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"You...you really are my little brother, but...you're all better now."
"No, how did you become like this? What happened to you?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingzhu smiled and said:
"This is a long story. Let's go to the pavilion and talk about it slowly."
Perfect timing, there are some things I need to tell you!
You also need to be prepared that after we return to the mountain in a few days, you won't be able to continue like this!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan nodded.
After the three of them sat down in the pavilion, several maids came with snacks and fruits.
After arranging everything, they left.
At this moment, Ning Zhongze said with a smile:
"Lingshan, come and try these snacks. They can only be enjoyed in the palace."
In fact, many of these dishes are only made by chefs in the imperial palace. If it weren't for your brother's influence, we probably wouldn't even have the chance to eat such delicacies.
As she spoke, Ning Zhongze picked up a pastry and handed it to Yue Lingshan.
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan instinctively picked it up and took a bite.
However, after tasting it, his eyes lit up and he said:
"Delicious, Mom! What is this? It's so delicious, sweet and juicy, it's absolutely amazing!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhongze smiled and said:
"You know, this is a delicacy that only the chefs in the royal palace can enjoy!"
Eat slowly, there's more here, you'll get more later, no need to rush!
Hearing this, Yue Lingshan hummed in agreement a few times, but continued eating.
Ning Zhongze, who was watching from the side, had a smile on her face.
After all, Ning Zhong felt somewhat indebted to this daughter.
After all, over the years, her thoughts have mostly revolved around this son.
Soon, after eating a few pastries, Yue Lingshan looked up at the two of them and said:
"Mother, little brother, you haven't told us what happens next!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhongze smiled and said:
"This matter dates back to a long time ago."
At that time, you were only eight years old, and your younger brother was no more than 150 years old.
However, as you know, your younger brother has been smart since he was a child and also has his own opinions.
So, in that year, your brother made a decision.
That is, to cultivate external martial arts skills.
Your younger brother, on the other hand, has been incredibly talented since childhood, and is a genius at practicing external martial arts.
So, after discussing it with your father, we agreed to this.
So, from that day on, it was announced that your brother was sick and needed to stay in the water all year round in order to survive.
As your mother, all I can do is go into the back mountain to take care of your younger brother.
This is mainly to ensure that your brother will not be threatened by those jealous people.
However, this is also a good decision.
Those people really thought that your younger brother had been cursed by the heavens and had fallen ill, especially since they saw that your younger brother could only stay in the water. Therefore, no one else paid attention to your younger brother's growth.
I learned that your brother was thirteen years old, which was five years ago.
Your brother's cultivation has reached a bottleneck, and in addition, your brother wants to share the burden for our Mount Hua.
So he went straight to the border and joined the army.
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan's eyes widened immediately, as if she had remembered something, and she said:
"Back then, when you went to seek medical treatment, it was actually my younger brother who went to join the army?"
Ning Zhongze nodded and said:
"Indeed, your younger brother is exceptionally talented. He can be described as a genius in external martial arts, and in a short period of time, he has acquired a power that others cannot possess."
Because of his physical training and his innate superhuman strength.
This gave him an impenetrable defense, coupled with a strength of tens of thousands of pounds.
This allowed him to quickly establish himself within the army, and later, he even achieved great success in a battle against the nomadic tribes of the grasslands.
They made significant contributions.
And this matter came to the attention of His Majesty.
At that time, His Majesty was forced by the civil service group to have little real power.
Suddenly I saw your little brother as a suitable candidate.
Especially for those with clean backgrounds, they take the opportunity to cultivate your underlings.
And your little brother, taking advantage of the situation, made meritorious contributions one after another. In just two or three years, he conquered the entire grassland and turned it into the pasture of my Great Ming.
His Majesty also took the opportunity to recall your younger brother.
With the military power held by your younger brother, the two of them joined forces and, in a short period of time, carried out a bloody reshuffle of the civil officials in the court.
Subsequently, your younger brother led a large army south from the capital, and wherever he went, he killed everyone involved in the matter.
In the end, it can be said that the two of them, working together, eliminated all the ills of the court.
The emperor regained control and became the de facto emperor!
Chapter 888 The merit is too great to be suppressed!
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan was so shocked that her eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief.
"This...this is unbelievable."
However, I have heard that General Yue Hua once led a large army to sweep across the north and south, eliminating all the treacherous officials and villains!
This even provoked many people to hurl insults at him.
However, things changed later.
He transformed from a bloodthirsty butcher into a revered sage.
So, you were the one who did this, little brother?
Yue Lingzhu smiled and nodded, saying:
"There was no other way; the situation was just too dangerous."
It wasn't until I returned to the capital that I discovered the problem.
The emperor at the time had been poisoned and was on the verge of death when I happened to be there and saved him.
The emperor trusted me, so he discussed with me how to handle the matter.
At first, the emperor also thought of dealing with it step by step.
However, I think things have already come to this point.
After all, they've already started poisoning people. If they were to do it slowly like before...
This will only embolden them further.
Moreover, the risks involved are too great. I directly advised the emperor to launch a massive purge.
If you're worried about not having enough people to rely on, you can learn from Emperor Taizu and let them handle affairs while they are in disgrace.
The emperor agreed with my statement.
So, after we discussed it, I decided to seize the opportunity presented by the civil service group to poison the emperor.
He directly led eight thousand cavalry to carry out an unprecedented purge throughout the capital.
It was precisely because of this unprecedented purge that two-thirds of the officials in the capital died.
Then I started from the capital, following the clues, and eventually made my way to Jiangnan, where I found the powerful families with connections.
In the end, more than 100,000 people died.
It was this bloody massacre that instilled fear in everyone, and the emperor's orders were able to be relayed.
Then, in an effort to salvage some of our reputation.
After all, that massacre was indeed far too bloody.
So we started planning for those nearby countries.
Subsequently, the emperor used the gold and silver treasures I had confiscated to help me raise an army of a million.
I think you've heard about what happened next.
I led this million-strong army, fighting from east to west, and from north to south.
It can be said that they conquered a full hundred small countries.
Moreover, we became richer and richer as we fought, and neither the emperor nor I thought too much about it at the time.
After all, there was just too much treasure.
There are quite a few treasures in those small countries, and by the time we realized it...
Even after the national treasury couldn't hold all the goods and several more warehouses were built, they finally realized the problem.
Our actions were far too ambitious, and this time, they more than doubled the size of the Ming Dynasty.
So it stopped, and that was only a little over five years ago.
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan stared wide-eyed in shock, looking at her younger brother with disbelief.
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