Third, why did the emperor believe it?

The reason why he was reluctant to come to see Emperor Zhu was partly because he wanted to grow his beard, but also partly because he wanted to answer the question in his mind.

Otherwise, with Emperor Zhu's shrewdness, he could be questioned in just a few words, and then he, a worldly expert, would be dragged out and beheaded on the spot.

He has basically figured out the first question now.

There must be an expert secretly giving guidance to the Third Emperor's grandson, so that the Third Emperor's grandson could increase his weight in the heart of the old emperor under the guise of being imparted knowledge by a godly man.

As for why the old emperor believed it, the reason is not complicated.

Based on the old emperor's life, you can guess that the old emperor still believed in fate.

The third emperor's grandson suddenly became smart and stood out among all the emperor's grandsons. The old emperor would subconsciously consider supernatural aspects.

The only thing Zhang Sloppy couldn't figure out was the second point, which was where did the Third Emperor's grandson learn all those weird knowledge?

During this period of time, he studied the textbooks of Hope School, and even secretly asked Qin Hengbo to learn about it. It can be said with certainty that this is not the knowledge of past dynasties, but more like it appeared out of thin air...

Zhang Sulu thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer. He could only attribute the matter to the theory of ghosts and gods.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Pindao did indeed accept a disciple when he was wandering in Taixu. He was just taking on a disciple for Sanqing. Pindao also doesn't know his identity, but he only vaguely knows that he is a young man."

"Well?"

Lao Zhu never expected that Zhang Sugao would give such an answer.

When he thought about it, even if the other party didn't rush to admit it, he would show off his merits to him overtly or covertly, right?

Nacheng thought that the other party didn't play according to the routine at all, and told him directly that he didn't even know who he was teaching.

When Lao Zhu saw that Zhang Sloppy was not in a hurry to recognize him as his apprentice, he was no longer in a hurry to mention the matter and directly asked the question he wanted to ask the most.

"May I ask Master Zhang, who can be the heir in our Ming Dynasty?"

Zhang Sloppy said calmly when he heard this...

"A poor Taoist is an outsider who never cares about human affairs."

"Moreover, this matter has its own destiny. I am a Taoist cultivator, so how dare I lie about it?"

When Lao Zhu saw Zhang Ruo saying this, he asked again.

"Among our royal sons and grandsons, who has the longest lifespan?"

After Lao Zhu said this, he was afraid that the old Taoist priest would play ball with him again and immediately block his retreat.

"Zhenzhen Zhang, isn't this a leak of secrets?"

When Zhang Suluo heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Emperor Zhu is just like the rumors, he has no patience at all...

"Reporting to your Majesty, can you show Pindao the birthdays and horoscopes of all the princes and grandsons?"

"Can!"

Lao Zhu hurriedly got up and ran to his imperial desk. From the rosewood box of the imperial desk, he took out a booklet that had been prepared long ago. It was filled with the birth dates of the princes and grandsons of the Ming Dynasty.

"Please take a look at it, Mr. Zhang!"

Lao Zhu handed it over with both hands very respectfully, and Zhang Sloppy also cooperated very well. He stood up and took it with both hands respectfully, which gave Emperor Zhu a lot of face.

Zhang Sultan took the birth certificate and pretended to look at it for a while, then pointed at Zhu Yunxi's name and said.

"Reporting to your Majesty, this person's birth date has the longest life expectancy, at least two decades!"

"Liangjiazi?"

Lao Zhu's eyes widened when he heard this, and his heart burned with intense enthusiasm.

Two years old is one hundred and twenty years old!

If our eldest grandson can live such a long time, then what do we have to worry about?

Although Lao Zhu was so happy that he wanted to slap his hands out of his throat and applaud, his many years as emperor had already made him develop the habit of keeping his emotions and anger hidden.

Lao Zhu suppressed the joy in his heart and pretended to be calm and calm.

"Is Mr. Zhang exaggerating?"

"Seventy years of life are rare in ancient times. Those who can surpass one hundred are already rare. Those who are one hundred and twenty years old have heard but not seen..."

Zhang Suluo didn't argue when he heard the words, he just nodded in agreement.

"What your Majesty said is true!"

"The longevity of the three emperors and their grandson Tianming is indeed long, and this is not an idle statement."

"However, whether the Third Emperor's grandson can live a long life depends on Your Majesty and the Third Emperor's grandson himself."

"If your Majesty can practice benevolent governance and do less killing and aggression, you will have a long line of descendants and a prosperous country."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he was already a little unhappy, but because of the identity of the other party, he suppressed his anger.

Zhu Yuanzhang has been doing things all his life. When has he ever heard anyone complain?

However, Zhang Sloppy acted as if he didn't see it and continued to advise him on his own.

"Your Majesty is the son of destiny, so naturally you are not afraid of destiny. However, God has the virtue of good life, and your Majesty's many evil killings will inevitably affect your descendants."

"The emperor's eldest son died young, and the emperor's eldest grandson died young. They are all related to this. I hope your majesty..."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he couldn't bear it any longer. He got up angrily and kicked the table over.

"That's enough!"

"We asked you to enter the palace to let you see the life span of our royal family, not to hear your opinions on our gains and losses!"

After Lao Zhu said these words, he immediately waved his sleeves and left.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Suluo quickly stood up and stood aside. He looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and began to recite the Tao Te Ching silently...

Lao Zhu hid in the bedroom and was angry for a long time. Several times he wanted to order someone to push the old Taoist priest outside and chop him down.

This Taoist priest is so hateful. He tells us fortunes well, but he dares to imitate those civil servants who advise and advise!

What is even more hateful is that he actually said that the deaths of our emperor Zhu Biao and his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying were all "conquered" by our emperor!

All we kill are corrupt officials and all we kill are people who deserve to die!

We are not wrong!

Even if we go to the underworld, we still dare to say to the Lord of Hell that we are right!

It was only when Lao Zhu thought that this Taoist priest had said a few good words and had given his grandson two years of life that he could bear it.

After Zhang Sugao recited the Tao Te Ching silently, he heard the old emperor's gloomy voice again.

"Zhang Sgru, who instigated what you just said, did you deliberately accuse us of something wrong?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, what I said was dictated by fate, and I was never instigated by anyone."

"If Your Majesty is not convinced, I only have one question to ask Your Majesty."

"ask!"

"May I ask Your Majesty, are all the people you have killed in your life guilty?"

"Do they all deserve to die?"

"You didn't kill anyone, don't you feel any guilt at all?"

Zhang Slutty asked three questions in succession, like a giant hammer, hitting Lao Zhu's chest heavily.

This is an issue that Lao Zhu never wants to touch upon.

Even if he never thinks about it carefully, he is very clear that the several major cases he initiated have killed more than 100,000 people. How can it be that not a single person died unjustly?

But in troubled times, we should use strict rules, and we must correct what is wrong!

Many times he becomes murderous. Where does he have the energy to care whether you are wronged or not? Let's kill him first and then talk about it...

"we……"

"We haven't killed anyone in more than half a year..."

Lao Zhu's words were really not a boast. Ever since he discovered that Da Sun was imitating his words intentionally or unintentionally, his temper had calmed down a lot.

Not only is he not talking about killing and killing like usual, but he even does less killing.

Many times, he would try his best to exile officials who made mistakes instead of directly pushing them out and killing them like before.

When Zhang Sugao heard this, he already understood what the old emperor meant.

For the old emperor, being able to say these words was already a disguised admission that he felt guilty.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

When Lao Zhu heard Zhang Sloppy's flattery, his face looked better than before, not as ugly as before.

"I dare to ask Mr. Zhang, if we do what we do in the future... will our eldest grandson live a long life?"

"As long as your majesty diligently cultivates benevolent governance and your emperor and grandson inherit your will, the Ming Dynasty will naturally prosper and endure forever!"
To be continued...