Xu Da stood up at the banquet with a slap in the face, his expression was anxious and furious, and everyone present was stunned.
Xu Miaoyun asked in disbelief:
"Dad, why are you so anxious?"
"It's hard for our family to have time to eat together. Why do we have to go to the palace in such a hurry?"
"Stop asking questions now, follow me into the palace quickly, and we'll talk about it later when we get there."
Xu Da turned around, pulled Xu Miaoyun, and walked straight out the door.
"Put away the food on the table first and eat when I come back."
After saying that, regardless of Xu Huizu's astonished expression, Xu Zengshou hurriedly left with Xu Miaoyun.
Mrs. Xu stretched out her right hand, wanting to say something, but in the end she sighed and asked her servants to pack their things in desolation.
...
Xu Da pulled Xu Miaoyun, got on the carriage, and rushed all the way, regardless of whether it would hurt the people, and rushed to the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still correcting the memorial in his study. Hearing that Xu Da asked to see him again, he couldn't help but be puzzled.
It wasn't already discussed before, so why did it suddenly come back?
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more surprised when the young eunuch said that Xu Da was still bringing his daughter with him. Could it be that he was planning to bring his daughter to marry him?
With speculation in his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang also had a smile on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very happy about the marriage between Xu Miaoyun and Zhu Di.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, in order to consolidate his imperial power, he has always wanted his son to marry a general who holds military power.
Zhu Biao married Chang Yuchun's daughter, and he also became in-laws with Chang Yuchun.
In his plan, Chang Yuchun was to serve as Zhu Biao's team in the future, but it was a pity that Chang Yuchun died young.
On the way to the second Northern Expedition, he contracted an illness and died suddenly, which is really a pity.
In order to stabilize Zhu Biao's position, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to promote Lan Yu, hoping that Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law would grow up and become Zhu Biao's right-hand man.
Xu Da is Zhu Yuanzhang's best friend in life and death, so Zhu Yuanzhang naturally wants to marry Xu Da.
After much deliberation, only the fourth child, Zhu Di, and Xu Da's eldest daughter, Xu Miaoyun, were similar in age, making them a perfect match.
Now that Xu Da could propose marriage, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally overjoyed.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a very good mood, and his face was naturally much kinder. He looked at Xu Da and his daughter who hurriedly walked in with a smile, and said:
"Xu Da, marriage is an important matter, but it is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker."
"We can just discuss this matter. Why did you bring Miaoyun here?"
Xu Da was stunned for a moment. What was Zhu Yuanzhang talking about? What important matter is marriage?
However, Xu Da was not in the mood to argue with Zhu Yuanzhang, so he took a step forward, cupped his hands and said:
"Superior, something happened, something big happened!"
"The King of Yan may have gone to sea to attack the Japanese pirates!"
"What?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally smiling, suddenly stood up with his hands on the table, his eyes widened, and his pupils exuded a look of disbelief.
At this moment, Xu Miaoyun was standing by and realized why Xu Da was so anxious?
It turned out that Zhu Di actually went to sea to fight against Japanese pirates?
At first, Xu Miaoyun thought Zhu Di was exaggerating, but she didn't expect that everything he said was true?
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was red and he looked at Xu Da anxiously, hoping to get the answer he wanted from Xu Da's mouth.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was destined to be disappointed. Xu Da nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice:
"His Royal Highness King Yan probably went to sea with Li Jin."
"A few days ago, His Highness King Yan wrote to my daughter, saying that he had become a member of the navy and was ready to go to sea to fight."
"Weichen guessed that he might have joined Li Jin's navy a few months ago, and now he might be taken aboard a warship by Li Jin and go on a long voyage."
Zhu Yuanzhang found it difficult to accept this answer for a moment, and sat slumped on his chair.
Letting Li Jin enter the army before was just a risky move by Zhu Yuanzhang.
You must know that Li Jin has no experience in leading troops before, and the navy has not completed training and has no actual combat record.
Li Jin's expedition this time seemed to Zhu Yuanzhang to be a disaster.
As for the Yiwu soldiers who had Li Jin's vows, absolute confidence, and ardent hopes, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, these people were simply farmers who had just put down their hoes.
No matter how good the formation is, if it has never seen blood or been on the battlefield, it is very likely that it will collapse after a confrontation with the enemy.
Zhu Yuanzhang had only one evaluation of this kind of army: it was a rabble.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no hope at all for this kind of mob. He only hoped that Li Jin could attract the attention of the southern Japanese pirates.
Let these Japanese pirates no longer dare to march straight in and invade the people in the mainland, and buy yourself time to relocate the people.
As for Li Jin's death, Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had any expectations.
But now the situation is completely reversed. His beloved son actually appears on Li Jin's boat.
If something really happened to Li Jin, Zhu Di would naturally not be able to escape on the vast sea. There is only one outcome, and that is to live and die with Li Jin.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer sit still and hurriedly asked Xu Miaoyun:
"Miaoyun, is what your father said true?"
Xu Miaoyun nodded and repeated what he said before to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang completely gave up and felt heartbroken for a moment.
Zhu Di is Zhu Yuanzhang's second favorite son, and the first one is naturally Prince Zhu Biao.
For Zhu Biao's love, Zhu Yuanzhang's other sons are incomparable, because Zhu Yuanzhang had great expectations for Zhu Biao.
In Zhu Biao, he is not only Zhu Yuanzhang's son, but also carries Zhu Yuanzhang's sincere teachings to him, hoping that this son can lead the Ming Dynasty to a prosperous age.
But for Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang loves him from the bottom of his heart. This son who is most like himself often reminds Zhu Yuanzhang of himself when he was young.
As a result, the son he loved so much was about to be buried in the belly of a fish, so Zhu Yuanzhang asked the white-haired man to give away the black-haired man. How could he accept this?
Xu Da saw Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance and said tentatively:
"Your Majesty, why don't you send out the Jin Yiwei immediately and ask the Jin Yiwei to bring His Highness Prince Yan back?"
"Li Jin may not have set off yet, and there is still room for redemption."
Zhu Yuanzhang's dilated pupils regained focus, as if grasping the last life-saving straw, he hurriedly said:
"Quick, go get Mao Xiang!"
The little eunuch who delivered the decree just walked out of the door, and the young eunuch who went to deliver the decree to Li Jin came back from Shanghu County.
Looking at the eunuch who came back to deliver the order, Zhu Yuanzhang held his last hope and asked cautiously:
"Did Li Jin say when he would send troops to destroy the Japanese pirates?"
"Your Majesty, Master Li's army to destroy the Japanese pirates has now set off."
The eunuch who conveyed the order was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would think that he was delaying the dispatch of troops, so he directly told the news about Li Jin's troops.
"Wow!"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt like five thunders were hitting his head. He couldn't stand steadily for a moment and even knocked off all the memorials on the table.
Xu Da also knew at this time that it was impossible to recall Zhu Di, so he could only ask for orders again:
"Your Majesty, please send troops from Shanghu County to assist Li Jin and help Li Jin destroy the Japanese pirates!"
Zhu Yuanzhang supported his body with one hand, waved it gently with the other, and said:
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Forget it. Since the fourth child has to go, we can't stop him."
"I just hope that he will be blessed with good fortune and return safely from overseas."
"Xuda, please step aside first. We want to be alone for a while."
Xu Da wanted to say more, but Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of exhaustion and he didn't want to listen anymore.
Helpless, Xu Da could only surrender, and slowly left the study room with Xu Miaoyun who did not dare to say anything.
Shortly after waiting for Xu Da and Xu Miaoyun to leave, Zhu Biao and Queen Ma arrived in a hurry.
It turned out that the young eunuch saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was feeling unwell and quickly sent someone to notify Prince Zhu Biao and Queen Ma.
After the two entered the study room, they saw Zhu Yuanzhang curled up on the dragon chair, as if he had been greatly stimulated, and they were shocked.
Hurrying forward, Empress Ma hugged Zhu Yuanzhang's head and asked softly what happened.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Queen Ma, his eye circles turned red instantly, and tears could not help but roll in his eyes. Only then did he tell Queen Ma everything that had happened.
When Empress Ma heard that Zhu Di might have a narrow escape from death during this expedition, she was instantly heartbroken.
But seeing Zhu Yuanzhang blaming himself so much, Queen Ma knew that she must be strong at this time, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would only be even more sad.
"Di'er went on this expedition for the sake of the people and the country."
"As our Lao Zhu's son, this is what he should do. The ancestors of our Lao Zhu family have spirits in heaven and will bless him for his safe return."
"Even if Di'er is really unfortunate enough to die in battle, he will be wrapped in horse leather and die in the right place. The people will not forget him, and the Ming Dynasty will not forget him."
Queen Ma looked resolute and spoke resolutely. Queen Ma, who had walked through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, was naturally not that fragile.
The reason why she said this was to cheer up Zhu Yuanzhang. The war with the Japanese pirates had just begun. If Zhu Yuanzhang fell at this time, then Zhu Di's life or death would really be uncertain.
Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually recovered. The original emotion of losing his beloved son almost made him collapse.
Now, under the guidance of Queen Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly calmed down, and the original momentum of Emperor Hongwu also came to him again.
"Sister, don't worry, we will never let Di'er die for the country so easily."
Zhu Yuanzhang, who regained his senses, quickly thought of a rescue method. He turned to look at Zhu Biao and said:
"Go, let Marquis Jiangyin come to see us immediately!"
Zhu Biao felt very sad since he heard the news that Zhu Di went to sea to fight.
As the prince of the empire, Zhu Biao naturally knew that Li Jin would probably become an abandoned son this time and be used by his father to delay time.
But now his own brother is actually involved, which makes Zhu Biao feel at a loss for a moment.
One is a capable minister that he admires, and the other is his own brother. An accident happened to these two people together, which made Zhu Biao very depressed.
Just when I was sad, I felt happy after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's order.
There is no other reason. Wu Liang, Marquis of Jiangyin, was the absolute naval commander of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the navy has been gradually abandoned over the years, Wu Liang was also placed in Jiangyin due to the ban on sea operations, without any use.
But now that Zhu Yuanzhang plans to activate Wu Liang, Li Jin and Zhu Di have a glimmer of hope.
