Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice

Chapter 264 The Demon Queen is hysterical: Beast, you did it

After writing the letter, Zhu Qizhen summoned three of his trusted ministers, Xu Youzhen, Li Xian and Shi Biao, to show them Yang Guifang's secret memorial and listen to their opinions.

"This is the same trick used by Emperor Jianwen." Xu Youzhen made a direct judgment after reading it. "He is definitely not dead. He ran away a long time ago and made us think he was dead. If he dared to die, he would have died long ago. Why wait until now?"

Zhu Qizhen was very confused.

Do you look down on the legitimate emperor so much?
Not necessarily. Like King Zhou said, he was tired and had no desire to live anymore?
"Whether he is dead or not, in the eyes of the world, he is already dead after this fire." Li Xian said excitedly, "No one will ever tell about the fake emperor again."

When Xu Youzhen heard this, he seemed to realize something and his expression changed drastically: "If he is not dead and does not want to live in seclusion from now on, then he has a bigger plan."

Li Xian asked: "What is your intention?"

Xu Youzhen glanced at Zhu Qizhen, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Li Xian and Shi Biao, who was silent, immediately understood that the Zhengtong Emperor must have wanted to sneak into the capital secretly and replace His Majesty quietly with the help of Junshan Society.

Then everything becomes clear.

In the eyes of the world, the emperor is still the emperor.

"You came for me." Zhu Qizhen spread his hands, "I am also looking forward to solving the problem for the last time."

Shi Biao immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. With the Jinyiwei here, we will find him as soon as he enters the capital."

"Don't take it lightly. We have been investigating the Junshan Society for so long, but we haven't been able to catch them." Xu Youzhen said, "Master Shi, you have to be more careful next time."

Shi Biao nodded heavily: "I will call Ding Xiu back as well."

Zhu Qizhen nodded thoughtfully, "It's time to call Ding Xiu back. I feel relieved if you two come with me."

After several people discussed it, Zhu Qizhen laughed loudly and said, "The news of the great victory at the front must be announced and spread throughout the world."

His meaning was very clear, which was to make the world believe that the legitimate emperor was dead.

"Damn it, do all the people in the Zhu family like to play this kind of tricks?" he complained in his heart.

……

Sunchon University.

In a courtyard in the school building area, Shang Lu was drinking alone. Li Ling was beside him, silently pouring wine for him. She knew that her husband was unhappy.

The gentleman went to the imperial court, where he attended a banquet, saying that there had been another great victory. After returning, he sat quietly under this tree and drank, and no one knew what had happened.

"Sir, please drink slowly." Li Ling asked with concern.

"Ling'er, I'm fine." Shang Lu said, "Just calm down and I'll be fine."

Li Ling was about to leave when she heard a knock on the door. She got up to open the door and saw a gray-haired old man standing at the door with a pot of wine. He asked coldly, "Is Mr. Shang here?"

"Old man, who are you?" Li Ling asked bluntly.

"My name is Zhang Fu." The old man snorted.

Li Ling knew who Zhang Fu was, so he immediately stepped aside. Zhang Fu walked into the yard with wine in his hand, and went straight to Shang Lu, sneering: "So you can be sad, too. Are you feeling guilty?"

Shang Lu opened his mouth and cursed: "Shame on you!"

Zhang Fu sat down and pointed at Li Ling behind him and said, "This is your new disciple, right? She's a girl. Can you act like a gentleman in front of your disciple?"

"I look like your uncle." Shang Lu continued to curse.

Li Ling covered her face. What happened to the gentleman today? Why did he become so vulgar? He just cursed.

"Ling'er, go get me some wine. I don't drink this man's wine." Shang Lu ordered, "and heat up the food in the kitchen and bring it out."

"Yes." Li Ling nodded.

Shang Lu and Zhang Fu each drank a few cups, and it was Zhang Fu who asked first: "He... is really dead."

"Dead!" Shang Lu blurted out.

"It's not that easy to die, right?" Zhang Fu looked suspicious. "He was imitating Jianwen? That was a bad move. Who taught him that? Isn't that the same as death? No one will believe that there is a real emperor anymore."

Shang Lu glared angrily and said, "I don't know anything. If you want to drink, drink. If you talk about these things, get out of here."

Snapped!
Zhang Fu angrily slammed the table: "Do you believe I will beat you up?"

"Come on, I want to fight too." Shang Lu began to roll up his sleeves, "You are the one who caused this trouble, and you still have the nerve to do it? Fight, come on."

"I can't beat you to death." Zhang Fu also rolled up his sleeves.

Li Ling brought out the dishes and was startled to see the two old men fighting. She quickly went over to try to stop the fight.

……

Ming Trading Company.

Chao Xiaotian has been more motivated since he got married. He is busy all day long, but no matter how busy he is, he will come back to have meals with his wife. He just came back from outside, sweating profusely.

Qi Shu brought him a basin of cold water and wiped his sweat with a wet towel while saying, "Husband, you don't have to consult in person about many things. Just leave them to the people below."

"There will be a new fleet going to the West today, I have to see them off." Chao Xiaotian took the towel and wiped himself, "Oh, and your fleet is coming too."

Qi Shu glared at him: "What do you mean my home?"

Chao Xiaotian reached out his hands and held her in his arms, smiling gently: "It's my father-in-law's house, okay? My father-in-law is still strong at his age, and his business is getting bigger and bigger."

Qi Shu leaned in his arms, looking at him lovingly: "This time, are we going to...Istanbul?"

"Yes." Chao Xiaotian nodded, "If this route is successful, we can make a fortune in the future. The Ottoman Empire has a huge demand for it. I heard that the Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire are going to form an alliance."

"That's great." Qi Shu blinked slightly.

Chao Xiaotian held her pretty face and said, "My dear, from now on, you don't have to be busy. Let's work harder and have a baby, and you can just stay at home to take care of the child."

Qi Shu blushed slightly and nodded: "I want a child too."

"Master and mistress mentioned this last time. Having a child makes a home feel more like a home." Chao Xiaotian said.

"By the way, I haven't seen my master's wife or my master recently." Qi Shu asked.

Chao Xiaotian spread his hands: "They are all busy. Master is the commander of the imperial guards and can't come out often. It's definitely not easy for Master's wife to come out and show her face."

Qi Shu pursed her lips and said "oh".

……

The city of Samarkand.

This is the capital of the Timurid Empire. A caravan from the Ming Dynasty has entered the city. This caravan is from the Ming Dynasty Trading Company and is very large. Their destination is Istanbul.

"Old Qi, I heard that your... company, eh, that's a weird name. Wasn't it called the Escort Agency before? That's much better." A middle-aged man said to another dark-faced man, "Your company also has its own fleet?"

The dark-skinned man named Qi nodded: "Yes, nowadays more people go by sea. We call it the Maritime Silk Road."

The man was full of praise: "That's great. There are many caravans in the Ming Dynasty now. It's much more convenient for us to travel with you this time."

"Brother Xu, you are so polite." The man named Qi laughed. "We will stay in Samarkand for a few days and sell some of the goods. After that, we will set off again. You can go shopping in the city."

"Okay." The man surnamed Xu nodded.

After the two chatted for a while, the man surnamed Xu fell behind. Three other people followed, and the man surnamed Xu said to one of them: "Your Majesty, we have already arrived in Samarkand, and no one from the court will catch up with us."

It turned out that this man was the legitimate emperor who escaped from Alimali, and he was accompanied by Xu Bin, Yuan Bin and military advisor Wu Xingdao. They did not choose to go east, because they knew that they would not be able to get through Shaanxi and Gansu. So, they chose to go west to Istanbul, where Junshan would prepare people to meet them.

Afterwards, they will return to Ming Dynasty by sea.

"We have been running for our lives, so let's take a few days off," said the Zhengtong Emperor.

Military Advisor Wu Xingdao nodded and said, "This is already the territory of the Timurid Empire. The imperial army cannot defeat it. Besides, the princes including King Qing, with the remaining tens of thousands of troops, can harass the imperial army in Chagatai."

Zhu Qiyu, the Prince of Qin, and his other princes did not flee with them. Zhu Qiyu led an army of 50,000 and was now in Asu City.

"Your Majesty, we still have to be careful." Yuan Bin's eyes were sharp, "There are too many people from the Central Plains along the way."

The orthodox emperor nodded: "Thanks to you guys being here."

……

Alimali city.

Yang Guifang looked at the intelligence in his hand and snorted coldly: "Prince Qing, he is really good at speculation. He actually wrote to me and said he wanted to surrender."

"How about we use his own trick against him?" Wang Yue spread his hands, "He might know where the fake emperor is."

"No rush, we have to take it step by step." Yang Guifang said, "King Qing is in Asu City right now, just below where we are sitting now, and he has 50,000 troops at his disposal."

Wang Yue pondered for a moment and said, "We also need to pacify the newly occupied territory. The court is preparing to send a governor over. So how about playing with King Qing? Send an envoy over?"

Yang Guifang nodded in agreement: "Send people to negotiate while preparing for the attack. As for the King of Qing, we have to defeat him."

The two discussed it and Wang Yue went to do it.

At this moment, in Asu City.

Prince Zhu Qiyu of Qin was drinking with Boyan.

"Boyan, you are the younger brother of the Great Khan Yesen of the grassland, and I am the younger brother of His Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Qiyu spread his hands, "It feels a little unreal that we can drink together."

He seemed to be in a good mood, but Boyan frowned: "The hope of rescuing my Khan is getting slimmer and slimmer. Can they sneak into the capital?"

"Yes!" Zhu Qiyu raised his glass, "You, don't think too much. Come, drink."

Boyan drank a few cups and was in no mood: "I'm going to the tower to take a look, and I also need to write a report to the Golden Horde."

"Go ahead, go ahead. The war depends on you." Zhu Qiyu waved his hand.

He looked at Boyan's receding back, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "If this king wants to surrender to the court, then hand you over."

In his opinion, in order to protect the 50,000 troops, it would be nice to be a small king in the Western Regions. At this time, King Su, King Min, King Jin, and King Qin came over, and they were all worried.

"Oh, what are you worried about?" Zhu Qiyu spread his hands. "If Your Majesty cannot sneak into the capital, or fails in the end, then we will surrender to the court. If Your Majesty wins, we don't have to worry anymore."

Prince Su held his forehead with his hand: "If you say so, we are invincible."

Zhu Qiyu nodded affirmatively: "So, enjoy life while you can. I heard that the girls in the Western Regions are also very pretty."

The five princes looked at each other and grinned.

...The capital city, the harem.

The queen rarely left her room. Before, she would go out to pay respects to the queen mother, but now that the queen mother had gone to the palace on the top of the mountain, she almost never left her bedroom.

Today, Concubine Zhou came to visit her and called her "sister" very warmly and affectionately, as if the two of them were really as close as sisters. However, the queen knew in her heart that she had no feelings for this woman.

The queen also knew that this woman would not come to the palace for no reason. As expected, Concubine Zhou mentioned that Your Majesty should appoint a crown prince. Her son was the eldest son of the emperor, and the ministers in the court had also mentioned that her son should be appointed as the crown prince.

However, after such a long time, there was no news, and no ministers mentioned it again. Princess Zhou's family had no power in the court, and only one younger brother, Zhou Shou, worked in the Jinyiwei.

"Sister, Jianshen is a filial child." Concubine Zhou sighed, "He is filial and respectful to you as well. You are the queen, so you are his mother."

The queen smiled slightly: "The eldest prince is indeed filial."

Concubine Zhou looked helpless and said, "Your Majesty has not appointed a crown prince for a long time. I guess he wants to appoint Concubine Xian's child as the crown prince. Sister, we are one, can you help me see the depths?"

The queen shook her head: "Sister, the harem cannot interfere in politics."

"Sister~" Concubine Zhou was anxious in an instant, "It's already this time, if you don't think about me, you should think about the Zhu family."

The queen snorted calmly: "Who will think about me?"

Concubine Zhou's face suddenly turned as cold as ice. She stood up and left without looking back, saying, "Sister, then you should hide in this palace."

The queen looked calm.

I would love to be able to hide quietly in the palace.

……

Mountain top, palace.

The sun was shining in the yard. The Queen of Demons was wearing a thin long dress, enjoying the cool under the tree. Her slender figure was well-proportioned and curvy. Bulma was wearing a long dress with Western characteristics, drinking tea silently. At this time, Shuangxi came in hurriedly from outside with a solemn expression.

"What happened again?" the Demon Queen sat up straight and asked.

"We just received news that the imperial army has captured Alimali." Shuangxi's face turned pale. "It is said that the Zhengtong Emperor...burned down the palace and burned himself as well."

Bang!

The cup in Bulma's hand fell to the ground and shattered, tears welled up in her eyes: "He...he's dead?"

The Demon Queen was very calm after hearing this. She looked around and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, he is not dead. He just used the fire to spread the news of his death."

"How... did you know?" Bulma asked.

"This is a plan made by the Junshan Society." The Demon Queen whispered, "He will sneak into the capital. If everything goes well, not only will you be able to meet, but you can also continue to be together."

Bulma was overjoyed again and wiped her tears repeatedly: "Is this true?"

The Demon Queen nodded seriously: "So, now we have to appease the false emperor and make him really think that my son is dead and let down his guard."

"What do you need me to do?" Bulma asked.

The Demon Queen shook her head: "You don't have to do anything. Don't provoke him."

"I understand." Bulma's eyes flashed with determination, "As long as he is alive, as long as my son can live in the future, I am willing to do anything."

After hearing this, the Demon Queen sighed softly, her eyes drooped, and a complex look flashed in her eyes.

……

At dusk, the top of the mountain was shrouded in rosy clouds.

Zhu Qizhen jumped into the yard and muttered in his heart: "I'm wrong, the demon queen is next door, this is Bulma's yard."

Just as he was about to leave, he heard the sound of water splashing in the room. He smiled and walked in. When he came to the back hall, he saw a woman bathing in the misty bathtub.

The body is extremely powerful. When viewed from the front, it looks like a mountain range, and when viewed from the side, it looks like a peak. The peak is very high and big.

"Who!" a clear voice came.

Bulma turned around and saw Zhu Qizhen standing there admiring him, and immediately shrank back into the water. Zhu Qizhen walked over and spread his hands: "Why are you hiding? I've seen everything just now."

"Get out." Bulma shouted urgently.

Zhu Qizhen walked closer, already at the edge of the bath, his fiery gaze falling on her.

Bulma's expression changed repeatedly, her beautiful eyes moved slightly, and she seemed to have made a decision.

"Your Majesty, if you don't leave, I will have to get up." She raised her beautiful eyes and looked at him boldly.

After saying that, she swam to the edge of the bathing pool and jumped in. As expected of someone from the Western Regions, she was very agile. Her delicate white feet stepped on the floor, and her wet hair fell to her slender waist, but it could not hide her stunning beauty.

She has the beauty of a girl from the south of the Yangtze River and the hotness of a girl from the western regions.

Those eyes of different colors are even more charming.

She boldly stood in front of Zhu Qizhen, tilted her head slightly, blinked her eyes, and exuded a seductive temperament naturally. She chuckled: "Your Majesty, have you seen enough?"

The white arms slowly raised up, gently hugged Zhu Qizhen's neck, and whispered in a soft voice: "How is my child? Is he crying?"

Zhu Qizhen didn't expect Bulma to be so bold.

Want to seduce me with your beauty?

You are indeed beautiful, but it's a pity that I have seen too many beauties.

"Aren't you afraid that I will execute you for doing this?" Zhu Qizhen raised his eyebrows.

Bulma stared at him with her beautiful eyes, seeming to be helpless and resentful: "I am a woman, and I have become a captive. What can I do? I should have the awareness of being a captive. The only thing I can use is my beauty."

Are you sober?
Girl, you are quite extraordinary. How did you figure it out?
"You are not beautiful either." Zhu Qizhen raised his eyebrows.

Bulma gritted her teeth, her gentleness instantly vanished. She suddenly reached out and grabbed his collar, gently exerting force with her fingers. At the same time, she unconsciously stood on tiptoes to close the distance between them. She looked at him beautifully and fiercely, asking, "Where is my son? Can you give him back to me? I will do whatever you say."

Zhu Qizhen smiled as he looked at the perfect face so close to him, and he felt a little impulsive.

"Don't worry, the maids and maids in the harem will take care of him better than you." He smiled, "They are specially trained to take care of the prince."

Bulma secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was about to withdraw her hand.

Zhu Qizhen grabbed her hand, put his arm around her waist, and held her in his arms.

"let me go."

Bulma was panicking now, her beautiful eyes glared angrily, her rosy lips were tightly bitten, and she shouted coldly.

Zhu Qizhen smiled playfully: "If you yell like that, the Demon Queen next door will be called over. It will be awkward for her to see us like this."

Bulma was stunned and stopped struggling. At this moment, footsteps were heard outside, and both of them panicked.

Zhu Qizhen loosened his hand, grabbed a robe beside him and handed it to Bulma. She took it and quickly put it on to cover her exposed body.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and a sly smile appeared on Zhu Qizhen's lips. He stretched out his hand to make his clothes disheveled and his hair messy, and then he picked up Bulma horizontally.

At this moment, the Demon Queen came in with Shuangxi.

Bulma was wearing a thin robe, with a slender and graceful figure. She curled up in Zhu Qizhen's arms in a seductive posture, her pretty face slightly flushed, her thin eyebrows slightly frowned, and her long, straight, white legs coiled.

"You...you are a beast." The demon queen cursed.

Zhu Qizhen shrugged and raised his eyebrows: "You are wrong, we are doing this voluntarily."

He clearly felt Bulma in his arms trembling slightly, and she curled up even more, as if she was afraid, not daring to look up at the Demon Queen.

"Despicable and shameless, put her down." The Demon Queen rushed over.

Zhu Qizhen whispered in Bulma's ear: "Listen to me, I will take you to see your son."

Bulma slowly turned her head and said to the Demon Queen: "Yes, I volunteered. I like Your Majesty."

The Demon Queen was horrified and stood there in a daze, her face filled with pain and sadness.

"You don't like me, but you can't let others dislike me." Zhu Qizhen walked out holding Bulma, "Move aside, I want to take her back to the harem."

As he said this, he strode away with Bulma in his arms, all the way down the mountain, and got on a luxurious carriage on the side of the road. Zhu Qizhen then put Bulma down. Inside the carriage, there was a soft blanket, and there was an incense burner on the side emitting curling incense.

Zhu Qizhen leaned against the wall of the car, and the painful look on the Queen's face flashed through his mind.

Bulma curled up silently, not daring to move, but the robe was too small, and when she moved slightly, two white spots were revealed.

"You and the Queen Mother..." she asked hesitantly.

Snapped!
Zhu Qizhen slapped her on the shoulder and said coldly, "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask."

Bulma felt pain, and her delicate and beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned. The tenderness in her eyes turned cold again, and she asked: "Are you really taking me to see my son?"

"Yes, you will live in the harem from now on." Zhu Qizhen said lightly.

"Oh." She suddenly responded obediently.

Zhu Qizhen stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek, and asked: "Do I and the Zhengtong Emperor really look alike?"

Bulma sat up slowly. Although her face was still pinched by Zhu Qizhen, she did not dare to resist. She stared with her beautiful eyes, puzzled: "In fact, they don't look alike. Why can't the court officials tell them apart?"

“Because they are smart!”

Zhu Qizhen chuckled, let her go, and looked at her pretty face that was pinched red. "Do you think he is dead?"

Bulma lowered her eyes and sighed: "This has nothing to do with me anymore."

……

Palace.

The Demon Queen stood in the square in front of the palace, looking at the road down the mountain. Tears flowed down her beautiful face: "Why does he bully me like this? I've been hiding in this palace, and he knows that I..."

"Empress~" Shuangxi wanted to persuade her but didn't know where to start.

"Shuangxi, he won't come again, right?" The Demon Queen said softly, "It seems that I have completely exhausted his patience. Haha, that's fine."

A breeze blew by and she wiped away her tears.

Shuangxi hesitated to speak, but finally said: "Your Majesty, His Majesty seems to be deliberately irritating you. In fact, he hasn't done anything to Bulma yet."

(End of this chapter)