Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 161 A Nest of Sickly People
Zhu Gaochi vented all his grievances in front of Empress Xu.

at this moment.

He cried like a 300-pound child.

Empress Xu just smiled, stroked his head, and listened to every word he cried.

When he learned that Zhu Di had repeatedly suppressed him and allowed Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Zhu Yuegui and others to bully him, he comforted him softly.

However, when Empress Ma heard this, her eyes widened and she glared at little Zhu Di with slightly dissatisfaction, as if to say, look at what you have done to your son?
This sight made young Zhu Di tremble all over, and he quickly lowered his head guiltily.

I thought to myself that was something he would do in the future, so what did it have to do with me now?
But that was his mother, so he could only swallow his anger.

Zhu Yunfeng was listening to Zhu Gaochi crying and said casually, "I guess Zhu Gaochi has three highs and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. He has also been too depressed for many years. If he can let go of the anger in his heart, he will feel much better. Anyway, the grandfather can travel through time and take him to the 22nd year of Yongle. Let the grandfather and grandmother support Zhu Gaochi and scold the old Zhu Di over there to let Zhu Gaochi vent his anger, right?"

"good idea."

Queen Ma became interested after hearing this.

Zhu Gaochi was startled and said timidly, "Is it okay?"

"What are you afraid of?"

Empress Ma put her hands on her hips, her eyes fixed, and said fiercely, "Can the fourth son still turn the tables?"

"Stop talking nonsense. The fourth one in the 22nd year of Yongle is almost dead. If you go and scold him again, I'm afraid he will die on the spot."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Yunfeng and said, "And you, stop making trouble."

Zhu Gaochi also wiped his tears and said with a slightly sad smile: "In fact, I am already satisfied to see my mother and my grandfather and grandmother again. Although there is some resentment in my heart, it has dissipated a lot."

"Good boy, don't blame your father."

Empress Xu touched his head and sighed, "Your father is a martial artist, but you have never liked martial arts since you were young. The second son is good at fighting and made great contributions in the Jingnan Campaign, so he naturally likes the second son more. You are so fat now, which harms your health. You should also know the importance of physical exercise. It is your good fortune that your father can save your life this time, so that you will not die early like your mother. But if you continue like this, even if your father has immortal magic, I am afraid it will be difficult to cure you. After you recover from your illness, don't be lazy when you go back, practice weapons diligently and strengthen your body."

"Yes."

Zhu Gaochi lowered his head as he looked at his mother's slightly thin body after the operation.

"You two can have a good chat."

Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the room, and the three little ones followed him hurriedly.

After telling them not to disturb them when passing by the nurses' station, the four of them left the ward and came to the garden outside.

The good thing about private nursing homes is that not only are there few people, but the environment is also very beautiful. There are large lawns around, the green grass covers the sky, and the flower beds are full of flowers, with a fresh fragrance in the air.

"Ancestor, what should we do next? It feels so confusing."

Zhu Yunfeng came over and asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Keep exploring. I will go to the end of Ming Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty, until I can lead people to kill the Tatars. I am old, almost sixty years old. If I don't go to the end of Ming Dynasty to try my luck, I am afraid I won't be able to do it anymore."

"That makes sense. I also want to go to the late Ming Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty. But now it has only been opened to the seventh dynasty, which should be the Jingtai Dynasty of Zhu Qiyu. It can't be opened to the eighth Chenghua Dynasty."

"Why?"

"It is probably the same as during the Yongle reign, because the stone tablet was sent to Beijing during the Yongle reign. It was during the Tianshun reign after Zhu Qizhen's coup to restore the throne that my ancestor Zhu Jianjun was named Prince of Ji and took some items from the palace to Changsha."

Zhu Yunfeng guessed, "That is to say, the Eighth Dynasty Stele is already in Changsha, and the space node has been moved. It needs a large amount of energy to continue to be input to blast it open. That should be the case."

The space nodes of the Hongwu and Jianwen dynasties opened very quickly. It should be that the stone tablet was fixed there and absorbed ions in the air for many years, so the space nodes were originally opened. As long as they can be charged and provide transmission energy, it will be fine.

However, the stone tablets of the Yongle Dynasty and the current Hongxi Dynasty have already arrived in Beijing, and the space nodes have been transferred. Therefore, if the coordinates are to be relocated using the stone tablets in Beijing as anchor points, more energy shocks will naturally be required.

Ok.

When you think about it this way, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.

"Then just keep exploring downwards. One day you will reach the end of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"it is good."

"But father, I think there is a problem."

Young Zhu Di raised an objection.

"what is the problem?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Little Zhu Di said, "Gao Chi met father when he was young, but Zhu Zhanji doesn't know you at all. It's very dangerous to go there. I'm afraid you have to take Gao Chi with you."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and said, "Then let's wait until after the operation. This is indeed a hassle. If not, why bother exploring them one by one? Just continue to input energy and go to the last place."

This is also a troublesome thing.

Old Zhu went down one by one, firstly to solve the problems of these dynasties.

For example, when Jianwen was in power, Zhu Di was very angry that Jianwen was treating his own son like this, so he made Zhu Di the legitimate ruler.

During the Yongle Dynasty, Zhu Di did not actually have any regrets or problems, but he could have provided some resources and pointed out the direction of development.

It's similar for Zhu Gaochi, but as the initiator of Renzong and Xuanzong's reign, Zhu Gaochi was a good hand at governing the country, so it's a pity that he died so early. If we can help prolong his life, we will help him, after all, he is our grandson.

The same is true for Zhu Zhanji.

Needless to say, Zhu Qizhen was the laughing stock for many years after the Battle of Tumu.

Five hundred thousand elite Ming troops were beaten badly by tens of thousands of Oirat Tatars.

It would be strange if Lao Zhu didn't beat him to death.

Secondly, if he wanted to go forward, he would have to get approval from the emperors who came after him.

If there was no previous emperor endorsing him, who would know him?

Even though I have an AK in my hand, that would be the worst outcome, as people would think I was an assassin.

At that time, he would have to keep killing palace guards, which would not only increase the conflicts between the two sides, but also might not prove his identity.

So sometimes there is nothing we can do.

Otherwise, given Zhu's personality, he would not have wanted to go down one by one. He had long wanted to go to the end of the Ming Dynasty and fight the Southern Ming, and to clash with the Manchu Tartars.

In the evening, Zhu Gaochi ended his day's journey and began to return.

His disease was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and his sudden death was caused by this reason.

The early stages of this disease are treated mainly with medication, and surgery is avoided as much as possible.

After all, it is a heart disease. Unless the medicine has no effect at all, try not to have surgical intervention.

When he came, he was wearing a dragon robe, and when he left, he was carrying a bunch of imported medicines, all written in incomprehensible English. Zhu Gaochi felt like he was dreaming today.

In the evening he returned to his Hongxi Dynasty.

The Treasure House was pitch black, but the corridor outside was lit with candles, which shone through the screen windows, making the room slightly dim.

After taking off Zhu Gaochi's eye patch, Old Zhu warned him: "Remember to take medicine, and don't be too happy or sad. The government affairs will be handled by the prince these days, and you should take good care of yourself."

"Yes, Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Gaochi agreed seriously. In order to see his mother again in the future, he really had to take good care of himself.

"Well, let's go."

Lao Zhu said, "In two days, I will take you to break through the long river of time and go to Zhanji to take a look."

"Thank you, Grandpa Huang, for saving me. Gao Chi is filled with tears of gratitude."

Zhu Gaochi held the plastic bag, bent his fat body forward, and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang seriously.

After this trip to modern times, he has changed a lot. After seeing his mother and grandmother, the depression in his heart has dissipated a lot, and his soul seems to have been baptized.

Sometimes people change in an instant.

In the past, Zhu Gaochi was suppressed by Zhu Di for many years and bullied by his brothers and sisters, so he lived an extremely depressed life for decades.

After Zhu Di's death, he began to indulge himself and became addicted to alcohol and sex, which caused his health to deteriorate and he soon died suddenly.

Now that he knows he will die soon and there is hope for treatment, plus his mother and grandmother’s guidance, he has naturally become more cheerful and not as depressed as before.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw his changes, nodded slightly, put his hands behind his back, stood there and watched him leave.

Zhu Gaochi pushed open the door of the Treasure House, and there was flames outside. Many guards were standing guard on both sides. Zhu Zhanji even moved a desk and chair to the corridor outside to handle government affairs while waiting for Zhu Gaochi to come back.

At this moment, they heard the sound of the door opening and everyone looked over.

Zhu Gaochi's broad figure was seen standing at the gate of the Treasure House, holding a plastic bag in his hand with six big words written on it - Meixihu Sanatorium.

"Father."

"His Majesty."

Zhu Zhanji quickly put down the pen in his hand and stood up to greet him.

Cabinet ministers including Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Huang Huai, Jin Youzi, etc. who were assisting Zhu Zhanji in handling government affairs also bowed in salute.

"Ah."

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

Zhu Zhanji asked, "Where is Grandpa Taizu?"

“Inside.”

When Zhu Gaochi turned around, the Treasure House was empty and he could not see anything.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaochi felt a little disappointed, as if he had lost something, but he immediately cheered up and said with a smile: "They are gone."

"So fast?"

Zhu Zhanji looked inside curiously. The Treasure House remained the same as before, as if no one had ever been there.

"Let's seal off the Treasure House from now on. If Grandpa Emperor comes, please report to him at any time."

Zhu Gaochi walked down the stairs slowly with the medicine in his hand.

Yang Shiqi stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what exactly is the fairyland?"

"That place is not the fairyland. My father said it should be considered the lower realm of the fairyland. There are mortals living there too, but they are very powerful. They can fly and hide underground. They are omnipotent."

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment and said, "The flying fairy device I rode today flew hundreds of miles in just two quarters of an hour. It really amazed me."

"Flying hundreds of miles in two quarters of an hour?"

Yang Shiqi and other ministers looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

If you don’t learn mathematics, physics and chemistry, life will be full of magic.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and his men did not cast spells themselves or perform any miracles.

But going to another world, being able to fly to the sky, and having all kinds of instruments to examine him, it is easy to find out the cause of his illness, that is a miracle.

So at this moment Zhu Gaochi was convinced.

What's more, he also met his mother and grandmother.

"Yes."

Zhu Gaochi said with emotion: "I also saw my mother and grandmother. This day felt like a dream."

"Are the Queen Mother and the Grand Queen Mother here too?"

Everyone was surprised.

Zhu Zhanji said quickly, "Father, please tell me what the Empress Dowager and the Grandmother are like."

He was only 8 years old when Empress Xu died, and his memory of his grandmother had long become vague.

Zhu Gaochi laughed and said, "Your grandmother is very kind, and your great-grandmother is also very kind. They heard that your father was often scolded by your grandfather, and they said they would take your father to find him in the 22nd year of Yongle."

"really?"

Zhu Zhanji was surprised and asked, "Can we go back to last year?"

"nature."

Zhu Gaochi raised his head and looked at the sky and said, "Your great grandfather is very powerful. He can travel through time and space and even meet the dead."

"With the blessing of Taizu, your majesty will be in good health, and the Ming Dynasty will be better in the future."

Huang Huai said with emotion.

"Your Majesty's departure has cleared away all the fog and mist, and it is truly like the crowing of a rooster that brightens the world."

"In the past, I have always wanted to tell Your Majesty something, and I have always wanted to advise Your Majesty on some matters. Now I know that there is no need to say it anymore."

"Yes, my Lords. I also feel like a lot of anger has been released from my chest, and I feel much more relaxed."

Several people were chatting and laughing.

The night glow illuminates the sky, the Milky Way is shining, and everyone is smiling.

Two days later, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the Hongxi Dynasty and called away Zhu Gaochi, and went to Zhu Zhanji's Xuande Dynasty.

This was the second half of the ninth year of the Xuande reign. Although it was the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, it was also Zhu Zhanji's later years.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty implemented measures to recuperate and ease social conflicts. It also carried out the last voyage of Zheng He to the West, defeated the Mongols on the border many times, and even personally led an expedition to the Uriankhai, gaining countless gains.

However, while the Ming Dynasty's national strength was growing, Zhu Zhanji's health was deteriorating.

On September 6, the ninth year of Xuande, Zhu Zhanji personally patrolled the border for the last time. After leaving Juyongguan and returning to Ximalin, Zhu Zhanji fell ill not long after.

He is only in his thirties now.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others appeared again in the Treasure House of the Xuande Dynasty.

As before, they clashed with the guards guarding the Treasury.

But in front of AK, he was forced to leave the palace.

It was not until Jinyiwei commander Liu Mian heard the news and rushed over, and saw Zhu Gaochi, that he opened his eyes wide and ordered the guards to retreat, and then went to report to Empress Dowager Zhang and ministers including the Three Yangs like a madman.

Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and Yang Pu rushed over after hearing the news, and as expected, they knelt before Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Gaochi again.

Anyway, the three of them didn't know why, but they always felt like they were kneeling down to others in their dreams recently.

For example, during the time of Emperor Taizong, they knelt before Taizu, and during the time of the late emperor, they knelt before Taizu again. Now during the time of the current emperor, Taizu and the late emperor suddenly come, and they continue to kneel.

what's the situation?
When Zhu Gaochi learned that his son was seriously ill, he hurried over and took him to modern medicine.

This made Zhu Yunfeng feel that he came to Daming just to treat their illnesses.

Go to the Hongwu Dynasty and take Empress Ma to undergo tumor removal surgery.

During the reign of Emperor Jianwen, he was able to treat Empress Xu.

During the Yongle Dynasty, Zhu Di had to be sent to the hospital after some time.

Then came the Hongxi Dynasty and the Xuande Dynasty.

What a bunch of sick people.

(End of this chapter)