Chapter 160: The Knot of Death

After Zhu Yuanzhang let King Yan go, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "He Xi, what do you think of King Yan as the Son of Heaven?" ”

He Xi turned from behind the screen and said, "King Yan is wise and martial, he will definitely be able to reproduce the prosperous era of Yongle for the Son of Heaven." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled lightly, He Xi's sentence was right, but there was a big problem.

First of all, is Yongle a prosperous age?

There are many answers to this question, but in general, many people don't recognize it, because there were too many wars and too much consumption during the Yongle years. What really allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment was the life of Hong Xuan, that is, Hong Xi, Xuande, and the early period of orthodoxy, which lasted for 20 years.

That's the peace of the world.

Secondly, is Yongle Shengshi what Zhu Yuanzhang wants?

The answer is already obvious.

If you don't know the history, Zhu Yuanzhang feels that King Yan is already good. Although Yongle once. There are such and such problems, but on the whole, the Yongle Emperor is among all the emperors of China, and he can be regarded as the upper middle. To put it mildly, that is, if the crown prince does not die, and if he truly ascends the throne as the emperor, will he definitely be able to defeat Yongle? What's more, it is the Yongle Emperor who does not have the original sin of appeasement.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang has read so many modern books. What he wants is not as simple as a prosperous Yongle era.

What he wanted was an industrial revolution, modernization.

Zhu Yuanzhang knows this, and He Xi also knows it. He Xi still spoke about Yongle Shengshi, and the implication was already obvious. Hint, Yanwang is not up to your requirements.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "He Xi, you have worked hard recently to have a few more sons, but there are too few sons, and it is easy to cut off the incense once something happens." ”

He Xi was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Zhu Yuanzhang said this. But the care of the elders, He Xi could only continue, and said: "Your Majesty cares." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't seem to hear what He Xi said, and continued: "The feng shui of Purple Mountain is good, I will leave a place for you, and in the future, you and I will be able to hang out underground." ”

The more He Xi listened, the more he didn't understand, and said, "Your Majesty ,------"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I don't understand, why am I saying this?" What I mean is simple, you can prepare for the aftermath. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was very calm, as if the death sentence had been announced, but when He Xi heard it, it was like thunder. Suddenly as if he was in the ice and snow of the North Pole, He Xi said: "Your Majesty, what did the minister do wrong?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer directly, and said: "Now, there are only two people who can be the prince, one is King Yan and the other is Xiongying. King Yan, you have seen it, after King Yan ascended the throne, the industrial revolution is estimated to be unsuccessful. At most, keep the fire alive. As for Xiongying? Zhu Yuanzhang paused slightly, looked at He Xi meaningfully, and said: "If I pass on Xiongying, you are Cao Cao or Wang Mang." ”

This sentence is a real heart-wrenching word.

He Xi immediately fell to his knees, sweating through his heavy clothes. For a while, the fear that he had just come to Daming came to his heart again, and what He Xi was most worried about at that time was that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill him.

After a long time, he became Weng's son-in-law with Zhu Yuanzhang. The two have become political allies, and until now, they have been working together happily. He Xi slowly forgot his previous fears.

Now that fear is back in my mind.

He Xi said: "Your Majesty, the minister has no such intention. Your Majesty should know that if the reform is successful, the imperial power will inevitably be shaken in the future, and why should the ministers exchange their names for real disasters, the ministers may be powerful ministers, and there will be no thoughts of non-division. ”

After He Xi spoke, he immediately regretted it. I can't wait to slap myself in the mouth.

What a big truth?

That's right, He Xi is telling the truth.

With the development of the industrial revolution, it will naturally bring about a social revolution, and social resources will be transferred from the imperial court to the capitalists, and even some multinational enterprises will have more social resources than senior government officials.

This general trend will not change.

Under these circumstances, it is a foreseeable fact that the imperial power is weakening day by day.

He Xi has always avoided this issue, because he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang or the prince would not agree to change the law. In fact, the prince wants to slowly figure it out, not necessarily without this reason.

It's just that at this time, I was frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang and immediately said it.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, sighed leisurely, and said: "Since Pangu opened the world, who will not die, which dynasty will not die?" I don't care anymore. It's just that even if you become Wang Mang, will you be able to successfully implement the change? ”

He Xi didn't know how to answer.

Say yes. Didn't you say that you want to be Wang Mang? If you can't, don't you say you're incompetent?

It's just that without waiting for He Xi to figure out what to say, Zhu Yuanzhang has already given He Xi a verdict. "You can't do it." He Wanzhi, you don't know, your advantages and disadvantages are equally prominent, in terms of doing things, there is no other in the world, but the real prime minister of the Ming Dynasty is not to do things, to be a man. ”

"At this point, you are actually not as good as Fang Xiaoru."

He Xi said: "I don't understand. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xiongying, this kid, has low eyes and low hands, seems to be full of confidence, and when he encounters setbacks, he may not be able to persevere. However, this is also a common disease of young people, therefore, there are few young people who can achieve great things in the world. Now Xiongying has not suffered much in his life, and his character will not be changed for the rest of his life. ”

"So, even if he is the emperor, you can't count on him."

For anyone, change is painful. Especially to make yourself better. If you want to become bad, it takes a few days, but if you want to grow, you have to swim in the bitter water for a long time.

It's not that Zhu Xiongying is not good, and his qualifications are not good. It was the environment he was in that made it impossible for Zhu Xiongying to bear the real beating and real pain. Zhu Xiongying's so-called pain, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, is as normal as eating and drinking.

Zhu Xiongying ascended the throne, as if he had just fought the king, and he directly joined the professional league, and it was strange if he didn't lose.

Some people lose a lot, and they grow. Some people lie flat when they lose too much. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally hoped that Zhu Xiongying was the former, but Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit that most people were the latter.

"You have to do everything yourself, and you can only implement the law change if you subdue the court. But can you subdue the court? Fang Xiaoru, you may not be able to deal with it. ”

"Not to mention Fang Xiaoru, Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, the three of them, which one you think can be dealt with, you will probably deal with Lan Yu."

"Do you think you can really succeed in implementing the reform?"

He Xi was a little unconvinced at first. But listen to Zhu Yuanzhang say it in such detail. In addition, during the period of He Xi's time in Jingshi, he also generally understood the thoughts of all parties, as well as the previous judgment of King Yan.

A heart sank.

I don't know if He Xi has been in Beijing for a long time. So much so that I was infected by the situation in Beijing, thinking that the whole world was the same as Beijing. But in fact, it is different, and the situation in Beijing cannot be compared with other places in the world.

After all, it is impossible for the imperial court to invest tens of millions of capital elsewhere.

Beijing is special.

And Beijing's success has not only brought Zhu Yuanzhang many followers and supporters, but also more opponents. Even with Zhu Yuanzhang here, many opponents can't hold it back. Not to mention that Zhu Yuanzhang is gone.

When Zhu Yuanzhang is gone, the counterattack against the new law will be very violent. This was also what He Xi had foreseen in Beijing, but he didn't expect it. The situation in Nanjing was even worse than he had imagined.

It made He Xi even more determined that he must help Zhu Yingying succeed.

Because only with the support of the future emperor can the law change be successful. But Zhu Yuanzhang's words gave He Xi another latitude to think about, that is, Zhu Xiongying ascended the throne, how much can he borrow?

Zhu Yingying's ascension to the throne, how much help can he give? Zhu Xiongying ascended the throne, can he really succeed in changing the law?

He Xi hadn't thought about these things before, but thinking about it now, it made He Xi depressed, although he didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that Zhu Yuanzhang's words made sense.

Not every emperor is Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang is among the emperors, even if he is not a unique existence, he is far more than most emperors. Even if He Xi has high hopes for Zhu Xiongying, he doesn't believe that Zhu Xiongying can be compared with Zhu Yuanzhang as soon as he ascends the throne.

Some people died, but not completely......