In the midst of Queen Zhang's constant complaints, Hua Hou Wei swallowed the dry rice. After filling his stomach, Hua Houwei hugged Queen Zhang and kissed him, wiped his mouth full of oil stars by the way, and took Hongzhi's hand and went out.

There are a lot of pavilions in Kunning Palace, and the two of them walked into an inconspicuous side hall, and Hongzhi spoke: "Wei'er, you are too anxious!" ”

Hua Houwei sat on the chair and responded calmly: "10,000 years is too long, seize the day!" ”

Hongji's brows furrowed, and then he sighed: "Wei'er, do you know who your opponent is?" ”

"Know! The scholars all over the world, as well as the landlords, gentry, businessmen, and nobles behind them. Hua Houwei's tone was still calm, and there was a flame dancing in his eyes.

Hongji's brows furrowed, and he asked puzzledly, "Since you know, why did you say that in the morning?" You know, this force doesn't even dare to test the royal family! ”

Hua Houwei smiled and asked Hongzhi rhetorically: "Then Dad, do you know who our foundation is?" ”

Hongzhi replied without thinking: "It's the landlords, gentry, businessmen, and nobles you just said!" That's why we can't act rashly! Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and if you turn it quickly, it will be mushy! ”

Hua Houwei shook his head slightly: "Dad, you are wrong." The Ming Dynasty is different from the former Song Dynasty, and it is also different from the former Tang Dynasty. Taizu is not a landlord at all, and our family is not on the same line as those landlords and gentry from the root! ”

Hongji was stunned for a moment, and slowly shook his head: "Wei'er, it's not like that." Although our family started from the end of the year, the interests are the same as those of the landlords and gentry. ”

Hua Houwei didn't refute immediately, but stood up and walked slowly in the hall: "Dad, you are too deeply influenced by Confucianism to have this kind of thought. Why did Taizu set a system that was different from that of the previous dynasty? Why do you have to peel off the skin and fill the grass if you embezzle ten taels of silver? Our family is not the same thing as those civil officials and military generals. Think about it, who are corrupt officials afraid of? ”

"The law of the land! Or a boss? ”

"Alas, after all, I'm afraid of the royal family! How can you not be afraid of national law when you are corrupt? Boss? Just send more silver, and if not, just do what you like. Is there an official in this world who is not greedy? It's nothing more than greed for fame or greed for profit! Only if the royal family is unmoved by fame and fortune, they will be afraid! ”

It was the first time that Hongji heard someone analyze a corrupt official from such an angle, and he couldn't react for a while. Hua Houwei shook his head and continued: "Corrupt officials are not afraid of the people, but they are afraid of the people's upheaval. Why? Because they know that it is the royal family who really cares about the people. It is precisely because of this, in turn, that the royal family and the common people are truly one family! ”

Hongji was speechless, thought for a long time, and then asked puzzledly: "Even if the royal family and the people are only one family, what does it have to do with your morning?" ”

"Hehe, knowing who our enemies are and who our friends are, can we prescribe the right medicine. Twenty-three tenths of the world's wealth is in the people, and seven or eight out of ten are in the landlords and gentry. Why? The grain is grown by the people, the clothes are woven by the people, and the iron tools are made by the people. What about our royalty? It seems that he is one with the officials, but in fact it is not like that at all! On the eve of the Battle of Red Cliffs of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao scared Sun Quan, why didn't Sun Quan surrender? Why did Lu Su point to the point in one sentence? If a foreign enemy really comes in, can an official surrender still be an official, and the emperor can still be an emperor if he surrenders? ”

Hongji was startled, and also stood up and walked back and forth on the ground. Suddenly stopped: "Wei'er, you're right!" Officials and scholars are indeed not the same as us! ”

"Not only is it not a family, but it is also a mortal enemy! I did that because I wanted to have more forces involved in the management of the country, and if the scholars had opponents, wouldn't our family just sit back and relax? At the very least, the government and government can also be balanced, Confucianism can't be dominant, Dad, how can you use this hard work day and night? ”

Hongzhi was moved, walked over and hugged Hua Houwei, and hugged him into his arms: "Wei'er, it's my father who wants to be wrong, and my son is wronged." ”

Hua Houwei's nose was sour, and he desperately held back his tears: "It's nothing to be wronged, I'm in a hurry!" It has been more than 100 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it has also come to the time of great chaos in the world. After the Tumu Fort Incident, great-grandfather lost his authority. During the Tianshun period, did the emperor really rule the world? Dad, originally the Ming Dynasty walked on two legs, and Xungui and civil officials checked and balanced each other, but after the change of Tumubao, Xungui was lame, and this civil official gradually had the potential to cover the sky with one hand. If it can be maintained now, what about the future? How can I not be in a hurry? ”

Hongzhi hugged Huahou Wei and sat on the chair: "Wei'er, your mind father understands." Is it really that bad? ”

Hua Houwei looked up at Hongzhi and sighed: "Dad, have you studied the changes in the civil fort?" I suspect that it was not the willful actions of my great-grandfather that caused such evil results, the role of civil officials in it, hum! It's hard to say! ”

Hongzhi's hair stood up in shock, and he glared at Hua Houwei: "You mean?" No, it won't, they all read the books of the sages, how can they be so vicious? They shouldn't be so mad, right? When the Mongols re-entered the Central Plains, what did they want? ”

Hua Houwei jumped down from Hongzhi's arms, opened his arms, looked at the ceiling and laughed: "Haha, sage book? Dad, does it matter what you read? Isn't it important to look at his words and deeds? As for what to say, hehe, it doesn't matter who the emperor is, as long as he is promoted to become rich and has a group of wives and concubines in his family, what can't he do? Dad, do you remember Zhang Hongfan? Haha, Song Zhang Hongfan destroyed Song here! Who knows if there will be Ming Wu Sangui to extinguish Ming here? ”

The laughter of Hou Wei in the quiet hall contains endless sadness, and the cold sweat behind Hongzhi flows! After a while, he said bitterly: "Wei'er, is this all the scene in your dream?" ”

"Dreams? Dad, that's not a dream! It's a reality I've experienced firsthand! You look at a country and the world, you look at coking coal, you look at high-manganese steel, who dares to really take it as a dream? I don't dare! Dad, Daming is already a hollowed out dam, and when a heavy rain comes down, it's all over! "Huahou roared! Tears flowed uncontrollably. He seemed to see Chongzhen hanging the coal mountain, the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners rushing to kill, Yangzhou ten days, Jiading three massacres, Sichuan thousands of miles of uninhabited...

Hongzhi looked at Hua Houwei and suddenly said: "Wei'er, in fact, you should be the emperor!" There's no one better suited than you. ”

Hua Houwei shook his head: "Dad, just because I know the crisis of the situation better than anyone else, I can't be this family!" I have a more important task, not to build up industry, not to divide these landlords and gentry, whoever is in charge is the same. They will all be destroyed! ”

Hongzhi sighed and stroked Hua Houwei's head: "It's just that I'm bitter for you!" Wei'er, do you know what your choice means? ”

"I know! The hardest and most tiring work in the world is pressed on me, and when I don't have a peaceful enjoyment in my life, I have to bow my head and grind like a donkey! ”