Chapter 175

Even if Zhu Houzhao had lived a life of such reckless abandon, he would ultimately be bound by these thoughts.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang spoke those words, Zhu Houzhao heard them and immediately nodded firmly.

"Great-Grandfather, this son understands!"

"From now on, this son will definitely strive!"

Watching Zhu Houzhao's appearance.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Haha, look, what a good child."

"Good child, where are you conducting this incognito inspection? Show it to Great-Grandfather."

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was filled entirely with affection.

Even Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a bit jealous of Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao was quite generous.

He fiddled with it a couple of times, immediately switched the camera, and then pointed into the distance, introducing it as he spoke:

"Great-Grandfather, this son is observing the people's conditions on the grasslands."

"Just left Datong."

Looking at the boundless grasslands and the wolf poison flowers covering the ground before them.

The entire group of Emperors fell silent.

Only Zhu Qizhen, looking at everything before him, whispered:

"Such a familiar feeling..."

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in near despair.

"Father, I have nothing to say."

"You should just pass the throne to Zhu Yunwen."

Zhu Yuanzhang's chest heaved violently as he stared at Zhu Di on the other side of the lens and roared:

"What are you still standing there for!"

"Hurry up and drag this little rascal back first, then talk!"

"Observing the people's conditions on the grasslands? You really dare to pick up that thread?!"

"Go ask how well the grass and water grow this year, and whether the sheep are fat?!"

Zhu Di, seeing Zhu Yuanzhang, hurriedly advised:

"Father, stop talking. The most urgent matter is to hurry and drag this kid back!"

"No, do you have any generals with you right now? No eunuchs, right?"

Zhu Houzhao mounted his horse on his own, speaking with determination:

"Rest assured, Great-Grandfather, there are no eunuchs..."

Hearing this, Zhu Di finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then who is by your side...?"

Zhu Houzhao clicked his tongue and said:

"No one is by my side, just the two of us!"

Having said that, Zhu Houzhao also turned the camera towards Jiang Bin, who was following behind him.

On the vast grasslands, Zhu Houzhao dared to venture deep into the grasslands with just two people!

Even Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but slowly raise his thumb.

He himself had brought twenty thousand people before daring to set out.

Zhu Houzhao brought just one person and broke through into the grasslands?!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, father and son, stood stunned before the lens.

The father and son, coming to their senses, didn't bother to say much more.

"Hurry up, Fourth, don't dawdle, go quickly and rescue him!"

"Where is Zhu Youjian?! How many Emperors of our Great Ming have actually been captured?"

"You ungrateful descendants, each and every one of you just playing these shameless tricks of pulling a mill naked; aren't you tired of losing face in circles?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang searched through the chat group for the "Teleportation Talisman".

On the other side, Zhu Di also began to change into his armor.

Seeing their ancestors in such a panic, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly advised:

"Great-Grandfather, you don't need to panic; I have already prepared troops and horses ahead."

"The Tatars have surrounded Yingzhou City; this son is now going to lift the siege!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's blood pressure shot up with a "Zeng!" sound.

"Lifting the siege again? Lifting the siege again?!"

"How many Tatars are there?"

Zhu Houzhao asked in confusion:

"Fifty thousand!"

"Then how many troops and horses do you have?"

"Fifty thousand!"

Zhu Di could no longer sit still; looking at Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly, he said:

"Father, quick, quick, quick! We can't let this kid run wild like this!"

"Fifty thousand fighting fifty thousand, and you dare to act directly?!"

"Back in my day, when I campaigned five times across the Great Desert, I wasn't nearly as reckless as you!"

When Zhu Di campaigned five times across the Great Desert, each expedition mobilized the entire nation's elite forces, numbering several times the enemy.

For in the age of cold weapons, in open-field battles beneath city walls, cavalry was the absolute king.

Yet even if the Central Plains possessed countless warhorses,

it was impossible to field so many cavalrymen, for the Central Plains always had massive needs for city defense, inevitably requiring vast numbers of infantry wielding bows, crossbows, firearms, and other weapons.

Thus, for the Central Plains to engage in open-field combat, they absolutely needed forces several times the size of the enemy.

Who could have expected Zhu Houzhao to be so reckless?

He directly led troops in a one-to-one ratio, daring to rush onto the battlefield and fight the Tatars to the death.

During the Zhengtong reign, Zhu Qizhen, who originally received three lashings with a small whip every single day, watched in stunned silence as his great-grandfather Zhu Di transformed into a beam of light.

Tears involuntarily welled in his eyes.

Finally, I've made it out!

I am capable again!

Meanwhile, on the other side,

within the chat group, almost all the Emperors focused their attention entirely on Zhu Houzhao.

Right before everyone's eyes,

Zhu Di suddenly appeared not far from Zhu Houzhao.

With a ferocious expression, he stared at Zhu Houzhao and said,

"You little rascal, you've utterly disgraced the ancestors!"

Jiang Bin, standing beside Zhu Houzhao, sensed the killing intent radiating from Zhu Di.

Immediately, he grabbed his blade and positioned himself to protect Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty, do not panic; I, your subject..."

Zhu Di lifted a foot and kicked straight into the hilt of Jiang Bin's blade.

"Get lost, you bastard!"

Jiang Bin's hand went slack.

The broadsword fell to the ground in an instant.

Zhu Di kicked the broadsword more than ten paces away with one foot.

Glaring coldly at Jiang Bin, he whispered,

"When I was playing with blades, your grandfather hadn't even been born yet."

Jiang Bin stared at Zhu Di in shock.

But Zhu Houzhao soon spoke words that shocked Jiang Bin even more.