Straightforward.

Xu Yuan's words were very straightforward, there were no twists and turns, and he gave the option directly, which was clearly placed in front of Zhu Cihong.

As long as he is good enough to Xu Qingmei, the position of the prince is stable, and there will be no changes such as changing the prince, you must know that no matter which dynasty, the prince is very bad, you must always be cautious, to become a model among the princes, you can't be too good and too high-profile, you can't be too mediocre and incompetent, you must grasp the proportion, otherwise you will be abolished, and if it is serious, your life may be lost, like walking a tightrope, and the pressure is very great.

Of course, in the history of the Ming Empire, all princes, as long as they do not get sick and are in good health, do not make too many mistakes, they can generally ascend the throne normally, provided that they have to listen to the words of the civil officials, stand with the civil officials, and give the civil officials care and benefits, so that they can firmly cooperate, even if the emperor can't help it, but after ascending the throne, he will also be subject to the civil official system, and he can't do anything big, like a rubber stamp, he is very aggrieved, which is the disadvantage of relying too much on the civil officials.

So under normal circumstances, as long as Zhu Cihong doesn't make too many mistakes, can grow up healthy and healthy, and the emperor's position, he will definitely be able to sit on it and become the dominant ruler of this empire, with supreme authority, but ......

Times have changed.

This is no longer the era it used to be.

Today's commodity economy is highly developed, mercantilism is popular, the industrial revolution is vigorously carried out, the ancient land, full of vigorous vitality, in just a few years, it has created the wealth and results that used to take tens of hundreds of years to create, the efficiency has increased dozens and hundreds of times, the per capita grain output has also increased to more than one ton, and the per capita income is nearly three hundred silver dollars. Even many machines have begun to replace traditional artificial, reducing the necessity of human existence, as long as good consumption, good enjoyment of life, only wealth and resources, constantly concentrated in the hands of a very small number of people.

Moreover, due to the great development of the productive forces, the current royal family, can no longer be like before, with supremacy, let whoever wants to die, want to kill whoever you want to kill the authority, the current Ming Empire, the atmosphere is extremely open, the deterrence of the imperial power is pitiful, now there are people on the street openly say that they want to rebel, will not be punished, the local powerful faction, is completely ignorant of the imperial decrees, and is unlikely to suffer losses, and even became a joke, completely not in the eyes of some powerful factions.

If it continues to develop like this.

When his father is old and he ascends the throne as the emperor, it is estimated that the situation will change drastically, and Xujiazhuang, the hegemon-level force, will not obey the orders of the royal family, and at that time, the Guanning Army Group, the Fujian Zheng Group, the Shizhu Tusi in Sichuan, the Tang King and the Qin Army in the Western Regions, as well as various large and small warlords, business groups, etc., will swell in their hearts because of the expansion of their respective financial resources, and no longer pay attention to the orders of the imperial court, and become independent small kingdoms, even if it is some illegal and criminal things. will also do it openly, and the Ming Dynasty will most likely be helpless.

If you really want to take care of it, if you want to make an example of the monkey, then you can only send the elite royal legion, launch a fierce attack, directly in the military, eliminate the small groups one by one, but will definitely encounter fierce resistance, and a tragic battle will break out, if the royal family wins, it is okay, the emperor's authority will be slightly more stable, if it is defeated, it will be over, and the forces of all parties will only be more unscrupulous, and even on the head of the royal family, completely ignoring the emperor, and even uniting together, It is very possible to put pressure on the royal family and send troops to attack, because the royal family is weak, but the interests occupied are not small, in order to be able to eat more and occupy more of a piece, it is not impossible to unite and attack the imperial court.

In such a situation, the royal family must attract a strong enough foreign aid, find a strong ally who can level countless forces, have the ability to eliminate all opponents, and then, with the help of allies, consolidate its own rule, establish an order that can be carried out, if necessary, eliminate one or two of the highest opposition forces, and erect absolute rules that cannot be challenged, only in this way can he do a great job, can have his own ambitions, and become a Ming Emperor who will go down in history, and be praised by countless descendants.

In a nutshell!

It is to find a thigh, find a way to hug it, and then work hard to turn yourself into a thigh, so that walking on two thighs can not only walk steadily, but also go far, and do countless unimaginable big causes, and the future is definitely promising.

Agitated.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong became quite excited, his body trembled slightly, and he fell into an extremely beautiful imagination, even if he knew very well in his heart that the overlord-like Xu Jiazhuang was actually the biggest threat to the royal family and imperial power, but he didn't want to think about it, and he wouldn't be like his father, he often put it in his mouth and said, saying that one day, when the royal family is strong, he must destroy Xu Jiazhuang Yunyun, which is simply unrealistic, Zhu Cihong, who has studied in Harbour City for more than ten years, knows very well the strength of Xu Jiazhuang, The royal family can't be an enemy at all, even if the strength is increased ten times and a hundred times, it may not be comparable to Xu Jiazhuang, anyway, it is best not to have any thoughts of being able to defeat Xu Jiazhuang, this can only be a false illusion.

Cooperate.

For Xujiazhuang, the royal family can only choose to cooperate, choose hostile words, maybe three or five days, the Ming Dynasty will directly change hands, the whole world will not object, and even feel very good, have expressed support, after all, Xujiazhuang's strength, has penetrated into the hearts of countless people, including Xujiazhuang's system and freedom, legal system, etc., has long been in the mainstream of public opinion, branded 'Xujiazhuang is good, is the source of all hope, Born in other places are the punishment of fate's ideological seal, spiritual Xujiazhuang people abound, and even above the court, now there are about half of the officials, every day Xujiazhuang on the lips, asking here to learn Xujiazhuang, there to learn, all-round imitation copying, only in this way, the Ming Dynasty can quickly become strong.

Even the wrapping emperor Zhu Youzhen himself, when encountering some tricky and troublesome things, he will find a way to ask Xujiazhuang how to deal with it, referring to Xujiazhuang's solution, at the spiritual level, Zhu Youzhen has long fallen on the Xujiazhuang model, and he is no longer hard-mouthed, but strives to be in line with Xujiazhuang in all aspects.

It's just that sometimes, the father Zhu Youzhen, seems to be very old-fashioned traditions, and the Confucian traditions in his head still can't be abandoned, and out of the instinct of power, he has always regarded Xujiazhuang as the biggest threat, and the purpose of reform is also to catch up with Xujiazhuang, looking forward to one day, he can destroy this force and let the supreme imperial power return.

Contradiction.

In short, his father, Zhu Youzhen, was very contradictory, like schizophrenia, and often showed insincerity and inconsistency.

In addition, Zhu Cihong also found that in the past two years, his father Zhu Youzhen has changed a little.

I began to become less ambitious, began to pursue personal enjoyment, spent money to build one luxury villa after another, went to several places for vacation and travel every year, and put important state affairs aside, becoming a little lax.

There is also spending money on luxury cruise ships to go to the sea to play and play.

Spending money on draft girls and enriching the harem has added more than 30 concubines, making the harem a miasma, which often makes the queen mother feel aggrieved and uncomfortable.

But the stinky temper has not changed, today he preaches to destroy the power of this place, tomorrow he says that he will surpass Xujiazhuang sooner or later, and the day after tomorrow he says that he wants to make countless money, so that the royal family will become richer than Xujiazhuang, and often shouts out some unrealistic goals, which makes him, a son, feel very embarrassed.

Of course, the current Zhu Youzhen is not a faint monarch, the emperor of the past twenty years sat down, he has become quite qualified and even excellent in many aspects, and he has seen through many things, becoming more sophisticated and deep, and at the same time more desperate, because he knows that his ability is limited, and his courage is not very sufficient, plus he is older, his ambition has been consumed a lot, and the temptation he faces has increased, and over time, he has slipped in the direction of the mediocre king, and he began to want to take a break, and want to lie down for a while. If you want to enjoy it, as for the people of the Ming Dynasty, he doesn't care, but he doesn't have the ability to care, and he can't make the people live higher, they can only look at their own enthusiasm and initiative, and let the people change their own destiny, no matter how wise the emperor is, he doesn't play a big role.

In time.

can only tend to lie flat, began to turn a blind eye to many problems, did not have the motivation and spirit to change the earth-shattering, and began to cultivate the next successor, thinking that after Zhu Cihong is older, let him do the great cause of reform and bring a new Ming, anyway, his mission of Zhu Youzhen is basically over, and I don't want to toss anymore.

But out of the emperor's mental tricks, although Zhu Youzhen was quite satisfied with the performance of the crown prince Zhu Cihong, he was also a little worried, afraid that he would be too deeply influenced by Xu Jiazhuang, resulting in one day becoming a puppet controlled by Xu Jiazhuang, which would be terrible, and Concubine Tian's son Yongwang Zhu Cizhi liked him very much, and received a more traditional education, and his performance was not bad in all aspects, so he won the heart of his father, so he had many strange thoughts, and often praised him. also made comparisons many times to suppress Zhu Cihong, which caused Zhu Cihong to have a lot of pressure, and even some ministers and civil officials felt that the prince was a little too close to Xu Jiazhuang, and the impact was not very good, which might damage the interests of the empire.

You must know that he is just an eighteen-year-old young man, the city is not deep, where can he endure such mental torture and internal friction, and he has anxiety that should not be at this age, but he can't just find someone to talk to, otherwise if he accidentally comes out of his mouth, he will be finished.

even went against his heart, and had to deliberately show alienation and jealousy to Xu Jiazhuang, so that his father could rest assured, put on a mask, and lived a very tired life.

It's just that I didn't expect that when I came to Xujiazhuang this time, I got engaged to my fiancée Xu Qingmei, and when I saw my father-in-law Xu Yuan, I didn't have any intrigue and suspicion, but instead went straight and honest, listing the conditions and choices, which made Zhu Cihong very surprised and felt relaxed for a while.

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That's right, it's easy, because in front of his father-in-law Xu Yuan, there is no need to wear any mask at all, as long as he provides conditions nakedly and shows the sincerity of cooperation, even if he can't talk about it, it doesn't matter, it won't be to the extent that he will break up unhappily, let alone be cautious and cautious, for fear of offending, like walking a tightrope, resulting in a high degree of mental tension, which is not very good.

Then I thought of Xujiazhuang's extremely strong strength.

Thinking of Xu Yuan, the father-in-law, who is a noble character who counts his words and is a man of all his word, and a dignified and upright person.

Thigh.

There is no doubt that this is a very thick thigh that fits perfectly for newspapers.

In addition, his fiancée Xu Qingmei's dowry list, he just looked at it, it made his eyes widen, the total value of the dowry, at least more than 200 million silver dollars, is dozens of times the amount he took out of the bride price, it can be seen that Lord Yue, the degree of favor for his daughter Xu Qingmei, definitely does not want her to suffer a little grievance, if he is good enough to Xu Qingmei, with her enough affection, with the character of Lord Yuezhang to protect the short, his throne is absolutely stable, no one can challenge it, even if his father changes his mind and wants to make his younger brother Zhu Cizhi the prince, It will not have any effect, because Xu Jiazhuang does not admit it, and the Guanning Group, Fujian Zheng Group, Sichuan Shizhu Tusi and other forces that cooperate with Xu Jiazhuang will not admit it, and if they are jointly pressurized, even the ten imperial courts will have to kneel and have to pass the throne to themselves.

Steady.

As long as you hold this thick leg, your future life will definitely be stable, and you will no longer have to fall into spiritual internal friction.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong immediately bowed deeply to Xu Yuan, and said loudly: "Father-in-law, I have decided, I also want to be a single-minded emperor, I must not be like my father, greedy for money and lustful, and get so many women into the harem, I only need to have a woman with light eyebrows, in order to show my love for light eyebrows, I Zhu Cihong swear, I only love her one woman in this life, only one couple with her for the rest of my life, the monogamy of the Ming Dynasty, I will demonstrate and maintain, except for the light eyebrows, I will never take a second look at other women, In the future, all the love will be given to her, and my father-in-law can send someone to supervise me, if I dare to do something sorry for the light eyebrows, I will not die well, there is no good end, I can't sit on the throne, Xu Jiazhuang can abandon me, and my father-in-law can beat me to death, anyway, I only think that the light eyebrows are a woman in my life! ”

Zhu Cihong launched a poisonous oath, gritted his teeth and made a guarantee, and also asked to write a written guarantee, and sign and press his fingerprint, never violating the promise, in short, in order to hug this thigh, he is willing to sacrifice the right to choose an unlimited mate, and will only hang himself on a tree in the future.

Seeing his statement, Xu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and Xu Qingmei showed a bright smile, and his heart was full of steadfastness.