Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Mao Bijiang held the jade pendant worth a thousand gold in his sleeve pocket, but felt that the jade pendant was too slippery to hold.

The palms of my hands were already covered in cold sweat.

"Young master, please wait here for a moment."

The eunuch said nothing, glanced at Mao Bijiang with a bleak smile, and walked up the majestic white marble steps.

This smile scared Mao Bijiang to the point where he almost screamed out.

He forcibly stabilized his body, lowered his head, and looked at the tall and powerful generals around him with his peripheral vision, and felt that his calves were trembling.

It's over!

This is the wolf entering the tiger's den!

A large amount of cold sweat slid down Mao Bijiang's face, and the hot sweat stung his eyes, but Mao Bijiang did not dare to reach out and wipe it away.

What should I do if the emperor really forces me to stand on behalf of the Mao family?

Even though he was brave enough to follow Zheng Sen and go straight to Huanglong, he also lost his position.

Just when Mao Bijiang was feeling anxious, he only heard a long singing sound:

"Your Majesty has a decree to summon Mao Xiang to see you!"

"Your Majesty has a decree to summon Mao Xiang to see you!"

The tall Han generals standing in a row conveyed the words on the high platform to each other in passionate tones.

Mao Bijiang forced himself to calm down and looked up slightly, only to see the eunuch just now standing at the top of the steps waiting for him!

"That's it!"

Mao Pijiang gritted his teeth:

"It's a blessing, not a disaster, it's a disaster that can't be avoided!"

"My family has been prosperous for hundreds of years. If it dies like this, it will be destiny."

Secretly cheering himself up, he lifted up his clothes and climbed up the stairs.

In the majestic Jinluan Hall, Mao Bijiang did not dare to look at the tall stone statues around him. He knelt on the ground and shouted:

"Maoxiang, the son of Maoqizong, the former chief envoy of Shandong Province, who supervised the seven provinces of Caochudao, comes to see your majesty. May my emperor be prosperous and prosperous!"

"Ha ha!"

Just when Mao Bijiang was about to risk his life, he heard a chuckle from the high platform, followed by gentle words:

"I have always heard of the names of the four young masters in the world, but I have only met Fang Yizhi. Today I finally met another one."

Mao Bijiang was stunned:

Why is His Majesty's tone so calm?

Just when he was wondering, he heard the emperor continue:

"Although the Fourth Young Master is famous all over the world, let alone the other three, they are all people with bad moral conduct. You are the only one who has acted in accordance with my wishes."

(Mao Zedong’s original words when commenting on Mao Bijiang: “Among the so-called four young masters in the late Ming Dynasty, Mao Bijiang is the one who truly embodies national integrity. Mao Bijiang is more practical. After the Qing soldiers entered the customs, he lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests. If it doesn’t involve the Qing Dynasty, the whole festival will end.”)

Hearing this, Mao Bijiang's slightly trembling legs stopped shaking immediately.

He raised his head in surprise, wanting to see the emperor's face.

As soon as Mao Bijiang raised his head, he realized that it was very rude to do so, and immediately lowered his head in a hurry.

"Your Majesty praises you so much that you feel ashamed and don't deserve it."

"Don't dare to take it?"

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Youjian laughed:

"Among the four young masters, only Fang Yizhi became a Jinshi and entered the officialdom. However, Li Zicheng entered the capital, and Fang Yizhi..."

Fang’s wisdom and virtue are lacking!

In official circles, this is the biggest Achilles heel.

Zhu Youjian sighed:

"The rest, Hou Chaozong and Chen Zhenhui, are just people seeking fame and reputation. You are the only one who can contribute to the world and uphold the integrity of China's orthodoxy!"

After hearing the emperor's words, Mao Bijiang's expression changed drastically.

He finally understood why the emperor was not interested in the Jiangnan gentry.

Yes!

From their point of view, the family is naturally the largest. It doesn't matter who sits on the throne, as long as it does not affect the prosperity and wealth of their own family.

However, from the emperor's standpoint, isn't this betrayal?

Good luck!

Mao Pijiang couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

He persuaded his father to follow Zheng Sen's move northward, but he accidentally caught the emperor's eye.

Mao Bijiang was rejoicing when he heard the emperor say:

"I have issued a strict order to abolish the kneeling ceremony. You should get up!"

Mao Bijiang thanked him, stood up and stood aside.

Zhu Youjian continued:

"Maoxiang, let me ask you, how did the Ming Dynasty treat your Mao family?"

Mao Bijiang's legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees again.

He forcibly suppressed his violently beating heart and replied in a changed voice:

"The Mao family was originally a remnant of the former Yuan Dynasty. Fortunately, the Tian family did not abandon them and allowed the Mao family to follow them. The Tian family's kindness was something that the Mao family did not dare or forget."

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Youjian's laughter was filled with deep sadness.

Descendants of the Yuan Dynasty like Maojia all know what loyalty is.

The young man in his thirties before him, even though the Qing government forced the Mao family to be destroyed and all the property of the Mao family was taken away, the Mao family never changed its family.

In his later years, Mao Bijiang was reduced to selling letters for a living, living a life of hunger and cold. However, in the face of several solicitations from the Qing court, Mao Bijiang unswervingly became a legacy minister of the Ming Dynasty!

On the contrary, those wealthy gentry who had enjoyed all the benefits of the Ming Dynasty, and even poached the Ming Dynasty to enrich themselves, were vying to show their butts to the Qing court!

Irony!

What a great irony!

Faced with the dead bones everywhere in the world, what did those wealthy gentry do?

What does it say that "the world is for the Lord and the guest"?

Those bastards who are advocating, who the hell knows why they say this?

The world is littered with dead bones, oneself have suffered heavy losses, the interests of the wealthy gentry have been cut off, and all the preferential treatment for those who do not pay for food have been cancelled.

The regretful tycoon had no choice but to make this statement to save his own interests.

To put it bluntly, what’s special about this thing is that it is a replica that cannot compete with the people for profit!

It was just a slogan to let the Qing rulers treat them well.

The difference is that "Don't compete with the people for profit" is aimed at the Zhu family's court, in order to gain more benefits for themselves.

"The world is the master and the guest is the guest" is to let the Aixinjueluo family, as outsiders (guests), know that they are the "world", not to push them, and to treat their own people well.

It was just a verbal retaliation after being tortured.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mencius put forward the idea that "the people are more important than the monarch", which was a full 2000 years earlier!

He has lost the wisdom of his predecessors, but he is able to lift up a person who is famous in history...

It’s really the mouth of the “Brick Family”!

……

Zhu Youjian's face was full of ridicule - those who were just outsiders, seeing that the newcomers were not as good as the former boss, had no choice but to keep their own glory and wealth, so they supported the Zhu family again.

However, even in such a critical situation where [-]% of the world is lost, he still never forgets to fight for his own benefits, and even does not hesitate to fight among himself to let outsiders take advantage...

How could he take a high look at such a group of people?

"Wang Lian, give Maoxiang a seat!"

Zhu Youjian stopped laughing and waved to Wang Lian to move a chair.

Mao Bijiang sat down on the corner of the brocade stool tremblingly.

Zhu Youjian asked:

"I heard that you have never been selected for the exam?"

Mao Bijiang sighed:

"Students rushed to the Nanjing Provincial Examination six times, but failed every time. Only twice did they get the second place."

Zhu Youjian nodded.

Of course, there is nothing to say about Mao Pijiang's literary talent.