After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 377
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be puzzled.

"The people's life is better and richer. Not only will they not resist the imperial court, but they will do their best to protect their homeland and their happy life. They will risk their lives to fight against the invasion of foreign enemies, and they will not be afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice."

"Because only their own family members and their own happy life are worthy of their no hesitation and sacrifice their lives to defend it."

"In order not to treat them as human beings, the corrupt imperial court, or even the scholar-official class who rides on their heads and shit every day, it sounds stupid to risk one's life and death."

"They fight against foreign enemies spontaneously and bravely for their own happiness, and they fight against foreign enemies controlled by the spirit of Confucianism. They are completely different things."

"There is a world of difference between the two."

"The former is monolithic, while the latter is riddled with holes."

"History has proved countless times that when the people's lives are not good. No matter how Confucianism teaches the people how to be loyal to the emperor and how to love the court, it will be scattered like sand."

"Coercion of thought is not very useful at all."

"To put it simply, only a happy and beautiful life can make the common people willingly shed their heads and blood for the land under their feet."

"What the emperor said is too reasonable."

"Makes sense."

The ministers said one after another.After Zhu Yuanzhang was "tuned" by Qin Yu, he made great progress both in thought and concept, and he had a deeper understanding of the relationship between the court and the people.

And because of Qin Yu's reason, the group of ministers also improved their cognition to a higher level.

"This matter seems extremely unreasonable!" Zhu Yuanzhang said. "Could it be that the emperors who valued the control of the people in the past were all stupid pigs who didn't understand this very simple truth?"

As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear about the situation of the royal family.

In the royal education of the past dynasties, the prince and the prince would secretly teach the princes how to control the people and how to shepherd the people like a flock, which is the so-called "art of the emperor".

That's why there is the word 'encouragement'.

Don't think that those great Confucians who are princes and tutors will only implement benevolent governance by the pope's sons.

If someone really thinks this way, it is too naive, and the great Confucians will teach the prince how to control the people.

To teach in the dark.

An 'elite education' exclusive to the emperor's family.

Great Confucianists are all masters in this area.

When the officials heard the words, they fell silent, saying that they could not solve this difficult problem.

"Forget it, we also know that you can't answer." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Let's ask Mr. Qin."

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"Actually, the answer to this question is very simple." Sitting on the grass on the hillside of Lujia Village, Qin Yu chatted with Village Chief Huang. Education can answer it.”

"Oh, what a simple way?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in disbelief.

He actually said it was easy to solve a difficult problem that none of the officials could solve?
"It's because they are guilty and not confident." Qin Yu said.

"Guilty, not confident?" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand.

"Do you know Emperor Wei Ming?" Qin Yu asked.

"I know." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "He is the third emperor of Cao Wei, Cao Rui, the son of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei."

"Cao Rui used the art of controlling the people to the extreme back then." Qin Yu said, "At that time, the Shu Han and Dong Wu were still there, and his Cao family was not very orthodox. So he was very worried that the people would rebel against his rule, and that the people wanted to restore the Han Dynasty. I am worried that the common people will seek refuge in the Shu Han or Eastern Wu. Therefore, in the eyes of Cao Rui, the common people under his rule are his confidant’s serious troubles.”

"He has a very guilty conscience, which is why he has used the art of controlling the people to the extreme."

"How guilty and unconfident Cao Rui must be to do this!" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed after hearing the words.

"That's right, Cao Rui was very guilty at the time." Qin Yudao, "But any emperor with a little self-confidence would not do such a thing, because if he is not orthodox, he will not be able to give the people a stable life, so Cao Rui does not believe that the people will sincerely submit to him."

"As everyone knows, whether the court is orthodox or not is not that important in the hearts of the people."

"What the people want is a stable and peaceful life."

"Not only is it unimportant whether the court is orthodox, but it doesn't even matter whether the court is of a different race."

"So, as long as Cao Rui can make the people live a stable life, the people will not resist him at all, and even support him. His policies and his goals are completely opposite to what he wants."

"How can it be said that it is running in the opposite direction?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "I remember that according to historical records, during Cao Rui's period, there were almost no civil uprisings in the entire north."

"In other words, his method has achieved some results."

"These are all illusions of peace brought about by oppression, similar to returning to the past." Qin Yu said, "So later Cao Wei was destroyed by Sima Yi, and the Cao family was bullied by Sima's miserably."

"The Sima family also began to feel guilty because of their improper position."

"That's why the Sima family also followed Cao Rui's ultimate control of the people, which led to the later Wuhu entering the Central Plains, and the Han family almost exterminated their species. Therefore, controlling the people not only harmed themselves, but also endangered the entire nation."

"The imperial court regards the common people as the greatest enemy, even the enemy, because of the emperor's guilty conscience and lack of self-confidence." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed after hearing the words.I thought Zhu Yuanzhang was not guilty, so we never thought of abusing the people.

We have even been thinking about how to treat the people well.

For this reason, those lawless nobles who abused the people can be beheaded without hesitation.

Compared with those weak emperors in the past, our old Zhu's self-confidence is first-rate.

Zhu Yuanzhang does have strong self-confidence, and he is not guilty at all.It was he who brought down the great Ming country with one blow and one shot. He also expelled Hu Yuan and restored the Han family's country, gaining an unprecedented vast territory.

He has real talent and strategy, and his control over the sergeants is extremely firm.

No matter in terms of military ability or orthodoxy, he has no reason to be unconfident and guilty.

That's why he dared to truly speak for the people and be the "only husband" among the emperors.

Looking at the founding emperors in history, none of them dared to do what he did.Li Er wanted to win over the powerful families who fought against him, and Zhao Kuangyin wanted to win over those Jiedu envoys.

They are afraid of offending those honorable classes and dare not speak for the common people.

They are also guilty, and they are not confident.

Is Song Taizu drinking wine and releasing the military power not killing those Jiedu envoys because of kindness?
No, he dared not.

"Cao Rui and the Sima family's emperors were not in the right position. It is understandable that they used the art of controlling the people with a guilty conscience, but what about the other emperors?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again, "There seems to be no emperor who did not control the people in history."

(End of this chapter)