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

Lan Yu finally understood, and then smiled awkwardly: "Did the old man tell you about his military experience?"

Lan Yu's heart was beating a little faster.

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "I mentioned some of this before."

Lan Yu said: "That's fine, we are all old comrades, how could I not come? Duke Xin doesn't know, if he knew, he would probably come even faster than us!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded: "The old Duke and Grandpa do have a very good relationship."

"Didn't you inform him?"

Lan Yu said: "How dare you! He is older than your grandfather. If he gets irritated and rolls his eyes and dies first, I will be guilty of a great sin!"

Zhu Xiongying forced a smile, "That's right."

Lan Yu looked at the house worriedly: "Child, is your method really effective? It's not that I don't believe you, but what you said is a bit mysterious. If it doesn't work, it will probably cause a lot of trouble!"

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Do you think I'm joking? How dare I joke about such a big thing? I'm not 100% sure, but I'm 90% sure."

Lan Yu was still somewhat frightened and seemed to not quite believe it.

"Are you tired? How about we take care of it instead, and your brother can go and have a rest."

Zhu Xiongying sighed: "My present life is all thanks to my grandfather. As a grandson, how can I rest now? It's okay. No matter how tired or hard it is, it will only take two days. If anything goes wrong, I'll be there to take care of you."

"There are several doctors in the mansion. Please let them rest, uncle. Give them some money. I will call them if there is anything."

As soon as the accident happened, Zhu Xiongying called the doctor on duty in the mansion to stand by.

Although they can't do anything, they can still prescribe some common cold medicines.

Lan Yu nodded: "Okay, I'll go over there and come back to see you later."

"it is good!"

……

At some point, the rain outside gradually stopped.

The sky gradually dawned.

The Forbidden City was desolate.

The soldiers surrounded the palace tightly.

All the officials were waiting outside Zetian Gate early in the morning for an audience with the emperor.

The Minister of Rites Li Yuan has ordered the Ministry of Rites to open the Meridian Gate!

Whenever the Meridian Gate was opened in the Qing Dynasty, something big would happen.

Civil and military officials stood outside the Zetian Gate in a state of uneasiness, facing east and west.

At midnight last night, the Imperial Guards informed them that a grand court meeting would be held today.

Last night, many people were making wild guesses in their own homes.

No one knew why the emperor summoned them in such a hurry today. Even though they already had a premonition in their hearts, they did not dare to approach him and talk to him at this time.

All the officials had solemn expressions on their faces. They stood quietly in their places, waiting for the officials from the Ministry of Rites to perform the ceremony and enter the palace.

Time passed little by little, and a round sun gradually rose on the eastern horizon.

The officials became more and more anxious.

As in the past, the emperor would have already summoned them into the palace at this time.

But the palace was extremely quiet. Through the Meridian Gate, one could occasionally see rows of soldiers in strict order walking back and forth with spears in hand in the imperial city.

The crowd could no longer hold back and some people began to whisper.

"Lord Qi, what happened?" Kong Ne slowly walked from the long queue to Qi Tai's front.

Several civil servants gathered around instantly, and some who couldn't hear stretched their necks and pricked up their ears.

Qi Tai was silent for a while, then looked at Kong Ne and said, "The emperor seems to have contracted malaria."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was in an uproar.

Qi Tai glared at the people around him, and the crowd finally quieted down a little.

Qi Tai continued, "I heard that the Imperial Hospital is helpless and the Emperor should come up with another treatment."

Everyone was shocked again.

"Nonsense!"

"The Imperial Hospital gathers the most outstanding medical skills of our Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty is going there for treatment? Where? Who took him there? This is outrageous!"

Qi Tai asked cautiously, "Everyone, take a look, who is not here today?"

Everyone was stunned, looked sideways, and finally fixed their eyes on the head of the generals.

Sapphire!

"Did Lan Yu do it?"

"What does he want to do?!"

Qi Tai guided him again, saying, "Can you take a look at the strict order of the armored soldiers in the palace?"

Everyone gasped, and then sneered: "Holding the emperor hostage to control the princes? He, Lan Yu, is so bold!"

Qi Tai saw that his goal had been achieved, and said nonchalantly: "The old man has not yet appointed a crown prince, and now his life or death is uncertain, and he may even pass away."

"What shall we do then?"

Kong Ne seemed to understand Qi Tai's meaning and said in a low voice: "Appoint the eldest grandson Zhu Yunwen to the throne!"

Qi Tai said: "What if Lan Yu and others disagree?"

Everyone was silent again.

Kong Ne raised his neck and said, "Whoever dares to rebel and bring disaster to the Ming Dynasty, we will pull him down from the throne even if it costs our lives!"

Qi Tai clasped his fists and saluted, saying righteously: "Everyone!"

"Now that the emperor's life or death is uncertain, the palace has been slow to disclose the news. As a minister, how can we sit idly by?"

"Zeng Zi said: 'You can be entrusted with an orphan of six feet tall, you can be entrusted with a life of a hundred miles away, and you can never be deprived of it when facing a great event. Is he a gentleman? Yes, he is a gentleman!'"

Everyone responded in silence, as if they already understood what to do.

Kong Ne glanced at everyone silently, and everyone nodded.

When Kong Ne returned to the head of the class, he shouted loudly!
The sudden shout immediately attracted the attention of civil and military officials.

"Minister Li, can we open the court now?"

As the Minister of Rites, Li Yuan was extremely anxious, but there was no news of the opening of the court in the palace, and he could not lead the officials to meet the emperor.

"Don't be impatient, Lord Yansheng."

Kong Ne said in a loud voice: "Last night, soldiers entered my palace at night, and the emperor said that the court would be opened today. This strange thing has never happened before."

"We do not know what has happened to the emperor, nor do we know what disaster has befallen the palace. The country is in trouble, the crown prince has not been decided, and the emperor is old. We are concerned about the emperor and the Ming Dynasty."

"Please tell us, Lord Li, what happened in the palace and what happened to the emperor, so that we can feel at ease!"

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just a routine court meeting."

Although he was still smiling, his heart was already beating fast.

He actually had no idea what had happened to Zhu Yuanzhang.

There were only a few high-ranking officials who entered the palace last night. Now the news is blocked. Li Yuan wants to know more than anyone else what happened to the emperor!

Kong Ne took the lead and asked, "If it is a routine court meeting, why would they notify us in the middle of the night?"

"Your Majesty is old, and the weather is unpredictable. People are subject to misfortunes at any time. Minister Li, please do not steal power and harm the country and the people. It is unjust to frame me!"

After Kong Ne finished speaking, the civil officials behind him immediately echoed, "Master Kong is right, Minister Li, no matter what, you have to make sure we know whether the emperor is good or bad."

"Now that the Crown Prince is still away and the third generation crown prince has not yet been decided, I dare to say that if something happens to the Emperor and you have caused harm to the country and the ministers, I will not forgive you easily!"

"What is there to hide? We are the ministers of the Ming Dynasty! We are officials in the imperial court! The emperor is the father of all people in the world. Now that the emperor's life or death is uncertain, are you, Minister Li, planning to use the emperor to control all officials?"

"I heard that a soldier in Jiaozhi has been infected with malaria and has now been brought to the Firearms Bureau! Has the emperor been infected?"

Suddenly, the crowd was in chaos! Many civil officials pointed at Li Yuan with their eyes wide open and said, "Quickly let us into the palace!" "Yes! Let us into the palace! We want to see the emperor!"

For a time, chaos escalated sharply.

Li Jinglong and Fu Youde, who were standing among the military generals, immediately came out.

The two pointed at the chaotic civil servants and said, "Method! You are in disrespect outside the Meridian Gate. Where are the people from the Censorate? If you, the Censorate, do not have the authority, I will have the Five Military Commandery and the Imperial Guards to drive you out of Tianjin Bridge!"

Boom, boom, boom!
A group of imperial guards and the Five Military Commanders came trotting over in an instant, surrounding all the officials outside the Meridian Gate! "The bastard Li Jinglong!"

"Bastard Fu Youde!"

"You want to rebel!"

"We are loyal to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. How dare you two clowns stand in the way of our cause?"

"There's a sword and a halberd on my body!"

A civil servant with his neck stretched out immediately rushed towards Fu Youde and Li Jinglong.

Then, a group of civil servants swarmed in from behind!

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were very upright, but this was only in the early Ming Dynasty. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, they became even more rampant!
Even Ma Shun, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who was extremely favored by the emperor, was beaten to death by civil officials in the Golden Palace during the Battle of Tumu!

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were upright to an abnormal degree.

They are not afraid of death, they are really not afraid today!
As long as Li Jinglong and Fu Youde dare to take action, they will leave a good reputation!
A type of people who stand on the moral high ground, except for the constraints of morality, they are indifferent to life and death. In fact, this was the case for all civil servants in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it was not until the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty that the civil servants completely changed.

But in the early stages, this type of people must have been extremely stubborn and fierce!
Li Jinglong and Fu Youde widened their eyes, and at this moment they really didn't dare to take action.

"Someone, take these old guys over!" Li Jinglong cursed.

"You are old now, I don't want to have any contact with you, lest we bump into each other and cause trouble for everyone!"

Fu Youde snorted, "How outrageous! Your rules have been eaten by dogs!"

Kong Ne watched everything with cold eyes and shouted loudly: "We are loyal to the emperor and the country. We just want to know the emperor's recent situation. Let us enter the palace!"

"The Ming Dynasty has been established for many years, but its foundation is not stable yet, and the Emperor's life and death are uncertain. If we deceive our superiors and subordinates, we will be ashamed of the Emperor!"

Zhan Hui watched everything with disappointment in his eyes: "What a disgrace!"

"This is the Meridian Gate of the Ming Dynasty! You are the role models for officials all over the world! What are you making such a fuss about?! Isn't it embarrassing enough?!"

Qi Tai pointed at Zhan Hui and said, "You are highbrow, and we are lowbrow!"

"It's you! It was you who took the Emperor to the Firearms Bureau! The Emperor might have been infected with malaria!"

"Zhan Hui! What are you thinking? Do you want to usurp the throne?!"

Zhan Hui was so angry that his whole body was shaking: "Nonsense!"

He looked at Qi Tai coldly, feeling quite horrified.

How...does he know these things!

Zhu Yunwen!
Zhan Hui widened his eyes in disbelief!
The emperor's grandson does not go to be filial to his grandfather, but actually stages such a farce in the Meridian Gate!
This is really asking for death!
"So it's you, you little bastard!"

The civil official was furious and pointed at Zhan Hui: "Give me your life!"

A group of people suddenly rushed towards Zhan Hui with their fangs and claws bared!

The scene suddenly became chaotic!
Zhan Hui shouted desperately: "Someone come! Someone come!"

Li Jinglong and Fu Youde couldn't bear it anymore!

The emperor is not dead yet, but this group of people are making such a fuss. Are they still officials of the Ming Dynasty?!
"Separate them! Quick!"

The soldiers immediately rushed over and separated the crowd!

There were bloody scratches on Zhan Hui's face, and his black hat had been knocked to the ground. He looked extremely embarrassed.

"Where is the emperor? Come into the palace! We must see that the emperor is well!"

"Go!"

The civil officials ignored the danger and rushed towards the Meridian Gate.

"Stop them, who dares!"

Li Jinglong shouted!
"You are all so outrageous!"

Fu Youde was also shouting.

Neither the Imperial Guards nor the Five Military Governor's Office dared to use their swords, and many officers and soldiers had bloody scabs on their cheeks and arms due to being scratched by these civilian officials.

"Old James, are you okay?"

Fu Youwen walked over from the crowd at some point.

Zhan Hui said angrily: "What do you think? Where were you hiding just now?"

Fu Youwen hurriedly said, "I'm afraid of accidental injury. I'm afraid of accidental injury."

"This group of people is too outrageous! Really outrageous! The emperor hasn't done anything yet and they are acting like this. If the emperor is really that powerful...wouldn't they be crazy?"

"It's okay if they're crazy, but judging by their expressions, I'm afraid they'll make Zhu Yunwen the throne the next moment!"

When Fu Youwen said this, Zhan Hui shuddered subconsciously.

Yes!

Now Zhu Xiongying doesn’t know where he is.

If something really happened to the emperor... Zhan Hui's heart suddenly started beating.

Your Majesty... please don't get into any trouble!

"What on earth is going on? What on earth is going on?"

Zhan Hui was driven out of the palace last night, and he still has no idea what is going on in the palace!
He didn't even know that the emperor had left the palace and went to Zhu Xiongying!

"Strange!"

"Why not hold court?"

Zhan Hui touched his chin.

"hiss!"

My hands are covered in blood!

He said angrily: "This bunch of bastards! They are really heavy-handed, they are women!"
……

On one hilltop there is constant turmoil, on another valley there is peace and tranquility.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what happened outside the Meridian Gate, nor did Lan Yu, and no one in Zhu Xiongying's mansion knew anything.

It's still peaceful here.

After the night, light will eventually come.

Oh oh~
The sound of roosters crowing woke up Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunhuan who were guarding the bed.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at his grandfather lying on the bed. He reached out and touched the old man's head, and his hand felt like it was electrocuted.

He looked at Zhu Xiongying in disbelief, his face lit up with joy: "Brother, Grandpa's fever has subsided!"

Zhu Xiongying's face also lit up with joy, and the tension that had been hanging in the air last night seemed to ease a little at this moment.

Although he went against everyone's opinion and acted very confident last night.

But isn't he beating the drum in his heart?
Cinchona contains quinine, which is also a special medicine for malaria. There is nothing wrong with this.

But he was still worried, worried that the old man was too weak and that he wouldn't be able to hold on.

He is an old man in his sixties and his physical functions are declining. Who can guarantee that nothing will happen to him?

Who can be sure that the cinchona tree will have an effect on the old man?
But Zhu Xiongying, what can you do?
As a real man, he acted bravely when everyone was in a panic and the old man was losing faith in life.

If he doesn't stand up, doesn't give the old man confidence, and doesn't shoulder the responsibility, who can take up the responsibility?

Not to mention that cinchona has therapeutic effects, even if it was just hearsay, Zhu Xiongying would not do nothing.

(End of this chapter)