King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 473: Kill the disobedient ones!
The Minister of Revenue continued to report, and behind these numbers were lives lost.

This is a kind of magic. Once the disaster breaks out, the Qing Dynasty will fall like a domino.

All civil and military officials in the dynasty were moved.

Zhou Yanru whispered to Qian Qianyi, "I have heard about the disaster a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to be so big."

Qian Qianyi glanced at Zhu Youjian and saw him fiddling with his fingers absentmindedly.

"Your Majesty! I ask for your permission to raise funds for this disaster!"

The Minister of Revenue spoke in a stern and harsh tone.

Zhu Youjian stopped his fingers and said:
"That's true! Just name a price."

"One million taels!"

One million taels of silver? What does this mean?
This is no joke, this is a huge sum of money.

Especially Zhu Youjian remembered that the annual tribute of the Ming Dynasty was only three million taels. Isn’t this too ridiculous?
Take out one third for disaster relief? It would be fine if there was silver, but the Ming Dynasty’s finances are now so poor that they don’t even have food.

Zhu Youjian waved his hand, signaling the Minister of Justice to leave.

"We'll talk about this later!"

When these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials were stunned.

According to past practice, if someone else had reported the incident, the emperor would have shown a compassionate look and given him some money. But now it seems that Zhu Youjian does not seem to care about disaster relief or the people.

Such behavior is truly despicable!

I don't take them seriously at all! Zhu Youjian didn't care about the ministers' reactions, and he was about to say something. But he didn't have time to speak.

"Your Majesty, I also have something to say!"

At this moment, the Minister of War suddenly appeared and began a thorough investigation.

Zhu Youjian sighed and said, "Speak!"

"Your Majesty, the situation in the northeast is critical. The barbarian emperor Huang Taiji is suppressing Dongzhou and is approaching Jinzhou. Jinzhou City is in danger!"

What's going on? Zhu Youjian's mind was racing.

In fact, the Later Jin Dynasty is the Qing Dynasty. In 1616 (1616), Nurhaci unified the entire Jurchen tribe and established the "Later Jin" to distinguish it from the Jin Dynasty. After two khans and 20 years, it was on par with the Ming Dynasty and was the predecessor of the Qing Dynasty.

This is also a very tricky thing.

You should know that after the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, and Yuan Dynasty, there was a dynasty called Later Jin!
Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty was a ruthless character. He not only liked reading, but also liked riding horses.

This is too difficult!

Since it’s troublesome, forget it!
Zhu Youjian didn't say anything, just waved his hand, his face full of disgust.

Why is it happening again? All the civil and military officials knew that Zhu Youjian was a tyrant, so how could they just do nothing?
What’s the difference between this and not going?
Zhou Yanru was so angry that he was speechless. As the current prime minister, he was left speechless by Zhu Youjian's words.

As soon as Zhou Yanru took a step forward, Zhu Youjian interrupted him: "Okay, it's irrelevant, no need to report it!"

Zhou Yanru retracted his legs.

Insignificant? Ordinary people? Disasters are not a big deal? Is defense also important during war?
What does it matter?
The court officials all had frowns on their faces, completely unable to guess what Zhu Youjian was thinking.

Qian Qianyi whispered to Zhou Yanru, "Don't you know what the emperor is planning? Or is he not aware of it at all?"

Zhou Yanru was surprised: "What you said is true, isn't it true?"

Zhou Yanru then remembered that he had heard from his subordinates a few days ago that the emperor had issued an imperial decree in the capital to invite the most famous Taoist in the world to court.

Moreover, he can become the king of a country!
This is really ridiculous because no emperor would ever do this.

Even someone like Jiajing who was obsessed with spiritual practice couldn't do it. Could it be possible that Zhu Youjian could create a new world for himself?
……

When he thought of this, Zhou Yanru's face became completely gloomy.

……

"I came here for a purpose this time!"

Zhu Youjian felt that he was already very tired, so he stopped sitting and stood up and said:

"I have more important things to do! Compared to the ministers!"

All the civil and military officials in the court looked confused. Is there anything more important than this?

Everyone looked at Zhu Youjian, who smiled and said:

"I called you here today because I want to summon a cultivator to court! He is a true immortal cultivator!"

Zhu Youjian looked at the civil and military officials in the court, waved his hand, and motioned Wang Chengen to follow, and Wang Chengen left the hall.

Wang Chengen made a gesture, and a monk with an immortal look walked in from outside.

It would be fine if he just had an immortal look, but this Taoist priest surprised everyone.

Very scary.

His clothes were ragged, his hair was messy, his robe, hat, and whisk were all rotten, and his hands were covered in rust.

Still garbage!
Wandering in the clouds! In obscurity!

The person Zhu Youjian wants to see today is him!

The ministers were in an uproar. Zhu Youjian was not joking, but summoning a Taoist priest?
Does he want to practice again?
What's going on? This is outrageous! Isn't this too outrageous?
Everyone was angry, but Chen Zhibao was careless and blurted out:

"Nonsense! This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous!"

When Zhu Youjian heard this, the eyes of Zhu Youjian and others fell on him.

Based on their experience, they believed that this Minister of Revenue was already at the end of his strength!
Isn't this too bold?
Wouldn't that make him extremely angry and have his entire family killed?

Everyone thought that Chen Zhibao would give up when faced with difficulties, including Zhu Youjian.

However, Chen Zhibao still insisted on his opinion. Are you going to the court to see a Taoist priest?

"Your Majesty, do you want to give up the Ming Dynasty in exchange for your eternal life? Are you kidding about the safety of the Ming Dynasty?"

"You are kidding me, right? How could the people of the Ming Dynasty be inferior to your cultivation career?"

Zhu Youjian did not say anything. He knew that Fan Xian's words made sense and were very courageous. He was a rare good official.

however--

But her face...

Chen Zhibao had a ferocious look, a rough and chubby face, and he looked like a corrupt official, not having the demeanor of a loyal minister at all.

On the other side, the Minister of Revenue didn't care about anything else and walked over with a determined look on his face like a corrupt official.

"Your Majesty, please discipline the people of the Ming Dynasty. I've been there too, and it's a place of famine, with people suffering!"

Zhu Youjian did not answer. In the eyes of everyone, there was no emotion on his face.

His cheeks were bulging high, as if a violent aura would burst out at any time, and he might burst out at any time, roaring:
"Quick, capture this disobedient person and kill him!"

This was what Zhou Yanru and Qian Qianyi thought.

Zhu Youjian was silent for a moment.

So, this becomes a kind of spiritual game, a spiritual game!
Everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Youjian's face, but Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up and he stared straight at the Minister of Justice.

He was a strange man, as if he had never been seen before.

One day, Zhu Youjian asked in confusion: "Tell me, have you ever checked it?"

"Um, I was sent out by you for investigation half a year ago. I saw it with my own eyes, there is absolutely no falsehood."

The Minister of Revenue was completely confused and didn't understand anything.

The fact is, half a year ago Zhu Youjian sent him to the disaster area to personally inspect the disaster, and the people were discussing countermeasures.

This is the emperor's order!

When Zhu Youjian said this, it seemed as if he had forgotten about that incident.

Zhu Youjian really forgot, because when he fell into the lake, he forgot a lot of things.

He slapped himself on the head and pretended nothing had happened, with his facial expression changing unpredictably.

He took off his brocade robe, revealing a pair of tattered underpants.

"Your Majesty, I want to sacrifice my life for those refugees, but I just can't do it. We sold everything in our house just to give them food."

Zhu Youjian then noticed that the Minister of Revenue was obviously swollen due to hunger, and he had obviously wronged him.

The Minister of Revenue said in a tearful tone,
"I'm not saying, save as many lives as possible!"

"Your Majesty, if you ignore me, I will have to atone for my sin with my own life!

That spirit of fortitude reminded Zhu Youjian of Yue Fei and Yu Qian, both of whom were loyal ministers and capable generals!

This Minister of Revenue also seemed to have learned this from Li Hairui in 1566 during the Ming Dynasty.

He was a loyal general, a good general.

But he couldn't remember the man's name.

It is so rare to have such an outstanding general in the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Youjian said straightforwardly: "Then please tell me your name."

This question immediately caused an uproar.

You know, Chen Zhibao had been in the court for more than a year. How could Zhu Youjian not know anything about it?
Zhu Youjian was so stupid that he couldn't even recognize his own men.

Chen Zhibao was even more shocked. He had thought of many possibilities. The worst outcome was that he would be thrown into prison by Zhu Youjian, or his entire clan would be killed.

And this time, it was this?
What do you want my name to be?
His eyes were trembling, his whole body was shaking: "Your Highness, don't you know my name?"

Zhu Youjian blushed and pretended to be calm, saying, "I'm very busy, so it's normal that I can't remember it. What's so surprising about this?"

Zhu Youjian said anxiously: "Besides, can't I go and find out? Why do they all seem to be looking at a foolish king?"

Am I a foolish emperor?

Zhu Youjian didn't understand.

Zhu Youjian was a tyrant, what else could he be?
All the court officials were well aware of this.

Chen Zhibao took a step back and fell to his knees with a plop. "I am a villain, I am a villain, my name is Chen, my name is Zhibao!"

"Chen Zhibao, you bastard! OK! Chen Zhibao, this is a good idea!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand, signaling him to stand up.

"I will take care of your problem, but can you let me take care of this?"

Isn't solving the current problem his ultimate goal in cultivation?

Chen Zhibao was silent. So that's how it was. He didn't take my words to heart after saying so much. It was really boring!

But things have developed to this point, Chen Zhibao decided to talk about it later. If Zhu Youjian still dares to be so unscrupulous, that would be another matter.

If that's the case, he will definitely be impeached!

After pushing Chen Zhibao to the ground,
Zhu Youjian looked at You Yun in front of him. The Taoist was dressed in rags, wearing a somewhat worn green robe, and his eyes were a little dull.

You can't tell at all that he is a cultivator.

It is very likely that he is a fake. Taoist Youyun smiled.

"Your Majesty, I received your summons and rushed here immediately!"

You Yun's expression was calm and casual, but Zhu Youjian could hear the pride and contempt in it.

First of all, perhaps because of the monks’ arrogance, the two guys before them both looked condescending.

In the eyes of monks, humans and immortals have different paths, so they don’t take their thoughts to heart.

People said he was a foolish man, and he had no good feelings towards himself.

Zhu Youjian released his hand and said, "Do you think I have the qualities of a god?"

The whole place was silent, everyone was silent, the atmosphere seemed to be frozen.

Zhu Youjian smiled, turned around, listened attentively, and only heard a light laugh.

In the court, someone burst into laughter.

Zhu Youjian glanced at Ye Futian coldly and asked, "Are you laughing?"

The one who laughed loudly was Liu Chengwen, the Grand Secretary of the Censorate.

"What's the joke? Are you laughing at me?"

Zhu Youjian's voice became louder and louder, both forcing him and giving him time to catch his breath.

Liu Chengwen saw that Zhu Youjian looked unfriendly, but he was not afraid. Instead, he sneered and said:

"Excuse me, I am mocking your majesty!"

Just one sentence caused an uproar and the whole audience was boiling.

Especially Zhou Yanru, the Grand Secretary of the Censorate, who was promoted by him. If something happened to him, it would be a big trouble.

So, Zhou Yanru glared at Liu Chengwen, but Liu Chengwen pretended not to see anything.

It's over! Zhou Yanru had no choice but to take a step forward and kneel on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"

Before Zhou Yanru finished speaking, Liu Chengwen raised his chin and said proudly:
"Your Majesty, I am not being reckless! I simply cannot tolerate this any longer!"

Zhu Youjian smiled slightly, thinking that this man was indeed quite confident.

After a pause, Liu Chengwen said, "Your Majesty, I have heard that the king is the master of all living things and has a heavy responsibility. If you call it his duty, then it is only to entrust him with an official position and let him speak without saying anything. I am willing to share the emperor's worries."

Kind of!

Zhu Youjian no longer paid attention to You Yun, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, then tell me why you are laughing at me!"

Liu Chengwen clasped his fists and said angrily: "Your Majesty, I and the people of the Ming Dynasty have long disliked you!"

Are you mad at me?
May I?
Are you planning a rebellion? How brave!
Zhu Youjian rarely said such words.

This time, two people came.

Of course

He was not angry.

Zhu Youjian had already expected this, so his expression remained calm.

This matter was partly planned by Zhu Youjian, and partly arranged by Zhu Youjian long ago.

On the other side, Liu Chengwen spoke word by word, and every word was filled with tears.

the other side.

Zhu Youjian thought about it carefully and realized that what Liu Chengwen said was actually what Hai Rui said back then.

Zhu Tan had read "The Ming Dynasty 1566" since he was a child and liked it very much. "Hai Rui's Admonition to Emperor Jiajing" was written by Hai Rui when he was the Minister of Justice, although he could not remember every word of it.

But now, after hearing what Liu Chengwen said, he remembered.

"Moreover, your majesty has made many mistakes, mainly because of fasting and offering sacrifices. It is for the sake of immortality. Throughout the ages, saints have said that we should "accept what is right" instead of "immortality".

What a loud tone!
At this point, Liu Chengwen burst into tears and recited: "It's a pity that I have an empty seat in the middle of the night. I don't care about life or death, I only pray to the gods!"

What a loud tone!
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.

Zhu Youjian could see that Zhou Yanru was really scared, Qian Qianyi didn't care, but Chen Zhibao agreed with it deeply.

And those ministers all had expressions of watching the fun.

As for the Taoist named Youyun, he had no expression on his face, as if he had eaten feces.

"Ask the heavens and the earth! It's so good! It's so moist!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said, "I admire your courage!"

"Do you know that immortality is nothing but empty talk? Liu Chengwen became even angrier.

Zhu Youjian covered his face with his hands and said nothing.

At this moment, there was silence all around. Everyone's heart was in their throat, and they dared not even breathe.

Everyone's attention was focused on Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian coughed lightly, but his words echoed throughout the hall.

After a long while, Zhu Youjian waited for the ministers' doubts to be resolved before he spoke.

"Do you think that you are the same as Hai Rui and I am Jiajing?"

"I dare not!" Ren Baqian said hurriedly.

He didn't want to see this scene!
That's the truth!

Liu Chengwen must have expected this. What he said just now was actually imitating Hai Rui.

He thought that he should also emulate Hai Rui. Only in this way could he awaken Zhu Youjian and wake him up from his dream of cultivating the Tao!

Let him understand what a true king is! To be a wise monarch. To have compassion!

If Zhu Youjian can kill him, then he will get what he wants. Otherwise, please consider carefully.

Zhu Youjian found it funny and said with a smile:

"That's right! I'm not Jiajing, you are Hai Rui!"

At this point, Zhu Youjian asked shamelessly:
"I wonder what this loyal lord's name is?"

When Zhu Youjian said this, he expected these people to have such a reaction, so they were so shocked.

Therefore, when the ministers were discussing the matter, Zhu Youjian had already anticipated it and just smiled slightly.

Liu Chengwen's face changed. Jiajing was indeed not Jiajing. How could he be compared with him?

How could Emperor Jiajing have such good luck?

You don’t even know the name of your minister?
Being a shitty emperor!

……

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yanru gave Liu Chengwen a look, and then he reacted.

Zhou Yanru had a complicated expression, as if to say: "If you want to commit suicide, don't implicate me!"

Zhu Youjian's question made Liu Chengwen feel like he was struck by lightning. After a long while, he finally answered: "Your Majesty, I am Liu Chengwen, the Chief Censor. I am responsible for supervision, impeachment, and making suggestions. The Censorate has the Left and Right Censors as the highest officials, and the Deputy Censors and Deputy Censors under it. On the thirteen roads, an inspector is set up to investigate and impeach officials according to the prefectures and counties."

When Liu Chengwen said this, he wanted to teach Zhu Youjian a profound lesson and make him lose all face.

But Zhu Youjian was a stubborn person, "Okay! You can go now! I will consider your proposal carefully!"

The clouds are calm and the wind is gentle!

It's as if nothing had happened.

Uh……

Liu Chengwen: "..." After talking so much, he still named and cursed people? The emperor just let it go?

Alas, this is a road of no return!

Pay more attention and cooperate more?
Zhu Youjian was all smiles. Seeing that Liu Chengwen didn't seem to be going to leave for a moment, he smiled and said:

"Is there something wrong, really Imperial Censor? If you can't walk, why not let them carry you over?"

"You are indeed a loyal minister and a good general!"

Zhu Youjian was not angry, but Liu Chengwen was furious. He waved his sleeves and returned to the ministers dejectedly.

Zhu Youjian glanced at the civil and military officials in the court. One group were scholars, and the other group were military officials. Everyone was busy with his own affairs, holding memorials in his hands.

However, Shangchao is my territory, and the people who come here this time are the most important.

And in the center was You Yun! He was wearing shabby clothes, had yellow teeth, and a smile that was enough to scare people!
He looked at Youyun.

You Yun's face looked a little ugly. Zhu Youjian had treated him like a distinguished guest just now, but now he was leaving.

He was angry but didn't know what to say.

This was his only choice.

Zhu Youjian glanced at the civil and military officials in the court and asked, "Do you know who this person is?"

He pointed to the clouds below and said in a tone full of joy and solemnity:
“This is You Yun, Master You!
That was the teacher of the late emperor!"

Following his self-introduction, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned.

Is Zhu Youxiao also an immortal?

Behind him, Zhou Yanru said, "Your Majesty, are you talking about the late emperor?"

Zhu Youjian cleared his throat and said:

"That's right! I'm talking about the late emperor, my brother!"

Zhou Yanru couldn't believe his eyes: "Your Majesty, is this possible? How come the late emperor had never heard of the existence of immortal cultivators?"

As soon as Zhu Youjian said this, Xia Xu was immediately in a mess. After a long while, they all agreed: "Yes, yes!"

That’s right!

what happened!

That sentence……

You Yun stood up and said calmly: "My fellow ministers, you all know that I am the late emperor's master!"

You Yun had a calm expression, even a little proud! He was the master of the previous emperor, and also the master of the current emperor.

That's why he feels this way.

Zhu Youjian stared at him, but he didn't feel any spiritual energy from him. He looked like an unlearned man, and it was probably only him who could deceive the late emperor!

hateful!

Zhu Youjian was angry in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he said calmly, "Friend You, do you know why I asked you to come here today?"

(End of this chapter)