Father-in-law Zhu Di, I am so happy to marry the disfigured princess

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it doesn't matter what Zhu Youjian's identity is or whether what Zhu Youjian says is good or bad.

The important thing is that Zhu Youjian said that the Ming Dynasty was destroyed.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang cares about most.

Even if what Zhu Youjian said were all crazy words, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to hear how Ming Dynasty perished from Zhu Youjian's mouth.

It's like listening to someone else tell their story.

Even if it is fictional, Zhu Yuanzhang is still very interested.

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Li Xiongzhi looked at him in confusion.

"Big brother."

Before Li Xiongzhi could finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him: "Xiongzhi, stop talking."

"Of course I know it."

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Youjian with burning eyes, waiting for his words.

Zhu Youjian was also stunned when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

Then he sat up straight and tidied his messy hair.

Since the great ancestor wanted to know how the Ming Dynasty perished, he must have known it without saying anything.

Although the Ming Empire perished in his hands, he had no face to face Zhu Yuanzhang.

But when facing Zhu Yuanzhang, he still had to answer.

As the founder of the Ming Empire, Zhu Yuanzhang had reason to know how the Ming Dynasty fell.

As the last emperor of the Ming Empire, Zhu Youjian also had to make it clear to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although the Ming Dynasty died, there was no need to escape.

This fact still needs to be proven.

"My great grandfather, please introduce the unscrupulous descendant Zhu Youjian to apologize first."

After speaking, Zhu Youjian kowtowed heavily to Zhu Yuanzhang several times.

He could no longer remember how many times he had kowtowed since meeting Zhu Yuanzhang.

But this time, the kowtows were particularly solemn, serious, and formal.

Faced with Zhu Youjian's behavior, Zhu Yuanzhang remained unmoved.

Stand there quietly and accept it calmly.

If Zhu Youjian is really the founder of the Ming Empire, then it is reasonable for him to bear these few heads.

What's wrong with a prodigal son kowtow to his ancestors?

If Zhu Youjian is just a madman, then Zhu Yuanzhang can also bear these heads.

It is also reasonable for the people to kowtow to the monarch.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang accepted all of Zhu Youjian's kowtows calmly.

Li Xiao on the side still remained silent.

He felt there was no need for him to explain himself verbally.

The true history cannot be contained, and sooner or later it will be revealed to the world.

In this case, it would be good to let Zhu Yuanzhang understand the real Ming Dynasty from his descendants.

After Zhu Youjian finished kowtowing, he knelt straight.

It seemed that he planned to answer Zhu Yuanzhang's words on his knees.

"The Ming Dynasty fell to Li Zicheng, Wei Zhongxian, and the Donglin Party!"

Zhu Youjian complained with resentful eyes.

Li Xiao on the side also smiled lightly when he heard this.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to explain Zhu Youjian's appearance and how to explain Zhu Youjian's origin.

But now after hearing Zhu Youjian's words, he planned to put all these things aside.

Because he also wanted to know how the Ming Dynasty came to ruin.

As a later person, he has seen a lot of theories about the demise of the Ming Dynasty, whether in books or on the Internet.

It's all the same as Zhu Youjian said.

Some people say that the Ming Dynasty fell because of the rebellion of Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, while others say that it was because of eunuchs like Wei Zhongxian who disrupted the imperial court.

Some people say it was because the Donglin Party fought against different political parties in the court in the late Ming Dynasty, and others said it was because of the natural disasters during the Little Ice Age in the late Ming Dynasty.

Anyway, there are various theories. Even Zhu Youjian in front of him was a very important reason. Some people said that the fall of the dynasty was due to Zhu Youjian's incompetence.

In short, everyone has their own opinions on the final demise of the Ming Dynasty.

There are so many different versions that even historians cannot name them all.

Later generations can only make some analyzes and conclusions based on historical materials and historical records.

But now, Zhu Youjian, the subjugated king of the Ming Dynasty, was standing in front of him, describing how the Ming Dynasty came to ruin.

Li Xiao also became interested in this matter.

He also wanted to know how the Ming Dynasty declined and how it was overthrown.

When a dynasty is destroyed, what is said from the mouth of the dynasty's subjugated king always has a certain degree of credibility.

Most importantly, Li Xiao still wanted to hear what Zhu Youjian thought.

I would like to hear Zhu Youjian’s views on the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

It can be regarded as satisfying Li Xiao's curiosity about this period of history.

Li Xiao had heard about Li Zicheng, Wei Zhongxian, and the Donglin Party that Zhu Youjian just mentioned.

He also had some superficial understanding of the people Zhu Youjian was talking about, so he did not interrupt Zhu Youjian loudly and listened quietly to him continuing.

But Zhu Yuanzhang had never heard of these names, so he immediately asked: "Wait a minute."

"Didn't you say before that the fall of the Ming Dynasty started with a [-]-year-old eunuch?"

"Why did Wei Zhongxian and the Donglin Party appear again now?"

Li Zicheng and Zhu Youjian said before that they were people who followed Zhu Yuanzhang's old path.

A man whose rebellion almost succeeded.

It was also this man who captured the city of Beijing.

Regarding this person, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zhu Youjian would definitely tell about it.

Compared with Li Zicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang was more interested in the [-]-year-old eunuch described by Zhu Youjian.

He really wanted to hear the story about this eunuch.

Zhu Yuanzhang also really wanted to know how a eunuch reached the top of the Ming Dynasty and was also called nine thousand nine hundred years old.

This difficulty is no less than his successful rebellion.

As for the Donglin Party that Zhu Youjian was talking about, Zhu Yuanzhang also guessed a little bit.

It's probably just the political parties in the court.

When Zhu Yuanzhang first founded his country, there was also partisanship in the court.

The Huaixi nobles from Fengyang, Anhui, and the Zhejiang scholars from Liu Bowen's side.

It is estimated that the Donglin Party also exists in the same way.

Zhu Yuanzhang had no special ideas about party struggles above the court.

This is entirely the emperor's own business.

As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Where there are rivers and lakes, there are bound to be factions. Where there are factions, there are bound to be fights.

Since there is a fight, it is inevitable that there will be disputes and disputes over interests.

If there are disputes and interest disputes, then there will be a big fight.

This is the same whether it is a common citizen or a cultural relic official in the court.

Even relatives of the emperor and nobles of the palace will fight if their interests are entangled.

These are inevitable and impossible to eliminate.

All this can only be mediated by the emperor sitting on the throne.Regarding the fact that there are many factions and conflicts among the officials in the court, the test is the emperor's method.

Let's see if the emperors of the current dynasty can control all these officials.

Anyway, no matter how much trouble there is in the court, the imperial power cannot be overthrown, and the world cannot be in chaos.

But now Zhu Youjian actually said that the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by the Donglin Party.

So it seems that even if Zhu Youjian is really the emperor, he is nothing more than that.

That is also an unqualified emperor.

An emperor who cannot control the court.

Zhu Yuanzhang also saw a lot about party struggles above the imperial court.

He is no longer interested in these things. He is still most interested in the [-]-year-old eunuch.

Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to hear how Zhu Youjian arranged the Ming Dynasty.

Actually, a great eunuch with [-] pairs of eunuchs was produced.

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Youjian respectfully replied: "Grandpa Taizu, don't be anxious yet."

"Let the unworthy descendants tell you slowly."

"It was Li Zicheng who conquered the city of Beijing. Li Zicheng was a postman of the Ming Dynasty."

"But at the most difficult moment for our Ming Dynasty, we deceived people's hearts and encouraged the people to rebel."

"In the end, because of his leadership, many rebel forces emerged in the world."

"The Ming Dynasty was also struggling to cope with the uprisings and rebellions of the people in various places, and finally Li Zicheng captured the city of Beijing."

"The unworthy descendant Zhu Youjian hanged himself in Meishan because of this, and the Ming Dynasty collapsed."

After speaking, Zhu Youjian lowered his head.

There was a sense of unwillingness and guilt in his eyes.

Although the collapse of the Ming Dynasty did not happen overnight, nor could it be done just because of one person.

But Li Zicheng was always the straw that broke the camel's back.

Zhu Youjian still placed most of his hatred on Li Zicheng, and even blamed Li Zicheng for most of the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, in addition to Li Zicheng, there are many people who are hated by Zhu Youjian.

Even his dead eldest brother, the carpenter emperor Zhu Youxiao.

Speaking of which, Zhu Youjian felt aggrieved.

Zhu Youxiao had left him such a mess, and he had no way to do anything about it.

There are nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian and the Donglin Party inside, and Li Zicheng and Huang Taiji outside.

Facing internal and external troubles, Zhu Youjian was helpless.

Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Youjian's words and said calmly: "Li Zicheng, as a postman of the Ming Dynasty, can rebel. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't you reflect on yourself?"

Speaking of which, Zhu Yuanzhang still had a good impression of Li Zicheng.

Although he was somewhat disdainful of Li Zicheng's rebellion as a postman of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt somewhat close to him as a rebel.

He also came from a rebellious background, and his rebellion was successful.

Li Zicheng has also rebelled, and is about to succeed.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that if he couldn't survive, who would be willing to rebel.

This Li Zicheng will definitely not survive.

Even the postmen of the Ming Dynasty could not survive, which shows that the imperial court was mediocre at that time.

Anyway, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, as long as someone rebels, it must be the imperial court.

If the imperial court ensures that everyone in the world is well fed and clothed warmly, then who would be willing to rebel with nothing to do but their brains in their belts?

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had come all the way from the rebellion, knew the mentality of the rebellion better than anyone else.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Youjian lowered his head guiltily.

"Grandpa Taizu is right, it is indeed all my fault."

"I have an unshirkable responsibility for the fall of the Ming Dynasty."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang replied coldly: "Stop talking so much."

"Let's talk about your time in the Ming Dynasty."

"It is impossible for a postman to overthrow the Ming Dynasty. There must be other reasons."

Zhu Yuanzhang knew in his heart that unless the Ming Dynasty was rotten to the core, the Ming Dynasty would not be overthrown so easily.

It is impossible for a small postman Li Zicheng to successfully rebel.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still full of curiosity about the Ming Dynasty, which was rotten to the core.

He really wanted to know how bad the Ming court would be according to Zhu Youjian's words.

Who will appear and bring down the Ming Dynasty?

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Youjian nodded.

"The fall of the Ming Dynasty is a long story. Please be patient, Grandfather Taizu."

"Listen to the unworthy descendants and tell them in detail."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, as if he was ready to listen for a long time.

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Li Xiao, Zhu Ningyun, Li Xiongzhi and others also pricked up their ears and were ready to listen carefully.

Tian Zhiwei had even sat upright on the chair, assuming a comfortable posture.

The posture looked like he was preparing a listening and speaking book.

If Zhu Youjian hadn't been talking about the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Tian Zhiwei would have taken out the melon seeds and started chewing them.

Anyway, there are so many people here at this moment, except Zhu Yuanzhang.

The other people listened to Zhu Youjian's story with the mentality of taking advantage of others.

Originally, people like Li Xiongzhi and Tian Zhiwei did not believe what Zhu Youjian said, and they did not comment on Zhu Youjian's various remarks.

They are not like Zhu Yuanzhang, who has such attachments and inner demons towards the Ming Dynasty.

In their eyes, the Ming Dynasty definitely still existed and existed well.

Even if the Ming Dynasty really fell, it would not be very sad for them.

After all, they are not members of the Zhu family's royal family, and the Ming Dynasty outside has little to do with them.

In the final analysis, they were concerned about the survival of the Ming Dynasty because of Li Xiao.

Because Li Xiao is their eldest brother and the person they admire the most.

And Li Xiao was the consort of the Ming Dynasty, and his father-in-law Zhu Di was currently the emperor of the Ming Dynasty outside.

If it weren't for Li Xiao's relationship, Daming and others outside would not bother to care.

Li Xiao is actually the same.

If it weren't for Zhu Ningyun's relationship, the survival of the Ming Dynasty would really not matter to him.

He is just standing as a bystander now, wanting to hear about that history from Zhu Youjian's mouth.

Regarding the history of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, what people who have experienced it personally are definitely different from what is recorded in history books and historical materials.

Moreover, this man was also the subjugated king of the Ming Dynasty.

You can definitely know the most authentic history from his mouth.

Here now, apart from Li Xiao, Zhu Yuanzhang is probably the most interested in Zhu Youjian's words.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor of the Ming Empire.

At this moment, Zhu Youjian's voice rang.

"I'll never forget that day."

"March 17, the [-]th year of Chongzhen."

"The day I hanged myself in Meishan!"

(End of this chapter)