Another World Da Ming: I use a hundred lives to become holy

"Girl, what's wrong with you?"

Old Zhu searched for a long time but did not find Empress Ma in the Qianqing Palace, so he knew that the situation was serious.

Until he found the Kunning Palace which had just been built.

"It's okay. I suddenly wanted to see these new palaces."

Queen Ma stood in front of the gate of Kunning Palace, looked back gently with a smile on her face.

As if nothing had happened before.

"A new palace? Yes, a new palace. It's the Kunning Palace that we promised to build for you a long time ago. Now it's finally finished."

Old Zhu glanced at the plaque in the center of the palace, his attention was drawn away for a moment, and he nodded.

"But let's go back to the Qianqing Palace. The eunuchs here have just been selected and they don't know how to take care of people."

"It's windy this night, we can't rest assured."

This reason, which could not be any cruder, has worked for decades.

"Zhongba, I want to take advantage of today to go in and take a look."

Today, it doesn’t seem to be working.

"Sister, it's getting late. The golden roof is more beautiful in the daytime. Let's go back tonight."

"It's getting cold at night."

An ordinary yet unusual day stretched into the night.

Old Zhu withdrew his attention from the new palace and put all his attention on Empress Ma, half comforting and half coaxing her.

"Then...okay."

Empress Ma took one last look and, meeting Zhu Yuanzhang's sincere gaze, she softened her heart.

The two of them supported each other, hugged each other, and slowly moved towards the old palace.

Along the way, countless eunuchs were holding lamps.

Apart from the occasional sound of a wick pipa, the only sound was the slow, soft whispers of the old couple.

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"Okay, Chongba, if you have anything to ask, just ask."

I spent most of the journey reminiscing about the past.

But it was enough for Queen Ma.

It was even more satisfying than the two of them touring several provincial governors together.

Because this short journey truly belongs to the two of them, with no other interference at all.

She no longer expected it to continue.

She saw and understood the hesitation in Lao Zhu's heart.

“Sister, this isn’t the first time the prince has gone out. Why are you…the prince has grown up.”

With the girl's nod, Lao Zhu naturally stopped forcing himself to do so.

He thought his sister was worried about the prince and that the children were running outside.

But for the royal family, this is already the greatest luck.

It is the best way to take responsibility towards the world.

My sister has always been sensible, why is she so...

"The kings are at war, and the crown prince is away again. Chongba, have you ever thought about the hidden dangers?"

"this......"

Faced with Empress Ma's answer, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought for a moment.

But soon, he shook his head to express denial.

Of course, this does not deny the hidden dangers that exist.

He is very clear and understands the principle that a country will be unstable without reserves.

But he understood and believed more in the prince whom he had devoted most of his life to cultivating.

The prince is very similar to himself, but also not quite, like two sides of the same coin.

This is not good news.

He suddenly remembered the last assignment Zhao Zheng gave to Zhu Gaoxu, which was how to stack the wooden strips. It seemed that in the end they could only be stacked into a cone-shaped shape.

But at this moment, the image that appeared in his mind was upside down.

His father, the Emperor, has only one side, but fortunately the prince has two sides.

But how can it be possible to have two sides?

If the number of wooden strips is fixed, they will become fewer and fewer as you go down.

The prince should be in the East Palace, or Fengtian Hall.

But his prince cannot do that. Fengtian Palace belongs to the prince, so he should find that position, and only he should find it.

So this time when Old Zhu shook his head, it was not for the prince.

"Sister, this is not right, you are hiding something from us!"

After living together for decades, how could Zhu Yuanzhang, who was only slightly inferior to ordinary people, not feel the other things in Empress Ma's heart?

The old couple stood up, Erhu immediately cleared the area, and another group of people were sent to block the wind.

Between the Qianqing Palace and the Kunning Palace, Old Zhu stopped Empress Ma's gaze, frowned, and wore a calm robe.

"Zhongba, how much manpower and material resources did Kunning Palace cost?"

Empress Ma also looked up, but the question she asked made Emperor Zhu feel a little confused.

"Is there corruption?! Let's get Erhu to chop it off right away!"

Immediately, Lao Zhu realized that there might be someone in there that his sister wanted to protect, so he quickly added a patch.

"If the girl doesn't want to, then we'll pardon her!"

Old Zhu felt that he had turned around very beautifully and his brows relaxed.

"No, under your majesty, even if there are still some blind people, they dare not commit crimes in front of your nose, right?"

"Then..." Old Zhu scratched his head.

"I didn't say there was anything wrong with this Kunning Palace. On the contrary, it's very beautiful and grand!"

"It's even better than what Your Majesty said at the beginning!"

When Queen Ma said these words, there was a gleam of sincerity in her eyes, just as it had been before.

Until the subject changed.

"A dynasty needs such regulations."

"But I don't want it."

"Those carved arches and those red lacquerware all belong to the dynasty."

"Chongba, do you still remember the days when you went to war and I was in Hezhou?"

At this point, Lao Zhu was finally brought in.

How can I forget that time?

Faced with a powerful enemy, mobs were scattered and supplies were in short supply. In order to stabilize the military morale, Empress Ma gave away almost all of her dowry.

"Zhongba, how about we build a small house ourselves?"

"As for the Crown Prince, if he really insists on leaving the capital, I won't be able to stop you either."

"But there is one request. Bring along officials from the Zhao residence. Ahem!"

Empress Ma struck while the iron was hot, until she could no longer bear the slight chill of the night.

Old Zhu was originally wondering why they had to bring officials from the Zhao Mansion with them. After all, apart from the hidden dangers of the Zhao Mansion, it would be more useful to bring some more powerful generals and imperial doctors.

"We all agreed!"

"Let's go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity first!"

But when Empress Ma coughed, he had no time to think about so many things.

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It was not until the next day that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang finally felt like playing.

"What's wrong with the Zhao residence recently?"

"No."

Erhu, Jiang Shang, and even Mao Xiang, the three spy chiefs, gathered together for a rare occasion, but they only came to answer this one question and had no other purpose. In the end, only Erhu was left.

"How about Dadu, Xijing, and Jiangcheng?"

This "how" naturally does not refer to Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang asking for the opinions of Erhu and Sandi, but refers to the deployment of the Jinyiwei.

A transparent battle is the best to fight.

"The arrangements for the three locations have been completed, but the remaining Yudu Prefecture will take some time."

Erhu wiped his sweat. Ever since the Imperial Study proposed to move the capital, his Jinyiwei had become busy.

Fortunately, as he had guessed, the emperor would not choose Yudu Prefecture.

Yudu Prefecture is indeed difficult to penetrate, and even if it is penetrated, it will be difficult to maintain its effectiveness in a timely manner.

Even Jiangcheng, if it were not the cross railway hub, would probably not be considered.

But giving up one is already his limit.

In recent days, the business under his command has been developing better and better, and something is not right, but Erhu has chosen to remain silent.

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