Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 314 Chapter 314: Zhu Yuanzhang also has to adapt to life in the Emperor Soul Tower in advance?
On the second day after Zhu Xiaqian returned to Shuntian Mansion, during the morning court, Zhu Yue, an emperor who usually did not attend the morning court, rarely went to court again!
A complete victory was achieved on the western battlefield, and now Zhu Xiaqiang, Lan Yu and others have returned to the court, so naturally they will be rewarded based on their merits!

However, Wind King Zhu Xia Feng went directly to the battlefield in the far north. He would definitely not appear in the court, but Zhu Xia Feng's reward would definitely be indispensable!
As expected, the King of Han and King Feng really had nothing to seal, so they just gave some foreign objects as rewards!

However, Lan Yu, the Duke of Liang, was unexpectedly awarded the title of Zhenguo Shi by Zhu Yue!
Of course, for Zhu Yue, this is just an unknown title at best!

Lan Yu also knew this very well, so she didn't feel dissatisfied at all. Instead, she looked very happy!
Behind the scenes, many civil servants despise this vulgar martial artist for his lack of knowledge, but in fact Lan Yu still looks down on these civil servants!
Because Lan Yu knows very well that he is not dead yet, but if he dies, based on his achievements during his lifetime, it should not be a big problem for him to be posthumously named a king with a different surname!
This is what really makes Lan Yu happy!

After all, in the entire Ming Dynasty, there were only a handful of people who could be given the title of king with a different surname after their death. The only two were Chang Yuchun and Xu Da!

It is enough for him, Lan Yu, to be proud of being the third person after King Zhongshan and King Kaiping!
After discussing merit and rewards, Zhu Li also talked about the current development issues of the Ming Dynasty.

The foreign enemies have basically been eliminated, and it is time for the world to recuperate. Zhu Yue also announced on the day that in addition to Zhu Xiafeng's ongoing war in the far north, the Ming Dynasty will enter a stage of recuperation and will no longer It’s easy to mobilize troops!

In fact, almost everything that needs to be fought has been fought, and externally, we have to go to the American continent and the African continent for development!
Zhu Yue will not have any thoughts about those two continents for the time being.

After listening to Zhu Yue's words, all the civil and military officials in the court were full of excitement!
The Ming Dynasty is about to truly usher in the prosperous age of Chengwu and the rhythm of all nations coming to court!

Today's Ming Dynasty has become a world-leading power with no disadvantages.

According to what Zhu Yue said, if we continue to recuperate and develop, which country can be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty?
One can imagine how excited the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were at this moment!

However, Zhu Yue knew very well that it would be easy for the Ming Dynasty to maintain rapid development in the next few decades. As long as he, Zhu Yue, and the prince Zhu Xiaqiu were still alive and continued to preside over the government, the Ming Dynasty would not be in chaos!

But if Zhu Xiaqiu falls, Ming Dynasty may face the result of falling apart!
Zhu Yue and Zhu Xiaqiu can only take advantage of these decades to try their best to develop the Ming Dynasty to a sufficient height to cope with any challenges in the future!

"Dong Guo Liang, congratulations!"

After the morning court, Zhu Xiaqian cupped his hands and smiled at Lan Yu who had just walked out of Fengtian Hall.

"Hey...what's there to congratulate about?"

"We just hope that one day our avatar will appear on the Long Yuan coin, then we will die without regrets!"

Lan Yu naturally understood what Zhu Xiaqian meant, and waved her hand indifferently.

"With Duke Liang's achievements, he will definitely be able to go up there!"

"By the way, Duke Liang, I heard that the kids from the Royal Guard Academy who came back with you this time are all going to take graduation exams, right?"

Zhu Xiaqian asked with a change of topic.

"Why does His Highness the King of Han ask this?"

Lan Yu couldn't help but look surprised.

"That Yu Qian is pretty good. After he graduates, how about finding a way to work under me?"

"Or you can give him an official position in Hanzhong!"

Zhu Xiaqian directly revealed his thoughts to Lan Yu.

"King Han, it seems you have contacted the wrong person about this matter, right?"

"Where these students will go after graduation is decided by His Majesty and the Crown Prince. If not, the officials will make the arrangements. How can we, an instructor, have the final say?"

Hearing this, Lan Yu suddenly smiled bitterly.

He knew that Zhu Xiaqian must be plotting against Yu Qian!

You, Zhu Xiaheng, know that Yu Qian is a talent, but your other brothers don’t know that?
Zhu Xiaqiu knew better than You, how could such a talent be directly thrown to you as a vassal king?
There is a high probability that Yu Qian will be directly retained as the center of the imperial court by Zhu Xiaqiu!

"So, this king is still looking for the crown prince?"

Zhu Xiaqiu couldn't help but look depressed. Although he had thought of such a result, even if he found Zhu Xiaqiu, he didn't think the other party would let Yu Qian go to him!
This is equivalent to saying that this matter is basically out of the question!
"You are real brothers. If the King of Han is really thirsty for talents and discusses with His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince may not sell you this favor!"

“But it’s not up to us to decide this matter, it’s up to you!”

Lan Yu said with a helpless smile.

"Forget it, I'll ask the prince myself later!"

Zhu Xiaqian could only nod his head with a depressed look.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also led a small team of royal guards directly to Dragon Soul Mountain.

Yesterday, he told Zhu Yue that he wanted to come to Dragon Soul Mountain, not just on a whim, but perhaps because his end was approaching, so Zhu Yuanzhang had an inexplicable sense of belonging to this place and the Emperor Soul Tower!
Compared with a few years ago, Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion is getting worse and worse today. This is not a disease, but a natural manifestation of natural aging!
With Zhu Yue around, although Zhu Yuanzhang will still die, at least he will be able to truly die!

When Zhu Yuanzhang entered the small courtyard under the Emperor Soul Tower, he saw a group of Emperor Souls leaning over the paper puppets, playing chess, or gathering in twos and threes to fish and chat.

Naturally, Zhu Biao is among them!

"Father, why did you come to the Emperor Soul Tower today?"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang appeared, Zhu Biao, his son, was naturally the first to notice and rushed to greet him.

"Biao'er, it seems that your soul power has grown well. How long can you stay outside the Emperor Soul Tower now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao at this moment and couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"It should last for half a day, maybe three or four hours!"

Zhu Biao said with a wry smile.

His little soul power is still far behind compared to the senior qualifications of Ying Zheng and others!
For example, Ying Zheng, Li Shimin, and the others would be fine even if they leaned over the paper puppets for a whole day!
“It’s already pretty good!”

"How many years have you entered the Emperor Soul Tower?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and smiled.

"Dad, looking at your current complexion, something doesn't seem right!"

"Is there something wrong with your health? Has Lao Jiu looked at it for you?"

Zhu Biao also noticed the same thing about Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, and asked with concern.

"What could be wrong? It's just birth, old age, sickness and death!"

"We have lived for more than eighty years now, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?"

"In less than two or three years, we can come here to accompany you, the big guy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile without caring.

"Is there nothing I can do about it, Lao Jiu?"

Although Zhu Biao also knew that Zhu Yue would let the old man live as long as possible if he could, but hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, there was nothing he could do!
"Lao Jiu is not really a god. He can let us live for another twenty years, so we are already very satisfied!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked like he had already looked away.

“Brother Zhu’s mentality is not bad!”

"If I were still alive, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to face life and death as calmly as Brother Zhu!"

At this moment, Ying Zheng and others on the side also came up to them, and they obviously heard the words between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and his son.

"That's because you don't have a son like our Lao Jiu!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed proudly.

Ying Zheng and a group of Emperor Souls were left speechless by Zhu Yuanzhang's words!

It seems that this is really the case! If they could have a son like Zhu Li during their lifetime, and he could live to be eighty or ninety years old, maybe they would have no regrets in this life!
"Brother Zhu, you haven't been here for a long time, and that boy Zhu Li hasn't been here for several years now!"

"Tell us, what happened in Ming Dynasty recently?"

"What happened to the battlefields in Mobei and the west?"

Li Shimin suddenly asked curiously.

Hearing this, all the emperor souls also focused their attention on Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Well, let me tell you what happened in Ming Dynasty during this period!"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide anything, and basically told Ying Zheng and other emperor souls everything he knew about the recent events in the Ming Dynasty.

"I can't believe that this kid Zhu Li did it!"

"Does this kid really want to bring the entire world under the Ming Dynasty?"

After hearing that the West had been conquered by the Ming Dynasty, Ying Zheng and others said with emotion.

"Now that we can see Ming Dynasty reaching this stage, we are satisfied!"

"Anyway, even if we die, we can still stay in the Emperor Soul Tower with all my brothers and continue to guard the country of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Whether we die or not doesn't seem to be that important to us anymore!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded.

When all the emperor souls heard this, they couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

They really envied Zhu Yuanzhang for having a son like Zhu Yue!

Why can't I give birth to such an awesome son?

"When Brother Zhu is free, he can come to the Emperor Soul Tower often to accompany everyone and talk more about the Ming Dynasty!"

"Your son is good at everything, but he is in seclusion every three days. I'm afraid he won't have time to spend time with a bad old man like you, right?"

Liu Bang suggested to Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile at this time.

"That's what we mean too. We're going to come to the Emperor Soul Tower often. At least we still have you old brothers and Biao'er to accompany us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded.

The next time was basically as Zhu Yuanzhang said. Whenever he was free, he would go to the Emperor Soul Tower to kill time chatting with Ying Zheng and other Emperor Souls.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang, it is like adapting to the life here in the Emperor Soul Tower in advance, so as not to get used to it when the time comes!

A month later.

The students from the Royal Guard Academy who have returned from the Western battlefield have also completed their graduation examinations.

Among them, the one with the most outstanding results is, as expected, Yu Qian!

Zhu Xiaqiu, who had long been interested in Yu Qian, went to find Zhu Xiaqiu directly the day after the results came out, planning to ask the prince for someone!
"Do you want Yu Qian to go to Hanzhong?"

"How about that?"

"The talents cultivated by the imperial court are not just for serving a certain vassal king!"

"Talents like Yu Qian must stay in the imperial court and serve in the center!"

"I have already made arrangements with the cabinet and plan to give him the position of director of the Ministry of War!"

"Yu Qian, don't even think about it, let's talk to someone else!"

After Zhu Xiaqiu heard that Zhu Xiaqiu actually wanted Yu Qian, he simply refused.

Are you kidding me? In the entire 600-year history of the Ming Dynasty, there were only a few talents who could obtain special diplomas from the Royal Guards College. This third child really dared to speak loudly!

Apart from anything else, if he could really give Yu Qian to his third son, his father Zhu Li would be able to break his legs!

"Second brother, we are brothers after all. You won't refuse to give me this face, right?"

"And you help me govern Hanzhong, why are you just serving me?"

"Isn't Hanzhong also part of the Ming Dynasty?"

Although Zhu Xiaqiu expected that Zhu Xiaqiu would refuse, he was obviously still unwilling to accept it and still tried to persuade him.

"Don't even think about it. It's useless even if you say it today!"

"To tell you the truth, the fourth child was here before you came."

"You also know that the fourth child is leaving for the West to join the feudal clan in the next few days, and he also asked me for Yu Qian!"

"I have already rejected you, fourth child. How can I agree to you?"

"I really want to promise you, what will the fourth child think?"

"Don't make things difficult for me either!"

Zhu Xiaqiu had no choice but to directly carry the fourth child Zhu Xiaye out.

Zhu Xiaheng: "..."

Okay, now the escape route has been blocked!

He didn't expect that the fourth boy, a boring gourd, would actually ask Zhu Xiaqiu for someone!

If two people compete for a talent, then Zhu Xiaqiu will definitely not let him go at all, because if he gives it to one, he will offend the other!
Zhu Xiaqiu would never do such a thing!

"That's all, just pretend I didn't say anything about this!"

"By the way, the fourth child is about to become a vassal. Shouldn't the two of us who are brothers also express our feelings?"

Zhu Xiaqiu sighed helplessly, and then reminded Zhu Xiaqiu.

"How do you want to behave?"

Zhu Xiaqiu asked with raised eyebrows.

"At least before the fourth child leaves, we brothers should practice it properly for him, right?"

Zhu Xiaqian said with a serious face.

"In that case, then you can arrange this matter!"

"The fourth child is leaving in three days, so the time should be set on the night before!"

Zhu Xiaqiu thought for a while and then told Zhu Xiaqiu.

"Okay, leave this matter to me, don't worry!"

“I’ll let you know when we’ve decided on a place later!”

Zhu Xiaqiang immediately agreed, patting his chest.

(End of this chapter)