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

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Tan.

Zhu Tan also sensed something was wrong, especially his eldest brother, Zhu Biao, who was winking at him and started to ponder in his heart.

He looked at his wife and father-in-law Tang He.

Tang He was frowning at this moment, but his eyes were extremely calm. Seeing Zhu Tan looking at him, he blinked quickly and turned his head to the side.

My wife smiled happily.

"Could it be that something happened here while I was away these few days? But from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like it. Why does Dad seem to have taken some medicine?"

Zhu Tan pondered for a moment, then looked at the civil and military officials, feeling puzzled.

"Father, you are doubting me!"

Zhu Tan asked tentatively.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and asked, "I can't doubt you?"

Many ministers felt relieved immediately. The person they disliked was targeted. That feeling and taste was comparable to getting a promotion.

They are quite busy these days.

"Father, everything must be done reasonably. Just because I came back early?"

Zhu Tan said somewhat unhappily.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, indicating that this was the truth, but he was laughing in his heart, wanting to see what Zhu Tan would do.

Zhu Tan: ..
I'm speechless, Dad. What does this have to do with anything?
"This is Wang Yu of Goryeo. There is no lie. If there is any lie, I will be punished!" Zhu Tan said helplessly.

How could the person he personally captured from the Goryeo Palace be fake?
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Lu only has a few thousand soldiers with him. The gap is too big to face Lee Seong-gye's 100,000 men. It is right for him to return early. Even Goryeo's Wang U is not as strong as His Royal Highness!"

Li Shanchang suddenly said.

"Your Majesty, that's right, check it out!"

"Yes, yes!"

"..."

Many ministers also agreed.

"Your Majesty, Duke Han is right!"

Tang He and other generals also nodded.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is wise. If Your Highness is defeated, just admit it. A few thousand people fighting against a hundred thousand people, the chances of winning are indeed slim. You must not lie to His Majesty!"

Li Shanchang spoke again, directly changing the direction of the situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded, confirming that Li Shanchang's words were correct. However, he did not really want to use this reason to interrogate Zhu Tan, but did it for everyone to see.

For a moment, many ministers were very happy.

The generals who had a good relationship with Zhu Tan couldn't help but frown.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Tan said immediately: "Father, I did not lose the battle, but returned with a great victory, capturing Wang Yu, Li Chenggui and many other Goryeo ministers alive. Father, you can send someone to ask Lan Yu, the general Tang Zuo that I brought with me is in Xijing City!"

Although he was a little confused, Zhu Tan also felt that there was something strange about it. Although he ran away without saying goodbye, there was indeed a reason for it, and it was not a big deal.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Lu has done a great deed and will definitely not rebel."

Tang He suddenly said.

Hey?
Zhu Tan looked at Tang He in surprise. He had only been away for less than half a month, so how could people say he was rebelling?
"Your Majesty, Duke Xin is right. There must be a misunderstanding!"

Xu Da also spoke up and supported Tang He.

"Yes, I am a military commander and not good at speaking, but I believe that Your Highness will not rebel!"

"..."

Many generals spoke up to support Tang He.

Zhu Tan looked at the scene in confusion, not understanding what was happening.

Why is he rebelling?
Zhu Yuanzhang did not say anything, just stared at Zhu Tan.

Zhu Biao coughed softly and said loudly: "Old Ten, this is actually a misunderstanding. When the emperor came, he received a secret letter saying that you wanted to rebel, and your supporter was Tang He, and there was some evidence, so the emperor was angry!"

? -?

Zhu Tan's eyes were full of question marks, and he couldn't help but look at Tang He.

Tang He was also stunned at this moment. This was different from what they had agreed upon. This part of the plot was not discussed.

"Father, there must be a misunderstanding!"

Zhu Tan said with a little helplessness that even if he wanted to rebel, it would have to be after his eldest brother died. Why would he rebel now?

"Okay, I believe you. Is this man really the King of Goryeo?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly waved his hand and looked at Wang Yu with some curiosity.

As for Zhu Tan's rebellion, he just wanted to tease Tang He suddenly, but he never expected that Tang He would make him lose face.

Just saying "Your Majesty, please don't laugh" was not necessary. In the eyes of the ministers, it was a warning to Tang He.

As for Zhu Tan's rebellion, he didn't believe it at all.

What use would several thousand people have for rebellion? His Imperial Guards are not there to do nothing. If he really wanted to secretly bring out so many people, how could it go unnoticed?

Hey?
Gone?

Everyone was stunned.

Many ministers looked around at their colleagues, trying to find someone to answer their questions.

However, not to mention them, even the military generals were confused. They were all ready to defend Zhu Tan, but Zhu Yuanzhang just let it go and found a way out for himself.

Zhu Tan was also a little confused and didn't understand what was going on.

There was a feeling that a storm was about to come, but suddenly the clouds and mist cleared away.

"What's going on!"

Zhu Tan muttered quietly.

He was very puzzled. To Zhu Yuanzhang, as long as his useless son did not do anything too excessive, he would at most give him a small punishment, and he would use other means to make up for it to the outside world. He would not really let his son pay a heavy price.

But rebellion is different. Even if you are falsely accused, you must investigate it thoroughly.

"I didn't tell a lie!"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not dwell on the rebellion, and Zhu Tan did not say anything more, but instead talked about what happened in Goryeo.

After leading the troops forward, when Zhu Tan mentioned that Wang Yu went to greet them, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a look of satisfaction and nodded unconsciously.

Everyone looked at Zhu Tan in surprise.

When talking about how Zhu Tan paralyzed Wang Yu and then took control of Xijing, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed happily and praised Zhu Tan.

Everyone couldn't help but nod.

If you want to take Xijing, this method is not only fast, but also has almost no loss. You can successfully control Xijing and retain great combat power.

When Zhu Dan and Li Chenggui were talking in front of the battlefield, Zhu Yuanzhang looked very pleased and felt proud. He didn't expect that his son was so brave.

Then Zhu Tan guarded the city and opened the city gates wide, which surprised everyone. Even Wang Yu looked at Zhu Tan in shock.

He had been listening the whole time. He did not participate in this battle at all. He only knew that Lee Seong-gye lost in the end and then he was escorted onto the ship. He had no idea what happened in between.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but scold: "This is simply nonsense. If Lee Seong-gye rushes in with all his might, you will definitely be defeated!"

"Of course I know, but Lee Seong-gye must not be afraid of death!"

Zhu Tan spoke proudly and continued his story.

After failing to capture the city on the first day, Lee Seong-gye divided his troops into four groups and attacked Seokyeong at night.

"This person is indeed capable. He took advantage of your Highness's weakness of having few followers and even knows something about Feng Shui!"

"Yes, east, west, south, and north. Although there is no such thing as defeat if you attack the north gate, it is easy for the enemy to seize it and confuse the army. It makes sense for Lee Seong-gye to attack from the east gate!"

"..."

Many people nodded and started analyzing the situation.

When they heard Zhu Dan's cannon test, they quickly concluded that Li Chenggui had divided his troops into four groups for a night attack, which surprised everyone even more.

"What a decisive judgment!" "You can make such a sharp judgment with just one test. Your Highness is truly a god!"

"..."

The generals were all shocked and couldn't help but sigh.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked by Zhu Tan's decisive idea and asked puzzledly: "How do you judge that they divided their troops to make a feint attack?"

Zhu Tan smiled awkwardly and replied, "I thought Lee Seong-gye was going to attack at night, but I saw that there were not many people, so I thought Lee Seong-gye wanted us to not be able to rest properly. But I was worried that this might be some kind of trick, so I sent people to guard the other three directions. After trying everything out, I discovered something!"

"Therefore, I guess that Lee Seong-gye might be planning to divide his troops into four groups and launch a night attack. The north and south gates of Xijing are not as big as the east and west gates. I guess Lee Seong-gye might attack from the east gate, so I went to the east gate and tested it, and it turned out to be true!"

Everyone couldn't help but nod.

This approach to dealing with the problem is indeed flawless.

The only flaw was that Zhu Tan opened the city gate tower.

"If Lee Seong-gye really invades Xijing, what will you do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said somewhat unhappily.

"Don't worry, Father. If we had chosen this method from the beginning, the 100,000-man army could have pretended to split into four groups to disperse your Highness's combat power, and then led the remaining army to attack the city gate without cannons. It would have definitely worked!"

Zhu Tan said with a smile.

The reason why Lee Seong-gye attacked in this way was not because he had not thought of this, but because he only had 60,000 to 70,000 troops. The number of people was too small to implement the false and real siege tactics.

"Yes, the real and the fake can indeed succeed!"

Everyone nodded.

"That's what happened. I will capture Wang Yu and all the other ministers!"

Zhu Tan pointed at Wang Yu.

Everyone sighed; they didn't expect that this would be the case.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Yu in shackles with some disbelief.

Everyone had the same thought: what a frustrated monarch.

Wang Yu lowered his head, feeling ashamed.

Originally he accepted his fate, but after hearing what Zhu Tan said, he felt like he had lost all face for his ancestors.

He used all his capital to attack the Ming Dynasty, but his generals rebelled. That would have been fine, but he asked for help from Zhu Tan, but was controlled by Zhu Tan, who also captured Lee Seong-gye. One hundred thousand people were unable to defeat Zhu Tan, and were thus made prisoners and sent to the Ming Dynasty.

It is indeed shameful for a king to have to suffer this.

But from another perspective, Zhu Tan is really awesome.

With only a few thousand men, three cannons, muskets and other weapons, he assembled less than 20,000 Goryeo troops, opened the city gates, and defeated Lee Seong-gye's army, successfully capturing him alive.

This is no small achievement.

Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his surprise and said, "So it's not just Wang Yu, Lee Seong-gye and others!"

Zhu Dan signaled to the generals to bring in Li Chenggui and others.

Afterwards, Lee Seong-gye walked in covered in blood, and ministers including Choi Young were escorted in.

The previous questioning was directly dismissed.

Tang He was smiling at this moment and was extremely happy.

This is a great achievement, and as a father-in-law, it makes me proud.

"Your Highness is quite powerful!"

Xu Da and other veteran generals couldn't help but sigh.

Although they knew the power of weapons such as cannons, it was Zhu Tan who took the lead this time.

How much experience in fighting does Zhu Tan have?

But this battle was won by Zhu Tan with his own intelligence and wisdom, which is enough to prove Zhu Tan's talent.

“Well done!”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, very happy.

Originally, he was unhappy about Zhu Tan suddenly leaving in the warship, and he had been waiting for him here for half a month, but Zhu Tan brought such a good thing.

In this battle, only about a thousand people died, but tens of thousands of Goryeo troops were wiped out, and Wang Yu and other ministers of Goryeo were captured alive.

How could this not make him happy.

"By the way, where is the warship?"

Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to praise him or even reward him, but when he saw Zhu Tan's smug look, he immediately lost interest.

Zhu Tan is richer than him now, so what’s the use of rewarding him?

"We have already returned. I will lead the way for you, Father."

Zhu Tan said with a smile.

The warship was parked at the dock. Under the sunlight, people could clearly see the steel hull. It was full of oppression, like a terrifying beast crawling there, ready to attack its prey at any time.

Zhu Yuanzhang and everyone else looked at the warship and were shocked.

I have seen big ships before, but this is the first time I have felt such a sense of oppression.

"Old Ten, does this ship have a name?"

Zhu Biao looked at the warship and couldn't help asking.

"It hasn't been named yet. I plan to wait for my father to name this first warship!" Zhu Tan shook his head.

He had originally planned to name it, but couldn't think of a suitable name.

Suddenly, Jiang Li stepped forward and whispered something into Zhu Yuanzhang's ear.

Hahahaha!

"Good good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly. This warship represented his Ming Dynasty, and it seemed invincible. It was hard for him not to be happy.

"How about calling me Mingwei?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and looked at everyone with a smile.

"Your Majesty is a brilliant writer. This name demonstrates the great power of the Ming Dynasty. Long live Your Majesty!"

Li Shanchang and others reacted the fastest. They knelt down immediately and flattered loudly.

"Return to the palace, Zhu Tan, bring Wang Yu and the others here. I want to interrogate them!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and ordered his men to return to the palace.

"My son obeys the order!"

Zhu Tan nodded and respectfully saw Zhu Yuanzhang off.

Zhu Biao did not leave with them, but looked at the warship with great curiosity.

"Brother isn't going with us?" Zhu Tan asked puzzledly.

"Tenth Master, a lot of things happened during the days you were away!" Zhu Biao said with a smile. He stayed to tell Zhu Tan.

Without waiting for Zhu Tan to ask, Zhu Biao smiled and said, "During the days you were away, my father said you were rebelling, and he wanted to investigate the evidence of your rebellion, and he also asked the ministers to provide evidence enthusiastically!"

Zhu Tan was stunned and looked at Zhu Biao suspiciously. He didn't know what to say for a moment. After a moment of silence, he said helplessly, "Dad, have you lost your mind? Or is he just full and wants to test me?"

"You are still talking nonsense, be careful or your father will beat you!"

Zhu Biao was amused by this and then briefly explained why Zhu Yuanzhang did this.

Zhu Tan was also speechless at the plan that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly came up with.

They said he was rebelling, but it was just to tease Tang He.

As a result, Tang He's few words made Zhu Yuanzhang lose face, so Zhu Yuanzhang simply put the blame on Zhu Tan and took the opportunity to see how many people were against Zhu Tan.

All the things I did before were for the ministers to see, to see if any of them could not help but jump out. (End of this chapter)