The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Could you demonstrate Chapter 8?

Yang Xian's words left all the officials in the court looking at each other in bewilderment.

Many of the smarter officials have even shown signs of disgust!
When His Majesty goes on tour, instead of rushing around, he presents auspicious omens before His Majesty leaves, indicating that Heaven is on good side. However, he makes a point of presenting the omens during the first court meeting of the Crown Prince's regency. His intentions are obvious to anyone who thinks for a moment.

to be honest,
Yang Xian not only wanted to curry favor with Emperor Hongwu, but also with the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying!

With the Crown Prince's position secure and all the officials in the court deceiving him, why not take Yang Xian as a confidant when he presents auspicious omens to the Crown Prince?
In this way, Yang Xian became a successor of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Xian served three generations, and he was still alive even after the emperor passed away!
Even Liu Bowen, Yang Xian's nominal teacher, had a glint in his eye, revealing his dissatisfaction with this approach.

As for Hu Weiyong, he just kept sneering!

"Fu Rui? This is good stuff!"

"Quick, what kind of auspicious creature is it? Is it a pig with two big green onions stuck in it, or a white deer that's been painted all over and looks like it fell from the sky?"

Zhu Xiong Ying was immediately delighted.

He never expected that something recorded in history books would happen to him on his very first day as regent.
To put it bluntly, Yang Xian is a complete swindler!

Even their own grandfather, the emperor, ran to their grandmother crying and pleading, "Sister, we've been scammed!"
Such a powerful person, wouldn't it be a waste not to kill him?

"Your Highness, I, Yang Xian, am a loyal and patriotic subject!"

"I have the utmost respect for the Ming Dynasty! I hold Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, and Your Highness the Imperial Grandson in even higher esteem. How could I possibly fabricate an auspicious omen?"

Yang Xianyi spoke with righteous indignation, his face radiating the aura of a 'loyal minister'.

These words not only caused the officials to complain inwardly, but even Zhu Xiong Ying couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly!
Good heavens, Yang Xian, you've got some really cheesy words to say. If you're broke, go to Chunfengyuan. Those girls won't just not charge you for the night, they'll even pay you extra!

"Then tell me who it is, He Furui!"

Zhu Xiong Ying suppressed her nausea and spoke.

Since Yang Xian wants to act, then I'll play along! I can't just turn a blind eye to his performance, can I?
"Basket Fury!"

Duke Fu Youde of Yingguo spat inwardly, his eyes filled with utter disdain.

He has always looked down on sycophants. If you want official positions, money, or women, you have to earn them with your sword and spear on the battlefield!
Who does Yang Xian think he is!

Most of these nobles from Huaixi had the same attitude, and Lan Yu even rolled his eyes.

They already disliked Liu Bowen, and now that Liu Bowen's student was behaving this way, they disliked him even more.

"Your Highness, it is indeed so."

"The first bag of rice harvested in Yangzhou this year!"

"Your Majesty did not despise my lowly status and granted me the position of Prefect of Yangzhou. I, Yang Xian, have governed Yangzhou for three years, and now I specially present Yangzhou rice to my Great Ming Dynasty!"

Yang Xian spoke loudly, and then opened the small cloth bag he had brought.

Inside the cloth bag, the grains were golden yellow, and the aroma of rice filled the air!
Once these words were spoken, even if the court officials were disdainful, they could say nothing more!
When Yang Xian came to govern Yangzhou in the past, the land was barren and desolate, with no inhabitants and wasteland everywhere!

Now that rice has been offered, if we were to speak now, not only would the young Crown Prince be angered, but even the Hongwu Emperor on his tour would likely be furious!

"Your Highness, Yang Xian has done a good job in governing Yangzhou. He is a capable and competent official!"

"It is a blessing for our Great Ming Dynasty to have such a virtuous minister!"

"Just as His Highness the Crown Prince spoke of the foundation of the nation, this old minister believes that Yang Xian is the true blessing of our Great Ming Dynasty!"

Just then, a joyful voice rang out.

The assembled officials looked on, all of them somewhat incredulous.

because
The person praising Yang Xian was none other than Li Shanchang, the Left Chancellor of the Secretariat and Liu Bowen's adversary!

At this moment, he was indeed lavish in his praise of Yang Xian!
"Well said, that's definitely Fu Rui!"

Zhu Xiong Ying saw through the old fox Li Shan Chang's plan at a glance.

This old guy clearly has an excellent eye for people and knows Yang Xian's character well, so he openly flatters him to his detriment!

People like Yang Xian, the higher their official rank, the harder they fall!
But
Zhu Xiong Ying only said that one sentence, and then there was no more.

Yang Xian, on the contrary, looked excited and kowtowed, saying loudly, "Your Excellency, the Duke of Han is too kind! Your Highness the Crown Prince is too kind!" "Your subject, Yang Xian, is unworthy of such praise!"

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Li Shanchang's eyes, and then he said, "Your Highness, this should be sent to the Imperial Kitchen immediately so that a bowl of fragrant rice porridge can be cooked for you!"

Even Yang Xian was extremely surprised when he said this.

He had thought that Li Shanchang's words were just polite talk, but he never expected that Li would actually praise him so much.

The praise you hear is completely different from what you eat!

Since His Highness the Crown Prince ate his fragrant rice porridge from Yangzhou, even if Yang Xian commits a serious mistake in the future, His Highness the Crown Prince will still remember some of his past merits.

Even Hu Weiyong's expression tightened, and he wanted to speak up to stop him.

However, before he could speak, he saw Li Shanchang's hand swaying slightly.

What exactly does the teacher mean?

For a moment, Hu Weiyong couldn't figure out Li Shanchang's thoughts.

"Yes, yes, yes, brew two bowls and send some to Grandmother too!"

Zhu Xiong Ying, seizing the opportunity, quickly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, another chorus of compliments arose praising the Crown Prince's filial piety.

Now, the officials have escalated their 'fooling' of Zhu Xiong Ying and started 'coaxing' him.

"Your Highness, I have another auspicious omen!"

"Your Highness!"

Just then, Yang Xian felt Zhu Xiong Ying's gaze burning towards him, so he quickly seized the opportunity, opened his long box, and then placed his hands above his head.

"Yuhuatian."

Zhu Xiong Ying waved his hand, and Yu Hua Tian stepped down from the platform, took the box from Yang Xian, and placed it on Zhu Xiong Ying's desk.

Inside the long box were two rice stalks!

No other special features, just long, big, and plentiful!
"Your Highness, these two ears of rice grew from the plot of land I cultivate in Yangzhou."

"Each ear of grain is half a foot long and contains more than two hundred grains!"

"This is an auspicious omen, a rare sight in a thousand years. It is a gift from Heaven, a sign of the imperial grace bestowed upon our Great Ming Dynasty!"

Yang Xian appeared respectful, but his voice resounded throughout the entire Fengtian Hall.

Upon hearing this, not only ordinary officials, but even meritorious officials like Li Shanchang, Xu Da, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu, who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang in conquering the country, couldn't help but look at the box on the table!

food,

People who lived through that era considered it the greatest auspicious omen in the world!

"Well said!"

"I intend to place him in the Wenhua Hall, where my uncles will watch over him every day!"

"Yang Xian, you have performed a great service! I want to reward you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying's eyes lit up with surprise!

finally come!

We've been waiting for you to start lying!
"Your subject dares not claim credit for Heaven's work, and Your subject absolutely dares not accept any reward!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xian couldn't hide the joy on his face!
Li Shanchang narrowed his eyes slightly, and this time, he didn't say anything.

Just when all the officials, including Yang Xian himself, thought they were about to be rewarded, Zhu Xiong Ying uttered a single sentence that left everyone stunned:
"Yang Xian, I heard from my grandfather that you invented a form of torture called 'Peeling Daylilies'?"

"This is also your achievement. Can you demonstrate it?"

(End of this chapter)