Chapter 15: Wen Zhi and martial arts are beyond question!
Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright, pressing the words "Xia Zhibai" tightly. When he finished reading this "anti-essay", his face became surprisingly ugly.
He glanced at Mao Xiang coldly, waved his hand and said: "You go down first."
Mao Xiang said quickly: "I leave."
Wait for Mao Xiang to walk out In the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the test paper on the table, completely unable to suppress the anger in his heart.
"This is what we look like in the eyes of the scholars in the world? Just a farmer who knows how to fight, and a rough man who can't govern the country?"
"Biao'er, come and tell us."
“Can’t we govern the country?”
Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes were as big as copper bells, with an intimidating aura, and he stared at Zhu Biao like this, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
Zhu Biao snorted and turned pale.
He cupped his hands and said: "Back to my father, I dare not comment on my father, but in my eyes, my father's wisdom and prowess far surpass those of Chinese and Tang Dynasties."
"Since my father led the army, He paid great attention to the suffering of the people. Every time he conquered a piece of land, he would immediately order the farmers to return to farming, reward them for reclaiming wasteland, and restore their livelihood. "
"In order to balance local injustice and eliminate the gap between the north and the south, there was a large-scale immigration and military settlement. The village has also organized farmers from all over the country to build water conservancy projects to strengthen production and life in the north. "
"Since the founding of the country, it has followed the practices of previous dynasties, immigrated to enrich the people, suppressed the powerful, and also ordered the emancipation of slaves and tax exemptions many times. , severely punish corrupt officials."
"Such achievements can be learned from heaven and earth, and they are not something that these literati can discredit and insult."
"Justice is in the heart of the people. If my father was really as miserable as this man said, how could he have established the country in fifteen years? Let the world become more stable?"
"At the beginning of the founding of the country, there may be many people He had doubts about the Ming Dynasty and refused to serve in our court, but after eighteen years of rule by his father, there were as many as 20,000 people who came to take part in the imperial examination. "
"In this prosperous era of civil rule, Has this ever happened before in the world?”
“Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Sixteen Provinces of Youyun have been recovered in one fell swoop, which was the homeland that China had lost for more than four hundred years.”
"Three expeditions to the Northern Yuan Dynasty completely destroyed the Mongols' southward arrogance. They also successively pacified the west, captured Yunnan, surrendered Dali, opened up territory and expanded the territory, showing the country's prestige. Now that all nations have come to court, the world is convinced."
"How can such martial arts be tolerated?"
"This person has only a half-knowledge of the achievements my father has done, yet he is barking like a dog and dares to insult his father so wildly."
< br>“As my son, I will kill him!”
Zhu Biao’s eyes showed fierce killing intent, and his attitude was extremely determined.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak, but stared at Zhu Biao coldly, as if he wanted to see something from Zhu Biao's frightened face.
a long time.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat down again and read the test paper again. Zhu Biao lowered his head and said nothing.
"Hey."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, his tone full of disappointment and depression, and said: "Biao'er, you are our son. When you were just born, we have been watching you, We know exactly what you are thinking.”
“Don’t play with these little tricks.”
"We don't like it."
"We would rather you speak openly and openly about what's in your heart."
"I don't have you." A look of panic appeared on Zhu Biao's face. He also immediately knelt down on the ground.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, with a hint of anger in his eyes. Just seeing Zhu Biao's trembling appearance, he also felt a touch of heartache.
He sat up from his seat, walked to His Majesty, helped Zhu Biao up, straightened Zhu Biao's clothes, and said with his hands behind his back: "We are father and son."
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Biao, hesitated for a moment, and then changed his words and said: "You have also read this counter-article, so I will ask you." "What if this is what we do?!"
Zhu Biao's face changed drastically, he lowered his head and said in panic: "Father..."
Zhu Yuanzhang clasped his hands behind his back, turned around, and did not look at Zhu Biao anymore, but looked outside the hall. , said coldly: "You are our son, we don't even need to think about your little thoughts, we know what you are planning."
"Since you dare to have such thoughts, why don't you tell the truth?" If I express my thoughts, will we still harm you?”
"Since you don't say it, let's say it ourselves. This person is right. This is what we did. We have understood a truth since the day we raised the army."
"No outsider in the world can be trusted. "
"The only ones we can rely on are our own family members."
"If our Ming Dynasty is in danger, do you think these ministers will work for our Ming Dynasty? Whoever wants to be the emperor is not. ”
“We are all ministers, where are we not?”
"But our family is different. Our family is a royal family. We have no grassland to run to. When something happens, the only ones who can save us are our Zhu family."
"Because the Zhu family is one root. The people on the vine are all related, and this is more reliable than any minister."
"We don't think it is wrong to do this."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his troops with a stern look. After getting up, I have gone through so many things, and many times I relied on my adopted son and nephew to get through it.
When he was poor, relatives at home helped him. In addition, he treated the virtuous corporal, but he was belittled and ridiculed by those scholars.
It also made him completely unable to trust outsiders.
Zhu Biao's expression changed again and again. How could he not know what his father was thinking?
Over the years, my father has been deliberately withdrawing his troops, letting his younger brothers be in charge of the border army, his adopted sons in charge of the imperial army, and the generals in the court becoming decorations.
But my father is the head of a country after all.
Not just the head of the family.
Doing this will undoubtedly further increase the suspicion between the father and the courtiers. If things go on like this, the king will not trust his ministers, and the ministers will not trust the king. How can this be a good country?
Zhu Biao raised his head.
He did not dare to look directly into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, but gritted his teeth and said: "Since the father wants your son to tell his true thoughts."
"My son, I will be bold today. "
"As a son, this man behaved so wildly and should be killed as a warning to others. But as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the son of His Majesty, I have to think more."
"If this person is really talented, my sons and ministers... will definitely use this person!"
"As the saying goes, loyal words are hard on the ears."
"This person is not close to the court, but he can learn from some trivial matters. , Seeing so many things is enough to prove that this person is talented and knowledgeable. "
"And the son also believes that the father pays too much attention to agriculture in government affairs, and the father acts too strongly. It’s so tyrannical.”
“My father once said that the Ming Dynasty cannot only have half of the country, but why does it only focus on soldiers and peasants and suppress other related things?”
"I know."
"Now that the Northern Yuan Dynasty still exists, the threat to our Ming Dynasty still exists. There are also many people in the world who are rebelling against the Ming Dynasty and are reviving the Yuan Dynasty, or who are recruiting the souls of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng. The Ming Dynasty cannot take it lightly."
"My dynasty was able to defeat them head-on. Now that our Ming Dynasty is more powerful, do we have to tie our own hands and feet because of this?"
"My son thinks this is wrong."
(End of this chapter)