Empress Ma is the adopted daughter of Guo Zixing, Zhu Yuanzhang's former boss. Since marrying Zhu Yuanzhang, she has been virtuous, gentle and devoted to her husband. She has helped Zhu Yuanzhang out of difficulties many times.

Zhu Yuanzhang was once imprisoned by Guo Zixing for being slandered by a villain, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not allowed to eat. When Empress Ma found out, she "stole the cooking cakes and used them in her arms to burn the meat." She hid the hot cooking cakes in her clothes and brought them to Zhu Yuanzhang, even if she had them on her body.

Even though my skin is burned, I feel like eating it.

Empress Ma was also Zhu Yuanzhang's virtuous wife in his career. Zhu Yuanzhang once adopted some poor children as adopted sons, such as Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying, etc. Empress Ma regarded these adopted sons as her own children and taught them carefully. The last of these

Many of the adopted sons became pillars of the Ming Dynasty, opening up and expanding territory for the Ming Dynasty and guarding their territory.

Empress Ma repeatedly warned Zhu Yuanzhang not to disturb the people or kill indiscriminately, helping Zhu Yuanzhang win the hearts of the people. In the fifteenth year of Zhengzheng, Zhu Yuanzhang went on an expedition, and Empress Ma and some of Zhu Yuanzhang's remnants were trapped in isolated cities and prefectures. Empress Ma personally served as a soldier

They make shoes to encourage soldiers and comfort them

The family members stabilized the rear. In the 20th year of Zhengzheng, Chen Youliang's troops came to the city. People in the city were panicked, but Queen Ma was calm and composed. She took out all her gold and silk hairpin rings and exchanged them for gold and silver to reward the soldiers, stabilize the morale of the army, and win victory for Zhu Yuanzhang.

played an important role.

It can be said that Empress Ma played an important role in Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to expel the Meng Yuan and establish the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention that in the future, there will be countless loyal generals who will be saved from being killed by the angry and impulsive Zhu Yuanzhang because of Queen Ma's protection.

Some people in later generations commented: Zhu Yuanzhang was an extremely sharp sword for the emperor, and Queen Ma was the scabbard of this sword.

This evaluation is very pertinent.

However, according to the original historical trajectory, Queen Ma would die of illness in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, that is, ten years later.

After her death, the Emperor's Sword no longer had a scabbard. No one could admonish Zhu Yuanzhang anymore, and the Ming Dynasty where Zhu Yuanzhang was about to kill was filled with blood.

Zhu Su doesn't care whether Zhu Yuanzhang kills people or not. But this woman is his biological mother in this life, and the mother who has always tried her best to protect his growth.

Of course he didn't want her to die so early.

Unfortunately, in the annals of later generations, it was only said that Queen Ma died of illness, without specifying what the illness was. Zhu Su wanted to take precautions before it happened, but suffered from the lack of specific direction.

I can only ask the old mother not to worry too much, and instill in her some health care concepts, hoping that she can avoid the serious illness.

However, Empress Ma is obviously a mistress who can’t take any time off... Even though she is a queen, she still wears coarse clothes and takes the maids to spin cloth!

Zhu Su was helpless.

"You almost took me astray again." Queen Ma took the wet cloth handed by the maid and carefully wiped away the dust on Zhu Su's wound. The movement was gentle, and Zhu Su didn't feel any pain at all.

"Although you are often naughty with your mother, you have always been low-key and unassuming in school and with your father."

"What's going on today? Are you going to make your father angry?"

"Also, did you hear that Mrs. Song in the main hall almost cried because of you?"

Speaking of Master Song who was crying out of anger, Queen Ma's tone was still a bit unkind after all. As a parent after all, she would still be a little angry when she heard that her children were not studying well.

"Don't mention Mr. Song." Zhu Su rolled his eyes. "He only makes us learn the Four Books and Five Classics over and over again."

"I can only write according to Zhu Xi's ideas. If there is a slight deviation, I will just wait and see."

"I just wanted to make him angry on purpose. He wanted me to write according to Zhu Xi's annotations, but I didn't. I made him so angry."

"If you don't learn well, you will learn from your fourth brother." Empress Ma said angrily. She kept moving her hands and used the specially brought high-quality gold sore medicine to apply it to Zhu Su. "Zhu Zi is a Confucian saint. He

There is a reason for what he said. You are still young, but you will understand when you grow up."

"But his principles are to help the emperor and rule the scholars." Zhu Su said.

"Mother, do you really think it is useful for us princes to learn this kind of truth?"

"We brothers are fine. But the eldest brother is a prince. He should learn the knowledge that a minister should learn. Is this really good?"

"If eldest brother really believes in what Zhu Xi said...then, is there any difference between him and those rotten scholars?"

Queen Ma was shocked by these words. She turned her head and looked at Zhu Su: "Lao Wu, who taught you these principles?"

"Does this need teaching?" Zhu Su shrugged. "Everyone who has traveled through time knows this."

Another time traveler. A few days ago, Zhu Su had already had a showdown with Queen Ma. However, Queen Ma only thought it was a child's joke and never took it seriously.

"Then why were you beaten by your father today? You weren't showing off to your father as a time traveler, were you?" Queen Ma was angry and funny.

"Yeah!" Zhu Su admitted it of course. "Dad, he didn't believe me either. I asked him to ask me some important things that could be recorded in history, so I told him that our Ming Dynasty failed in this Northern Expedition."<

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"He was so angry that he beat me like this..."

Having said this, Zhu Laowu is still a little aggrieved.

It’s so barbaric! You beat someone without waiting for the result to come out. Is there such a father?

I just want to be a salted fish prince... If I can’t do that, how about living in a high-walled house in Fengyang for the rest of my life?

Is this too much to ask for?

"You were deceived into the presence of your father, and with one touch of lips, you rejected the most confident Northern Expedition in the Ming Dynasty." Empress Ma knocked Zhu Laowu on the head. "With your father's impatience,

It would be weird if I didn’t hit you.”

"What I said is true!" Zhu Su was anxious. "Even if you don't believe me, at least wait until the battle report from the Northern Expedition is sent back!"

"Mother, let me tell you, this time the Northern Expedition..."

Next, Zhu Su told Queen Ma the specific details of the northern expedition.

This Northern Expedition was known as the "Battle of Lingbei" in history. In the early stage of this battle, the battle was very good. Lan Yu, the pioneer of the Central Route Army, first defeated the famous Northern Yuan general Wang Baobao at Yema River, and then defeated Wang Baobao again at Tula River.

The troops regrouped. After that, Xu Da decisively chose to pursue the victory and led the army into Lingbei.

"Uncle Xu has been cautious all his life, but he was careless this time." Zhu Su analyzed the battle situation to Queen Ma. "He did not expect that Wang Baobao's two consecutive defeats were actually bait thrown to lure him to go deep alone.

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It's a pity that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was not yet popular in the early Ming Dynasty. If you had seen the "Burning Bowang Slope" section in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, where Zhao Yun faked defeat several times and seduced Xiahou Dun, Xu Da would definitely realize that something was wrong.

It seems that the joy of defeating famous generals like Wang Baobao in succession blurred the judgment of the famous general Xu Da.

"Uncle Xu fell into Wang Baobao's trick of luring the enemy deep, while the coalition forces of Wang Baobao and He Zongzhe laid an ambush in the north of the mountain to wait for work. On the sixth day of May, the two armies fought. Our Ming Dynasty Middle Route Army was defeated, with tens of thousands of casualties, and the army was

Forced to flee south."

"The great plan of the Northern Expedition fell short. What a pity!"

Zhu Su was heartbroken.

Empress Ma listened quietly, originally wanting to smile and deal with it. But when Zhu Su described the time, place, and battle situation in detail, it was as if she had seen it with her own eyes, and she couldn't help but feel a little fear in her heart.
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If what Xiao Wuer said is true, then...

No, no, no, it's impossible. This must be just a child's joke. How could anyone in this world be able to carry their memories across a full 650 years?

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Mom has already applied the medicine for you. You go to bed early, otherwise you will have to suffer tomorrow."
Chapter completed!