King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

That’s all I have to say.

Zhu Gaochi was slightly startled, looking back with confusion and curiosity, and asked:
"why?"

"Why do you think they would choose this path?"

"Of course. I don't deny that although the old man can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, he is not an impulsive or brainless person. This matter involves more than 90% of the officials in the court."

"With so many people involved, the old man will definitely be furious about this."

"But I really don't believe that the old man would really deal with so many people at once."

"Compared to the stability of the entire world, what these individuals do seems less important, or it is not an exaggeration to say that they are insignificant."

"So any normal person would choose to report to the old man. This is the path."

"After all, they choose to use the power in their hands. Everything they do will inevitably leave traces. It is very simple and convenient for them to take those things, but it is not so easy to push all these things away."

"At the same time, as you said, since such a big thing happened in the court."

“As I see it.”

"There is no way to know how many lives are involved here. With all the things they have already taken, even if they want to go back the same way, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"So, do you think that those things you mentioned before can really be smoothed over just because they want to?"

"Do you really think it's that simple?"

Hearing this.

Seeing that the prince's words were convincing.

Zhu Gaoxu's expression of sarcasm and ridicule became more intense. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the prince who was so close to him, as if he were a fool. He sneered and replied:

“Does it matter to those individuals if a few people die?”

"For these individuals, what they fear is not that people die, but that people do not die. That is the most difficult thing for them."

"Because once a person dies, there is no evidence to prove the crime. These individuals, with the power in their hands, have many ways to fabricate all kinds of false evidence, and no one can confront them in court."

"Then what happened before will inevitably become what these individuals say."

"Boss"

"In the face of such a thing, even if you have great abilities, can you still make the dead speak for you, or make the dead break out of the ground, stand up and argue and cry out for the unfair treatment they have suffered?"

"For something like this, any normal person would know that it is absolutely impossible."

"to this end."

"These people don't worry at all about those who have been killed by them."

"Do you understand?"

Zhu Gaochi: “???????”

What do you mean?
numb!

Completely numb!
It is possible to play like this. Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaochi felt that he was too kind and always thought about many problems in a positive way.

After carefully thinking about what Zhu Gaoxu just said in his rebuttal, it seems that this is really the truth.

Those bastards really seem to have this ability.

In a sense, it is true that living people are not as easy to deal with as dead people.

After a brief moment of shock, Zhu Gaochi came back to his senses. He half-closed his eyes and looked at Zhu Gaoxu deeply. After a moment of silence, he said:

"Second child"

"Then what do you mean?"

"Since you said that it is more difficult to deal with the living than the dead, because the living can speak, can argue for themselves, and can cry out for themselves, then let's talk about the behavior of these individuals and noble families."

"Aren't you really worried that if you force these people to take this path, they will take risks for their own safety and eliminate all the people who have been oppressed and bullied by them?"

"Before, you kept shouting that you were pleading for the people and seeking welfare for the people."

"Can you really bear it and really want to see something like this happen?"

"Or"

"You are just like these hypocritical scholars. Everything you say is just a slogan. As long as you can achieve your own goals, you can choose these innocent people and make them your victims."

"It will turn into a sword in your hand, which will completely attack the civil officials."

Have to admit.

Zhu Gaochi was really a smart man.

Although I didn't understand it before, and didn't quite comprehend the meaning of Zhu Gaoxu's words, why could Zhu Gaoxu's words be so convincing.

But after a simple reminder, he immediately drew inferences from one instance to another, not only seeing through why Zhu Gaoxu was so sure, but also seeing through the real reason why Zhu Gaoxu had so-called alerting the enemy.

This is to use the blood of the people to turn into swords to kill these civil officials.

Have to admit.

If things really developed as Zhu Gaoxu said, if those civil officials really made such a choice and really did the things that Zhu Gaoxu predicted.

This would inevitably lead to complete opposition and confrontation between civil officials and the common people.

There is no other reason.

Since Zhu Gaoxu had already anticipated this, it meant that it was absolutely impossible for these civil officials to be 100% clean.

Once it is not clean
Even though they had been exposed by the King of Han and knew their guilt, these civil officials still refused to repent. Not only did they not confess their crimes and apologize, they continued to make one mistake after another, causing even bigger mistakes and creating even greater tragedies.

So once this matter is completely detonated and exposed.

nothing else
No matter how capable or talented these officials were, after becoming the center of the vortex of this case, the fate that awaited them was probably only death. There was no other possible outcome, and no one could save them. Not only that, these people who did these things would inevitably be completely nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and be spurned and cursed by the world.

Even if they are officials who share the same interests, or they are scholars from all over the world.

It is absolutely impossible, and no one dares to stand up and defend them at all.

Even Duke Yansheng wouldn't dare to do that.

I am afraid that not only will they not say anything to defend these individuals, but they will also do something to add insult to injury, which is inevitable.

Why?

Because doing such evil things is almost equivalent to becoming the target of public criticism.

Whoever dares to stand up, let alone the imperial court, the people of the world, with just a spit from each of them, can drown those who stand up to speak well and defend.

Especially those men of letters and poets, each of them is a person who values ​​his reputation very much, how could they gamble their reputation for these individuals?
Of course, there is also one most important point here, which is that one whale encompasses all living things.

Once those individuals do such evil things, they will become completely hated.

Then the imperial court will inevitably deal with these individuals, as well as their families and aristocratic clans. After dealing with their families and aristocratic clans, many positions and interests will inevitably be vacated.

And these interests.

It is also what many people flock to and dream of.

For this reason, there is no need to worry that after dealing with these individuals, no one in the court will be willing to take office or work for the court.

Because after dealing with these individuals, the vacant positions will be waiting for the next person to take over. If they can do something beneficial to the country and the people, then the reputation of those individuals will inevitably be greatly improved and helped.

There are both benefits and a good reputation.

Such a good thing, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, who could not like it, who could not want it?
Besides, I would rather die than let my fellow Taoist die.

This is an eternal truth.

The so-called alliance, the so-called community of interests, will no longer exist when its interests are damaged or when there are greater temptations of interests.

By then, the imperial court can also consult and negotiate with those up-and-coming talents and exchange interests with each other. In this matter, as long as it is handled properly, it may not be impossible to accomplish the things that Zhu Gaoxu wanted before.

At the same time, after thinking about these questions carefully and seeing the hidden meaning behind them.

Zhu Gaochi suddenly realized, and finally understood that what Zhu Gaoxu had said before, that doing this thing at the grand court meeting today and making certain things clear was to open a gap for the new school of thought.

He had some doubts before, and thought that Zhu Gaoxu was deliberately defending himself. He thought that he was just dreaming and that it was a pipe dream. He did not think that he could do it and succeed.

But now it seems that this is not the case. All in all, we can only say that Zhu Gaoxu's thinking and layout are truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The only hurt parties here can only be the suffering people. They also gradually understand Zhu Gaoxu. Although it seems that he has abandoned those people and put them in danger, compared with the overall situation of the entire court and the world, what does it really matter?

After all, if we want to make changes and make them successful, some sacrifices are necessary and inevitable. Everything is for a better future and for the whole world.

Understanding is understanding.

But after thinking about it carefully, facing the calculation behind Zhu Gaoxu's actions, such cruel and sinister means really made the prince feel a little scared and frightened. His eyes unconsciously shrank when he looked at Zhu Gaoxu, and he subconsciously took a step or two back to keep a sufficient distance from him.

Have no idea!

In the past, Zhu Gaochi always thought that he was ruthless enough, his mind was deep enough, he could control the overall situation, and he could see and understand many things.

However, after experiencing today's events and witnessing Zhu Gaoxu's layout and means of manipulating people's hearts, Zhu Gaochi truly gained a new understanding, which was completely beyond his expectations and something he could never have imagined in his dreams.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoxu could see so far, play such a big game, easily pull everyone into his chessboard, take everyone into account, and even the players were not aware of it at all. He almost understood human nature thoroughly.

In this situation, if Zhu Gaoxu had not pointed out the truth to him without reservation, he would never have been able to imagine that there were so many calculations involved, and Zhu Gaoxu could actually deceive him.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was standing aside, could probably guess what the prince was thinking from his expression and gaze, and he also understood his own layout. The prince had thought it through and seen it clearly.

After a brief pause, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his slightly swollen temple, sighed deeply, and replied:
"Boss"

"Do you think I'm too cruel and mean?"

"You actually pushed the people whom I claimed to protect and safeguard into the abyss?"

Hearing this, the prince, who was in a daze, came to his senses, looked deeply at Zhu Gaoxu who was standing beside him, and pondered for a long time, not knowing how to answer or how to respond.

Why?

the reason is simple.

This is the layout, using the people as pawns, right?

In a sense, it is definitely not right.

But from a righteous perspective, no matter what he did wrong, there is obviously no problem, because it is all for the future, everything is for the better, for the sake of more people.

At the same time, it also allows the people who were previously at the bottom of the society to have the possibility and ability to turn things around and truly enjoy some fair opportunities, which can be regarded as sacrificing small benefits to safeguard greater benefits.

Various emotions are intertwined here, and it is really difficult to judge right or wrong when judging what is happening now.

Because of the different perspectives and different ways of looking at problems, the results obtained will naturally be completely different, and differences are inevitable.

As he thought about it, the prince couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He opened his mouth several times and wanted to say something, but for some reason, every time the words came to his lips, he always didn't know how to open his mouth or how to speak.

Finally, after several moments of hesitation and calming down, Zhu Gaochi raised his hand and gently patted Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder, who was standing close to him, and agreed:

"We two brothers"

"I won't say those flattering words."

"I am not stupid, I understand everything."

"Just follow your layout!"

"I believe you." (End of this chapter)