People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 682 Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed the old Zhu! !
This can also explain why Zhu Biao did not blindly shield those officials in various major cases? In fact, in many cases, he severely punished those officials in many answers - but this behavior was shown through his father Zhu Yuanzhang.

In other words, in this situation, Zhu Yuanzhang acted as the "bad guy". After doing these things, others may not believe him, or think that Zhu Biao was a fickle prince - in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang took all the responsibility behind the scenes; or in other words, it was actually the father and son who controlled the thoughts of the people and officials together.

Because in this process, it can be seen that: oftentimes, the father and son were playing a double game. Perhaps the father and son had already discussed which officials to deal with and which officials to let go. So during the interrogation, Zhu Biao would definitely say to the interrogating officials very seriously: "Which officials must be killed, and which officials can be let go."

Then these officials actually conveyed the message to Zhu Yuanzhang through Zhu Biao.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang "under the advice of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" had no choice but to release those officials - this may be a historical phenomenon.

Because it can be seen that in many situations, Zhu Biao would not necessarily get angry, but the result would be just that.

With his help, or with the clever arrangement of the father and son, some officials who were not necessarily opposed to the father and son were protected; and some officials, because they were found to have various problems before or during the interrogation process, they escaped.

If we follow this idea, it is obvious that the father and son really have a tacit understanding. It is precisely because of this tacit understanding that they can repeatedly escape danger. And in this process, it can be seen that the father and son have a very superb ability to escape danger.

Now, the reason why Zhu Biao felt aggrieved was, of course, not because he was really aggrieved - but because he felt that even though he had achieved what he had today with the help of Chen Han, he still could not change the fact that all of this was achieved with the help of Chen Han. So now, he has been thinking about how to gain his own voice.

Of course, he was not doubting Chen Han's loyalty, but as a future heir to the throne, he knew what he should do. What he should do was not to blindly listen to what Chen Han said.

He knew he should believe it, but in the process, he had to have his own opinion. Otherwise, everyone would see a prince who only obeyed his son-in-law.

Even in this process, it can be seen that his concern is that everyone in the world will think that you, the Crown Prince, have no dignity, and that you, the Crown Prince, only got your current status with the help of your son-in-law. When you, the Crown Prince, got the throne, many people said that you did not have the dignity of the Emperor.

Now? So many things have happened again - especially that you can see that you have gained your current position entirely due to the reforms of your son-in-law.

If this kind of thinking continues to spread, it will be very dangerous. Many people will definitely think that you, the Crown Prince, are not doing your job properly. You have completely placed your trust in your son-in-law and have not fulfilled the obligations that an emperor should fulfill.

You also didn't show us all the results we wanted - the results we wanted were: no matter when, at least we have to see that you, the emperor, have your own ideas;

As you, the emperor, are just as we said, you don't have that much legitimacy, and you don't have as much prestige as the founding emperor Zhu.

Now you have to obey Chen Han all the time, then in the future more people will think that Chen Han is the real driving force behind your becoming emperor.

How many people will think they have these abilities in the future? Probably no one. No one will think you are qualified to be the emperor - there will even be more people who will question it. What should he do then?
The old man saw his worries and smiled: "You are too worried. You always feel that you are not qualified to be the emperor, and you always feel that you are still lacking something - but don't you think: don't these things need to be fought for slowly? When your father became the emperor, did others want me to be the emperor? When Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and others were eyeing us covetously, didn't you see it?

"You saw it, but why didn't you think it was the right thing to do? Is it because you think that as an emperor, I have been working hard and earned my position with my own hands? You didn't go through this process, so you are afraid, right?"

Zhu Biao nodded: "Only in front of you, I would say such words now. If it were in front of outsiders, I would never say such discouraging words. But sometimes I can't help but say these discouraging words - because the Ming Dynasty today is no longer the Ming Dynasty before. The Ming Dynasty today has become so prosperous under the governance of Chen Han, the monkey boy.

"Think about it: when your son was still the Crown Prince, he had already begun to think about how to gain the trust of those officials who were once frightened by your harsh laws. What would other people think? Wouldn't they think that if I became the emperor, I would immediately make them good?

"What Chen Han is doing now is just as he said: on the one hand, he wants to continue your harsh laws and hopes to reverse this evil trend through himself; he also hopes to seize the opportunities we missed before; he even hopes to use his abilities to fulfill all the unfulfilled wishes before - only in this way can he justify his current trip from modern society.

"But do you think your son can do this? To be honest, what your son is doing now is enough?
"It's not enough! Your son must work harder to win everyone's hearts together; your son must do better so that the whole world can see that your son didn't get to where he is today by relying on your protection, nor did he get to where he is today by relying on his son-in-law. He got to where he is today by himself. Only in this way can your son's authority be established, and only in this way can your son truly gain more respect from the people! "So what your son has to do now is not just these things..."

When he talked about this, Zhu Biao felt a little aggrieved for some reason.

His grievance lies in the fact that he has obtained his current status and conditions, but he does not have the corresponding qualifications - this is a particularly contradictory point for him now.

So if there is no way to solve this problem, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to get out of this difficult situation. It is also difficult for others to enlighten him, and that is why it is a huge problem for him now.

Only then did the old man finally understand what kind of problems his son had encountered - it turned out that all this was because he had put too much pressure on him. It could even be said that it was because he had been secretly encouraging many officials to distrust the court or imperial power that led to the occurrence of these events today.

In fact, if he hadn't always been so concerned about whether officials would obey him absolutely and whether officials were absolutely honest, so many things wouldn't have happened. It's said that he was a bit idealistic, and there was some of that. Which emperor wasn't idealistic? Which emperor didn't want his subjects to be loyal to him, to be very honest, to discuss everything with him, not to hide anything, and to handle things like at home?

But these things are hard to ask for. If there is really no purpose, why do they want to be officials? If there is really no purpose, why do they study hard for ten years to get this position? If there is no reward for these things, who would have the patience to study hard?
The reason why I studied so hard was that I had a purpose in my heart - I wanted to stand out, whether it was for fame or for profit, I had to have a share, this was in line with human nature. To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang was fighting against human nature. He did not think that those officials had always been ordinary people, and there was no way for them to really change themselves; there was no way for them to really change all those pursuits of fame and fortune.

When those officials reached a certain position, they all hoped that their descendants would inherit their glory - in fact, they not only wanted family wealth, but also power. It was because of this greed or the inevitable choice of human nature that so many officials have been fighting against the court's policies.

Why do we need to fight? The reason is very simple - we want to get more benefits. That is why all the conflicts that have occurred so far have a root cause: because no one is willing to give up the power in their hands; no one wants to throw away the things they have now for no reason; and no one thinks "how can I give up all this" - they always think "how can I get all this".

So this is the source of his idealism. But is this wrong? In fact, it is not wrong! As an emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang hoped for this, but he knew very well that he could not do it. So under this situation, there were many contradictions - for example, officials did not understand, as an emperor, why did you have to make our lives so miserable?

I also can't understand why you make your descendants' salaries so high, but make our salaries so low?
If you really want to do this because the court is in a state of disrepair and cannot afford to pay us more, then we will accept it. But why can't we all be treated equally?

It is precisely because of this uneven treatment that many subsequent problems have arisen.

In fact, we are all human beings, and it is impossible for human beings not to pursue fame and fortune; if there is a pursuit, it must touch the law. So now Zhu Biao is particularly conflicted here: it is obviously not my fault, but now I have to bear the consequences of these mistakes; and I have to work hard to make up for these things; I have to waste so much time and energy to make up for them - how can I have time to do big things? I have to make up for these, but my son-in-law is so powerful, which will make me look even worse.

It is because of so many reasons that these things happened, and he now has very contradictory thoughts about hurting himself. So he has always been entangled in this issue. But today his father said that he has more advantages - this made him wonder if his father was talking nonsense?

What is his advantage? He still doesn't know. Although his father told him: "You have a very good relationship with those civil officials, so you have an advantage in this regard." But he was thinking: Even if it is so, what does it mean? Will those civil officials really give him this face? It's unlikely - after all, there are so many wounds left, they must explode at a concentrated point. It's impossible for them to give up just because you are an emperor - this is human nature, it is not something that can be changed casually.

Because he saw this, it was natural for him to be entangled now. And the old man's guidance to him was also very useful. So after understanding this, he was quite optimistic now - the optimism was that: just like the old man said, at least now he has always been supported by those civil servants, and he has some advantages in this regard. But how can he convert all these advantages? It is a huge problem.

Because these advantages are now equivalent to invisible - everyone can see it, but everyone thinks it is not enough. Because of this, the damage now needs some source of confidence!
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Of course the main reason is: they understand that if a king who maintains the status quo wants to truly hold the throne and truly carry forward the cause of the founding emperor, he must make all his subjects convinced. If even this cannot be done, do you believe that these people will definitely take risks? This is what you must do now - that is, you must change, you must change all the things that your father has now.

"It is precisely because they understand that they think you will do this at this time. With this belief, you can rest assured - they will have more confidence in you. Because you are already in a position where you cannot retreat. You are not like me, your father: I can completely ignore what those officials think. But can the Ming Dynasty do the same as your father? It can't. In this case, then aren't the expectations of the officials in the world for you coming?"

After listening to the old man's words, he finally understood what it meant to have a commanding view.

Looking at these issues from a higher perspective, they are indeed so comprehensive, and even so convincing...

(End of this chapter)