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

Chapter 70 Kidnapped in the Middle of the Night
"Sister, can we please stop talking about these unlucky things? You will definitely live a long life in the future. Even if you have to leave, I will go first."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Empress Ma mention her own life span, he suddenly became depressed.

Those eyes that were cold and ruthless during the day actually showed fear at this moment.

He could indeed feel that his sister's health was gradually getting weaker these days.

But the imperial physician couldn't find out what the disease was.

But he knew it would happen, but he was still unwilling to face and accept it.

The reality was too cruel for him. He never thought about what he would do after Queen Ma left him?
You have to know that in the entire palace, among tens of thousands of people, only Queen Ma could talk to him.

For the rest of the time, he spoke to people wearing the mask of Emperor Hongwu.

Feeling that Zhu Yuanzhang's heart suddenly tightened, Empress Ma gently stroked his already silver-haired head and lightly placed it against her chest.

There was a soft look of concern on her face.

"Chongba, this is the fate of human beings. I will try my best to accompany you while I am still fine, but if something unexpected really happens, I hope you won't be too sad.

But then again, have you noticed that the future that Yang Chen mentioned seems to be a bit bumpy for our Ming Emperor? "

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Empress Ma's heartbeat, and the moment he heard these words, he subconsciously leaned back.

He stared at her blankly, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Sister, let's just say that women are sensitive. Now that you've said that, I realize that the future Yang Chen mentioned seems a little bad.

Think about it, I made my fortune through military force just like Emperor Taizu of Song, but I am not stupid. I know that those civil servants are only good at talking nonsense and will be the first to run away when encountering trouble.

So we didn't give up our military power with a toast. We just wanted to leave a few brothers' descendants to help our future emperor.

But Yang Chen said that there seemed to be few military generals in later generations who were worth mentioning.

Even during several crises of the Ming Dynasty, it was a female general from Sichuan who traveled from south to north. Tell me, how lame was the Ming Dynasty in later generations? "

"From what you said, you look down on Qin Liangyu?"

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang for an entire afternoon, Empress Ma found that the only people who interested her were Qin Liangyu and Sun Chuanting.

The former was as brave as any man and served as the governor-general of Sichuan as a woman and was awarded the title of marquis for her military achievements.

To be honest, Queen Ma actually longed for such a life in her heart, riding a horse across the battlefield, killing the enemies and forcing them to take off their armor and escape. How wonderful!
Although she had never met Qin Liangyu, Empress Ma felt very sympathetic towards her.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was stumped by her question.

Facing those playful eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang stammered:
"Sister, you misunderstood me. I didn't look down on Qin Liangyu. I just felt that the military commanders of later generations seemed to have been wiped out!

The descendants of Tiande, Changmao, Fengsheng, Li Wenzhong, and Deng Yu did not appear, not even those with the same surname. Even if they were not good enough, even the descendants of a brave general like Lan Yu never appeared. Don’t you think it’s strange?”

"Indeed, this shows that there must be something wrong with the emperor after the Ming Dynasty. You must find a chance to ask him carefully."

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Empress Ma realized that the problem was serious, and she specifically asked the other party to ask more key questions next time.

This will save you from regretting it later and putting yourself in distress and entanglement.

But Zhu Yuanzhang defended himself, saying that it was not that he did not ask, but that the facts the other party said were really too infuriating.

Who could have expected that the descendants of the emperor who had made all the officials fearful and timid would actually kneel down before the officials.

After leaving the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his study with a heavy heart.

In the past, he would definitely not do this. Even if he could not sleep in the same room with Queen Ma, he would at least go and check the cards.

But Empress Ma said that Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunhuan needed her care.

You can't compete with your grandchildren for grandma.

In addition, some things he discussed with the other party today made him feel that the future of the Ming Dynasty was really worrying.

As a result, he had no thoughts at all.

Relying on the faint light of candles, Zhu Yuanzhang sat alone in a chair with his eyes closed in deep thought.

"Sister, we won't let anything happen to you. We absolutely won't allow anything to happen to you!"

In an instant, Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision. He had to find out what had happened to Empress Ma!

"Somebody come!"

"Your Majesty!" With his order, an armored guard walked out from the shadows in the house.

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his eyes and looked at him, and said in an emotionless tone:

"Go find Yang Chen for us, and don't alarm the prince."

"Yes!"

The servant didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded in response and walked out the door.

Deep inside the East Palace, apart from the patrolling guards of the East Palace, no one else dared to walk around in the middle of the night.

The guards who received the order came here with the token.

Seeing this, the guards of the Eastern Palace chose to give way.

Just like that, in the side hall bedroom, Yang Chen, who was lying on the bed in a cross-legged position sleeping, vaguely felt someone tying him up.

He suddenly opened his eyes and found that his mouth had been covered and two men were carrying him like a stake.

Ten minutes later, he had already been clearly arranged.

From the East Palace to Zhu Yuanzhang's study.

The people carrying him put him down gently, untied him and removed the rough cloth covering his mouth.

In the dim environment, he could see Zhu Yuanzhang sitting above him when he looked up. The candles cast a huge shadow of his huge body behind the scenes.

Zhu Yuanzhang was under great pressure at this moment.

He was staring at Yang Chen mercilessly, and the two of them remained silent until Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear it anymore and asked the question.

"Look at me, little kid. You didn't even ask for mercy after all this. Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?"

The body slowly moved forward, and the candlelight illuminated the old face clearly.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been immersed in sorrow, now exuded a faint negative energy.

It seems that if one loses control, he will actually kill someone.

"Haha. Your Majesty, please stop joking. No one is not afraid of death. But since you sent someone to secretly capture me from the East Palace, you must have something very important to ask. I wonder if I guessed it right?"

Yang Chen looked straight into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes without a trace of panic.

And when he saw a teacup next to him, he poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

After all, there was a piece of coarse cloth stuffed in his mouth, and it was extremely dry. If he didn't drink something, he would probably die of thirst.

"You know me well, but do you know how Yang Xiu died?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the other party's confident and relaxed appearance and said this lightly.

Yang Chen didn't react for a moment. When he remembered who Yang Xiu was, he spat out the tea.

Yang Xiu of the Three Kingdoms period was killed by Cao Cao because he often guessed Cao Cao's thoughts and spread them everywhere.

Seeing that Yang Chen finally looked at a loss for words, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said:

"Okay, come up and sit here. It's just the two of us tonight. I want to talk to you about some things that Biaoer is not convenient to know."

After hearing this, Yang Chen didn't ask any more questions.

Instead, he put down the teacup and walked to the stage, where there was a chair prepared.

It is only three steps away from Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I wonder what your majesty wants to know."

Since Zhu Yuanzhang took the trouble to bring me here, it means that this matter must be a red line in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, and he is ready to die.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Yuanzhang's aging face said with all his strength:

"We want to know how long our sister will last."

(End of this chapter)