Chapter 338 Zhu Biao’s complaint!
The cold wind howled.
There was a whimpering sound outside the temple.
There was deathly silence in the hall, not a single sound was made.
Zhu Biao's body was trembling slightly, but unlike before, he did not avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's captivating eyes, but looked directly at him. Although he was frightened, he did not flinch.
He doesn't want to retreat.
He actually didn't know where he got the courage.
Perhaps it is the desire for life, or the strong confidence in one's political opinions, or the release of long-term suppression.
He just stared at Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes slightly. Although he didn't say a word, he already felt the power of thunder. After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "This is what Xia Zhibai taught you again."
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was very cold, but with strong confidence.
It seemed like it was settled.
Zhu Biao's lips trembled, his eyes became more and more evasive, and he even subconsciously wanted to nod, but then he didn't know what he thought of, and shook his head vigorously, with a cry in his voice, and said: "Father, this is the truth of my son." Ideas.”
"My father controls his children too strictly."
"I can't bear it anymore!"
"My son now wakes up before dawn every day, and has to follow his father to deal with the mountains of memorials. I know that this is my father's way of cultivating his ability to handle political affairs, but of course my father let my son see this. I have learned so much knowledge from so many books, and I have always remembered it.”
"Confucianism has a good saying."
"Learning without thinking means nothing, thinking without learning means peril."
"My son, I don't have time to think by myself every day. I do everything according to your father's request. By the time I finish, it will be almost midnight. I will take a short nap and then rest. I am so tired all day that I can't keep my eyes open. Yes, Erchen feels like a puppet on strings, mechanically processing memorials every day. If his father asks him why he does this, he will indeed be able to answer fluently and satisfy his father, but this answer , not my son’s.”
"It belongs to you, Father!"
"Father, you have always instilled this in your children!"
"My son does not have his own thoughts, and he did not dare to have them in the past. Whenever he has his own thoughts, his father will immediately serve him with a stick and teach him all kinds of pains. As a son, I dare not disobey my father." It’s the emperor’s intention, but after so many years, I gradually can’t find myself.”
"My son is no longer Zhu Biao."
"Just a puppet."
"Father, I'm afraid I really want to know what Xia Zhibai said to Erchen. In fact, Xia Zhibai didn't say anything to Erchen, he just told Erchen one thing."
"My son is going to die!!!"
Zhu Biao had a bleak face, and a stiff smile appeared on his face, but it looked extremely sick.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a frosty face in front and eyes full of anger, suddenly changed his face after hearing Zhu Biao's last words. His original sharp eyes suddenly became panicked, and his whole person became panicked, as if Zhu Biao's One sentence disturbed the emperor's mood.
Zhu Yuanzhang lost his countenance and said: "Boss, don't scare us."
"We are so old, but we can't stand being so scared by you. You are so old, why are you talking about life and death? We don't allow you to talk about this. We didn't let you die. Who dares to let you die? Biao'er, you If you haven’t been feeling well lately, I’d know, otherwise why would you be here?”
"Aren't you too tired?" "We'll let you rest for as long as you want. We want you to rest until you feel better."
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhu Biao hard.
His eyes looked a little flustered and uneasy.
Zhu Biao shook his head, unable to hide the tears in the corners of his eyes anymore, and said sadly: "Father, you have too high demands on your son. My son works in fear every day, fearing that if he fails to do something well, he will be scolded by his father. , causing dissatisfaction with the father, and the psychological pressure on the son and minister was too great.”
"During this period, Erchen's head has become more and more painful."
"And my son is becoming more and more afraid of his father."
"Since my mother passed away from illness, your father has changed. You have become more and more fierce and more and more people are afraid to approach you. I don't dare to tell my father what you think. I don't even know how to do it." I dare to stay with my father.”
"Father, I am becoming more and more unfamiliar to you."
"Now, my father, you have got into your own comfort zone. You cannot listen to the ministers' suggestions, nor do you allow the ministers to object. You regard these ministers' suggestions as a challenge to your authority. In the court, Tang’s words are consistent and arbitrary, but in the past few years, my father should have noticed it.”
"The world has not changed as you thought, Father."
"The system of defense is collapsing."
"My meritorious family in the Ming Dynasty is corrupting."
"The ministers of the Ming Dynasty became more and more withdrawn and dared not speak out. They only dared to please the emperor. The emperor killed many corrupt officials, but there was no shortage of corruption in the world. The emperor promulgated many rectification measures, but in the end After taking it away, the local people complained. ”
"Now the South only has a salt tax, and they dare to think about it in various ways, and there are still many meritorious children participating in it."
"And the south is the main tax source of the Ming Dynasty, but can the imperial court really control these tax sources? The Ming Dynasty has very few commercial taxes, and it severely suppresses business. Everything is about to be produced and sold according to the quota stipulated by the imperial court. It is just such control, control, Instead, it became a way for local gentry to exploit the people.”
"I don't understand."
"Father, you know everything, you are clear about everything, but you are unwilling to change, and you always firmly believe that your own set of ideas is right. You are only willing to tinker with that set of ideas, but just like Xia Zhibai That said, money is needed to govern a country.”
"In the past hundred years of the Yuan Dynasty, natural and man-made disasters continued."
"My Ming Dynasty should not take precautions? However, when Xia Zhibai sent high-yielding potatoes, what did my father do? He only regarded them as 'thunder, rain, and dew, all of which are your grace'. They were only allowed to be planted in a small area and were not allowed to flow out. Outside, how much space can these royal families see, and how much production can they produce?”
"In order to reduce the burden on the people, my father promoted small government in the world. My father said that he saw the bloated government officials in the Song Dynasty and did not want the Ming Dynasty to repeat the same mistakes."
"Of course I understand."
"But once the small government comes, the court officials have too many things to do. The court itself has to deal with political affairs from all over the world. There are hundreds of officials in the court. How can they handle it? In the end, they can only pick some important ones. If things are solved, won’t the long-term evil behind Ming Dynasty become more and more serious?”
"How does this reduce the burden?"
"And transfer local governance rights to local governments."
"Isn't this condoning the landlords and gentry's control of the place? My father is extremely jealous of the landlords and gentry. My father should be aware of the dangers of these people controlling the place, but my father still goes his own way. This tossing and turning is not putting the cart before the horse. ”
"The burden reduction has not reduced the burden, but has made the people more burdened."
"The imperial court can't even deal with political affairs now, so how can it take care of supervision?"
(End of chapter)