Ming Dynasty: A centenarian madman criticizes the Grand Secretary and brings his coffin to court!

Images flow across the sky.

The magnificent map of the "Ming Dynasty on which the sun never sets," the statue of the "coffin-carrying deity" standing by the sea, and the deafening roar of the dragon gradually faded away.

The interplay of light and shadow.

The camera seems to have traveled through a time tunnel, traversing hundreds of years of vicissitudes.

finally.

The image remains frozen in that initial moment—

Future generations!

A bright and spacious elementary school classroom!

【Ding--】

[The crucial history exam is almost over!]

Let's see how future generations evaluate this person.

[Grand Tutor Gu, who carried the Ming Dynasty on his shoulders for a hundred years!]

on the screen.

The elementary school student, still biting his pen, frowned as he looked at the last challenging question on the test paper.

The question is simple, yet incredibly difficult:

Based on Gu Canghai's life, please discuss your assessment of his historical status.

The elementary school student scratched his head.

I glanced at the high-speed trains rushing past the window, and then at the world map hanging on the wall (which still bears the deep imprint of the Ming Dynasty).

He took a deep breath.

I pick up my pen.

He wrote a passage that would be incomprehensible to the ancients, yet would move modern people to tears—

A brilliant summary!

……

"Swish swish swish—"

The sound of the pen tip scratching on the paper traveled through the sky and reached every corner of the Hongwu Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, and all the civil and military officials held their breath.

They stared intently at the exam paper.

I want to know.

Centuries later, in the eyes of future generations.

That old man who lived a crazy, wild, and exhausted life...

What kind of person is he exactly?

The elementary school student wrote:

Evaluating Gu Canghai is a very difficult task.

Because he was too complex, so complex that he didn't seem like someone from that era.

Some say he's crazy.

The scene flashes back in an instant!

That's Gu Canghai chopping a table in the imperial court with an axe!

He buried corrupt officials in the dike as stakes!

That's when he fed the retired emperor pig feed and made the emperor squat in the corner!

The elementary school student continued writing:

He was eccentric, cruel, disregarded imperial power, and treated traditional ethics as worthless.

He not only insulted and beat the emperor, but he even wanted to replace him!

In traditional history books, he was an outright traitor! A rebellious minister! A madman who should be nailed to the pillar of shame!

See here.

Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Qizhen (although they lived in different times and spaces) both shrank their necks.

indeed!

That old man is insane!

What respectable minister would carry a coffin to court?

however.

With a sudden shift in style.

The elementary school students' eyes filled with utmost respect:

【but!】

Some even say he is a saint!

The scene flashes back again!

That was when Gu Canghai at Tumu Fortress left the only chance of escape to the fate of the Ming Dynasty (map)!

That was because he chased Esen for 3,000 miles in a coffin cart to avenge 200,000 soldiers!

That was because he offered potatoes at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, ensuring that 400 million people would never suffer from famine again!

He established a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, secured a destiny for the people, continued the lost learning of past sages, and ushered in an era of peace for all generations!

With his blood-stained hands, he pulled the Ming Dynasty back from the brink of disaster!

He enabled the Chinese nation to achieve, for the first time in a truly significant way—

Standing atop the world!

If this doesn't qualify someone as a saint, then there have been no saints in history!

……

The Hongwu Plane.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the words "Sage" and nodded heavily.

My eyes are moist.

"That's right!"

"No matter how crazy or insane he is!"

"But his heart towards this world, towards these people..."

"It's hot!"

"It's red!"

"He deserves those two words!"

……

however.

The elementary school student's pen did not stop.

He seemed to feel that neither "madman" nor "saint" was enough to describe the legendary old man.

then.

He wrote down those words that left all the ancients bewildered yet deeply impressed:

But in my opinion...

He was neither a madman nor a saint.

He is just one—

[A time-traveling bug (vulnerability/god-like existence)!!!]

"Brother Ba...?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, then turned to Zhu Biao and asked:

"Biao'er, what does this mean?"

"Does that mean he's the kind of... domineering older brother?"

Zhu Biao also looked bewildered: "Father, I don't know, but this tone sounds... like you're praising him?"

The sky thoughtfully provides annotations (although the ancients might not have fully understood them):

[Note: Bug refers to a rule-breaker, system vulnerability, or something that exists beyond the current version!]

The elementary school student continued writing:

The wheels of history, though inherently rolling forward, are also driven by inertia.

[According to the usual script, the Ming Dynasty would decline, close itself off from the world, and be bullied by foreign powers.]

【but!】

Gu Canghai has appeared!

He complained that the wheel was rolling too slowly and that it was going in the wrong direction.

【then……】

He did something utterly heinous!

He directly compared it to that broken wheel of the feudal dynasty...

[Uninstalled!!!]

on the screen.

A cartoon character named Gu Canghai appeared and kicked away a wheel that was inscribed with "feudal reincarnation".

then.

He gave this beat-up car...

[It's been changed to—]

[Rocket boosters!!!]

【boom--!!!】

The visual effects are absolutely stunning!

The Ming Dynasty carriage, with blue flames spewing from its rear, soared into the sky! It hurtled towards the stars and the sea!

He told us:

Rules? They're meant to be broken!

Dignity? It's earned through fighting!

【truth?】

That will always be in the hands of those who have the means to do so!

He single-handedly dragged the Ming Dynasty into a completely new era!

An era that belongs to the strong!

……

After writing this last sentence.

The elementary school student put down his pen.

He breathed a long sigh of relief.

It felt like a dialogue that transcended time and space.

At this time.

A huge rating box appeared on the sky.

That's a historical rating system from later generations.

[Rating the historical figure "Gu Canghai"...]

Martial Arts Skills: 100 (out of 100)

[Civilization: 100 (out of 100)]

[Influence: 100 (out of 100)]

[Crazyness Index: 10000+ (Off the charts)]

At last.

In the "Overall Evaluation" section.

The numbers that should have appeared.

But it turned into a string of gibberish!

【? ? ? 】

[System notification: This character's attributes are too overpowered, exceeding the current version's limits!]

[Unable to rate!]

[Unable to define!]

【he……】

[It's the only legend!]

……

boom!!!

Seeing this result.

Zhu Yuanzhang was utterly shocked!

Although he didn't understand what "version" or "garbled text" meant.

But he understood that last sentence—

The only legend!

"Exceeded...unable to be rated?"

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself:

"In other words..."

"Even people in later generations think he's ridiculously strong?"

"You think he...is not an ordinary person?"

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly burst into laughter, a laugh brimming with boundless pride:

"good!"

"What a bug!"

"I don't know what kind of insect it is, but it's definitely a divine insect!"

"Gu the Madman!"

"Your life..."

"It was worth it!"

……

The image gradually freezes.

It's no longer that small classroom.

Instead, it became a massive painting spanning a century—

A historical panorama!

In the center of the image.

It was Gu Canghai in his youth.

He was dressed in a bright red python robe, with the iconic black coffin slung over his shoulder.

He was carrying a gleaming, large axe.

Standing in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City.

Behind him.

It is the majesty of Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang!

That's the domineering spirit of Emperor Yongle, Zhu Di!

It was the prosperity of the reign of Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xuanzong!

It was the iron-blooded purge of the Chenghua Emperor!

That was the glory of the Ming Dynasty, the world where the sun never sets!

And there are the millions upon millions of Ming Dynasty citizens who have eaten their fill and stand tall!

The wind blew by.

The wind stirred the hem of his clothes.

He turned around.

To everyone outside the screen.

To a world that still talks about him even centuries later.

One was revealed—

Extremely arrogant!

Extremely arrogant!

Yet it makes one want to kneel down and worship it—

Maniacal laughter!

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"I've been here!"

"I've been crazy before!"

"Laozi..."

"It rewrote everything!!!"

……

【Ding--】

[This concludes our review of "The First Madman of the Ming Dynasty, Xiang Gu Canghai"!]

Thank you for watching, viewers of Ming Dynasty!

History may become blurred with time.

But they possess a certain spirit, a certain backbone.

[It will never bend!]

May my China...

Everyone can be a dragon!

May it prosper forever!

……

The light dissipated.

The sky slowly darkened.

Beijing, the Forbidden City.

Inside the Fengtian Hall.

A deathly silence.

for a long time.

for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, slowly stood up.

He straightened his clothes.

He straightened the winged crown on his head.

then.

He descended the steps of the imperial palace.

Walk to the very center of the main hall.

Facing the direction where the sky disappeared.

He was facing his old brother, who seemed to still be laughing wildly in the void.

Deeply...

He bent down!

Bow down completely!

"Old buddy..."

"Farewell!"

"The Ming Dynasty..."

"I'm so lucky to have you!"

Behind him stood Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, and the entire court of civil and military officials.

now.

They all knelt down in unison!

Facing a spirit tablet that doesn't actually exist.

Performed at the highest level—

The Grand Ceremony of Three Kneels and Nine Kowtows!

"Respectfully seeing off the Grand Tutor!"

"May the Grand Tutor rest in peace!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!!!"

The sound was like a resounding bell, echoing through the sky.

It went on for a long time...