Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 53: Stupid ruler! Evil ministers! Evil officials! Troublesome people!
Ancestral Temple.

"Sister, we've been scolded again!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice and was in a low mood, looking at the spirit tablet of Ma Xiuying placed on it.

"Without you, there's no one to speak for us."

“They all blame us.”

Zhu Yuanzhang walked to Ma Xiuying's spirit tablet, sat down on the ground, and just stared at the spirit tablet blankly.

Zhu Biao stood respectfully aside, his eyes full of worry. He rarely saw his father like this.

Zhu Yuanzhang slumped and complained, "This Xia Zhibai keeps saying that he is doing this for the people and for the country, but this is our country. Do we need him to speak for our people? He has no right to do so!"

"These scholars are so self-righteous that they have read a few books by sages. They talk about morality and justice all the time. Do they really think that I haven't read those books?"

"I have read more books than any of them. I read every day."

“They just look down on us.”

"They think that I am a peasant and don't know anything about these things. They want to teach me how to govern the country and make me obey them so that they can take away my world."

"We know it very well in our hearts."

"But I will tell them why this world belongs to us. I know more than these scholars and can see further!"

Zhu Yuanzhang accuses in a buzzing voice.

a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally came to his senses, his face was iron-blooded again, and only indifference remained in his eyes.

He put the two books Xia Zhibai gave him on the table, lit some candles, and sat down to read with a serious face.

He wanted to see what Xia Zhibai wanted to show him.

"Father." Zhu Biao said worriedly.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not look up, but just said: "It's okay for us. They think we don't read. Let's let them read."

"We not only see, we see deeper than anyone else!"

Zhu Biao wanted to say something but stopped himself and finally did not open his mouth. It was obvious that his father was now in a stalemate and it was not something he could persuade. However, there were still some other things going on in the court.

Zhu Biao hesitated for a while and left as well. He needed to take on the burden that his father had shouldered when he was away.

Several days in a row.

Zhu Yuanzhang stayed in the Taimiao.

Zhu Biao came several times and tried to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang several times, but was rejected every time. Now Zhu Yuanzhang was devoted to reading.

three days later.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed the book.

There were bloodshot eyes and a fierce look flashed in them. After three days, he had finished reading the two books.

He even asked Zhu Biao to read Water Margin.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, his hair and beard were a little messy, and he looked very tired, but his eyes were bright, as if he was not affected at all.

Seeing that his father had finally stood up, Zhu Biao quickly closed the book and reached out to help him. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "Have you understood this Water Margin?"

Zhu Biao hesitated and said uncertainly: "I didn't read it carefully, but I can roughly tell that it talks about officials forcing the people to rebel, and there are too many treacherous officials and evil officials."

"Evil officials?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said coldly, "So you think the people of Liangshan Marsh are really heroes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao coldly, "There is no good person in this book, no heroes, no tyrants, no treacherous ministers, and no evil officials."

"There is still a group of unruly people!"

"All deserve to die!"

Zhu Biao's face turned pale.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood with his hands behind his back and did not blame Zhu Biao for anything. He already knew the significance of Xia Zhibai asking him to read this book.

I want to make myself understand.

The people will rebel when their anger and dissatisfaction exceed the limit, and even surviving like a dog becomes a luxury.

Resistance becomes the only reason.

Rebellion is for survival.

He understood this principle very early on, and he did the same thing back then.

But things are different now. He is the emperor, and he hates to see this scene the most, and he does not want to see it the most, and he even hates to see this scene the most.

Is rebellion justified?

Rebellion is never justified!
As for Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he has also finished reading it.

However, he had no interest in what was said in it, nor did he see anything remarkable in it.

All I saw was a bunch of traitors.

Bringing trouble to the world!

The only thing that really made him uncomfortable was the opening sentence, "The general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division." This made him very unhappy. The other thing was a sentence from Mencius that Xia Zhibai quoted.

People in ancient times achieved their goals.

Benefit the people.

If you are not successful, then cultivate yourself and show yourself to the world.

Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world!
He could see that this was what Xia Zhibai had been reminding him of over and over again.

and.

He was sure.

Xia Zhibai has rebellious intentions.

However, he already understood why Xia Zhibai did not rebel. It was not because he did not dare to rebel or was unwilling to rebel, but because he did not want to, because he had the people in his heart.

Once a rebellion breaks out, there will inevitably be unrest in the country and many people will be killed and injured.

The world has just been settled, and the people have just escaped the suffering of war. It would undoubtedly be unwise to let them be involved in war again, which would also cause resentment among the people.

That's why Xia Zhibai repeatedly advised himself to change his ways.

He wasn't sure.

If I had wiped out the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

If he continues to act as he pleases, Xia Zhibai might rebel.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes, thinking about what Xia Zhibai had sent him this time, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.

Faced with something more threatening like this, could his Ming Dynasty really hold out?

And how many allies does Xia Zhibai have in the world?
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes darkened slightly, and he asked, "Have those things been sent to the Ministry of Works? Have those people in the Ministry of Works come up with anything?"

Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I have sent them to the Ministry of Works that day. The officials of the Ministry of Works are working overtime to study them. I believe that they will be able to study them clearly."

"I also sent a message to Mao Xiang, asking him to thoroughly investigate anyone and anything related to Xia Zhibai, and make sure Xia Zhibai is thoroughly investigated."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and then shook his head.

He said coldly: "Do you think Xia Zhibai doesn't know that the court will investigate?"

"He's very cunning."

"The book sent was written by a dead person."

"How can we find out anything by relying on what's out in the open? Most likely it won't be exposed. He came here for the people this time, so he took it out."

“But he himself has selfish motives.”

"Just like Xia Zhibai said, only when you reach a certain level, you will be unreserved. I will be selfless. He obviously hasn't reached that level yet."

"Just trying to turn into a dragon!"

“So these things must be kept.”

Zhu Biao was silent.

He had indeed thought about it.

But this is the only thing he can do now.

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Biao on the shoulder and said earnestly: "We are not worried about Xia Zhibai."

"Because he has ambition and a kind heart."

“But we are afraid of him.”

"What we are more afraid of is that Xia Zhibai is really alone."

"If one person can achieve such an amazing situation, it means that we don't understand the current situation of Ming Dynasty and the current situation of the world at all."

As an emperor.

But they don’t understand the actual situation underneath.

That would be a big problem!
Zhu Yuanzhang felt very depressed and even a little irritable.

Because of Xia Zhibai's appearance, he felt extremely out of control. If one person could do this, what about the next Xia Zhibai? Would he still be so honest and dutiful?

What about a group of Xia Zhibai?
He felt a sense of crisis about the existence of the Ming Dynasty.

An unprecedented sense of crisis.

finally.

He calmed down.

He walked out of the Imperial Temple and ordered, "Come here, prepare a set of coarse linen clothes for me, the clothes of the common people, because I want to go out of the palace for a walk."

"I feel so upset."

"We need to see the people of our Ming Dynasty in person."

(End of this chapter)