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

I heard my brother's words with emotion.

Fu Youde couldn't help showing surprise on his face, and sighed: "Brother...when the late emperor was on the throne, I never heard you say this about him."

"but……"

"What you said is completely different from what we heard outside!"

"Your Majesty has resolutely made the decision to sever his own path... In that respect, he can indeed be described as 'unusual.'"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, and it was obvious that some of his inherent cognition based on hearsay made him more inclined to what he saw.

Fu Youwen naturally understood what he meant.

He sneered nonchalantly, took a sip of wine, and with a confident look on his face, asked Fu Youde, "Who has more contact with our current emperor and knows him better? Is it you, or me, your older brother?"

Fu Youde said truthfully: "Of course it's you, brother."

Fu Youwen stroked his beard and laughed, "That's it!"

"Out there, the emperor is far away, and many things and words can be distorted by rumors."

"You only look at one thing."

"Even now, there are still many who boast of their intelligence and talent, claiming to be influential in governing the country... They believe that Your Majesty is young and has a bad reputation, and they think he is just a puppet, with someone else behind the scenes. After meeting him today, do you think this rumor is outrageous?"

He knew that Zhu Yunhuan had specially asked Fu Youde to come to his house to reminisce about the past so that he could persuade Fu Youde. He had already made up his mind to go all in, so of course he had already started working.

Fu Youde still looked confused.

He thought about Fu Youwen's words, shook his head, and said seriously: "Your Majesty's imperial majesty is almost catching up with the late emperor. This can't be acted out."

"There's no such thing as a master. The master is none other than Your Majesty himself. In other words, the praise people give to that so-called 'master' is actually the same praise given to Your Majesty. How can he be so simple?"

After saying that, Fu Youwen narrowed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath meaningfully.

Although he was trying to persuade his younger brother, as he spoke, he felt more confident in his heart, and he felt more and more that it was right for him to go all in on this matter!

At the same time, Fu Youde's eyes lit up slightly.

He nodded and said, "I've actually heard quite a few people discussing that so-called 'expert'. Aside from the things they said about him having ulterior motives and usurping the Ming dynasty, everything else they said was just great praise, praising his prowess and his ingenious strategies and tactics!"

Fu Youwen smiled and said, "So..."

After a pause, his eyes became particularly serious:

"We two brothers have come through those troubled times together, and I'm not afraid to speak from the heart to you."

"Your Majesty's actions may seem outrageous, but I still harbor a lingering suspicion—what appears on the surface may not always be the full picture! So even though I disagree with Your Majesty's decision to so lavishly spend three or four million in grain, when these two matters came to a head, I, at the Ministry of Revenue, did what was necessary without hesitation."

"I did this not just because Your Majesty was too determined and could not be persuaded, but because, in fact, I also had half doubts and half trust in Your Majesty."

"Today you brought a few words from His Majesty to my house."

“I feel that even more.”

Fu Youwen's words were indeed meant to persuade Fu Youde, but it did not prevent him from speaking from the bottom of his heart.

Impartial, this is actually what he has in mind.

In fact.

Zhu Yunhuan also saw that Fu Youwen, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, had little hesitation in dredging rivers, building embankments, and making preliminary preparations for increasing troops and training in Zhejiang and Fujian.