Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 208: It's really impossible to be tactful
Faced with Queen Ma's criticism, Yang Chen could only respond with an awkward smile.

"You really can't blame me for this, Queen. His Majesty forced me to say it all. He told me that if I didn't tell him the truth, he would do that to me. I'm a man, and which man can bear such a punishment? Anyway, I don't have a preference for men, so even if he wants to punish me, he can't do it this way, right?"

Empress Ma glanced at the absent-minded Zhu Yuanzhang, then looked at the many people around her, and immediately drove everyone away.

"All of you go out, I have something to say to Yang Chen."

"Yes"

Mao Xiang, the other maids, and the doctor all left. When Empress Ma saw that everyone had left, she looked Yang Chen up and down, glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said:
"Zhongba, tell me clearly, what happened here that made you so depressed?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "."

Seeing her husband's reaction, Queen Ma realized the seriousness of the matter. It was definitely beyond her expectations. She then looked at Yang Chen to ask for clarification.

"Yang Chen, please explain to me clearly, what exactly happened here?"

"Empress, please don't ask anymore. I'm afraid you'll end up like His Majesty. If Ah Biao shows up and sees that you two have fainted from anger, then I won't be able to explain it to you no matter how hard I try."

"Father! Father!"

As soon as Cao Cao was spoken, he appeared. Zhu Biao was in the capital taking care of his own affairs when he heard that his father had fainted in Zhenjiang Prefecture. He immediately rushed to Zhenjiang Prefecture without stopping.

In the past, just riding a horse would definitely take a long time.

But it is different now. Since Zhu Yuanzhang saw the development of Zhenjiang Prefecture, he allowed it to develop freely.

With a lot of state-owned support, Yang Chen suddenly became rich and could spend money on almost anything he did.

For example, if there is a shortage of people and there are not enough refugees, he would use money to lure them.

In the end, a railway carriage connecting Zhenjiang Prefecture to the capital city was built.

The distance between the two is less than 40 kilometers, and a horse can reach the destination in just one hour if it runs at full speed.

It was already sunset, and more than three hours had passed since Zhu Yuanzhang fainted from anger.

It is only natural that Zhu Biao could rush here from the capital.

Pushing open the door, Zhu Biao saw that there were only three people in the room, and his father was lying on the bed.

When his son came into view, Zhu Yuanzhang began to wail.

It can be seen that his recovery is actually quite good.

"Biao'er! Sister! The Ming Dynasty is so miserable!"

"Chongba, stop making trouble. If you have anything to say, let's sit down and talk together. How can you talk like that?"

When Empress Ma saw Zhu Yuanzhang talking nonsense, she immediately stepped forward to comfort him. She knew that Zhu Yuanzhang needed comfort the most right now.

Sure enough, her words were effective. With less than a sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was about to make a noise, calmed down.

Looking at his parents cuddling each other, Zhu Biao looked at Yang Chen in confusion, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Brother Yang, you have to give me an explanation. What is going on?"

Not only him, but even Queen Ma was waiting for an answer. Looking at the scene in front of him, Yang Chen had no choice but to answer truthfully.

"The thing is, doesn't your father want to know who else in the Ming Dynasty can take on this position and help you solve your problems after Hu Weiyong is gone?
Then I recommended several talented people during the Yongle Emperor's reign, but your father was not satisfied and wanted more. I had no choice but to recommend a few more talented people who would appear in your grandchildren's generation.
As we were talking, we ended up talking about people who are your great-grandson, Abia.

The more your father wanted to know, the angrier he got. In the end, he was so angry that he fainted because of the son of Yongle's grandson. This really can't be blamed on me. It's all because Mingbaozong did such a shitty thing.

Who could have imagined that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would lead the Ming Dynasty's elite troops in personal battle, sacrifice all his own soldiers, and after being captured by the Oirat Mongols, he would kneel at the gate of the imperial city and beg for mercy.

Using one's own strength to change the direction of the entire Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing, no matter how tactful I am, I can't be tactful at all!"

Zhu Biao: “.”

Queen Ma: “.”

It seems that what Yang Chen said does make sense. No wonder his father was so angry that he fainted. At this moment, Zhu Biao finally understood why Yang Chen was so hesitant.

This kind of thing is cruel no matter how you look at it.

An army of 500,000 was completely wiped out by the Wala army?

Is this a battlefield that can be commanded by a human? If a dog were to command these 500,000 troops, the Wala would not be able to defeat them all in one day, right?

Now, all the elite troops have been killed by an emperor. If this happened in the past, Zhu Biao would definitely think it was a fantasy and a lie.

But now that Yang Chen had nodded in confirmation again and again, and there was absolutely no falsehood in his words, he had to believe it. It was really hard to describe the descendants of Zhu Di.

What really surprised Zhu Biao was that the ability of such an emperor was truly terrifying.

After being captured by the Oirat, not only was he not abused, but he also got along well with the second generation of young people of the Oirat. He also made the Oirat princess willingly take off her clothes and serve him. Zhu Biao would have absolutely thought that such a thing was impossible before.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qizhen was actually able to do it. It is really jaw-dropping and amazing.

"Mother, this Zhu Qizhen is indeed not very good. He has been called the Son of Heaven, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty, the Wala student, and the second emperor. No wonder father can't bear it. Normal people can't accept this situation!"

Seeing that his father was still in the stage of volcanic eruption, Zhu Biao quickly discussed with Queen Ma how to turn the page on this matter.

Empress Ma, who knew Zhu Yuanzhang best, was relieved.

"Alas! I don't know what sin our family has committed. Not long after your father left, the incidents of Xuanwu Gate began to appear frequently in our family.

Zhu Yunwen attacked his uncles, the fourth brother attacked his nephew, the younger brother attacked the older brother, and the nephew tortured his uncle. In the end, the brothers killed each other, and meritorious officials and good generals were killed. It was really terrible.

Fortunately, Zhu Qizhen is not alive in our time, otherwise your father would have strangled this bastard to death.

Fortunately, your brother is not here, otherwise your father would definitely punish Dier himself, and by then, he would be half dead or disabled."

Queen Ma's words not only received a nod of approval from Yang Chen, but also a nod from Zhu Biao himself.

He knew very well how terrible his father's current condition was. If an ordinary person offended him easily, he would probably be half dead and disabled.

At this moment, Zhu Biao suddenly remembered something and whispered to Queen Ma:

"Oh, mother, I suddenly remembered something important. A few days ago, I heard someone send a message back to the capital, saying that when Uncle Xu was observing the fourth brother at the front line, he was suddenly hit by the severe cold weather, causing a carbuncle on his back to flare up. The wound had been cut open by the imperial physician with a knife, and the pus inside was as foul-smelling as corpse water.

The imperial physician said that if no treatment was found, Uncle Xu would be in imminent danger.

Now the front line has been completely handed over to Lao Si's subordinates, and he is rushing back. It should be less than three days away from the capital."

Zhu Di's fiefdom was in Peking. It took two or three days to get from the Songhua River to Peking, which was already the fastest speed. If it was faster, Xu Da would probably have died on the road.

In order to arrange medical treatment for his father-in-law when he returned to the capital, Zhu Di specially sent someone to send a letter back to the capital at an accelerated speed of 800 miles to tell Zhu Biao about this matter.

He believed that with Zhu Biao's intelligence, he would definitely understand what he meant.

Now that Zhu Biao had spoken out about this matter, Empress Ma suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Tian De, has it come to this?"

She clearly remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang had told her that Xu Da had less than a few years left to live. She thought there was still a chance, but now it seems that this is already a hopeless situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally in a daze, also heard the news. He immediately stood up from the bed and stared at Zhu Biao.

"What! Biao'er, you just said that Lao Si brought Tian De back?
Hahahaha! Great! The bastard Lao Si actually gave birth to so many unfilial descendants. We know it! How could the Ming Dynasty be like this? It was all because of the reckless orders given by this bastard boy that the Ming Dynasty's luck was reduced so much ahead of time!"

I thought that the first thing my father would do after coming to his senses would be to think about how to deal with these messy things, but I didn't expect that the first thing he would do would be to think about how to deal with Zhu Di.

Everyone couldn't help but hold their foreheads.

This is indeed Zhu Yuanzhang's style.

Knowing what his father would do to his brother, Zhu Biao hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him in person.

"Father! It's already this late and you still want to punish the Fourth Brother. Uncle Xu is in danger now. If we don't come up with a solution, Uncle Xu will really not be able to hold on any longer!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned at first, then his eyes immediately regained clarity. He knew how serious Xu Da's illness was, and he also knew how difficult back carbuncle was to cure.

All in all, this is a very unsolvable problem.

If we want to solve it completely, no one can do anything unless they have capabilities far beyond what they had before.

"Zhongba, we know that the descendants of the fourth brother did something wrong, but you also have to think about it. This was not the fourth brother's wish. Di'er was nowhere to be found at that time. Even if he wanted to do something, he would be powerless, right?

Besides, who could have thought that our descendants would end up with such a short life."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very resistant to what Empress Ma said because he didn't like others saying that his family would die young.

However, this was an indisputable fact. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to stare at Queen Ma in disbelief, trying to get her to be more careful with her words.

After all, her son was still here, but Empress Ma had no intention of being shy about it.

To continue, it is imperative to let Zhu Yuanzhang know the seriousness of the matter.

"Zhongba, I know you are resentful of Di'er now, but you have to understand that this matter is not his fault alone. If it weren't for you being too cautious and letting Di'er be in such a humble situation, why would he launch the Jingnan Campaign because of Zhu Yunwen's affairs?

In short, if you blame Zhu Zhanji for losing the country and Zhu Qizhen for kneeling down in an attempt to survive, then you cannot escape the responsibility. After all, tracing back to your ancestors, you are the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. As an emperor, shouldn't you set an example?

If you deal with all these enemies in advance, why should future generations worry about these Walas?"

After Empress Ma's argument, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that things that were not originally his problems actually became his problems in the end.

Old Zhu, who was leaning against the wall, broke out in a cold sweat and quickly changed the subject.

"Okay, okay, okay! Sister! Please stop talking. I know I was wrong. I, the founding emperor, left behind such a huge disaster, the Northern Yuan Dynasty, for future generations. From today on, I will try my best to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty before I lie in the coffin. Even if they become Tatars and Oirat, we will turn the entire grassland upside down, find the traces of their tribes, and kill them all!
In this way, future generations will not blame us for not dealing with these enemies in advance, right?"

Zhu Biao looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel ashamed. It seemed that the most important person in this family was still his mother.

"Your Majesty is right, but the most important thing now is to find a way to cure General Xu Da's back carbuncle."

Yang Chen's echo soon attracted Zhu Yuanzhang's attention.

To Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, who had been living with him since childhood, was like a family member to him, but not an ordinary family member.

The two of them had already agreed when they were still in the turbulent times that from now on, they would share the good and the bad together. Now that the world belongs to him, Zhu Yuanzhang, it is natural that he has to treat this good brother well.

In a sense, Zhu Yuanzhang did fulfill his promise, but it was a pity for Xu Da. As the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da had too much to worry about.

Not only was he the top figure in the Ming military, he also had to garrison on all frontiers to prevent rebellion by local military officers. At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang had to be wary of his good brother, fearing that his good brother would make his son-in-law an emperor.

Facts have proved that Zhu Yuanzhang's concerns were correct, and it was not his fault. In a sense, Xu Da's descendants were also emperors.

Who made him Zhu Gaochi’s grandfather?

"You bastard, we know you have a lot of abilities. Tell me honestly, can Tiande's problem be solved?"

Xu Da's words had been very clear. He gave Yang Chen a choice. Looking at his current situation, how could Yang Chen dare to say no?

In fact, he had no intention of refusing, but Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude seemed a little tough.

Under the gaze of three pairs of eyes, Yang Chen slowly nodded and promised:
"I do have a way to treat General Xu's back carbuncle, but I need to see the wound with my own eyes to figure out the specific method. Otherwise, I can't make any rash judgment."

Upon hearing that there was a way to cure his good brother's problem, Zhu Yuanzhang finally felt relieved. There was no way out, a glimmer of hope was always better than a dead end.

"Biao'er, did he tell me when the fourth brother would be back?"

Zhu Biao was stunned by this sudden question.

Because he always felt that his father seemed to still mind Zhu Di.

But Zhu Yuanzhang added:

"Don't worry, Biao'er. I'm not a petty person. I just want to know when Tiande can be brought back by the fourth brother."

Since his father had said so, Zhu Biao could not hide it and immediately replied:

"Replying to Father, according to the spy's letter, it should be less than two days."

(End of this chapter)