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

Chapter 63 Happy Emperor Hongwu

That's right, joy.

Not only was he not angry at Zhu Biao's retort, a smile even appeared on his face.

"Biao'er, we're fine. We're happy."

Looking at the happy Zhu Yuanzhang on the stage, Zhu Biao felt a little embarrassed, wondering what was going on.
Could it be that his father was so angry that he laughed because of his behavior?

This reaction caused Zhu Biao to have many fantasies in his mind, and in the end, he became a little unconfident.

Thinking this, he quickly continued to explain.

"Father, I was really rude just now."

"No, no, no, Biao'er, you didn't. Not only did you not behave disrespectfully, you also made father very satisfied.

From ancient times to the present, some people have said that a prince who does not look like his father is not a qualified heir.

I used to think that you and I just had different tempers, but just now I discovered that you actually dared to talk back to me. What does this mean?
It means you don’t have a soft temper at all!

As an emperor, you must have a bold spirit. If you think you value family affection and dare not speak or act, then if in the future your father is bewitched by treacherous officials and acts against you, won't you die in vain like Fusu?
Just now, the words you yelled at your father made me feel the imperial aura in you.

The emperor was a little surprised for a moment. If they were ordinary ministers, they would definitely be afraid of your words.

The ministers and the emperor have always been one party submitting to the other.

If the emperor does not have the qualities of an emperor, then why should his subjects submit to him, right?

Our identity means that we must maintain a true attitude when dealing with others in the future, otherwise we will easily be considered as easy to bully by others.

Your father used to think that you were kind and good to everyone, but what you did just now showed your father how you will inherit the throne in the future. Our Zhu family has not lost its dignity!
Come! Biao'er, come again, let father see the emperor's aura in you! Let us appreciate your emperor's aura!"

Zhu Biao, who was sitting in the audience, was completely stunned. He thought that his rudeness would make his father unhappy with him, but he didn't expect that his father was not unhappy at all.

She was also very pleased with his rebuttal, especially his request for him to do it again, which instantly made Zhu Biao's cheeks turn red.

"Father, please stop making trouble. This can't be done just by saying it. I was just impulsive just now. I thought you were wrong, so I said that.

If it happens again, I won’t be able to do it in a short time.”

Looking at the humble Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little disappointed.

"Tsk~ Biao'er! I mean, you need to practice your courage! Your mother told me that if you rebel, I'll be the first to support you. It's just a matter of yelling at me. It won't hurt you. You're just too worried."

Zhu Biao did not expect this reaction from his father. Is there any emperor in history who would be willing to let his prince rebel?
In other words, only a person with a carefree personality like his father would not mind his son's rebellion.

If it were any other emperor, the prince's status would have been abolished long ago.

"Hey! Since you said, Biao'er, that we can't kill too many corrupt officials, then we won't kill them.

But how to deal with this corrupt official is a big problem.”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang found that things had returned to the starting point.

Zhu Biao had mentioned to him before that the corruption among officials was largely due to the fact that the salaries he set for officials were too low.

Officials resort to corruption because they cannot survive.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang racked his brains but could not figure out a way to eradicate corruption without making the officials suffer.

Should we just increase the salaries of all officials on their original basis? The moment this idea came into Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, he rejected it.

This is because human desires are endless, just like a rolling stone on a mountain. Once it starts rolling down, it will never stop until it hits the bottom of the valley.

Directly increasing salaries would benefit those officials who are already greedy.

Not only will it not reduce the number of corrupt officials among the government, but it will also allow some people to gain more benefits and give away this real money for nothing.

Shaking his head, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to think about these troublesome things now.

It was already difficult enough, and now he had to think about how to formulate policies, which really made him feel overwhelmed.

"What happened next? The rebels invaded the capital. What happened to those parasites?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also seemed to be in a bad mood. At this point, he just wanted to figure out what would happen to his Ming Dynasty after its final demise.

What he wanted to know more was how those treacherous officials and villains abused their power in his territory.

Yang Chen touched his nose and kindly reminded:
"Your Majesty, are you sure you want to know what happened next? Or how Li Zicheng invaded the capital?
Seeing your condition, I am a little worried. What if you know and your body can't handle it?"

In Yang Chen's opinion, Zhu Yuanzhang had indeed received too much stimulation in one day.

If he knew the details of what happened, he was worried that Old Zhu would pass out and become seriously ill.

Hearing Yang Chen's words, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed;
"Boy, when we mounted our horses to kill the enemy, you were probably not even born yet. We have seen all kinds of battles in the Ming Dynasty. We can't stand things that have not happened in the future."

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's confident look, he exudes an aura that says "I'm not afraid of anyone."

Yang Chen did not try to persuade him.

No one minds it. If he continues to be nagging, it would seem unkind.

"The day before Chongzhen hanged himself, the rebels of Prince Chuang were already waiting outside the gates of the capital.

Faced with such a dilemma, Chongzhen tried to take the initiative. He wanted to restore the glory of his ancestors. After all, Your Majesty, you were a great general when you were young.

The morale of the soldiers defending the city was low as they had not been paid for several months, so he came up with an idea.

As long as the soldiers defending the city receive money, and even if they are willing to invest money among the hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, they will definitely be able to recruit a group of young and fearless warriors.

But the problem is that he has no money, and so does the national treasury. What should he do?
He thought of a way, which was to borrow!
Who did they borrow it from? Of course, all the ministers still in the capital.

As his order was issued, all the ministers and officials who received the news went to the streets to buy the refugees' tattered clothes.

The next day, they went to court wearing these tattered clothes, looking poorer than the other.

Asking for money? No! When asked why he had no money, he would always say that he was honest and incorruptible and had given away too much grain, so he had to give all his wealth to the people.

Chongzhen found that these ministers were as stingy as stingy people, so he thought of asking his father-in-law Zhou Kui, hoping that he could at least take the lead for the sake of his royal family.

Guess what this father-in-law did?
He also said that he had no money, but what you don’t know is that the night before, the queen sold a lot of the royal supplies and collected 12,000 taels of silver to give to her father.

I wanted my father to hand over all of them on this day as an example, but what was the result?

This father-in-law even embezzled his own daughter's money, and out of the ten thousand taels, only a few thousand taels remained in his hands."

(End of this chapter)