Daming: The Sims, Lao Zhu’s mentality collapsed

Chapter 18 Zhu Di’s Simulated Life

Although Zhu Yuanzhang felt helpless because he could not imitate Zhu Rui, he was not too disappointed.

After all, he didn't have high expectations for Lao Wu.

The simulation of the Battle of Jingnan was completely made up of two people, one was Zhu Di and the other was Zhu Xi. The Jianwen Emperor, Zhu Yunwen, was reduced to the background of these two uncles and was being played with throughout the whole process.

Although Zhu Rui's performance in this battle amazed Lao Zhu, he still didn't care much about his son.

Lao Zhu's evaluation of an emperor mainly looks at three aspects: the first is governance, the second is conquering, and the last is strategy.

The first one on the list is "governance", which in a narrow sense refers to governing the country, but in a broad sense, this governance encompasses controlling people, political struggle, self-cultivation, nourishing the people, and power skills...

In Lao Zhu's view, Prince Zhu Biao has reached the pinnacle of his dynasty in terms of "governance", which is why he has always had great expectations for his eldest son. But now that he learned that Zhu Biao was short-lived, he was concerned about this I can only regret it.

Under rule, it is "military", which is the ability to lead troops to fight.

If political achievements are not enough, military achievements will make up for it. If there are any shortcomings in the way of governing the country, relying on the imperial chariot to conquer and expand the territory can still leave a mark in history. But there is a prerequisite for this, that is, the family wealth is rich enough.

War costs money.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, sent Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to attack the Xiongnu many times during the Northern Expedition, forcing them to move to Mobei. They also conquered Minyue, Dongou, Nanyue, Korea and other countries. Although a series of expeditions brought the Han Dynasty's reputation to its peak, the price was that the Han Dynasty's economy almost collapsed.

"Judging from the scale of the Jingnan Campaign in the simulation, these two little brats, Emperor Jianwen and Lao Si, started a civil war that swept the whole country. We can't even imagine the cost to the court."

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured suspiciously, "I'm afraid this will destroy Ming's family fortune. With Lao Si's brains, can he correct this turbulent court?"

It is still unclear whether Zhu Di knows how to govern the country, and Lao Zhu will not comment. However, in his opinion, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Si was no less than Duke Xu Da of Wei in terms of military use, and was tied for second place.

As for number one?

In Lao Zhu's heart, although there were many famous founding generals, in front of him they were just donkeys, balls, horses, and eggs, not worth mentioning. Even Xu Da could not compare with him.

After "governance" and "military", the thing Lao Zhu despised most was "conspiracy".

The so-called strategy means strategy and calculation.

For court ministers or ordinary people, strategy can be ranked first, but for the emperor, strategy can only be ranked at the bottom.

If you want to be a good emperor, strategy is essential, but it is also the most useless. What's the use of being an emperor who plots against this minister and that minister every day? If all these people are plotting against each other, is it possible that the world will be at peace?

After the simulation so far, Lao Zhu made a mental ranking of the princes who stood out: the prince Zhu Biao ranked first, the fourth prince Zhu Di ranked second, and the fifth prince Zhu Xi ranked third.

Judging from Lao Wu's performance in teasing Emperor Jianwen during the Battle of Jingnan, his strategy was already far superior to others. Although Emperor Jianwen was a fool, he was never alone. He also had the civil and military personnel of the dynasty as military advisers.

It is equivalent to Zhu Wei alone, who played tricks on the entire court's civil and military ministers during the Jingnan Campaign.

But what does this mean?

Standing out in the profession can only mean that this person has the potential to be a rebellious official and a traitor. In fact, during the Battle of Jingnan, Lao Wu did become a rebellious official and a traitor, and deprived Emperor Jianwen of his empire.

If there was a ranking list of Ming Dynasty's rebels, the fourth brother Zhu Di would undoubtedly be at the top of the list, and the fifth brother Zhu Ru would be second only to the fourth brother.

However, Emperor Jianwen's role as emperor is really difficult to describe. In Lao Zhu's view, these two rebels were actually okay, and overthrowing Jianwen was considered a great achievement. But, as the emperor, can Zhu Di control this country?
  "Imitate Zhu Di."

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[You were born in Jinling City in April of the 20th year of the Yuan Dynasty. Your father was Zhu Yuanzhang, one of the warlords at that time. 】

[When you were born, the hero Chen Youliang came to attack. The military situation was urgent and people were panicked. Many people felt that Dad was dead this time and were ready to run away at any time. 】

[Your father is not short of sons. He already has three sons at this time. Besides, you are just a humble concubine. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take you to heart at all. He just glanced at you casually and rushed to the battlefield. 】

[In the twenty-seventh year of Zhizheng, your father will proclaim himself emperor the next year and name each of his seven sons born after crossing the river. He will name you "Di". At this time, you are already eight years old, and you will join your brothers. He also has his own name. 】

[Your childhood was miserable. Your father was a businessman, and he was engaged in rebel business. If someone else loses money in business, the whole family will starve at most. If your father loses money in this business, all the nine tribes in your family will suffer. Pay with your life. 】

[Although after your father became emperor, you have been cleared of the crime of rebelling and been promoted to King Yan. Xu Da, a shareholder of the Ming Dynasty Group, has struggled for most of his life to become a prince. You are a prince as soon as you are born, and you are respected above all ministers. Facts have proved that having a good father can save you decades of struggle. 】

[But even so, you still feel that your life is not satisfactory. 】

[Both of the same father, your eldest brother Zhu Biao has enjoyed the care of all the stars since he was born. Not only does he have the best teachers, the best etiquette, and the best treatment, everyone else also treats him with respect. , just because he is the eldest son. 】

[He is not only the eldest son, but also the eldest son. 】

[Your eldest brother’s biological mother is Lao Zhu’s first wife. Who is your Zhu Di’s biological mother? 】

[Not only are you incomparable to your eldest brother, you are also incomparable to the other three sons born to Empress Ma. In the eyes of the ministers, there are too many princes, but there are only four legitimate sons, so you really can't be ranked. 】

[Even if you can participate in the title of king, it seems to be just a routine matter for Lao Zhu. 】

[This gap makes you more and more unwilling. You feel that you are no worse than anyone else, so why should everyone look down on you. 】

[You are the most withdrawn among the princes of the Zhu family, and you seem to be out of tune with everyone. 】

[But what you didn’t expect was that during the period when you were most depressed and dark, a legitimate son born to Queen Ma would be with you. 】

[This person is Wu King Zhu Ju. 】

[In fact, you didn’t pay much attention to this brother who was only one year younger than you at first. Your only impression was that during the banquet, everyone was feasting on the wine and meat, but he was the only one sitting in the corner silently chewing apples. 】

[At first you thought that King Wu was a lonely person like you, but later you discovered that this boy simply disliked the food and wine at the banquet as unpalatable, and it might as well be that he cooked it himself. 】

[You have developed a strong interest in him. 】

[You begin to approach Zhu Zhu intentionally or unintentionally. You will pay special attention to information about him. For example, which brothel did this brother go to today to find a girl? Why did this boy skip classes at Baihu Hall today? Which river did he go fishing in today? Already...]

[After a long period of observation, you found that Zhu Yi is completely different from other princes. He seems to be a completely unmotivated person. He only cares about whether it is fun or not. At the same time, he does not value fame and fortune. He does not bother to pay attention to how others evaluate him. 】

[But you didn’t realize at this time that as early as this time, you had already developed a great affection for this brother. 】

[Perhaps in your heart, only those who are unique are the same type of people as you. 】

(End of this chapter)