Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 73 The Emperor's Times
I don’t know when it became a trend to talk about state affairs and criticize current affairs. From the perspective of a ruler, if there is no interest involved, it is simply talking or criticizing. This is not something that cannot be tolerated. There, if you want to govern the world well, you need to hear different voices.

It's a pity that most of the talk about state affairs and criticism of current affairs are mixed with interests and selfishness. They hold high the banner of the so-called public heart and righteousness in order to seek what they want. As long as people are involved in anything, it will become extremely complicated. Seeking the source is the result of profit.

Daming is very big, so big that it is not surprising that anything happens.

Zhu Youxiao's clear decision is bound to attract voices of opposition. Liu Yixiu, Han Yu, and Zhou Jiamo expressed their advice not to be so arbitrary. The court meeting in front of the imperial court is bound to break up unhappy...

Inside the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Xu Guangqi, who was left alone by Zhu Youxiao, stood there with complicated emotions, and all the things that happened just now were still vaguely emerging in front of his eyes.

"Xu Qing."

Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne, looked at Xu Guangqi who was distracted, took a sip from the tea cup at hand, and paused for a while before Xu Guangqi realized it.

"Your Majesty~"

Xu Guangqi hurriedly saluted, and pleaded guilty to Zhu Youxiao: "I shouldn't be in front of the emperor..."

"Okay, don't say these words."

Zhu Youxiao put down the teacup and interrupted: "I want to ask Xu Qing, what did Xu Qing associate with what happened in the Imperial College last night?"

Ok?
Xu Guangqi was taken aback for a moment, apparently not expecting what the emperor said.

"I must have guessed something in Xu Qing's mind, but I just don't want to think about it too much." Zhu Youxiao lifted his robe sleeves, stood up from the throne, and said as he walked: "Let's go out for a walk with me. In my opinion, what happened at the Imperial College...is an organized and premeditated political demonstration!"

Xu Guangqi, who was following beside him, was startled when he heard this.

Xu Guangqi is not a newcomer to the officialdom. He is very clear about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom and the rules of the game he follows. Let's say he is extremely pure. That is a compliment. No one is perfect. Who doesn't have some shortcomings?If he really had no shortcomings at all, he would be a saint.

But is there a saint in this complicated world?

The answer is yes, no!
"Your Majesty, are you worrying too much?" Xu Guangqi suppressed his surprise, followed closely beside Zhu Youxiao, and lowered his head and said: "After all, those dismissed supervisors..."

"Are I really worried?"

Zhu Youxiao walked forward with his hands behind his back, looking up at the blue sky, "If there are only dozens of expelled supervisors who go to the Imperial College to gather people to denounce out of inner dissatisfaction, then it may be very pure. After all, they were recruited Imperial College, this is an honor for scholars.

But there were hundreds of people gathered in the Imperial College last night, why don't you tell me not to worry too much?

This matter is by no means as simple as Zhu Gu Ming said. Who is instructing and pushing behind this? I am determined to find out the truth.

For the batch of prison students arrested by Xunwei, my bottom line is clear. Regardless of what will happen between the government and the public, how to deal with them must be how to deal with them, otherwise... the laws and regulations set by the country will become a Big joke! "

Xu Guangqi's face changed slightly, he knew that the emperor's mind had been made up.

"Public public opinion can be incited and coerced so easily. This is really a terrible thing."

Zhu Youxiao stopped, stretched out his hand to block the dazzling light, looked at the dazzling sun through the seams of his hands, and said with cold eyes: "This kind of thing should change. The court is a court, and the people are people. The court is a court, and the people are people. If the fighting in the country spreads to the people, the order of the country and the dynasty will not be stable!"

Zhu Youxiao's considerations are more comprehensive than Xu Guangqi's. This is not because Zhu Youxiao is smarter than Xu Guangqi, but because of the different ideas brought about by his vision.

Having the advantage of foresight is Zhu Youxiao's greatest reliance.

Zhu Youxiao has seen too many storms driven by public opinion. Whenever there is widespread concern and one-sided public opinion, it cannot be said for sure, but nine times out of ten, there are people behind it, adding fuel to the fire. The people at the forefront are often It is a tool that is deliberately used, and the purpose is to use it to create a storm.

This is a battle of ideologies.

Whoever can control the discourse power of public opinion will be able to control the initiative. There are too many things that are bad because of the loss of the dominance.

"Xu Qing, I remember that there is a mansion newspaper in the country, right?"

Zhu Youxiao turned around and looked at the distracted Xu Guangqi.

"Have."

Xu Guangqi hurriedly bowed and said: "Generally..."

"There's no need to tell me these things."

Zhu Youxiao interrupted with a wave of his hand: "I plan to create the Huangming Times, and the Guozijian will take the lead in the responsibility. Since the people are very concerned about some things, they should announce them openly. It is better to keep them hidden than to block them. will have the opposite effect.

Cases like the Hongwan and Yi Gong cases, and the Battle of Sarhu case, I know have aroused heated discussions among the people, which also allowed some lawless people to take advantage of the loopholes and spread rumors mixed with selfish motives.

The key is that there are still people who will follow this set.

It was obviously a rumor, but because it was what he thought, he unconditionally chose to believe it. This was so ridiculous.

Instead of passively accepting these things, it is better to take the initiative and publish some drafts of current affairs, starting from the capital city, and then gradually expand the scope after gaining experience. "

Emperor Ming Times?

Xu Guangqi was stunned.

The emperor's jumping thoughts made Xu Guangqi almost unable to keep up. Although there were imperial newspapers in the Ming Dynasty, they were mostly between government offices and government offices, and between the court and the local government. There was no such thing for the people.

In Xu Guangqi's eyes, if the Huangming Times were really distributed to the people, wouldn't that be encouraging political discussions?Wouldn't that cause more confusion?
But Xu Guangqi overlooked one point. If the Huangming Times could really be published, the imperial court would be able to take the lead in public opinion, gradually separate the direction of public opinion from the so-called scholar-bureaucrats, and control the privileges attached to them.

Account, let's settle it one by one.

Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his hands, his eyes flashing coldly. Daming had too many problems, so many things that they couldn't be solved with just one passion.

It is easy to kill, but there is no righteous killing. Even if all those monsters and ghosts are killed, the root of Daming's rule will definitely be shaken.

If Zhu Youxiao really does that, he will not say that he will not fall into the water. I am afraid that he will become the king of subjugation. Zhu Youxiao has not killed the officials detained in the imperial prison. He is just waiting for an opportunity to kill one by one to make an example opportunity!
Right now, Zhu Youxiao must clarify a train of thought, centering on the premise of intervening in the court, and gradually seek a political pace that will ensure that Liaodong will not be lost.

It is true that he is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but he is not the founding king, let alone the emperor on horseback. If he wants to deter the civil servants and invisible interest groups, he must have an iron and blood side, and this can only be done in After being shaped on the battlefield, the emperor does not need to go to the battlefield, but the army controlled by the emperor must be able to show its majesty on the battlefield...

(End of this chapter)