"Since that's the case, Your Majesty, I'll be straightforward.”
Chu Nan held the fishing rod and said expressionlessly,"Yongle 22nd year, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's fifth Northern Expedition.”
"On the way back from the Northern Expedition, he died on the 18th of July at Yumu River, aged 65.”
As soon as Chu Nan finished speaking, a ripple suddenly appeared on the calm surface of the water.
The center of the waves was the fishing line on Old Zhu's fishing rod.
After hearing the news of Zhu Di's death, his hands trembled uncontrollably.
Under the sunlight, his valiant face was covered in a haze.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was not too moved by Zhu Di's death.
Everyone would die eventually. Zhu Di's death was not surprising.
Moreover, in ancient times, people's life expectancy was generally not high. Zhu Di could live to 65 years old, which was definitely not considered short.
What really moved Zhu Yuanzhang was…
"Fourth Brother actually died on the way back from the Northern Expedition…"
His voice suddenly became hoarse and low, as if a blade had cut through his throat.
He couldn't imagine how Zhu Di felt when he returned from his last Northern Expedition.
Chu Nan nodded." Throughout Emperor Yongle's life, although he was a warmonger, his merits were greater than his faults.”
"He won the position of the Son of Heaven in the war and rebellion, but he also died on horseback in the end.”
As he spoke, Chu Nan felt his hand sink again.
He raised his wrist and another big fish took the bait.
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that I don't know how to fish?”Chu Nan removed the fish from the hook.
As if he was deliberately showing off to Old Zhu, he even picked up the fish and waved it in front of Old Zhu.
"Heh, you're really fast at catching fish one by one. We haven't caught a single one yet!”
"That's why I said, Your Majesty, don't look down on others!”Chu Nan threw the fishing rod into the water once again.
However, in just a few seconds, another fish took the bait!
"Here it comes again!"
Chu Nan lifted the fishing rod.
" I…" Old Zhu was dumbfounded.
Good heavens, the speed at which he took the bait was too fast!
What was going on?
He turned around and looked at his fishing rod. There was still no movement.
Could it be that it was really as Chu Nan said, that he could not catch a single fish?
No!
He absolutely couldn't lose.
Old Zhu gripped the fishing rod tightly and stared at the calm water without blinking.
The sunlight flickered in the sky for a moment before hiding in a white cloud.
The blinding light softened.
"Chu Nan." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the calm water surface and said in a serious tone,
Chu Nan lazily stretched his body and turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang's side profile. He asked with a smile,"Your Majesty, you want to ask about the north?”
"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded." Tell me the truth. In the history you know, did the Ming Dynasty finally pacify the grasslands?"”
This was one of the things that Zhu Yuanzhang was most concerned about.
As long as the grassland was still there, Da Ming would feel like a thorn in his back.
Zhu Di's five northern expeditions had failed to completely pacify the grasslands, which made Zhu Yuanzhang even less confident.
"Your Majesty seems to be very obsessed with this matter.”Chu Nan turned his head and looked at the calm water surface.
"Of course!" Zhu Yuanzhang replied with a sonorous and forceful voice. The fishing line trembled along with his voice, and ripples appeared on the calm water surface again.
"The grasslands, no matter when, are always a great threat to my Great Ming!”
"They once occupied the Central Plains, harmed the people, and poisoned the common people. Our lifelong wish is to eliminate them completely!”
The peaceful fish in the water were startled by the murderous aura and fled in all directions.
The water was in a mess.
The swallows that had been perched on the roof of the pavilion flew into the distance.
Chu Nan sighed and shook his head."Your Majesty, to be honest, there isn't.”
"Not only did the King of Yan fail to pacify the grasslands, but even Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on Mei Mountain and the Ming Dynasty perished, the hidden dangers of the grasslands were not truly resolved.”
"They have always been like wolves lurking in the darkness.”
Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His face darkened.
"It's actually…like this?"
He lifted his bamboo hat and squinted his eyes at the sky. His gaze was far-reaching, and no one knew what he was thinking.
He rebelled and chased the Mongolians out of the Central Plains. However, he did not expect that this was already his limit.
For more than 200 years, Da Ming had not completely resolved this hidden danger.
He was unwilling!
The sun emerged from the clouds and kowtowed again. A ray of golden light sprinkled on Zhu Yuanzhang's bamboo hat.
However, it made his face under the bamboo hat darken even more. Almost his entire face was shrouded in shadows, and the light and darkness were distinct.
He clenched his fists tightly, making cracking sounds.
The blood vessels on his fist were throbbing.
"Chu Nan." Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and looked at Chu Nan with a solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, what are you trying to say?”Chu Nan asked.
He was also stunned by Old Zhu's frightening appearance.
"Tell us!" "A way to completely solve the hidden danger of the grasslands, so that they will no longer be able to bully us Han people!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a trembling voice.”
"You came from 700 years later, so you must know a lot!”
"You have seven hundred years more experience than us!”
"Your future generations will definitely have an evaluation of Northern Yuan!”
"Use your experience in the future to tell us how to make those bastards never dare to invade the Central Plains again!”
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely agitated.
His face was flushed red and his eyes were bloodshot. Even his breathing became heavy.
Chu Nan paused for a moment before he reacted.
Old Zhu was born in poverty and could not even eat. His family was forced to death by corrupt officials.
Therefore, he spared the cows, slaves, and even became a beggar monk.
And all of this was thanks to the Yuan Dynasty.
Therefore, Old Zhu's hatred for them surpassed everything else.
"Chu Nan, you must tell us! Tell me everything you know!”
"It is my lifelong wish to eliminate the hidden danger of those beasts!”
"Even if I can't fulfill this long-cherished wish, even if my son can't fulfill it, it must be fulfilled by my grandson, my grandson's grandson!”
"This world needs my Great Ming to protect, the universe needs my Great Ming to clean up!”
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and pointed at his feet. He said heroically,
"Even if the Great Ming Dynasty is destroyed in the end, we want future generations to remember it forever!”
"Our Zhu family has done everything for the Central Plains!”
His voice was sonorous and powerful, and it was like a nail that was firmly wedged into the ground.
Chu Nan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was full of vigor and a sense of admiration suddenly arose in his heart.
Even though he was uncultured and ruthless, he killed without blinking.
Even though he was born a beggar and his horizons were not comparable to other emperors, his breadth of mind and ambition made people respect him.
The smile on Chu Nan's face gradually disappeared and his tone became serious.
"Your Majesty, there are many problems that the Ming Dynasty can't solve.”
"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang held the fishing rod and nodded, indicating for Chu Nan to continue.
Chu Nan took a deep breath." If I were to say every single one of them, it would take a few days and nights to finish. Moreover, Your Majesty might not even remember them."”
"Moreover, there are some reasons that can't be considered as major reasons.”
" I'm only saying that the most important points summarized by the later generations, as long as His Majesty implements these points…"
"I can't guarantee that we can completely solve the hidden danger, but there will definitely be unexpected results.”
"Anyway, we have plenty of time today. Let's chat slowly later!”
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