Hiding can't hide, Tang Ming had to bite the bullet and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen thinks that it is more appropriate to make the eldest prince the crown prince, but if the emperor is dissatisfied, he can actually make a competition or something, so that the two princes can compare, and whoever wins will be the prince, so I believe that the ministers in the court will no longer have any opinions." ”

Zhu Di first heard Tang Ming say that he supported the eldest prince, his face tightened and he wanted to scold twice, but when he heard the proposal behind him, he immediately turned his anger into joy, this method is really good, although there has been no such precedent before, but at present, this is also the best way to resolve disputes.

"Competition? What to try and how? Tell me about it. Zhu Di, who was greatly interested, asked repeatedly.

Tang Ming didn't think about it and replied: "Wen Dou! ”

The eldest prince can only write but not martial arts, this Tang Ming is very clear, and the competition is naturally more literary than anything.

But Zhu Di didn't think so, the second prince Gao Xi didn't like to study literature since he was a child, and the teacher didn't know how many times he had changed, and none of them could teach him. However, the eldest prince Gao Chi has been outstanding since he was a child, and even Yao Guangxiao praised him.

Tang Ming first proposed a competition, and then said that he wanted to compare the text, which was obviously biased towards the eldest prince's side, which was not fair to his own second child. His voice suddenly became cold: "Why do you want to compare Wen, since the founding of the first emperor, the Ming Dynasty has always admired martial arts, and the emperors of all dynasties must also immediately work hard, and those who are as powerless as Jianwen are not worthy of sitting in the position of the Ninety-Five." ”

The meaning of the warning was already obvious, but Tang Ming was not afraid at all, and replied calmly: "The emperor's words are indeed true, but this time is not that time, and martial arts can fight for the world but cannot prosper the world." Now that the Great Tomorrow Kingdom is under the governance of the emperor, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the national strength is unprecedentedly strong. ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di suddenly heard this and was furious: "Presumptuous, you kid actually dare to talk nonsense, all the disputes in the world, whether between countries or between families, it is not that whoever has the big fist is justified, and in the world where the weak eat the strong, you are talking nonsense here to govern the country and prosper the country." ”

With eyes as big as copper bells, staring at Tang Ming fiercely, Zhu Di's imperial coercion was released, and he rushed straight at Tang Ming without reservation. Such momentum was indeed amazing, Tang Ming instantly felt his heart tighten, and he had a feeling of difficulty breathing.

It could be seen that Zhu Di was indeed really angry at the moment, and Tang Ming began to wonder for a moment whether it was worth it for him to be so confrontational. After some deep thought, Tang Ming's eyes no longer wandered and gradually became firm.

"Forgive Weichen for daring to say one more word to the emperor, the strength of the armed forces can indeed expand the territory, but the emperor should also understand how much war consumes a country. Every time there is a war, it is not the life of the people, the people are not happy, and the people of the world can't even eat enough, so how can we talk about protecting the family and defending the country and expanding the territory. ”

A word woke up the dreamer, Zhu Di gradually calmed down, what Tang Ming said was the truth, after four years of martyrdom in the Ming Dynasty, although he sat firmly in the ninety-five position, but after the war-torn areas have not yet recovered their vitality, and the treasury was even tighter.

If it weren't for the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the fact that there were many people and things that could barely survive, even the current treasury would still not be able to get out. If he hadn't gotten a large number of cattle and horses from Tang Ming and those crops as military rations, he would not have been able to go out now.

"Keep talking!"

The change in the emperor's attitude made Tang Ming more confident, and after organizing the language a little, he continued: "This is the highest state of the army that surrenders without a fight, the emperor, the micro-ministers are only shallow and shallow and say that most of what they say is taught by the ancestors, and if there is anything wrong, I hope to forgive the sins!" If a country wants to be truly strong, it must first get the people rich, the country will be rich, and the country will be strong, so that it can match the enemy. ”

"I have been fighting for many years, and now is the time to recuperate, vigorously develop the economy, let the people get rich first, and the country will have the strength to expand outward. On the contrary, if the country does not have strong strength, it will only sink deeper and deeper into the war at will, and eventually perish. ”

Relying on his own understanding of history, Tang Ming can be said to be boastful, and he even poked Zhu Di's sore spot with one sentence.

"When the people are rich, the country is strong!"

"That's right! Only when the people of the Ming Dynasty are rich, the Ming Dynasty at that time is really powerful. Tang Ming was convinced of his own views.

Zheng He's great voyage was about to begin, and at that time, as long as he developed colonies and hunted for wealth like the Western powers in later generations, the Ming Dynasty could develop rapidly. It's a pity that today's Ming Dynasty is not able to develop colonization on a large scale.

Years of conquest have left the vast land of Daming uninhabited, and the shortage of food has led to the final result of the withering of the population, which can be said to represent everything in this era of relying on manpower.

Tang Ming shouldn't have mentioned these words to Zhu Di, but tonight he was forced to the point of helplessness, so he reluctantly said it.

Ambition Zhu Di is absolute, and his appetite is not small, he is also a bold and far-sighted emperor, and it is no accident that he created a prosperous era of Yongle under his governance. Now listening to Tang Ming's words, he fell into deep thought.

He must fight Tatar, no matter how poor the country is, those who dare to offend our China will be punished even if they are far away. At this point, Zhu Di has always had a zero-tolerance attitude, of course, if it was someone else who came to attack instead of the Tatar he hated the most, maybe he would not impulsively need to lead the army to recruit in person.

Since he started to fight with Jianwen, his life has been tight, and every time he wins a battle, he has to get oil and water from ministers or generals to serve as military expenses. Even the queen has been doing some work in private to earn money and spend money in the palace.

Waving his hand to let Tang Ming go back first, Zhu Di hurriedly went to the queen to discuss the matter, and even Tang Ming's proposal to choose the prince was also mentioned. Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, and when it comes to happiness, you can always hear Zhu Di's happy laughter from time to time in the queen's bedroom.

This surprised the palace maids and eunuchs guarding outside, they hadn't heard such a hearty laugh from the emperor for a long time. Discussions began to sound among these eunuchs and palace maids, all speculating about what the emperor was happy about.

Tang Ming got out of the palace and got into his own carriage and went back to Zheng's mansion, and on the way he asked the groom to turn back to Yao Guangxiao's Qingshou Temple, there were some things that had to be talked to him and listen to his opinions, otherwise Tang Ming was always uneasy in his heart.

At night, the Jingshi seems to be extraordinarily quiet, without the noise of the day, the horse's hooves collide with the bluestone bricks on the street, making a crisp clattering sound and slowly moving forward. (To be continued.) )