"Your Majesty, Tao Yunzhi, the magistrate of Wuqing County, has come to report that the Wangtai clan, their villagers, and domestic slaves who rebelled and rebelled were all executed."
Xiong Tingbi reported to Zhu You.
"I understand."
Zhu Youxiao replied while reviewing the memorial, and then said: "You give the official order and ask them to transfer Tao Yunzhi to a prefecture and county with more gentry to continue to serve as a county magistrate, and Wuqing County will choose another magistrate." Come, I will give Tao Yunzhi a chance to prove himself. If his experience as an official in Wuqing County cannot help him control local gentry in other states and counties, and he loses to the gentry again, it will only mean that he is a mediocre person. , transfer him to a sinecure position such as a professor of government studies!"
"yes!"
Xiong Tingbi hurriedly replied.
Then, Zhu Youxiao pointed to Xiong Tingbi and pointed at the memorials piled a foot high in front of him and said: "These are the criminal memorials from various provinces that were sent last month. I found that they were all due to the implementation of the New Deal." Among the various human life lawsuits that occurred, there were many assassinations of local officials such as the Chief Envoy and the Inspector-General. Incidents such as Tianjin Feng Jinglun, Feng Shengshi and his son, Wuqing Wang Tai and other gentry committing evil were not accidental cases. They are just a few examples of various types of murders that occurred on a large scale after the implementation of the New Deal."
When Xiong Tingbi heard what Zhu Youxiao said, he also looked solemn and said: "What your Majesty said is that this is indeed not an exception. The world is declining and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be. Even those who read the books of saints, most of them use them for personal gain." , to enrich oneself, now the imperial court has no choice but to implement the New Deal in order to maintain long-term peace and stability for the country. It clears out the land, divides the land into acres, and returns the losses to the public. However, the losses are more than enough to make up for the deficiencies, and the industry and commerce are vigorously developed to support the remaining people. However, this also makes Powerful people cannot keep slaves for profit, or even be controlled by the court and cannot be free; these gentry and powerful people will inevitably be dissatisfied with the New Deal and do despicable or even heinous things;
However, I believe that in order to prevent the country from being ruined after two or three hundred years of rule like the previous dynasties, even if the powerful gentry did not hesitate to use genocide to prevent it, or even resorted to all kinds of cruel and inhumane means, politicians cannot Compromise, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted and the country will still be in danger! "
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "It's not that I want to retreat because the local gentry fiercely resisted the implementation of the New Deal, but I feel that based on the current situation, although I have the assistance of all my dear friends, I have forcibly implemented the New Deal. If it continues, it has even been successfully implemented in many provinces, but it will inevitably cause the local gentry and powerful people who oppose the New Deal to adopt extreme measures to deal with me. It would not be a pity for me to die alone. The problem is, if I die, Will people be destroyed and the government cease to exist, or will the world's turmoil intensify because of the new policy I implemented?"
Xiong Tingbi originally heard the emperor say that there might be extreme opponents who would assassinate the emperor at all costs. He thought that the emperor would be timid because he was worried that he would be assassinated by extremists. However, he did not expect that the emperor would say, "I will die alone." It’s not a pity.”
This made Xiong Tingbi couldn't help but secretly sigh that His Majesty's will was really strong, and he did not choose to retreat like most emperors in the past who were on the throne, even if they had the intention to work hard, because of the great resistance to reform and even endangering their lives.
In Xiong Tingbi's view, not everyone can risk death. The more noble and wealthy a person is, the more difficult it is for them to do so.
Before this, Xiong Tingbi was worried that His Majesty the Emperor would choose to retreat like Jiajing and Wanli at some point, so he just took the initiative to say that politicians cannot compromise.
But Xiong Tingbi no longer has such worries, and he admires his Emperor Zhu Youxiaolai even more.
"It's rare that our emperor's will is so strong!"
Xiong Tingbi thought so in his heart.
Then, Xiong Tingbi hurriedly said: "In my opinion, the new policy implemented by Your Majesty is in compliance with nature and the wishes of the people. It is the general trend. If there are changes, people will not be destroyed and the government will not be destroyed, nor will the turmoil be intensified!"
After Zhu Youxiao heard what Xiong Tingbi said, he smiled and said: "Ai Qing is the person who dared to go to the Eastern Han Dynasty to plunder the land alone, and his will is really strong! In my opinion, even if I implement the New Deal, in the future the people will be destroyed and the government will not even stop. It doesn't matter if the turmoil intensifies, because what is certain is that if I don't do this, the world will only get worse. In that case, if I don't perish, I will be the king of the subjugation of the country. If I perish, then my next one will be the subjugation of the country. The king!
Because the Ming Dynasty has accumulated so many problems that it is already on the verge of collapse! Perhaps for many people, it does not matter whether the world belongs to my Zhu family or not. Throughout history, there are many things about changing dynasties. Those who are officials will still be officials, and those who study will still study;
But sometimes, changing a dynasty is not as simple as subjugating the country, but subjugating the world! Destroy our Han family and the world! By then everyone in the Han people will be slaves, even if they want to be slaves but can't!
I have a premonition that if the Ming Dynasty really does not reform, the Han family will surely perish at the hands of foreigners in the future! Because in our land of China, the people have long been divided. Even the scholar-bureaucrats in the world who are familiar with the books of saints and sages, most of them only know that they have a family and not a country! There's nothing these people can do! This can be seen from the gentry Feng and Wang families they encountered on their way back to the north recently! "
"Destroy the country and destroy the world!"
Xiong Tingbi couldn't help but be enlightened after hearing Zhu Youxiao's remarks.
Zhu Youxiao made this statement based on his understanding of the history of later generations, and believed that if the Ming Dynasty did not change, it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to avoid the fate of the second generation's death. It would not only be the Zhu family's Ming Empire that would perish, but also the Ming Dynasty. After all, in the history of the entire Han world, the Manchus did take control of the Central Plains, forcing China to lose Han clothes for nearly three hundred years.
Xiong Tingbi served in Liaodong for a long time and fought against Jiannu for a long time. He understood Jiannu better than almost all rulers of this era, except Zhu Youxiao who came from a later generation.
Therefore, Xiong Tingbi knew that Jiannu was different from ordinary Hulu. He knew that Nurhaci and his Eight Banners soldiers had a strong organization and their own agricultural base. As a member of the civil servants and bureaucrats, he also knew that the National People's Congress of the civil servants and bureaucrats class Most of them are the same thing. At best, they are a mess. At worst, in addition to being at odds with each other, good at internal fighting, and disobedient to discipline, they will also engage in collaboration with the enemy and the country for their own selfish desires.
Therefore, when Zhu Youxiao said that if the Ming Dynasty fell, it would not only destroy the country but also the world. After the entire Han Dynasty was stolen by the barbarians, he did not think that what the emperor said was absurd, but felt that what the emperor said was very possible. , it is even a worry that has been hidden in his heart.
"What your Majesty said is true! Unfortunately, in today's world, there are only a few people who can see this. After I came to Saerhu, I realized that the Donglu were different from other Hulu, and they might become a powerful enemy of our Ming Dynasty in the future. If we treat them lightly as ordinary barbarians, we will only suffer more losses and risk losing all the territory outside. In addition, with the conflicts between the officials in the DPRK and China, many people forming cliques for personal gain, and few people strategizing, internal turmoil will inevitably occur. In this case, , it cannot be ruled out that due to the intensification of internal troubles in the Ming Dynasty, the country was stolen by the Donglu, so that the mainland of China sank."
Xiong Tingbi echoed.
Then, Xiong Tingbi said again: "Fortunately, your Majesty is wise. Even though the officials were rushing to impeach the minister, your Majesty still supported the minister's strategy in Liaodong, so that the Eastern captives could no longer enter the land in Liaodong! And internally, your Majesty also accumulated a lot of treasury. , feeding countless refugees and preventing internal troubles from arising, so that the Ming Dynasty can still be so peaceful!"
"So, I have done nothing wrong now. Even if this leads to someone still daring to get rid of me at the risk of the nine races, I still have to do this. This is my only way to save the country, save the world, and save myself. Even if it fails, it is just It is better to die at the hands of one's own people than to hang oneself or die outside the wall due to foreign invasion in the future!"
Zhu Youxiao said, "But we can't be careless. In my opinion, if someone wants to assassinate me, what methods will be used?"
When Xiong Tingbi heard Zhu Youxiao's question, he couldn't help but think deeply. He knew that the emperor's worries were justified. No one could guarantee that the powerful gentry who had been deprived of their interests would not take risks and resort to extreme measures such as regicide.
And these ministers who hope that the emperor will continue to reform must find ways to avoid this kind of thing, because if the emperor is really killed, they will not be in trouble. Not only will their interests be taken away, but their lives and posthumous reputation will also be difficult to protect. of.
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