Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 228 Zhu Yuanzhang's Deep Thoughts! Zhu Yunwen, Absolutely Certain!

Cut off business with Zhu Di.

This is equivalent to Zhu Di tearing off all pretense of civility.

Although neither of them openly broke off relations, their meaning was clear.

"Your Majesty."

"How to do?"

Zhu Neng raised his head and looked at Zhu Di nervously, asking the question.

"U.A., since you want to play, I'll play along to the end."

"First, I'll wipe out this unit of assassins under your command," Zhu Di thought coldly to himself.

immediately.

His gaze fell on Zhu Neng: "Now that my Beiping army has withdrawn from the northern frontier, we can send some to suppress bandits."

"Issue my decree."

"In addition to the 20,000 Beiping troops stationed at the northern garrison, the rest of the Beiping troops are divided into batches to guard the key roads in Beiping Prefecture. For any caravan within the territory of Beiping Prefecture, the larger the scale, the greater the protection of our Beiping troops. At least one hundred-household battalion will be dispatched to escort them until they leave the territory of Beiping Prefecture."

"From this day forward, the entire territory of Beiping Prefecture will be purged of bandits. One hundred coins will be awarded for each bandit killed, ten silver coins for each ten bandits killed, and one gold coin for each bandit captured alive."

"This time, I will purge the entire Beiping Prefecture," Zhu Di said coldly.

"I accept your orders."

Zhu Neng immediately bowed deeply.

"As for the beverage business..."

Zhu Di looked at his representative among the merchants and pondered for a moment before saying, "If we're not going to do the liquor business anymore, then we'll close the restaurant down."

"Your Majesty."

“The profits from these drinks are extremely high; they’re currently the most profitable business among the prince’s enterprises. If we give them up, it will be a huge loss.” The shopkeeper said with some reluctance.

Zhu Di glanced at it and said in a deep voice, "I don't want to say it a second time."

Sensing the coldness on Zhu Di's face, the shopkeeper lowered his head and dared not mention it again.

"Although I am now certain that Zhu Ying is Zhu Xiong Ying."

"Father and elder brother may have sensed a resemblance in Xiong Ying's eyes, but it's just a resemblance. They both witnessed Zhu Xiong Ying being buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum, so it's impossible for him to still be alive. Therefore, even if they have some ideas, they cannot believe that Zhu Ying is Zhu Xiong Ying."

"before."

"I was just scaring myself after all," Zhu Di thought to himself.

now!

Yingtian, Imperial Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion Main Hall!
A night of heavy drinking.

This was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang had slept until the sun was high in the sky.

After sitting up.

Zhu Yuanzhang still felt dizzy and groggy. He covered his head and muttered to himself, "My head still hurts. I really drank too much last night."

After hearing the commotion inside the hall...

"Your Majesty."

"Are you awake?"

"Should I call the food over?" Yun Qi asked respectfully.

"What time is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty."

It's almost noon.

"Your Majesty has not slept for this long in a long time," Yun Qi said respectfully.

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've slept this long." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still dizzy and disoriented from his drunken stupor.

"Pass the meal around."

"Also, have those Grand Secretaries send over the memorials so we can begin reviewing them," Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"This servant obeys the decree," Yun Qi replied respectfully, and then immediately went to arrange the meal.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly stood up, walked to his seat, and sat down again. He saw that the mess left by the drinking the night before had been cleaned up.

but.

After getting drunk.

Suddenly, something popped into Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

"Was that tooth mark really just a coincidence?" Zhu Yuanzhang wondered to himself, and the more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed.

feel.

This was not a coincidence.

“Wenxi looks so much like Xiong Ying when he was a child.”

"Zhu Ying actually had the same teeth mark on his arm as when Miao Jin bit him when they were little."

"What a coincidence."

"Could it be that our Xiong Ying has come back to life?"

now.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask himself a question, and he felt this particularly deeply at this moment.

However, after a moment of contemplation.

"Ugh."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and sighed again, full of helplessness: "Perhaps we were wrong."

"I witnessed Xiong Ying's burial with my own eyes back then. People can't come back to life after they're dead. Maybe it was just a coincidence."

"If U.A. really came back to life, how could we not know?"

after all.

There are indeed many coincidences and coincidences in the world, but matters concerning life and death are naturally very rare.

No matter how doubtful he was, the thought that his grandson had already been buried in the mausoleum naturally dispelled Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicions.

Inside the East Palace!
Zhu Biao also slowly woke up, feeling dizzy and disoriented, just like his father.

Zhu Biao also drank quite a bit last night.

"What time is it?"

After Zhu Biao woke up, he looked at Lady Lü, who was serving him, and asked softly.

"Reply to my husband."

"It's almost noon," Madam Lü replied very respectfully.

"I actually slept for so long, I'm really drunk this time." Zhu Biao smiled with emotion. Although he was drunk, he also enjoyed a relaxing experience.

"It has been a long time since I have seen my husband so drunk. I suppose he had a very pleasant conversation with the Marquis of Champion." Lady Lü was still very considerate, and she behaved very gently and dignifiedly in front of Zhu Biao.

"indeed."

Zhu Biao nodded, clearly enjoying the drinking session the previous night.

Drink it down.

Zhu Biao also learned a lot about the northern frontier and military affairs through Zhu Ying.

Compared to the ministers in the court who were filled with fear and trepidation in front of their father and son, Zhu Ying seemed to have no fear at all. He spoke freely like an ordinary person, which allowed Zhu Biao to enjoy a conversation that he hadn't had in a long time.

"By the way, where is the Marquis of Champion?" Zhu Biao immediately asked, looking at Lady Lü.

“He woke up in the morning and left, saying he was going back to his residence,” Madam Lü replied immediately.

"Indeed, he hasn't returned to the manor for a visit since he came back." Zhu Biao nodded, showing no surprise.

"All right."

"Make some preparations and serve the meal. After I finish my meal, I will also be dealing with some state affairs."

"This great victory in the Northern Expedition still leaves much to be done," Zhu Biao said to Lady Lü, coming back to his senses.

"Your Majesty, I obey the decree." Lady Lü bowed respectfully and withdrew.

Zhu Biao slowly stood up and sat down in his seat, a smile on his face: "Zhu Ying is quite an interesting person, even better than I expected."

"If U.A. were still alive, he would probably be about this age by now, right?"

"Sigh, what am I thinking?"

And this moment.

Inside the East Palace, in a side hall.

On the bright side.

Compared to Zhu Yunwen and other sons born out of wedlock, this palace was of a higher standard.

Moreover, after the Wenyuan Pavilion incident, due to the mistreatment of Zhu Yunwen, the eunuch in charge of the palace where Zhu Yunwen was originally located had been dealt with, and some palace maids were also implicated. Now, the palace maids in this palace have been replaced, but it is still the same old thing in a new guise, still people arranged by the Lü family.

A dozen or so eunuchs and palace maids, except for Zhu Yunwen's most trusted personal maid, were all there to monitor him. "Young master, you're back."

Zhu Yunwen had just finished studying all morning and returned to his bedroom, where he immediately closed the door.

The palace maid Yunyu immediately came forward, showing great concern.

but.

Zhu Yunwen, however, seemed somewhat absent-minded.

"Sister Yunyu".

Do you believe that people can be brought back to life after they die?

Zhu Yunyu stared intently at Yunyu and asked with a serious expression.

Obviously.

After meeting Zhu Ying today, Zhu Yunwen was clearly distracted for the entire morning.

"Young master, what happened to you?" Yunyu asked with concern.

"I...I met my older brother."

Zhu Yunwen held Yunyu's hand tightly and said very seriously.

Hear this.

Yunyu's expression changed, and she glanced cautiously outside the hall before looking at Zhu Yunyu with concern: "Young Master, I know you're wronged, but you can't say things like that carelessly."

"Everyone knows that the eldest grandson of the emperor is a taboo subject for the current emperor and the crown prince, so no one has dared to mention it. If you suddenly mention it and it gets back to the crown prince, you will inevitably be punished again."

“The dead cannot be brought back to life. If the eldest grandson of the emperor were still alive, he would certainly want you to cheer up.”

Obviously.

Hearing Zhu Yunyu's words, Yunyu naturally assumed that he missed his elder brother too much.

After all, so many years have passed.

The eldest grandson of the emperor is dead and has been forgotten by countless people.

It was even taboo throughout the entire palace; anyone who dared to mention it was courting death.

"Sister Yunyu, don't you believe me?" Zhu Yunyu asked, somewhat disappointed.

"Son."

"It's not that I don't trust you, but the dead cannot be brought back to life."

"This servant thinks you're missing the eldest grandson of the emperor too much," Yunyu said with a wry smile.

As a former maidservant of the Chang family, Yunyu naturally understood what the eldest grandson of the emperor meant to Zhu Yunwen, since she was personally assigned by the eldest grandson to serve Zhu Yunwen in the first place.

When the eldest grandson of the emperor was alive.

Prince Yunwen was innocent and naive, so there was nothing to worry about. Although the eldest grandson of the emperor was young at that time, he had the demeanor of an elder brother and protected his younger brother.

With the death of the eldest grandson of the emperor, everything in the entire palace naturally underwent a major change.

"Sister Yunyu".

"I really didn't lie to you, I would never mistake my brother for someone else."

"You know the Marquis of Champion, right?" Zhu Yunwen asked anxiously.

“Of course I know. Although I cannot leave the palace, the Marquis of Champion’s fame has spread throughout the world. He is a hero of the Ming Dynasty,” Yunyu replied immediately.

"The Marquis of Champion... he is the eldest brother."

"My elder brother is not dead. He has become the Marquis of Champion," Zhu Yunwen said with absolute certainty.

Listen to this.

A bitter look appeared in Yunyu's eyes.

"Son."

"This servant will go find the imperial physician for you later. You're missing the eldest grandson of the emperor too much," Yunyu said with concern.

"I am not sick."

"This is real."

Zhu Yunwen looked absolutely certain.

of course.

He also realized that what he was saying was indeed a bit too strange, and that others would think he was crazy.

But Zhu Yunwen was absolutely certain.

Others might not recognize his older brother, but he certainly would.

It wasn't just those eyes; after taking one look, Zhu Yunwen was absolutely certain that Zhu Ying was his elder brother. Although there was no evidence, it was the blood ties between brothers that he was so sure of.

"Before."

"When I saw Wenxi, he looked exactly like my elder brother when he was a child. At that time, I thought my elder brother had been reincarnated. But now it seems that it is simply because my elder brother is the Marquis of Champion, and the Marquis of Champion is my elder brother."

"Wenxi is the eldest brother's son, so he looks exactly like the eldest brother when he was a child."

"Yes, that must be it," Zhu Yunwen murmured, becoming more and more certain with each word.

This was the answer he received this morning.

Seeing this, Yunyu, who was standing to the side, didn't know what to say. She had been by Zhu Yuntong's side the whole time, so she knew very well that Zhu Yuntong's serious appearance did not seem like he was lying, but this time he seemed to have gone a little crazy.

"The Northern Expedition has been a great success."

“My eldest brother came back first. When my great-uncle and the others return, I will definitely have a good talk with him.”

"Although I don't know why my elder brother doesn't remember me, nor does he remember my grandfather and father, there must be a reason."

"I must find out the truth," Zhu Yunwen said with absolute certainty.

"Son."

"You can investigate if you want, but you absolutely must not leak any information. If Lady Lü finds out, she will definitely try to deal with you," Yunyu said with great concern.

Hear this!

Zhu Yunwen nodded solemnly, "Of course!"

“My elder brother died under suspicious circumstances. Before I can help him regain his memory and find evidence that he was my elder brother, I absolutely cannot say anything recklessly. Once the Lü family finds out that the Marquis of Champion is my elder brother, they will definitely go after him.”

"Yes."

"I must treat this with utmost care," Zhu Yunwen thought to himself, a look of anticipation on his face.

Think about it.

If Zhu Yingzhen really is his older brother, then his future will be completely different.

The situation would never be like it is now.

The position of the Crown Prince belongs to my elder brother.

Lady Lü will never be able to jump again.

Think of this.

Zhu Yunwen felt an overwhelming sense of anticipation.

Time flies!
soon.

Five more days have passed.

Because Zhu Ying had returned victorious from abroad, Zhu Yuanzhang granted him special permission to skip court assemblies and reunite with his family.

And today.

Yingtian City is bustling again.

Although it lacked the excitement of a previous triumphant return, it was still just as good.

Because General Guo Ying, who was ordered to lead the Northern Expedition, along with Commander Lan Yu and Commander Li Jinglong, had returned in triumph after arranging many matters in the northern frontier.

outside the city.

The crowd of onlookers still gathered, but the crown prince did not lead the officials to personally welcome them.

Obviously.

Compared to Zhu Ying's achievement of sealing the wolf's lair, Guo Ying, although a great general, had far fewer accomplishments.

today.

They returned in triumph.

This also marked the complete end of the Northern Expedition.

The Ming Dynasty is about to enter a brand new era.

"Welcome the triumphant general."

"Welcome back in triumph to the Northern Expeditionary Army."

"May the Ming Dynasty last forever, and may the Emperor live long..."

Amidst the cheers, Guo Ying and many of the generals who had gone on the expedition returned to Yingtian.

……

(End of this chapter)