After Zhu Di left, Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao and said straight to the point: "The throne, when are you going to ask for it." ”

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Zhu Biao looked at his father in some surprise, and after a while, he shook his head when he understood what his father meant, and then said, "There's no need, Dad." ”

Lao Zhu meant that in the future, Zhu Biao would be in charge of state affairs, and he planned to concentrate on the study of simulators and the development of science and technology.

That is, from the emperor to logistics.

But Zhu Biao had a different opinion, he said: "Now that your age is no longer a problem, I think the throne should still be up to you." ”

"After all, you are the founding monarch of my Ming Dynasty, as long as you are here, there will be no problems with either the military or the people."

"If there is a change of throne, even if the ministers are capable, compared with when you were in power, there will be people who will not be convinced, and if there is any chaos at that time, it will not be good."

Speaking of this, Zhu Biao suddenly laughed, and then said, "Of course, I know that you want to rest, Dad." ”

"Don't worry, when the emperor will not delay your rest, you will be the emperor in the future, just put on your name, the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, you can take care of it if you want, and if you don't want to take care of it, just give it to your sons."

Lao Zhu, who was exposed by his son that he wanted to retire, was not embarrassed at all.

What's the use of raising a son, isn't it just to be comfortable in his old age, and now that his son can be on his own, is it wrong for him to want to retire?

However, what Zhu Biao said also makes sense, after all, this Daming was founded by him, only when he is there, the Ming Dynasty will be the most stable, so he rashly threw the throne to Zhu Biao, and now Daming is short of time, so it is indeed a little inappropriate to do so.

It's just that Lao Zhu thought for a while, and then couldn't help but say with some distress: "But if that's the case, I'm a little too wronged by you." ”

is obviously doing the emperor's business, but he does not have the title of the emperor, and if he can't figure out his identity as the crown prince, he has to carry it for at least a few decades.

This made Lao Zhu a little unbearable, how can there be a seventy-year-old prince in this world?

"If being a prince can still be regarded as a grievance, then doesn't everyone in the world want to suffer this grievance?"

Zhu Biao is very open to this, his personality is lenient, and he is not pretending to be benevolent, so he really doesn't care about it.

"And I said that it was the prince, what I did in the future is what the emperor can do, and if I say that it is the prince, it is actually not much different from the emperor."

"As for the fame and history books, I'm actually quite similar to my father, and I don't really care about those things."

"A prince for decades is a prince for decades, what's the big deal."

"What's more, in history, I left earlier than your father, and now I have so many years of life, and my son has earned a lot."

Lao Zhu was still a little hesitant, but after thinking about it, Zhu Biao now has a lifespan of at least 100 years, and if nothing else, he can send away two generations of historians.

At that time, it was not certain who would write history for whom, so it really didn't seem too serious.

What's more, now that Daming is about to usher in rapid development, when Daming technology develops in the future, the history books will not be written by those historians, so Zhu Biao's merits will definitely not be wiped out because of his position as the prince, so it seems that there is no need to dwell on this matter.

After figuring it out, Lao Zhu didn't say more, and instead asked: "How will the Ming Dynasty develop in the future, have you thought about it?" ”

"A little idea."

Hearing Lao Zhu ask about this, Zhu Biao's expression also became serious, "I summarized the system of later generations, and I feel that although the scientific and technological development of later generations is fast, in terms of system, the progress is not very great. ”

The three provinces and six ministries of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the cabinet system, etc., can be said to have perfected the system of the feudal dynasty to the extreme.

Although the system of later generations seems complicated, it is entirely because the technology of later generations is too advanced, so there are many more important positions.

In fact, if you have to peel off the skin of those systems and look carefully, you will find that the systems of later generations are actually completely born out of the systems of these feudal dynasties.

Therefore, Zhu Biao is not embarrassed by the system, as long as he borrows a little from the system of later generations, and then improves the system while developing science and technology.

For Zhu Biao, the only question now is which system should be borrowed.

After all, they were a feudal society that directly transformed into a scientific and technological society, and there was no such situation in the entire history, so all the systems in later generations could only learn a little from Zhu Biao.

In addition, they are all destined to live for one or two hundred years, so that the system of later generations will be of even lower significance for him.

"Now the Ming Dynasty needs a strong voice to preside over the reform, so I think the emperor's right will not be moved for now, and it will be said after the reform is completed."

"Anyway, we have time, and this matter will be changed while it is being implemented, so there is no need to rush."

Zhu Biao pondered for a while, and then spoke: "And the first thing to move at present is the power of the vassal king. ”

"The power of the vassal king is too great, like the character of the second and third children, giving them such great rights is completely harming them."

"In this regard, I think we can learn a little bit from the constitutional monarchy of later generations, giving them privileges and status, but not giving them rights."

"If you want something, just let them fight for it."

Speaking of this, Zhu Biao paused for a moment, and then said: "This time Mr. Qingtian inspected the Ming Dynasty, and Erchen is going to let him check on the second child, and then use this reason to take away their power, which can be regarded as letting them exchange their power for their lives." ”

To tell the truth, as far as the second Zhu Fan and the third Zhu Li did, it was not wrong to cut them at all.

In the past, Zhu Biao loved these brothers, so he turned a blind eye, but now the Ming Dynasty is about to start reform, and it can even be said to be a revolution.

And this time it is not only the people and officials who need to be reformed, but even they in the royal family must be reformed, otherwise in the case of such a rapid development of the Ming Dynasty in the future, a little hidden danger will be left behind, and it will be a monstrous disaster in the future.

So this time, he couldn't help but be merciful.

After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Lao Zhu was silent for a moment, and then said with a somewhat complicated expression: "So, your final decision is still to reduce the rights of the royal family?" ”

Lao Zhu had a premonition in his heart after seeing the power structure of later generations, but this matter was too sensitive, and neither Liu Bowen nor Li Shanchang dared to mention it.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhu Biao actually took the initiative to mention it.

"It's not just the imperial family, when the Ming Dynasty settles down in the future, Erchen also wants to reduce the emperor's authority as much as possible."

"My current idea is to retain military power, but not to meddle in political affairs, the operation of the country, and not to rely on the emperor."

Speaking of this, Zhu Biao said in a sincere tone: "Dad, we have to seek eternity, not just for a while, all the power of a country must not remain in the hands of one family forever." ”

"When you and I are in power, even after Xiongying takes over the throne in the future, we can guarantee that we will be virtuous, but what about after that?"

"Who can guarantee that the descendants of the future generations will be virtuous? In case of another 'Ming God of War', then all our current efforts will be in vain. ”

"Dad, Erchen wants the Ming dynasty to be passed down for eternity, even if it is not the Ming of my Zhu family!"

Hearing Zhu Biao's heartfelt words, Lao Zhu didn't know what to say, and after a while, he slowly said: "That's it, now that you are in charge of the country, let's do what you think." ”

"Don't worry about what the problem is, we'll take care of it for you."

Hearing Lao Zhu's words, Zhu Biao was suddenly a little happy in his heart, he knew that the so-called prison was just Lao Zhu's excuse, and Lao Zhu must have planned to do so in his heart, otherwise, he would not have agreed with his approach so easily.

It's just that Lao Zhu is probably a little reluctant to have imperial power in his heart, so he is a little hesitant and a little undecided.

And after he proposed it, it could be regarded as dispelling the hesitation in his heart and making him completely determined.

"Father, rest assured, the son will not let you down!"

Zhu Biao's eyes were a little resolute, although he decided to reduce the emperor's power in the future, but the emperor's military power was the foundation of his life, and he would never let it go.

This is his bottom line, and it is also the last insurance he made for Daming.

In his mind, the perfect structure of the Ming Dynasty in the future should be decided by the cabinet, and the cabinet will adopt a rotation system to take it.

The future direction of the Ming Dynasty is discussed by the cabinet and the emperor is decided.

If there is any accident, or if there is any careerist, the emperor who is in charge of military power can also rely on the military power in his hands to quickly quell the rebellion.

It's just that there is no perfect system in this world, so this system also has flaws, that is, when the power of the cabinet is swelled to the extreme, it is very likely to backlash the imperial power and take away the last bit of the emperor's strength.

But Zhu Biao has no solution to this matter, after all, the system comes from the people's hearts, as long as the people's hearts change, no matter how perfect the system is, it will not be able to withstand the people's hearts.

So what he can do is to try to improve the cabinet system, strive to select the best talents, extend the talent rotation of the cabinet as much as possible, and let the cabinet always have fresh blood injected, which allows the Ming to move forward steadily.

Looking at Zhu Biao's somewhat solemn expression, Lao Zhu, who had made the decision, seemed much more relaxed.

He chuckled lightly and opened his mouth to reassure Zhu Biao: "Biao'er, you don't have to worry so much. ”

"Now you have at least a hundred years to go, slowly experiment, slowly explore, since you want to seek eternity, you can't be in a hurry."

"What's more, we still have a lot of analog worlds that we haven't visited."

"If we can find any way to live forever in the future, as long as we can live forever in the world, then any system will be the same for us."

The system comes from the hearts of the people, so some people can ignore the system as long as it exists, so when Lao Zhu said this, he was full of confidence.

Hearing Lao Zhu say this, Zhu Biao, who was originally frowning, couldn't help but laugh a little.

He nodded, and then said, "What Dad taught me is that my sons are a little bit sharp. ”

"Since you want to seek eternity, there is really no need to rush for a while."