Start by saving Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang honors me as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty

After standing at the door for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang finally walked in.

Empress Ma heard Zhu Yuanzhang's movement, but did not turn around. She still closed her eyes, knocked the wooden fish with her right hand, held the Buddhist beads with her left hand, and should have been muttering Buddhist scriptures. In short, at this moment, Empress Ma exuded a holy light!

"Queen..."

Zhu Yuanzhang also knelt on the cushion beside him. He stammered for a long time before he slowly spoke.

However, just as Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, Empress Ma turned her head to look at him. Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, because he saw that Empress Ma at this moment was much older than the person he remembered!

His eye sockets were deeply sunken, with two big dark circles under his eyes, and his cheeks were fleshless. He looked very haggard, and his whole body aura was a little listless, which was shocking to look at!

"Has there been a battle report from the front?" Queen Ma's voice was a little hoarse. Perhaps it was the mention of the battle report that caused her pale cheeks to quietly turn red!

Zhu Yuanzhang was well prepared. He quickly took out the battle report and handed it to Queen Ma with some eagerness!

Empress Ma quickly put down the wooden fish and Buddhist beads and took it very skillfully. However, after she finished reading it, her expression became a little strange. After reading it again, she raised her head and asked a similar question to the one Zhu Yuanzhang had asked before.

"Zhongba, are you sure this is a battle report? It looks like a made-up story to me."

It sounds unbelievable that one person could fight against tens of thousands of elite Wala soldiers!

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly and said, "This is signed by Xu Da. Given your understanding of him, would he fabricate his battle record? I suspect it's probably true!"

At this point, he sighed and said, "If he is really Hong'er, with his current prestige in the army and influence in the court, he will definitely threaten Biao'er's position as crown prince!"

"Of course, the premise is that Hong'er is determined to compete for the position of crown prince!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, his tone was still a little insufficient. Human hearts are unpredictable. Faced with the supreme power at his fingertips, Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't want to test human nature at this time!

Empress Ma was stunned when she heard this, and then she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly. She didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long pause, she asked, "Did Zhao Cheng say that Doctor Xiaolin is my Hong'er?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "He didn't say!"

Empress Ma asked again, "Then how did you know that Doctor Xiaolin was my Hong'er? Anyway, I have made up my mind. Regardless of whether Doctor Xiaolin is my Hong'er or not, when he comes back, I will adopt him as my adopted son!"

"You've adopted dozens of adopted sons, but I only want him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Empress Ma's slightly thin face, and a trace of unusual persistence appeared on her face. He thought for a moment and said:

"Okay! I promise you!"

In fact, after Empress Ma said this, Zhu Yuanzhang himself also breathed a sigh of relief. You know, if Lin An was really as powerful as the battle report said, then when the war was over, Lin An’s military achievements would be terrifyingly high!

By then, he will have reached a point where there is no more title to be bestowed. Will he have to add the Nine Gifts and follow the path of powerful officials in past dynasties?

That was a situation that he, as the emperor, would never allow to happen!

At that time, if Lin An was not Zhu Hong, he might really have the intention to kill him. After all, he wanted to ensure that the Ming Dynasty was in the hands of his Zhu family. Anyway, it was not the first time that he killed a founding hero. The crime of tyrant had little impact on him.

Of course, with Empress Ma adopting Lin An as her adopted son, the problem of rewards can be solved. But a hundred years later, if Lin An has rebellious intentions, can he use the name of his adopted son and, in the name of clearing the court of evil officials, rebel against the Zhu family's empire!

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that Lin An was becoming more and more powerful, and was gradually becoming uncontrollable, and his heart began to hang in the air.

For the emperor, it doesn't matter if his subjects are powerful or not, they just need to be loyal.

He was unsure of Lin An's loyalty...

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything extra. He nodded and then stood up to leave. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and said, "He will definitely be Hong'er's! No ifs!"

After saying that, he strode away!

Empress Ma stood up suddenly and ran to the door. Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's departing figure, she suddenly shouted, "Zhu Chongba, if you dare to kill him, I will never forgive you in my life!"

She has lived with Zhu Yuanzhang for decades and has already figured out this man's little thoughts!

She knew that what Zhu Yuanzhang said meant that if Lin An was not Zhu Hong, not their child, then, after he had reached a high position and had no more rewards to offer, for the sake of the country and the Ming Dynasty, he would probably have to abandon his old ways and cook away the dogs after the rabbit had died, and put away the bows after the birds had flown away!

Hearing the voice behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang paused. He took a deep breath, turned around slowly, looked at Empress Ma from afar, and said slowly:

"In my great Ming Dynasty, there must not be another Cao Cao!"

"I have enough prestige now to control those officials in the court and the country! Lin An, please give me some face!"

"But have you ever thought about it? In just a few months, Lin An's prestige has grown to an unimaginable level. A hundred years from now, the transition of power in the Ming Dynasty will probably depend on Lin An's mood!"

"We will never allow this to happen!"

"Either he is one of ours, or he is dead!"

"The Ming Dynasty will always belong to our Zhu family, and only to our Zhu family!"

After saying this, he strode away!

As Zhu Yuanzhang left, countless Jinyiwei appeared immediately and dragged away all the palace maids and guards who were kneeling on the ground. It goes without saying what the final outcome of this group of people would be. If they heard something they shouldn't have heard, even if it was just unintentional, they would end up dead!

"Zhu Chongba!"

"You've changed, you've become a stranger!"

Queen Ma cried, tears streaming down her face. She leaned against the door frame, wanting to rescue the innocent palace maids and guards, but those ferocious Jinyiwei simply wouldn't listen to her.

In a short while, the entire harem was cleared out.

She had long witnessed Zhu Yuanzhang's cruelty.

Prince Consort Ouyang Lun was the favorite man of their daughter Princess Anqing, and he was also the first prince consort of commoner origin in the Ming Dynasty. However, even though Princess Anqing threatened to commit suicide and her queen Ma went on a hunger strike, Zhu Yuanzhang still killed Ouyang Lun without hesitation!

Afterwards, because of the Hu Weiyong case, a large-scale killing was carried out, and countless Huaixi nobles were implicated. These people were the ones who followed them to fight for the empire. It is true that peace is determined by the generals, and the generals are not allowed to see peace!

When Zhu Chong arrived, he found that the harem was empty. Thinking something was wrong, he hurried towards the Buddhist temple and found that Empress Ma was lying on the threshold. He suddenly became anxious, ran over quickly, and gently helped Empress Ma up.

"mother……"

"Mother..."

Zhu Chong's eyes turned red with anxiety!

Fortunately, upon hearing the child's call, Empress Ma slowly regained consciousness, "Chong'er..."

Queen Ma couldn't help but sob!

"How can those servants do their job well? They didn't even care when you fell down..." Zhu Chong said with red eyes.

Empress Ma shook her head slightly and said, "They were all killed by your father!"

In an instant, Zhu Chong felt cold all over!