Chapter 105

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"..."

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Old Four, it's fine, keep talking, we're watching. So after several sleepless nights, what happened?"

"Because you couldn't sleep, you got up to rebel?"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Exalted:

"No, Father, you must see what Huang Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai did!"

"Twelfth Brother suffered terribly! Your son truly had no choice but to raise troops to purge the court of evildoers."

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Oh, then I understand. You went to Jin Ling to act as the Duke of Zhou, to assist the King Cheng?"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Exalted:

"Father is wise!"

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Then where is King Cheng?"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Father, during the decades your son ruled, I worked diligently. I personally led expeditions against Mobei five times!"

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Where is King Cheng?"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Father, your son also compiled the Yongle Encyclopedia. This was what Eldest Brother held my hand and said we must do: compile the most miraculous book in history, so that all under heaven would forever remember our Great Ming."

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Where is King Cheng?"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Father, why do you keep bringing this up? Your son performed no poorly, truly. In five hundred years, only your son has reached the Onon River. Even Lan Yu never reached that far, yet your son personally led the army there!"

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"Just look at this batch of your son's children and grandchildren! They hardly seem like incompetent rulers."

At the other end, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian and Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Qizhen immediately came to their senses.

Emperor Sizong the Martyred:

"Indeed, Great-Grandfather, five expeditions to Mobei are unprecedented in history!"

Emperor Yingzong the Wise:

"Great-Grandfather, my father taught me since childhood to become an emperor on horseback like my great-great-grandfather, Emperor Taizong, bringing eternal peace to the people of our Great Ming!"

"Back then, my father personally led the expedition, directly crushing the Oirat tribe and beheading Mahamu! Now, I am following in my great-great-grandfather's footsteps, marching north to the grasslands to deal with Mahamu's grandson, Esen!"

"Your son intends not only to reach the Onon River but to push further than even Emperor Taizong ever did! Your son will march all the way to where Su Wu once herded sheep!"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Father, do you see? The children have grown up."

"They are watching us now, learning from our example of how to be emperors."

Hearing Zhu Di speak thus,

the expression on Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's face finally relaxed slightly.

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen is also of our Zhu family; I simply wanted you to treat him better."

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Father, rest assured, your son has already sent someone to bring Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen back."

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Don't bother with that. There are teleportation talismans in this chat group. Once you find Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen, just send him directly here. I guarantee he will live out his days in peace."

Zhu Di looked hesitantly at the messages in the chat group.

What if I send Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen over, and you immediately abdicate the throne to him? What then becomes of me?!

Victory was already precarious enough.

Add a cheat-enabled Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen to the mix, and I might as well just commit suicide.

Just as Zhu Di was still wrestling with these thoughts,

Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian sent a message.

Emperor Sizong the Martyred:

"Um, various Great-Grandfathers, your son feels none of these matters are truly important."

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Oh? Then what matter do you consider important?"

Emperor Sizong the Martyred:

"Um, did Emperor Yingzong just say he is currently on a northern expedition?"

Emperor Yingzong the Wise:

"Yes, on the tenth of last month, a battle report came back from Xuan and Datong saying Esen personally led thirty thousand elite cavalry south to raid for fodder. I plan to keep him right here in our Great Ming; I'm almost there now."

"Is there a problem?"

Before Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Youjian could even open his mouth,

the corner of Zhu Di's mouth twitched involuntarily.

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Wait a moment. A battle report from the tenth of last month, and you're almost here now? Can you damn well fly?!"

Zhu Di had personally led expeditions many times.

Each time, preparing just the grain and fodder took over half a year.

This kid received the battle report last month, and now he's almost here?

Emperor Yingzong the Wise:

"Great-Grandfather, how could you forget this? Speed is precious in war."

"In five days, your son mobilized two hundred thousand elites from the Three Great Camps of the capital. Just say whether that's fast or not."

Watching this performance,

Zhu Di suddenly felt his blood pressure gradually rising.

Emperor Taizu the Exalted:

"Old Four, you really set a fine example for the descendants of our Great Ming!"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"How many troops did I leave you with? How many years separate your time from mine?"

Emperor Yingzong the Wise:

"Great-Grandfather, rest assured, I brought them all."

"They are all veteran generals who survived a hundred battles: General Fan Zhong of the Vanguard Camp, and Zhang Fu, the Duke of Ying, who pacified Jiaozhi three times."

"And Mr. Wang is coordinating from the center; this battle will surely crush Esen!"

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Mr. Wang? Where did this Mr. Wang pop up from? Is he a student of Yang Yang Shiqi? Why didn't you bring Yu Qian?"

Emperor Yingzong the Wise:

"Before the expedition, Yu Qian quarreled with Mr. Wang. Yu Qian is talented, indeed, but his temper is too foul, so your son demoted him to Shanxi to grind down his nature."

Emperor Emperor Emperor Emperor Chengzu the Cultured:

"Grind my foot! Didn't I already grind it down for you when I was alive? Furthermore, what official post does this Mr. Wang hold? In which year did he pass the imperial exams? Was it during your father's reign?"