Chapter 38 The emperor’s biggest shortcoming is his lack of beauty Seeing Zhu Xiang looking confused.
Lin Che poured a bowl of wine, took a sip by herself, and then continued:
"Not only do I not resent him, I even admire the current emperor."
"Looking at the more than 400 emperors in Chinese history, Emperor Hongwu's achievements are definitely among the best, comparable to Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, and he can be called the only emperor through the ages!"
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When Lin Che said this, both Zhu Xi and Zhu Yuanzhang, who were separated by a wall, all felt their blood boiling.
The eternal emperor! Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself felt that such a high historical evaluation was a bit excessive.
I think he conquered the Ming Dynasty in a commoner's body. Although his achievements were unparalleled, compared with the martial arts of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty, I still feel that he is slightly inferior.
Unexpectedly, Lin Che compared herself with the two emperors with the highest status in history.
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and delighted. He unconsciously leaned forward while sitting on the chair, wanting to hear his next evaluation of himself.
"Ahem, Mr. Lin, why do I think you have some contradictions?"
Zhu Xi choked on Lin Che's words and cleared his throat:
"Didn't you just say that the officials of the Zhu family, even the dogs... ahem, what about that?"
"Appreciation is appreciation, disgust is disgust, there is no contradiction between the two!"
Lin Che didn't think there was anything wrong and explained: "The current emperor's right to the throne is unique among emperors throughout the ages."
"Is there anyone in history who has a second bowl, survived a narrow escape, and founded the Ming Dynasty?"
"Never!"
Zhu Xi replied with pride.
"That's not the end!"
Lin Che then solemnly said: "Drive out the Tartars, restore China, and save the Han people from the iron heel of the Tartars."
"Not to mention anything else, this achievement alone is enough to be famous throughout the ages!"
"I think that the Mongolian Tatars regarded us Han people as the fourth class of people. The Han people lived worse than animals. Without Emperor Hongwu to change his destiny, I think that in our land of China, maybe there would be no Han people left in the end."
Zhu Fang was shocked when he heard this, and then asked:
"Sir, he said that the current emperor is the emperor of the ages, but he is unwilling to be his minister. Could it be that apart from overthrowing the Tatar regime and liberating the Han people, the emperor has not done well in other aspects?"
Lin Che picked up the wine cup, looked at Zhu Xiang who looked confused, and said calmly:
"It's not like what you said."
"Since Emperor Hongwu ascended the throne, he has been diligent and frugal, diligent in administration, caring for the people, and punishing corruption. He has been a wise king."
"Reduce taxes, build water conservancy projects, and protect the interests of the people; establish a great imperial edict so that people can have direct access to heaven; promulgate pension policies and establish almshouses; provide housing for people without houses; and build leaky gardens for those who are poor and have no burial place. …”
"This series of policies to benefit the people have really benefited the people."
"With all these things, he can definitely be called a wise king!"
"Uh…"
Facing the political achievements listed by Lin Che, Zhu Ming looked embarrassed.
As a prince, his father has made so many historical achievements, but he, his son, doesn't even know about many of them.
It seems that I still lack understanding of my father!
Thinking about the quarrel with his father because he left the feudal clan, he suddenly felt secretly ashamed!
What qualifications do I have to negotiate terms and demands with the father of a great emperor? !
……
The secret room next door.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he stood up unconsciously and straightened his body.
High-spirited and full of pride.
As an emperor, he had heard too many flattery words, and they were all flattery in front of him, the emperor.
Lin Che's compliments just now were overheard by him. These words came from the other person's heart, and the feeling was completely different.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand.
Lin Che clearly thinks so highly of herself, but why is she not interested in becoming an official in the court? Wouldn't it be nice to work for us and benefit the people? Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was confused, Zhu Xi, who was opposite, raised the same question.
"Mr. Lin, then why are you unwilling to serve the Emperor?" Faced with Zhu Ping's question, Lin Che shook her head:
"What I just said are the emperor's advantages. Now let me tell you about the emperor's shortcomings!"
"shortcoming?"
Zhu Xi was stunned.
Lin Che said:
"Yes, this emperor has many advantages, but he also has many shortcomings."
"The biggest and most fatal shortcoming is the lack of room for people!"
As soon as he said this, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly froze.
"Just now, it was 'one emperor through the ages', but now it has become 'lack of capacity for people'"
This gap is a bit big! He quietly glanced at Liu Bowen beside him and saw that his eyes were slightly closed, listening intently, and the expression on his face could not be seen.
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his displeasure and continued to listen.
"The current emperor conquered the Ming Dynasty and awarded so many princes, earls, princes and ministers. How come there is no room for people?"
"If the emperor lacks the capacity to accommodate others, he will become like Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and how will he be able to achieve his current hegemony?"
Zhu Feng questioned unconvinced.
"The amount I'm talking about is his tolerance for courtiers after he ascended to Dabao!"
"Your father is a noble man of the dynasty. Go back and ask your father if he is scared to work under the current emperor. Are you always worried that you have done something wrong and your life is in danger?"
"Look at how many officials and family members of the empty seal case and Yangzhou fraud case are imprisoned in the imperial edict? How many of them are unjustly accused?"
"In the name of punishing corruption, the emperor arrested tens of thousands of officials involved in two cases."
“How many officials’ families have been broken up because of this?!”
"You have always heard that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, right? This is what it feels like to follow this emperor!"
"I don't want to live such a life of fear. Instead of doing this, I might as well just give him a knife. It'll be a pleasure!"
Lin Che looked at Zhu Ming with bright eyes and replied.
When Zhu Ping heard this, he was confused.
He didn't know much about what happened in the court, but he had a fairly good understanding of his father's character.
His father is indeed not generous.
He is always willing to dig up old scores. He can dig up trivial matters from more than ten years ago and tell you a story.
But due to the hardships he suffered in the palace, Zhu Ping learned his lesson this time and did not dare to get emotional.
Zhu Xi took a sip of wine, organized his words, and said: "Mr. Lin, you may have misunderstood the emperor. He is more ruthless towards corrupt officials. He is not as cruel as Mr. Lin said."
"I met the emperor twice with my father. He is very kind and kind."
When Lin Che saw that Zhu Xi was still arguing, she didn't waste any time and said directly: "Since you mentioned punishing corrupt officials, let's continue what we said yesterday and talk about the third major malpractice of the Hongwu Dynasty: punishing corruption."
On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang perked up after hearing this, and he signaled Zhu Biao to take notes.
Zhu Biao was sitting at the table. He had already prepared his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, ready to record at any time.
When Liu Bowen heard this, he couldn't help but open his eyes.
He also wanted to hear what this son had to say about the national policy that several of their important ministers had formulated together with the emperor.
Here, Lin Che took a sip of wine, moistened her throat, and said:
"The purpose of today's emperor in punishing corruption is to safeguard the interests of the ruling class, punish those who are corrupt and honest, and safeguard the interests of the people. His starting point is not wrong."
"The vigorous and vigorous punishment of corruption has indeed deterred a group of corrupt officials and made them restrain their behavior."
"But the emperor's methods are too extremely cruel and the scope of anti-corruption has been expanded uncontrollably. Instead, a good policy has been turned into a bad policy that is outrageous and resentful!"
Wrath? When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly became uneasy.
The targets of his punishment for corruption are all evildoers. Do we still need to be kind to such people?
"What this son says makes no sense!"
(End of this chapter)