Ming Dynasty: My father Yongle, Forever Reigns Over Mountains and Rivers

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The next morning.

Zhu Gaoxu and his party left Helin.

In fact, he also wanted to stay in Lingbei longer and chat with Yu Qian about life and ideals.

It's just that he is now the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. If he keeps having fun outside the Great Wall for a long time, not to mention whether Zhu Laosi will send someone to forcibly kidnap him back to the capital, and the whole court will be uneasy about it.

After all, the prince is the current prince, and the greatest role of this prince is to stabilize people's hearts.

Even if the emperor suddenly fell ill or even died suddenly, His Royal Highness would still be in charge of the overall situation, so that the whole group would not be leaderless.

Calculating the time, it has been almost half a year since Zhu Gaoxu came out to wander around, and it is time to prepare to return to Beijing.

But before returning to Beijing, he has to go to the last stop, which is Liaodong!

How could Zhu Gaoxu be willing to do so without seeing the Jurchen clan wiped out with his own eyes?

"Your Highness, do you think so highly of Yu Qian?"

Nie Xing asked this question again.

He really couldn't understand why this Yu Qian deserved such respect from the Crown Prince?

In terms of ability, it seems to be just that, nothing too outstanding.

On the contrary, among the talented people who were on the same list as Yu Qian, Chen Xun, the number one scholar, was even more outstanding and could be said to be born to be an official.

So compared to Yu Qian, Nie Xing is actually more optimistic about Chen Xun.

After all, Chen Xun is now also the chief envoy to Dongkun, and his status and official position are equivalent to that of Yu Qian, the chief envoy to Peiping.

"Prince, I think that Chen Xun is even more outstanding!"

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu smiled, "Did that boy Chen Xun give you a gift?"

"He wants to give it as a gift, but he has to see if I want it!" Nie Xing laughed and said domineeringly.

This is quite true!

Nie Xing has always been known to the world as the eagle dog of the King of Han.

When the King of Han entered the East Palace and became the crown prince of the dynasty, his power and status also increased.

Nowadays, Nie Xing is the director of the Taxation Bureau. He is very popular and powerful. There are countless people who want to curry favor with him. Even the generals such as Xue Lu and Liu Sheng are no exception. How could it be the turn of someone as far away as Chen Xun? The little chief envoy in Dongkun!

Zhu Gaoxu glared at Nie Xing angrily.

"Xiao Xingxing, you have to remember one thing, there are differences between literati and literati in this world."

"What's the difference?" Nie Xing was a little confused, "Aren't they all the same despicable, cunning and unscrupulous people?"

This is Nie Xing's inherent impression of those civil servants and gentry.

Since he followed the Han King Zhu Gaoxu, he killed countless corrupt officials, gentry and powerful people, so Nie Xing despised these literati.

Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money!

This sentence refers to their literati!

"What do you think of Yu Qian? Is he also despicable and cunning?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked directly, and Nie Xing suddenly lost his mind.

"You also heard it with your own ears. Gu gave Yu Qian a chance to choose."

"If Yu Qian does this to Zhang Xin and applies to return to the Ming Dynasty as an official, although Gu will be a little disappointed, he will still grant his request. After all, Yu Qian has been an official abroad for ten years."

"But Yu Qian didn't. Instead, he offered to stay in Lingbei and respond to the imperial court's plan to develop Lingbei into a granary!"

"This is why Gu values ​​Yu Qian, because he is a scholar who always puts the justice of his family and country first!"

Nie Xing nodded. He still didn't quite understand, but he seemed to have some understanding.

"You mentioned Chen Xun just now. Do you think if Chen Xun was given a choice now, would he be willing to return to the capital and become an official, or would he be willing to stay in Dongkun as the chief minister?"

Nie Xing blurted out without thinking: "Chen Xun will definitely choose to return to Beijing!"

Based on Nie Xing's understanding of Chen Xun, he is a natural-born official, so he will do whatever it takes to get promoted!

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, "This is the difference between literati and literati!"

"Yu Qian's heart is about the righteousness of his family and country, while Chen Xun's heart is more about a bright future. That's why they made different choices, and their future achievements are destined to be different!"

Throughout history, Yu Qian has always adhered to his original intention and devoted himself to serving the country and the people. He turned the tide in the defense of Beijing and helped the building to collapse.

Later, Yu Qian won the respect of Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu and became the leader of the ministers who had sole power. At that time, Yu Qian was comparable to the prime minister of the later empire, and he had the overall power of the government.

But even so, Yu Qian still lived a simple life, without any thoughts that a powerful minister should have, and devoted himself to serving the country and the people!

On the other hand, Chen Xun, a boy, also made great achievements in the defense of Beijing. For this reason, he was highly regarded by Emperor Zhu Qiyu of Jingtai and became the first assistant of Jingtai and the second most important person in the court.

However, after Chen Xunzhi was satisfied, he began to fight for power and exclude dissidents. He took corruption and bribes to occupy farmland. He even bribed the examiner of the imperial examination and rural examination to help his son. In the end, he was impeached by the censor, and he ended up with a tragic end.

"The difference between Yu Qian and Chen Xun is, in a sense, representative of the world's civil servants."

"One type is scholars with integrity like Yu Qian. They all aim to benefit one area. They are steadfast practitioners who set their minds for the heaven and earth, set their lives for the people, inherit their unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations. They are unswervingly in this Go down this road until you die."

"In fact, there have always been many scholars in the Ming Dynasty who were born with a sense of awe-inspiring righteousness. For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, those great scholars such as Song Lian, Liu Ji, and Liu Sanwu were all pure scholars. , will abide by his original intention as an official and will not violate his original intention because of power and interests."

"But in this world, there are more literati like Chen Xun. In order to realize their political ambitions and realize their political ideals, they will fight for power at all costs, greedy for power, and want to move up. climb."

Zhu Gaoxu gave a clear example, "For example, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru, the three most trusted ministers of Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, are the most typical examples. They became officials for the sake of being officials, and they became officials for the sake of their future. In the end, even if they were in high positions, But he also became a person who brought disaster to the country and the people, was despised by all generations, and was nailed to the pillar of shame in history."

"What's sad is that this second type of literati accounts for the vast majority. Even in the government offices in various places now, almost all of them are this type of scholars."

"Their path has long gone astray. They talk a lot about morality and morality but shut up about morality and justice. They appear to be sanctimonious on the surface, but behind their backs they do all kinds of things, including stealing men and women, prostitutes, and running around like dogs. They only know how to judge the situation from both ends, and they only fight for power and exclude dissidents! "

"If the court is full of people like this, then such a large dynasty will not be far away from collapse. So what we need more is a man of integrity like Yu Qian, who can sacrifice himself for the sake of his family and country, and always put the country, the country, and the people. People come first!”

"This is exactly the kind of scholar my Ming Dynasty needs!"

Nie Xing listened quietly and nodded fiercely.

But soon he thought of someone else and became confused.

"That's not right, Prince. According to your statement, what kind of scholar is Gu Zuo, the censor of Zuodu?"

"Well...he's not easy to classify because he's a professional troll!"

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