This time, Zhu Su did not act clever or careless. He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang extremely seriously, and the air in Qianqing Palace fell into silence again.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.
"It's unbelievable...there are such strange things in the world..."
"We are still wondering whether you worshiped some alchemist as your teacher, or obtained some prophecy book."
"However, most of those prophecies are specious. It may be as detailed as you expected."
"Do you believe it?" Zhu Su said happily.
"How can we not believe those two battle reports before us?" Zhu Yuanzhang no longer sat upright. He leaned on the back of his chair, picked up the white jade Ruyi on the table, and patted it in his hands. "So, you really came back from the future six hundred and fifty years later to be our son?"
"Hey, that's interesting!"
"Uh..." What do you mean by dressing up and becoming your son? You said it as if I was rushing you.
Zhu Su chuckled, and the old Zhu who came forward slapped his shoulders: "Your name as Emperor Hongwu will be known to everyone in future generations!"
"Being your son is our blessing."
A man is capable of bending and stretching, and of course he has to work hard to become a free prince.
"Really?" Lao Zhu's eyes lit up. "Then tell me, how will future generations evaluate us?"
"Of course that's a huge compliment!" Zhu Su flattered him obstinately. "Your achievements will surely shine through the annals of history!"
"Expelling the barbarians, restoring China, establishing principles and discipline, and relieving the people. This alone is a great achievement that the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty cannot match!"
"Not to mention that you, a commoner from Huaiyou, were able to rise in troubled times. Even the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, who founded the Han Dynasty for four hundred years, could not match it. He is still a pavilion chief after all!"
"Who in future generations doesn't know that my Ming Dynasty started with a bowl and ended with a rope? I am strong and strong and will shine for the ages..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was taking pictures of Bai Yu Ruyi, with a look of complacency on his face. What Zhu Su said was the most proud thing in his life. Hearing that these things were indeed praised by future generations made him feel that his life was worthwhile. How can you be dissatisfied?
But when I heard "a bowl at the beginning and a rope at the end", I always felt something was wrong.
He could guess the opening bowl. After all, I had a chance encounter, so it was no secret. But the ending is a rope...
Thinking about it carefully, his face suddenly darkened.
"Lao Wu." Lao Zhu has been the emperor for several years, and has already reached the stage where his emotions are not shown on his face.
But just by putting away his expression, the temperature in the room suddenly dropped by seven to eight degrees.
"Tell me more about the 'end with a rope'."
"Ah?" Zhu Su was stunned. A drop of cold sweat could not help but roll down his face.
It's over, it's smooth. I originally thought that I would just say good things first, make Lao Zhu happy, and then agree to drop out of the main hall...
Tell Lao Zhu about a rope, Lao Zhu still can't get angry? How could I talk about dropping out of school?
Seeing Zhu Su pouting but not saying anything, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Lao Wu. Then tell us."
"Six hundred and fifty years later, what kind of grand occasion will our Ming Dynasty look like at that time?"
...Oh, my good father, it’s such a grand occasion.
At that time, your Ming Dynasty had been in decline for almost four hundred years!
Seeing that Zhu Su still looked troubled, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart began to sink. He slapped the table:
"Say! Tell us!"
"Which unworthy descendant became the king of this country's subjugation!"
"How on earth did my Ming Dynasty die?"
"Father, calm down!" Zhu Su was startled and kneeled down reflexively.
"You...don't be angry yet. The Ming Dynasty has been overthrown for more than 270 years."
"The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty lasted only 289 years, and the two Song Dynasties together only lasted 319 years. The extremely powerful Han Dynasty lasted only 210 years, and the Later Han Dynasty only lasted 195 years."
"To sum it up, my Ming Dynasty Xiangguo is actually quite long!"
This was the first time that he saw Lao Zhu getting really angry at him. The overwhelming power of the emperor's dragon really scared him.
I couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, Lao Zhuhu is not poisonous.
If it were any other time traveler, he would dare to say that the Ming Dynasty was dead in front of Lao Zhu. I'm afraid that the furious Lao Zhu will draw his sword and kill him at the scene!
"Two hundred...more than two hundred and seventy years..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were stunned. He seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and leaned slumped on the back of the Huanghuali Grand Master's chair.
He has always had a high self-esteem, and he has brought peace to the world with his commoner body. He feels that he is far better than the previous emperors. At least, he is absolutely confident in knowing the suffering of the people.
No coward in the court can hide his insight into everything!
His different backgrounds and experiences along the way gave him a clearer understanding than other emperors: he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. If we want long-term peace and order in the world, we must punish corrupt officials. As long as we hold the hearts of the people, the world will never be easy!
He has even begun to implement a plan: to formulate a law that will never be changed, so that everything in the world will operate according to this law.
Such as household registration, road guidance, sea ban...
As long as this framework is followed, the country will remain unchanged forever and will always be in the hands of the emperor surnamed Zhu!
However, Zhu Su now told him that the Ming Dynasty only existed for more than 270 years.
He confidently believes that the foundation he has built, even if it cannot last forever, should be able to last for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
As a result, it only lasted a few hundred years!
So, what is the difference between our Ming Dynasty and those of the Han, Tang and Song Dynasties?
"The Ming Dynasty...how did the Ming Dynasty die?"
Seeing Zhu Su's hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table.
"Say! Tell them all!"
"Tell me completely! How did I, the Ming Dynasty, die!!"
"There are many theories in later generations about the death of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Su pulled his head and started talking.
"Looking at it from the outside, the Ming Dynasty fell due to internal and external difficulties. Internally, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others raised their flags to cause chaos, and externally..."
"Hmph! Is it really a riot?" Before Zhu Su could finish speaking, Lao Zhu snorted coldly. Lao Zhu is very familiar with this plot.
"Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong... we remember it! You continue to talk."
"The reason why the people are in trouble must be because of the neglect of the government. This is because the country has a foolish king! What kind of unfilial grandson did not learn from his diligent ancestors, but instead imitated the neglect of the government by Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty, and finally ruined the great country of our Ming Dynasty ?”
Lao Zhu's aura was fully activated and he gritted his teeth.
"...It's not entirely Chongzhen's fault." Zhu Su opened his mouth and couldn't help but say a good word to the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty. As soon as the word "Chongzhen" came out, Zhu Yuanzhang guessed that it was an era name. The so-called "advocating Zhenxiang" must be the last era name before the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
His heart tightened again.
"Although Emperor Chongzhen was incompetent, he still had the intention to revive the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty was already terminally ill at that time."
"First, there were constant natural disasters. In the first year of Chongzhen, the whole sky in Shaanxi was as red as blood. In the fifth year of Chongzhen, there was no grain harvest. In the sixth year of Chongzhen, floods flooded the ground and destroyed the houses. In the seventh year of Chongzhen, locusts filled the sky in autumn, and the people changed their sons. Food; the eighth year of Chongzhen..."
Zhu Su counted his family treasures and detailed various disasters during the Chongzhen period. There were major disasters every year. Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned pale when he heard this.
"...It was the Little Ice Age at that time. Snow could fall in August, and countless people died of freezing and starvation. There were also widespread diseases, and a plague even caused the soldiers in the Beijing camp to fight before the enemy troops could attack. Then not one of the ten who have died will remain.”
"In such a chaotic situation, Chongzhen had the intention to reorganize the country, but with no money, food and soldiers, how could he withstand the defeat of the late Ming Dynasty?"
