First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 102

  Chapter 102 Beiyuan Old Man

  The father and son looked at each other silently for a while, and then Zhu Biao said with a smile: "I seem to have seen Yang Xian at the door just now."

  Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son who had grown up a lot and said: "Liu Bowen was taken away by you, and the Zhongshu Province became Li Shanchang's words. No matter what, you have to find someone to check and balance."

  Zhu Biao said with a smile: "Then Li Shanchang should already know what to do, and he must have begun to cultivate successors."

  Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said: "After Tang He was demoted, Li Shanchang began to cultivate Hu Weiyong. He is a smart man. He thinks that when his daughter marries into the East Palace, he will resign because of illness."

  Zhu Biao nodded, the position of the king is a reminder, not to mention that Li Shanchang also holds the position of Prime Minister Zuo Zhongshu, the best way to protect the family is to retire,

  However, Li Shanchang is unwilling to lose all his power, so he wants to push his disciples up, so that he can retire with peace of mind.

  Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to think of something and said: "However, Li Shanchang has gone too far recently. Counseling Li Yinbing and Yang Xisheng only offended him a little, so he immediately reported his crime and asked me to dismiss them both!"

  Zhu Biao persuaded: "The geese leave their voices, and the people leave their names. Li Shanchang is not too young. Since he is going to retire, he naturally wants to show it."

  Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said nothing. Li Shanchang still held a great position in his heart, and he could handle most of the government affairs in an orderly manner. No matter before or after the founding of the country, Li Shanchang had made great contributions to him.

   Then Zhu Biao began to tell Zhu Yuanzhang about his Northern Expedition, which Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew clearly, but he was willing to listen to his son who was willing to tell.

  Zhu Yuanzhang's pro-army Duwei mansion is spread all over the three armies, and there is nothing to hide from him about the Northern Expedition.

  Zhu Yuanzhang vetoed Zhu Biao's decision from time to time, and pointed out another better decision. Zhu Biao's victory this time was actually due to the strength of the army, and his decision was not the best choice.

  Zhu Biao also listened carefully. His experience in commanding troops is naturally not as good as that of the founding king of Zhu Yuanzhang. But it doesn't matter, it is basically impossible for Zhu Biao to lead the army again.

  The son of a thousand gold can't sit still, let alone the prince of a country, this battle has achieved his desired goal. Li Wenzhong, Lan Yu Muying and others are his direct descendants in the army, and all future battles will be entrusted to them. They are still very young, but they will gradually grasp the military power in the future.

  Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew it too, so he didn't hurt his son's self-confidence too much. Zhu Biao did a good job in this Northern Expedition. At least he was resolute and decisive, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very satisfied.

  Father and son drank tea together, and Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We are going to start the imperial examination, and now there is a shortage of officials in the local area, let alone going to the countryside, it will be a problem to send government orders to the county."

  Zhu Biao pondered for a while and asked: "Those big families are willing to have their children come out to be officials?"

  Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Don't talk about those big families. We ordered the whole country to recommend some talents a few days ago. I heard that Yao Shurun ​​and Wang E from Suzhou are well-known local Confucian masters. They are proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics and enjoy a high reputation.

   "We ordered the Ministry of Officials to issue a document to the Suzhou government, and asked the local officials to send people to **** Yao Shurun ​​and Wang E to Beijing. As a result, the two refused to accept the imperial court's document on the spot.

   There was also that uncle and nephew Xia Boqi, who not only rejected the imperial court's documents in person, but also cut off one of their own fingers on the spot, determined never to enter the imperial court as an official! "

   After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, his face was calm, but Zhu Biao had already felt the terrifying killing intent, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "These people are hermits, so it's fine if they don't want to, but those former officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty went too far.

   "Like Zheng Yu, the former official of Yizheng, went on a hunger strike for seven days, and finally hanged himself directly, and the former Minister of Rites also committed suicide. What did these two people say before they died, they would rather die than be a second minister!

  In addition to those who were unwilling to serve us and vowed to die for the festival, there are also a large number of former officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty who went directly to the mountains and forests, such as Yang Weizhen, Shen Menglin, and Teng Kegong. "

Zhu Biao naturally knew the reason for this situation. These literati and officials had lived under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and they had a sense of identity with the rule of the Yuan Dynasty; Knowing to be loyal to the monarch, but not caring whether the monarch itself is worthy of loyalty, to put it bluntly, is a kind of slavishness.

  Of course, the most important point is that the Yuan Dynasty squeezed the people at the bottom. They did a good job of wooing the gentry. This was true even in the Qing Dynasty. "

  Zhu Biao glanced at the calm Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "How does the father want to deal with it?"

  Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Since they miss the Yuan Dynasty so much, let's send them a ride and let them go underground to serve their master."

  Zhu Biao's face remained unchanged, but he was weighing the pros and cons in his heart. Although he was happy to kill them all directly, the disadvantages outweighed the advantages. Political matters are not as simple as those on the battlefield.

People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It would be nice if one of the great families left behind by Beiyuan could become loyal to Beiyuan. Another 50% had already defected to the Ming Dynasty, and the remaining 40% were still waiting to see. I was afraid that I would be suppressed if I entered the court, so I was waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude.

  The best way to solve this matter is to praise their loyalty to the emperor, allow them to serve Beiyuan, let their family move to the grassland to guard the tomb, and announce that their descendants will be banned from participating in the imperial examination in the future!

   In this way, their foundation will be completely cut off, and without the protection of the officialdom, they will be eaten by other rising families in a few decades.

  The so-called aristocratic families are all so rising and lonely. In this way, except for those stubborn and immortal families, the rest of the families will actively send their children to participate in the imperial examination to show their attitude.

  Even those stubborn old men will be forced to death by their own children and grandchildren. In the family, the wishes of the whole family must always be considered. These scholars are so smart, how could they completely kill the roots of their own family for the sake of an elder?

  But these are not what Zhu Biao can say. One is that Zhu Yuanzhang is angry now, and the other is that he has just won the victory and returned to court. How could he teach his own father to do things as soon as he comes back?

  From the attitude of the officials when they greeted each other, it can be seen that he has reached the point where flowers are blooming and the fire is cooking oil. The most important thing is to cool down, not to add fuel to the fire.

  He is now persuading Lao Zhu to persuade him because of his love for him, but Lao Zhu will always feel uncomfortable, and the relationship between father and son also needs to be managed.

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