Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 29 Go back on your word!

"You saw...your mother." Zhu Yuanzhang's angry face froze slightly, and his eyes, which were originally full of madness and bloodthirstiness, suddenly flashed with clarity.

He turned around and looked at Zhu Biao, who was kneeling on the ground in pain. He was actually at a loss. His eyes, which seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, became confused for the first time.

He was emperor for eighteen years.

The longer you stay in this position, the more things you experience and face, and the clearer you can see into the minds of the people under you.

He believes he can see through everyone's heart!

But this time.

Facing Xia Zhibai, he didn't see through him, which made him extremely angry. This feeling of not being able to completely control made him feel deeply uneasy.

He didn't think that Xia Zhibai didn't have other thoughts. There was no one in the world who was truly sincere. It must be that Xia Zhibai hid it too deeply, so deeply that even he couldn't see it.

This kind of person is too dangerous.

He couldn't let it stay, much less just use it, he had to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Only now, he wavered.

Is there really no one in this world who is pure and honest? If there is no one, then what is a girl?
Does the girl have other ideas about herself?
This is absolutely impossible.

He had just gone to the Taimiao and saw the girl's spirit tablet, and then the boss saw the girl. Does the girl think that we did something wrong?
Blaming yourself for wrongly accusing someone again?
But where did we go wrong?
We just want to protect this home and leave a stable business for our Zhu family.

Are we really wrong?
Zhu Yuanzhang bent down and looked at Zhu Biao like an old farmer looking at his own crops. Looking at Zhu Biao's red eyes and aggrieved yet sincere face, he felt sour and annoyed.

His hard heart finally softened.

He stretched out his wrinkled and calloused hands and helped Zhu Biao up, feeling a little guilty. Why did we, as a family, have to end up like this?

The boss just wants to save someone, can't we agree to it? With me here, can Xia Zhibai really bring down the Ming Dynasty?

He is not as soft-hearted and gullible as the boss.

"Boss, we'll obey you this time."

"Let's let him live."

Zhu Biao looked up blankly, as if he couldn't believe it. Did his father really give in?

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes, but when he thought of Xia Zhibai's arrogance and insolence before, a murderous intent once again came over him, and he regretted agreeing to it.

His eyes darkened and he looked at Zhu Biao a few times. He still felt that he could not let him go so easily, otherwise where would the face of the royal family be?
He also always believed that Xia Zhibai had ulterior motives.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flickered, a hint of cruelty and coldness flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly said: "We have decided, let him live for another month."

"The emperor cannot be insulted!"

"If we let him go like this, and if other scholars follow suit, will we still be able to be emperor? Will we still be able to rule the country in peace?"

"But I'm not so unkind. For your sake, I'll leave him a chance to live this time."

"As long as he can do what the test paper says, such as producing a thousand kilograms of grain per mu, an iron horse that can travel a thousand miles a day, a fire dragon that can kill enemies thousands of miles away, or driving thunder and lightning, calling the wind and rain, as long as he can do any one of them."

"We won't just let him live."

"We will also confer upon him the title of the Ming Dynasty's No. 1 Scholar!"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief. It was obvious that he didn't want Xia Zhibai to live.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes slightly and sneered, "Boss, don't blame me for being cruel."

"If we are not ruthless, we will not be able to rule the world."

"I have already allowed him to live for another month, which is already a great blessing, but since I promised you, I will not break my promise."

"I told him that during this month, we will not send anyone to watch him. He can move around freely. We will just let him escape."

"Let's give him a chance to escape!"

"I just want you to know this time that when judging people, you can't just look at the surface."

"Let's see if he can continue to be so tough if we really give him a chance to survive."

"Let me also show you how hypocritical these people who say they are not afraid of death and are willing to sacrifice their lives for justice are when it comes to their lives."

"He will run faster and farther than anyone else."

Zhu Biao stared at Zhu Yuanzhang in astonishment, unable to believe that these words came from his father's mouth. Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, with endless indifference and ruthlessness in his eyes. He looked at Zhu Biao and said in a deep voice: "Boss, let me teach you a lesson today."

"You remember this for us."

"In this world, anything anyone promises you doesn't count. Only things you decide for yourself count, and we are no exception."

"We won't break our promise this time."

"We gave him a month to escape. If he really escapes to the ends of the earth, to a place where we can't find him, we'll let him live."

"If he can't escape."

"Then die!"

"But if he can really make one of those things, we won't let him suffer any loss. In addition to making him the top scholar, we can also promise him another thing we can do."

"We will never break our promise."

"Father..." Zhu Biao was a little anxious. How could a human accomplish that? Father was determined to kill Xia Zhibai.

Moreover.

How can Xia Zhibai escape without a pass?
It was obvious that my father had no intention of giving Xia Zhibai a chance to live. He was deliberately making fun of Xia Zhibai in order to prove that his own guess was correct and that he had misjudged him.

"Enough!" Zhu Yuanzhang got angry again, glared at Zhu Biao, and said sternly: "This is our final bottom line."

He has already given Zhu Biao a lot of face. If Zhu Biao still doesn't know what's good for him and continues to insist on his words, he doesn't mind taking back his words.

He has this right!

Zhu Biao's face turned pale, knowing that his father had made up his mind. His lips twitched slightly, but he did not dare to continue persuading him.

He understood Zhu Yuanzhang.

If he continues to persuade her and completely angers Zhu Yuanzhang, he will not be given the month to live.

Zhu Biao said: "Thank you, father, for your grace."

"My son, I obey."

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored him and went straight back to the platform to continue reviewing the mountain of memorials.

Zhu Biao did not stay any longer.

Mao Xiang is still waiting for his news.

But when he thought that he had only bought Xia Zhibai a month to survive, he didn't know how to say it later.

One month is too short.

Fengtian Temple.

On the white marble base.

The executioner was already in place.

The early Ming Dynasty was different from other dynasties in that the killing of officials was extremely severe, so there were often a large number of executioners waiting outside the palace.

Just in case of emergency.

Xia Zhibai stood on the white marble platform carved with dragons and phoenixes, letting the cold wind blow his hair. All preparations for the execution were ready.

Even the people and water to clean up the blood had been prepared long ago, just waiting for the head to fall to the ground so that the red-stained white marble base could be cleaned in time.

The palace can only see blood, not leave blood.

Xia Zhibai stood for a while, looked at Mao Xiang, and shook his head and said, "Why don't you do it? Do you really think Zhu Biao can persuade Emperor Hongwu?"

Mao Xiang didn't say anything.

Standing there firmly waiting.

Xia Zhibai sighed softly, looked at the sky with a complicated expression, looked at the high sun, and said softly: "The only person in the world who can persuade Emperor Hongwu is dead."

"The Great Ming created by the sun and the moon."

"Now all that's left is a setting sun, high in the sky forever."

(End of this chapter)