Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 289: A man's happiness, something big happened...

It was still morning.

Lao Zhu is naturally hardworking and is the type who gets up before dawn.

He rushed to Jinling City early in the morning.

When we arrived at the gate of the Academy of Sciences and had a conflict with the guards, it was still before ten o'clock in the morning.

Zhu Yunhuan does not have the spirit of Lao Zhu, who is more diligent than an old ox.

Since traveling to this world, Zhu Yunhuan, who used to like to sleep in, has changed a lot.

After all, the nightlife in this world is too boring.

I usually go to bed early.

I didn’t stay up late like people in later generations, so I naturally got up early in the morning.

However, it is winter now, and it is really cold when you get up from the warm bed in the morning.

Even though Zhu Yunhu was the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, he made special modifications to his room, but the warmth of the room was still not as good as the houses with heating and higher temperatures in later generations.

The East Palace is still building new houses and creating a better heating environment, but because the construction is taking place inside the East Palace, security requirements are strict, and the impact of the construction must be minimized as much as possible. There is also a lack of lighting at night and overtime cannot be worked. In addition, due to the bad weather in Jinling City, the project has not yet been completed.

Although Jinling City is in the south, it is damp and cold in winter.

Zhu Yunhuan naturally didn't want to get up early.

The most important thing is that after experiencing the incident between Gu Panjun and Xu Miaojin, his desire for women seemed to be ignited all at once.

It is normal for young people to admire Ai.

And he is exactly at this age.

Before this, Zhu Yunhuan had been suppressing his feelings, thinking that it was not good to have contact with women too early.

If you indulge yourself too much, you may end up like the last emperor, with a "no good" fate.

But now that his wedding was approaching, in order to prevent this from becoming a shortcoming and being exploited by those with ulterior motives, Zhu Yunhuan selected several beautiful palace maids in the East Palace to vent his sexual desire.

Only by having a deep understanding can one be “overcome by mystery”.

Eat more and be full so that your “big head” won’t be controlled by your “little head” due to “hunger and thirst”.

He is the grandson of the Ming Dynasty emperor and will become the emperor in the future.

Having three thousand beauties in the harem is the dream of countless men in the world, so it’s worth trying.

Don’t miss the opportunity to practice.

You can't come to Ming Dynasty to be an "ascetic monk", right?

He is not a eunuch!

Because of this, Zhu Yunhuan stayed up very late every night for the past two days.

At this moment, he was still holding the beauty in his arms and sleeping soundly.

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According to Zhu Yunhuan's calculations, he would not be able to see Old Zhu until noon, but it was still early now.

As the alarm sounded, the generals responsible for guarding the Eastern Palace quickly closed the gate of the Eastern Palace according to the original plan.

However, he still looked confused.

Unlike civil servants and common people, the guards of the Eastern Palace include students who graduated from the Ming Military Academy. They have received special training and can understand the flag signals of the soldiers on the high tower.

"Forty or fifty strong men, armed with weapons, suddenly attacked the guards of the Daming Academy of Sciences. They have subdued all four guards at the door and are about to rush in?"

The guarding general was puzzled.

Others don't know the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

As the commander of the East Palace guards, he knew it clearly.

If I remember correctly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should still be in the East Palace today and has not gone out.

Why did those people attack the Ming Academy of Sciences for no apparent reason?

If we cannot capture His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even if we capture the Ming Academy of Sciences, it will be immediately suppressed by troops rushing in from all directions. What is the point of doing this?
Can't figure it out!
I really can’t figure it out!
But for now, we can only prepare for the worst and assume that the enemy may launch a second or third wave of attacks.

The attack on the Ming Academy of Sciences was either a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain to disrupt the military defense of Jinling City, or an attempt to seize or destroy the technical data of the Ming Academy of Sciences.

No matter what the situation is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already prepared a corresponding plan, and he just needs to act according to the plan.

While commanding his troops to enter an emergency combat state and close the gate of the East Palace, he also sent troops to find out more specific information.

After all, the messages conveyed by flag signals are still limited.

At the same time, he entered the inner courtyard of the East Palace to report the situation to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"His Royal Highness has not yet gotten up. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to wake him up at this time, right?"

In the inner courtyard, the eunuch stopped the guard general.

The eunuchs serving him knew very well what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had done in the past two days, but they did not dare to disturb His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's sweet dreams at this time.

The spring night is short and the day is high, and since then the king will not go to court early.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sleeping soundly with the beauty in his arms. Wouldn't it be troublesome to wake him up at this time?

The eunuchs don't care what happens outside.

As long as the Ming Empire is not about to perish in an instant, no matter how big a matter it is, it is not enough to offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"It's an emergency. We have to wake up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The guarding general was anxious. As he was speaking, he saw Yang Rong hurried over.

Speaking of which, since Yang Rong was promoted by Zhu Yunhuan, he has been living in the Eastern Palace as Zhu Yunhuan's "secretary".

However, like the guard generals, he lived in the outer courtyard.

When the alarm sounded, Yang Rong was drafting a plan document for the next reform of the Ming Dynasty court.

This type of planning document was usually dictated by Zhu Yunhuan first, and then organized and summarized in writing by Zhu Yunhuan, and written in a more specific and detailed manner. It was then submitted to Zhu Yunhuan for review. If there were any problems, it would be revised further. After Zhu Yunhuan thought there were basically no problems, it would be distributed to officials in the corresponding departments of the court for discussion, so that they could come up with more specific regulations or revision opinions.

Then it would be submitted to Zhu Yunhuan again. If Zhu Yunhuan was still not satisfied, it would be revised again until Zhu Yunhuan confirmed that it was correct, and then it would be promulgated and implemented.

Sometimes, Zhu Yunhuan would override the opinions of those departments and give orders for direct implementation.

However, in general, Zhu Yunhuan would still allow officials to discuss and revise the documents many times.

Unless they argue, fail to reach a consensus, or oppose, Zhu Yunhuan will be determined to implement it.

After all, any national policy affects millions of people and is by no means a joke, so it must be handled with extreme caution.

Even if the plan he came up with on his own was a very good one, there would always be omissions and things that were not thought through.

Any slight omission in the implementation may bring great trouble at best or turn a good thing into a bad thing at worst.

As the saying goes, even the wisest man makes a thousand plans, but he is bound to make mistakes.

Only by pooling everyone's strength and thinking together can we make up for the defects and shortcomings as much as possible.

Of course, when it comes to actual implementation, there will still be areas that need to be corrected.

But no matter what, the more rigorous the preliminary formulation, the higher the feasibility and the fewer problems it will cause.

Zhu Yunhuan knew this very well, which is why he asked Yang Rong to write well and carefully from the beginning.

Unlike Zhu Yunhuan, Yang Rong got up before dawn every day.

He was suddenly promoted from a mere scholar to an important position, so naturally he had to work diligently.

When Yang Rong heard the alarm, he was a little confused at first.

Just by hearing the gong and whistle, it is actually impossible to tell what exactly happened.

When he is working, he is still very focused. He will not be interrupted by ordinary things, nor will he come out to watch the fun.

So, he continued to write his own documents in it.

It was not until the drums of war sounded that Yang Rong realized something was wrong. He put down his pen and walked out, and saw that the guards of the East Palace were fully armed, and each of them had a serious face and entered combat mode.

Yang Rong was shocked and immediately looked up at the tower.

Only then did he realize that some of the soldiers above were waving flags vigorously, while the others were ringing gongs and making gestures.

"Level 1 alert?" Yang Rong was shocked and hurried to the backyard to look for Zhu Yunhuan.

Such a big thing must of course be reported to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible.

Moreover, as the "secretary" of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he also needs to rush to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's side immediately when a major change occurs.

When he arrived, he happened to see the guard general arguing with the eunuch.

"We can't afford the responsibility." The eunuch still refused: "His Royal Highness is sleeping soundly. If we anger him, we will be in trouble."

"Get out of the way immediately. If you dare to obstruct me again, don't blame me for being rude." Before the guarding general could speak, Yang Rong shouted at him.

The guarding general heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

He had to wake up Zhu Yunhuan, but he didn't want to offend the eunuchs who were serving him, so he was in a dilemma.

With Yang Rong's arrival, things became much easier.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang!" The guard commander bowed and before he could finish the rest of his words, Yang Rong waved his hand and said, "Go to the front gate of the East Palace and report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You don't have to worry."

At the moment, no one knows what has happened. The "enemy" may attack the East Palace at any time, and the guarding general must command the garrison of the East Palace.

When these words were spoken, the guarding generals were overjoyed.

He originally wanted to push the reporting task onto Yang Rong, but he didn't expect the other party to take it on himself.

After Yang Rong finished speaking, he walked inside without waiting for his reply.

The eunuch hurried forward to stop him.

"Pa!" Before the eunuch could say anything, Yang Rong slapped him hard in the face.

"This is a matter of national importance and the safety of the country. If you, eunuch, dare to interfere and waste time again, I will execute you now!"

The guard general who had not yet left was startled.

He expected that the popular person around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be very tough.

But no one is so tough as him.

He gave him a slap in the face and even threatened to kill the eunuch.

This person is close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If it were him, he would never dare to do that.

Sure enough, sometimes it is the scholars who dare to take responsibility.

Yang Rong was usually well-mannered and always had a smile on his face for everyone. He was also friendly to the guards, servants, and eunuchs in the Eastern Palace.

I didn't expect that when something really happened, he would be so brave and fearless.

After Yang Rong finished speaking, he walked straight inside.

The eunuch was slapped and his face felt hot.

Because I work for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, normally everyone would give me some face. How could I have ever suffered such a great humiliation?
Although she was a slave, she considered herself to be very prestigious.

This slap was like a slap on the face, and the pain was felt in the heart.

He lowered his head and looked at Yang Rong deeply with resentment, but he dared not stop him anymore.

Yang Rong walked straight into the courtyard and saw Wen'er, the palace maid promoted by Zhu Yunhuan, coming out of the house.

Yang Rong hurriedly said, "Something serious has happened. Go and wake up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yang Rong, who worked beside him, knew best what Zhu Yunhuan was doing these days.

Of course Wen'er also heard the noise outside.

But she was just a palace maid. Even if she was promoted to be in charge of the affairs of the Eastern Palace, she did not dare to make decisions on national affairs on her own.

Hearing Yang Rong's words, she quickly responded, "Don't worry, sir. I will go and wake up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After saying that, he turned around and went back into the house.

Yang Rong was still shouting from behind, "Just keep shouting, and be quick! There is no time to waste."

Wen'er walked in and went straight to Zhu Yunhuan's bedroom, knelt down and said, "Your Highness, something happened. Mr. Yang is outside asking to see you. Your Highness, please go there quickly."

On the bed, the only response to her was Zhu Yunxun's even breathing.

People of his age, once they fall asleep, tend to sleep very deeply and cannot be awakened even by thunder outside.

However, the woman who slept with Zhu Yunhuan poked her head out from under the quilt.

As the ones who sleep with the emperor, they actually dare not sleep the whole night.

Because they are in their youth and their sleep is very deep.

What if they fell asleep and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince woke up in the middle of the night and wanted something, but they didn't wake up in time and were still in a daze, which might annoy His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Therefore, before coming to serve the emperor in bed, the old palace maid gave her many instructions.

You are going there to serve the emperor in the bedroom, not to sleep by yourself.

At night, you can only take a short nap, but you must not fall asleep.

On the one hand, they had to stay awake in case His Royal Highness the Crown Prince woke up in the middle of the night while they themselves were still asleep.

On the other hand, even though he was awake, he could not move around in bed so as not to disturb the Crown Prince's sleep.

This is certainly a very tiring task.

When they heard the noise outside, they stuck their heads out to see.

"Shh!" The girl on the bed made a "shut up" gesture to Wen'er.

The old nanny had repeatedly instructed before that when serving the Crown Prince in bed, one must not disturb his sleep.

Seeing Wen'er like this, I subconsciously wanted to silence her.

Unexpectedly, Wen'er started cursing loudly.

"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you wake up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? If you waste time, you will all be guilty of a serious crime."

The girl serving the emperor was bewildered at first, but soon reacted.

Since ancient times, using beauty to seduce the king has been a serious crime.

She had heard some of it.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet ascended the throne to become emperor, he is already in power.

If they really delayed the "important matters" in the court, when the ministers investigated, I'm afraid the first ones to be punished would be those who slept with the emperor.

Once someone is held accountable for such a crime, he will basically be sentenced to death.

Thinking of this, the girl who was serving the emperor no longer dared to hesitate, and quickly reached out to shake Zhu Yunhuan's body, shouting, "Your Highness, something big has happened, wake up quickly."

Zhu Yunhuan was having a sweet dream at this moment.

Since coming to this world, he had not had sex until these two days. He experienced the joy of being a man, and even his dreams became much more sweet.

After being shaken awake, he opened his eyes blearily. Suddenly, he heard the words "something bad happened". His nerves instantly went from being relaxed to being extremely tense. He jumped up from the bed and asked loudly, "What happened?"

Outside, Yang Rong heard the noise and shouted, "The tower has issued a level one alert. A group of unidentified people, about 40 to 50 people, suddenly attacked the Daming Academy of Sciences!"

"What?" Zhu Yunhuan was shocked.

In Jinling City, someone actually dared to attack the Ming Academy of Sciences?
Zhu Yunhuan didn't even wait for the palace maid to serve him. He put on his clothes as quickly as possible and rushed out.

"Wait, forty or fifty people attacked the Daming Academy of Sciences?" The moment he saw Yang Rong, Zhu Yunhuan, whose clothes were still disheveled, suddenly came to his senses: "Could it be the emperor's group?"

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(End of this chapter)