Even in the Hereafter, that is the ultimate goal of social development, which can not be accomplished by individual strength alone.

Time flies.

For Zhu Zhanji, a full decade has passed since the peaceful and comfortable days.

Xiude, who left the capital with Zhu Zhanji, is now twenty years old.

Under Zhu Zhanji's teaching, today's Xiude and Liuzi have grown into people who can take charge of themselves.

The caravan they had set up in Annan at the beginning has now grown into a force with considerable financial resources thanks to their efforts.

Perennial wandering in the Middle East, connecting the Ming Dynasty and the West on the way to maritime commerce.

But obviously, what Zhu Zhanji wants is not to cultivate virtue and be a businessman for the rest of his life, but the things that Xiude learns on weekdays are not just some businessmen's skills.

The reason why Zhu Zhanji has never guided Xiude to the Ming Dynasty is because he is still waiting for an opportunity.

Although Zhu Zhanji is unwilling to face this day, he also knows that all this is irreversible, just like this era.

Zhu Zhanji once fantasized about how sad and agitated this day would be.

But the reality is nothing.

In such a simple farmhouse courtyard, the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Zhanji's grandfather, who once had a strong stroke in Zhu Zhanji's textbooks in his previous life, was lying on the recliner in the courtyard.

The old man, who was full of old age, lay weakly, looking at the sun that gradually rose at noon, and his face was full of satisfaction.

On his side, there were not too many people, only Zhu Zhanji, the eldest grandson.

Just quietly by the old man's side.

From time to time, I suddenly remembered something, so I chatted with Zhu Zhanji for a few words.

"Do you know what your grandfather said on his deathbed?"

Zhu Zhanji shook his head, but the old man didn't look at it, and continued: "On the day your grandfather died, he was just like me now, lying on the dragon chair in the palace, with eunuchs waiting by his side, and he would squint for a while from time to time. ”

"Your grandfather is old, he always feels cold, and his favorite thing is to bask in the sun here, only in this way can he feel warm on his body."

"But when the sun is about to set, your grandfather gets angry."

"You also know that since the uprising and overthrow of the Yuan Court in your grandfather's life, he has been arbitrary and domineering all his life. No one in the world will dare to disobey him. But when he saw the sun that kept setting, he was not happy, so he called the eunuch beside him to let the sun in the sky stop. ”

"The eunuch didn't dare to be disobedient, and he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he passed this imperial order to ten, ten to hundred, from the palace of the Ming Dynasty to the palace wall, and then from the palace wall to the westernmost side."

"Everyone is shouting, let the sun stand, let the sun stand!"

"Hehe, it's not like your grandfather."

"Your grandfather, his heart is full of reluctance, he doesn't want to go. But like the sun, can it not set? ”

"The sun has set, and your grandfather is gone."

"To tell the truth, no matter how much your grandfather and I do in my life, I can't compare to your grandfather, I didn't want to admit it before, but I have to admit that people like your grandfather don't say hundreds of years, even thousands of years may not be able to produce one."

"I can't compare to your grandfather, and this is also my grandfather's biggest regret in my life."

Speaking of this, it was a time of sadness, but the old man was suddenly happy, and said: "But it's different now, your grandfather's eldest brother didn't give birth to a good grandson for your grandfather, but I'm different, I have a good grandson." ”

"Eldest grandson, you have to remember that you have to take good care of the country for your grandfather, if you don't see it well, then the world will say, Yongle Dynasty, you didn't do anything, and you did your best to support those stinky Qiu Ba who were corrupt and perverted the law. If Zhu Yunwen were replaced as the emperor, it would definitely not be like now. But if you look at it, they will say again, thanks to the Yongle Emperor being the emperor, otherwise how can there be a prosperous era through the ages? ”

"Hehe, grandpa is old, and I can't see what is behind this, but people are like this, how can I catch up with any lively things."

"That's it, leave the country to your father and son, grandpa, I don't worry."

"By the way, in the future, if you have time, you will take Xiude back to take a look, your father's age is not young, if he is tired, let the little one go up, your father is not in good health, he has been tired all his life, and it is time to recuperate."

After saying this, the old man stopped.

Then he moved his body slightly, found a comfortable position to lie down, and finally said to Zhu Zhanji beside him: "Okay, go out and go around, let grandpa and I lie quietly for a while." ”

Listening to the old man's words, Zhu Zhanji nodded silently, then walked out of the far door, and after closing the door, he sat quietly at the door, without saying a word.

Ten days later.

The imperial court announced that the world, the emperor Zhu Di, died, and the whole country mourned.

At the same time, a group of carriages pulling coffins were also heading towards Nanjing City.

A student also embarked on the road to the imperial examination.

After the convoy with the coffin came to Nanjing, a rumor began to spread from the magnates of Nanjing, and even spread to Beijing in the north.

The man didn't die, he came back.....

The world is always similar, and history is like a cycle.

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty, which was like a young man, experienced the thorough reform of Zhu Zhanji, and various local forces appeared within the entire dynasty again.

The court was also gradually divided into different camps.

Those officials who used to be newcomers by Zhu Zhanji's side have now become old fritters in the officialdom.

Greed is like this, it makes everyone insatiable.

This is especially true of the quest for power.

Although all this seems to be calm now, no one dares to disobey the emperor's order.

The power of the imperial court has always been there.

But no one knows when all this will happen.

The pace of class solidification will not stop, and it will never stop, once it could be a scholar, a family, now it is called an official gentry, and it may change its name in the future.

But this class has emerged in every era.

It's like a building, no matter how deep and strong its foundations are, it is only a matter of time before it collapses, and the collapse of the building cannot lead to unthinking hatred of the people who live on the upper floors.

Because even if you live on the upper floors, you're going to be like those people.

It's just that from him to you, I feel that everything has changed as it should be.

It's human nature.

It's irreversible, but it's changeable.

Ideological education has a long way to go.

And now, as the founder of a whole new era, Zhu Zhanji is not greedy for power.

But this era was created by him, and the hidden evils of this era should also be solved by him.

So, he's back.

Like the old man did for himself...