My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

After returning to the Ming Dynasty,

Before the dizziness had completely subsided, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke urgently.

"Summon the Crown Prince! Immediately! Right now! Bring Biao'er here!"

He rushed into the palace without even changing out of the coarse linen clothes stained with oil and tears.

"And the imperial physicians! Summon all the imperial physicians on duty at the Imperial Hospital! Quickly! If you mess this up, I'll skin you alive!"

The eunuchs had never seen His Majesty so out of control. They were all terrified and scrambled off to deliver the orders.

Soon after, Crown Prince Zhu Biao arrived in haste.

He had not heard anything about his father's health today, and seeing the urgent summons, his face showed worry and doubt.

Upon entering the palace, he saw his father, whose eyes were red and swollen, and whose expression showed an anxiety and fear he had never seen before.

"Your son greets Your Majesty! Your Majesty, what is this...?"

Zhu Biao hurriedly stepped forward to bow, his tone concerned.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't allow him to say anything more, grabbing his arm with such force that Zhu Biao felt a slight pain.

He looked his son up and down carefully, his eyes filled with anxiety and unease.

"Biao'er! Are you alright? How are you feeling? Huh? Is anything bothering you? Headache? Chest tightness? Cough?"

Zhu Yuanzhang fired off a barrage of questions.

Zhu Biao was bewildered by his father's sudden concern, but he still answered respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I am well and have no health problems. Your Majesty, you..."

"All right? How could you be all right?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang abruptly interrupted him, his voice suddenly rising in pitch.

"You must have been hiding this from us! Are you afraid we'll worry? No! The imperial physician must examine you properly!"

At this moment, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy and several senior imperial physicians arrived, panting, and knelt down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, we pay our respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Quickly! Get up, all of you! Take the prince's pulse! Take a thorough examination! Check him from head to toe! If you miss even the slightest problem, we'll take your heads!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were fiercer than ever before.

The imperial physicians were so frightened that their legs went weak. They quickly got up and surrounded Zhu Biao, who was also completely bewildered, and began to examine him with trepidation.

The atmosphere inside the hall was terrifyingly heavy, with only the faint inquiries of the imperial physicians and Zhu Yuanzhang's heavy breathing.

The imperial physicians took turns examining her left hand and right hand, looking at her tongue and asking about her diet, being extremely thorough.

Finally, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, steeling himself, stepped forward and bowed in response.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince's pulse is steady and strong, moderate and even, without any signs of illness or disorder. His complexion is rosy, his voice is steady, and his daily life and diet are normal. His Highness... His Highness is in good health and there is nothing seriously wrong."

"Is it nothing serious?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened instantly, and bloodshot veins appeared again.

He slammed his hand on the table with a loud "bang," startling all the imperial physicians into kneeling down again.

"Bullshit!" Zhu Yuanzhang roared, his voice shaking the palace beams and pillars. "I see you're all a bunch of useless trash! Good-for-nothings! The Crown Prince is clearly... clearly..."

His words abruptly stopped. He wanted to say, "You'll die young someday," but the words stuck in his throat and could only turn into an even more violent rage.

"He definitely has a health problem! It's just that you bunch of quacks can't diagnose it! Give him another checkup! Use the best herbs and the most nourishing prescriptions! We must make the Crown Prince's body as solid as a rock!"

"If anything happens to our target, we'll skin you all alive!"

Zhu Biao looked at his father, who seemed to have gone mad, and felt both fear and confusion. He quickly tried to persuade him.

"Father, please calm your anger! Your Majesty, I am truly unwell; the imperial physicians' words are true. Are you perhaps unwell, or have you heard some rumors?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly turned to look at Zhu Biao, seeing the concern on his son's face.

He opened his mouth, but he couldn't bring himself to say, "The history books say you're dead."

A tremendous, unvented frustration and rage threatened to tear him apart.

So he kicked over the incense burner next to him, scattering ashes and spices all over the ground, and roared in impotent rage at the kneeling imperial physicians.

"Get out! All of you, get out of here! A bunch of useless bastards!"

The imperial physicians, as if granted a pardon, scrambled out of the room.

"Father, what exactly happened?"

Zhu Biao looked worried.

Zhu Yuanzhang grasped Zhu Biao's hand.

"Biao'er, are you tired?"

Zhu Biao was taken aback. Although he didn't understand why Zhu Yuanzhang was asking this, he still answered.

"Not tired."

"Aren't you tired?"

Zhu Yuanzhang confirmed this again.

"I'm really not tired."

"If you get tired, just tell your father! Your father will lighten your burden in the future."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao was truly puzzled by Old Zhu's thoughts.

Could it be that Father Emperor wants to replace the Crown Prince?

Do not!

The thought was dismissed as soon as it appeared in his mind.

You can say Zhu Yuanzhang lost his mind, or you can say he was out of his mind!

But changing the crown prince...

Now, almost all the founding military generals and civil officials support him.

If that's really the idea, then there's no need to go to such great lengths to train him.

Unless he dies, he's definitely going to be the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

As for death?

Zhu Biao believes that even if he doesn't live to be sixty or seventy, he should be able to live to be fifty.

"Father, what has happened?"

Zhu Biao looked concerned.

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent for a moment.

"Are you really okay?"

"Of course, no problem."

Zhu Biao stretched his body in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, look, I'm perfectly healthy!"

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but have some doubts.

Will my son really die young?

wrong!

Something must have happened!

Zhu Yuanzhang helped Zhu Biao up.

"Come on! Follow me to a place! We need to double-check something!"

Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback, but did not resist.

Zhu Yuanzhang led Zhu Biao out of the main hall and suddenly discovered a very embarrassing situation.

He left in a hurry, as if he didn't know how to get back.