Chapter 68 Zhu Yuanzhang: Let’s See How the Fourth Brother Responds!

The imperial study was very quiet.

Mao Xiang quietly raised his head, peeked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and then his eyes fell on Zhu Biao.

Seeing Zhu Biao's face full of urgency, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ventriloquy: Whether the prince can come up with a solution or not, this level has been passed!

As a hawk and dog.

He knows the emperor too well.

This is indeed a test question.

Test the prince's ability to deal with changes.

At the same time, it is also testing the prince's brotherly love for the King of Yan!

The emperor wants to confirm whether the prince's psychology has changed after the King of Yan shouted to fight for the throne.

If so, he may be exposed in this matter!

But the prince is so urgent that it doesn't seem to be fake!

At this moment, Mao Xiang suddenly noticed a sharp look on him.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's look from the corner of his eye, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat and lowered his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were retracted and shifted to Zhu Biao, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he nodded with satisfaction.

‘Biao’er hasn’t changed. Even if the fourth child calls for a fight for the throne, he still cares about the fourth child as before. We can rest assured that the country is in Biao’er’s hands! ’

“Father…” Zhu Biao suddenly raised his head, interrupting Zhu Yuanzhang’s thoughts, blushing slightly, and hesitating: “Your son doesn’t know about the young rascals…”

Haha…

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized and laughed heartily: “That’s right, in this matter, the young rascals are very important. If you don’t understand the characteristics of this group, you really can’t make a decision.

“Father can give you some tips.”

“The rural young rascals are idle, lazy, but bolder than ordinary people, and more greedy. They are clever but not wise.”

“They are ruthless and will do anything to achieve their goals, but they are short-sighted, irritable and impulsive, and lack forbearance and patience.”

Zhu Yuanzhang obviously knows more about the young rascals than Zhu Di.

“Thank you for your advice, father. "Zhu Biao smiled and bowed, then began to think seriously again.

After a moment, he smiled confidently: "Father, you should keep your word, right?"

Humph!

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed: "Sir, don't joke!"

"Your son has thought of a way." Zhu Biao smiled confidently: "First of all, we must distinguish between ordinary villagers and young hooligans."

"Don't young hooligans want to instigate villagers to target my fourth brother, take the opportunity to persecute my fourth brother, and create a situation where the law does not punish the masses?"

"Then stabilize the villagers first, and my fourth brother can promise them benefits!"

"Stabilize the villagers temporarily."

"These people will definitely be angered if the young hooligans' plan is destroyed."

"They also have the shortcomings of lack of tolerance and patience."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the young hooligans on the river bank will join forces and use poisoning, sneak attacks and other means to deal with my fourth brother. "

"Fourth brother, you just need to be on guard and wait for these people to come to you, and then teach them a lesson with force, and establish your authority on the riverbank construction site!"

"In this way, you can solve the problem once and for all!"

This method is almost the same as Zhu Di's method.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that Zhu Di had planned to do this last night.

Nodding with satisfaction, he asked again: "Are there any other ways?"

After a little thought, Zhu Biao shook his head and honestly admitted that he couldn't think of any other ways.

"Father will teach you another trick!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked out. He walked to the center of the hall and said with a cold expression: "This trick is sinister and vicious. Don't use it unless it is a last resort in the process of governing the country."

"Once the people can't be appeased and stabilized."

"Then immediately form an alliance with the young bastards!"

"Promise these young bastards a small profit, and they can become a knife in our hands! "

"With the help of the young hooligans who dare to fight and rush, and do everything they can to help us suppress and deter the local people."

...

Zhu Biao's face had already changed drastically.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang in disbelief.

"Father, we are the court, we should represent justice and righteousness, how can we ally with the young hooligans!" Zhu Biao murmured in retort.

The whole person was a little lost.

This content had a great impact on him.

Humph!

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and asked coldly: "Think about it carefully, what is the difference between those gentry officials and the young hooligans!"

"It's just that they have more cultural knowledge."

"They have more high-sounding benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom."

"Apart from these, what they do is different from the young hooligans!"

"When we look at history, we see that at the end of dynasties, the emperors would turn to the gentry officials in an all-round way, using this gang of young hooligans to suppress the local areas and maintain their rule! "

"Without exception!"

Patting Zhu Biao who was completely in a trance, Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards the imperial desk, saying as he walked: "To be an emperor, you must be ruthless!"

"If you can't keep your imperial power and your life, what's the point of talking about justice?"

"Maintain the imperial power, maintain the country, and slowly recover its vitality."

"After the revival, kill these young bastards for corruption and illegality, and at most issue a self-criticism edict, and the people will naturally turn to the court again!"

Zhu Biao raised his head and retorted: "But father, is there any legitimacy in such a country?"

Haha...

Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, but laughed with his head up.

After a long time, the laughter subsided.

With both hands on the table, he leaned forward slightly, like a tiger, staring at Zhu Biao, "Biao'er, father asks you. "

"When a dynasty faces collapse, there are two outcomes. One is naturally to change the dynasty, and the other is to use the father's unjust and cruel methods to survive the crisis, avoid the change of dynasty, and achieve the resurgence of the dynasty."

"Tell me, which one will cause the most harm to the people?"

Zhu Biao's lips moved, wanting to refute, but he didn't know how to refute.

It must be a change of dynasty, and the people will be hurt the most and die the most.

He was born before the fall of the Yuan Dynasty and witnessed with his own eyes that during the war, people were displaced, their wives and children were separated, the roads were full of hungry people, and the battlefields were littered with corpses...

In troubled times, the common people are no better than grass!

Why!

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said seriously: "Biao'er, there is no absolute fairness and justice in this world, nor is it black and white. Everything is a choice of weighing the pros and cons. The Confucian moral code should be promoted. If you even say Needless to say, relying solely on Ming law will make this world extremely ugly and smelly."

“But we can’t take those things from Confucianism as the norm.”

"Now is no longer the period when the Zhou rites were prevalent. Confucianism should promote the restoration of the Zhou rites. If it can be used in the process of doing things, use it."

"If it is used and it seriously affects the effect and results of the work, throw it away!"

"You may not be able to accept it for a while. My father doesn't require you to do this. I just hope you understand that it can be done this way."

"When you are really cornered and in a desperate situation, there is no harm in using it."

…

Zhu Biao left in despair.

The palace became quiet again.

Mao Xiang crawled on the ground, sweating from fear, and his whole body felt like water.

Can he hear these words?

The sharp eyes fell like thorns on his back, and Mao Xiang straightened up instantly.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Mao Xiang sharply, "Forget what you said today."

"I...I don't remember anything!" Mao Xiang said in a panic: "Your Majesty, do you want me to tell Zhu Silang about the prince's response?"

"No need!"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand decisively to stop him, "We are going to break our promise to Biao'er."

"Because we want to see if the fourth child can handle it? How he will handle it!"

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