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

The bedroom of the Princess of Yan.

Xu Miaoyun lay on the couch, her face pale and her eyes closed.

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly. First, his father went mad, and then his mother fell ill. Zhu Gaochi was so anxious that his mouth was covered in blisters.

However, several physicians were summoned, but they all said they could not cure the Princess of Yan's illness.

At this moment, a maid came to report, "Zhao Ning'er has arrived."

Zhu Gaochi felt that Zhao Ning'er had too many tricks up her sleeve, and that he could easily fall into her trap. Therefore, he didn't want to see her and asked, "What is she doing here?"

"She said she knew a little about medicine and that she had heard the princess was ill and wanted to come and treat her."

"Oh, she also knows medicine? Then please invite her in."

Not long after, Zhao Ning'er walked in from outside.

After exchanging greetings, Zhao Ning'er said to Zhu Gaochi, "Your Highness, I need to examine the Princess Consort; please excuse me."

Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know medicine?"

I know a little bit about it.

"Alright then, thank you for your help."

"Your Highness, there's no need for such formalities."

Zhu Gaochi then withdrew.

Zhao Ning'er moved a chair and sat down in front of Xu Miaoyun's bed.

She first took Xu Miaoyun's pulse, which was sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

Zhao Ning'er parted her lips slightly: "Your Highness, in my opinion, you don't have any serious illness; it's mainly a mental one."

Upon hearing this, Xu Miaoyun opened her eyes and asked, "Who are you?"

Zhao Ning'er introduced herself.

"So you're Zhao Sili's daughter. I met you when you were little. I never imagined you'd grow up so big. You've blossomed into a beautiful young woman."

Zhao Ning'er smiled: "Your Highness, what you are worried about is that there is the invasion of the powerful Northern Yuan bandits from the outside, and the court is increasing its efforts to weaken the power of the princes from the inside. Moreover, your two brothers, Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou, may not be of the same mind as you."

"Now that the Prince of Yan has gone mad again, you were so anxious that you fell ill, isn't that right?"

Xu Miaoyun raised an eyebrow, barely managed to sit up, and leaned back against the pillow: "Ning'er, I never expected that you would have such a mind at such a young age."

"Then tell me, is there any cure for my illness?"

"There is a way to save her, of course, but I don't know if Your Highness is willing to cooperate."

Tell me about it.

Zhao Ning'er paced back and forth in the room, pointing north with her finger: "The Northern Yuan isn't that scary. This time, because the Prince of Yan killed the Northern Yuan's envoy, Timur brought 100,000 troops, but they were repelled by Zhu Yunwen and Chang Yuchun."

"Wasn't Chang Yuchun already dead?" Xu Miaoyun asked, looking puzzled.

"No, he's perfectly fine." Zhao Ning'er shook her head.

"Back then, he fought alongside my father and won countless battles."

I heard he was already dead; I never imagined he was still alive.

"If the Crown Prince does as I say, Beiping can be kept safe by the imperial court."

"What did you say?"

Zhao Ning'er then gave her a detailed account of the situation both inside and outside the court.

Finally, Zhao Ning'er said, "If Zhu Yunwen hadn't saved Zhu Gaochi, he would probably have died long ago."

Isn't it a good thing that Zhang Bing, Xie Gui, and Zhang Xin came to Beiping to lend their support?

There's strength in numbers.

Upon hearing this, Xu Miaoyun asked, "You mean Zhang Xin is here too?"

"yes."

It turns out that Zhang Xin was once a subordinate of Zhu Di.

On one occasion, Zhang Xin embezzled a great deal of wealth, which, according to the law, should have been punishable by death.

Later, Xu Miaoyun pleaded for him before Zhu Di, and Zhu Di spared his life.

Therefore, Zhang Xin was very grateful to Xu Miaoyun.

Thinking of this, Xu Miaoyun said to Zhao Ning'er, "I know about this. I'll talk to Zhu Gaochi about it later and arrange for them to take up their posts as soon as possible."

Zhao Ning'er was overjoyed upon hearing this: "Thank you, Princess Consort Yan."

the next morning.

Zhu Gaochi invited Zhu Yunwen, Zhang Bing, Xie Gui, and Zhang Xin over.

He said to Zhu Yunwen with a smile, "I never expected that Zhao Ning'er would know medicine and actually cured my mother's illness."

Today, let's invite these three to take up their posts.

Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed upon hearing this, thinking to himself that Zhao Ning'er was indeed quite shrewd, employing a roundabout strategy.

First, they persuaded the Princess Consort of Yan, and then the Princess Consort of Yan worked on Zhu Gaochi. This tactic really worked.

Zhu Yunwen bowed and said, "Thank you, elder brother."

Zhu Gaochi looked south: "My father is wholeheartedly committed to resisting the Northern Yuan and is loyal to the court. He has never been disloyal."

"It's only because some treacherous people have spoken ill of you before the Emperor that the court has turned its attention to weakening the regional military governors in Beiping. I hope that when you return, you will speak well of them to the Emperor."

"That's natural. Your contributions in resisting the Northern Yuan are immense, and the court is aware of that," Zhu Yunwen said, turning to Zhang Bing, Xie Gui, and Zhang Xin. "From this moment on, I hope you will help each other and work together to govern Beiping well and defeat the Northern Yuan army."

As the Provincial Governor of Beiping, Zhang Bing declared eloquently, "Please rest assured, Prince Wu, we will certainly live up to Your Majesty's trust."

Zhu Yunwen then said to Zhu Gaochi, "Brother, Song Zhong, Xu Kai, and Geng Huan have requested to transfer the guards of the Prince of Yan's residence to jointly resist the Northern Yuan. Please grant their request."

Zhu Gaochi naturally understood that their words were just a pretext; their real purpose was to disperse and disintegrate the military forces in Beiping. However, their reasons were so plausible that he could not refuse.

Zhu Gaochi smiled slightly upon thinking of this: "What you say is very true. However, we in Beiping do not have many guards. How about this, give each of the three of them a thousand guards."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen thought to himself, "You're really ruthless. A thousand guards are a drop in the ocean; what problem can they solve?"

However, he thought again that something is better than nothing.

Dispersing the Northern Army's forces is not something that can be done overnight.

"Brother, you are loyal to the court and wholeheartedly resist the Northern Yuan. I believe the court will not treat you unfairly."

At that moment, a little boy, about two or three years old, walked in from outside.

He ran to Zhu Gaochi's side and opened his arms: "Dad, I want a hug."

"Zhanji, what are you doing here? Where is your mother?" Zhu Gaochi's face darkened.

"Mom says you haven't slept in her room for a long time, she's angry!"

Everyone laughed when they heard that.

It turns out that this child was Zhu Zhanji, the eldest son of Zhu Gaochi and his legal wife Zhang.

Zhu Yunwen held him in his arms and asked with a smile, "Do you know your uncle?"

"You're so handsome, you don't look quite like my dad."

So they completed the handover procedures that same day, and Zhang Bing, Xie Gui, and Zhang Xin took office smoothly.

Although Zhu Gaochi repeatedly tried to persuade Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Ning'er to stay, Zhu Yunwen insisted on leaving.

Two days later, Zhao Ning'er saw that Xu Miaoyun had fully recovered.

Only then did everyone set off to leave Beiping.

Zhu Yunwen, Zhao Ning'er, and Chang Yuchun led five hundred soldiers and a thousand horses on their journey.