AWB Chapter 1412
Chapter 1412
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang recount the whole story, he was deeply moved.
Whether it was Zhu Di and the monk Daoyan, or Lu Wei who was just watching Zhu Yuanzhang, they were all dumbfounded and frozen in place, unable to utter a word for a long time, their hearts filled with turbulent waves that could not be calmed.
Seeing Zhu Di's appearance.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head with a faint smile and asked, "What do you think, Fourth Brother? Do you think our eldest grandson is doing so well as emperor in Yingtian Prefecture? Does he really need us to go out and help him sort things out? If we lead a large army to Yingtian Prefecture, we probably won't even know what to do!"
Zhu Di only came to his senses after being asked this question by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In that instant, his face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color—after the initial shock came panic.
He moved his lips repeatedly.
Then, his voice was somewhat hoarse as he said, "So...so Father Emperor means...Zhu Yun...Your Majesty...Your Majesty has completely eradicated the noble families of Huaixi??"
When the words "completely eradicate" were uttered, Zhu Di felt a profound sense of unreality. It wasn't that he hadn't fought alongside Lan Yu and his men; in fact, many of his current tactics and experiences were derived from them…
This is simply outrageous!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked in return, "Otherwise what? Do you think Lan Yu and the others are all in the alchemy department taking elixirs and scalding the pots? Would we lie to you about this? If it's really not like that, we're more anxious than you are!"
Zhu Di's hands seemed to have lost all strength, hanging down naturally, and his face was ashen with despair.
He never imagined things would turn out this way! That brat Zhu Yunwen... not only did he manage to deal with those arrogant and fierce soldiers, but he also completely destroyed them!
What about him?
The long-awaited righteousness, the long-awaited title, the long-awaited... support from my father...
Wouldn't it vanish in an instant?
Moreover, it's not just a matter of status or legitimacy.
What's even more terrifying is that—that blond kid, who's just a nobody, possesses methods and abilities that can absolutely crush even the nobles of Huaixi!
Zhu Yunwen could eliminate the threat of the Huaixi nobles in an instant... but did I... have enough weight and qualifications to stand opposite him?
How could I possibly hold that position?
At this moment, Zhu Di felt as if his entire body had shattered into countless pieces. His heart was ashen, and he was utterly bewildered—what had he waited for so long, hoped for so long, only to receive this in return?!
But at this time.
He suddenly heard the monk Daoyan beside him tentatively ask, "Could it be... that His Majesty used those things he's refined in the Alchemy Department for so long... his elixirs, or so-called immortality... as an exchange, which is why he has temporarily appeased the nobles of Huaixi?"
"And the Alchemy Bureau thought it couldn't find any trace of the Huaixi nobles because they themselves were stationed within the Alchemy Bureau?"
"So many dukes, marquises, military leaders, and trusted confidants... even if they were all lined up waiting to be beheaded, it wouldn't be possible to kill them all in a short time!?"
What Zhu Yuanzhang said was not only completely beyond Zhu Di's comprehension, but also completely beyond the comprehension of the self-proclaimed genius, the monk Daoyan.
So he was shocked and astonished.
I have been trying to find the rationale behind this incident, to find a plausible explanation and justification.
And now, he seems to have found such a reason and explanation.
So he couldn't wait to ask Zhu Yuanzhang for confirmation—he didn't believe such an outrageous thing could happen, and he was even more unwilling to face the person behind the young emperor and suffer a crushing defeat!
Hearing this series of conjectures from the monk Daoyan.
Zhu Di then marveled that his wandering soul had returned to his body, his pupils refocused, and he immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Master Daoyan is right!"
He was like a drowning man who suddenly grasped at a straw.
However, the next moment, both he and the monk Daoyan heard Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter: "Hahahahahahahahahaha!"
"Father...Father Emperor...Why are you laughing?"
Zhu Di immediately panicked and stammered, "What do you mean?"