The Ming Dynasty: Starting with taking Old Zhu on a journey to the future

As long as there are things to care about, there's no fear of Lan Chen running away.

I fear those who have no attachments whatsoever.

"Your Majesty, should the trial of Lan Yu's alleged treason continue?"

The scene of his time travel echoed in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

The Lan Yu case was initiated by him transferring military power from the hands of military generals and nobles to the hands of vassal kings.

He has been afraid ever since Biao'er died.

They were afraid that Zhu Yunwen was too young, and that he wouldn't be able to control Lan Yu and Fu Youde, these arrogant and fierce generals.

Just like in the Song Dynasty.

The country was stolen.

They were also afraid that the vassal kings would unite with these arrogant and fierce generals to launch a rebellion and follow the same path as the Yuan Dynasty.

Most of the nobles in Huaixi were related to the princes and grandsons of the emperor, meaning they were relatives of the emperor's family who could join the rebellion.

To prevent chaos in the Yuan Dynasty and to prevent military generals from usurping the throne.

Therefore, he chose to eliminate all the vassal kings' allies and supporters.

They chose to launch the Lan Yu case, a purge targeting the nobility.

I thought...

By eliminating the power and allies behind the vassal kings, the country can be stabilized.

Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty... ultimately perished after only two generations.

Prince Zhu Di of Yan plotted a rebellion.

They usurped the throne.

Is it really true that human calculations are no match for divine calculations?

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "Let's put the case of Lan Yu's rebellion on hold for now."

"Yes."

"Has the Prince of Yan returned to his fiefdom?"

Jiang Huan nodded: "After the mourning period for His Highness the Crown Prince, he will return to his fiefdom."

"Your Majesty, do you require me to capture the Prince of Yan?"

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent.

She simply murmured, "Go out."

After Jiang Huan left, Zhu Yuanzhang stayed alone in his study until dawn.

Then the eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, it's time for court."

……

The Imperial Guard's prison.

Lan Yu was suspended from the torture device, covered in wounds, and in a daze.

The prison cell door slowly opened.

A bucket of ice water was poured directly onto Lan Yu's face, instantly sobering her up.

Jiang Huan looked at Lan Yu and said, "After the visit, His Majesty wishes to see you."

"clear."

I heard that familiar voice.

Lan Yu slowly raised her head, looking at the young man before her with a hint of surprise in her eyes, and said weakly, "You..."

Lan Chen slowly walked forward.

With tears in his eyes, he said, "Father, you've suffered so much. Your son will rescue you right away."

Lan Yu remained silent.

He was somewhat unfamiliar with his son's emotional appeal.

In reality, his relationship with Lan Chen wasn't very deep.

It could even be said that his relationship with Lan Chen was not as strong as that with the adopted sons he had taken in.

Looking at Lan Yu's chapped lips.

Lan Chen asked Jiang Huan, who was standing nearby, "Commander Jiang, could you please provide some water?"

Jiang Huan did not refuse and had two bowls of water brought to him.

Watching Lan Chen personally feed Lan Yu.

Jiang Huan thought to himself, "But the father and son have a deep bond."

"Alright, we've seen the person, let's go, His Majesty is still waiting for us."

……

The Imperial Palace.

Jiang Huan walked slowly into the study and bowed to report, "Your Majesty, Lan Chen has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped what he was doing.

He glanced up, then nodded: "Let him in."

Lan Chen, dressed in an official court robe, strode into the study.

Zhu Yuanzhang ended the morning court session early this morning, knowing that Lan Chen had already rested and recuperated.

The existence of time travel has been confirmed.

To be honest, after Lan Chen washed up, his appearance wasn't bad.

Lan Chen walked up to Zhu Yuanzhang, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your humble servant Lan Chen pays his respects to Your Majesty."

Get up.

After Zhu Yuanzhang exchanged a few simple words of concern with Lan Chen,

He then asked, "When can you use your magic again to let us travel to the future?"

"Your Majesty, blood is sufficient."

"Would the time be a bit longer?"

Lan Chen nodded: "That's fine, but it will require more blood. One drop of blood can last for three hours."

Each person has a limited amount of blood that can be shed in a short period of time.

If one loses too much blood in a short period of time, one will die.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly, "May I kill someone and take their blood?"

Lan Chen shook his head.

"If Your Majesty kills him, the source of the problem will be cut off."

"What if they have children?"

In this way, one can find those who have offspring, kill them, and use their blood for rituals.

However, Lan Chen rejected this idea.

The bloodline represents the present, and offspring represent the future.

Both now and in the future, one must live in order to connect to the shuttle passage.

"If Your Majesty wishes to accurately travel to the side of the person you wish to be with, it would be best to use their direct bloodline."

"If you use someone else's blood, you will be transported to an uncertain location."

Time travel is inherently time-limited.

If their descendants were exiled to Lingnan and traveled there, it would be a complete waste of time.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang abandoned the idea of ​​using someone else's blood.

This also means...

Time travel is not something that can be controlled.

"You took us to the future so that we'd let your whole family go, right?"

Lan Chen nodded: "Yes."

"The Prince of Yan's rebellion and Jianwen's loss of the throne cannot stop our ambitions."

"With the Crown Prince dead, the nobles have formed marriage alliances with the vassal kings. We must eliminate these nobles to prevent the vassal kings from plotting rebellion."

Without the support behind them.

To think of rebelling is nothing but a pipe dream.

"Tell me, you know that, right?"

Now that Lan Chen knows that the Prince of Yan is plotting a rebellion, Zhu Yunwen will be unable to protect his empire.

That also means that Lan Chen knows what will happen in the future.

He only knew a small part of the future.

"Where shall I begin, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time before speaking, "We want to know, who is supporting that rebellious fourth son?"

Clearly, this was Zhu Yuanzhang's view.

Zhu Yunwen is filial and gentle, and he certainly wouldn't do anything outrageous.

On the contrary, Zhu Di dared to commit treason, either because someone instigated him or because he had long harbored such intentions.

Did Zhu Di have anyone supporting him?

After thinking it over, Lan Chen really couldn't think of any force that could support him.

The Prince of Yan already had a certain base of support, the Duke of Wei's mansion? And Xu Huizu, his brother-in-law.

He almost made Zhu Di shit himself.

Despite the apparent support, Xu Huizu, who wielded the most power, did not offer any.

To say they didn't support him is an exaggeration; Xu Miaoyun and Xu Zengshou did indeed help Zhu Di a great deal.

Seeing that he remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly spoke: "The Duke of Wei's mansion has a share, right?"

Lan Chen nodded in response.

"The Prince of Yan married the eldest daughter of Xu Da, the Duke of Wei. His Majesty probably won't believe that the Duke of Wei's family has no claim to the marriage."

"If that's the case, then we have even less reason to let your Liang State Duke's Mansion go," Zhu Yuanzhang said, his eyes cold as he looked at Lan Chen.

The case of the Prince of Yan's rebellion.

This just proves that he was right to launch the Lan Yu case.

The mistake was that it wasn't thorough enough.

He thought he only needed to be wary of the first-generation meritorious officials and wanted to let the second-generation meritorious officials go.

It now seems that even the second generation of meritorious officials cannot be overlooked.

"Tiande died young, and we didn't want to target his family. But now it seems we were too soft-hearted."

He saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had murderous intentions.

Lan Chen continued, "Xu Miaoyun and Xu Zengshou of the Duke of Wei's mansion have indeed provided considerable assistance to the Prince of Yan in his campaign to quell the rebellion."

"However, Xu Huizu of the Duke of Wei's mansion is one of the biggest obstacles on the way to the Jingnan Campaign."

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly taken aback.

"you mean?"

"Just as Your Majesty thinks, Xu Huizu did not help Zhu Di during the Jingnan Rebellion; on the contrary, he tried to kill Zhu Di on several occasions."