"Our eldest grandson is no ordinary person. The plague was suppressed so easily."

"It's probably been less than a month since the eldest grandson passed away."

After reading the intelligence reported by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Jiang Lin with some emotion.

"Your Majesty, there are still six days left in a month."

At this time, Jiang Li would of course choose to speak well of Zhu Ying.

As of now, there is basically no suspense about Zhu Ying inheriting the throne of the Ming Dynasty.

"What do the people on the other side of the plague think of Da Sun now?"

"Do they know Da Sun's current identity?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with interest.

You know, this time, Dasun almost saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

Every large-scale plague in history has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

After his eldest grandson passed away from the plague, Zhu Yuanzhang specially sent someone to investigate the situation in Europe.

The feedback he received was indeed the same as what his eldest grandson had said. Although there was no actual statistics on the number, the horrific scene still shocked Zhu Yuanzhang.

Even in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, not so many people died.

The plague was simply a massacre, with the entire city's population dying within a few days.

"Your Majesty, the people who survived the plague in Henan are extremely grateful to His Majesty Prince Yu. Most families have established a longevity seat for His Majesty Prince Yu in their homes."

"Your Highness's actions are truly of immeasurable merit and have saved countless lives."

Jiang Li's tone was slightly excited. Being at the center of power in the Ming Dynasty, although he was a military officer, he would naturally understand after having more contact with people.

His Royal Highness Chang Sun's prestige among the people will increase with the development of the plague, and will thus rise throughout the Ming Dynasty.

The term "Living Buddha of the Wan Family" is not enough to describe the current Royal Highness Chang Sun.

It is also easy to guess that the government will spare no effort in spreading the story of His Royal Highness Chang Sun.

Considering the previous news about the Xiaoling incident, it is difficult to estimate what level of reputation His Royal Highness Chang Sun will reach.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile.

He was very satisfied with his eldest grandson. Even from Zhu Yuanzhang's discerning eyes, he was an excellent heir to the throne.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but think of his fourth son Zhu Di.

To be honest, if the fourth son Zhu Di had not brought people to the capital, how could he have seen his eldest grandson?

Even if someone has seen the eldest brother Zhu Biao, he will see the eldest grandson.

I just think they look very similar.

Especially because the eldest grandson died early, not many people knew about it.

Moreover, if the treatment given to him as a king is not carefully examined, he might be mistaken for being a prince rather than a grandson of the emperor.

…

What Zhu Ying has done in Henan has been going on for a month.

Some well-informed people, especially officials from Henan Province in Beijing, soon noticed the title "His Royal Highness Prince Yu".

In a teahouse, several officials from Henan Province gathered together and began to discuss.

"This time, the plague in my hometown was cured thanks to the help of His Royal Highness Prince Yu. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would have died. There were floods in the first half of the year and plague in the second half. It was really difficult."

The official who was speaking was from a place near Kaifeng, where he suffered two natural disasters and one downfall.

Of course, he was not affected in the capital, but many of his friends and relatives in his hometown died in the disaster.

If this plague is not controlled and spreads, it goes without saying that more people I know will lose their lives as a result.

People, when you know that people you know are dying one by one, the feeling is completely different.

If you hear about someone you don’t know, or how many people died as a result, the concept in your mind will be very vague, as if it is just a simple number.

This is also why those gathered together now are all officials from Henan.

Because only they can feel the same when they hear about the plague.

"I really want to thank His Royal Highness Prince Yu. However, I have been in the capital for so many years. I can't remember when His Majesty conferred the title of Prince Yu on me."

"Could you please remind me, my colleagues? I have thought carefully and it seems that among the ten princes who were canonized last year, His Royal Highness Prince Yu was not included."

Another official hesitated for a moment and spoke hesitantly.

In the past, no one actually said they didn’t know this His Royal Highness Prince Yu, and everyone thought there was something wrong with their memory.

After all, it is not a good thing for a minister to not remember the prince's name.

It’s like one day when you are walking on the street, someone suddenly greets you and says that he is your classmate from a certain period of time, but you don’t remember.

This is very rude.

But after the official said this, several people looked at each other, as if no one present knew about it.

"Don't think too much. Your Majesty Prince Yu has made great contributions to you. His Majesty will naturally reward you generously. You will know when the time comes."

An official spoke up, easing the awkward atmosphere.

Then everyone started to clink glasses again.

In fact, not only officials from Henan, but also many ministers above the fifth rank were discussing the existence of His Royal Highness Prince Yu.

Henan was a major province during the Ming Dynasty. It was a battleground for military strategists in ancient Central Plains, and it is also a literary mecca.

Confucius was from Henan.

Of course the key point is that whether it is the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, the Jinyiwei and even the government, they are all quickly spreading the story of His Royal Highness Prince Yu eliminating the plague and saving the people.

Just like in the teahouses in Henan Province today, some people have already compiled it into opera.

…

"You are so good, Daoyan. You really can turn into a dragon when you encounter wind and clouds."

Zhu Di looked at the information passed on and shouted loudly.

The number of Japanese pirates on the coast has suddenly decreased recently, which made Zhu Di wonder if there was any big move, so he sent people to investigate.

Of course he knew that Daoyan, one of his former subordinates, had gone to Goryeo.

Some even believed that Daoyan's behavior was to avoid betraying himself.

Now it seems that I was probably wrong.

"Your Highness, I really didn't see that Master Daoyan was too cruel. There are only 150,000 mercenaries in the entire Goryeo."

Zhu Neng exclaimed.

Yao Guangxiao and many generals under Zhu Di were very familiar with each other. After all, he was once like a military advisor.

But as far as Zhu Neng was concerned, the former military strategist suddenly became a commander-in-chief. The changes in this world are truly amazing.

What does 150,000 troops mean? Even His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan today does not control such a large army.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yu suddenly said, "I have heard about the situation in Goryeo. Master Daoyan went to Goryeo to serve as the national teacher. This is obviously a bit abnormal."

"No matter how much Goryeo admires the Ming Dynasty, it won't go to this extent. I think it has something to do with His Royal Highness Chang Sun."

"His Royal Highness Changsun is in Goryeo, and I'm afraid he has made a big plan. The 150,000-man army is led by Master Daoyan. It's not that I think Daoyan doesn't have the ability."

"It's only been a short time since Master Daoyan went to Goryeo. If I remember correctly, this is Master Daoyan's first time to Goryeo."

Zhang Yu's words made Zhu Di ponder, but he soon reacted.

Daoyan's action of leading an army of 150,000 to wipe out the Japanese pirates was most likely the work of his eldest nephew.

Suddenly, Zhu Di's expression began to darken.

"So, my nephew has a huge influence in Goryeo. If my guess is correct, it must be the British Chamber of Commerce."

Zhu Di analyzed and said. In fact, Zhu Di had never paid too much attention to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

In Zhu Di's view, they were just a group of businessmen and not worthy of much attention.

But now, Zhu Di has realized that this Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce may be secretly carrying out other purposes under the guise of a chamber of commerce.

Although Zhu Di looked down on merchants, he also understood that when the merchants' wealth accumulated to a certain level, the huge influence they brought was completely different.

Lu Buwei from the pre-Qin period is the best example.

Although Zhu Di's cultural level was not high, he read a lot.

At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly felt mixed emotions towards Daoyan.

After a moment, Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "Pass the order down, organize the troops to go out to sea, and prepare to wipe out the Japanese pirates."

Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng looked at each other, bowed their heads and clasped their fists, saying, "I obey your orders."

This is great timing.

It is very likely that the Japanese pirates are now gathering on a large scale to support the war in Goryeo.

The Japanese pirates themselves have deep connections with the Japanese government, or in other words, in Japan, the Japanese pirates are not synonymous with bad things.

On the contrary, the Japanese pirates, who were regarded as pirates by the Ming Dynasty, were cheered by the Japanese people after returning to Japan.

Because the Japanese pirates were often composed of Japanese ronin and samurai, after they plundered wealth and returned, they were like heroes of Japan.

The Japanese pirates were organized.

It is obvious that the large army from Goryeo is now putting a lot of pressure on Japan.

The Japanese ronin and samurai, even those who were defeated in the war, still had patriotic sentiments.

The Japanese national character has always been very strong.

When the Japanese pirates on the Ming side received the news, they had already gathered spontaneously and began to block the Goryeo army.

"These rats are usually hard to catch, but this time we will definitely catch you all in one fell swoop."

Zhu Di said coldly.

The situation in the sea is very complicated, and the Japanese pirates like to hide on those nameless islands. Not only are they difficult to find, but if they encounter wind and waves at sea, the losses will be severe.

This is where it is hard to prevent.

However, the strategy of clearing the countryside meant that the Japanese pirates gained almost no benefits.

At the same time, in the Goryeo Palace.

Lee Seong-gye was furious.

"How dare he do this? He simply... he simply doesn't take me seriously. Whose Goryeo is this? Is it the Goryeo of the Goryeo people?"

"What a great Imperial Master! What a great Heroes Chamber of Commerce!"

Just half an hour ago, Lee Seong-gye received an urgent document from Japan.

One of them was to question Goryeo why it suddenly wanted to attack Japan.

Only now did Lee Seong-gye realize that the new national teacher was so crazy.

Start a national war right away!

Lee Seong-gye, who had just received the news, was completely stunned.