"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "How much silver does it cost to build the statue of the Three Emperors?"

"At least fifty million taels." Liu Bowen said.

"It's okay, 50 million taels isn't much." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Your Majesty." At this time, Lu Chang, the president of the Golden Bank, couldn't stand it anymore, "Although the Ming Dynasty has a rich treasury now, it can't afford such a lavish spending. The emperor has never seen so much silver, and he no longer treats silver as silver." He felt that the current Emperor Zhu was like a nouveau riche in the countryside, suddenly developed, and there was no plan for spending money.

"Bold!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.

"The emperor forgives the sin, and the old minister just feels distressed about the silver in the treasury." Lu Chang was not afraid at all, and said boldly. He was very clear about the emperor's temperament, and although he was extremely decisive in killing, it was against outlaws.

The emperor never killed innocents indiscriminately.

History is written by the victors, and some benevolent monarchs and famous ministers touted in the history books actually bring disaster to the country and the people. And some tyrants and female officials are actually people with lofty ideals who really think about the people.

The historical pen is in the hands of civil officials and scholars, and the emperor is good to the upper nobles, and they will of course trumpet it in the history books.

Whenever the emperor violates their interests, they will be written as a tyrant, a faint king.

As an old minister of the two dynasties, Lu Chang certainly sees this very thoroughly.

In fact, many ministers also saw it very thoroughly, but they didn't say it.

There are a lot of smart people in Huaxia, and everyone has actually seen the essence of many things.

And when you see it, you have to pretend not to know, such as the hidden dragon in the abyss, and when the time comes, rush out of the abyss and soar for nine days, that is the real maturity. How could there be an old saying that trouble comes from the mouth?

"Forget it, we don't bother to bother with you when you're old." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.

Fortunately, he met Zhu Yuanzhang, if it was Cixi, it is estimated that he would have received a boxed lunch. Cixi was playing chess with someone else, and when she was eaten a horse, she killed someone else's entire family.

Emperor Zhu relied on real swords and real guns, and if he didn't even have this measure, it would be absolutely impossible to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

"This is a picture of the Three Emperors painted by the minister, please take a look at the emperor." Liu Bowen said that he is a master of Danqing calligraphy and painting.

After the eunuch presented it, just like the rendering of the Jixia School Palace just now, the emperor ordered someone to open it and watch it with the ministers.

I saw that the faces of the three emperors on the picture were kind, solemn and sacred.

Among them, the Emperor Fuxi and the Earth Emperor Nuwa are both ancient gods with human heads and snake bodies.

The two emperors held the "rules" in one hand and the "moments" in the other.

"Rules" and "moments" are the two tools used by ancient carpenters to draw circles and squares.

It represents the round heaven and the earth, and the rules of the world.

And the human emperor Xuanyuan is wearing a nine-fold crown on his head, and his fingers are stretched out to point to the great rivers and mountains of China.

"That's a good drawing!"

"Dean Liu's painting is so good!"

"Such a sacred and solemn statue of the Three Ancestors of China makes people want to worship it. After all, the Three Emperors are our common ancestors."

"They will certainly replace the people's belief in Confucianism."

When the ministers saw it, they said one after another.

"No!" However, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The statues of the Three Emperors must be changed, and they must be greatly changed!"

"Why?" Yang Xian was surprised, "Dean Liu's painting is already very good, is there anything wrong?"

"Please correct the Emperor." Liu Bowen said.

"The Emperor of Heaven and the Emperor of the Earth hold rules in their hands, and they are meant to make rules for the people of the world." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We have just broken the hierarchical rules of Confucianism, and we are going to change the people with new rules?"

"In that case, what's the point of us sweeping away Confucianism?"

"Our Ming world pays attention to equality, freedom, and the people of the world are equal."

"Letting the Three Emperor Statues hold the rules in their hands is simply contrary to the original intention of equality and freedom. We want to share the world with the people, not to be above the people and treat them as slaves."

"It's the minister's mistake, the minister hasn't understood the emperor's meaning yet, please forgive the emperor." When Liu Bowen heard this, sweat trickled down his face, and he immediately knelt down to plead guilty.

"It's not your fault." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "After all, you are too deeply influenced by Confucianism. It can't be changed for a while, and it's understandable."

"Not only you, but everyone in the court, including all the people in the world, are deeply affected by it. Therefore, when people do things, they will unconsciously follow the Confucian rules."

"I think back then, when we were still farmers, when we saw those who were officials, we subconsciously felt weak and subconsciously unconfident. Although we keep telling ourselves in our hearts that they are nothing great, it is clear that we are pale and powerless, and we just can't control ourselves."

"This is all Confucian hierarchical thinking, which has long been deeply rooted in our bone marrow."

"If it weren't for Confucianism, which divides people into three, six, nine and other millennia, it would never be like this."

"And the real equality and freedom is that when people see anyone, they can subconsciously feel the same as us."

"How to change it, please ask the emperor to show me." Liu Bowen said when he heard this.

I muttered to myself in my heart: This Emperor Zhu is too deeply influenced by Qin Yu!

It's like being brainwashed.

Think everything he says is right.

"Emperor Fuxi has to hold Tai Chi Bagua in his hand, symbolizing that the subjects of the world are as free as all kinds of creatures in heaven and earth. There should be a river tuluo book on the base of the statue, which is our unique culture, and it must be engraved on it so that future generations will remember it forever." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The base of the statue should have a broken cage, which symbolizes breaking the Confucian division of people into three, six, nine and so on."

"The statue of the goddess Nuwa creates the image of a human being from clay, and at the same time shows her merit of refining stones to make up for the sky."

"Under the pedestal, the descendants of Yan and Huang are all pinched out by Nuwa, the mother of the earth, and they are born equal, and there is no distinction between high and low."

"The Yellow Emperor, don't use the image of the emperor, use the appearance of his dragon soaring."

"We are originally the introduction of the dragon, if all the descendants of the dragon do not fall into themselves, we can unite as one, and we will definitely make our Ming Dynasty soar into the sky like the Yellow Emperor."

"Yes!"

"The emperor has changed it so well!"

"The emperor's change is simply the finishing touch."

The ministers said one after another.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has always had something to say, and if he says it, he is afraid that the emperor will blame him, and if he doesn't say it, it will be like a bone in his throat." Li Shan said.

"You say." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"In our Ming Dynasty, is it really appropriate to practice equality and freedom in the world?" Li Shan said.

"Why, you dare to question Mr. Qin?" Zhu Yuanzhang's expression froze and said coldly. In the past, he used many of Qin Yu's decisions, and they all achieved great success, and the Ming Dynasty has become rich and strong.

Therefore, all the suggestions he said to Qin Yu were regarded as immortal guidance.

didn't know that when he was talking to Qin Yu about this topic, Qin Yu just followed his train of thought.

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