Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"Good boy, you have some tricks."

After blocking Hu Wei's attack again, Zhu Neng was already out of breath.

Even when thousands of troops were charging into battle, Zhu Neng had never felt such great pressure.

The white wax spear in his hand had countless scars after Hu Wei's repeated attacks.

"You too, are worthy of being a subordinate of King Yan."

In response to Zhu Neng's praise, Hu Wei also nodded to express his approval.

Hu Wei had some respect for Zhu Di, who led a large army and swept across the 18 tribes on the grassland.

He also felt a certain degree of sympathy for Zhu Neng, a brave general who followed Zhu Di in his battles.

The continuous attacks consumed a lot of his physical strength, and his momentum was much weaker than at the beginning.

"You probably don't have much strength left."

Zhu Neng took another deep breath, looked at Hu Wei and grinned.

Hu Wei's attack was fierce, but it also required a lot of physical strength.

Although he is only struggling to hold on now, he believes that Hu Wei is at the end of his strength.

"Come again, come again!"

Facing Zhu Neng's provocation again, Hu Wei shouted loudly, gathered his strength, and rushed forward again with the saber in hand.

But no matter how much he squeezed his physical strength, his attack at this moment could not be as fierce as before.

As expected, I am exhausted.

Noticing the obvious signs of weakness in Hu Wei's attack, Zhu Neng's eyes flashed with determination.

However, Hu Wei's offensive power weakened, and he was still struggling to cope with it after being exhausted.

The battle between the two has now turned into a contest of endurance.

Whoever can hold on longer will win.

"Okay, we haven't had such a good time watching for a long time."

In the stands, even the two veteran marshals, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da, couldn't help but cheer.

"Brother, this young man is worthy of being a general."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was very excited at the moment, Xu Da took the opportunity to point at Hu Wei who was fighting with Zhu Neng.

Since he can fight so well with Zhu Di's powerful generals, it is not a waste of talent to give him the title of general.

"I've said it before, if he can win, we'll give him the title of Shanxi Defender."

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded with satisfaction. Hu Wei's ability had obviously exceeded his expectations.

It would be his fault if he didn't make use of such a talent.

"Where did Zhu Ming get such a fierce general?"

The Crown Princess was standing behind Zhu Yuanzhang with a gloomy face, making it impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

He had heard a lot about Zhu Di's subordinates, and it was no exaggeration to say that they were the bravest among the three armies.

She originally thought that the outcome of this battle was already decided, so she came to watch Zhu Ming's show.

But I didn’t expect that Zhu Ming had such a capable person under his command.

In terms of literature, there is Fang Xiaoru, and in terms of military affairs, there is Hu Wei.

Zhu Ming is undoubtedly the biggest rival of her Yun Wen in ascending to power.

Zhu Yunwen naturally understood what his mother meant, and turned to look at Zhu Ming who was sitting on the other side of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You guys, do you really want to go against yourself like this?"

He also knew how cruel the open and covert struggles for imperial power were.

But he also didn't want to kill Zhu Ming and his people to death just for the throne.

But now Zhu Ming not only wants to compete with him, but is also getting so close to his second brother.

During the time that Zhu Ming was studying with Mr. Qi Tai, had he unknowingly attracted so many capable people around him?

Even Zhu Di was attracted by Hu Wei's bravery at this moment.

Even though he had known that Hu Wei was a fierce general, he was still a little shocked when he saw how ferocious he was.

Even if he was allowed to go up, he was not sure that he could take down Hu Wei.

"Who do you think will win?"

Everyone on the stage had their own thoughts, except Xu Miaojin, who looked relaxed. She leaned over and whispered in Zhu Ming's ear.

"If you ask me, I don't know either."

Zhu Ming shook his head calmly. Now he was just glad that Shen Miao arranged for Hu Wei to come.

People like Wang Xing may be loyal, but they certainly cannot last so long under Zhu Neng.

There was a clang.

The saber and the spear collided again, making a crisp sound.

Zhu Neng and Hu Wei fought again and a stalemate ensued.

"You probably won't be able to hold on for much longer."

Hu Wei gritted his teeth, forced a smile, and looked at Zhu Neng provocatively.

"You are the one, your breath is messed up."

Zhu Neng also responded with a forced smile.

Neither of them wanted to sleep, but their heavy breathing and shaking hands revealed that they were exhausted.

In the coroner's hall, seven or eight swollen and white corpses were lined up on the ground.

An unbearable stench filled the entire room.

"This...this is..."

The coroner just walked around the bodies and then frowned.

He bent down, took out a silver needle and stabbed it into the corpse's throat.

The moment it was pulled out, the silver needle had turned black.

His guess was verified, but the coroner was shocked again. He turned around and inserted a silver needle into the neck of another corpse.

Looking at the silver needle that had also turned black, the coroner's expression became even more solemn.

This matter is troublesome.

"How's it going, coroner?"

Seeing that the usually talkative coroner had fallen silent, the yamen runners on both sides immediately came over and asked with concern.

"These bodies look like they died not long ago. There are no wounds on their bodies, but their throats are poisoned."

The coroner briefly described the situation of the bodies, and in order to make his words more credible, he handed over the two blackened silver needles.

"No, no, no."

The two yamen runners took a step back as if frightened, and avoided the silver needle handed to them by the coroner in horror. They turned to look at the corpses and coughed awkwardly.

"So, you mean, they were killed by him?"

Based on what the coroner said, the cause of death of these bodies is naturally self-evident.

The coroner nodded affirmatively, then looked at the two bailiffs in confusion: "Where were their bodies found?"

"It's on the mountain next to the official road."

The yamen runner pointed in the direction and said, "It was discovered by two fellow villagers who took a shortcut."

"This matter must be told to the master."

A dead body is a big deal in this small county.

This time, seven or eight bodies were found at once, and the burial locations and murder methods were so consistent.

This case is not a small matter no matter how you look at it.

"We'll go right away."

Upon seeing this, the bailiffs looked at each other solemnly and ran towards the door.

Such a big case cannot be handled by a few yamen runners.

"It's strange. I haven't heard of so many people dying in this small county."

Looking at the bailiff who ran away, the coroner touched his chin and shook his head in confusion.