Nothing to say during the day.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were thousands of things going on. It wasn't until the day was flying westward and the bright moon was in the sky that Zhu Yuanzhang finished reviewing today's memorial.
He tiptoed to the outside of Queen Ma's bedroom, and when he saw that there were still people flickering in the palace, he stopped walking softly and strode open the door of the palace.
"Sister, we're back!"
"We're exhausted after approving all the discounts for a day. Did you leave some of the late-night snacks that Xu Xingzu's guy brought for us?"
Empress Ma was still wearing the same blue cloth with a scarf on her head, holding the uppers of her shoes by the oil lamp. Seeing Lao Zhu push the door open and come in, he didn't move and just gave him an annoyed sideways glance.
This glance immediately turned the Hongwu Emperor, who was as angry as a tiger thousands of miles away, into the stupid and blunt Zhu Chongba. Lao Zhu scratched his head in embarrassment, closed the door dejectedly, sat down in front of the table and looked around, but he didn't see any sign of his midnight snack on the table.
The girl must be angry!
Lao Zhu suddenly became angry and did not dare to express his anger. Queen Ma stared at Empress Ma for a long time, and was silent for a long time. She finally managed to come up with a topic:
"Girl, your craftsmanship is so good! Are you making new shoes for us?"
"You, Emperor Zhu, are of the highest rank, and you can hit whoever you want. The uppers of your shoes are all made of gold thread, so why would you care about my shoes?" Queen Ma didn't even raise her head.
There is something in his wife's words. The husband and wife have been married for so many years, how could Lao Zhu not hear it? He laughed dryly: "Sister, why do you have to say such angry words."
"When have we ever disliked the shoes you bought? Wasn't it just because you were angry with me this morning that you called Lao Wu over and gave me a beating..."
"Zhu Chongba, you also know." Empress Ma stopped pretending and threw the half-filled shoes on the table.
"The soles of your boots are thick, and they are sewn with gold thread. How heavy do they have to be?"
"Do you think it's still the straw sandals and cloth shoes you wore back then?"
"Su'er was seriously ill before, and her body is already weak. If you can't bear it, you hit her like that with these boots?"
"It's so pathetic, the kid who was beaten doesn't have a good piece of meat on his butt...Zhu Chongba, are you going to rebel?"
These words made Emperor Hongwu break into a cold sweat. How dare you delve into the treachery behind your words? He wiped away his sweat guiltily and took the red-eyed Queen Ma into his arms.
"Sister, aren't we... are we confused because of anger?"
"That bastard is usually quiet, but who knows, he's giving me a big blow."
"I don't know where I learned these deceptive tricks and practiced them on my head. If I don't hit him harder, what will happen if I grow crooked in the future?"
"Sister, you have a general understanding. Tell me, is this what we said?"
Queen Ma fell silent. She was not a careless shrew. It was only after seeing the wound on Zhu Su's hip that I felt distressed, so I got angry at Old Zhu. I also agree with Lao Zhu’s statement from the bottom of my heart. There are signs of cheating in Lao Wu, and it really needs to be rectified, and this kind of signs must be killed.
"Then you shouldn't have hit her so hard!" But the husband is still to blame.
"Is this really cruel?" Lao Zhu felt proud when he saw that the general knowledge was effective, he raised his nose and glared. "That little brat, in order to deceive us, he talked nonsense and said that the Ming Dynasty will be defeated!"
"How dare you talk about such a major national matter. If you don't teach him a lesson, won't you have to deceive his elder brother if he becomes a border country in the future?"
"We have struck lightly. If we read the battle reports from the front, I'm afraid we will strike even harder!"
"Battle report?" Queen Ma heard the key. He said nervously: "What battle report? Did Ming Dynasty win?"
As a concubine of the harem, she had always strictly abided by the iron law that she was not allowed to interfere in politics in the harem. But this army expedition is a major event that concerns all Han people. The people are extremely concerned about it and sooner or later the battle report will be made public. In addition, after returning from Zhu Suna, her mind always flashed through the tragic scene of countless good men of the Ming Dynasty who were killed by the Tartars due to defeat. With concern in your heart, you ask questions.
"Of course he won." Speaking of the battle report, Zhu Yuanzhang was very proud, and the slight haze caused by Zhu Su's prediction this morning was swept away. "Tiande (Xu Da, also known as Tiande) sent a battle report a few days ago. His vanguard blue jade soldiers came out of Yanmen and defeated Wang Baobao twice in a row!"
"In these two battles, Wang Baobao lost his armor and was defeated! Lan Yu is a good person. He seems to be Yuchun's brother-in-law?"
"Yuchun died young. This blue jade was so brave, so it can be said that Yuchun has a successor."
"Unfortunately, this battle report was only delivered at noon today. It was a few hours late."
"If it had been earlier, I should have slapped this battle report on Lao Wu's face. So that he would know what it feels like to talk nonsense and then be exposed in person!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said, with a sense of pride in regaining face in his tone.
Queen Ma did not speak. Originally, I heard that Ming Dynasty had won, and there was a sense of relief on my face. When he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say that Lan Yu had defeated Wang Baobao twice in a row, his whole body froze and his expression became unnatural.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Yuanzhang noticed the abnormality of his married wife.
"Chongba. Did you just say that the blue jade soldiers came out of Yanmen and defeated Wang Baobao twice in a row?" Queen Ma's tone was a little strange.
"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, not understanding why his sister's expression changed drastically. "Sister, what's wrong with you? Isn't this a happy event?"
"Chongba, do you still remember that the battle report stated where Lan Yu defeated Wang Baobao?" Empress Ma pressed Zhu Yuanzhang's outstretched hand and asked urgently.
"Huh? I remember. Lan Yu first defeated Wang Baobao in Yema River, then pursued all the way, and was defeated again in Tula River..." Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish speaking, Queen Ma's face had turned pale.
"Sister? What's wrong with you? Sister?" Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and hurriedly hugged the shaky Queen Ma.
"Chongba!" Queen Ma grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang's arm with such force that it even hurt the thick-skinned old Zhu.
"Su'er... Su'er is right."
"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused. "What's wrong?"
"Northern Expedition!" Queen Ma swallowed. "The situation of the Northern Expedition is exactly what Su'er said!"
"This?" Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked. "How is it possible? Didn't that traitor say that our Ming Dynasty was going to be defeated?"
"The Ming Dynasty has not won yet!" Queen Ma said. Then, he told Zhu Su all the details of the Battle of Lingbei.
"...You mean, Lan Yu's Lianjie was already in Su'er's prophecy?" Zhu Yuanzhang was completely confused.
It is true that I did not hear him finish the details of the prophecy!
"Yes. Su'er told me that Lan Yu defeated Wang Baobao twice in Yema River and Tula River. The location, sequence, and battle situation were exactly the same!" Queen Ma nodded.
"Su'er also predicted that these two defeats were actually flaws deliberately sold by Wang Baobao to lure Tiande into going deep alone?"
"That's right. Su'er also said that Tiande was successfully lured into an ambush by Wang Baobao. In just one battle, our Ming army lost tens of thousands of casualties and fled south in panic. The great plan of the Northern Expedition fell short!"
"Su'er also predicted the exact time of the ambush. Let me think about it, it is..."
"The sixth day of May!"
Queen Ma's face was also pale.
Not only because if the Ming Dynasty were defeated, countless good men would shed their blood on the battlefield.
Also because...
"The sixth day of May..."
"Today is eleven. So..."
"It is very possible that the tens of thousands of troops in the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition have been...defeated?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked unbelieving!
