[{"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-21":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},2038676,3117,"Chapter 21","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>It was just that Old Zhu did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To let Su Qiao beat people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao dared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To let Su Qiao kill people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao's courage still fell a little short...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, do I need you lot to save me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen, who had been raised within the deep palace since childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long taken for granted that everyone revered him and would risk their lives to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person truly driven to desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would care nothing for hierarchy or status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without any grievance or feud, such a person would kill just to drag someone down with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen could still stand here unharmed before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was already the \"greatest proof\" of Su Qiao's loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, sat back on the Dragon Throne, lifted a bowl of tea, and quietly observed Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen and Huang Huang Zicheng below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang finally set down the tea cup in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Release Su Qiao immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the top scholar of the first class, appoint him as a Donggong Scholar to remain in the palace and offer counsel to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words left his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the hall instantly froze where they stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that the position of Donggong Scholar was particularly high-ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless of anything else, Su Qiao was the man who had openly flouted ritual law and slapped the Imperial Grandson dozens of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not punishing him was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But releasing him and making him an official?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you standing there dumbstruck! Our decree has already been issued!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Huang Huang Zicheng, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen, and the others were filled with reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they could only accept Old Zhu's decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drafting the edict, they immediately dispatched it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhu stared coldly at the crowd before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you still standing there! Withdraw quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp rebuke jolted the people in the hall awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This grandson accepts the decree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We, your subjects, accept the decree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Forbidden City was the place under heaven with the most secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the people living within the Forbidden City were those with the fewest secrets in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very moment the decree left the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many high officials in the capital caught wind of the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu and Zhan Hui immediately ordered carriages prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And hurriedly rushed to the Imperial Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Imperial Prison on the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the young eunuch from the palace finished reading the imperial decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone within the entire Imperial Prison froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could never have imagined, even if beaten to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That after everything Su Qiao had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would still be allowed to live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Su, this humble servant offers congratulations here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Entering the Donggong directly after the imperial examinations, Lord, you are the first in our Great Ming Dynasty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Grand Secretaries of the halls at this time were not yet the Grand Council established after the Yongle era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang executed Hu Wei and abolished the position of Prime Minister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then established the Grand Secretaries of the halls to devise strategies for him, though these Grand Secretaries themselves were merely minor officials of the fifth and sixth ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they possessed only the power to offer suggestions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they were far from holding the high status and heavy authority of later times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only in comparison to the Grand Council of future generations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a new jinshi just entering officialdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starting point of Grand Secretary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was already four full ranks higher than the common appointment of a Bachelor Editor at the seventh rank for a Hanlin Academician!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was enough to show Old Zhu's high regard for Su Qiao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the imperial edict was proclaimed, several young eunuchs departed one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Huang, who had been standing aside, suddenly came to his senses and roared at the cluster of Embroidered Uniform Guards beside him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you all standing there dumbfounded for? Hurry up and unlock the shackles for Lord Su!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Embroidered Uniform Guards immediately scrambled forward in a fluster to unlock Su Qiao's shackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Su Qiao was led out from the Imperial Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as Su Qiao left the Imperial Prison,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his entire mind remained utterly bewildered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even looked back at Commander Commander Jiang Huang, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, with reluctance, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Commander Commander Jiang, I cannot bear to leave you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, please discuss it with His Majesty; I am guilty, I am truly guilty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Su Qiao's plea,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the corners of Commander Commander Jiang Huang's mouth twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen many who entered the Imperial Prison desperate to get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen quite a few of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could there be someone who entered the Imperial Prison and was reluctant to leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he truly made himself at home?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Huang made no sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just a glance from him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two Embroidered Uniform Guards stepped forward and \"escorted\" Su Qiao out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after Su Qiao was shoved out of the prison gate, he saw two old men in the distance running toward him with blazing eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Hui took the lead, rushing straight up to Su Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an almost fawning demeanor, he grabbed Su Qiao's elbow and smiled at Ru Taisu, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, Old Master, your distinguished disciple has emerged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu also stroked his beard, examining Su Qiao closely before clicking his tongue and remarking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lad certainly have a charmed life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Minister Zhan had not fought to the death for you today, you lad would likely have already perished in the Imperial Prison by now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these words, Zhan Hui, standing aside, instantly regained his composure and hastily added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I merely overstepped my bounds. Today in the hall, it was your mentor who fought to the death; he knelt outside the hall for two full hours before finally persuading His Majesty to change his mind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two old foxes exchanged a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>",1067,"2026-06-15T23:33:58.699Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","4cceac65f45518371b2c4a45b5e296fc409e9001d79a4e6c2cdf5dbd3fcc9570","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-22","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-20",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]