Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 26: One day and one month, it will be bright!
"Moral support from many, scant support."

“Whoever the people help will win.”

"One lamp lights up thousands of lamps, and the dark are all illuminated, and the light will never end!"

“This is the way of the Ming Dynasty.”

Zhu Biao's eyes went blank as these few words kept echoing in his mind, like the sound of a huge bell, causing a huge impact on his mind.

It took a long time to come back to my senses.

Xia Zhibai stood tall, looking at the magnificent palace in front of him in a daze, with a look of relief and ease on his face.

He could have chosen not to do that.

But he had seen the light before, and that light was too dazzling. Under the shining of that light, he could no longer compromise with any kind of career in reality, as if following that ray of sunshine had become the greatest joy in his life.

a long time.

Zhu Biao came back to his senses, his eyes filled with mixed emotions.

He really wanted to say something, but at the moment any words were blank, and it was difficult to shake Xia Zhibai's thoughts and determination.

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Zhu Biao sighed.

"Afraid!" Xia Zhibai said it without any hesitation.

Zhu Biao was startled and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "If you are afraid of death, why do you want to die so hard?"

"If any emperor in the past dynasties heard what you said, no one would let you go and you would die. Why do you have to say these things? Can't you just keep them in your heart?"

"why?"

He was eager to know the reason.

Xia Zhibai looked at Zhu Biao, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded, saying, "I don't have to tell you. I can even continue to complete the imperial examination, become a Jinshi with excellent results, and then rely on my own efforts to change the current situation at the bottom."

“I can do all of these.”

"That's what I thought about that."

"I even thought about bending down like a eunuch in the palace and begging for mercy from the powerful, just to gain fame and fortune in this world. I have also tried countless times to convince myself that only by living can there be a tomorrow."

“But eventually.”

"I still can't convince myself."

“To do big things, you either succeed or fail.”

“There is no in between.”

"If I live in disgrace today, I will continue to deceive myself tomorrow. If I continue to live in disgrace day after day, I will probably never be able to make a breakthrough. Maybe one day, I, Xia Zhibai, will be able to walk out of this palace alive, but I will never be able to walk out of this world again."

"And from the day I chose to live in disgrace, I, Xia Zhibai, was already dead."

“The so-called career that you have achieved in your lifetime is nothing more than a few wisps of smoke rising after the flame is extinguished.”

"Let tomorrow's affairs be left to tomorrow's people."

"What I have to do today, and the only thing I can do, is to sacrifice myself generously to tell the world that my passion has not yet cooled. I always believe that the people on this land always have the most sincere and simple emotions, and they deserve to be treated well."

"There will eventually be another group of people in this world who are willing to sacrifice their lives for their country and their people."

"Heroes are never lonely, their original intentions remain in the world."

“Success or failure is just a fine line.”

“It may not be me who fails.”

"These scholars of the Ming Dynasty may become beasts in human form or become hypocritical in the future, but before they entered the government, they may have had a pure heart. It's just that the world they are loyal to does not need such a pure heart."

"They can only compromise and become beasts."

"Your father was right to be wary of the emergence of a second Zhu Yuanzhang."

"Only he himself knows how shocking, inspiring and anticipated the 'Zhu Yuanzhang' before the founding of the People's Republic of China or the 'Zhu Chongba' at that time were."

"Ming is a good word." "The sun and the moon are bright."

"Your father was once a man with great ambitions and a broad mind, but after he founded the country, he no longer saw the people, nor the people at the bottom working hard to support him."

“His eyes were on heaven.”

"He keeps saying he loves the people and wants to think about the people."

"When the common people lifted him up to the throne and asked him to fulfill his promise, your father suddenly changed into a tyrant who was even more cruel than the corrupt officials he killed. He cruelly exploited and oppressed the common people and regarded himself as the sun that illuminated all living beings."

"It always represents fairness and sunshine."

"Love the people."

"It has become a fig leaf for saying good things but doing evil deeds."

"It has become a fig leaf for pursuing personal gain and enjoying privileges."

"It has become a fig leaf for arbitrary behavior, self-righteousness and lack of ambition."

"He compared himself to the sun."

"But he forgot that the Ming Dynasty is like the sun and the moon."

“Sunlight alone is not enough.”

"The sun's rays are too strong. One day, they will burn the earth into charcoal."

"Then the hell on earth at the end of the Yuan Dynasty will reappear in the world, and people will then look for another 'Zhu Yuanzhang' to lead them forward, but the 'Zhu Yuanzhang' at that time will no longer be the Zhu Yuanzhang like the 'Hongwu Emperor'."

"The world doesn't need people like this."

"Ming" Zhu Biao's mouth moved slightly, with a bit of fear and confusion in his eyes, as well as a bit of nostalgia and sadness.

He thought a lot.

Especially many memories of the past.

His memory of that time is a little vague.

But I still vaguely remember that every time my father returned from a battle, the people would go out of the city to welcome him and line the streets to welcome him. At that time, my father would also talk enthusiastically with the local people, and sometimes he would even brag about his bravery to some people in his joy.

It's just that as my father's power gradually increases.

The scene is gone.

There will still be people to greet us, but the emperor is always accompanied by a large group of guards, and sometimes they will even deliberately clear the area. It is rare for ordinary people to go up to the emperor and say a few words to him.

Zhu Biao bit his lip, his eyes looking somewhat lonely and bitter.

It was also from that time that my father's radiance became increasingly brighter and increasingly difficult to approach.

However, the one who replaced the emperor at that time was not someone else but the queen mother.

When my father was fighting foreign wars and risking his life, it was my mother who was comforting the rear, mingling with the local people, calming the local emotions, and from time to time persuading my father to control his temper and to quell disturbances.

Zhu Yuanzhang is the sun and Ma Xiuying is the moon.

One yin and one yang make light.

However, with the passing of my mother, the scabbard that wrapped my father's bloody blade disappeared.

The scorching light of my father shone completely and radiantly, but without the kindness of my mother, without her to restrain my father's edge, my father's light was too harsh for the world.

"bright."

"Ming Dynasty. Father Emperor and Mother Empress"

Zhu Biao gave a bitter smile and bowed respectfully to Xia Zhibai, saying, "Thank you, sir, for clearing up my confusion. I understand."

Xia Zhibai nodded, then shook his head, returned a salute to Zhu Biao, and walked towards Mao Xiang, who had been waiting for a long time not far below.

It's time for him to get on the road.

(End of this chapter)