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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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ENTER ULTIMATELESS

"That's right, this time will be the same as before. I am sure, we will get the Best Way to finish all of this!"

Every word Zhu Su talked was full of seriousness, it was accompanied by the twilight wind that suddenly blew hard as if it agreed to his sincerity.

Both Hu Nayin and Zhu Youdun soon nodded in agreement. "Our earnestness will achieve extraordinary results," Zhu Youdun replied.

"Heaven will definitely help us," Hu Nayin chimed in.

They approached the rocks which were directly facing the lake and sat there, then started their meditation.

Once again, the strong wind blew. Its coldness made the skin shiver. The rustle sounded like a heart-wrenching melody.

It was as if reminding them of the sadness and suffering of those who had been ruined by flood. It was bringing sobs of hunger, pain, and helplessness due to being squeezed into the abyss of death.

"You must help them all!"

All of a sudden, the voice echoed. Zhu Su got startled. And asked automatically, But how can I help them?...

"... So in your opinion, the only way to show your power is by fighting and outpouring blood?..."

"... To show our power is not always by fighting or oppressing others. The way to become rich is not only by robbing others. The way to dignify ourselves is not only by insulting others. On the contrary, we have to step out of the competition arena. The enemy always tries to involve us in the competition since it is their only way to win. So, we won't follow their intention. We mustn't talk about win or lose. We mustn't compete. Only by doing that, we can fully focus on our problem. Just imagine that there were not Huan Shikang right now, what kind of urgent problem would you have to solve? That is indeed the thing you should do. Get out of the fighting arena, and focus on what we are supposed to do."

What would I have to do if the rioters didn't exist? What kind of thing is it actually?...

He was soon startled as if he got an electric shock when he thought of those sudden answers.

... To save the flood victims.

... To save the sick. The victims of hunger and poverty. All of those suffering people.

Zhu Su immediately opened his eyes. He stood up instantly, staring straight into the evening sunshine that was half-covered by clouds.

"Xiu Zhen Fang, then Pu Ji Fang... but, they are apparently not enough. I have to create a new book. A book that doesn't only make summaries like the two of them, but must be able to solve problems. I have to create a new invention!"

***

It turned out that the most shocked person of that idea was none other than Zhu Su himself. New invention? What did it mean? He was looking for a way to eradicate Huan Shikang's rebellion as well as flood disaster, what was its relevance with creating new invention? And then, what kind of invention should he create? Did it have any relation with medical science? But after all, everyone said that Xiu Zhen Fang and Pu Ji Fang had helped so many people, so in that case, what kind of medical invention should he create?

"In the era of peaceful times, medical records are arranged and organized. In the era of chaos, war, and disaster, the great inventions in medicine are created."

Now the flood had occurred. The great inventions must be created in order to solve this urgent problem.

Then it meant, this insight was indeed relevant to that theory?

But... new invention... what kind of new invention should he create?

"Why could a new invention be made? Because there are problems that must be resolved, but all the existing solutions do not apply to them. We can't rely on the old ways. We have to find a new way. That's how the great inventions appear."

Could not rely on the old ways, because they were unappropriated anymore? So that he needed to find a new way?

Could it be, this was what Gao Qing meant by "Building momentum by jumping into Wu Ji."

"Alright," Zhu Su stared at the sky which was almost dominated by a dark blue color refracted by the sunset. "Don't think too much about the why, the what or the how. Just do it. Everything will be expeditious later."

That belief just emerged of a sudden.

***

On the next day, Zhu Su gathered all the members of the Team of Wellbeing who had helped him complete Xiu Zhen Fang and Pu Ji Fang. In front of these forty people, he announced his intention to create a new invention.

"Is this the invention of medical science?" Li Heng asked.

"Yes, but not one hundred percent. The main goal of this invention is to find out what kind of problem actually the people are suffered from, then find out the solution for that."

"So, the aim of this invention is to ease the people's suffering?" Qu You asked.

Zhu Su nodded. "Exactly. For that reason, we need to delve directly into the life of the people. Observing them thoroughly, to find out the most crucial problem they are dealing with. After that, we will look for the solution to solve it. However, I won't provide them with the monetary fund. I am unwilling to donate any money since it may cause another corruption of funds to occur again. After all, as Laozi said, "Instead of giving fish to a man, it's better to give him a hook. Give a man a fish; we only feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; we will feed him for a lifetime." We will help in the matter of system repairing. But this way will be more difficult and tiresome than donating money." Zhu Su gazed at them very seriously. "Are you ready? "

"We are ready, Your Highness!" They answered aloud.

"Alright then. Come on, we are all on duty, here and now!"

A few moments later, they had been getting in touch with the commoners.