Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

Zhu Yunhuan did things in a haphazard manner, and on the surface they seemed to have no connection with each other. The methods he used in this wave of methods were mainly psychological manipulation and attacks.

Not to mention someone who is not fully aware of the situation, even someone who is fully aware of the situation...it would be difficult to figure it out from beginning to end. However, this did not pose a problem for Zhang Wen - he was a person who had been involved in it from beginning to end, but at the same time, he was not like other Huaixi nobles who were just caught in this trap.

"A seemingly unrelated case of embezzlement of coal mining expenses has caused those who have been waiting for Your Majesty's response to become anxious and furious. They have even turned around and punished an upright official like Liu Sanwu... arresting and then releasing him..."

"Are these warriors bewildered and disoriented?"

"This is truly the most effective method right now! Even if it can't cure the root cause, it can at least temporarily plug the ant hole beneath this dam that's about to collapse."

"I wonder what this young emperor has in his head! He can actually come up with such an unconventional solution!!"

Everyone chatted happily in the study for a while as if they had met again after a long separation, and then started to jokingly say that they wanted to drink and eat meat, and went out of the study and to the courtyard for the reception.

Zhang Wen followed everyone silently.

As I reviewed everything that happened today in my mind, my eyes couldn't help but sparkle with surprise, shock, admiration, and disbelief... extremely complicated.

My heart is like a stormy seashore, with surging waves, one after another, and no way to calm down.

In other words, the current situation does not allow it.

Otherwise he would have clapped his thigh and exclaimed "wonderful"!

After all, Zhu Yunhuan's tactics were not only manipulative but also involved some so-called "psychology" in later generations. However, people in this era don't have the time to study psychology. They barely even have the concept of it.

Zhu Yunhuan came from the era of information explosion.

There are a wide variety of books, texts and videos on the Internet for every subject... We come into contact with many things intentionally or unintentionally.

Therefore, these plans, which were not considered too remarkable to him, seemed mysterious and amazing in this era.

"Though I, Zhang Wen, have kept a low profile over the years, I've also relied on strategy to prevail in the past. However, this method... I can only analyze and figure it out after seeing the whole picture..."

"And his calm demeanor..."

"It's very much like the popular story of 'The Empty City Strategy' from the storybook! Stay calm in the face of danger, even with the enemy at the gates, you can still win the battle and defend the city!"

Walking through the snow all the way from the study to the reception room, Zhang Wen couldn't help but look towards the Forbidden City with a surging heart, sighing that he was not as good as the Forbidden City.

Inexplicably, the chapters in the storybook that has been widely circulated among the people in recent years emerged in my mind.

Although he was not very familiar with the folk stories, he vaguely remembered that the storybook seemed to be called "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and was written by an author named Luo. It was quite popular among the people.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wen took a deep breath.

He sighed inwardly, "The difference is, this 'Empty City Strategy' is fake, a man-made dramatic tale, but now, His Majesty has actually carried it out so effectively, forcing back the besieging troops below the city!"

(P.S.: Although Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was indeed very powerful, there was no such thing as the Empty City Strategy in actual history. It was invented by someone who admired him during the Jin Dynasty, and then quoted by Luo Guanzhong in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Luo Guanzhong happened to be a person of the same era.)

Chang Sheng was among the crowd and noticed the expressions on Zhang Wen's face that kept changing, seemingly filled with various expressions of amazement, admiration, and shock. He knew that this guy must have figured something out.