Ming Dynasty: A hundred-year-old immortal cultivator, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological father

"Hehehe..."

"Good! It's really good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was extremely gloomy, and ink was almost dripping out of his eyes.

"Old Zhu, what are you going to do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you have any substantial evidence now?"

"It's not difficult to get evidence. I can just ask the bad guys to go to Xiang's house."

"Huh? Are you sure?"

"Of course!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded.

"it is good!"

"I'll leave this matter to you!"

"no problem!"

"Wait!"

Having said that, Zhu Xiongying patted his butt and left!

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East Palace!

"Ok?"

"Xiong Ying, you're back?"

"Hello, Prince Dad!"

"Hmm? What?"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Xiongying in confusion.

"Why are you talking nonsense? What dialect is this?"

"Uh……"

“This is a western dialect!”

"West?"

"In the Western Regions?"

"No, it's from Great Britain. Oh, don't worry about such details."

"How do you talk to your father, kid?"

Zhu Biao said unhappily.

"Prince father, please don't worry about such details. I came back for serious business."

"Hey! Do you have anything else to do?"

"Tell me about your business. Do you want to go to a pleasure boat again?"

Zhu Xiongying: "..."

"Prince father, am I that kind of person?"

"do not you?"

"Oh! I wonder who went to Qinhuai River before all his hair grew out."

"Stop, stop..."

"I really have something important to do!"

Zhu Biao glanced at him and said calmly, "Tell me what's the matter?"

Zhu Xiongying immediately explained the whole story, and Zhu Biao's face immediately turned gloomy.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Prince father, although I am not a serious person, do you think I would joke about such a thing?"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao felt a surge of anger in his heart. This seemed to be true.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhu Xiongying did not answer, but called Yuan Tiangang and gave him some instructions. Yuan Tiangang then turned and left.

"Yunxun, be ready and bring people to confiscate the house at any time!"

"Brother, I understand!"

Zhu Yunhuan nodded and went downstairs to prepare.

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next day!

Fengtian Palace!
"Long live the emperor!"

"Everyone is safe!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne and glanced at the civil and military officials below.

"I have a petition to submit!"

"Grandpa Emperor, your grandson has something to report!"

"Prelude!"

"My grandson wants to impeach the Minister of Personnel Xiang Mingyuan for taking bribes, perverting the law, openly selling official positions, forming cliques for personal gain, and plundering the people's wealth."

Hearing Zhu Xiongying's words, all the civil and military officials in the court were surprised, especially Xiang Mingyuan, who was caught off guard.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

"I am dedicated to the people and dare not slack off. I have always been incorruptible and dare not take even a penny of bribes!"

"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning!"

Xiang Mingyuan fell to his knees with a thud, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Xiong Ying, don't say such nonsense!"

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Of course!"

As they clapped their hands, two people came in with Xiang Yuanhua.

"Grandpa Emperor, this is Xiang Yuanhua, the magistrate of Wuchuan County and a descendant of Xiang Mingyuan's family."

"This man is a complete ignoramus, yet he was able to become a county magistrate. He obtained this position entirely by bribing Xiang Mingyuan."

"Xiang Yuanhua, is what Xiongying said true?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Xiang Yuanhua closely.

"Your Majesty, everything His Royal Highness said is true."

"What nonsense!"

"When did I ever take your money?"

"This is simply slander, Your Majesty, don't believe his words!"

Xiang Mingyuan pointed at Xiang Yuanhua and started scolding him.

"Xiang Yuanhua, do you know the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. I dare not deceive you."

Xiang Yuanhua prostrated himself on the ground, his voice resounding.

"Grandpa Emperor, this is the account of the bribes that Xiang Yuanhua has paid to Xiang Mingyuan over the years. Please have a look at it, Grandpa Emperor."

As he spoke, Zhu Xiongying handed the account book to Wang Jinghong, who presented it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Zhu Yuanzhang read it, his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Xiang Mingyuan shuddered with fear.

"Xiang Mingyuan, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. They are the ones who wronged me."

"Your Highness, and you, Xiang Yuanhua, I have no grudges against you. Why are you trying to frame me?"

"why?"

Xiang Mingyuan looked at the two of them with resentment.

"Ha ha……"

"Master Xiang, you said that I wronged you?"

"Well, I will make you die with a clear conscience. I will never wrongly accuse a good person, nor will I let a scum go."

"Bring it up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several bad guys came in with a few people, holding a few booklets behind them.

"Master Xiang, are you familiar with these people?"

Xiang Mingyuan looked at each of them and felt a pang in his heart, as he had paid them to be here.

"Grandpa Emperor, these people are all prefects and county magistrates from other places, and they all got to their positions through bribery."

"Here is Xiang Mingyuan's account book, which records every transaction he made. This is for the sake of his crime if he is exposed one day and has leverage over others, so those people can help him."

As he handed the account book to Wang Jinghong, Xiang Mingyuan looked at Zhu Xiongying in astonishment.

"Humph!"

"Xiang Mingyuan, you are so brave!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, and a strong murderous aura emanated from his whole body.

Xiang Mingyuan suddenly fell to the ground, as if all his strength had been drained away, his face ashen.

"Confess your guilt, sir!"

"Maybe you can still save your family's life, so stop struggling."

Those people brought by Zhu Xiongying hurriedly advised.

"you……"

I wanted to say something, but didn’t know what to say, so I turned to look at Zhu Xiongying?
"Your Highness, how did you find me?"

"Even the Royal Guards didn't find me, so how did you find me?"

Xiang Mingyuan looked at Zhu Xiongying in confusion.

"You are indeed very good at hiding, but the net of heaven is vast and wide, and nothing can escape it."

"You are all thanks to your eldest nephew Xiang Yuanhua!"

"Ok?"

Xiang Mingyuan looked at Xiang Yuanhua curiously.

"what for?"

He then told the story again, and everyone present was shocked.

Kidnapping and trafficking children in Yingtian, you must be tired of living like that. What are you thinking?

You deserve it!
"So, you sent someone to look for them when you came back?"

Xiang Mingyuan pointed at the officials who were brought in.

"That's right!"

"You've been in the sight of the bad guys for a month. If they weren't afraid that you'd run away, they would have closed in on you long ago." "Hahaha..."

"Good good!"

"Ha ha……"

"Thanks for the compliment!"

Zhu Xiongying's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Take it down!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with annoyance, and several Jinyiwei took him away immediately.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel immediately knelt down with a thud.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"

The Right Assistant Minister immediately followed suit and knelt down.

Seeing this, some people hurriedly knelt down. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang had the account book in his hand, which was equivalent to holding a list of corruption.

Now that the evidence is conclusive and the mastermind has been caught, he still refuses to admit his mistake. If Zhu Yuanzhang points it out, then he's doomed.

If he took the initiative to admit his mistakes, there might be a glimmer of hope. At that moment, more than a dozen officials, both big and small, knelt down.

There were also some who were not worthy of attending the court, some from the local areas, and countless others.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was extremely gloomy, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes. Zhu Biao, who was standing beside him, immediately realized that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to start a massacre.

His father, of course, knew what kind of person he was and quickly stepped forward to dissuade him.

"Father, calm down!"

"There are too many people involved. If we kill them all, the entire court will fall into turmoil, and there will be no one to handle those government affairs."

"I hope Father will think twice!"

However, Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent, his face looked extremely ugly, and the atmosphere in the entire hall was very depressing.

The official kneeling on the ground was trembling and kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the people kneeling on the ground. Those who were standing did not dare to breathe, for fear of bringing bad luck upon themselves.

Zhu Biao on the imperial platform quickly gave Zhu Xiongying a look, meaning that Zhu Xiongying should persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Xiongying nodded.

"Grandpa Emperor, there are indeed many people involved in this. I think the main culprits should be executed along with their entire clans, and the accomplices should be exiled to Lingnan and Ningguta."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao was stunned.

What the hell!

I asked you to persuade, not to hand over the knife!
Those officials were terrified upon hearing this and executed all nine clans of the deceased and exiled them to Lingnan and Ningguta.

None of them is something a human can bear!

"Just do as Xiongying said, take them away!"

At Zhu Yuanzhang's command, the Jinyiwei immediately came in and took all the people away. No matter how they struggled, it was useless.

Even if Zhu Biao pleaded for mercy, it would be useless...

Zhu Yuanzhang directly announced the adjournment of the court and turned away!

Zhu Biao glared at Zhu Xiongying, then turned around and went to the harem to find Queen Ma.

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Royal study room!
Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at Xiang Mingyuan's account book and was getting angrier and angrier. Wang Jinghong, who was standing beside him, didn't dare to breathe.

At this time, Empress Ma came in with Zhu Biao.

"Zhu Chongba, do you want to die?"

"Girl, why are you here?"

Looking at Zhu Biao behind Empress Ma, he immediately understood everything.

"Sister, I've said before that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."

"Don't mess around!"

"Ah……"

"Zhu Chongba, do you think I want to control you?"

"You killed so many people and exiled so many people. Do you want the entire Ming Dynasty to collapse?"

"Do you know how many people are involved in this? Who will help you to implement your orders?"

"Ah! I think you are confused as an emperor, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt helpless facing his wife's nagging.

"Sister, those people are corrupt and they are just parasites. What's the point of keeping them around?"

"Of course I know they are termites, but you can't get rid of them all at once, can you?"

"If you kill them all and exile them all, there will be no one to govern the whole country. Wouldn't that be chaos?"

"Aren't you afraid of a rebellion that could dethrone you as the emperor?"

"You are confused when you are the emperor?"

Queen Ma said unhappily.

"Let's see who dares?"

"Besides, these are nothing to worry about. We will issue notices and recruit talents. How can there be no one to manage it?"

"Don't worry about this!"

"Old Zhu is right. This is nothing to worry about!"

At this time, Zhu Xiongying's voice sounded.

"You stinky boy, you still dare to say that?"

Zhu Biao said unhappily.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying in surprise. It was rare that this little bastard was on the same side as him.

"Xiong Ying, what did you say?"

"Grandma, I think what Old Zhu did was right."

"Since they are termites, they should be cleaned up in time, otherwise the great tree of Daming will be eaten away and riddled with holes."

"As for the management issue, it's not a big problem."

"Do you have a solution?"

Queen Ma looked at Zhu Xiongying and said calmly.

"Restore the imperial examination!"

"We are supplying talents to the Ming Dynasty, and we are also recruiting talents as Old Zhu said. With two approaches, are you still afraid of not having enough people?"

"The Ming Dynasty is full of talented people, and there is never a shortage of talents!"

After hearing this, Queen Ma calmed down.

"Now that the Ming Dynasty has been established for so many years, it is time to restore the imperial examination system."

"Father, I think this is feasible!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded when he heard this.

"In that case, let's restore the imperial examination!"

"Biao'er, issue an order immediately to resume the imperial examination!"

"As ordered!"

Zhu Biao went down to do it immediately!
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All of a sudden!

Zhu Biao immediately issued Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict, announcing to the whole country the restoration of the imperial examination system. The Ming Daily and notice boards were filled with the news of the restoration of the imperial examination system.

The news quickly spread across the country, and scholars all over the country cheered.

Finally recovered, finally there is a day to come!

I immediately started preparing for the exam.

The time is set for half a year later!

And in the imperial study!

"That's a good job, little bastard!"

"It's rare that you'll stand on the same front with us."

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand!

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

"Old Zhu, there is a serious shortage of personnel in the court now, we need to find someone to fill the vacancy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and smiled: "Tell me! Who do you want to promote?"

"hey-hey……"

"You are truly worthy of being called the Hongwu Emperor!"

"Alright, alright! Stop the flattery!"

"Just tell me, who?"

"Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji!"

"Gone?"

"Yeah! Just the two of them for now!"

"Yang Shiqi asked him to go to the Ministry of Personnel, and Xia Yuanji to go to the Ministry of Revenue."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Xiongying and said, "You little bastard, you still want to specify a department?"

"Okay! But let's be frank. If they are not capable enough, don't blame us for withdrawing them."

"clear?"

"I see!"

"I believe they can do it, don't worry!"

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand and said calmly.

"Nothing, I'm leaving now!"

Having said that, he patted his butt and left!
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time flies!
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye!
More and more students rushed to Yingtian and stayed in the inn.

For a moment, the whole Yingtian was filled with a scholarly atmosphere!

In a restaurant!

"Master... Master!"

"Why did you come to this restaurant?"

"I can take you to Qinhuai River!"

Zhu Xiongying glanced at Li Jinglong and shook his head.

"Cousin, there are many students here, and some of them will become the backbone of our Ming Dynasty in the future."

“So I wanted to come and see!”

Hearing this, Li Jinglong immediately acted as if he understood what he meant. This was an attempt to win him over! (End of this chapter)