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

Chapter 583: Mr. Hu's Heartbreaking Words
Chapter 583: Mr. Hu’s Heartbreaking Words
As for Mr. Hu, he is now a little bit arrogant.

Otherwise, he would never say such words in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, for Mr. Hu, there are some things he must say.

If he doesn't tell others, his life may become even more difficult in the future.

Instead of risking your life at that time, it is better to relieve the pressure in advance.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood there for a while, but was surprised to find that even Zhu Biao, his fat son who was always considerate, did not come over to give him a way out.

This surprised him and made him feel a little sad.

Why doesn’t even Biaoer understand himself?
"Biao'er, do you also think that we killed too many people?"

"Do you still think I'm murderous?"

Zhu Biao was stunned by his father's sudden question.

But he also knew that this was also his opportunity.

Zhu Yuanzhang actually talked to him about the issue of abdication.

The father and son had a very frank conversation.

Zhu Biao did not have so many demands for power.

After all, to be honest, he, the crown prince, had already become the executive vice emperor under Zhu Yuanzhang's favor.

The only difference between him and a real emperor is a title.

For the rest, there isn't much difference.

But does he want to abdicate?

Of course!
What attracted him most was not anything else but Mr. Hu's argument that once this system of abdication had lasted for three generations, it would become a permanent rule of the Ming Dynasty.

This is undoubtedly beneficial to the inheritance of power in the Zhu family.

Fights between brothers and fratricide, these scenes that were once common in royal history may be put to an end.

This was undoubtedly very attractive to Zhu Biao.

However, it was obvious that Zhu Biao's approval of Master Hu's idea made Zhu Yuanzhang somewhat upset.

Now, the thoughts hidden deep in my heart finally burst out.

Zhu Biao looked at his father speechlessly.

"Dad, what are you thinking about?"

"Is it the first day that I feel you have a murderous nature?"

"Have I not always been against your killing?"

Zhu Biao's approach was completely unconventional and it stunned Zhu Yuanzhang.

right!

My fat son always thinks that I am too murderous.

But this sudden answer made him look at Master Hu in confusion.

"Don't look at me, Your Majesty!"

"I don't care whether you have a strong murderous nature or not!"

"What I care about is that your killing is unreasonable!"

"Not to mention the prince, even the officials are confused by your random killing!"

"They don't even know whether you are fighting corruption or using it to kill people!"

Zhu Yuanzhang became even more confused after hearing what Master Hu said.

He really hates corrupt officials from the bottom of his heart.

How come it's not about fighting corruption, but taking the opportunity to kill people?

Master Hu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's confused expression and sighed speechlessly.

"Okay, I'll explain it to you!"

"If you think about what you have done in the past, you will know that it is not that simple."

Mr. Hu raised a finger.

"First of all, as the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you set a rule."

"If you accept bribes or embezzle more than sixty taels, you will be skinned and stuffed with straw!"

"This shows that you have no tolerance for corruption and bribery, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little "unbalanced" at this moment because of the joint backstabbing of his old brother and his fat son.

He could only watch Master Hu and wait for him to answer his questions.

"Then here's the problem."

"No matter whether it's active or passive, no matter what the reason is, once someone breaks this rule."

"He then had two options."

"Or else, I can only pray for your magnanimity as the emperor. I can't say that I can get through this safely, but at least I can save my life."

"Or else, they just go along with the others, hoping to cover it up and get more money at the same time."

"After all, if one covets sixty taels, his family will be ruined. So sixty thousand taels can at least allow him to live a carefree life for a few years."

"We're going to die anyway, so why not do it this way?"

"But on the other hand, many people who accepted bribes of sixty or seventy taels were let off so easily because of your Majesty's stroke of the pen."

"After all, you know that a slightly more expensive gift of sixty, seventy, or even a hundred taels is really nothing."

"So far, the Hongwu Law that you established has been broken by you yourself."

Mr. Hu spread his hands and said in extreme speechlessness.

"The threshold is extremely low. If you are not careful, you will end up dead. What should we do?"

"Who wants to die?"

"If you don't want to deceive your superiors and subordinates, or go crazy and die, what else can you do?"

"To put it bluntly, sixty taels and ten thousand taels are both the same crime. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely ashamed and angry after hearing these words.

But he was blushing and didn't know how to start.

And Mr. Hu's story continued.

"If you want to stop killing by killing, so that people don't dare to be greedy, then killing alone is useless."

"Because once they're killed, the matter is over."

"It's none of my business anyway, so who would remember this?"

"But what if we change it?"

"For example, if someone embezzles 60 taels, he will be demoted, have his salary fined, and will not be allowed to be promoted for five years."

"If you embezzle 100 taels, you will be fired and never employed again!"

"If anyone embezzles 1,000 taels of silver, he will be expelled from the court, and his descendants will not be allowed to take the imperial examinations for two generations, and their official titles will be revoked."

"If you pay more than 1,000 taels, you will be killed, and the previous punishment will be added!"

"In this way, can the locals see a living example?"

“Even his descendants will see the power of corruption and bribery, and be more vigilant?”

"Isn't this better than you killing someone alone?"

"Moreover, those who accidentally made mistakes now have an extra way out. After being frightened by you, will they be able to work peacefully?"

As Master Hu spoke, Zhu Biao nodded beside him.

That look of surprise was simply too obvious.

Obviously, in his opinion, Master Hu's method was much better than his father's indiscriminate killing.

The key is that the concepts of "curing diseases and saving lives" and "punishing past mistakes and preventing future ones" proposed by Mr. Hu are more in line with Zhu Biao's governing philosophy.

But Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth and looked at the two people in front of him with horror.

"You...this..."

"Isn't this blind?"

"You take our salary, but don't work for the people or the Ming Dynasty. Do you think it's reasonable?"

Master Hu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang disappointedly and sighed.

"So what effect did your previous method have?"

“How many people can you scare?”

"For most officials, the people you killed are just a number in the official newspaper. What does it have to do with them?"

(End of this chapter)