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

Lan Yu and Chang Mao were both worried and expectant.

The old man saw and remembered everything that happened to everyone in front of the bed!
From the moment he fell ill, he remembered everything that everyone in the palace did!

This old man who hates evil is full of anger in his heart!
After a while, the old man drank the medicine soup clean.

Zhu Xiongying said with concern: "Go to bed first and get more rest. You will feel better overnight. It's okay. Trust me, your grandson won't let anything happen to you."

Following Zhu Xiongying's voice, the old man gradually lay down.

"I'll be on guard tonight. If you're worried, go to the guest room and rest."

Zhu Yunhuan said hurriedly: "I want to protect Grandpa too."

Zhu Yunwen said quietly: "I'll go back first."

Lan Yu and Chang Mao glanced at Zhu Yunwen and pulled Chang Mao out.

Lan Yu looked at Chang Mao and said, "If the old man is okay, everything will be fine."

"Go and inform Li Jinglong and the others, mobilize all the troops, if there is any change..."

Lan Yu's face flashed with anger: "Control everyone! Support our nephew... to ascend the throne!"

Chang Mao clenched his fists in his sleeves: "Okay! I'll do it right away!"

The rain is still falling.

Yingtian City tonight!

Undercurrent is surging!

Stepping into the night of March, the night is still as cool as water.

It was already midnight.

A figure in a straw raincoat was running hurriedly on the street of Yingtian on a rainy night.

Chang Mao returned home quickly.

The second oldest, Chang Sheng, and the third oldest, Chang Sen, were extremely anxious. When they saw Chang Mao, they said anxiously, "Brother! What's the situation in the palace? The news has been blocked, and we don't know anything. Just now, someone came from Li Jinglong's side and notified us to go to the Fengtian Hall for a grand court meeting tomorrow!"

Tomorrow is not the day for the grand court meeting.

It was already the middle of the night, but Li Jinglong asked someone to come and notify them.

All of this is enough to show that a huge change has taken place in the palace!
Chang Mao's eyes flashed with ruthlessness: "The old man has malaria."

boom!
Chang Sheng and Chang Sen were stunned for a moment, then they were delighted: "What about tomorrow? The old man is going to... announce it?"

Chang Mao shook his head: "I don't know. He just went there to see his grandson for the last time."

Speaking of this, Chang Mao's face turned a little strange: "Your nephew said it was a trivial matter, scraping some bark and saying it could cure the old man, I don't know if it's true or not."

After hearing this, the second and third sons of the Chang family were stunned.

This... tree bark... saves people?
Is this nonsense?
Chang Mao did not have time to explain to his two brothers, and gritted his teeth and said: "Go get the tiger talisman, mobilize the Tiger Guards, Tiger Power, Flying Leopards, Flying Bears, and Zhenwu Five Battalions, and let all the commanders stay on standby!"

Chang Sheng and Chang Sen were both stunned: "Brother, what is this?"

Chang Mao said: "Just in case, if there is any change, support our nephew... to ascend the throne!"

"Be careful and only tell a few close friends. Remember not to tell anyone else!"

"Go tell Li Jinglong and Fu Youde to put the Palace Commander and the Imperial Guards on alert!"

Chang Sheng and Chang Sen saw that their elder brother was so serious, and they hurriedly said, "Let's go now!"

On a rainy night, the two brothers disappeared quickly holding the tiger talisman!

……

East Palace.

Zhu Yunwen returned to the Eastern Palace early. It was late at night, but Lu was still pacing anxiously.

"son!"

Seeing Zhu Yunwen coming back, Lu rushed over and asked: "How is it over there?"

Seeing his mother, Mrs. Lu, with red eyes due to anxiety, Zhu Yunwen comforted her: "Mom, don't worry, Grandpa still hasn't said anything."

After a pause, he said, "I almost opened my mouth!"

Mrs. Lu was horrified: "What's going on?"

Zhu Yunwen looked a little unhappy, and said: "My eldest brother said that grandpa's disease is easy to cure. He went to scrape some tree bark and said that it can cure grandpa's disease!"

Mrs. Lu thought Zhu Yunwen was joking, "Is the old man stupid?"

“Malaria is incurable!”

"hiss!"

Lu suddenly thought of something: "If I kill the old man..."

Her whole body trembled violently!
Zhu Yunwen nodded: "Mom, this is why I came back so early."

"This matter can be used as an article!"

"If grandpa is really gone... the murderer is my eldest brother!"

Zhu Yunwen's ideas coincided with those of the Lu family.

Mrs. Lu was a little excited: "We have to tell people about this. It can't be just you and me who know it!"

Zhu Yunwen nodded: "I came to discuss this matter with you, mother. Who do you think we should talk to?"

Lu was silent for a moment, then said, "Qi Tai!"

"Qi Shangli was just transferred from the Imperial College to the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for deciding national ceremonies. Qi Tai graduated from the Imperial College and has always been upright and impartial!"

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up and he said, "Mother, you are polite!"

"Someone, go to Qi's residence and summon Qi Tailai to the East Palace! Quick!"

Tonight, Yingtian City, from a pitch-black city, gradually began to light up.

One, two, three...

Gradually, more and more lights appeared in the fish-scale building.

Whispering could be heard from time to time in various mansions.

"Master, it's so late, who is going to disturb my sweet dreams?"

"Women know nothing!"

"The sky is going to change!"

"The Emperor will summon all officials to the Fengtian Palace tomorrow. All officials above the sixth rank must enter the palace this time!"

The number of Beijing officials above the sixth rank was enough to fill up the officialdom outside the Fengtian Hall in the Forbidden City.

The emperor made such a big fuss, but he still asked the Imperial Guards to notify him in the middle of the night.

There is one and only one possibility!
The old man is dying!
As long as the lights are on, this discussion can be heard in every household.

Qi Tai was sleeping in a daze in his mansion. He was first awakened by the Imperial Guards. Before he could react, people from the Eastern Palace came and asked Qi Tai to go to the Eastern Palace as soon as possible.

Qi Tai wanted to open an umbrella, but it was raining too heavily outside, so he simply put on a straw raincoat and ran towards the East Palace with sleepy eyes.

After arriving at the East Palace.

"Your Highness, I greet your Highness the Grandson!"

Zhu Yunwen went to meet Qi Tai in person and said, "Congratulations, teacher, on your promotion to the head of the Ministry of Rites."

Qi Tai held his hands down and said, "Your Highness, don't talk about this. What happened?"

Zhu Yunwen said: "Teacher, go in and have a sip of tea first, and then talk slowly."

Qi Tai nodded and entered the main hall of the Eastern Palace. Zhu Yunwen personally poured tea for Qi Tai.

"Teacher, grandpa has malaria."

Qi Tai was shocked!

He was drowsy just now, but suddenly woke up!

Zhu Yunwen continued: "Grandpa rushed to the outside of the palace overnight."

"Ok?"

Qi Tai was a little suspicious: "What do you mean?"

Zhu Yunwen wanted to say something but stopped.

Qi Tai said angrily: "You are a student I taught myself! How could I harm you?"

Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth and said, "My eldest brother... is actually Mr. Zhu!"

"What?!"

Qi Tai's eyes widened. Tonight's information was more explosive than the last, and it was difficult for Qi Tai to digest it all at once.

Two pieces of information kept flooding into Qi Tai's mind, making him gasp.

He stammered, not knowing what to ask for a moment.

I don't know how long it took before I could think clearly: "So, the long-lost Royal Highness is Mr. Zhu?"

Zhu Yunwen nodded: "Yes."

hiss!
hiss!
Qi Tai stood up excitedly: "Why did he hide his identity?"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "I don't know, I don't know either, but grandpa has been training him all these days!" Qi Tai tried hard to calm his shocked mood, but he couldn't calm down.

"Huang Zicheng, Master Huang... was implicated by him and was unjustly killed by my grandfather in the Jinyiwei prison!"

Qi Tai was confused again!

He said in horror: "Regardless of how His Royal Highness the Grandson appeared again, Your Highness, let me ask you, did the old man leave the palace tonight to look for him?"

Zhu Yunwen nodded: "Yes."

Qi Tai:!!!

boom!
The teacup in Qi Tai's hand fell to the ground with a thud and shattered into pieces.

Those eyes were widened to the extreme, with deep shock and disbelief in them.

Qi Tai turned around and paced in the middle hall, his eyes full of horror: "It's that little thing! Master Zhu, it's him!"

"Evil obstacle! Evil obstacle!"

Seeing Qi Tai swaying back and forth, Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but said, "Teacher, calm down first."

Qi Tai said angrily: "You can't calm down!"

"Um... Your Highness, I'm sorry, I was a little rude just now!"

Zhu Yunwen did not blame Qi Tai either.

Anyone who hears these things would probably be confused.

So does he.

He hated Zhu Xiongying more than anyone else!
It would have been better if Zhu Xiongying had died at the beginning, but he came back to life and took away everything from him.

But he was cowardly by nature, and he was afraid of Zhu Xiongying in his heart.

He didn't dare to argue too much with Zhu Xiongying directly, he could only do some small things behind his back.

Wasn’t Huang Zicheng’s sacrifice caused by his own hands?

If he did not let Huang Zicheng impeach Zhu Xiongying, how could he have dragged Huang Zicheng into prison?

He didn't dare to say it, he could only put all the blame on Zhu Xiongying.

"fine."

Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly, and then said: "Teacher, are you calm now?"

Qi Tai's face still looked a little ugly.

Zhu Yunwen said: "Grandpa Huang went to find him, Zhu Huai treated Grandpa Huang again, what kind of bark did he use to treat Grandpa Huang?"

Qi Tai stared at Zhu Yunwen in a daze: "What?!"

"Is he crazy? The old man has malaria! It's a terminal illness, what does he know? If something happens to the old man, wouldn't he..."

Having said this, Qi Tai paused.

He looked at Zhu Yunwen in astonishment: "Grandson, what do you mean?"

Zhu Yunwen said: "Teacher, we have a deep relationship as master and disciple. If I... Teacher, you will also be honored... So, if my grandfather is really gone, then the culprit..."

Zhu Yunwen bowed and saluted: "Teacher, you have to bear witness to me and give an explanation to all the civil and military officials!"

Qi Tai gasped.

He finally understood why Zhu Yunwen was so anxious to meet him tonight!
He stood there for a long time, remained silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth: "I understand!"

……

Late at night, Zhu Xiongying's study was still lit.

The old man fell asleep and slept soundly.

Zhu Xiongying carefully brought the hot water, wet the towel, wrung it dry, and placed it on the old man's forehead.

Zhu Yunhuan watched silently from behind Zhu Xiongying, serving him tea and hot water without any complaints.

This familiar feeling is just like serving my father when I was a child.

At that time, my father caught a cold, and the two brothers were very young, so we took care of him in this way.

"Big brother."

Zhu Yunhuan said in a low voice.

Zhu Xiongying smiled casually: "What's wrong? How old are you?"

Zhu Yunxun was stunned for a moment, then said shyly: "Six years old."

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "Yes, at the age of six, you are already a man! So don't just look at me when you encounter something."

Zhu Yunhuan was about to speak when he heard this.

But at this time.

A light cough was heard and Zhu Xiongying immediately tiptoed over.

Seeing that the old man didn't wake up, he carefully took off the hot towel on his head and touched his forehead.

It doesn't seem so hot anymore.

He said to Zhu Yunxun: "Go get a towel wet with hot water and bring another one over."

Zhu Yunxun nodded: "Okay!"

When things calmed down again, Zhu Xiongying had some questions and asked Zhu Yunxun: "How did the old man get malaria?"

Zhu Yunxun said: "I heard them say that they seemed to have come into contact with some soldiers from Jiaozhi."

Zhu Xiongying's expression changed slightly.

Yesterday afternoon, he and the old man went to the Firearms Bureau and received the centurion who was escorting ironwood from Jiaozhi.

Captain Ning was coughing violently at that time, and Zhu Xiongying felt something was wrong.

His brows gradually frowned.

Malaria is more common in the south.

Plus the source of infection also came from Jiaozhi.

Then...Cochin!
Zhu Xiongying felt a little uneasy.

If malaria is not controlled well, if it spreads widely...

"You look after the old man first, I'll write something!"

Seeing Zhu Xiongying's anxious look, Zhu Yunhuan did not dare to add to the chaos and nodded: "Okay!"

Zhu Xiongying walked to the desk, held a pen and began to think deeply.

He thought for a long time about what strategies were needed to deal with the plague, and then began to write little by little.

Soon, seven countermeasures were written.

In addition, Zhu Xiongying also wrote down the shape, habits and appearance of the cinchona tree.

We must hurry and send countermeasures to Jiaozhi!

And there's the Firearms Depot!
People in this era are afraid of plague like a tiger. Once infected, they will be left to fend for themselves. Some are even more cruel and will directly kill the source of infection.

"Brother, brother, I'm here."

Zhu Yunhuan walked to Zhu Xiongying's side.

"Brother, what are you writing?"

Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Xiongying said: "When writing countermeasures, I can't just focus on the old man. There are still many people in Daming waiting for me to save them."

Zhu Yunxun was in awe: "No wonder Grandpa thinks so highly of you!"

At this time, they were all thinking about the old man, but Zhu Xiongying was concerned about the world.

In this situation, the eldest brother was still able to consider other people. Zhu Yunhuan really felt inferior to him and was convinced.

In the late night, Lan Yu came over with his clothes draped over his body.

He tiptoed in and went to the old man first, and was shocked to find that the old man's breathing had become even.

Lan Yu was a little shocked.

Then he walked silently to the two brothers Zhu Xiongying and said softly: "Are you sleepy? I'll keep watch for a while."

Zhu Xiongying looked up at Lan Yu and said, "Not tired yet."

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xiongying said to Zhu Yunxun: "Change another towel for grandpa later."

After saying this, he motioned for Lan Yu to go out and talk.

Lan Yu understood and walked out of the room first.

It was still raining outside and it was almost dawn.

Zhu Xiongying dozed off for a long time, looked at Lan Yu, and said, "Uncle, why did you come with me?"

Lan Yu blurted out: "Why can't I come?"

Zhu Xiongying asked: "When did you and the old man become so close?"

(End of this chapter)