Chapter 388 Before fighting against the outside world, you must first settle down at home!
The first month of the twentieth year of Hongwu.
Yingtian Mansion has been silent for more than a month.
During this month, nothing major happened in the world. There were sporadic reports of roads being crushed and some livestock freezing to death, but compared to the past few years, there were much less. Although it was still winter, The weather is still cold, but everyone is looking forward to the arrival of spring.
East Palace.
Zhu Biao summoned Xia Zhibai again.
Compared with the last time, Zhu Biao was obviously much more confident this time.
In this more than a month, nothing happened in the court, but his rivalry with Zhu Yuanzhang never stopped. Even Xia Zhibai, who never inquired about news, heard from time to time that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yuanzhang were talking to each other. Zhu Biao's quarrels and even the level of quarrels became more and more serious.
More and more frequent.
However, all this noise gradually disappeared as we entered the new year.
Everything has returned to its former tranquility.
As if nothing happened.
Zhu Biao clasped his hands behind his back, waiting for Xia Zhibai. When he saw Xia Zhibai arrive, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, a hint of cheerfulness, and a bit proud. His head was slightly raised, like a victorious general. Demonstrating his illustrious military exploits.
Xia Zhibai comes to visit.
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Get up."
"I have called you here this time to tell you something."
"After more than a month of hard work, His Majesty has agreed to some of the ideas you have put forward."
"Although His Majesty has not said much on the surface, he has tacitly agreed to make some changes to the world. You are right, Ming Dynasty should not only compare with the times of war, but should compare with those in its heyday. Ming Dynasty should catch up with or even surpass them."
"Gu has decided to appoint you as the prince's young master to be responsible for the corresponding affairs of the East Palace. ”
“Are you willing to make suggestions for me? ”
Zhu Biao looked at Xia Zhibai with an earnest smile.
He didn't think Xia Zhibai would refuse. After all, it was what Xia Zhibai had been striving for to change the world the most. Now he not only fulfilled Xia Zhibai's wishes, but also entrusted him with important tasks. Although Xia Zhibai didn't need to Be grateful to yourself, but definitely excited.
However, to Zhu Biao's surprise, Xia Zhibai acted very calmly.
This made Zhu Biao frown.
Xia Zhibai cupped his hands and said respectfully: "I am grateful to Your Highness, but I am afraid that I am not qualified for the job. I admire your efforts for Your Highness, and I am grateful to millions of people in the world. It's just that Your Highness appointed me as the Crown Prince." Fu, something is really wrong.”
"I am now only an official of the fifth rank, while the prince and young master are the third rank."
"The span is so large that it is not suitable."
"There is no square circle without rules."
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“Furthermore, what His Highness needs to pursue now is not civil servants, but some generals and officials who can do hard work for His Majesty, even dirty work. In addition, if Your Highness wants to start financially first, , I am not optimistic about this.”
Zhu Biao took a deep look at Xia Zhibai and said in a serious voice: "What do you mean?"
"Aren't you happy that Gu gave you a promotion?"
Xia Zhibai Bai shook his head and said: "It's not that I'm unhappy, it's because this official Positions should be promoted to those who need promotion. I am a civil servant and cannot do too much hard work. Most of the hard work will be completed by other officials. As the saying goes, no merit will be rewarded. I have not made any achievements now. , how dare you ask for credit and promotion?”
"If His Highness really wants to promote ministers, he can ask for credit for ministers based on their contributions after His Highness has made some achievements." Zhu Biao waved his hand and said, "That's all, since you If you insist not to take it, then I will be with you, but What do you mean by doing hard work? Shouldn't we start with the economy? You have always said that the economy is the lifeblood of the country, and mastering the economy holds the key to the country's life and death."
Xia Zhibai nodded, then shook his head.
He said in a deep voice: "This sentence is correct, but not entirely correct."
"For His Majesty, who holds the real power in the world, this sentence is completely correct, but for His Highness, As far as you are concerned, His Highness cannot do so many things, even His Highness I don’t even have enough prestige to promote something.”
“Your Highness thinks so highly of me, so I will make plans for you first. Your Highness’s first priority is to increase your popularity!” Zhiyi Mu Lixin ”
"Many people also think that the reason why Shang Yang's reform was successful was that Shang Yang gave out real money and silver to reward the people, thus laying a foundation for the popularization of Qin law in the Qin State. However, anyone who has read more books Everyone knows that this is just the first step to establish trust. "
"The real establishment of Qin's law depends on killing people."
"Killing an old noble. family, punished the prince of Qin, etc., and really achieved the goal of "rewarding without sparing alienation, punishing without neglecting relatives". It was only after this series of things that Qin Fa's prestige was completely established. If your majesty came to do what he did to the world There is no need to make changes.”
“But His Highness is different.”
“His Royal Highness does not have enough prestige in the world.”
"To a large extent, it depends on His Majesty's reputation."
"In the case of His Majesty's ambiguous and ambiguous attitude, His Majesty's prestige is actually not enough to carry out many things. At least many officials will violate it. Many people will also have doubts, Your Highness The first thing to do is to establish your popularity."
"Let the officials believe in His Highness's determination, and let the people believe in His Highness's sincerity."
"Only in this way can Your Highness do things smoothly in the future. "Be calm."
Zhu Biao was silent for a while.
Finally he nodded.
He does have a reputation both inside and outside the government, but whether this reputation is accumulated by himself or created by local officials because of his status as prince, this really needs to be a big question mark.
Zhu Biao said: "In your opinion, how about being alone?"
"Kill!" Xia Zhibai raised his head and stated the method in a concise and concise manner.
Zhu Biao's face changed slightly.
He looked at Xia Zhibai coldly and said displeasedly: "Xia Zhibai, what nonsense are you talking about? I just want to make some changes in the world, but I don't want to rely on killing people to establish trust and prestige, and I don't think I have my own reputation. It's not to this extent."
Xia Zhibai shook his head and said with a smile: "The killing I am talking about is different from the killing your Highness understands."
"His Majesty. You need to show your attitude to the world."
"Killing is the best way to establish your authority and trust."
"But when I say killing, I don't mean killing for no reason, but killing. Kill some people who deserve to be killed, and kill some people who are applauded by the world. Through this, His Highness can also select a group of available officials from the world.”
"Who do you want to kill alone?" Zhu Biao looked at Xia Zhibai with a vigilant face, "Who should be killed?!"
"As the saying goes, to fight against foreign forces, you must first settle down at home."
"Your Highness does not need to think about foreign affairs, but you must also consider the safety of your family first."
"Your Majesty The peace of the world is peaceful, and the peace of His Highness is peace all over the world, but there is no peace in the Ming Dynasty. The local ruffians and bullies since the Yuan Dynasty are still entrenched in the local area, doing evil to the world, and these are the people your Highness wants to kill! ”
(End of this chapter)