Chapter 36 New Opportunities
Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide his intentions and ideas for reform in front of Zhu Yunwen. Want to break new ground. And his admiration for He Xi.
Zhu Yunwen was naturally disgusted with He Xi and wanted to kill him quickly.
After all, in Zhu Yunwen's view, Beijing would not be able to support He Xi after he died, and Zhu Xiongying was just a puppet supported by He Xi.
But Zhu Yunwen gradually changed his mind about He Xi's theories and thoughts.
Without him, reality forces us.
The overall military backwardness and the overall strategic shift from offense to defense shocked Zhu Yunwen too much, and even caused many deep-rooted things to shake at once.
What Zhu Yunwen cares about most is his own power, and the Ming Dynasty is linked to his power, but today the world is unstable. What else does he care about? It could even be said that the only person he was worried about was Fang Xiaoru.
Zhu Yunwen also knew Fang Xiaoru's position.
If it weren't for Fang Xiaoru's firm opposition to the reform. Oppose He Xi. It is very likely that he will not switch to himself. Without Fang Xiaoru's support, it would be difficult for Zhu Yunwen to secure this position.
But Zhu Yunwen couldn't express his gratitude to Fang Xiaoru.
After all, Fang Xiaoru always regarded himself as a teacher in front of Zhu Yunwen, which made Zhu Yunwen very uncomfortable. Zhu Yunwen likes Ding Xian more. Rather than liking Fang Xiaoru. This is proof.
It's just that Zhu Yunwen understands one thing better.
His base is the civil service group. It is precisely because of the full support of the civil service group that Zhu Yunwen can secure his position and extend his power to other places. And all this must be supported by Fang Xiaoru.
Of course, it is different from Fu Youde.
Zhu Yunwen felt relieved about Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru was a great Confucian who regarded himself as loyal and righteous. This was his greatest aura and also his greatest shackles. It is precisely because of Fang Xiaoru's aura that he can unite people's hearts and make many people willing to obey Fang Xiaoru's orders.
But with the same problem, if Fang Xiaoru dares to commit treason, even without Zhu Yunwen taking action, Fang Xiaoru's children will oppose Fang Xiaoru.
After all, their loyalty to Fang Xiaoru was inspired more by Fang Xiaoru's knowledge and character than by Fang Xiaoru's personal feelings.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen was very tolerant of Fang Xiaoru. Even if Fang Xiaoru is a little domineering, it doesn't matter. What's more, Fang Xiaoru's talent as prime minister is also real. After spending so many years in the Ming Dynasty, Fang Xiaoru knew all about the Ming court.
With Fang Xiaoru here, Zhu Yunwen didn't have to worry about some general affairs.
This freed up Zhu Yunwen a lot of energy.
But now, Zhu Yunwen found that the situation seemed not to be as he thought. In Zhu Yunwen's view, Qi De was the person Fang Xiaoru trusted the most. He actually openly stated his support for He Xi's theory. Doesn't that mean that among the civil servants, many people already have thoughts of changing their minds.
Zhu Yunwen immediately sensed an opportunity, that is, whether to carry out reforms like Beijing did.
Is Fang Xiaoru's control over civil servants not as strict as he imagined?
Zhu Yunwen had many thoughts in his mind. He seemed not to understand the point of what Qi De said, and said: "I am going to appoint a governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. You can arrange someone for this position. I have already given you all the support I can give you. I just hope that you will Don't let me down."
Zhu Yunwen decided to test it out. He seemed to have done nothing, but in fact he had opened a hole below.
The official position of governor was still rare in the Ming Dynasty. The last governor of the Ming Dynasty was none other than He Xi. The functions of the Governor are vague. Especially with the precedent of He Xi, if the Governor does something extraordinary while in office, it seems that it will be allowed.
This in itself is a signal.
Qi De understood deeply and said, "I will definitely not let your Majesty down."
If it weren't for Beijing's pressing pressure, which made Zide feel extremely threatened, he actually wouldn't be willing to do this. It's not that he doesn't want to, and it's not that he can't, but it's not necessary.
After all, if the world is peaceful, then
What to do?
This was what Zhu Yuanzhang had expected before.
Sometimes doing too well on the old road can also be a hindrance to the new road. It’s not that many people can’t see the benefits of He Xi’s approach. It's just that the benefits are not enough and the method remains unchanged. During the Hongwu period, many people thought that the benefits brought by the reform were not great, but rather troublesome.
But things are different now.
There are many types of benefits, one is what you will get. Another way to stop losing.
The former was promised by Beijing to the people below. Once Beijing occupies the whole country, Beijing's policies will inevitably expand to the whole world. For officials and businessmen, that will be a great benefit, enough to make them full of illusions, not to mention that they themselves will make a lot of money.
As for Nanjing, there are so many people who have acted in this way. They have seen a new trend, that is, the possibility of Beijing conquering Nanjing. These people do not want to lose their current power, so they have made various changes.
Do not create this situation now. It is impossible for these people to change.
Just like the series of capitalist reforms, it is not because of their good intentions, but because they have been there before.
Zhu Yunwen asked Qi De to go down.
He thought over and over in his mind and had many thoughts, but he would not share these thoughts with Fang Xiaoru. The only one who can discuss with him is Ding Xian.
Zhu Yunwen meditated all night, and after the morning session the next day, he invited Ding Xian to come over.
Zhu Yunwen told Ding Xian about Qi De's actions and said, "Master Ding, what do you think I should do?"
After hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Ding Xian's heart jumped wildly. He saw an opportunity, what an opportunity, it was the opportunity to replace Fang Xiaoru.
Ding Xian has always been dissatisfied with Fang Xiaoru.
Want to replace him, but Ding Xian also knows who he is. In all aspects, he cannot be compared with Fang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru can be called a perfect person morally, and he is perfect regardless of whether he is dealing with people above or below. But Ding Xian had the stain of deceiving his master and destroying his ancestors, and he is still despised by the scholars. Even because of the newspaper, Ding Xian has a good reputation among the people. But in officialdom it's a different story.
Simply out of place.
Much of Ding Xian's popularity among the people comes from speaking out on behalf of the people and attacking corrupt officials.
Although it is said that Ding Xian's actions have been investigated in advance. Will not hit hard nails. They are all looking for soft persimmons. It was a conditional statement, but it still made many officials feel uncomfortable.
Ding Xian's reputation among the people was of no use in the officialdom.
And Fang Xiaoru has peaches and plums all over the world, how can Ding Xian compare.
Ding Xian knew that his only chance to replace Fang Xiaoru was nothing else. It's the emperor's support. But the emperor's support alone was not enough. There had to be another change, and this one was nothing short of earth-shaking.
That is the reform.
Ding Xian is also preparing in this regard.
As He Xi's background, Ding Xian is certainly not a good person. But he has a deep understanding of many aspects of He Xi, and he is also in charge of front-line work, printing and typesetting and other machines, and a front-line staff member. Through a series of work, he was able to better understand many of He Xi's thoughts and ideas.
Among He Xi's first three students, perhaps only Ding Xian and He Xi's thoughts were the closest.
Lian Zining is a Confucian scholar at heart, and everything he learns serves the righteousness of the world in his heart. He Xi's theory is just applied. And Huang Zicheng is much better than Lian Zining. However, Huang Zicheng has followed He Xi the longest and knows the industrial system best. However, Huang Zicheng is still a Confucian official at heart.
He had some differences with He Xi on some ideas other than the industrial system.
After all, he had read the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, which had a profound influence. It is not easy for a person to completely deny himself.
But Ding Xian is different. Ding Xian is very good at reading, otherwise he would not be able to tie with these two people. But he didn't agree with Confucianism since he was a child, even after studying for so many years. He also did things to deceive his master and destroy his ancestors. It can be seen that he did not read his Four Books and Five Classics into his heart.
Essentially, treat the Four Books and Five Classics as knocking on the door
brick. Pursue your own wealth and future. From this perspective, the plan proposed by He Xi is truly suitable for Ding Xian.
Some people may say that He Xi does not seem to have any thoughts on how to behave in the world? ap.
Really not?
