[{"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-29":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},2038684,3117,"Chapter 29","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's brows involuntarily furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Old Zhu knew that Chongzhen was indeed speaking the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Governing a great nation is like cooking small fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once commercial taxes rise, it will inevitably give merchants a reason to raise their prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in a disaster year like that of Chongzhen's reign,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it is precisely when disaster victims need to purchase grain in large quantities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the merchants will inevitably pass all these price increases on to the disaster victims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would instead achieve the effect of exploiting the common people and forcing them into rebellion through oppressive governance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang was grappling with this dilemma,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Huang, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, suddenly appeared within the Hall of Heavenly Purity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang slowly raised his head, looking at Commander Commander Jiang Huang with some confusion as he asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has something happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Huang nodded slightly and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for a moment, Commander Commander Jiang Huang finally whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Qiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Su Qiao's name, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually setting down the teacup in his hand, he stood up and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What has this kid done now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Huang whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Your Majesty, after court adjourned today, Lord Su was pulled into a carriage by two individuals and taken to a courtyard within the capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two hours later, several carriages stopped outside that courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang asked in disbelief,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has this kid accepted silver from others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Huang nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, at least two hundred thousand taels of silver!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss~!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang had mentally prepared himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could not help but draw in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred thousand taels of silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang stared fixedly at Commander Commander Jiang Huang and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was this sent by the Prince of Yan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Huang shook his head and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it was from the Hengtong Shipping Company, a merchant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A merchant?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of shock inevitably appeared on Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know merchants have money,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but I never expected them to be wealthy to this extent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I myself usually have to pinch every penny when spending a few taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet these merchants offer bribes amounting to hundreds of thousands of taels at the drop of a hat?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly seemed to realize something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words had barely left his lips when Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang independently opened the chat group beside him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>31, Huang Huang Zicheng: Your Majesty, this subject wishes to report!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing that something was amiss, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent a message to Chongzhen on the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Taizu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you not say you wanted to raise commercial taxes and that someone opposed it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Sizong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Great-Grandfather, enlighten me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Taizu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever shouts the loudest, confiscate their estate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Hall of Heavenly Purity, a hint of murderous intent inevitably appeared on Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To casually produce two hundred thousand taels of silver for bribery\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>meant that the merchants of Great Ming were far wealthier than Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang had imagined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone the merchants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Great Ming's Ministry of Revenue would struggle to produce two hundred thousand taels of silver in cash right now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because Su Qiao spoke a few words in court about banning maritime trade,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these merchants can suddenly produce two hundred thousand taels of silver?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these merchants are allowed to quietly amass such windfall profits for another two hundred years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what would become of us?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang, Commander Commander Jiang Hu could not see Old Zhu's chat group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply stood there dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually soften,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Hu slowly opened his mouth to ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, what of this matter concerning Su Qiao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretend you know nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Commander Jiang Hu immediately bowed with clasped hands, rose, and left the main hall, disappearing into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, within a residence in Jin Ling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng was bent over his desk, furiously writing a memorial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept muttering under his breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You brat, let's see if you survive this time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steward beside him looked at Huang Huang Zicheng with deep concern and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, it is late; should you not rest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even lifting his eyes, Huang Huang Zicheng shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I do not sleep a wink tonight, I will definitely finish this ten-thousand-character document!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this can get Su Qiao flayed and stuffed with straw, what does it matter if I miss one night's sleep?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, during the morning court assembly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>amidst the chorus of \"Long live Your Majesty,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon carriage slowly ascended the dais.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Su Qiao was still worrying about how to make Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang discover his \"bribe-taking,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he suddenly saw Huang Huang Zicheng, sporting two huge dark circles under his eyes, step forward and shout loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, I, Huang Huang Zicheng, have a memorial to present!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Huang Zicheng with confusion and said softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng stepped forward, pointed at Su Qiao among the crowd of officials, and shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, I impeach Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion, Su Qiao, for accepting a bribe of two hundred thousand taels from the Hengtong Shipping Company of Jin Ling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao, standing among the hundred officials, was first stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a sharp light suddenly flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze toward Huang Huang Zicheng unexpectedly became affectionate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is called a benefactor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is meeting a benefactor as soon as one steps out the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this like sending a pillow to someone who is nodding off?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze suddenly turned to Su Qiao as he asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Qiao, are Huang Huang Zicheng's words true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao stepped forward with almost no hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang, he shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two hundred thousand taels of silver from the Hengtong Shipping Company are currently in my home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng glanced at Su Qiao triumphantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew you wouldn't admit it; this official has already prepared iron evi... Eh? You admitted it?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is two hundred thousand taels of silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty taels of silver means flaying and stuffing with straw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred thousand taels of silver is enough to flay you, Su Qiao, over three thousand times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flaying you, kid, three thousand layers would make you ready for hot pot without any further processing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You just admitted it directly?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key is that you, kid, admitted it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't I waste last night writing that ten-thousand-character memorial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, by now, Huang Huang Zicheng could no longer worry about the ten-thousand-character memorial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He winked at Qi Tai beside him, and Qi Tai immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, according to the 'Great Ming Code,' anyone who embezzles more than sixty taels shall be flayed and stuffed with straw; please execute Su Qiao immediately to serve as a warning to others!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The civil and military officials, who had been thoroughly cursed by Su Qiao these past few days, were unwilling to let this opportunity slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They immediately rose together to support the motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This official supports executing Su Qiao immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This official also supports it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang with an angry face and shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandfather Emperor, Su Qiao dared to embezzle two hundred thousand taels the moment he entered the court today; if this man is not killed, it will not be enough to pacify the hearts of the people under heaven!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang turned his gaze to Huang Huang Zicheng beside him and asked with a smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Huang, do not rush just yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang with hair standing on end in rage, he shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, how can this official not rush? If we allow this child to act lawlessly, the state will no longer be a state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This official is anxious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly and clicked his tongue, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We did not mean that; we are saying that the Hengtong Shipping Company just sent Su Qiao two hundred thousand taels of silver yesterday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that your spies, Master Huang, are already no less than our Great Ming's Embroidered Uniform Guard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these words were spoken,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the entire court of civil and military officials immediately fell into a deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question was indeed well asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said sternly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We hate corrupt officials!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we have never seen a corrupt official who embezzles silver just to keep it at home for a single night!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang stood up by himself, glanced at Su Qiao below the stone steps, and then shouted loudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cannot tolerate even a speck of dust in our eyes, but we will absolutely not wrongly accuse a loyal minister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if he, Su Qiao, accepted the silver and came to court today to explain clearly and turn over this sum to the national treasury?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With you, Master Huang, stirring things up so anxiously, isn't Su Qiao like mud falling into his crotch?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang spoke these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both Su Qiao and Huang Huang Zicheng fell silent...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>32, Su Qiao: Could it be that he hasn't been slapped enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's view was actually very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of person is Su Qiao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is a minister who, despite being sidelined for ten years, never changed his original heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is a loyal subject who, even after being declared forever unfit for service, still committed suicide before our tomb to die for the nation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like this covets money?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you beat Old Zhu to death, he wouldn't believe it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Huang Huang Zicheng's behavior appeared increasingly strange in Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao looked at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, this subject, this subject is truly too ashamed to face the earth; please, Your Majesty, punish me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Su Qiao spoke these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even more moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough! Su Qiao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If every corrupt official in the world were like you, handing over the silver they embezzled to us the very next night, why would we need to be so harsh toward the corrupt officials and dirty clerks of the world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Old Zhu had only one thought in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only all the civil and military officials under Chongzhen possessed Su Qiao's honesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the Great Ming have fallen to ruin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these words were spoken,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng went completely numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this still that Zhu the Butcher, who killed people like cutting hemp?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang inevitably turned his gaze toward Huang Huang Zicheng at the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Huang, we asked you a question earlier, yet you have not replied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Huang Zicheng's whole body trembled; he prostrated himself on the ground and whispered low,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This subject, this subject merely happened to glimpse the carriage outside Su Qiao's residence when the court dispersed, which caused a momentary surge of indignation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, this subject believes that regardless of the circumstances, if Su Qiao embezzled this silver, then he embezzled it; even if he only embezzled it for a single day, it is ultimately embezzlement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this is not punished, officials across the land will vie to imitate it, and the state will cease to be a state...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Huang Huang Zicheng's voice had even fallen, Su Qiao also stepped forward on his own, looking at Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang and saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, this subject knows his crime deserves ten thousand deaths; Your Majesty absolutely cannot set this precedent for my sake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qiao was practically carving the words \"Kill me quickly\" onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang sized up Su Qiao, then looked again at Huang Huang Zicheng at the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Old Zhu took a deep breath and, gritting his teeth, whispered low,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2136,"2026-06-15T23:33:58.699Z","2026-06-16T00:02:23.775Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","603bfa86bb9f2eb5bc648406c4abdf8554e707e7b791b0a23715564d21810fe1","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-30","great-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-chapter-28",125,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-ming-i-die-daily-remonstrating-becoming-th-cover.jpg"]