Chapter 68: The Emperor and the Crown Prince

As Fang Xiaoru said, the prince soon met several brothers.

A few years have passed. The princes who stayed in Nanjing have also grown up a little. They are also worried about their future. After all, they are still very worried about overseas. Although now there are several princes who have been sealed outside. Moreover, the development of Nanyang has also allowed a steady stream of overseas news to enter the Ming Dynasty.

The fear of the people of the Ming Dynasty for overseas gradually dissipated. But overseas is really not a good place. Undeveloped places, swamps, wetlands, overflowing rivers, hot weather. The letters written by King Zhou are full of all kinds of water control.

King Zhou didn't expect that the rainfall in the tropics was completely different from that of the Central Plains, and many methods could not be applied, so he suffered a lot.

Goryeo is different, albeit a little northerly. But I heard that the weather in Goryeo is similar to that in the north. Not to mention that Goryeo has people, cities, officials, and even rice cultivation. They didn't have to do anything in the past.

There is a ready-made country.

Naturally, everyone wants this ready-made cheap.

However, what can the prince say. However, he only promised to say two sentences on the premise of Zhu Yuanzhang. Other than that, nothing can be promised. It's even more uncommitted.

So, when the prince came to the Qianqing Palace. There is already a little bit of play.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the prince coming. Said: "What? Your brothers went looking for you? ”

The prince said; "Father is wise, and the sons don't know what to do about this matter. It's better to ask your father to decide on a candidate. It's good to calm their minds, and don't let the brothers divide each other. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Not bad. Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said; Then King Lu. ”

The prince didn't think much about it, and it was settled.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's choice of King Lu has deep meaning.

After Zhu Yuanzhang knew King Lu's virtues in history, he strengthened the education of King Lu in recent years, and the discipline was very strict, but now it seems that he has changed. However, Zhu Yuanzhang also knows that with King Lu's ability, many things can't be played, just ordinary people.

Overseas development, other princes may be able to rely on one or two capable ministers to open the country. But King Lu, it's already good to be able to figure out his own affairs.

To send King Lu overseas is to send him to die.

As for King Lu, has it really changed? Zhu Yuanzhang is still observing.

If King Lu really changed. In the future, when Goryeo is divided, Pyongyang and Seoul will also be included in the administration of the Ming Dynasty. It is enough for King Lu to find a big city at the southern end of the Chao-Xian Peninsula as a feudal country. It will not threaten the imperial court. And separated from Japan by the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there are other reasons, King Lu is only fifteen or sixteen years old now, and he is a little young. It is in line with He Xi's thoughts. You can stay for a few more years, and after two or three years, it's not too late to be a feudal lord.

It's in line with He Xi's plan.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say these things to the prince.

On the one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't say anything to the prince. Back then, it was concealed just for the sake of secrecy. But in the past few years, the secret of the year seems to have really become a secret. Without him, tell someone now. He Xi is a person who comes from the future. Who believes?

It is estimated that the prince will not believe it either.

I don't know how to speak.

In addition, from the perspective of governing the country, Zhu Yuanzhang tried it a little and knew that the prince was a student of Song Lian. In terms of learning, it is also dominated by Confucianism. The prince is certainly not a corrupt Confucian. However, the crown prince also felt that it was a natural way to govern the country with Confucian scholarship as the mainstay.

I feel that He Xi is certainly a capable minister, but He Xi's method is the art of contingency. It can only be used for a while, and even only He Xi himself knows how to use it. It is not as good as the great scriptures and Dafa of Confucianism, which can be spread all over the world and passed on to bamboo silk.

Of course, because of the prince's attitude, He Xi Confucianism spread to the south, and the plan to enter the Nanyang, the prince is the biggest supporter, and countless Confucian scholars have spread all over the Nanyang countries. It's just that these Confucian scholars are really willing to spread the Tao to the world, or whether they are willing to be false, it doesn't matter anymore.

Confucianism rushed to the most central stage of the world, competing with Christianity, Indo-Christianity, Islam, and other ideas.

He Xi didn't know how big the impact was.

But when you think about it, it must be a strong stroke in the history of world culture in the future.

Such a prince made Zhu Yuanzhang a little embarrassed.

Zhu Yuanzhang never felt that King Yan was his qualified heir. I never thought of the idea of abolishing the crown prince. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang has been brewing for nearly six years. After preparing for six years, after he met He Xi in the fourteenth year of Hongwu, he began to think about how Daming should change.

Then study the history of later generations and determine the direction.

In recent years, although there have been such and such things. He Xi has done a lot of great things. It seems that the imperial court has been running smoothly. But in reality, a lot of things are going on in the shadows.

At this stage, there was a disagreement between him and the crown prince. It can't be exposed yet. But Zhu Yuanzhang will soon move on to the next stage.

Because it will be 20 years of Hongwu soon.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that in history, he died in the 31st year of Hongwu. Seventy-one years old, in fact, is enough. Zhu Yuanzhang certainly strengthened the way of health preservation. But except for just the first few months, I was worried. This fact has now been accepted. Even a lot of the plans are made with the end of one's own death.

He couldn't wait. A vigorous change will rush from the ground to the ground.

It's also what he will be doing in his last decade.

But for the crown prince, for the future heir. Zhu Yuanzhang really hesitated.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's hesitation was not known to anyone, and even the person next to him hid it. And Zhu Yuanzhang really has a deep father-son relationship with the prince. It's not just a matter between kings and ministers. So, it's a very difficult thing to do.

Zhu Yuanzhang still hopes that the prince can change his mind.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the prince seemed to have something in his heart, and asked, "Say it." What do you have to say? ”

The prince was stunned for a moment and said, "I was seen by my father." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You were raised by me, what can't I see?" ”

So the prince said Fang Xiaoru's discussion. said: "The child thinks what Mr. Fang said is reasonable. But how to change, Erchen doesn't know. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Among this matter, there are some things that you don't know. Fighting Goryeo, in fact, is not He Xi's meaning, nor is it a matter of blue jade. It's what I mean. ”

The crown prince was taken aback and said, "Father? Why? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "There are a lot, and the most fundamental thing is to give He Xi a stage. I want to see what He Xi said about the statecraft. ”

The prince said: "The plan of governance? What statecraft? How did I not know? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You have heard He Xi's doctrine, and he has a term for productivity. ”

The prince pondered for a moment and said, "I remember. If I remember correctly, productivity is the ability to produce all kinds of things that people need, that is, the ability to make a living. ”

"The ability to earn a living?" Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the prince's explanation, smiled slightly, and said: "It's not bad, if productivity increases, you can feed more people." Feed more people. It will make the people live a better life, and the cangli will know the etiquette, and the rule of the Ming Dynasty will be more stable. ”

"And the way to do it is to increase productivity."

The prince asked curiously, "How to improve?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "He Xi's statement is called industrialization. You should know that it is the practice of Taiping Iron Mine. It's just that Taiping Iron Mine is just a small experiment. It's too small. I can't see a lot of things clearly. Therefore, I want him to do a good job in Liaodong. Let me see. But it takes a population to do things. The little people in Liaodong can't do anything. So, I fell in love with the people of Goryeo. ”

The crown prince was shocked today, he couldn't have imagined that all this was just an experiment. If this was not told to him by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. He couldn't believe it. The truth behind this is too brutal. Just to test an idea, start a war and kill thousands of people. Not to mention, there was a great migration after that.

I don't know how many people died.

At this moment, the fundamental gap between the prince and Zhu Yuanzhang has emerged.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about any of this at all. But the crown prince couldn't help but say: "Father, the son thinks this is not possible." ”