Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 938: Path of Exploration (1)

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Zhu Youxiao was busy at his desk, reviewing the memorials he was holding. When he suddenly said something, Zhu Youjian, Zhu Changxun and others who were gathered together all looked up.

Jin Xuan and the others left, but the impact of what they had just discussed did not dissipate, and even lingered in the hearts of several people for a long time.

"Your Majesty, I don't know much about military affairs."

The older Zhu Changxun looked around and hesitated to step forward, but finally spoke out, "Military matters are all related to the country, Your Majesty..."

"Are you trying to say that I'm being too hasty?"

Zhu Youxiao put down his red brush, looked up at Zhu Changxun and said.

"No! I have absolutely no such intention!"

Zhu Changxun was startled and bowed quickly.

The few people standing all lowered their heads.

They have seen so many things that have happened since the beginning of this year, especially the earthquakes in the northern and southern Zhili regions, not to mention the losses and casualties caused. They have also seen so many things that have arisen from this.

A feeling of suffocation, urgency, helplessness...

Just what they know is piling up like a mountain; this is their truest feeling and thought. Although the problem is being solved and someone is working on it, the most pressing question is when will it end and where the Ming Dynasty should go.

"Since I summoned you to the Forbidden City to study beside me, I have said more than once that you and I must be close and honest, and that you must dare to ask questions."

Looking at the people who bowed their heads, Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "Now we can't even discuss some issues, and you are like this. How can I give you heavier burdens in the future? "

The cultivation of a royal minister cannot be achieved overnight.

It is not that after you do one thing, go to a place to gain experience, and when you succeed and finish the experience, you can truly become a minister of the king. If it were that simple, Zhu Youxiao would not have gone to so much trouble to carefully select the candidates in the Forbidden City based on their personalities and send them to various places.

In a word, training a royal minister of the Ming Dynasty is as difficult as training a crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. Precisely because the burden is so heavy, they must be carefully trained.

Each generation has its own things to do.

These are by no means empty words.

If the current generation fails to do what it should do and just leaves it to the next generation, while only focusing on maintaining the present, isn't that the old path that the Ming Dynasty took in the past?

The current situation of the Ming Dynasty did not come out of thin air. It was the result of decades or even longer of accumulation, of problems that should have been solved but were not properly solved, or were simply put aside and ignored.

If any of the above-mentioned issues had been resolved, the Ming Dynasty would not be in this situation today.

From the moment the path of reform was proposed, it was not something we could sit back and relax after struggling for one or two years, or three to five years. It was bound to be a long and arduous struggle!
If the almost solidified interests are to be cut up with a knife, let alone anything else, the privileged groups who own those interests will be the first to disagree.

This is not.

Zhu Youxiao was intentionally suppressing the mess in the southeast, but wasn't it because of his previous actions that he chose this situation today?
The chaos in the southeast is not, at its root, a problem of the southeast, but something deeper!
"Brother, don't be angry."

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youjian stepped forward and said, "Is it too early for us to discuss the things you just mentioned?"

"This is what I think." Zhu Changxun followed closely and said, "The current political situation is too complicated. The Shangshufang is trustworthy, but the matters involving the Five Military Commands and the Military Command are being discussed by the Shangshufang people. There is no guarantee that they will not be discovered by outsiders during the process."

"After all, right now, outside this palace, there are countless people staring at the Forbidden City and the Imperial Court. What if..."

"There is no such thing as a contingency."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "If this happens, whether it is the upper study, the inner court, or the Royal Guard Command, we will have to replace a group of people!"

Zhu Youjian, Zhu Changxun and others showed complicated expressions.

The emperor said this, how could they not know what it meant.

Zhu Youxiao might not care about other things.

But what he hates most is leaking secrets.

Many things go wrong because of this.

This is exactly the case. Since a group of officials were specially appointed, they have been implementing the strictest confidentiality measures, and even batches of people have been arrested for this reason.

Once a leak happens for the first time, no matter how big or small the matter is, there will be a second time, a third time... If this trend is not stopped, there will be even more extreme things.

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Zhu Youxiao was very clear about how many people's interests would be affected by what he did, so he would not gamble on human nature. He had to ensure an absolute power deterrence zone.

Anyone who dares to reach in within this range will be killed!

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to fall into the water, and he didn't want to get sick even though he was healthy. He still had a lot of things to do, so his attitude towards this matter was very clear.

"Let's get down to business."

Zhu Youxiao stood up and walked quickly to a place. Zhu Youjian and his party hurriedly followed him and said, "I know what you are thinking and what you are worried about. I have also thought about it."

"Let's not talk about anything else. As for the military, I admit that I did act too hastily, but I can't do anything about it. You can see for yourself!"

At this point, a blocked map appeared before everyone as Zhu Youxiao pulled open the curtain, and the map marked with various colors appeared in front of everyone.

"This was compiled and sorted by the upper study."

Zhu Youxiao pointed at the map in front of him and said in a low voice, "Do you know how I felt and what I thought when I saw this map?"

"It's very heavy. Within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, although all armies are called Ming Army, they have lost the original clear distinctions of rank, subordination, and boundaries!"

"What's this called?"

“What a hodgepodge!!”

"It can even be said that some of them are eyeing the title of Ming army, but in reality, they have become private armies of one family with one surname, or many families with multiple surnames. Haha, this is such an irony."

"With such an army, how many of them would really go all out to fight the invading enemy if the Ming Dynasty really encountered a national crisis?"

Zhu Youxiao's words echoed in the ears of Zhu Changxun and his party. Their hearts were filled with turmoil. This map in front of them was the first time they had seen it, especially the various problems marked on it. When they saw them one by one, the shock they had was enormous.

Once upon a time, they thought that the Ming army had changed after the previous rectification and defeating powerful enemies one after another, but the reality was that only the area actually influenced by the center was changing, as for the rest, it had not changed at all! !
(End of this chapter)