Daming: Is There Imperial Examination Fraud At The Beginning? I Cry As A Candidate During The Test

Chapter 45 Zhu Yuanzhang knocks on the bamboo pole! Shen Wansan followed Ye Xuan's advice and escaped!

on the street.

A low-key carriage galloped towards the palace.

Shen Wansan was sitting in the carriage.

There was the noise of the street outside, the sound of the hooves of the carriage, the rolling of the wheels, the sound of the driver driving the carriage, waving his whip, scolding the horses, etc.

The side curtains were blown open from time to time, revealing the lively scenery outside.

Shen Wansan's mind was not at all on the scenery outside.

Full of nerves.

Since Ye Xuan's persuasion, he has changed his previous nouveau riche style. All the luxurious and expensive things in the mansion have been thrown into the warehouse for storage. In terms of food and clothing, he has tried his best to be as close to ordinary people's families as possible.

"I hope nothing goes wrong during this interview."

Shen Wansan thought to himself.

He hoped that he would not be cut off by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Uu——!!"

The coachman shouted and pulled the reins. The carriage gradually stopped. He jumped off the carriage and reminded respectfully:

"Sir, the palace has arrived."

Shen Wansan lifted the front curtain of the carriage and got out of the carriage with the help of the carriage driver.

There were eunuchs and soldiers waiting outside the palace gate.

When they saw Shen Wansan, they came up to him.

"Come with us."

The eunuch looked condescending and looked at Shen Wansan like an ant.

Although Shen Wansan is rich, he has no real power.

Like fish on a chopping board.

It can be slaughtered by others.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, so it was normal for eunuchs to look down on businessmen.

Shen Wansan lowered his eyebrows, behaved extremely respectfully, and followed the eunuch and others into the palace honestly.

The eunuch walked in front and reminded him coldly:

"The palace is no better than the outside. Don't look too much, or you may lose your life."

"Thank you for the reminder, father-in-law. I will pay attention to it."

In the main hall.

The eunuch led Shen Wansan in.

"Your Majesty, Shen Wansan has been brought here."

Zhu Yuanzhang was wearing a yellow dragon suit, sitting on a dragon chair above the steps, holding a memorial in his hand. Hearing the sound below, he raised his eyes and scanned down, his face expressionless.

"Shen Wansan, a common man, comes to see the emperor."

Shen Wansan knelt down sincerely.

The people do not fight with the officials.

What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang is still the leader of this group of officials. Offending Zhu Yuanzhang is undoubtedly seeking death.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Shen Wansan below indifferently.

Shen Wansan was lying on the ground, wearing a dusty robe, looking particularly low-key.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed deep thought.

Through Jin Yiwei, he learned that Shen Wansan had been unusually low-key recently.

And this started when Ye Xuan brought Shen Rong back home.

This is interesting.

"Get up."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Wansan stood up from the ground, lowered his head, and did not dare to look up.

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke.

"Do you know why we asked you to enter the palace?"

"Didn't the emperor want to build the city wall, so he recruited villains into the palace?"

"Yes and no."

Shen Wansan was stunned.

What is yes and no?

Yes it is.

No, it’s not.

"Shen Wansan, how is your maritime business?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly smiled and asked.

Shen Wansan's pupils shrank suddenly.

He knelt down quickly.

"The villain is terrified."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"The villain is temporarily obsessed, that's why he is like this. The villain promises that he will resolutely implement the laws of the court in the future. The emperor asked the villain to go east, but the villain will never go west. As for maritime trade, the villain will never do it again. conduct."

He made his fortune from maritime trade.

After Zhu Yuanzhang banned the sea, he could only conduct maritime trade secretly.

But he didn't expect to be discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Shen Wansan's face was full of horror.

Zhu Yuanzhang was famous for his cruelty.

Killing is like eating.

Will never be merciful.

Shen Wansan was very sensible and took the initiative to kneel down and beg for mercy.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the figure lying on the ground with a sneer.

"What were you doing earlier?"

"Do you know you're afraid now?"

"Unfortunately, it's too late!"

Shen Wansan was shaking like a sieve. He thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was just squeezing him and asking him to pay for the construction of the capital city wall. Who would have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill the goose to get the eggs.

It's over.

All is lost.

Maritime trade was conducted in such secrecy.

How did Zhu Yuanzhang know?

"Your Majesty, please spare my life."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

Shen Wansan begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, this villain is willing to build half of the capital city wall. I just ask the Emperor to spare this villain and the Shen family!"

He originally wanted to spend part of the money to help Zhu Yuanzhang build the capital city wall. After all, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who asked him to provide the money, and the choice was in his own hands.

But I didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang had his own handle.

The situation changes instantly.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang begged him to provide the money, but now he took the initiative to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to build half of the capital city wall.

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A smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth, but the smile was quickly covered up, and his expression returned to normal.

He didn't want to kill Shen Wansan, he just wanted to scare Shen Wansan.

Let Shen Wansan contribute money and efforts to build the capital city wall.

After all, the entire Ming Dynasty and the country's finances are tight now, and there is little money left. But Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan, is different. He is extremely rich.

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be displeased and his voice was a little cold.

"Build half the wall?"

"You think we are beggars and you are sending us away?"

"Two-thirds, the villain is willing to build two-thirds of the city wall!"

Shen Wansan quickly changed his mind.

Extremely obedient.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked satisfied.

This is decent.

That's enough to show off your power.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave a few final warnings.

"We'll spare you this time."

"If you do it again, we will never let you go."

"Yes, yes, the villain will never do it again. From now on, the villain will do whatever the emperor asks him to do. He will never engage in maritime trade again."

Shen Wansan was extremely submissive.

He secretly wiped his sweat.

As for the original idea of ​​rewarding the three armies and pleasing Zhu Yuanzhang, it was abandoned because of Ye Xuan's previous reminder.

This allowed him to avoid a bullet.

In the original history, Shen Wansan rewarded the three armies on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang, which made Zhu Yuanzhang furious.

Later, Shen Wansan was exiled by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Shen Wansan noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang had lost his anger and felt relieved.

Thought:

The idea given by my son-in-law is really good.

Keep a low profile.

Zhu Yuanzhang would do whatever he said.

He really escaped with his life.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved Shen Wansan to leave.

However, after thinking about it, I felt something was wrong.

Is Shen Wansan too meek?

"etc."

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped Shen Wansan and asked, knowingly:

"Shen Wansan, have you found a son-in-law recently?"

Shen Wansan answered truthfully:

"The villain did find a son-in-law recently, named Ye Xuan."

"Okay, you can go down."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to Shen Wansan to retreat.

Shen Wansan walked out of the hall and hurriedly left the palace.

Thought:

Finally escaped.

He was shocked when he was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang just now.

I thought Zhu Yuanzhang regretted letting him go.

I didn’t expect that I would let myself go just by asking myself a question.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Shen Wansan's hurried away figure and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Mao Xiang."

"School Disciple is keeping an eye on Shen Wansan. If he does anything unusual, let us know immediately."

"yes!"

Mao Xiang, who was standing aside, responded respectfully and then went down to make arrangements.

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