"Nothing is true!" Wu Zheng shook his sleeves suddenly and said domineeringly, "As for me, even if the mountain collapses and tsunamis are in a hundred years, is it all to do with me?"

Mao Xiang stood up slowly for a long time, looked directly at Wu Zheng, and then bowed solemnly and said, "Since Your Majesty does not accept my loyal words... I will resign from Your Majesty and will retire to the mountains and forests today... I will not be upset if I see you!"

Wu Zheng smiled strangely, "Is this your way to be a minister?"

"... If you are rich, you will benefit the world; if you are poor, you will be able to protect yourself!" Mao Xiang sighed, "I have the wisdom to know myself, since I can't stop it...what can you do?"

"So you sit and watch the changes, watch the tide rise and fall, and the war rises again?"

"Then ask your Majesty, what should I do?" Mao Xiang smiled bitterly, with a hint of sarcasm.

"Go back!" Wu Zheng said lightly, "Since you can't do anything, then go back and stay... and wait and see!"

"Your Majesty wants me to be a corpse and eat... Is it a turtle that shrank?!"

"It's also impossible!" Wu Zheng shook his sleeves and dusted the non-existent dust. "I know it cannot be changed, but I know it's powerless... I still have to hit my head and burst into blood. Why bother... Why bother?"

Seeing Wu Zheng's casualness and indifference, Mao Xiang felt a lot of pain in his heart. He smiled bitterly, "Then... I'll take my leave!"

Wu Zheng suddenly laughed, "It seems that the rumors are wrong. Mao Pijiang is not a person who would rather break than bend, and he is jealous of evil!"

Mao Xiang was angry and stood up suddenly, staring at Wu Zheng and said, "...I was recruited by Your Majesty, because I saw that Your Majesty was a wise lord and had great contributions to recovering the lost land... I think Your Majesty will make great achievements in the country and the people in the future...!"

Wu Zheng interrupted without hesitation: "Then today, do you Mao Pijiang suspect that I am a fool?"

Mao Xiang was stunned, "...The facts are all there! Your Majesty... Thousands of people have died in this storm, and there are tens of thousands of prisoners, but Your Majesty still seems to be insufficient, and you have to take the opportunity to clean up the court... Our dynasty was established, and it was the time when the people were alive. Isn't you afraid that your Majesty will cause rebellion among the subjects... What is your Majesty trying to do?!"

"Do you think they shouldn't be killed?" Wu Zheng said coldly, "I spent so much money on building a new city in Songjiang Prefecture six years ago, and then I built that barren land into what I am now... I remember that at that time, the new city was located in only a few small villages and hundreds of families, and today, the population has exceeded 400,000... But these people, hoarding land and raising the land price, sold a thousand taels per acre of land at a price of 1,000 taels per acre. Do you know that one acre of high-end paddy fields in the surrounding prefectures and counties is only more than 80 taels?"

Wu Zheng was a little anxious, and couldn't help coughing a few times, calmed down, and continued, "I think that as long as I give them time to understand my sincerity, they will eventually change... But as a result, there was Momoya before, and now there was Chen Mingxia... Even if it was a stone, it should be heated up... Mao Xiang, do you really don't understand why I killed someone?"

Mao Xiang was shocked by Wu Zheng's tone. He stared at Wu Zheng in a daze. After a while, he retorted: "Since Your Majesty has tolerated it for seven years, why can't you bear it for a while... They are also His Majesty's people!"

"Hold on for a little longer?" Wu Zheng shouted, "How long? For another seven years? Tolerate them to take advantage of their interests easily for themselves without any effort? Then I have to laugh and delegate power to exchange with them in exchange for their pity for ordinary people?"

"...No...it's not just that!" Mao Xiang sighed, "I am the leader of all officials, so I will naturally not indulge them... Everything is appropriate!"

Wu Zheng sneered, "Will human greed be moderate? Is it useful for Ming Taizu to peel and plant grass?"

Mao Xiang retorted: "Since Your Majesty knows that cool laws are useless, why do you still have to do the same to punish cool laws?"

Wu Zheng heard it and slowly fell silent. Looking at Mao Xiang, after a while, Wu Zheng sighed lightly: "I am not trying to emphasize the recitation of the cool methods... I think that since this generation of scholars and merchants are unreliable, I will abandon it. I will train another generation to use it... Three major colleges, more than seven years, and tens of thousands of students, I believe it is useful!"

Mao Xiang said anxiously, "Your Majesty... This is a move to kill chickens and get eggs, it's a big mistake!"

Wu Zheng reshooted the chair back with a "slap", stood up and glared at Mao Xiang.

Mao Xiang snatched away, "Your Majesty calmed down... After saying that, the three major academies have indeed trained tens of thousands of students over the years, but Your Majesty should know that these students have only been studying for three years and have no experience as an official... Let them serve as assistants, or even serve as a county official seal, which may be useful, so that they can hold a place in a government or be in the court... I am bluntly saying that it is simply unusable. Your Majesty should be clear about the truth... If you force it to raise it, it will be equivalent to harming them and causing harm to the country!"

After hearing this, Wu Zheng sat down slowly and sighed, "...I, of course, understand that it can be as loyal as the delegated power to those gentry, aristocratic families, wealthy families, and merchants, at least, the loyalty and reliability of these students!"

"But Your Majesty can't give up on food because of the choke!" Mao Xiang advised, "I entered the palace this time, not to oppose Your Majesty's political strategy, but just wanted to advise Your Majesty. It is not necessarily a blessing to correct the wrongs... Your Majesty often says that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when the people are too careful, there will be no disciples... I think this is very good. Whether it is an old scholar, aristocratic family, or the original royal family, they are now all your Majesty's people. If they are guilty, your Majesty can kill them. But if they are not guilty, they should be educated... Your Majesty cannot use a plan to lure them and then kill them!"

Looking at Wu Zheng's expression, Mao Xiang sighed: "Your Majesty often says that it is to punish him without counseling... I beg Your Majesty to pardon the court officials, even if it is delayed to deal with it, so as to give them a chance to reflect on themselves... I am willing to protect them and urge them to be loyal to Your Majesty... If they are still obsessed with it later, then when Your Majesty is thundering again, I will never argue!"

Wu Zheng fell silent.

Mao Xiang stopped talking.

The king and his subjects, one of them puts their cheeks to ponder, and the other waits for a long time.

After a long time, Wu Zheng finally raised his head, "Mao Xiang, you should know their nature. Once they get crazy, there is nothing they dare to do... They even dare to rebel, let alone you!"

After hearing this, Mao Xiang smiled, "This is a perfect way to give Your Majesty the righteousness. At that time, Your Majesty can clear them out with justification... and not be criticized!"

Looking at Mao Xiang's sharp face, Wu Zheng felt a little pity. He pointed at Mao Xiang and said, "This is you who are seeking death by yourself... Don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Mao Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "...Your Majesty has you... accepted the advice of me?"
Chapter completed!