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

Chapter 38 Only stupid people die
"Royal father." In the inner courtyard of the palace, Zhu Biao followed behind Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Since Mr. Qin's strategy of 'cutting leeks' has been called the number one in the ages by the royal father, those civil and military ministers must be thinking about breaking their heads. Don't come out. I'm afraid they can't even see that the rich merchants are rich. Isn't the father doing this deliberately to make things difficult for them?"

"We are deliberately embarrassing them." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, "We want to take this opportunity to see if there are any talents who can be of great use among those civil and military ministers. Let's see if anyone can see it. , the wealthy businessmen are actually rich. The four words we wrote about patriotic businessmen are already a very obvious reminder."

"Erchen thinks that the ministers who can't see it are the majority. After all, those rich merchants pretend to be poor, and they pretend to be too similar. Before this, even Erchen was deceived by them." Zhu Biao said.

"But we have given them a clear reminder?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Even if the royal father had a clear reminder, they would not think that the royal father did it because the rich merchants were rich, but they would only think that the royal father wanted them to exploit those rich merchants, because they could not think of a businessman at all. The reason why the rich are rich." Zhu Biao said, "In this way, once the rich merchants refuse to recognize them in front of them, they will continue to be deceived."

"Biao'er is right." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "If it wasn't for Mr. Qin's analysis, we wouldn't know why they had money. The question we asked the ministers was indeed a bit difficult."

"Biao'er, you are getting better and better, and you can see the problems that we haven't seen."

"Father has passed the award." Zhu Biao said humbly.

"However, it is difficult to find out who is a capable minister and official." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "At the same time, it is also possible to find out those corrupt officials, corrupt officials, rebels and thieves. They will show their true colors in this incident." "Ministers If someone can come up with a solution by themselves, it is worth entrusting with a heavy responsibility. If it cannot be solved, it is a mediocre minister.”

"Mr. Qin has come up with the same strategy for the ages. I am afraid that none of the civil and military ministers have the ability." Prince Zhu Biao said.

"Didn't we give them a chance?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We said that we would sell the most expensive one in person, if they were smart, they should secretly pay attention to how we did it, and then paint the gourd in the same way. "

"Father is wise!" Zhu Biao said.

"If any one of the ministers dares to pay for it himself, then his days will come to an end." Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly, "Through Mr. Qin's analysis of the wealthy merchants, we judge that among the ministers of civil and military affairs, there are also many wealthy people. Many of them are from famous families, and they must have a lot of family wealth. Paying their own money is the crime of deceiving the king, and we just confiscated their family property."

"It's not a minister from a famous family. If you buy it yourself, it must be the result of corruption. Many Huaixi Xungui had been secretly corrupt when we started the uprising, and we have never found an opportunity to rectify them. .Especially those military generals, relying on their military power to do whatever they want, we have always turned a blind eye before."

"Now, the time is ripe to punish them."

"Royal father, those corrupt officials who are not very smart, seeing the deadline approaching, they will definitely pay for it themselves in order to make a deal. Only smart people can successfully pass the test and avoid disaster." Zhu Biao said, "So royal father This move can only move those stupid and corrupt officials, and those who are more cunning and capable will become the fish that slip through the net.”

"Da Ming has just founded the country, and the situation is not very stable. It is only suitable to move those who are a little stupid. The cunning and capable ones cannot be moved for the time being. Since ancient times, good people will not die, bad people will not die, only one type of people will die. , that's a stupid person." Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

Moreover, there is another point that Zhu Yuanzhang did not tell Zhu Biao that the Jinyiwei, which he had just secretly established, could monitor the every move of the ministers.Through secret surveillance, he was better able to discern the loyal traitors of the ministers.

Today's will, the ministers will not be indifferent.They will definitely pull down gangs to discuss countermeasures in private, and all their conversations will be known to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The father has a long-term plan, which is beyond the reach of his sons." Zhu Biao said.

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"Your Majesty, Grand Scholar Song Lian asks to see you." At this time, a eunuch stepped forward to report.

What is he doing here?Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: Didn't he just get rid of the prince's grandfather?However, he immediately realized that Song Lian was probably here to discuss, in short, to trouble himself.

No, because he is a veteran and has a high reputation.See, I don't want to listen to his nagging.

"Let him in." Shen said.

"Old ministers meet His Majesty!" Not long after, Song Lian trotted all the way to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and his son.

"Scholar Song is free from the ceremony." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand impatiently, "Song Lian, you just came to see us in a hurry. If you have anything to say, just say it directly, don't be around the corner."

"Your Majesty, the old minister... the old minister... there is something unclear, I would like to ask your majesty to make it clear." Song Lian said, stammering.

"Song Lian, aren't you afraid of death?" Zhu Yuanzhang had already guessed his intention.

"Your Majesty, the old minister...the old minister...is not afraid of death, but the old minister is afraid that the reputation of the old minister will be ruined." Song Lian said, "According to the old minister's understanding of your majesty, your majesty will never be a group in the court today because of the old minister... The minister said a fair word, and the old minister was relieved of the position of the prince's grandfather."

"You think you understand us." Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister...do not dare to speculate on the holy will without authorization." Song Lian said, "It is the lifelong glory of every Confucian scholar to be the master of the prince. However, your majesty today dismissed the old minister for a trivial matter. At this time, if Let the scholars all over the world know, and they will think that the old minister does not have the ability to teach the prince, so the old minister is really unwilling."

"So the old minister dared to come to see His Majesty today, just to let His Majesty tell the old minister clearly... What is the reason, so that the majesty thinks that the old minister is incapable of teaching the prince."

"Are you questioning us?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked cold.

"Old minister...Old minister...don't dare." Song Lian stammered even more because of his inner fear, and was pinched by Zhu Yuanzhang, "Old minister has just said, I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of being laughed at by scholars all over the world." Your Majesty will not give the old minister an explanation today, the old minister...the old minister slammed his head into the pillar and died in the name of a scholar."

After Song Lian finished speaking, he raised his head to look at Zhu Biao. After all, the two had a teacher-student relationship and hoped that the prince could help him with a few words.However, the reality disappointed him. Prince Zhu Biao didn't say a word, as if he didn't need Song Lian as a teacher.

(End of this chapter)