Chapter 11 Zhu Yuanzhang: I feel a little embarrassed about what I said about the sky curtain
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Southern Song Dynasty.

In the brightly lit tent, Yue Fei looked at the twelve golden medals in front of him, speechless for a long time.

"A tyrant! A treacherous prime minister!"

The soldiers around him cursed loudly.

"General, according to what Tianmu said, we will die if we go back, so why don't we rebel?"

"It's better to rebel!"

"General, is this kind of court still worth our brothers' lives?"

"General! Let's rebel! We, the Yue Family Army, are willing to follow you to the death!"

Inside the tent.

All the soldiers looked at Yue Fei with grief and anger.

Some people were furious and denounced the court for its stupidity.

Some people cried, unable to believe that the court would treat a hero and a meritorious official like this.

More of them held their weapons tightly, waiting for Yue Fei's orders, vowing to share life and death with him.

However, the only response they got was a sigh.

And four short words.

"Return to the capital!"

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[In 1206 AD, Genghis Khan unified the Mongolian tribes and established the Great Mongol Empire. ]

[In 1211 AD, a war broke out between the Mongols and the Jin.]

[In this battle, Genghis Khan personally led an army of 10 and defeated the Jin army of 45. The Jin army suffered 20 casualties, while the Mongolian side suffered less than 2 casualties. This battle is known in history as the Battle of Yehuling.]

[In 1227 AD, Mongolia destroyed the Western Xia and massacred the city. ]

[In 1234 AD, the Song and Mongolia jointly destroyed the Jin Dynasty. ]

[In the same year, a great war broke out between Song and Mongolia, and the Song army was defeated.]

[In 1276 AD, the Yuan army invaded Lin'an and the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed. ]

[In 1279 AD, Lu Xiufu carried the young emperor on his back and threw himself into the sea. Many loyal officials followed him, and soldiers and civilians jumped into the sea to die for their country. This is known in history as the Battle of Yashan.]

【The Southern Song Dynasty, which had existed for 152 years, was destroyed, and the Yuan Dynasty finally unified the whole of China.】

[The Yuan Dynasty lasted for 98 years, but had 11 emperors, most of whom died young.]

[In 1333 AD, Emperor Shun of Yuan ascended the throne. ]

[During his reign, he imposed heavy taxes and levied numerous levies. The Central Plains suffered from famines year after year, and the people were living in misery.]

[In 1351, Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Shouhui, Liu Futong, Han Shantong and others launched an uprising. Because the rebels wore red scarves on their heads, they were called the Red Scarf Army, and the history of the uprising is called the Red Scarf Uprising.]

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The Ming plane.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been waiting impatiently, scratched his back with the jade ruyi while looking at the sky curtain excitedly: "It's our turn! It's our turn!"

"Oh, I don't know what the sky will say about us."

Queen Ma standing by couldn't help but give him a cold look.

"With your stubborn temper, the sky curtain has to do what you want. If it doesn't meet your expectations, you, Zhu Chongba, will have someone tear it down!"

"Hey, big sister, look at what you said!" Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately unhappy: "Just based on the fact that I was able to pull out a team from a cowherd boy, drive away the violent Yuan Dynasty, and restore the Central Plains, just tell me, who can compare to the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor that those civil servants always talk about?"

"Li Shimin can be called the greatest emperor of all time, and my achievements are no worse than his. I must be the greatest emperor of all time. Do I need to tear down the sky curtain?"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's proud look, Empress Ma smiled and said, "Okay, okay, okay, look at what you are capable of. But whether this is the greatest emperor in history or not is useless for you to say. It depends on how future generations evaluate you."

"Hey, big sister, just wait and see!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked calm and composed. To be honest, he was quite confident.

After all, there haven't been many people throughout history who, from a poor, illiterate cowherd, could emerge in troubled times to wipe out all the heroes, unify the country from south to north, and become the founding emperor, right?

Even Liu Bang, who was known as the rogue emperor, was lucky enough to have a job as the head of the Si Shui Pavilion at the beginning.

What about yourself?

I have been a beggar and a monk. I was penniless and had no money to eat. My starting point was far behind others.

Reminiscing about the past, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the crown prince Zhu Biao beside him, his eyes full of doting: "But what I want to know most is what the future of the Ming Dynasty will be like after my death."

Zhu Biao was the eldest son born to Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma when Zhu Yuanzhang was serving under Guo Zixing, the leader of the Red Turban Army in Haozhou.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was not yet the emperor, and he was still familiar with the folk family model.

So for Zhu Biao, his eldest son, he was just like the old fathers of most ordinary families in aristocratic families. He hoped that his son would become a successful person and wished to leave all the good things to his son.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Zhu Biao as the crown prince early on and trained him as the next successor.

"Our Biao'er will definitely be a good emperor."

Empress Ma looked at Zhu Biao lovingly and rarely argued with Zhu Yuanzhang.

"That's right. Our Biao'er is kind and filial. He will definitely be a wise emperor in the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with satisfaction.

"If it weren't for the Yuan Dynasty's bastards who made us starve to death, we wouldn't have thought of rebelling."

"Our Ming Dynasty will surely prosper under your rule. The people will have enough food and clothing and will never rebel."

Old Zhu knew too well the suffering of not having enough food to eat and not having enough clothes to wear, and he hated corrupt officials in particular.

So after the rebellion was successful, he often talked about these things, hoping that all the people in the world could have enough food and warm clothing.

Zhu Biao also smiled and assured: "Father, don't worry, I will do it well."

Empress Ma rolled her eyes at the two of them and said, "Okay, Chongba, you two can talk later. Now hurry up and look at the sky curtain."

"Do you still want to know how future generations will judge you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Let's talk later. Let's look at the sky curtain first."

After saying this, he looked in the direction of the sky anxiously.

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[In 1364 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself King of Wu. After that, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated the various separatist forces in Jiangnan and unified Jiangnan. ]

[In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor and founded a country with Yingtianfu as the capital. The country was named Ming and the reign was Hongwu. He was known as the Ming Taizu.]

[In the same year, the Ming army captured Dadu, and Emperor Shundi of Yuan led his concubines, the crown prince, and some Mongolian ministers to flee north to the desert, which was known in history as the Northern Yuan Dynasty.]

【The Yuan Dynasty, which had existed for 98 years, was destroyed.】

【During Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, he built water conservancy projects, reduced taxes, measured land throughout the country, checked household registration, promoted the imperial examinations, and established the Imperial Academy to train people. Under his rule, social production gradually recovered and developed, which is known in history as the "Hongwu Reign." 】

[At the same time, he is also the emperor with the lowest status in Chinese history and the most legendary emperor. He was a beggar and a monk. He started as a poor cowherd and gradually eliminated many heroes. He was also the first emperor to unify the country from south to north.]

【Thanks to his efforts, the brutal rule of the Yuan Dynasty ended, and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which had been lost for nearly 500 years, returned to the hands of the Central Plains Dynasty again, which was of epoch-making significance.】

"Girl, see!"

"Tianmu said that I am the most legendary emperor!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stop smiling.

"During the reign of Hongwu, we recaptured the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. What is the significance of marking... marking an era..."

"Look at this sky curtain. Why is it so literary? It makes me feel a little embarrassed."

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(End of this chapter)