Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 9: The bad news reaches the capital, Zhu Di is furious

Although it is already the end of summer, Jinling is still hot. The daytime heat is unbearable, and the nights are hot and mosquito-infested, which is very annoying.

There was a heavy rain this evening, which brought down the scorching heat. The dripping rain on the eaves and the chirping of insects and frogs in the flowers made people feel relaxed.

At the entrance of Kunning Palace's bedroom, old man Zhu Di's personal eunuch, Xiao Bisi, was leaning against the door with his head slightly lowered, sleeping soundly.

"Ta Tata..."

A rapid sound of stepping on water approached quickly, and the sleeping little Sniffle opened his eyes with a swish.

His eyes were not filled with the confusion that comes with waking up, but were instead filled with coldness.

Ever since the Empress fell ill, no big movements were allowed in Shouning Palace in order not to disturb her rest.

Little Sniffle looked coldly at the approaching sound, already thinking in his mind how to deal with this reckless guy who alarmed the Queen.

With the help of the bright palace lanterns, a young eunuch lowered his head, took small steps, and ran over quickly through puddles of water.

The young eunuch seemed to feel the cold gaze of Little Nose, and a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his back. He quickly lightened his steps and approached carefully.

"old…"

As soon as the young eunuch opened his mouth, the two eunuchs waiting nearby covered his mouth and held him down.

"Woooo..."

The little eunuch didn't dare to struggle and looked at Little Nose anxiously.

"Don't say that our family didn't give you a chance. If it's not something important, let your family prepare for your funeral."

Little Snot, who was always kind in front of Zhu Di and the ministers, now had a terribly cold look in his eyes, making the young eunuch feel as if he was in the cold winter of December.

A senior eunuch released the hand that was covering the young eunuch. The young eunuch didn't even dare to breathe, and hurriedly reported in the lowest voice: "Grandfather, the officials from the Ministry of War asked to inform Your Majesty that the war report from the north is urgent."

Upon hearing the war report from the north, Little Nose's heart tightened instantly. He pointed at the young eunuch and said to the two eunuchs who were controlling the young eunuch: "Drag him away and give him twenty sticks."

The young eunuch who reported the incident showed a hint of gratitude in his eyes. His life was saved.

After following the old man around for many years, Little Nose understood what kind of information the old man cared about the most.

The old man has been having trouble eating and sleeping these days. He is worried about the situation in the north.

After taking a deep breath, Little Nose pushed the door open with the lightest movement and tiptoed into the bedroom.

Coming to the embroidered carved bed, Little Nose glanced at the two maids guarding nearby.

The maid gestured to one side of the bed with her eyes, and Little Nose knelt there, calling softly in a very low voice.

"His Majesty……"

After shouting this, he stopped and waited quietly.

Sure enough, just by breathing back and forth, a slight movement was heard inside.

The curtains were opened, and the old man in grey linen pajamas got out of bed very lightly.

He was also shoeless and walked barefoot to the outer hall with the help of Little Nose.

He found a stool and sat down. The old man took the tea prepared by the maid next to him and drank it in one gulp. He wiped his mouth and beard casually and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

The old man knew what was going on. Unless it was extremely urgent, Little Nose would never dare to disturb him and the Queen's rest.

Little Snot, who was kneeling on the ground and putting shoes on the old man, reported in a voice that the old man could hear: "There's a war report from the north. The officials on duty at the Ministry of War said: It's extremely urgent!"

The old man's heart suddenly sank. Could it be that the thing he was worried about was really going to happen?

After Little Nozzle helped him put on his boots, the old man just stood up and walked out without even bothering to put on his clothes.

Little Snot could only chase after him holding the clothes.

Inside the military duty hall of the Imperial Palace.

Because a war broke out in the north, in order to keep abreast of the intelligence from the north, the old man specially approved that as long as there was a war report from the north, the military personnel could report to the harem at any time.

In order to avoid delaying intelligence, the Ministry of War also sent an assistant minister to be on duty here every day.

"Oh, how could the battle turn out like this?" Shangshu Jin Zhong, who came to cover for the Left Vice Minister who was ill today, paced back and forth holding the battle report in his hand.

The commander-in-chief and all the generals were killed in the battle, and the 100,000-strong main force was leaderless and in imminent danger.

This was the first time Jin Zhong had heard such a ridiculous war report since he was a child. From what he knew about wars in ancient and modern times, there were only a few times when they turned out like this.

If it weren't for the signatures of the battalion officers and the seal of the commander on the battle report, he would have suspected that someone was playing a joke on him.

"Has His Majesty arrived? Have the troops from the Five Military Commands arrived?"

After wandering around the room for a long time, Jin Zhong walked to the door anxiously and asked loudly the officials and eunuchs on duty.

"In reply to Minister Jin, His Majesty has already sent someone to notify us, and the people from the Five Military Command should be arriving soon."

"Ugh."

Jin Zhong stamped his feet and said, "Send someone else to urge them, quickly, tell them it's urgent."

"What happened in the North?"

As soon as Jin Zhong finished speaking, the old man strode in.

"See Your Majesty."

Jin Zhong and the officials present saluted quickly.

The old man waved his hand, "Forget it."

The old man walked quickly to Jin Zhong and looked at him straight, with a rare hint of nervousness in his eyes.

Jin Zhong bit his lip tightly and handed the battle report to the old man with slightly trembling hands.

He was not afraid, but worried that after reading the battle report, the old man would be unable to bear the content and get angry.

Looking at the trembling hand raised in front of him, the old man's heart suddenly tightened. He glanced at Jin Zhong who was lowering his head, snatched the battle report, and quickly walked towards the light next to him.

Opening the battle report, with the help of the lamp, a few short lines of words appeared before my eyes.

"Qi Guogong Qiu Fu led a light cavalry to attack and was ambushed. The left and right deputy generals and the left and right lieutenant generals were all killed in the battle. The main army is leaderless and the morale of the army is in chaos. They are in the enemy's belly and are in danger of being wiped out at any time. Please make a decision as soon as possible, Your Majesty."

After hearing these few simple words, the old man's hands and body were shaking.

"Wow!"

The table in front of him was kicked to the ground by the old man, and the four treasures of the study and the light from the lamp scattered all over the floor.

"Qiu Fu is incompetent, incompetent!"

The old man was like an angry lion, looking towards the north with bloodshot eyes and roaring loudly.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Everyone knelt down on the ground immediately. The generals of the Five Military Commandery who had just arrived at the door, although they did not know the situation, also knelt down on the ground immediately and asked His Majesty to calm down.

"Calm down, how can you ask me to calm down?"

"One hundred thousand troops! My one hundred thousand troops!"

The old man kicked over the table next to him again, waving the battle report with trembling hands, and glaring at the officials kneeling on the ground.

As an emperor on horseback, he knew very well that an army without a commander was a group of lambs to be slaughtered.

On the vast grassland, without the guidance of a general, facing the pursuit of the Tatars, only half of them were able to return alive thanks to God's blessing.

Will Bayanchur and Aluta let these 100,000 soldiers and horses come back?

Obviously, absolutely not.

Thinking that one hundred thousand elite soldiers were about to die on the grassland, the old man felt so heartbroken that he almost bled.

He regrets it now, deeply regrets it.

He clearly knew Qiu Fu's character, but he still chose to send him to the war, saying that it was Qiu Fu who ruined the 100,000-strong army, but to be honest, it was actually him, Zhu Di, who caused all this.

(End of this chapter)