Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 201 The heinous civil servant group

The Zhu brothers had never seen their father so lonely and helpless. They wanted to comfort him, but they didn't know what to say.

Lin Che's lecture also deeply shocked them.

Before, they had never thought that the officials and gentry had such great power. They only knew that the nobles headed by the Huaixi people were the greatest force in the court.

And can influence the emperor's decision-making.

The father is also cultivating a civil servant group to fight against it.

I didn't expect that the civil servant group that my father had deliberately cultivated could be so insidious.

When the wings became stronger and the emperor suppressed the Huaixi Group, these people became the dominant family.

So he gradually started to fight against the emperor. Seeing that he could not fight against the emperor, he targeted the common people who had no foundation. Even when the court was in danger, he was able to abandon the court, join the new master, and serve the new emperor, just to keep his own wealth. .

With such behavior that has no moral bottom line, are you still a scholar who has worked hard for several years?

This kind of behavior is a hundred times a thousand times worse than the arrogant and domineering Huaixi Group. It is simply heinous.

After withdrawing his thoughts, Zhu Biao put down the brush in his hand and asked the key to the problem:
"Mr. Lin!"

"Since these officials and gentry are causing such harm, may I ask how the court should solve them?"

"Sir, please help us plan our ideas!"

Say it.

Prince Zhu Biao stood up and bowed respectfully to Lin Che.

Zhu Xi, who was next to him, also followed the example of the prince and saluted hastily:

"Please guide me, sir!"

Seeing his two sons expressing their doubts, Zhu Yuanzhang felt comforted and said to Lin Che:

"Sir, please speak up!"

"It's all our fault. If we have to blame, we can only blame ourselves!"

"Just say it!"

Lin Che was helpless when she saw this. The three of you, father and son, can finish singing, and I will appear on the stage. I will admit my mistakes and ask for advice, and we will cooperate with each other tacitly.

He waved his hand, motioned for the three of them to sit down and said:
"That's it!"

"Originally, I planned to leave these contents to the next class!"

"For the sake of...the Queen making such exquisite meals, I will just have a casual chat with you!"

"Whatever we say goes as far as it goes. We can't go beyond this scope."

"What do you guys think?"

The voice just fell.

"Row!"

The father and son said in unison.

Zhu Yuanzhang even waved his hands to his two sons not to say anything more. He cleared his throat:

"Sir, you can talk as much as you like!"

"Second brother, why are you still standing there? Why don't you pour some wine for me sir!"

"Why don't you let me, sir, just talk in vain?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xi immediately reacted and quickly walked around to Lin Che's side.

With smiles all over his face, he was busy pouring wine and picking up vegetables.

Lin Che also got used to Zhu Ping's enthusiasm in the prison, and did not feel uncomfortable at all. She left him busy and started talking directly:
"Today I will talk about the first lecture of "On National Destiny": historical experience and lessons!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Lin Che speak, he sat upright, looked at Lin Che, and raised his ears, for fear of missing a word.

Zhu Biao picked up the brush again and listened attentively. "Let's first talk about a piece of history that is relatively recent to us."

Lin Che took a sip of wine:

"Let's talk about the Song Dynasty!"

"When the Song Dynasty was first established, the Southern and Northern Expeditions were also quite powerful. They wiped out all the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in a few years. They were very prosperous for a while, but later they declined. The life of the dynasty was only more than 100 years."

"How could a prosperous dynasty be so fragile?"

Facing Lin Che's question, Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while.

As the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he had also done some research on the history of the previous dynasties.

In particular, the last Han dynasty, the Song Dynasty, is his main research object.

Previously, I not only studied the rise and fall of the Song Dynasty with Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others, but also read the history of the Song Dynasty and carefully studied it.

Considers himself quite accomplished.

"First, it's the emperor's problem!"

"The second is a matter of policy!"

"Because of these two aspects in the late Song Dynasty, it was rotten from the inside out, and the decline of the dynasty was inevitable."

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's confident answer, Lin Che shook her head slightly:
"What you said is just one of them, but not the core!"

"what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised. He had done a lot of research on the Song Dynasty.

After all, the lessons learned from the past were there, and he had to pay attention to them.

Just when he was about to ask, Lin Che took the initiative and said:

"Your Majesty, you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Your perspective and perspective on things should be different from ordinary people."

"If you think about it carefully, you will find that the Song Dynasty did one thing wrong from the beginning, that is, it made a big mistake in the 'layout' at the beginning of the dynasty."

"The capital city has always been the largest and most prosperous city in the dynasty. It has a large population, a large number of troops, and many business people, so it must consume the most materials. The capital city of the Song Dynasty was in Kaifeng, at the intersection of the Yellow River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal."

"Having the capital at this location is really convenient for receiving materials from all over the country."

"However, with the rise of the grassland peoples and the prosperity of the Khitan Liao Kingdom, Kaifeng's status as the capital was in jeopardy."

"There is a tradition in the past dynasties when capitals were built. They were surrounded by mountains and rivers and blocked by passes. However, Kaifeng City is located in the vast Central Plains. It is surrounded by neither passes nor dangerous passes, nor are there any big rivers to block it. It is easy to be ravaged by the war horses of the northern nomads. "

"Considering the security of the country, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin once wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, which is close to Guanzhong. It has the dangerous Hulao Pass for protection and the Grand Canal for convenient transportation of materials. It can be said to be the best place to build a capital."

"But when the court was discussing this issue, there was a dispute. Almost all ministers were unwilling to move the capital, because all their family properties were in Kaifeng. If they were to move to Luoyang, their property would not be guaranteed."

"Of course, these ministers are very smart. Of course, these words cannot be said openly. They have to be expressed in an upright way. Therefore, these ministers are discussing in private, under the guise of serving the country and the people..."

"It is said that the city of Luoyang was severely damaged in the past wars. If the capital is moved to Luoyang, it will inevitably involve large-scale construction and urban construction. This will inevitably waste people's money and harm the people."

"So, these ministers suggested to Zhao Kuangyin that it would be better to keep the capital in Kaifeng, strengthen the city in Kaifeng, expand Kaifeng's capital garrison, and use the advantage of military strength to make up for the lack of geographical location..."

Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was ashen, his fists clenched, and he hit the table hard:
"These ministers are bringing disaster to the country and the people!"

"To come up with such a bad idea just for your own personal gain is like digging your own grave."

"For their own selfish interests, these people ignore the overall interests of the country. They don't want to think about the fact that if the country is gone, will their selfish interests still exist?"

"Think about those ferocious prairie barbarians, will they be able to take advantage of them?"

"These people should be killed!"

"In my opinion, kill them all, leaving no one behind!"

(End of this chapter)