"What kind of people do you think we are?"
As the words fell.
Li Xiao was slightly startled.
He finally saw that the old man had a bad temper.
He could tell from the conversation in the carriage.
But after all, he is a lifesaver, so it’s better not to start a fight.
"He knows his mind!"
Li Xiao aimed at the old man in front of him and used his mind power again.
[Hmph. Let's see what this guy can tell us. We are neither that shabby official nor that damn big businessman. It’s okay to say that we have money, it’s okay to say that we have no money, money is nothing more than dung, our real heart is to care for all the people in the world]
"Fuck!"
Li Xiao finally figured it out.
This is such an old angry young man.
I look down on both officials and businessmen, and I always feel that I am the best.
One such person is the gentry class who failed the imperial examination.
Originally, the family had some money and some property, but not much.
It belongs to neither high nor low, medium mix.
Migrate with the times.
This kind of family gradually became lonely and became a so-called poor family.
You can't achieve high things, you can't live low things, but your life is worry-free.
This kind of person has ideals and ambitions, and has lofty ideals of governing the country, but has no way of becoming an official in the government. He can only use his passion for cynicism.
Okay
Li Xiao, who knew this situation, decided to pick up some nice words.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao said: "The old man is neither the first nor the second type of person I said. But the third type!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked. "The third kind, which one is it?"
"The third type of person is great. This kind of person's ideological realm has been sublimated!"
Li Xiao praised: "This kind of person regards money as garbage. In the final analysis, money is a tool to achieve the goal. Once you see this through, you will be thorough! What matters most to this kind of person is the ideological level of others." , instead of money and power! They often care about the world and the common people! They have great talents and know how to govern the country. They analyze the pros and cons of every national policy and are worried! "
Li Xiao suddenly thought that birds of a feather flock together, people are divided into groups, and angry young people only associate with angry young people.
He added another sentence: "As the saying goes, there are great scholars who talk and laugh, but there are no idle people. Anyone who can associate with such people is a person with profound knowledge. And old man, you are this kind of person!! I admire you the most in my life. That kind of people!"
The words fell.
Erhu, who was still a little nervous at first, was shocked!
Good guy, you are such a sycophant, you are so damn good at filming!
He understands the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Emperor will sneer at the flattery of those ministers.
I have stayed in the palace for the past few years and have not gone out, but in the past I often visited people and asked them how the emperor was doing.
If the people say good things to the Holy One, the Holy One will be extremely happy.
But if the people say something bad, he will blame himself and feel that he has not done well enough.
But this kid, after so many years, is definitely the one who boasts the most!
Who doesn't like to be praised?
Even the emperor was not immune.
If you want to take pictures of Zhu Yuanzhang's horses, it will be best if you don't know Zhu Yuanzhang's identity, but people who don't know his identity will generally not praise him.
But Li Xiao did it!
Without knowing it, he praised Zhu Yuanzhang wildly.
"Okay! Well said!"
Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and said with joy, "Yes, we are the third type of people you said, caring about the world. Little brother, we hit it off as soon as we met. We are destined to be together!"
Zhu Yuanzhang had not heard such praise for a long time.
Of course, it was complimented by someone who didn't know his identity, so it was particularly refreshing.
During this period, his Biao'er left and he was not in a good mood. In addition, the matter of establishing a heir apparent also made him physically and mentally exhausted.
Just now, this bad emotion was released a lot, and the black cloud on my forehead also dispersed a lot.
"We are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, but we don't know each other if we are not destined to meet each other!"
Li Xiao saw that the old man was also a man with a bold personality, and found it very interesting. He smiled and said: "From now on, we will be friends. I will tell you what you want to hear, and we will learn from each other."
"Okay, as you said, you can recuperate here during this period, and we can sit down with you and talk about the world!"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said.
Seeing how happy and excited Li Xiao was, he guessed that he was right.
He is indeed an old angry young man who talks about the world and ordinary people. But it is also quite interesting, because in my previous life, I was also a young angry young man.
Angry young people burst into tears when they see angry young people!
Found a confidant in Daming
"correct."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt something was wrong. Why did this guy praise me so well? He must not know his identity, but he didn't look like it, so he might as well give him a try.
"What do you think of today's Holy Emperor?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
If this guy keeps praising us, I'm afraid he's a little naughty.
"How dare I speak nonsense about Your Majesty?"
Li Xiao shook his head like a rattle. It was okay to talk about politics. The literati talked about it in private, and some even wrote books to satirize it, but talking about the Holy One was better.
Zhu Yuanzhang's sword is so fast that my neck can't stop it.
"Zhang Hu, step back."
Zhu Yuanzhang gave the order, and then Erhu immediately exited the room and closed the door.
Li Xiao didn't know what kind of medicine was being sold in this gourd, and then he heard the old angry young man suddenly say: "We feel that the Holy Spirit is not very good today. Corrupt officials are rampant, and there are still people everywhere who cannot eat."
"We feel that the current Holy Emperor is not worthy of sitting in that position!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang became cruel and even scolded himself.
After saying that, he looked at Li Xiao: "Look, we've all scolded you now, what are you afraid of? Say whatever you want, we just like to chat with you."
shocked.
Li Xiao was stunned.
This angry young man is truly an angry young man, even the Holy One dares to scold him!
Li Xiao said in surprise: "Old man, I admire you, but just say what you said in front of me and never say it outside, otherwise your head will be in danger."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Can you tell me now how the current emperor is doing?"
Li Xiao smiled helplessly.
The Holy Emperor is still a relative of his, and he is Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson-in-law.
"The current emperor is a great talent. He overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty. He is an emperor throughout the ages. He is a figure who can be compared with Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han."
Li Xiao boasted loudly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed again and thought to himself, this boy is praising us again. But why are we so happy? Does this boy know our identity?
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You boy, we just scolded the current emperor, but you praised the emperor for your intention."
"Praise, you must praise!"
Li Xiao said boldly: "The Holy Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, but he still did not slack off and worked diligently day and night. There is no one like him in the past dynasties who was so diligent even after becoming emperor.
He allowed the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which had been lost for more than four hundred years, to return to the hands of the Han people.
Yunnan, which had been lost for more than 800 years, became an inherent territory.
Let the Hexi Corridor, which has been lost for more than 500 years, return to rule.
The sage Zhu Yuanzhang, in more than twenty years, completed the territory expanded by the four generations of emperors Gao, Wen, Jing and Wu of the Qiang Han Dynasty! ! !
In terms of culture, emphasis was placed on education, new schools were built, new imperial examinations were held, talents were selected, and Han etiquette was revived.
In terms of politics, we severely punish corrupt officials, promote elderly care, and promote filial piety.
In terms of economy, we should focus on recuperation, encourage reclamation, build new water conservancy projects, immigrate to replenish the population, develop production, and quickly restore the country's productivity! !
The current cultivated population of the Ming Dynasty exceeds the peak of the Northern Song Dynasty!
Today's Holy Emperor is the only monarch in history who has no background, takes over from scratch, and builds a country that has experienced decades of war into a world-class empire! !
The Holy Spirit is kind to the people, cruel to the officials, and strict to himself!
In my mind, Zhu Yuanzhang is a well-deserved emperor throughout the ages, and his achievements are not inferior to those of Qin Shihuang! "
Li Xiao summarized Zhu Yuanzhang's life achievements in one breath.
Finally, I also boasted that there was only one emperor throughout the ages, and his achievements were not inferior to those of Qin Shihuang.
This level of praise is, I have to say, absolutely brilliant!
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang felt his heart blossoming after hearing this.
Now, he no longer cares whether Li Xiao sees his identity.
Because this guy is telling the truth!
Even if his identity is revealed, he doesn't care anymore.
That's right!
These are all things we do!
What is there to avoid?
Our achievements will be known to future generations forever! !
Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly: "In your heart, is Zhu Yuanzhang such a person?"
"Killed all the millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sword on his waist was still bloody! The old monk didn't know the hero, so he just kept asking for his name."
Li Xiao felt that he was also very energetic and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang wrote this poem when he stayed overnight in a temple called Buruo'an in Anhui Province.
Listen, how high-spirited and heroic! !
I can only admire you, I will never be such a hero! ! "
Numb.
Totally happy!
Zhu Yuanzhang heard that someone praised himself with a poem he wrote.
This feeling feels good, very good! ! !
Yes, at that time I was young, frivolous and high-spirited.
Hearing the poems of the past, he couldn't help but think back to that era when wars were everywhere and heroes were fighting for each other. Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, Wang Baobao
"If you say so, we look at this Zhu Yuanzhang in a different light."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded himself.
Li Xiao sighed with emotion: "What a pity. I have never met this hero until now. I still have a poem that I want to dedicate to the Holy One."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Li Xiao didn't seem to know his identity.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Just you? A commoner wants to see the Holy One? I haven't even seen him yet."
Li Xiao was mysterious and whispered: "Old man, to be honest, I am actually somewhat related to Zhu Yuanzhang."
How could Zhu Yuanzhang not know that if he hadn't had such a relationship with Li Xiao, he would have gone to great lengths to meet him like this?
However, he still pretended not to believe it and teased: "Just you? Who would believe it? We even said he was a relative of Zhu Yuanzhang."
Li Xiao said: "Your surname is Huang, you have nothing to do with Zhu Yuanzhang, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Your surname is Li, so you are related to Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Li Xiao: "."
This old man is indeed very aggressive, which is one of the characteristics of angry youth.
"However, you just said that you wanted to dedicate a poem to the Holy One. You should come and listen to it."
Zhu Yuanzhang said very curiously, and his heart became itchy again.
Li Xiao shook his head: "We can't say this. What if I say it and you leak it? Then wouldn't I be blind in vain?"
"Why do you, a young man, look at people like this? Are we that kind of people??"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "What you say is very appetizing. You say the first sentence but not the next sentence. It's okay if you don't say it. But if you say it, we will feel itchy. If you say it, I promise that it will never be spread. We will do it anyway. I saved your life, and just now I said that a drop of kindness will be repaid by a spring of water. You are repaying the kindness, aren't you being duplicitous?"
Sweat beaded on Li Xiao's forehead.
After thinking about it, this old man did save himself.
If he doesn't reveal it, it's not like he can't tell it.
"He knows his mind!"
Li Xiao targeted Zhu Yuanzhang again.
[This young man is really worried about us, but tell me, can we spread the news? Pass it on, who can we pass it on to?]
Well.
After listening to my heart.
Li Xiaoxin said, it seems that he really blamed this old man wrongly. Angry youths are angry youths, but they don't talk behind people's backs and are very upright.
"Fine."
Li Xiao surrendered and said with a smile: "If you want to hear it, I will tell you, but as we have agreed, it will never be spread outside."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "No rumors will be spread, we will keep our word."
He thought to himself, this poem of yours is dedicated to us. Let me give you this opportunity and see how you praise us.
"Qinyuan Spring·Snow."
Li Xiao spoke.
Zhu Yuanzhang became quiet instantly.
"The scenery of the North is covered in ice for thousands of miles and snow drifting for thousands of miles."
"Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is nothing but vastness; the river up and down suddenly stops flowing."
The words fell.
Zhu Yuanzhang has slowly sunk in.
A picture seemed to appear in front of my eyes, the sky and the earth were frozen, and there was snow falling thousands of miles away.
A sense of heroism poured into my heart, as if I was on top of the Great Wall, overlooking the earth, mountains, rivers, people, and the world! !
"Silver snakes are dancing in the mountains, and wax figures are riding in the mountains. They want to compete with the gods."
"On a clear day, it looks particularly charming when you look at the red dress."
This is a sentence that uses scenery to express one's ambition.
The mountains are like silver-white pythons flying.
The hills on the plateau look like many white elephants running.
They all want to compete with God.
You have to wait until it's a sunny day to see the bright red sunshine and the white snow and ice complement each other, which is particularly beautiful.
The strong contrast between before and after creates strong emotions.
Just like the violent Yuan Dynasty in the past and the Ming Dynasty now.
Thousands of miles of ice, isn't it talking about the violent Yuan Dynasty? The picturesque mountains and rivers are extremely enchanting, isn't it talking about our Ming Dynasty! !
Li Xiao was reciting, and even he was immersed in the heroic artistic conception of this poem.
And the next words made Zhu Yuanzhang's soul tremble.
"There are so many beauties in the country that it attracts countless heroes to bow down."
"I regret that Emperor Qin and Han Wu were slightly less talented in literature; Emperor Tang and Song Zu were slightly less elegant."
"The genius of the generation, Genghis Khan, only knows how to bend a bow and shoot at giant eagles."
"It's all over, let's count the famous people, let's look at the present!"
Quiet!
Quiet!
Still quiet!
There was not a sound in the whole house!
The room was silent, except for the sound of each other's breathing.
Completely opposite to the tranquility in this room, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart!
His heart was like a wave, turbulent and ups and downs, and the waves were crashing on the shore!
The country is so beautiful that it has attracted countless heroes to bow down!
Looking back on the past, what an era it was, when the heroes of the world rose up and competed for the country and the world.
Only yourself!
Have the last laugh, come to the end!
Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han were slightly less talented in literature.
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty were less successful in martial arts.
Genghis Khan, the man who dominated the world, only knew how to draw a bow and shoot eagles.
These characters are all gone!
They will all become things of the past as history progresses!
To be called a hero who can make great achievements, we still have to look at today’s Ming Dynasty!
"Good! Good words! Good words!"
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang recovered from the shock, feeling extremely excited.
He liked this poem so much! !
Isn’t it about the Ming Dynasty that was established through hard work?
We are the emperor of the ages, and our achievements will be passed down to future generations!
And our achievements will not be forgotten by future generations and will be praised by countless people!
"Li Xiao, did you write this poem?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked excitedly.
"Not really."
Li Xiao shook his head: "This is written by a person I like very much, and this person also likes the current emperor very much."
Li Xiao didn't dare to misunderstand this poem.
It was written by someone he admired immensely.
And Li Xiao told the truth.
This great man read through the Twenty-Four Histories, especially the Ming Dynasty.
I highly approve of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.
I once said that the Ming Dynasty had only these two people and did better.
When holding a peasant movement seminar, one of the lectures on peasant issues mentioned Zhu Yuanzhang's development after he first entered the Guo Zixing military camp, saying:
"At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk. When he was sleeping, he often took the form of the 'Emperor'. Guo Zixing was surprised when he saw it, and he accepted him as his subordinate. Guo Zixing, the descendant of Guo Zixing, rose up. At first, he could represent the interests of farmers, and later he represented the interests of landlords. , so he can be honored as the Son of Heaven."
He also praised Zhu Yuanzhang's military ability, saying: "Since ancient times, there has been no one as capable as Li Shimin in military affairs, and the second best is Zhu Yuanzhang."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with emotion: "We really want to meet this person you mentioned, his literary talent will last forever!"
Li Xiao smiled slightly, thinking that he might not be able to see it.
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang was immersed in joy and could not express it in words.
"Oh, that's not right. You just said that the Holy Spirit is not worthy of his place. Why are you so happy when you hear this poem?"
Li Xiao asked strangely.
I wonder what happened to this old man? Aren't you an angry young man? ?
"Ahem."
Zhu Yuanzhang realized that he had lost his composure. He cleared his throat and regained his composure, saying: "One code is the same code. We are happy because this poem is well written, not because you are praising Your Majesty."
Li Xiao: "Okay."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I didn't expect that your boy has such a high opinion of the Holy One. Is there nothing wrong with him at all?"
"Of course."
Li Xiao said without thinking: "There are too many problems."
Li Xiao thought, although Zhu Yuanzhang had great achievements, he was just an ancient emperor after all. In that era, it was already good to be where he was now.
It is understandable that vision has limitations.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he has made absurd policies.
After hearing such words, Zhu Yuanzhang lost his temper now.
After all, with the praise just now, it is understandable that there are some small shortcomings in the back with such a high evaluation.
Who can make mistakes without being a sage?
Zhu Yuanzhang made a gesture of listening: "I know that your boy is the same as us. I don't like to hear what you just said. I just like you to talk about the shortcomings of the Holy Emperor. Let's hear it."
It turned out to be an angry young man. Li Xiao shook his head and said: "Old man, that Holy Master is really a relative of mine. It's not very good for me to talk about people behind their backs like this."
These words made Zhu Yuanzhang feel warm in his heart.
This guy still has some conscience, but today you have to speak and we have to listen.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Even if the sage is your relative, isn't there a saying that you should not avoid relatives when promoting virtuous people, and you should not avoid suspicion when promoting relatives? Even if the sage is your relative, he is also the sage of the people of the world, so you have to let the people of the world come. evaluate."
"Hey, that seems to make sense."
Li Xiao nodded, feeling that this old man had some abilities.
"Okay, then let me talk about it. The first thing is the Holy Spirit's temper."
"How's your temper?"
Li Xiao swept his hand in front of his nose, "You have such a bad temper."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "."
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly unhappy.
He knew his own temper, and indeed he had a bad temper.
But this grandson-in-law is the first one who dares to say that he has a bad temper to his face!
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "You also said that you have never met the Holy One. How do you know that the Holy One has a bad temper?"
Li Xiao retorted: "Have you never met the Holy One? How can you say that the Holy One is not worthy of his virtue?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless again.
This kid definitely doesn't know his identity.
If I knew, I would never dare to say this.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to compromise and said: "Then tell me, why is the Holy Spirit so bad-tempered?"
Li Xiaodao: "Does this need to be said? Which official in the world does not curse a few words in his heart? Who is not an official in the Ming Dynasty with trepidation? The Hu Weiyong case in the 13th year of Hongwu, the Kongyin case in the 15th year, and the Guo Yin case in the 18th year. Heng case, how many people died?"
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Those are all corrupt officials and should be killed. I think your Majesty did the right thing and killed them well."
Li Xiaodao: "Corrupt officials should indeed be killed, but there are still many who have been wronged. Moreover, corrupt officials were not corrupt officials at the beginning. They were also passionate students at the beginning. It's just that In the end, he got involved and became a corrupt official."
Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and said: "After all, you still speak for those corrupt officials. You kid, are you also a corrupt official?"
"Hey, hey, hey, you can't frame me falsely."
Li Xiao waved his hands hastily: "You are slandering, slandering! I hate corrupt officials the most in my life. You can't say that I am a corrupt official. I am Qingtian, Li Qingtian of the Ming Dynasty."
During this time as county magistrate, Li Xiao's happiest thing in the county was that when he walked on the street, countless people saw him and said he was Master Qingtian.
Don't tell me, it's really nice to be called that!
Therefore, Li Xiao seemed a little excited.
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
Don't let your reputation be ruined
When Li Xiao came to the Ming Dynasty, he also wanted to leave some traces in history to prove himself.
I can't become a person like Zhu Yuanzhang, but I can become a person like 'Bao Qingtian'!
Hundreds of years later, Li Xiao opened the history books.
History also records that there was a Li Qingtian in the Ming Dynasty. How exciting was that?
"What are you excited about?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Whether you are a corrupt official is another matter, but you did speak for corrupt officials just now."
Li Xiao shook his head: "I'm not speaking for corrupt officials, but, old man, have you ever thought about it? The Ming Dynasty was obviously the harshest and harshest in dealing with corrupt officials!
The Law of the Ming Dynasty reads: Anyone who embezzles more than sixty taels of silver will be killed immediately!
The local officials in many places were killed and left vacant, and there was no one to do anything.
There are also cases of death penalty and exile.
This has been done.
But why are there more corrupt officials than in previous dynasties? "
The words fell.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and didn't know how to answer.
This question was not just raised by Li Xiao.
He had already proposed it to himself countless times.
The most stringent laws were established to prohibit corruption.
Countless tortures were set up to frighten the officials.
However, these officials continued to follow, like a group of soldiers who were not afraid of death. They walked to the torture devices in groups and died generously.
Why?
He couldn't find the answer either.
Zhu Yuanzhang cast his gaze on Li Xiao: "Tell me, why?"
Li Xiao laughed and said: "On the carriage just now, I discussed the first point with you, the old man. I feel aggrieved because the money was not paid in place. Let's talk about the second point now."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
He was still thinking about this second item.
Li Xiao said: "The second point is that the system is not right. This anti-corruption is carried out based on the personal will of the emperor, and there is no set of effective measures in terms of court regulations. We should rely on the system, not the criminal law .”
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Tell me about it."
Li Xiao explained: "The main reason is that they have too much power! The higher-level officials have the power of life and death of the lower-level officials.
Didn't I say before that the first reason is corruption.
The first batch of corrupt officials were born.
When a boss is corrupt, it is generally difficult for subordinates to stay on their own.
If you don't cooperate with others, you will be slandered at the least, and even more guilty at the worst.
In order to protect themselves, officials at all levels, or those who have just joined the job, must flatter their superiors and flatter their superiors.
By the time a new official is promoted, he has become a corrupt official and will only treat the people below him in the same way.
Just like a snowball, it gets bigger and bigger!
Therefore, no matter how severe the punishment is, it cannot stop it.
Because this snowball has already formed! "
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard these words, he was shocked and said: "The power is too great. In other words, the first step of the Holy Emperor was wrong?"
It suddenly occurred to him that he had read history books some time ago and learned about the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
He studied day and night and finally came up with an answer. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin made a wrong move at the beginning and established the capital wrongly, which led to repeated mistakes and ultimately his demise! !
Did you also make this mistake? ?
Hearing this, Li Xiao nodded and said: "Yes, your Majesty made a mistake in the first step. He gave officials too much power. Power is a double-edged sword. Greater power means that he is a good official and has the courage to do more. There are many good things. But once he is a bad official, he can also control more people. Three people become a tiger and work for the tiger. Even if someone below wants to do good things, he has no choice but to join in the evil!!"
Speaking of this, Li Xiao gave an example and said:
"To tell you the truth, I am actually a small county magistrate, but after I took office, I found that my power was astonishing.
If I want to be corrupt and the people below me disobey me, I can punish them.
But if I want to be an official above the official level, I need to take care of myself and be filial. This salary is not enough. I have to be greedy, right?
But I'm not greedy, why?
Because I am a relative of the Holy One, they dare not touch me.
You know, only a powerful person like me dares to be an official and do practical things!
Do you dare to inform the county?
He doesn't dare!
If you have some conscience, just be an upright official and don't plan to be promoted.
Those who are unscrupulous will simply join in the evil deeds.
Do you know? The people below all praise me, Mr. Qingtian! ! "
Talking and talking,
Li Xiao couldn't help but praise himself again, he was so great!
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly.
He had already confirmed that Li Xiao was the master of Qingtian.
But now he realizes that it is so difficult to be the master of Qingtian.
Only such powerful people can do it.
Because money is given so little, corruption has already taken hold.
People below are not allowed to resist officials above
Because they were given little money and felt aggrieved, many people took the initiative to become corrupt.
A vicious cycle is formed, which is very similar to the "snowball" explained by Li Xiao.
It makes sense, it really makes sense.
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this theory for the first time and analyzed the problem from an angle he had never heard before.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned: "You mean, the Holy One made a mistake in the first step, so how can we save it?"
Li Xiao shook his head: "It is difficult to eradicate. Only by slowly improving the treatment of officials and controlling the power in their hands can things get better."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said: "Since the first batch of corruption has been formed, let's kill them all."
Li Xiao: "."
Li Xiao said helplessly: "It's not enough to kill them all. How corrupt are those officials, some are a little greedy, and some are not. How can you tell the difference among all the officials in the world? If we kill them all, no one will do anything. It's unrealistic."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "We are joking, but you take it seriously. Isn't this just a joke?"
Li Xiao: "."
Zhu Yuanzhang was actually in a happy mood.
After all, for so many years, no one dared to tell him what was on his mind.
Li Xiao is very talented, that's for sure.
what he said
Believable, but not entirely trustworthy.
After all, Li Xiao's first time as an official was as a small county magistrate. Judging from what he just said, most of what he mentioned was from the perspective of a county magistrate.
Especially, when he said "a thousand threads above, a needle below."
Zhu Yuanzhang realized that as a county magistrate, he was really good at being a county magistrate. No magistrate could speak such simple and honest principles.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang added: "Most of what you said are just your conjectures and cannot be confirmed."
"It can be confirmed."
Li Xiao laughed and said, "I just said that I am Master Qingtian. To be honest, I am the magistrate of a county in Beiping Prefecture. If you have a chance, you can go and have a look. I have already implemented my ideas."
"Oh. You are really a county magistrate. Let's discuss it more when we have time."
Zhu Yuanzhang became interested and said, "Tell me, how did you implement it?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Didn't I tell you that the money is not enough and I feel aggrieved 33333 and I will solve it for them."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "How to solve it?"
Li Xiaodao: "I increased their salary and got cash! I also gave them free time off. They only have to work four hours a day and have two days off every seven days, including holidays. In this way, the money is in place and the mood is improved." I feel happy and can do things quickly."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
OK!
He didn't know this.
This guy actually tampered with his own salary standards and working hours. It's really unreasonable! !
Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be calm and said: "You are so brave. Aren't you afraid that the Holy Emperor will chop off your head?"
"Which reform is without bloodshed?"
Li Xiaodao: "Li Kui's reform, selecting talents and appointing capable people, strict rewards and punishments. Shang Yang's reform, abolishing well fields, focusing on agriculture and mulberry trees, awarding military merits, implementing unified measurement and establishing county systems, strengthened the Qin State. Wang Anshi's reform in the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi developed production, Make the country rich and the army strong.”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "But their endings don't seem to be very good."
Li Xiao said: "I know."
"So brave!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled: "So, are you doing it for righteousness and for the country and the people?"
"No."
Li Xiao shook his head: "I do it for my wife."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "????"
Zhu Yuanzhang had calculated everything, but he didn't expect Li Xiao to suddenly say this.
It almost broke his waist.
"It's unreasonable, isn't it?"
Li Xiao looked out the window and showed a happy smile: "I have a lover, the love of my life!!
I can do anything for her!
I can go up to the nine heavens to catch the moon for her, and go down to the five oceans to catch turtles for her.
I want to give her all the best things in the world and fulfill her every wish.
She said she wanted to see a prosperous Ming Dynasty.
I will give her a prosperous Ming Dynasty! !
Until then, I can tell her openly:
This prosperous age is as you wish."
As he spoke, Li Xiao's eyes sparkled with light towards his lover.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Xiao quietly.
This can't be faked
It turns out that the grandson-in-law loves his granddaughter so much.
He couldn't help but feel happy for his granddaughter.
This man.
Not seeking wealth, not seeking glory.
Give everything to the one you love, all the good things!
He wants to reform the law and create a prosperous Ming Dynasty.
He is not doing it for himself, but for his lover!
Zhu Yuanzhang's heart moved, and he recalled that his sister Ma's face had been so gentle.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses and said, "Isn't this the prosperous age of Ming Dynasty?"
Li Xiao thought of the poor people he met when he went south and shook his head:
"Not enough, far from enough! I want people in the world to be educated, to be paid for their work, to be treated for their illnesses, to be provided for when they are old, and to have a place to live. This is the prosperous Ming Dynasty in my mind. Only then can I My daughter-in-law, look at such a prosperous age!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
What a lofty goal.
Students will be taught, work will be rewarded, illnesses will be treated, old age will be taken care of, and housing will be provided.
Can this be called a prosperous age?
Speaking of which, it’s exciting!
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang recognized his grandson-in-law from the bottom of his heart.
After a long time, he slowly stood up and said, "I think if the Holy One knew what you were thinking, he wouldn't blame you even if you did some nonsense."
Li Xiao laughed and said, "That's not true. The Holy One is related to me. Besides, the Holy One is very protective of his shortcomings and usually doesn't kill his family members."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "."
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
The good atmosphere was ruined by you. Who said I wouldn't kill my family?
"Remember what you said today, we will remember it in the prosperous Ming Dynasty."
After Zhu Yuanzhang left these words, he turned back his sleeves, turned around, opened the door, and left the room.
Ah this
Li Xiao's head is full of black lines.
This old man has a really weird temper. He doesn't even say hello when he leaves.
Then Erhu walked in and said with a smile: "Master Li, the master asked me to stay and take care of you. You can rest in peace and recover. He said he would come to see you again."
"oh."
Li Xiao nodded, feeling that we could still talk today, and asked curiously: "By the way, Zhang Hu, what does your master do?"
Erhu thought for a while: "Plowing the fields."
Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed a farmer, and he just happened to hide his identity.
Li Xiao was slightly startled.
How can a farmer be so angry?
Immediately, he realized that he was definitely not a farmer.
He should be a landowner, well that's what he should be, at least a big landowner.
That's it.
The conversation ended there.
Li Xiao also relieved his boredom, but after the old man left, he felt a little bored again.
Ever since, telepathy
[Daughter-in-law, I'm sorry, something happened on the road. You know, when you see an injustice on the road, you draw your sword to help. It's just like when we go south on our honeymoon and encounter bad guys, it will be delayed for a few days]
Nanjing City, the residence of Prince Yan.
Zhu Di sat in the room.
Chen, who had not returned home at night, slowly and secretly walked over and cupped his hands:
"Your Highness, we found out today that the Holy One was dressed in civilian clothes, pretending to be a commoner, and left the city of Nanjing with Erhu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards."
"Huh"
Zhu Di was slightly curious: "Why did the Holy One leave the city?"
Ju Chen said: "The Holy One left the city and sealed a section of the road. As for what happened on that section of the road, I don't know. The Jin Yiwei nearby are the confidants of Erhu and cannot be penetrated. I don't dare to go too rashly." Probe closely to avoid being noticed.”
Zhu Di was slightly startled.
Why did the Holy Spirit close the road? What is this for?
I can't guess
However, Zhu Di still nodded: "It's right not to approach rashly. Now the Holy Emperor's intention has tilted towards me. For the sake of stability, we must not expose the truth. We should pay more attention to the future explorations."
Ju Chen cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I know."
Zhu Di added: "In this case, you can go and find out if there are any important people coming to or leaving the capital on that stretch of road recently."
We have to guard against it at the critical moment now.
If someone like "Fang Xiaoru" appears again to ruin his good deeds, then the gain will outweigh the loss.
"Take your orders!"
Ju Chen bowed and disappeared into the night again.
Zhu Di was slightly in a daze.
"Father, Father, you are becoming more and more difficult to guess."
at the same time.
East Palace.
Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were both in the room.
He secretly discussed matters with Crown Princess Lu and Zhu Yunwen.
"Two gentlemen, what is going on?"
Mrs. Lu was very anxious and said: "Since the hunting, the Holy Lord has shown great love to my son, and there are obviously signs of success. But why suddenly, his attitude seems to be more favorable to King Yan? I heard that the two of them the day before yesterday Have a meal alone with King Yan’s family.”
Huang Zicheng was completely confused and said, "I'm afraid it's just a meal, so there's nothing to worry about."
Qi Tai held a different opinion and said: "Xiaoguan doesn't think so, why is King Yan eating at this time? This is indeed a signal, a signal biased towards King Yan! We must be vigilant."
Huang Zicheng was a little unhappy and said, "Are you worrying too much? Isn't it just a meal? What does this mean?"
Qi Tai shook his head: "Absolutely not. The Holy Emperor will never show favor to King Yan for no reason. Think about it, King Yan is very capable. If he really wants King Yan, he will definitely have a close relationship between father and son, just like the original one." Prince Zhu Biao is just like him."
The words fell.
Everyone's expressions changed, and they felt it was very reasonable.
At this time, a guard came to report.
"Princess, there is a man calling himself Tie Xuan outside the door asking to see you!"
"Tehyun?"
Qi Tai was slightly startled and said strangely: "Some time ago, we were moved by our feelings and Xiao Xiao's reason, but he justly refused. How could he take the initiative to find us?"
Qi Tai said: "Let him come in and see what he is going to do."
Mrs. Lu understood, waved her hand, and the guards invited the people in.
Tie Xuan was an extremely thin man, with his body hunched over, running over in a hurry.
He looked anxious: "I have something to discuss."
Lu nodded: "Master Tie, please speak."
Tie Xuan said excitedly: "We must not let King Yan win the throne. It's too terrible, too terrible!"
Tie Hyun looked excited, and the blood vessels and veins on his face almost burst.
Lu's face lit up and said: "Master Tie, don't be anxious, speak slowly. There are no outsiders here, we are all our own people, and you are one of our own."
Tie Xuan nodded and said: "The reason why Your Majesty has favored King Yan during this period is all because of one person who changed His Majesty's mind."
Qitai asked excitedly: "Who?"
Tie Xuan said: "Li Xiao!"
Qitai: "Why?"
Tie Xuan said: "Don't you know? Some time ago, the Holy Sage asked about the price of cloth on the streets of Nanjing.
And there was also news about very cheap cloth in the Da Mingyue newspaper.
The two are definitely related!
In addition, Li Xiao was called Lord Qingtian by the people in the county under his jurisdiction, and this could not be concealed from the Holy Emperor.
It is conceivable that the Holy One was blinded by that Li Xiao! ! This Li Xiao is really powerful and he does what he likes! Very scheming! "
hiss!
After the words fell, everyone suddenly realized.
No wonder the recent change in the direction of the Holy Spirit is due to Li Xiao.
So the person they should deal with is Li Xiao?
Qi Tai asked: "Tie Xuan, what you just said was terrible, what did you mean?"
"This is what I'm worried about!! Even the Holy Emperor has been deceived by him!"
Tie Xuan excitedly raised his hands and spat:
"The official also just learned that he has a son-in-law named Li Xiao.
This person is so audacious, acts recklessly, and harbors evil intentions! !
It is a blatant tampering with the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
This person is definitely a misfortune, a big tire!
He dares to change the law today, maybe he dares to stand on his own tomorrow.
Dare to change the national name the day after tomorrow!
The first time the official is so bold!
At this time, this person was so terrible that the wings were not abundant, and the heart was clear!
If the king of Yan has the position of Chujun, it is the time when the claws are now!
He will be the next blue jade!
No, a person who is even more terrible than Lan Yu! Lan Yu did not dare to tampering with the law! "
hiss!
Everyone took a breath.
It turned out that everything was planned in secret! !
This son, Yiyi Biner, can be left and right, so terrifying!
Everyone was very shocking, and his face changed greatly.
At this time, only Qi Tai discovered the key to the problem, and said excitedly: "You said that Li Xiao, dare to tampering with the law of Da Ming?" Is it true? "
"Absolutely true !!!"
Tie Yan just righteous, said:
"I have a window together to talk to me from Peiping. Then I said this. Li Xiao set up the house without authorization to try to add another court institution! This is one of them!
Secondly, all officials in Dong'an County have nine -grade officials, and there are officials, but Lu Lulu has been equivalent to the Lulu of Liupin officials and adds the crime of adding Lulu without authorization.
Third, Li Xiao changed his work on his work without authorization, only four hours a day, two days off for seven days, and holidays! Change the crime of work without authorization! "
The words fell.
The crowd was a little bit again.
This is really bold.
The Ming Dynasty was the first person to dare to do so directly! !
Qi Tai thought, I added Lulu again, added a rest time, and added institutional governance. How can I feel pretty good and wait, I stand on Zhu Yunzheng.
Qitai looked excitedly: "Do you know the Holy?"
Tie Yan shook his head: "I don't know the holy."
Lu Shi was also happy, and she just knew that Li Xiao changed his mind.
They have to deal with Li Xiao.
But the good news came together, and Li Xiao's handle also had it!
Shuangxi is present, Shuangxi is present! !
Huang Zicheng also woke up at this time, "This person is criminal! Tomorrow I will wait for the impeachment Yibin Li Xiao! Kill this thief! Defalize a big scourge for Daming!"
Lu's bowing: "I am annoyed everyone."
Zhu Yunzheng also said excitedly: "Several Grand Eno, Yunye dare not forget!! When I was successful, I would like to thank you!"
(End of chapter)
