Xu Da originally thought that His Highness’s thoughts were similar to those of His Majesty in the early years.
Except for the royal surname, families with any other surname are not allowed to grow in size and evolve into aristocratic families.
But what Xu Da didn't know was that His Highness's ideas were far more radical than His Majesty's.
After Lao Zhu's state of mind changed, his attitude towards officials also changed.
Because Lao Zhu realized that if he wanted to govern this huge dynasty, he could not do it with his own strength.
They also need to rely on these talented people, and if they want to get the assistance of these talented people, they need to transfer some of their interests, and the most exciting thing for them is,
The continuation of his family in the court,
Moreover, there is another very realistic and cruel point. Among the noble sons and daughters, only a handful are playboys.
The rationality of the existence of the Enyin system was no less than that of the imperial examination system in ancient times. The vision and talents of these noble children were far superior to those of ordinary children.
In other words, even if we don’t open the back door for these noble children, put them on the same starting line to compete with ordinary children.
Children from ordinary families cannot compete with these distinguished children, but these distinguished children will still stand out.
Therefore, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties when aristocratic families were at their peak, one of the reasons why the imperial examination system was implemented was this. It seemed that the imperial examination system opened a path for everyone to move up, but most of the people who gained fame in the imperial examination were children of aristocratic families.
It is a very cruel reality that noble children crush ordinary children in all aspects.
And this gap has been established since the moment of birth.
If you look out for individual cases of monstrous IQs, basically everyone’s differences come from one place.
Differences in family of origin.
Xu Da has no selfish motives. He wants to build the Xu family into a new family that can at least be continued from generation to generation. This is certainly understandable.
If a person has no selfish motives, he has lost his humanity. Perhaps before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da entered the battlefield with the ideal of restoring the Han nation with passion.
However, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da's mentality would inevitably change, from country to family. This is reasonable.
The change in Xu Da's state of mind also represents a change in the state of mind of the founding heroes. Of course, Hu Weiyong and others were obviously more radical and impatient than Xu Da. This also forced Zhu Yuanzhang to take action to prevent these founding achievements from becoming bigger.
Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu retired his heroes and became civil servants, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin released his military power with a cup of wine, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang killed one crop after another,
Although the methods are different, the purpose is the same, just like what Han Xin shouted before he died: the cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked, the enemy will be destroyed and the hero will die.
Xu Da had realized this a long time ago and was walking on thin ice.
Moreover, he has reached an unwritten deal with His Majesty, that is, he will withdraw from the court, and his descendants such as Xu Huizu can enter Shengwen's court to protect the wealth of the Xu family.
But after hearing His Highness Shengsun's words today, he couldn't figure it out anymore. According to His Highness Shengsun's intention, flowers will not bloom for a hundred days.
But His Highness Shengsun's first words when he entered the room were that he would do what he promised himself, so this made Xu Da confused for a moment. Even Xu Da, as smart as he was, couldn't figure out His Highness Shengsun's veins.
"Your Highness..." Xu Da could only murmur to call His Highness Shengsun, but if he was asked to continue speaking, he didn't know what to say.
Zhu Xiongying smiled, stood up and said,
"It's getting late, Gu and the emperor's brother will return to the palace."
Xu Da quickly stood up and sent the two emperors and grandsons to the door. After that, Zhu Xiongying turned to look at Zhu Gaochi and said,
"You should go to bed early. I will take you to the palace to meet Grandpa Huang tomorrow."
Zhu Gaochi nodded thoughtfully and said, "I understand, brother emperor."
Zhu Xiongying led Zhu Yunxi without further entanglement, and turned around to leave. Even though it was already dark now and it was the curfew time, the two saints were still walking swaggering on the street, and the shadow guards hidden in the dark protected them.
Zhu Yunxi turned his head to look at his brother and found that he had a sad look on his face. Just when he was about to ask a few questions, Zhu Xiongying spoke first.
Zhu Xiongying looked at the giant white moon above his head and said,
"Yunxi."
"Brother, I'm here."
Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "Yunxi, grandpa often used to call daddy stupid. Do you know why?"
Zhu Yunxi shook his head. Although Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Biao had always been on the wrong side, Zhu Yunxi still agreed with his father's wisdom. In any case, Zhu Biao was definitely not comparable to stupidity.
"Brother, I don't know."
Zhu Xiongying said,
"Grandpa called dad stupid, saying that he thought he had a good relationship with the officials, but he didn't know that it was all because of his status as the prince.
In the past, my father always advised my grandpa to be nice to these officials. Grandpa also said that he would know after he succeeds to the throne.
Officials support dad because it is profitable, but as soon as dad succeeds to the throne, the attitudes of these officials who support him will change drastically.
Because the emperor and the officials both cooperated and fought against each other, Dad didn't realize this. This is why Grandpa said Dad was so stupid.
I met General Xu today, and I finally had a personal understanding of what my grandfather said. "
Zhu Yunxi heard this with half understanding and frowned.
"Brother, but the Xu family has a different opinion of you?!"
Zhu Yunxi listened for a long time, and the focus was actually placed here. Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said,
"You completely missed the point of what I was trying to say."
Zhu Yunxi was a little embarrassed and said with a blush on his face, "Brother, I am too stupid..."
Zhu Xiongying shook his head and put his arm on Zhu Yunxi's head.
Because there is a height difference between the two of them, the most comfortable height for Zhu Xiongying is not shoulder-to-shoulder, but head-to-head.
This is what Zhu Xiongying often does to Zhu Yunxi, but this movement makes Zhu Xiongying feel comfortable. Zhu Yunxi puts an arm above his head, as cautiously as an acrobat, and even his breathing becomes a lot tighter.
Zhu Yunxi's head is easy to match, because Zhu Yunxi's head shape is round, which makes Zhu Xiongying's arms easy to put on.
And Zhu Xiongying’s head shape is flat. It’s not that Zhu Xiongying was born like this, but after the child was born, the pampered child was held by his parents day and night, so the back of his head naturally became flat.
And those who have not been hugged often have round heads.
Zhu Xiongying continued, "The key is not Xu Da, the key is Xu Da's identity. Xu Da has not changed.
But in the final analysis, he is the minister and I am the king.
Everyone has their own interests and demands. Otherwise, why would they work for me? It’s nothing more than asking for something,
And today I clearly told Xu Da that temporary wealth can be achieved, and a lifetime of wealth can be achieved through hard work, but the wealth accumulated over several lifetimes may be gone. This also touches Xu Da’s greatest interests.
Let’s see what he does next. "
Zhu Yunxi said in confusion, "Brother, will you change after you become the emperor?"
Zhu Xiongying was a little surprised, turned his head to meet Zhu Yunxi's bright black eyes, was stunned for a moment, and then said,
"Of course it will change. How can people remain unchanged?"
