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

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang speak, Zhu Youjian closed his mouth with interest.

He didn't dare to disobey this ancestor.

"Great Grandfather, no matter what, I am also your descendant."

"How can you speak for an outsider?" Zhu Youjian muttered dissatisfied.

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke for Li Xiao and accused Zhu Youjian, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more angry.

"You have the nerve to say that you are our descendant?"

"We really didn't expect that among our descendants there would be someone as unworthy as you."

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed again: "Did Li Xiao make a mistake?"

"What did he say wrong?"

"When the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, you actually killed the general at the edge of the town without authorization because of your suspicion?"

"It would be fine if you could stabilize the situation, but you don't have the ability yet and you only have this suspicion."

"You can't even suppress Yuan Chonghuan's soldiers. Tell me why you killed him."

"Can't you wait until the situation on the border stabilizes before taking action?"

"It's really more than enough to fail."

If this was said by Li Xiao, Zhu Youjian would definitely have to refute it and defend himself.

But now that Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he didn't dare to say anything more.

At this time, Li Xiao on the side also echoed: "Brother is right."

"No matter how arrogant and arrogant Yuan Chonghuan is, as long as he is still an official of the Ming Dynasty, you cannot touch him."

"Even if you want to touch him, you can only wait until the war at the border has stabilized or you have conclusive evidence in hand."

"But what about you?"

"Only a few messages in Beijing and the impeachment of some officials in the court determined him to be a traitor."

"Can your actions not chill the soldiers on the front line?"

After speaking, Li Xiao sighed deeply.

Although Yuan Chonghuan's "restored Liao Dynasty in five years" was a bit bragging, and he also became a little exaggerated later.

But it is undeniable that as long as Yuan Chonghuan is in Liaodong, he can effectively contain Huang Taiji.

After all, while Yuan Chonghuan was in charge of Liaodong, Huang Taiji never made any further progress.

Even if Yuan Chonghuan could not conquer Liaodong in the end, nor could he defeat Huang Taiji, at least he could maintain a military balance for a long time.

At this time, the Ming court was able to free up time and energy to deal with the peasant rebels in the northwest.

After all the internal problems of the Ming Dynasty were resolved, Zhu Youjian opened his eyes a little more and hired a few capable people with real talents and learning.

Give it a few more years to recuperate and survive the Little Ice Age.

After slowly accumulating strength, and then turning around to deal with Hou Jin, he will be able to fight.

Maybe we can completely eliminate Houjin and solve this problem from the source.

Even if you take [-] steps back.

Even if Yuan Chonghuan could not defeat Hou Jin, given the vast territory and large population of the Ming Dynasty, there should be no problem with long-term confrontation.

The formation of a confrontation situation is even more detrimental to Houjin.

Compared with the Central Plains, the land of Houjin was poorer in resources and more bitter and cold.

As time went by, they could no longer keep up, whether it was men, horses or food and wages.

As for the Ming Dynasty, as long as there are no major problems within the Ming Dynasty, it will be able to continuously support the border areas.

By then, even if he was dragged away, he could drag Huang Taiji to death.

But Zhu Youjian didn't do this. Instead, he made an extremely ridiculous decision.

Not only did they fail to extinguish the peasant uprising army in the northwest, but they also defeated Liaodong's general Yuan Chonghuan.

The hole in the northwest has not been filled yet, and he dug another hole in Liaodong.

Isn't this just because they think the Ming Dynasty was destroyed quickly enough?

The killing of Yuan Chonghuan and the killing of Wei Zhongxian are almost the same.

It was all because Zhu Youjian had poor political ability and did not choose to do the right thing at the right time.

It's not that these two people can't be killed.

But Zhu Youjian killed these two people when he least should have killed them.

led to the worst outcome.

There could have been a bad outcome, but Zhu You chose the worst outcome.

The Donglin Party dominates the court.

All the officials in the dynasty could not pick out a single person who could do practical things. They were all a bunch of hypocrites who were lining their own pockets.

Apart from gossiping in the court and tricking his own people, he has no other skills.

Zhu Youjian went out of his way to kill Wei Zhongxian, who was able to check and balance the Donglin Party.

It is also ironic.

When Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, it was the eunuchs who lived and died with the Ming Dynasty.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty had already stood at the city gate and surrendered.

None of them will live or die with the Ming Dynasty.

Even the final guards of the palace were organized voluntarily by the eunuchs.

When Zhu Youjian hanged himself without a mountain, the only one who stayed with him was an eunuch.

In the case of Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youjian really made a mistake.

At least until the Donglin Party is completely disbanded, Wei Zhongxian cannot be killed.

In the external Liaodong war situation, Yuan Chonghuan was killed at the most critical moment.

Especially from Lingchi.

Who are you trying to kill for?Killed for the Ming soldiers on the front line to see?

Yuan Chonghuan did not say how much he contributed to Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, at least he did his best.

But everyone also saw Yuan Chonghuan's fate, he was Ling Chi.

Then I would like to ask what the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty at the edge of the town think. Do they still have the fighting spirit?
Can you still work hard for the Ming Dynasty?

Does anyone still dare to take charge of Liaodong?

He made political achievements, but was delayed by Zhu Youjian.

It could have been possible to use Yuan Chonghuan as an example and let the soldiers at the border learn from it.

We can also publicize it in the DPRK and let some people with lofty ideals go to Liaodong to help the Ming court change the situation in Liaodong.

But Zhu Youjian did not do this.

But because of his own suspicion, he directly gave Yuan Chonghuan to Ling Chi.

This move undoubtedly hurt the hearts of the border officers and soldiers, and also dampened the enthusiasm of the courtiers for Liaodong.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian made two fatal mistakes in Wei Zhongxian and Yuan Chonghuan.

If the Donglin Party had not been allowed to govern the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would never have decayed so quickly.

If Yuan Chonghuan had not died, then Huang Taiji would never have been able to fight in, and the Ming Dynasty's border would not have been lost so quickly. In the end, it was reduced to a two-front battle and suffered a lot.

On the other side, the northwest peasant army rebelled, and it was Zhu Youjian himself who acted as a monster.

Obviously being cruel and using thunderous means to strangle Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong is the best thing to do.

He insisted on giving them two opportunities to escape, and finally overthrew the Ming Dynasty.

If Lei Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong could be killed directly at that time, the situation in Liaodong would also be alleviated.

Because internal problems have been eliminated, we can deal with the outside world in a consistent manner.

Although there were indeed many problems and difficulties at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

But there is no chance.

There were still many opportunities to change the situation, but they were all given up by Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian not only missed the best opportunities again and again, but also made many of the worst decisions under the worst circumstances.

Due to Zhu Youjian's incompetence, he also accelerated the collapse of the Ming Dynasty in disguise.If Zhu Youjian is a capable, courageous, and perseverant emperor, then not to mention the immortality of the Ming Dynasty, it will not be a problem to continue to live for at least 30 years.

And in these 30 years, there is no telling how many talents who can change the situation will emerge in the Ming Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, the most lacking thing in the late Ming Dynasty was time.

As long as the Ming Dynasty is given some time, someone will definitely stand up and change the decline of the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Youjian didn't buy time.

There was a chance to buy time, but he gave it up himself.

The Ming Dynasty did not have time to save itself. This is the most regrettable thing about the Ming Dynasty.

It could have changed the fate of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty collapsed like this.

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang was at the side to finish the attack.

"What Li Xiao said is very good."

"You obviously had several opportunities in front of you, but you didn't cherish them."

"Not only do you not cherish it, you also feel that you have done nothing wrong."

"If we were in your position at that time, the Ming Dynasty would never have perished."

Zhu Yuanzhang said this with great confidence.

He started with a bowl and conquered the world from south to north.

Even among all the emperors in history, he can still be ranked high.

If Zhu Yuanzhang had sat in Zhu Youjian's position, let alone the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would not have perished.

At least it will not perish in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Youjian did not dare to say a word.

At this point, Li Xiao has finished talking about Zhu Youjian's several fatal mistakes.

No matter how tough Zhu Youjian is, this is still true.

"Zhu Youjian, these fatal mistakes of yours led to the destruction of the Ming Dynasty."

"Tell me, are you the king of subjugation?" Li Xiao looked at Zhu Youjian and asked in a deep voice.

At this moment, Zhu Youjian was already a little distracted.

Facing the double scoldings from Li Xiao and Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Youjian had already begun to reflect deeply on himself.

He recalled everything he had done since he came to the throne.

Don't tell me, I seem to have done a lot of things wrong.

What Li Xiao said was true, and he was unable to refute it.

However, his dignity and persistence as an emperor made Zhu Youjian unwilling to admit that he was the king of subjugation.

Zhu Youjian knew very well what the king of subjugation represented.

It represents incompetence, waste, stupidity, innocence, and debauchery.

This will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

When future generations compile history, their own Ming Dynasty will appear on the label of the king of subjugation.

No matter thousands of years later, when everyone sees his name Zhu Youjian, they will only think of him as the subjugated king of the Ming Dynasty.

And won't think of other things.

This is something Zhu Youjian cannot accept.

It was already very sad that the Ming Dynasty perished in his hands, but he didn't expect that he would be scolded even after he died for his country.

The key is to keep being scolded like this.

Life after life, there will never be a conclusion.

Zhu Youjian didn't want to bear such a reputation.

Although he couldn't hear his descendants scolding him, he felt uncomfortable when he thought about it.

Anyway, no matter what, whether it's playing rogue or pretending to have amnesia, Zhu Youjian will definitely not accept the title of King of Subjugation.

Hearing Li Xiao's words, Zhu Youjian whispered back: "I'm not."

"I am not the king of subjugation!"

It was obvious that Zhu Youjian did not have the confidence to say what he said, his voice was not loud, and he said it with his head lowered.

Hearing this, Li Xiao was stunned.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian was still arrogant at this time and refused to admit his mistake.

"Zhu Youjian, you have made so many fatal mistakes."

"Without those fatal mistakes of yours, there is a great chance that Ming Dynasty would not have perished."

"But you made those mistakes, which led to the destruction of the Ming Dynasty."

"You are not the king of a subjugated country, what are you?"

Li Xiao looked at Zhu Youjian and asked again.

Zhu Youjian seemed to be adjusting his emotions.

After taking a few deep breaths, he replied: "I admit, I made a mistake."

"I did make some fatal mistakes, but the demise of the Ming Dynasty had nothing to do with me."

"I am not the king of subjugation!"

"There are many traitorous officials in the imperial court, the treasury is empty, and there are natural disasters year after year."

"The ones who destroyed our Ming Dynasty were the traitorous ministers in the court, the Donglin Party!"

"They are the most corrupt officials in the world."

"It's the God who has caused natural disasters for many years!"

"It's not me, Zhu Youjian!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Li Xiao and defended himself.

He was talking about his difficulties, the difficulties he encountered when he took over the Daming River.

The Daming River that Zhu Youjian took over was already riddled with holes, and some of his own actions were just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian did not feel that he was the person who caused the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the collapse of the Ming Dynasty had a certain relationship with him, it was not directly caused by him.

He is not the king of subjugation, nor does he want to be the king of subjugation.

After hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Li Xiao and Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.

Obviously, Zhu Youjian was very resistant to the charge of being the king of subjugation.

Even now, I would rather admit that I have made many fatal mistakes than admit that I am the king of the country.

Zhu Youjian's mood must be understood by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

As an emperor, he is the person who stands at the top of the world.

There is no interest in power, money or women anymore.

Compared with these, what they care more about is the evaluation of their descendants after they die.

That is reputation.

There is almost no emperor in history who does not care about his reputation.

They are very concerned about how future generations will evaluate themselves.

This can also be regarded as a recognition of their life.

Seeing Zhu Youjian's persistence, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly.

"Zhu Youjian, we understand how you feel."

"But our Ming Dynasty has died, and you are indeed responsible."

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Youjian looked over: "Grandfather Taizu, it is true that without descendants Zhu Youjian could not hold on to the Ming Dynasty."

"But I am not the king of the Ming Dynasty."

"The Ming Dynasty can be said to have died in the Year of Tianqi."

(End of this chapter)