Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

Chapter 57: Selling official positions and titles, those who donate grain will be granted titles!

Which emperor would agree to the method of selling official positions and raising food and fodder?

"Selling official positions and titles, selling official positions and titles..."

Song Lian seemed to be stunned by the words "selling official positions and titles". He suddenly came to his senses and pointed at Zhu Kai angrily: "Stupid, treacherous! You are the biggest treacherous villain in the Ming Dynasty!"

"You traitor, sister!"

Zhu Kai rolled his eyes and looked at Song Lian: "You have the ability to solve the problem of food and grass, but you want to solve it with your mouth?"

"伱......"

Song Lian was so angry that he rolled his eyes and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, I beg you to punish the traitor. If Zhu Kai is not dead, the Ming Dynasty will not be at peace. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I...I, uh..."

Before he could finish his words, his eyes rolled up and never fell down, and he fainted in Jinshen Hall.

When Zhu Biao saw Song Lian fall, he immediately ran to Song Lian and said, "Mr. Song...Mr. Song."

Wang Guangyang and Zhao Yong were also frightened and hurried over to check on Song Lian's physical condition.

It would be fine if he just fainted, but it would be a huge joke if he died of anger in Jinshen Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very calm and said to Yuan Qi, "Go and call the imperial physician to treat Scholar Song."

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his gaze to Zhu Kai with a complicated expression. Zhu Kai didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze on him. He also looked at Song Lian who had fainted.

This old man is so funny.

Besides, it's just selling official positions, what's the big deal? I really don't understand why he is so angry.

……

The imperial physician and the strongman carried Song Lian out for treatment. Zhu Biao was obviously a little angry and looked at Zhu Kai:

"Second brother, if you have a plan, just tell me. Why are you making me angry?"

"Brother, what I'm talking about is a strategy, isn't that right?"

Zhu Kai shook his head helplessly and said, "This is the only way I can think of at the moment, and it is also the best way to solve the problem."

"Ah? Second brother, second brother, are you really planning to let Dad sell his official position and title?"

Zhu Biao thought that Zhu Kai was deliberately saying this to anger Song Lian, but he didn't expect...

Zhu Kai was really planning to do this.

Letting Zhu Yuanzhang issue an edict to sell official positions and titles, wouldn't this allow people all over the world to poke Zhu Yuanzhang in the back and call him a tyrant?
How could our father let you go?

Think of the scene where the furious Zhu Yuanzhang beats Zhu Kai violently!

Zhu Biao felt that he had to take action first, at least he couldn't let Zhu Kai bear Zhu Yuanzhang's wrath alone.

"Shuzi!"

Zhu Biao suddenly became angry and said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Father, let me use your belt."

I, Zhu Biao, will teach my son on behalf of my father!
In fact, he was thinking: Put away Dad's belt first, it hurts when that thing hits me.

The soles of the shoes don't matter. Zhu Kai has been beaten so many times since he was a child, and his skin is thick and tough that he is no longer sensitive to the soles of shoes.

Wang Guangyang did not move, his eyes were always on Zhu Yuanzhang, he was watching Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude.

Zhao Yong strongly agreed with Zhu Biao's suggestion to beat Zhu Kai with a belt.

This is the posture of the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Zhao Yong did not forget to add fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, regardless of whether selling official positions and titles is foolish or not, let's just say that this title belongs to those who have made military achievements. Others have risked their lives to win the title. Why can those rich families be granted the title just by providing a little food and grass?"

Zhao Yong is not one of the Twenty-Four Generals of Huaixi!

Zhu Kai represented the Twenty-Four Generals of Huaixi, so Zhao Yong firmly supported the prince and excluded Zhu Kai.

If you have military merit, you can be conferred a title. Wang Guangyang glanced at Zhao Yong and said, "Brother...you have ruined your future with this sentence."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything, but just kept looking at Zhu Kai.

Gradually, the atmosphere in Jinshen Hall became frozen and gradually became cold.

Zhu Biao thought Zhu Yuanzhang was angry with Zhu Kai for his nonsense and outrageous remarks in the Jinshen Hall, so he hurriedly helped Zhu Kai and said:

"Dad, I just haven't participated in government affairs, so I don't understand much. Please don't blame me. Besides, the speaker is innocent. I just helped you solve the problem of insufficient food and grass, that's all."

Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't speak. After a long while, he asked Wang Guangyang and Zhao Yong:

"Chao Zong, Zhao Yong, do you have any good ideas to solve the problem?"

Wang Guangyang said calmly: "I don't have a good plan, but I will do my best."

Zhao Yong also said: "Your Majesty, I don't have a good plan, but I think that the second prince's words are heretical and damaging to the court!"

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed, and then said: "Since there is no solution to the problem, then go back and think about it. You are tired all day, go back and rest. It is still early for the Northern Expedition, so there is no need to rush."

The one who was anxious was Zhu Yuanzhang, and the one who said he was not anxious was also Zhu Yuanzhang.

Wang Guangyang and Zhao Yong could only follow his wishes and stand up to say goodbye.

After Wang Guangyang and Zhao Yong left, only the old Zhu family's father and son were left in Jinshen Hall. Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from his seat, but did not take the belt, and walked towards Zhu Kai step by step.

Looking at the calm Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao felt nervous. Zhu Yuanzhang was really furious. Thinking that Zhu Kai would bear Zhu Yuanzhang's wrath, he did not dare to hesitate and quickly stood in front of Zhu Kai: "Dad, my second brother..."

"Biao'er, don't worry, I won't hit him."

Zhu Yuanzhang tried hard to smile so that he wouldn't see that he was angry: "Besides, your second brother's suggestion is not wrong, hehe..."

what?
Isn't that wrong?

But why does it look like Dad is very angry?
Are you afraid that Zhu Kai will run away and are plotting something here?

Thinking of the precedent of Zhu Yuanzhang pretending to be powerful in order to beat Zhu Kai, Zhu Biao dared not to retreat from Zhu Kai.

Seeing that Zhu Biao refused to retreat, Zhu Yuanzhang did not approach him any further, but asked Zhu Kai, "Did you come up with the plan of raising food and fodder for the army?"

"Yes."

Zhu Kai nodded, "Who else but me can come up with such a good idea? Dad, your son is amazing, right? Do you want to reward me with something? If not, you can give me some silver. Two or three thousand is not too little for me, and one hundred or eighty thousand is not too much for me. Just give it as you see fit."

When Zhu Biao heard Zhu Kai's words, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Second brother, second brother, why don’t you understand our father? He is speaking sarcastically, can’t you hear it?

Zhu Biao felt that Zhu Kai had taken another big step towards being beaten.

"What a reward!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed, and said with great ease:

"My biggest reward to you is that I didn't beat you up, you little bastard... Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had such a good idea?"

"You didn't even ask."

Zhu Kai smiled and said with a shameless face: "Dad, let me discuss something with you. Look, I have given you such a good idea. How about letting the third and fourth brothers leave the palace? Those two boys have become stupid staying in the palace."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement: "Well, this is a good suggestion."

"..."

Zhu Biao, who was listening nearby, felt that not only his third and fourth brothers were stupid, but he himself was a little stupid as well.

Why couldn’t he understand a word his father said to his second brother?

(End of this chapter)