Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 150 We Are Not Afraid (1)
"There is nothing absolute in this world, only relative?"

The old man pondered Zhu Xiongying's words carefully.

Of course, this is not Zhu Xiongying's original creation, but the so-called wise sayings of later generations.

But not long after, the old man's brows deepened, and anger flickered in his eyes, "This is just nonsense!"

The old man's words were beyond Zhu Xiongying's expectation.He originally thought that the emperor with such experience and depth of life as the old man would agree with such words, but he didn't expect the old man to show disgust.

"There is no absolute, only relative. Isn't this reconciliation? Isn't this a deal? This is obviously an excuse!" The old man frowned and said angrily, "Oh, as you said, there is no absolute justice, only relative justice. If justice can’t even do its job, then what kind of justice is it?”

"The meaning of this is to tell those who are blowing their losses. When encountering a problem, no one will make a decision, so they pinch their noses and admit it. They think they are unlucky, don't they?"

"Isn't this just to say to those officials. I don't ask you to be perfect, but to have no merit or fault?"

"Isn't this just an excuse for those who have made mistakes and who are not good at being officials?"

"Damn it, which bastard said it? It must have been said by an official, and ordinary people can't say it."

Come to think of it, the old man has his reasons for thinking so.

Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, although he is the emperor who has been scolded the most by scholars in later generations, and the emperor who has been slandered the most by historians from all walks of life.It is said that he is an unprecedented butcher, but no one calls him a thief.

First of all, this emperor who came from a humble background has super high moral standards.In the hundreds of years of slander and doubts that followed him, even unofficial history never said that he was extravagant and lustful, he loved women, and his personal morals were bad.

In addition, although he is an emperor, he is indeed an emperor who always regards himself as a commoner.

In other words, he was an emperor with a clear class standpoint.

His anger towards corrupt officials, as well as the cystic bugs in those countries, is inseparable from the thoughts of the people at the bottom.His temperament is somewhat stubborn and cute.

"Grandfather, my grandson knows that you don't rub sand in your eyes!" Zhu Xiongying smiled, "But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the truth! You want all the officials in the world to do their best, it is impossible. You want The sun is shining all over the world, it's impossible!"

"We know it's impossible, but we can't stop doing it just because it's impossible. We can't just find reasons to shirk it just because it's impossible. If you find this excuse today, you'll find another excuse tomorrow. These things seem to be alms to the people of the world, as if the prosperity of the whole world is due to their credit!"

"Oh, who is the one who suffers? Let me tell you, according to this, the people who suffer in the end will always be the people in this world. The ones who will benefit will always be the powerful and powerful."

"There is no absolute, only relative? Doesn't it make it clear that bullying the common people is easy to fool?"

"This kind of rhetoric doesn't work here!" The old man said angrily, "We hate corrupt officials, and we also hate lazy and sluggish government! You can be absolute, why do you want to be relative?"

"Look at these officials in the imperial court. They all passed the imperial examination. When they read books from a young age, they are the words of the three cardinal principles, the five constant rules, the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, and the common people of the world. They are also the people of the world, and they are not ashamed to say what the people are doing. Expensive, you are light!"

"But what about the reality?" the old man continued angrily, "The reality is that all the big words they say are bullshit. When you become an official, you want to make money. The first-class bad officials take bribes, the second-class bad officials bend the law for personal gain, and the third-class bad officials Don't pretend to be ignorant, and the fourth-class bad officials don't know what to ask!"

"Oh, then why do we raise them?"

"What do you want them to do?"

Seeing the old man talking more and more, he became more and more angry, and he was very angry.

Zhu Xiongying suddenly felt that the stubborn old man was very cute, even a little naive.

The hustle and bustle of the world is the dream of every ruler, and it is an ideal country, but from ancient times to the present, does such a country exist?
At this time, looking at the old man's expression, Zhu Xiongying couldn't tell whether it was his heart for future generations that compromised with the so-called world.It is still deep in the old man's heart that he hides some ambition to dare to fight against the unspoken rules of the world.

"My dear grandson!" The old man was rarely seen, and he spoke to Zhu Xiongying with a serious face, "There is no absolute, only relative, this is a bad word! Remember, you can't do it if you want it, and you can't admit it!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhu Xiongying and continued, "Being an emperor is to uphold justice for the people of the world. If we all believe in these fallacies, won't the officialdom be in a mess?"

"We don't rub the sand in our eyes now. When it's your father, he will indulge a little bit, and when it's you, you will indulge a little bit. Thinking that there is no absolute but relative, as long as everyone is happy and deal with the past, the world will be happy. Then we, Daming, just His mother is not far from the end!"

"It's still the same thing, being a king is not for people to say good things. It is definitely better for them to scold you behind your back than to sing praises in front of you!"

He said, with a long sigh, "Sometimes we don't want to punish harshly, we just peel the caterpillar fungus, make human skin lanterns, human skin drums, and kill the whole family." Then, he smiled wryly, "But it's not so cruel, I can't stand ah!"

"Not ruthless, officials are not afraid. We are so ruthless, and this kind of thing happened. If we are not ruthless, they will not go to heaven?"

"We are from the Zhu family's mud legs. In the eyes of those scholars who suffered from the plague, your grandfather and we are thieves!"

"So, we'd rather be more ruthless. Even if we bear infamy, we must rectify the official system! In this way, even if there are a few foolish emperors in future generations, it will be fine for a while! Otherwise, I will not be ruthless, and you will not be ruthless. At that time, we will really become thieves and idiots!"

These words made Zhu Xiongying ponder for a long time.

What he was thinking about was the obsession in the old man's heart.

Throughout the ages, many emperors are not ignorant of the stubborn diseases of the empire.But their choices are both balanced and cautious, and turning a blind eye.

Only the old man in front of him chose another path.

"Grandfather, what are you going to do about this matter?" Zhu Xiongying asked, "Do you want to continue killing people?"

"Kill!" The old man's expression was a little sullen, "The officials' selection of officials is to recruit talents for the country. Zhang Kangnian confessed that he had gone through the Hanlin Academy, so whoever is involved will be killed. Not only will he be killed, but he will be killed." After killing those scholars who have been plagued by the plague, if you want to talk to anyone in the future, you have to weigh your own head!"

"The power-gathering case of the small official of the Ministry of Punishment must also be killed!"

"Relevant people, major officials, the rich businessman Zhou's family in Changshu, the jailer of the local big prison, Dian Shi. Hehe, sending women to the prison for death row prisoners? As long as you can manage this matter, but you don't, we don't care if you're ready. Those who pretend to be confused, those who help to cover up, those who intercede, or those who let people go, one counts as one, kill them all!"

"Beheading? Cheap them!"

"Since we want to kill people, we must kill others to be afraid!"

(End of this chapter)