Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 360 Don't Say What You Shouldn't Say
Of course, Wang Buli had to exaggerate the incident in order to highlight Zhu Yuanzhang's majesty.

In fact, in essence, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the crimes committed by Zhu Shouqian were enough to kill him several times.

But the Ming Dynasty laws were ultimately aimed at ordinary cattle and horses. How could they possibly apply to the Zhu family?

Zhu Yuanzhang tolerated Zhu Shouqian's misbehavior in Guangxi for several years. It was only after the unrest broke out in Guangxi that he thought of sending the Jinyiwei to capture him and give him a lecture in person.

If Zhu Shouqian had not written that "anti-poem" complaining about Zhu Yuanzhang, Wang Buli estimated that nothing would happen to him and he would not even be demoted to a commoner.

After all, they are a family. Zhu Yuanzhang is just so hypocritical.

Who would have thought that he was not nervous or afraid, but instead felt resentful. It was because he was spoiled.

Zhu Yuanzhang said that he wanted to crack down on corrupt officials for the sake of the people.

But the fundamental interest is to maintain the ruling foundation of his Ming Dynasty. These corrupt officials are endangering his Ming Dynasty and must be eliminated.

He has been sitting on the high imperial throne for so many years that it is difficult for him to feel much sympathy for the people.

At most they say how hard it is for ordinary people to farm, and that you should cherish the hard-earned life you have now.

But his sons wasted the people's energy on this and that, and he didn't take any action at all.

Once a rebellion broke out in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was to kill the rebels and maintain the effective rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Buli's experience in the county government can still be useful.

Zhu Yuanzhang had heard too many flattering words, and the key point was that this way of giving him a way out made Zhu Yuanzhang feel much better.

After all, Wang Buli's words directly cost Zhu Shouqian his life.

Zhu Yuanzhang only punished him by making him farm, and this punishment seemed too lenient compared to Wang Buli.

"That's all."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with the excuse given by Wang Buli and didn't want to mention the matter anymore.

After all, we have to see what the effect is. It is a foregone conclusion that his title will be restored in the future.

The main purpose was to scare Zhu Shouqian.

Zhu Shouqian's misdeeds in Guangxi were not a big deal. The main trigger was the poems he wrote expressing resentment towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, the vassal kings are far away from the capital, and there should be some restrictions on their cruelty to the people. It is best to make it known to the world to serve as a warning to others."

Wang Buli said leisurely, "At least the Ming Dynasty has only been established for a dozen years. Some people still have thoughts about the Yuan Dynasty. Now that His Majesty has such thunderous means for the mistakes of his own family, let alone the others, perhaps it can even intimidate a large group of people."

Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought. He felt that banishing his grandson to his hometown of Fengyang and asking him to farm was already a severe punishment.

Now that he had to issue another edict, Zhu Yuanzhang had never thought about it.

After all, we are all family.

Zhu Biao saw through Wang Buli's intention.

He wanted to warn the other vassal kings to prevent them from being overbearing and endangering others.

In the fairyland, Zhu Biao also witnessed the bastard behavior of the princes of later generations.

Now that several of them have been sent out, it would be okay to use the iron pillar to hit them.

“It’s not impossible to do this.”

Zhu Biao believed that Wang Buli had also heard some rumors.

Many illegal things happened in Qin Wang Zhu Chong's fiefdom.

He built large-scale buildings in the palace and forced the military and civilians to build pavilions and ponds in the palace for entertainment. He and his second concubine Deng tortured the palace maids in them for fun. Zhu Yuanzhang denounced him as "ignorant of human affairs and as stupid as beasts."

However, Zhu Biao was dissatisfied that his father only reprimanded him but did not take any practical action.

The third brother was also a misbehaving person when he went to his fiefdom. He rode his horse and dragged people away, and even tortured them with a chariot.

The three oldest children, the fourth to the sixth, were living a safe and stable life, which immediately made the second and third oldest children stand out.

As for his two younger brothers, Zhu Biao actually wanted his father to come forward and teach them a lesson, and then he would plead for mercy himself.

This is the normal procedure.

Otherwise, it would mean that he, the crown prince, would not tolerate his own brothers.

But the shitty things they did on their fiefdom really did not bring him face.

Now that Wang Buli has spoken out, that is great.

Zhu Biao was very satisfied with Wang Buli's words, so he echoed Wang Buli's words.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at his eldest son and said leisurely, "The second and third sons are deep in the border, and they are still capable of fighting."

"His Majesty."

Wang Buli saw that Zhu Biao had started a fight, so he took advantage of the situation and said:
"I just suggested that an imperial edict be issued to show your majesty's good intentions. It can also be a lesson to the other princes. As for whether they can listen to it and restrain themselves, no one can say for sure."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son and son-in-law singing the same tune.

To tell the truth.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not sure whether Wang Buli was on Zhu Biao's side or Zhu Di's side.

Because according to what he saw in the future, Wang Buli was definitely a member of the old fourth party.

It cannot be said that Wang Buli’s actions were all forced by Zhu Yunwen.

Or it could be said that he was not happy with Zhu Yunwen becoming the emperor.

In addition, some of the strategies issued by Zhu Yunwen were even more contrary to the policies of his Emperor Taizu.

As a "conservative and royal relative", Wang Buli secretly opposed the policies of the new emperor. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, that was also a manifestation of loyalty to him.

In particular, Wang Buli was mostly close to Zhu Biao before, but he was close to the fourth brother in terms of friendship, and Zhu Yuanzhang saw it all.

There is nothing wrong with such performance.

But Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that Wang Buli didn't seem to care about his official position in the Ming Dynasty.

When he worked as a minor official or a registrar, he could do his job quite well and he didn't even have much desire for an official position.

Now he serves as the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, the head of a government office, which is extremely "Buddhist".

He doesn't fight or compete, he just does whatever he is told to do, and he also tries to find ways to be "lazy".

Correct.

It's just laziness. I focus on the big things and ignore the small things.

Zhu Yuanzhang really disliked this way of handling government affairs.

He likes to catch both big and small ones together, so that no one dares to cheat him, even though it seems more difficult to do so.

But Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself that since he had become the emperor, what could be more tiring than reviewing memorials?
It is far worse than begging for food while starving!
In addition, Wang Buli always likes to watch the fun so as to get more topics to talk about with everyone, but he never talks about work.

motherfucker.

Zhu Yuanzhang cursed inwardly. He really couldn't see Wang Buli's face clearly.

This kid doesn't seem like an ordinary person.

What is in his mind is different from everyone he has met in his life.

To the extent that when Zhu Yuanzhang faced Wang Buli, he often couldn't figure him out.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was also an emperor who loved to study people.

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, he thought Wang Buli was right.

This kind of preventive measure will set an "example" for him. When the time comes, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance.

It's really that these two brothers went too far in their fiefdom.

Especially in border areas, if someone could not bear the torture and surrendered to the Mongols, or had hatred in their hearts, at certain moments the inside and outside would join forces and cause disaster.

Zhu Biao was a little confused. They were so well-behaved in the capital, but became so brutal once they got outside!
Could it be that they were all "acting"?

Wang Buli watched the game between the father and son.

After jointly eliminating the foreign enemy "Prime Minister", the two of them had different governing philosophies.

Zhu Yuanzhang is becoming more and more conservative now.

I am busy dealing with official documents every day.

On the contrary, after Zhu Biao took over more official documents, he also had many thoughts in his mind.

When it came to disciplining his younger brothers, Zhu Biao would scold them if he disagreed, but they simply wouldn't listen.

Because after the scolding, they now behave unruly and disobey, and it has no effect.

It's all in vain.

If something happens on the border in the future, and the distance is so far, how much harm will it cause to the court's decision-making if they act like a spoiled brat?
In addition, when some people see that the princes are so lawless, more people will not take the laws of the Ming Dynasty seriously.

It was Zhu Biao who was initiating the reopening of the Dali Temple.

He wanted to make the Ming Dynasty's judicial system appear at least a little fairer.

"No matter what the second and third brothers did was wrong, they are still your brothers after all!"

Zhu Yuanzhang actually had some doubts about Zhu Yunwen's idea of ​​reducing the power of the princes. Maybe his son, who was the crown prince, had mentioned this to him.

So when Zhu Yunwen came to power, he overturned his policies.

Especially since Zhu Yunwen forced his own uncle to death, deposed five kings, and fucked up everything, he seemed even more useless.

"Your Majesty, they are my brothers, so they should set an example and safeguard the rule of the Ming Dynasty instead of doing whatever they want once they are released."

Zhu Biao thought that since both of them didn't listen to his father, what prestige would he have after he ascended the throne? "But I have already written a letter to reprimand them."

Zhu Yuanzhang defended himself again.

The vassal kings sent out were rarely seen in the past few years.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang cursed them harshly, he actually did not take any action to stop their behavior.

Some people died at the hands of his son, so let them die.

At this time, it was difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to empathize with Zhu Baba.

Zhu Biao glanced at Wang Buli and motioned him to speak.

After receiving the signal, Wang Buli hummed, attracting Zhu Yuanzhang's attention, and then smiled:
“Your Majesty’s reprimand is good, but I think what the prince meant was that they should also be able to restrain themselves. Otherwise, if they still don’t listen after your Majesty’s reprimand, it will undermine the majesty of the emperor. What will the soldiers and civilians at the border think?
They will only know the vassal kings and not Your Majesty, and perhaps a separatist regime will emerge at that time, which will deviate from Your Majesty's policy of enfeoffment of the kings.

It is still necessary to give major warnings and minor punishments, and not indulge them blindly, otherwise the roots will be rotten within two generations."

Wang Buli immediately exaggerated the situation and made it more serious.

Haven’t you, Zhu Yuanzhang, seen the future of the Ming Dynasty?
I'd like to see how much I know.

Wang Buli's words left Zhu Yuanzhang dumbfounded, and he didn't know how to refute for a moment.

Is this kid going to expose the fact that the fourth brother has taken over?

Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet thought of telling his good son about this matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang then shook his sleeves and looked at Wang Buli:
"What do you want to say!"

Wang Buli looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's expression and withdrew his attempt:
“Although His Majesty has given us royal family members preferential treatment under the law, we cannot be ignorant. If we break the law knowingly, we will be slapping His Majesty in the face.

Can the majesty of the emperor be beaten by anyone at will?"

"Humph, you've slapped me in the face quite a bit."

"I dare not." Wang Buli quickly stood up and saluted.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally looked at the crown prince Zhu Biao who was standing beside him and said: "Just send out the edict about Shouqian. I don't want you brothers to be alienated."

After Zhu Biao bowed, he didn't say anything more.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked down from above and pointed at Wang Buli:

"You'd better not say anything more to me, or I will punish you."

Wang Buli bowed again.

In fact, he understood in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang did not tell his eldest son about the matter concerning the fourth son.

"Don't worry, father-in-law. I never dare to say anything nonsense."

"It better be."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his sleeves and walked past him, mainly to take a look at the scars on Zhu Shouqian's body.

The king and his subjects are relatives in the palace, but they are still relatives when they go out.

What's more, Zhu Shouqian grew up with Zhu Yuanzhang, and he had put a lot of thought into him.

It’s just that his sons behaved very well in the capital, but when they went to their fiefdoms, their true colors were revealed.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang put a lot of effort into education, his sons didn't seem to like "receiving education" and grew up in many different ways.

Zhu Biao felt a little amused when he saw his father threatening Wang Buli. He also understood that there were some things in the fairyland that they wanted to hide from him.

"Brother-in-law, I haven't asked you recently, are you doing well in this job?"

"It's so-so. I'm still a little uncomfortable with it."

Wang Buli sat back in his chair and said, "Brother Crown Prince, I never had the heart to pursue a career in government. Now I have to work hard for the Ming Dynasty. I am really exhausted."

"Okay, stop pretending."

"I don't know you yet. Are you someone who can easily tire yourself out?"

"I keep saying I'm tired, but I don't really do anything with the work at hand."

"Hey, Prince, you are wronging me. What did I fail to do?"

Wang Buli stretched out his hand to defend himself:
"I delegate power in this way in order to train my subordinates to be able to work independently. Otherwise, they will all receive salaries from the court for nothing, and I will be left to do all the work alone. They will all just be eating for free, which is not acceptable!"

Zhu Biao glanced at Wang Buli who was sitting below: "I always feel that there is something else behind your words."

Because the position of prime minister represented by Hu Weiyong was abolished, many ministers were really uncomfortable with it.

"Spend less time thinking about what others mean." Wang Buli leaned back in his chair.

"Your position as the crown prince is secure, so you don't need to try to figure out what others are saying."

A smile appeared on Zhu Biao's lips. He quite liked Wang Buli's free and easy personality.

After all, he is a blessed man.

Since everyone can enter the fairyland and enjoy themselves, it is normal for them to look down on official positions.

Zhu Biao then shook his head again: "Even if he is the crown prince, so what? Not everyone is willing to tell me the truth."

"That's true. Not many officials are willing to speak the truth to Your Majesty." Wang Buli patted his chair. "After all, we all sit in different positions, so it's hard to agree on what we think."

Zhu Biao didn't know that the saying "serving the emperor is like serving a tiger" was not said in vain.

The lives and property of the ministers are all in the hands of the emperor, so it is difficult not to be afraid.

How could so many powerful officials be allowed to exist!

"By the way, do you have any thoughts on the imperial edict regarding the iron pillar?"

When it came to cracking down on the vassal kings, Zhu Biao wanted to consult Wang Buli's opinion. After all, he was not sure how strong the attack should be.

It's light and not painful, so I don't care at all.

If it's too serious, they will say something like it's alienating the brotherhood.

"do not know."

Wang Buli felt that the Ming dynasty's princes had already begun to implement a policy of degrading their titles, and after five or six generations, commoners would be able to do the work of the four classes of people.

In particular, Zhu Yuanzhang had a set plan for the King of Sai.

"hehe."

Zhu Biao couldn't help but laugh twice. When his father was around, Wang Buli looked like he wanted the prince to be severely punished, but when his father was not present and he really asked him, he said he didn't know.

As expected of someone who came from the county government, his slick petty official character has not changed.

"You don't trust your uncle, do you?"

"No." Wang Buli sat on the chair and spread his hands.

"Brother Crown Prince, I have never thought of this method of restricting the princes. I am confused by your question and can't think of any good method for a while.

Moreover, if we weaken the interests of those who have not violated the law because of the mistakes of lawbreakers, it will only make matters worse and will more easily lead to the collapse of trust between the two parties, thus causing adverse consequences. It is better to focus on one thing. "

"That's all."

Zhu Biao didn't want to ask anymore. Wang Buli didn't want to get involved in such matters, even though he was the crown prince.

Wang Buli stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, please be busy first. I will go back to discuss the case."

Zhu Biao watched Wang Buli leisurely walk out of the hall and shook his head slightly. This kid was becoming more and more cautious in his words and actions.

It seems that the two of them saw the future of the Ming Dynasty in the fairyland, and they are afraid that there will be earth-shaking changes.

Zhu Biao couldn't figure out what the changes were!

Wang Buli walked out of the hall and ran to the side leisurely.

At this moment, a shout was heard from the palace, "Great victory, great victory."

Someone was running wildly in the palace holding a bamboo tube.

At this time even the Crown Prince Zhu Biao walked out of the hall and asked what was going on.

"Your Highness, the General who conquered the West has won a great victory."

The battle report was sealed in a bamboo tube. Although the soldier who reported the news was extremely tired, his voice was still loud.

We have been running for such a long time, just waiting for the last moment. We must not let down the mighty spirit of the Ming Dynasty!
"Oh."

Zhu Biao didn't even wait for his father and opened it himself.

Wang Buli also stopped and looked over.

Since the death of the false emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Tuohuochi, the Duke of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and other troops stationed in Helin have repeatedly harassed the northern border.

Mu Ying was ordered to lead the Shaanxi army, cross the Yellow River, climb over the Helan Mountains, pass through the Quicksand, and arrive near Horqin in just seven days without the Mongols noticing.

Mu Ying divided his troops into four groups and led his elite cavalry to launch a frontal attack, surrounding the Mongols. In one battle, he captured Tuohuchi, Zhiyuan Aizu and all the Northern Yuan troops.

It can be said to be a great victory.

The Mongols are getting weaker and weaker!
"Yes, this battle was fought beautifully. Speed ​​is of the essence in war."

"Well done!"

Zhu Biao laughed a few times, then stuffed the letter inside and asked him to deliver it to the emperor personally. The emperor would naturally give orders about the rewards.

"Mu Ying has really been tempered on the battlefield and can now stand on his own."

Wang Buli nodded. Lan Yu was still his deputy, and it seemed that his qualifications were really not good enough.

(End of this chapter)