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

Chapter 9 What if the honest officials don't obey? Your Majesty, please listen to my second vicious plan!

Huagai Palace.

"Lord Chu, the emperor is waiting for you inside." After the eunuch gave his instructions, he left.

Good guy!
Chu Nan was completely stunned. It turned out that it was Zhu Yuanzhang who was looking for him. Could it be that he was holding a grudge against him because he didn't know about his failure in the court?

Chu Nan went in directly with a nervous mood.

But when he entered, he frowned.

Because it was indeed Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the dragon throne, but Liu Bowen was also present, as was Zhu Biao, and there were even five young men in gorgeous clothes.

Chu Nan frowned. Could these be Zhu Yuanzhang’s sons?

After seeing Chu Nan, these young people also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang curiously.

"Father, who is this?"

Sure enough, they were Zhu Yuanzhang's other princes.

The second prince, Prince of Qin Zhu Chong.

The third prince, Prince of Jin, Zhu Gang.

The fourth prince, Prince of Yan Zhu Di.

The fifth prince, King Zhu Su of Zhou.

The sixth prince, Prince of Chu, Zhu Zhen.

"Haha." Seeing their curiosity, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and introduced Chu Nan.

"My princes, don't underestimate this man just because he is young."

"His name is Chu Nan. Although he is young, he is very scheming, especially his vicious schemes. He was the one who came up with the vicious scheme of employing capable corrupt officials, fattening them up, and then killing them."

"What, it's him!" The princes were shocked when they heard it.

They had naturally heard about this plan from Zhu Biao, and they were shocked at the time. This plan was too vicious, but also too brilliant.

So I have been wondering who the person who proposed this plan is. He is so resourceful. I didn't expect to meet him today.

"Are you Mr. Chu Nan? You are so vicious!"

"Your scheme is really amazing. Our teacher doesn't know how to do it. Why don't you come and teach us one day? I don't want to listen to that teacher anymore. You are much better than him."

"This..." Chu Nan felt a little shy when he saw the compliments. There was no need to praise him like that.

"Haha." But when Zhu Yuanzhang saw the princes praising Chu Nan like this, he actually sneered.

"Yes, Chu Nan is definitely amazing. He can come up with such an amazing and vicious plan."

"But I asked Chu Nan to nominate an official to deal with the flood in the court, and he actually said he didn't know. Don't you think that's awesome?"

"What?" The princes looked at Chu Nan in surprise when they heard it.

Mr. Chu, you are really amazing. If you don't want to answer, you can just shirk it and say you don't know. You are such a tough guy.

Zhu Yuanzhang would often examine the academic performance of the princes, but if anyone dared to answer that he didn't know, his palm would probably be beaten to pieces.

But Chu Nan actually dared to say he didn’t know. He is really capable.

Even Zhu Di, who was always mischievous, was shocked and secretly gave Chu Nan a thumbs up.

"This..." Chu Nan also became nervous at this moment. It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of letting him go.

"Okay." Seeing that the point was made clear, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say any more.

"I know what you meant by not answering me in the court. Are you afraid of saying something too harsh and offending others?"

"You are quite cautious, but I did not think it through. I promise you that I will not ask you for advice in public in the court anymore."

"You don't have to worry about your safety at all."

what?
Chu Nan was shocked when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words. It turned out to be the Hongwu Emperor. He could see through the security issue that he was most worried about.

Chu Nan immediately spoke up, delighted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I wish you good luck."

So considerate? The five princes were also shocked when they heard this. They had never seen their father treat an official so considerately.

It seems that Chu Nan is really capable.

What words of congratulation? But Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard the three words "good luck". Is this how the Ming Dynasty congratulated others?

But he didn't take these little things to heart and got down to business.

"Chun Nan, actually, I already have someone in mind for the candidate to provide relief to the people, so I don't need you to recommend one. But there is one thing I want to hear your opinion on."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang actually stood up from the dragon throne, with his hands behind his back and a cold look in his eyes.

"This matter is also very simple, you also saw it."

"Huang Bin relied on his reputation as an honest official and thought that honest officials were not afraid of death. He actually dared to disobey my orders in the court. So I am very unhappy! I feel I have lost face!" "So now I want to take this face back, and at the same time, I also want to dispel this unhappy mood! Chu Nan, tell me what to do!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was really uncomfortable, although he scolded Huang Bin and Huang Bin was afraid in the end. But Zhu Yuanzhang knew that there were many ministers like Huang Bin.

Relying on the fact that he was an honest official, he was not afraid of death. When he disagreed with the emperor, he would even die in remonstrance. He would not listen to the emperor's orders or share his worries.

Such officials are less convenient to use than corrupt officials. At least corrupt officials will curry favor with you and obey you openly.

"What! How dare these people be so rebellious?" But after Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, before Chu Nan could open his mouth, Zhu Di became angry and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, Lord Chu Nan's previous evil plan was to kill corrupt officials. Then I also have a plan, which is to arrest all the honest officials who disobeyed orders and then kill them all."

"Now let's see who in the court dares to oppose your ideas, father."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, his face was full of pride. He felt that his method was very good and a truly brilliant idea.

In the past five hundred years, I am the only one who can come up with such a brilliant idea.

"This..." But Chu Nan was speechless after hearing Zhu Di's words.

Kill all the honest officials. How could you think of that? If you were Emperor Taizong of Tang, Wei Zheng would have to accompany Li Jianchen in less than a year.

"Are you crazy?" Sure enough, after hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Yuanzhang widened his eyes and was shocked.

"Some honest officials are indeed hateful, but some of their opinions are correct, and they also serve the country and the people. But if you kill them all, then the entire court will be filled with corrupt officials, right?"

"Wouldn't that make it like the reign of Qin II, with all the civil and military officials in the court being treacherous? Wouldn't that mean the country would be destroyed?"

"I want these honest officials to obey me, not to kill them all!"

Immediately, Zhu Yuanzhang started to criticize Zhu Di.

"Look at you. You don't look like the son of Zhu Yuanzhang at all. You are clearly the stupid son of a landlord! Your elder brother would never give such a stupid answer."

"We are all my children. Your elder brother is well-read and capable of governing a country, but you are far inferior to him. You are naughty and mischievous, with a pointed face and monkey cheeks. How can you have the aura of an emperor?"

"Back off!"

"Yes, yes." Zhu Di was also scared and quickly stepped back.

My brilliant plan was aborted just like that.

"Father." At this time, King Qin Zhu Chong took a step forward.

"I have a plan. If the hard way doesn't work, let's try the soft way."

"Why not be kind to these honest officials, explain the interests to them, and remove the barriers? Then they will definitely obey your will."

"What?" But Zhu Yuanzhang got angry after hearing what King Qin said.

"Why don't you let me go and apologize to these people, bow my head and wash their feet? And you let me be soft, is there anything I did wrong?"

"You are such an idiot, get out of here!"

Chu Nan was also speechless. The King of Qin's strategy was to make Zhu Yuanzhang a coward. What a great idea.

"Yes, yes." The King of Qin was also frightened and stepped back immediately.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang also stopped the princes who wanted to speak: "Stop talking nonsense and listen to Chu Nan."

He felt like he was going to explode if he heard his sons talk anymore. How could they be as bad as those monsters in the Censorate?

When the princes heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, they did not dare to speak. At the same time, they became curious. What brilliant strategy could Chu Nan come up with?

Especially Zhu Di and Zhu Chong, there was some dissatisfaction in their eyes. Could it be that Chu Nan’s plan was better than their brilliant plan?
"Your Majesty." But when Chu Nan heard that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask about his strategy, he frowned.

"I do have a plan to make these honest officials obey, but do you really want to hear my plan? I can tell you, but this plan is too vicious."

"Too vicious?" The princes were shocked when they heard it. Chu Nan told his father who had cruel methods that his plan was vicious?

Are you kidding me?
"Poison?" Surprisingly, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was always vicious, did not urge Chu Nan to speak quickly.

Because he had already seen how Chu Nan dealt with corruption. If that strategy were implemented, it would directly cause chaos among corrupt officials.

Then ask cautiously: "Is it poisonous?"

“Very poisonous.”

"Will that hurt me?"

"Uh, probably not."

"That's it." Zhu Yuanzhang was anxious. What was there to be afraid of if he couldn't be hurt?

"Tell me your plan now."

The princes were also shocked. Their father, who was always impatient, was so cautious. What was Chu Nan's plan? They were very curious.

(End of this chapter)