The strongest boss in the sky

Chapter 28 Prince Zhu Houzhao

Behind every prosperous era, there are invisible but real hidden dangers, but now, this huge Ming Dynasty empire has begun to go downhill.

In politics, not to mention corruption, it exists in any dynasty and generation, and it is difficult to completely eradicate it. What really put the Ming Dynasty in danger of collapse was the civil official group that jumped up after the Civil Fortress Change and completely suppressed the army. Fang, the civil and military balance was broken, and the court began to gradually enter the court of civil officials.

As for the virtues of the literati in the late Ming Dynasty, there is no need to say, anyway, most of them are not people's playthings!
Economically, land annexation has become more and more serious, business is booming, and capitalism has been born, but the imperial court hardly receives any tax in this regard.

In the army, the guard system has begun to rot from the root, but this hot potato cannot be solved at all, even the emperor and civil officials cannot intervene in this area, otherwise the whole country will die in the army mutiny without the people rebelling.

These are just a few main reasons for the demise of the late Ming Dynasty. In detail, there are enough hidden dangers to talk about for three days and three nights.

But it's a pity that Lin Nuo is not an angry youth. He didn't have the heart to say anything in detail to his cheap disciple in front of him. After a few words of emotion, he stopped talking.

As for the young man in brocade clothes, facing the huge crowd of refugees, he seemed a little irritable at this moment, and he was not in the mood to talk about the imperial system and state affairs at this moment. After saluting to Lin Nuo, he left in a hurry.

Looking at the young man who was escorted away by a group of Jinyi guards, Lin Nuo watched for a long time before recovering, and turned to look beside him.

"Xiu'er, what do you think of this young man?"

"The personality is out of character, but the nature is still pure and good, not a narrow-minded person!" Xiu'er gave the answer after a little thought.

Lin Nuo nodded. He didn't know if Xiu'er had already guessed the identity of the young man, but even if he guessed the identity of the other party's prince, with Xiu'er's personality, it would be difficult for him to take it to heart.

It was the middle-aged coachman, Lin Nuo was more and more interested in him now, but because of Xiu'er's face, since the other party didn't want to talk about it, he couldn't get to the bottom of it.

Passing through the messy Zhengyang Gate, the three of them found a good inn to stay in, and after a simple meal, they went to rest.

After half a month of continuous traveling, even Lin Nuo, a warrior, felt a little tired at this time.

Lin Nuo rested here, but the young man in brocade clothes who had bid farewell to him did not stop all the way, crossed the outer city and entered the palace.

Perhaps it was the influx of refugees in the capital, and the guards in the palace were also quite vigilant. Along the way, in the corridors and aisles, rows of imperial guards wearing red unicorn uniforms could be seen from time to time. Not only that, there were also many royal guards around Hiding in the dark, monitoring all possible dangerous situations.

"I have seen His Royal Highness!"

Lin Nuo guessed right, this young man in brocade clothes is the only son of Emperor Hongzhi, Prince Zhu Houzhao.

Along the way, all the imperial guards who saw Zhu Houzhao knelt down on one knee and saluted. Under the escort of a group of Jinyi guards, he came to a large hall, waited for a while, and was ushered in by the eunuch who came from the hall. into the hall.

"Father, I'm back!"

The area of ​​the hall is not too big, except for a table, a few chairs and a few antique vases, there is almost nothing else. Emperor Hongzhi was sitting at the table looking at the memorial. When he heard the familiar voice, he couldn't help but look up. A doting smile.

"Is Zhao'er back? This time you went out to see the world, did your journey go smoothly?"

"It didn't go well. On the way, I encountered a hungry tiger sneak attack. The guards injured more than a dozen people before killing the tiger."

On the way back, Zhu Houzhao had already told the accompanying Jin Yiwei not to reveal anything about his relationship with Master Lin. As for the dead and injured Jin Yiwei, he had already thought about his words.

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi showed a hint of surprise on his originally pampered face, and then his eyes kept sizing up his son.

"Going out for a while, I didn't expect Zhao'er to learn to lie, ha ha!"

As an emperor for more than ten years, although Emperor Hongzhi was called a benevolent emperor, he had been in contact with civil servants for a long time, and he had such a strong mind. He was keenly aware of the unnatural look on Zhu Houzhao's face.

"Father, my son did not lie!" Although he knew that the lie had been seen through, Zhu Houzhao still had to bite the bullet and tear it down. He really couldn't tell the matter of his apprenticeship, otherwise with his father's temper, his Master Lin, I'm afraid there will be trouble.

"Okay, Zhao'er is getting old, and he should have some secrets of his own. Father won't force you!"

Emperor Hongzhi did not continue to entangle in this matter, but stretched a little tiredly, and put the memorial on the table aside.

"Father, on the way back this time, I saw a lot of refugees. It is completely different from the country and the people that the elders said before!" Talk about refugees.

"Oh, it's normal. Those old foxes, it's not bad if three points of what they say is true. If you really listen to them, I'm afraid they won't know how they died someday!"

"Zhao'er, you are not young anymore, you have already begun to understand the hardships of people's livelihood, and there are some things that your father should let you understand!"

With that said, Emperor Hongzhi brought the memorial on the table to his son, "You should take a look first!"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, picked up the memorial and flipped through it. Not long after, a hint of anger appeared on his slightly immature face.

"These stupid people, apart from singing praises, just cry for money. Those refugees who were homeless due to the snowstorm, when they came to their mouths, turned out to be slightly victims of the disaster?"

"How do you feel? Do you want to kill all these corrupt officials? Unfortunately, even I can't touch them at will!"

"Father, you are the emperor, and you keep your promises. Can you still kill these corrupt officials?" Zhu Houzhao didn't believe it. In his opinion, the emperor is the most powerful person in the world, and he can kill whoever he wants. Even a corrupt official can't do it?
"It's true that you can't kill them. There are too many things involved behind these people. Even if it's the emperor, you can't kill people at will without detailed evidence!"

Emperor Hongzhi sighed, "Nowadays, the power of the civil servants has long been established. Even the emperor, it is difficult to contend with the entire civil official group. In the past, there were military dignitaries who could check and balance them, but after the change of the civil fortress, the military dignitaries have already declined. It's useless!"

"You will definitely ascend the throne as emperor in the future, and today my father will teach you the first lesson of being an emperor, check and balance!"

　Let's get some tickets~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)