King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

In the entire silent pavilion.

Xie Jin's sorrowful laughter resounded through the sky, as if he had fallen into obsession and madness.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but tease:
"Master Xie, aren't you arrogant because of your talent? Aren't you self-righteous and arrogant and don't respect anyone?"

"And now?"

"Can you still be crazy, or how do you plan to be crazy?"

This statement came out.

The face of Xie Jin, who was originally laughing wildly, became more and more tragic, and his expression was filled with endless sorrow and pain. He was no longer as self-righteous as before, and he did not find words to retort to Zhu Gaoxu's teasing words that secretly poked at his heart.

That's it.

After a long while, Xie Jin's agitated emotions slowly calmed down. He took a few deep breaths, and the expression on his face slowly returned to calm, as if he had let go of everything and looked at it lightly.

Seeing him act like this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled noncommittally, half-closed his eyes and stared at him for a long time, then asked quietly:

"Bachelor of Science"

“Do you want to realize your ideals and ambitions?”

"Do you want to put what you have learned throughout your life into practice in the imperial court to verify whether your knowledge over the years is correct?"

Hearing this, Xie Jin slowly raised his head and glanced at Zhu Gaoxu calmly. A hint of sarcasm and ridicule appeared on his face. He chuckled and snorted in response:
"Prince of Han"

“Does it matter whether you want to or not?”

"Your Majesty, what are you saying? Besides mocking, ridiculing, and ridiculing me, can you really help me?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows that our Xie Jin and the Prince of Han are enemies, not friends."

"The will of the sovereign is the limit of the minister."

"Even if the King of Han puts aside his past grudges, can I still go against the will of Heaven?"

"Some things, just like what the prince said, when I do something or say something, the ending is already determined and there is no possibility of changing it. Of course, if the king of Han wants to vent his anger in this way, I have nothing to say."

"Just think of this as Xie Jin paying the price for his arrogance and self-righteous behavior over the years."

"But I still have something to say."

"Although I have ruined my own future with my own hands and have fallen into this situation, I will never regret the things I did in the past and the words and memorials I submitted to Your Majesty to impeach him."

Such an answer.

This was not at all unexpected by the brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi.

However, we are not fools and can see that although Xie Jin's words are very tough, it can be clearly felt from his words that he has somewhat different views on some of the things he did in the past and his own character.

This also shows that he is not a hopeless person.

After a brief pause, Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved at him, then shook his head and said quietly:

"Whether you regret it later is not important to me."

"What should and should not be said today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just made it clear to you. You don't have to show your loyalty here. It has no meaning to us."

"Let's get back to the point and return to the question just now."

"Answer the questions raised by this king honestly."

"Not only does this prince want to know the answer to this question, but the prince also wants to hear your true opinion. So, we are all smart people, so let's be straightforward!"

"Don't hide it from me."

"Let me take a good look at you and see if you really have the ability or if you are just a show-off."

At this point, Zhu Gaoxu paused, and suddenly changed the subject. His expression suddenly became extremely solemn. He put away his previous playful expression and said in a deep voice:

"If you really have real talent and knowledge, if you really have that ability."

"Then I can join hands with the prince to give you a different future."

“It’s not a bad idea to give them the opportunity to realize their ambitions and ideals.”

"It all depends on whether you have the ability to seize this hard-earned opportunity."

"Of course, Master Xie is still unwilling to say..."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxu pointed to the door leading to the outside of the courtyard and said in a deep voice:
"You can just turn around and leave."

"The king and the prince...will definitely not make things difficult for you."

"So think it through yourself."

"Of course, you should also think carefully about what I just asked you."

Hear this.

Xie Jin's already confused state became even more confused at this moment. He could not understand the current situation at all, let alone what Zhu Gaoxu wanted to do or what he meant.

But ask yourself, does he want to realize his ambitions?
There is no doubt that he wants to, more than anyone else.

But based on what has happened over the years, he is already on the emperor’s blacklist. Does he really still have a chance?

Is it really possible?
After a brief silence, Xie Jin slowly raised his head and glanced at the Crown Prince. What he saw was the Crown Prince smiling and nodding at him from time to time.

Suddenly, his originally uncertain mood seemed to have grasped something in his daze.

in this way.

After a brief silence, Xie Jin simply sorted out his thoughts and said in a deep voice:

"How are the court and the imperial court?"

"Since the prince and the crown prince want to listen, then I will presumptuously express my humble opinions!"

"The court today, except for a few individuals, has already changed its flavor."

"I think the answer to this question was clear in your mind when Your Highness asked me this. Of course, with the intelligence of Your Highness and the Crown Prince, you should understand why this incident happened, right?"

It's true that a dog can't change its eating habits. Even at this time, he still likes to quibble about words. For this reason, Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him with disdain, snorted coldly and asked:
"I don't know."

"This question is from me, so it's not your turn to ask me."

"Just say what you know. Don't try to be clever here. It's meaningless, so put away your cleverness."

After hearing this, Xie Jin's thin face flashed with embarrassment, and his cheeks flushed slightly. He knew that he had made the same mistake again. He scratched his head awkwardly and replied:

“Imperial Examination!!!”

"There's something wrong with the entire imperial examination system."

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised, but he had to admit that Xie Jin, this bastard, really dared to say anything, so he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Continue."

Xie Jin was not polite in replying to this. After all, the words had already been spoken, and there was no point in hiding them any further. Could the outcome be as bad as it was now?

"The imperial examination selects talents."

"The Imperial College is in charge of the management and the academic administration of all students in the world. There is no problem with these."

"but"

"The real problem is that what all the students and scholars in the world have learned throughout their lives has absolutely nothing to do with what is needed to govern a country or the world."

"For you, even if the Ministry of Personnel selects officials from the Imperial College, the officials they get will not be able to play any role in governing a region, and may even have a counterproductive effect."

"This is the problem that I have seen and understood over the years."

After he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi looked at each other, and a gleam of light flashed in their eyes. Then the prince took the lead and asked:
"Oh?"

"If that's the case, then how should Master Xie break the impasse and deal with the current situation?"

"How can we break the current deadlock and get the court to get rid of its current ills?"

When Xie Jin heard this, he instantly realized that he had spoken to the hearts of the two people in front of him.

At the same time, he was puzzled for a moment and didn't know how to answer this question.

Have no idea!

The truth is that this issue involves too many things, and even more people and interests.

It is almost impossible to shake or change it.

For this, Xie Jin pondered for a moment, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he shook his head slightly:

"too difficult."

“It’s almost impossible.”

“Some things are already set in stone, and you want to change them again.”

"The impact it brings is beyond the ability of the imperial court to bear."

"Even if it succeeds, it is very likely to plunge the entire court into turmoil."

"Let the people of the whole world suffer. Between the two evils, choose the lesser one."

"Just like what happened today, an official from the Ministry of Industry was beaten to death in the street by some lunatics."

"Your Majesty..."

"Don't you understand yet?"

"For this small benefit, others act like this."

"If it really happens, the impact on some people's foundations and the resistance they will bring will be even greater than today."

“This move.”

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

Say it.

Xie Jin knelt down immediately.

Why kneel?

Therefore, at this moment, Xie Jin seemed to really understand and see through... what the two gentlemen in front of him wanted to do.

Although he looked down on the King of Han, he and the King of Han were enemies rather than friends.

But based on the current situation, he couldn't help but look up to the King of Han.

That's why I acted like this.

It is also out of sincerity.

Everything I said came from my heart, and was sincere, without any pretense or ulterior motives.

Seeing Xie Jin kneeling on the ground, Zhu Gaoxu and the Crown Prince, both of whom were smart people, knew that Xie Jin had seen through their thoughts, so they warned them out of concern.

Then the two looked at each other, Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand to rub his slightly swollen temple, waved his hand at him, and said in a deep voice:
“If you know you are wrong, you must correct it.”

"Otherwise, if we continue like this and keep compromising, the final result will be..."

"Xie Jin, you are well-read, you should be able to predict it in your mind."

"The final result and ending of the entire Ming Dynasty court is probably not much better than that of previous dynasties, right?"

"And the longer it takes, the more entrenched the power of others in the court will become. I'm afraid that future rulers will be unable to do anything about it even if they want to."

"Some things always need someone to do, and someone always needs to take that step."

"The court today consists of Your Majesty, me, the Crown Prince, and King Zhao... The control over the entire court is not much worse than when Emperor Taizu was in power."

"So this is the best time and opportunity for us and the entire Ming Dynasty to resolve the current situation."

"Isn't it?"

This is the truth, but the problem is that you can say it, and you can say it nicely, but how can things be as simple as speaking?

For this reason, Xie Jin had no choice but to persuade him, saying:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince"

The words have not yet fallen.

Before he could finish his words, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and interrupted him directly:
"Xie Jin, do you know where the Crown Prince and I went after the Ministry of Works official was beaten to death by the students of the Hanlin Academy today?"

Xie Jin was slightly startled, then shook his head and replied, "I don't know."

"This prince and the prince went to the residence of Duke Yansheng and met with Duke Yansheng Kong Gongjian."

"And the prince and I will work together to put pressure on Kong Gongjian to agree."

"All those who committed crimes today will be tried by him. They will be punished severely according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and the Jinyiwei will be involved in supervision."

"Does Master Xie know what this move means?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked indifferent, playing with the teacup in his hand, looking at Xie Jin with interest, and replied.

"what?"

Xie Jin was slightly startled, and subconsciously exclaimed, saying:
"How is this possible? How could he agree to such a thing? How could he be willing to do this? Isn't he just slapping himself in the face by doing this?"

"Your Highness, could this be a fraud?"

"Will it be"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, shook his head slightly, and replied:
"Why did he agree? Why was he willing to do this? Is there any deception? You don't need to worry about these questions, and you don't need to ask about them. Since the prince and I both agree, there must be reasons for both of us."

"So I'm not afraid of any tricks he might play on this matter."

"I just have the ability to control him tightly."

"but."

Having said this, Zhu Gaoxu paused, his expression suddenly became solemn, and he suddenly changed the subject and continued:
"I suffered such a big loss."

"If he were to admit such a serious matter, we would have completely torn our relationship with him."

"After what happened here, I think he will definitely not be as honest as he is now."

"That's why the prince and I have to be on guard."

"This is also the real reason why the two of us summoned you here."

This is said.

Xie Jin's brows were furrowed, his heart pounding at the moment. He had a feeling that he was dragged onto a pirate ship. The moment he stepped into the Prince of Han's mansion, he was destined to have no way out.

Either you rush forward risking your life, or you may not be able to leave the Prince of Han's mansion safely today.

At the same time, he also understood why the King of Han and the Crown Prince were so frank with him. Those words were probably a test to eliminate the grudges in his heart, thus forcing him into a desperate situation.

Then, just like now, show him a clear path, so that he can embark on the pirate ship that the Crown Prince and the King of Han have prepared for him. (End of this chapter)