Bury the Qing Dynasty

Emperor Zhu really wanted to test Zhu Jianying.

Some people say that all roads lead to Rome, and some people were born in Rome. The problem is that people like Zhu Jianying were not born in Rome at all, but Rome itself is their home.

If you want to change the fact that Rome belongs to Zhu Jianying's family, the price you need to pay is often millions or even tens of millions of lives.

Either the Tangkou of the Central Plains will change the dynasty, or Yidali will be able to defeat Daming.

Before that, almost no one could change the fact that Zhu Jianying was the next master of Rome.

As the first son of Emperor Zhu and the eldest son of the Ming Empire, Zhu Jianying's status in the Ming Dynasty is actually very similar to that of the prince Zhu Biao in the Hongwu period. In terms of father-son relationship, Zhu Biao is the first son of Zhu Chongba. Zhu Jianying is the first son of Zhu Jinsong; in terms of the relationship with noble ministers, Zhu Biao was raised by Huaixi nobles, and Zhu Jianying was raised by Meng Lianggu’s noble ministers; on the strength behind it Zhu Biao has Empress Ma to rely on, and Zhu Jianying also has Empress Li to rely on.

To put it simply, as long as Emperor Zhu did not intend to establish another crown prince, Zhu Jianying would be the default crown prince of all the ministers and nobles in the Ming Dynasty.

Based on this premise, it would be fine if Zhu Jianying had no other ideas in mind. If Zhu Jianying wanted to do something, I'm afraid that a large number of ministers and dignitaries from Meng Lianggu's period would stand by Zhu Jianying's side.

It's not about right or wrong, it's about human nature.

In the eyes of the ministers and dignitaries who rebelled with Zhu Jinsong during Meng Lianggu's period, Zhu Jianying was like his own nephew, while the princes after Emperor Zhu were pure princes. There is a big difference between closeness and distance.

For example: Is Liu Yezhu awesome enough?Even Mr. Desheng had the theory of Emperor Qin, Han and Wu when he wrote his lyrics, but when Liu Yezhu's head went crazy, Prince Li Liu Shi was able to lead tens of thousands of horses to attack Liu Yezhu's men in Chang'an City!

It is precisely because of this that Emperor Zhu specially tested Zhu Jianying.

And Zhu Jianying did not disappoint Emperor Zhu.

"It is a paradox to say that if you do well, the emperor has the knowledge of people, and if you do not do well, the cabinet is incompetent."

Zhu Jianying said slowly: "Only when the country exists, the existence of the emperor is meaningful. If the country does not exist, the existence of the emperor will naturally have no meaning."

"Just like Jiashen's national calamity—Emperor Chongzhen's food and clothing, the final result was said to be incompetent. It was obvious that Yuan thief secretly colluded with Jianyi, but it became iron proof that Emperor Chongzhen was self-willed. It was obvious that Yuan thief was deceiving him First, but in the end, it became Emperor Chongzhen who was suspicious by nature, in short, all mistakes were ultimately the fault of Emperor Chongzhen."

"The root cause is that Emperor Chongzhen lost his power. He can neither check and balance the cabinet, nor control the military government, and even orders cannot leave the capital."

Emperor Zhu nodded with a smile, and continued to ask: "Emperor Chongzhen killed many cabinet ministers back then, and even a Liaodong governor like Yuan Chonghuan would kill them at will, so how can it be said that he has lost his authority? "

Zhu Jianying bowed and said: "At that time, the chief minister of the cabinet was just a puppet elected by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. There was even a saying that the chief minister was sold at a clearly marked price. No matter how many Emperor Chongzhen killed, it would not change the overall situation. Those gentry Of course they don't care."

"As for Yuan Thief, he was killed in the capital—except for Yuan Thief, Zu Dashou fled after seeing the imperial edict, but Yuan Zei's handwriting could be edicted back. This is a clear proof that Emperor Chongzhen lost his military authority."

Emperor Zhu nodded again with a smile, and then asked: "If it were you, what should you do?"

Zhu Jianying said: "If it were me, I would not kill Wei Zhongxian, let alone abolish the factory guards—without Wei Zhongxian, there would be no one to restrain the princes in the court, and without the factory guards, the emperor would lose his eyes and ears. Blind and deaf people can only be fooled by officials."

Speaking of this, Zhu Jianying suddenly hesitated: "Listen to what Dad said, is it planning to practice the system of a false monarch?"

Emperor Zhu nodded, hummed, and then slowly knocked on the table.

For any emperor and or monarch, choosing an heir must be a matter of caution.

If you choose the right heir, the country can continue to prosper for decades, but if you choose the wrong heir, it is very likely that Qin and Sui will perish.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhu simply continued to ask: "If Da Ming implements the rule of the false emperor, what should you do?"

When asked by Emperor Zhu, Zhu Jianying fell into deep thought instead.

In all honesty, is there any prince in this world who is willing to be Xu Jun?
In particular, my father is the kind of emperor with real power who can take life and death, prosper the country with one word, destroy the country with one word, accept the order of the sky, and follow the law with his words. Which prince can refuse this kind of temptation?
It's just that Zhu Jianying also knew in her heart that since her father asked this question, it meant that her father already had the idea of ​​implementing the system of false monarchs in his heart, and discussing with himself was not to prepare himself mentally in advance.

After thinking about it secretly, Zhu Jianying bowed and said: "If the Ming Dynasty wants to implement the system of false monarchs, my son thinks that the countermeasures should be prepared in advance. Once there is a problem with the cabinet or the military government, the emperor must have countermeasures. .”

It wasn't until this time that Emperor Zhu really laughed happily.

It's okay, this son is not stupid, and he knows how to countermeasure.

The Daying of the later generations is a good example-on the surface, it seems that the royal family of Daying has handed over all the power, and every day it is doing charity, holding a reception or something, and sharing the credit with everyone. Mistakes are the responsibility of the cabinet, actually?
In fact, the royal family has a lot of rights, and there are also a lot of benefits that should be obtained!

For example, the big royal family has the right to interpret the parliament, appoint the prime minister, etc. - whether it is used or not is one thing, but whether it is available is another matter.

Emperor Zhu patted Zhu Jianying on the shoulder with a smile, and said: "You remember to rule but not rule, but you have countermeasures. This is the correct way for the royal family to survive forever-whether the emperor exists or not depends first on whether the country is Existence, if there is a fool among the younger generations, Daming will not be able to keep it, so what if your emperor still has real power in his hands?"

Just as Zhu Jianyong was pondering the deep meaning of Emperor Zhu's words, Emperor Zhu continued: "Okay, don't think about those messy things, I brought you out this time to increase your knowledge, not to let you study about Xu Jun. , the real monarch system."

In fact, Emperor Zhu himself didn't think about how to solve these messy problems.

Is it possible to rule but not govern?
Of course we can.

The question is, what is the meaning of rule but not rule?
The emperor does not reserve countermeasures, and the court and military government may lose control at any time.

The emperor retains countermeasures, does it mean that the emperor can rule at any time?
Completely abolish the emperor?

It is of course no problem to completely abolish the existence of the emperor, but the difficulty of abolishing the emperor at the Central Plains Tangkou is basically the same as the difficulty of re-fighting the country, and it is even worse-when the Central Plains Tangkou abolished the emperor, the last emperor of Jianyi abdicated He was enthroned again, and Yuan Datou had also been enthroned. After repeated tossing and tossing, the emperor's throne was completely stink before it was considered that there was no soil for the emperor to survive.

In the current Ming Dynasty, abolishing the emperor is basically like nonsense. If it is not done well, there will be Prime Minister Cao's worries: I don't know how many people will be king, and I don't know how many people will be called emperor.

It was precisely because he couldn't think of any good ideas for a while that Emperor Zhu took Zhu Jianying out to relax.

It's just that Zhu Jianying is also a little bit pained - this unreliable father of his family only brought him out to prostitute, but didn't tell him where he was going to prostitute!

Emperor Zhu tapped his fingers on the table, looked at Zhu Jianying and asked, "Guess, where are we going?"

Zhu Jianying reached out and grabbed the globe and fiddled with it before tentatively asking: "Since we are going south, we must not be going to the second and third uncles. So, are we going to Ottoman first?"

Emperor Zhu nodded and said with a smile: "Then guess, why did you go to Ottoman first?"

Zhu Jianying said, "For Ottoman's oil?"

Emperor Zhu hummed, and then asked: "What else?"

Zhu Jianying was taken aback for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Is it to provoke an alliance between Osman and Sand Goose?"

Emperor Zhu laughed again: "That's right, it's just to provoke the alliance between Osman and Sand Goose, and by the way, to teach those savages a lesson and let them know who is in charge of the little broken ball."

Hearing what Emperor Zhu said, Zhu Jianying couldn't help thinking secretly.

When my father travels, he will naturally take the flagship of the Tianzi - the Tianzi is the most powerful flagship among the many fleets of the Ming Dynasty. If the accompanying escort fleet is included, the combat effectiveness of the Tianzi flagship formation is enough to match the two fleets of the East China Sea and the South China Sea. The sum of the fleet.

With such a fleet in hand, plus the fact that they are sailing along the coast and will not run into the deep sea, naturally they don't have to worry too much about the safety of their father.

On the contrary, those savages should be the ones who should be worried.

Of course, such a fleet alone is not enough. After all, no matter how powerful the fleet is, it can only rule the roost at sea. If you want to fight a ground war, you still have to rely on the army in the end.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jianying bowed and said, "My son thinks, should we notify Daming's overseas military bases in advance so that they can prepare?"

Emperor Zhu smiled and waved his hands: "Why notify them in advance? Remember, even if there are Dongchang and Jinyiwei, you must see with your own eyes and listen with your own ears."

"It's not that you can't trust Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but that the sky is far away from the emperor - our Daming has more than 70 overseas military bases, and each of them is thousands of miles away from Daming. They can all be regarded as one side of princes, and with Xiao Poqiu in turmoil everywhere, it is inevitable that Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will be negligent."

After casually giving Zhu Jianying a few words, Emperor Zhu asked with a smile, "What shall we do after we get to Osman?"

Zhu Jianyong said: "For Ottoman, it can be written or military - writing is to summon the Ottoman king, praise a few words, and reward something; .”

Emperor Zhu hummed, and then asked: "In your opinion, should you be a writer? Be a martial artist?"

Zhu Jianying said: "Dangwen——Although Osman has colluded with Sha Goose and other countries, but now is not a good time to get rid of Osman. After all, the barbarians are just attracting and have not made a move. If Osman is excluded now, the other barbarians will inevitably I was vigilant and even scared out of my wits."

This is also the problem that Emperor Zhu has been worrying about.

It was easy, simple and enjoyable for Da Ming to get rid of Ottoman. He didn't even need to dispatch Da Ming's own army, it was enough to mobilize the short servants from the Wa Kingdom.

The crux of the problem is that after Osman is dealt with - once Ottoman is finished, it is hard to say whether the Sand Goose will be scared to death, anyway, the unlucky George III will definitely be scared, including Franz II of the Habsburg family. Most of the world will have to be scared to death.

If these guys were too frightened to torment them, what kind of name should Daming use to torment them?Without torturing them, where should the laborers that Daming needs be recruited?

Besides, England, the Habsburg family, and Sand Goose have some reputations in the small broken ball. What else does Osman have besides the title of the sick man of West Asia?
Abusing Osman can't show Ming's strength, it's far worse than abusing England and Sand Goose to deter the little broken ball more effectively.

So, how to frighten a few of them, but not so ignorant that they are completely scared to death, and even keep a glimmer of hope for them, this has become a very test of skill, neither too light nor too much. Heavy.

Zhu Jianying said that summoning Mahazangde II and using Mahazangde II to provoke the relationship between several of their anti-Ming alliances is a way, but it is still a little insufficient—in case the provocation is anti-Ming If the film is released first within the alliance, who should Da Ming use as an example?
After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhu asked, "If you want to take England or Sand Goose to the fore, what should you do?"

When asked by Emperor Zhu, Zhu Jianying fell silent again.

Emperor Zhu had previously discussed with Zeng Cheng, Liu Heming and others about killing monkeys to make an example of chickens. Zhu Jianying was not ignorant of this plan, and he also agreed with this plan from the bottom of his heart.

However, the crux of the problem was that Zhu Jianying hadn't figured out how to lure the monkey to jump out first to die.

Just when Zhu Jianying was thinking about how to stimulate England or Sand Goose to jump out and rebel, Emperor Zhu said with a smile: "There are some things, maybe you have to do it yourself as a novice."

Zhu Jianying's eyes lit up, and the word "Wanu" blurted out, Emperor Zhu also nodded with a smile, and said: "Yes, it's the Japanese slaves, don't look at those dwarfs who can't do anything human, but let them jump out and do something. Things, it should still be possible to stimulate England or sand geese to go crazy."