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

Chapter 290 Zhu Yuanzhang gave Lu family death to warn future generations
Yumen Pass.

Fourth Master Zhu stood at the gate and looked far away. The sundial on the long river hung down for half a day, and thousands of miles of flat sand came into view. Going west from here, the yellow sand is thousands of miles away, which is the vast Western Region.

He was not in a hurry to leave the customs because he was not familiar with the terrain outside the customs and had to figure it out before taking action. The great shaman has already gone to inquire about the situation and will prepare the necessary supplies.

"The moon is shining brightly in front of the beacon tower, and I want to hear the iron horses singing and singing." Zhu Siye sighed with emotion. How many heroes have stepped on this Yumen Pass through the ages. This pass is better than the Ten Thousand Mountains.

The wind and sand were too strong, so he turned around and went down to the gate. He saw a white-haired old soldier, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, standing at the door. He should be checking people coming in and out, but at the moment, there was no one there.

Fourth Master Zhu stepped forward and said hello: "Brother, are you cold?"

The white-haired old soldier looked up, with a frosty look on his face, grinned, and shook the wine in his hand: "With this burning knife, you won't be cold anymore. Brother, are you going to leave seclusion? I think you also have a lot of them. Are you old? Why do you have to work so hard?”

"I can't help it, we have a big family at home." Fourth Master Zhu spread his hands, "It is said that business in the Western Region is easy, so I will try my luck."

"It's definitely better than in previous years, but it's not that easy." The white-haired veteran frowned, "The Silk Road has been restarted, but there are more ruthless bandits in the desert, and business depends on life."

Fourth Master Zhu approached with a smile, took off the wine bottle from his waist, threw it to the white-haired old soldier and said, "Try my wine, I brought it from Jiangnan."

The white-haired old soldier took the wine, his eyes sparkled instantly, he took a sip and said, "The intoxicating spring of Jiangnan. It's been a long time since I drank. I really miss it."

"Brother, are you from Jiangnan? Then this wine is for you." Fourth Master Zhu said proudly.

"My surname is Xie, and I used to be from a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River." The white-haired old man took another sip, "In that year, I joined the Red Scarf Army to rebel. Later, it was dispersed by Wang Baobao. Several brothers and I fled westward, wandering around. Once I arrived at Dunhuang City, I never left it again.”

"And this story!" Fourth Master Zhu smiled, "My surname is Zhu, and they all call me Fourth Master Zhu. Hey, I also came from the war-torn years."

The two touched the wine bottles and each took a sip. Old man Xie had tears in his eyes and said excitedly: "It's better now. Zhu Chongba established the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army occupied Dunhuang, and the Han family returned to China. You don't know, in those years, Dunhuang was moved back and forth by various When the big tribes took over, I looked forward to the arrival of the Ming army. I have been looking forward to it for more than ten years. "

"Aren't you late?" Fourth Master Zhu asked with a smile.

"It's not too late!" Old Man Xie's face turned red. "If my old man can see this day, it's not too late."

Fourth Master Zhu looked at the old man Xie with a face full of vicissitudes of life and asked: "Brother, now that the Central Plains is at peace, why don't you go back?"

Old man Xie smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There is no one at home. Going back will only make me sad! In Dunhuang, my old man can still be a gatekeeper for the Ming Dynasty. This life is worth it."

Fourth Master Zhu raised his flagon and paid respect to the old soldier.

……

After drinking with the old soldier until dusk, Fourth Master Zhu left and came to a building in the pass. When he entered the door, he saw a guard waiting anxiously. When the guard saw him, he quickly came up and handed over a letter saying: "Your Majesty." "This is what General Zhu asked me to send. Fortunately, you haven't left the customs yet. Otherwise, I would have to go to the desert to find you."

"What letter? So urgent?" Fourth Master Zhu asked.

"It was sent from Kunming." The guard bowed.

Fourth Master Zhu waved his hand and the guards retreated. The great shaman walked out of the house, rolled his eyes at him and said, "You don't give me a reward when someone comes to deliver a message to you. You are so stingy, you're such a great emperor."

"As we head west, there are still many places where we need money." Fourth Master Zhu said.

As he spoke, he opened the letter. It turned out to be a letter from Mu Ying. The letter said that Wu'er and Queen Ma followed Chi Li into Feihuadong in Shiwanda Mountain. Mu Ying was very worried, so she wrote to explain the situation.

"Feihuadong." Fourth Master Zhu frowned.

He also missed Feihuadong and those shameless days with Chi Li in the deep pool of Feihuadong. Unexpectedly, Queen Ma and Wen'er also arrived there during their trip.

However, he is not worried. Shiwandashan has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. They regard Zhu Di as the Gu God, so they will not do anything to Wenger and Queen Ma.

Suddenly, he thought of something. Queen Ma entered the Shiwanda Mountain, and there were poisonous poisons there. Could it be possible to plant the immortal poisonous poison in Queen Ma? There are still two years until Hongwu's fifteenth year, and he is worried that Queen Ma will still pass away.

When he thought of this, he quickly wrote a letter and asked the guards to take it back to Dunhuang. He also asked Zhu Neng to take the letter to Kunming and find a way to deliver it to the concubine.

"We will leave the customs tomorrow." The great shaman came over and said.

"Okay!" Fourth Master Zhu spread his hands, "Although the yellow sand in the desert is powerful, with the skills of the two of us, we will definitely be fine."

"After going to the Western Region, you accompany me to the Great Guangming Palace first." The great shaman said.

"Okay." Fourth Master Zhu nodded readily.

The great shaman didn't hesitate to see him, but he was a little uncomfortable with it.

……

The capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang also received Mu Ying's letter. After reading it, he was more worried than Fourth Master Zhu and was furious: "This Mu Ying, he doesn't know how to stop the queen? It's a shame that the queen brought him up. After ten years of Wandashan, there are three long and two short, what should I do?”

Prince Zhu Biao came forward and was very worried after reading the letter: "Why did the queen go to that dangerous place? There are hundreds of thousands of mountains and poisonous insects everywhere."

"Stop talking!" Zhu Yuanzhang became even more worried.

"However, Father, as long as the concubine is here, everything will be fine." Zhu Biao comforted, "Besides, today's Twelve Cave all respect the fourth son as the Witch King. Even if the mother's identity is exposed, they can only respect "

"That's what I say, I'm afraid of accidents." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned deeply, "That place is very weird, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents." "The queen mother has her own destiny, and nothing will happen to her." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned deeply. Biao smiled and said, "Father, it's useless for us to worry."

"Let's write a letter to Mu Ying." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

He picked up a pen and wrote a letter, ordering the eight hundred miles to be rushed to Kunming to Mu Ying, and asked him to deliver it to Queen Ma. After writing the letter, he and Zhu Biao walked in front of Wenhua Hall.

"Father, I think you miss your mother a lot during this time, right?" Zhu Biao asked with a smile.

"When your mother was here, we often quarreled." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly, "She must have gone out. We miss her again. We are not used to it. We have eaten the food she cooked for decades, and suddenly we can't eat it anymore. I have lost my appetite these days.”

Zhu Biao had a smile on his face.

In his heart, he envied the relationship between his father and his mother, but he himself felt a little miserable. The crown prince had passed away and his concubine Lu was imprisoned in the cold palace.

……

"Father, Twelve is here." Zhu Biao pointed forward.

King Zhu Bai of Xiang, wearing a flying fish suit, strode forward with an embroidered spring knife hanging on his waist, full of heroic spirit. Zhu Biao frowned slightly: "Father, in two years, you'd better let Lao Twelve go and become a vassal."

"Why, do you feel sorry for your brother?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"It's never a good thing to be involved with spies for too long." Zhu Biao nodded.

"Okay, let him go to the Western Regions and follow the fourth child when the time comes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Zhu Biao was overjoyed. Lao Twelve always followed Lao Si, even if he went to the Western Regions. At this time, King Zhu Bai of Xiang came to them and bowed: "My sons, I pay homage to my father."

"Get up!" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand, "Here are the three of us, who are we showing these false gifts?"

Zhu Bai looked tangled, glanced at Zhu Biao, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "My son... I have something confidential to report."

"You little brat, why are you hiding something from your elder brother?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared angrily, "What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"

Zhu Bai looked embarrassed, but he still said: "According to the report from the Jin Yiwei guarding the Lu family, she was in the cold palace...cursing the father and the emperor's eldest grandson."

"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned cold, "This poisonous woman!"

"My son went to see her. She stabbed the villain. The evidence is conclusive." Zhu Bai paid his respects again.

A cold light flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he glanced at Zhu Biao, who looked sad and disappointed. Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Biao'er, let us handle this matter. I will issue a decree to reward the Lu family with three feet of white silk."

"Yes!" Zhu Biao nodded.

"We gave her a chance. This is her seeking death." Zhu Yuanzhang shouted coldly.

"My son is just worried about Yun Wen." Zhu Biao sighed helplessly, "This child will also have no mother."

"Xiongying has lost his mother a long time ago!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly, "But they have you as their father, us as their grandfather, and their grandmother."

……

Cold palace.

Mr. Lu was sitting on the porch, lost in thought.

At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a group of female officials walked in. The leading female official held Bai Ling in her hands and said in a cold voice: "Mrs. Lu, your time has come!"

"Can I see my son?" Ms. Lu asked, looking very indifferent.

"No!" said the female official, "Don't leave a shadow on the emperor's grandson anymore."

"Put down Bai Ling, I'll do it myself." Lu said.

The female officer put Bai Ling down and led everyone out. Mrs. Lu picked up Bai Ling and threw him onto the crossbar, then pulled a chair and stood on it.

Standing on the chair, she looked outside the courtyard and looked in the direction of the East Palace. She recalled the days when she first entered the East Palace. She and Chang were very harmonious.

Scenes of scenes flashed through her mind, and tears fell silently. Then, she resolutely hung Bai Ling around her neck. Half an hour later, the female officials came in and collected her body.

"The higher-ups ordered that she be buried on the side of Zhongshan Mountain." The female officer said, "We must do it now."

A coffin was carried in, Lu was put into the coffin, and then transported out of the palace to the mountain on the side of Zhongshan Mountain, where a pit had already been dug and the coffin was buried.

"Most of the women in the palace died so silently." The female official sighed with emotion and led everyone away.

Not long after they left, Wu Yu and Ao Gu landed in front of the tomb. They ordered people to dig up the tomb immediately and opened the coffin. Inside, Ms. Lu was opening her eyes.

"Haha, I told you that you won't die!" Wu Yu smiled, "The imperial doctor can't detect the breath-holding technique I taught you. You can only leave the palace if you are granted death."

Mrs. Lu stood up with cold eyes.

(End of this chapter)