Chapter 1 In the ninth year of Hongwu, Jin Wang Zhu Gang returned to Beijing (Please read, vote for the monthly ticket, and recommend!)
In the ninth year of Hongwu, Yingtian Prefecture.

"mother."

A gentle voice sounded, and a handsome young man in brocade robe slowly stepped into Kunning Palace. He looked at the graceful woman sitting in the first seat and smiled softly.

"Tan'er?!"

Hearing this, the woman immediately raised her head, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, and then she looked at the handsome man and waved, "Come here quickly, let mother take a good look."

"I am an unfilial child and I have made my mother worry."

The handsome man walked forward quickly, a hint of sadness flashed through his heart, and he knelt directly at the woman's knees before speaking.

"You kid."

A hint of helplessness flashed across the woman's eyes, but more of it was heartache. She pulled the man up and said, as if reproaching him, "You are a piece of flesh that fell from my mother. Of course, my mother misses you. How can you be unfilial?"

"Not being able to serve my mother is unfilial."

The handsome man sat beside the woman, took her hand, and said softly: "When my son destroys the Northern Yuan Dynasty, I will give up this title and return to Tianfu to accompany my mother."

"Tian'er, mother knows that you are filial, but as the Prince of Jin of the Ming Dynasty and the legitimate son of your father, you should share your father's worries."

A glimmer of kindness flashed in the woman's eyes, and she reached out and rubbed Prince Jin's head, just like she did when he was a child, and it had never changed even though Prince Jin had grown up.

In this case, wouldn't the identity be obvious?
The handsome man is the third son of the current Hongwu Emperor. He is the first King of Jin in the Ming Dynasty and is based in Taiyuan, Shanxi.

The woman was the famous virtuous queen, Empress Ma, and also Zhu Yuanzhang’s first wife!

"Destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty is equivalent to destroying the greatest worry for Father. Then, Father will have nothing to worry about, and I can return to Yingtian Prefecture to study."

Zhu Gang's expression remained unchanged, he just spoke softly.

There was a sense of distance in her tone towards Zhu Yuanzhang, and she was not as intimate as she was with Empress Ma.

Hearing this, Empress Ma sighed softly again.

There is no overnight hatred between father and son, but in the sixth year of Hongwu, after Zhu Gang had a big quarrel with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Gang left the capital in anger and went directly to the vassal state of Taiyuan to serve as a fief.

That year, Zhu Gang had just turned sixteen.

Where can I go to be a vassal?
But Zhu Yuanzhang, who was angry, actually agreed. No matter how Empress Ma made a fuss or scolded him, or even ignored him for several months, Zhu Yuanzhang never gave in.

Since then, Zhu Gang never returned to Yingtian Prefecture, but Zhu Gang's reputation resounded throughout the Ming Dynasty for three years!

The battle on the grassland forced the famous general Kuyuk Timur to flee in panic, and at one point forced the Northern Yuan Dynasty into a desperate situation, where they dared not even show up.

Especially in the eighth year of Hongwu, after the death of Kuyuk Timur, also known as Wang Baobao, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial edict, allowing Zhu Gang to control the 160,000 troops in Shanxi.

This caused a shock to the court and the country, and there was an endless stream of opposition from court officials, but it was eventually suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang, who even killed several imperial censors for this.

"Are you still mad at your dad?"

Afterwards, Queen Ma took Zhu Gang's hand and said.

"No."

Zhu Gang shook his head slightly.

"Tan'er."

Empress Ma patted Zhu Gang's hand gently, and then she said, "Listen to your mother, sit down with your father and have a good meal. Besides, there is no overnight hatred between father and son."

Empress Ma always felt that there was a lack of communication between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Gang, otherwise how could it have evolved into an estrangement?

So why not sit down together and talk about what happened that year again? After the talk, maybe the father and son can reconcile, right?
In response, Zhu Gang remained silent.

Helplessness flashed across Empress Ma's eyes again, but she was determined in her heart that no matter what, she would never let Zhu Gang leave Kunning Palace.

"The third child."

At this moment, a surprised voice sounded, and Zhu Gang turned around and saw the crown prince Zhu Biao walking towards him. "Brother."

Zhu Gang also stood up and chuckled.

“Stronger!”

Zhu Biao patted Zhu Gang on the shoulder and smiled.

"You should exercise."

Zhu Gang frowned and looked at Zhu Biao.

"Every day when I open my eyes, I am busy with state affairs. How can I find time to exercise?"

A bitter smile flashed across Zhu Biao's eyes, and he shook his head.

Zhu Biao had been helping Zhu Yuanzhang with government affairs very early on, and he also had to study, so even if he wanted to, how could he have the time to exercise?
"I will stay in Yingtian Prefecture for a few days. During this time, you can come to my house and I will teach you a set of Qi-nourishing Fists. Just get up early every day and practice a set of Fists."

Zhu Gang did not intend to let Zhu Biao go, so he spoke directly.

"Qi-nourishing fist?"

Zhu Biao was slightly stunned.

What kind of punch is this?

How come I've never heard of it?
"Practice the Qi-nourishing Fist I created. It won't do you any harm."

Zhu Gang didn't even think about it, he looked at Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Don't let handling government affairs ruin your health. After all, you are young now and can still withstand the test. But why don't you try for another ten years?"

"Well. Then I'll go to your mansion tomorrow."

After all, it was his younger brother's good intention, so he nodded and smiled.

"If only father and son could be more like brothers."

Queen Ma looked at the brothers in front of her, and a hint of helplessness appeared in her eyes again.

Zhu Yuanzhang doesn’t miss Zhu Gang?
This is complete bullshit! After all, how could a father not miss his son?
Empress Ma still remembered that since Zhu Gang left Beijing, Zhu Yuanzhang had someone paint a portrait of Zhu Gang and hid it in the imperial study.

Whenever he missed it, Zhu Yuanzhang would take it out and look at it, and sometimes he would sigh.

After all, it was just that the father and son were too stubborn. It wasn't a big deal in the first place, but why did they have to make it like this? What was the point?
"Tell me, what did these ministers of the court report me for?"

Afterwards, after Zhu Biao exchanged greetings with Empress Ma, he sat down next to Zhu Gang. Zhu Gang then looked at Zhu Biao and asked.

Originally, Zhu Gang was still training his troops in Taiyuan, preparing for the coming spring, when he would gather his forces to conquer the grassland in one fell swoop and destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty!

But the imperial court sent an order for Zhu Gang to return to Beijing as soon as possible!
It was said that the ministers had made a memorial, but what was the reason for the memorial? Zhu Gang really didn't know. After all, he had no foundation in the court, so he naturally had no way of knowing. He returned to Yingtian Prefecture.

"What else could it be? It's nothing more than impeaching you for having your own army."

"And ever since you cornered the Northern Yuan, there have been no more raids along the Great Wall."

"So the court officials asked our father to strip you of your military power, to prevent you from gaining control of your own troops and developing disloyalty."

Zhu Biao naturally understood that he could not hide this matter from Zhu Gang, so he spoke directly.

"Well, then let's cut it."

In this regard, Zhu Gang did not refute Zhu Biao, but nodded calmly and said: "It just so happens that I also want to take a break."

"Third brother, don't think too much. Neither father nor I have any such intention."

"After all, you are the King of Frontiers who guards the border for the Ming Dynasty. How can you not have military power in your hands? This time, I recalled you to the capital, firstly to stabilize the ministers, and secondly, I want you to go home."

Zhu Biao put his arm around Zhu Gang's shoulders and said with a smile, "And your second brother keeps shouting that he misses you."

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