Chapter 41 The late emperor’s legacy
He Xi said, "Why isn't this good?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Shanxi has already attacked Zijingguan once. However, it was not large and was repelled. Your Highness, sent the military attachés around you and defeated several checkpoints in Taihang Mountain. Traffic on both sides was cut off. I heard that Shanxi is the gateway to Shanxi. The king is in trouble. King Jin is confessing to Nanjing."
"There is also Dongsheng Wei Qu Neng who is hesitant at the moment. His Highness has sent people there twice, but there has been no reply."
He Xi said calmly: "How is this a bad thing? It's a good thing."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Looking at the situation alone, it cannot be said to be a bad thing."
He Xi looked back at Yao Guangxiao and said, "Relax, it won't come to this."
Why is it a good thing? Because He Xi was sure that Shanxi was owned by the King of Jin, which was not what Nanjing wanted to see. In any case, King Jin has selfish motives after all. It is impossible to obey Nanjing's orders 100%. There is even a tendency to be independent, which is a factor of unreliability.
Therefore, Shanxi is in the hands of the King of Jin, which is a good thing for He Xi.
What Yao Guangxiao was talking about was the expansion of Zhu Xiongying's power. Shen Guogong defected, and Shen Guogong's management in Beijing was in Zhu Xiongying's hands. Zhu Xiongying took over the Taihang front line, and these were also his troops. As for Qu Neng, if he comes, he will be loyal to the prince, not to He Xi.
He Xi also understood.
This kind of neither superior nor inferior relationship between the monarch and his ministers made Yao Guangxiao feel sad.
Since ancient times, there have been no two masters of heaven. Under such circumstances, a winner must be determined. Although He Xi has a deep foundation, Yao Guangxiao understands one thing better, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang's legacy to the world is profound.
The world must have the surname Zhu.
If He Xi doesn't cheer up, the outcome may not be so good in the future.
There are just some things that are difficult to say to Yao Guangxiao. It's just that He Xi knew it well.
As he spoke, he had already arrived outside the palace gate. When He Xi dismounted and entered the court, Yao Guangxiao was waiting outside without mentioning it.
The layout of the Beijing Palace and the Nanjing Palace are almost the same, but there are some differences. The Beijing Palace has complete running water and sewer systems, toilets, and heating.
There was even a dedicated boiler room to heat the palace.
These are some of the improvements He Xi added to the palace.
Before He Xi arrived at Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xiongying was already waiting outside. He personally welcomed He Xi in and said, "My uncle went south this time and defeated the Confederate army, which made the whole of Beijing settle down. It also made me feel relieved."
When He Xi saw Zhu Xiongying like this, he already knew in his heart that the gap between the two people was already deep. Without him, Zhu Xiongying was too polite.
Being polite is an attitude in itself.
However, He Xi had already been mentally prepared for Zhu Xiongying's situation today. Before, I was in a hurry, so many things were not explained in detail. He Xi hurried southward, and now the southward front has reached the line of the Yellow River, with all the Taihang checkpoints in the west in hand. There are no enemies in the north or east for the time being.
In recent months, and even before next spring, the battle line should be relatively stable.
After all, both sides need a series of internal adjustments.
He Xi also needs to clarify his relationship with Zhu Xiongying, otherwise, they may break up before the great cause of the world is completed.
He Xi said: "Those are all the late emperor's policies."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned and said, "The late emperor's legacy?"
He Xi said: "It is exactly the plan left by the late emperor."
The smile on Zhu Xiongying's face gradually faded and he said, "Excuse me, what exactly is the late emperor's legacy?"
This is also the fundamental reason for Zhu Xiongying's suspicion of He Xi. He doesn't understand how today's situation became like this. Grandpa Huang clearly said that what the world had entrusted to him suddenly gave it to Zhu Yunwen, and He Xi had clearly planned for a long time to raise an army.
Zhu Xiongying had many thoughts, the most serious of which was probably He Xi's ambition to usurp the world. It was just used as a sign to push him out. In the future, after the world is settled, he can return to the Han Dynasty to accompany the likes of Emperor Xian
went.
This is why Zhu Xiongying desperately grasps power and finds ways to expand his power.
He needs to protect himself.
He needs to counterattack.
He Xi also understood this, so the conversation between the two of them was not the world's situation. Let’s just talk about the late emperor’s policies.
He Xi said: "The late emperor's legacy is a war."
Then He Xi told Zhu Yuanzhang exactly what he meant. Finally, he said with a wry smile: "Huang Zicheng is my disciple. He single-handedly established Liaodong Industry, which is now in Nanjing. All the machinery of the Ming Dynasty and the Taiping Iron Works have backups. The most advanced steam engines may not be available, but there are as many as the next level. .So, if Nanjing loses to me on the battlefield, it will not be difficult to find a way to promote the firearms revolution."
"If we cannot promote the steam engine and form a complete industrial system, our end will probably not be much better. On the other hand, if Nanjing can really attack Beijing, a basic industrial system must have been established."...
"I did not leave this world to you, nor to the south, but to the Industrial Revolution. Whoever can accomplish this will be the master of the world."
Zhu Xiongying was stunned for a long time and said, "You won't lie to me."
People have different levels of thinking and it is difficult to understand each other. He Xi's interpretation of Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking was a conclusion he reached after repeated consideration. Now let me tell Zhu Xiongying in detail. Although Zhu Xiongying understood it.
But it's like a book from heaven.
He simply didn't understand why Zhu Yuanzhang was so vicious? He sent his two grandsons to a life-and-death duel, and had the heart to plunge the world into war. You know how many people are going to die? After all, Zhu Xiongying is Zhu Biao's son and was influenced by his father. Nor is he a vicious person at heart.
Intellectually, he could understand that it was nothing more than a matter of trade-offs. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, if the Ming Dynasty cannot complete its transformation in the next few decades and break away from the cycle of chaos in agricultural society, it will be almost impossible to subjugate the country in the next few hundred years.
Because in the future the emperors will be weaker than the last, while the scholar-bureaucrats will become stronger and stronger.
The whole trend is like this, not based on human power.
Once this happens, let's talk about the subsequent people's uprising, just talk about the change of dynasty, and many people will die. It was much more than it is now.
What's more, for Zhu Yuanzhang, it is true that he loves and protects the people. But after seeing troubled times, my inner ability to endure is extremely strong. Isn’t it just like a ten-year war, overthrowing it and starting over?
He felt that the former would cause the least loss to the people of the world.
As for the hope that Zhu Xiongying and He Xizhu will work together in one fell swoop, it is not impossible. But it's a little too ethereal.
He Xi said: "I wanted to lie to you, but what about me? And you and I are on the same boat now. Why did I lie to you?"
Zhu Xiongying was already in a daze and seemed to be unable to react. He simply snorted and stopped talking.
He Xi didn't say anything, just drank tea quietly.
After a long time, Zhu Xiongying said: "So, Grandpa Huang still doesn't believe me."
He Xi said: "It is no longer useful to think about these things now. Think about practical issues. For example, what will the future Ming court look like?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "What do you mean?"
He Xi said: "You have also read the books I brought. Let's be honest. What I want is a system of power that I recognize, or a system of power. The emperor rules the world according to law. This is the most important thing to me. Important. Therefore, what you are worried about will definitely not happen. Because you are the legitimate emperor of Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Xiongying said: "Legitimate emperor?"
Zhu Xiongying only felt funny when he heard this term. But I can understand He Xi.
The biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and the future is the relationship between people. What is a slave? It is a person who has a relationship of personal dependence, and the emperor himself is the symbol of this relationship. All the officials in the world are dependent on the emperor.
Therefore, I am the country.
But modern countries are determined not to have such a thing happen. The emperor’s power must be
To be restricted, the emperor's power must also be extended through legal channels, which itself is a tradition in the Han court. But now, He Xi has brought this up separately.
This is also He Xi's bottom line for the Ming Dynasty's political system.
