If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 71
If it were possible to judge an official's contribution to the country through public sentiment and national fortunes, then for the court of the Ming Dynasty, it would really be even more boring than the Hongwu Dynasty.

This was the first thing that came to Xia Yuanji's mind, but he immediately rejected his idea.

Does Xia Yuanji have anything to do with his official life?He is in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and works conscientiously for the Ming Dynasty's wealth every day. He must have contributed to the country. Xia Yuanji is very confident about this.

As for the officials in the court, Xia Yuanji felt that as long as they were truly diligent and serving the country, they basically did not have to worry about this.

Perhaps their contributions are not that great, but at least they will not have any negative impact on people's hearts and national destiny. It is just a matter of the magnitude of the impact.

And those officials who have a negative impact on the fate of the country and the people's hearts...the kind of people who are doing nothing to benefit the country, so what's the use of keeping them?
After thinking about this, Xia Yuanji was no longer so repulsive to the Luck Compass, but he still instinctively rejected the theory of gods and ghosts in his heart, and was worried that what was shown on the Luck Compass would be affected by Zhu Zhanchun. control.

You must know that all this is said by Zhu Zhanqi himself. Whether it is the blue people's hearts or the golden national destiny, no one knows whether it is true.

Under such circumstances, if Zhu Zhanquan deliberately controlled the display of the luck compass, wouldn't it mean that he could easily eliminate dissidents in the court?

Even if we take a step back, Zhu Zhanjun will not use the compass of luck to eliminate dissidents, but as long as he has a little influence to make the officials of the East Palace series more 'beneficial' to the country, the court will become the one-spoken hall of the East Palace. .

Although Xia Yuanji also supports the crown prince's succession, it is not a good thing for the court to become the one-spoken hall of the East Palace.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji asked Zhu Zhanquan: "Your Highness, the Second Emperor Sun, how do you ensure that the display of this destiny compass is correct? And how do you ensure that the national destiny and people's hearts displayed on the compass are not interfered by man-made interference?"

"That's a good question. All of this is just my family's words without any circumstantial evidence. It's normal for you, Xia Yuanji, to worry that the court will be controlled by me in the future." Zhu Zhanquan directly pointed out Xia Yuanji's worries and seemed very magnanimous. .

After all, he really has no ghosts in his heart, so naturally he can tell others everything.

Xia Yuanji felt a lot more relaxed when he saw Zhu Zhanjuan's attitude. At least Zhu Zhanjuan had the courage to say this, so what he was worried about would not be so serious.

However, Xia Yuanji was still not at ease, so he directly said: "His Royal Highness, the Second Emperor, dares to say this. I guess there is a way to clear up my doubts?"

In Xia Yuanji's view, as long as Zhu Zhanjun can give him a reason to convince him, no matter whether it is true or not, he will be willing to believe Zhu Zhanjun.

After all, if the luck compass can really work, it will be a great thing for this country.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, chuckled at Xia Yuanji and said: "Xia Shangshu, you have ignored one thing, and that is the people's will and the fate of the country. This is something that can be felt. If our Ming Dynasty is what the people want, then the people will naturally Support for the imperial court can be felt.

And the national destiny is increasing, the country is prosperous, the officials are clear-minded, and the government is harmonious. This can also be felt. Even if I have any selfish motives to exclude dissidents and control the court, with the luck compass as supervision, the final result will still be beneficial to the country. Isn’t it the people? "

After hearing what Zhu Zhanjun said, Xia Yuanji also realized that he had indeed misunderstood. After all, a powerful minister and a traitor were not the same thing.

Powerful ministers control the government just to monopolize power, and the left and right just want to usurp the throne, but it is not necessarily a bad thing for the country, because only a country with corrupt officials and a fatuous king can give birth to such powerful ministers.The usurpation of power by powerful ministers is not necessarily detrimental to the country, because at least powerful ministers do things in order to hold power.

At this point, there are examples throughout the ages.

As for the traitors, they simply want to let themselves run wild and have no regard for the life and death of the people in the world and the safety of the country.

Once these two are formed, they can be intuitively felt in the court.

It was precisely after Xia Yuanji figured this out that he realized that he had made a mistake.

Zhu Zhanjun really wanted to control the court and eliminate dissidents. He could do this without the Luck Compass. But now that he has the Luck Compass, although it does provide him with a very useful excuse, it also makes Zhu Zhanjun Every move in the court will become more conspicuous.

The reason is also very simple. The luck compass only shows whether an official is really helpful to the country's destiny and people's hearts, rather than showing all his crimes.

Zhu Zhanjuan could say that a certain official was not beneficial to the country, but at best this would only mean dismissal or demotion, and the specific circumstances required concrete evidence to be found before he could be convicted, so the matter was not as bad as Xia Yuanji thought.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji cupped his hands to Zhu Zhanquan and said, "I think it's wrong. If His Highness really wants to control the court, it doesn't matter whether he has this destiny compass or not."

"It would be best for Xia Shangshu to understand this, but I do have a way to resolve Xia Shangshu's previous concerns. People's hearts and national destiny are real, and the destiny compass only shows them. To put it simply, this is God's will, and I prefer to call it luck of humanity." Zhu Zhanquan explained to Xia Yuanji the matter of luck of humanity using some words that Xia Yuanji could understand.

"Humanity and destiny?" Xia Yuanji thought for a moment and then understood what Zhu Zhanquan was talking about: "I understand the term "luck", but what is humaneness?"

"Humanity is the way of man, and it is the way of all the people in the world. If it is beneficial to all the people of the world, it is in favor of humanity. If it is not beneficial to all the people of the world, it is against humanity." Zhu Zhanqi explained, and also explained that it is against humanity. Consequences: "Humanity's destiny itself is illusory, and the destiny compass only reveals it, but this does not mean that there will be no consequences for violating humanity. In fact, the consequences will be very serious."

Zhu Zhanjun did not deceive Xia Yuanji. Although the destiny of humanity is indeed nihilistic, if it is turned into reality and placed on the human dynasty, the destiny of humanity will still have a very obvious impact and performance.

"Oh? I wonder what the result is?" Xia Yuanji was suddenly curious.

"Those who are conducive to humanity will be blessed by the luck of humanity. They will have a smooth journey and long life, and even misfortune will be turned into good luck and adversity will become good fortune." Zhu Zhanquan explained the most intuitive effect of luck of humanity to Xia Yuanji: "For As far as the country is concerned, every time there is a crisis, virtuous ministers will emerge. People like Yue Fei and Han Shizhong of the Song Dynasty will help those in need and save the country from collapse.

But if it goes against human nature, then the world will be angry and everything will go wrong. It can be as simple as walking and falling, but it will not be possible to do anything. If it is serious... you may choke to death if you drink water.

As for the country, there are frequent natural disasters and the people are in dire straits. What's more, there will be wars and foreign enemies invading. The originally prosperous country will suddenly suffer from internal and external troubles, and the country will soon be destroyed. "

(End of this chapter)