[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Battlefield: Gathering Attributes to Build the All-Heavens Ming Dynasty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2341848,4577,"Chapter 41: Yingtian, Zhu Yuanzhang","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>The Great Ming’s capital, Yingtian City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the capital of the Great Ming, it concentrated trade, power, and population—undoubtedly the most prosperous city in the world in this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the common people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew Emperor Hongwu despised evil and hated corrupt officials with a passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his rule, Yingtian City naturally flourished immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside and outside the city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People came and went without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were merchant caravans entering the city, and officials from every prefecture of the Great Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yingtian City was bustling every single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city gates were always thronged with activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A swift rider, bearing a command flag, galloped rapidly toward the heart of Yingtian City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this rider arrive,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The capital troops stationed at the city gate immediately cleared a separate path, offering no obstruction whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had always been the case throughout dynasties past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Urgent border reports, urgent military dispatches from the provinces—no one was permitted to block them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither local officials nor bandits dared to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For any matter reported by an urgent messenger was a matter of state, affecting the entire empire; anyone who dared to ambush or kill an urgent dispatch rider committed a crime punishable by extermination of nine clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Palace of Yingtian, Fengtian Hall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene remained solemn and dignified, civil and military officials lined in rows, all clad in red official robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crown Prince Zhu Biao stood firmly upon the steps, his bearing majestic and filled with authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Zhu Yuanzhang’s aged appearance, Zhu Biao was young and energetic, exuding even greater majesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, I humbly report.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grain and supplies have been allocated from the Ministry of Revenue and the treasuries of every prefecture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first batch of provisions has been delivered to Danning Prefecture—sufficient to sustain our two hundred thousand troops for half a year,” Zhao Mian stepped forward and announced loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minister Zhao, you have worked hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not delay the subsequent allocation of grain and supplies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant accepts the decree,” Zhao Mian bowed respectfully and withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, I humbly report.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to reports from every prefecture, all conscripted troops have now assembled in Danning Prefecture; Duke Song has personally arrived in Danning to assume command.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He is surely already planning the campaign to eliminate Naha Chu,” Tang Duo bowed respectfully and reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Duke Song personally leading the troops, and Lan Yu and others as deputies—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naha Chu is no great threat,” Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All from Huaixi were fierce generals, all seasoned commanders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though arrogant, they were unmatched in warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The troops and grain from every prefecture have arrived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On the battlefield, circumstances shift unpredictably. Beyond grain and supplies, the court should interfere as little as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For now, Father, simply await good tidings,” Zhu Biao smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Older son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I have that kind of leisure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Duke Song in command, I have no worries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naha Chu, the Northern Yuan—I don’t even consider them a threat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Great Ming is no longer the fledgling state it was at its founding, nor is the Northern Yuan the former Great Yuan,” Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father is wise,” Zhu Biao immediately smiled in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Military dispatch from Danning Prefecture!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Submitted to Your Majesty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The urgent dispatch rider hurried into the hall and bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All civil and military officials turned their gazes toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Duke Song is reporting his troop movements to Father,” Zhu Biao smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, Your Majesty, read it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rider removed the military dispatch from his back and offered it respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuch attending Zhu Yuanzhang immediately stepped down from the dais, took the dispatch in both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He presented it respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, took the dispatch, opened it—and his face instantly twisted into shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Ying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again, this Zhu Ying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but speak aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it echoed throughout Fengtian Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the name,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many ministers froze, puzzled, staring at Zhu Yuanzhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others who remembered Zhu Ying’s name wore thoughtful expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Ying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that the Danning frontier soldier who slew a hundred men a month ago?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has he won another great feat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only a major battlefield achievement would cause a mere soldier to appear twice in Fengtian Hall and catch Your Majesty’s attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This achievement must be substantial—Duke Song now commands the northern frontier; every urgent report must be approved by him before submission. This feat must be immense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Ying, appearing again in Fengtian Hall as a mere soldier—this is rare…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many ministers who remembered Zhu Ying’s name felt a surge of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast majority paid no mind at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the officials in Fengtian Hall were the empire’s elite; a mere warrior who killed enemies meant nothing before their power—even if he became a commander on the northern frontier, he remained insignificant before them as court officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Older son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Great Ming truly has a rising young general.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuanzhang, holding the dispatch, beamed at Zhu Biao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To make Father so delighted,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Zhu Ying must have won another great victory for our Great Ming,” Zhu Biao smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yunqi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Read it aloud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the entire court hear how our Great Ming has produced another valiant general.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly and handed the dispatch directly to his eunuch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eunuch Yunqi took the dispatch respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stepped forward to the base of the dais, faced the entire court, and read aloud: “Your servant Feng Sheng submits to Your Majesty, Crown Prince!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have arrived at Huizhoucheng in Danning Prefecture; all conscripted troops from every prefecture have assembled beneath Huizhoucheng, totaling two hundred thirty thousand men.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Upon arriving at Huizhoucheng,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yuan court had already dispatched tens of thousands of troops to assault the city; fortunately, the Danning frontier soldiers defended with unwavering resolve, crushing the Yuan’s hope of breaching the walls. Now our main force has arrived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Yuan troops have withdrawn from Huizhoucheng, shifting from offense to defense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am preparing to select a day for counterattack and annihilate Naha Chu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Danning Prefecture has withstood the Yuan’s fierce assaults for many days without falling—this is the achievement of the Danning frontier soldiers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Among them is a capable general named Zhu Ying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When our main force was still half a month away and the Yuan court had already launched its attack, the Danning frontier was in peril, with Jianzhou Tartars aiding the Yuan; with only fifty thousand frontier troops, defense was impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Therefore,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When our Great Ning Prefecture’s twenty thousand frontier troops invaded the northern frontier, Zhu Ying proposed a strategy to divide the forces and delay the enemy: one part would scatter the vast army to attack the Yuan court’s control over Liaodong, while he personally led four thousand cavalry to strike the Jianzhou Tartar tribes, preventing them from reinforcing the Yuan court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ying has led his troops in foreign lands for nearly a month; his first battle shattered the Blue Banner Tartar tribe, slaying ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In subsequent engagements, all ten thousand Tartar cavalry were annihilated by Zhu Ying’s forces…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Thank you, brothers, deeply grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-06-20T23:30:09.614Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2a90b48c17c8407ea61fcbf3efdec335a2d18a724173fb715be4b61d4345523a","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-42","starting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-chapter-40",204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-battlefield-gathering-attribut-cover.jpg"]