Chapter 2 Lao Zhu is a tyrant, but he is a tyrant who loves talents. Pack light.
The most powerful father and son in the Ming Dynasty soon arrived outside the imperial edict.
"Welcome to the holy drive!"
After receiving the notice, Mao Xiang, the captain of the pro-army Duweifu (the predecessor of Jinyiwei), who was wearing Feiyu uniform, led someone to pick him up at the door.
"You are equal!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao got off their horses, and the people from the Duwei Mansion took the horses away.
"Your Majesty, please come this way."
Captain Mao Xiang carefully led Zhu Yuanzhang and his son to a special secret room.
Mao Xiang knew the emperor's purpose of coming to prison.
The second prince has been living in the imperial prison for more than half a month.
The father and son were so angry that the son went to the imperial prison and squatted there. He, the captain, did not dare to neglect him in the slightest.
Although the emperor has a decree, there is no need to treat the second prince well.
But how dare he!
Who doesn't know that our emperor is the most protective of his calf?
This is just a temporary anger of his old man. When the anger subsides, he will still be his father and son.
In the end, it was he, Mao Xiang, who was punished.
So since this man came to the prison, Mao Xiang served him with good food and drink every day, for fear of being a little wronged.
"Your Majesty, this secret room is used for interrogation and monitoring. The walls are specially made. Sound is transmitted into the secret room through this funnel. If you speak in the secret room here, you will never hear any sound from the next door."
Mao Xiang stood in front of Lao Zhu and carefully introduced the situation in the secret room.
"Very well, you go down."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Mao Xiang's behavior and waved him back.
There are two chairs and a table in the secret room.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat down on a chair naturally.
As soon as he sat down, he heard an indistinct sound funneling in from the wall.
"Where did we talk yesterday?"
The luxurious prison building next door.
Lin Che gnawed on the chicken legs with relish and asked Zhu Ming vaguely, who was sitting upright.
"Sir, yesterday you talked about the correct political and military decisions of the Hongwu Dynasty and their profound impact on the future of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Xi looked at Lin Che with piercing eyes across the table.
"Um…"
He put down the chicken drumstick in his hand, grabbed a glass of wine on the table, and drank it with a slurp.
I wiped my mouth and leaned back comfortably on the chair.
"Then let's change the topic today: bad government!"
"You know that all dynasties, as powerful as the Han and Tang dynasties, would more or less introduce wrong policies."
"Today I will tell you about the bad governance of the Hongwu Dynasty and the harm it caused to the Ming Dynasty..."
When he heard the word "bad government", Zhu Yuanzhang's face in the secret room instantly darkened.
Half a month ago, the palace examination took place.
This book called Lin Che's "Crazy Life Policy" denounced the bad policy of obtaining official positions through the imperial examination.
According to Lao Zhu's past temper, he would have been executed on the spot in Fengtian Hall.
But he didn't do that.
Later generations said that Zhu Yuanzhang did not like scholars, which was an injustice to him.
Zhu Yuanzhang actually loved talents very much.
I especially love those scholars who do practical things, have real knowledge, and have good moral character.
On the palace test.
The reason why Lao Zhu didn't take action was because he cherished his literary talents.
This son's policy argument not only refutes his own national policy of imperial examination and officialdom, but also damages his emperor's face.
Judging from the writing style alone, it is a good article.
If this crazy student puts his knowledge to good use and takes the undergraduate examination, Lao Zhu will not hesitate to nominate him as the number one scholar.
Although Lao Zhu is a tyrant, he is a tyrant who loves talents.
What a pity that such people were killed!
next door.
Lin Che grabbed the jug and poured herself a glass of wine. She picked up the wine glass but did not drink it. She looked at Zhu Ming and asked:
"Do you know what the national policies of the current imperial court are?"
Zhu Ping studied with the princes in the Imperial Palace Academy.
The great scholars Song Lian, Zhang Yi, and Liu Sanwu not only collected classics and histories for their disciples, but also gave them some strategies based on the current affairs of the dynasty.
The three major national policies in the early years of Hongwu were studied and formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, Song Lian, Liu Ji, and Li can be said that the three major national policies of the Hongwu Dynasty also included the efforts of Song Lian and others.
When Song Lian was teaching these princes, of course he wrote a lot about it.
During the teaching process, he helped the princes analyze the significance of the three major national policies in stabilizing the Ming Dynasty.
"Recuperate and recuperate, focus on agriculture and suppress business, and punish corruption."
With a slight raise of his slender eyebrows, Zhu Ming replied immediately.
Next door, Zhu Yuanzhang twirled his beard and nodded secretly.
Although King Qin has a explosive personality and likes to cause trouble, he is still able to handle major matters clearly.
He made the right decision by asking him to vassal Qin, pacify the northwest, and protect the Ming Dynasty.
If Bunny could get rid of his slightly reckless character, he would be a good vassal king.
"Yes, it seems that you still know something about the national policies of the Ming Dynasty."
Lin Che drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then said something shocking:
"But I want to say that the three major national policies of the Hongwu Dynasty were also the three major bad policies."
"And it was these three national policies that ultimately led to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty."
"The three major national policies are deeply rooted and ultimately harm the Ming Dynasty."
Was the Ming Dynasty overthrown?
heard.
Zhu Biao next door suddenly couldn't sit still.
I didn't expect this crazy student to be so bold.
My father worked hard every day and formulated the three major national policies with his ministers, with the purpose of passing on the Zhu Ming Dynasty forever.
And this mad man dared to curse the destruction of the Ming Dynasty! "My son, let the captain capture this crazy boy and punish him severely."
Zhu Biao suddenly stood up from his chair with a dark face.
"Boss, sit down for us. You are the current crown prince, why are you so restless?"
"We want to see how this kid confuses people."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stroking his beard contentedly and even crossed his legs, looking indifferent.
"But…"
"There's nothing wrong with it. Let's just let him talk. I'll see what flowers he can come up with."
"Yes, Father."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care, Zhu Biao didn't understand why his grumpy father could hold back this time.
In the past, this crazy life would have been cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.
Next door to the secret room.
Zhu Xi frowned, and then said: "Mr. Lin, are you being too alarmist by saying that?"
"I think the Ming Dynasty has just experienced the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The heroes are competing for the throne and the people are struggling to make ends meet. Don't they need to recuperate and recuperate?"
"Businessmen are pursuing profits. With the world in chaos, farmers are in urgent need of recuperation and resumption of production. But these businessmen are trying to exploit poor farmers, compete with the people for food, and affect agricultural development. Don't they need to be controlled by the court?"
"Throughout history, the decline of any dynasty or generation is not always due to corrupt officials and excessive taxation, which led to the people's deprivation of life and the eventual overthrow of the dynasty."
"We really can't see that the three major national policies of the Hongwu Dynasty have become bad policies."
After listening to Zhu Xi's answer, Lin Che grabbed the roasted chicken leg on the table, took a bite of it and said in a leisurely manner: "Alarmist?"
"You only saw the surface!"
"The original intention of the national policy formulated by the current emperor was good, but it changed during the implementation process."
Seeing that Zhu Xi was a little confused, Lin Che raised her eyebrows and asked:
"You know how it turns sour?"
Zhu Xiang looked confused.
The secret room on the other side of the wall.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was leaning on the chair with his eyes closed, trembled when he heard this and suddenly opened his eyes.
Ok? Has the national policy changed during its implementation? Zhu Yuanzhang sat up straight and his expression became extremely serious.
After the national policy was promulgated and implemented, Yangzhou fraud cases and empty printing cases occurred one after another in North Korea and China.
In the Yangzhou fraud case, officials headed by Yang Xian concealed the poor life of local people, whitewashed peace, and deceived superiors and subordinates.
In the blank seal case, blank documents and account books were used to cheat and form cliques for personal gain.
Also.
In the court, the Huaixi Group and the Zhedong Group fought endlessly for power and profit.
It has seriously affected the normal operation of the court.
Why do so many officials violate laws and disciplines under their own repressive policies?
Is there really something wrong with my national policy?
(End of this chapter)