"Now, I will ask you a third question. Who do you think has the most power to unify the world?”
Zhu Houzhao stood on the mountain peak with his hands behind his back.
A domineering aura that stood proudly above all living beings emanated from his body.
At this moment, he was like a proud king of all beasts, looking down at his own great rivers and mountains.
Zhao Yun's pupils constricted as she felt an emperor's might assail her face. She couldn't help but take two steps back.
"Of course it's you, Your Majesty."”
Unknowingly, he used honorifics to address Zhu Houzhao.
Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction.
With a thought.
He and Zhao Yun returned to the real world.
Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling had been guarding in the bedchamber. When they saw them suddenly appear, they were both shocked.
At the same time, they were shocked by Zhu Houzhao's remarkable abilities.
They were constantly paying attention to the changes in the scene, but they did not see how Zhu Houzhao and Zhao Yun appeared.
"Eh, Young Master Ling, look. I don't know what that brat Zhao Yun saw just now, but he's completely stunned.”
Kuo Zhong was dissatisfied with Zhao Yun's rudeness towards Zhu Houzhao, so he added the word 'brat' after Zhao Yun addressed him.
Xu Zhiling looked over carefully.
As expected.
At this moment, Zhao Yun seemed to have seen something extraordinary. At this moment, her entire person was in a state of daydreaming. No one knew what she was thinking about.
After a full 15 minutes.
Zhao Yuncai came back to his senses and cupped his fists at Zhu Houzhao."I have to admit that Your Majesty's power is unparalleled in the world. However, the strength of your power can only determine whether you have the ability to unify the world.
They could not decide whether they could let the people of the world live well.”
"Zhao Yun brat, what do you mean?!
Are you saying that His Majesty is a fatuous ruler?!”
Kou Zhong respected Zhu Houzhao like a god. Seeing Zhao Yun slander Zhu Houzhao time and time again, he finally couldn't help but explode.
"Come, come, come! Let's have a spar. If I don't beat you up today, I won't be Kuo Zhong.”
The more he spoke, the angrier he became.
Kuo Zhong rolled up his sleeves and prepared to start training with Zhao Yun.
"Young Master Zhong, you can't be impudent in front of His Majesty!”
Xu Zhiling pulled him back.
Then, he looked at Zhao Yun solemnly." General Zhao, I, Xu Zhiling, have always thought that you are a hero. I didn't expect you to be like the vulgar people in the world. You can only see the surface of things."”
"What do you mean?" Zhao Yun frowned.”
Xu Zhiling: " General Zhao has eyes. He can see and observe for himself. Most of the time, what the eyes see is the truth.
For example, at this moment, Xu Zhiling and Brother Kuo Zhong are standing in front of you.
Was it as the rumors said, that His Majesty had drugged her with a mind-losing drug and made her a tool puppet for His Majesty to kill people?”
"Do you think I look like a drugged puppet? Was it similar? Do I look like one?"
Kuo Zhong rolled his eyes.
Zhao Yun was stunned.
Indeed.
Looking at how Kuo Zhong was laughing and cursing, as well as Xu Zhiling's calm and composed appearance, it was completely unrelated to the appearance of someone who had been drugged in the rumors.
But why?
Could it be?
Zhu Houzhao wasn't an incompetent ruler?
He received such an answer.
Zhao Yun was stunned.
Thinking back to Da Ming's attitude towards his mother, which was very friendly and generous, he was even more confused, only feeling that his head was in a mess.
"I will give you three days. In these three days, you can go anywhere you want. No one will interfere.
Everything could be faked, but the living conditions of the people could not be faked.
Three days later, come back here and decide if you want to be loyal to me.”
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and left.
Zhao Yun was shocked. She watched him leave, feeling even more complicated.
If Zhu Houzhao was really a fatuous ruler, would he give him the right to act freely?
After that.
Zhao Yun left the palace.
He carefully observed the living conditions of the people on the streets.
The commoners were all living in peace and contentment, and their lives were rich.
"Could it be that the people in the capital are living well, while the people outside the capital are suffering?”
With this thought in mind, Zhao Yun rode out of the city.
What he saw shocked him.
He saw that the commoners outside the capital were still living leisurely lives and did not worry about food and clothing.
At the entrance of the village, many children were wearing new clothes and playing happily.
A few village elders sat on the ridge of the fields, chatting about everything.
His standard of living and mental state were outstanding, something he had never seen before in the Great Han Dynasty.
At this moment.
Coincidentally, a few bailiffs had come to the village to handle some matters. They were very friendly to the people and had smiles on their faces. They did not act arrogantly at all.
After the bailiffs left.
Out of curiosity, Zhao Yun went forward and asked the old men in the village.
"Elders, please."
Seeing his extraordinary appearance, the elders in the village all stood up and returned the greeting.
"May I ask if the bailiffs are usually this kind?" Zhao Yun asked again.
Didn't the officials treat the people high and mighty?”
One of the old men smiled." This little brother should be from another country. He doesn't know much about our Ming Dynasty."
The founding emperor of Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Emperor, wrote the [Great Hao]. Anyone who holds the [Great Hao] can enter the capital to report to the emperor.
Not only could the government not stop them along the way, but they also had to prepare food and water. Otherwise, it would be a serious crime.
Therefore, no one in the government dared to bully the people.”
Hearing this, Zhao Yun was stunned!
How much did the Emperor cherish the people to come up with such a policy?
Such a policy was enough to show how much the current Emperor cared for the common people.
Would an emperor who loved the common people so much be a fatuous ruler?
The answer was, of course, no.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun felt as if she had been struck by lightning and was completely stunned.
Thinking back to the scenes he had seen before, he felt so ashamed that he could not even show his face.
Before the three days were up, he rode back to the capital.
When he returned to the capital, he did not enter the palace first. Instead, he went to his mother's small courtyard.
He told his mother about his intention to pledge allegiance to Zhu Houzhao.
He had thought that his mother, Lady Liu, would be furious.
Unexpectedly, Lady Liu was extremely surprised.
She nodded repeatedly and said,"My son has grown up and has his own decision-making power. I'm very happy."”
"Mother, weren't you strongly opposed to your son's loyalty to Great Ming?" Zhao Yun asked in surprise. Why now…"
"That's because I've heard the rumors in Jianghu and mistakenly thought that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is a fatuous ruler."
However, after staying in the small courtyard for a few days and chatting with the neighbors, as well as what he saw and heard on the street, he discovered that the old man was not a simple man.
The commoners of Great Ming are living much better than the commoners of Great Han.
Mother isn't a scholar and doesn't know much.
He only knew that an emperor who could let the people live a good life was a good emperor!
It was exactly what my son should do to work for such an emperor!”
When Zhao Yun heard this, she finally understood.
He no longer had any hesitation about being loyal to Zhu Houzhao.
He immediately entered the palace.
Kneeling in front of Zhu Houzhao, he swore his allegiance.
"I, Zhao Yun, am willing to become Your Majesty's sword and expand Your Majesty's territory until I die!”
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