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

Chapter 212 Old Zhu is old

The carriage coming from the capital slowly stopped at Zhenjiang Prefecture Station.

The twelve horses were panting constantly, and in the winter, mist was constantly coming out of their nostrils, which was enough to show how hard the twelve horses were working during the journey.

Only after the carriage came to a complete stop did noises begin to be heard from inside the car.

The person who brought one down was Zhu Biao. He walked towards Yang Chen and his group.

"Father! Mother! I have brought Uncle Xu and the others here."

"Okay, okay, Biao'er, you've worked hard. Lao Si is coming along, too, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang praised Zhu Biao with satisfaction, and then immediately couldn't wait to ask where Zhu Di was.
I wonder if this son still dares to appear in front of him.

As the eldest son, Zhu Biao knew what his father was thinking, so he looked towards the car door.

Zhu Di was the first to appear, followed by Madam Xu who was dressed elegantly, and finally Xu Da and Xu Miaoyun. Compared with his previous appearance, Xu Da looked listless at this moment.

Because he needed Xu Miaoyun to support him from behind when going down the stairs.

Everyone finally came before Zhu Yuanzhang, and Empress Ma was the first to look at Madam Xu and greet her warmly:
"Thank you for all the hard work. You came all the way from the capital. Come on, we have prepared the dinner. Have a good rest tonight. Madam Xu, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Finally, there is someone in Zhenjiang Prefecture who I can have a good chat with."

The relationship between Madam Xu and Empress Ma is similar to that between Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang. In later generations, they would be the closest group of mothers.

"Sister, you are joking. I have passed by Zhenjiang Prefecture before, but I didn't expect it to have changed so much. By the way, sister, which young man is Censor Yang?"

"Haha, I knew you were worried about this issue. Yang Chen came over and met Mrs. Xu."

Under the introduction of Queen Ma, Yang Chen walked out from the side and came in front of Xu Da and others.

"Madam Xu, I am Yang Yushi of Zhenjiang Prefecture."

The moment she saw Yang Chen, Madam Xu couldn't help but sigh:
"You are gentle, dignified, and handsome. You are indeed a young man with great ambitions. From now on, I will leave my husband to you. I also hope that Censor Yang can cure his stubborn illness."

I didn't expect that the other party would praise my appearance as soon as I appeared. Yang Chen nodded repeatedly and replied:

"Don't worry, Madam Xu. Marshal Xu is one of the founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty. I will do my best to treat him, both for public and private reasons."

"Thank you very much."

After that, Xu Miaoyun followed her mother, led by Queen Ma, to the high-rise building where Yang Chen lived.

Everyone was shocked when they saw these magical things for the first time.

They had never thought that such buildings could appear in the Ming Dynasty. To be more precise, they were shocked by the appearance of these things in the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Xu Da also asked Yang Chen about his own condition:
"Boy, I know what you are capable of, just tell me the truth, how confident are you that you can handle this dirty guy behind the scenes?"

When it comes to his illness, Xu Da always assumes the worst possible outcome.

Therefore, no matter what result Yang Chen said, Xu Da would not be surprised at all.

His attitude now is to live one more day at a time, and he just hopes to be able to spend more time with his family.

As for why he asked now, of course it was because he was worried that his wife would not be able to accept his true situation and that some unexpected events might happen. Xu Da, like Zhu Yuanzhang, was a man who loved his wife.

Xu Da couldn't bear to see his wife sad.

"Don't worry, Marshal Xu. I already fully understand your condition. As long as you have a good rest tonight, I will arrange for the best doctor to treat you tomorrow morning."

He thought he had received bad news, but unexpectedly it was good news. Tears began to flow from Xu Da's eyes.

He hugged Yang Chen's hand and thanked him with deep emotion.

"Okay! If you can get rid of all the mess in me, then the rest of my life will be given to me by you. If you run into any trouble, you can come to me! Xu Da will never delay anything he can do!"

There is no need to say how important the life-saving grace is. If Yang Chen can really save Xu Da's life, I'm afraid Xu Da will spend all his credit for the rest of his life on this promise.

Seeing his brother so depressed, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but stand up and say a few words.

"Alright, alright, Tiande, why do you always think your situation is so bad? We are all old men who have experienced so many things. Why should we be so polite to Yang Chen? You can listen to me. We just need to live well and leave the rest to the younger generation.

Come on, let's go drink something to warm up. We'll start the operation tomorrow, and I guarantee you'll be warm."

"But Father, my father-in-law is already in such a bad state, you still want to give him wine?"

Suddenly remembering his wife's instructions, Zhu Di plucked up the courage to stand up and speak, but was unfortunately scared back by Zhu Yuanzhang's glare.

"Hahaha! Son-in-law, don't worry about me. It's a rare opportunity to come to this magical Zhenjiang Prefecture. If I can't get drunk on the first day, then my trip would be in vain!

You go and have a good talk with Young Master Yang, and I will go and have a good talk with Father."

In this way, Zhu Di could only watch his father-in-law being taken away to drink.

Seeing his disappointed look, Yang Chen took a step forward, put his hand on his shoulder and said:

"Okay, Yongle, long time no see, let's go have a drink too, let's go! I've asked your second brother to arrange the banquet, today the older generation will have their own table, and we young people will have our own table."

"Your second brother is here too?" Zhu Di's face was full of disbelief. He never expected that his second brother would actually appear in Zhenjiang Prefecture.

When he saw this, Zhu Biao suddenly remembered that he had not told the other party that Zhu Chong was also in Zhenjiang Prefecture.

He slapped his forehead and added to Yang Chen's words:

"Look at my memory. It's getting worse and worse. I almost forgot to tell you that your second brother also came to Zhenjiang Prefecture with Yang Chen. Don't blame me for reminding you. Now your second brother is the second in command of Zhenjiang Prefecture. He is the second person who knows Yang Chen best besides me."

Upon hearing the news, Zhu Di was shocked.

You must know that in the past, Zhu Di looked down on all his brothers except his eldest brother, because he knew that except for his eldest brother, whether it was Zhu Chong or Zhu Gang, the two were completely inferior to him. Of course, in terms of military strength, the other party might be able to crush him. Putting these aside, whether it was political awareness, tactics, forbearance, or character, these two brothers were completely different from him.

This is also the reason why Zhu Di thought in his heart how great it would be if he could sit on the throne.

However, now he learned that Zhu Chong was the second person who knew about the development of Zhenjiang Prefecture, which made Zhu Chong feel worried and concerned that his position would be taken away.

What if Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that anyone can fight against the Northern Yuan Dynasty and he cannot get the spot?
Therefore, this news was completely bad news for Zhu Di.

After coming back to his senses, Zhu Di forced a smile.

"I didn't expect that my second brother would be willing to give up his extravagant life and come here to clean up his act. It seems that my second brother must also want to have great ambitions."

His inexplicable words quickly attracted Zhu Biao's attention. Anyone who was not stupid would know that Zhu Di was in a bad mood at the moment, but he did not dare to express it.

Zhu Biao patted him on the shoulder:

"Fourth Brother, I know what you are thinking, but we are all brothers, there is no need to hide it. No matter what, we are all sons of our father. What we should do is to strengthen the strength of the Ming Dynasty instead of thinking about other things.

Let's go, don't keep your second brother waiting too long."

Having said that, Zhu Biao left on his own, leaving Zhu Di, who had recovered from his shock, to look at his elder brother's back.

Yang Chen's voice came to my ear again.

"Yongle, it seems that you have not gained much growth since going to the north to conquer the three Jurchen tribes."

How could Zhu Di not understand that what he had just done was noticed by everyone? He quickly stretched out his hand to stop Yang Chen and asked him the reason.

"Brother Yang! What do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean?" Yang Chen looked at him contemptuously:
"I say, kid, you haven't grown up yet. Do you think you can be proud just because you led a group of troops to slaughter those Jurchens in the north?

To tell you the truth, in my opinion, you are just a waste!"

In an instant, Zhu Di's inner pride seemed to be pierced. He looked at Yang Chen in disbelief, wondering how he could be labeled as waste?

Who doesn't know how hard it was for him after being let go?
Now he was actually called a waste by Yang Chen. Zhu Di could not accept this title no matter what.

Yang Chen did not stop, but continued to scold him.

"If I'm not mistaken, I gave you a lot of weapons when you went to the Northern Expedition. These weapons included nearly 30,000 guns and several thousand kilograms of explosive packs. Do you know that these things can flatten the top of a mountain?
But now, apart from the Haixi Nuzhen and Jianzhou Nuzhen, the remaining wild Nuzhen is still at large! What else can you, Yongle, do?
I won't say much about these things. It's a rare opportunity for you to come back, but you're still a little upset with your second brother. Let your father know about this and see if he will give you a beating!"

Just this one thing made Zhu Di dumbfounded. He thought he would get everyone's recognition after coming back, but he didn't expect that in the eyes of others, his achievements were still too poor, otherwise it would not have come to this.

"Brother Yang, am I as bad as you say? Besides, the reason why I thought this way just now was because what my second brother did before was so rubbish that it caused me to subconsciously think wildly. Isn't this correcting my attitude now?"

"Fortunately, you have changed your mind. Otherwise, if you underestimated your second brother, you would definitely fall flat on your face. To tell you the truth, your second brother is now highly regarded by your father. If you were to establish a kingdom of your own in the north, then your second brother would go to Australia in the south to establish his own kingdom."

"Why?" Zhu Di suddenly felt confused.

He is well aware of Australia's geographical advantages.

This piece of land does not belong to the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty at all. Not only does it have a long coastline, but the climate is also very suitable for livestock breeding enterprises. Whoever occupies this land in the future will definitely not be short of money.

Because there are iron ore and gold mines everywhere in Australia.

Yang Chen told him about how Zhu Chong followed Tao Chengdao in a hot air balloon and ascended a hundred meters into the sky:
"Because now your second brother has become the first person to fly in the Ming Dynasty. Just take his fearlessness of death as an example. Why do you think your father would give him such an important place?
So the fact that you still have such bad thoughts now is a sign that should not appear at all. If your elder brother had not been magnanimous, he would have taught you a lesson just now.

Fortunately, you are not smart, and in the end you still need me to teach you. You really let down your father's trust in you."

Yang Chen walked forward while feeling disappointed, which made Zhu Di feel even more ashamed.

He thought he was fighting the Jurchens on the front line, but he didn't expect that his brothers were also doing real work in the Ming Dynasty instead of just sitting there and waiting to die.

If he were slower, I'm afraid his future achievements would still be at the lowest level.

When he thought of this, Zhu Di made up his mind to become the one with the greatest contribution among all the princes!
"Brother Yang! Please teach me!"

Seeing Yang Chen's disappearing back, Zhu Di hurriedly chased after him. No matter how proud he was, he could not be proud in front of Yang Chen.

Night soon fell in Zhenjiang Prefecture. It gets dark quickly in winter and the temperature dropped sharply. Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were in the same room.

The two hadn't sat down and had a good talk like this for a long time.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, there are signs of the bustle of Zhenjiang Prefecture. After get off work and dinner, the people happily take their children and families to play on the streets, which is a touching sight.

This scene is exactly the prosperous world in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

Although he was not allowed to drink alcohol, Xu Da drank nearly eight taels of liquor.

He walked to the French window, looked at the bustling crowd and said:
"Brother, how on earth can Zhenjiang Prefecture provide a good home for hundreds of thousands of people? I don't understand. We used to rack our brains to make the people live a good life, but in these years, the people have revolted countless times. Now Yang Chen has solved these problems by himself. Does he really have extraordinary abilities?"

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent for a long time. Finally, he said with emotion:
"Tian De, I had the same idea as you at first, but since I came to Zhenjiang Prefecture, I found that my previous ideas were too wrong.

In a word, the economic base determines the superstructure, science and technology are the primary productive forces, the improvement of productivity can determine productivity, and productivity can also feed back into production relations. These words were just talk on paper before, but since I came to Zhenjiang Prefecture, I found that as long as those in power are willing, the people can live a good life.

You see, in Zhenjiang Prefecture now, the role of the imperial court and official uniforms is minimal, and it is basically the collective economy under the policy that plays a role.

I work to serve you during the day and you serve me at night, and we move forward together. This is the premise for prosperity.

At present, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, or it should be said that the strength of Zhenjiang Prefecture, is far beyond our expectations. If there is an opportunity, and the whole country can implement the policies of Zhenjiang Prefecture, the rise of the Ming Dynasty is only a matter of time.

Tiande, I think that the Ming Dynasty should really be handed over to the young people."

Hearing these words, Xu Da's pupils suddenly shook.

(End of this chapter)