Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 687 Completely Breaking Down the Defense
Chapter 687: Completely Breaking Down the Defense

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, Zhu Biao was silent as well.

Because Daoyan's words blatantly exposed the "true face" of the Ming Dynasty or Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Daoyan looked calm at this time.

He did not feel the pride of giving orders to the country in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor, nor the fear of being questioned in person by the emperor or the crown prince.

He looked as if he was just chatting with ordinary people, extremely calm.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao seemed to see a replica of Master Hu, which was extremely outrageous.

But strangely, this bald donkey who was an official just a few months ago now calls himself a poor monk all the time, and it seems that he doesn't even intend to call himself "humble official" or "lowly official".

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Daoyan in a daze, but Daoyan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang calmly without dodging at all.

The last person who did this was Hu Weiyong.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Do you think Weiyong knows what you said?"

Daoyan had no intention of covering up for Master Hu and nodded calmly.

"It would be strange if the famous Lord Hu didn't even know this!"

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang had expected this, when he heard Daoyan's words, his face still turned pale and he muttered to himself in a slightly dejected manner.

"Do you really know?"

"It seems that I am still alone!"

Logically speaking, Daoyan had lost the best opportunity to realize his ambitions and aspirations because of Master Hu's troubles. If he didn't want to add insult to injury, he should at least sit back and watch Master Hu suffer.

But the actual situation was that after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's sigh, Monk Daoyan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang as if he were a fool.

The look was so direct that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stand it anymore and asked angrily.

"how?"

"Is there something wrong with what we asked?"

"Since Hu Weiyong knew, why didn't he tell us?"

Monk Daoyan really seemed to be desperate today. He had no intention of saving face for Zhu Yuanzhang and spoke frankly.

"Although I am not Lord Hu, I can guess what Lord Hu is thinking."

"I know this in my heart, but why should I tell His Majesty?"

"There is no benefit in saying it. On the contrary, it may offend His Majesty and even harm my family. So why say it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang paused, and then spoke in a stubborn manner.

"He is still an official of the Ming Dynasty. Why can't he do something for the Ming Dynasty?"

"Isn't this what you should do when advising the king?"

Upon hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Daoyan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang even more speechless.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"

"It's fine if the older officials say this to appease the young scholars who haven't entered the officialdom yet, but you don't really believe it, do you?"

"As an official, isn't it your job to protect yourself first before anything else?"

"This guy is obviously from your Zhu family. They are just farmhands who work for a salary."

"Those who can work hard and achieve some results are the best of the best!"

"But if you ask them to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of others, that's asking too much!"

"After all, it's just a job, why bother working so hard!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were silenced by Monk Daoyan's words.

They wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.

Among the people currently in the Jinshen Palace, perhaps the only one is the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who is the only one who has received the most traditional and complete Confucian education.

Others either saw through the key points long ago and chose to blend in with the world.

Or, you can be calm and clear-minded and see things clearly.

If you really use the same words you use in the court to say this, it's not called defense, it's called stubbornness. Everyone here knows what's going on.

Zhu Biao was silent for a long time before he spoke.

"Daoyan, so, you think our dynasty is fundamentally wrong?"

"Shouldn't we treat scholars with preferential treatment?"

Daoyan still focused on being honest, so he nodded frankly.

"Of course!"

"Your Majesty is the founding emperor with unparalleled prestige, and the Crown Prince is the heir apparent and also enjoys a good reputation among the people."

"So, I really don't understand why you two are so lenient to the scholar right from the start, and you don't even worry about the backlash against your descendants in the future?"

Zhu Yuanzhang is a man who is always stubborn.

"Why did it backfire on my descendants?"

"Could it be that all these scholars are full of selfish desires and only care about their own families?"

"Is it possible that there are not many good officials in the Ming Dynasty?"

Monk Daoyan simply spread his hands.

"Why did your Majesty say this?"

"There must be good officials!"

"But... Your Majesty, don't you think the probability is too low?"

"But isn't it the responsibility of most people to take care of their own families?"

"After all, when you work for His Majesty, you may get implicated and die without knowing how you died!"

"If you take such a big risk to become an official and don't leave any benefits for your family and descendants, then wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

"Just like your Majesty, didn't you also turn a blind eye to the reckless behavior of the King of Jin and the King of Qin in their fiefdoms?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Daoyan actually mentioned his son, he immediately became angry.

If you say he is capable, he can still listen to you reluctantly, but if you say he is his son, isn't that just pointing at his nose and scolding him?
"Daoyan, what happened to the King of Jin and the King of Qin?"

"They are just young and frivolous and don't know much. I have already taught them a lesson. Do you still want me to kill my son?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry at this moment.

There is nothing special about Old Zhu, except that he really values ​​family ties.

No matter how bad the Zhu Wang brothers were, they were still his sons. How could he just sit back and do nothing?
But Daoyan just looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang and answered indifferently.

"How to characterize the affairs of the King of Jin and the King of Qin, and how to punish them, is your Majesty's business!"

"But there is one thing I hope Your Majesty understands!"

"You keep saying that you value the people, and you've issued edicts and are fighting corruption. You want all officials to pay attention to the people's livelihood!"

"Of course it's good!"

"But in the end, you yourself don't follow the rules you set, and your son treats the people in his fiefdom like grass. Why should officials follow your rules?"

"In other words, why does Your Majesty want officials to risk their lives to do it when Your Majesty cannot do it yourself?"

As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face, but I don't know if Daoyan is in a very bad shape today.

It really went against Zhu Yuanzhang's lungs.

This completely trampled on Zhu Yuanzhang's previous good reputation.

Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer hold back.

He walked quickly forward, directly in front of Daoyan, stared at Daoyan with his tiger eyes, and spoke word by word.

"I am the emperor, the true emperor!"

"How can we be like officials?"

Daoyan was delighted when these words were spoken!

(End of this chapter)