Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 224 Lan Yu knelt down and asked the Grand Master to save me!

Soon, one and a half months later, armies from all over the country were mobilized, and the Western Expedition Army to attack the Ottomans was completed.

Because the main force to attack the Ottomans was planned from the beginning, Zhu Di from the European side would lead the soldiers of the Sun and Moon Kingdom, so the Ming Dynasty assembled only 200,000 troops.

The Central Army has 100,000 troops, and the remaining 100,000 troops are composed of elite troops mobilized from various places.

As the commander-in-chief of this Western Expedition, Lan Yu became even more arrogant. Regardless of whether he was facing up or down, he spoke with an unusually loud voice. Many officials also came to curry favor with him, and the Lan Mansion was suddenly flooded with people.

Zhu Xiongying knew that Zhu Yuanzhang might not be able to wait long before taking action, because Zhu Yuanzhang had hinted to him several times in private before, asking him to pretend to be ill and ignore the government affairs for a while, while Zhu Yuanzhang took charge of it.

You know, this is Zhu Yuanzhang's way of preserving Zhu Xiongying's prestige.

Zhu Xiongying was ill and could not continue to work hard day and night. During the period when Zhu Yuanzhang was acting in government, it was easy to fabricate a crime against Lan Yuluo and bring him to justice.

Zhu Xiongying was not as hard-hearted as Zhu Yuanzhang, and he could not make up his mind. Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that his eldest grandson, like his father Zhu Biao, had an honest and tolerant personality.

But they can be soft-hearted, but Zhu Yuanzhang cannot!

The Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang after he climbed through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The stability of the Ming Dynasty must be guaranteed no matter what!

An arrogant and powerful general like Lan Yu, especially a founding general, who has the merits of founding a country, is more likely to be defeated! The threat to the Ming Dynasty and the Zhu family royal family is too great! Zhu Yuanzhang must completely eliminate this threat!

With the formation of the army for the expedition to the west completed, Zhu Yuanzhang once again found Zhu Xiongying and asked them to stay in seclusion and complain of illness for a period of time.

"We know that that's your great-uncle. You can't bear to be cruel, so you won't be allowed to come in person. You just need to sit quietly in the palace for some time, and we will arrange everything for you."

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was very calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, and his attitude was unquestionable, not giving Zhu Xiongying a chance to refuse.

After hearing this, Zhu Xiongying knew that he had to say something this time. He could not avoid the question vaguely like the previous times, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would really use some tough measures.

"Grandpa Huang, the army for the expedition to the west has just been initially formed, and some details still need to be worked out. Can you give me a few more days? I will take care of these things and do as Grandpa Huang said, staying behind closed doors." Zhu Xiongying said.

His tone was relatively mild, and it was a tone of discussion. In the entire Ming Dynasty, the only person who could make the current emperor Zhu Xiongying be so humble was Zhu Yuanzhang, and Cao Wei was half of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Xiongying for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.

"Hurry up..."

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and prepared to leave.

Zhu Xiongying suddenly called him, "Grandpa Huang..."

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped, but did not look back. He stood at the threshold and was watched. He could walk out with one step.

"Do you really have to be so heartless? Even if Lan Yu has many shortcomings, he has done so much for the Ming Dynasty. Besides, he is related to our Zhu family. Why would he kill them all like this? Is there no other way..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing and walked out of the door, sighing in his heart, relatives? Are relatives reliable?

Countless experiences tell him that no one can be trusted except his own family! So he doesn't have any hope for Lan Yu. This is what happens when people grow older. They can see the essence of some things more clearly, and their hearts become harder!

For Zhu Yuanzhang, apart from Daming and Zhu Xiongying, there is nothing worthy of his care and regret. As long as Daming can do well, everything he does will be worth it!

After Zhu Yuanzhang left, Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

He had become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang's tough methods, he was still like a helpless child.

Zhu Yuanzhang restricted himself in this way and was rude to himself as the emperor. Can Zhu Xiongying resent him? Obviously it can't be done.

Zhu Yuanzhang did all this for his own good, so that he could better control the Ming Dynasty. Before taking action on Lan Yu, he deliberately picked it out. On the one hand, it was to preserve the majesty of Emperor Zhu Xiongying, and on the other hand, it was preparation. Take all the infamy and blame!

Zhu Yuanzhang has already killed too many people. He doesn't care if he kills a few more or gets more infamy. But Zhu Xiongying cannot do that. He must be a wise monarch...

How could Zhu Xiongying resent Zhu Yuanzhang who was thinking about himself in every possible way?

Zhu Xiongying sighed and could only hope that Grand Master Cao would act quickly...

On Cao Wei's side, because Cao Lin was too naughty and busy teaching Cao Lin a lesson every day, he almost forgot about saving Lan Yu because he didn't go to court.

It wasn't until one day that I accidentally heard the news that the expedition to the west was completed, and I remembered that Lan Yu still had a big knife on his head that could fall down at any time.

Cao Wei, who heard the news that day, slapped his forehead and left the scientific research institute to go home. Then he sent someone to Lan Mansion to invite Lan Yu to come over.

Cao Wei sent the housekeeper of Cao Mansion to invite Lan Yu, but he waited at the gate of Lan Mansion for a long time before entering.

Sapphire expanded...

Compared with the period when he was beaten by Zhu Yuanzhang a few years ago and he humbly learned a lot from Cao Wei, now he has made great achievements several times, has great power, soldiers and horses in hand, and officials from all walks of life are fawning over him. Lan Yu The true nature gradually emerges again, or this is the bad nature of human beings. It is easy to be confused by the appearance in front of you and forget to think about the most fundamental truth.

The housekeeper of the Cao Mansion came to invite Lan Yu to the Cao Mansion. After learning about it, Lan Yu curled her lips and felt a little unhappy in her heart.

During this period, many officials from the DPRK and the Central Government took the time to visit his house in person. At this time, Lan Yu was thinking that Tian was the boss, Zhu Xiongying was the second, and he was the third. However, Cao Wei only asked his housekeeper to come over, and also asked Follow him and run to Cao Mansion.

For the swollen Lan Yu, this was a bit disrespectful.

Even if Cao Wei had a higher official position than him and was closer to the emperor, so what? The battles he had won and the contributions he had made were real. How could he be worse than Cao Wei?

Cao Wei did develop many great inventions, such as repeating muskets, divine thunder cannons, and manual rifles, but without him, Lan Yu, leading the troops in the war, these weapons wouldn't be able to function, would they?

Although she felt unhappy, Lan Yu was not stupid after all. Today's Cao Wei is not someone who can be offended easily, so let's go to his house to see him.

With hands behind her back and head held high, Lan Yu followed Cao's housekeeper Lao Zhang to the house.

At the gate of Cao's mansion, he met Cao Wei's son, Cao Lin.

This boy also got an outfit from nowhere, dressed himself up like a mighty general, held a stick in his hand, and stood in the center of the gate of Cao's mansion.

"Hey! Who is coming? Tell me your name quickly! This general will not kill nameless ghosts!"

Xiao Cao Lin put up a majestic posture towards Lan Yu, a big man. She held a flower in her hand and pointed at Lan Yu's forehead.

When Lan Yu saw this, she immediately felt a lot of affection for this little guy who was "wielding swords and guns" and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, you little guy, how about becoming a real general in our army in the future?"

Xiao Cao Lin frowned, "Who are you? You're just talking big words here."

"You don't know who I am?" Lan Yu's name doesn't work with Cao Lin. Moreover, Cao Lin doesn't know that the big man in front of him is the first brother in the Ming army.

"No matter who you are! When you come to my house, you have to listen to me!"

Lan Yuza said, "You little guy are more domineering than me, okay!"

While the two were talking, Xiao Cao Lin suddenly heard a call from behind.

"Cao Lin."

It's my father's voice.

Xiao Cao Lin no longer pretended to be a general. After screaming in surprise, he ran away without looking back.

Lan Yu smiled and said to Cao Wei:

"I like your son! When he grows up, send him to our army! We will definitely train him to become a truly mighty general!"

Cao Wei shook his head and smiled, and called Lan Yu to go inside. The housekeeper Lao Zhang stepped aside and was busy with other things.

This was Lan Yu's first meeting with Cao Weide after returning from Europe. After the two sat down, they exchanged pleasantries. Lan Yu told all of his majestic behavior in Europe without reservation.

"It's not that I look down on them, those European countries are really not enough! Their generals are well-known, but not very capable. If they hit them with three or two cannons, the opponent will be defeated..."

Cao Wei listened to him while drinking tea.

Lan Yu spoke alone for a long time before she stopped talking.

"As far as I know, Master Cao is a very busy man. He manages the Manufacturing Bureau and the Research Institute together with his subordinates. Today he sent the housekeeper of the mansion to call me in person. What can I do?"

Cao Wei heard the dissatisfaction in his words, smiled slightly, turned his head and winked at Xiaoyu, who then dispersed with the maids around and at the door.

Seeing this scene, Lan Yu noticed something unusual and her expression became much more solemn.

"General Lan is in the limelight right now!"

Cao Wei's words made Lan Yu a little confused. Did he ask him to come here just to praise him? Cao Wei is not such a boring person.

"What does Grand Master mean by this? I led the army to fight for the Ming Dynasty and made great contributions. Is it possible that I still have to keep my tail between my legs?"

"That's not true. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. General Lan has won many battles, so it is normal for him to be more majestic and airy."

When Lan Yu heard this, she became more and more confused about what Cao Wei meant, but there was a hint of pride in her eyebrows. She was about to speak out when she heard Cao Wei say something again.

"But don't forget, General Lan. On the battlefield, you are the king, and all soldiers must obey your orders. But back in the Ming Dynasty, in the court, you and I are all His Majesty's ministers. We need to behave ourselves."

Cao Wei leaned on the chair, crossed his hands and fingers in front of him, and continued slowly:

"You have made a lot of contributions in Europe and won a lot of benefits for the Ming Dynasty. But when you come back this time, you act in such a high-profile manner because of your achievements. When you raise your arms, there are countless people in the army who respond. Okay! Take us Your Majesty’s limelight has been overshadowed, and your Majesty still has to reward you for your military achievements. Doesn’t this seem a little inappropriate in someone’s eyes?”

Lan Yu's brows furrowed and her expression became extremely serious!

"After General Lan came back this time, did he go to see the Supreme Emperor in the palace?"

When Lan Yu heard this, she immediately reacted and was horrified! Then it quickly sank...

He really had never met Zhu Yuanzhang. As soon as he came back, he received Zhu Xiongying's order to prepare for the Western Expedition, and then he mobilized armies from all over the country in full swing...

Is this because the Grand Emperor is dissatisfied with him?

He tentatively spoke, "Is the situation so serious? How can I say that I am also the founding hero of the two countries."

Cao Wei nodded, "Because of this, the Supreme Emperor will be even more worried! You are the founding hero of the two dynasties. Do you think that after his death, your Majesty will be able to suppress you, a hero?" , a tough general? If you confront His Majesty in the future, what can he do to you?"

"You act in such a high-profile manner. In the eyes of the old man, how can you not be suspected of preparing to compete with His Majesty?"

At some point, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Lan Yu's back! A sense of urgency arose in my heart.

Cao Wei raised the corner of his mouth and smiled and continued speaking very calmly,

"It has been some time since General Lan came back. The army for the expedition to the west has been mobilized. During this period, General Lan has been going to court every day. Have you noticed anything unusual about Your Majesty?"

After listening to this, Lan Yu began to recall that something was really abnormal.

It stands to reason that he helped Zhu Di establish his country in Europe and made great contributions. After he came back, he formed a large army and prepared to attack the Ottomans. All this represented the positive development of the Ming Dynasty and was a good thing. However, Zhu Xiongying often frowned these days.

Of course, Lan Yu had merit and should be rewarded, and Zhu Xiongying did so, but when discussing the merits and rewards, Zhu Xiongying looked at him with a strange look, as if... couldn't bear it?

Before, Lan Yu was dazzled by her achievements and the compliments and praise from everyone, and her mentality was inflated. She didn't think deeply about Zhu Xiongying's meaningful eyes and unusual actions.

Now after Cao Wei said this, Lan Yu finally came to his senses!

What does Zhu Xiongying's look mean?

He clearly knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was about to take action against him and was preparing to eliminate him as an unstable factor, but he couldn't bear it!

Lan Yu sat on the chair, but her legs were weak, her forehead was wet with sweat, and her throat was a little dry.

There are various signs that Zhu Yuanzhang is really ready to attack him! So, what should he do? How can we reverse the current situation and reassure Zhu Yuanzhang? How can we survive in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands?

The past came to mind. Hu Weiyong and the others were liquidated by Zhu Yuanzhang in this way back then. Just like him today, he also failed to see the situation clearly.

Those people were all Lan Yu's acquaintances, and they had gone through life and death together, but under Zhu Yuanzhang's methods, each of them put on prison uniforms and had their heads chopped off!

That scene, that bloody picture, Lan Yu will never forget it in her life!

I never imagined that after so many years, the reckoning would now fall on me!

He thought about his son, daughter, adopted son, and the whole mess of his family. If Zhu Yuanzhang took action, none of them would survive!

Gradually, Lan Yu's clothes were soaked with sweat, and her body was trembling slightly! He was really scared!

Fortunately, after sweating, Lan Yu's IQ reached a high point again.

He knew that the only one who could save him now was Cao Wei in front of him!

Cao Wei definitely couldn't have called him here today just to tell him that his death was imminent!

Thinking of this, Lan Yu stood up suddenly, knelt down in front of Cao Wei with a thud, and shouted,

"Please Grand Master Cao save the lives of my entire family!"

(End of this chapter)