Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 568 You Abdicate, Zhu Chongba

Chapter 568 You Should Abdicate Zhu Chongba

Master Hu took a risk today and had this conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang, the hot-tempered old man whom he had been afraid of for a long time. In fact, he had been hesitating for a long time.

But after much thought, Mr. Hu decided to give it a try.

The reason is very simple!
Master Hu felt that if he didn't say anything, it would be too late!
For Mr. Hu, he has already understood from history and personal contact how paranoid Zhu Yuanzhang is.

It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang was actually already a paranoid post-traumatic stress disorder patient.

Witnessing his parents, brothers and sisters-in-law starving to death, and then struggling to survive the chaotic world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was tempered like steel.

But at the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was deeply hurt.

His strong willpower allowed him to suppress his tyranny.

But how long can this suppression last?

What's more, in the original history, the successive deaths of Empress Ma, Zhu Biao, Zhu Xiongying and others caused Zhu Yuanzhang to suffer the most severe trauma when he was old.

Then, he completely exploded.

Reason and madness each occupied half in his mind.

It was precisely because of this situation that the situation occurred. It was clearly a preparation for Zhu Yunwen's succession, but Zhu Yuanzhang ended up expanding the scale of the purge and purging a large number of people.

They even killed a lot of people at any time.

This was actually his rationality, which could no longer suppress the anger, irritability and murderous desire in his heart.

Therefore, if Mr. Hu really wants to save his life, the previous method of just hiding will not work.

Because you never know when Old Zhu will suddenly become determined and kill Master Hu with a snap.

Therefore, instead of waiting until the later stage, we should try our best to take a chance on Lao Zhu's kindness and rationality.

It would be better to basically solve this hidden danger while Empress Ma, Zhu Biao, Zhu Xiongying and others are all here.

Even if it cannot be completely solved, at least part of it should be solved.

So, this is how we had today’s conversation.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Master Hu with some doubt at this moment.

"Weiyong, you...you are not trying to scare me, are you?"

"What on earth did you discover?"

"Why is Biao'er going to be tortured to death by us?"

"Don't be alarmist. We don't eat this!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang pretending not to buy it but clenching his hands nervously, Master Hu didn't feel like laughing at him.

Instead, he said it seriously.

"You have certainly given the crown prince the greatest trust, the best team, and even the power of regent."

"But have you ever thought about this? Whether it's the court officials or the prince himself, they are actually dealing with all this very carefully!"

"It is precisely because your support for the Crown Prince is rare in the world and has never been seen before in any dynasty that they are even more cautious!"

“Because there is no reference at all!”

"Who knows how much trust you have?"

"Who knows how wide your delegation of power is?"

"If I were to accidentally violate your taboo, wouldn't that mean that father and son would be alienated, and the ruler and his subjects would be at odds?"

Mr. Hu's words made Zhu Yuanzhang look particularly strange for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, wanting to explain.

After all, he really trusted his fat son.

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he swallowed them back.

There is no way to explain this.

Any words are in vain in the face of the current situation.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this situation was actually happening now.

Once Master Hu started his story, he had to continue to finish it. "Especially since you later abolished the position of Prime Minister."

"I know that you want to centralize power so that your descendants won't have to worry about a powerful prime minister emerging in the future."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became somewhat sullen.

Because the Mr. Hu who was speaking in front of him was the prime minister who resigned earlier.

There are some things that others may not be able to say;
There are some things that others may not be able to see through.

But in the eyes of the king and his ministers, it was an obvious thing and there was no question of whether to admit it or not.

But Master Hu didn't care about Zhu Yuanzhang's emotions at all.

He was anxious to finish expressing his views quickly and then see Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction.

"But, Chongba, have you ever thought about it?"

"Just because you no longer hold the position of Prime Minister doesn't mean you don't need people to work for you anymore!"

"The work that the prime minister used to do is now shared by the cabinet and the crown prince."

"And among them, at least 80% of the work was shared by the Crown Prince."

"I have been a prime minister, and I know how much work a prime minister has to do."

"How busy do you think the prince is, with all the government affairs he already has to handle, plus the business that originally belonged to the prime minister?"

"The key is that most of the time, he not only has to convince his subjects, but also you!"

"Because you are stubborn, once you feel that something is not to your liking, you will lose your temper!"

"I've suffered enough from this!"

"But now, all this suffering has been borne by your eldest son."

"How long do you think he can carry all these things?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent.

There was a long silence.

Lies are never something that shocks people;

The truth is the sharpest knife that can make people lose their minds.

But it just so happens that everything that Master Hu said today was true.

It’s just that he didn’t pay attention to these things at all before.

Looking back now, Zhu Biao's position as the crown prince seemed so stable that his other brothers did not even have the qualifications to covet it.

But actually?
In Zhu Biao's heart, did he really think that the throne would definitely be his?
Whenever I quarreled with Biao'er, I seemed to have said many times in a fit of rage that I would depose him from his position as crown prince.

Also, Biaoer seems to be busy every day.

By the way, the imperial physician seemed to have said that Biao'er was overworked and needed to rest...

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if his heart was being eaten by thousands of insects, and he was tortured by memories over and over again in endless recollections.

Because these things are too real.

This is not some fake made-up thing.

For these things, Master Hu relied only on observation and conjecture, but he himself had experienced them personally.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly depressed.

What have you done?
He looked at Master Hu with a face full of bitterness and regret, and forced a smile with difficulty.

"Weiyong, now that we've come to this point, tell me, what do you want to say?"

"We can't just watch Biaoer being pushed to a dead end by us."

"So, what do you say we do?"

Master Hu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was full of heartache and regret, and said softly.

"You should abdicate!"

(End of this chapter)