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

Chapter 514 Princess Yuming
Time flies, and Emperor Longwu has returned to the Dragon Kingdom. Everything is progressing in an orderly manner.

Furthermore, at the first grand court assembly upon returning to the Dragon Kingdom, Emperor Longwu directly granted his son the power to oversee the country. All matters, large and small, were to be reviewed and approved by the Crown Prince before being sent to Emperor Longwu for his own review.

From that day on, Emperor Longwu began to live a wonderful and happy life.

Consequently, even Princess Qiqige, who was brought back from the Ming Dynasty, was granted the title of Noble Lady by Emperor Longwu!

Furthermore, Emperor Longwu assured his wife, Empress Xia, that Qiqige would be his last woman! No more women would be added to his harem! Emperor Longwu originally thought that life would continue like this until his retirement.

One day in the twentieth year of the Longwu era, the Longwu Emperor's blissful and happy life took an unexpected turn!

"Father, an urgent report has come from our spies in the Ming Dynasty!" That day, Emperor Longwu was in the back garden as usual, enjoying the flowers and playing with his wives and concubines, when Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu rushed over in a hurry.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the garden became heavy.

"Your Majesty, we will take our leave!" Immediately, after Emperor Longwu waved his hand, all the wives and concubines quickly retreated.

"Yu'er, what's wrong?" Seeing his son's anxious expression, Emperor Longwu couldn't help but be curious. His son had been in charge of the Dragon Kingdom's affairs for so many years, and he had never been this nervous before!
"Father, please look!" Then, Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu presented a memorial to Emperor Longwu.

"Hmm~!" Looking at the memorial his son handed him, Emperor Longwu didn't hesitate, taking it directly and slowly opening it. The moment he saw the contents, Emperor Longwu's brows furrowed!

It turns out that the coup d'état of the Ming Dynasty had already occurred! The Jingtai Emperor was dead! His son and empress were also all dead!

Furthermore, Yu Qian was killed! And his entire family was exiled!

"What a ruthless woman!" Emperor Longwu knew very well that when Zhu Qizhen was sent to Nanjing, as long as he was kept under close surveillance, he would have had no chance of turning the tables! The only reason such a problem could arise was that Emperor Jingtai had no heir and no one to carry on the throne! Only then would the court officials allow such a thing to happen!

The only one with the ability and means to do such a thing was Empress Dowager Sun of the Ming Dynasty, that wicked empress!

"Although my Dragon Kingdom and the Great Ming are brother countries, it is not appropriate for us to interfere in each other's politics!"

Since they're not ashamed to promote a good-for-nothing, we can't object!

However, daughters of my Dragon Kingdom who are married off are not to be bullied by just anyone!
Send someone to bring your aunt and her family back!

At the same time, clean up the island that you prepared for your aunt to prevent some local forces from doing anything they shouldn't!

After the people were brought back, they were immediately settled in there.

"Have the cabinet write an edict to announce the identity of my Dragon Kingdom's eighth princess, Princess Yuming!" Although Emperor Longwu felt a pang of regret over the usurpation of the throne from the Ming Dynasty, he remained silent.

After all, Emperor Longwu had done what he was supposed to do and given the necessary warnings, yet such a tragedy still occurred. It can only be said that Emperor Jingtai himself was not vigilant enough.

However, Emperor Longwu would not hesitate at all to bring his younger sister back from the Ming Dynasty!

"Yes!" Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief at his father's composure. He was really afraid that his father might be in a bad mood and cause a scene in the Ming Dynasty.

"What is it?!"

Go pick up your aunt!

Let's prepare to continue accepting Ming Dynasty scholars! The Tian Shun Emperor's reckless and arbitrary actions have likely disheartened many Ming Dynasty scholars; isn't this a perfect opportunity to win them over?
"Go quickly!" Emperor Longwu would never miss an opportunity to undermine the Ming Dynasty! After all, they were just fighting for their own country now!

"Your subject understands!" Afterwards, Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu bowed respectfully and walked out.

"Eldest son, no, send a few of your younger brothers who are about to be enfeoffed over there, let them run errands too! They're good for nothing, just loafing around all day!" Looking at his son who was about to leave, Emperor Longwu thought of his sons who were about to be enfeoffed and muttered a dissatisfied remark.

"Your Majesty, I understand! I will definitely keep a close eye on my younger brothers." Judging from his father's tone, Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu knew that it was definitely one of his younger brothers, who was about to be enfeoffed, who had caused trouble and displeased his father. Immediately, Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu also quickly agreed.

In reality, Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu was quite fond of his younger brothers. After all, there was no power struggle between them, and besides, his brothers were all going to their fiefdoms and were expected to pay tribute to him!

In Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu's view, it's only right to treat his younger brothers better now! Indeed, the Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu, who is over thirty years old, is somewhat spoiled by his younger brothers who are even younger than his own sons!

Soon, a convoy of fast horses set off from the capital of the Dragon Kingdom, and people along the way, whether commoners or officials, all made way for them.

After all, everyone's smart enough to know that the leading flag represents the identity of a prince of the Dragon Kingdom, indicating that it's a prince traveling!

The subsequent golden dragon banner represents the Imperial Guard of the Dragon Kingdom! This indicates that the Emperor's personal guard is on duty!

Then there are the five-colored dragon banners, representing the Imperial Guards of the Dragon Kingdom! This indicates that this matter was organized by the Prince, with the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Guards working together. With such a formidable setup, no one would dare to intercept it!

Along the way, countless people discussed what had happened to the royal family that would require even a royal prince to personally come out!
Immediately following, the Dragon Kingdom's Royal Fleet set sail from the port!

After an unknown amount of time, on the land of the Ming Dynasty, a procession of Ming officials was escorting several ragged figures towards Lingnan.

"Thump thump thump thump~!" Suddenly, the rapid sound of horseback footsteps approached from afar. The officials and their escorts were so frightened that they all scrambled to the side of the road.

Amidst the panicked gazes of the group, a group of about a hundred armored, mounted, and even flag-bearing men stopped by the roadside and surrounded the group heading to Lingnan.

"Sir, we are officials of the imperial court, ordered to escort prisoners to Lingnan. Please do us a favor!" The leading official was a perceptive man; he knew that someone dressed like this couldn't be a bandit, but rather a member of an official family. Therefore, the official was very respectful.

Furthermore, the group of officials subtly and silently protected the prisoners they were escorting behind them.

"Is this group Yu Qian, the family of Lord Yu?!" Just as the officials were at a loss, a young man dressed in fine clothes rode up from behind the group and asked the officials below.

The moment this young man appeared, the previously calm official's pupils shrank sharply.

The leading officer noticed that the person before him was wearing clothing reserved for royalty! He even knew that the style of this attire was reserved for princes!

Could they be rebels?! In that instant, the official's heart sank to the bottom!

"Brother Twenty-Three, you're so long-winded, watch me!" Just as the official was trembling with fear, another young man, also dressed in luxurious clothes, rode over on horseback.

At that moment, the official's heart sank to the bottom! He knew that these people were after the family of Lord Yu, whom he was escorting!

"My esteemed guests, we are Yu Qian's family members!"

"I am Yu Qian's wife. If you two gentlemen have anything to say, you may speak with me!" Just as the leading official was at a loss, a woman behind him, who looked tired but had a dignified demeanor, stepped forward and said to the two men on horseback.

(End of this chapter)