The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 112 Found a Big Treasure
"The great general of the Ming Dynasty is waiting for you."

Qiu Yue spoke the last sentence extremely solemnly.

Gu Xichao held that hand even tighter. He, who was usually calm, unexpectedly lost control.

Don’t worry, there are still two levels to go. There are still two levels to go.

He forced himself to calm down.

He took a deep breath, and his chest was filled with unprecedented fighting spirit and passion. His eyes, like cold ponds, were faintly emitting a fiery heat.

He extended his hand and said, "Please examine me, General."

"Okay, let's start." Qiu Yue said with a smile.

He knew that if nothing unexpected happened, this young man would be from the Ming Dynasty.

I just hope his talent is as high as possible.

After a while, Qiu Yue's face changed.

After a while, Qiu Yue's eyes sparkled with joy.

After a while, Gu Xichao took out the book he brought.

"Seven Strategies"!
"This is the humble experience I wrote down after serving in the army in Song State for several years. Please take a look, General." Gu Xichao nodded slightly.

Qiu Yue's expression couldn't help but change again.

He wrote a military book at such a young age!
If it weren't for the previous question-and-answer session, he would have thought that this young man was overambitious and ignorant.

But now, he took it more seriously, took the book with both hands and started flipping through it.

Gradually, his expression became more serious.

After nearly an hour, he closed the book with both hands and stood up suddenly: "Brother Gu, I want to see His Majesty immediately."

After saying that, he shook his head again, holding the military book in one hand, and stretched out his other hand to hold Gu Xichao's wrist, pulling him out, and said as he walked: "Brother Gu, come with me to see His Majesty."

Gu Xichao finally smiled, a smile that was like a ray of sunshine at last after years of dark clouds covering the city.

He knew that he had passed this hurdle.

There is only one level left.

And his confidence became even stronger.

After arriving at the palace, they soon arrived outside the Qianqing Palace.

Gu Xichao was waiting outside, and Qiu Yue walked in alone.

In the palace.

Zhu Houzhao casually flipped through the military book in his hand and listened to Qiu Yue's story.

“Your Majesty, although this person was born into a humble family, he is definitely a rare talent, and he is still very young, and has great potential.

If given enough time, he will definitely become a great general of the Ming Dynasty, or even a great general." Qiu Yue praised at last.

"Is it really that powerful?" Zhu Houzhao said with some surprise, but also with great anticipation.

He still believed what Qiu Yue said.

Not only loyalty, but also ability.

Apart from Wang Shouren, Qiu Yue's military ability was the best in the court, but he was delayed in the past due to his background.

Otherwise, he would not have let Qiu Yue preside over the Wu Zhaoxian Hall.

"I am sure of it." Qiu Yue said firmly. He almost climbed up from the bottom and believed that he would not make a mistake in choosing someone.

Gu Xichao is definitely not the kind of person who talks big.

"Okay, quickly, let him come to see me." Zhu Houzhao immediately put down the military book in his hand and said hurriedly.

After saying that, he blinked, stood up, and strode out: "No, I will go to see him in person. Lao Wang said that the ancients went to see talents without wearing shoes, so how can I be wrong?"

As he walked, he hesitated and said, "Qiu Yue, do you think I should not wear shoes too?"

If he doesn't wear shoes, he will look ugly and not domineering.

Qiu Yue looked strange and whispered, "Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, supreme. There is no need to condescend for one person, nor do you have to go to see him in person, let alone go without shoes."

"Stupid, what do you know?" Zhu Houzhao immediately became proud when he heard it, and said proudly: "Am I going to see a talent? I am going to see all the great talents in the world.

You must remember every detail, tell the Jinyiwei when the time comes, and tell others about it as well.

Just say that I am very eager to meet this great talent, understand?"

Qiu Yue suddenly understood that he was indeed worthy of being His Majesty.

Your Majesty is the most wise, and now there is no difference between you and the princes in fighting for hegemony.

Talent is the most important thing.

A thousand gold coins are enough to buy horse bones.

Besides, Gu Xichao’s identity is so special, he is of lowly status.

This is the best example.

First it was General Wang, then Gu Xichao.

Let’s not talk about General Wang for now. After all, he is a Ming citizen and can be considered your Majesty’s teacher.

This Gu Xichao is a complete Song citizen, and his status is the lowest.

As long as Gu Xichao is talented enough, the higher position he reaches in the future, the more attractive Ming Dynasty will be to talents from all over the world.

He seemed to have underestimated Gu Xichao's role.

And His Majesty realized it immediately.

"I understand." Qiu Yue nodded repeatedly.

I decided to publicize this matter as soon as possible.

If it were any other country, it would definitely be impossible for the emperor to attach so much importance to a person of low status and to use him in a high position.

Because domestic interest groups will never allow it.

But your majesty is different. The interest groups of the Ming Dynasty cannot stop your majesty at all, so he is not worried about anything. Talent is the most important. Zhu Houzhao saw that Qiu Yue understood, and walked out quickly with satisfaction. Before he went out, he eagerly shouted: "Where is my future general?"

During this period of waiting, Gu Xichao only felt that it was the most anticipated moment in his life.

He was looking forward to it more than when he took the imperial examination.

He, who was always calm, also felt uneasy and impatient.

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard, startling him.

"Where is my future general?"

A heroic and domineering aura comes to your face, as if no one else can do it better than you.

A burly body, a somewhat childish face, and a gorgeous and domineering golden dragon robe.

This is a person that makes people willing to submit to him!
This is the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao!

The Ming Emperor who amazed the world and shook the world!

Also, what does this sentence mean?

Gu Xichao, whose thoughts were constantly turning, felt for the first time that his thinking was frozen and his mind was blank.

Before he could react, one of his hands was grabbed.

"Are you my future general?" Zhu Houzhao stepped forward, grabbed Gu Xichao's wrist, and said with expectation and admiration.

boom!
Gu Xichao felt as if his head was about to explode, and a surge of blood rushed up to his head.

This is about him.

Although he knew that there was definitely an element of acting involved, he had never received such attention before.

Those who value him are the most supreme beings in this world.

That kind of touching...
I just want to die for him.

This thought occupied his mind, but the strong character honed through years of endurance enabled him to calm down quickly. He lowered his head and was about to kneel to pay his respects, but the big hand stopped him from kneeling.

"I don't like people kneeling down at every turn. The people of the Ming Dynasty are not so soft-hearted. They should stand upright and straight." Zhu Houzhao said with great pride.

Gu Xichao's heart couldn't help but feel even warmer. Just this sentence was enough to surpass all the emperors in the world.

He stood up straight, bowed his head and said, "I, Gu Xi, am here to see His Majesty the Emperor. I dare not be called a general."

"Why wouldn't you dare take the title? As long as you have enough talent, you can take it.

Qiu Yue thinks you have talent, and after reading your military books, I also think you have talent.

I am only asking you now, do you have the confidence to be my general in the future?" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said domineeringly.

This kind of tyranny made Gu Chaoxi feel as if he was drunk both physically and mentally.

I was so drunk that I didn’t want to wake up.

He raised his head and looked directly at the man in front of him, wanting to remember and engrave his appearance deeply, and said firmly: "I have confidence that I will be able to become your majesty's general in the future."

"Okay, I like confident people, that's how it should be." Zhu Houzhao laughed.

"Your Majesty, I have something that I must report truthfully." Gu Xichao bit his tongue hard to calm himself down.

He wanted to tear open his deepest scar with his own hands. Only in this way could he be sure that everything now was not a dream.

Only then can he live up to the figure in front of him who gave him his dreams.

"You say." Zhu Houzhao asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, my mother is a prostitute. She has no father and has lived in a brothel since childhood." Gu Xichao still lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly.

It was as if a person revealed his most embarrassing thing in front of the person most important to him.

But after saying this, Gu Xichao gained more courage and continued, "I took the imperial examination of the Song Dynasty and won the third place, but because of my lowly status, I was stripped of all my honors.

I also joined the army, but I could only be a soldier.

Your Majesty, I dare not expect too much, I just want to tell you the truth. "

Gu Xichao, who has always been quick-witted and knew what to say and when, didn't even know what he was saying after saying the last sentence.

I don’t know what I am thinking.
Maybe he is expecting something.

"Is your mother a prostitute?" Zhu Houzhao was really surprised and couldn't help asking.

Gu Xichao couldn't help but turn pale, and a hint of despair rose in his sensitive heart, but he still nodded.

"Hahaha." Zhu Houzhao suddenly laughed out loud, and his laughter was extremely happy and hearty, without a trace of contempt or disdain.

It made Gu Xichao feel as if he was floating up from hell again.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes seemed to be shining at this moment, looking at Gu Xichao as if he were looking at a treasure, and laughed: "Your mother is a prostitute, you have no father, and you grew up in a brothel, but you are both civil and military.

He won the third place in the imperial examination and wrote a military book.

Good, good, good, you are indeed a great talent!
I am sure that you will become my great general in the future."

Gu Xichao raised his head, looking at the person in front of him with red eyes. Having despaired too many times, he trembled and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?

Don’t you despise the common people?”

"Disdain? My baby, you are not even worthy of me yet?" Zhu Houzhao felt that he had really picked up a great treasure.

Such talents are absolutely rare in the world.

His face became serious, and he looked at Gu Xichao seriously and said, "I know one thing, it is not a shame to be born in a humble family, and only those who can bend and stretch can be considered a real man."

"I also know that no matter how humble or noble one's birth is, it means nothing.

Only when you have the ability can you be a real man. "

"What's wrong with being a prostitute? My great-grandfather was once a beggar. Although I think there are many things about my great-grandfather that are not good, I am quite proud of this one thing.

If beggars can become emperors, why can’t the son of a prostitute become a general?
I have decided on you, and you will definitely be my great general in the future."

(Chapter 3.)
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　Thanks to Chenshi Wanderer for giving another reward of 10000 Qidian coins, thank you.

　　
　
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