"Your Highness." Hu Shanxiang turned pale and called Zhu Zhanji feebly.
She was sweating profusely and her face was ugly in pain. She leaned on him as if she had no bones, breathing heavily.
"Your Highness, will our child be okay?" Hu Shanxiang had no idea. Seeing more and more blood flowing, tears filled her eyes.
"No, don't say these unlucky words."
"The Royal Physician, where is the Royal Physician? Call the Royal Physician quickly."
Zhu Zhanji shouted loudly.
Not long after, two imperial doctors hurried over and examined Hu Shanxiang.
Hu Shanxiang was very late in her pregnancy. She was frightened and was bleeding profusely. The baby could not be saved.
The imperial doctor tremblingly reported the situation to Zhu Zhanji, but there was nothing they could do.
"Is there nothing you can do?" Zhu Zhanji's eyes darkened and he asked with a sad voice.
The imperial doctor knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head, "Your Highness, please forgive me for my incompetence."
When Zhu Zhanji heard this, his expression changed drastically. He even reached out and knocked over the things that the maids were carrying, and cursed them for what they were doing.
Hu Shanxiang, who woke up from a coma, took Zhu Zhanji's hand, with crystal tears on her face, "Your Highness, don't blame them, don't be angry."
When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he blamed himself even more. He held Hu Shanxiang's hand tightly, lowered his head and remained silent. If he hadn't insisted on taking her to the Prince of Chu's Mansion, she might not have had the miscarriage.
The weak Hu Shanxiang glanced at the imperial doctor who was kneeling on the ground, and said slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, my lords. I have nothing to do here. You two lords, please go down first."
The imperial doctor breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhu Zhanji didn't speak, and they didn't dare to get up and leave.
There was silence for a while, Zhu Zhanji waved his sleeves, and then they hurriedly left.
"Your Highness, I am not in good health. I cannot blame anyone for what happened today. Don't do this." Hu Shanxiang comforted him, "Fortunately, my sister's child is still here, so your Highness should not be sad."
After Zhu Zhanji heard this, he felt even more ashamed. Hu Shanxiang was the one who suffered, and now he asked her to comfort him.
After speaking, Sun Ruowei was helped in. He asked about Hu Shanxiang's situation with concern and expressed his grief.
Zhu Zhanji was supposed to be by Hu Shanxiang's side, but she said that he had fought hard and needed a good rest, and that it would be enough if someone took care of her.
Zhu Zhanji had no choice but to come out of her room, but wherever he could sleep, Sun Ruowei would accompany him.
"She must not want you to blame yourself too much, Your Highness," Sun Ruowei comforted.
How could Zhu Zhanji not know this? But the more considerate the other party was, the more regretful he felt.
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At the court meeting the next day, Han King Zhu Gaoxu talked about Zhu Zhanji and his companions' encounter with thieves.
"In the city of Nanjing, there are only Wala people in the martial arts arena of King Chu in the western suburbs. King Chu, those soldiers who surrendered hate our people from the Ming Dynasty. You must keep an eye on them and don't let them come out to cause trouble again."
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Zhu Gaoxu's voice was loud and loud, and his voice echoed throughout the hall. His words directly blamed Zhu Muchen for the attack that Zhu Zhanji and others encountered last night.
Seeing that no one spoke, King Zhao continued: "Fortunately, only the grandson had a miscarriage yesterday. If something unexpected happened to the grandson and the concubine, what crime should you be responsible for, King Chu?"
Zhu Gaoxu pointed his finger directly at Zhu Muchen, looking at him with sharp and provocative eyes.
Zhu Muchen stood where he was, calm and unhurried. When news of the attack on his grandson last night reached the Prince of Chu's Mansion, he knew that the King of Han would definitely cause trouble for him.
His eyes looked at Zhu Zhanji, and his heart ached for Zhu Zhanji. Losing his child was definitely a huge blow to a man who was waiting with joy to become a father.
"King Chu, what do you mean by not saying anything? Something happened to him after he came out of your house. You have to give your grandson an explanation."
Neither of the parties involved spoke, but the two of them were tit for tat towards Zhu Muchen.
After all, this was a royal family matter, and it was not easy for other ministers to interrupt. They only waited for Zhu Di, who was sitting on the throne, to speak.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report." Zhu Zhanji came out of the queue, saluted Zhu Di and then spoke.
"Zhan Ji, the most important thing right now is your business." King Han reminded him with a gloomy face.
Zhu Zhanji turned a deaf ear and took out pictures of battleships and cannons from his sleeves and presented them to Zhu Di.
"The Xiaoliuqiu battleship had some problems before. King Chu has modified the battleship map and equipped the battleship with suitable weapons. The most important thing at the moment is to modify the battleship and create weapons."
Zhu Zhanji said loudly: "I went to the Prince of Chu's Mansion just to discuss this matter."
After such a comparison, it seems that Zhu Gaoxu is a petty person.
Zhu Gaoxu also planned to cause trouble for Zhu Muchen on the Xiaoliuqiu matter. Unexpectedly, Zhu Muchen quietly did something big. Not only did he solve the battleship matter, but he also produced weapons maps.
"Open it and take a look." Zhu Di's attention was also on the drawings and ordered the eunuch to open the drawings.
When this magnificent cannon picture was unfolded in front of the eyes of the civil and military officials, everyone rushed to look at it, and some even rubbed their eyes to make sure that what they saw was fake.
And the battleship picture is more majestic than before, and other people can't understand those dense lines.
Yu Qian couldn't help but admire: "Just looking at this drawing, you can tell that this is a unique weapon in the world today. The sea lion of my Ming Dynasty is about to be completed."
These words touched Zhu Di's heart.
"King Chu, how long will it take for the battleship to be renovated?" Zhu Di asked.
He couldn't wait to see the majestic appearance of this majestic warship launching into the sea.
The Jurchen tribe is now the only one left on the land, and they will become part of the Ming Dynasty sooner or later. Taking advantage of the period when the Five Armies are recuperating, they can train the naval army.
Seeing that the time had come, Zhu Muchen opened his mouth and asked the emperor directly for money.
Not only that, he also planned to find something for the King of Han to do, so he reported, "Your Majesty, I not only have to take care of the renovation of the battleships, but also supervise the training of the martial arts field in the western suburbs, and the construction of cannons and cannonballs.
I’m afraid we can only leave it to the King of Han to take responsibility.”
When I first heard it, it was a good thing.
But when he thought about it more carefully, Zhu Gaoxu understood what Zhu Muchen was planning.
Nowadays, because of the Northern Expedition, the national treasury is empty. Building cannons and cannonballs requires a lot of materials, and special workers have to be trained.
Calculated in this way, it was a huge expense, and Zhu Muchen had to pay for it out of his own pocket.
"Your Majesty, I can't do it." Zhu Gaoxu reacted and immediately began to refuse.
Zhu Gaoxu said that he was a reckless man who only knew how to lead troops in battles but knew nothing about forging weapons. Chu King Zhu Muchen had already had experience in this matter, so it was only appropriate for the King of Chu to be responsible for this matter.
He also said that if Zhu Muchen felt that the task was onerous, he could hand over the western suburbs martial arts field to him. In this way, he could share the burden for the King of Chu.
Just give him the leadership.
Military strategists and generals, whoever trains the soldiers will obey whose orders, this simple truth is well understood by everyone.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu with cold eyes. He was talking enthusiastically, so he had to shut up quickly.
"Hey." Zhu Muchen sighed, "If you, King of Han, train all the soldiers, then their fighting styles will all be the same. It's not a good thing to be the same."
"King Chu, you..."
"King Han, why don't you go to Xiaoliuqiu and focus on building battleships, while I stay here in Nanjing to build cannons." Zhu Muchen retreated in order to advance, leaving Zhu Gaoxu speechless.
Zhu Gaoxu did not get any benefits. The prince and Zhu Zhanji also persuaded him one after another, thinking that only he could take on this important task. If he insisted not to do it, he would have to let King Zhao do it.
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui was waiting to pick up the leak, and of course he was overjoyed.
Zhu Gaoxu saw that if he hesitated any longer, he would only draw water from a bamboo basket but in vain, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
After this matter was settled, Zhu Muchen continued to speak: "The ministers at the Western Suburbs Martial Arts Arena have already investigated and surrendered a lot of troops. As for those who suddenly appeared to cause trouble, please ask the emperor to order a thorough investigation."
Even though Zhu Gaoxu knew that everyone was dead, he still couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard the word "thorough investigation".
"I will send people to investigate thoroughly. Now you dare to cause chaos at the feet of the emperor. If you don't get to the bottom of the investigation, where will the majesty of the royal family be?"
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly." Zhu Di ordered, and immediately arranged for two ministers to investigate to the end.
After the dynasty was over, Zhu Muchen returned to his house and ordered his people to start packing their luggage.
He had to watch the battleship sail into the sea with his own eyes and make sure there were no problems before he could feel at ease.
As for the naval forces that Zheng He trained, it was time for him to check and accept them.
"Mu Chen, how long will it take to go to Xiaoliuqiu this time?" Xu Xin asked while packing his clothes.
He pretended not to care, but his eyes were already full of reluctance. He lowered his head and fought back the tears in his eyes.
"As much as two months, as little as half a month." Zhu Muchen answered.
"Does it include the time on the way back and forth?" Xu Xin asked again.
Hearing this, Zhu Muchen put down what he was doing. He took Xu Xin's hand and said earnestly: "The current rush is all for the stability of the Ming Dynasty. One day, there will be no hidden dangers in the east, west, south, and north, and the country will be unified."
, I will stay here in Nanjing city, not going anywhere, just stay with you."
Unrest and years of war have displaced many people.
The border is unstable and the national treasury is still short, which makes many soldiers feel uneasy.
What Zhu Muchen wants now is to give millions of people in the Ming Dynasty a country where they can live and work in peace and contentment, so that they can avoid the pain of war.
"I know you care about the world." Xu Xin wiped away her tears and forced a smile.
"Oh, I just can't let you go. Why are you telling me so many great truths?" Xu Xin scolded.
Zhu Muchen took him into his arms, comforted her a few times, and asked her to go and rest early.
After conquering Oara and Tatar, we naturally cannot waste those two fertile lands. They are not only a good place for military training, but also a good place for food production. It is not an exaggeration to call it a granary.
