Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 55 My Baoer is dead!

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the edge of the field, smiling like a chrysanthemum, and asked with a smile: "Our emperor has killed so many people, don't you think that the emperor has killed too many people and is too cruel?"

Before the old man could speak, a man squatting on the edge of the field drinking water interrupted him and said, "It's good that Mr. Hongwu killed him. He stood up for us common people. We can't thank him enough. Who would object?"

"And who were those people that Mr. Hongwu killed? They were all corrupt officials."

"Shouldn't he be killed?"

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and nodded, saying, "Of course he deserves to be killed!"

"Well done for killing!"

Zhu Yuanzhang responded with a smile, looking smug and proud. He raised his eyes and glanced at the farmers who were still busy farming, his face full of joy.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "Do you really support the current emperor so much? Why do we hear that this emperor has many bad things?"

The man smiled and said, "We will definitely support it."

"It was Grandpa Hongwu who allowed us to live a stable life, and it was Grandpa Hongwu who distributed the land to us. If it weren't for Grandpa Hongwu, many people in our village wouldn't know where to make a living."

"Hello, Mr. Hongwu."

"A good man, a good emperor, also loves his people."

The man spoke up for Zhu Yuanzhang and defended him with all his might.

Zhu Biao, who was standing aside, listened to people praising his father, and a smile spread across his face, feeling proud.

He could feel that these people truly supported his father, and he was proud of this.

This is my father.

And all this is what my father deserves.

At this moment, Zhu Biao really wanted to call Xia Zhibai over and let Xia Zhibai see with his own eyes how popular his father was among the people.

The people have a scale in their hearts.

Whether something is good or bad to the people, the people will express it intuitively.

His father was not as bad as Xia Zhibai said.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already grinning from ear to ear, and continued, "Do you think you are so impressed with Mr. Hongwu? Why do we hear that Mr. Hongwu is not so good?"

"Many people say that he is a tyrant who is aggressive and aggressive."

After these words were spoken, everyone nearby fell silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly darkened. Seeing that people around him were looking at him warily, he guessed something and quickly explained, "I'm from Huaixi, the same place as your majesty."

"I watched and listened to Emperor Hongwu all the way here, but I really think that Emperor Hongwu is not that good. He built Zhongdu in Fengyang, which made the people complain. We were conscripted there for several years."

"Half of my life was lost there."

"Oh." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, his expression full of depression.

The old man looked at Zhu Yuanzhang a few times, listened to his accent, and believed it most of the time.

He said, "Brother, you can't say these words. You'll lose your head. Old Master Hongwu is the emperor now, and he's different from us."

"It's good enough that we common people can be educated. What else can we ask for? As long as there is no increase in taxes in the future, no exorbitant levies and miscellaneous levies, and no frequent military service, we will be considered to have met a saint."

"It's good to be alive these days."

"Be content with yourself."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. Just as he was about to ask more questions, he heard a voice calling "Grandpa, Grandpa" from afar.

The old man also stood up directly, smiled and held the child who was running over from not far away in his arms, and rubbed the child's face with his beard from time to time, making the child shake his head repeatedly.

Seeing this strong and fat boy, Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled and said: "This grandson of yours is really strong, with a big head and a tiger-like body. What's his name?"

"Bao'er." Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, and the smile on his face froze for a moment, and then he said: "I also had a nephew before, also called Bao'er, who was very smart and learned things as if he had learned them before. He was well versed in the classics and was also good at fighting."

"He was the only educated person in our family at that time."

"He just likes to talk back to me sometimes and he used to annoy me a lot. But a few years ago... he died of illness." Zhu Yuanzhang became depressed.

He used to raise Baoer as his son.

Baoer did indeed work hard.

He was good at fighting, governing and loving the people, and was called a Confucian general by many people. Sometimes he couldn't help but joke that our Zhu family had been farmers for generations, so how come a scholar-general suddenly appeared.

only……

When he executed Prime Minister Hu Weiyong on charges of abusing power and treason, everyone in and outside the court was in danger and worried about their future.

No one dared to advise.

But his nephew Li Wenzhong dared to do so.

Not only did Li Wenzhong dare to do that, he also dared to persuade him again and again after knowing that he had lost his temper. He could not remember what Li Wenzhong wrote specifically in the memorial.

Anyway, they said he slandered officials.

He also questioned himself that if he killed all the meritorious veterans, who would serve the country on the battlefield if there was an alarm on the border or a rebellion inside the country?

He was so angry that he wanted to kill Baoer.

What happened to Li Wenzhong in the end? It is not a pity that Wenzhong died. I hope Your Majesty will think more about the country and the people.
He was extremely angry at the time, but after his sister's persuasion, he pardoned Bao'er's death sentence. However, he stripped him of his official position and imprisoned him at home.

He didn't want Baoer to die.

But Baoer couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, and after seeing himself killing people again and again, he finally died of depression.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked depressed.

The old man held his grandson in his arms and said with a smile, "Bao'er is a good name. Old Master Hongwu has a nephew who is also named Bao'er."

"That's also why Mr. Hongwu's army was called the King's Army, because General Baoer really didn't allow his soldiers to plunder."

"They will really kill those disorderly soldiers under their command. I didn't believe this back then. Who wouldn't want to rob in this world?"

"It turns out that Mr. Hongwu really didn't have any."

"It was also from that time that we all decided that the current emperor's army was the king's army!"

"It's a pity that General Baoer died a few years ago. He was such a good man, how could he die at such a young age?"

"Yes, how could he die?" Zhu Yuanzhang said gloomily, "He was the emperor's nephew."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything else.

My heart feels heavy.

He recalled every moment he had spent with Baoer and regretted his impulsiveness. Baoer had no bad intentions towards him.

Why couldn't I hold it back?
When Zhu Biao heard the conversation here, there was some sadness in his eyes, and he also thought of his brother.

To some extent, he had always wanted to compete with this elder brother in his early years because his elder brother was so prestigious.

Not only in the military but also in the civilian population.

In his early years, he actually tried to imitate his elder brother, but as he grew older and his position became more secure, he no longer had such thoughts.

In fact, he has always respected this elder brother. Li Wenzhong has devoted a lot of effort and hard work to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, and has always been sincerely protecting the Ming Dynasty.

He really devoted all his efforts to the Ming Dynasty.

But the person is gone.

(End of this chapter)