Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 238 Chapter 238 Internal Reading of the Empire
Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the records of his ancestors and compiled them for four years.

This year he changed some regulations based on what he saw in Wonderland.

Before Lao Zhu saw this, he had modified this thing sixty times.

Especially the warning to future generations cannot be changed even a word.

However, the content he wrote has been changed many times, indicating that Zhu Yuanzhang's conception of the political system of the Ming Dynasty was always changing.

He slaps his head a bit too often, so the ancestral precepts he wrote cannot remain unchanged and must keep up with his governing philosophy.

When he read this thin bound volume just now, he really felt extremely painful.

This matter did not go according to what he thought, and it completely became a means for civil servants to restrict their descendants, which Lao Zhu would never accept.

He thought about it and asked: "Biao'er, go and call Wang Buli into the palace, discuss the details of the wedding with him, and then ask him what he thinks about this ancestral precept, and how to treat the feudal king. The problem."

"Dad, are you sure he can know?"

Wang Buli raised his eyebrows slightly, what happened to the ancestral teachings?
Listening to what Zhu Biao meant, it was that Lao Zhu suddenly discovered that the ancestral precepts he wrote were a double-edged sword.

So sometimes Zhu Biao doesn't understand some of his father's behaviors.

After Wang Buli woke up from his sleep in the county government office, he felt a little tired and bored after hanging around for a long time.

After arriving at the palace and saluting, Wang Buli was given a seat and sat next to Zhu Biao.

Later, Zhu Biao glanced at his father and then complained softly about the ancestral precepts written by his father.

But who makes him not the emperor now?

But shouldn’t the etiquette department handle all the details of the wedding?
Otherwise, what can we feed them?
Wang Buli was always very wary of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The most important thing is that Wang Buli is too lazy to take the initiative to work for Lao Zhu. If he has time, he might as well go to "fight wolves" outside the city and practice archery.

After getting married and moving into the princess' mansion, he still has to find a good place to hide his gun.

After all, the public security in Jiangning County is now good, and the cases that should be solved cannot be solved. There are no new cases, which is enough for Wang Buli to take a good rest.

This was something Zhu Yuanzhang could not allow.

Although Wang Buli was confused, he responded and said hello.
He asked Zhong Niu and others to go out to patrol the streets, and he followed the eunuch to the palace. When he came out of the palace, he escorted him home.

No matter his status is high or low, he can talk to others calmly.

Zhu Biao could only express that he knew, and sent someone to call Wang Buli into the palace.

Once a powerful minister appears, won't the world be controlled by the powerful minister?

What else can be too demanding for such a versatile talent?

Although he knew that the two men worked together every day, it was convenient for Zhu Yuanzhang to teach his son.

"This boy has a delicate mind and thinks differently than ordinary people. He is more like an outsider."

After thinking about this, Wang Buli understood that there was an exchange of interests between the two parties. Let's see where the topic turns in the end.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear to see anyone taking a leisurely pace.

No need to think about it, these things were all ordered by Lao Zhu.

After all, you came up with several ideas one after another, all of which made us confused.

Zhu Biao did not intend to listen completely. Moreover, once he died suddenly and the young emperor came to power, the ministers would use the ancestral precepts to limit the power of their descendants. How could this be done?

Mainly because of the handgun, Wang Buli didn't dare to take it out easily.

Zhu Biao gave Wang Buli a lot of praise.

After entering the palace, the eunuch led Wang Buli directly to Zhu Yuanzhang's office.

In the middle of the thinking room, a eunuch ran into the county government office and immediately knelt on the ground.
It was said that the prince wanted to discuss the details of the marriage with the consort, and he asked the consort to go to the palace with him immediately.

That's why Zhu Biao wanted to ask Wang Buli if he had any solution.

It was probably Zhu Biao who retold it to give the appearance of being kind to the prince.

There is no need to whip everyone around and spin them around.

Hearing this, Wang Buli was also thinking. It was really rare for Lao Zhu to think that future generations would be restricted by his ancestral precepts.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and took two steps:
"Yes, he behaves like an outsider. He obviously has the means, but he looks like he's just waiting to die. We can't look down upon his lazy temperament!"

Anyway, he felt it. Wang Buli's temperament was the kind of happy-go-lucky kind, eating and drinking, making friends, and playing with women.

If Wang Buli was sensible, he should continue to give him the face Zhu Yuanzhang gave him, and it would be best if he could help solve some problems.

Who the hell would take the initiative to dig into old cases when they have nothing to do? There are no clues, and it is simply not something that ordinary people can solve.

If you don't become a cow or a horse, is it worthy of you to come to this world?

When you encounter something, you still have the brain to give you ideas and help you solve the problem.

Zhu Yuanzhang was there to review the memorial, and Zhu Biao discussed with him some details of the marriage, including kneeling down to worship both parents, etc. He did not say that Wang Buli's parents should stand aside and wait for them to kneel down.

Zhu Biao pretended not to hear what his father said.

After hearing these concessions, Wang Buli glanced quickly at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still dealing with government affairs, and then looked away.

"it is good."

This shows that Lao Zhu still has ideas, but because of historical limitations, he has no good way to change it.

Wang Buli slightly changed his stereotype that Zhu Yuanzhang only believed that he was the person in the world who could best answer the correct answer.

It's just that he thinks about this matter again and whether he should give the answer so quickly.

Lest they form path dependence, it would be too dangerous for Lao Zhu to have a hand in whatever policies he formulates.

Such ancestral precepts are "family affairs", so Wang Buli feels that he can still get involved and work hard to integrate into the "family" group.

Zhu Yuanzhang's ears are so useful. Now that his eyes are not blind and his ears are not deaf, how can he not hear the whispers of the two of them.

So when his son stopped, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial with his eyes, but his ears had already become deafened.

But after waiting for a long time, Wang Buli never heard his answer.

Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the ancestral precepts.

Because deep down in his heart, he hopes that when future generations put a final seal on his coffin, especially those who think they are capable, before they die, they want others to remember what great things he has done in his life and what great achievements he has created. It is not a waste of time to walk in this world.

What Zhu Yuanzhang wants people to remember the most in his heart is not that he went from a beggar to the position of emperor, because he has already accomplished this and it is of no importance to him.

What he most wants to be remembered for is that his legislation will last forever, and that the book of ancestral precepts can be used by future generations. This is where he put the most effort and effort, and he also thinks it is extremely perfect.

Lao Zhu even had a certain degree of self-confidence in his achievement, believing that with such a complete system, even if future generations became incompetent emperors, they could easily become emperors by relying on their ancestors' precepts.

But what he saw and heard in Wonderland really slapped him hard in the face.

All his ideas came to nothing!

After all, dictators are always confident!
That's why Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely uncomfortable when he saw the result. His years of hard work turned out to be like this and was shelved.

When it was taken out and used, it was mostly by courtiers to suppress the emperor.

It made Zhu Yuanzhang shoot himself in the foot.

So Zhu Yuanzhang could only make an excuse to put the memorial aside, pick up the new memorial from the side, and quickly glanced at Wang Buli, trying to get an answer from him.

Wang Buli leaned on his chair and looked up at the hall, as if thinking.

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang look away and began to review slowly.

Although Wang Buli is smart and blessed by great opportunities, he is not omnipotent and has to think about everything.

"Brother Prince, actually I think it is quite simple to avoid this situation."

"Oh?"

Zhu Biao didn't expect Wang Buli to come up with ideas so quickly.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were fixed on the memorial, but his mind was all on Wang Buli's next words, wanting to hear what he had in mind.

"Since it is the ancestral instruction of the Ming Dynasty clan and was written specifically for the emperor and vassal kings to read, why should it be passed on to foreign ministers?

It only needs to be circulated internally, and it can be avoided if the clan members use ancestral precepts to restrict the emperor.

Anyway, there is Zongzheng in the clan, and no one can advise the emperor. He can always speak behind closed doors. "

Wang Buli's idea does have some meaning.

Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly, this is the reason.

The foreign minister must check carefully if he has the ancestral teachings of the emperor Ming Dynasty, and you are not allowed to use this to advise the emperor on his actions. Inside the Empire Reader!

Zhu Yuanzhang closed the memorial. He thought Wang Buli would think about it for a long time, but he never thought that he would come up with a solution in such a short time.

Zhu Yuanzhang once wondered whether the problem that trapped him was too simple!

Why was it so easy to solve it when it came to Wang Buli's mouth?
Zhu Yuanzhang did not realize that he did not have his own ideology. He became the emperor and was defined by Confucian ideology.

The most important thing is that although he studied many Confucian books, the power to interpret Confucian ideology was entirely in the hands of scholar-bureaucrats.

They have a whole set of grammar, code words, tropes, allusions, irony, etc. to pick out three grammatical errors in what you say.

They use it like a fish in water.

But if Lao Zhu doesn't pay attention, he will get into trouble.

Lao Zhu would often worry that he and his children and grandchildren would be deceived and tricked by the scholar-bureaucrats and taken to the ditch.

And Lao Zhu was the person in the ancient times who pushed the monarch's power to the extreme position. He did not allow Confucianism to deviate from his interpretation to restrict his descendants.

Even though Lao Zhu distrusted the civil service group very much, he had to accept the influence of Confucian ideology on the Ming Dynasty in order for him to be a stable emperor.

After all, this is a school of thought that has been selected for thousands of years to benefit the royal family. Without him, how can you rule the world?

What Lao Zhu could do was to delete some of Mencius' words about people valuing the people and the monarch being despised from the textbooks of the Ming Empire. Other than that, he had no other way.

Confucian consciousness is really a stone in the cesspool, and anyone who touches it easily can end up in shit.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and took two steps:
"Buli, what you just said makes some sense."

It is normal for the emperor to beat the feudal king and for the feudal king to give suggestions to the emperor.

Especially how can outsiders get involved in this kind of thing?

"Yes, since it is an ancestral instruction for descendants, there is no need for outsiders to know it. Even if they take it out, it will not help."

Listening to the agreement between father and son, Wang Buli actually felt that their thinking was a little simpler.

It is quite normal for ministers to gather enough clan members to give the emperor eye drops.

Even though Lao Zhu had already ordered the clan not to have anything to do with courtiers.

But later on, it was very common for the daughter of a feudal king to marry a minister of the court.

But there is no such thing as a once-and-for-all policy. It would be an excellent government if it could keep pace with the times.

When he thought of this, Wang Buli didn't say anything.

In short, I have come up with a solution, and it will be fine if I can manage it for a while.

God knows when Lao Zhu will discover this loophole.

Zhu Yuanzhang began to walk in circles in the hall. He was stuck in a dead end and always thought about what to do.

Since it is our own business, how can we leave it to the control of outsiders?
Zhu Yuanzhang quickly asked Qi Lang to write down Wang Buli's advice. This kind of thing will definitely inspire future generations to govern.

After all, even he himself was deeply inspired.

"Plough." Zhu Yuanzhang decided to strike while the iron was hot:

"I listened to your advice on my birthday and I think you are right. After five generations, there will be so many descendants of clans in the world.

In less than a hundred years, the Ming Dynasty will need to spend a lot of money on salaries. If there is a famine, they may sell their wives and daughters. "

"Your Majesty is right." Wang Buli agreed directly: "Has your Majesty paid attention to it again?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very impressed by Wang Buli's approval and followed up with a rhetorical question, so he put his hands behind his back:
"We all know what you, the prince-consort, did in the farm, probably because you wanted to do business and make money, right?"

"Ah."

Wang Buli admitted very bachelorly: "I can't hide anything from Your Majesty."

"Not only you, the princes, marquises, and my elder sons also have people to take care of their business, so we thought, since you can all make money, then we don't need so much in salary. "

Wang Buli didn't answer any questions and waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to say:

“Fifty thousand dan per year for a prince is indeed too much, much more than nearly 1,000 dan per year for a first-grade official.

Since they secretly let people do business to make money, let's give them five thousand dan a year, and the rest will decrease in descending order. This will also teach them how to be diligent and thrifty.

Plow, what do you think? "

"Forehead?"

Wang Buli raised a big question mark. Did Lao Zhu change his temper and start not loving his sons?
To directly reduce the gap from fifty thousand stones to ten times, this is too fantasy!

In fact, Wang Buli is also rare and strange.

Lao Zhu said that he had ordered 50,000 yuan of food for his sons, but in the later period, he sealed his son King Min in Yunnan, but the territory of Yunnan was even more desolate than Guangxi at that time.

Then he gave a fixed salary of six hundred stones a year.

For a dignified prince, the salary ranges from 50,000 to 600, and the prince level directly receives the salary of the great-great-grandchildren.

They are both biological sons, so why is there such a big gap? I am watching elephants baring their teeth in this poor place deep in the mountains and forests of Yunnan, and I don’t have the money to be cool.

I want to be transferred away from here and go to a wealthy place to be a happy prince.

Because he had a son at an old age, he was quite liked by Zhu Yuanzhang, so he never wanted to bring him here.

But Lao Zhu will not change his mind. The prince should stay at the border or at an important place, and his older sons will give priority to the north.

Who reassured Lao Zhu that Mu Ying was dead at this time.

Yunnan needs to be guarded by the Ming prince to ensure that it will not become the territory of the Mu family.

So King Min also learned from his brothers and began to do evil.

When Hou Mu's family in Xiping reported that Wang was illegal, Lao Zhu ignored him.

But when Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he was dozed off and gave him a pillow, so he was demoted to a commoner.

I was exiled from a place full of mosquitoes to a place in Fujian where I could only watch seagulls ordering French fries.

Of course, King Min is not the worst.

The princes in the northwest have the lowest income of 500 shi of food per year. This is still the first generation and has not been passed down.

How much of a shrinkage is it from 50,000 to 500?
Finally, in the 29th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered that the fifty thousand dan he had set was unrealistic, and began to take the initiative to reduce the clan salary for his sons.

This led to this practice of adapting to the times to be imitated by later emperors. The amount of the vassal king's annual salary was often determined by the emperor's thoughts, which reflected the "friendship between relatives" and the behavior of adding annual salary and gifts.

The royal family and vassal kings also became very frequent in petitioning, so the age of the vassal kings in later generations was often in flux.

When Zhu Di came to power, the practice of reducing wages and arrears for relatives officially began. King Jingjiang and King Dai only had 300 shi of food per year.

Lao Zhu still felt sorry for his sons. Although he gave little, at least he gave them!

"Your Majesty is right." Wang Buli still agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's statement, and then looked suspicious again:
"But with such a small salary, what should we do if the vassal king or his descendants encounter difficulties?

In the event that people starve to death, should Your Majesty also consider this? "

"Well, you're right."

Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the situation and took over the conversation. He was thinking about how to deal with it.

Zhu Biao said directly: "Dad, actually I think that since there are difficulties, the vassal kings or their heirs will definitely write a letter, so that after the emperor knows the news, he will send people out to check, and after getting the specific situation, he will provide help."

"Hey, the prince has filled this loophole."

Wang Buli complimented Zhu Biao again, which made the corners of Zhu Biao's mouth twitch up.

This can be regarded as the result of his own thinking.

Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded in agreement. A living person can still choke to death with urine.

He just asked tentatively: "I plan to merge with the four people after the sixth generation and let them fend for themselves. What do you think?"

"what?"

Wang Buli looked at Lao Zhu in disbelief.

According to Lao Zhu's plan, the sixth grandson was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Fengguo. When he gave birth to a son, he would have nothing.

Lao Zhu could have come up with this kind of thing on his own. Why does Wang Buli not believe it so much?

So he was very cautious and didn't say anything.

On the other hand, Zhu Biao poked Wang Buli and reminded him in a low voice: "How can you lose your mind when my father asks you a question!"

Wang Buli had never read the imperial instructions, but he knew that Lao Zhu was willing to raise a large group of Zhu family descendants so that they would not have to worry about food and clothing. Who changed his mind?
Whose opinion can Lao Zhu listen to at this time?
(End of this chapter)