Just as he entered the bedroom, Zhu Zhanyong smelled a strong medicinal smell and subconsciously said,
"Father, Mother, who is sick? The smell of medicine is so strong?"
Zhang shi looked at her son whom she had not seen for almost two years, and her heart was filled with joy. She stood up and walked in front of Zhu Zhan Yong. Looking at her son who was already a head taller than her, her heart was sour, but her mouth was unforgiving:
"Brat, you still know how to come back? Your father is already so sick, and you still have the time to make sarcastic remarks? If I didn't write to you, you probably wouldn't be free now, right?”
Zhu Zhanyong's heart shook. He hurriedly walked to the bed and looked at Zhu Gaochi, whose face was yellow and pale. His expression changed slightly and he said with an ugly expression,
"Father, why are you so sick? Why didn't anyone inform me?"
Zhu Gaochi looked at his third son and felt happy. He said gently,"
"I was the one who did not let them inform you. Your Imperial Grandfather did not allow you to return to the capital. Returning to the capital without permission is a great crime. If it was not because I really had no other choice, I would not have disobeyed your grandfather's wishes and summoned you to the capital!”
Zhu Zhanyong felt terrible in his heart. In his previous life, he was an orphan and had been lonely all his life. He had never felt the warmth of family love. In this life, he was reborn to Da Ming and became Zhu Gaochi's son. Only then did he truly understand what it felt like to have someone dote on him and love him.
Therefore, Zhu Zhanyong valued kinship very much. He valued his parents more than his own life!
"Mother, what did the imperial physician say?"
Zhu Zhanyong looked at Zhang shi and asked.
Zhang shi's eyes were filled with tears. She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and said,
"The imperial physician said that your father is basically at the end of his rope now. If he can rest peacefully, he still has two years. If he can't calm down, it will be in the morning and evening.”
Zhu Zhanyong's heart tightened. He looked at Zhu Gaochi, only to see that his father's expression was calm, as if he did not care about his life or death.
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Zhanyong anxiously and said,"
"Yong 'er, my matter is not urgent. Right now, the matter of the Northern Borderline is the biggest matter of Great Ming. Your grandfather and your elder brother are both in a crisis now. The elites of Great Ming are also in danger in the Northern Borderline.”
Zhu Zhanyong looked at the worried Zhu Gaochi and comforted him,"
"Father, you don't have to worry about this. I'm back, so I'll think of a way to deal with everything. You should rest in peace. I'll also think of a way to treat your illness. What two years? These imperial physicians in the palace are just a bunch of quacks. When I'm free, I'll definitely tear down their Imperial Academy of Medicine!”
Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said,
"Don't talk like a child. I don't have time for this. Tell me now, what countermeasures do you have for the Northern Borderline? Don't tell me that you don't know anything. You established the Royal Chamber of Commerce single-handedly, and your sources of information are faster than the Jinyiwei.”
Zhu Zhanyong looked at Zhu Gaochi with some heartache. He knew that if he could not come up with a plan, his father, who was worried about the country and the people, would definitely not be at ease. Therefore, he sorted out his thoughts and said,
"Right now, my Great Ming's 300,000 strong army has already fallen into the encirclement of the Tartars, Wala, and Wuliangha. It is snowing heavily in the north, and it is very difficult for the logistics to keep up. Arutai is also constantly invading our army's supply lines, which is why we are in such a dangerous situation.”
When Zhu Zhanyong said this, he took out a map from his pocket and let someone spread it out in front of Zhu Gaochi. Then, he pointed at the map and said,
"This is the Wo Nan River, our 300,000 elites are all here, and this is the mouth of the Three Gorge. Royal Grandfather can only fight the enemy at the mouth of the Three Gorge. The mouth of the Three Gorge is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The northern tribes are all gathered here. They want to fight a war of attrition with the soldiers of the Great Ming here.
Grandfather wanted to use this opportunity to finish off all the tribes in the northern border in one go, so he also held his breath and wanted to fight with the other party to exhaust himself. If he really fought, our Great Ming's national strength was strong, and we were all elite troops. We might not be able to exhaust our opponent.
However, what Grandpa didn't expect was that the winter on the grasslands had come early this year. The rainy and snowy weather made it impossible for our Ming firearms to display their power normally. The supply of supplies in the rear had also become very difficult, which was why there was the current situation.
The problem now was that without the intervention of a third party, his grandfather would either retreat. Although there would be some losses, he would be able to protect most of the elites.
Or they could continue to drag it out and see who would collapse first.
In my opinion, Grandpa will not retreat. He probably wants to do his best in this battle, even if it costs him all the national strength.”
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