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

Chapter 204
Lin Che put down her cup and started talking:

"Let's give an example first and then analyze it."

"During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, through his father, Emperor Jing, he vigorously reduced the feudal vassals and suppressed the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and the princes gradually began to turn into clans."

"At that time, the clan had just emerged and had not yet fully formed. The imperial power of the Western Han Dynasty reached its peak for a while."

"It was precisely by using his highly centralized imperial power that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu in the north and destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom, Yelang Kingdom, etc. in the south, completing epic military achievements."

"The Western Han Dynasty also reached the peak of the dynasty in his hands."

Lin Che took a sip of wine, and her eyes became clearer and clearer:
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to achieve such military achievements not only because he had Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the top military commanders at the time. They conquered every battle in the southern and northern expeditions."

"It was also because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reused Sang Hongyang, a business prodigy, to manage finances and provide strong logistical support for the army's southern and northern expeditions."

“Both the Western Han Dynasty’s military achievements and the army’s logistical support were inseparable from the highly centralized centralization system of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.”

"However, under the social conditions of the Western Han Dynasty, the highly centralized centralized system was destined not to last long."

"Do you know why?"

Hearing Lin Che's question.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright with his back straight, looked at Lin Che and replied methodically:
"Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty experienced the Wenjing rule and the economic situation improved, the resources consumed by successive campaigns were extremely huge, the people were under heavy tax pressure, and the social security system was far from being formed..."

"The Western Han Dynasty during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was somewhat similar to the Great Qin Dynasty. It was a high-speed war machine. Fighting wars required a huge amount of money and food. Without enough money and food to support it, no matter how good the machine was, it would not be able to run."

"In addition, in the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, power was over-centralized and encouraged by the treacherous ministers and eunuchs around him. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was even more eager to achieve success. In addition, the tax system was not perfect, and the entire government was in a mess."

"In the end, the contradiction between the grassroots landlords and the peasants also intensified the antagonism. The contradiction developed to the point of irreconcilability, and the gradual decline of the Han Dynasty in the late period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was inevitable."

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even wrote an edict to reflect on his mistakes."

"We think the most important thing is that his great success caused the collapse."

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's eloquent conversation, Lin Che couldn't help but interrupt him:
"Under the social background at that time, even you, Emperor Hongwu, might not have done better than Emperor Wu of Han in the past, and might have added to chaos."

"He finally brought the Western Han Dynasty to decline because of the limitations of the times."

"Your Majesty must be familiar with the history of the Western Han Dynasty. Don't look down on the old Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. When your Majesty gets old, he may be even more outrageous than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

"If your Majesty can get rid of the limitations of the times, why would you come to me for advice? It's because with me, you can get what you want and get rid of the insights that limit your thinking."

"Your Majesty thinks so!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang blushing and speechless after being retorted by her, Lin Che smiled and continued:
"It's just that the powerful clans have just risen and have not yet become a phenomenon. In this short period of time, it brought a high concentration of imperial power, which allowed the Chinese nation to explode with such great fighting power and establish the extremely powerful Western Han Dynasty."

"When Your Majesty looked at the history of the Western Han Dynasty, didn't you think about it in summary?"

"Now let me help your Majesty summarize it. Your Majesty's grand strategic direction of implementing the policy from now on is wrong."

"You are too obsessed with the growth of the noble group or the civil servant group, thus threatening your imperial rule."

"So you have always maintained a balance between the noble group and the civil servant group." At this point, Lin Che changed the subject:
"As everyone knows, power is a public weapon, not something that belongs to a person or a family. The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least important."

"The Xungui Group, the Civil Service Group, or the Jiangnan Clan, what's the harm if these forces become stronger?"

"Although these groups fight with each other, as long as they care about the country and the people, what harm will it do to our Ming Dynasty?"

"Even if these groups have some selfish behaviors, Your Majesty should find ways to respect and integrate power for your own use!"

"Instead of blindly suppressing it, the contradiction between the imperial power and the powerful families and the powerful will be transferred to the contradiction between them and the common people, making the powerless common people the ultimate victims."

"In this way, Your Majesty, you are relaxed. In the end, it is the common people who suffer. The result is that the common people cannot survive and are forced to follow the old path of the late Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. In the Central Plains, uprisings continue, the country is fragmented, and the country is in danger."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly broke out in cold sweat, opened his mouth wide, and gasped.

Lin Che glanced at it and continued without stopping:
"Guanzi said: The one who understands the emperor, the one who observes the Tao, the one who understands the virtues, the king, the one who plans the victory and conquers the war is the hegemon!"

"Those who can understand the essence of all things can achieve imperial status; those who can understand the way of governing the world can achieve emperor status; those who know how to implement virtuous government can achieve royal status; those who know how to plan and win wars can achieve hegemony."

"Your Majesty cares about the common people in the world. I don't deny this, but your Majesty's vision is still one-sided and he has not understood the essence of all things!"

"Control is always more miraculous than destruction!"

"Don't always think about how to control the common people. The common people are the most powerless and the most pitiful group of people. Their requirements are not high, but they just want to be fed and clothed, have enough food and clothing, and that their family can be safe. Who would want to die and rebel?"

"If you look back at history, for thousands of years in China, the greatest enemies of emperors have always been common people."

"As long as the emperor can control the rich and powerful, and the people's lives are a little easier, these people will not rebel. After all, as long as there is a little hope of living, whoever will rebel, the emperor can solve the problem of the country from the root. question."

"I advise Your Majesty to control the powerful, powerful, and civil servant groups instead of killing them!"

"There is no end in sight for killing all the people in the world!"

"Kill this force, and new forces will emerge, which may be more dangerous and destructive."

"Killing and killing, when will it end!"

The words fall.

Silent.

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely shocked, but even the Zhu brothers next to him also had their eyes widened.

When Lin Che said this, Zhu Yuanzhang's originally messy thoughts were smoothed out like a cocoon.

Since there is no way to kill all those powerful people, nobles, and civil servants, just like cutting leeks, another one will grow again. Why not tame them and use them for your own use?

The process of domestication will inevitably produce contradictions!

In this way, the conflict between the two parties can be kept between the emperor and the powerful, and the family class, and the conflict will not be transferred to the conflict between the powerful and the common people!

After integrating power, are you still worried about failing to achieve your great cause?

(End of this chapter)