First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 475
The conflict between the clan and the imperial power is unavoidable, because with the development of the clan, this contradiction cannot be eliminated, and it exists more or less, but as long as the imperial power is stable enough, the clan is still very willing to serve the imperial power.

As long as the royal family can set an example, the clan tends to entrust its own interests to the imperial power. After all, the supremacy of the imperial power cannot be violated, and if the regime is stable, the clan can prosper; if the regime is chaotic, the clan's development will be frustrated.

Zhu Biao expressed his opinion that in the future, these younger brothers should be entrusted to go abroad smoothly, otherwise the scholars all over the world will think that he exiled his brothers and sisters to the wilderness to die in order to monopolize the world.

If everyone doesn't believe that he was appointed kings outside for the sake of the development of the Ming Dynasty, then the three of them will become tigers, and the bones will be destroyed under the words of everyone, and the reputation of Zhu Biao inside will be destroyed. In this era dominated by clans, Who can believe that a person who can't even treat his own blood brothers kindly will treat his subjects kindly?

The clans of the Tian family are bloody, and the prince is innocent but exiled overseas. How can he guide the clans all over the world? Is it true that the imperial government's annual edicts to persuade the people to do good deeds are all lies to the people?

As soon as such remarks flourish, the enfeoffed kings naturally feel the same, and they are far away from the Central Plains across the sea. Diseases are prevalent under the unacceptable environment. How can there be no damage? There is no need for many. The death of two or three princes is enough for the kings The rebellion is boiling.

Zhu Biao knows the power of public opinion better than anyone else. They are paper tigers, seemingly vulnerable to a single blow, but in fact the influence is subtle. The Tian family has no personal affairs, and every move will be under the public eye.

And people are never rational and objective, they will only grasp a point that can be attacked, stand at the top of morality and stand on the side of the weak, and point and criticize the nobles severely, in order to gain an indescribable sense of superiority and satisfaction , which is also human nature.

In the era when the wisdom of the people in the later generations is wide open, public opinion is blindly followed, let alone in this era, what do illiterate ordinary people know?Not all of them are known from the reading population. Whoever they say is a saint is a saint, and whoever they say is guilty is guilty...

The mouth of the people is more important than Fangchuan. In the last years of the Han Dynasty, there was a discussion about banning party members. The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties prohibited the children of the gentry from discussing current affairs, and those who violated them could not be officials for life. Move to the frontier, or beheaded. Song Zhezong also generously rewarded those who reported lying. The Yuan Dynasty stipulated that all public affairs should be slapped in the ears;

But these effects are mediocre, because people's words cannot be blocked, even a beggar who has not finished his meal or an old rural man who works hard in the fields can point out the country and criticize the imperial court's policies, and talk about the emperor's family affairs. Interests have been like this since ancient times.

Could it be said that gossip is human nature or instinct?
So gossiping and not talking about people's nonsense has become a noble virtue.

In this way, it is impossible to forcibly fight against the world with one's own power, and it is even more difficult to make everyone shut up. The high position and weight are still human beings, not gods, and great power cannot be attributed to oneself, so don't think about going against the trend And go.

Forcibly going against the trend will only continue to consume the condensed consensus. When the consensus disperses, the authority will also disperse. This is the true meaning of human rights and the limitation of those in power.

The imperial power is supreme, but the emperor can be restricted. The ancient sages and sages have capsized their boats, who can act recklessly in their lifetime?Who can escape the comments of later generations?
Emperor Qin, Hanwu, Tangzong, Songzu, including today's Lao Zhu, actually care about their own reputation. This is also the inevitable result after reaching a certain level of authority. After material needs are completely satisfied, the only thing that can be pursued is spiritual satisfaction. up.

An ordinary person would never care about his posthumous name, because he knew that no one would remember him in the first place, let alone hundreds of years, his descendants and grandchildren would take away all the traces left by him.

In fact, Zhu Biao has no pursuit of material life anymore. Gold, silver, treasures and beauties come and go as soon as he is called. It would be a lie to say that he really doesn't care about his name behind him.

People can only live for a few decades before they die. Some people die completely when they die, just like an ant dies. No one will remember it, as if he has never lived this event, but some people are immortal , will always live in the hearts of the people of Qingshi, leaving a strong and colorful stroke in the history of mankind.

Just like Qin Shihuang, no matter hundreds of years or thousands of years, as long as human civilization continues, generations of people will be amazed that someone did such a great deed thousands of years ago, if I can be like him Just the same...

Zhu Biao naturally also thought about it. Unlike others who have no chance, he has it. The right time, place and people are on his side, but he will not be restrained because of this. Compared with his personal reputation, he hopes to lead Daming to the world. An unprecedented level.

But this requires the unity of the people, gathering more consensus, and gathering more strength. To achieve this, not only must the tactics be outstanding enough, but also need to guide public opinion, and those in power must be stalwart enough.

So everything is no longer in conflict. Ming Dynasty needs faith, and common people and gentry also need faith, but Zhu Biao can't offer God, nor can he offer a Buddha, let alone a saint.

Belief in gods is not in line with China's national conditions since ancient times, so what's the point of awe?
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao themselves are the best choices. He does not want the people to kowtow and offer incense, nor does he want them to suffer in this life for the next life, but to become a kind of spiritual support.

At least in the current era of great changes, he hopes that the whole country can work together under one belief.

As Zhu Biao said before, the concept of nation and nation has not yet emerged clearly, and everyone is just working numbly for the ruler. Climbing up the ladder of becoming an official, it doesn't matter which clan the emperor is from.

The war of public opinion is very important in troubled times, and it is even more so in peaceful and prosperous times. Nobility and powerful families are not trustworthy, civil servants and military generals are not trustworthy, common people and merchants are also not trustworthy. In fact, there is no fundamental difference between them.

It is not only ignorant people who follow blindly, but what about those who can read and write?As long as a certain opinion becomes the mainstream, everyone will agree. Anyway, so many people think so, and it is generally not wrong. At least it is safer to believe the majority. This is also the golden mean engraved in Huaxia's bones.

The truth is often in the hands of a few, because the vast majority of people don't need the truth at all, they just need a comfortable framework from those who hold the truth.

Zhu Biao wanted to give them a structure and a reliable spiritual support. Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to say in his life. The founding emperor was a legend, and Zhu Biao had been in his care for more than ten years. Everyone knows.

Zhu Biao could have been willful, but he didn’t. For more than ten years, he has complied with the mainstream concept of this era, studied hard, respected the virtuous, the corporal, the sympathetic generals, and not greedy for drinks or lewdness.

How can you be convincing without such a foundation?The status of the crown prince can only make the officials submit. There are some scholars who don’t want to be officials. As long as they don’t scold their mothers and catch the prince’s minor flaws, who can make a few satirical remarks?

In the past two years, Zhu Biao has called many masters of opera, for what reason, and not to use them as a force to guide public opinion. Opera is no different from the most common channel of voice today.

Because there is nothing else, folk entertainment is scarce, and a theater is indispensable for weddings and ceremonies in the countryside. Literate and illiterate, old and young, who don't want to listen to it, who don't know how to sing a few lines of opera, and read The subtle influence of reciting will come out.

It is difficult for an actor to be a low-level actor, but it is the most suitable choice today. Not only how many people can understand the notice issued by the court, but how many people can have the leisure to read it?
Of course, it is not so easy to cultivate the belief of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. This is the most common method, and there are various other methods to accumulate quantitative changes until a qualitative change is achieved. It will only take decades of effort.

Fortunately, Daming must be thriving. Only after experiencing suffering can one know the hard-won happiness of the present. Only after experiencing troubled times can one feel that the Zhu family has really done something for the world.

Therefore, the road to selling people is heavy and the road is long. There were many clans in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Why was Liu Bei the only one who was defeated repeatedly? Why was he the only one who could always make a comeback?
Whether Liu Bei is really "benevolent" is never important. What is important is that the whole world at that time believed that Liu Bei was benevolent. It is Liu Bang who sells loyalty and Liu Bei who sells benevolence.

Since ancient times, apart from the founding king, few people have deliberately guided public opinion. It may be because they were born with noble blood, and they disdain to do these things. Most of them focus on the tricks of the temple.

In fact, this is wrong, a little too arrogant, even coaxing his own people to be lazy, the power contained in the people is infinite, just need proper guidance, not blindly using them as cattle and sheep, this is actually the most important thing. A real waste.

Facts have proved that miracles can really happen when people are united. As long as there is a belief and a goal, the age of great exploration is not far away.

That would be the same as meat buns beating dogs without returning. There are complaints from domestic immigrants, let alone letting them go abroad, not letting them have trust in the country. That is to say, there are gold and silver mountains overseas, and few believe and are willing to do so. to go.

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(End of this chapter)