My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 309 Shengtian Banzi
Inside the newspaper office, Fang Xiaoru was smiling as he poured tea for Wu Daoxing.

"Mr. Wu's article is really worth a thousand gold. I also want to refute it, but I don't know where to start. Mr. Wu is worthy of being a great scholar of the time. I admire him very much!

Once this article is published, no one will challenge it. With you in charge, education reform is set in stone. Now we just have to wait for your Majesty’s order.”

"Hahahaha!"

Wu Daoxing stroked his beard and smiled, "Xizhi, please don't be polite to me. Your article is very sharp and sharp, which really opened my eyes. In some places, I am not as good as you. Am I right, Mr. Goucheng?"

Wu Daoxing took a sip of tea and continued, "Your Majesty is good at first criticizing and then praising when doing things. Fang Xiaoru, your articles seem to belittle the new thing of movies, but they have taken the method of first criticizing and then praising to the extreme!"

Fang Xiaoru said modestly: "Sir, you are too kind. Without your final touch, everything I have done would be in vain."

Wu Daoxing looked at Fang Xiaoru and said, "Haha, you are so right, why do we have to flatter each other anymore? By the way, the movie is about to be broadcast. I heard that it is the masterpiece of His Majesty Huaiqing. I am also very curious. There is also a projector in the Artisan Academy. Let's go and take a look together."

"Sir, if you have such a taste, I will accompany you. The movie is truly magical, and it was created by the Ming Dynasty itself. It is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, the two of them packed up and walked out of the newspaper office.

At this time, every street in Yingtian Prefecture was crowded with people. Everyone gathered around the projector, staring at the screen.

However, everyone's attention was on the screen, and they did not notice that there were a few people watching them through the window in the restaurant nearby.

"Your Majesty, why don't you just watch this movie in the palace? Why did you come here?"

Mao Xiang was a little confused. In his opinion, there were so many people here that if there were assassins hiding among them, it would bring great difficulties to the security work.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Mao Xiang, what do you know? This is called sharing happiness with the people!"

"Commander Mao, your majesty is busy with affairs of state every day. It is rare that he has time to spare for such an elegant occasion today. As your subjects, we should accompany you!" Xu Da said happily.

He knew Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts very well. He just wanted to see the people's reactions when he appeared in the movie, because Xu Da thought the same.

Mao Xiang did not comment, but was a little worried in his heart. He could only order the Jinyiwei to be vigilant and to ensure the safety of His Majesty at the first time if there was any danger.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, the movie finally opened. However, when the footage appeared, everyone was surprised to find that it was no longer about history, but seemed to be telling a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman.

But after watching it for a while, I realized something was wrong. This was not a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman, but a story about a miserable son-in-law and his vicious wife and father-in-law!
Although according to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, a son-in-law is almost the most despised type of person, almost more despised than the lowest nine classes, but the son-in-law in the play sold himself out in order to bury his deceased parents and resolutely married into the wife's family, which won the sympathy of the majority of people.

However, the vicious father-in-law and mother-in-law made things difficult for the son-in-law, trying every possible way to torture and humiliate him, successfully arousing the anger of countless people.

The flirting between the wife and the scholar made the people even more furious. Before they had watched for long, the crowd was already filled with roars of anger.

"This pair of bastards must be put in a pig cage!"

"The adulterer must be brought to the government and cut into pieces!"

"It is true that most loyal people are butchers, and most unfaithful people are scholars!"

"And the father-in-law and mother-in-law, how can there be such vicious people in this world? Such people should go to the eighteenth level of hell!"

"Especially that father-in-law, I have never seen such a shameless person!" Inside the restaurant, listening to the people's scolding, Xu Da's face turned pale with anger. Shouldn't you praise our old Xu for his realistic acting?
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Tian De, it seems that the people think highly of your novel."

Xu Da said with a bitter face: "If I had known that I would be scolded so badly, I would never have made that damn movie even if I were beaten to death!"

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Yuanzhang and Mao Xiang beside him couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The scholars and students present no longer cared about their own identities and started cursing at the talented man in the play.

"You are such a shameless person, flirting with a married woman. You are unworthy of being a scholar!"

"That's right, as a fellow scholar, I really feel ashamed!"

Just when the people were outraged, they saw that the son-in-law had found his own direction in life, began to study skills diligently, and prepared for the examination of the Craftsmen Academy. Everyone felt both excited and nervous.

I look forward to seeing my son-in-law successfully enter the academy, but I am also nervous about whether he can achieve it.

The music played when the son-in-law was studying hard was sometimes passionate and sometimes gentle, which made people feel excited and full of thoughts, and they were eager to know the result.

Unconsciously, everyone seemed to be the son-in-law in the picture. When the son-in-law was happy, they were happy. When the son-in-law encountered difficulties, they were also nervous, as if the son-in-law's fate was their own fate.

As the plot unfolds, the son-in-law successfully enters the academy, and through his own efforts, he invents the core component of the Long Yu Tian Ji Furnace. He makes great contributions, is appreciated by the Minister of Works, and is favored by the Minister's daughter. Everyone is happy.

This refreshing feeling was like eating ginseng fruit, making every pore of their body feel refreshed. However, at this moment, suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed:

"Then, isn't that Minister Li from the Ministry of Industry?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and looked at the person who spoke. Those who knew him discovered that this person was the manager of the forging factory.

"Is this true? Have you ever met a second-rank official?" someone questioned.

"The Shangshu often comes to the factory to supervise production. I have seen him many times!" said the manager unconvinced.

"Yes, that is the Minister of Industry, Lord Li Min. I have also seen him at the smelter!"

As more and more people recognized Li Min, they had to believe that the person in the picture was none other than the current senior industrial official of the imperial court.

I didn't expect that I could see a second-rank official whom I would never see in my life in a movie. In addition to surprise and novelty, many people felt a little touched.

When seeing that the Minister of Works in the movie appreciated the protagonist, everyone said that Li Min was really a good official!
However, when the scene came to the Fengtian Hall, everyone was shocked. Someone exclaimed loudly, "Your Majesty, that's really Your Majesty!"

Everyone immediately knelt down and shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor!"

For a moment, the shouts of "Long live the emperor" were one wave higher than the other, and the crowd was in an uproar. The shouts were like thunder and seemed to break through the sky!

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was secretly hiding in a restaurant nearby, was also shocked by the scene before him, while Xu Da and Mao Xiang on the side were even more stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang gently covered his chest, feeling a little shocked and moved. This move by the movie was really the right one!
Lao Li, you are one step ahead of heaven!

(End of this chapter)