[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter":3,"chapter-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter-great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-118":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Ming: I Die Daily Remonstrating, Becoming the Eternal Prime Minister?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2039693,3117,"Chapter 118","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>\"If we do not break the enemy, we vow never to return!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we do not break the enemy, we vow never to return!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>100, Zhu Di: Winning by unfair means? So be it, let it be unfair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esen, standing before the two armies, stared blankly at the Ming troops before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Divine Machine Battalion, long positioned on the surrounding hills, immediately began pouring ammunition wildly into the Oirat formations, using the mountain ranges as cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent explosions rose and fell continuously within the Oirat ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Thousand Battalion, composed of the Three Guards of Duoyan, had by now successfully severed the Oirat retreat, completing the encirclement of the Oirat cavalry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Di wanted no such nonsense as \"surround three sides and leave one open.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a battle beneath city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the steppe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the army formation was surrounded tight as an iron bucket, some would still escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Tatar who escaped was a seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew in what form his descendants would return to kill again in ten or twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Zhu Di would rather suffer more casualties among his officers and soldiers than let them go; he would keep them here to serve as fertilizer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly timing, earthly advantage, and human harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All belonged to the Great Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this battle, Zhu Di could find not a single reason for defeat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you, Esen, went all in, you had already lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle was the decisive engagement Zhu Di had dreamed of, one that could accomplish everything in a single stroke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also the battle that, in original history, Zhu Di would rather die of illness at Yumu River than fail to fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Di stared fixedly at Esen in the distance, a killing intent suddenly manifesting upon his person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we do not slaughter Esen today, no one is permitted to rest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Di spurred his horse out of the formation, leading Zhang Fu and Fan Zhong as they charged directly toward Esen's position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Qizhen, wielding a small bow of half a stone, roared at the Embroidered Uniform Guard behind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not worry about Me; go protect My great-grandfather!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Qizhen resembled a colt frolicking freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Oirat cavalry retreating step by step before him, he shouted arrogantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were you barking about just now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What were you barking about just now, huh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look Me in the eye, you bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the chat group, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang watched silently as Zhu Di personally led the troops in the charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, he seemed to see his younger self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Zhu Di had also noticed Esen, whose composure had completely collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold sneer inadvertently appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Esen, back then I could not find your grandfather; today I have come for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you running? Do not run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you not always been thinking of restoring the Great Northern Northern Yuan and re-entering the Central Plains as rulers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill us, grandfather and grandson, and the heartland of the Central Plains will be yours to plunder at will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esen, protected by only a few guards, suddenly became calm of expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Esen's calmness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Di instead stopped his weapon with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing alone on the spot, he carefully examined this steppe hero who was about the same age as Zhu Zhu Zhanji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pity that my grandson died young; otherwise, I would never have interfered in this battle of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The victor becomes king, the vanquished becomes bandit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esen clearly understood this reality at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still mounted on his horse, he looked at Zhu Di and snorted coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I admire you, old emperor; to be defeated by your hand, I, Esen, am willing and content.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But do you not feel that winning like this is somewhat unfair?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been determined from the start that Zhu Di was commanding this battle from the center army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esen would have died before daring to go all in upon seeing merely a Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Qizhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhu Di smiled helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfair victory? Hmm, if it is unfair, then let it be unfair; so what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I fight wars never merely to defeat you, but to forge a lasting peace for the descendants of My Great Ming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for how this peace is achieved, I do not care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is precisely where the steppe people differ from the people of the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesen, seated on his horse, slowly closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Di snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at Yesen in the distance, he made no sound, but simply sheathed his saber and walked slowly toward the central army camp, leaving this heaven-shaking merit to Fan Zhong and Zhang Fu behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the division by the Five Armies, the Oirat cavalry was split into three parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three days and nights of fierce fighting, the number of Oirats still able to wield a blade was already negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the chat group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang on the screen, Zhu Di couldn't help but smile and say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, I fought this battle quite well, didn't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang, who usually maintained a stern expression, rarely showed a hint of a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The father and son looked at each other in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Qizhen, gazing at the battlefield before him, had become much more composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the camp, Zhu Di slowly dismounted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his heart was filled with mixed emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, the eldest only reigned as Emperor for ten months?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing aside, Fan Zhong recounted to Zhu Di the events of the past twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing that Zhu Gaochi had died merely ten months after ascending the throne,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Di's heart tightened involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of guilt rose within his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was I who exhausted the eldest to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Di launched five expeditions into Mobei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Zhu Gaochi holding down the rear and managing logistics, even ten Great Mings would have been crushed by Zhu Di's campaigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering his head, Fan Zhong sighed and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity for Emperor Xuanzong, alas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly happened to that boy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Zhong whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This humble servant does not know either; however, early in the year he was still fine, yet for some reason, by year's end Emperor Xuanzong suddenly deteriorated...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gnashing his teeth, Zhu Di asked in a low voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell me that boy, the second son, has harbored wicked thoughts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Zhong immediately replied,\u003C\u002Fp>",1119,"2026-06-15T23:50:36.311Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","8de0424a1168991cc8789e9355c8f16a340b41338869cbe13be832e91fc9d045","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-119","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-117",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]