Zhu Yuanzhang Returns from Modern Times

Chapter 198 U.A.... U.A. died when he was only eight years old?!

Inside the Wuying Hall, Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked him this question.

Her voice trembled slightly as she asked the question.

The person's emotions fluctuated greatly.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had tried his best to attract his sister's attention.

After Zhu Yunwen became emperor, the series of disgraceful things he did infuriated Empress Ma.

I think it's incredibly stupid, utterly shameful.

Deep down, I still keenly sensed something different.

Xiong Ying is the eldest son and grandson. Logically speaking, if Biao Er becomes emperor in the future, he will pass the throne to Xiong Ying's side. It is basically certain that this will happen.

There's nothing to question.

But now, Chongba says that the person who became emperor is Zhu Yunwen, someone he has never heard of.

He was the son of Biao'er and Lü Shi.

How could she not overthink it, how could she ignore it?

Looking at it now, there are only two possibilities: either U.A. died before becoming emperor.

Or perhaps U.A. died without having any children after becoming emperor.

That's why the throne fell to Zhu Yunwen.

However, neither of these situations is good news for her.

Even if they were curious about the fourth prince's rebellion and the series of actions Zhu Yunwen took, and wanted to know what would happen next.

Empress Ma couldn't help but interrupt Zhu Yuanzhang and ask him about the matter first.

She wasn't interested in listening any further until she got a clear answer about Xiong Ying's situation.

Moreover, the fourth son's fate is unlikely to be good either.

Historically, rebellions by vassal kings have rarely ended well.

Even though the fourth prince had a powerful army and seemed to be the most difficult vassal king to deal with at the time, he was ultimately just a vassal king.

No matter how many troops you have, how many can you possibly have?

How could it possibly withstand the entire Ming Dynasty?
Using Beiping alone to fight against the entire Ming Dynasty is simply like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

The fourth son's fate will likely be even worse than the fifth son's.

She was also somewhat reluctant to listen to anything more.

Upon hearing his sister's question, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sniffle and sigh inwardly.

My sister is just too smart; she can't hide anything from her...

When Zhu Yuanzhang decided to confront his sister and tell her about his rebirth, he was already prepared for her to find out.

Because the events involving U.A. High School, and even Biao-er and others, were unavoidable.

Hearing his sister ask this question at this moment, he wasn't too surprised.

He nodded and said, "Sister, you're right, Xiong Ying has indeed passed away."

He died before becoming emperor…

"How...how old were you when you died?"

"Eight years old..."

"What?! Only eight years old?!"

Empress Ma was stunned, having suffered a heavy blow.

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly took Empress Ma's hand and asked her to sit down.

Eight years old?

How can she only be eight years old?
My own eldest grandson, so lovable, died at the young age of eight.

She's only eight years old! She's still just a child!
They couldn't even be described as having passed away; they could only be called "prematurely deceased"!

"Chongba, Xiong Ying... why... why did he die?"

Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked, her eyes filled with sorrow and urgency.

"He contracted smallpox."

It was smallpox!
Empress Ma was taken aback.

If it were smallpox, being in the royal family and having access to the best doctors in the world, it would be understandable if he died at the age of eight.

Smallpox!
This is something that makes people shudder!

Whether you survive smallpox depends entirely on how tough your fate is, and whether the King of Hell will take you!

Most people would die; only a small number of people like Chongba were not afraid of smallpox.

But Xiong Ying is only eight years old, so he shouldn't leave the palace often.

How could someone who was perfectly healthy suddenly contract smallpox?

"Girl, girl, don't worry, girl!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said repeatedly, quickly trying to comfort his sister.

I dare not let my sister feel too upset because of this.

"This happened in my past life, and it will never happen again in this life."

Our grandson will never get smallpox again in this lifetime!
Our grandson will grow up healthy and strong, full of energy, and will become an emperor someday!
If I hadn't gone back, I would have died long ago!
Smallpox was eradicated in modern times using vaccines.

And the smallpox vaccine, in fact, is not too complicated.

Once you have a clear idea, as long as you work diligently and conduct numerous experiments, you will definitely be able to develop it.

Our fifth son is very talented in medicine, and I told him about the smallpox vaccine, as well as some people in the Imperial Hospital.

Today, the Imperial Medical Academy is vastly different from what it used to be. It has recruited many truly skilled physicians from all over the country and has even established a medical school to train relevant talents.

Developing a vaccine to treat smallpox was something we specifically instructed them to do.

With so many people around, a smallpox vaccine can definitely be developed.

In the future, our Great Ming Dynasty will also be able to conquer smallpox.

From now on, we'll all get vaccinated against smallpox and won't be afraid of it anymore!
Smallpox must no longer ravage Xiong Ying, nor should it harm the people of my Great Ming!
Besides, after careful consideration, we realized that it was unusual for Xiong Ying to have contracted smallpox in his previous life.

It is highly likely that he was also secretly murdered by that vicious woman, Lady Lü.

We had someone investigate that vicious woman, Lady Lü, some time ago.

Their family had also encountered smallpox during the chaotic times, and many people died.

Lü Ben survived, and so did the wicked Lü Shi.

Lady Lü's face was completely smooth, without a single pockmark, clearly showing that she, like us, was not afraid of smallpox.

I don't know when, but I became immune to smallpox.

In this context, it's understandable that he would later use smallpox to harm U.A.

After all, he's already used such underhanded methods to harm our eldest son's wife, so harming Xiong Ying as well is something he's capable of doing.

In my past life, we didn't know much about smallpox and thought it was a terrible monster. We never imagined that anyone would use smallpox to harm people.

That vicious woman, Lady Lü, was also exceptionally good at disguising herself, so we never suspected her.

Therefore, we also believe that U.A. died of smallpox normally.

It has nothing to do with anything else.

But in modern times, after learning a lot, and thinking back carefully to the events before and after Xiong Ying's death in his previous life, as well as Lu Shi's behavior.

Furthermore, later on, Zhu Yunwen became emperor.

She is the most likely person to have been the one to do it.

"I'm at least 90% sure it was her!"

When Empress Ma heard her son, Chongba, talk about the research that the fifth prince and others had conducted on smallpox vaccines, and how smallpox was completely eradicated hundreds of years later, and people no longer had to worry about contracting it, she was deeply moved.

The pain in my heart from losing my eldest grandson to smallpox at the tender age of eight was quickly relieved.

He became much more energetic.

There was a sense of relief, like surviving a disaster.

Ok!

Thankfully, Chongba was reborn! Many things are different now!

The fifth brother and his gang will definitely be able to successfully develop a smallpox vaccine!
May Xiong Ying be free from the torment of smallpox, grow up healthily, and become emperor in the future.

People won't die at the age of seven or eight anymore!

It could also spare the people of the Ming Dynasty from the suffering of smallpox!
Then, upon hearing what his own son, Chongba, had said—that the main reason Xiong Ying died of smallpox in his previous life was probably due to the machinations of the wicked woman, Lü Shi, and that she had been harmed by smallpox—a surge of anger, disappointment, and many other emotions welled up within him.

There are so many kind words I want to say to Lady Lü!

For the first time, she truly understood the viciousness of the Lü family, what it meant to be a venomous woman, to have honeyed words and a dagger in one's heart, and to be a hypocrite!
No! She's even more wicked than a viper!

They even tried to harm the eldest brother's wife before, and now they've gone so far as to use smallpox to kill Xiong Ying!
The actions of such a vicious woman are chilling to even think about!

Just thinking about it makes me want to tear him to pieces!

Thinking of that vicious woman, who had already been skinned alive and stuffed with straw, and the Lü family, Empress Ma suddenly felt a deep sense of regret.

They felt that killing them too early was too lenient on the Lü family!
The previous punishments were far too lenient for Lady Lü! The suffering this wicked woman endured was far less than the evil she had committed!
This kind of wicked woman deserves to go to the eighteenth level of hell! She'll never be able to be reborn as a human again!

That's so vicious! How could anyone be so vicious?!

"So, based on your experience, Chongba, in your previous life, this vicious woman really did murder the eldest son's wife using such cruel methods?"

And yet, we haven't noticed any of this?

Empress Ma took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and spoke again, her expression complex.

Although that's the question, it's basically certain that this is the truth.

Otherwise, his own Chongba wouldn't have suspected Lady Lü so early on, a person who had always been very good at disguising herself.

And they were actually able to find something on her, expose her hypocrisy, and get rid of her!

Only if it actually happened, and the eldest son's wife was truly harmed, would Chongba have such confidence.

Furthermore, if the eldest son's wife hadn't died, given that Lady Lü was a wicked concubine and her son was an illegitimate son, the chances of him becoming emperor would probably not have been very high.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Sister, you're right."

The eldest son's wife was indeed harmed by this vicious woman, using the same methods.

However, because of the changes we made in this life, the wicked woman acted prematurely and revealed her true colors.

According to his previous life, in November of the twelfth year of the Hongwu reign, the eldest son's wife died after giving birth to Yunhu.

This wicked woman was later made the Crown Princess.

"Only later did they take action against Xiong Ying, eliminating the last obstacle to Zhu Yunwen becoming emperor—a complete fool..."

Even though this happened in his previous life, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt a burning hatred when he talked about it now.

Empress Ma was also experiencing great emotional fluctuations, and her hatred for such a vicious woman as Lady Lü had reached the heavens!

She had never hated anyone so much in her life; Lady Lü was the first.

This vicious woman truly deserves to die! How could the King of Hell have given her a human skin?

He should be torn to pieces, then boiled in oil, and subjected to all the cruelest tortures in the world!
They all treated her so well, and the eldest son's wife treated her even better, like a younger sister.

But she did something like this!

After the eldest son's wife passed away, he was able to elevate her to the position of principal wife, which meant that Xiong Ying must have entrusted her with his care.

Before, U.A. was very dependent on him.

When that time comes, without his eldest daughter-in-law as his mother, he will only feel closer to that vicious woman, Lady Lü.

As a result, this beast in human skin used such methods to harm Xiong Ying!

It's absolutely infuriating!

What's even more infuriating is that we ourselves failed to see through the true nature of this wicked woman!
This vicious woman's insidious scheme succeeded, and she ended up killing both the eldest daughter-in-law and Xiong Ying right beside us!

As for themselves, they still regarded the Lü family, who had committed such a heinous act, as before.

I even thought she was exceptionally sensible...

Such thoughts are not to be entertained. Just thinking about them makes Empress Ma feel extremely aggrieved and makes her want to bring Lady Lü back to life and then kill her again!
Let her suffer all the cruelest tortures in the world, let her die a thousand times over, only then can I vent my hatred!
……

"Surrender? You bastards, you think you're worthy of surrendering? Die, pirates!"

The Ming Dynasty naval officers and soldiers on the warship paid little attention to the pirates kneeling on the ship, kowtowing repeatedly, trying to surrender and save their lives.

They yelled and scolded at them.

They sailed past not too far away and then went to pursue the pirate ships.

These pirates deserved to die, no matter how many they did.

They will not waver in the slightest.

Pirates should be killed!

Cleaning up the sea was their duty; as the Ming Dynasty navy, they were naturally irreconcilable enemies with the pirates!

The Wu brothers, Wu Liang and Wu Zhen, were such useless and treacherous people that they actually colluded with pirates.

They don't even dare to suppress the pirates. They use all sorts of shameful methods to maintain the balance at sea and protect their interests, which is despicable.

Those who came from the Chaohu Naval Force have their own honors to uphold.

Their beliefs are there.

The Chaohu Navy was unique in the world, and now that His Majesty has reorganized it into the Ming Navy, it should not lose its brilliance!
They are from the navy, and they have only one attitude towards pirates: kill!

We must resolutely crack down on this!
There can be absolutely no compromise!

On the burning ship, the pirates watched the Ming warships getting further and further away from them, and one by one they knelt down in despair.

Some people on the ship kept kowtowing and pleading, some wept bitterly, and some looked ashen-faced...

They, who had previously looked down on the Ming navy, have now been taught a lesson by the Ming navy.

They had never imagined surrendering to the Ming Dynasty's navy before, but now they were kneeling and begging to surrender.

They ended up like this because the Ming navy wouldn't allow them to surrender.

Just before this battle began today, they all thought this was a sure thing.

They had a clear advantage, and defeating the Ming navy was as easy as an adult beating a child.

It will surely drown the entire Ming Dynasty navy at sea.

Let's use actual results to show the world who really calls the shots at sea.

Who would have thought that the situation would take such a dramatic turn in such a short time?

The fire grew larger and larger, spreading rapidly from the stern to the bow.

The heatwave forced people to back away, and some were pushed off the platform.

The ship was sinking steadily.

Someone finally couldn't resist and jumped into the sea.

I'd rather drown in the sea than be burned to death.

But many more people find it difficult to muster the courage when facing death.

It eventually sank into the sea along with the ship.

Most people floated in the water and soon lost their lives.

However, some lucky people managed to grab onto planks or other objects and temporarily escaped death.

Given the current situation, it would be very difficult to survive in this vast ocean.

Not to mention, behind the Ming navy, some smaller ships began to set out, armed with bows and arrows and long-handled weapons, specifically to kill those who had fallen into the water but were still alive.

The methods and attitude towards pirates were extremely tough...

"Move aboard! Get ready to board! Seize this ship! You mere pirates, do you even deserve to own a ship with a capacity of two thousand liang?"
Yu Tongyuan, who was on a 2,000-ton seagoing vessel with Zhu Di, directed his men to relentlessly pursue a particular ship.

By this time, after multiple rounds of shelling, the enemy ship had sustained considerable damage.

Many of the pirates above were also killed.

The trebuchets have been completely destroyed.

Upon approaching, Yu Tongyuan first had his men fire arrows at the enemy to eliminate as many of their forces as possible before giving the order to seize the ship.

Once the ships were close enough, the prepared naval officers and soldiers, carrying swords or other weapons, used grappling hooks and other tools to leap aboard and fight the enemy to seize the warship.

A two-thousand-tonne ocean-going vessel is a fine thing; each one is priceless and expensive to build.

It can be said to have been built with real money.

Currently, they only have two ships in the Ming Dynasty navy.

The two thousand-ton ships in front of us were badly damaged by the bombing.

However, if it is towed back and repaired by the shipyard, it can still be used.

Repairing damaged warships is much faster and cheaper than building new ones.

Faced with such a golden opportunity, how could Yu Tongyuan possibly resist?

The Chaohu Navy was known for its willingness to fight desperately and its fearlessness in the face of death.

Leaping and charging onto enemy ships to fight them was their forte.

By this time, the pirates on the two thousand ships had already been terrified and suffered heavy casualties.

In this situation, seizing the ship would be much simpler.

After charging forward, they killed more than a dozen men. The remaining pirates dropped their weapons and surrendered with their heads in their hands.

In an instant, the entire ship was firmly under control.

"Kill all these pirates! Throw them into the sea, leave no one alive!"
These pirates have been plundering the coastal people of our Great Ming Dynasty for many years.

Those who collude with smugglers and merchants to extort money from our Great Ming Dynasty are unworthy of being human, and unworthy of living!

Zhu Di gave the highest instructions.

Upon hearing Zhu Di's words, the Ming navy immediately took action, beheading all the surrendered pirates and throwing them into the sea...

……

"Chongba, where is our Biao'er? How many years has our Biao'er been emperor?"

(End of this chapter)