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

Chapter 303: The emperor’s family survives in the wild, old Zhu is numb
Zhu Yuanzhang swept his eyes and spread his hands towards Alutai: "Little brother, how is your martial arts? I heard from your mother that you have been practicing martial arts since you were a child, and your masters are all famous masters from Beiyuan."

Aru Tai responded with a hint of arrogance: "Brother, do you want us to compete to see who kills more enemies?"

At this moment, hundreds of men in black launched a swift attack. Zhu Yuanzhang roared angrily and knocked down a large piece with one punch. However, just as he was about to show off his skills, a large number of officers and soldiers suddenly attacked him.

"No, we've fallen into a trap!" A man in black shouted in horror.

bang bang bang~
Gunshots suddenly rang out, and Ming Dynasty's Jin Yiwei also appeared on the scene. Their muskets fired mercilessly, and the men in black fell in droves. Before long, the men in black were either killed or captured.

Arutai took Zhu Yuanzhang and quickly returned to the palace. Zhu Yuanzhang noticed something strange and asked, "Where did these Jin Yiwei come from?"

"There were originally Jin Yiwei stationed in Yiliba." Arutai explained, "My mother asked the Jin Yiwei for help. As the Ming Emperor is here, they will naturally be extra attentive."

"Why do we feel that we are being used?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Your mother used me and the Jin Yiwei to eliminate dissidents. When the time comes, she will tell the various departments in the grassland that a mass killing is the intention of the Ming Emperor."

Arutai laughed after hearing this: "Brother, your reaction is indeed fast enough! Yes, my mother also said that the men in black captured this time, after rigorous interrogation, are enough to eliminate the hidden opposition forces on the grassland. Catch them all in one fell swoop and put the blame on you, Ming Dynasty."

"As expected of the empress." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled softly, with a hint of approval in his tone.

"Hmph, don't worry about them. The Witch Queen will die in their hands, and no one in the Western Region can assassinate them." Zhao Xuanzhen smiled coldly.

……

"Since the road is blocked by heavy snow, you can stay in Yiliba for the New Year." Arutai suggested, "We brothers should also have a good time together, otherwise we really don't know when we will see each other again in the future."

"How could it be?" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to show that he didn't mind, "I appreciate people with skill, and your mother is capable."

The heat wave is rolling, and the air is filled with the smell of sand. It is a dry and warm smell that makes people feel thirsty involuntarily. Occasionally, a gust of wind blows, kicking up pieces of fine dust. The sand and dust in the wind hit my face, causing a slight stinging sensation.

Arutai nodded heavily: "My son will remember it."

"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.

"Hurry up, I'm almost dying of heat." Zhu Mengyao wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"The Supreme Emperor also took this route to the Western Regions. There should be an oasis ahead." Zhu Yuanzhang said while riding a camel.

In the blink of an eye, it was the spring of the fifteenth year of Hongwu. On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang and his party left Yili and headed for the Western Regions. Zhao Xuanzhen and Arutai's mother and son were on the tower, watching them go away.

In this vast desert, people seem extremely small. Every step he took was like fighting against the scorching heat. Sweat flowed down his face and soon left a series of dark traces on the sand.

The scorching sun hangs in the sky, scorching the desert mercilessly. The sand is hot under your feet, and there are bursts of burning sensation through the thin soles of your shoes.

Gusts of hot wind blew by, and the weather in the Western Region began to get hotter. Zhu Yuanzhang and his party followed the Silk Road and entered the desert a few days later. The heat was unbearable, so they simply brought enough supplies this time.

He secretly thought that Arutai would be a powerful ruler in the future. If he took charge of the grassland in the future, he would be in serious trouble.

"What if there is an unexpected gain?" Zhao Xuanzhen chuckled.

Arutai spread his hands and asked with some worry: "Brother, you don't blame us for taking advantage of you, do you?"

"Mom, are they safe on this trip?" Arutai was a little worried.

……

"Mother, you have been so enthusiastic towards them these three months, I thought you..." Arutai was confused.

Zhao Xuanzhen turned her head, pressed Alutai's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Alutai, remember, as an emperor, you cannot have emotions. Just like Emperor Ming, he has been very good to you in the past three months, right? ? But if it goes to the battlefield or involves a dispute between the two countries, he will not hold back. "

"Then you still leaked their whereabouts?" Arutai was puzzled.

At dusk, they finally arrived at the oasis.

There was a clear lake in the oasis. Zhu Mengyao and Zhu Xiongying couldn't wait to take off their shoes and socks and jumped into the clear lake with cheers. The coolness of the lake water instantly dispelled all the fatigue and heat from their bodies. They were playing and playing in the water.

Queen Ma and Wen'er also walked to the lake. They held up the clear water and gently washed away the dust and sweat on their faces. At that moment, they seemed to have washed away the fatigue of the day and the dust in their hearts, and their whole bodies became refreshed.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang was busy lighting a fire by the lake. Who would have thought that this majestic emperor would survive in the wild? He skillfully stacked the wood and lit the fire, and soon a blazing bonfire was burning by the lake.

Seeing this, Queen Ma came over to help prepare dinner. She handled the ingredients quickly and cooperated with Zhu Yuanzhang tacitly. Weier was standing by the lake, watching the two children in the lake with concern, ensuring their safety.

Half an hour later, the sun set.

As night falls, stars begin to adorn the sky, like countless twinkling diamonds, covering the entire night sky. The Milky Way is clearly visible, like a river of starlight flowing across the sky, and it is breathtakingly beautiful.

The desert looks even more vast in the night, with undulating black sand dunes. Under the starlight, the outline of the sand dunes is outlined extremely clearly, magnificent and vast.

The bonfire by the lake burned brighter in the night. After Zhu Mengyao and Zhu Xiongying finished eating, they fell asleep beside the fire. Zhu Yuanzhang held a pot of wine and looked at the night sky.

"If I hadn't left the capital, I wouldn't have known that there would be such a magnificent night." He lamented, "We have been emperor for more than ten years, and we have missed a lot."

"Chongba, leave the matter to your sons from now on and let us travel around the world." Queen Ma said.

"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "It's time for us to enjoy ourselves."

The couple chatted every sentence, looking forward to the future. I don't know how long it took, but Huan'er fell asleep beside them. Suddenly, she stood up suddenly and said warily: "There is movement, something is approaching."

Zhu Yuanzhang also immediately became alert.

……

They looked in the direction of the sound, and then, numb!
Under the moonlight of the quality inspection, a huge python came slowly. What was even weirder was that there was a woman standing on top of the python. Seeing such a scene in this desert, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt chills running down his spine. However, he still stood in front and shouted: "Who is coming?"

Wan'er pushed Zhu Mengyao and Zhu Xiongying awake and protected them. Zhu Mengyao was not afraid at all when she saw such a big python. She stepped forward curiously and exclaimed: "What a cute snake."

The python seemed to hear it, and obviously paused, as if it had never heard such a comment before. The daughter standing on the top of the boa constrictor glanced over and stayed on Zhu Mengyao for a long time, then bowed slightly towards Zhu Yuanzhang at the front: "You don't have to be afraid, I am Queen Jingjue. Passing this oasis, I didn't expect anyone to be there. ”

After saying that, she flew down and the python swam into the lake on its own. Seeing that the other party had no ill intentions, Zhu Yuanzhang also clasped his fists and smiled: "We are businessmen from the Central Plains. We are going to the Western Regions. We didn't expect to see the Queen."

Queen Jingjue walked towards the fire and smiled: "We are on the same road, and you will pass by my Jingjue City. Can I rest by this fire?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded: "Of course." He winked at Weinger and Queen Ma. Since the other party had no ill intentions, let's just go together. We can't fight, right? Everyone sat down again, all curious about Queen Jingjue.

"You don't have to be afraid. The Western Region is now under the control of the Ming Dynasty. People from the Central Plains are very safe in the Western Region." Queen Jingjue smiled, "Last year, I met the Ming Emperor in this place?"

"Really?" Zhu Mengyao blurted out, "Where is the Supreme Emperor now?"

"It should be the city of Samarkand." Queen Jingjue said, "The Ming army recently captured the city of Samarkand, the capital of the Timur Empire."

"So fast?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised.

Soon it was dawn and everyone set off again.

Queen Jingjue called out the python in the lake, and smiled at everyone: "Don't be afraid, it won't attack you, and it still wants to get close to you."

Zhu Mengyao was really not afraid at all. She boldly walked up to the python and asked, "Can I ride on its head?"

Queen Jingjue flew down on the python's head and waved to Zhu Mengyao: "Come on, let's try?"

Weier still wanted to stop it, but Zhu Mengyao jumped excitedly and landed on the python's head, she was very happy. Wen'er was really speechless, this girl was getting more and more courageous.

The python led the way, and everyone continued westward.

……

On this day, they arrived at Jingjue City.

Queen Jingjue took them directly into the Jingjue Palace. Zhu Yuanzhang discussed with Queen Ma and Huer that they would stay here for a few days and take a rest. To the west, there was a desert.

Zhu Mengyao was not tired at all. She stayed on top of the python all the way. She said that the python's body was very cold, so she didn't feel hot in the desert. She said happily: "I'm going out to play, you can rest."

Weier was also helpless. She couldn't control her daughter and let her go crazy. After taking a good bath, she fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up, it was already night.

She got up and went to the hall and saw Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma and Zhu Xiongying there, preparing to eat. She looked around and asked, "Where's Zhu Mengyao? She's not back yet?"

"Hey, you are such a big-hearted mother. Now you realize that your daughter is not here?" Empress Ma smiled, "The palace maid came over just now and said that Mengyao is with the queen. Let's not worry."

"This damn girl is really close to Queen Jingjue." Wen'er was annoyed.

She sat down to eat. The table was filled with Western delicacies, and everyone had a great appetite. After the meal, everyone gathered around the table to drink tea. Zhu Yuanzhang took a sharp breath from time to time and frowned: "Why do we feel the faint smell of blood?"

"I smelled it too." Wen'er said.

"Go check it out." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, "It's okay anyway."

"Go ahead and bring Mengyao back." Huner waved.

Zhu Yuanzhang strode out of the palace and followed the direction of the smell of blood. The guards of the Jingjue Palace were very loose and no one noticed him. After a while, he arrived in front of a garden with high walls. The smell of blood came from this garden. spread out.

……

Without hesitation, he jumped over the high wall and landed in the garden. The moment he landed, he almost jumped because it was obviously colder here than outside.

Rustling...Russling...

Zhu Yuanzhang looked around, and his scalp instantly went numb. There were so many snakes. However, he continued to move forward. Soon, he reached a rift and looked down. It was so deep, and the pungent smell of blood came from below.

"What's down here?" He was really curious, "Go back and get a firearm to blow it up."

At this moment, a loud roar came, and the huge python rushed out from below, frightening Zhu Yuanzhang to retreat repeatedly. The python fell in the garden and saw Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes and exclaimed: "Meng Yao?"

She saw Zhu Mengyao standing on top of the python. She also saw Zhu Yuanzhang and waved excitedly: "Brother, why are you here? It's very dangerous down here. Let's leave quickly."

Zhu Mengyao flew down from the python and came to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, and the python flew back to the rift valley. Zhu Yuanzhang looked shocked: "Mengyao, where is the place below?"

"It's very dangerous, very scary!" Zhu Mengyao's face was horrified, "I'll leave first."

"Let's go, let's go, it's so weird here." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

They quickly left the garden. After they left, the python flew out again. This time standing on top of the python was Queen Jingjue. She looked excited: "After searching for so many years, I finally found the right person. Zhu Mengyao, you are the one." Sent by God, right?”

……

Back at the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang told everyone what happened in the garden. Everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Mengyao, and Hu'er said sternly: "Damn girl, you are getting more and more bold. Where do you dare to go?"

"Mom, I'm fine, the python listens to me." Zhu Mengyao didn't care.

"Impossible!" Weier glared angrily, "It's too late when the beast goes crazy. You can't go anymore."

"Mom, you don't understand anything." Zhu Mengyao snorted, "The python has existed since ancient times and is very powerful. Without it, the world would have been in ruins."

Zhu Yuanzhang noticed something was wrong, walked to Zhu Mengyao and asked: "Mengyao, what is under the rift valley? What did you see?"

Zhu Mengyao pursed her lips, as if she was troubled, and finally shook her head: "I can't say!"

When Wen'er heard this, she was furious: "You can't say it anymore? You haven't been beaten for a long time, right?"

Zhu Mengyao was also angry: "I just can't say it, and it's useless for you to know. That's what I should do."

Zhu Yuanzhang became even more curious. What was under the rift valley that made Zhu Mengyao think so?

"Mengyao, if you don't tell me, let's go down and see by ourselves." He spread his hands.

"Brother, you must not go, it is very dangerous." Zhu Mengyao looked very serious.

(End of this chapter)