Chapter 4280

Recalling something, Zhu Di let out a cold laugh.

Zhu Di: "And what's more! Under the pressure of my army before me, those so-called great sects of the world actually joined hands! They wanted to storm into the Ming Dynasty's imperial palace and strangle me in the cradle... or rather, they wanted to use me to command the Great Ming's forces."

Zhu Di: "Of course... whatever their aim was, it meant nothing to me! After all, those fellows hadn't even gotten past the first checkpoint at the city gate before they were badly mauled by the firearms of my Divine Engine Battalion."

Zhu Di: "If it weren't for the fact that a few of Fan Xian's acquaintances were among them — and even one who was Fan Xian's own birth father... they'd already be dead by now."

Xi Gong Shaozi: "!!!!"

Fallen Angel Twelve-Wing Black Cat: "Terrifying beyond measure."

Aikawa Ayumu: "Ming Chengzu is badass! Heart-wrenching.

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Sakata Gintoki: "This is probably what you'd call... asking for it."

You Suowei: "These fellows... their understanding of the Great Ming is truly far too limited! Not just the Great Ming's strength... they likewise don't know the Great Ming's backbone."

You Suowei shook his head, caught between laughter and tears.

Lu Xiaoqian: "Exactly! Looking at the many empires in Yan and Huang's history, our Great Ming's strength may not have been the strongest, but... the Great Ming's backbone was absolutely the hardest."

Lu Xiaoqian: "Throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, every Emperor, for his whole life, upheld that... iron rule left behind by Ming Chengzu... No ceding of land, no calling oneself a vassal, no paying tribute, no marriage alliances! The Son of Heaven guards the gates! The sovereign dies for the state!"

Lu Xiaoqian's expression grew somewhat agitated as he spoke.

Lu Xiaoqian: "Not to mention Zhu Di, one of the... greatest Emperors in Great Ming history! Even that... most shameful... one of them, Zhu Di's great-grandson, who went through the Tumu Crisis... didn't he likewise refuse to surrender?"

Lu Xiaoqian: "Even if the Ming Dynasty changed Emperors! It still would not pay tribute or call itself a vassal.

Fight when it must be fought!"

Xi Gong Shaozi: "......"

Fan Xian: "Although what you said about the Ming Dynasty is indeed not wrong... I have to say, Mr. Xiaoqian! You really are a genius at metaphors."

Fan Xian's expression was subtle.

Lu Xiaoqian had gone and opened precisely the wrong pot — and had even deliberately dragged out Zhu Di's esteemed great-grandson! Fan Xian knew perfectly well just what attitude Zhu Di held toward... that great-grandson who had yet to be born; it was absolutely one of being disappointed that he didn't live up to expectations.

Zhu Di: "......"

After a brief silence, Zhu Di ignored the matter of his great-grandson that Lu Xiaoqian had mentioned.

And began to wonder... had he actually set down this iron rule? Zhu Di thought it over for a long while, but couldn't sort out the thread of it.

In the end, he shook his head and cast the matter from his mind.

Although he truly had no recollection of it now, perhaps it was something he would set down in the future. Anyway... it wasn't any great matter.

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