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Lu's self-hypnosis was useless. What was to come was to come. Lu finally received a piece of white silk. For Zhu Yunwen's sake, her body was kept intact. The Lu family was dismissed from office and exiled.

In this life, the Lu family received their lunch box in advance, and Shen Yujin felt half relieved. After all, the Shen family has been tied to the chariot of the prince, and if they don't move forward, they will fall behind.

Political investment is so cruel. Those who win by betting on the right horse will enjoy the merit of following the dragon, while those who lose will be doomed.

To be precise, Shen Yujin's chances are with Zhu Xiongying. If Zhu Xiongying comes to power, Zhu Di's advantages will be gone.

Zhu Yunwen did not have the political resources that Zhu Xiongying was born with! Zhu Yunwen's background determined that he had no military officer group to use. In the end, Zhu Yunwen had no choice but to send Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, who was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han.

Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with the affairs of the Eastern Palace and scolded Crown Prince Zhu Biao. Zhu Yunwen was then assigned to be raised by the childless Chen Liangdi. This was the end of the matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial decree to promote Shen Yujin to the fifth rank of Imperial Attendant Bachelor, specializing in teaching the princes and grandchildren of the emperor.

Shen Yujin was promoted rapidly. He had several imperial tutors and many of them taught classes to the emperor's sons and grandsons. Shen Yujin was mainly responsible for Zhu Xiongying's education.

The thank-you gift from Crown Princess Chang was personally delivered by Chang Mao. The Chang family was more practical and didn't engage in extravagant things. It included one hundred taels of gold, one thousand rolls of silk, and one thousand taels of silver. A large cart of delicacies from land and sea was pulled for Shen Yujin.

Chang Mao was a military commander who didn't like to beat around the bush: "Mr. Shen, I have no words to thank you for your kindness. This is the Crown Princess's intention. Xiongying is the Crown Princess's life. If anything happens to this child, the Crown Princess will not be able to bear it.

Our Chang family owes you a big favor. Let's get along well with each other in the future and don't be strangers.

Shen Yujin bowed hurriedly: "According to Lan'er's seniority, I should call you uncle. You are really embarrassing me."

Chang Mao patted Shen Yujin's shoulder and said, "Good boy, you are one of us, and we have also watched Lan grow up. We are family, so let's keep in touch."

From then on, Shen Yujin paid more and more attention to Zhu Xiongying. In order to make his classes less boring, he would usually guide and inspire Zhu Xiongying to think of solutions on his own when there were problems.

Under Shen Yujin's guidance, Zhu Xiongying became more important in the eyes of the prince and Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Xiongying was not only more friendly but also more wise.

He speaks and acts in a royal manner. He is definitely the heir apparent. He is smart, resourceful, hardworking, studious, and has his own ideas.

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied with Shen Yujin's work. He was low-key and looked inconspicuous, but he could do things very well.

Zhu Yuanzhang silently labeled Shen Yujin as a capable minister.

In the 13th year of Hongwu, the Hu Weiyong case broke out and many people were implicated, but Shen Yujin got through it safely and was not affected at all.

The Shen family has now produced two juren and three xiucai, making them a family of scholars.

Over the years, Tang Lan gave birth to two sons and a daughter for Shen Yujin. Shen Fule no longer cared about anything and just stayed at home to take care of his grandson.

Shen Rong now leads his uneducated family members to manage the family business together, and the Shen family has now barely stepped into the threshold of nobility.

Shen Yuzhen, from the second house, also married into a good family, the grandson of He Zhen, the Earl of Dongguan. This is how nobles were connected and related.

The Shen family is an exception. He has a weak family background and relied on literary connections to get to the top. He also married a child from a noble family. Shen Yujin is actually quite twisted.

However, the circle of civil officials is the most difficult to integrate into. Since ancient times, scholars have looked down on each other. If you want to enter the circle of civil officials, you must be labeled as belonging to a certain party.

This is something Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't tolerate. I'm still alive! How dare you start a factional struggle? Is your knife not sharp enough to bully me?

Therefore, all the civil officials who showed signs of becoming powerful did not have a good ending. Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen were all dealt with by Zhu Yuanzhang.

If Zhu Yunwen had not been such a useless person, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have moved so many nobles.

Take Lan Yu for example. He was born to stand behind Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yunhuan of the Chang clan. He also had a large army and could fight and kill! Is this a talent that Zhu Yunwen could manipulate?

After Zhu Xiongying's death, Zhu Yunhuan was not favored, so the way had to be cleared for Zhu Yunwen. Otherwise, the Ming imperial family would have been in strife among themselves.

What could Zhu Yuanzhang do? For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and his grandson's kingdom, Lan Yu had to die.

But Zhu Yuanzhang miscalculated his sons. Zhu Biao could hold that position, and so could Zhu Xiongying, but Zhu Yunwen could not!

Zhu Yunwen had already offended all the nobles when he came to power! Zhu Yuanzhang only eliminated the external enemies but did not consider his own son.

As a result, when it came to Zhu Yunwen, he was beaten up by Zhu Di. The nobles became disloyal and Zhu Yunwen was in an embarrassing situation where no one was available!

Therefore, the Lu family directly shook the foundation of the country and the Ming Dynasty.

Shen Yujin really just wanted to live until the day he was respected and esteemed. The changes in the court were truly visible to the naked eye.

Zhu Yuanzhang faced the darkest moment of his life. In the 15th year of Hongwu, Empress Ma passed away, and Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears.

But that was not the end. In April of the 25th year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died of Zhu Yuanzhang due to a cold and an abscess on his back.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a state of madness. The loss of his son had made him lose his rationality. All the women in the Eastern Palace who had served the prince, except those who had children, were taken to be buried with him.

Zhu Yuanzhang began to train Zhu Xiongying frantically to clear the way for the crown prince to succeed to the throne.

Shen Yujin was promoted at this time. This was a powerful weapon left by the emperor for his grandson to check and balance the court.

Zhu Xiongying was also growing rapidly. Shen Yujin knew that some things were not done when Emperor Hongwu was alive, and these things would become ancestral family rules in the future.

So with the support of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Xiongying started a series of reforms. If you are taking the imperial examination and want to get rich by relying on land, you are dreaming. Take a look at the land tax implemented by Emperor Hongwu!

Commercial taxes also need to be adjusted. The days of sucking blood from the empire are gone forever. Learn about Ming Dynasty income tax! Dare not to pay and you will have a hard time.

No one dared to oppose Zhu Yuanzhang's reforms, and if they had any opinions, they could speak to the emperor. This series of reforms loosened up the Ming Dynasty's finances, and the country, which was previously strapped for cash, is now rich.

In the 31st year of Hongwu, the great emperor Zhu Yuanzhang passed away. Shen Yujin finally achieved a highly respected position and became the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty.

The Shen family finally brought honor to their family and became a first-class family. Shen Yujin and Zhu Xiongying became a good story of monarch and minister, leading the Ming Dynasty to prosperity.

The Ming Dynasty expanded outwards by reducing the number of vassal states and focusing on the research of firearms and the introduction of various talents. The territory of the Ming Dynasty reached its largest level in history.

Zhu Xiongying was also praised by later generations as a great ruler, and Shen Yujin was even worthy of being enshrined in the Taimiao.