Chapter 43

Whether there are even Han people in that place at this moment is still up for debate!

I am asking for the death penalty!

You give me an Indefinite sentence?!

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Before Su Qiao could even open his mouth.

Two Embroidered Uniform Guard members immediately hoisted Su Qiao up and dragged him out of the hall.

"No... wuwu..."

Before Su Qiao could even open his mouth.

He was directly and "thoughtfully" gagged by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

If he were truly dragged out.

He would really have to stay in Great Ming for a lifetime!

Su Qiao stared fixedly at Zhu Yuanzhang, suddenly straining with all his might to struggle.

Staring fixedly at Zhu Yuanzhang, he roared

"There is naturally a way!"

"It is just whether Your Majesty is willing to listen?"

The two Embroidered Uniform Guard members looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, somewhat bewildered.

Zhu Yuanzhang made a gesture.

Those two Embroidered Uniform Guard members immediately retreated.

Huang Zicheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a face full of shock.

Originally, not killing this young man was already counting as his great fortune.

How can he still be pulled back?!

Huang Zicheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly and said

"Your Majesty, this son disregards his sovereign, not just once or twice; please, Your Majesty, swiftly expel him from the capital!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately roared

"Drag him out and slap his face twenty times!"

Several Embroidered Uniform Guard members looked at Su Qiao in confusion, about to act.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately spoke sternly

"I am talking about Huang Zicheng!"

"Invading the palace without an imperial decree, being so noisy!"

Huang Zicheng stared at Zhu Yuanzhang with his mouth agape.

Just about to say something.

Before he could even come to his senses.

A slap was delivered hard against Huang Zicheng's mouth...

41, isn't this trying to get something for nothing?

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

A deathly silence.

Watching Qi Tai and Zhu Yunwen both stared at the sovereign and minister before them with their mouths agape.

Zhu Yuanzhang plopped down onto the dragon throne, crossed his legs, looked at Su Qiao, and coldly squeezed out a single word from between his teeth.

"Speak!"

Su Qiao stared at Zhu Yuanzhang with utmost seriousness and said through gritted teeth

"If it truly comes to that situation!"

"The future rulers of Great Ming must want everything."

"There is only one thing they must not want!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sat up on the dragon throne, stared fixedly at Su Qiao, and asked

"What thing?"

"Face!"

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but mutter

"Cannot want... face?! Cannot want face?!"

Watching Qi Tai could not help but stare at Su Qiao with his mouth agape and scolded him.

"Great..."

The word "dare" had not yet left his mouth.

When a "Smack!" sound was heard coming from outside the palace gate.

Thinking of Huang Zicheng's predicament.

Watching Qi Tai conscientiously closed his mouth.

A deathly silence filled the Qianqing Palace.

After a long while.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Qiao with eyes wide open in anger.

"Can't you just speak properly, you son of a bitch?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Qiao in a state of furious frustration.

I, the Son of Heaven, am a proper ruler.

Su Qiao simply doesn't take you seriously at all?

Su Qiao, however, slightly bowed and said

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this minister has not spoken nonsense."

"If it truly is as Your Majesty has said, the Son of Heaven can do anything, but the greatest taboo is caring about face!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids lifted slightly, and he let out a long sigh and said

"Then tell me, let me hear just what shameless method you have!"

Su Qiao took a deep breath, looked up at Old Zhu and asked.

"As Your Majesty said, outside there are strong enemies pressing on the border, inside there are rebels rising on all sides, and treacherous ministers hold sway in court — is that so?"

"Yes!"

"The national treasury has no money?"

"Yes!"

"Right now you still can't find a chance to raid their homes?"

"Yes."

Su Qiao snorted coldly and said

"Then isn't this simple."

"The later rulers of Great Ming can just go borrow."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Qiao with a face full of confusion and asked

"Borrow?!"

Hearing Su Qiao say this, the skin of Zhu Yuanzhang's face immediately relaxed.

"They won't even donate when asked, do you think they'd lend if we borrowed?"

Su Qiao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and couldn't help but laugh as he said

"When the Emperor borrows, of course they wouldn't dare lend."

"Because they know that even if the Emperor defaults on the debt, they wouldn't dare come collect."

"But what if it's not the Emperor who borrows?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Qiao in confusion and asked

"If it's not the Emperor borrowing, then what on earth would our Great Ming's later rulers be making such a fuss for?"

Su Qiao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang helplessly and said

"Your Majesty, how can you be so stubborn?"

Watching Qi Tai stared at Su Qiao in shock and cursed angrily