Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 350: Wings Need to Grow! (The previous chapter is still under review)
Xia Zhibai has left.

Zhu Biao sat in his seat, his eyes blank for a long time.

The same is true for Li Jinglong.

Xia Zhibai's words caused a great shock to their hearts and greatly changed their understanding of the court. To a certain extent, Xia Zhibai's intention was to strengthen the common understanding between the court and local officials and establish a common direction.

Let the entire Ming Dynasty always maintain a consensus.

a long time.

Zhu Biao came back to his senses.

He took a deep breath to keep himself calm, looked at the somewhat stunned Li Jinglong, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Now you know why I look at Xia Zhibai in such a different light, right?"

"This person's perspective on people and things is different from mine."

“There are always new and exciting ideas.”

"And he often says shocking things, but if you think about it carefully, you can't help but feel that he makes a lot of sense. If not, with Xia Zhibai's rampant personality, I'm afraid Your Majesty would have already stopped tolerating him, and wouldn't have let him live until now."

"You also listened to what Xia Zhibai said. Tell me how you feel now."

Li Jinglong smiled bitterly and nodded quickly, saying, "I think it is very bold and inspiring, and the angle of consideration is very novel. In the past, there were indeed national laws and family laws in the world. In fact, all dynasties have been very disgusted with the existence of family laws, because to a certain extent, local family laws are superior to national laws."

“It would make the law of the land less important.”

"But throughout history, family rules have been repeatedly banned and will never be enforced."

"Even in our dynasty, it has always been like this, but the punishments in the Great Edict are, to a large extent, greater than the family laws of the people. Your Majesty's intention is to use the harsh punishments in the Great Edict to deter officials so that they dare not commit crimes easily."

"Xia Zhibai is clearly aware of this, so he combined the realities of the world and found another way. Since the family rules are absolutely prohibited, he should respect the reality and use it for the benefit of our dynasty. He even continued to promote it and set up a 'family rule' in the court!"

"It's just that the local family rules govern the clans, while the court's family rules govern the officials."

"This way, your majesty shows how close you are to all officials. After all, since it is a 'family law', your majesty is the 'family head' of all officials, so you have to show more closeness than before. But at the same time, because you are the family head, you hate any 'bad situation' in your 'family' even more, and you will punish it more severely."

“It all makes sense.”

“It all makes sense.”

"Just like Xia Zhibai said, this is the price of being an official!"

"As for the other centralization that Xia Zhibai mentioned, it is true. Take the local clan leaders for example. They have the final say, so naturally power is more concentrated. If Xia Zhibai's idea can really be implemented, it will be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty to strengthen its control over the world."

"I think it's good!"

Li Jinglong bowed respectfully to Zhu Biao and expressed his views with all his heart.

Zhu Biao nodded.

He also agreed with Xia Zhibai's proposal.

But as the crown prince, he also had to consider the feelings of the officials.

I'm afraid no one would be willing to have an extra "head of the family" over their heads and more rules and regulations to restrict them, let alone the officials who hold real power. If they want to promote this system, I'm afraid they will encounter a lot of resistance.

Zhu Biao couldn't help but frown.

Li Jinglong had been paying attention to the changes in Zhu Biao's expression. Seeing Zhu Biao frown, he roughly guessed what Zhu Biao was thinking. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, "Your Highness, are you worried that this system cannot be implemented?" Zhu Biao nodded.

He sighed and said, "Although the idea is good, it is also not easy. How can the officials be willing to have a rope around their heads?"

Li Jinglong grinned and said, "Your Highness, you are confused by the situation."

"Oh." Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, and he quickly looked at Li Jinglong and said, "Then tell me what I am confused about and how I can break the deadlock."

Li Jinglong said: "It is indeed not easy to add shackles to the heads of officials, and it is difficult to really have an effect, but I still remember that Your Highness told me that Xia Zhibai wanted Your Highness to start a new business. Since it is a new business, there should naturally be a new set of standards."

"The old officials are unwilling to take the post, but the new officials may not."

"With your prestige in the world, you only need to spread some rumors, and scholars from all over the world will flock to you. Local officials will also flock to you. The land of China has always adhered to one viewpoint, that is, power is the most important."

"The scholars of the world all agree with this."

"No one will give up such an opportunity to climb the ladder. Even if many people are unwilling to compromise, there will definitely be more speculators. As long as your team becomes more and more substantial and more and more officials are given important positions, will your Highness still be afraid of having no one?"

"Are you worried that no one will attend?"

"As for those old officials in the court, what do they have to care about?"

"They are just a bunch of old antiques. It would be a waste of effort to persuade them. Besides, why bother with them? Your Highness has the advantage of being young. The old officials in the court will send their own children to the court after a while."

“Now it’s important to establish this framework.”

"Make your own name known!"

Hear the words.

Zhu Biao was stunned at first, then he showed a look of sudden realization.

He was indeed confused as the person in charge, and only considered the feelings of the officials, but ignored his own influence on the world. With his prestige in the world, if he pushed something hard, although it might not succeed, he would definitely succeed a little. As Li Jinglong said, there is never a shortage of speculators in the world.

Although he didn't like these people, he was happy to spend a fortune to buy horse bones.

As long as the signboard is put up, more and more officials will come in. With his intentional promotion, even if the officials in the court ignore them, they will have to take them seriously. When he comes to power, how dare these officials in the court cause trouble?
The most important thing is to have strong wings.

Zhu Biao said: "It is true that I was not thoughtful enough and neglected my own situation."

"Then in your opinion, what should I do?"

Li Jinglong smiled and said, "In my opinion, Your Highness should first ask His Majesty for his opinion. If His Majesty approves, Your Highness can then make further improvements based on this basic principle. Although Your Highness is the crown prince, loyalty and filial piety come first in our Ming Dynasty. Your Highness should set an example."

"But I have a concern."

"Will this cause a split in the court?"

"Or maybe."

"Just as Xia Zhibai said, set your Majesty as the 'head of the family'. This way, everything will be in compliance with the rules. In a sense, this can also be regarded as the talent echelon construction of the Eastern Palace in the future."

Hear the words.

Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)