Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

Chapter 231 Rebel against Tiangang!Han Chengxiao died and Zhu Yuanzhang died.

"Han Cheng, what's wrong? Why didn't you say anything?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and asked.

There was some panic and anxiety in the voice.

This is an emotion that rarely appears in Zhu Yuanzhang.

But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang panicked.

Biao'er asked Han Cheng if he had done anything wrong when he met the child, and Han Cheng said yes.

Then, Han Chenggong reacted like this.

Who doesn't panic when this happens?
After all, after Zhu Qizhen, a person from the past finally appeared in our own Ming Dynasty, who was the master of the resurgence of our own Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't want to see too many stains on him.

But now, judging from Han Cheng's reaction, I'm afraid... what he was most worried about has happened.

Zhu Jianshen, the master of the Ming Dynasty's resurgence, probably made a lot of mistakes in many things!
When he thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that his whole body was in bad shape!
Zhu Biao beside him couldn't sit still either.

You know, this has rarely happened when Han Cheng talks about the future.

Once such abnormal behavior occurs, something big will naturally happen!
For example, say that you will die in ten years.

For example, the fourth child is the Yongle Emperor.

For example, about Zhu Qizhen.

Han Chengdu hesitated.

Now, when talking about Zhu Jianshen's mistakes, Han Cheng once again behaved uncharacteristically.

This made Zhu Biao panic.

Are all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty so weird?
It took a lot of effort for a refreshing person like Zhu Jianshen to appear, but now he also has a big problem? !
Han Cheng was shocked by the news that suddenly broke out on his lover's system. Han Cheng, who was mourning Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Qizhen and others in history, was awakened by Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

He suppressed his overwhelming emotions and said, "Um...father-in-law, it's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something."

Han Cheng decided that it would be better to keep the matter of traveling to various time and space in the Ming Dynasty secret for the time being.

It is not appropriate to reveal it at this time.

He had not yet thought of how to explain this matter to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

And, more importantly, he does not have the ability to travel to the future with them now.

No more detailed information on this matter has been obtained.

I don’t know what the rules are or what the ways are.

It's not a good time to say it.

Judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Qizhen, once he knows that there is such an opportunity, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely do it eagerly and practice his skills well. .

But I don't have the ability yet, and I'm not sure when I can meet the conditions and get the lover's gift package.

So, it's better to be steady.

After everything has settled, it will not be too late to inform Lao Zhu about the matter.

"What's the matter? Just say it? Did Zhu Jianshen go too far in some things?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and asked.

When saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists unconsciously.

Han Cheng shook his head and said: "No, father-in-law, please don't think too much!
Although Emperor Chenghua had merits and demerits, in real terms, his merits far outweighed his faults!

Not to mention the rest, after he ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty suffered from internal and external troubles and was in a precarious situation. If one is not careful, it may overturn and fall into the endless abyss.

After he had been emperor for more than 20 years, the country he handed over to his son was one with no internal turmoil, no strong external enemies, and a treasury as full as the Ming Dynasty.

It can be seen from this that his merits truly outweigh his faults.

To evaluate an emperor, one should not only focus on his personal ethics, nor should he only focus on some of the mistakes he made and turn a blind eye to the rest.

It needs to be looked at from a comprehensive perspective.

When looking at an emperor, one should first treat him as an emperor and then as a human being.

The attributes of an emperor are far higher than those of an individual.

Because when he sat in that position, he was no longer a human being. "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Han Cheng say that Zhu Jianshen's merits definitely outweighed his faults, he felt relieved and felt quite happy.

But who would have thought that Han Cheng would say something else immediately after that: once he ascends the throne, he will no longer be a human being.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt strange.

Although he could understand what Han Cheng meant, it still sounded like Han Cheng was taking the opportunity to scold him!
Han Chengxiang did not see the change in Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, and continued: "The first thing to evaluate an emperor is what achievements he has made.

Did he expand his territory during his reign?Is it because officials govern the Qingming Festival?
Are there any orders to allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment?
Is it to promote the prestige of China among all nations?
At the worst, you have to ask if you are holding on to the territory left by your ancestors.

The rivers and mountains inherited from the previous generation will become better or worse after their own governance.

As long as the overall situation is good, it means that the emperor is doing a pretty good job in office.

If he is a mess in all these aspects, then no matter how good his personal ethics is, no matter how good he is at writing lyrics and painting, he is still not a qualified emperor!

He is the lord of stupidity. "

After hearing what Han Cheng said and seeing Han Cheng's upright and sincere attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang was finally convinced that Han Cheng had not scolded him just now.

He just talks about things in a matter-of-fact way.

"You're right! We think so too.

As an emperor, the most important thing is to do what you need to do as an emperor. This is the top priority.

As for the rest, it's all minutiae.

Even many things, such as painting and writing poetry, are worse than not being able to do it.

Once you become obsessed, you will just focus on painting and writing poetry. How much time will this waste in dealing with political affairs?
When evaluating an emperor, one should also focus more on what he has done in major national affairs!
The words you said really speak to our hearts! "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded vigorously to express his agreement with Han Cheng's words.

Zhu Biao also felt that what Han Cheng said made sense.

When looking at an emperor, one really cannot see him as an ordinary person.

The first thing to look at is his governance, and then look at other things.

"When Zhu Jianshen was in power, he began to appoint ministers, and the number of appointments was quite large."

Han Cheng began to tell Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao about Emperor Chenghua's mistakes.

The so-called zhuanfengguan literally means an official who is ordered to convey the emperor's orders.

Later, his power began to increase, and he was also responsible for the emperor's food and daily life and other matters.

Chuanfengguan was not invented by Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen, but existed in the Tang Dynasty.

However, Zhu Jianshen had the most appointments and had the greatest power.

Chuanfeng officials are not officials promoted through normal channels.

The emperor promoted and appointed officials by decree, without going through the official selection process such as official selection, court recommendation, and ministry consultation.

Therefore, those who became officials through formal channels and were promoted looked down upon ministerial officials.

Chuanfeng officials are also at the bottom of the official contempt chain.

Officials with serious backgrounds never take it seriously.

As a matter of fact, ministerial officials cannot threaten officials who have been promoted through normal channels.

Compared to their authority and huge numbers, the ministers were simply unable to compete with them.

Scholars who think they are capable will never serve as ministers.

But when it came to Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen, things became different.

When Emperor Chenghua succeeded to the throne, he issued an edict to confer a worker named Yao Wang as the deputy envoy of the Wensi Academy.

This is a ninth-grade petty official, and the civil servants don't care.

Zhu Jianshen later appointed some more ministers.

However, due to the small number, the response from the civil service group was still modest.

But later on, the number of ministers increased. At one time, there were even hundreds of people at one time.

The power of the ministers has also grown, seriously interfering with the normal promotion process.

As a result, fierce resistance from the civil service group began...

"As Zhu Jianshen appointed more and more ministers, the civil servants became more and more dissatisfied.

Facing Xichang, they will all fiercely oppose it, let alone the official.

However, Emperor Chenghua's attitude was much more determined when it came to passing on officials.

Under the opposition of the ministers, he not only did not stop, but also hired more ministers.

Many of these people are ordinary people who are craftsmen, painters, monks, and Taoists.

And the official positions these people were awarded were not just the Wensi Academy and Jinyiwei of the Ministry of Industry.

It began to spread throughout the major civil and military institutions of the imperial court.

According to historical records, in the first seven years of the Chenghua Dynasty, Zhu Jianshen appointed more than 280 officials.

More than [-] of them became Zhongshushe people.

In the middle and late Chenghua Dynasty, Zhu Jianshen's appointment of ministers could be said to be unscrupulous.

There are even Taoist priests and alchemists who serve as high-ranking officials such as Taichang Temple Minister.

This situation of excessive granting of official positions made the civil servants very dissatisfied, which resulted in many contradictions and conflicts.

In order to oppose Zhu Jianshen's rebellion, the civil service group and the cabinet wrote many times against the system of passing official posts.

But every time there is no obvious effect.

The civil servants objected fiercely, and Zhu Jianshen symbolically dismissed some of them.

When the limelight passed, he returned to his old tricks.

As a result, this kind of tug-of-war caused by the appointment of officials ran through the entire Chenghua Dynasty and became one of Zhu Jianshen's most famous bad policies.

The eunuchs and concubines whom Zhu Jianshen favored also took advantage of this system to sell their officials and titles.

According to records, at its largest scale, thousands of people served as ministers at the same time.

Not to mention other places, there are more than [-] military attachés in the army..."

"Wait a while!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded, calling Han Cheng to stop.

"You call this a major mistake of Emperor Cheng Hua?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng, with some doubts, and said strangely.

Han Cheng said: "Yes, not following normal procedures for selecting officials destroys the normal selection channels.

Not taking the imperial examination route caused dissatisfaction among a large number of officials and led to unrest among officials. Isn't this a big mistake? "

"What do we think you are saying here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng with suspicion on his face.

Han Cheng shook his head and said, "I'm not telling the truth, father-in-law. What I said is true."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Then why do we think that it is not a mistake to use the official title to convey the child who is familiar with him?
On the contrary, I feel that it is a very feasible method!

Just from the mess left by that beast in Zhu Qizhen, the civil service has gradually grown in size.

Jianshen wants to obtain useful manpower and control the court, but it is simply difficult to achieve it by using conventional means.

Being an official is a very good way.

In our opinion, his use of the minister is very good!
With Xichang and a system of ministerial officials, he can control the power.

Increase the emperor's influence.

After hearing some of what you said just now, we felt a little strange.

I feel that if he only relies on a Western factory to carry out checks and balances, he should not be able to achieve such good results.

It is difficult to successfully rectify the officialdom.

Those civil servants are the most difficult to deal with.

Now after hearing you say this, we suddenly understand.

It turns out that this kid has more than just one method!
In addition to Xichang, the official is also a top priority.

It has become a climate among the civil servants, and those who are selected according to normal circumstances will definitely fall into the arms of the civil servants again.

It seems to us very difficult for Jianshen to expand his influence and gain control without resorting to these uncommon means.

In the words of the ministers, these ministers themselves are able to serve as officials because of his appointment.

Their rights come directly from the child Mian Fuka.

Then it is natural to obey orders and be knowledgeable.

What's even better is that officials who are promoted through abnormal channels such as Chuanfeng officials are naturally looked down upon by those civil servants.

In between, pee into a pot.

They only try to nudge each other, and everyone dislikes the other.

In this way, we can ensure that these people are loyal to Jianshen to the greatest extent, instead of quickly collaborating with civil officials.

These people have no background, and they were created by him with Zhongzhi.

If you really want to be dismissed, it's just a matter of words and there won't be much trouble.

This is really a wonderful move that can kill several birds with one stone! ! "

The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the more excited he became, and the more he felt that Zhu Jianshen's move was wonderful.

If Han Cheng hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought of using the trick of passing on officials to compete with civil officials.

The power to restrict those civil servants expanded rapidly.

In a good mood, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but glare at Han Cheng again.

"You stupid boy, we said we wouldn't let you say sarcastic things, but you're still here to say sarcastic things to us.

What's the shortcoming here?

This is obviously a very good move!
In our opinion, it is of profound significance!
Being able to come up with such an idea and promote it is really great! "

Han Cheng shook his head helplessly and said, "Father-in-law, I really didn't say anything against you on this matter.

That's what the record says.

Moreover, it was said that there were many ministers who were favored by Emperor Chenghua and appointed to official positions because of their extraordinary skills.

He also said that through such means, disputes would arise among the court officials and they would argue with each other.

This leads to low efficiency of government work.

Internal friction is serious. "

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted when he heard this and said, "Do you believe this? Don't you still know the virtues of these civil servants once they become big and stick together?

Without competition from others, many serious things would not be done.

Each corpse eats a plain meal.

When it comes to internal fighting, he is really good at it, but when it comes to other serious things, it's like farting.

Look at those people in the Southern Song Dynasty. They were all like that in the Song Dynasty, and each one was more powerful than the other.

In our opinion, this kid, Jianshen, used this trick very well!
This move of passing on the officials is definitely not without any shortcomings, and it will definitely have some adverse effects.

For example, as you said, some people will take the opportunity to sell their official positions.

For example, as you said, it will lead to mutual disputes and low efficiency.

It can be said that if there are no ministers and the civil servants are left alone, they will not slack off in government.

They will only go further.

These are all minor problems in our opinion!
Compared with some of the negative effects it has, the positive effects of this measure are greater.

that's enough!
Don’t think about doing everything perfectly, and don’t think about using a policy that will benefit everyone.

Not at all possible.

All we can do is to make constant trade-offs. If the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, then that’s enough! "

Zhu Yuanzhang said this and couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Zhu Biao.

It was obvious that when he said these words, he was refuting Han Cheng and teaching Han Cheng a lesson.

But at the same time, it was also told to Zhu Biao.

These are some of his ideas on governing the country.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary methods should be used. If possible, it must be done openly and on the right path.

However, sometimes, when the right path doesn't work, you must find a way to take the wrong path.

The sword's method of taking the wrong approach is also a method!
If the situation does not allow it, then there is no need to stick to the rules.

A living person is suffocated to death by urine? "

Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's acting style was so flexible.

He feels that as long as the middle level can be grasped well, then it doesn't matter.

Of course, the most difficult thing to grasp is this degree.

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Han Cheng and said: "You kid, you are always very smart, why are you so stubborn this time?
You can't tell that these people used the ministers because of their deep knowledge, competing for their interests and damaging their rights.

Make their life difficult.

Is that why they smeared this in their records?
Think about the virtues of those literati, who are used to confusing right and wrong and telling right and wrong.

Jianshen, this kid first messed with the West Factory, and then used the official to create trouble for them.

Divide their rights and restrict their development.

It would be weird if they could say something nice about this matter! "

Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Han Cheng had nothing to say for a while.

After all, he told Zhu Yuanzhang according to what was recorded.

But Zhu Yuanzhang had to understand it like this, and he had no choice.

After Zhu Yuanzhang talked about Han Cheng, he turned to look at Zhu Biao and said: "Biao'er, let me teach you one more thing, that is, when you do things, don't listen to what the officials say.

We must look at their essence through their words and deeds.

See what they are thinking deep down.

Sometimes, after you implement a policy, they scold you harshly, behave violently, and want to confront you.

That means that some of the methods you used worked and poked their lung tubes.

On the other hand, if everyone in the court is harmonious, they will praise you for your good work and follow your lead no matter what you do.

I'm afraid if one of them fails, you will be deceived by them.

What they did was exactly what they wanted.

It's easy to make them bigger.

What should I say about these people... Although they work for us and manage the world for us.

However, they are also the most vulnerable to cholera in the world.

And they themselves will not bear the responsibility for the many bad things they have done. Many people below will remember these on our heads.

They make mistakes, make money in various ways, harm the people, but let us take the blame for them. This is infuriating just thinking about it!
Don't think that our royal family and these officials are naturally one.

But actually it doesn’t count.

These are only superficial.

The people we should be closest to most are the many people below, not these officials.

We need to use these officials, but we also need to strictly guard against them.

If any emperor thinks that he is on the same side as those officials, he will definitely end up miserable.

Soon the country will be in ruins.

Except for a very small number of officials, most of them are thinking only of themselves.

Don't talk about anything else, just look at the Song Dynasty, and you must have some kind of king to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats.

What did it become in the end?
I have to be a coward all the time!

The Song Dynasty has always been aggrieved since Zhao Laoer.

Those civil servants cannot become great officials.

He is best at intrigues and intrigues, but not good at other things.

We have also heard people talk about a lot of history. If we think about it carefully, all the glorious eras since Qin Shihuang were not eras when civilian officials were in power.

The First Emperor unified the world, Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, including the rule of Wenjing, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che established the Han Dynasty, and then Li Shimin's rule of Zhenguan.

Even our Ming Dynasty, our Hongwu Dynasty, and the Yongle Dynasty mentioned by Han Cheng were not the era of literati.

We are not saying that literati are useless.

They are useful.

But we can't let their family dominate, let alone share the world with them.

We still have to get the real idea.

It's okay to let them play the drums and help with things, but it's really not okay to do anything else.

So in our opinion, as emperors, we must stand firmly with the many people!
This is where our greatest strength lies!
As long as we stand firmly together with these people, the more stable the people are, the more reliable our Ming Dynasty will become.

Relying only on the officials in the middle, they cannot make too big a splash.

Many officials are dishonest and still want to live the free life of the Meng Yuan Dynasty. All kinds of corruption and perversion of the law should be damned!
For these people, we killed them one after another, but we didn't see the world becoming chaotic!

Why is this happening?It’s because the people are not of one mind with them!
Of course, in Han Cheng's words, this is the most fundamental principle. We need to know where our butt should be as an emperor.

When it is really implemented, it must use some means and pay attention to some methods, and cannot kill indiscriminately. "

Zhu Yuanzhang's years of governance were not in vain.

Through his own practice and study, he has long formed his own way of doing things.

Zhu Biao nodded vigorously and wrote it down with a pen on the spot.

These are all good words of wisdom.

It is worthy of careful consideration and understanding.

These are the only words my father is willing to say to himself.

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Han Cheng couldn't help but nodded.

I have to say that this Emperor Hongwu is indeed the Hongwu Emperor.

The understanding on the butt issue is really spot on.

But it's right to think about it. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang himself finally embarked on the road of rebellion and became emperor because he couldn't survive.

It's not surprising that he has this understanding.

"Han Cheng, tell us again, what shortcomings does this child have?"

After his voice fell, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly added: "Let me tell you first, don't say anything sarcastic."

When Han Cheng heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched. He clearly didn't say anything sarcastic just now, so why couldn't he explain it clearly?

Han Cheng thought for a moment and then said: "In addition to using a large number of ministers, there is also the excessive killing in Xichang..."

"stop!"

As soon as Han Cheng spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to stop him.

He glanced at Han Cheng and said with some dissatisfaction: "You kid, didn't we tell you not to say anything sarcastic?
Why are you still talking sarcastically here? "

Han Cheng felt a little aggrieved: "I didn't say anything sarcastic!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "You haven't said anything sarcastic yet?
Then tell us, why did Xichang kill too much?

From our point of view, it was a good kill!

Do we still think the killing is too light?

Are the methods used by Jianshen called excessive killing?

You are already very kind, okay?
As far as the virtues of the officials in his court were concerned, if we put them in our Hongwu Dynasty, we would cut them in half! "

Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Han Cheng was speechless.

To others, what Xichang did might really be considered too much killing.

But now, he was facing Boss Zhu, who was as ruthless as he was cutting leeks.

Those operations in the West Factory really didn't count for Zhu Yuanzhang.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, there are many people who want to be officials.

If a group of people doesn't work, kill another group and replace them with the next group of people.

Under the great waves, some good officials can be selected after all.

He would not tolerate these officials.

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, does not support officials who are free to eat!
Originally, Han Cheng wanted to tell Zhu Yuanzhang how Xichang killed too much, but after hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he suddenly couldn't speak.

In the current situation, it's all in vain.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, he would only dislike Zhu Jianshen for not killing him harshly enough.

He named two mistakes of Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen one after another, but in the end, Lao Zhu had the same attitude.

This made Han Chengdu a little reluctant to continue talking.

"Tell me, tell me again, our good children and grandchildren know each other well, what else are you doing wrong?

There are some heinous mistakes. "

But he didn't want to talk anymore, but Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to know more.

He looked at Han Cheng and said this, as if he insisted on having a good discussion with Han Cheng to sort out all these things.

Han Cheng could only say: "Besides these, the other big mistake was to open Huangzhuang first and let the royal family take the lead in land annexation."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this.

"Why do we think that based on Jianshen's temperament, he shouldn't do this?
Please tell us carefully, what exactly is this situation? "

Han Chengdao: "After getting rid of the great eunuch Cao Jixiang, Zhu Jianshen took the lost property in Banqiao Village, Anleli, Shunyi County and turned it into the palace farmland.

Another imperial village was added later, which was located in Wangfu Yingzhuang field of Zengbaodi County.

It was originally Huizhouwei Grassland. "

"We thought it was something big!"

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "We thought he was building an imperial estate on a large scale, but it turned out that he just turned part of the property of two prisoners into an imperial estate.

During the entire Chenghua period, only these two imperial mansions were built, which is not much! "

Zhu Yuanzhang had many preferences for Zhu Jianshen.

Han Cheng was about to speak, but Zhu Biao beside him spoke! "Father, it seems that this matter is not serious at this time.

There really aren't many imperial villages.

but.But it played a very bad leading role.

The mouth of Huangzhuang cannot be opened!

He has a sense of propriety in this matter, but after this hole is opened, I am afraid that some emperors in future generations will not have his sense of propriety.

Zhu Jianshen's harm in this matter did not lie in his Chenghua Dynasty, but in the other dynasties after the Ming Dynasty. "

When Han Cheng heard this, he gave Zhu Biao a thumbs up.

Zhu Biao's views on this are quite acceptable.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and nodded, expressing his agreement with Zhu Biao's view.

"Any more?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and asked.

Han Cheng shook his head and said: "No, generally speaking, when it comes to Zhu Jianshen's sins, these three are the biggest."

Gone?

This is gone? ! !

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were stunned when they heard this.

This is different from what they imagined!

When he asked what wrong things Zhu Jianshen had done before, Han Chengdu was stunned for a long time and was speechless.

In their opinion, Zhu Jianshen must have done something extremely sinful.

Otherwise, Han Cheng would never react that way.

Why are you only talking about three and then disappearing?

Moreover, two of these three, in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, did a good job and were not faults at all.

"Are you sure you're not lying to us?"

Han Cheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty, why did I lie to you? It's really gone! At least it's not too serious."

Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled when he heard this: "Then why were you like that when we asked you just now?
He was stunned for a long time before speaking. There must be something going on here! "

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he cast his gaze on Han Cheng, paying attention to Han Cheng's reaction.

He just wanted to see how Han Cheng would give him a reasonable explanation next...

(End of this chapter)