Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

After saying this, he respectfully walked to the memorial tablet holding the cakes in both hands, put the cakes back, and clasped his hands together in a bow: "Your Majesty, please don't blame me, Your Majesty, please don't blame me..."

"What a coward!" Zhu Yunhuan complained indifferently.

Then he looked outside the mourning hall.

A burly middle-aged man with a slightly fleshy face, wearing a Feiyu suit and an embroidered spring sword on his waist, walked slowly towards them.

He was holding a plate in his hand, which was covered with a cloth with a faint trace of blood on it.

"Song Zhong? What's the matter?" Zhu Yunhuan asked casually.

Song Zhong.

He was originally the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a third-rank official.

After denouncing Lan Yu and triggering the famous "Lan Yu Case", Zhu Yuanzhang killed too many people and had to find someone to appease the public anger. Jiang Li was naturally the "scapegoat", so he was removed from office.

As the co-commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Song Zhong became the third commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and served from the end of the Hongwu period to the Jianwen period.

Although Zhu Yunhuan kept Jiang Li.

However, given Jiang Li's close relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang, it was definitely impossible for him to control the Jinyiwei again. As the commander-in-chief, Song Zhong was not so close to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he understood the entire Jinyiwei system and had sufficient capabilities.

It is Zhu Yunhuan's best choice.

Being promoted is a natural thing.

"Your Majesty."

"Commander Jiang has relented."

Song Zhong responded with a stern expression, "Your Majesty gave him five days to consider his decision. Today is the final day. Your Majesty has passed away. Commander Jiang wanted to live after all, so to show his loyalty, he cut off a piece of his little finger."

Zhu Yunhuan raised his eyebrows and casually glanced at the plate in Song Zhong's hand.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. He is not one of those pure scholars who would rather die than leave a name in history."

"I don't need his finger."

"What I want is the hidden clue that is only in Jiang Li's hands."

On the one hand, keeping Jiang Li was to clear his name. As Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant for so many years, his abilities were naturally beyond doubt, but these were not so important. The most important thing was the intelligence channels that Jiang Li controlled.

Now he is alone and helpless.

The nobles of Huaixi are not easy to deal with. The ones who can be trusted are Chang Sheng, Lan Yu, and half of them. The vassal kings outside may defect at any time.

He reorganized the Jinyiwei, and the staff strength increased from the previous 20,000 to the current 30,000. He has now gained control of half of the staff. It will take some time to purify them.

Internal and external troubles.

In this situation.

The hidden connections in Jiang Li's hands are extremely valuable.

"Yes! Commander Jiang has already promised this. After he has sorted it out, he will present the secret clues in his hand to Your Majesty." Song Zhong responded.

"I'll wait." Zhu Yunhuan nodded slightly and said lightly.

"Commander Jiang has another request."

"explain."

"He wants to see His Majesty the Great for the last time."

"allow."

Zhu Yunhuan readily agreed. After all, he had been his confidant for many years. Jiang Li persisted until the very end before joining him, which shows his loyalty.

A dead person is still a dead person even if your eyeballs are popped out.

Can't make any waves.

"You can handle the rest on your own."

Zhu Yunhuan yawned and felt sleepy. He decided to finish his business here, gave some instructions and went straight out the door.

"Farewell, Your Majesty." Song Zhong clasped his fists respectfully.

Zhu Yunhuan slowly walked out of the mourning hall in the middle hall. A voice was heard from afar: "Stop calling me Commander Jiang, Commander Jiang. You, Song Zhong, are the current commander of the Jinyiwei."

Song Zhong's originally expressionless, rough face suddenly showed excitement, and he bent his waist even deeper: "Yes! I will listen carefully to your Majesty's teachings!"

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After hearing the palace door finally closed again, Zhu Yuanzhang dared to sit up and let out a long sigh of relief: "Huh... a large group of people suddenly rushed over, giving us a lot of trouble!"

"What a shame, what a shame, I didn't hear this little bastard tell us how to solve the problem."

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed in deep gulps of fresh air.

I felt a little regretful in my heart.

"But... perhaps there's no solution to this problem. Otherwise, how could so many emperors before me not have figured it out?"

"He's brought the Jinyiwei under his command so quickly. This little bastard is really good at manipulating people's hearts."

He glanced at the closed vermilion lacquer door of the central hall.

He raised an eyebrow and said, "Jiang Li is very measured and meticulous in his work. He waited until today to express his intention to join the army. This is reasonable considering his status and will not easily arouse suspicion."

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and twisted his neck.

It was hard for him to feel sleepy after what had happened before. Jiang Li would probably come to see him again soon, so he simply gave up thinking about sleeping. He waited while thinking about what he had heard before.

Not long after.

The door was opened again.

There were slightly heavy footsteps and the sound of a door closing... A familiar figure came to the coffin. His chest was slightly heaving, and he was obviously very nervous.

Until I saw Zhu Yuanzhang sitting up from the coffin.

Jiang Li pursed his lips in disbelief: "Your Majesty, are you really not dead?!"