When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Wang Chengen's words, he couldn't help but stop and look back at him.
When Wang Chengen saw Zhu Yuanzhang's cold gaze, he immediately knelt down and said: "This slave never went to see the Governor Wang. It was the Governor Wang who heard that the slave was beaten and came to visit the slave..."
As he spoke, he kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.
At this moment, Wang Chengen felt very regretful and secretly hated himself for not avoiding Wang Dehua. You must know that the two of them had always been at odds, and he had every reason to avoid it.
But for some reason at that time, he didn't go away, and even chatted with Wang Dehua for a while under mysterious circumstances.
Although he did not reveal any information about Zhu Yuanzhang, he knew that his contact with Wang Dehua alone was enough to make Zhu Yuanzhang suspicious of him.
In the past, Wang Chengen would not have taken this matter to heart, let alone told Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, since he followed Zhu Yuanzhang on the city tour today, he found that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have changed.
Not only was he decisive in killing, but he also seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, making him feel that in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, he was a transparent person who could not hide any secrets at all.
Especially when he entered Dongnuan Pavilion just now and saw Zhu Yuanzhang questioning Li Ruolian, he felt that he had to tell what happened to Wang Dehua, otherwise his end might be very miserable.
After he told the story at this moment, although he was very scared, he felt as if a stone had fallen to the ground in his heart, and he felt a lot more relaxed.
"Get up and be more cautious in your actions from now on."
After Zhu Yuanzhang's cold voice sounded, he walked towards Dongnuan Pavilion again.
When Wang Chengen heard this, he thought he had heard wrongly. It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang walked far away that he realized what he was saying.
When he stood up, he didn't know whether he had knelt for too long or was distracted, so he failed to stand firmly and fell to the ground.
He sat on the ground and took a breath. After calming down, he jumped up again and chased after Zhu Yuanzhang.
When he came to Dongnuan Pavilion, he happened to hear Liu Wenbing's voice saying: "I still remember that your Majesty often reminded me that the more serious things happen, the more calm you need."
"Now that the rebels are approaching the city, all matters in the capital are subject to His Majesty's Holy Judgment. Your Majesty must not mess with the Holy Heart because of those officials!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he did not speak, but looked at Liu Wenbing coldly.
When Liu Wenbing saw this, he quickly knelt down and said, "I deserve to die. I spoke rudely at the moment. Please forgive me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward slowly, helped Liu Wenbing up, and said in a deep voice: "Xin Lehou, do you still remember the dream we had before?"
After Liu Wenbing stood up, he bowed his body and said, "Did your Majesty say that he dreamed that Emperor Taizu wrote you a dream with the word 'you' a few days ago?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, it was exactly this dream. When we asked all the officials, no one could explain it clearly. We have been worried about this for several days."
"Yesterday, we dreamed of Emperor Taizu again in our sleep. Emperor Taizu told us that the word 'you' seemed to be missing half of the Ming Dynasty, but it did not mean that the Ming Dynasty would decline."
"But I want to tell you that today's Ming Dynasty has declined because it failed to abide by his old man's system. As long as we can gradually restore the ancestral system, our Ming Dynasty will be able to last forever."
"After hearing what Emperor Taizu said, we immediately knelt down and asked for advice. Emperor Taizu taught us all the techniques one by one..."
Liu Wenbing was originally puzzled by Zhu Yuanzhang's changes. Although he felt a little strange when he heard this, he often heard about dreams, and he couldn't help but believe it.
Then he thought that Chongzhen had been studying Taizu's Records for more than ten years. When it comes to respecting ancestors, no emperor in the past can surpass him.
Perhaps it was Chongzhen's sincerity that moved Emperor Taizu and passed on the method, which was why Chongzhen changed yesterday.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, with the help of Emperor Taizu, our Ming Dynasty will surely last forever!"
As Liu Wenbing knelt down, Gong Yonggu, Shen Zhanran, Wang Chengen and others also knelt down one after another, claiming that "Taizu appeared, and the Ming Dynasty will surely last forever!"
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly helped everyone up and said: "You should understand our painstaking efforts now. Although we are not as wise and powerful as Taizu, but after Taizu's guidance, in our eyes, those rebels outside the city are just chickens and tiles." It’s just a dog.”
Liu Wenbing nodded repeatedly and said: "I understand, I understand!"
"I was originally worried that your majesty was affected by the rebellion, but I never thought that your majesty had obtained the true biography of Taizu."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to serve Your Majesty from now on!"
Zhu Yuanzhang had been secretly observing everyone's expressions. Seeing that their expressions changed from initial shock to suspicion, and then to relief at the end, he must have believed his words, and then he put down his previous worries.
In fact, after he woke up and saw Wang Chengen's expression, he had already thought of using this method to explain the difference between him and Chongzhen.
It was just that there was no suitable time at the time, and he didn't know the courtiers well, and he was worried that the explanation would be counterproductive to being used by people with ulterior motives, so he never mentioned it.
It was only at this moment that he saw that although Liu Wenbing and others were loyal to him, they still lacked confidence, so he explained this explanation to solidify his heart.
At the same time, he knew that the people Liu Wenbing and others made friends with were all decent people. If the matter was publicized through them, it would not only increase his prestige, but also attract more loyal ministers like Liu Wenbing and Shen Zhanran to gather around him.
Now that he saw that his goal had been achieved, he discussed the plan with Liu Wenbing and others.
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"Okay, let's execute this plan!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched his body and continued: "Xin Lehou, you will go to the Ministry of Finance later, receive one million taels of silver, and recruit young men in the city."
"You can recruit as many tricks as you want, don't worry about not having enough money, but we have one requirement, you must not be afraid of death!"
Hearing this, Liu Wenbing bowed and said: "I understand, I will go to the Ministry of Household Affairs now and try to recruit 10,000 people by noon!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, then looked at Gong Yonggu and said: "Go to Li Guozhen and ask him to find you two hundred veterans with good character. Then choose one of the two and select one hundred people to serve as teachers. Let’s train new recruits with Xin Lehou.”
"Remember, don't teach them fancy virtual things during training, just teach them how to kill people quickly and minimize their own damage."
Hearing this, Gong Yonggu said: "I understand, I will do it now!"
After Liu and Gong left, he looked at Shen Zhanran and said, "Come here, let's continue studying..."
As he said that, seeing Shen Zhanran's tired face, he changed his words: "Go and rest for a while, then write down a note on how to arrange the reinforcements and conquer the lost territory, and then go to Mr. Fan to discuss urging the reinforcements." .”
When Shen Zhanran heard this, he said with some shame: "I'm fine, I..."
"Okay, don't be stubborn with us. There's no rush in this matter, but we're worried about a war later and won't be able to take care of it, so we made arrangements in advance."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked him to leave.
Shen Zhanran's body was already weak, and he was already exhausted after a night of discussion.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang sincerely asked him to rest, he bowed respectfully and then slowly retreated.
"Long live my Lord, you have been busy all night, would you like to take a rest?"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had already settled the matter, Wang Chengen suggested in a low voice.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little tired before, but after he got through that period, he became more energetic.
So he waved his hand and said: "No need, go find Li Ruolian, we have something to tell him!"
Wang Cheng'en heard this and was about to find someone to inform Li Ruolian when he saw a young eunuch hurried in and said that Li Ruolian had something urgent to report.
