Chapter 327: Politics only talks about pros and cons, morality is not a rigid necessity!
"I will die."
The last two words echoed in Zhu Biao's ears like a lingering sound.
Zhu Biao's face turned pale, and he involuntarily took a few steps back.
Xia Zhibai’s eyes were filled with tears.
He didn't mean to scare him at all.
Zhu Biao was indeed scared to death in history.
He and Zhu Yuanzhang always had differences in their philosophy of governing the country, but because Zhu Yuanzhang was too strong, he kept suppressing him tightly. In the end, Zhu Biao became depressed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage after returning from Chang'an.
Zhu Biao’s life was too depressing.
As a prince, his words and deeds are strictly restricted. What's more terrible is that Zhu Yuanzhang has a strong desire to control and does not allow Zhu Biao to have his own preferences at all. He only allows Zhu Biao to follow the direction he designed. After doing it and executing it, Zhu Biao became a puppet on strings.
This is actually not only Zhu Yuanzhang's problem.
It is also a problem for many older generations.
People of their generation like to submit to tests and mentally control people. Even if everything goes well, they will still find faults in various ways. It is purely unpleasant to find people, especially Zhu Yuanzhang’s experience as a child. , which made his desire for control reach its peak after gaining power.
But this is not the fault of the person.
With such a trend, who can blame anyone?
In particular, most ordinary people can only experience the pleasure of authority in their children throughout their lives.
It will make these people even worse.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a person with a strong peasant mentality. Deep down, he hated anyone challenging his authority, even his own son.
The system he created was also based on the idea that future generations would be far inferior to himself. He only wanted to let future generations follow his instructions and do some fool-like things. He had no hope or hope for future generations. Future generations have their own ideas.
This kind of conservative and closed thinking was also the real reason why a lot of weird things appeared in the Ming emperor in the future.
Zhu Biao is both lucky and unlucky.
Luckily, he became the son of Zhu Yuanzhang and the most stable prince in history, but unfortunately, he also became the son of Zhu Yuanzhang. His father did not allow anyone to disobey him, let alone It is not okay for someone to go against themselves, even if they have their own ideas.
People are always complex and contradictory.
Parents always expect their children to become the smartest people in the world, but when it comes to doing things, they always think that they are smarter than you. While they ask you not to make the same mistakes as them, they are also strict at the same time. Ask for things to be done on their terms.
The same is true for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Even more ruthless.
Because emperors are naturally suspicious and sensitive.
Their desire to control is stronger than ordinary people.
Especially now that there is no Queen Ma, some veterans who can speak in front of Zhu Yuanzhang are also dying. Zhu Yuanzhang is turning into a cold power monster step by step, and Zhu Biao has become the biggest victim.
He couldn't resist, struggle, or escape.
I can only endure it!
Xia Zhibai said leisurely: "The most ruthless emperor's family."
"Your Majesty is a born emperor, but because of his humble background, his desire to control is stronger than ordinary people. Now in the Ming Dynasty, the Prime Minister It has been effectively abolished, but the piece of paper has not yet been published, and because of some unique power designs of His Majesty, the Crown Prince has replaced the functions of the Prime Minister, and the Crown Prince has also lost the functions of the Crown Prince in disguise."
"Your Majesty. "I believe in His Majesty"
"Just because His Majesty cannot threaten His Majesty" "Because all the people His Majesty can mobilize are His Majesty's people, and they trust His Majesty far more than His Majesty. Of course, under the imperial system, this is reasonable. However, because of this, His Highness is actually being emptied out. The position of Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty is actually the same for anyone else.”
“There is no difference.”
“The same team, in the hands of different people, can play different roles.”
“The existing dynasty in Ming Dynasty In the hands of His Majesty, everyone can perform their respective duties, but when His Majesty takes the throne, I am afraid that His Majesty may not be able to do it as well as he can, because His Majesty and His Majesty are different. In terms of prestige, ability, skills, etc., Your Highness has the same level. Not as good as His Majesty.”
“Under the current system of the Ming Dynasty, there are very few people that the emperor can really use. Apart from the eunuchs around him, the only ones are the scholars in the Hanlin Academy. It is a pity that the scholars nowadays speak classics. , keep silent about ancient admonitions, and spend all day busy with pens and inkstones. In fact, they are just talking about black and white, dancing and writing. ”
"Relying on these people to govern the country will only lead to more chaos."
"Sages always tell people to be gentlemen, but gentlemen cannot govern the country."
"The way to govern a country itself is Regardless of good or bad, both good and bad people must be used as useful people. The purpose of the imperial examination is to select useful people. There is no distinction between good and bad here. Education and understanding are secondary. . ”
“Although there has always been a saying. ”
“When the world is not settled, only talents should be selected without considering their actions; .”
"But how can there be so many perfect people in the world? It is very rare to find a few who can really do things."
"The successes are accompanied by the faults, and the losses are followed by the merits."
"No one is perfect, and no gold is perfect."
"Everything you do is never perfect, and there is often no eternity between people. Anyone who succeeds must be accompanied by faults, and everyone who loses must also be Merits come with demerits, not to mention that the court is about politics. "
"Politics is only about pros and cons, morality is not a rigid necessity."
"Only when there are no threats from the outside and no pressure from the inside can politicians promote morality. At other times, promoting morality is a thankless effort, or even a waste of effort, and the gains outweigh the losses."
"The Monarch's The core responsibilities are: to elect talents, let the right people do the right things, and check and balance each other. In the past, there was another approach, which was to use Legalist methods to promote Confucian values, thereby consolidating the imperial power, and then completing the politics of unified imperial power and dictatorship. Purpose."
"If you only have perfect people in your eyes, you will not be able to govern the country."
"I am telling your highness so much that if you look at the prosperity of the past dynasties. It was only a few decades after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the Ming Dynasty is probably in the past few decades, because the Ming Dynasty's system is destined to get worse as time goes by."
"Especially if you still admire the ancestral methods."
"It makes people laugh even more."
"I do have my own selfish motives for advocating reform, but I also do it for the sake of the world."
"Besides, what I said to His Highness is true. "
"If His Highness lives under such fear and high pressure for a long time, sooner or later, his mind will be unable to support it. By then, medicine and stone will be difficult to cure. His Majesty can still listen to some words in the future. When you are truly arrogant and self-centered, it will be too late.”
“Your Highness needs to cure his heart disease.”
Finished.
Xia Zhibai stopped talking.
He said everything he needed to say.
Whether Zhu Biao listens or not, it is not up to him.
Zhu Biao's face was pale and he was absent-minded for a long time.
(End of this chapter)