Father can be an enemy to the country

In the Palace of Qianqing.

"Father, let bygones be bygones." At this time, the prince said: "Mr. Liu has passed on what he has learned throughout his life to Lao Liu. It will be the same if we make good use of him."

"Brother..." Lao Liu looked at the prince with tears in his eyes. He thought that his words just now would make his eldest brother unhappy.

"Why, do you think your eldest brother can't listen to different opinions?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled without surprise: "That's too underestimated for our boss. Learn from your eldest brother, boy!"

"Yes, eldest brother can teach me for a lifetime." Lao Liu hurriedly apologized and laughed. It's a pity that with his current body like a door panel, his cuteness effect has been greatly reduced.

After the tense atmosphere eased, the prince said warmly:

"My son admitted that if we carry out the reform of the imperial examination system, now is the best time. If we miss it, this village will not have this shop. But the talent promotion ceremony is the foundation of the country. It not only determines what kind of talents the court can select to manage the country. It will have a profound impact on the future of the entire country, so any decision must be made with caution."

"Boss, you are right." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, leaned his shoulders on the back of his chair, and said, "I said it well, 'Governing a big country is like frying a small fish.' What does it mean? It means that governing a country must be like frying a small fish." The little fish is as careful as it should be, and its movements must not be hasty or harsh, otherwise it will fry if you are not careful.

"So, any reform we carry out must be fully investigated and explored in advance to understand the situation and find out all the problems. Then based on this, we can work out a set of appropriate and practical plans for piloting. There is no problem. Only then can it be promoted nationwide.”

When it comes to his own reform policy, Boss Zhu is clear and clear. He doesn’t know whether he came up with it himself or learned it from someone.

Somewhere in the capital, an old man named Liu suddenly sneezed...

Zhu Zhen was deeply moved when he heard this. In the past, he would never have thought that the old thieves who were murderous and dictatorial could have such mature, rational and patient political qualities.

But as he became more and more involved in state affairs, he finally discovered the absolutely calm heart hidden under the old thief's wild behavior. From the implementation process of household registration to yellow registration, we can clearly see Zhu Yuanzhang's pragmatism and patience.

It is true as the old thief said, every step of his policy has been repeatedly scrutinized and continuously adjusted according to the actual situation, and every step is very steady. They simply don’t decide what major policies to promote across the country just by slapping their heads.

Maybe this is the reason why the Hongwu Dynasty continued to lose people and clean up the officialdom, but the national power quickly recovered. The country still became powerful and powerful, and the people's lives were prosperous.

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"Besides, this is the country's talent plan, so there can't be any mistakes." Zhu Yuanzhang sat up straight and said in a deep voice:

"It's not enough for you and Mr. Liu to work behind closed doors. We must first conduct sufficient research and conduct proper pilots - the reform of the imperial examination should start with the reform of Guozixue. If the supervisors who have been disciplined by the imperial court , I still can’t accept your reforms, so I can only drop this matter.”

"Then the reform of Guozixue also needs to be investigated first?" Lao Liu asked with a wry smile.

"That's right." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded: "The first step in any reform is to conduct on-the-spot research. We decided to let Mr. Liu go to the Guozixue as a sacrificial wine and conduct an on-the-spot investigation..."

"Father, you must not do this." Zhu Zhen turned pale in shock and waved his hands quickly: "It's not like I don't know that my teacher is very weak. If he really wants to be the principal, he will die within a few days."

"Then what should we do?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Lao Liudao with an expressionless face: "Then the disciple will accept his service?"

"My son is only fifteen, and he can barely serve people with wine. Isn't it too unserious to serve as a sacrificial wine?" Lao Liu said with a bitter smile: "Besides, based on past experience, as a prince, I can only watch them when I go down. Don’t expect to see the truth when you are performing a living drama.”

"That's true." The prince said with deep understanding: "In the past, I insisted on walking around and inspecting every year, but later I found that I couldn't see anything useful at all. All you can see is what the people below want. I let you see it, so I have stopped going down these years to save myself from wasting time and money."

"You two are right, so Lao Liu..." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Zhen with a smile and said, "What good ideas do you have?"

Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "It doesn't matter whether you have an idea or not. Anyway, my father has already arranged it."

"Oh hahaha..." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed twice, pointed at Lao Liu and said: "You boy, you are aware! Okay, let's get it straight - I want you to be an ordinary Guozi student. Go to the Guozi School."

As he spoke, he picked up a paper bag from the table and threw it to Lao Liu: "This is your complete identity, and the admission procedures have been completed. Go and register at Guozixue next month."

"No, I..." Lao Liu said speechlessly: "Is this an important task for me?"

"Of course." Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously: "The last ones to participate in the imperial examination are students. If you don't go among the students, how can you understand their situation? If you don't understand their situation, how can you formulate policies suitable for them?"

"Okay..." Lao Liu smiled bitterly and said, "How long will it take?"

"You decide for yourself." Zhu Yuanzhang said very irresponsibly: "If you think there is no need to go anymore, then there is no need to go anymore."

"Good guy..." Lao Liu didn't expect that the old thief could actually talk nonsense about literature.

"It seems like Guozixue will live on campus, right?" he asked again.

"Of course, while you are in school, you can't do anything special, let alone reveal your identity. We haven't said hello to anyone." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Otherwise, everything will go wrong, and you will be gone if you go to Guozi School. Meaning, there is no need to participate in the reform of the imperial examination."

"Yes, I understand." Lao Liu responded weakly.

"Aren't you full?!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly.

"Yes, I understand!" Lao Liu had no choice but to raise his voice and responded loudly.

"Go." Zhu Yuanzhang then let him out.

After Lao Liu left, the prince quickly asked: "Father, is it true that you never said hello to Guozixue?"

"No." Zhu Yuanzhang said with an indifferent expression: "Don't say hello either. This time is different. It's right under our noses. What's the big deal?"

"Besides, how can our mighty King of Chu and King Hai, who is so powerful in Jiangdong and Jiangxi, not be able to handle even this small scene and still need help from his parents?" Boss Zhu said with a tight smile:

"If he really capsized in the gutter, it wouldn't be a bad thing. If this kid has his tail raised to the sky every day, even his father won't take him seriously."

"Okay." The prince thought about it. With Lao Liu's ability, he had nothing to worry about. The only thing he was worried about was the person in front of him.

"We have agreed that we cannot increase the strength of Lao Liu. Dad asked Lao Liu to investigate, not to suffer."

"Look..." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered.

"What?" Zhu Biao asked, raising his voice.

"Of course." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "It's as if we are not our biological father."

"It's my biological father." The prince nodded, but did not say the second half of the sentence.