned, obviously Extremely worried about this matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly became as sharp as a knife, and his whole body exuded cold murderous aura.

But not only the prince, but also the Supreme Emperor. If they have a problem in Yingchang, we will let the entire Yingchang City be buried with them.

……

Yingchang City.

In the inn, in the room.

Fourth Master Zhu sat in front of the mirror. He was reflected in the mirror with black hair and a pure white robe. His unique temperament was like that of a handsome young man who is like jade in the world.

"Master, how long will this dyed black hair last?" Zhu Di asked curiously.

Fourth Master Zhu stood up gently, unfolded the folding fan in his hand gracefully, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "It can last for a few days. Oh, by the way, remember to call me Tang Bohu, this is my teacher's vest in Yingchang."

Zhu Di didn't know what the waistcoat meant, but he knew that the master was definitely going to recuperate.

Fourth Master Zhu patted his head: "We will continue to divide our troops into two groups and come back at night to share each other's intelligence."

Zhu Di nodded: "Okay, let's set off."

The master and apprentice left the inn and went their separate ways. Fourth Master Zhu came to a brothel. This was the largest brothel in the city called Wanhua Tower. It is said that literati and elegant people like to come here to show off their elegance.

The nobles of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had been in the Central Plains for a long time, and they all liked the behavior of the literati in the Central Plains: drinking, writing poetry, and playing with women. When Fourth Master Zhu entered the building, girls immediately surrounded him.

He looked around and saw that this Ten Thousand Flowers Building was quite elegant. The girls were all graceful and had beautiful faces, and some of them were very exotic. He waved his hand, and golden leaves fell down. The girls were stunned.

"We have a distinguished guest." the girls exclaimed.

Fourth Master Zhu was surrounded by the girls Yingying Yanyan. He simply sat down, picked up the wine glass and started teasing them while drinking. From time to time, his eyes looked at the young men not far away.

Today, his target is one of them. The young man in Tsing Yi is the son of You Cheng Xia Si Jian. His name in Zhongyuan is Li Lianhua, and he is an arty young man. But this was just his appearance. In fact, he sold many of the girls in Wanhua House, and he killed countless of them. This guy has the face of a human and the heart of an animal.

Under the urging of the girls, Fourth Master Zhu's face turned red. After a big drink, he recited a poem:
If you don’t refine elixirs, you won’t meditate. If you don’t work as a merchant, you won’t plow the fields.

When you have time to write, just sell it on the green hills, and don’t make money to do evil in the world!
……

Hearing the poem, Li Lianhua's eyes flashed with admiration. He walked over gracefully with a wine glass in hand and praised loudly: "What a poem! What a poem! My brother is really talented. This poem makes people feel happy and happy."

Fourth Master Zhu also smiled and raised his glass in response: "Thank you very much, brother, for the compliment. It's just something I made casually, so it's not worth mentioning."

Li Lianhua cupped her fists and saluted, and introduced herself: "Li Lianhua, may I ask my brother's surname? I think we are very destined, how about we make friends?"

"I'm Tang Bohu." Fourth Master Zhu returned the gesture with fists clasped, and then accepted Li Lianhua's invitation.

With that said, he carried the wine bottle and walked over under the guidance of Li Lianhua. When the girls around him saw this, they all gathered around him, and the scene suddenly became lively. Li Lianhua enthusiastically introduced the young masters present to Fourth Master Zhu. They were all wealthy young men in Yingchang City. Fourth Master Zhu secretly paid attention and wrote down their names and identities one by one.

Li Lianhua suddenly remembered the poem just now, and said to Fourth Master Zhu with a smile: "Brother Tang, the poem you just made is really wonderful. I wonder if you can write it down and give it to me? I believe it will become a famous poem if it spreads. The first masterpiece."

He clapped his hands, and immediately a maid respectfully presented him with paper and pen. Fourth Master Zhu did not refuse, took the pen, filled it with ink, and splashed the ink with his brush. His brushwork is smooth and free, and the tip of his pen jumps and dances on the rice paper, like a dragon swimming in water. After a while, a poem appeared on the page.

Li Lianhua took the manuscript and looked at it, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Great calligraphy! Brother Tang's calligraphy really has the charm of face and body. It is both majestic and dignified, thick and yet dynamic and beautiful."

Fourth Master Zhu laughed loudly: "Brother Li likes it, so I'll give it to you."

Li Lianhua put it away without politeness and ordered her servants to put it away carefully. He raised his glass again and toasted to Fourth Master Zhu: "Brother Tang is so talented, I wonder where you are now?"

Fourth Master Zhu smiled bitterly, spread his hands and said, "My family is just doing business, and I have no fame. It can be said that I have accomplished nothing."

Hearing this, Li Lianhua's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "Brother Tang, how can he be so talented that he is buried among merchants? My father was the Prime Minister of the Right Dynasty, and he was eager to recruit talents. . If Brother Tang is willing, I can recommend you to my father, and you will definitely make a difference with your talent."

Fourth Master Zhu secretly rejoiced, but on the surface he pretended to be hesitant and said, "Is this...really okay? I am the son of a businessman after all."

"Of course!" Li Lianhua said firmly, "Brother Tang, don't worry, you can come to the house to see me tomorrow, and I will personally introduce you to my father."

When Master Zhu heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly clasped his fists to express his thanks: "Thank you so much, Brother Li!"

"Why are you so polite!" Li Lianhua waved her hand boldly and said loudly, "Come on! Let's continue drinking!"

……

In the grand and solemn hall of the Princess Royal Palace, Zhao Xuanzhen was dressed in a gorgeous phoenix robe, and her graceful figure was perfectly outlined. She sat dignifiedly, showing her luxury and elegance, and her eyes slowly swept over the people standing in the hall. More than a dozen important officials in the DPRK.

She spoke slowly, with a cold and majestic voice: "My lords, you are all from my sect. Now that I have returned, I should take care of my brother's worries. From today on, you will be responsible for all affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War. I will report to this palace every day. The emperor has also approved my participation in government affairs."

All the ministers agreed in unison.

Zhao Xuanzhen turned her gaze to Boyan, Minister of War, and asked: "Boyan, is there any new battle report from King Qi?"

Boyan respectfully replied: "Reporting to your highness, the King of Qi had several small-scale battles with the Ming general Li Wenzhong some time ago, and our army won more and lost less. Now the King of Qi is waiting for the opportunity, because the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang has personally conquered On the front line, the morale of the Ming army is strong."

Zhao Xuanzhen nodded and praised: "The King of Qi is well versed in the art of war, and he understands the principle of 'making a strong effort, then weakening it again, and then exhausting it three times. The opponent is exhausted and I am full, so I can defeat it.' With him leading the troops in battle, I am naturally at ease." "

Later, she inquired about the affairs of the Household Department in detail and made appropriate arrangements one by one. After everything was dealt with, the ministers exited the hall one by one.

"Your Highness, all our people have dispersed." A maid came to report, "There is no news about that person yet."

Zhao Xuanzhen frowned slightly.

Fourth Master, you came to Yingchang City and why didn’t you come to see me?

(End of this chapter)