Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 59 Zhu Yuanzhang admits his mistake!
A side hall of Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already prepared wine and meat.

Seeing Tang He coming, he quickly extended his hand and asked Tang He to come over and sit down.

Seeing the sumptuous wine and meat in front of him, Tang He's eyes moved slightly, and he said with a smile: "Your Majesty really cares about me and knows that I like this kind of liquor. It's a pity that those brats at home won't let me. Today I can enjoy it to my heart's content here."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "We are all brothers, how can I not understand you? I know you are greedy, so I specially called you here."

"Come, sit, sit, sit."

"It's been a while since we two brothers had a drink together, right?"

Tang He sighed, "It's been a while."

Zhu Yuanzhang poured a glass of wine for Tang He and said straight to the point: "I called you here today, not only to invite you to drink, but also to ask you to help me make a decision."

Tang He took the wine glass respectfully and asked calmly, "Your Majesty, is there anything bothering you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, his eyes narrowed, a sharp cold light flashed in his eyes, mixed with some helplessness.

Zhu Yuanzhang poured himself a cup, drank it in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and said, "Fourth brother, you know us."

"We have always looked down on these scholars."

"Since we started the uprising, how many times have we been tricked by these scholars? How many times have we been in danger? How many times have we almost died in the schemes of these scholars?"

"But there was something unexpected this time."

"There is a person in this imperial examination named Xia Zhibai."

Tang He sat halfway on the stool, listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's speech respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This Xia Zhibai has a bad temper, even more arrogant than me, and he even said a lot of nonsense to me on the test paper."

"He criticized me from head to toe. I was so angry that I wanted to cut him into pieces right there and then."

"It's just that this person does have some abilities."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's cup was empty, Tang He quickly stood up and filled it up, then continued to listen as if he was attentively listening.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "He wrote on the test paper that there are grains that can produce a thousand kilograms per mu and horses that can travel a thousand miles a day. We didn't take it seriously and thought it was fake."

"guess what?"

"This guy really figured it out, and he told us that there are more than one kind of this high-yield grain in the world, but they are all strictly prohibited from being brought into the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened slightly.

Until now, Zhu Yuanzhang is still very concerned and uneasy about this news.

Tang He's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Your Majesty, are you serious? Is there really such food in the world?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and sighed, "Can I still tell you a lie?"

"It's true."

"We saw it with our own eyes."

"We didn't dare to believe it at the time, and we even asked officials from the Ministry of Revenue to calculate it. One mu of land produced just over a thousand kilograms of grain."

"Except the potatoes."

"This kid also took out rice seedlings that can increase yields by 10% to 20%, and other things, and showed them to us."

“That time, I really opened my eyes.”

When Tang He heard this, he bowed and said, "I congratulate your majesty. Congratulations, your majesty. Now that the Ming Dynasty has obtained these high-yield grains, it will only become more prosperous."

"I congratulate the Ming Dynasty."

"I congratulate Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang helped Tang He up from his kneeling position and said unhappily, "What is there to celebrate? We have been on guard against the good things of the Ming Dynasty being leaked out these years, but who knew that the outside world was also on guard against us."

"But we also understand that if we can do this, other places can do this too."

"Then what is Your Majesty still worried about?" Tang He asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang held the wine glass tightly in his right hand, and said coldly: "We want to kill Xia Zhibai!"

"Then kill him!" Tang He said.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tang He helplessly. If he could really kill him, why would he wait until now?
You can’t kill now.

It is not easy to kill him. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I really want to kill him, but I can't do it now. What I want now is to get all his secrets."

"Killing is easy."

"Killing someone will lead to endless troubles."

"Then don't kill him." Tang He quickly changed the subject.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of wine, closed his eyes slightly, and said: "But according to my character, even if it is the king of heaven, as long as I want to kill him, I will never frown."

"It's just strange that since this guy showed up, Biao'er has actually seen our sister, and our sister has even spoken up for this guy."

"I heard a few words a few days ago that I heard in Huangjue Temple. They were also words of advice to me. When I left the palace last night, I remembered Bao'er's words of advice to me."

"I am puzzled."

"Why are you all trying to persuade me?"

"I called you here this time just to ask you, fourth brother, can we really not kill this man?"

"Are we really wrong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Tang He, eagerly seeking an answer.

This is important to him.

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, a cunning flashed in Tang He's eyes and his face looked very relaxed. He stood up and poured Zhu Yuanzhang a glass of wine.

"I think your majesty is wrong."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, his face instantly turned gloomy and he looked displeased.

Tang He said slowly: "I don't know the specific situation, but I believe the Queen. Since the Queen said that Your Majesty is wrong, then Your Majesty must be wrong."

"I believe in the Queen."

"Hey..." Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table and pointed at Tang He, also amused.

Tang He smiled and said, "I don't care about that. I just believe in the Queen. I don't know about others, but for me, the Queen has never missed it."

"Since the Queen thinks that Your Majesty is wrong, then Your Majesty is wrong."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, and he said with disdain: "I just can't figure it out, are you our brother or her brother? My sister is dead, and you still trust her so much."

Tang He smiled as he drank his wine and repeated what he had just said: "I don't care about that. I just believe in the Queen."

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Tang He and sighed helplessly: "Okay, okay, since you all say that we are wrong, then we are wrong."

"Let's admit it, okay?"

"Our sister is really capable. Even though the person is dead, she can still control us."

"Who can we go to for justice?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang spread his hands.

Tang He said seriously, "Your Majesty, it was so difficult for us to start the rebellion back then. We were caught in the middle and it was all thanks to the Queen's help. When we followed Your Majesty to lead the troops to fight outside, it was always the Queen who supported us from behind."

"Whenever something happens to the army, the Queen is the one running around to appease the people and find all kinds of solutions. If it weren't for the Queen, would Your Majesty be able to fight so peacefully?"

"Do you think I can not trust the Queen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and sighed, "Yes, in our Ming Dynasty, I am the sun and you are the moon."

"Now it's just us."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked somewhat sad, and Tang He also looked sorrowful.

a long time.

"Oh, let's not talk about this." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, unwilling to bring up this sad topic, and talked about something else.

"We don't have to kill Xia Zhibai."

"It's just that this person is too ambitious. We are not very willing to use him. We are worried that he will become the second Hu Weiyong."

"Besides, I was very angry when he failed the imperial examination. In a rage, I removed him from the list. Since he is not on the list, it is difficult for me to use him."

"Tang He, please analyze it for us."

(End of this chapter)