Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 2 is corny, but useful
Zhu Yuanzhang raised an ultimate question when he came up.

Zhu Gaoxu deliberately showed fear on his face. He knelt down with an exaggerated thud, gritted his teeth, and kowtowed his head vigorously for more than ten times. He did not stop until his scalp was bruised and bleeding.

Zhu Yuanzhang knelt down and helped Zhu Gaoxu up with all his strength. When he saw that the skin on his forehead was broken and bleeding was oozing out, he couldn't bear to say: "Don't be afraid, we forgive you, just say it."

Zhu Gaoxu said with a trembling voice: "As for Grandpa Huang, the Ming Dynasty has a long history and can be passed down to thousands of people." Then he immediately lowered his voice and said: "But it will stop when things go well."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the four words "stop when things go smoothly", he was suddenly startled. He released his left and right hands and pressed them directly on Zhu Gaoxu's shoulders, for fear that the other party would run away.

"Gao Xu, you must think carefully. Do you really mean this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was condescending, looking at Zhu Gaoxu with a knife-edge gaze, and asked in a low voice.

It is said that the prophecy of "Stop when things go well" came from Liu Ji. Although later generations have verified that this prophecy first appeared in the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, it is not important to Zhu Gaoxu who the author is. What is important is that Zhu Yuanzhang had a strong reaction after hearing the prophecy. .

Outside, it was windy and rainy, and spring thunder sounded.

In the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, felt a storm in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that before this, except for him and the master, no third party in the world knew about this prophecy, and the master had died many years ago, before Zhu Gaoxu was born.

Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang personally wrote a biography of this person in his later years - "The Biography of Immortal Zhou Dian".

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu nodding without hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang speculated that there was probably an expert comparable to Zhou Dian standing behind Zhu Gaoxu?Or maybe Zhu Gaoxu understood from the "Huangji Jingshi Book" that the future is a real thing! ?
"Ha ha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang let go of Zhu Gaoxu, gently stroked his beard with his right hand, and smiled heartily, and his mood instantly became happy.

Zhu Gaoxu did not dare to guess the reason for Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter, so he just responded silently without saying a word.

At this time, the rain outside gradually stopped. The dark clouds that had previously shrouded the Ming Dynasty Imperial City had dissipated without a trace, and a few stars slowly revealed a little silver light.

"Come here, tell the imperial doctor to wait at the Wenhua Hall."

Looking at Zhu Gaoxu's bleeding forehead, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted outside the palace.

Then, he turned around and said to Zhu Gaoxu: "Follow us to the Wenhua Hall."

Not long after, the grandfather and grandson arrived at the Wenhua Hall, followed closely by heavily armored soldiers who surrounded the hall.

The imperial doctor who was already waiting in the hall had quick eyesight and quick hands. After saluting, he quickly opened the medicine box and carefully treated Zhu Gaoxu's wounds.

Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed the imperial doctor, and then ordered someone to bring a set of cases and two plates of cakes to Zhu Gaoxu.

Although Zhu Gaoxu has the mind of an adult, his body is that of a teenager after all. He has a strong metabolism and gets hungry quickly. Since the food was delivered to him and Zhu Yuanzhang said it was a reward, how could he dare to refuse? Naturally, he thanked him and sat down to eat.

Zhu Yuanzhang pulled up a chair and sat down opposite Zhu Gaoxu, watching the latter eat with interest.

"Slow down, don't choke."

Zhu Gaoxu said respectfully: "Thank you, Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a kind smile and asked: "Gao Xu, what other predictions have you realized?"

"My grandson is stupid and doesn't realize much."

Zhu Gaoxu still didn't dare to let down his guard and answered cautiously.

"Okay, tell us everything you have realized." Zhu Yuanzhang said enthusiastically.

Zhu Gaoxu replied: "Returning to the emperor, the Ming Dynasty will have a prosperous era when all nations will come to court in the future."

"The Ming Dynasty of our old Zhu family is far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked very happy and asked again: "Is there any plan to move the capital?"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately became alarmed. The relocation of the capital was a big issue and would cause complications. He decided not to talk about it, so he pretended to chew the dessert and think about it, and then replied: "Grandpa Huang, this really doesn't happen."

"Is there anything else?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly, deliberately showing his temper.

Zhu Gaoxu said unhurriedly: "It's only my fault that my grandson is stupid. He only realized some simple and clear things, such as the Yongle era, Zheng He's voyages to the West, the coming of all nations to the court, the Wanli revival, etc."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and fell into silence.

After a while, he suddenly looked directly at Zhu Gaoxu and asked, "Do you understand the meaning of these predictions about the future?"

"Back to Grandpa Huang, my grandson thinks that maybe it means the literal meaning, as straightforward as 'Yongle Shengshi'."

Zhu Gaoxu felt his heart tremble when Zhu Yuanzhang saw him. He suppressed his nervousness and kept calm. He replied unhurriedly: "The 'Yongle prosperous age' should be like the 'Zhenguan rule'. The emperor with Yongle as his reign created a prosperous age during his reign. "

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up expressionlessly, walked a few steps back and forth in front of Zhu Gaoxu with his hands behind his back, and peeked at Zhu Gaoxu from time to time.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Zhu Gaoxu and asked fiercely: "Gaoxu, you said before that what you learned from the "Huangji Jingshi Shu" is not only the prediction of the future of the Ming Dynasty, but also a set of strategies for governing the country. ?”

Zhu Gaoxu blurted out: "Yes."

"Speak quickly!"

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu didn't hesitate at all when he responded, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately showed an expectant look and said quickly.

"Sun'er called this set of strategies the 'Six Strategies for Economic Development and Economic Development'."

Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask, Zhu Gaoxu continued: "The six major strategies are the strategy of reforming land tax and paying taxes to the four people, the strategy of writing letters on the bus and not being afraid of officials, the strategy of Huangzhuang salt and iron filling the national treasury, the strategy of compulsory soldiers, education, civil and military affairs, and the strategy of firearms innovation queuing The strategy of killing with a cannon and the strategy of entrusting overseas people to the sun and the moon forever."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was listening carefully, Zhu Gaoxu chose to pause after finishing speaking.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to feel something in his heart, nodded, and then asked: "Gao Xu, you realized these six strategies, should you know their meaning?"

At this time, he had made up his mind to send someone to investigate the matter secretly.

Zhu Gaoxu hesitated before speaking, pretending to hesitate and said: "My grandson is stupid. The six strategies he has learned may not be put on the stage, and it is just general talk."

Zhu Yuanzhang is not an ordinary person. The six strategies mentioned by Zhu Gaoxu forced him to think of more things.

The Ming Dynasty promoted compulsory education as early as the founding of the country, and the policy of "the people are not afraid of officials" is consistent with the idea of ​​​​the people supervising officials in the "Da Gao". As for filling the national treasury with imperial palaces, salt and iron, etc., and enfeoffing overseas After careful consideration, the policy may not have merits.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was like a clear mirror. Each of these six major strategies could cause an uproar in the court if taken alone. It was not impossible to even serve as the foundation of the country.

Regardless of whether there was an expert behind Zhu Gaoxu or not, or whether he was instigated by others, simply dedicating these six strategies was a huge achievement.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened and he said: "Gao Xu, you stay here tonight and tell us in detail the prophecy and the six strategies you have realized. This matter is a royal secret and must never be repeated in the future. You can’t tell anyone else, even your own father and mother! Do you understand?”

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden change of expression, Zhu Gaoxu stood up quickly, walked around the desk and walked to the front, knelt at Zhu Yuanzhang's knees, and said solemnly: "My grandson knows the importance and will never reveal a word."

"Very good, he is indeed our good grandson!" Zhu Yuanzhang touched Zhu Gaoxu's head and said with a pleased smile: "Get up quickly."

The layout of the Wenhua Hall is simple and clear. Except for bookshelves, royal tables, and royal chairs, there are no other debris, which is in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's crisp style.

"Gao Xu, come and write down the prophecies and six strategies you just mentioned."

Zhu Yuanzhang signaled Zhu Gaoxu to sit down, and then personally delivered the pen, ink, paper and inkstone to the table in front of Zhu Gaoxu.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang took the six strategies written on the paper and pondered the meaning of the words while reading them, with a proud smile on his face from time to time.

"The four people are scholars, farmers, industry and merchants. The reform of land tax and four people's taxes should mean that the officials and gentry pay grain and tax as one body."

Looking at the first strategy, Zhu Yuanzhang said casually: "Gao Xu, what do you understand by the meaning of this strategy?"

Zhu Gaoxu was a man of two generations, and of course he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang, who founded the Ming Dynasty, had his own set of ideas for governing the country that were very characteristic of his own personality.

At the moment, he did not dare to show off, but said sternly: "Back to the emperor, grandpa, my grandson thinks that this policy is to say that the people are not noble and the four people are equal. The four people only have different division of labor. Of course, the key point is that they all pay taxes."

(End of this chapter)