Imperial Palace, Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the throne, exuding an unparalleled aura.
His white hair and beard, coupled with his sharp eyes, made people feel a strong sense of oppression. He was tall and thin, but he did not lose his strength. He sat there like a mountain, making people shudder.
"Yun Wen, you can leave." He waved at the young man standing beside him.
This youth was Zhu Yunwen.
He kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang respectfully."Grandson will take his leave. Imperial Grandfather, remember to drink the hot soup while it's still hot.”
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand lightly.
He looked at Zhu Yunwen's back as she left, but the shadow of another youth appeared in his mind. He sighed,"If Xiong Ying was still alive, he would definitely be taller and stronger than Yun Wen.”
Zhu Xiongying was the eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty. He died suddenly eight years ago due to illness.
At that time, he had contracted small-fever. The illness had come strangely and suddenly.
Because of the infection, Empress Ma took care of the eldest grandson personally. However, in the end, the eldest grandson still passed away.
Three months after the death of the eldest grandson, Empress Ma also passed away due to the same illness.
Zhu Yuanzhang had always suspected that there was something fishy about this.
"Erhu!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.
A middle-aged man wearing a flying fish robe and a spring knife embroidered on his waist walked in.
He was the commander of the Jinyiwei, Erhu. He had followed Zhu Yuanzhang for more than twenty years and was deeply trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The two tigers bowed.
"Has there been anything unusual in the Eastern Palace recently?”Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Your…Your Majesty, three years ago, you ordered the Brocade Guard to stop monitoring the Eastern Palace.”Er Hu bowed again." Do you want to continue sending Brocade Guards to the Eastern Palace?”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and pondered. In the end, he shook his head."Forget it. I don't want Biao Er to think that we're worried about him.”
He had the Brocade Guard monitor the Eastern Palace because he suspected that someone had killed the eldest grandson of the Emperor.
However, after so many years, he had not found anything.
Now that eight years had passed, Zhu Yuanzhang could only give up.
"Erhu, is there no more news from Mount Zhong?”Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"This subject is guilty. I haven't discovered anything in the past eight years.”Erhu looked pained.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed helplessly.
Eight years ago, there was another strange thing.
On the second day after the burial of the eldest grandson, the tomb of the eldest grandson was opened, and his body was gone.
Back then, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and beheaded all the soldiers guarding the tomb.
He ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guards to investigate secretly.
This matter had been investigated for eight years, but there was actually no clue at all.
Even the powerful Embroidered Uniform Guards could not find anything, which made Zhu Yuanzhang gradually despair.
"Withdraw the Embroidered Uniform Guards from Mount Zhong.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xiao Hu retreated.
……
Recently, Zhu Yuanzhang always dreamed of his eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying.
He rubbed his face and came back to his senses. He picked up the pen and continued to approve the memorial.
"Your Majesty, Duke Cao requests an audience." The eunuch came to report.
"Let him in." Zhu Yuanzhang put down his pen.
Very quickly, Li Jinglong strode into the hall and knelt before Zhu Yuanzhang."Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Get up." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and raised his hand." Why did you come to the palace today to visit this old man…Eh, what happened to your face?”
Li Jinglong's face was still swollen.
However, he did not care at all. Excitement flashed in his eyes."Your Majesty, please dismiss your attendants. I have something important to report.”
Zhu Yuanzhang saw his serious expression and waved his hand.
The palace maids and eunuchs in the Hall of Heaven's Tribute all left the hall.
"Can you tell me now? Who slapped your face? Who are you going to sue?" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said," We will help you. Who has the guts to hit Duke Cao?"”
" I was beaten up by the leader of Beggar's Sect. It's fine…" Li Jinglong waved his hand.
"What is it? Were beggars nowadays so unreasonable? He dares to hit you, the dignified Duke?" Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and interrupted Li Jinglong.
"Your Majesty, what I want to talk about is not the matter of me being beaten.”Li Jinglong's eyes flashed as he lowered his voice and said," Your Majesty, the leader of the Beggar's Sect who beat me up looks exactly like the deceased eldest grandson of the emperor. His name is Zhu Ying.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was so shocked that the pen in his hand fell to the ground. He stood up abruptly and said,
"What did you say?"
Li Jinglong knew that the Emperor would have such a reaction. He lowered his voice and recounted what had happened.
As a relative of the Emperor, Li Jinglong knew about the incident at Mount Zhong back then. He also knew that the Emperor had been investigating the disappearance of the Emperor's eldest grandson's corpse for so many years.
Therefore, he was shocked when he saw Zhu Ying today.
Because Zhu Ying was too similar to the eldest grandson of the emperor, Zhu Xiongying.
Could it be that the eldest grandson of the emperor was not dead?
He knew that this matter was of great importance and even related to the future of Da Ming. He did not care about the injury on his face and rushed into the palace to report.
"Quick, bring us to him." Zhu Yuanzhang hurried down.
"Your Majesty, you should at least change your clothes, right? You're wearing a dragon robe. Won't you scare people?”Li Jinglong said," At the moment, we can't be sure that Zhu Ying is the eldest grandson of the emperor. Maybe they just look alike."”
"Do I need you to teach me?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him.
He immediately ordered the eunuch to bring him a set of plain casual clothes.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang brought a few Jinyiwei who had also changed into casual clothes and rushed out of the palace with Li Jinglong.
Ps: On the first day of a new book, the parents of the new book have to feed them some flowers and review votes. Fei Lu usually looks at the first day's data. If there is no data, he can only cut himself.
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