[{"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-22":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},2038677,3117,"Chapter 22","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>In any case, neither of the two had actually exerted any effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao could not possibly know this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a massive favor, it was best to first attribute it to Su Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Old Zhu intended to heavily rely on Su Qiao now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Su Qiao owed them, the safer their children and grandchildren would be in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that the two old foxes had not noticed this at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Su Qiao, the party directly involved, was so angered by the two that his nose was nearly twisted out of shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was wondering why Old Zhu's temper had become so good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it turns out you two scoundrels were holding me back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was wholeheartedly seeking death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought my intentions were not particularly obscure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you two old things, stuffed full and with nothing better to do, meddling in my affairs?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, how could I have forgotten this bunch of civil officials!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Su Qiao could make a sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu grabbed Su Qiao's elbow and laughed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old man has prepared a modest drink at home; tonight is to wash away the dust of your journey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, Ru Taisu pushed Su Qiao onto a carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two, attend to Master Su changing his clothes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words left his mouth, Ru Taisu departed gracefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Su Qiao could even react,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two delicate maidservants stepped forward to help Su Qiao undress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a sensation Su Qiao, born in a later era, had never experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at the two young maidservants before him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were indeed fair-skinned and clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were wearing far too much clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People rely on their clothes just as horses rely on their saddles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that Ming-style Hanfu was particularly ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how magnificent the Hanfu seen in later eras might be,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those were garments only high officials and nobles could wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rest of the impoverished people, throughout their entire lives, what they wore was mostly coarse hemp clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these two girls before him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no matter what, Su Qiao simply could not muster any interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their service, however, was quite attentive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Su Qiao had been washed and refreshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Su Qiao stepped down from the carriage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he looked nothing like someone who had just been released from the Imperial Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Su Qiao disembark,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu squinted, smiled warmly, and waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The household steward immediately spat a mouthful of strong wine onto the charcoal basin outside the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"whoosh,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the flames leaped high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao numbly stepped over the charcoal basin while Ru Taisu watched him with a grin, clicking his tongue and saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, this bad luck has now been dispelled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the banquet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu sized up Su Qiao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his cloudy eyes becoming increasingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For on Su Qiao, he seemed to see something!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the fiery spirit unique to Confucian scholars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Hui silently refilled Su Qiao's cup with wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Su, that speech of yours in the court that day was truly earth-shattering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu nodded slightly and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though it was a bit too immature and somewhat rash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao looked at Ru Taisu with a face full of confusion and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, what do you mean by this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu cast a glance toward the door, and upon seeing this, two retainers immediately tactfully opened all the windows and doors in the hall from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, those serving outside also retreated one after another to the outer courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ru Taisu finally smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You boy have overlooked too many things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it: Huang Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and that crowd bet everything on the Crown Grandson long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The civil officials in the court are all eagerly awaiting the Crown Prince's succession.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet you, Su Qiao, disparaged the Crown Prince as utterly worthless, only to then bring up the Prince of Yan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who exactly is the Prince of Yan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Merely a brute warrior; how could the multitude of court officials ever tolerate him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, you, Su Qiao, could only struggle in isolation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao opened his mouth to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ru Taisu made a hushing gesture and continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, having ambitions is something this old man can understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, affairs in this imperial court are not such that simply having ambitions allows one to act freely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must let the court officials see what benefits your ambitions can bring them; only then will they support you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if the Son of Heaven possesses great talent and strategy, when the entire court speaks with one voice, he too must hesitate and consider. Do you understand the reasoning behind this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu's words instantly served as a wake-up call for Su Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I have forgotten such a crucial point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I have forgotten the scholar-officials!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Su Qiao immediately raised his wine cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored Teacher, this student understands! This student thanks Honored Teacher!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Su Qiao lifted his cup and drained it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ru Taisu and Zhan Hui exchanged a glance and smiled, chuckling with satisfaction as they clicked their tongues,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The youth is teachable, the youth is indeed teachable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Hui immediately raised his cup to offer congratulations to Ru Taisu, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let this official hereby congratulate Lord Ru on acquiring another distinguished disciple; I offer my congratulations to Lord Ru!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging many cups of wine, Su Qiao fell into a drunken slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Su Qiao, who could not hold his liquor, both Ru Taisu and Zhan Hui shared a knowing smile; in that moment, the two felt as though they had grasped the future of the Great Ming...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang in the Palace of Heavenly Purity was far from at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days, Old Zhu had been struggling over the matter of the heir apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Chongzhen from another timeline afforded Old Zhu not even a sliver of room to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>",1024,"2026-06-15T23:33:58.699Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","2f79a0bebd6d202be5ffd6c00d12bac79c7e5e39bbcf4825f4e98eb839c873e9","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-23","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-21",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]