Chapter 224: Digging Graves

The scorching sun of midsummer burned the earth hot, and May and June fiercely clinged to the heat, and did not retreat in the slightest because of the Son of Heaven's travel.

A royal procession marched mightily towards the Purple Mountain, horses' hooves pounding heavily against the ground.

There were no chariots or canopies in the procession, and everyone was subjected to the most severe test under the scorching sun.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunwen rode at the front of the queue. Zhu Yunwen glanced sideways at Zhu Yuanzhang from time to time, very worried about Zhu Yuanzhang's body.

Before leaving, he persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang to take the chariot, but Zhu Yuanzhang resolutely refused.

Zhu Yunwen knew that what Zhu Yuanzhang was going to do was the "last thing" he said yesterday, although he didn't know what it was, he knew that the imperial grandfather must be for him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was dressed in a military uniform, majestic, sitting on horseback with his head held high, although his face was haggard, but his face was radiant.

He didn't take it to chance that his body had improved, and he knew that this was a return to the light.

The return to light is short-lived, and he wants to use this shortest time to accomplish one of the most important things.

The southern foot of the Purple Mountain is the Tomb of Filial Piety, covering an area of 25 hectares, where Queen Ma is buried. Zhu Yuanzhang, who misses Queen Ma day and night, chose his mausoleum here.

He wants to be buried with Queen Ma in the filial piety underground palace and stay together forever. This is the only place where he is relieved of death.

The Yin of the Purple Mountain is the mausoleum of meritorious heroes, and the ministers who are eligible to be buried in the mausoleum of meritorious heroes are generally princes and marquises, and their merits must be worthy of being neighbors of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.

The royal procession went up the mountain from the northwest, and at a place half a mile away from the mausoleum of the heroes, Zhu Yuanzhang signaled the team to stop advancing.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned over and dismounted, turned to the people behind him and said, "Right here, everyone disperse, the hunt begins!" See who's getting the most out of it! ”

His voice was high-pitched and loud, echoing through the valley, and even one of the soldiers at the back of the line could hear it clearly.

"Yes, Grandpa."

Zhu Yunwen was as excited as a bird out of the cage, full of hope that the riding archery that he had practiced in the palace for a long time could come in handy here, making the imperial grandfather happy and happy, and at the same time, he would be more assured of his ability as the future heir.

The soldiers dispersed under the leadership of the besieger commander, guarded by one person every two or three zhang, and gradually formed a huge encirclement.

Hiding in the bushes were two or three soldiers wearing stag masks.

They whistle and pretend to be the chirping of yoyo deer, waiting for the casual female deer, the aggressive male deer, and the hungry jackal to throw themselves into the net.

Mei Yin was absent-minded, but he carefully hid the strangeness in his heart.

When outsiders, including Zhu Yuanzhang, cast their eyes on him, he would respond casually and deal with it cautiously.

He drove his horse slowly through the mountains and forests, looking back and forth from time to time, as if searching for prey.

After making sure that there was no one around, Mei Yin turned his horse's head and hurried to the mountain from another road, where he wanted to go to the mausoleum of the heroes to have a look.

Just now he saw someone breaking ground on the mausoleum of the hero, which looked like the grave of his father Mei Sizu.

Under the scorching sun, in the furnace, his heart was as cold as falling into an ice cellar.

The warnings were still in his ears, and the thirst for revenge was always alerting him, and he knew very well that he should not do such a move in the here and now.

He should turn a blind eye and, like the rest of the party, follow the edict and concentrate on hunting.

But he couldn't.

The father's bones are the last dignity of the father, and the anger brought to him by the trampling of the father's bones overwhelms all faith.

If Zhu Yuanzhang really ordered someone to dig up his father's grave, Mei Yin would kill Zhu Yuanzhang with one arrow.

After the turn, a lone elm tree brutally uncovers the truth.

Two workers were digging Mei Sizu's grave, sweating profusely, shovel after shovel of dark dirt exposed in broad daylight.

Mei Yin almost fell off her horse.

Why? Why did Zhu Yuanzhang dig his father's grave? Isn't it enough for him to destroy the Mei family? He wants to abandon his father's bones in the wilderness and let the wolves devour them?

His mind went blank, and his hands drew his bow and arrows.

One of the workers came into his field of vision, right on the bull's-eye he was aiming at.

His hand was steady, ready to loosen the tight bow.

"Stop!" A strong hand grabbed his arrow from behind.

He didn't look back, he knew it was Concubine Shu.

"Let the retainers kill them!" Finally someone shared his pain, and Mei Yin rolled down two lines of tears.

"They're going to dig Daddy's grave! Son, you can't let them do that! The son begged the mother...... If it's a mother, will the mother turn a blind eye? Will the mother make your father violent corpse wilderness? ”

"Hongu won't!" Concubine Shu is calm and gentle, she can't quarrel with Mei Yin at this time, the important thing is to calm his anger.

"This palace will not let the family corpse wilderness! This palace will not let your father be a violent corpse wilderness! This palace will put your father's bones in good place for you. ”

Mei Yin's chest rose and fell violently, and his anger was tempered in his chest.

Gradually, they climbed up his forehead, his back, and turned into sweat, hard, but always pouring outward.

Finally, Mei Yin's chest was flat, and his hands hung down weakly.

"Jinyiwei is two feet behind the grave, this is Zhu Yuanzhang's last test for you, and it is not a moment to be ashamed of the Mei family."

Concubine Shu inserted Mei Yin's arrow into his quiver and handed him a bag of prey: "Hurry back, you take this to the errand." ”

Mei Yin returned to the place where they were separated just now, and Zhu Yuanzhang was already waiting here.

"Pony, hehe, not much to gain!" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Mei Yin's face with ulterior motives.

"Father, the son is really useless, he hit such a small bag!" Mei Yin lifted the bag and looked ashamed.

"The colt has spent too much time in the study, so I'm going to have to go out for a walk in the future!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's scrutinizing gaze swirled on Mei Yin's face, and Mei Yin wanted to gouge out his eyes.

"Yes, Father!" Mei Yin dismounted.

"Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang, grandson is back!" Zhu Yunwen happily galloped over and rescued Mei Yin.

On his first hunt, he was victorious, and he was accompanied by two horses carrying the spoils of war for him.

"Grandpa Huang, those deer are so beautiful, my grandson can't do it, so I have to beat the porcupine! Look, although it is not big, less than three feet, but when the grandson's horse saw it, he was so frightened that he took several steps back, do you know why? ”

Zhu Yunwen was as happy as a child.

"Huh!" Zhu Yuanzhang touched his beard and smiled.

"Oh, look at my grandson's ability, and I'm also admitted to the imperial grandfather. Haven't you seen anything about Grandpa Huang? The spines on the porcupine's back and tail were all open, like a peacock opening the screen, terrifying both the grandson and the horse! ”

"And you can still shoot it to death?" Zhu Yuanzhang cooperated with the joy of his grandson.