Behind every prosperous era, there are hidden hidden dangers that cannot be seen but real, and now, this huge Ming Dynasty empire has begun to go downhill.

Politically, not to mention corruption, which dynasty and generation existed, it is difficult to completely eradicate it, and what really made the Ming Dynasty in danger of collapse was that the civilian official group jumped up after the Tumubao Change, completely suppressed the military, so that the balance between civil and military was broken, and the imperial court began to gradually enter the hall of civil officials.

As for what kind of virtue the literati in the late Ming Dynasty were, there is no need to say it, anyway, most of them are not human things!

Economically, land annexation has become more and more serious, commerce has flourished, and capitalism has been born, but the imperial court has hardly received any tax revenue in this regard, and the later it is, the more the imperial treasury is short of money.

In the army, the guard system has begun to rot from the roots, but this hot potato cannot be solved at all, even the emperor and civil officials cannot meddle in this piece, otherwise there is no need for the people to rebel, and the whole country will die in the army mutiny.

These are just a few of the main reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty.

But it's a pity that Lin Nuo is not angry, he didn't have the heart to say something in detail to the cheap disciple in front of him, and after sighing a few words, he stopped talking.

And the young man in brocade, in the face of the tide of refugees, seemed to be a little irritable at this time, and he didn't have the heart to talk about the imperial court system and national affairs at such a moment, so after saluting Lin Nuo, he left in a hurry.

Looking at the young man who was escorted away by a group of brocade guards, Lin Nuo looked at it for a long time before he came back to his senses and turned his head to look at the side.

"Xiu'er, what do you think of this young man?"

"The character is out-of-the-box, but the nature is quite good, not a narrow-minded person!" Xiu'er thought for a while and gave the answer.

Lin Nuo nodded, he didn't know if Xiu'er had guessed the identity of the young man, but it was estimated that even if he guessed the identity of the other party's prince, with Xiu'er's character, I am afraid it would be difficult to take it to heart.

It's the middle-aged coachman, Lin Nuo is now more and more interested in him, but because of Xiu'er's face, since the other party doesn't want to say it, it's hard for him to get to the bottom of it.

After passing through the messy Zhengyang Gate, the three of them found a good inn to live in, and then after a simple meal, they rested separately.

After more than half a month of continuous travel, Rao is a martial artist like Lin Nuo, and he also felt a little tired at this time.

......

Lin Nuo rested here, but the brocade-clothed young man and his party after saying goodbye to him did not stop all the way, crossed the outer city, and entered the palace.

Perhaps it is the influx of refugees in the capital, and the guards in the palace are also quite vigilant, along the way, the corridors and aisles can be seen from time to time Columns of Praetorian Guards wearing red unicorn uniforms, not only that, but there are also many brocade guards hidden in the shadows, monitoring all possible dangers.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Lin Nuo guessed correctly, this brocade-clothed young man is the only son of Emperor Hongzhi today, the crown prince Zhu Houzhao.

Along the way, all the Praetorian Guards who saw Zhu Houzhao bowed down on one knee and saluted, escorted by a group of brocade guards, he came to a large hall, waited a little, and was introduced into the hall by the eunuchs who came from the palace.

"Father, I'm back!"

The area of the hall is not large, except for a table, a few chairs, and a few antique vases, there is almost nothing else, Emperor Hongzhi is sitting at the table to check the chapter, when he hears the familiar voice, he can't help but look up and show a doting smile.

"Is Zhao'er back? This time you went out to see the world, and the road was quite smooth?"

"It didn't go too well, and a hungry tiger attacked on the way, and the guards injured more than a dozen before killing the tiger. ”

On the way back, Zhu Houzhao had already told the accompanying Jinyi guards not to divulge anything between him and Lin Shi, and as for the dead and injured Jinyi guards, he had already thought of a statement.

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi's originally doting face showed a hint of surprise, and then his eyes kept looking at his son.

"When I went out, I didn't think that Zhao'er would learn to lie too, hehe!"

As an emperor for more than ten years, although Emperor Hongzhi is called Renjun, he has been in contact with the civil official group for a long time, and his mind is so powerful, Zhu Houzhao's face is unnatural, he is very keenly aware of it.

"Father, the son didn't lie!" Although he knew that the lie had been revealed, Zhu Houzhao still had to bite the bullet, he really couldn't say anything about his apprenticeship, otherwise with his father's temper, his own Lin Shi might be in trouble.

"Okay, Zhao'er is old, and it is time to have some secrets of her own, and your father will not persecute you!"

Emperor Hongzhi did not continue to dwell on this matter, but stretched out a little tiredly and put aside the folds on the table.

"Father, on the way back this time, I saw a lot of refugees, which is completely different from what the elders used to say about the country and the people!" Seeing that his father no longer asked about the previous incident, Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to tell the refugees he met on the road.

"Oh, it's normal, those old foxes, the words in their mouths, three points are true, it's not bad, if you really listen to them, I'm afraid you won't know how you died when you die!"

"Zhao'er, you are not young anymore, you have begun to understand the hardships of the people's livelihood, and there are some things that your father should let you understand!"

As he spoke, Emperor Hongzhi took the fold on the table to his son, "Take a look first!"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, picked up the fold and flipped through it, and not long after, a trace of anger appeared on his still slightly immature face.

"These mediocre people, in addition to singing praises of virtue, are crying poor and asking for money, and those refugees who were homeless due to the snow disaster have become a few people who have been slightly affected by the snowstorm?"

"How do you feel? Do you want to kill all these corrupt officials...... It's a pity that even I can't touch them at will!"

"Father, you are the emperor, you are the emperor, you can't kill these corrupt officials?" Zhu Houzhao was a little unconvinced, in his opinion, the emperor was the most powerful person in the world, he could kill whoever he wanted, how could he not even kill a corrupt official?

"It's really impossible to kill, behind these people, there are too many involved, and the whole body is involved, there is no detailed evidence, even if it is the emperor, you can't kill people at will!"

Emperor Hongzhi sighed, "Now that the civilian power has long been completed, even if it is the emperor, it is difficult to compete head-on with the entire civilian official group, there were military elites who could balance them in the past, but after the Tumubao Incident, the military elites have long since declined, and it is useless at all!"

"You will inevitably ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, and today my father will teach you the first lesson of being an emperor, checks and balances!"