After Sun, Wan Zhen'er did not escape Zhu Houzhao's butcher's knife, and died with a sense of rhythm.

As soon as Sun and Wan Zhen'er died, Zhu Houzhao and everyone greeted each other for a while, and then announced the dismissal of the meeting.

The meeting of Zhaomingtai ended here, although the content of this meeting was not much, but it was of great significance, laying the foundation for the future political pattern of the Ming Dynasty.

.......

On the way back to the palace, Zhu Qiyuan finally asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Dad, how could you ....... this time?"

The words are not finished, but the meaning he wants to express is obvious, referring to Lao Zhu Zhudi and others.

With his understanding of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao should not keep Lao Zhu and them, after all, it is a great hidden danger for Lao Zhu Zhu Di and others to keep them.

Others don't have to worry, it's very simple to control it, but Lao Zhu and Zhu Di are not willing to be inferior.

While ambitious, his own ability is also extremely strong, such a person is kept, like carrying a knife in his heart, and he may hurt himself at any time.

"Alas......."

Glancing at his stupid son, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "It is certainly a hidden danger to keep them, but if you don't use them, I'm afraid the future pattern of the Ming Dynasty will be even more chaotic." ”

"Have you noticed that the balance between the civil and military forces of our dynasty has begun to gradually collapse?"

Zhu Qiyuan was shocked, thought about it carefully, and found that it was really like that.

Thanks to Zhu Houzhao's vigorous support, the strength of the military department has far surpassed that of the six cabinet departments, and the balance between the civil and military departments has gradually widened.

The most taboo in the way of government is the imbalance of civil and military, whether it is strong and weak, or strong and weak, it is not conducive to the stable development of the imperial court.

"You can also see that the forces of the military department and the cabinet are no longer balanced, and if they are not checked and balanced, sooner or later there will be big problems, and it will be difficult to end up at that time."

"When my father was alive, the civil and military sides couldn't make trouble, in case my father was not there one day, could you suppress the cabinet and the military department?"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes flowed, and he said in an indifferent tone: "At the beginning, except for your grandfather, I really didn't plan to let go of my grandfather, their existence has always been a threat to our lineage." ”

"But considering the imbalance between the civil and military forces, I had to keep them and use them to balance the strength gap between the civil and military forces."

"The cabinet, the military department, plus the Zongren Mansion, the division of the three powers, stand on their feet, check and balance each other, and the imperial power will be concentrated."

"If the imbalance between civil and military is not corrected in time, it is always the imperial power that will be damaged."

Since we have seen through the problem, we must solve the problem, rather than sit back and watch the problem erode.

If a problem is not solved, it will not affect the overall situation, and if multiple problems are not solved at the same time, it will lead to the collapse of the whole situation.

The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill, which is the truth.

"The cabinet, the military department, or the Zongren Mansion are credible but not trustworthy, available but not partial, and the most taboo thing for the emperor is to trust one side of the force or one person too much."

"Standing on the top of the clouds, the only person you can trust is always yourself."

Zhu Houzhao said meaningfully, this was said to Zhu Qiyuan, and it was also said to Zhu Kai.

Use his personal experience to teach his sons and grandsons that the emperor is a very dangerous profession, and if you keep a few more eyes, you will not suffer.

Zhu Qiyuan and Zhu Kai nodded, indicating that they remembered Zhu Houzhao's warning.

"Daddy......."

Zhu Qiyuan wanted to speak and stopped, wanted to say something, but didn't dare to say it.

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Zhu Houzhao saw through his thoughts at a glance: "I feel that I can't be crowned king without merit, right?" ”

For the benefit of future generations, this kind of thinking is something that everyone will have, and there is nothing strange about it, but this kind of thinking appeared in Zhu Qiyuan, which made Zhu Hou shine brightly.

His son didn't even understand his good intentions, and that kind of senseless questioning made Zhu Houzhao deeply understand the loneliness and loneliness of the emperor.

"Lake Tu!"

Zhu Houzhao scolded: "If it is a Zhu family, it will be crowned a king, so how many people does the court have to raise?" ”

"Now that the dynasties are united, if all the royal clans have to be supported, do you know how many resources the imperial court needs to spend every year? Have you ever counted the account? ”

The tone gradually slowed down: "Reducing the royal family and not being crowned the king without merit is a major means to streamline the royal family, and it may be a little harsh on our line, but as the orthodoxy of the throne, we don't lead by example, how to convince the world." ”

"Dad has thought about it for you, your children and grandchildren, after the age of eighteen, will be sent to the army to make meritorious contributions, and with military merits, it is logical to be given a title."

"If there is mud that can't support the wall, then it can only be blamed for its incompetence, being out of the crowd, and becoming an ordinary person, which is also to blame."

"My descendants of Zhu Houzhao will either open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, or die a glorious battle for the Ming Dynasty, thinking that they will not work hard to get it by virtue of their identity as children of the royal family, that is impossible."

went to the army to make meritorious contributions and be crowned king with military merits, Zhu Houzhao had already thought of the future path for his children and grandchildren, as for whether he could accept it, it was not something Zhu Houzhao had to consider.

The descendants of Emperor Taiwu of the Ming Dynasty can only be a group of wolf cubs full of wildness, fighting for the heavens and expanding the territory for the Ming Dynasty, not a group of fat pigs who eat and wait to die.

If his descendants are a group of people who can't do anything, they will eat the fat pigs and rice worms who are waiting to die first, and Zhu Houzhao will be able to come back to life even if he dies.

"That's what Daddy said."

Zhu Qiyuan responded casually, not very optimistic about Zhu Houzhao's wolf cub training plan.

In the cruel competition, cultivate the elite talents of the Zhu family, and ensure that the Zhu family is ruthless from generation to generation, Zhu Houzhao's concept is not unreasonable, but to enjoy the glory and wealth, who has a sick brain, is willing to go to the battlefield to fight.

In short, Zhu Houzhao's plan is very clever, but it is very difficult and difficult to carry it out accurately.

It is not uncommon for the children of the royal family to join the army, Zhu ?, Zhu Zhang, Zhu Di and others are not killed from the battlefield, but after all, they are a minority, and it is not realistic to let all the children of the royal family go to the battlefield to make contributions.

And what Zhu Houzhao is best at is turning unreality into reality.

When something is done for a long time, it becomes a habit, and under the habit of it, someone will take the initiative to do it.

Zhu Houzhao still has time to train his descendants, and turn the prince's contribution to the battlefield into an established practice, so that all the descendants of the royal family can develop a good habit of making meritorious contributions.

"After the Wuying Palace's reward for the generals is over, you will go to Hu Dakui's account to report!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at his eldest grandson Zhu Kai, and the good habit of the royal family's sons to make contributions on the battlefield began to be cultivated from his grandson.

The emperor's grandson, the future imperial speaker, all went to the army for training, and I believe that other royal children have no reason to resist.

"Grandpa won't let grandpa down."

Zhu Kai is full of confidence, he has been trained by Zhu Houzhao since he was a child, and he is praised by Zhu Houzhao as "Yingguo like me", he is confident that he can achieve the degree of satisfaction with Zhu Houzhao.

Moreover, entering the army, it is not a good thing for him, the imperial grandson, to win over young and promising generals and prepare some teams for himself.

Zhu Kai followed Zhu Houzhao's side, he was deeply influenced by Zhu Houzhao, and he didn't want to be a peaceful emperor, he wanted to expand his territory, learn from his grandfather, and be a supreme emperor who controlled everything.