Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 385: Arrogance will come at a price!!!
No one in the court knew what the argument between Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang was about.

The only thing we know is that His Majesty was so angry that he picked up a sword and chased after Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao was even put under house arrest.

As a result, Xia Zhibai was also left idle at home.

early morning.

Xia Zhibai got up early as usual. He had always been used to getting up early to attend court. Now he suddenly didn't have to go, and he was a little uncomfortable. He stretched his body, did not eat in the house, but put on a green military coat and walked out leisurely.

He didn't know much about what was going on in the palace.

No one knew.

Zhu Biao probably put forward his suggestions to Zhu Yuanzhang, but was severely criticized by Zhu Yuanzhang. This time, Zhu Biao was out of character and no longer compromised. Instead, he argued with reason, which angered Zhu Yuanzhang, so he was chased and beaten by Zhu Yuanzhang.

As an outsider in the palace, he had no idea how Zhu Biao was being dealt with by Zhu Yuanzhang.

But he didn't think it was a big deal.

Zhu Biao was the crown prince.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang himself who trained him.

If other emperors in history had the idea of ​​deposing the crown prince, Zhu Yuanzhang definitely did not. As an emperor who came from the bottom of society, he had a strong idea that the eldest son should inherit the family business. Even if his other sons were outstanding, it was impossible for them to shake Zhu Biao's position as the crown prince.

At most, Zhu Biao would be punished by being confined to his home or having to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to admit his mistake.

better than nothing.

Xia Zhibai was not very concerned about the "warm game" between the father and son. Compared with caring about trivial matters in the palace, he preferred to go out and take a look at the real life of the people. This was the most real and down-to-earth thing.

Seeing Xia Zhibai coming out, people on the streets greeted him warmly.

Since Xia Zhibai came back from Yuhang, he has been going in and out frequently and has long been well-known by the local people. Xia Zhibai is not arrogant and sometimes even takes the initiative to lend a hand. He has won a good reputation in the neighborhood. Some people even joked that he, as an official, is just like an ordinary citizen.

Xia Zhibai just smiled.

The houses around Kyoto Avenue are not tall. Except for the electrician's house in the middle, most of them have loess walls, which are also very low. In the past, you could even stand on tiptoe to see the scenery of other courtyards. It has only been in the past two years, with the increasing popularity, many people in the surrounding areas have built higher walls, and many have directly replaced them with earth bricks.

The sky is slightly bright.

In the mud-walled courtyards around us, the sound of roosters crowing could be heard.

He walked along the streets and alleys. The further he went, the quieter the environment became. Under a big locust tree on the street, he saw a girl whose name he could not remember. She was carrying a wooden bucket of water in both hands and pushing open the door of her yard with her head. He also saw a skinny boy holding a wooden basket and selling fish he had caught early in the morning.

The streets and alleys are full of vitality.

Just when Xia Zhibai warmed up and was about to go back, a dark-complexioned, burly man stopped him.

Following behind this dark-skinned man were two other men. The three of them had similar faces, all equally dark and burly.

Xia Zhibai raised his eyes and looked the three people up and down. He could feel that these three people were of high status and most of them were from the military. There was a biting coldness in their eyes, an indifference that treated human life as worthless.

When Xia Zhibai was looking at the three people, the three people were also looking at Xia Zhibai.

After just a quick look up and down, he did not feel that there was anything special about Xia Zhibai. He looked just like an ordinary scholar. He even felt that he was a little inferior, because compared with the fat bodies of other scholars, Xia Zhibai was obviously thinner and had no flesh on his cheeks.

Xia Zhibai looked at the four people in front of him with a slightly defensive look in his eyes. He glanced around and frowned, "My three nobles, is there anything wrong?"

Lan Yu raised his hand and snorted coldly: "Don't you know me?" Xia Zhibai shook his head.

He really didn't recognize the person in front of him.

He had only been in the court for two years in total, and he was always busy outside. When he came back, he basically stayed in the Hanlin Academy. He didn't have the leisure time to get to know the officials in the court. The only people he knew were those he had dealt with before, or those who had taken the same imperial examination. As for the person in front of him, most of them were military generals.

He had few opportunities to come into contact.

Lan Yu said: "I am Lan Yu, now you know!"

Lan Yu took the initiative to tell her his name.

Xia Zhibai nodded without any reaction, and said calmly: "General Lan, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Lan Yu said with a cold face, "Don't you know why I came to see you? If you hadn't said something to His Highness, would His Highness have been scolded by His Majesty? And now you have the nerve to ask me why I came to see you? Are all of you scholars so shameless?"

Lan Yu didn't give Xia Zhibai a good look.

He didn't even bother to give it.

He looked down on these literati from the bottom of his heart. They had a hard time even killing a chicken, and they just knew how to plot behind the scenes. He despised such people very much, and by not beating them up directly, he was already giving face to Xia Zhibai.

Xia Zhibai's face twitched, and he said speechlessly: "The matter between His Majesty and His Highness is the royal family's family affair. What does it have to do with me?"

"If that's what you said, then the boy's failure to sell his fish is also my fault?"

"I am a Hanlin scholar."

"As a court official, my duty is to give advice to the court, just like a general, your duty is to lead troops to fight. This is all part of my job. If my advice has caused a bad impact, the court can naturally punish me, but why are you asking for punishment so aggressively?"

"That's nonsense." A hint of hostility flashed in Lan Yu's eyes.

Chang Sheng said angrily, "You scholars are full of lies. If you hadn't instigated His Highness, would His Highness have been scolded by His Majesty? You still want to deny it. Do you really think I dare not beat you? Even if I kill you, do you believe I won't even blink an eye?"

Xia Zhibai was speechless and said, "You are so rude and unreasonable."

"Your actions are like blaming the farmers for not farming properly when you didn't have enough food to cook for yourself. How can you be so logical? Your Highness and His Majesty are both people with their own ideas. How could they listen to others so easily?"

"I, Xia Zhibai, don't have that much ability."

"If you have nothing to do during the day, you can read more military books."

"Don't just think about finding someone to fight with all day long. If the generals of the Ming Dynasty were like you generals, I'm afraid a thorough reorganization of the army would have to be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

"The army is the ballast of the Ming Dynasty."

"We will never allow bullying or the big bullying the small."

"A soldier should have a soldier's temperament."

"I'll tell you again, the affairs of the royal family are their own affairs. They have nothing to do with outsiders. Not only do they have nothing to do with me, but they also have nothing to do with you. If you still think it has something to do with you, don't blame me for not reminding you. Sooner or later, you will get into trouble."

"Lan Yu, being crazy requires capital."

"You do have the instinct to lead troops in battle, but just knowing how to fight can only make people convinced, but it is not enough to convince them."

"Arrogance will pay a price!"

(End of this chapter)