mtlumby2d Chapter 32 The Devoted Emperor
Chapter 32 The Devoted Emperor
The seventh year of the Yuan Dynasty's reign (1320 AD)
Song Lian, a young boy who was still desperately seeking to borrow books, found a small screen on his way home.
I don't know what it touched, or perhaps it was Schrödinger's touch (not really).
It read—"The Secretary's Treasure Chest, you deserve it, not 998, only 99..."
Unaware of the dangers of the world, Song Lian tentatively nodded.
Then, a large package fell from the sky and successfully knocked the skinny boy unconscious.
Not long after, when Chen saw that Song Lian had not returned home, she feared that something had happened to him, so she went out to look for him and found Song Lian lying unconscious by the roadside.
Chen asked the villagers to help carry Song Lian home, while she carried the large bundle herself. Fortunately, she was used to farm work and had some strength, otherwise she might not have been able to lift it.
Song Lian was unaware that among the pile of books was a preface to "Sending Off Ma Sheng of Dongyang," as well as many books he needed, and some unexpected ones, such as miscellaneous agricultural books like "Postpartum Treatment of Sows."
So, what will the future hold for this renowned Confucian scholar who led the founding of the Ming Dynasty?
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"Hi everyone, it's great to see you again! As usual, we'll draw someone first!" As soon as Lin Ke's voice came out, everyone put down what they were doing. After all, they were more interested in other people's gossip than their own!
After seeing that the characters drawn were Zhu Jianshen and Consort Wan, Lin Ke teased in a quirky tone: "As we all know, the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all eccentric. Some of them cultivated immortality by refining elixirs, some became carpenters by doing woodworking, and some went on strike for thirty years without going to work. The one I'm going to talk about next is the devoted emperor Zhu Jianshen, who was immersed in a relationship with a younger woman."
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy. He glanced at his sons several times before finally fixing his gaze on Zhu Di.
Zhu Di trembled, knowing his father's temper, and gritted his teeth to preemptively strike: "Father, as the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. Who can you blame if your descendants are not up to par? Isn't it your fault for being a bad seed? Logically speaking, we're even taking the blame for you..."
Zhu Di got more and more excited as he spoke, as if he wanted to pin the blame on Zhu Yuanzhang, completely oblivious to the look his elder brother was giving him.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a few deep breaths, silently telling himself, "I'm not angry, I'm not angry. It's not worth getting angry with this rebellious son. Damn it, I can't hold back anymore!" He grabbed a stick handed to him by someone nearby and started beating Zhu Di.
Who is this person? Naturally, it is Zhu Gang, who is at odds with Zhu Di.
After Zhu Yuanzhang learned that the Ming Dynasty had fostered a large number of incompetent members of the royal family, he used the Qing Dynasty's nobility system to reform the way the Ming Dynasty supported its royal family, and summoned back the princes who had been stationed in their fiefdoms.
So Zhu Gang would laugh heartily whenever he saw Zhu Di being beaten up, and sometimes he would even fan the flames. Old Zhu was also very troubled by the conflict between his two sons.
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"Let's bring Zhu Jianshen and Consort Wan here first." Lin Ke clapped her hands in welcome!
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Zhu Jianshen and Wan Zhen'er became extremely casual in the room, even casually picking up snacks from the table after asking Lin Ke for permission.
"Ahem, just like last time, let's answer a question first, and then we'll get to the story."
"So, how big is the difference between Zhu Jianshen and Consort Wan? Since this invitation is for the person in question, the gifts are only available to people from all time periods. Those who answer correctly will receive double the points and a bicycle."
"Instructions for use will be displayed on the small screen. It can be played repeatedly; everything else is the same as before."
汉朝
Upon hearing this, Liu Che immediately shouted at Wei Qing, "The car! Last time we called it a taxi, is this car fast?!"
Wei Qing: Can a two-wheeled vehicle outrun a four-wheeled vehicle?
Seeing that Wei Qing remained silent, Liu Che changed his perspective. If he were to choose someone young and beautiful, then that would be around fifteen years old. Having figured it out, he immediately filled in the number: fifteen.
Qin Dynasty
The First Emperor felt that Lin Ke's description of the siblings had some indicative meaning, so he decided to take a gamble and replied: "Around eighteen years old."
Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di was furious when he heard the answers from the three Gao brothers. He thought to himself, "How can it be a good thing for one of my own descendants to fall in love with a woman who is more than ten years older than me?"
But he had no choice but to fill in a random answer: ten years old.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty
After reading Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's answers, Erfeng wondered if they had said too much. Shouldn't a difference of seven or eight years be more appropriate? Or did later emperors simply prefer those older than him? So, she simply raised her head and filled in eighteen years old.
"Alright, that concludes the answers. Now I'll reveal the answer: cough cough, the correct answer is 17 years old."
Upon hearing the answer, Zhu Di thought, "Very good," and knew that his anxiety had finally subsided.
I never imagined that my descendants would like such an old woman!