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

Zhu Yunwen dared not conceal the truth, so he told Empress Ma that the old Zhu had already passed away.

Upon hearing this, Empress Ma cried out "Ouch!" and fainted.

This really startled Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen quickly pounded her chest, patted her back, and pinched her philtrum. After a long time of effort, Empress Ma finally woke up again.

All I heard was her crying as she said, "That damned bastard, I'm going to settle the score with him!"

Relying on the power of my godfather Guo Zixing, he finally ascended the throne.

However, after he became emperor, he selected beauties from all over the land to fill his harem, creating three palaces, six courtyards, seventy-two concubines, and three thousand beauties.

Later, he favored Consort Sun, Consort Li, and Consort Guo, neglecting me.

He's such a heartless person!

I never expected him to die. Tell me, who am I supposed to settle this score with?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen wanted to laugh but dared not.

He thought to himself, "How old are these people? They're still fighting over women."

Zhu Yunwen helped Empress Ma up and could only console her from the side, "Your Majesty has spent his life on the battlefield, it hasn't been easy for him either. Just let him enjoy a couple of days of peace and quiet, don't hold it against him."

"If he hadn't been so lustful and ruined his health, how could he have died so young?"

"..."

After a long while, Empress Ma finally stopped crying: "Yunzhen, how about this, let's go to your grandfather's memorial hall together tomorrow morning to pay our respects."

"promise!"

Upon hearing his grandmother's words, Zhu Yunwen immediately felt his back straighten up.

the next morning.

Old Zhu's funeral hall.

Zhu Yunwen and his civil and military officials are paying their respects to the late Zhu Yunwen in front of the mourning hall.

Suddenly, a woman and a handsome young man walked in from outside.

Everyone glanced at them and saw that the two people who had arrived were neither Ma Xiuying nor Zhu Yunwen. So who were they?

Everyone who witnessed it was horrified.

They thought to themselves, "Hasn't Empress Ma been dead for many years?"

How did it suddenly come back to life?

Is she a human or a ghost?

When Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, all the civil and military officials were terrified of him, and everyone knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was most afraid of Ma Xiuying.

In other words, Ma Xiuying can decide whether you live or die!

Therefore, it's more accurate to say they were afraid of Empress Ma than of Zhu Yuanzhang.

What's even stranger is how she ended up with Zhu Yunwen?

Wasn't Zhu Yunwen already arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and thrown into the Dali Temple prison?

How strange!

No one could understand it.

Zhu Yunwen was also filled with doubt and uncertainty.

He approached Empress Ma, lifted his robes, and knelt down: "Grandson greets Grandmother!"

When the emperor knelt down, all the civil and military officials also prostrated themselves on the ground.

"You even knew you had a grandmother?"

"..."

Empress Ma looked down at Zhu Yunwen, but instead of telling him to get up, she snorted and said, "Yunwen, now that you're the emperor, you've become arrogant, haven't you?"

He had just ascended to the throne when he was about to turn against his own brothers.

"Grandmother, please ask you, did you issue an edict to execute Zhu Yunwen in three days?"

"This—." Zhu Yunwen choked on his words.

"You're a good child, and your grandmother never expected you to do this. Whose idea was this? Tell me!" Empress Ma's face darkened.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "It was Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng who made their grandson do this."

Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were both present. When they heard this, they thought to themselves, "Your Majesty, how could you do such a thing?"

It was clearly you who wanted to reduce the power of the princes and kill Zhu Yunwen, so how can you put all the blame on us?

This is it!

Empress Ma turned her face and looked sharply at Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng.

They were so frightened that they trembled uncontrollably, not daring to lift their heads, and kept wiping away their sweat.

"Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, did you two suggest His Majesty do this?"

"..."

What should the two of them say in front of Zhu Yunwen?

They couldn't very well say that this was the emperor's own idea and had nothing to do with the two of them.

"Guards!" Empress Ma's voice reached 80 decibels.

At this moment, four armored warriors entered from outside and bowed, saying, "Empress Dowager, please give your orders!"

"Drag Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng out and give each of them forty lashes!"

"promise!"

Without a word, the four armored warriors dragged Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng outside the palace gate, pulled down their pants, and started beating them on the buttocks.

"One, two, three, four..."

Someone was counting nearby.

Those administering the punishment dared not show favoritism; every blow was delivered with a solid, unwavering force.

Not a single stroke can be missed!

They beat Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng until their skin was torn and their flesh was bloody!

After the fight was over, Empress Ma ordered that the two of them be sent to the Imperial Hospital for treatment.

Zhu Yunwen was secretly pleased when he saw this, thinking to himself that his grandmother's prestige was as strong as ever.

All the civil and military officials fell silent, trembling with fear.

Everyone knows that Qi Tai was a trusted minister who was greatly relied upon by Emperor Zhu during Zhu's lifetime.

However, Empress Ma didn't care about any of that and started attacking without warning.

Empress Ma finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You may all rise."

Only then did Zhu Yunwen and his civil and military officials dare to stand up.

Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yunwen and asked, "Do you still want to kill Yunwen?"

"Cough, cough," Zhu Yunwen coughed twice to cover up his unease, "I won't kill them."

"Since ancient times, when brothers are not on good terms, outsiders will bully them."

You and Yun-hu are brothers. Only by joining forces can you deal with those internal and external troubles.

Your grandfather was just a monk at Huangjue Temple. Later, he joined the army, fought in all directions, and fought for most of his life to bring about the Ming Dynasty we have today.

At present, our Great Ming Dynasty is not at peace. From the outside, the Northern Yuan and the Western Regions are eyeing us covetously, and from within, bandits such as Chen Zuyi and Liang Daoming are causing chaos.

There are also a few powerful vassal kings who are becoming too influential to control. How can you brothers kill each other?

"Grandmother is right."

"Why did you issue an edict to prevent the vassal kings from coming to offer condolences?"

"It was not my decree, but my grandfather's last edict. He was probably worried that the Northern Yuan and other forces would take the opportunity to invade the Central Plains."

"Your royal grandfather was wise all his life, but he made a foolish mistake for a moment."

The Ming Dynasty governed the country with filial piety; how could human relations be abandoned?

As Empress Ma spoke, tears streamed down her face as she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's memorial tablet. "Yunzhen, prepare the incense table. I've come to pay my respects to that damned bastard."

"Yes, Grandmother."

As Zhu Yunwen spoke, he quickly prepared the necessary items, and then helped Empress Ma to the front of the mourning hall with both hands.

Although Empress Ma verbally criticized Emperor Zhu, she actually had a very deep affection for him.

Back then, she once shielded Old Zhu from a sesame seed cake with her body, burning off a large patch of skin from her chest.

Old Zhu was deeply moved by this and vowed to treat her well for the rest of his life.

Empress Ma wept bitterly.

Zhu Yunwen also burst into tears, crying until his voice was hoarse and his eyes were bloodshot.

At that moment, a guard entered and reported, "Your Majesty, battle report from the front!"

"Show it to me."

"promise!"

The guard handed the battle report to Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen, his hands trembling, opened the document and read that it said that Prince Yan, Zhu Di, was leading an army of 100,000 under the pretext of mourning and was heading towards the capital.

Zhu Yunwen was greatly alarmed: "Who will go and repel the enemy in my stead?"