"My teacher, if it's for the sake of tax reform, don't mention it again, I've made up my mind." Zhu Youxiao said.

Lao Tzu said: The good is like water, the water is good for all things without fighting, and the evil of everyone is better than the Tao. Your Majesty's actions today are too hard, not good to others or yourself, too rigid and easy to break! Sun Chengzong said euphemistically.

"I know, but this new deal is like a boat sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, the decree of tax reform has been promulgated all over the world, if I take a step back today, I will take a second step back tomorrow, when the time comes, all the new policies will become empty talk, the whole empire is like a stagnant water before the implementation of the new policy, there are strong captives outside, there are internal troubles, and no one in the whole empire thinks about how to change the status quo, the whole empire is lifeless, like a dying old man." Zhu Youxiao said softly.

"Everyone seems to be waiting for the Ming Empire to die, but I feel that my Ming Empire still has hope and can be saved, since the whole empire is waiting for death, then I will drag the entire empire forward, if someone goes against me, then I will not hesitate to give up on them, but if someone dares to stop me, I will not hesitate to crush them." Zhu Youxiao continued in a cold voice.

"My teacher, since the implementation of the new policy, the achievements have been obvious to all, so I don't need to talk about this." Zhu Youxiao said.

"It is true that since Your Majesty implemented the New Deal, the empire has regained its vitality, and the people also say that Your Majesty is the master of Zhongxing, and the Ming Empire is about to enter a prosperous era, but Your Majesty is a little too radical when implementing the New Deal." Sun Chengzong said.

"From ancient times to the present, the implementation of the New Deal has to pay a price, whether it is the people who implement the New Deal, or those who oppose the New Deal, there is no exception, today it is the turn of those who oppose the New Deal to pay the price, and the price I pay may be infamy through the ages, or more, but I don't care, killing one person is a crime, slaughtering ten thousand people is a hero, and slaughtering a million people is a hero! Since the implementation of the new policy, I have fought in the south and the north, and fought in the east and west, killing more than 100,000 people, and I don't care about killing another million at all. It is said that man is the soul of all things, and this stagnant water may be watered with blood to regain its vitality. Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister doesn't know how to persuade His Majesty, the minister only hopes that His Majesty will be forgiving and forgiving. Don't take things too hard. Sun Chengzong said.

"I will naturally grasp the size, I have always only killed those who should be killed, Zhang Pu must die, he will become a victim of this strike. Although I only killed the monkey this time, if the monkey is still disobedient, then don't blame me for killing the monkey. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Back then, the first emperor asked his ministers to teach His Majesty the way of Confucius and Mencius, the way of governing the country, etc., but today Your Majesty seems to have taken a different path, and the minister really doubts whether His Majesty has ever looked for another famous teacher?" Sun Chengzong didn't care anymore, he knew that if these people had to fight Zhu Youxiao, then it would be useless for him to say anything, Zhu Youxiao had a million male soldiers in his hands, and it was no longer Zhu Youxiao's before.

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said, "I have indeed sought another famous teacher to seek a way to govern the country. ”

"Your Majesty can recommend it on your behalf?" Sun Chengzong said.

"I don't know where this master of mine is? Every time I get news of him and try to find him, I miss it every time. Zhu Youxiao thought about it and said.

"Your Majesty has made many rounds to find this person." Sun Chengzong asked.

"There's a reason for that." Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes and said nonsense, and his ability increased. Every time Zhu Youxiao goes on patrol, there are people who oppose it, and Zhu Youxiao thinks that if he says this, maybe the resistance to going out on patrol will be much smaller.

"If Your Majesty encounters this person again, you must introduce it to the minister, this person is a pedantic man, and the minister really wants to see him." Sun Chengzong said sincerely.

"My teacher, as long as I meet again, I will definitely introduce you to you." Zhu Youxiao said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong said.

"Speaking of the way of Confucius and Mencius, when I was in Jiangnan, I once heard that the Confucian family said: 'There are only three families in the world: my family and Jiangxi Zhang and Fengyang Zhu. Jiangxi Zhang, Taoist morale (here refers to Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain); Fengyang Zhu, an upstart, a small family. 'I wonder if my master has ever heard of this?' Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The minister really doesn't know about this, Your Majesty must have heard a rumor, and it is not credible." When Sun Chengzong heard Zhu Youxiao talk about this, he was also shocked, and immediately felt that Zhu Youxiao wanted to do something to the Kong family.

"Master, you can tell Yan Shenggong that I am really stingy." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"Your Majesty must have heard rumors, Yan Shenggong Kong Maojia has always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and he must not say such a thing." Sun Chengzong said.

"Whether Kong Maojia is loyal or traitorous, I know in my heart, but this Ming world is still surnamed Zhu and not Kong, and will never be surnamed Kong." Zhu Youxiao said.

Confucius's sixty-fourth grandson Kong Yinzhi, the word Maojia, this is a traitor. In history, in 1644, Aixin Jueluo Fulin ascended the throne in Beijing, and Kong Yinzhi immediately wrote to Emperor Shunzhi the next day to claim the title of minister. He also praised the Manchu monarchs in the "First Entry Table", and tried his best to flatter.

The Kong family enjoyed the best treatment of the Chinese, and after two thousand years, this is inseparable from their philosophy of life, whenever a foreigner invades China, the Kong family is absolutely quick to surrender to the foreign invaders, and then ask these foreign invaders to canonize and continue their title of "Yan Sheng Gong".

In the dictionary of the Confucian family, there are no words for integrity and integrity. Zhu Youxiao does not have a good impression of the Kong family, but now is not the time to abolish the privileges of the Kong family.

"Your Majesty, the Taoist system should not be abandoned lightly, the affairs of the Confucian family are related to the opinions of scholars in the world, so you must be cautious." Sun Chengzong said.

"I understand. But I have to understand one thing, if Ming dies at the hands of foreigners like Houjin, what will the Kong family do? You should be able to guess that, too. Zhu Youxiao said.

"The purpose of Emperor Taizu Gao's reward for the Holy Duke of Yan back then was also to let the people of the world return to their hearts." Sun Chengzong explained.

"I understand the intention of Emperor Taizu Gao's move, but maybe one day in the future, it will no longer be needed. Whenever I think of the faces of the Confucian family when the Mongols entered the Central Plains, I understand that there is no need for such a privileged family to exist. Zhu Youxiao said.

"Could it be that Your Majesty's imperial examination reform is to abolish the Confucian family?" Sun Chengzong asked in surprise.

"Just to abolish the Confucian family, it's not worth it for me to mobilize the people so much." Zhu Youxiao said.

(End of chapter)