Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 539 Theory of Human Nature

Does a story that destroys all three views have anything to do with whether the court officials are loyal or not?

Of course it does!
Don't you hear the big from the small, and know the work from the small.

But Zhu Qiyuan couldn't say how to explain it specifically, but he just had a vague feeling that his father wanted to use this to tell him something.

Zhu Houzhao spread out a blank piece of paper, picked up a pen and wrote down two words: human nature!
He said flatly: "In this story, right and wrong are not important."

"The important thing is the ugliness of human nature revealed in it!"

"In a small courtyard, there are all kinds of nonsense and nonsense, showing the ugliness of human nature to the fullest."

"What if the court is changed?"

Zhu Qiyuan was speechless.

Zhu Houzhao continued to teach Zhu Qiyuan: "In a small courtyard, the number of people will not exceed a hundred at most. Human nature is so ugly, and the court will only be even uglier."

"So, don't believe in the so-called loyalty, that thing is too cheap to stand up to scrutiny."

He warned his son with the attitude of someone who had experienced it, and hoped that Zhu Qiyuan would avoid detours in the future.

"Everything in the world, most things can be traced, but the human heart is unpredictable, and human nature is even more difficult to figure out."

"You said that the officials in the court are loyal to your father and me, but is this really the case? In private, I don't know how many people hope that your father and I will die soon."

"If all the ministers are loyal and courageous, what's the use of the East Factory? What's the use of the West Factory? What's the use of Jin Yiwei?"

"Remember, never underestimate the ugliness of human nature, let alone trust anyone easily."

"Standing on the height of the emperor, if you trust someone with all your heart and soul, you will be inferior."

"The person in the upper position needs to maintain a vigilant heart at all times. You can trust your subordinates, but you can't trust them all."

If Zhu Qiyuan has realized something, he is far behind Zhu Houzhao in the aspect of the emperor's mind.

Ascension to the throne at a young age, step by step to today, Zhu Houzhao not only relied on his foresight, but also his imperial methods.

Throughout the ages, people who do great things are all suspicious of serious mental illness, and Zhu Houzhao is one of the best.

"Remember the Donglin Party?"

Zhu Houzhao asked softly.

"remember."

Zhu Qiyuan studied history with Wang Yangming when he was young, so he is no stranger to the Donglin Party, a civil service group spanning several dynasties.

To this day, the Donglin Party still exists, and almost all the officials in Taichang came from the Donglin Party.

The reason why Taichang Dynasty became the bottom of the sixteen dynasties of the Ming Dynasty was due to Taichang Emperor Zhu Changluo's failure, but it was more due to the Donglin Party's messing around.

The other dynasties were aggressive and developed rapidly, and the Donglin Party made great efforts to make money;
The Donglin Party frantically resisted the reform of monetary policy in other dynasties, and finally had to follow;
Other dynasties have emerged in large numbers, masters gathered, and the Donglin Party is still busy suppressing political opponents;

Many show operations emerged one after another. To be honest, Zhu Qiyuan had a very bad image of the Donglin Party, and it could even be said to be extremely disgusting.

"In your eyes, what is the Donglin Party?"

Zhu Houzhao asked again.

"Donglin Party, cancerous tumor!"

Zhu Qiyuan made no secret of his opinion, his face was full of disgust:
"My son once traveled to the Taichang Dynasty and saw the conditions there with his own eyes."

"Under the governance of the Donglin Party, the Taichang Dynasty can only be described as a miasma. The court hall was full of rhetoric and nonsense, but there was not much real ability, which led to bandits and turmoil in the world."

He even suspected that if it wasn't for the common coercion and deterrence of the sixteen dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, some people in the Taichang Dynasty would have been dissatisfied and rebelled.

Now in the extraordinary world, there are endlessly talented Tianjiao, if someone really rebels, with Zhu Changluo and the Donglin Party's ability, they will definitely be overthrown and killed.

"That's right, the Donglin Party is indeed a big cancer, but do you know the real reason why the Donglin Party has become big?"

A gleam flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhu Qiyuan thought for a while, and combined with Zhu Houzhao's previous arguments, he quickly figured out the reason, and his tone was slightly aggravated: "It's the emperor's unconditional trust."

"clever."

Zhu Houzhao said with a sneer, "The reason why the Donglin Party can grow is because of the emperor's unconditional trust."

"The Donglin Party started out as a primary school society. It started by criticizing the government and fighting with words. Later, it colluded with many wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River and became a huge interest group."

"But that's nothing. The real success of the Donglin Party started with supporting Zhu Changluo."

"After Zhu Changluo came to power, he was grateful for the help of the Donglin Party and vigorously promoted the officials of the Donglin Party."

"During the Chongzhen period, the Donglin Party was already the largest party in the imperial court."

"From a low-level elementary school club to influencing the world situation, what is the basis of the Donglin Party?"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes showed hope. If Zhu Qiyuan could see through this test, then his son would be considered qualified.

"It's duplicity in words and deeds!"

Zhu Qiyuan was kind and kind, and revealed the truth about the fact that the Donglin Party was in power.

"That's it."

Zhu Houzhao smiled with satisfaction and said:

"On the surface, it is upright and honest, and it is used to fool the emperor. In private, it enriches its own pockets, and it is the Donglin Party's consistent style of conduct."

"But it's not a common feature of most ministers."

"Human nature is complicated and ugly, and you have the ability to see through people's hearts. Therefore, don't trust a person easily, let alone believe in so-called loyalty."

"A minister, he is loyal to you verbally, and you can see his loyal side, but can you be sure that he is really loyal to you?"

"Donglin Party's words and deeds are inconsistent, harming the country and the people, Wang Mang's humility, usurping the Han to stand on his own, how many bloody examples in ancient and modern times."

"Loyalty is just a criterion for judging and employing people, don't regard it as a golden rule."

To say a thousand words and ten thousand, Zhu Houzhao's purpose is always only one, to teach Zhu Qiyuan, a foolish son, to be suspicious when he is an emperor, and never trust the loyalty of ministers.

The emperor has to trust the minister unconditionally if he shows great loyalty to the minister, which is extremely stupid.

The theory of human nature is just an introduction for him to deduce how to view loyalty.

In order to better teach his stupid son, Zhu Houzhao did not hesitate to use himself as an example, and mentioned two dead people he didn't want to mention: "Do you know Liu Jian and Xie Qian?"

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, of course Zhu Qiyuan knew about these two, and knew even more how much his father hated them.

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded slightly.

Zhu Houzhao raised a taboo topic: "Then tell me, is Liu Jian and Xie Qian loyal enough to me?"

Zhu Qiyuan was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Zhu Houzhao would ask such a question, and immediately frowned, "Is this even important?"

The loyalty of the two dead people is indeed not important at all, but Zhu Houzhao wants to use this two people to tell Zhu Qiyuan how to be a qualified superior.

"You just have to tell me what you think."

Zhu Qiyuan was silent, and he didn't know how to answer Zhu Houzhao. After all, he had never met Liu Jian and Xie Qian, and it was more of hearsay, so it was difficult to give his own opinion.

(End of this chapter)