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Chapter 328 The Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards the river, and after a few steps he saw the entrance to the pavilion.

His gaze fell into the pavilion, where a young man dressed in a Taoist robe sat.

A young man sat in a chair, holding a mysterious pot in his hand.

Zhu Yuanzhang noticed that the young man was looking at him with a smile.

Zhu Yuanzhang sized up Zhou Yongcheng, and Zhou Yongcheng was also sizing up Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was surrounded by the fortunes of the nation, and in addition to the fortunes of the nation, he also possessed a certain degree of humanistic fortune.

Moreover, he possesses martial arts skills, and his martial arts prowess is quite good.

After all, martial artists exist in this world. Zhu Yuanzhang had entered the Shaolin Temple before he started his rebellion and learned Shaolin Kung Fu there, so it's not surprising that he possessed martial skills.

After the uprising, they obtained more advanced martial arts techniques, and their martial arts cultivation became even stronger than before.

Upon seeing Zhou Yongcheng, Zhu Yuanzhang swiftly entered the pavilion and bowed to him.

"Zhu Yuanzhang met the immortals."

Zhu Yuanzhang believed that anyone who could establish a mysterious portal within his palace and guide him there must be an immortal.

Zhou Yongcheng said with a smile, "Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, is right. Let's sit down and chat."

"Thank you, Immortal."

Zhu Yuanzhang sat in a chair next to the table.

With a casual wave of his hand, Zhou Yongcheng placed a cup of tea on the table in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"You ended the chaos of the world, established the Ming Dynasty, and brought a brief period of good life to the people. This cup of tea is a reward for you," Zhou Yongcheng said.

It would be a lie to say Zhu Yuanzhang wasn't excited when he saw the cup of tea that appeared out of nowhere. Tea bestowed by an immortal was definitely not ordinary tea.

"Thank you for your blessing, immortal."

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the teacup and drank the tea in one gulp.

After drinking the tea, Zhu Yuanzhang felt his body become younger.

If outsiders were present, they would notice that Zhu Yuanzhang's body suddenly became younger.

"I didn't call you here for anything else, I just have something for you to do."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang patted his chest and said, "Immortal, please give me your orders. Whether I can do it or not, I will do my best to fulfill them."

"No rush, let me show you some things first."

Zhou Yongcheng pointed to the river of time, and a scene appeared on the river of time, the scene was about the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the scene that appeared, a scene he was quite familiar with; it was from when he had just ascended the throne.

Not long after, the scene changed, and the events depicted in these scenes had not yet occurred, so Zhu Yuanzhang was unfamiliar with them.

However, he saw his own image in the images, so he guessed that these images were likely scenes from the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw him punish Hu Weiyong, saw his crown prince die, and saw him kill many nobles in order to help Zhu Yunwen.

Although Zhu Yunwen successfully ascended to the throne, he followed the advice of those scholars and began to reduce the power of the princes.

Zhu Yunwen's policy of reducing the power of the princes effectively stripped him of his throne.

When Zhu Laosi (the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty) came to power, he moved the capital to Shuntian Prefecture, and the Ming Dynasty entered a period of prosperity.

After that, Zhu Pangpang took over.

Zhu Pangpang died less than a year after taking the throne, and Zhu Zhanji succeeded him.

The Ming Dynasty was doing relatively well during Zhu Zhanji's reign, until the rise of Zhu Qizhen, the "God of War" of the Ming Dynasty, which marked the beginning of its decline.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty after that were all more eccentric than the last, making Zhu Yuanzhang almost vomit blood.

The Ming Dynasty ended in bankruptcy when Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the dynasty, hanged himself.

The image disappeared, and Zhou Yongcheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, smiling as he asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"Immortal, is what I just saw what will happen to my Great Ming Dynasty in the future?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhou Yongcheng shook his head and said, "If you hadn't met me, the history of your Ming Dynasty would be what you just witnessed. Now that you've met me, the course of your Ming Dynasty has changed."

Zhu Yuanzhang drank the tea given to him by Zhou Yongcheng, and with the martial arts he practiced, he could easily live to be over a hundred years old. In addition, he knew the historical trajectory of the Ming Dynasty, and the future of the Ming Dynasty had already been changed.

Zhu Yuanzhang rose and bowed deeply to Zhou Yongcheng, but Zhou Yongcheng waved his hand to stop him, saying, "What I want you to do is to completely change the course of the Ming Dynasty."

"Rest assured, Immortal. Now that I know the future direction of the Ming Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible for the Ming Dynasty to develop along its original trajectory."

Zhou Yongcheng nodded and said, "Very good, I also hope to see a different Ming Dynasty."

After saying this, Zhou Yongcheng gave Zhu Yuanzhang a jade seal and said, "This jade seal can contain the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty. You can also use the national fortune to exchange for things inside. The more national fortune you have, the more powerful the things you can exchange for."

The imperial seal was something Zhou Yongcheng concocted on the spot. Since Zhu Yuanzhang already knew the history of the Ming Dynasty, why not give him another advantage?

Zhu Yuanzhang accepted the imperial seal, his excitement evident on his face. The imperial seal bestowed by the immortals meant that the immortals also favored him, so he would surely be able to make the Ming Dynasty last for a thousand or even ten thousand years.

"May I ask, sir, how can one ascertain the fate of a nation?" Zhu Yuanzhang inquired.

"You only need to drip a drop of blood onto the imperial seal, and the seal will recognize you as its master. You will then know the extent of your Ming Dynasty's national fortune."

Following Zhou Yongcheng's instructions, Zhu Yuanzhang dripped a drop of blood onto the imperial seal.

When Zhu Yuanzhang's blood was absorbed by the jade seal, Zhu Yuanzhang could sense a mysterious aura within the jade seal.

At the same time, the imperial seal conveyed some information to Zhu Yuanzhang, letting him know how to use it.

Sensing the presence of Qi, Zhu Yuanzhang wondered, "Is this the national destiny that the immortals spoke of?"

The national fortune contained within the imperial seal is calculated in strands, and his imperial seal contains a total of more than thirty strands of national fortune.

Besides the nation's destiny, he could also summon a mysterious panel from within the imperial seal.

There are many things on the panel; as long as he wants to see something, its detailed information will be displayed.

Zhu Yuanzhang withdrew his attention from the imperial seal and asked Zhou Yongcheng, "Immortal, how can the nation's fortune be increased?"

"A nation's fortune is its destiny. When a country is strong and its people are satisfied with it, the nation's fortune will be greater."

Let me remind you, a nation's national fortune cannot be too low. If it falls below a certain threshold, your country will suffer various disasters.

Zhou Yongcheng gave Zhu Yuanzhang a heads-up, fearing that Zhu Yuanzhang would use all of the Ming Dynasty's national fortune to exchange for goods, which would lead to constant natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang with nowhere to turn.

"Thank you for the reminder, Immortal."

"Immortal, I wonder if I will be able to come to the Immortal Realm again in the future?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"Yes, the portal to time and space is inside your house and it won't disappear."

Zhu Yuanzhang was delighted to hear this, and he also hoped to visit the fairyland where the immortals lived often, so that he could ask the immortals for advice on any questions he might have.

He also learned the name of the portal, which was originally called the Gate of Time and Space.

Zhu Yuanzhang gained an opportunity from Zhou Yongcheng, but did not stay long. He bid farewell to Zhou Yongcheng, crossed the portal of time and space, and returned to his office.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the portal to time and space. The portal was still there, just as the immortal had said, the portal to time and space would not disappear.