To be fair, although Zhu Yunwen suffered a severe blow and seemed to leave Nanjing in a daze, his ambition did not diminish as a result.

The idea of ​​becoming the overlord of the Central Plains remained in his mind and never wavered.

So even under these circumstances, he would still think about taking back everything he believed belonged to him.

So during this period, he did not give up, but continued to seek ways to continue to fight for that kind of power and to climb to that position.

That's why he secretly visited many cities and contacted many officials with whom he had connections.

He also wanted to leverage his existing network of connections to make a comeback.

This time, however, he was different. He no longer relied on Zhu Yuanzhang as before, hoping that Zhu Yuanzhang would give him something. Now, he wanted to have enough strength to fight for and take back everything.

Or you could call it a rebellion.

This is indeed an unusual case. Since becoming the crown prince is not an option, he cannot peacefully inherit the family property or the throne.

So why not fight for it, why not rebel? There might be a chance.

Moreover, he has already reached an agreement with the King of Goryeo and the Princess of Dongdao.

All three parties have their own capital and strength to cooperate with each other. If all these strengths are combined, it is not impossible for them to accomplish something great within the Ming Dynasty.

Thus, Zhu Yunwen, the King of Goryeo, and the Princess of Dongdao began to carefully plan how to attack the Ming Dynasty and the cities they needed to capture along the way.

Planning has begun.

Meanwhile, within the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had already received the news and was discussing the matter with Zhu Yunwen.

Of course, they were unaware that Zhu Yunwen was involved in this matter. They only knew that Dongdao Kingdom and Goryeo Kingdom harbored malicious intentions and were frequently in contact with each other in private, seemingly plotting something.

However, Zhu Yunwen did not consider any of these things to be a concern, and he did not even worry about them much.

In his view, even if Goryeo and Dongdao joined forces, they could never shake the Ming Dynasty's position.

Even the Ming Dynasty of the past was not something these two countries could deal with together.

Moreover, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty has now reached a very high level.

Such a significant improvement in military strength is something that the alliance between Goryeo and Dongdao can no longer shake.

Hearing Zhu Yunwen say this, Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved. He might have had some doubts about other things.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang would never question Zhu Yunwen's military abilities.

The power of the cannons and the physical prowess of the special forces soldiers were enough to shock Zhu Yuanzhang.

Now, under Zhu Yunwen's instructions, light cannons are being mass-produced, and more convenient firearms are also being produced rapidly.

The key point is that those muskets were not only extremely powerful, but also very easy to operate. By using the mercuric fulminate that Zhu Yunwen had previously created as the primer, the use of the firearms was elevated several levels, and their power was multiplied.

In such a situation, every soldier who uses firearms, as long as he has a musket in his hand, can kill several, or even dozens, of enemies within a certain distance.

Moreover, there's also the light artillery, a weapon with immense destructive power.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't need to have any worries.

He could doubt Zhu Yunwen, but he could not doubt the power of light cannons and repeating muskets.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang never brought up this topic again.

He even had some anticipation, hoping that Goryeo and Dongdao would foolishly come and provoke the Ming Dynasty.

Because in that case, the Ming Dynasty might actually be able to easily bring these two small countries into its territory.

In this way, wouldn't Zhu Yuanzhang's achievements during his reign be even greater?

Thinking this to Zhu Yuanzhang, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Then he looked at Zhu Yunwen and said:

"Yun Tong, now the country is at peace and the people's lives are getting better and better. All the credit for this is ultimately yours, and we are also benefiting from it."

Zhu Yunwen laughed heartily, and then said:

"I just have a very active mind and often come up with some strange and unusual ideas."

However, there are some things that Grandfather still needs to take care of specifically.

For example, if this official medical clinic is to be promoted nationwide, it will only be up to Your Majesty to put pressure on those below.

Furthermore, the promotion and construction of official schools will likely face obstruction from powerful local families.

After all, the reason why powerful and influential families have been able to prosper since ancient times is because they have mastered a great deal of cultural heritage.

Now, if we want to spread official schools throughout the land, so that all ordinary people have the opportunity to go to school and learn, then...

This will inevitably affect the livelihoods of these powerful families and thoroughly touch upon their fundamental interests.

This would likely provoke strong resistance from these powerful clans.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said:

“That’s right, you’re absolutely right. This is why so many powerful families have been able to stand strong and continue to thrive throughout history.”

It is precisely because most of the cultural heritage is in the hands of these people that ordinary people have no books to read and ambitious people have no way to seek knowledge.

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