Ming Dynasty: Charge, Emperor Yongle!

"Beiting, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate."

Wang Baobao's calm words rang in Zhu Di's ears, and the furious Zhu Di immediately calmed down.

"call!"

Zhu Di took a deep breath and solemnly instructed Tan Yuan: "Brother, send a message by carrier pigeon."

"Feng Sheng is not a man to be trifled with; extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."

"He will take command of the entire Eastern Route Army and continue westward, making sure to control the territory under the jurisdiction of the Yuan Dynasty's Northern Court Grand Marshal's Office."

"Anyone from the Eastern Chagatai Khanate who dares to make any unusual moves shall be killed without exception."

"Yes."

Without saying a word, Tan Yuan turned around and went down to deliver the message.

"If you do this, there will be no chance for reconciliation between you and Huai Xixun Gui."

Looking northwest, Wang Baobao said meaningfully.

"At first, I still had some hope for these people."

"But today's events have taught me that greed is insatiable."

"Which of the nobles in Huaixi is not in a high position and has no shortage of wealth and honor, yet they still prey on the local people and run rampant with lawlessness."

"For the sake of those captured gold and silver treasures, Feng Sheng, a duke, even dared to lose the Hexi Corridor."

"If my Zhu family doesn't listen to them one day, do you think they'll dare to sell out the whole country?"

His gaze was cold and sharp, and Zhu Di's face was filled with gloom.

Since his rebirth, this was the first time he had clearly come to understand the greed in human nature.

Lan Yu is just a microcosm of the powerful and influential families of Huaixi. Feng Sheng is the norm. The powerful and influential families of Huaixi have become a malignant tumor in the Ming Dynasty, constantly taking root, sprouting and growing stronger. If they continue like this, is there any hope for this country?

"I must remind you."

"You are merely the Prince of Yan, not yet the Emperor."

"The relatives of the nobles of Huaixi include not only the Crown Prince, but also the Prince of Qin and the Prince of Jin."

Wang Baobao reminded him again.

"Even if he were the King of Heaven himself, it wouldn't matter."

Zhu Di revealed his arrogant side, saying menacingly, "This is the Zhu family's empire, not the empire of the nobles of Huaixi."

Even if they were merely Zhu Yuanzhang's loyal followers, or even if Zhu Yuanzhang himself had blocked his path, Zhu Di would not have shown any mercy.

He was reborn not to watch others act recklessly, but to create an unprecedentedly powerful empire, to expand the living space for the Yanhuang bloodline, and to lay an eternal foundation for China.

Wang Baobao was very satisfied with Zhu Di's answer. No one understood better than this Prince of Northern Yuan Qi that a powerful empire begins to decay and decline from within, and then collapses completely in less than twenty years.

Zhu Di is now aware of this, and at least the Ming Dynasty will not repeat the same mistakes under his rule, which is enough.

With Zhu Di around, these Yuan officials who had served the Ming Dynasty had a pillar of support.

"Father-in-law."

"I entrust the construction of the altar to you."

Zhu Di looked at Wang Baobao and spoke earnestly.

"it is good."

Wang Baobao gladly accepted this heavy responsibility.

The sealing of Langjuxu was never just a victory, but a grand ceremony. During the Western Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing built an altar on the top of Langjuxu Mountain to worship Heaven for the first time, and then held a ceremony to worship Earth at Guyan Mountain, thus establishing the supreme status of the Han Dynasty.

This time, Zhu Di, as a prince of the Ming Dynasty, presided over the sacrifices to Heaven and Earth, a glorious mark that the Ming Dynasty could never erase.

Moreover, with the blessing of the Fenglangjuxu ceremony, Prince Yan Zhu Di's status in the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty would rival that of Zhu Yuanzhang.

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Yingtianfu, thousands of miles away, the Imperial Palace, Fengtian Hall.

"Father."

"This is a military report sent by the Duke of Song with the utmost urgency."

Crown Prince Zhu Biao presented a memorial to the Emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was writing furiously, stopped what he was doing, picked up the memorial, and read it carefully. His originally calm face suddenly turned angry.

"Smack!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the memorial on the ground and roared, "This Feng Sheng, he's senile!"

"They burned the city and returned east, abandoning Hexi to defend Shaanxi."

"From the Tang Dynasty onwards, the Hexi Corridor was lost for a full six hundred years. Our Han people could only suffer from the troubles on the northwest border and were never able to cross the Hehuang region."

"Now that our Great Ming has wiped out the remnants of the Yuan forces in the Hexi Corridor, he actually advocates abandoning Hexi."

"Father."

Zhu Biao reported: "The fourth prince sent Fu Youde in advance to inform the Duke of Song that they would surround the Prince of Beiyuan, Duoerzhiban."

"The Duke of Song attacked before his elder brother arrived, capturing 27 people, including Changjia Nu, the Pingzhang of the Northern Yuan, as well as more than 100,000 head of livestock."

"The Northern Yuan Qi King, Duoerzhiban, was captured by my elder brother, and his remaining army was annihilated. My elder brother also recovered the two prefectures of Gua and Sha."

Hearing this only fueled Zhu Yuanzhang's anger, which he felt was about to explode. He said furiously, "Fine, fine, fine."

"A dignified Duke of the Ming Dynasty dared to steal credit, almost allowing the enemy to escape and ruining everything."

"Is he blaming Wenying for stealing his credit, or blaming the Fourth Prince for going to unnecessary trouble, or is he blaming me?"

brush!!!

The eunuchs and palace servants serving inside the hall were so frightened that they quickly lowered their heads.

"Boss."

"father!"

Zhu Biao suddenly looked up.

"Imperial decree: Duke Feng Sheng of Song acted rashly and recklessly, abandoning the defense and causing the loss of innocent soldiers' lives."

"He shall be stripped of his title as General Who Conquers the West and sent back to the capital to await punishment."

"The Generalissimo Mu Ying is hereby appointed to take over the military command of the Eastern Route Army."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't give Feng Sheng any chance to continue commanding troops; he simply stripped him of his power.

"Yes."

Zhu Biao turned and left the Fengtian Hall to draft the imperial edict.

At the same time, Duke Xu Da of Wei returned to the capital in triumph and went back to his residence first.

"father!"

"she is..."

Xu Miaoyun, Xu Zengshou, and Xu Miaojin looked at Hai Bie, each of them somewhat bewildered.

How come Xu Da went out to fight a battle and came back with such a heroic and spirited grassland girl? It can't be that he took her as a concubine.

"This is the eldest daughter of Kuokuo, Princess Boyalunhai of Beiyuan Fuli."

"I have already adopted her as my goddaughter, and she will be living with us from now on."

Xu Da introduced Hai Bie to his three children.

"what?"

Xu Zengshou and Xu Miaojin stared wide-eyed, frozen in disbelief.

Princess Fuli of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the eldest daughter of Kökö Temür, was in no way inferior to Xu Miaoyun in status and position.

"Eldest daughter."

"Come with me to the study."

Xu Da didn't offer any further explanation, but waved to Xu Miaoyun.

"Yes, Father."

Xu Miaoyun's beautiful eyes swept over Hai Bie, and then they entered the study of the Duke of Wei's mansion together.

"Cough cough."

Xu Da coughed a few times, unsure of where to begin.

"father."

Xu Miaoyun, being quick-witted, asked playfully, "Was it his idea to make Hai Bie his adopted daughter?"

"I heard that Wang Baobao has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Baobao's daughter has appeared in our house."

"What exactly is going on?"

"My daughter."

Overwhelmed with shame, Xu Da managed to say with difficulty, "Father has now been tricked by that brat."

"Hai Bie was indeed entrusted to me by the Prince of Yan; she is just like you."

"Same as me?"

Xu Miaoyun's beautiful eyes widened, as if she had thought of something.