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

Chapter 247 Zhu Yuanzhang: Jiang Huan, go to Xiaoling Mausoleum!
Zhu Yuanzhang was also suddenly awakened.

She reached out and grabbed wildly at the edge of the bed, trying to hug her grandson.

"Hero hero... hero hero."

"Grandpa Emperor is here, don't go."

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted anxiously.

No matter how many times I grabbed it.

But it was all for naught.

It was after these actions that Zhu Yuanzhang gradually came to his senses. However, his hand was still suspended in mid-air. Under the twilight, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a complex mix of emotions.

"Ugh."

"Hey girl."

"Did you know we missed U.A., and that's why you arranged for us to see him again?"

"But...but it's all just a dream." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial tablet in the hall, his expression filled with complex emotions.

The dream I just had was so real.

With mixed feelings.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked slowly to the memorial tablets, looking at the tablets of his sister and grandson, and was unable to calm down for a long time.

"Yongying."

"If only you were still alive."

"You must be eighteen years old by now. I wonder what you'll look like when you grow up. I really miss you."

"At eighteen, one is in the prime of youth."

"Speak of it."

"You may not believe it, but our Great Ming Dynasty has produced a figure who is worthy of being recorded in history, whose achievements are even greater than those of Huo Qubing in the past."

"His achievement of sealing the wolf's lair wiped out the threat of the Northern Yuan and brought peace to the northern frontier. He was about the same age as you, both eighteen years old."

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly began to speak, truly unable to hold back any longer, and poured out his heart to his grandson.

But just as Zhu Yuanzhang was speaking...

suddenly!

He seemed to sense something and stared directly at his sister's memorial tablet.

"The same age, eyes so similar to U.A.'s, and a son who looks almost exactly like U.A. when he was a child, and teeth marks on his arm."

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, his old face growing increasingly strange.

before.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought all these things were just coincidences, but this dream today felt like his sister was reminding him, and he couldn't calm down.

"Are all these things connected really just a coincidence?"

"What if... what if our U.A. hadn't died?"

"What if... Zhu Ying is our Xiong Ying?"

now.

A thought suddenly welled up in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind that he found hard to calm down.

These thoughts and ideas, intertwined, were actually making it difficult for him to calm down.

After a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually relaxed, but his eyes held an indescribable seriousness.

"Send Jiang Huan to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted directly to the outside of the hall.

"This slave takes the order."

Yun Qi's voice immediately came in.

Soon.

Jiang Huan was then summoned here.

Upon arriving outside the Cining Palace, Jiang Huan dared not overstep his bounds and knelt outside the hall, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."

From within the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice came out: "Come in."

You can hear this sound.

Jiang Huan hesitated, feeling quite afraid of the palace before him.

As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

He naturally knew many things, and similarly, the Cining Palace was a forbidden place for the emperor, so how could Jiang Huan not know that?
As per usual.

He, as an outsider, had no chance of stepping inside.

"Your Majesty, do I really want to go in?" Jiang Huan raised his head and asked with some trepidation.

Obviously.

He lacked confidence and was also very afraid.

"I don't want to say it a second time," Zhu Yuanzhang's voice rang out again.

Hear this!

Jiang Huan understood and dared not say anything more. He slowly stood up and walked into the Cining Palace with a stiff upper lip.

into the eye.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already seated in the chair in the hall, his face serious. As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who had always served Zhu Yuanzhang and was responsible for monitoring the officials, Jiang Huan could tell at a glance that something big was about to happen.

"emperor."

"Is there some important task you wish to entrust to me?"

"Your subject would gladly die ten thousand times over."

Jiang Huan bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang, appearing extremely apprehensive.

"Zhu Ying."

"Where do you think his accent sounds like?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head, stared intently at Jiang Huan, and suddenly asked.

Hear this.

Jiang Huan looked surprised and puzzled.

He originally thought he was going to be given some earth-shattering task, so why did he suddenly ask about Zhu Ying?
And you even noticed their accents?

"emperor."

"Although I have never met the Marquis of Champion in person, I have heard his voice."

"His Mandarin accent, though slightly northern, sounds somewhat like the official accent of Yingtian, or rather, more of a southern accent," Jiang Huan replied after a moment's thought.

When he said this.

Jiang Huan was actually watching with great trepidation, not daring to say another word.

"you sure?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows relaxed, and he stared intently at Jiang Huan.

It seems that this sentence, spoken in a southern accent, even closer to Yingtian, touched Zhu Yuanzhang.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so moved, Jiang Huan could not remain calm. He immediately knelt down, clasped his hands in a fist, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is very certain."

"As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I have the Emperor's trust. The prisoners in the Embroidered Uniform Guard prison come from all over the country. I am very confident in my ability to judge their accents."

"According to the information the Embroidered Uniform Guard had about the Marquis of Champion, he was not born and raised in Beiping Prefecture, but migrated from the south."

"so……"

Jiang Huan glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang tentatively and then said, "The Marquis of Champion should have been a southerner."

"kindness."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression as well as affirmation.

Obviously.

For him.

Now, the possibility that Zhu Ying might be his grandson has gained some certainty and increased the likelihood of his relationship with Zhu Ying.

"Jiang Huan".

"I have a task for you. This task must not be leaked without my permission. Anyone who dares to leak it will be killed," Zhu Yuanzhang said with utmost seriousness.

"Please give your orders, Your Majesty, I will gladly die for you," Jiang Huan replied immediately.

"Mobilize the entire Jinyiwei force to find out exactly who Zhu Ying's grandmother is and the detailed information about his parents."

"This time, we're not joking with you. You must find it for us. If you can't, we'll hold you accountable," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice, staring intently at Jiang Huan.

"I accept the decree."

Jiang Huan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly accepted the order.

"besides……"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, his face showing a struggle and inner conflict.

Obviously.

At this moment, there were still matters that Zhu Yuanzhang could not easily decide.

"Go to Xiaoling Mausoleum and dig up the tomb of the eldest grandson of the emperor to see if there are any remains inside the coffin," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

Hear this.

Jiang Huan's expression changed drastically, and disbelief filled his eyes: "Your Majesty, are you...are you serious?"

"Are we really going to dig up the tomb of the eldest grandson of the emperor?"

"Why...why is this happening?"

Clearly, even if Zhu Yuanzhang himself issued the decree, Jiang Huan would still be extremely conflicted at this moment.

this kind of thing.

It's too much.

Since ancient times.

Aside from grave robbers who enjoy digging up graves, everyone else considers it a major taboo, as it is considered unlucky.

of course.

More importantly, this is an imperial tomb.

His own grandfather told him to abandon his own grandson's tomb?

Why is this?

"We've said so much already, don't you understand what I mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Jiang Huan, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

This sentence fell.

Jiang Huan seemed to have been struck by a sudden realization, as if something had been revealed to him.

"Your Majesty, could it be... could it be that you suspect the Marquis of Champion is the eldest grandson of the Emperor?" Jiang Huan exclaimed in surprise.

When he asked the question himself, Jiang Huan was trembling all over and his heart was pounding.

Even just a guess was enough to unsettle him.

"You met U.A. before."

"Don't you think that Wenxi looks almost exactly like Xiong Ying when he was a child?" Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly.

now.

Now that he had already spoken to Jiang Huan, Zhu Yuanzhang had naturally found someone to speak for him, otherwise it would have been too uncomfortable to keep this matter to himself.

"emperor."

"This...this might be a coincidence."

“There are many people in the world who look alike. In the Jinyiwei prison, there are even notorious bandits who look exactly alike but are not related by blood,” Jiang Huan said with some trepidation.

“If it were just a matter of resemblance, we wouldn’t be in this situation. After all, we knew the reason when the Crown Prince adopted Wenxi as his god-grandson.”

"but……"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly, his voice tinged with reminiscence.

When Zhu Ying returned in triumph that day.

Zhu Yuanzhang was certain that he was not seeing things; he had personally seen the teeth marks on Zhu Ying's arm and had also asked Zhu Ying about them.

The reason I forgot about it later was probably because I thought it was just a coincidence.

This may be the case when playing with peers in childhood.

But today!
This fleeting dream.

This left Zhu Yuanzhang deeply troubled, causing him to connect all the previous events and leading him to this seemingly impossible possibility.

"We've connected all the dots; this isn't just a simple coincidence."

"For us, for the Crown Prince, and even more so for Xiong Ying."

"We must find out the truth."

Even if the final result isn't what we wanted, at least we've done our last try.

"So, Jiang Huan, do you understand what I mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Jiang Huan, his tone gentle but his eyes still sharp.

now.

Jiang Huan suddenly understood and immediately said, "Your Majesty, I understand."

"I will certainly handle this matter well."

"Make sure that the Xiaoling Mausoleum is not disturbed, and that the eldest grandson of the emperor is not disturbed."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and added, "Let's go to Xiaoling first; we want to know the result."

“Your subject understands,” Jiang Huan replied immediately.

We want to find out the truth.

The Xiaoling Mausoleum is naturally the key location.

If Zhu Xiong Ying's remains are still in the coffin at Xiaoling Mausoleum, then it was all just Zhu Yuanzhang's imagination. But if Zhu Xiong Ying's remains really are still there, then everything is completely different.

"Go."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said no more.

Jiang Huan stood up, about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something.

"emperor."

"Should we inform the Crown Prince about this?" Jiang Huan turned around and asked with some trepidation.

Regarding Zhu Biao.

Jiang Huan was naturally terrified.

Because Zhu Biao deeply resented the existence of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, if he were to go to Xiaoling Mausoleum to dig up graves and Zhu Biao found out later, even though it was Zhu Yuanzhang who had given the order, he would still be severely punished, if not killed.

Therefore, in order to protect himself, Jiang Huan naturally had to ask a question.

"We don't want the Crown Prince to know until the matter is thoroughly investigated."

"If we're overthinking it, it's only causing the Crown Prince more distress," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"I understand."

"My minister retire."

Jiang Huan nodded emphatically, dared not ask any more questions, and respectfully withdrew from the main hall.

After watching Jiang Huan leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat relieved.

"Hopefully, we're right."

"If Zhu Ying is indeed our great grandson, then our Ming Dynasty will truly be worry-free for a hundred years to come."

"Moreover... this is also a tremendously good thing."

"I hope they won't let us down."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, his gaze returning to the memorial tablet. He murmured, "Sister, if you have a spirit in heaven, then let our grandson come back to life."

……

The Duke of Liang's Mansion!

“Come here, Yunwen.”

"This is your first time visiting your great-uncle's house."

"Eat well, drink well, relax, don't hold back."

Lan Yu looked at Zhu Yunwen with a smile.

There were no outsiders present, except for Lan Yu's wife, Mu Shi, and Chang Mao.

"Thank you, great-uncle."

Zhu Yunwen immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Uncle."

“We really should thank Yunhuo. If it weren’t for Yunhuo insisting that you go to Xiaoling, we would never know the truth or that Xiong Ying is still alive,” Chang Mao said happily.

With no outsiders present, Chang Mao naturally had few reservations.

"indeed."

Lan Yu smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhu Yuntong and said, "Yuntong."

"You really should thank your great-uncle."

“If you hadn’t been so earnest back then, your great-uncle would never have gone to Xiaoling Mausoleum, and there wouldn’t have been any subsequent investigation. If your older brother is able to come back in the future, you will be the greatest contributor.”

Hear this.

Zhu Yunwen put down his chopsticks and asked with a happy expression, "Grand Uncle, have you found another good news to prove my eldest brother's identity?"

As for his older brother.

That goes without saying.

Zhu Yunwen truly wanted him to return, not only to protect him from the wind and rain, but also to restore the Eastern Palace to its former state, instead of its current state.

“We did find him, and your father also knows about our trip to Xiaoling Mausoleum, which involves your eldest brother,” Lan Yu said with a smile.

Having returned from the Eastern Palace today, Lan Yu and Chang Mao were naturally in high spirits, a feeling that was hard to describe.

Based on what was said at the Eastern Palace today, and Zhu Biao's statement, it has already been declared that as long as the true proof of Zhu Ying's identity is found, it is a foregone conclusion that Zhu Ying will be restored to the status of the eldest grandson of the emperor and become the future crown prince.

As for the closely related Lan and Chang families, their status will also rise accordingly.

What Lü clan?
What Zhu Yunwen?

These concubines and illegitimate sons are no match for the title "the eldest grandson of the emperor."

Even a hundred of them couldn't beat those three words.

Moreover, the current eldest grandson of the emperor is quite different from the one of the past.

To seal the wolf's lair and dwell in the Xu!

Hereditary champion.

He was known as the greatest military general in the land.

All of this was simply adding icing on the cake to his status as the eldest grandson of the emperor.

This will solidify its position, making it unshakeable.

……

(End of this chapter)