Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 4 Chu Nan was promoted to a fourth-rank official and will live a luxurious life!

"what!"

At this moment, after hearing Chu Nan's words, the three powerful people in the Ming Empire were already shocked.

Liu Bowen was the wisest man in the world, known as Zhuge Liang who divided the world into three parts and Liu Bowen who unified the country, but at this moment he was stunned by Chu Nan's words.

Brother, you grew up eating arsenic, so how did you come up with such a vicious plan?
Zhu Biao also found it unbelievable.

"Although these corrupt officials are hateful, they are still officials of the Ming Dynasty after all, and they are working for our Ming Dynasty."

"But according to your idea, Chu Nan, these corrupt officials have worked for the Ming Dynasty all their lives, but they will be slaughtered and their property confiscated after they die?"

"Yes!" Chu Nan also looked serious.

"Your Majesty only put them in that position, but he didn't force them to be corrupt. They couldn't resist the temptation and committed corruption. Who can be blamed for this?"

"Why can't you kill him?"

"This..." Zhu Biao was speechless when he heard it.

He just wanted to save Chu Nan, but what kind of devil is this Chu Nan?

Did Zhu Biao and Chu Nan read different books? Zhu Biao was kind and benevolent, so how could Chu Nan be so vicious?
Take Zhu Yuanzhang for example. He investigated corrupt officials strictly and imposed harsh punishments only to make officials alert at all times and do their job well.

But Chu Nan did not treat the corrupt officials as human beings. He even lured them into corruption and then killed them.

Doesn't it mean that if anyone has even the slightest thought, the inevitable outcome is death?

Was I born to be killed by you, Chu Nan?
Isn’t it too poisonous?

Even the poison that killed Shennong was not this poisonous!

"This..." Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned at this moment.

He had said before that Chu Nan’s scheme was not vicious, but now that everything had been revealed, he was numb.

This kid is even more vicious than Old Zhu!
Although this plan was vicious, Zhu Yuanzhang kept nodding his head because he felt that there was nothing wrong with this plan.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.

But now the Ming Dynasty's treasury is empty, the people are poor, and it is surrounded by powerful enemies. It is an extraordinary period with internal and external troubles.

This vicious plan is practical and also reveals the emperor's intentions.

As an emperor, you should take the overall situation into consideration and look at the whole world. It doesn't matter if the officials are corrupt or honest. As long as they can govern the world well, they are good officials.

If you can solve the hidden dangers of corrupt officials by killing them, and gain more wealth, why not do it?

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed to him, so he immediately finalized this plan as the Ming Dynasty's plan to combat corruption.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at Chu Nan with admiration on his face.

"You are very good, young man."

"When I was your age, I was still a monk who only talked about benevolence and morality. Your scheme is really vicious, you are really capable!"

"I want to reward you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang has been worried about the problem of corrupt officials for some time. Now he is very happy because he finally has a solution.

Moreover, he really admires Chu Nan now. Although Chu Nan is young, this plan is really a brilliant one.

At such a young age, he has such a smart mind, he must be a talented person.

Zhu Yuanzhang would punish corrupt officials severely.

When facing capable ministers, he would not be stingy with rewards either.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke directly.

"Pass on my order to promote Chu Nan to the position of Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief and reward him with 100 taels of gold!"

what?
Chu Nan was shocked when he heard this, because he was a seventh-rank Censor in the Censorate, and there were more than a hundred Censors in the Censorate.

So he was really humble before, just a seventh-rank official, and he didn't even have the opportunity to participate in court affairs.

The Right Censor-in-Chief was a fourth-rank official.

Above them were the Left and Right Deputy Censors-in-Chief, the Right Censor-in-Chief, and Liu Bowen's Left Censor-in-Chief. Zhu Yuanzhang was really willing to promote him from a seventh-rank official to a fourth-rank official.

And there are still one hundred taels of gold. Now I won't have to worry about food and drink. My life problems have been solved and I may even be able to live a luxurious life. One hundred taels of gold still has strong purchasing power in the Ming Dynasty.

Chu Nan was also very happy: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Yeah." Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded.

"I am very optimistic about you. You work very hard."

Then Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to leave.

Chu Nan's evil plan was very good, so he was going to put it into practice.

There are indeed many ministers' positions in this court that need to be moved.

For example, Hu Weiyong had some people under his command who had good qualities but poor abilities. They occupied important positions but could not get things done.

However, under Yang Xian, there were some officials who had poor qualities but good abilities, but Zhu Yuanzhang never used them.

It looks like these people need to move.

"Your Majesty!" But at this time, Liu Bowen called Zhu Yuanzhang again.

"Your Majesty, now that the matter has been resolved, the crime of genocide committed by those in the Supervisory Office..."

"Yes, father." Zhu Biao also stood up at this moment.

"They may just be talking nonsense because of fear and their brains are blank."

"Then expel them from the Censorate and never employ them again." Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood at the moment, and agreed after hearing what the two said.

"However, the one who said "father asked him to come" and the one who said "when you are well fed and warm, you will be longing for silver and jade", give me a hundred lashes and banish him from the capital forever."

"What kind of person is this? You are worthy of staying in the same city with me!"

These two people almost made Zhu Yuanzhang so angry that he turned green with anger, so they could be spared the death penalty but could not escape the punishment of living punishment.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang left directly.

"Sir Liu, I am leaving too." After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang leave, Zhu Biao also said goodbye to Liu Bowen.

But at the same time, he also glanced at Chu Nan: "Lord Chu, you are really a young hero. I admire you. I also hope to see you in the court."

And then left too.

"You kid." Seeing that they all left, this place became Liu Bowen's home court.

Liu Bowen also walked up to Chu Nan and looked at him in disbelief.

"Didn't you get in through connections? How come I never realized before that you have this ability?"

"I learned all this from Master Liu. Master Liu taught me well through his words and deeds."

"When the gold reward from His Majesty arrives, I will definitely give you half of it."

Although Chu Nan was promoted and appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bowen was highly respected, so he still knew how to be humble.

The Hongwu Dynasty was too dangerous. The best option was to avoid offending anyone and to have more friends and more paths.

"You kid." But when Liu Bowen heard it, he almost got angry.

"When did I teach you something so poisonous? And when you were making an analogy, you kept talking about me. Did I teach you this?"

"You should keep the gold for yourself. I, Liu Bowen, am used to living in poverty."

"But I still have to give you a few words of advice." Liu Bowen's expression turned serious, and his old eyes flashed with brilliance.

"Your trick is effective. Based on my understanding of His Majesty, he will definitely use it. However, your trick is too vicious and will definitely offend many people."

"So you must be careful not to brag about it everywhere that you came up with this plan, otherwise you will be in great danger."

"The court is undercurrent, it's too dangerous. People like Hu Weiyong of the Huaixi Party and my student Yang Xian, once they know that this plan was proposed by you, you'll be in trouble."

(End of this chapter)