roccoschili Chapter 332 No matter what wrong things you've done, I will never scold you!
Chapter 332 No matter what wrong things you've done, I will never scold you!
Xiang Yu's words made Sun Quan blush.
Li Er, Zhao Kuangyin, and others silently gave a thumbs up.
Also from Jiangdong, Xiang Yu led 8,000 soldiers to destroy the tyrannical Qin Dynasty. Although he ultimately met his end by committing suicide at the Wujiang River, he still displayed heroic spirit.
"Sun Ce was indeed a heroic figure, worthy of the name Little Conqueror."
"It's a pity he died young, and his judgment in choosing people wasn't very good either."
"After him, Jiangdong began to produce a lot of scoundrels."
“Sun Zhongmou, I can say this: if the immortal really initiates a challenge against your Jiangdong, I will definitely participate without hesitation and prove to you that Jiangdong also has the potential to contend for the world.”
"The only difference is who has it!"
With Xiang Yu speaking, the second round of verbal and written attacks against Eastern Wu began.
Sun Quan's face had long since turned into a monkey's butt.
He didn't continue to refute on the sky; instead, his gaze swept around.
At this moment, both the maids and the officials immediately lowered their heads.
Everyone knows that at this moment he was looking for a scapegoat.
Anyone who dares to attract his attention will suffer a terrible fate!
Fortunately, this round of verbal attacks did not last too long.
Perhaps because the challenges Ying Zheng was involved in were too exciting, and the words "expel the Tartars" were too tempting, most people were either watching his scenes or debating whether Jiangdong was indeed teeming with scoundrels.
Even though Lao Zhu has already completed the challenge and emerged, many people still haven't noticed.
"What I'm saying is, what happened during the time we were participating in the challenge? Why are you suddenly saying that Jiangdong is full of scoundrels?"
"If we have to put it in perspective, we can be considered to have started in Jiangdong. When the immortals take stock of us, you'll know whether Jiangdong is truly a land of cowards!"
Old Zhu had just finished the challenge and hadn't even had a chance to check his reward when he saw Li Er's taunts.
He immediately became furious.
Ultimately, he also rose to power by relying on Jiangdong.
He had just completed the challenge and hadn't even had a chance to show off when he looked up and saw someone mocking Jiang Dong. Wasn't that the same as pointing a finger at him and calling him a coward?
"Alright, Lao Zhu, I wasn't talking about you. You've already shown your inventory of immortals."
The others were also surprised that Lao Zhu completed the challenge so quickly.
"Aren't you talking about us?"
Upon seeing Li Er's explanation, Lao Zhu quickly understood.
If this isn't about speaking for oneself, then who among the cowardly Jiangdong rats is left?
"So you're talking about that scoundrel Sun Zhongmou, right?"
Sun Quan: “…”
what happened?
Is she already that famous?
Old Zhu didn't care what he was thinking and just continued talking to himself.
"That guy is indeed a typical coward. It's one thing for him to live in his own little corner, but he also has the audacity to betray his allies."
"But when you're cursing, could you please stop using regional terms? We're from Jiangdong, after all. If you suddenly say that Jiangdong is full of scoundrels, that's a bit of an insult to us, isn't it?"
"Who has the right to insult you, Old Zhu? Expel the Tartars and restore the Central Plains. Just based on these eight words, at least in my eyes, no matter what wrong things you have done, I will never criticize you!"
Zhao Kuangyin gave Zhu Yuanzhang a "no-spray card".
These eight words carry too much weight in his heart.
The more you lack something, the more you crave it, and the more you envy it.
"Indeed, those scoundrels have disgraced Jiangdong until you, Old Zhu, appeared."
Although it was somewhat regrettable that the challenge ended before he could even pay attention to Lao Zhu's performance, Li Er could only praise Lao Zhu.
It's okay if you didn't notice the challenge.
Anyway, Zhu's career was impressive enough and his achievements were great enough, that's enough!
"Am I... really that outstanding?"
Old Zhu scratched his head, then suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
He had ridiculed Zhao Kuangyin quite a bit before.
I really didn't expect that after watching his career review, he would give himself such a high evaluation.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang never imagined that he would appear so high on the list of wise rulers.
After all, in his eyes, he was nothing more than a predecessor who had fought for the world in the past.
After defeating Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng in succession and unifying Jiangnan, they turned their military might towards the former capital, Dadu.
While declaring himself emperor, he completely drove the Yuan court out of the Central Plains and secured the Ming Dynasty's rule.
Even during this process, Little Ming King died!
In his view, this was also a huge stain.
Firstly, it would be easily criticized, and secondly, it would be unable to inherit the legitimate status of the Central Plains.
In addition, shortly after the Ming Dynasty had stabilized, he felt that he had also done something almost like waging war, repeatedly launching northern expeditions and westward advances.
Although most of the time it was out of necessity, in objective reality, once it was done, it was done.
Furthermore, there were his old comrades who had fought alongside him to establish the empire. He originally intended to emulate Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Guangwu of Han, and to have a good ending with the founding heroes.
Unfortunately, the result did not seem to be satisfactory.
Finally, there was the matter that Zhu Di had mentioned to him.
The problem of the crown prince!
This is probably the biggest mistake he has ever made!
With all these blemishes combined, he truly believed that his inclusion on the list of wise rulers was a sign of divine favor!
However, it's clear that only he thinks this way.
"Old Zhu, I never expected you to be such a self-deprecating person."
Liu Bang laughed.
"I think what you said really doesn't count as a stain."
"The only thing that intrigues me is the fate of your founding heroes."
"If he were a military general, that would be one thing, but Li Shanchang looks like someone who's trying to protect himself. What reason do you think you would have to kill him?"
In this challenge in which Ying Zheng participated, he raised his arm and called upon others, and among the first to come to his aid was Li Shanchang.
This person's performance can be described as resourceful and as adept at reading people; he is by no means someone who is unaware of his own mortality.
If Liu Bang were to choose an example from his own circle, he would think Xiao He would be the most similar.
He didn't think such a person would do something reckless, nor did he think that Zhu Yuanzhang was the kind of person who would kill meritorious officials for no reason.
“Li Shanchang? Why would we kill him? Besides, he’s slippery. Would he give us a reason to kill him? Emperor Gaozu, you’ve got it wrong.”
Zhu knew he might kill many founding heroes, but Li Shanchang should not be among them.
During the Yongle era, Zhu Di spoke softly.
"Dad, don't say things too soon."
Old Zhu: "?"
"You won't be able to tolerate Li Shanchang from now on."
Zhu Di slowly began to explain.
"He is too power-hungry, and the Huaixi faction's influence is extremely complex and vast. You can tolerate them when you are young, but what about when you get older?"
"When I get older?"
"Let's do the math. Li Shanchang is more than ten years older than us. We're so old, isn't he already buried in the ground?"
"What if he wasn't buried in the ground?"
Zhu Di asked with a smile.
This is the case.
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang might not have really intended to kill Li Shanchang.
But three years later, and then another three years, when Old Zhu felt his health was deteriorating day by day, Li Shanchang was still full of energy.
By then, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he would look more and more like Sima Yi.