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

Chapter 87 Zhu Di's Showdown: I am the Third Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

So Xu Da walked towards the room where Zhu Di was with a menacing look on his face.

Come inside the house.

Xu Da's momentum became much calmer.

The look just now was just an act. Otherwise, if someone saw it, Zhu Yuanzhang would think he was being perfunctory.

Of course you have to show your attitude.

"Father-in-law? Why are you here?"

Xu Da moved a chair from the desk and placed it in front of the bed.

Then sit down.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi poked his head out and asked, "Grandpa?"

Hearing Zhu Gaochi calling him grandpa, Xu Da naturally smiled and picked Zhu Gaochi up from the bed.

Then he asked, "Why don't you want to go to the vassal state?"

"You have the ability to defeat Yun Gong, defeat Muchun, and even tie with Lan Yu."

"After a little tempering on the battlefield, it's only a matter of time before he becomes a great warrior."

Xu Da pinched Zhu Gaochi's little face and spoke in a heavy tone.

Faced with his father-in-law's questions, Zhu Di was prepared to give a perfunctory answer.

"I just think there's nothing good about being a vassal king. That's my reason."

However, Xu Da saw through it at a glance and realized that Zhu Di was not telling the truth.

His eyes were evasive, his tone was weak, and he told lies one after another.

"That's not your truth, and I want to know why."

"I heard from the Emperor that in order to avoid going to the feudal lords, you even said that if the Emperor died, the feudal lords would cause chaos."

"This doesn't look like the Zhu Laosi I know."

"The Emperor talked to me today and said that from now on, anything you do will be blamed on me."

"I can protect you from the wind and rain, but I need to know why you do this."

It is impossible for him to protect Zhu Di from the wind and rain for no reason. Zhu Di was just his son-in-law.

Besides, the relationship was not very good before.

It is impossible to keep so many handles in the emperor's hands just for a son-in-law.

Therefore, he needed a reason to protect Zhu Di from the wind and rain. Otherwise, even if Zhu Di was his son-in-law, he would still ignore him and do as Zhu Yuanzhang instructed.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi blinked his eyes and looked at Zhu Di.

In the end how to choose?
To say or not to say?
Seeing that he was silent, Xu Da didn't waste any words.

"Since you don't want to say it, I won't cover for you."

"I will strictly follow the Emperor's instructions and restrict your behavior, boy. My stick is much thicker than the Emperor's."

"You can think about it later."

Xu Da was strict in military discipline, so he basically copied his military discipline methods into education.

It is because of his strict education that Xu Yungong has achieved his current abilities.

They are all rough people, just like Zhu Yuanzhang. If their sons make mistakes, they just beat them.

Zhu Yuanzhang did this, he did this, and so did Mu Ying, Deng Yu and others.

Except for Li Wenzhong, Li Jinglong basically never suffered any beatings because of the existence of Li Zhen.

Who is Li Zhen? When Zhu Yuanzhang comes, everyone respectfully calls him brother-in-law.

Naturally, with him protecting him, Li Jinglong had no restraint or constraints.

Li Wenzhong himself was a civil servant, so he let Li Jinglong go.

Still silent.

Xu Da sighed.

"Ugh."

"You should take good care of yourself these days. When you are well, I will personally restrain and discipline you."

He slowly stood up and prepared to leave with Zhu Gaochi in his arms.

Just as he was approaching the door, Xu Da had already opened it and was about to leave.

Zhu Di looked at this scene and finally spoke.

"I am the emperor. In the future I will become the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with the reign title of Yongle."

This sentence.

Let Xu Da's feet hang in the air.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, he quickly retracted his foot.

At the same time, he stuck his head out and saw Xu Miaoyun standing at the door, stunned.

The voice of this sentence was not loud, but it was loud enough for Xu Miaoyun who was standing at the door to hear it clearly.

The father and daughter stared at each other.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Da quickly pulled Xu Miaoyun in and then stuck his head out.

Fortunately, there was no one within a radius of twenty steps.

Not bad! Not bad.

If Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he would never be able to clear himself.

Inside the room, Zhu Di was lying on the bed, Xu Da sat back holding Zhu Gaochi, and Xu Miaoyun stood beside him in a daze.

"Boy, haven't I ever offended you? Although I was a little harsh on you, it was also because you didn't strive for progress."

"Marrying my most beloved daughter doesn't mean my whole family will be killed, right?"

Xu Da looked at Zhu Di with a serious expression.

This word spread.

Not to mention Xu Da, even if any duke came, it would be useless because it would be treason!

That's the crime of killing the whole family.

Even if I am the Duke of Xu, I am no exception. Seeing Xu Da's slightly flustered expression, Zhu Di smiled and said, "Don't you want to hear the truth? I am telling the truth."

"You asked me why I didn't go to the vassal state, and why I said that the vassal king would definitely rebel."

"The reason is very simple, because I am the vassal king, I am the emperor."

"In the 31st year of Hongwu, my father passed away in the sunset, and the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen, ascended the throne and changed the reign title to Jianwen."

"Zhu Yunwen was afraid of the military power in the hands of the princes and intended to reduce their power. In order to protect myself, I raised an army in Beiping to rebel."

"Four years."

"I successfully fought my way from Beiping City to Yingtian Prefecture, seized power and usurped the throne, and became emperor."

Originally he wanted to say that he was trying to clear out the corrupt officials and pacify the country.

But think about it.

These words are just for show, who would really believe them? Xu Da, Xu Miaoyun are not fools.

Clear out the imperial court and quell the national crisis?
After clearing out the imperial court, he sat on the dragon throne? What happened? Was he tired of clearing out the officials? He sat on the dragon throne to take a rest?

Zhu Di looked at Xu Da indifferently.

He saw distrust in Xu Da's eyes.

In this regard, he didn't think that Xu Da would believe it just because of a few words from him.

"Father-in-law, you don't believe it, right?"

Xu Da swallowed his saliva and said in a deep voice: "Don't trust the words spoken by mouth."

"Besides, how do you know the future? Can you tell fortunes? Or did you hear it from someone else?"

Who can predict what will happen in the future?
The reason why the future is difficult to predict is because it is full of uncertainty.

He was more inclined to believe that this kid Zhu Di either had a mental problem or was bewitched by a charlatan.

Otherwise, why would he say these words for no apparent reason?

Zhu Di did not hide anything about this and told everything.

"I don't know the future, and I don't go back to the past."

"After Fengtian Jingnan, I became the emperor. I was happy but also scared."

“From then on, I had a knot in my heart.”

"I couldn't sleep all night. I dreamed that my father, holding a big knife, killed me in the Fengtian Hall for treason."

"When I was almost sixty, I met a young man in a tavern named Zhuang Mu."

"He said he could help me solve my problem, so he sold me a glass of wine and wove this dream for me."

"This is an extremely real dream. Let me atone for my sins."

These are the causes and process of the incident, and this is roughly the situation.

But even if what Zhu Di said was absolutely true.

Even he found it difficult to tell which statement was false from all this information.

Xu Da held his head helplessly: "According to you, Miaoyun and I were just a dream?"

"But we have the most real memories, feelings, countless experiences, and even emotions, etc."

"How could it be a dream?"

"Old Four, are you sure you didn't hurt your brain?"

After listening for so long, Xu Da finally made a judgment.

Zhu Di must have had a broken brain from a fall or a beating.

Otherwise, how could you say such a thing?
The world they have lived in for decades is just a dream created by one person?

No matter who it is, no one would dare to believe it, nor would they want to believe it.

Family, friends, career, lover, children, etc.

There is no place that makes them feel unreal.

They are all so real.

How could it be a dream?
Even bleeding can lead to death, illness can lead to death, flowers and trees can wither, and the seasons can change.

The sun and moon rotate.

History, future, etc.

There is no place that can prove that this world is a dream.

Even Xu Miaoyun hurried forward.

She touched Zhu Di's forehead with her own: "Strange, you don't have a fever? Husband, what's wrong with you?"

They all had dreams.

Sometimes, dreams are really real.

But as time goes by, they will find that dreams will become more and more unreal, and they have never experienced that feeling before.

"Father-in-law, didn't I tell you before?"

"I learned all these skills from my dreams."

"Now I want to correct that my skills are the result of real experience."

“This is the dream.”

"It's just that I didn't want to talk about it at that time, so I changed the priorities."

"During the four years of the rebellion, I faced life and death at every turn."

"This is also the reason why I suddenly became so powerful and was able to defeat Xu Yungong, Mu Chun, and tie with Lan Yu."

Xu Da still didn't quite believe it.

Xu Miaoyun said quickly at this time: "Father, my husband must have been stunned and his mind is confused."

"These are not credible. Let's let him rest for a while and talk about these things tomorrow."

Maybe the pain stimulated Zhu Di's brain, causing him to say these words?
Zhu Di didn't explain anything.

He just said calmly: "Prince, why don't you pay your respects to your grandfather?"

"I don't think I need to teach you this etiquette."

(End of this chapter)