Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 121 Zhu Yuanzhang Arrives at the Tavern (6K)

"Your sequelae are exactly the same as your grandfather's."

Hearing this, Zhuang Mu was already a little drowsy.

Listening to the middle-aged man in front of me talking about his grandfather.

This made Zhuang Mu a little confused.

During my childhood, my father never mentioned my grandfather, as if they had some unpleasantness.

I have never seen that grandfather whom I have never met.

"You, who are you?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "We? Our name is Zhu Yuanzhang."

Because of the aftereffects and drowsiness, Zhuang Mu was unable to react for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang? Why does this name sound familiar? It seems like the name of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Could the person in front of me be Zhu Yuanzhang?

But why did Zhu Yuanzhang know his grandfather?
Before he could ask the reason, Zhuang Mu fell asleep.

Looking at this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed.

"It seems that we are late. Never mind. Let's come again tomorrow."

"I hope to see our two sons."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the maid serving beside him.

He said, "Let us help you carry this boy to the bed."

Ximei is very thin, so it is unlikely that she can rely on him to carry Zhuang Mu upstairs.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was very strong and he was able to carry Zhuang Mu on his back by himself.

After carrying Zhuang Mu upstairs, Zhu Yuanzhang left without staying for long.

At the same time, Zhuang Mu.

It was also rare that I started a dream myself.

And this dream was naturally about seeing one's father.

……

In a dream.

Without the need for too many external factors, Zhuang Mu created his own father using only dreams.

Before Zhuang Mu could ask, Zhuang Die spoke.

"You bastard, don't you want to see me when you have nothing to do?"

"When something happened, you realized that you still have a father like me?"

When hearing this, Zhuang Mu was a little confused. Is this sure to be his father?
Zhuang Die looked at Zhuang Mu's astonished expression, but did not feel surprised.

Then he said, "I know what you are thinking."

"I am your father, but not really. Everything else is true except that it is not true."

In other words, the father in front of him is a projection of his own father. Except for the fact that he is not real, everything else is exactly the same.

This is good, I can also ask some questions.

What my father knows, the father in front of me should also know.

Zhuang Mu looked at his father and asked.

"Dad, so you have always known why I sleep for a long time and the purpose of my special ability?"

Faced with his son's questioning, Zhuang Die pondered for a long time.

Finally nodded.

Zhuang Mu was a little surprised. If his father knew it, then why didn’t he tell him?

It caused me to spend my entire childhood in a state of slumber, with very few moments of clarity.

Before we knew it, we had all grown up.

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

Hearing what Zhuang Mu said, Zhuang Die looked a little sad.

After a long silence, he finally chose to speak out.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I don't want you to become like your grandfather, addicted to this special mysterious power and unable to extricate yourself."

"Until he went completely crazy."

"Now, you have grown up and learned how to use your abilities."

"If you want to know, then I will tell you everything about your grandfather."

"It's a long story."

"On the eve of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, our family could not survive for some reasons. When we heard that the south was peaceful and stable, your grandfather took our family and moved to Yingtian Prefecture in the south."

"We have been selling wine for generations, but the competition in Yingtian Prefecture is very fierce. There are more than a dozen restaurants alone, and there are countless wine shops and liquor stores."

"But the wine we brew has no characteristics or special features."

"This situation has caused our business to be bleak. If we don't seek a mutation, our whole family will starve to death."

"Plus, your grandfather, like you, sleeps for a long time, which makes our already poor family even worse."

Hearing this, Zhuang Mu was stunned.

So, grandpa also sleeps for a long time, how does this family survive?
Zhuang Die seemed to know what Zhuang Mu was thinking, and said calmly: "Your grandmother is not in good health either. This family has been supported by me since I was ten years old."

Zhuang Mu suddenly felt sorry for his old father.

It can be said that you really have to take care of the elderly and raise the children.

"Later, when he was brewing wine by chance, your grandfather discovered how to use his special abilities."

"That is to inject something with the same color as the starry sky into the wine, which will not only improve the taste of the wine."

"It can even give special effects."

"Make him dream what he wants to dream."

"With this special feature, our wine shop soon became popular in the surrounding urban areas, and we made a lot of money from it."

Zhuang Mu didn't find it strange when he heard this. Products from any era are always special.

It is normal to be a bestseller.

No wonder, why their family, although not rich, could afford to buy a house in Yingtian Prefecture.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, Yingtian Prefecture became the capital, and many merchants and common people wanted to move in.

The purpose is simple, safety.

Avoiding war is the survival rule for ordinary people.

"But as the sale of this kind of alcohol becomes more frequent, I feel something is wrong."

"Until one time, I drank the wine made by your grandfather, and I found that the dream I had was so real that I couldn't tell whether it was a dream or not."

“At that time, I felt a little scared.”

"If you drink too much of this kind of wine, you can't tell the difference between reality and dreams."

"So I advised your grandfather to sell at regular times and in fixed quantities, but he disagreed."

"He has been poor for too long, and money has blinded his eyes. The tavern is still full every day, and all of them are ordinary people."

"When reality is not satisfactory, I use alcohol to escape."

“Once you’ve tried it once, you’ll be hooked.”

"Soon, a large number of people suffered mental breakdowns and could not distinguish the reality. Their families gathered in the tavern and began to demand explanations and compensation from us."

"The incident was so serious that the government also found out about it. Fortunately, the court did not hold us responsible, but only asked us to compensate the families with money."

The wealth brought by dream wine will soon be lost because of dream wine.

At the same time, their family also shouldered huge debts.

The debt was not completely paid off until the day he got married.

After listening to these past events, Zhuang Mu roughly understood something about them.

However, what surprised Zhuang Mu was that the court did not hold anyone accountable for this kind of thing.

"Dad, could it be possible that our family has some relationship with the imperial court?"

"With such a huge impact, the court didn't hold anyone responsible?"

This matter caused a big stir, and it was impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang not to know about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang was the type of person who had extremely strict peasant thinking, the kind that makes people addicted to entertainment.

Logically speaking, there's no way he would just give up like that.

In the laws of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang once stipulated that it was illegal for farmers not to work.

The purpose is naturally to restore people's livelihood as soon as possible and to suppress it by extreme means.

Dream wine.

It also caused a large number of people to become addicted to it and stop working.

Hearing this, Zhuang Die explained: "I don't know what the specific relationship is. I only know that Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang did know about this matter."

"Even for this, your grandfather was summoned to the palace, and he also sang this kind of wine."

"But I don't know exactly what happened."

"I only know that after your grandfather came back, the court no longer held us accountable."

It seems that the man who claimed to be Zhu Yuanzhang just now is definitely the Ming Taizu.

He really knew grandpa.

He also drank alcohol, so he should know something.

"What happened after that? Why have I never heard you mention Grandpa?"

Zhuang Die pondered for a moment.

"After that, your grandfather was still obsessed with this ability and couldn't extricate himself. He continued to sell dream wine."

"I had a big argument with him and even threatened your grandfather with splitting up the family property, but he remained unmoved."

"Later, as the amount was restricted, the people showed no signs of madness or mental breakdown."

"But as time went on, your grandfather began to have trouble sleeping. He might be awake one second, but he would be asleep the next."

"This state lasted for a while, and his mind collapsed and he went crazy."

Zhuang Mu was silent.

Just as I thought, dream energy cannot be over-consumed.

Otherwise, your grandfather will end up like you.

Similarly, if dream energy cannot be released, the side effect is long sleep.

You need to control the measure well. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss.

"Later, your grandma was very tired and accidentally fell asleep one day, and she didn't keep an eye on your grandpa."

"He ran away and I never saw him again."

"Your grandmother felt guilty for not taking good care of your grandfather, and eventually fell ill."

"At that time, our family was still burdened with a lot of debt."

"In order not to drag me down, she left a suicide note and committed suicide by taking poison, but she announced to the public that she died of illness."

"I haven't mentioned your grandfather because I don't want you to follow in his footsteps."

"I hate him, too."

"Because of money, they blinded our eyes and tore our family apart."

"I will never forgive him in my life."

No wonder my father never mentioned my grandfather.

"After that, I continued to improve my brewing skills, and gradually, I gained some regular customers."

“Although I may not be rich, I can still have enough food and clothing.”

"Then I got married and had children, including you, but I didn't expect that you would also have the same condition as your grandfather."

"I was scared, so I didn't tell you anything about your grandfather."

"I'm afraid you'll go down the same old path."

"I thought, if it really doesn't work out, I would rather support you for the rest of your life than let you know too much about your abilities."

"I'm afraid you'll use it, just like your grandfather did."

"It's a pity that I won't live long, so I passed the winemaking skills to my friend, your Uncle Niu, and asked him to take good care of you on my behalf."

"do you hate me?"

Zhuang Die looked at Zhuang Mu with a little guilt.

In fact, he could have told Zhuang Mu how to use his abilities earlier.

But he didn't do so until he died, causing him to suffer from the side effects of this ability.

Zhuang Mu, who heard this, smiled and said, "Dad, why should I hate you?"

If I didn't have a father, I would have starved to death long ago, from childhood to adulthood.

Zhuang Die took good care of herself. Even though she was ill, she never let herself go hungry or cold.

I never blamed myself.

To be honest, if I were not a time traveler, even if I knew how to use the power of dreams, I would probably end up like my grandfather.

Zhuang Die felt relieved.

"By the way, it's not like you haven't met your grandfather before."

"When you were born, there was a beggar madman standing outside the house."

"Although I haven't seen him for many years, I know that man should be your grandfather, but I don't want to recognize him."

"He left after you were born."

"Although I hate him, this is a matter between him and me. It has nothing to do with you. If possible, I hope you can also put up a plaque for your grandfather."

Zhuang Mu naturally did not refuse his father's request.

By the way, since dreams allow me to see my deceased father.

Then can it allow me to see my deceased grandfather?

Thinking of this, Zhuang Mu looked towards Zhuang Die.

"Dad, otherwise..." Before Zhuang Mu could finish his words, Zhuang Die disappeared on its own.

Obviously, he knew what his son wanted to do.

But he still said the same thing, he would never forgive his father, ever.

……

Hong Sheng Dynasty.

After Zhu Biao returned to the palace, he became uneasy.

Recalling what Zhu Laosi said in the tavern.

He suddenly felt powerless and didn't know what emotion he should have.

"Yun Gong, is your sister still in Beiping Prefecture?"

Xu Yungong nodded slightly.

"Yes."

Speaking of which, Xu Miaoyun is also a poor person.

Since Zhu Di died of illness in the 25th year of Hongwu.

Zhu Gaoxu died on the way to the Northern Expedition. When Zhu Gaochi learned the news, he was heartbroken and died of illness soon after.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun had two sons and two daughters.

The two sons died young and the two daughters married far away.

Not long ago, his father Xu Da also passed away due to illness.

In the Prince of Yan's Mansion in Peking, only Xu Miaoyun and Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the hereditary Prince of Yan, were left.

As Duke of Xu, Xu Yungong would occasionally go back to visit his sister once a year, but he spent most of his time dealing with state affairs.

Very lonely.

"Go and bring her to Yingtian Prefecture yourself."

If what Zhu Di said was true, then it would be reasonable to let the couple reunite.

……

Yongle Dynasty.

When Zhu Di returned to the palace, the first thing he did was to look for Yao Guangxiao who was recuperating from illness.

Yao Guangxiao was sitting in front of the stove, holding Buddhist beads in his hand, knocking on a wooden fish with his left hand, his eyes closed, and chanting Buddhist scriptures.

"Old monk."

Hearing Zhu Di's voice, Yao Guangxiao was slightly stunned, and then put down the Buddhist beads in his hand.

He stood up and prepared to salute Zhu Di, but Zhu Di gave him a cold look.

"Okay, since you're already this sick, don't do the salute."

Zhu Di was not polite and sat down directly.

He patted the cushion next to him and motioned Yao Guangxiao to sit down as well.

After he sat down, Zhu Di said, "Old monk, the knot in my heart has disappeared."

Hearing this, Yao Guangxiao smiled.

He said sincerely, "That is truly cause for celebration. The emperor's years of depression have been resolved. This is indeed a good thing."

However, when Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Di's face.

But I found that there was still a hint of melancholy on his face.

So he asked, "Since the emperor's worries have been resolved, why are you still frowning?"

Zhu Di sighed.

"When I woke up today, guess who I saw?"

Yao Guangxiao was slightly stunned and thought for a moment.

He said softly, "The only people who can make His Majesty so worried are probably Emperor Taizu and Crown Prince Yiwen."

Hearing this, Zhu Di smiled helplessly.

I don’t know if this old monk has any special abilities.

In the palace, people could actually guess what happened in the tavern.

"You guessed right, I saw my eldest brother."

"I originally thought that everything I did in my dream was fake, just a dream."

"As a result, today Zhuang Mu told me that everything I experienced in my dream was not a dream."

"You said this dream is not a dream."

“The world in the dream is actually another river.”

"In the river where my eldest brother lived, he didn't die, and neither did Zhu Xiongying. The second emperor of the Ming Dynasty was my eldest brother."

"After learning this, the knot in my heart completely disappeared."

"But instead of being happy, I felt a little worried."

Yao Guangxiao thought for a moment.

Brothers don't owe each other anything, so what is there to worry about?

Although he is old, Yao Guangxiao still has a strong thinking ability.

The crux of the problem was soon found.

"The Emperor is worried... The King of Han's dream is also true."

They went to Zhu Gaoxu's dream together.

Yao Guangxiao naturally knew what happened in that dream.

"Ah."

"My eldest brother died young, and so did Zhanji. I am... a little confused."

"I want to...change the prince."

"I want to know what you think."

In fact, what Zhu Di was worried about was not the early death of Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji.

But it was the Tumubao incident that would happen in the future.

He has a good face.

The emperor was captured because he could not bear such humiliation. Throughout history, only two emperors of the Song Dynasty had this honor.

But because of this, the emperors of the Song Dynasty have always been criticized.

He himself is a traitor and a rebel.

If his father knew that his descendants were so incompetent, he would probably be worried that he would have saved Zhu Biao.

You may not be able to forgive yourself.

"Your Majesty, you said that you changed the future of Prince Yiwen in the parallel world. Then I would like to ask you a question."

"Why can you change the future of Prince Yiwen, but not the future of the prince of this dynasty?"

Zhu Gaochi was the most suitable person to be emperor, and his ability to govern the country was obvious to all.

This is also his suggestion.

The most important thing is that a good and holy grandson can bring prosperity to three generations.

Zhu Gaoxu’s son…it’s hard to describe in a few words.

If Zhu Gaoxu had been able to educate his son well, Zhu Di would not have hesitated about this title.

The main reason was that Zhu Di didn't dare to gamble.

Perhaps Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji did not live long.

But it is undeniable that they did govern the country well and eliminated all the aftereffects of years of war during the Yongle Dynasty.

It is hard to say whether Zhu Gaoxu would do a good job if he became emperor.

The key is, what will happen to his next generation?

That’s right, they can bet that a powerful ruler will emerge among Zhu Gaoxu’s next generation.

But it is not impossible that there will be fools like Hu Hai, Yang Guang, and Zhu Qizhen.

"What you said is exactly the same as what Zhuang Mu said."

"Even the second brother asked today why we couldn't save the prince and change his fate."

"Although I am the emperor, I have no special abilities."

"How to change it? Didn't I tell you to lose weight, Prince?"

"At that time, any chef in the East Palace who tried to cook more dishes for the Crown Prince would be executed by me."

"Isn't this enough?"

At that time, he was looking at Zhu Gaochi's fat appearance, which was annoying.

He ordered Zhu Gaochi to lose weight. During this period, the chef of the East Palace cooked more dishes in order to please Zhu Gaochi. When Zhu Gaochi found out, he directly imprisoned and executed him.

But even so, Zhu Gaochi's weight loss plan ended in failure.

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask Zhuang Mu?"

Since Zhuang Mu was able to change Zhu Biao's ending in another world, perhaps he could also change Zhu Gaochi's future.

Zhu Di was stunned.

Yes, I almost forgot about this kid Zhuang Mu.

"But Zhuang Mu couldn't even cure his own sleeping problem, so how could he cure Zhu Gaochi's obesity?"

Yao Guangxiao coughed twice and said softly, "How do you know if you don't try?"

……

So the next day.

Zhu Di went to the tavern early and brought Yao Guangxiao with him.

After arriving at the tavern and waiting for a while, Zhuang Mu came down from upstairs.

"Old monk?"

Looking at Yao Guangxiao in front of him, Zhuang Mu was still somewhat happy. After all, this old monk was also an old customer.

"Haha, I feel a little cold, so the genius hasn't come these days."

"You scared me. I thought we could only meet in dreams."

Watching Zhuang Mu and Yao Guangxiao chatting freely.

Zhu Di was not in a hurry, but waited for Zhuang Mu and Yao Guangxiao to ask about his well-being.

Then he said, "Zhuang boy, I have something to tell you."

At this time, Zhuang Mu also recalled what happened yesterday.

And he said: "Old man, I also have something to tell you."

"Then you go ahead and say it."

Seeing this, Zhuang Mu spoke directly.

"Not long after you left yesterday, a middle-aged man came to me."

"Guess who he is?"

Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao looked at each other.

Just give me some information and ask me to guess.

There are so many middle-aged men.

"Kid, if you don't give me more information, who do you want me to guess is going to go?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Mu attached two pieces of information: "A very bloodthirsty emperor."

As soon as this information came out, a figure began to emerge in Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao's minds.

Naturally, it is the emperor of the Hongwu Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Di frowned slightly.

"You mean, my dad is here too?"

"How is this possible? During the Yongle reign, my father died in the 31st year of the Hongwu reign."

"Hong Shengchao, from what my eldest brother said, my father should have passed away due to illness."

"Could it be that there is another father of mine in another world?"

Yao Guangxiao thought for a moment.

Middle-aged Zhu Yuanzhang, that is to say, Zhu Yuanzhang is most likely from the Hongwu Dynasty.

It was not the Yongle Dynasty or the Hongsheng Dynasty.

That is, from the past.

Zhuang Mu then continued: "Actually, this is not the most important thing."

"The point is... he knew my name, and he came to see me specifically."

"He seems to be related to my grandfather."

"I wanted to ask him how he knew me, but I fell asleep at that time, and when I woke up, he had left."

Zhu Di heard this and thought for a moment.

"So, I can see my father in the Yongle Dynasty."

"I don't know whether Yongle, who I govern, is better, or Hongsheng, who is governed by my eldest brother, is better."

Knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang was coming, Zhu Di no longer felt guilty or afraid. He had already helped Zhu Biao successfully become emperor.

It can be regarded as a compensatory measure for his own rebellion.

He was more concerned about Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of them and their abilities.

It would be best if you could get Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, but if you don't... then you have to work harder.

I can't compare with him, but Zhu Gaochi should be able to.

"By the way, I came here to ask if you have any solution."

"Can it cure the boss's illness?"

(End of this chapter)