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THE PRINCE OF HERBS

1389 AD, Ming Dynasty, China "Guardsmen! Take him to his exile in Yunnan, right now!" "Fu Huang!..." "Shut up! Oh... how can my own son stab me from behind... Not only other people I can't trust, and now I can't even trust my own son either!... It's far more painful..." *** "Tomorrow morning," Xie Wang said slowly. "Tomorrow morning... you will see dozens of dead bodies lying all over the streets in Yunnan." Xie Wang looked straight to Zhu Su, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "This is a war. The battle between me, Yuan Prince, and you Ming Prince. A battle to determine who is the most suitable to be the next ruler of Yunnan!" *** "Your Highness... Bad news, Your Highness!" Wu Qi was breathless as he answered, "All streets in Yunnan... are full of dead bodies..." Zhu Su stunned. It can't be, Witchcrafts of Xie Wang is the hell real?!? He just walked not any longer, yet he had found a dead body was lying face down on the street. The farther he walked, the more corpses he found. And finally, he arrived at the town square, where people had been crowded together. *** "I am Zhu Su, the fifth son of Hongwu Emperor, I promise to smash the Witchcrafts of Xie Wang, and get you all free from the outbreak!" Zhu Su sharpened his voice. "The promise from a leader is not a children's game. Bear it in mind!" A man in early forties, who seemed to be the leader of rebels, held his spear up, shouted, "Fine! We appreciate your determination, Ming Prince, so keep your promise! If you fail to keep it up, then I'll make sure that Ming honor, as well as yours, will be ruined!" *** A biographical novel of Prince Zhu Su, the fifth prince of the Hongwu Emperor who was the founder of Ming Dynasty, who devoted himself for medical science and humanity. But before he could fulfil his devotion, he was forced to go through royal disputes, conflicts, power struggles, punishments, rebellions, and even death threats. Could he overcome those problems and reached his noble dream? Find out in this novel. This is a work of biographical novel about a real historical figure. Some characters, plot premise, and certain sections of the story are based on historical events and figures, but there are some parts which are pure fiction. Some of names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner; any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. This novel is an original work of myself, not a translated work. Last but not least; I hope you enjoy this story. And thank you very much for your appreciation and support! Have a nice day!

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EXECUTION 4

On the next day, at noon.

An open field at the foot of Mount Laojun was now full of crowds. Xie Wang had herded Zhu Su and tied his entire body to a pile. He was ready to execute him in this open field, shortly afterward.

"Your Highness!" Hu Nayin screamed miserably at Zhu Su's pitiful condition. Wu Qi, Li Heng, and Guo Songmi could only tightly hold Hu Nayin who wriggled like a lunatic, their faces appeared gloomy.

Zhu Su had heard Hu Nayin's scream. With much difficulty, he moved his tied neck to look up, and was quite successful to see Hu Nayin and the others in the distance even though it was faintly visible for him. And he could only gnash his teeth in despair.

So, this is how my life ends, after being exiled by my own father, finally, I must die at the hands of the enemy who cooperates with the traitor to the country... Is this the difficult fate line that all medical experts must experience, just like what God of Medicine said?

Am I ready to die?...

No! I'm not ready to die!... I don't want to die!

What Liu Ku ever said was echoing in his ear (He had been released because Xie Wang only imprisoned him for few days), "... as you said, if it's been your destiny, anything can happen..."

No... I don't want to die, my reputation in Ming has not been completely recovered, and more important, such a shame to be killed by a traitor to the country!...

Xie Wang came to the stage, accompanied by Rumilie and his other loyal followers. He stepped to the forefront, raised his arms high, and shouted loudly, "The Ming has attacked and devastated all over the country, arbitrarily calls themselves a great nation even though they are no more than a nasty barbarian nation! Now I will show their downfall to you, with the death of a Ming brat!"

Silence. The whole Yunnan people only stared back at Xie Wang with agitated and serious expressions. Xie Wang squinted, actually he hoped that Yunnan people would welcome his hail with cheers, and not with soundless like this.

"Alright! The time has come!" Trying to ignore that strangeness, Xie Wang summoned his soldiers. The soldiers pushed Zhu Su's pile towards a large tank filled with water. Zhu Su gasped.

"Last time my mother was forced to be soaked to death because of your attacks. And now the wheel of time has turned, now you must die the same way with her, to revenge her resentment!" Xie Wang shouted angrily. "Soldiers! Throw this bastard into the water tank!"

Zhu Su's heart pounded. So he would be executed by being drowned in the water?! But before he could manage his adrenaline not to fill his body with fear, the soldiers had thrown him into the tank.

The pressure of water was so strong it directly whacked his eardrums and filled them with water. He had tried to close his nose and mouth, but how many seconds could he survive? Moreover, they gave ballast to his body, it made him go down... and go down... until finally, he fell to the bottom of the tank.

He was no longer able to survive. The water besieging him finally succeeded in passing through his nose and mouth, closing all of his respiratory organs.

He would die before long.