Chapter 419 Zhu Hongwu's Ambition
Two days later, Zhu Hongwu in the alchemy furnace finally opened his eyes.
The whole person has changed from that old man to a middle-aged man with black hair.
Looking at Tian Min, who had turned into a mummy in front of him, Zhu Hongwu smiled disdainfully.
“I didn’t expect this secret method to be real!”
"After burning Tian Min's blood, I have truly regained my youth."
Zhu Hongwu stroked his skin, which had become extremely delicate, and jumped up with a smile.
He opened the lid of the alchemy furnace and slowly fell into the room.
At this moment, Zhu Hongwu seemed to have sensed something and was shocked.
"This is……!?"
"Wait, could this be the opportunity to break through to the Xiantian Grandmaster level?!"
Feeling that ethereal and elusive feeling, Zhu Hongwu suddenly became delighted.
"Hahaha, God is helping me!"
“I didn’t expect that not only has my life span increased, but now I have also seized the opportunity to break through to the Xiantian Grandmaster level!”
Zhu Hongwu laughed out loud with joy.
After laughing for a while, Zhu Hongwu calmed down and began to think about where to go next.
As he thought about it, Zhu Hongwu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yes, I once learned a martial art that allowed me to shrink my bones and change my appearance."
"I only need to become like Tian Min, and I can directly become the emperor of Qi!"
Thinking of this, Zhu Hongwu immediately started to practice the martial art of shrinking bones and changing appearance.
After a series of "crackling" sounds of bones, Zhu Hongwu's figure disappeared.
In the entire room, there was only one "Tian Min" left.
"Tian Min" found a mirror and checked it several times in the mirror.
After making sure that there were no loopholes left, "Tian Min" nodded with relief.
"The only thing left is this sound, but it's not a big problem."
"Just use the energy to change the vibration of your vocal cords. Otherwise, I will be exposed."
After a while, Zhu Hongwu, who had turned into "Tian Min", pushed open the door and walked out.
When the imperial guards guarding outside the door saw this, they immediately fell to the ground.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
"Ahem... wake up, everyone. Thank you for your hard work during my seclusion."
Zhu Hongwu imitated Tian Min's voice and spoke to the imperial guards.
After saying that, he strode out of the courtyard and came into the study .
After sitting down in the study, Zhu Hongwu gave instructions to the eunuch in charge beside him.
"Go, call a few generals to me. I have something important to tell them."
"But your majesty, several generals are already waiting outside the study."
"Three days ago, the Yan Kingdom's army suddenly headed north and is about to attack the county city!"
"When several generals heard the news that you were leaving the city, they immediately waited outside the study."
In response to Zhu Hongwu's order, the eunuch in charge replied quickly.
Upon hearing the news that the Yan State army was about to reach the county city, Zhu Hongwu couldn't help but frown.
"In that case, let them in quickly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After receiving the order, the eunuch in charge turned around and walked out.
After a while, several generals of Qi State hurried into the study.
"We are waiting to see your majesty."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has finally come out of confinement. If Your Majesty doesn't come out again."
"Our Qi State is about to fall into chaos!"
A general named Lin Xing looked at "Tian Min" whom he hadn't seen for many days and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, stop talking about this, I want to listen."
"Do you have any ideas on how to resist the Yan Nation's army?"
Zhu Hongwu waved his hand to stop Lin Xing from continuing speaking, and asked the generals.
Soon, a general stood up, saluted Zhu Hongwu, bowed his hands and said.
"Your Majesty, this is what I think."
"The Yan army is now at its peak, and our Qi army is simply not strong enough to resist it."
"So, I think we should leave 50,000 troops behind to guard the rear."
"The remaining troops will all withdraw from Nanxi County and retreat to Shanyang Pass!"
After the general finished speaking, he stood there quietly, waiting for Zhu Hongwu 's opinion.
After hearing the general's thoughts, Zhu Hongwu frowned.
Although Shanyang Pass is indeed a pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is too close to the capital of Qi State!
Basically, as long as we capture Shanyang Pass, it will only take a few hours to reach the capital of Qi!
If Shanyang Pass cannot be defended, then the entire Qi State will be finished...
Thinking of this, Zhu Hongwu fell silent.
Lin Xing, who was standing by, felt that the "Tian Min" in front of him was a little strange, even a little unfamiliar.
But he still took the initiative to stand up and help Zhu Hongwu solve his doubts.
"Your Majesty, General Liu has a good idea."
"Now, with our morale, we can hold on any longer."
"I'm afraid that in the end, the city will be destroyed and people will die."
"But if we leave a large army here to buy us time."
"Then we will have enough time to retreat to Shanyang Pass!"
Lin Xing said this confidently while bowing to Zhu Hongwu.
In fact, Shanyang Pass was the last line of defense for the capital of Qi State, and it was built on the mountain.
Even if Jiang Chen arrived, he might not be able to find a way to break through.
Therefore, we just need to defend Shanyang Pass and hold back Jiang Chen and his Yan army.
Then, at that time, Qi State could take advantage of the fact that Jiang Chen and his Yan State soldiers were tired.
Thus, they broke out of Shanyang Pass in one fell swoop and defeated the Yan army in one fell swoop.
Take back all the territories lost by Qi!
Seeing that Lin Xing said so, Zhu Hongwu could only nod.
"Okay, that's settled then!"
"But I hope this will be the last great defeat of my Qi State."
"I also hope that the next time I hear, it will be your victory report!"
After saying this, Zhu Hongwu waved his hand, signaling the generals to retreat.
After leaving the study, Lin Xing asked his colleague beside him with some confusion.
"Old Liu, do you feel that His Majesty is a little strange today?"
Hearing Lin Xing's question, his colleague quickly covered his mouth.
He carefully pulled Lin Xing aside and whispered to him.
"You must have drunk too much. That's His Majesty!"
"If His Majesty heard this, would you still want to live?"
The colleague said helplessly while looking around.
After making sure that there was no one eavesdropping around, he continued.
"Your Majesty is indeed a little different after coming out of seclusion."
"But what makes me even more curious is, where is the ancestor of the Zhu family?"
"I haven't seen him since His Majesty came out of seclusion..."
Listening to his colleagues' words, Lin Xing suddenly had some bad guesses in his mind.
