Zhu Yuanzhang Returns from Modern Times

Chapter 239 Chongba, what will my future be like?
This matter had been on Empress Ma's mind for some time.

Ever since learning from Chongba about his incredible experiences, and then unexpectedly discovering that his own sons, Biao'er, the second son, and the third son, had all passed away long ago, as had Xiong Ying, who was also young, he was devastated.

And the series of messes Zhu Yunwen did after becoming emperor, as well as the various things his fourth son did after becoming emperor.

Empress Ma's heart was never at peace.

I've been thinking about these things for a long time now.

Fortunately, although this series of events was hard to accept and far beyond what people expected, it was all quite unexpected.

But she wasn't the kind of person who lacked knowledge.

During this time, she has digested and absorbed all of these things.

He wanted to get more information from his own brother, Chongba, to answer his questions.

For example, what is one's own destiny, and how old is one?

How would future generations evaluate him?
Now that the fourth prince has become emperor, how is Miaoyun doing?
How did the Ming Dynasty develop afterward? What were the emperors like? And why did the country fall?

How many years did the Ming Dynasty last?

And what exactly was the world like more than 600 years after Chongba's passing?

Judging from the bits and pieces of information revealed in Chongba's previous conversation, it seems that he far surpasses the current Ming Dynasty.

Or rather, it reached a level that I could never have imagined!
They are so much better than our own Ming Dynasty...

All sorts of things lingered in Empress Ma's mind, filled with both curiosity and doubt.

When Chongba arrives this time, I must ask him a few questions.

I imagine I could obtain something that would be absolutely unexpected and astonishing.

After having such a magical experience, Chongba became very special in many ways. Not to mention, Chongba recently established an engineering college and set a goal for it.

The goal is to build a vehicle that can move forward on its own without being pulled by oxen or horses.

This is something I've never seen or heard of before.

Just this one is amazing enough; it's beyond human imagination.

Empress Ma's heart was itching, as if being scratched by a kitten's claws.

Now, the turmoil at the industrial university has gradually subsided.

All those who needed to be dealt with have been dealt with, and the remaining people will become more obedient and be able to quiet down for a while.

Even if someone causes trouble again later, after this incident, they won't go too far.

It won't cause too much of a stir.

The biggest controversy surrounding the engineering school now is what will happen five years from now.

If, five years from now, the engineering university hasn't produced the kind of vehicle that Chongba described—a vehicle that can move forward automatically without the help of oxen or horses—then...

So the more forcefully Chongba suppresses this matter today, the more severe the backlash will be later.

That's when the real upheaval will begin.

However, Empress Ma was not worried about this.

Since Chongba dared to make such a promise of a five-year agreement in front of so many people, through Song Lian, then...

Then we'll definitely be able to get things done, and nothing unexpected will happen.

She knew all too well what kind of personality her son, Chongba, had.

He is very reliable in doing things.

He wouldn't say something like that unless he was absolutely certain.

Since you've said it, you can definitely get it done.

In other words, all the commotion and disturbances have temporarily come to an end.

My own family has some free time now.

This is the perfect time for me to ask Chongba about these things.

With this in mind, Empress Ma's pancake-making speed increased considerably.

At this moment, she was just waiting for Chongba to finish his business so he could come over for dinner and answer her questions...

……

The Yuan Dynasty emperor, Ayushiridara, was not in a good mood at this time.

Because by this time, the decree prohibiting trade between grassland tribes and the pseudo-Ming dynasty had already been issued on the grasslands, along with his own.

Just as he had expected.

After the ban was issued, some unrest occurred on the grasslands.

Many tribes, especially those that had profited from trading with the Ming dynasty, reacted strongly.

Some trouble has already begun to arise.

Originally, after he came to the grasslands from the Great Yuan Dynasty, his life was not as good as before, but the entire grasslands were under his control.

Many tribes also obeyed the imperial court's orders and joined forces to oppose the Ming Dynasty.

But now, because of the Ming Dynasty people's treacherous actions, chaos has broken out on the grasslands.

When faced with personal gain, many people abandon all sense of righteousness!

They actually betrayed their own Great Yuan Dynasty just for this paltry gain from the false Ming Dynasty!
Just thinking about it in his mind makes him angry.

These people have gone too far!

Those people really deserve a good lesson!
Now that the order has been given, the troops are ready.

Let's see who still harbors treacherous intentions and dares to make deals with the false Ming Dynasty after this order is issued!
It's time to put our own Yuan warriors' weapons to use.

To avoid any misunderstandings among these tribes.

They felt that the Yuan Dynasty was no longer sharp, which led them to mistakenly believe that the Yuan Dynasty was easy to talk to and no longer had the power to rule the grasslands.

It's likely that after killing some people, many others will learn their lesson and become more obedient.

They dared not act recklessly in these matters again.

However, besides these, there were also some things that made him feel quite good.

For example, he himself had already sent envoys to Goryeo.

Goryeo was originally a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty; it had only temporarily submitted to the Ming Dynasty.

That old king from Goryeo, who's dead, is courting death and dares to disobey the orders of his own Great Yuan.

He has now died a violent death.

Li Renren, who had always been close to the Yuan Dynasty, desperately needed the support and affirmation of the Yuan Dynasty after doing those things.

In matters like this, there's no way to waver between two options.

Even if they wanted to play both sides, they wouldn't dare to do anything disrespectful to the Great Yuan.

One must be responsive to any request from one's own Great Yuan.

Otherwise, if they offend the false Ming dynasty and then deeply offend their own Great Yuan dynasty, they would truly only have one path left: death, without exception.

They can only wholeheartedly follow their Great Yuan!

He obeyed the demands of his great Yuan dynasty without question and dared not disobey in the slightest.

They obediently handed over a large sum of money, sought peace, and accepted the protection of this place.

With the money provided by the Koreans, the Yuan Dynasty, though still affected by the despicable tactics employed by the Ming Dynasty, would not be significantly impacted.

You can finally catch your breath, make up for what you've lost, and if you do well, you might even gain more.

From this perspective, it's quite a good deal.

Thinking this, he picked up the wine in front of him, took a sip, and stretched out a long yawn.

My mood improved considerably as a result.

They began to consider how to launch a counterattack and reclaim the land that rightfully belonged to their Great Yuan Dynasty.

Destroy the pseudo-Ming dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although it was difficult, he had to do it no matter how difficult it was!

Their ancestors were so poor that they were able to rise step by step.

They annexed tribes, strengthened themselves, and eventually unified the grasslands, conquering all the way to the far west.

The situation I am facing now is difficult.

However, compared to the situation our ancestors encountered back then, it was still far from being the same.

Our ancestors accomplished such great things, so we must not tarnish their reputation!

It is not impossible that we will launch a counterattack against the Ming dynasty and reclaim the land that belongs to our Great Yuan.

And this also requires the help of Korea.

After Goryeo became increasingly subservient to them, they would then launch another attack against the puppet Ming dynasty.

Goryeo can also contribute some effort.

It might be possible to send some troops from the Yuan Dynasty to take command there, leading a detachment to cross the sea and attack the rear of the pseudo-Ming Dynasty!

As he was thinking this, the Prime Minister, biting his lip, hurried toward them.

It's obvious at a glance that something extraordinary has happened.

"The Prime Minister has arrived? Summon the Prime Minister to see me immediately."

Upon hearing this news, Ayushiridara did not find anything amiss, nodded, and ordered someone to bring him over to meet him.

After all, it was perfectly normal for him to come to him to report on some work, given that he was the prime minister.

He also thought highly of the chancellor.

They are among the few veteran, capable, and competent ministers in their Great Yuan Dynasty today.

After it bit into the ground, it bowed to the Emperor of the Northern Yuan.

Ayushiridara smiled and told him to get up. He was quite polite to the Prime Minister.

"What brings you here, Prime Minister?" Upon seeing that Yao Zhu had come over, he did not immediately say anything or state his purpose.

Ayushiridara seemed somewhat surprised and asked a question.

At the same time, my heart also felt somewhat heavy.

From this unusual biting action, he could basically guess that something must have happened, and it was something quite complicated.

It's very likely that more bad news is coming.

Moreover, it was the kind of bad news that was hard to accept.

However, I only felt a little heavy-hearted and didn't have any extreme reactions.

After all, since the world fell into chaos, he hadn't received much good news.

We are all used to it.

Things have already come to this point, how much worse can they get?
It was simply that some tribes chose to defect in the face of this prohibition.

Or some other things.

Although he felt upset about this, it wasn't unacceptable to him.

Just take care of them, and kill a few more to give them a warning.

"Your Majesty, it's...it's about Goryeo."

Ok?
Ayushiridara was taken aback and immediately sat up straight.

The person's emotions subsequently fluctuated considerably.

"Li Renren refused our request?"

Or are we going to haggle over there?

"Ayushiridara asked in a deep voice."

For him, this was the most unacceptable thing.

When he asked that question, he was basically certain that this was indeed the case.

Besides that, nothing else could possibly make him come to see me at this time, and with this kind of reaction.

"What exactly is Li Renren thinking?"

How many guts do they have?
How could they be so ungrateful?

"Do you really want to die?!"

His face darkened, and his tone became more intense.

The pseudo-Ming is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with; they need to be extremely careful when facing them.

But now, even the insignificant Goryeo doesn't take them seriously.

Li Renren actually dares to jump into this kind of mess; he's really courting death!

Do they really think their Great Yuan Dynasty is so easy to bully?

Now, if we can't deal with the false Ming Dynasty, can't we at least deal with a mere Goryeo?
Upon hearing what Ayushiridara said, the prime minister's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

His mouth moved as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth for a moment.

Upon seeing this, Eyushite's expression grew even more unpleasant.

"What? Do they dare to detain our Great Yuan envoy and commit such a disrespectful act?"

His voice was already filled with anger when he asked the question.

If these people are so ungrateful, then he really needs to do something to Korea next!

This is truly outrageous!

How dare the mere Goryeo people be so rude? Do they really think their Great Yuan Dynasty has become a sick cat?

Who dares to touch the tiger's backside?

He is angry!

"Your Majesty, no... it's the envoys of the Great Yuan Dynasty who have all been killed."

what? !

Ayushiridara jumped to his feet, filled with utter disbelief.

"How dare Li Renren of Goryeo do such a thing?"
They really don't know how to spell "death" anymore!

He was both shocked and furious.

"Your Majesty, it wasn't Li Renren who did it, but Li Renren is also dead."

They were from the Ming Dynasty. After our envoys arrived, they quickly sent their own envoys to Goryeo.

The people from the Ming Dynasty were extremely despicable. After arriving there, they quickly launched an attack and killed our envoy.

They also killed Yi In-im, deposed the Goryeo king whom Yi In-im had installed, and installed a new Goryeo king..."

Even if they bite the bullet, they know that there's no way to hide this anymore.

Even if the news is bad, there's nothing else you can do but talk about it.

Upon hearing his words, Ayushiridara froze on the spot, his eyes instantly turning blood red!
I can't believe it... I can't believe it's like this!

False Ming! False Ming again!
Why don't the people on the pseudo-Ming side just die already?

How dare they do such a thing!

Not only did they kill their envoys, but they also dealt with Li Renren and the King of Goryeo.

This outcome was intolerable to him?

With a bang, he slammed his fist hard on the table in front of him, his face extremely gloomy.

This disrupted many of his plans.

With the Ming dynasty pulling such a stunt, it's impossible for the Great Yuan to obtain large amounts of money from Goryeo to replenish and strengthen its national power.

Not only that, they will also lose their rule over Goryeo.

This caused Goryeo to become increasingly disrespectful to their Great Yuan Dynasty.

And his plan to have Goryeo send troops to restrain the puppet Ming dynasty and jointly attack the Ming dynasty would become impossible to carry out.

On the contrary, after the false Ming dynasty did this, Goryeo would inevitably become completely obedient to the false Ming dynasty.

Conversely, this would become an ally of the false Ming, and then help the false Ming threaten their own Great Yuan from one side!
How...how come everything changed so suddenly?
What was initially advantageous to them has now become extremely passive.

Everything is going wrong.

The situation will become even more difficult!

Putting aside everything else, the impact on money and material resources alone is already extremely serious.

His plan to strengthen himself and make up for his losses by sucking the blood of the Koreans failed.

If we also consider the losses in terms of strategy and prestige, the losses would be even greater.

Goryeo will become a threat.

This incident dealt a huge blow to their prestige.

There will be even more people who will not submit to their Great Yuan Dynasty...

All sorts of thoughts rushed into his mind, making his body tremble.

His face looked so pale it could be wrung out of water.

This news was a complete surprise to him!
The consequences are far too severe!

It was something he absolutely didn't want to see, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

The more I think about it, the harder it is to accept.

The false Ming dynasty has gone too far!
They are so ruthless, so merciless, and so relentlessly suppress us from all sides!
They're targeting me in every way!

Just as Da Yuan was coming up with a countermeasure, he immediately attacked and shattered him to pieces.

Excessive!

unacceptable!

It's so excessive that it's unacceptable; I feel like tearing it to shreds.

His chest heaved violently; his mood was at its worst at that moment.

This false Ming dynasty is truly despicable, and Zhu Yuanzhang truly deserves to die.

I am their mortal enemy!

We must find a way to destroy the false Ming dynasty, capture Zhu Yuanzhang, and set him on fire!
Otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to quell this anger in my heart!
The prime minister bit down, watching the emperor's chest heave violently and his breathing become heavy, his expression equally unpleasant.

Furthermore, he could understand Ayushiridara's feelings very well.

Dog Daming's move was a fatal blow to their side!
Not only have the solutions we just came up with been completely shattered, but the situation we will face next will be even more difficult.

Dog Daming has changed his tactics; he's not only going to use his troops to attack them.

They also need to gradually win them over, starting with money and other means.

It was like a huge net, closing in on him and tightening its grip.

It’s simply disappointing!
Seeing the emperor's expression, he really wanted to stop telling the emperor certain things.

But it's a matter of great importance, so I have to say it.

After a slight hesitation, he looked at Ayushiridara and spoke.

"According to the information we have received, the reason why our Yuan envoys are being targeted in this way is because the Ming Dynasty has acted so decisively and swiftly."

"It's because Nahachu tipped off the Ming Dynasty..."

Um? ? ! ! !
Ayushiridara paused for a moment, then suddenly turned his head!

……

"Chongba, what kind of fate do you think I have?"
What will the future hold?

In Kunning Palace, after the meal, Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked...

(End of this chapter)