Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 256 If you keep pretending to be benevolent and righteous for a long time, you will become a truly benevolent and righteous king!
Wang Jianu didn't know what to say about this. He really wanted to say that the world might really change drastically, but he couldn't say it, so he only replied:

"Your Majesty, we might as well recruit An Zhangcheng directly!"

“Isn’t he going to seek wealth for all the people and promote the concept of great harmony?”

"In this case, your Majesty might as well issue an edict to summon him to the capital as a grand master, give him the power to govern, and let him reform the system to enrich the people!"

“It’s not just about giving the people power and wealth, it’s not just about restoring China, we can do it too!”

Wang Jianu replied.

Emperor Yuan Shun couldn't help being startled after hearing this.

He knew that Wang Jianu said such words because he was too desperate for the world situation.

Emperor Yuan Shun smiled bitterly and said, "Will he be willing?"

"Will do."

"A person like him who doesn't even want to be an emperor will only be a saint."

"If we restore China and drive out the Tartars, then does Zhang Cheng still need to destroy me, Dayuan?"

But if you take the initiative to Chineseize, it means becoming one of your own people. Since you are one of your own people, your status will drop and many privileges will be reduced.

"When the Datong thief talks about expelling the Tartars and restoring China, he is referring to culture, not ethnicity."

"A saint will only do what is best for the people of the world."

"Your Majesty is ridiculous!"

Emperor Yuan Shun couldn't help but say something.

Wang Jianu replied.

Emperor Yuan Shun said again: "But they want to drive out the Tartars and restore China. We are Tartars!"

Datong Society has even shown very terrifying strength.

Even now, the southern Han people are basically no longer under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Let's discuss it later."

Because as long as the Mongols do not take the initiative to Chineseize, it means that they are only the occupants of this land and the masters of all the indigenous people in this land, rather than being integrated into their own people to live together, and they will have greater privileges.

Therefore, the emperors were naturally unwilling to agree to this easily. In order to maintain the privileges of the Mongols, they would even improve the status of the Semu people, pull the Semu people together to suppress the Han people, and also deliberately differentiate the political status of the Han people according to the differences between the north and the south. .

Although Emperor Yuanshun knew that Wang Jianu had no choice but to come up with such a method, he still hesitated and did not adopt it directly.

"What's more, since ancient times, there have been non-Han ethnic groups who escaped from the barbarians and entered China. For example, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty divided China according to ethnicity. In fact, maybe everyone is of the same ethnic group, but if it is divided according to culture, naturally they are in the Central Plains. The one who knows the way of the saints best is China.”

But the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty basically did not agree.

Wang Jianu hoped that Emperor Yuan Shun would let the Yuan Dynasty follow Zhang Cheng's path, and then Zhang Cheng would have no way to go.

In the view of these ministers, the Mongolian main tribe's initiative to sinicize would be beneficial to their rule.

"So, we can also restore China and drive out the Tartars."

In fact, in the history of the Yuan Dynasty, some Yuan Dynasty ministers suggested to the Yuan Dynasty emperor that the entire Mongolian ethnic group should take the initiative to sinicize.

However, as the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan Shun was still unwilling to easily offend the Mongolian dignitaries and drastically change his fundamentals.

This is just like the situation at the end of the Qing Dynasty, when the situation was so bad that the Qing royal family was forced to make major reforms, but in the end it was changed to a royal cabinet that was unwilling to sacrifice its privileges. If Emperor Yuan Shun gave up his privileges easily, he would feel that he might as well be defeated because of the defeat. and lose privileges.

Wang Jianu had no choice but to say yes.

certainly. Even if Emperor Yuan Shun was really willing to Sinicize and issued an edict asking Zhang Cheng to come to Dadu to implement the concept of Datong, Zhang Cheng would not agree to come, but would only think that Emperor Yuan Shun and the Yuan Ting regime he represented had committed the grave crime of harming the common people of the world. grounds for rejection.

After all, many people in this era regard Zhang Cheng as a saint.

But in fact, Zhang Cheng himself knew that he was not a selfless saint at all.

He seems selfless, but that's just because his exploitation methods come from modern times, so they are more advanced, so they appear to be purer and more bottom-line.

Zhang Cheng didn’t know whether it was intentional by the missionaries below or because people really need an idol worth worshiping spiritually. Anyway, many people now turn the fact that the people have gained wealth through their own hard work into It was through his kindness that his wealth increased, and even the people themselves wanted to believe so.

Although many advanced production techniques and theoretical knowledge were brought by Zhang Cheng, people's own value cannot be ignored.

But Zhang Cheng didn't explain much. After all, this matter couldn't be changed by explaining.

In short, Zhang Cheng's image of a saint can be regarded as firmly fixed in the hearts of people in this world, including his enemies.

In fact, it is not just Zhang Cheng who has been stereotyped as a saint.

Influenced by Zhang Cheng, many people have also become more stalwart in appearance.

Even Zhang Shicheng is now going further and further down the road of loving the people.

Zhang Shicheng has always adopted a strategy of tolerance and compromise towards the economic expansion of Datong Society on the grounds that he loves the people and cannot bear the devastation of his own people because of the war. He has been sitting back and watching Datong Society seize the interests of many landlords and bureaucrats under his rule to cover up his own cowardice. And stay contented.

Now, Zhang Shicheng still accuses his second brother Zhang Shide of being shameless and working for the Tatars on the grounds that he loves the people as a son. At the same time, he also asks the Chinese Army of the Datong Society to quell the rebellion and clear his name.

After Zhang Shide retreated, Zhang Shicheng even set up an altar to commemorate the people who were killed because Zhang Shide led the Yuan soldiers south.

It's just that he has been hypocritical for a long time, and there is no difference between it and the truth.

This also moved many scholars, who felt that Zhang Shicheng obviously sacrificed his power for the people and was a man as benevolent as heaven.

Li Boxheng was moved to tears because of Zhang Shicheng's decree to relieve the common people who were persecuted by the war and said:
"My Highness is truly a benevolent gentleman!"

"Why does Zhang Shicheng have the reputation of loving the people like a son despite being a coward from beginning to end?"

Chen Youliang from Huguang was quite annoyed by Zhang Shicheng's growing reputation, and added: "In terms of dealing with the people of the world, I am actually more willing to give in to Zhang Shide than Zhang Shide!"

"Brother is right. This is actually caused by the Datong Society, who deliberately wants all the heroes in the world to imitate Zhang Shicheng."

Chen Youren followed.

Chen Youliang nodded and said: "No matter what, our Fumin Society does not learn from Zhang Shicheng, but directly imitates Datong Society!"

Then, Chen Youliang said to Chen Youren: "You personally supervise the ban on growing cotton in various places. Anyone who disobeys will be killed. The first thing we, the Fumin Society, must achieve is food self-sufficiency!"

"Yes!"

Chen Youliang has indeed begun to ban the wealthy gentry from growing cotton in addition to dividing the land among the emperors. For this reason, they have also begun to ban the export of cotton.

But this also intensified the conflicts within Chen Han's regime.

Therefore, as soon as Chen Youren left Chen Youliang's place that day, he was assassinated and was hacked to death on the spot by Luo Chaoyong, the general on duty in the palace.

then.

Luo Chaoyong also led his troops directly to Chen Youliang.

Chen Youliang was shocked when he saw this: "What are you doing here?"

Zhou Wenxian also came over at this time: "Of course I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to abolish the Fumin Society!"

(End of this chapter)