Ming Dynasty: I, Zhu Yunwen, started by resurrecting my grandmother.

I heard a loud "bang" in my ear.

Zhu Gaoxu was extremely excited. He originally thought that Zhu Yunwen was going to die, but unexpectedly, the sword failed to pierce Zhu Yunwen and the blade bent into an arc.

Immediately afterward, Zhu Yunwen thrust his chest forward, and Zhu Gaoxu was unable to maintain his balance, staggering back several steps and falling to the ground with a thud.

Zhu Gaochi stared wide-eyed at Zhu Yunwen, completely bewildered.

He wondered if Zhu Yunwen had already mastered the legendary indestructible body.

He was truly baffled.

This sudden change surprised everyone present!

Zhu Di suddenly stood up and asked with concern, "Yunzhen, are you alright?"

"Replying to Fourth Uncle, I am fine." Zhu Yunwen patted the dust off his clothes, his expression calm.

Zhu Di, with his hands behind his back, sternly asked Zhu Gaochi, "What happened just now? Who told you to do that?"

Zhu Gaoxu blushed, pondering how to answer.

To be honest, this was not Zhu Di's idea; he wanted to do it himself.

"Father, I was dancing with my sword too fast just now, and by the end, the sword was out of my control. I lost my grip for a moment, and that's why... I had no intention of hurting Zhu Yunwen."

Zhu Di's face darkened: "I thought your swordsmanship had improved, but I didn't expect you to be worse than before. You've actually made a fool of yourself here! Get out of here!"

"Yes, Father."

Zhu Gaoxu got up from the ground, sheathed his sword, handed it to his elder brother, and left.

The atmosphere at the scene became somewhat awkward.

Yao Guangxiao stepped in to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, please calm down. In my humble opinion, the Second Young Master's swordsmanship has improved considerably. However, even the best can make mistakes. This is nothing to worry about."

"Yes, yes," the crowd echoed.

After everyone drank for a while, Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi, "Take the four of them to the guesthouse to rest."

"Yes, Father," Zhu Gaochi replied.

After everyone had left, Zhu Yunwen stayed behind.

He turned to Zhu Di and asked, "Fourth Uncle, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Oh, what is it?"

"Just now, when we entered the city, Zhang Yu ordered someone to cut off a head, claiming it was an envoy from the imperial court. Uncle, that person shouldn't be an envoy from our court, but rather an envoy from the Northern Yuan, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's face twitched a few times, but then returned to normal: "Nephew, you have a good eye. How did you figure that out?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly: "If I am not mistaken, that person is wearing a huge gold earring on his left ear. Such an outfit is not seen in our court; only the Yuan people have this custom."

In the eyes of the Northern Yuan, the person who could afford such expensive earrings was by no means an ordinary person.

"Beiping's defenses are formidable; who else could have entered the city besides an envoy from the Northern Yuan?"

Zhu Di nodded: "Yunyi, I didn't realize you saw through it. You're quite something."

"However, there's something I want to say, but I'm not sure if I should."

"Speak."

"When two countries are at war, envoys are not to be killed; this is the rule."

It seems inappropriate that you killed the Northern Yuan's envoy.

Doing so would only exacerbate the conflict between the two countries. If the Northern Yuan army came to demand an explanation, how would we explain it? Zhu Yunwen looked worried.

"I will execute the envoy as a show of force!" Zhu Di said dismissively.

"Then Uncle should make plans early, as the Northern Yuan's iron cavalry is fast."

According to my nephew's observation, there don't seem to be many elite troops in Beiping.

"Yes, you don't know this, but in recent years, we have fought against the Northern Yuan many times. As the saying goes, we kill a thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of our own."

"Our troops have suffered heavy losses," Zhu Di said, frowning. "But the court neither provides us with new troops nor allows us to recruit our own. Naturally, our army is getting smaller and smaller."

"Fourth Uncle, that's not right, is it? Not long ago, you mobilized 100,000 troops and arrived in the capital. How can you say there are no troops?" Zhu Yunwen looked up at the chaotic sky.

"Uh," Zhu Di choked for a moment, then chuckled dryly, "You don't know, that time, I was just bluffing, setting up more tents and hanging more banners. In reality, there were only about ten thousand men, not a real hundred thousand."

Zhu Yunwen thought to himself, "You are a real old fox. Do you think I can't tell the difference between 100,000 troops and 10,000 troops?"

However, there's no need to take it too seriously now.

"So that's how it is. In that case, Fourth Uncle can be considered a skilled military commander. He really impressed us."

Zhu Di laughed heartily: "Yunzhen, I clearly saw Gao Xu stab you just now, so why didn't he manage to stab you?"

At this moment, Zhu Yunwen tore open the front of his clothes, revealing the Qiankun Golden Lock inside.

Zhu Gaoxu's sword just now pierced right into this golden lock; how could he possibly have broken through it?

Zhu Di was also taken aback when he saw it.

He naturally recognized the gold lock and knew what it meant.

Seeing the lock is like seeing Old Zhu.

He quickly knelt down: "Your subject greets Your Majesty."

Zhu Yunwen thought to himself that his grandmother was right; the lock really did have some effect.

"Fourth Uncle, please get up quickly." Zhu Yunwen said, and quickly helped Zhu Di up.

Zhu Di asked, "This lock was a gift from my father to my mother. How did it end up with you?"

"My grandmother gave it to me before my nephew came."

Zhu Di thought to himself, "Zhu Gaoxu dared to stab this golden lock with a sword. Based on this alone, he can be sentenced to death for great disrespect."

Zhu Di wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Yunzhen, just now, Gao Xu didn't know and accidentally pierced this lock. Please don't mind."

When you get back, whatever you do, don't tell your grandmother about this.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen thought to himself, "So you're scared now? That Zhu Gaoxu is really vicious. He used sword dancing as an excuse to try and take my life, but you're protecting your own."

However, Zhu Yunwen thought this in his heart, but did not show it on his face: "Fourth Uncle, don't worry, I know that Gao Xu did make a mistake just now, it's not his fault. When it comes to sword dancing, it's normal to make mistakes from time to time."

Zhu Di's expression softened slightly: "Good nephew, you are truly a magnanimous person, with the demeanor of an elder brother. Since you have come all the way to Beiping, you must stay here for a while longer. You brothers should be as close as possible."

Zhu Yunwen bowed again: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Fourth Uncle."

"We're all family, why say such things?"

Just then, Zhu Gaosui ran over, first glaring at Zhu Yunwen,

Then, he whispered a few words in Zhu Di's ear.

Zhu Di's expression changed drastically: "Oh, is that so?"