Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Zhanji was chatting with Zhu Di.
These days, Zhu Zhanji has nothing to do.
Basically, he accompanied Zhu Di to eat, drink, and go shopping to fulfill Sun Chen's filial piety.
They haven't seen each other for seven or eight years, so they cherish these last moments.
But Zhu Zhanji still has some worries in his heart. After all, it has been more than a year since he left North America.
It took him a year to return to the Ming Dynasty, and another year to leave the Ming Dynasty and return to North America. If it continued like this, it would take him two or three years to return to North America.
After all, it was the foundation he had built with his own hands, and Zhu Zhanji didn't want to just give it away to others.
You must know that Zhu Zhanji is not the only one who divides North America into dynasties. The blood of the former crown prince Zhu Gaochi is all in North America, including Zhu Zhanquan, Zhu Zhanyong and other descendants, all of whom are guarding one side in North America.
Zhu Zhanji, the king of North America, has not returned yet. He is really afraid that his younger brothers will take the opportunity to cause trouble and rob him of the country he finally conquered.
For a moment, Zhu Zhanji was worried.
Seeing his appearance, Zhu Di vaguely guessed something.
"Pihou, do you want to go back to North America?"
Zhu Zhanji laughed twice when he heard this and didn't know how to answer.
He can't urge Grandpa Huang to die early and rush back to North America himself!
How embarrassing!
"Grandpa Huang, Sun Chen is just a little worried."
"Now that Sun Chen has left, all government affairs will fall on the Queen Mother and Yang Pu. I wonder if they can handle it!"
Zhu Di nodded after hearing this.
"Your mother-in-law is a virtuous person, and Yang Pu is also talented as a prime minister and assistant, so nothing big will happen."
"For you, this is an opportunity to learn from your second uncle!"
study?
What to study?
Do you want to imitate him and not practice martial arts?
Zhu Zhanji looked confused.
His impression of this second uncle still rested on Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han Dynasty.
When Zhu Di saw this, he smiled and prepared to teach his grandson a lesson.
"You must have heard some rumors in recent days, right?"
"Well, it is said that my second uncle is planning something big, and he has rebuilt the Imperial Guard for this purpose!"
Zhu Zhanji answered honestly.
The reconstruction of Jinyiwei was so shocking that it was difficult to hide it from the court officials.
At this juncture, Prince Zhu Gaoxu's reconstruction of the Jinyiwei naturally has profound meaning.
"What do you think about rebuilding the Jinyiwei?"
"Is this the emperor's transfer of power to the second uncle, so as to pave the way for the second uncle?"
Zhu Zhanji tentatively gave an answer, but Zhu Di was not satisfied.
"If you think so, then I'm a little disappointed."
Zhu Di sighed, "Does your second uncle still need me to pave the way for him?"
"All the officials in the court are his confidants, and the local generals also obey his orders. His power as the crown prince is no less than that of the emperor!"
hiss……
So cruel?
Zhu Zhanji took a breath and felt a chill down his spine.
According to Grandpa Huang, his second uncle Zhu Gaoxu was completely in control and had completely sidelined Grandpa Huang!
"Grandpa Huang, Second Uncle, he did this..."
"This is exactly what grandpa wants to teach you, teach you to behave well!"
Zhu Di stroked his beard and sighed.
"Your second uncle has been implementing the New Deal and reforming the Ming Dynasty since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, so he was able to gather a group of talented officials to work hard for the common dream in their hearts."
"After so many years, they have stumbled until now, and they finally see the dawn of success. Sharing the land is the last step. The poll tax is abolished, the academic privileges of scholars are abolished, and the gentry and the common people work as servants and pay for food as one. , there is nothing superior about it!”
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Zhanji was shocked!
Divide into acres!
All in one!
Get food all in one!
That second uncle is really a big deal!
How dare he do this?
Doesn’t that force scholars all over the world to go against the imperial court?
There are so many scholars in the world that one of them could drown him with just a drop of spit!
Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu, where did you get the courage and confidence?
Seeing Zhu Zhanji's face full of shock, Zhu Di opened his mouth with a smile.
"What? Do you think this is too ridiculous?"
"Grandpa Huang, scholars serving as officials in the court and as gentry in the countryside are the foundation of the imperial court. If my second uncle does this, I'm afraid..."
"Look, this is the difference between you and your second uncle!"
Zhu Di chuckled and said, "You only see the role of scholars, but you don't see their harm!"
"Scholars relied on their fame and privileges and preferential treatment in the imperial examinations. When they became officials, they accepted bribes and colluded with superiors and subordinates. When they were gentry in the countryside, they annexed fields and plundered the people's wealth. They became a worm that just lay on the Ming Dynasty to suck blood!"
"But Grandpa Huang, this has been done in all dynasties, giving preferential treatment to scholars and ensuring official positions in the imperial examination!"
Zhu Zhanji was a little unconvinced and raised objections.
“It’s been done this way all along, so that’s right?”
"The former Song Dynasty treated scholars favorably and gave them great power. Don't you know what the final result was?"
"In such a large court, there are many factions and intrigues. The same parties suppress those who are different and exclude those who are different. The civil servants control the government and evade the imperial power. The status of the military generals is low and they are no better than the lackeys of the civil servants' palace. They abruptly ruined the fortune of the former Song Dynasty!"
"When the former Song Dynasty fell, what were those gentry and scholars doing? Either they fell into the arms of the Mongolian barbarians and became loyal ministers and filial sons of the Mongolian barbarians, or they left with their seals and relied on their fame and privileges in the countryside. Living leisurely in the mountains and forests, living a life like a fairy."
"The Mongolian barbarians are barbarians after all. If they want to stabilize their rule in the Central Plains, they cannot do without these rural gentry and court gentry. Therefore, for these gentry and gentry, fame and privilege have been their greatest confidence from the beginning!"
"If this privilege of fame and honor is not abolished, scholars will always feel that they are superior to others, and they will always follow the old path of past dynasties."
Zhu Zhanji was silent.
He finally realized the gap between himself and Zhu Gaoxu.
He, Zhu Zhanji, just wanted to be a prosperous emperor and create a similar peaceful and prosperous age based on the experience of previous dynasties.
But Zhu Gaoxu is completely different. This second uncle wants to overthrow all the paralysis of the previous dynasties and start over again to create what he thinks is the prosperous Ming Dynasty!
With such majestic courage and extraordinary courage, Zhu Zhanji asked himself that he was far inferior to him.
"Grandpa Huang, if this happens, I'm afraid the world will boil and the sky will be full!"
"Haha, so what?"
Zhu Di sneered.
"Your second uncle has been planning and preparing for this moment for several years!"
"From the implementation of the whip law back then, to the division of financial power so that the royal family could completely control the military and soldiers, to the reconstruction of the Imperial Guards now, every step is to implement the idea of dividing the land into households, and to complete this last step!"
"Child, ask yourself, if you were sitting in this position, could you do so well?"
Zhu Zhanji was silent again.
He only felt that he was greatly shocked!
"Your second uncle was born to be an emperor!"
"Compared to him, you still have a long way to go!"
"Take advantage of this period of time to learn from your second uncle, it will benefit you for life!"
