My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 566 Yumuchuan
On the chariot, Zhu Di's coughing could be heard from time to time.

Zhu Zhanhe personally served Zhu Di to drink the medicine, and then watched him fall asleep.

He reached out and touched Zhu Di's forehead and found that it was still very hot, which made him sigh.

All available methods have been used, but Zhu Di's condition still hasn't improved at all, and because the high fever persists, Zhu Di often falls into coma, and his body is losing weight day by day.

Zhang Fu and Zhu Yong had ordered the military to block the news that Zhu Di was seriously ill. The accompanying bachelors Yang Rong and Jin Youzi were also prepared for the worst. Now everyone is feeling very heavy.

"Zhan He, how is your Majesty? Are you feeling better?"

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe got out of Zhu Di's chariot, he saw Zhu Yong pulling him aside and asking in a low voice.

"It's still the same as before. I fell into a coma after taking medicine. I only drank a little porridge in the past two days. I'm really worried now..."

Zhu Zhanhe sighed at the end and said no more.

After hearing Zhu Zhanhe's answer, Zhu Yong was silent for a moment, and then he said: "I just discussed it with Duke Ying, Bachelor Yang and others, and I feel that the most important thing now is to send His Majesty to the capital as soon as possible. ,what do you think?"

Zhu Di's current condition is serious. Although he is accompanied by an imperial doctor, he is definitely not as good as those in the capital. After all, some medicines are not fully available in the army, so he can be better treated if he is sent to the capital.

In addition, to put it bluntly, if Zhu Di died on the way, the succession to the throne would be very troublesome. Although Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were not in the Ming Dynasty, there were other kings in the Ming Dynasty. If someone took advantage of this to cause trouble, it would also be troublesome.

Therefore, the best way is to let Zhu Di return to the capital, and then it is best to formally pass the throne while he is awake, so as to make the handover of the throne safer and smoother.

"But Grandpa Huang's body is so weak. If we speed up, what if..."

Zhu Zhanhe showed a hesitant expression. Although there was a chariot, given Zhu Di's current situation, it was best to stop and recuperate. If he kept driving day and night, it would only be harmful to Zhu Di's health.

"Zhan He, now that the situation is like this, if His Majesty's health improves at all, we will not take such measures!"

Zhu Yong sighed and said again.

In fact, whether it is Zhu Yong or Zhang Fu, including Yang Rong and others, they no longer have high hopes for Zhu Di's recovery, and they have prepared for the worst. Now they want to rush back to the capital as soon as possible. In fact, the main thing is Just for the smooth handover of the throne.

Zhu Zhanhe was silent when he heard this. Although he could not accept this idea emotionally, he personally took care of Zhu Di's condition during this period, and he also knew very clearly that Zhu Di's condition would not be passed on to future generations unless he was sent to future generations. Only in large hospitals can we be able to rescue him, otherwise there is no hope at all.

"Zhan He, don't hesitate. The British Duke has just gone to see his grandson, and he has agreed to speed up his return to Beijing. He is waiting for you now."

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe's hesitation, Zhu Yong spoke again.

Hearing that Zhu Zhanji also agreed, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but sigh secretly, but this was also expected by him. After all, for Zhu Zhanji, the most important thing was for his father Zhu Gaochi to successfully succeed the throne.

"Okay, where are we now? How far are we from the capital?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked again, he was busy taking care of Zhu Di's condition these days, and he didn't even know how far the army had gone? "It's not far away. In front of us is Yumuchuan. As long as we pass there, the capital city is not far ahead!"

Zhu Yong replied excitedly that it was precisely because they were not far from the capital that they advocated speeding up their return to the capital. As long as they returned to the capital, everything would be easy to handle.

"Yumuchuan?"

When Zhu Zhanhe heard the name, he was stunned for a moment because he felt it sounded familiar, and then his expression changed drastically.

Because Zhu Zhanhe suddenly thought that Zhu Di died in Yumuchuan in history, which is located directly north of Beijing and only a few hundred miles away from the capital. If he rides a fast horse, he may be able to return to the capital in a day or two.

"What's wrong with Zhan Heyou? Why does his face look so ugly? Are you sick too?"

Zhu Yong saw Zhu Zhanhe's face turning silver and his body trembling slightly. He immediately stepped forward to support him and asked with concern. He thought that Zhu Zhanhe had been taking care of Zhu Di for days and had made himself sick.

"I-I'm fine!"

Zhu Zhanhe waved his hands with a pale face, but a sadness surged in his heart.

Although he had known for a long time that Zhu Di was likely to die on the way to the Northern Expedition, when it really came, he still couldn't accept it. After all, he had long been accustomed to Zhu Di's care and protection for him over the years. Now that the other party was gone, he couldn't accept it for a while.

Although Zhu Zhanhe said he was fine, Zhu Yong saw that his expression was really scary, so he helped him to rest in the car next to him. It was not until Zhu Zhanhe's expression slowly returned to normal that he felt relieved.

After Zhu Yong left, Zhu Zhanhe sat alone for a long time, thinking about his interactions with Zhu Di over the years. Although Zhu Di was sometimes very strict, Zhu Zhanhe knew that Zhu Di loved and cared for his descendants. For example, even Zhu Gaosui Zhu Di could give such unfilial descendants repeated opportunities to change, let alone Zhu Zhanhe, Zhu Zhanji and others.

As an emperor, Zhu Di was also very qualified. Although there were positive and negative evaluations of him by later generations, they were generally more positive. In particular, during his reign, he conducted many northern expeditions and wiped out the remaining power of Mongolia.

It's a pity that the descendants were too weak and failed to hold on to the results achieved by Zhu Di. Zhu Zhanji, in particular, sat back and watched the Wala unified the grassland, which ultimately led to the disastrous defeat of Tumubao.

The disastrous defeat of Tumubao not only represented the Ming Dynasty's military prosperity turned to decline, but also meant that the Ming Dynasty's strategy on the grassland changed from offensive to defensive.

At the same time, all the military heroes of the Ming Dynasty were wiped out, and the civil servant group controlled the government, turning the Ming Dynasty into a large Northern Song Dynasty, and never regained the military strength of the early Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of the consequences after Zhu Di's death, Zhu Zhanhe was extremely heartbroken. He was immersed in grief and could not calm down to think.

However, the army was still moving forward, and Zhu Di's condition not only did not improve, but became more and more serious.

Two days later, the army finally arrived at Yumuchuan. At this time, Zhu Di had been in a coma for a long time. The last time he woke up was a day ago. Because he had not eaten for a long time, Zhu Di became very thin and his breathing became weak. It was very weak, and the heartbeat was intermittent. The whole person had entered the dying stage.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Fu and Zhu Yong also jointly ordered the army to temporarily stop advancing. Everyone was waiting for the final moment to arrive.

(End of this chapter)