Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

Zhan Hui was just a minister, he could only guess these things in his mind but did not dare to think deeply about them.

He knew very well how cruel the palace struggles were.

Even if we take a step back, as long as the old man doesn't say anything, the crown prince may not be Zhu Huai's.

You have to know how many people are there in the East Palace!

While talking!

Zhu Yunwen and Lu swarmed in!

"Grandpa Huang!"

"His Majesty!"

The voices of Zhu Yunwen and Lu came one after another.

As soon as he entered the Jinshen Hall, Zhu Yunwen knelt down, crawled step by step to Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon bed, and cried loudly: "Grandpa! Grandpa, are you okay?"

This cry was so moving that it made people feel sad!
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed and slowly opened his eyes. After seeing Zhu Yunwen, he felt a little disappointed and relieved.

The wrinkles on his face twitched, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he seemed to have no strength to speak.

"Grandpa Emperor, my grandson is here! It's okay, everything is fine!" Zhu Yunwen held Zhu Yuanzhang's hand!
The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Regardless of whether Zhu Yuanzhang will have a major success this time, Zhu Yunwen has already recovered 10%!
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhan Hui, who was standing beside him with tears in his eyes: "Go and summon someone..."

Zhan Hui's mind moved.

He knew that the emperor was going to entrust his son to someone else's care.

But the next moment, Lu shouted: "Imperial Physician!"

Zhan Hui was stunned for a moment, looking at Lu who was shouting and yelling, his heart was startled.

"Imperial Physician! What happened to His Majesty? Tell me quickly!"

Lu yelled at the doctor.

Zhan Hui shook his head. He knew that Lu and Zhu Yunwen had never wanted to give up that position.

But no matter what, they shouldn't be so eager for quick success at this time!

Mrs. Lu was also worried and afraid. He was afraid that the old man really had some serious illness.

If the diagnosis was confirmed and all the ministers were called at this time, it would be self-evident what Zhu Yuanzhang would say.

Therefore, Lu must first understand what disease the emperor has.

If it was just a normal cold, she knew that the old man would not be in a hurry to entrust his child to her care!
Zhu Yuanzhang lay on the bed, feeling angry, and coughed even more violently: "Cough, cough, ugh!"

Even if he is sick, he is still the emperor; even on his deathbed, he is still the sky of the Ming Dynasty!
No one can stop Zhu Yuanzhang's order!

And now Lu has done something extremely treasonous!

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely disappointed. His previously virtuous daughter-in-law now looked like a vicious and vicious woman in his eyes!
The imperial physician looked at Mrs. Lu, then at Zhan Hui, and hesitated.

Mrs. Lu angrily said, "My son is the eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor! The old man is so seriously ill, and you didn't tell my son?!"

The doctors gritted their teeth, and finally the old doctor said: "Your Highness, I want to report to Lord Zhan... Your Majesty, it should be a cold... We can't tell for sure now. It seems to be more serious than the common cold. We still need to find the source of the disease before we can confirm it."

Lu felt relieved and kicked Zhu Yunwen calmly.

Zhu Yunwen hurriedly said sadly: "Good, good! That's great!"

"I'm glad Grandpa Huang is okay!"

"Grandpa Emperor, wow wow wow, you scared your grandson to death, you are my God! I was so scared just now!"

"My mother was already panicked just now. Grandpa Emperor, please forgive her."

"My grandson is suffering! My father passed away and I almost thought I would never see my grandfather again..."

Zhu Yunwen's voice was choked with sobs, his eyes were red, and tears were streaming down his face.

Kong Ne, Qi Tai and others were also moved by what they saw. They wiped their tears and said, "The emperor's grandson is virtuous! The emperor's grandson is filial! It's so touching!"

Zhan Hui looked at Zheng He and said, "Go and inform the Duke of Liang and the others to come over."

After saying this, he looked at Zhu Yunwen again.

It seems that the situation is far from as optimistic as Zhan Hui thought.

If Zhan Hui was not here today, if only Kong Ne and a few other great scholars were here... Zhan Hui shuddered, the consequences would be disastrous!

……

There was a shocking change in Jinshen Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang's life hung by a thread.

One piece of information after another flew into the ears of Lan Yu, Chang Mao and others.

This group of Huaixi generals were baring their teeth and glaring.

No one knows what is happening in the palace now!
Fortunately, hearing that Zhan Hui was beside the old man, Lan Yu and others felt a little relieved.

But now they did not dare to slack off, and rushed into the palace without even putting on their clothes.

In addition to the Huaixi nobles, civil officials such as Fu Youwen, Ru Taisu, Liu Sanwu of the Imperial College, Fang Xiaoru and others all rushed into the palace.

Wait until they enter the Jinshen Palace.

A group of people discovered that this place had been surrounded by the Jinyiwei.

Jiang Yu carefully checked all the civil and military officials who entered the Jinshen Hall.

Outside the Jinshen Hall in the dark night, the lights are bright, illuminating the place like day.

All the troops of the Palace Front Department also began to strengthen patrols inside and outside the imperial city.

The palace was surrounded by three layers of security inside and outside, and not even a fly could get in.

Lan Yu and others rushed into the Jinshen Palace in dishevel. Li Jinglong burst into tears: "My great uncle!"

"Uncle, my dear grandpa!"

Lan Yu kicked Li Jinglong away and said angrily: "Why are you crying? The emperor is fine! Don't do such an unlucky thing!"

Lan Yu walked quickly to the dragon bed, looked at Zhan Hui, and asked carefully: "How is the emperor?"

Zhan Hui said: "The imperial physician diagnosed that it should be a severe cold, but it will be fine for the time being."

Lan Yu's heart was relieved immediately. But soon, his eyes suddenly focused and he saw Zhu Yunwen kneeling beside the dragon bed, and then looked at Lu, Kong Nei, Qi Tai and others standing not far away.

He was suddenly shocked!
They have people in the palace!
Their people are beside the emperor!
Otherwise, how could they know about these things in the first place and rush here?

Lan Yu glanced at Zheng He.

Zheng He shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know either.

Lan Yu looked at Chen Hong who was standing not far away.

Seeing Chen Hong sweating profusely.

He got it.

court death!

This dog slave! Instead of serving the emperor properly, he actually put his heart in the East Palace!
Very good!
Lan Yu gave him a cold look, walked to the dragon bed, and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Highness, please make way for me. Let me see the emperor."

Zhu Yunwen shook his head frantically: "No! I won't leave Grandpa Huang even a step! No one can make me leave Grandpa Huang even a step!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched, his brows were furrowed, and he raised his hand weakly.

Zhu Yunwen quickly grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang's hand and said, "Grandpa Emperor, what's wrong? Grandpa Emperor, what do you want?"

Lan Yu knew that Zhu Yunwen was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang and Lan Yu would say something, something about making Zhu Huai the crown prince.

He can't leave!

No matter what, he must be by Zhu Yuanzhang's side at this time!

Zhu Yuanzhang felt sad.

He knew what Zhu Yunwen was thinking. He had been an emperor all his life, so he could clearly tell whether others had any ulterior motives just by listening to a few words.

Although he felt physically uncomfortable, had a splitting headache, and felt hot and cold at this moment, what hurt the most was his old heart.

How he wishes his family could live in harmony, how he wishes his family could be the same as they were in the past with loving father and filial son, how he longs for true family affection.

However, Zhu Yunwen disappointed him. Lu also disappointed him. "Grandpa, are you feeling okay?"

Lan Yu had no choice but to stand at the head of the bed, looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with tears in her eyes.

He is a man who kills without blinking an eye. He must be the most powerful general in the Ming Dynasty now!

Even so, seeing the old man's painful facial features, he couldn't help but feel sad, and his tiger eyes were filled with tears that were about to fall.

Lan Yu wiped the corners of his eyes: "It's okay! It will be okay!"

"We fought together in Jiqing back then. Old man, you were lucky enough to survive even though your head was chopped off!"

"It's just a little cold, it's nothing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned, as if recalling the past, and said hoarsely: "Hmm."

Lan Yu saw Zhu Yuanzhang's fatigue and said, "I will be on guard outside. You should have a good rest, old man."

As he spoke, he pulled Zhu Yunwen up and said, "Your Highness, the Imperial Grandson! Please don't disturb the Emperor's rest!"

Zhu Yunwen said angrily: "You!"

Lan Yu pointed at Chang Mao and said, "Take His Royal Highness the Grandson away! Don't make trouble here!"

Mrs. Lu saw this and angrily shouted, "Lan Yu! You are a retainer of the Zhu family, and my son is the grandson of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! Do you want to rebel?!"

"Grandson of the Ming Emperor? Haha, I dare not."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened silently, his body alternately hot and cold, and he no longer had the strength to speak.

But he heard clearly what Zhu Yunwen and Lu were thinking.

Just now, his daughter-in-law, his grandson began to disobey him and did not give him the chance to speak.

They started to make small moves while he was sick, and even some people around him had already recognized the new master and had begun to tip him off.

The old man kept everything in mind.

Listening to Zhu Yunwen and his mother acting in front of his bed, and thinking about some of his lackeys starting to plot against him, the old man was silently holding back his anger!
Life is unpredictable. There will be no filial son by the bedside of a long-term patient. Now that he has just fallen ill, ugly faces have already appeared in front of him.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hands weakly and fanned outwards: "Zheng He, stay."

The old man said four words with difficulty and then stopped talking.

Everyone in Jinshen Hall left.

Lan Yu looked at the imperial physician and asked, "Why don't you go and prescribe medicine? What are you still standing here for?"

"Leave two here, and use the rest to boil the medicine!"

Zhu Yunwen looked at Lan Yu and others silently. The two groups of people stood in two distinct places.

Kong Ne and others surrounded Zhu Yunwen and whispered to him not to be too sad.

Lan Yu looked at Zhan Hui and whispered, "Old Zhan, what happened? You were fine one moment, but now you have caught a cold?"

Zhan Hui was silent for a moment, then said, "Today, the old man took His Highness to the Firearms Bureau. He was fine all day, but when he came back, he started coughing."

After a pause, he said, "I think it might be because of the rain that I caught a cold!"

Lan Yu was stunned and whispered: "Don't tell anyone that the old man and His Highness were together today. Old man, you still have plans!"

Zhan Hui was stunned. He didn’t realize anything at first, but now he was suddenly shocked!
Yes!

If someone were to take advantage of this matter and say that His Highness did something to the old man, or affected the old man's plans,... no one can explain these things!

Zhan Hui looked at Zhu Yunwen and others with fear.

“They haven’t given up yet.”

Lan Yu whispered: "How can I give up? Before the old man opens his mouth, everyone has a chance!"

"Just now in Jinshen Palace, he and his mother put on a good show. I'm afraid they are just afraid that the old man will say something."

Lan Yu nodded and said worriedly, "Until the old man gets better, we can't leave for a moment. I'm afraid...something might happen!"

Zhan Hui nodded: "Yes! I think so too!"

"We have worked so hard for so long, there must be no accidents!"

After a moment of silence, Fu Youwen asked, "Should we ask someone to notify His Highness?"

After Fu Youwen finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Lan Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Let's talk about the situation first! If the old man is really dying, you must notify His Highness and let him see the old man for the last time!"

Fu Youwen glanced at Lan Yu and whispered, "If that happens, His Highness might hate you."

Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, and it took her a long time to understand what Fu Youwen said.

Yes, if the old man is really dying, and if Lan Yu takes a long time to inform Your Highness, the old man is dying.

Your Highness has such a strong temper. If he knew, he would probably hate me, his uncle, to death!
Lan Yu's expression was uncertain. After a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll take responsibility! If you want to blame me, blame me!"

"Since the old man hasn't notified everyone, I dare not do anything rash. I will offend both sides. I, Lan Yu, will be the one to take the blame!"

Everyone was silent, sighed slightly, and looked meaningfully into the windows of Jinshen Hall.

A knight coming from Ningbo Port, covered in mud and dust, rushed towards the Tonghuai Gate of Yingtian City.

The soldiers guarding the city stopped him.

"Get out of the way! Important information!"

The knight on the horse took out the token, and the gatekeeper quickly let him go after looking at it!

The knight rode his horse quickly and rushed towards the Ministry of Works. After arriving at the Ministry of Works, he dismounted and almost collapsed to the ground.

"Urgent news, urgent news!"

"Where is the team coming from Jiaozhi! Where is it!"

"Ningbo Guards discovered... discovered a plague!"

"quick!"

He handed over the letter, then he could no longer hold on and collapsed weakly!

After hearing this, everyone in the Ministry of Industry looked at each other in surprise!

plague!

Hearing these two words, which caused fear among people, the Ministry of Industry suddenly became chaotic.

"Go and inform the adults! Quickly!"

They didn't know what the Jiaozhi team was. These things were probably only known by the Minister of Works.

But what they knew was that something big was about to happen!
For a moment, the Ministry of Industry was in chaos and everyone's faces became extremely solemn!
……

Inside the duty room of the Ministry of Works.

The Minister of Works, Qin Da, was tidying up the documents on his desk.

It was late at night, the lights were flickering, and the spring evening breeze was not cold but quite refreshing.

Qin Da was a Jinshi in previous years. In twelve years, he climbed step by step to the high position of Minister of Works.

He was from Shanyin, Shaoxing Prefecture in Jiangnan, and was not a Huai person.

Fortunately, they caught up with the timing. Just after they passed the imperial examination, Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang were dealt with by Zhu Yuanzhang.

From then on, these non-Huai talents were qualified to enter the core of the imperial court.

Qin Da was very capable. He was a good official who loved his people like his own children, and also an efficient official who could get good things done.

He did not belong to any faction, and he flattered or fawned on anyone at court.

Something was odd tonight.

The security of the imperial city was suddenly strengthened.

The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites left the yamen overnight.

Qin Da thought of a very scary guess, but since he was not summoned to the palace, he had no way to enter the palace.

(End of this chapter)