Chapter 56 He is not a fool

Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang’s kindness, Yang Chen didn’t dare to continue.

He finally understood that Zhu Yuanzhang was on the verge of collapse because of what he said. To put it bluntly, he was just a little bit away from going crazy.

If he really listened to him and continued talking, Yang Chen would have already anticipated his fate.

You will definitely not see the sun tomorrow, even if Zhu Biao comes.

He died before Empress Ma arrived.

“Ahem, Your Majesty, you should drink some tea and calm down first. When you regain your composure and want to know what happens next, I will continue.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, but the smile was fleeting and replaced by anger in the blink of an eye.

“Bullshit! I’m very calm now! Tell me! I don’t believe that the Ming Dynasty is really in ruins and beyond repair!”

With a loud bang, Zhu Yuanzhang’s thick palm came into close contact with the table, and the things on it were shaken and scattered.

Judging from his situation, he seems to be inclined to come down from above.

He was already walking to the side in three steps.

Zhu Biao saw that something was wrong, so he quickly walked between the two men and tried to persuade them.

“Father! Yang Chen is outspoken. Even though what he said was unpleasant, you must stay calm.”

Facing his son standing in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely unwilling.

“Biao’er, please move aside. It would be bad if I accidentally hurt you.

Today we must teach this kid a lesson, otherwise he won’t know how we became the emperor.

Didn’t you hear what he said just now? What did this guy say about our Ming Dynasty? Based on what he just said, does our Ming Dynasty deserve to be destroyed? “

“I know, I know, but Father, these things haven’t happened yet. Mother has also told you before that you must listen carefully to what Yang Chen says.

As it stands now, I think there is nothing wrong with what Yang Chen said.

In my opinion, he is just like this, and his tone of voice is not serious. Father, you are the emperor. The ancients said that the prime minister has a big heart. Father, you are much higher than the prime minister. Father, please don’t take it seriously. “

Yang Chen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was emotionally agitated and being comforted. He subconsciously took two steps back from Zhu Biao’s original position to the position of Zhu Di who was hiding in the corner.

“Hey, hey, hey, can you stay away from me?”

Zhu Di thought that he was already standing next to the pillar, why was Yang Chen coming close to him.

However, Yang Chen smiled.

“Tsk, Prince Yan, you are being distant. We have known each other for several days. There is no need for you to avoid me like this. Besides, look at your father’s current state. Do you think it would be better if I stay as far away from him as possible?”

“You deserve it! You have a bad mouth, and nothing good comes out of it. My second brother is half dead because of you. Please stay away from me, I beg you.”

After saying the last few words, Zhu Di quickly turned aside, wondering when did he become so cowardly?
But soon he didn’t take it to heart.

You may be able to treat other people with common sense, but it’s different for Yang Chen. This guy is a jinx. If you are not stage-frightened in front of him, you will be in trouble.

After Zhu Biao’s repeated lobbying, Zhu Yuanzhang finally calmed down.

But the resentment and frustration in his chest still occupied a corner of his heart.

There’s nothing we can do about it, because Yang Chen’s words are so heart-wrenching.

When he personally created the household allowance system, many people thought his idea was very wise and brilliant.

It not only gave food to many people who had no war to fight, but also greatly saved the court’s expenses. In order to allow the million-strong army to guard the Ming Dynasty, he also specifically allowed the military farming system to be implemented around the garrisons.

Soldiers in the garrisons were required to cultivate the land to support themselves, with land divided into units, with each unit receiving fifty mu of land, and the state allocating oxen and farm tools to them.

As long as the foundation is not changed, the Ming Dynasty will be able to rely on these policies to maintain its strength forever.

However, Yang Chen’s words completely crushed his former pride into pieces and trampled it under his feet.

The thing that I set up that can never be changed was actually found with a loophole and exploited.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn’t want to admit his shortcomings, but what Yang Chen said deeply irritated him.

“Who was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty? As an emperor, wouldn’t he stand up and do something in the face of these messes?”

Knowing what would happen in the future, Zhu Yuanzhang had only one confusion in his heart.

When faced with these chaotic times, didn’t the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty stand up to stop it and restore order?

If he had appeared in the turbulent Ming Dynasty.

If anyone dared to obstruct him, Zhu Yuanzhang would immediately pick up his knife and kill all of them.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a peasant family, never believed that there were people who were not afraid of the butcher’s knife.

Especially those officials, who talk about ancient culture all the time. Generally speaking, the more officials like to mention ancient culture, the more they fear life and death decisions.

Just put the knife on the other person’s neck and a corrupt official will become honest in an instant.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang really would kill without considering any mercy.

Now that he knows that the things he left to future generations have become tools of those treacherous officials, how can he not be angry?

I don’t even understand why, as an emperor with supreme power, he would allow those treacherous ministers to do whatever they want?

“The emperor of the Ming Dynasty at that time was Emperor Chongzhen. As an emperor, he naturally stood up and made many decisions at the time. But unfortunately, his actions did not have any effect?”

“Why! Doesn’t he know that he has been used and is in a deadlock? Why doesn’t he use his butcher knife to kill these treacherous officials?”

Knowing the emperor’s identity, Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes flashed with a hint of confusion.

Yang Chen waved his hands:
“Emperor Chongzhen was killed. He killed too many people in the more than ten years from the time he ascended the throne to his lonely death.

He killed nearly twenty or thirty first-rank ministers alone. Those civil officials and military generals did not dare to speak much in front of him, for fear of offending Emperor Chongzhen. In short, it was almost the same as the current Ming Dynasty.

All the ministers and officials dare not say much in front of Your Majesty.”

Zhu Yuanzhang became even more confused after learning that Emperor Chongzhen was a man who was willing to kill, but the Ming Dynasty still became so dilapidated.

The last emperors of the last days were generally very cowardly and dared not stand up to resist powerful ministers, such as Qin II and the young emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Only such an emperor would fail to control the government and lead to the downfall of the dynasty.

Why did things become a little different in my own Ming Dynasty?

“Since he was a decisive emperor, how could the Ming Dynasty allow treacherous officials to take advantage of the situation and act recklessly? Could it be that Emperor Chongzhen was a fool?”

“He is not a fool. When he became an emperor when he reached adulthood, the previous emperor asked him to strive to become Yao and Shun after he became emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen indeed took this sentence as his motto.

After becoming emperor, he was determined to become the leader of the revival of the country. “

(End of this chapter)