This is because although Zhou Guanzheng's position is not high, he is subordinate to Yanguan. Moreover, in ancient China, monarchs would not easily kill officials. Once the official is killed, the monarch will be criticized. The so-called Yanguan is a censor such as a censor who specializes in advising the emperor, finding faults and finding faults with the officials. Moreover, everything this official said was reasonable, so Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to refute, so he chose to bow his head and admit his mistake to him.

Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be a very accomplished monarch in ancient China, because Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor family, but through his own efforts, he completed the only victory in the Northern Expedition in Chinese history. It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed very remarkable. Although it is said in later history books that Zhu Yuanzhang was a little cruel, Zhu Yuanzhang's cruelty was only directed at some corrupt officials. But to the common people, Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to have never committed any crimes. This is because Zhu Yuanzhang himself was born in poverty and he knew the sufferings of the people well. That's why he has always been very kind to the people and reduced taxes on them, giving them a chance to recuperate.

What’s more important is that as a public speaker, almost all of them can be said to be those who dare to speak out and come to the audience, and can be said to be representatives who are not afraid of death. Moreover, in ancient China, few monarchs killed Yan Guan. Once they killed Yan Guan, they would definitely be regarded as a coward in the history books of later generations. Because in ancient times only particularly mediocre monarchs would harm officials, Zhu Yuanzhang chose to let Zhou Guanzheng go in order to have a good reputation in history books.

Of course, it is also because Zhu Yuanzhang has special love for some officials who dare to tell the emperor's mistakes, which is enough to prove that Zhu Yuanzhang is a very enlightened monarch. Therefore, corruption in the Ming Dynasty was greatly curbed at that time.