Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 8: There is a ghost inside, and the Paw Patrol performs a great service
'Is this guy mentally ill and thinks he is Zhu Yuanzhang, or is he the real Zhu Yuanzhang who traveled through time? Or has he been fooling me all along?'

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Yunfeng couldn't help thinking in his mind.

Everything he said and did seemed nothing like that of a modern person. I didn't believe it at first, but now I feel that maybe he really is Zhu Yuanzhang.

of course.

It is possible.

After all, he had never seen time travel with his own eyes, so it was hard to believe.

Zhu Yunfeng believed that the other party was a mentally ill person who was convinced that he was Zhu Yuanzhang, but he didn't know why he ran to his own cellar.

"It's a bit outrageous. The Ming dynasty fell, just like all previous dynasties. There were too many factors that led to it. It's not like we can save the Ming dynasty just by dealing with all those treacherous officials."

Zhu Yunfeng shook his head and said, "Even if they weren't there, there are still Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. Even if we kill Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's ancestors, there are still Wang Zicheng and Liu Xianzhong. We can't kill them all."

"Is there no way to achieve long-term peace?"

"Yes, isn't our country like that now? We have a population of 1.4 billion and everyone has enough to eat. Which feudal dynasty in ancient times can compare to that?"

"How can this be done?"

"You are a thief, and you are concerned about national affairs? I can't finish talking to you about such complicated things even if I spend ten days and ten nights. I am too lazy to talk to you. Do you have any other questions? If not, I have to take a nap."

"You haven't told me whose descendants caused the Ming Dynasty to fall."

"I give up. Didn't I tell you? Even without them, the Ming Dynasty would still have perished. This is not something that a few treacherous ministers and nobles can accomplish."

"Kill first and then talk."

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was calm, but murderous intent was overflowing.

"Neuropathy."

Zhu Yunfeng turned back to operate the computer and opened Bihu.

If he wasn't a man who kept his promises and someone told him the value of the stone tablet, he really wouldn't want to continue COSing Zhu Yuanzhang with this lunatic.

He also said that he would kill all the noble ancestors who surrendered and harmed the country.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong also rebelled. Since you are so powerful, why don’t you kill all the people with the surname Li and Zhang in the world?

"Let me take a look at who were the ancestors of the nobles who surrendered at the end of the Ming Dynasty?"

"There are Liao Yongzhong, Zhu Liangzu, Wang Guangyang, Fu Youde, Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, Zhao Yong, Huang Bin, Lu Ju, Zheng Yuchun, Li Shanchang, Feng Sheng, Lan Yu, Hu Weiyong"

Every time Zhu Yunfeng read a person's name, Zhu Yuanzhang would sketch out that person's appearance in his mind and then remember it firmly.

It was as if the King of Hell was calling his name, and murderous intent spread in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

"Oh, I read it wrong."

The more Zhu Yunfeng looked, the more he felt something was wrong.

Although Li Shanchang, Lan Yu, and Hu Weiyong still have descendants, they have all been demoted to commoners.

Where did the title come from?
Moreover, although Hu Weiyong could barely be considered a founding hero, his promotion was entirely due to bribing Li Shanchang, and he was not awarded a title for his military merits, so naturally his descendants did not inherit the title.

So this list must be wrong.

He took a closer look and found that he had indeed clicked the wrong one.

"This is the list of the meritorious officials who were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang after he founded the country."

Zhu Yunfeng clicked on another one.

Zhu Yuanzhang: "."

So I remembered it in vain?
But from what Xia Ren said, it seemed that he killed all these people later?
That's fine.

We're going to kill them anyway, so just remember them.

"There are Xu Wenjue, Duke of Wei, and Xu Yunzhen, Duke of Ding, descendants of Xu Da; Li Zushu, Marquis of Linhuai, a descendant of Li Wenzhong; Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Lingbi, a descendant of Tang He; Zhu Chunchen, a descendant of Duke of Cheng, Zhu Neng; and Xue Lian, a descendant of Marquis of Yangwu, Xue Lu."

"Wait a minute, why does Xu Da's family have two dukes? Who are Duke Cheng and Marquis Yangwu?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had to interrupt him.

"There were two rounds of conferring titles in the early Ming Dynasty. One was in the third year of Hongwu, when Zhu Yuanzhang was crowned with the title of founding emperor. The other was in the first year of Yongle, when Zhu Di was crowned with the title of Jingnan after he suppressed the rebellion."

Zhu Yunfeng casually explained: "Xu Da had two sons. The eldest son Xu Huizu opposed Zhu Di, while the third son Xu Zengshou supported Zhu Di. After Zhu Di succeeded, he made the third son of the Xu family the Duke of Dingguo. In this way, the Xu family had two Dukes passed down from generation to generation."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned pale.

There is a story in it.

He asked, "What is the so-called Zhu Di Jingnan?"

"This issue is very complicated. We have to start with the eldest son and grandson of the Zhu family."

"Then let's have a good chat."

"I don't want to talk about it anymore. This is a long story and I don't want to make it short. I'm so sleepy and I need to take a nap. Pipi, keep an eye on him and call me if you have any questions."

Zhu Yunfeng looked at the time on the lower right corner of the computer and it was already past four o'clock.

He had already fallen asleep by this time.

It was still raining heavily outside, which made him even more sleepy.

Even though I have to call Ji He and receive the police tomorrow morning, I really can't stand staying up all night.

I was in my twenties. After working for a few years and staying up late to write novels, my mental and physical state had already reached forty years. How could I have so much time to chat with this old man?

Zhu Yunfeng planned to take a nap and set an alarm on his mobile phone.

Anyway, the thief was tied up with nylon rope, and I don’t believe that the nylon rope can be broken free by bare hands.

"Wait, I have another question."

"Let the fart go."

"What on earth did you use that phone for?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had noticed it long ago.

Zhu Yunfeng had put the long flat iron box to his ear while speaking.

And he was sure that Zhu Yunfeng was not talking to that companion, nor was he talking to himself.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang have a vague guess in his mind - could that iron box be used to communicate with people remotely?

"Call."

Zhu Yunfeng sat on the chair, propping up his head with his right hand and said, "A tool that can communicate even at a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers. Do you understand?"

"kilometer?"

"Two miles equals one kilometer."

"Who were you talking to just now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"The police station is here to arrest you and put you in jail. They should be here in two or three hours. Well, one hour means two hours."

Zhu Yunfeng's eyelids drooped. "I'm so sleepy. I'm not going to talk nonsense with you any more. Anyway, we'll know tomorrow whether you are Zhu Yuanzhang or not when we send you to the police station. Once you get in there, no matter if you are COSing or mentally ill, I guarantee you will confess everything."

"Why, will the so-called police station abuse lynching?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

That place sounds a lot like the Imperial Prison of the Yiluansi. "I won't abuse lynching, but if you come to steal high-value items, you will definitely be shot. You know what shooting means, pistol, biubiubiu. Now you can continue to COS your dream of being Zhu Yuanzhang, and you will regret it when you are shot."

Zhu Yunfeng still supported his head with his hands.

Since he didn't know whether the other party had accomplices, he certainly didn't dare to go back to his room to sleep. Instead, he planned to sleep in the living room and just take a short nap.

He didn't know when the police would come, so he had to stay alert at all times. In his current state, he would only fall into a light sleep, just like when he was reading. If there was any disturbance, he would be able to react immediately.

"What's a pistol?"

"A few hundred meters, um, according to what you said about the ancients, it means something that can kill people from a few hundred steps away. Didn't the Ming Dynasty have fire guns? You can think of it as a more advanced fire gun that doesn't need to be loaded with gunpowder and can fire continuously after loading bullets."

"Why are fire guns so powerful now?"

"Of course. Our army's firearms are very advanced. A city military sub-district and even some county armed forces with relatively high economic and political status have armed helicopters and rocket launchers. If we go back to ancient times, our firepower would be enough to destroy a country."

Zhu Yunfeng's voice was getting weaker and weaker, but he still said slowly: "There are more than just muskets. You know, artillery, a cannonball nowadays can kill dozens of people, but a nuclear bomb can kill hundreds of thousands or even millions of people."

"Is the future so powerful now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood there in a daze. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and raise his head to continue asking questions.

"Whirring whirring."

However, what responded to Zhu Yuanzhang was Zhu Yunfeng's snoring.

Zhu Yunfeng didn't sleep well yesterday. When Ji He came over yesterday morning, he woke him up, resulting in him only sleeping for more than five hours yesterday.

I stayed up late again today. Although I often stay up late to write novels, my body really can't take it anymore.

Anyway, the main door downstairs and the door to the living room on the second floor are already locked, and there is also Pippi's warning. If a stranger comes, Pippi will definitely bark, so there is no need to worry about the other party having accomplices.

Seeing Zhu Yunfeng fall asleep, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

He still has many questions to ask.

For example, Zhu Di's Jingnan Rebellion and the affairs of his eldest son and grandson.

But since the other person has fallen asleep, I can only swallow those questions back into my stomach.

Because there is a more important problem before him now.

How to escape!
While Zhu Yuanzhang was chatting with Zhu Yunfeng, he was actually trying to break free from the rope.

But unfortunately, the rope didn’t look thick, but it was very strong. My hands and feet were tied up, and I couldn’t move even if I wanted to.

The lights were on in the room, and it was bright everywhere.

Not far away, Zhu Yunfeng was dozing off with one hand propped up, and a big yellow dog next to him was looking at him with a bright smile.

On the table next to him, there was a small bowl of fruit, including apples, oranges and the like. Next to the fruit was a fruit knife, which made Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes light up.

But his eyes quickly dimmed again. The table was too far away from him, and he couldn't reach it even if he stretched out his feet.

However, as if he noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at the fruit, Pippi first looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, then at the fruit on the table, then wagged his tail and picked up an orange.

Standing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, she wagged her tail wildly and had an angelic smile on her face.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, but soon became ecstatic.

This dog is truly a divine dog.

He looked at Orange and shook his head, then shook his head desperately in the direction of the fruit knife, motioning Pippi to pick up the fruit knife.

But unfortunately, Pippi was used to helping Zhu Yunfeng get fruits, so she didn't understand what he meant. She thought he wanted an apple, so she put the orange on the sofa next to him and picked up an apple.

With an apple in his mouth, the smile on Pippi's face almost reached the back of his head, fully demonstrating that in the eyes of the golden retriever, there are no bad people and no good dogs.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he immediately became disheartened and looked as pale as death.

It seems like I can't escape this disaster.

But he never expected that while he was stunned, Pippi stuffed the apple into his arms, turned around and grabbed the knife handle with one mouthful, and took the fruit knife from him.

"what"

Zhu Yuanzhang almost laughed out loud.

If I can escape from this predicament, I will definitely make you the Great General of the National Guardian Dog.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned sideways with difficulty and reached out his hands that were tied behind his back to take the fruit knife.

His hands were tied behind his back.

But it didn't matter. He adjusted the blade of the knife and slowly cut the rope that tied his hands.

Pippi next to him stared at him curiously.

After Zhu Yuanzhang cut the rope and freed his hands, he touched Pippi's head.

The smile on Pippi's face became even more enthusiastic.

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang untied the restraints on his feet. He was now completely free again, with a fruit knife in his hand.

He glanced at Zhu Yunfeng who was dozing off with a slightly sinister look.

But he did not make any other moves. Instead, he tiptoed past the table, came out of the living room on the second floor, and then went down the stairs.

He remembered the way when he was brought up before.

Moreover, the lights on the first floor were not turned off. The entire house was brightly lit, with no obstruction to the view.

After Zhu Yuanzhang went downstairs, he turned around and glanced at the corridor, then came out of the living room on the first floor according to his memory, followed by a golden retriever who was also walking quietly.

The man and the dog were stealing a lot, but they made almost no noise along the way, and with the strong wind and heavy rain outside, they did not alarm anyone.

Soon they arrived at the cellar door.

The cellar door was closed at this time. Since there was no lock, the cellar was just fastened with loose wood on top, so Zhu Yuanzhang opened it easily.

He went down.

Since there were stairs, Pippi couldn't go down, so he stood on the cellar and looked at it curiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, leaned on the ladder, touched Pipi's head and said, "Good dog, good dog, I'm going back to my Ming Dynasty. If I can come again, I'll bring you some meat and bones."

As if he understood what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Pipi was so happy that he stuck out his tongue and jumped up and down on the spot.

After comforting Pipi, Zhu Yuanzhang went down the ladder and found the cellar was very dark.

He didn't know how to turn on the light.

However, the light in the utility room had not been turned off, so some light came in.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were on the stone tablet in the cellar.

He came to the stone tablet, felt around on it, and carefully recalled how he had gotten here.

"I remember that after I climbed out of the carriage, I unconsciously groped around and found the stone tablet. In the blink of an eye, I came to this place."

Zhu Yuanzhang recalled the details and then touched a certain place above the stone tablet according to his previous feeling.

"Boom."

Thunder flashed outside.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw a flash of white light before his eyes, he felt as if he had fallen into endless darkness.

(End of this chapter)