Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 23
A plain fan is a pure white fan without any text, pictures or decorations on it.

After a while, Liu Bao bought pens, ink, paper and inkstones, as well as plain fans, but because there were only small vendors nearby and grocery stores on the side of the road, he couldn't buy a set of stationery that Zhu Cihong would take care of.

Zhu Cilang took the plain fan, dipped a pen on the inkstone polished by Liu Bao, wrote the word "Zhu" with the pen, and handed it to Zhou Yuantong.

Zhou Yuantong took it and looked at it carefully for a while, frowning slightly.

"Your Majesty is the country's surname?" Zhou Yuan asked, the country's surname is also the surname of the emperor, and the Zhu family is the emperor in Ming Dynasty, so the country's surname is naturally Zhu.

"Yes." Zhu Cixi gave an affirmative answer.

Zhou Yuantong asked again, "Then I don't know what you want to measure? Is it to measure wealth, future, or career?"

The descendants of the Zhu family were born with official titles, and the lowest was a lieutenant of Fengguo, who could receive the salary of the imperial court, so they were considered as officials.

"This word is noble and extraordinary. Yuan Tong dare not speculate casually. If there is anything inappropriate, I hope you will forgive me." Zhou Yuantong reminded Zhu Cihong in advance in order to prevent him from saying something that would make the other party unhappy and cause trouble. .

"But it doesn't matter." Zhu Cihong waved his hand, indicating that it doesn't matter.

"Ahem." Zhou Yuantong cleared his throat, signaling that he was about to speak.

"Zhuzhe, the sound is the same as pig, red, cinnabar and other things are named after this character, which shows that this character has the color of blood."

"Zhu Zhe is also equivalent to my Ming Dynasty. Today, half of the country and mountains of the Ming Dynasty have been lost. The intruders ran across the north and south, and the east and west. There are thousands of miles away. I heard that the intruders set up separate government offices and established a central government in Huguang and the Central Plains. It seems faint. There are signs of self-reliance."

"The Ming Dynasty has been in power for more than 300 years since the Taizu Emperor, and the country of the Han people rarely survives for [-] years."

"In the past, the Jin, Han, Tang and Song Dynasties were not like this. I don't care if the energy of the Ming Dynasty is exhausted, and there are faint words of "killing and killing" in Zhu characters. I am afraid that the country will change hands and change dynasties within a year or two."

Hearing Zhou Yuantong's words, Liu Bao was simply plotting treason. If he said it in public, if he caught him, he could be charged with deceiving the public and intending to rebel.

"Stop it, don't talk. I've been listening to this for a while. Why do I feel that you are not testing words, but rather plotting treason?" Liu Bao interrupted Zhou Yuantong.

"Let him say it, Liu Bao." Zhu Cixiang suddenly became interested in Zhou Yuantong.

What he said is not wrong at all, it is true that the great power of the Ming Dynasty is exhausted, not many people can see this now, even Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying who are above the court may not be able to say such a thing.

"Although destiny is certain, in all things, there can only be nine points of certainty at most, and one point is the number that can go against the will of heaven and change destiny. I have studied heaven and man, but I can't figure out where this last point is, let alone Know who this last point is.”

"But as the saying goes, the person who untied the bell must tie the bell. It was the Zhu family who created the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. It is probably the Zhu family who destroyed the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years."

After Zhou Yuantong finished speaking, he spread the plain fan flat on the table, and in the time it took to speak, the words Zhu Cihong wrote just now had already been done.

It was the Zhu family who created the Great Ming Dynasty, and it was also the Zhu family who destroyed the Great Ming Dynasty. These words really touched Zhu Cihong's heart.

Although there were signs of national subjugation in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the situation was still good, and the financial crisis was not as exaggerated as popular rumors.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to feed 200 million soldiers on the ledger and train hundreds of thousands of recruits.

The reason for the subjugation of the country is probably to be blamed on Zhu Cihong's cheap father, Chongzhen, who has been in power for more than ten years and has changed a hundred chief ministers. Even playing games can't be so casual.

If Zhu Cihong hadn't appeared, there would still be Emperor Hongguang of Nanming, who only knew to eat, drink and have fun in Jinling, without caring about state affairs at all, and gave away flowers and rivers and mountains to others.

But now that Zhu Cihong is here, he will not let all this become a historical fact, and history will be rewritten because of him.

Just when Zhu Cixi was about to say something, he suddenly heard a growling sound from his stomach.

"Sorry, I didn't have dinner." Zhou Yuantong smiled sheepishly, as if he was blaming himself for breaking the serious atmosphere just now.

"It's nothing, I didn't eat either." Zhu Cilang said with a smile.

"Why don't I treat my husband to a meal?" He was sure now that the unassuming fortune-teller in front of him must be a man of extraordinary ability. unknown.

When Zhou Yuantong heard that Zhu Cihong said that he wanted to invite him to dinner, his eyes straightened. He stared at Zhu Cihong and said, "Is this serious? The food I want is not ordinary, can you afford it?"

Zhu Cihong laughed, is there anything in this world that he can't afford, then he is too poor as a prince.

"Tell me, I can afford it if you can." Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

"Well, I'm going to eat at the brothel by the Qinhuai River. I've been in Jinling for many days, and I only saw the prosperity on both sides of the Qinhuai River, but I haven't experienced it myself." Zhou Yuantong said to Zhu Cihong, patting the table.

"But, pack your things and come with me. I heard that there is a good Meixiang Restaurant by the Qinhuai River. I will take you there to learn more." Zhu Cixiang stood up from the chair and walked out.

Zhou Yuan and this person were also straightforward, packed the two books on the table, the compass, yellow paper and other things, then pulled out a bundle from under the table, held the flagpole, and left with Zhu Cihong.

After inquiring along the way, Zhu Cihong and Zhou Yuan came to the downstairs of Meixiang. At first, Zhu Cihong thought it would be a big courtyard with tall buildings in the middle, but unexpectedly it was just a small courtyard with three floors of small buildings.

"I came here just because of my reputation. Please open the door for Li Zhenli and Li Xiangjun." Zhu Cihong personally came to the door and knocked on the courtyard door.

"Who is it?" An immature voice came from inside, and Zhu Cihong thought it should be the doorman.

Zhu Cixiang didn't expect that he would be asked his name. He thought that a person could come to such a place, and he would be a guest when he came.

"Zhang Chao from the Hundred Households of Jinyiwei." Zhu Cixiang had an idea and reported Zhang Chao's name. Anyway, it was just a casual question from the boy, and he answered casually.

It is inappropriate to reveal the identity of the prince, and it is even more inappropriate to say that Liu Bao is the eunuch's name, so he used Zhang Chao's name. Anyway, the people summoned by the system are [-]% loyal to him, and they will not treat them no matter how much he treats them There are complaints.

"Ah! It's Jin Yiwei, mom, mom, Jin Yiwei is here." When the young servant heard Jin Yiwei's name, he was so frightened that he ran in to look for Li Zhenli.

(End of this chapter)