"His Royal Highness King Zhou, look, isn't this just getting money from His Majesty." Xu Jingchang smiled, he successfully did three sentences and asked Zhu Di to spend 300,000 taels of silver on me, if I was not proficient in human nature, I would never be able to do it.

"Actually, Your Majesty still cares a lot about Jingjing." King Zhou muttered in a low voice, and his expression was a little lonely.

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Highness, what do you think of this matter, do you think Your Majesty is right or wrong?" ”

"Of course it's right!" Zhu Hu said sharply: "The eldest brother, second brother, and third brother are all dead, and the fourth brother is the head of the clan. Up and down, no one knows! has made great contributions to the country and is the leader of the clan, but Jianwen Xiao'er listened to a few corrupt words and cut the feudal clan lightly, what he was thinking, how could I not know! ”

Zhu Hu snorted: "What is cutting the domain? Isn't it the overthrow of the old system of the imperial examination! Fang Xiaoru talked about Zhou Guanxing Jingtian, what are they going to do? Is it really the restoration of the rule of three generations? To put it bluntly, three generations later, I am the most righteous in the Ming Dynasty, and no one can overthrow the old system of the imperial examination. Therefore, I have to take out the Zhou system of 2,000 years ago to talk about things, and my intentions are vicious, when no one can see it? ”

Xu Jingchang was surprised, looked at Zhu Hu in surprise, and said after a while: "Your Highness, did you come up with this, or did you hear from someone?" ”

Zhu Hu rolled his eyelids and said with a smile: "Do you think that I, a stupid prince of Taiping, shouldn't understand these things, so someone must have told me." ”

Without waiting for Xu Jingchang to answer, Zhu Hu himself sighed: "Actually, the affairs of the court are not complicated, you are in the court, it looks like a cloud, I am out of the matter, I can see it clearly." Jianwen, that kid, why did he listen to the words of a few Confucian scholars and overthrow the old system of the imperial examination? Why deny the succession to his imperial grandfather? Could it really be that Emperor Taizu did something wrong? No, he just wants to take power himself. ”

"However, the imperial examination single-handedly laid down the Wanli country, thirty years of hard work, the Ming Dynasty up and down, are all left by the imperial examination, Zhu Yunwen does not move the old system of the imperial examination, can not really grasp the power...... Therefore, he reformed the official system, restored the imperial history platform, improved the grade of civil officials, and asked all localities to recommend excellent scholars and grant official positions. He did this nothing more than to crack down on the nobles and warriors and completely clean up the founding nobles. He also listened to Fang Xiaoru's words and restored the well field, in order to shake the yellow book of fish scales left by the imperial examination...... During the Hongwu period, the imperial examination has been checking the population of Tianmu, formulating a detailed yellow book and fish scale book, respectively, recording the people Ding Tianmu, as the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's wealth, Jianwen can't look down on this, and wants to make a new one himself. ”

"By the way, there's also the cutting of the domain. At the beginning, the emperor examined the establishment of the domain, so that the vassal king guarded the place and defended the border for the country...... Regardless of whether there are unscrupulous people among our brothers, they have cut down the feudal domain indiscriminately, not just to eradicate the forces that support the old system of the imperial examination...... Looking at Zhu Yunwen's actions, he promoted civil officials, suppressed the noble clan, and overthrew the Tian system...... Anyone with a little bit of a brain knows what he's going to do. The fourth brother Fengtian was difficult, and he entered Yingtian and replaced it, which was to maintain the old system of the imperial examination and protect the Ming Dynasty. If Zhu Yunwen continues to toss, I really don't know what will become of tomorrow! ”

"Based on this, even if the fourth brother slaughters Zhu Yunwen with his own hands, it is natural and rightful!" Zhu Yu snorted angrily: "Even if Zhu Yunwen comes back from the dead and stands in front of me, I can still scold him!" Little brute, ungrateful, great sinner! ”

Zhu Huan's words really surprised Xu Jingchang.

His Royal Highness the King of Zhou told a deeper truth, after Zhu Yunwen came to power, he relied on a few civil servants to come out wantonly, and came up with many obviously brainless operations, is he really a problem with IQ?

may think so, but more fundamentally, Zhu Yunwen wants to get rid of Zhu Yuanzhang's shadow, overthrow Zhu Yuanzhang's old system, and quickly take power...... What he touched was not only the matter of cutting the feudal domain, but also the official position, the field system, and even abolished the edict that Zhu Yuanzhang had worked so hard to make.

It is equivalent to turning the old Hongwu system upside down.

To a certain extent, it was the Battle of Jingjing that saved Zhu Yunwen, if Zhu Di hadn't led the troops in time and entered Yingtian, according to Zhu Yunwen's toss, it would have been hard to say whether the Ming Dynasty would have died II and ended up with Qin Sui.

It's just four years of martyrdom, Zhu Di ended Zhu Yunwen's absurdity and brought the Ming Dynasty back to the right path.

And Zhu Di took over Zhu Yuanzhang's foundation and continued to maintain it for decades. Then the Ming Dynasty relied on inertia to continue to extend and inherit for three hundred years, without ending up as a short-lived dynasty.

Of course, even if this makes sense, it is useless.

After all, it was Zhu Di who replaced Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunwen only served as emperor for four years, and history did not give him enough time to expose more stupidity...... So all the assumptions are not true.

"His Royal Highness King Zhou, your lofty remarks are really deafening, just like Huang Zhong Dalu. But I want to ask you, why did Your Majesty raise troops in the name of Jingjing, and why did you want to clear the monarch's side? Instead of directly attacking Zhu Yunwen? ”

Zhu Hu was stunned for a while, and smiled helplessly, "In the end, he was established by the imperial examination, and he is the son of the great tomorrow, and the fourth brother can't do the thing of eating and smashing the pot, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will be gone!" ”

Xu Jingchang nodded again, "So His Highness's grand argument just now, no matter how reasonable it is, we can only talk about it, and we can't get it on the table, if you say it, it will even damage Emperor Taizu's Shengming and shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, don't you say?" ”

Zhu Hu stiffened his face and snorted: "Yes, it is true!" But I still can't figure it out...... You just said that some people collected the bones of Fang Xiaoru for Fang Xiaoru, and some people collected Fang Xiaoru's articles and poems and compiled them into a book, what are they going to do? Do you still want to summon the soul of Fang Xiaoru and overthrow the Ming Dynasty? ”

Xu Jingchang said: "It is not necessary to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, I want to get a more piece of the pie and get a little more benefits under the great tomorrow, but it is real." And let these people die day by day, day by day, day by day, sooner or later, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to bear it...... Of course, maybe you and I won't be there at that time, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

"What's that called?" Zhu Hu said angrily: "Life is less than 100, and I often have a thousand years of worries." I compiled a book and wrote this book to save the famine, in the hope that the people will know more about some wild vegetables, and in the face of the year of the catastrophe, they will have one more way to live. With a way to live, they will not rise up in rebellion, and the Ming Dynasty will be passed down from generation to generation...... I am the son of the imperial examination, the prince of the Ming clan, I can't turn the tide like the fourth brother, but I can't really do nothing, right? ”

Zhu Hu's words made Xu Jingchang refresh his opinion of this vassal king.

He has the acumen of a scholar, penetrates the fog and sees the truth clearly, and he also has a pure heart and is willing to do his best to benefit the common people.

Maybe his original intention was just to continue his father's foundation, but in the face of this prince, is it necessary to punish him?

"Your Highness, I understand what you mean, but I want to say that there are many things that really can't be put on the table, and it's impossible for everyone to know about them. Even the vast majority of people will not understand what the new policy is doing. And even the few who understand will be in all kinds of minds, deliberately distorted, and only say what they want to come to the conclusion. ”

Zhu Huan's eyes suddenly widened, and he snorted angrily: "That's why I am wronged for the fourth brother!" obviously has a stomach of truth, and everything he does is for the sake of the great tomorrow, but he is regarded as a chaotic minister and thief, and some people keep saying that he has taken the throne of his nephew, his words are vicious, and his heart can be punished! ”

When Zhu Hu said this, he was so angry that his eyes were red, and he really felt sorry for his brother.

Xu Jingchang couldn't help but bow his head, "Your Highness, since I have said this, I have to make a lot of effort." In fact, no matter how much we talk about Jianwen's chaotic government and Qi Huang's chaotic country, it is better to do enough. Just like the book you wrote, it is for the benefit of the people, and it proves that Yongle Tianzi is far better than Jianwen Xiaoer. ”

"As long as we spare no effort to continuously improve people's livelihood and let the people feel the difference, most people will think clearly. After all, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, and the public is a private person for a while. If you really allow some people to talk nonsense and reverse black and white, the world will not be the world, and the country will not be the country. ”

Zhu Hu pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "Dingguo Gong, you are more capable than me, I just complained casually, you are the one who can really speak for the fourth brother, Kuang Fu Sheji, and rectify people's hearts!" ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, "Your Highness said so, I am naturally duty-bound, please rest assured Your Highness." ”

Xu Jingchang agreed, it was very rare, he did not delay time, but went directly to Zhu Gaosui.

"Within ten days, get me 20,000 copies, this is to fight for your father's reputation, if you can't do it, just wait for your ass to bloom!"

Zhu Gaosui said bitterly: "I said it, as long as you have enough money, you can do anything, so ......"

Xu Jingchang took out a pitifully small silver ingot and threw it to him.

"This is a deposit, and when you get things done, we'll settle the account." After speaking, Xu Jingchang turned around and left, and did not give Zhu Gaosui room to refute, he went straight to the General Administration.

This is the first time he has returned to the General Administration Department after his dismissal.

Without the slightest obstacle, Xu Jingchang saw Xie Jin.

"The booklet you wrote is also the same as King Zhou's book, and it is given to the people for free."

Xie Jin nodded hurriedly, "Dingguo Gong, how much do you think you want to give?" ”

"The first batch will be 20,000 or 30,000, and the follow-up number will be very large, so you should be ready."

Xie Jin immediately said: "I understand, please rest assured." ”

Xu Jingchang paused for a moment, and then said, "I don't have anyone around me now, so lend me Wu Shan." ”

"Okay!" Xie Jin said simply: "I'll let him obey the arrangement of Dingguo Gong now." ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, and then said meaningfully: "Master Xie, you and I can sit in this position because of the trouble." No matter what, we all have to grasp public opinion, and we can't become chaotic ministers and thieves in the mouths of some people, don't you say? ”

Xie Jin shook his whole body, and hurriedly shook his head, "That's right, Xia Guan is willing to work with Dingguo Gonggong." ”

As he was talking, Wu Shan came in, he saw Xu Jingchang, cried with joy, and blurted out, "I knew that Dingguo Gong would not abandon his humble position, and his humble position can be regarded as waiting." ”

(End of chapter)