King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 110 An unprecedented explosion! Lao Zhu was confused!

Forbidden City.

Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned over the memorial.

Prince Zhu Biao accompanied him.

It is still a simple and unpretentious day, observing politics and studying.

Lao Zhu felt uneasy for a while.

Unlike others who clock in and go to class every day, Lao Zhu's class is extremely hard-working, and he comes in endlessly every day.
  In addition to the memorials for various administrative regions of the Ming Dynasty, there are also administrative offices such as the Sixth Department and the Third Division. The daily work is extremely busy. Even if there are a few bachelors to help him, it is still a drop in the bucket.

But it was not these endless memorials that kept Zhu Yuanzhang uneasy.

But a person.

That is Wei Guogong Xu Da and Xu Tiande whom he cares about very much!

Ever since Xu Da was in Peiping, there was news that he had gangrene on his back, and his condition worsened very quickly!
  From the beginning, Xu Da just apologized to himself in the memorial, saying that he might not be able to personally handle many matters in planning the Northern Expedition, and even suggested that he consider other candidates for the Northern Expedition coach.

Later, within a few days, Xu Da's second memorial became too difficult to survive.

There was a hint of farewell in his words, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very anxious for a moment!
  After all, Xu Da was his playmate, confidant, and ally who grew up with him, and he was the prime minister and marshal whom he relied on most!
  No matter which identity, it is of great significance to Zhu Yuanzhang, let alone these identities added together.

The most rare thing is that Xu Da is not only outstanding in ability and the well-deserved number one in the Ming Dynasty, but he is also extremely loyal, knows how to measure, advance and retreat, and never puts himself in trouble!
  Where can I find such a good subordinate, brother, or even relative?
  After flipping through the memorials distractedly, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Song Ne, the great scholar who was waiting on the side: "Where is Wei Guogong now? Has he entered Yingtian?"

Song Ne's most important job on weekdays was to help Zhu Yuanzhang select and organize memorials.

Therefore, if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to find something for a memorial, or if he wanted to know something, he had to ask Song Ne first.

Song Ne couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Your Majesty has asked this question for the third time today.

He shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has no news about Duke Wei. He must be on the way. I have informed the General Affairs Department that once there is news about Duke Wei entering the city, it must be reported to Your Majesty as soon as possible. Please relax!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

"That's good, you have to keep an eye on it more often!"

suddenly.

Old eunuch Chen brought a stack of memorials with someone.

Song Ne's eyes lit up when he saw the top one.

Then he picked up the memorial and glanced at it, presented it to Zhu Yuanzhang with both hands, and said: "Your Majesty! Duke Wei has entered the city!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he took the memorial, turned it over, and said excitedly: "Okay! Tiande is finally back!"

Then he said to Old Eunuch Chen: "Ming Tai Hospital will send all the best imperial doctors from each department to wait at Duke Wei's mansion. We will do our best to cure Duke Wei!"

Old eunuch Chen hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said: "Send all the best imperial doctors in each department to the Duke of Wei's house?
  I'm afraid if something happens in the palace."

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "What are you afraid of? What could happen? You bastard, don't you listen to what we say? Do you want me to kill you and replace you with an obedient one?"

Now we just want to cure Wei Guogong! Let’s not talk about other things! "

Old eunuch Chen was frightened out of his wits by Zhu Yuanzhang's words. Zhu Yuanzhang threatened other courtiers with beheadings at every turn, which may have been just a threat.

The execution rate is about 50%.

But for the eunuchs, if Zhu Yuanzhang really said he wanted to behead, then he might really want to behead him!

After all, in Lao Zhu's eyes, eunuchs are not good people. Everyone can be killed and everyone should be killed. They just have to be used.

If you want to kill, it's just a matter of casual words, and you don't care if they are really wronged.

Seeing old eunuch Chen walking away quickly, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

"Prince, you said that the Wei Guo Guo passed this time, right?"

Zhu Biao comforted him and said: "Father, Duke Ji of Wei has his own destiny. He will definitely overcome the difficulties and fight for the Ming Dynasty again."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head sadly.

“The higher a person reaches a high position, the more lonely he feels.
  Although Tiande is now at odds with us, he is always cautious in what he says and does, and he is no longer as high-spirited as he used to be.

But in our hearts, we still pretend to be old brothers!

If he leaves too, we will be even more lonely."

When Zhu Biao said this, he didn't know what to say.

He is a prince, so he naturally understands the principle of being high-minded and reclusive.

For example, the brothers he could play with when he was young now seem to be alienated from him.

On the surface, he was respectful, but inside he was still more or less alienated.

Even though Zhu Biao is still their good big brother, kind and generous, Zhu Biao also understands that he and his brothers will never have the time to joke with each other and laugh side by side again.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked: "Prince, we remember you once mentioned to us that the fifth child, Zhu Xi, is quite knowledgeable in medicine!
  Should he also go and take a look at the gangrene thing? "

Zhu Biao was stunned and said with a wry smile: "Father, the doctors in this imperial hospital have gathered the most famous and powerful doctors in the world.
  If they are all helpless, Erchen thinks that even if the fifth brother takes action, it will be meaningless!
  What's more, compared with these imperial doctors, Erchen felt that his proficiency in medical skills was still far behind. "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought for a while, then said: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, you should not give up!

What's more, those quack doctors from too many hospitals may not be of any use!
  They have no problem treating minor illnesses, but they also know when they encounter a serious illness.

The people they treat are all noble people, and they don't dare to use strong medicines, harsh medicines, or folk remedies!
  Therefore, many diseases cannot be cured even if they are not treated!
  Tiande's gangrene is very dangerous, so many doctors in Beiping Prefecture are not optimistic about it. In fact, we have no hope for these imperial doctors!
  We hope that Lao Wuwan has some folk remedies that can help Wei Guogong."

Zhu Biao smiled bitterly.

Why did my father suddenly have an idea? Isn't this because he was ill and rushed to the doctor?
  Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said again: "Prince, don't look down on your brothers too much!
  Look at Lao Shi, didn’t he make a name for himself? There is nothing wrong with our son!
  Maybe Lao Wu is the best in this medical skill! "

Zhu Biao had been with Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, and he no longer easily contradicted his father. He just smiled and nodded, saying: "Father said yes!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Is Lao Wu still in the Prince's Hall now? Prince, come with us, let's go see Lao Wu!"

Pick up Lao Wu and go to Wei Guogong's mansion to see Tiande! "

talking.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.

"Tiande, we asked our son to see you. If something happens to you, even our son will be sorry!"

The Palace of the Kings.

backyard.

Zhu Xi was extremely disappointed with Zhu Tan's expressionless reaction!
  He couldn't help but said angrily: "Do you know anything about gunpowder? How can you make such a cold expression on such a powerful gunpowder? It's like you turn a blind eye!
  Isn't this sound scary? Isn't the hole big enough? "

Zhu Tan nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhu Xi was instantly angry.

"Speak as if you have seen more powerful gunpowder!"

Zhu Tan nodded again and said, "Yes."

no way.

The power of gunpowder that Zhu Ru showed him in front of him really made him uninterested!
  Even in the palace of kings.

The power of this pound of black powder is really pitiful.

It just blasted a large pit about 1 meter deep and 2 meters wide in place.

Although it's not too small.

But in Zhu Tan's view.

A pound of gunpowder.

explosion.

That's it?

Of course, Zhu Tan also believed that this was the maximum power of gunpowder that could be achieved under the current conditions.

It is estimated that Zhu Ju also compared the gunpowder used by the Ming army before he was confident that his gunpowder was good enough.

Perhaps the ratio of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal was changed.

Therefore, the power of gunpowder has been increased.

However, it’s still too bad!

Seeing the indifference on Zhu Tan's face, Zhu Xi immediately snorted: "Tenth brother! You are not one of my colleagues!"

Zhu Tan frowned and thought.

Let’s drink wine for a while. I really don’t want to be your comrade.

Isn’t it good for one person to work together?

Zhu Ru suddenly sighed and said: "Forget it, you don't understand gunpowder, and it will be in vain to demonstrate to you!

I thought you would be pleasantly surprised! Oh, what a pity! "

Zhu Tan suddenly became unhappy when he heard this.

Do you really think I am a loser?

Why don’t I understand gunpowder!
  He hummed to Zhu Ru: "Fifth brother! This gunpowder is nothing more than saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur. It is not a strange thing!
  Your gunpowder claims to be very powerful. You probably just adjusted the ratio of these three things. You must have been doing experiments behind the scenes. How many times did you try it? What's so proud of it? "

Zhu Xi was stunned and looked at Zhu Tan.

No, do you really understand?
  Zhu Zhu nodded and said: "That's what the tenth brother said! I did adjust the ratio of these three, and it was indeed after many experiments that I succeeded!"

talking.

Zhu Ru frowned and said: "Even if you know the truth, can you make more powerful gunpowder than this?
  I came to the capital this time just to present a treasure to my father. If this gunpowder is used in the army, its power will be greatly increased! "

Zhu Tan sneered and said: "Isn't the power greatly increased? Before the war begins, first blow up the eyes of our own people or blow up the chests and kill a few of our own people!"
  Those firearms are either made of wood or iron. The strength of these irons is such that you have never tried using such powerful gunpowder. Aren’t you trying to kill people?
  You still say that I don’t understand these things, but in fact it’s you who really don’t understand, Fifth Brother! "

Zhu Tong was stunned on the spot by Zhu Tan's words.

After thinking about it carefully, I felt that what Zhu Tan said made sense.

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Tan and asked: "Although I can't refute what you said, but you didn't show the real thing, I still don't believe it, unless you can show me more powerful gunpowder!"

Zhu Tan shook his head boredly.

"Believe it or not! Fifth Brother, I've seen the gunpowder here. Let's go to a flower bar."

Zhu Xi said angrily: "Why are you like this? Why are you only interested in flower wine? How can flower wine be as fun as gunpowder!"

Zhu Tan looked at Zhu Ru strangely.

Generally speaking, only older men have all kinds of eccentric hobbies. After all, their physical strength and energy cannot keep up, so they can only rely on these hobbies to masturbate. Those young and vigorous people will never consider only one thing. thing
  As my fifth brother, I don’t look very old.
  Why is it like this?
  Is he vain?

Zhu Tan said lazily: "Fifth brother, you must do what you say!"

Zhu Tie gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want the oiran lady on the Qinhuai River?"

Zhu Tan looked at Zhu Xi and said honestly: "I want to!" Zhu Xi said: "500 taels of silver a night! My brother helped you pay for this money, but you must let me see more powerful gunpowder, otherwise you are bragging. When the time comes, we will find a little maid to serve you! Don’t even think about being an oiran or anything like that!"

Zhu Tan suddenly became excited when he heard this.

"Fifth brother, this time it's a deal!"

Zhu Zhu nodded and said, "It's a deal!"

Zhu Tan took action immediately!

He clearly knows the scientific ratio of gunpowder!
  Zhu Rui already had saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal for making gunpowder.

soon.

Zhu Tan mixed these things together.

The proportions are optimally adjusted.

Of course, the most important thing is the addition of sugar.

Of course, this white sugar is not as pure as later generations, but it is very close.

In this way, I collected about two taels of gunpowder.

Zhu Ru frowned and said: "How big of a crater can you make by just lighting gunpowder like this? How can you show the power of such a small crater?"

Zhu Tan looked at Zhu Ru with a strange face.

"Then how much gunpowder do you want to try?"

Zhu Ru said: "It must be a pound no matter what. If it is less than a pound of gunpowder, you can't see anything at all!"

Zhu Tan laughed dryly and said, "My gunpowder is very powerful."

Zhu Rui said disdainfully: "How big can it be? If you can really let my brother see the world today, I will find two oiran ladies to play with you!"

"all!"

Zhu Tan said nothing.

The amount of gunpowder was suddenly increased to one pound!
  Then he looked at Zhu Ru and said, "If something goes wrong with this explosion, Fifth Brother, you have to pay for it."

Zhu Tie waved his hand and said: "It's just a pit a few feet big! Then I can just let the servants from the Prince's Hall repair it. It's nothing!"

Zhu Tan couldn't help but add: "Fifth brother, this matter has nothing to do with me. If something goes wrong with you then, don't blame me!"

Zhu Xi sneered.

"Stop bluffing. No matter what, you will know when it is lit. In short, this matter has nothing to do with you. I was the one who ordered it to explode!"

"Okay! Don't worry, fifth brother, I will blow up a big one for you!"

When Zhu Tan heard this, he nodded excitedly.

He was also a little curious in his heart. Although there were always rumors about that classic on the Internet,

But he really didn't know much about how powerful this thing was. He just happened to see it today. Anyway, the entire consumption was paid for by Prince Zhou.

soon.

The gunpowder was packed and compacted and placed on the spot.

Zhu Tan stood dozens of meters away.

Quietly watching Zhu Rui happily directing the operations of his subordinates.

Subsequently.

Zhu Rui pointed it at the fuse and lit it!
  Zhu Tan couldn't help shouting when he saw it.

"Slow down! Fifth Brother! This fuse is too short!"

Zhu Tong frowned and looked at Zhu Tan, who was dozens of meters away, and said, "Tenth brother! You must have run too far, so you won't be in trouble."

Zhu Tan didn't answer, but just shouted: "Lengthen the fuse, lengthen it! At least one meter! And, Fifth Brother, come here quickly, don't light the fire yourself! Just let them light it!"

Zhu Tie couldn't help but shake his head when he heard Zhu Tan's shout.

This is too cowardly!

Or are you bluffing and trying to scare me?
  finally.

Zhu Zhu still listened to Zhu Tan's words, and stood with Zhu Tan on the edge of the back garden of the Princes' Pavilion from a distance, watching several eunuchs deploy explosives.

Those people cursed the two princes in their hearts!

Do you have anything to do?

If you have nothing to do, don't come to the Prince's Pavilion to harm us!
  Is it that easy for us to live? You have to do such a dangerous thing. You are hiding dozens of meters away. Are we going to take risks next to this gunpowder?
  at last.

The fuse was lit by a eunuch.

Subsequently.

Everyone dispersed with a roar!

As servants, they are still very sensitive. At least no one dares to stand nearby carelessly.

After all, the two princes were hiding far away, and they were not fools. This gunpowder must be terrible!
  Anyway, the fuse burns for a long time, which is enough for them to run far away.

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Tan boredly.

"Tenth brother, this time, I will give you face.

I won’t listen to your bluff next time! I don’t know how long this fuse will burn!
  It exploded, and I couldn’t see what it would look like when it exploded. It was really boring.”

talking.

Zhu Zhu also stretched and yawned.

Subsequently.

Boom——!
  A loud noise sounded in the King's Pavilion!

With the sudden roar, everything seemed to freeze in an instant!

Amid the smoke and dust, a strong wave of air swept across the surroundings, overturning and breaking objects around the King's Pavilion!
  A cloud of black smoke rose from the spot and spread all around!

Even though Zhu Tan was dozens of meters away, he was hit in the face by the sand blown up by the explosion!
  Zhu Rui was completely stunned while stretching!

Subsequently.

Click!
  Zhu Ru's face turned pale for a moment!
  Zhu Tan looked at Zhu Ru and asked curiously: "Fifth brother? What's wrong with you?"

"I think my waist is twisted!"

Zhu Tan sighed.

At this time, there was a rush of footsteps in the Princes' Pavilion, and at the same time, the dozen or so little eunuchs who had just been watching suddenly burst into screams of ghosts and wolves.

This power is really terrifying!

It must have alerted all the Jin Yiwei and the guards in the King's Pavilion. Maybe officials from Tianfu and even people from the City Patrol Department will come soon!

However, Prince Zhou paid for all the purchases anyway.

When the time comes, even if you sue your father, it will still be Lao Wu’s fault!

Zhu Tan has nothing to do with him.
  Zhu Tan is just an innocent and pitiful person who is tempted to drink flower wine.
  Zhu Ru recovered a little, and his waist felt better, and suddenly his face turned bitter.

Why did I stretch out when I had nothing to do just now?

I was frightened by the explosion, and my whole body felt bad!
  Just a twist.

My waist seems to be useless now!
  Although I can still move, I don’t dare to move much!

Well, you also said that you want to drink flower wine on the Qinhuai River. How can you drink this flower wine?
  My waist is useless.

Do you really only drink alcohol?
  soon.

Zhu Tan and Zhu Ru walked to the explosion site.

It wasn't until they got closer that the two of them couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

hiss--!
  The originally flat ground has now turned into a huge pit, about ten meters wide and five or six meters deep. The soil around the pit was blown away and the surrounding trees were broken or uprooted by the huge impact.

Among the smoke and dust, the smell of scorched earth was pungent, and the exploded soil and gravel piled up like hills.

In short, about one-tenth of the back garden of the Prince's Pavilion has been completely destroyed.

It even involved several nearby houses, which were bombed into a mess.

It was even more polluted by the sand and gravel blown up by the explosion, and it was already in a state of dilapidation.

Zhu Ting looked at Zhu Tan and his face was filled with anger!
  Why are you so down to earth!
  You said gunpowder is powerful, it is really that powerful!

In other words, how can you speak without exaggerating?

I thought you were bragging!

Now that such a big hole has been blown up, how do you want me to compensate?
  The backyard of Zhuwangguan is full of rockery lakes and exquisite flowers, plants and trees!
  Southern gardens have always been priceless
  Is my salary enough to compensate?

What's more important is that this incident has probably shocked the whole city. How will I explain it to my father then?
  What if my father finds out and gets furious?
  How can I explain why I came to Yingtian Mansion all the time and suddenly suffered such a big sin?

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Tan and couldn't help but said: "Tenth brother."

Zhu Tan said: "Your Highness, King Zhou, please respect yourself. There is no tenth brother here, only King Lu who has nothing to do with this explosion!"

Zhu Ru:.
  Outside the King's Pavilion.

Zhu Yuanzhang's sedan chair has already arrived.

Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Biao who was also in the sedan: "We knew from the beginning that even if these children become a vassal, they will always miss us!
  Or if we miss them, we have to call them back!
  That's why we built this Prince's Pavilion for them to live in.
  Haha, if you have to use it a few times throughout the year, you must practice it correctly. "

Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Yes, father, my sons and ministers sometimes miss their brothers."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Elder brothers are like fathers! If one day we are no longer here, you must remember to call these brothers back from time to time to chat with each other and talk about our friendship!

We cannot say that in the future, our Ming vassal king will have a distant relationship with the emperor. That is not good! "

Zhu Biao nodded and said: "What the father said is true, and I must remember it!"

suddenly.

A deafening explosion sounded!
  It hit Zhu Yuanzhang's sedan hard!

Fortunately, there were enough bearers, so the stability of the sedan was maintained and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were not embarrassed!

The Jin Yiwei guarding outside shouted loudly.

"Protect Your Majesty!"

Subsequently.

The guards formed a team and were on alert with all their might!
  Jiang Wei frowned and looked in the direction of the explosion, then quickly walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's sedan and said: "Your Majesty! The explosion just now came from the Princes' Pavilion!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked after hearing this!
  "Kings' Pavilion? Explosion? What's going on? Quick! Take us to see it!"

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