The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 128 The future of Ming Dynasty awaits you
Zhu Houzhao put one hand on his waist and spoke loudly as if pointing at the mountains and rivers with the other.

Although surprised, many young officials felt an inexplicable warmth in their hearts.

"As a Ming Dynasty man, you should hold the sky above your head and the earth under your feet, be worthy of heaven above, be worthy of the people below, and be worthy of your conscience in between.

Be open and honest, and always be upright. Why do you have to kneel down at every turn?
Kneeling down easily means that you are weak in spirit.

We the Ming people do not need officials with weak backbones." Zhu Houzhao said in a domineering and somewhat arrogant voice.

He doesn't look like a noble emperor.

Instead, he looked like a domineering and overbearing general.

But many young officials below did not feel anything unusual.

Instead, I think this is normal. This is the Shengwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The young emperor was fearless and punished many corrupt officials, martial artists, and even vassal kings.

They were even more deeply moved, and the warmth in their hearts increased a lot.

"From now on, you just need to stand and salute, do you understand?" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said forcefully.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, but they were quicker to accept the idea. Someone took the lead and immediately bowed with both hands, bowed at the waist and said, "Yes, we are here to see Your Majesty."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, showing a little smile, and continued loudly: "You are going to Jin to be officials. This is a lesson I am teaching you.

The first point is not to kneel down at every turn.

You don't have to kneel before me at every turn. I have also issued an edict that the people of Jin don't have to kneel when they see officials.

Because I just said that the people of the Ming Dynasty must be upright and must not be spineless.

Moreover, all the people of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of gender, are my children.

My child, you must hold your head high and be a man.

When you go to Jin, you must not let the people kneel down to you, do you understand?"

"I understand."

Although some people did not understand, no one dared to object.

The heat in most people's hearts, perhaps even without them understanding why, feels ever hotter.

"Secondly, I have something in my heart that I want to tell you." Zhu Houzhao's expression became more serious.

Everyone's expressions became more solemn.

"The people of the Ming Dynasty live a hard life. I know this very well because they are oppressed by too many people.

They need a good emperor and a good father to help them defeat those people and protect them.

On this point, I will never let them down.

I will definitely defeat all those who endanger the people of the Ming Dynasty and protect the people of the Ming Dynasty."

The extremely firm will, which seemed unstoppable even by heaven and earth, made everyone present believe it from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhu Houzhao paused and softened his tone as he looked at the more than 30 young officials in front of him.

"However, the people of the Ming Dynasty also need a good official to serve them.

I hope and believe that you can be a good parent official."

"The Ming Dynasty belongs to me, but it is not only mine, it is also yours.

Only if I and you work together can we make the Ming Dynasty better and better, and make the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty better and better."

"Do you know why I only say this to you new officials?
Because you are young, you have just entered the officialdom, you have not yet been tainted by the officialdom, your hearts and your blood are still hot.

You have studied hard for ten years in order to serve your country and speak up for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

I believe you can do it. The future of Ming requires me and you to work together."

"Tell me, can you do it?

Yes? Or no? "

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were as fiery as he looked at the people in front of him solemnly and expectantly.

At some point, a kind of longing and enthusiasm emerged on those faces.

"can!"

One person shouted loudly.

Immediately, everyone shouted loudly: "Yes~!"

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao pointed his hand to the west, "Then go ahead, the people of Shanxi are waiting for you.

Waiting for you to lead them to live better and better lives.

The future of the Ming Dynasty is also waiting for you.

Shanxi is now an experimental province of the Ming Dynasty.

When you have governed Shanxi into a paradise on earth, that will be the time for us to govern the entire Ming Dynasty.

You will also step onto the stage of the Ming Dynasty.

I am waiting for you and will always be watching you."

"Go ahead. I will see you off here and watch you create the future."

The passionate voice spread far and wide.

More than 30 young officials who had just entered the officialdom left with excitement and firm steps under the watchful eyes of Emperor Shengwu of the Ming Dynasty.

They are not the first batch, and will be the last batch at present.

But Zhu Houzhao was sure that it would never be the last batch.

Zhu Houzhao did not return to the palace until more than 30 officials had left the palace.

I am quite satisfied with it.

Although he had said these words more than a dozen times, he did not feel bored at all. Instead, he felt more and more powerful the more he said them. His spirit was high, and his martial arts will, which was as bright as the sun and the moon, seemed to burst out of his chest and color the world.

the other side.

Not until they left the palace did the young officials no longer able to contain their excitement and their voices began to rise and fall.

"Your Majesty is truly a wise ruler!"

"Yes, Jin needs us now, and the people of Jin are waiting for us. Only if we live up to the heavens, the people, and our conscience, can we live up to what we have learned in our lifetime and studied hard for ten years."

"Your Majesty is absolutely right. The Ming Dynasty is ours too. We should be full of vigor and enthusiasm to create the future of the Ming Dynasty."

"We must make Jin a paradise on earth, so that we can live up to your majesty's trust."

"Yes, we must fight those corrupt officials to the end and overthrow all those who oppress the people."

“My dear colleagues, it is our honor to meet such a great sage like Your Majesty.

Let us make an agreement: if anyone dares to betray your majesty's trust and collude with those corrupt officials in the future.

I will never let him go."

"This is a good agreement, and I will never let it go."

"Okay, let's make this agreement."

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Even though the agreement was made with great enthusiasm, more than 30 officials still could not calm down and left one after another.

"Brother Wei Zhong, it is truly a blessing for us to meet such a holy emperor." Zhang Cong sighed.

"Brother Bingyong is right. It is our honor. We must make great achievements when we go to Jin." Yan Song nodded solemnly and said with great ambition.

"Yeah." Zhang Cong nodded.

The last batch of officials went to Jin, and Zhu Houzhao's attention shifted to the various Ming princes who had already arrived in Beijing.

"Go ask the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot if there is any more information about the kings?" Zhu Houzhao said.

As soon as he said this, anger appeared on his face.

"Yes." Wei Jinzhong responded and quickly went to ask questions.

"What a bunch of damn trash." Zhu Houzhao became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but yell at them.

Then, he continued to read the information about the last few kings.

He has been looking at this information for more than a month and has not finished reading it.

Because there are too many.

He would get furious from time to time, and his eyes would often blaze with anger.

If they didn't need to be dealt with together, he would have started killing people long ago.

Not long after, Wei Jinzhong came back and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards and the Eastern Depot said that they are still investigating more information about the kings, but it will probably take quite some time to get to the bottom of it."

Monitoring the kings was one of the duties of the Jinyiwei.

The information of the Ming kings was recorded by the Jinyiwei, including all kinds of illegal activities.

But there are too many kings and the Jinyiwei has limited manpower, so there is no more in-depth and detailed information, and we need to investigate now.

“Since it will take quite some time, let’s not wait any longer.

An imperial decree was issued, that tomorrow morning all the princes and their princes should come to the Fengtian Palace, and that the princes from Jin who were brought back should also be brought there.

I want to settle accounts with these damned rubbish in one fell swoop." Zhu Houzhao said with gritted teeth.

Wei Jinzhong couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. His Majesty was even angrier than when he first learned about the incident at the imperial farm.

I'm afraid it will be difficult for the kings to pass this test.

But this has nothing to do with him, he is even happy to see it.

Some kings really went too far.

Zhu Houzhao's decree was immediately heard by the kings, causing a sense of uneasiness.

Over the past month, thirty-one princes of the Ming Dynasty, three hundred and forty-two dukes, and their princes, including the kings of Jin, have arrived in the capital one after another.

This was the largest influx of kings into the capital in the past hundred years.

The imperial court was already busy, and it was even busier to welcome these kings.

Fortunately, these kings had their plans in mind when they entered Kyoto this time. Each one was more honest and low-key than the other, which saved the court officials a lot of worry.

After receiving the imperial decree, many of the kings became nervous, and some of them gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Your Majesty will meet all of us in front of the Fengtian Palace tomorrow. This is a bit against the rules. What does Your Majesty mean?"

"What's the rule? Your Majesty's words are the greatest rule."

"Okay, stop flattering me. There are no factory guards here. If you have any reliable information, please tell us now."

"That's right, tell me everything. I'll start by saying that I visited Zhu Wusi three times, but Zhu Wusi was always vague and refused to say anything. This guy doesn't give us any face at all."

"He is your majesty's uncle and a great master. Isn't it normal for him not to give us face?"

"Stop making sarcastic remarks. Who went to the Queen Mother's place?"

"We are all men, how can we easily go to see the Queen Mother? But the Southern King and the Ping King went to see the Queen Mother in the name of meeting the eldest sister-in-law."

"What's the point of meeting the Queen Mother? Everyone knows that His Majesty and the Queen Mother have a bad relationship? One of the two uncles of the emperor stayed in the mansion and dared not leave.

The other one was beaten to the point of death twice by Your Majesty when he was young, and was abandoned to another place by the late emperor. Now he cannot return to Beijing.

It’s no use meeting the Queen Mother.”

"Yes, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty may not be biological mother and son, so it would be useless if they met."

"Shut up, is this what we can say?"

"What are you afraid of? There are no factory guards here. Who dares to tell others? I won't admit it anyway."

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