King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 63 Lao Zhu’s new idea!

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and explained: "Concubine Ning! Tan'er, this child, is a bit foolhardy when doing things, but judging from the few times he has done things, he is really brave and resourceful! Even among the vassal kings, he is outstanding.

In the future, with a little more experience, I will be the backbone of my Ming Dynasty! "

Concubine Guo Ning glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang.

There are some things she hides in her heart and dare not say.

What does a prince do to be the backbone of the Ming Dynasty?
  Haven't you been most worried about the prince and the prince competing for the throne?

That’s why it was decided that seniority and junior should be respected.

That's why we follow the primogeniture system.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Concubine Guo Ning looking at him with a puzzled face, and suddenly sighed: "You and I have been married for many years, why do we hide it so much? Concubine Ning, besides your sister, you are the earliest concubine who has followed us. Now she goes first Now, you are the only caring person around us.
  We know what you want to say! Do you think that if Zhu Tan is too outstanding, it would not be a good thing for a vassal king, right? "

Concubine Guo Ning was a little excited by Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

The two have been husband and wife for decades. Indeed, as Zhu Yuanzhang said, their relationship is extraordinary.

Concubine Guo Ning wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said: "Your Majesty, I don't have any other expectations for Tan'er. I only hope that he can live a good life in the domain. If he treats the people better, he can have a good reputation." Even better.”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "It's good that you think so! We treat all children the same way! As long as you stay safe and live a good life!
  We don’t want to see the same bad things that happened in the Ming Dynasty over the past dynasties competing for the heirloom! The elders and younger ones are in order, so that the country can avoid internal strife! "

Concubine Guo Ning looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, I have long known what your Majesty is thinking. The prince is loyal and virtuous, and he will definitely become a wise ruler when he succeeds to the throne. I am just worried that Tan'er's kid doesn't know how high the sky is. If he is in charge, After gaining great power, I have unreasonable thoughts in my heart, but what should I do? Let him be a free prince, isn't it good?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Concubine Guo Ning and suddenly sighed.

"Concubine Ning, you should know what kind of life we ​​live every day, right?
  Take care of everything every day and do everything by yourself! Even though there are several bachelors assisting us now, it still feels very hard!

Logically speaking, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. There is no need for us to tell you these things!
  But you are the only person who understands me besides the girl. If I don’t talk to you, who will I talk to? "

Concubine Guo Ning's eyes widened, and after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, she was moved and said: "Your Majesty, since you have worked so hard, why not"

Before Concubine Guo Ning could finish her words, Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "The reason why we worked so hard is because we eliminated the Zhongshu Province, abolished the prime minister, and took away the power of the prime minister!

What you want to say is to find us a helper!

This is because the Zhongshu Province has such a huge power. In many cases, it can even vaguely compete with our imperial power branch!

Who can we trust?

Li Shanchang?
  That old guy is still in his hometown of Fish and Meat Village, colluding with cliques!
  snort!
  He is simply the Sima Yi of his generation!
  Hu Weiyong?
  Not to mention this traitor!

In this world, we can't trust to hand over such great power to outsiders!
  As for the prince?
  He can!

But the prince is the heir apparent. If he gains such power, then we, the emperor, might as well give up the throne to him!
  Of course, if the prince is willing, we are also willing to abdicate, but in this case, the meaning of decentralization of power will be lost!

And, what about the hereafter?

If the descendants are unworthy, wouldn't it lead to the killing of the father with his son?

Even if the prince does not have this intention, as an emperor, how can he walk on thin ice and be wary of the prince?
  No matter what, we cannot allow things that go against human ethics like father-son quarrels to happen in future generations! "

Concubine Guo Ning was stunned, looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, her eyes suddenly opened wide.

"Your Majesty, you mean."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. "Not bad! Seeing that Tan'er is so energetic and energetic, we are also reflecting.

Isn't it a waste just to let our son defend himself against powerful enemies and expand the land outside?

We want to ensure that the world of Lao Zhu's family is as stable as Mount Tai. Just being stable on the outside may not necessarily mean it is truly stable!
  What if there is a problem within the court?
  We are in good health, so it won’t be a problem if we continue to do this for another ten or eight years!

What if the future emperor is in poor health?
  Can he bear this kind of suffering?

What if the emperor is young?
  Who should give this power?
  What if the emperor is ignorant and unwilling to take power?

We have never expected that all our future emperors will be Holy Lords and Mingjuns!
  If that happens, to whom will future emperors give the power of prime minister and king?

We have made a rule that we are not allowed to establish a prime minister again. Will those unworthy descendants re-establish a position similar to the prime minister just to be lazy?
  We said, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!

But if the emperor is young, will the queen mother interfere in politics?

We do not allow eunuchs to be literate and exercise power, but if the emperor has no support around him and trusts the eunuchs, will such great power be divided by the eunuchs again?

Our biggest worry is that we now have too much power!

If future generations accidentally give in too much, it will be a huge disaster immediately! "

After saying this, Concubine Guo Ning also fell into deep thought.

In fact.

All the possibilities mentioned by Zhu Yuanzhang have actually happened in the past dynasties.

Whether it is the prime minister bullying the imperial power, or the eunuchs and harem interfering in politics.

In previous dynasties, even if these problems occurred, at least there were checks and balances to prevent the country from losing control.

But now, the imperial power is the power of the prime minister. If future generations cannot bear the suffering, they may even become children.

At that time, there was no way to control the imperial power!
  At that time, once this power is given away, that person will immediately gain the power to control the entire country!

No matter if anyone other than the emperor gets this power, the world will immediately change!

In fact.

This situation actually happened in later generations.

Whether it was the powerful eunuchs Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, or the later cabinet chief ministers with unlimited power, such as Yang Tinghe, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, etc.
  The consequence of the combination of imperial power and power is that it will be difficult for future generations to grasp it!

Some grandchildren even don’t want to grasp it at all!

Concubine Guo Ning suddenly looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with wide eyes, and couldn't help but said: "Does your Majesty really want to..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "That's right! We can't just think about how capable we are, and how capable our descendants will be!
  Throughout the past dynasties, emperors have always been weasels, and every litter is worse than the next! Our Ming Dynasty can be considered good if we can ensure that the seventh and eighth generations are wise and have no problems!

We want to share some of this power with our children!
  There is no precedent for the auxiliary prince!
  Isn’t it true that in the earliest Duke of Zhou Dynasty, there was a beautiful talk about Duke Zhou telling the world to return to his heart?”

When Concubine Guo Ning heard this, she was shocked!

(End of this chapter)