Seeing Zhu Zhang's stunned face.

Lin Che poured a bowl of wine, took a sip of it to himself, and then continued:

"Not only is there no resentment, but I even admire the current emperor."

"Throughout the history of more than 400 emperors in China, Emperor Hongwu's exploits are definitely among the best, comparable to Emperor Qin and Han Wu, and can be called the first emperor of the ages!"

Hiss –

When Lin Che said this, whether it was Zhu Fan or Zhu Yuanzhang across the wall, the three of them all felt their blood boiling.

An emperor through the ages!

With such a high historical evaluation, even Zhu Yuanzhang himself felt that it was a bit excessive.

Thinking that he laid down the Ming Dynasty with his cloth body, although his merits are high, he can compare with the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and he still feels slightly inferior.

Unexpectedly, Lin Che compared himself to the two emperors with the highest status in history.

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and delighted, and his body sitting on the chair leaned forward unconsciously, wanting to hear his next evaluation of himself.

"Ahem, Mr. Lin, I don't think you're a little contradictory!"

Zhu Fan was choked by Lin Che's words, and cleared his throat:

"Didn't you say it just now, the official of the Zhu family, even the dog... Ahem, what's that? ”

"Appreciation is appreciation, dislike is disgust, there is no contradiction between the two!"

Lin Che didn't feel anything wrong and explained:

"Today's emperor is right, the only one among the emperors of the ages."

"One bowl at the beginning, nine deaths and one life, the creation of the Ming Dynasty, has there ever been a second place in history?"

"No!"

Zhu Fan replied with pride.

"That's not it!"

Lin Che then said solemnly:

"Drive out the Tartars, restore China, and save the Han people from the iron hooves of the Tartars."

"Not to mention anything else, this merit alone is enough to last forever!"

"I think that the Mengyuan Tartars regard our Han people as the fourth class of people, the Han people are not as good as livestock, there is no Hongwu Emperor to change his life against the sky, I think I am the land of China, maybe in the end there are no Han people."

Zhu Fan was shocked when he heard this, and then asked:

"Mr. said that the current emperor is the first emperor of the ages, but he does not want to be his courtier, is it possible that the emperor has not done well in other aspects except for overthrowing the Tartar regime and liberating the Han people?"

Lin Che picked up the wine cup, looked at Zhu Fan who looked puzzled, and said lightly:

"It's not like you say."

"Since Emperor Hongwu ascended the throne, he has been diligent and thrifty, diligent in government and loving the people, and punishing corruption, which can be regarded as a wise monarch."

"Reduce taxes, build water conservancy, and safeguard the interests of the people; Set up a big message, so that the people can listen to the heavens; promulgating pension policies and establishing nursing homes; providing housing for the homeless; Establish a drainy garden for those whose families are poor and have no burial ground..."

"This series of policies to benefit the people has really benefited the people."

"All of this, he can definitely be called a Ming Jun!"

"Uh..."

Faced with the achievements listed by Lin Che, Zhu Fan showed an embarrassed look.

As a prince, his father has made so many historical achievements, and many of his sons, he doesn't know it.

It seems that I still lack understanding of my father!

Thinking about the awkward fall with his father because of his exit from the domain, he suddenly felt secretly ashamed!

What qualifications do you have to negotiate conditions and make demands with the father of a generation of emperors?!

……

The secret room next door.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he stood up unconsciously, and his body stood up straight.

Spirited and proud.

As the emperor, he has heard too many flattering words, and it is all flattery in front of him, the emperor.

Like Lin Che's praise just now, he overheard it, and these words came from the other party's heart, and it felt completely different.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't figure it out.

Obviously, Lin Che has such a high opinion of himself, but why is he not interested in entering the court as an official at all?

Isn't it good to serve us and work for the well-being of the people?

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled, Zhu Fan on the other side raised the same question.

"Mr. Lin, then why don't you want to serve the emperor?"

Facing Zhu Zhang's question, Lin Che shook his head:

"What I just said are the emperor's advantages, and now I'll tell you about the emperor's shortcomings!"

"Downside?"

Zhu Fan was stunned.

林切口口 says:

"Yes, this emperor has many advantages, but there are also many disadvantages."

"The biggest and most fatal flaw is the lack of capacity!"

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly froze.

"Just now, it was 'an emperor through the ages', and now it has become 'lack of tolerance'"

That's a bit of a big gap!

quietly glanced at Liu Bowen beside him, and saw that his eyes were slightly closed, listening intently, and he couldn't see the expression on his face.

Zhu Yuanzhang endured the unhappiness in his heart and continued to listen.

"Now that the emperor has laid down the Ming Dynasty and rewarded so many princes and counts, princes and ministers, why is there a lack of tolerance?"

"If the emperor lacks the capacity to tolerate people, wouldn't he become Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and the like, and how could he achieve today's hegemony."

Zhu Fan questioned unconvinced.

"The amount I am talking about is his tolerance for the courtiers after he ascended to the great treasure!"

"Your father is a noble of the dynasty, you go back and ask your father, is it frightened to do things under the current emperor? Are you always worried that you have done something wrong and your life will be at risk? ”

"Look at how many officials and family members of the empty seal case and the Yangzhou fraud case have been locked up in the edict prison? How many of them have been wronged? ”

"In the name of punishing corruption, the emperor will arrest tens of thousands of officials involved in the two cases."

"And how many officials' families are broken up because of this?!"

"You've always heard of a companion like a tiger, right? This is how it feels to follow this emperor! ”

"I don't want to live this kind of scared day, it's better to give a knife directly than this, and come happily!"

Lin Che looked at Zhu Fan with bright eyes and replied.

When Zhu Fan heard this, he was puzzled.

He didn't know much about the things in the court, but he knew his father's character quite well.

His father is really not generous.

Turn over old accounts at every turn, and he can turn over the little things more than ten years ago, and tell you one, two, three.

But because of the hardships he suffered in the palace, Zhu Fan learned to be obedient this time, and he didn't dare to get emotional.

Zhu Fan took a sip of wine, organized the language, and said:

"Mr. Lin, you may have misunderstood the emperor, and he will be more ruthless to those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, not as brutal as Mr. said."

"I met the emperor twice with my father, and I was very kind."

Lin Che saw that Zhu Fan was still quibbling, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he spoke directly:

"Since you mentioned punishing corrupt officials and corrupt officials, let's continue what we said yesterday and talk about the third major maladministration of the Hongwu Dynasty: punishing corruption."

On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang was refreshed when he heard this, and he motioned to Zhu Biao to make a record.

Zhu Biao sat at the table, and had already prepared the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, ready to record at any time.

When Liu Bowen heard this, he couldn't help but open his eyes.

He also wanted to hear what this son had to say about the national policy that several of their important ministers had drawn up with the emperor.

Here, Lin Che took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and said:

"The purpose of the emperor's punishment of corruption today is to safeguard the interests of the ruling class, punish corruption, and safeguard the interests of the people, and the starting point is not wrong."

"The vigorous and resolute punishment of corruption has indeed deterred a group of corrupt officials and made their behavior somewhat restrained."

"But the emperor's methods are too extreme and brutal, and the scope of anti-corruption has been expanded uncontrollably, but a good policy has been turned into a maladministration that is angry and resentful!"

Angry and resentful?

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly became uneasy.

The targets of his punishment of corruption are all traitors and evildoers, so should he still have mercy on such people?

"How can this son's words be so reasonable!"

(End of chapter)