Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 200 Zhu Yuanzhang: It’s over, our father has surrendered to the enemy
In the palace, in the Fragrant Pavilion, Emperor Yuan was sitting on a soft couch, his face gradually returning to rosy. The thrilling experience of the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony still lingers in his mind. How did those assassins get into it? There must be an internal response to this matter.

At this time, the eunuch walked up to him cautiously and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen is requesting an audience."

When Emperor Yuan heard this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and he gnashed his teeth and shouted angrily: "Get out! Let her get away from me! This vicious-hearted woman may be the one who planned the assassination."

The eunuch looked panicked and quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, be careful that the walls have ears."

Emperor Yuan immediately stopped talking, but the anger in his heart could not be calmed down. In the past, he indulged in pleasure and left all government affairs to the queen and prince, but he never expected that he would be ignored by them. Now he is an emperor who is walking on thin ice. If it were not for the loyalty of King Qi, he might have been forced to abdicate.

He took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and ordered in a cold voice: "Tell the Queen that I have taken the medicine and lie down to rest."

"According to the order." The eunuch took the order and retreated.

Emperor Yuan rubbed his frown, slowly lay down and closed his eyes to rest. However, not long after, the eunuch came in again and reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen has left. But Concubine Shu is here, and she personally prepared medicine for Your Majesty."

Emperor Yuan sat up after hearing this, with a flash of expectation in his eyes: "Please invite her in quickly."

Soon, a woman in a pink dress walked into the Xiang Pavilion. Her figure is graceful and graceful, her appearance is unparalleled, her skin is as smooth and smooth as silk satin, pink, white and slightly rosy. It was Empress Shu who was deeply favored by Emperor Yuan.

Yingchang City, a remote courtyard.

Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is joking. But this is indeed the rule in the palace."

"My lord, we have found out." A middle-aged fat man in rich clothes said, "The person who is accompanying Queen Fengjia today is named Tang Bohu. He is the young master of Xingsheng Palace. He was recommended to the Queen by the Prime Minister. He also saved the Queen at the Tian Da Ceremony, and he is expected to become a famous person in front of the Queen and flourish. Tang Bohu is the Fourth Master Zhu pretending to be, so young, it is simply magical. If it were not for seeing King Yan beside him, none of us would have dared believe."

Ding Xiu and Jin Yiwei were hiding here. During this period, they went out everywhere to find out about Fourth Master Zhu and the Fourth Prince. Jin Yiwei was in Yingchang City and had planted spies before. In fact, spies have penetrated deeply into the court and army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

"You are lurking in Yingchang City, why don't you give me some money?" Ding Xiu glared.

"I'm happy, but I feel it's too dangerous." The middle-aged man continued, "Do you want me to arrange to contact King Yan?"

……

Concubine Shu smiled and took out the medicine bowl: "Your Majesty is frightened, drink it while it's hot."

Emperor Yuan heard this and waved, and Concubine Shu walked up to him with a medicine bowl and gently fed him the medicine herself.

"How is King Yan?" Ding Xiu asked anxiously.

Concubine Shu saluted Yingying: "I see you, Your Majesty."

After he explained something, the middle-aged man withdrew. Then, he wrote a spy report and rushed it to Peking for 800 miles.

……

Could it be that Fourth Master Zhu surrendered to the enemy? What should I do? He also brought King Yan with him. He became a high official in Beiyuan. Damn it, he sold King Yan, right? He sold it for a good price, so he became a high official.

Ding Xiu's face was frozen in surprise, motionless.

Her eyes signaled the eunuch not far away to test the medicine, but Emperor Yuan gently waved his hand: "No need, is it possible that my beloved concubine will poison me?"

"I live with the Fourth Master in the big house that the Queen gave to the Fourth Master." The middle-aged man continued to report, "Prince Yan recently led a group of aristocratic young men from the grassland to walk around Yingchang City, and they were very arrogant."

"Uh..." Ding Xiu looked strange, "Could it be that the Zhatian Gang has been established again?"

"Exactly!" The middle-aged man spread his hands, "The Zhaotian Gang recently collected protection fees, and the small shops have all been charged money."

"My beloved concubine is flat." Emperor Yuan raised his hand to signal her to stand up, "My beloved concubine is so considerate to me that she even prepared the medicine for me herself."

"Okay!" Ding Xiu nodded.

At night, the moonlight hides the clouds, making it dark.

Wearing night clothes and covering his face, Fourth Master Zhu flew down in front of the Ancestral Temple. He came to absorb luck. During the day, the Book of Luck in his mind was actually able to absorb the luck of the Beiyuantai Temple, but was later interrupted by an assassination. Therefore, he came quietly at night, intending to suck all the luck out of the Ancestral Temple.

He hid in a tree and began to try, but there was no response from the Book of Luck in his mind. He was confused: "What's wrong? The Book of Luck is also sleeping? Hey, wake up quickly, it's time to work."

Just as he was thinking hard and trying again and again, a sound suddenly broke through the air. Fourth Master Zhu flew down alertly. The moment he left the tree trunk, a cold light flashed through, and the big tree where he was hiding was instantly cut off.

A masked figure landed lightly in front of him, holding a scepter in his hand, and snorted: "Are you the one who absorbed luck today?"

It was a woman's voice, cold and sharp.

Fourth Master Zhu was not afraid and snorted: "Are you the great shaman? Can you take off your mask and speak?"

"Seeking death!" The big shaman attacked instantly.

The sword in Master Zhu's hand was unsheathed. He did not use a sword in Yingchang City for fear of exposing his identity. However, he learned a set of Haoran swords through "Song of Righteousness", which are fierce.

clang!
The two of them exchanged moves, and the violent zhenqi vibrated, knocking them back several steps at the same time. At this time, the imperial troops guarding the Ancestral Temple were also alerted by the silence, and they all gathered around here.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Fourth Master Zhu's body disappeared in a flash, turning into a series of afterimages and disappearing into the night. The great shaman did not pursue him, but stared coldly at the direction in which Mr. Zhu disappeared, and said to himself: "This body method is so weird."

……

Fourth Master Zhu went straight back to his yard, cursing in his mind, "Damn, there are so many masters in Beiyuan, and he has no certainty of victory even with the national master and the great shaman." Of course, in this enemy capital, it's not time to give it a try.

He flew down in front of his mansion, and just as he was about to enter, he heard a familiar voice coming from the street: "Cruel old man, what bad things have you done again?"

Wen'er walked out of the night, still dressed in a pink dress, pretty and cute, with a smile on her lips, and her bright and bright eyes raised.

Seeing this, Fourth Master Zhu immediately opened his arms and shouted enthusiastically: "Winger, I miss you so much!" He walked towards Wener without hesitation and hugged her tightly into his arms. Weier was stunned for a moment, a complicated look flashed in her eyes, but she quickly put her arms around his waist, squeezed hard, and said coquettishly: "You know I'm looking for you, why don't you show up?"

"Go back to the house and explain to you." Fourth Master Zhu put his arm around Wener's slender waist and walked into the mansion together.

After returning to the room, he hugged Weinger impatiently and started kissing her passionately. Wener was about to speak, but her lips were tightly blocked by him. She struggled a little, then wrapped her fair arms around Master Zhu's neck and responded enthusiastically.

Half an hour later, Wen'er lay lazily in Master Zhu's arms, with the charming curves of her jade back fully exposed, and her face as red as a cloud. She gave Master Zhu a charming look and asked, "Why did you dye your hair black? What the hell is going on in Yingchang City?"

Fourth Master Zhu rested his head with one hand and hugged Wen'er with the other, with a proud smile on his lips: "You are doing something big! By the way, why are you here in Yingchang? You are not really here to chase me, are you? I am doing something big. Do not believe."

Hearing this, Wu'er bit him on the shoulder, her beautiful eyes widened fiercely: "Of course I'm here to find you! Didn't I say that I need you to help me practice? I...I am all yours , do you... want me to find another man? "

Fourth Master Zhu gently stroked Wen'er's cool hair and laughed loudly: "Of course I am willing to help with this kind of thing."

Wen'er's face turned even redder, and she shyly cursed: "Old pervert!"

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Fourth Master Zhu was still sleeping soundly while holding Wenger in his arms, when he heard the sound of Zhu Di practicing boxing from the yard. Although he was very tired, he still got up. The back and forth with Wener last night was really exhausting.

Wener was still immersed in a sweet dream, with a touching blush on her pretty face, like the dawn of dawn. Fourth Master Zhu gently moved her slender legs across his body, carefully got out of bed, arranged his clothes, and walked into the early morning courtyard.

While Zhu Di was sweating and practicing boxing, he glanced at Fourth Master Zhu curiously: "Master, who was the beauty who accompanied you last night? You never bring a girl from Wanhualou home."

Fourth Master Zhu shrugged speechlessly and replied: "She is a witch from the Demon Cult."

Zhu Di was startled when he heard this, and then his eyes widened: "She actually chased her to Yingchang City? Is she also pregnant with your child?"

"You kid, you know too much!" Fourth Master Zhu scolded angrily with a smile.

He simply washed up and began his daily physical training. However, as soon as he squatted down, he felt a pain in his waist, which almost made him fall to the ground. Fourth Master Zhu quickly held on to the big tree next to him to steady himself. This scene happened to be seen by Zhu Di, who couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Master, why did you change it to supporting a tree this time?"

Fourth Master Zhu blushed, stood up straight and continued practicing. An hour later, the master and apprentice finished their morning exercises and sat on a stone bench in the garden to enjoy breakfast. Zhu Di joked while eating: "Master, why don't you ask the second wife to get up and have breakfast together?"

"She can't get up today, I'll take her in later." Mr. Zhu said proudly.

Zhu Di rolled his eyes.

……

While the two were eating, the maid came to report that the Queen had sent someone.

Fourth Master Zhu looked up and saw Hesar walking in, dressed in a green outfit. The tight-fitting outfit showed off her proud figure. She had a simple ponytail and looked heroic, but her face was cold.

"Girl, you didn't knock on the door." Fourth Master Zhu raised his eyebrows.

Hesar is one of the Thirteen Wings of Mengwu, with extremely high cultivation. The strange thing is that she was not with the Queen yesterday. She walked straight to Fourth Master Zhu with a frosty face: "Mr. Tang, was it you who saved the Queen's life yesterday?"

Fourth Master Zhu spread his hands indifferently: "So, the girl was given to me by the Queen? It's just... the Queen's vision doesn't seem to suit my liking. I prefer beautiful and colorful women."

Hearing this, Hesar snorted softly, put his five fingers together like sharp claws, and struck at Master Zhu with lightning speed. Fourth Master Zhu reacted quickly, raised his hand and greeted him with a palm. The two exchanged several moves in an instant, but Fourth Master Zhu deliberately hid his true strength, making Hesar mistakenly think that he was just an ordinary master.

Fourth Master Zhu secretly speculated that the purpose of Hesar's trip was probably sent by the Queen to test him. How could a woman who could sit firmly on the throne of the queen easily trust a person of unknown origin?
As expected, Hesar asked coldly: "Master Tang, where are you from? There seems to be no file record of you in the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Fourth Master Zhu snorted softly, pretending to be displeased: "I am fleeing here. There are many people like me in Yingchang City! It doesn't matter if you were sent by the Queen or you came here yourself. If you don't believe it, I just want to go. I don’t want to get involved in your muddy water. I might lose my life if I’m not careful.”

Hesar heard the words and sneered again and again: "If that's the case, then I will report back to the Queen truthfully."

"Whatever you want!" Mr. Zhu waved his hand nonchalantly.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Hesar's lips, and he glanced at the interior of the room with a meaningful look, then turned and left.

……

In Beiping City, the cold wind is as sharp as a knife.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da and other generals returned to the warm hall after inspecting the city defenses. In recent days, Wang Baobao has frequently sent small groups of elites to carry out guerrilla harassment, which has made the Ming army tired of dealing with it and extremely annoying.

Xu Da frowned and said in a deep voice: "Looking at the situation, I'm afraid the decisive battle will have to be postponed until the spring of next year. It's freezing now, and most of our soldiers are from the south, and it's difficult to adapt to this severe cold weather. On the other hand, Wang Baobao's army has already I’m used to this cold climate.”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement: "That's true. Fortunately, we now have enough food and grass to last until next spring. By then, it will be time for us to fight back."

After discussing the strategy against the enemy, the generals took their orders and left one after another. Zhu Yuanzhang stayed alone in the main hall, closing his eyes to rest. At this time, Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, hurried in: "Your Majesty, we have urgent information from Yingchang City."

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled. He immediately took it over and opened it to look at it. His eyes hurriedly scanned it, and he was secretly shocked: "Our father surrendered to the enemy? Why did he become a high official of the enemy country? What is he going to do?"

He took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and ordered: "Immediately send another team of Jin Yiwei to Yingchang City to pay close attention to the movements of Fourth Master Zhu and King Yan. Any news must be reported in time."

"According to the order." Mao Xiang responded respectfully. He hesitated for a moment, then spoke to comfort him: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Fourth Master Zhu will never surrender to the enemy. We don't know what big plans he may be planning. Ding Xiu is already preparing to contact King Yan, and I believe he will be able to do so soon." Good news comes.”

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "I'm just worried that they will do whatever they want in the enemy's capital. It's a land of tigers and wolves. If anything happens, it's hard for us to save the fire from afar."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will send additional manpower to support you." After Mao Xiang finished speaking, he turned around and exited the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat back on the throne, holding the spy information tightly in his hand, frowning, and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)