As the New Year is approaching, the capital city is becoming more and more lively.

Even the coldest weather can't stop the children from having fun playing on the streets.

The first snow of the 32nd year of Hongwu also fell at this time.

The heavy snow like goose feathers covered the ancient city of Nanjing. As far as the eye could see, it was all white.

As for the Tubo issue, Zhu Ying actually doesn't have any better solution at the moment.

When the Mongols wreaked havoc in Europe and Asia, they relied on this guerrilla warfare. They never confronted the enemy head-on unless they were sure of victory. Instead, they relied on the high mobility of their cavalry to find the enemy's weak points and attack them, thus sweeping across Europe and Asia.

Tibet is too large and has too few strong cities, making it a perfect place for cavalry.

Even if Zhu Ying sent out all the Ming cavalry, they could only chase Timur's cavalry around. Besides, now that they had already fallen out with the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it became troublesome to use the enemy's strength to counter their own.

The plan has changed. With the construction of the railway, the Ming Dynasty should first concentrate its forces to take down the entire Northern Yuan Dynasty, and then use the surrendered grassland cavalry to attack Timur. This is the correct choice.

But for Tubo, the situation was much worse.

Although the coming of winter prevented Timur's cavalry from looting, the food of most of the Tubo chieftains had been robbed, and they could not survive the winter at all.

It can be predicted that most of the Tibetan people will freeze to death or starve to death this winter.

Fortunately, Zhu Ying was kind-hearted and issued an emergency order before winter.

A large amount of food was transported to the U-Tsang Dusi City, and at the same time, an order was issued to all Tibetan people that they could seek refuge in the U-Tsang Dusi City.

At the same time, a steady supply of grain and cloth was transported to the U-Tsang Dusi City.

These foods are mainly sweet potatoes, with a small amount of rice.

For the Tibetan people who were suffering from hunger and cold, being able to have a hot meal was a great blessing.

"Your Highness is kind-hearted. The Tibetan people should be grateful. We have also cleaned up the Tibetans. It will be difficult for the Tartars to collect food next spring."

In Kunning Palace, Huang Guan said with a smile.

He has had some free time during this period. After all, the technology of steam engines has reached a bottleneck, and it is almost difficult to make further progress for the time being.

Whether it was steam locomotives, railway construction, or other applications of steam engines, they had temporarily reached a stable state, so Huang Guan also withdrew from it.

Zhu Ying sighed and said, "The Northern Expedition will begin in the spring of next year. I don't know how many years this war will take to end."

"The grassland is too large. If we want to completely bring it under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, we can only build a city, construct railway tracks for trains, and then slowly occupy the entire grassland and implement education."

"Only in this way can we solve the problem once and for all."

Simply defeating the enemy is actually of little significance to Zhu Ying. After planning for so long, of course he wants to completely resolve the hidden dangers in the grassland.

It would also save the future from having a Qing Dynasty or something like that. Even if the Ming Dynasty was destroyed and a new dynasty or a new era was established on the Central Plains, it could only be Han people.

Huang Guan bowed and said: "Your Highness is righteous. By completely conquering the grassland, our Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about the grassland. This will be praised for thousands of years."

Huang Guan meant what he said. If he could really achieve this, then Zhu Ying would definitely be known as the greatest emperor of all time and his name would go down in history.

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Okay, there's no need to say these words. The Northern Expedition is Grandpa's wish. I want to quickly defeat the Northern Yuan Dynasty and not waste too much time with them. However, my Ming Dynasty is now strong in military power, but there are not many generals who can serve as commanders."

"Many students who graduated from the academy lack qualifications and experience. The Northern Expedition is related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. I intend to select all the generals in the Ming Dynasty. What do you think, Mr. Huang?"

Hearing this, Huang Guan immediately understood the deep meaning behind it and couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, do you mean to send the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan, and the King of Qi back from Japan?"

Zhu Ying said, "It's better to say something frankly. Grandpa has always had a grudge against the military generals and nobles in Huaixi. These veteran generals now have outstanding merits and have been rewarded to the highest level. In Grandpa's mind, he still wants his descendants to do the great task of annihilating the grassland."

"My uncles have been taught military strategies by my grandfather since they were young. They have inherited my grandfather's talent and are no less skilled in marching and fighting."

"And the uncles have been gone for many years. Although Grandpa didn't say it, he actually missed them in his heart. Taking advantage of this important event, he summoned everyone back so that they can be reunited once."

Imperial families have been ruthless since ancient times, but Zhu Yuanzhang was an exception.

Although in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, the most important thing is the line of the crown prince, but the other princes and grandchildren are his own flesh and blood after all, and he values ​​them very much emotionally.

Huang Guan did not expect that His Highness would be so indifferent to the affairs of the vassal kings. You know, for dynasties throughout history, vassal kings have always been a big trouble, and every emperor would think of ways to suppress them. But His Highness had no such intention at all, and instead cared more about family reunion.

Huang Guan originally wanted to give some advice, but then he thought to himself, in the current Ming Dynasty, there is no need to worry about the worries of the vassal kings.

The Crown Prince is still young, but he already has the military power firmly in his hands. Even if he has plans, he can't cause any trouble.

Moreover, Huang Guan looked at the clothes His Highness was wearing. Even though it was freezing cold, he was not wearing thick clothes.

This is not just showing off. When walking outside, Huang Guan was shivering with cold, but His Highness remained calm. One could even feel the heat rising when approaching His Highness.

It is rumored that His Highness possesses profound martial arts skills, and this is indeed true.

In this situation, it is just a matter of survival. Which prince can survive His Highness?

Right now.

The door to the main hall was suddenly pushed open. Zhu Ying looked and saw Liu He rushing in in a panic and staggering.

Seeing this, Zhu Ying frowned and asked, "Why are you so panicked?"

Liu He knelt down tremblingly: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, please leave quickly."

Zhu Ying was startled and immediately got up and rushed over.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in the Kunning Palace, but in the Huagai Hall.

When Zhu Ying arrived, the imperial physician had already arrived.

In the inner hall of Huagai Palace, Zhu Ying saw the imperial physician taking the patient's pulse. He waved his hand to stop the eunuchs and palace maids from paying their respects, and then waited.

Apparently the imperial physicians had just arrived, and there were three of them.

Zhu Ying also knew these three imperial physicians, who were the three most respected men in the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Zhu Ying had previously arranged a special carriage in the Imperial Hospital, so he was able to arrive so quickly.

Zhu Ying looked over and saw that the old man had his eyes closed, so he didn't know what was going on.

Not long after, the imperial physician in front came over.

"Greetings, Grandson."

Zhu Ying said, "No need to be polite, Doctor Chen, how is my grandfather now?"

Doctor Chen had white hair and beard and was a bit thin. Upon hearing this, he replied, "Doctors Liu, Zhang and I have taken your pulse in turn. After dialectical analysis, we determined that it was a combined Taiyang and Yangming syndrome. This is a case of external evil entering the body's Taiyang and Yangming meridians at the same time."

"It refers to the symptoms of Taiyang fever, chills and no sweating, and Yangming fever and insomnia. The rise and fall of the exterior and interior qi is abnormal, so there is no defecation and vomiting."

"Your Majesty is old and weak, and has worked too hard, causing the double evil energy to enter your body and rush upwards, and you are unable to resist it, so you fainted."

"The treatment method is to first relieve the exterior of the Taiyang meridian. Once the exterior is relieved, the interior of the Yangming meridian will naturally be in harmony. If there is diarrhea, it is appropriate to use Ge Gen Tang to relieve the exterior and raise the symptoms, and the diarrhea will naturally stop. If there is vomiting, add Pinellia ternata to relieve the exterior and lower the symptoms, and the vomiting will naturally stop."

"I have arranged for someone to get some medicine and boil it. Once Your Majesty changes clothes, Imperial Doctor Liu will use silver needles to dissipate the heat and eliminate the evil, stabilizing Your Central Yuan. You should be able to wake up."

Doctor Chen explained in great detail. This was the procedure in the palace. He had to explain in detail the results of his diagnosis of the emperor's pulse, including the prescription and treatment methods.

Every word said here will be recorded in detail by special eunuchs.

Zhu Ying understood what he meant. The general meaning was that he caught a cold due to a cold, so he was afraid of cold and had a fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and then the old man fell into a coma.

A fire had been built inside, and the eunuchs and palace maids were changing Zhu Yuanzhang's clothes and wiping him. There was still a faint smell.

Zhu Ying nodded when he heard this. Since he didn't know any medicine, he naturally chose to trust the imperial physician.

Besides, with so much money invested in the medical school every year, if it couldn't even cure the old man's cold, he would be really angry.

Zhu Ying did not go forward to cause trouble. He asked Guo Zhong who was following him to move a chair over, and he waited there.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already changed his clothes. Doctor Liu opened the medicine box and took out the silver needles. While giving Zhu Yuanzhang acupuncture, he said which acupoints he was piercing, and the eunuch next to him was recording them.

Not long after, a muffled groan was heard and Zhu Yuanzhang slowly opened his eyes.

"What happened to me?" Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously very weak when he woke up. He looked at the surrounding scenery and asked subconsciously.

Zhu Ying rushed over and said, "Grandpa, you caught a cold, which caused you to faint. Imperial Doctor Liu gave you acupuncture to temporarily relieve your symptoms, and the Imperial Hospital is already boiling medicine."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand slightly, and Zhu Ying quickly shook it.

"I was just reading the memorials when I suddenly felt nauseous and had a splitting headache. I immediately lost consciousness."

"It seems that I am really old and my body is no longer useful."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke with some difficulty.

Zhu Ying said quickly, "It's not a big deal. It's been freezing cold lately and Grandpa just caught a cold. He just needs to rest for a while. It's not a big deal."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his eldest grandson seriously, then sighed softly and said, "I just saw your grandmother."

Zhu Ying was horrified and said hurriedly, "Grandpa, please don't think too much. This is probably because you miss me too much."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head away, not wanting to listen any more, and then said, "I'm a little tired, grandson, please go down first."

Zhu Ying said: "Grandson is not going anywhere. I will stay here to take care of grandpa."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and said in a low voice, "Nonsense, why do we need you to guard here? Get out of here quickly, we need to rest."

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a moment and said to Liu He beside him, "Pass on my decree. From today on, the crown prince will be the regent and make all decisions."

Liu He beside him immediately knelt down and replied, "As you wish."

Zhu Ying frowned, hesitated for a few seconds, winked at Doctor Chen beside him, and then said: "Grandpa, your grandson will leave first."

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent.

Zhu Ying had no choice but to walk out of the back hall.

In the front hall, Zhu Ying did not leave, but waited.

Not long after, several imperial doctors came out.

Zhu Ying immediately asked, "Doctor Chen, what's going on?"

At that time, the old man said that he saw your grandmother. Zhu Ying looked into the old man's eyes and saw extreme longing, as well as an abnormality that made Zhu Ying feel scared.

Doctor Chen exchanged a glance with the two doctors beside him, and the two bowed and stepped back. Doctor Chen then sighed and said, "Your Majesty may have missed you too much, and thus fainted and became confused, and thus saw some hallucinations."

"Originally, this was not a big deal, but Your Majesty missed the Queen too much. This illusion caused Your Majesty to suffer from heart disease, and thus lost all hope and became depressed."

"If this continues for a long time, I am worried that your Majesty's body will be in poor condition and your qi and blood will be out of balance. The cold and wind evil qi that your Majesty has contracted will be stagnant in your body. If this continues for a long time, I am afraid that your spleen and stomach will be out of harmony, and you will lose your appetite and your symptoms will be difficult to cure."

The illness came like a mountain falling on him. Zhu Ying had no idea that the old man was fine yesterday, but suddenly he would be like this.

"Is there any way?" Zhu Ying asked.

Doctor Chen said, "Physical illness is easy to cure, but mental illness is difficult to cure. If you want your Majesty to cheer up, the first thing you need to do is to relieve your mental illness."

"I will first treat your majesty's evil spirit symptoms, and then prescribe some prescriptions to calm the mind and regulate the qi as a supplement. However, the most urgent task is to think of a way to cheer your majesty up first."

At this time, the palace door opened, Zhu Ying turned around and saw that it was Concubine Ning who came.

"Your Majesty." Zhu Ying bowed.

Concubine Ning looked anxious and asked, "How is your majesty's health?"

Zhu Ying hesitated and said, "Nothing serious. He is resting now."

Concubine Ning said, "I will go in and see His Majesty first."

At that moment, Concubine Ning walked inside.

But it didn't take long before it came out again.

Zhu Ying heard clearly that the old man said he had nothing to do and needed to rest, and asked not to disturb him anymore.

Concubine Ning had been with Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time, so of course she noticed something unusual and asked the imperial physician for advice after she came out.

Doctor Chen looked at the Crown Prince and saw him nod, then he repeated what he had said before.

Concubine Ning did not expect that His Majesty would suddenly suffer from a heart disease.

However, Concubine Ning was an experienced person after all, and she quickly came up with a solution.

"Wait for your Majesty to rest for a day or two and get better. Then the Crown Prince will ask Xiao Wencheng to come and accompany you."

"Your Majesty loves Xiao Wencheng the most. He is His Majesty's happy pill. With him around, His Majesty's worries will naturally fade away."

Zhu Ying's eyes lit up, and he quickly bowed to Concubine Ning: "Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty."

Concubine Ning said, "We are all family, and this is my responsibility. Crown Prince, please go back to the palace first, I will just stay here."

Zhu Ying thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Your Majesty."

Now the old man has asked him to be regent, which clearly shows that he doesn't want to handle government affairs anymore.

Although many things are now handled by the seven ministries, in fact, even if the procedures are followed, many arrangements still require the emperor's approval before they can be implemented.

Before, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who was in charge, but now Zhu Ying must take over.