"Remember what I told you?" Zhang Ru said lightly.

Zhu Youzhu fell into memories, from knowing Zhang Ru to the present, Zhang Ru has said a lot to him, but in this case, he automatically filtered many painless words.

For a long time, he didn't remember why Zhang Ru asked this, he could only look at Zhang Ru with some doubts.

Zhang Ru smiled: "I told you that I want to work side by side with you to create an unprecedented prosperous era." This prosperous era is even better than the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, and it is more prosperous than the Tang Dynasty in its heyday. I want all countries to come to the court, and I want to let the small countries around Daming who are cautious on the surface but are actually wolf-hearted and dog-hearted really bow down to Daming. ”

Zhu Youzhu didn't believe it and said: "This. . Can it really be done? ”

Zhang Ru said: "You have to believe in yourself, but also believe in me, many things are not done, no one knows whether they can do it, only if they do, do it and know if they can do it." ”

"I believe in you, I've always believed in you since I was a child, but I don't dare to believe that this Daming, those people can let us do what we want." Zhu Youzhu said a little melancholy.

The national conditions of the Ming Dynasty are very complicated, in fact, the national conditions of feudal society have always been very complicated. Even during the reign of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty, during the period of recuperation, there were many contradictions within the country. It's just that compared to the turbulent Chu and Han rivalries, the rule of Wenjing can be regarded as a great rule.

The Ming Dynasty now has a lot of redundant officials and redundant personnel, not to mention millions of taels of silver every year to raise a bunch of border troops, but also to raise a lot of guards, the combat effectiveness of these guards is very weak, and they can't resist powerful enemies at all.

The officials and the gentry colluded, the local big landowners and officials colluded, and they did a lot of unseemly things in the corners.

It can be said that Daming has begun to erode from the roots.

This is not a troubled time, you can't use a heavy code, but you don't need to use a heavy code, but not so many people are willing to spend so much time to change the status quo of the Ming Dynasty little by little.

Zhang Ru said coldly: "On the road of change, it is inevitable to encounter resistance, whether it is thorns or stubborn stones, it all needs to be broken by people."

Those who stand in the way, whether it is a tiger or a dragon, are killed.

The road ahead is difficult, and the ministers are willing to overcome obstacles for His Majesty and establish a prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said, "Okay, let's work together to create a prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhang Ru said: "After Qiqi leaves, this West Mountain, the minister hopes that His Majesty can give it to the minister, and the minister doesn't want anyone to disturb her peace." ”

Zhu Youzhu naturally would not object to this small request, and he readily agreed.

But immediately, the emperor asked what Zhang Ru would do next.

Zhang Ru's face was strange, and he said after a while: "The country should be strong, not only in terms of military strength. My Ming soldiers are not as good as the Mongols of the previous dynasty, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming Erlang is not as good as those people. It takes money to fight a war, and money is not taken out of the land, so we have to find another way. ”

Zhu Youjiao said: "This is what you said in the kitchen before to open the sea?" ”

Zhang Ru nodded: "Yes, this idea was had by the minister a long time ago, but the timing was not right, so the minister never mentioned it to His Majesty." Wang Shu Wang presided over the Jingcha, and it is believed that a large number of corrupt officials will soon be taken down. If these people are not removed, even if His Majesty supports the opening of the sea ban, I am afraid that he will encounter great resistance.

After all, it is these civil officials who govern the world, even if Your Majesty insists, those civil officials will not be able to offend them if they are pressed down with a big ancestral hat.

The Xungui group is another vested interest, they hold the military power of the Ming Dynasty in their hands, they keep looting money, but they are the best group of people to woo.

Your Majesty should also know that the Ming Dynasty depends on who keeps it. We can't suppress these people, we can only win them over.

Of course, it is still necessary to catch a few disobedient people once in a while and come out to kill chickens and monkeys. Otherwise, those nobles will look at the top, thinking that the Ming Dynasty will not be able to do without them.

Civil officials know the world and rule the world, but the authority of civil officials is too heavy, and His Majesty should appropriately withdraw some imperial power. What the minister said was not the supremacy of imperial power, but to avoid the power falling into the hands of a certain minister.

There is no phase in the Ming Dynasty, but those cabinet elders are equivalent to the prime minister, and everyone likes the feeling of being in power, and no one likes to be criticized when they make their own decisions. ”

Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but interrupt: "I understand what you told me, the problem is that those civil officials are the most tricky, they will not be as hard as military generals, but a soft knife can invisibly kill people." ”

This concern is not without reason, after all, civil officials rule the world, so many civil officials, basically all of them are inextricably linked, there is no suitable reason, as long as one person is moved, it will affect the whole body.

The kings of the Ming Dynasty, except for Emperor Taizu and Emperor Yongle, I am afraid that no emperor dared to openly make enemies of the civil official group.

However, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were much more courageous than the emperor, and from time to time a person would appear to oppose the civil officials. There is Wang Zhen in front and Wang Zhi in the back. Of course, the power in the hands of these eunuchs comes from the aggrieved king in the final analysis.

Zhang Ru estimated that the real thoughts in the hearts of these kings were nothing more than that since I am not good at turning my face with you, then I will let a eunuch who is neither male nor female disgust you.

Zhang Ru stood up, put down the wine jar, stretched out his hand and patted his buttocks, and pulled Zhu Youzhu up again: "The rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, we can win over some people first, and then let this part of the people deal with the other part of the people, and let those people change their old minds little by little."

Give them enough benefits, and they will make an effort to expand them, and politicians and businessmen have the same idea. ”

"Oh, no wonder you're letting your men run into business." Zhu Youzhu suddenly realized.

Zhang Ru said a little aggrieved: "This is not the main reason, the main reason is that Jinyiwei is really short of money." ”

Zhu Youzhu rolled his eyes: "Jinyiwei's military expenses are all from the inner treasury, and I am more short of silver than you." ”

Zhang Ru smiled evilly: "If the sea ban is opened, Your Majesty will not worry about silver, even if you have to worry at that time, Your Majesty is worried about too much silver, not too much silver." ”

Zhu Youqi said: "Is the opening of the sea ban really as godly as you say?" ”

Zhang Ru said lazily: "It's not a god, it's a fact." Does Your Majesty know how big the world is outside the Ming Dynasty? Does Your Majesty know how much silver exists in the heavens and the earth outside the Ming Dynasty? Not to mention that all the silver is moved to Daming, that is, if thirty percent of those silver is moved to Daming, Daming's national strength will be increased dozens or even a hundred times.

Think about it, one day when we get old, we have nothing to do to wander around the streets, and we hear people talking about whether to eat braised pork or boiled fish today, how enjoyable it should be! ”

Hearing him say this, Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but think about it, and when he thought about it, he began to smirk.

Until he returned to the Xishan Courtyard, Zhu Youzhu had a smile like a fool on his face.

Zhang Yaoyao was startled, and thought that the emperor had made a mistake after going out with Zhang Ru.

Fortunately, after she shook Zhu Youzhu twice with a crying voice, the emperor who was in a deep reverie finally came back to his senses, otherwise the anxious queen might have led someone to level Xishan.

The scenery of Xishan is very good, the emperor who stayed in Xishan for three days is quite a feeling of being happy, Zhang Ru persuaded him several times to go back, but he refused, and said that there is a Hou Ye cooking on this mountain, there are great rivers and mountains, what to do in the cage.

Yes, in Zhu Youzhang's eyes, the very magnificent Forbidden City is a huge cage. He couldn't see any breath of freedom in it, and only on the West Mountain could he truly enjoy a moment of peace.

As an emperor, the time of tranquility will not be too long, and on the fourth day, some ministers risked their lives to go up the mountain to beg Zhu Youzhu to return to Beijing.

The person who came was Qiu Jun, a cabinet university scholar, this little old man was very cute, and he didn't say anything about letting Zhu Youzhu go back when they met, but just asked Zhu Youzhu if he was happy on this mountain.

After Zhu Youzhu replied very happily, the old man immediately climbed up the pole and said that since His Majesty was happier in Xishan than in the capital, the old minister would go back to gather hundreds of civil and military officials, and the big guys would come to Xishan to discuss matters together.

Zhu Youzhu can be regarded as a good emperor, even if he is on the mountain, all the twists and turns in these four days are sent to the mountain for approval through the celebrant supervisor. He did not relax in the slightest, because he knew that this country was passed down to him by his ancestors, and he could not defeat this country.

But in the eyes of the ministers, the emperor's departure from Beijing is a sign of stupidity.

Those criticisms of the emperor as a faint monarch were suppressed by Qin Ji, he knew that the emperor was not easy, and he didn't want to cause trouble for the emperor. This invisibly saved the lives of those civil officials, but it is a pity that those civil officials still criticized Qin Ji.

If it was really a hundred civil and military officials to discuss matters in Xishan, the first one who would not agree would definitely be Zhang Ru, and in the end, in desperation, Zhu Youzhu had to drive back to the palace like an angry little daughter-in-law.

Qiu Jun was very polite to Zhang Ru, and Zhang Ru was also very polite to him, but this politeness was mixed with a kind of indifference.

In Qiu Jun's eyes, Zhang Ru is really a courtier, a courtier who makes the emperor refuse to return to the palace. If it weren't for Zhang Ru's tall, handsome but manly spirit, maybe Old Master Qiu would think that the emperor was a good man and insisted on staying in Xishan.

After sending the emperor away, Zhang Ru relaxed a lot, but within a few days of this easy day, he couldn't be relaxed anymore.

Su Qiqi's illness finally became serious, she couldn't even get out of bed, so she could only look at the top of the bed in a daze.

This was a very heavy blow to Zhang Ru, although he knew that sooner or later Su Qiqi would leave, he didn't expect that this day would come so quickly.

Su Qiqi stopped Zhang Ru's idea of wanting to find the imperial doctor, and just took Zhang Ru's hand and said, "Don't bother them, the concubine's body knows it, and the concubine just wants you to accompany me well." ”