Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 153 Zhu Zhanhe: Grandpa, I want to go to Yunnan!

On the top of the mountain, Emperor Yongle watched with his own eyes the crocodile rushing down. The roar like thunder sounded so beautiful in his ears.

Originally, Emperor Yongle thought that the crocodile would be in the central army camp, killing all the Tartars on the grassland!
But unexpectedly, the grassland Tartars were so weak that they were scared away by the dragon's roar before the crocodile dragon even got close! This made Emperor Yongle feel a little regretful that he didn't see the crocodile dragon's divine power!
However, Emperor Yongle immediately became happy. Scaring off the grassland Tartars with just the sound of a dragon's roar, without any fighting, didn't that further prove the majesty of the true dragon of the Ming Dynasty?!
"General Fan Zhong, come and help!" When Emperor Yongle was still immersed in his fantasy, he suddenly heard Wei Jizhong's shouting from behind him. When he turned around, he saw Wei Jizhong killing a horse with a knife!

These are the horses they rode when they came here just now.

These horses were so frightened by the crocodile that they started to poop and piss, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed to the ground. It was obvious that they were not going to survive.

"Wei... Uncle Wei, why are you killing horses?" After hearing Wei Jizhong's cry, Fan Zhong approached with a puzzled look on his face. He struggled with how to address Wei Jizhong, but ultimately, he simply called him "Uncle." After all, how could anyone face a true dragon? Calling him "Uncle" wasn't shameful!

"Lord Lulong has been staying in the body of the Crown Prince since he left for the grasslands. It has been almost a year.

Lord Crocodile has a big appetite, but the prince eats very little, which is not enough for Lord Crocodile to consume. Otherwise, Lord Crocodile will definitely grow bigger!
Now that Lord Lulong has been released by His Royal Highness, I'm going to take this opportunity to give him something to eat. These horses are what His Royal Highness prepared for Lord Lulong!

The timing is not right now, and the ingredients are insufficient. We can only make do with what we have. These four horses are enough for Master Crocodile to fill his stomach!
Now, take out the filth from this horse. We can’t let this filth contaminate Lord Lulong’s noble body.” Wei Jizhong explained to Fan Zhong while cutting back and forth on the horse’s body with a short knife in hand.

"Come and help, I'll let you feed Lord Crocodile later!

When Lord Crocodile eats, it depends on who feeds him!

Take Xiao Xizi, for example. He once peed his pants in front of Master Crocodile, so Master Crocodile still refuses to eat the food he feeds him." Wei Jizhong said this with pride. After all, not everyone is qualified to feed Master Crocodile!

"No problem!" Fan Zhong's face was filled with surprise after hearing Wei Jizhong's words. After all, he had never thought about being able to feed food to a real dragon. This was indeed an unparalleled honor!
"Grandpa, this crocodile is the reason why my father is trying so hard to fight for the throne!" Zhu Zhanhe looked at Emperor Yongle and said softly.

"Why are you telling me now?" Yonglefu stared at his grandson in front of him, his eyes revealing indescribable complex emotions.

"Because, after this battle, my grandson will be heading to his fiefdom in Yunnan, and I don't know when he will come back!

I won’t hide it from grandpa, after arriving in Yunnan, I will not stay there all the time, but will use the treasure ship as a base to head in the opposite direction of the Ming Dynasty!

Until I can find a world that belongs to me!" Zhu Zhanhe looked at Emperor Yongle, ignoring his shocked expression, and revealed his true feelings to him for the first time.

"You want to expand your territory and build your own country?!" Emperor Yongle looked at his grandson who was calm but as majestic as a mountain, and his words were full of astonishment.

"Yes, Grandfather. Since my father wants to ascend the throne, and I don't want to start another war in the Central Plains, nor do I want my father to be charged with the crime of parricide, I have no choice but to find another way out.

Besides, I'm not afraid to tell grandpa,
My father and I have already agreed that if he doesn't go to the vassal state, he will stay here. I will take the rest of the palace with me to the vassal state!
We once agreed that whoever of us did better would give up his or her own plan and help the other one!
And Grandpa, I can tell you. Everything the alligator sees, I can see through its eyes!

Last year, when the crocodile returned to the Ming Dynasty, my grandson saw through its dragon eyes a surging river flowing from west to north, with fertile and vast land on both sides.

My grandson thinks that place is nice and plans to take his whole family through Yunnan and then go there!

By the way, let's see if we can solve some of the unsolvable problems! "Zhu Zhanhe clearly told Emperor Yongle, I have found a place for myself to establish my country. By the way, let's see if I can solve the dozen or so problems that led to the country's demise. Don't worry about it!
"You...!" Yonglefu stared at his grandson in astonishment. He had never thought that this kid from the second family would have such great ambitions! At this moment, he had no idea what to say.

“Grandpa, if your grandson succeeds, wouldn’t it be better and avoid a civil war?
If my grandson fails, I can just be a leisurely prince.

But Grandpa, do you think your grandson will fail?

This is exactly why my grandson has always wanted the blueprints for the treasure ship! "Zhu Zhanhe made no secret of his ambition at this moment. "How could I possibly fail!" Emperor Yongle muttered to himself. His previous judgment of national destruction had made Emperor Yongle see Zhu Zhanhe's potential for civil governance. As long as he had the assistance of ministers, he would surely become a wise ruler!
This expedition allowed Emperor Yongle to see Zhu Zhanhe's martial arts skills. With time, he would be able to command thousands of troops without any problems!

In addition, with the blessing of this natural dragon, it can be said that it would be difficult for Zhu Zhanhe to fail!

A deep "dong dong dong" sound was heard.

“…” Emperor Yongle wanted to say something more, but when he heard the footsteps getting closer, he knew that the Alligator King had returned, so he could only swallow his words.

Then, Emperor Yongle turned his head and saw a terrifying real dragon walking on the snow under the wind and snow.

"Roar!" The crocodile dragon, returning to the top of the mountain, roared at Zhu Zhanhe, telling him, "I'm back, and the job is done! There's no one there, you've just lied to the dragon!"
"Go, go over there and have something to eat." After hearing the roar of the crocodile dragon, Zhu Zhanhe nodded to indicate that he understood. Then he waved his hand and pointed to the horses that had been killed on the side, and let the crocodile dragon go to eat.

The crocodile was also not polite. After hearing what Zhu Zhanhe said, he turned around and headed towards Wei Jizhong and Fan Zhong.

"Lord Crocodile, let me feed you!" Wei Jizhong looked at the crocodile walking slowly towards him, and came over directly carrying two horse legs.

The crocodile was not polite either. It opened its bloody mouth wide and waited for Wei Jizhong to feed it. Wei Jizhong put the two horse legs directly into the crocodile's mouth.

With a "pop!", the crocodile dragon closed its terrifying abyss-like mouth, swallowing the two horse legs with a single thrust of its throat without even chewing. Then it opened its bloody mouth again.

"General Fan, would you like to try it?" Wei Jizhong turned his head and looked at Fan Zhong, who was a little dazed, and asked.

"Let me try!" Fan Zhong swallowed hard, carrying a whole horse rib to the crocodile. He couldn't help but tremble at the sight of the crocodile's sharp teeth, which were as long as his own swords. However, Fan Zhong turned his head to glance at Emperor Yongle, and as if he had regained his courage, he gritted his teeth and placed the whole horse rib into the crocodile's mouth.

"Snap!" After Fan Zhong retreated, the crocodile swallowed it again in one gulp!
"Grandpa, do you want to try it?" Zhu Zhanhe asked, looking at Emperor Yongle who was obviously interested in feeding the crocodile.

"Okay!" As soon as Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, Emperor Yongle agreed immediately.

Emperor Yongle came to the cut horse meat, looked around, picked up a horse heart, then picked up a horse head, and carefully came to the crocodile.

Looking at the crocodile's sharp teeth that were longer than his arms, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he was trembling with excitement.

Emperor Yongle slowly placed the horse head and heart into the crocodile's mouth, then quickly withdrew his arm and stared at the crocodile, but the crocodile did not swallow it.

Emperor Yongle turned his head and looked at Wei Jizhong beside him, full of questions.

"Your Majesty, you put too little. It's not enough for one swallow!" Wei Jizhong saw this and could only speak up to remind him.

These words made Emperor Yongle's expression freeze, and then he laughed silently. He took a horse head in each hand and put them into the crocodile's mouth.

"Snap!" The crocodile closed its mouth again and swallowed the horse's head.

"Good!" Seeing this scene, Emperor Yongle cheered excitedly like a child. Then, without caring about the hard work, he fed all the remaining food to the crocodile by himself.

It was just hard work for Emperor Yongle, he was exhausted and out of breath, but his face showed no sign of losing interest, while the crocodile accepted everything and ate it all!

(End of this chapter)