jdhmnovel Chapter 907 It's all those two little beasts' fault!
Chapter 907 It's all those two little beasts' fault!
The 22nd day of the 12th month of the sixth year of the Hongwu reign in the Ming Dynasty.
"What about our huge target?"
"Where is our son-in-law?"
"And what about our great-grandfather, the Korean Duke?"
The Zhu Emperor paced back and forth in the Kunning Palace, his dark face filled with confusion and bewilderment.
"It's already the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, and the Little New Year is just two days away. But our Biao'er, that bastard, and that Duke of Han, plus more than a dozen officials from various departments, still haven't returned to the capital?"
Empress Ma glanced at Emperor Zhu and asked with a hint of sarcasm, "What did you say when Hu Weiyong led his men to Dengzhou Prefecture a couple of days ago?"
Emperor Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "Didn't Biao'er say that Hu Weiyong was given thirty lashes? As the saying goes, if you punish someone but don't punish them, and you punish someone but don't punish them, then this matter will just pass."
Empress Ma was almost brought to tears by Emperor Zhu's stupidity.
Am I asking about Hu Weiyong?
Empress Ma couldn't help but roll her eyes and pressed on, "Where did Hu Weiyong come from, to Ningyang County?"
Emperor Zhu glanced at Empress Ma suspiciously, and slowly said while considering his words, "Does my sister mean that those two little beasts led Li Shanchang and the officials of various departments to Liaodong?"
Empress Ma nodded and said, "Your good son and your good son-in-law must have taken Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, along with officials from various departments, to Liaodong."
"Just watch."
"At the latest by tomorrow evening, or at the earliest by tomorrow morning, those two wretched girls, Jin'er and Yu'er, will arrive in the capital."
"If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid your eldest son will write you a grand memorial, saying that he went to Liaodong to understand the people's conditions and celebrate the New Year with them, so that Liaodong can quickly win over the hearts of the people."
"Yes, the memorial will probably arrive in the capital tomorrow or the day after, and then be delivered to the Ministry of Justice."
Emperor Zhu was taken aback and asked, "And then? What were they planning to do?"
“That bastard is already the Duke of Ying, there’s no hope for him to become the Marquis of Champion.”
"Moreover, that little bastard Li Mingchen is slaughtering people in the northern desert. Even if he were to be named the Marquis of Champion, it wouldn't be his turn."
Empress Ma rolled her eyes again.
If you say Zhu Chongba is stupid, he only started studying in his twenties, but now he can write beautiful characters, recite a few lines of poetry, and handle court affairs in an orderly manner.
But if you say Zhu Chongba is smart, he becomes a completely different person when it comes to his good eldest son and good son-in-law.
While inwardly complaining, Empress Ma said, "In history, there was a Marquis of Champion who sealed the wolf's lair, but was there a Crown Prince who sealed the wolf's lair?"
"Your good son-in-law goes without saying; all he cares about is this little thing."
"So it's true that they went to Liaodong, but it's also true that after going to Liaodong they went to the northern desert."
"Those two little bastards definitely won't be back until next summer."
Emperor Zhu immediately became anxious: "Then why didn't you send anyone to stop them?"
Empress Ma snorted coldly and said, "Stop me?"
"I ask you, is Hu Weiyong a fool, deliberately choosing the freezing cold season to travel by sea to Dengzhou?"
"Let me ask you again, Hu Weiyong went to Dengzhou Prefecture first, but the memorial was sent from Ningyang County and only arrived in the capital the day before yesterday. Do you know what this means?"
Emperor Zhu was stunned again, and asked blankly, "What does it mean?"
Empress Ma glared at Emperor Zhu and said angrily, "That means Hu Weiyong had already gone from Liaodong to Dengzhou Prefecture, and then followed your good son and good son-in-law from Dengzhou Prefecture to Ningyang County."
"It means that your eldest son had someone suppress the news, afraid that you would notice something was wrong."
"When the year was over, they set off for Liaodong and then sent someone to deliver the memorial to the capital."
"Even if you send people to intercept them, how could you possibly stop them?"
"Don't forget, ever since your good son-in-law became the prefect of Dengzhou, he has been constantly repairing roads and setting up post stations along the way."
"The journey from Ningyang to Dengzhou is much faster than the journey from the capital to Dengzhou."
"If it's like this, how can you stop me?"
Emperor Zhu unconsciously shrank his neck.
Look at you, why are you getting so agitated while you're talking?
It's all those two little bastards' fault!
I'll hang them up and beat them up later!
Ok? ? ?
wrong!
Emperor Zhu suddenly froze on the spot, and only after a while did he call out to the outside of the palace: "Guards! Immediately summon the Duke of E and the Duke of Cao to the palace! Quickly! Also, summon the Duke of Wei!"
Chen Zhong, who was outside the hall, responded, and Emperor Zhu angrily slammed his body onto the chair.
"Beasts!"
"Those two little beasts!"
"Damn it, they're deliberately trying to ruin our New Year!"
Ok?
Empress Ma raised her eyebrows and squinted as she asked, "Zhu Chongba, who are you cursing?"
The anger on Emperor Zhu's face instantly turned into astonishment, and then in an instant into fawning: "We were wrong, we were wrong. We were just angry and cursing those two little beasts."
……
Because of a certain black sesame dumpling and his "good" son-in-law, Zhu Yuanzhang, the master of Sichuan opera face-changing, suffered injustice at the hands of Empress Ma, but it was Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong who were unlucky.
None of my family members understand. We were just at home preparing for the Little New Year when we were suddenly summoned to the palace to work overtime.
And they shout three at a time.
What's wrong? Is there some urgent military situation that requires the three of us to come out and handle it?
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong were internally ranting and raving, while Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "We can't celebrate the New Year—Biao'er and that bastard have run off to Liaodong."
"Your eldest sister said that these two little beasts might be eyeing the Fenglangjuxu Mountain."
"We've called you here to discuss what to do about this."
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Li Wenzhong were all stunned.
Prince.
Yang is mentally ill.
Liaodong.
Fenglangjuxu.
How are these four words connected?
Chang Yuchun jumped to his feet and said urgently, "I'm going back to Liaodong first!"
Li Wenzhong also stood up, cupped his hands and bowed to Emperor Zhu, saying, "Uncle, rest assured, I will personally lead the troops to pursue them, and I will not allow anyone to harm His Highness the Crown Prince or His Highness the Imperial Son-in-Law."
Xu Da frowned slightly and looked at Emperor Zhu, asking, "What does it mean to ascend the throne?"
Emperor Zhu tapped the table with his fingers and said, "Since ancient times, there has never been a crown prince who personally visited Liaodong, nor a crown prince who sealed the wolf's lair."
"The fact that Biao'er was able to come to Liaodong in person is enough to prove that we and the court attach great importance to Liaodong."
"So, this is a good thing."
"We plan to grant them their wish and let Biao'er and that bastard go to Fenglangjuxu together."
Xu Da nodded slightly, then turned to look at Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong. "Here's what we'll do: I'll set off for Beiping later to make a show of preparing for an attack in order to contain Wang Baobao. You two, along with Krupp Li Mingchen, will take the sea route to Dengzhou, then head straight for Jinzhou, and from Jinzhou to Liaoyang to intercept His Highness and the Prince Consort."
At this point, Xu Da bowed to Emperor Zhu and said, "There's no need to worry too much about taking over in Liaodong and the northern deserts."
"Although the prince consort acts eccentrically, his character... well, his character is still very reliable."
"At the very least, it can stop children from crying at night in Liaodong and the northern desert."
"With the Crown Prince's personal guards and the Prince Consort's personal guards present, there will be absolutely no problem with the safety of His Highness and the Prince Consort."