[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter":3,"chapter-great-ming-i-remonstrate-daily-becoming-the-eter-great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-13":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Ming: I Die Daily Remonstrating, Becoming the Eternal Prime Minister?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2038668,3117,"Chapter 13","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-13",13,"\u003Cp>\"May I ask, Your Majesty, is an interrogation required?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's figure trembled slightly as he turned around, waving a hand at the assembled officials with his back to them and saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interrogate? What is there left to interrogate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has he not already confessed everything?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Await the imperial decree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Qiao was so delighted he nearly burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately cupped his fists toward the Embroidered Uniform Guard before him and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for you gentlemen to lay hands on me; I, Su, will accompany you willingly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Su Qiao departed with an air of nonchalance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His behavior truly left the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the entire court of officials dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the officials standing there like wooden chickens, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang shouted in exasperation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today's proceedings are adjourned! You shall all submit your memorials in writing instead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Court dismissed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang climbed onto the dragon palanquin in a huff and headed toward the Palace of Heavenly Purity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen remained, standing stunned in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imperial Grandfather, Imperial Grandfather, what has happened to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officials dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Huang Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai dare approach Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen, helping him up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness the Crown Prince, rest assured; this fellow Su Qiao showed disrespect to the sovereign. This time, his death is all but certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, his words grew increasingly outrageous, eventually offending the Sacred Countenance; thus, his earlier statements will likely be disregarded as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Huang Huang Zicheng's analysis,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen's eyes instantly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Huang, are your words true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng immediately smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, rest assured; has anyone ever entered the Imperial Prison and emerged alive? This fellow Su Qiao is doomed to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Huang Huang Zicheng speak thus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of ruthlessness suddenly appeared on Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gnashing his teeth, he said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good! Kill him! He must die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imperial Grandfather should have ordered him dragged out to Wumen and beheaded right then and there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>14. Old Zhu: Is this kid putting on a show now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang, rendered bewildered by Su Qiao's words, finally managed to open the chat group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frantically sent message after message to Chongzhen on the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Taizu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little rascal, explain this to us clearly right now: did your Fourth Uncle usurp Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen's throne? If so, we might spare you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Sizong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ancestral Grandfather, since you have said so, your descendant shall speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Taizu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our word is as good as gold; would we deceive you? Speak quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Sizong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, Ancestral Grandfather, please do not be angry; your descendant will speak now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the intercalary fifth month of the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Ancestral Grandfather, you... you passed away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Crown Prince Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, granted a general amnesty, and changed the era name to Jianwen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the very day Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen ascended, he conspired with Huang Huang Zicheng, Fang Fang Xiaoru, and Qi Tai to formulate a strategy for reducing the feudal princes, deciding to start with the easy targets before tackling the difficult ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang cared not at all about when he had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, everyone must die eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, upon seeing that he died in the thirty-first year of Hongwu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's heart remained almost completely calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, by that year, he would have been nearly eighty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after those four words—'start with the easy before the difficult'—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer hold back; instantly, he felt blood rushing to his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately recalled Su Qiao's earlier 'reckless words.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You little rascal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You actually spoke the truth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Taizu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue speaking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor Sizong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the eighth month of the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Su, the Prince of Zhou, was reported by his own son for harboring treacherous intentions; he was arrested and brought to the capital by Li Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, stripped of his title and reduced to a commoner, then exiled to Yunnan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the eleventh month, Zhang Bing, Vice Minister of Works, was ordered to travel to Beiping to monitor the Prince of Yan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang kept nodding his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhu never could have imagined this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao had actually predicted events with such precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with the easy targets before moving to the difficult ones was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after sowing discord, they even sent people to spy on Zhu Di at his residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this not specifically designed to humiliate our family's Fourth Son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Chongzhen had not yet finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the second month of the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen issued an edict forbidding all imperial princes from commanding the civil and military personnel within their own princely households; in the third month of the same year, he ordered the troops under Xie Gui and Zhang Xin to relocate to Beiping, and the son of Geng Geng Bingwen to relocate to Shanhai Pass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the fourth month, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen accused Zhu Bo, the Prince of Xiang, of privately printing banknotes, plotting rebellion, and brutally murdering criminals, intending to arrest the Prince of Xiang and bring him to the capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unable to prove his innocence, the Prince of Xiang, Zhu Bo, donned the crown and robes of a king rallying to save the sovereign within his princely residence, took up a bow and arrows, rode a white horse, and leaped into the flames, perishing in the fire...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang had mentally prepared himself long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when Old Zhu saw his own son forced to don ceremonial robes and ride a horse only to burn himself alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still felt as though the heavens were spinning and the earth was turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the fourth month of the same year, the Prince of Qi and the Prince of Dai were stripped of their titles for crimes, reduced to commoners, and placed under house arrest in Fengyang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the sixth month, the Prince of Min was stripped of his title, reduced to a commoner, and exiled to Zhangzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When news of the Prince of Min's deposition reached the Prince of Yan's residence in the sixth month, the Progenitor Emperor thereupon declared his mission to clear rebels and pacify the realm in obedience to Heaven, raising troops from Beiping...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang saw this brief report of Zhu Di raising an army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally felt a sense of relief in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen had pushed things to such an extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhu Di still did not rebel, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang would have cursed Zhu Di for being useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing an uncle to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exiling an uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen had simply started by stripping the Prince of Yan of his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would any of these other measures have been necessary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have simply sent troops to fight Zhu Di directly; if Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen lost, Zhu Di would ascend the throne, but if Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably would not have even needed to strip the other feudatories of their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the other feudal princes would have voluntarily surrendered their military authority, placing themselves entirely at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen's disposal!\u003C\u002Fp>",1314,"2026-06-15T23:33:58.699Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","fb418c920673489abc8d6238a03da4f4405e6561f5fd74a76512ee9b1298dbf7","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-14","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-12",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]