Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 187 There are really people who are not afraid of death

All the ministers looked at Zhu Di, their eyes filled with the tragic experiences they had experienced back then.

However, due to human nature, many people still stand up for their own interests.

In their opinion, perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang had too many things in his mind, which led to this illusion.

Just then, a fearless guy bravely stood up.

This guy's surname is Han. His official position is Zhongshu Sheng, and he is usually responsible for conveying Zhu Yuanzhang's orders.

He was one of the people promoted by Hu Weiyong.

If nothing unexpected happens, this official position will be abolished by Zhu Yuanzhang next year.

Except for the Zhongshu Sheren, all other related Zhongshu Sheng official positions such as Pingzhang Zhengshi and Canzhi Zhengshi would be abolished one by one by Zhu Yuanzhang before getting rid of Hu Weiyong.

The purpose was to reduce Hu Weiyong's power in the court as much as possible.

This person stood out from the crowd, quickly walked to the center, knelt down and kowtowed, saying:

"Prince! I know that Your Majesty is very busy every day, but this immortal's dream is too absurd. Going to war for something that is impossible to happen is not convincing to the officials or the people of the world!

If the immortal's words are wrong, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty have issued these national bonds in vain?
Can the national debt that the people spent huge amounts of money to buy still be counted?

There are gold and silver mines in Japan. According to my understanding, since Japan treated Yang Zai and other Ming envoys disrespectfully, Ming and Japan have had little contact. How can the prince assert that there are gold and silver mines in Japan? "

When the other officials heard these words, it seemed that their greed rose again.

But compared to before, the number of people is much smaller.

"I risk my life to ask the Crown Prince to reconsider! This is a matter of public welfare! The Ming Dynasty was founded only fifteen years ago and is in the prime of life! With the protection of the gods, how could it be disturbed by this inexplicably cold weather!"

"Yes, Prince! Even if a crisis really happened, we would definitely donate all our property to help Ming Dynasty overcome the difficulties. But the weather is normal now, how can it be so cold? It is really unacceptable to deduct our salary now for this empty warning!"

"Your Majesty! Although the current climate is indeed not as hot as before, it does not prove that the Ming Dynasty will reward you with a small glacier in the future. I have been born forty-five years and have never heard of such a fallacy!"

Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at this group of people who were still speaking for their own interests. It can be said that they would say anything to prevent the court from reducing their money.

When Zhu Biao thought of these words, he found them extremely ridiculous.

The Ming Dynasty has not yet encountered any danger and has already started to rush to make excuses. If it encounters a crisis of national destruction,
He remembered what Yang Chen had once said about the end of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to get money to pay the soldiers defending the city, Emperor Zhu Youjian summoned all his ministers on the last day. Unexpectedly, these guys who were said to be willing to share life and death with the Ming Dynasty ran to the hall in tattered clothes and cried.

In short, they are unwilling to pay any money.

Even the emperor's father-in-law chose to embezzle the money given by the queen for his own selfish desires. This tragic situation made Zhu Biao feel terrified.

Although Zhu Youjian was not his descendant, he was also a descendant of the Zhu family and had the same ancestor. How could Zhu Biao be so careless as to split them?

Not only him, but also Zhu Yuanzhang.

Sitting on the dragon throne, wearing a dragon robe made of gold thread, although he lowered his head, one could vaguely feel the solemn and murderous aura around him.

If Zhu Biao could not empathize with Zhu Youjian's experience, then Zhu Yuanzhang was the one who truly understood Zhu Youjian's difficulties.

These are their own descendants, yet the officials forced them to kneel down before them in order to raise enough military pay.

These are Zhu Yuanzhang's own descendants, but they are treated like this. How did Zhu Yuanzhang feel?

anger!
Endless anger! Anger that can burn everything with the fire of the sky!
It was because of this incident that Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Lan Yu that anyone who disobeyed the new law reform would have only one outcome!
kill!

Kill everything and kill anyone who is unwilling to obey his orders!

Rather than allowing the other party to harm his descendants in the future, it is better for him, as an ancestor, to kill these maggots now.

Zhu Biao just stood there, looking around calmly, and finally looked at the official who had just said that he was willing to donate his property in the time of crisis for the Ming Dynasty, and said:
"Just now you said that you are willing to contribute everything you have to help the Ming Dynasty overcome the difficulties when it is in danger, right?"

When asked this question by Zhu Biao, the official who had just said this suddenly froze and could not move.

It was not until his colleagues reminded him that he could speak like a rusty machine:

"I am indeed willing to do so."

After hearing this, Zhu Biao showed a relaxed smile on his face and said:

"Good! Good! He is indeed a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. Did you all hear what he said just now?
He said he was willing to donate all his property in the time of Ming Dynasty crisis. In that case, I will give you this opportunity!

I tell you! The Ming Dynasty is in danger now. I want you to donate all your property. Are you willing?"

When the official heard Zhu Biao's words, he was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and smiled apologetically:
"Prince! How can the Ming Dynasty be in such a state of prosperity when it is in such a critical moment? Prince, please stop joking."

"shut up!"

Before he could explain himself, Zhu Biao interrupted him and stared at him:

"As the saying goes, a gentleman never jokes! Who is kidding you? What you said before doesn't count? You still want to argue with me now. I think you don't care about the people of the world at all, let alone loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Rather than letting you harm the people in the future, endanger the Ming Dynasty, and disturb people's hearts, it is better to remove you from office now and confiscate all your property! "

In an instant, the official's pupils dilated, and while he was distracted, Zhu Biao took advantage of the situation and pursued him.

"Where is the Minister of Justice?"

"Chen is here!"

Zhou Zhenhe immediately stood out from the ranks of the six ministers.

Zhu Biao waved his hand and gave the order directly:

"Imprison this man and torture him severely. Ask him what his attitude towards the Ming Dynasty is and where all his property is.

At the same time, he will be dismissed from his official position, his family will be punished, and he will be expelled from the capital. His descendants will never be able to hold an official position in the Ming Dynasty!"

hiss!
In an instant, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. They didn't expect that the usually amiable prince would be so decisive today.

There is absolutely no chance for people to speak, and all possibilities are simply abolished.

What made them even more terrified was that Zhu Biao cut off the enemy's retreat.

My descendants will never be able to hold an official position in the Ming Dynasty. This is more painful than killing someone!

Sitting on the dragon throne behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son in disbelief, as if he had just met him for the first time.

He was really surprised. Zhu Biao's change was so great that it was far beyond Zhu Yuanzhang's own expectations.

You know, two months ago, Zhu Biao could only confront people in the court, and he would not be so decisive. If he wanted to get rid of anyone, he would have to discuss it with his father.

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately made things difficult for Zhu Biao.

For example, if a certain official did not perform well at work, Zhu Biao wanted to lower his title, but Zhu Yuanzhang acted as if he didn't care.

It seems that I don't want to care about this matter.

In Zhu Biao's mind, he needed the approval of his father, the emperor, before he was qualified to continue doing anything.

As a result, many of the things Zhu Biao wanted to do could not be completed smoothly. Zhu Biao was naturally very depressed because he could not do what he wanted to do.

The same was true for Zhu Yuanzhang. He complained to Empress Ma more than once about why his son was just not smart.

He has already hinted to this extent that he doesn't need to ask Zhu Yuanzhang about many things, but can make his own decisions, or just do what he wants to do. In the end, as a father, he will always support his son.

But Zhu Biao just wanted to be a law-abiding prince.

And just now, Zhu Biao's performance made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely satisfied.

This is the son he had been expecting in his heart, an heir who dares to think and act, and does not need to ask for anyone's opinion!

The excited Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from the dragon throne and said happily:

"Biao'er is right!

That guy just said he would give away all his wealth for the Ming Dynasty, but then he changed his mind? How could this be possible in the world?

Some of you said earlier that all intellectuals are proud, and this pride means using their brains when speaking, just like the water that has been poured out, it is hard to collect it.

a man of his words.

Unfortunately, he committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, so we have reason to punish him!"

Zhou Zhenhe came back to his senses from the shock, looked up at Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, and quickly nodded in response:
"The minister obeys the order!"

After saying this, the Minister of Justice immediately arranged for the surrounding guards to take the official away.

This guy kept shouting that he was innocent while being taken away, but unfortunately no one spoke up for him and Zhu Biao ignored him.

After a while, Zhu Biao showed a warm look and said:

"Everyone, now that the interlude is over, it's time to get down to business.

Some people previously suspected that the rumor that the immortal appeared in my father's dream was nonsense, but you all think, how could I have taken such a move without any investigation?
Someone, bring the stuff up!"

Zhu Biao shouted loudly, and soon several guards came and brought all the information of Lou Kuang in front of everyone.

The weight of these things alone reaches several hundred kilograms.

“These things are all historical records taken from the Hanlin Academy, including some from the Yuan court.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, weather changes have been recorded without any omissions.

Today I will ask the people from the Imperial Observatory to personally examine the information. If there is no problem at all, it means that the story about the immortal in my father's dream is true and not fictional.

If it doesn't match, then this is just my father's dream!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone's heart sank, thinking that this prince was too desperate to start a war over such a small matter.

What surprised them even more was that all the information could be found.

The power of the royal family is truly terrifying.

"Qin Tianjian, where is the director?"

"Supervisor, Wang Anyu is here!"

As Zhu Biao issued the order, an old man in his sixties walked out of the crowd. He was wearing an official uniform embroidered with a white pheasant, which was a symbol of a fifth-rank official.

The Supervisor was also the highest person in charge of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, responsible for observing astronomical phenomena, formulating calendars, conducting divination and prediction, and calculating astronomical data. They led their subordinates to observe the changes in the sun, moon, stars, wind, clouds and weather, and secretly reported to the emperor when they found any abnormalities.

"I order you to lead your subordinates and, from now on, in front of all the ministers and officials, review the anomalies of climate change from the Yuan Dynasty to the tenth year of Hongwu. Can you do it?"

Although he was old, Wang Anyu dared not refuse.

In his ears, whether he can do it has become a question of whether he wants to be an official.

He nodded quickly and responded:
"Your Highness, I can do it!"

"Okay! I'll give you some time. When you've done it, you can speak again!"

"According to the order!"

After Wang Anyu nodded, he shouted to the officials in his department:
"The officials of the Imperial Observatory came out"

In a short while, more than a dozen minor officials stood up.

These people were all officials from the Imperial Observatory, and their specialty was to compile the weather changes and astrological legends collected from local county offices.

Most of the people had gathered, and under Wang Anyu's arrangement, they began to sort out the mountain of documents, and then began to review them one by one, circling out some of the abnormal climate.

It took more than an hour, and all the ministers and officials stood until their legs and feet were sore and sweaty, before they finally finished.

Wang Anyu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said respectfully to Zhu Biao:
"Prince, I have finished sorting it out."

"Okay, now that you're done, read it out loud for them."

Wang Anyu, who was a little tired, swallowed his dry throat and turned around reluctantly. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Biao persuaded him again:
"Alright, you worked so hard before, but I still don't want you to do this. Minister Yang, thank you for helping Wang Jian to correct his thoughts. Is that okay?"

"I understand!"

Yang Siyi bowed, then walked to Wang Anyu, stretched out his hand, and took the summary book.

He turned around and faced all the officials, reciting according to the records in the book.

"In the sixth year of the Zhiyuan Period, a severe cold weather hit Beijing, causing a 70% drop in the harvest in the north and millions of people to flee.
In the third year of Yuanzhen, Dongting Lake was frozen over for the first time. People were able to skate on the ice. At the same time, it was discovered that the ice on the lake was three feet thick.

Yang Siyi spoke for nearly ten minutes. Most of the records started from the founding period of the Yuan Dynasty. As time went on, by the time the Ming Dynasty was founded, there were already two or three strange climate changes a year.

This quickly attracted the curiosity of many people.

Could it be that your Majesty's dream is real?

The more these officials thought about it, the more they sweated.

If the Ming Dynasty encountered foreign enemies and the city was breached, they would still have a chance to surrender.

But if the weather is really severe cold, then no one will be spared.

The weather doesn't care whether you are rich or poor, it's just a matter of one dying earlier and the other dying later.

After reading the book in his hand, Yang Siyi looked at Zhu Biao and saluted, indicating what he should do next.

Zhu Biao waved to him casually, and Yang Siyi handed the booklet to Wang Anyu and returned to the team.

Originally, Teng Yi was unhappy that he had to take the scapegoat, but now it seems that there was a reason why His Majesty made this decision.

This matter not only concerns people's livelihood, but also the future of people all over the world.

Thinking of this, Teng Yi suddenly felt that the unpleasantness he had just felt at being scolded disappeared.

(End of this chapter)