Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

After that, he pulled Zhu Xiongying and said, "Come on, let's treat you and let us have a good meal."

Zhu Xiongying said, "Oh," and nodded, "Okay, let's go."

After walking a few steps, Tang He saw Yang Mingsheng still standing in the courtyard. He asked Zhu Xiongying suspiciously, "Your friend?"

Zhu Xiongying shook his head: "I'm not familiar with Yang Mingsheng, the doctor of the Ministry of Industry."

Tang He understood, "If you are not familiar with it, forget it, let's go!"

As he spoke, he pulled Zhu Xiongying forward.

Yang Mingsheng felt like there was something stuck in his throat.

He really wants to... go along and have a meal!

If he could get this meal for free, the benefits it would bring would be more than just a meal. At that time, many people in the officialdom would know that Yang Mingsheng knew many of the top dignitaries in the Ming Dynasty. This invisible promotion, which was hard to explain, would truly bring about a qualitative improvement in his status.

Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance!
Yang Mingsheng trembled a little.

Even a little scared.

If he had been nicer to Zhu Xiongying just now... ugh!

He felt so stupid!
Opportunities are always fleeting. Some people seize them and soar to the sky, while some people cannot, just like him... Of course, what he doesn't know is that the young 'special businessman' in front of him is the biggest figure standing behind Lian Zining!

……

Forbidden City.

In the evening.

Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Bao Zhao, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate.

Bao Zhao felt somewhat uneasy, especially when the old man was sitting at the desk with a bad look on his face, which made him even more nervous.

Normally speaking, an old man with this expression on his face must be angry with someone.

"emperor."

Bao Zhao said cautiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up: "Are you here?"

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't be polite, the Ming army in the southeast was defeated in the war against the Japanese."

Bao Zhao's heart sank. Was the old man planning to take action against Commander Tang, so he summoned him?

But soon.

Zhu Yuanzhang threw him a document and said, "Here are some opinions, take a look."

Bao Zhao took it hurriedly.

After reading it, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang carefully and asked, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, who wrote this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't ask who wrote it or what they think of it."

Bao Zhao said: "I think this analysis is not unreasonable, no, it makes a lot of sense!"

"The Ming army in the southeast is already strong. How can the Japanese be a match for our Ming army? The disaster of this defeat is not on the Japanese, but on our own people!"

"This memorial is very reasonable and far-sighted. I admire you for your foresight."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Yes, our eldest grandson wrote it."

Bao Zhao was stunned for a moment, thinking that the 'eldest grandson' Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about was Zhu Yunwen.

After all, Zhu Yunwen is the most powerful person in the Eastern Palace now.

"Your Majesty's grandson is wise and insightful. He has made great achievements in his studies at the Imperial Academy. Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, then looked up at Bao Zhao and said, "When did we say it was him?"

It's time to let that brat Zhu Xiongying come back.

He disappeared for a few months and some people almost forgot about him.

Bao Zhao was stunned, his heart skipped a beat: "Huh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "We still have a grandson, he is our eldest grandson."

Bao Zhao was a little dazed, his eyes wide open, but he didn't dare to look up at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Highness Zhu Xiongying?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and continued, "Yes, you should know him. I remember when you were still the Right Censor-in-Chief, you impeached the emperor's eldest grandson for being naughty and suggested that he be sent to the Imperial Academy to study as soon as possible."

Bao Zhao's heart was like thunder, and he nodded tremblingly: "Yes, yes, but... Huang Changsun, aren't you leaving the imperial city now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "No."

After these words came out, Bao Zhao's body froze, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly. He even looked up somewhat rudely and exclaimed: "What?!"

"Your Majesty, please spare my life."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much, and continued casually: "Something happened recently, I can't tell you in detail."

"The emperor's grandson needs to be hidden. We need to investigate the matter thoroughly. He is currently outside."

"He was the one who proposed this memorial to us."

Bao Zhao:!!!
He was a little dazed, and couldn't help but gasp for air, stammering, "Your Majesty..."

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "He is now in a Zhu Mansion outside. We have been training him secretly during this period of time."

"Very good. I trained him myself. It only took me about half a year. Haha."

Bao Zhao felt that his mind was no longer able to think.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang and bring back all the Southeast merchants who are colluding with the Japanese slaves. We will wait for you."

"Since someone in the southeast dares to collude with the Japanese, it is possible that the officialdom in Jiaxing is in chaos. Let's investigate it thoroughly!"

Bao Zhao had not yet recovered from his shock, and upon hearing this, he hurriedly said, "I obey your order!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "OK, you can go down now."

Bao Zhao said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave!"

After leaving the Jinshen Hall, Bao Zhao was breathing heavily. He felt that his breathing was a little difficult, and beads of sweat as big as soybeans kept dripping down his cheeks.

He wanted to shout, to scream, but this was in the imperial court, outside the Jinshen Palace.

So, he staggered towards the imperial city like willow catkins in the wind.

When he reached the outside of the imperial city, he froze again. He didn't know who to talk to about this huge matter.

After thinking for a long time, he rushed into the Ministry of Personnel.

"Zhan, Master Zhan!"

Bao Zhao rushed into Zhan Hui's duty room and poured the tea into his mouth.

"puff!"

"So hot!"

Zhan Hui saw Bao Zhao so flustered, and his heart tightened: "Master Bao, what happened?"

Bao Zhao felt as if something was stuck in his throat: "Oh my god, this is a huge matter."

He was having trouble speaking, the words came out of his mouth easily but now he found it difficult to speak, as if something was stuck in his throat.

Zhan Hui was also a little anxious: "What is the big deal? Oh! Bao Yushi, you are making me anxious to death!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Zhan Hui asked anxiously, "What happened to the emperor? What happened?"

Bao Zhao said: "It's not the emperor...it's the emperor..."

Zhan Hui looked at him with resentment, and personally poured a pot of cold tea for Bao Zhao, "Tell me slowly."

Bao Zhao poured the tea into his mouth again, and the dryness in his mouth was relieved. "Master Zhan, don't be too shocked when I tell you."

"Do you know what the emperor said to me?"

He bared his teeth and said threateningly, "The emperor's grandson... is still in the imperial city. Recently, we all thought that His Royal Highness Zhu Xiongying had gone out with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but he is actually still in the imperial city. Your Majesty... check some more things!"

Zhan Hui: "..." "Oh."

Oh?
Bao Zhao said: "I didn't express it well. It's the eldest grandson of the Emperor Ming who is not dead!"

"Ah."

Ok?
Bao Zhao said again: "The emperor just revealed a huge secret to me. Zhu Xionghuan! The eldest grandson of the Emperor Ming! He has been hidden. How big a matter is this? The emperor even needs to hide his grandson!"

"Pfft!" Zhan Hui laughed.

"You, what's your attitude!" Bao Zhao said angrily.

Zhan Hui suppressed his smile and nodded: "Sorry, I lost my temper."

"You...you, you know?"

Zhan Hui nodded: "Yeah."

"Not only does this official know about this, Fu Youwen and Li Yuan should also know about this."

Bao Zhao: "..."

……

Major events occurred in the southeastern coastal counties, and Bao Zhao did not dare to stay in the capital for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang specially assigned He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyiwei in Beijing, to Bao Zhao to accompany him to the southeast to investigate the case.

The Jinyiwei of the Zhejiang Provincial Government were also ready to be deployed by He Guangyi at any time.

In any case, Zhu Yuanzhang's intention was to carry out a large-scale purge of the corrupt official and business circles in the southeast.

Bao Zhao walked out of the Ministry of Personnel with mixed feelings.

At this moment, he suddenly resolved the doubts that had been in his heart for a long time.

Unknown to Bao Zhao, all the high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty were staring at the old man, wondering why he did not appoint a crown prince.

Now he understood everything!
It turns out that the old man has been secretly planning something. It turns out that the eldest grandson of Emperor Ming who disappeared a few months ago has already been in the imperial city.

Bao Zhao did not have time to think about these things. He went to the Northern Pacification Office, found He Guangyi, and then hurriedly headed southeast.

In fact, he really wanted to meet the eldest grandson of Huang Ming before leaving. He wanted to see what Zhu Xionghuan, whom the old man praised so highly, looked like.

National affairs are urgent! No time to lose!

……

Forbidden City.

The next morning, the sun was still warm.

Small court meeting.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright in the Jinshen Hall, reading a memorial.

Zheng He led all the officials from the six ministries into the main hall.

Everyone said in a loud voice: "Long live the emperor!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed and said to Zheng He, "Go and move some chairs over here. You all sit down. I have something to talk to you about."

Everyone was suspicious and trembling as they knelt down to thank Zhu Yuanzhang: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern for us! We are honored by your grace!"

After everyone was seated, Zhu Yuanzhang said expressionlessly, "Have you heard about the events in the southeast?"

The officials of the six ministries looked around, and finally Zhan Hui stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard it."

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed and said, "Someone is plotting against me. I have never been humiliated in my life."

After a moment of silence, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Yang Jing, the Minister of Justice: "Clean up the prison of the Ministry of Justice as soon as possible, and then pass my order to have the Jinyiwei clean up the imperial prison as well!"

Yang Jing's heart trembled.

He knew that the old man was going to launch a protracted bloodbath in the southeast!

"Sir, obey the order!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded calmly, looked around at everyone, and said slowly: "Since my last illness, I have felt very tired. I know that destiny is not easy and that life will not last long."

After hearing this, the ministers had different thoughts, but they quickly clasped their fists and said, "May your Majesty be blessed with great fortune and live a long life!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled casually: "Nonsense! Don't do these empty things!"

"Many of you have been following me since the end of the Yuan Dynasty. You are not unaware of what kind of person I am."

"There is no such thing as longevity or immortality. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of life, and even emperors cannot escape them. I am not afraid of death, but I still have things that worry me."

The officials from the six ministries all began to murmur in their hearts, feeling that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to say something shocking today.

As a result, everyone pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Zi Shan once suggested to us that a country cannot be without a ruler for a day, a ruler cannot be without a successor for a day, and a country cannot be without a successor."

"Let's think about it, this is the truth."

"I originally planned to open up to you guys at the end of the year, but now I have to speed up."

Zhan Hui, Fu Youwen and Li Yuan's hearts were pounding.

The three people's hearts almost jumped out of their throats!

They knew what the old man was going to say, so the three of them firmly suppressed their trembling hands within their wide sleeves, but they still couldn't hide their excitement!

The most excited ones were naturally Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen.

They were the first group of high-ranking officials in the ministry who had a close relationship with Zhu Xiongying.

Especially Zhan Hui.

No matter whether Zhu Xiongying was in prison or enjoying great success, he never distanced himself from Zhu Xiongying.

He has long been tied to Zhu Xiongying, and they prosper together and suffer together!
The future honor of his Zhan family depends on Zhu Huai's thoughts.

He dared to guarantee that as long as he and his descendants did not commit such serious crimes as treason and rebellion, they would live out their lives in peace and security until their death!
Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen knew clearly that Li Yuan was well prepared.

But the Minister of War Ru Taisu, the Minister of Punishment Yang Jing, and the Minister of Works Qin Da were all confused.

The three of them looked up at the nonchalant Zhu Yuanzhang in confusion, feeling extremely suspicious.

The old man suddenly expressed such emotion. Could it be that he is going to appoint a crown prince?
The three of them began to feel complicated, and continued to lower their heads and listen carefully to the old man's holy words.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued calmly: "Many of you are wondering why Biaoer left and we didn't take any action? Is that right or not?"

Everyone hurriedly shook their heads: "I dare not presume to guess the emperor's mind."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, feeling a little relaxed today, and continued: "Biao'er is not in the imperial city at the moment, we need a new one to set the rules and look after state affairs."

"I am an old man now, it is time to put down the burden."

"A kid once said to me, Grandpa, you have to cherish the present, because you never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said with some pride: "Listen! Everyone, listen! Wow! What a philosophical sentence!"

"Yeah! We don't know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident!"

Yang Jing and the other two's faces suddenly froze.

There was some uncertainty in their gazes.

They all thought they heard wrongly.

grandfather?

Who? Zhu Yunwen? Zhu Yunhuan? None of them are correct! If it is true, why didn't the old man just say the name?
The three people's heartbeats continued to accelerate!
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Perhaps it is the reincarnation of fate, or perhaps it is God's favor to me, Zhu Chongba, that I can have such an excellent son and grandson."

"We taught him a lot about governing a country, being a person, and doing things."

"He also taught me a lot of things. The most valuable thing is that he is extremely filial to me. He gave me this life, and it was because of him that I was able to walk out of the shadow of Prince Mu."

"He's capable, really capable!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled like a child.

The ministers trembled slightly. Who has ever seen such a heartwarming scene from Emperor Hongwu? Never!
"Why do we say he is capable? Rongcheng is short of food. Damn it, God is going to take us away, and take away the people of Rongcheng."

"Many merchants are storing grains and waiting to sell them at a higher price, hoping to make a fortune in the national crisis. We can't do anything about it, and neither can you."

(End of this chapter)