Chapter 649: Winning Fame in Life and Afterlife (End)

Annan.

Zhu Jiewei has a great say in Annan. In order to completely control Annan, he has taken control of all the military power of the Annan Royal Palace.

This is also the key to his secret control over Annan.

Li Yi has always wanted to completely control the real power of Annan, but he has no way to break through Zhu Jiewei’s constraints. Fortunately, Zhu Jiewei came up with a brilliant idea.

Li Yi has never had the opportunity to let his soldiers enter the palace. Isn’t this a good opportunity?
At night, Li Yi summoned Zhu Jiewei alone to discuss raising an army to seize the Ming territory.

After Zhu Jiewei entered the palace, Li Yi said, “I have summoned some of the generals and some senior military commanders. Let them come in and discuss this together.”

Zhu Jiewei did not suspect anything and nodded, “Okay!”

Then Li Yi said, “Someone come!”

Several military generals came in, bringing with them a hundred or so soldiers. Zhu Jie narrowed her eyes, stared at Li Yi, and smiled, “Are you going to kill me, my king?”

Li Yi smiled and said, “Yes, I have to kill you. Only when you die can Annan be truly controlled by me.”

“Do it!”

“This Annan is the domain of my Li family. How can I allow you to act so presumptuously?”

“A mere woman trying to overthrow the Annan regime? Are you worthy?”

“Kill her!”

Several generals immediately charged towards Zhu Jiewei. Zhu Jiewei sneered, “My lord, do you really think I’m a fool?”

“You don’t think I’m really unprepared?”

“Somebody come!”

Suddenly, a steady stream of military commanders rushed in from outside. When Li Yi saw this, his eyes suddenly darkened and he said nervously, “You!”

Zhu Jie smiled slightly and said, “The invasion of Ming territory is fake. Do you really think I don’t know that Ming cannot be invaded at this time? I just want to see if Ming wants to get rid of me.”

“When you sent your troops in, I knew the king was going to take action.”

“Now you will execute them right here and I will pretend that what happened tonight never happened.”

“From now on, you will continue to be your king, and I will continue to be my imperial teacher…but the king will have to stay in the harem for a long time.”

“You want to seize power?”

Zhu Jiewei said: “Obviously, yes. I will either seize power or take your life. Your Majesty, make your choice.”

The corners of Li Yi’s mouth twitched, and his fists were clenched in his sleeves. He knew that the number of troops he had was not enough. He hated himself, hated his own stupidity!
But he cared more about his own life, so he said humiliatingly: “Everything is up to you!”

After the Annan Incident in September of the autumn of the 18th year of the Hongzhi reign, the Annan regime was officially controlled by Zhu Jiewei, and the entire Annan nominally came under the actual control of the Han people.

……

Beiping.

Chen Ce’s funeral arrangements were almost all completed. As for Chen Ce’s tomb, it should have been directly buried in the Chen family’s ancestral tomb, but Zhu Houzhao wanted Chen Ce’s tomb to accompany the imperial tomb and opened a separate tomb for Chen Ce next to the imperial tomb.

Zhu Houzhao had considered almost every detail for Chen Ce.

In early October of the eighteenth year of the Hongzhi reign, it was drizzling. Zhu Houzhao personally followed Chen Ce’s funeral procession and watched Chen Ce’s coffin enter the mausoleum.

After the crowd’s grief dissipated, Zhu Houzhao stood in front of Chen Ce’s tomb and refused to leave for a long time. Liu Jin could only accompany Zhu Houzhao silently.

“Little brother…”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Ce’s tomb silently and sighed to himself: “You have done too much for the Ming Dynasty and helped me do too much.”

“I can’t give you much, but I will make your reputation beautiful both before and after your death.”

“From now on, I will not let you down, and will definitely lead the Ming Dynasty to a more glorious path! If you are still alive, please bless me and the Ming Dynasty!”

Two butterflies fluttered around Chen Ce’s tombstone in the rain.

The cicada pupa will eventually break out of its cocoon, but there will no longer be Chen Chunjian in the world. “Rest in peace, little brother. I will come to see you when I have time.”

Zhu Houzhao looked back at Liu Jin and said, “Liu Daban, let’s go.”

“Your Highness, there seems to be a mountain temple over there.”

……

It was freezing cold, and heavy snow was falling on the outskirts of Peking.

In a dilapidated mountain temple, a young boy in thin clothes curled up in a pile of straw. He slept for a long time and fantasized about many things.

He saw the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the colorful Ming Dynasty, in which he played the most important role.

He dreamed of getting married and having children. His wife was a virtuous peasant girl, and he gave birth to a son and a daughter.

The snow was getting heavier. It was the fifth day since the young man arrived in Peking from Hangzhou. He was already ill and was almost dying.

When I was conscious, I heard the sound of horse hooves outside, followed by a conversation.

“There really is a mountain temple, but unfortunately, there are no incense sticks in it anymore.”

“Huh? Why are there still fireworks going off there?”

“Go in and have a look.”

“Danger, Your Highness!”

“Get in!”

The young man opened his eyes slightly and saw two men in brocade cotton jackets standing in front of him.

The young boy in the lead looked at the dying boy curled up in the haystack and sighed, “He’s so miserable!”

“Here are five taels of silver. Take them.”

The young man was stunned for a moment, feeling that this scene was so familiar, almost exactly the same as in his dream.

He hurriedly said, “Gui, noble, I’m cold and hungry…”

The young man in brocade clothes said, “Oh!” He took off the cotton-padded jacket of the guy next to him, threw it to him and said, “Put it on. Here is the rabbit I just hunted. You can roast it and eat it yourself.”

“thanks, thanks.”

“Oh, how pitiful!”

“Master, let’s go.”

“Well, let’s go.”

After the two men left, the boy curled up in the haystack hurriedly put on his cotton jacket and breathed a sigh of relief. Although his body was still shaking, he felt much better.

We have food and money. As long as we can hold on, we can find a way to enter Peking tomorrow.

Five taels of silver would be enough for him to rent a simple courtyard, and then find a way to find the marriage his father had arranged for him…

After putting the hot roasted food into his mouth, the young man finally felt alive. He wrapped his cotton jacket tightly, and then braved the wind and snow, walking towards the city of Beiping step by step.

The road is not far, only ten miles.

As long as we enter Peking, everything will be fine.

These days he would have some unrealistic dreams every night. He dreamed that he was assisting the crown prince, assisting the emperor, and eventually becoming the Duke of the Ming Dynasty.

He dreamed of getting married and having children, dreamed of accepting several students, and dreamed of using many means to change the Ming Dynasty.

In his dream, it only took him seven years to build a prosperous Ming Dynasty.

In the evening, the snow was still falling. When the boy looked up and gazed ahead, he finally saw the two words “Beiping” on the majestic city gate.

Looking at the young man again, who else could that handsome face be but Chen Ce?

(End of this chapter)