Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lin Che, his face was full of disbelief, and asked in a trembling voice:

"Sir, will you joke with us?"

"These dog minions, do you have such a great ability as you say?"

"That's a more effective way... What are they? ”

"Let's ask Mr. to tell me clearly!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang holding a wine glass, he stretched out to toast himself, but his expression was very excited.

Lin Che didn't feel embarrassed for this emperor, he was half a hundred, he was preached by himself, he was nervous, he also picked up the wine glass and touched it with Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Your Majesty, if you don't understand, then let's tell you a story, and you will understand everything after listening to it."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded solemnly, drank all the wine in the cup, looked at the stunned Zhu Biao and said:

"What are you still in a daze, hurry up and take notes!"

Zhu Biao woke up like a dream, hurriedly put down his chopsticks, picked up the brush at hand, and listened attentively.

Lin Che glanced at the prince, but he didn't care, he dried the cup and started talking:

"For the example I gave, it would be better for Your Majesty to substitute into the story scene, so that it is easier to understand."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang straightened up and nodded at Lin Che to indicate that he was ready.

"Your Majesty, suppose you are a six-grade junior official in the imperial court, you have no money, no power, and no one to talk to you, except for a little money, your life is as plain as water."

"Your father is seriously ill and bedridden at home, and your wife has just given birth to a son, all of which require money, and the only savings you have, which have been wiped out, and you have borrowed some foreign debts."

"But just like that, you still have to find someone to continue to borrow money, because Lord Chochu is about to celebrate his birthday."

"This Shoufu not only won the trust of the emperor, but also your mentor, when you were a high school jinshi, he was your chief examiner, and he was usually not bad to you."

"Lord Shoufu is full of peach and plum all over the world, and his protégés and former officials are all over the government and the opposition, everyone says that Lord Shoufu is honest and honest, and the officials who interact with him are also officials with good reputations, and they often get together and form a very powerful circle of officials."

"Although you have a very low official position and no money, you also want to enter the circle of Lord Shousuke, but you have never had a good opportunity."

"Obviously, the official positions in Lord Shoufu's circle are not low, and they don't look down on a little person like you at all."

"On the day of Lord Shoufu's birthday, you sold the only valuable things in the family and borrowed some debts, so you completed the birthday ceremony and put on your official uniform to go to the banquet."

Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became ugly, his mouth opened, he wanted to speak and stopped, and he forced himself to listen.

"On the day of the birthday, the firecrackers in the official residence of the richest man rang out, the gongs and drums were noisy, and there were countless officials and gentry who came to celebrate their birthdays, most of these people were brightly dressed, and the gifts they brought were worth a lot of money at a glance, which set off your shabbyness, you stood in the middle of this group of gentry, and you couldn't wait to find a hole in the ground to get into."

"At this time, you are sighing, you are also studying hard for ten years and embarking on a career as an official, why are you so embarrassed that you can't even afford to give gifts."

Lin Che picked up the wine glass and prepared to drink, Zhu Fan next to him had already prepared, and hurriedly poured it, Lin Che didn't care, raised his head and drank the wine:

"Just when you were hiding in the corner of the crowd, secretly feeling sad, then Shousuke-sama noticed you, and he actually left you alone after the banquet."

"You are a little flattered, anxiously waiting for Lord Shoufu in the side room, and after Lord Shoufu has sent all the guests away, you hurriedly stepped forward and asked: The teacher left the students behind, but what are the instructions?"

"Lord Shoufu nodded lightly, took out a fold from your sleeve, and told you to sign your name on this fold, and play the emperor tomorrow morning, and also told you not to be afraid, as long as you send this fold when the time comes, if you don't need to worry about other things, he will deal with it."

"When you get home, you open the memo only to find that it is the emperor who wants to levy an official gentry tax because the treasury is empty and the money and food are insufficient.

"You put down the twists and turns, and guessed the intention of Lord Shoufu, which is to let you be a pawn and go to the thunder, thinking of His Majesty the Emperor's decisiveness, you know that there must be no good fruit to eat in this matter, but this is Lord Shoufu's commission, if you refuse, not only do you want to enter his circle, but you want to make a difference in your official career in the future, you don't have to think about it."

"You thought about your comeback this night, and in the last ruthlessness, you decided to do what Shousuke-sama arranged."

"Without the care of Lord Shoufu, you can't enter the inner circle of the imperial court, and you, a speechless official, will be a lifetime, so it's better to seek wealth and danger.

After a pause, Lin Che continued:

"The next morning, when the emperor talked about it, the ministers were silent one by one, and then you stood up and handed over the fold."

"Sure enough, after the emperor saw your recital, Long Yan was furious, and ordered the pro-army guards to take you down on the spot, and punished you for thirty years.

"When you were beaten, at this time, Lord Shoufu stood up unhurriedly and said: Your Majesty, although Zhu Yanguan's words are fierce, but he is also loyal to His Majesty, the official gentry should not pay for food, since ancient times, which dynasty has paid money and grain for thousands of years, this is an ancient precept, you can't change it here, Your Majesty! When the time comes, let the officials and gentry of the world evaluate Your Majesty, and the history books will leave a black pen for Your Majesty! ”

"As soon as the words of Lord Shoufu came out, then hundreds of officials came out one after another, agreeing with Shoufu's opinion, and there was not a single minister in the entire hall who stood up to support the emperor, and the emperor trembled with anger, but he was helpless, and the matter of collecting taxes on the gentry was stopped."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not substitute for the official, but felt like he was in the scene, as if he was the lonely emperor, being tricked by the ministers, how could he bear it!

"Phew!"

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang slap the table hard and stand up openly, the anger on his face was undisguised.

Seeing the soup on the table splashing out, Lin Che pressed it with his hand and said calmly:

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

"Where is this, so angry, aren't you going to finish the story?"

"If that's the case, then let's not talk about it!"

"Listen!"

Seeing that Lin Che was about to die down, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly wilted, and the story just came to this, what about the official in the back, and the unlucky emperor, what should he do, he wanted to listen to it.

"Don't, sir, we just entered the drama for a while."

"Don't be surprised, sir!"

"Go on!"

Lin Che picked up the rag and wiped the soup that had splashed in front of him, and continued:

"You were beaten and your flesh was opened, and Lord Shoufu arranged for someone to send you back to the house, and soon your reputation spread throughout the court."

"All the official gentry praised you as the second Wei Zheng, and the gentry who came to visit you have been in an endless stream since then, sending gifts to pay off the debts you owe abroad, and many have added sojourns and renovated mansions, your mansion has a new look, and your home is even more happy."

(End of chapter)