Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 538 A Story That Destroys Three Views
Executive Deputy Emperor?
Zhu Qiyuan was stunned for a moment, he had never heard of such a name, and then he realized it.

He is now acting as Zhu Houzhao's supervisor of state affairs. When Zhu Houzhao was not around, he was the biggest in the entire Taiwu Dynasty. He was not the emperor who was better than the emperor, but he was the executive deputy emperor.

When he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't feel that good."

The executive vice-emperor of the Taiwu Dynasty was indeed high and powerful, but when he actually did things, he was extremely uncomfortable, and it was a "quarrel".

Either in a quarrel, or on the way to a quarrel.

Of course, it's not that he quarrels with others, but that he watches others quarrel and mediates by the way.

At first, it was interesting to watch the ministers quarreling, but as more people quarreled, it was only a headache.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhu Houzhao laughed out loud. The quarrel among officials is very annoying, but it is not necessarily a bad thing. He said meaningfully:

"In your opinion, is it a good thing or a bad thing for the officials to quarrel with each other?"

Zhu Qiyuan understood that this was his father's intention to teach him a lesson, and immediately said solemnly: "Please enlighten me."

"Arguing among ministers due to different political opinions or other reasons is not uncommon. It has happened in all dynasties."

"It depends on the situation to say something good or bad about this situation."

Zhu Houzhao's tone was faint, giving people an unfathomable feeling: "On a personal level, it is really annoying to see the officials arguing."

"But from another perspective, this is a very good thing, at least for the emperor. Do you know why?"

Looking at Zhu Qiyuan with burning eyes, his eyes were full of anticipation.

Zhu Qiyuan is such a smart person. After thinking about it carefully, he understood what Zhu Houzhao meant, and said:
"The ministers quarrel with each other and do not deal with each other, which shows that there is no large-scale clique among the ministers, and there is no threat to the imperial power!"

"If there is harmony among the officials and there is no conflict or dispute, then you should be vigilant."

In fact, he didn't know much about the emperor's mind, but after following Zhu Houzhao for so many years, he learned a lot naturally under the influence of his ears and eyes.

"Of course!"

Zhu Houzhao said indifferently: "It's not scary that the officials are capable. What's scary is that the officials embrace the United Party and work together, just like the civil servants in the past."

"When the civil official group was still in existence, all the officials in the entire court almost vented their anger through one nostril, from the chief minister of the cabinet to the local officials, and nine out of ten could have something to do with the civil official group."

"Under such a big environment, the emperor can't hear a few words of truth. Most of them are flattery, flattery, or embellished nonsense, which is not beneficial to the country, and it is even more detrimental to the imperial power."

"Now the ministers are arguing and noisy, it may sound a bit annoying, but it is beneficial to us.

"The way of the emperor lies in the word balance. If the court is out of balance and there is only one voice left, the imperial power will be in danger."

Seeing Zhu Qiyuan showing a half-understanding expression, and knowing that this silly son still lacks a bit of time, Zhu Houzhao then asked:

"Do you think many ministers in the court today are loyal enough?"

If this kind of taboo topic were changed to someone else, they would be so scared that they would sweat profusely and dare not say a word, but there was nothing they could not talk about between father and son.

Zhu Qiyuan said without hesitation: "Naturally, he is loyal."

"They followed Dad all the way, loyalty should be no problem."

"what"

Zhu Houzhao sneered noncommittally, and said: "I don't care whether the officials are loyal or not, let me tell you a story!"

Zhu Qiyuan was stunned. What does the loyalty of the officials have to do with the story?
He felt that his thinking could not keep up with Zhu Houzhao's routine.

Zhu Houzhao told the story on his own, a very clichéd, destructive, yet thought-provoking story.

"There is an old alley in the north of the capital, and there is a courtyard in the alley, and several families live in the courtyard"

"A blacksmith with nowhere to live, a fat man addicted to officials, and a talented scholar who counts pennies and pennies."

"A young widow, a good cook, a shopkeeper with a villainous attitude, and a child who likes to steal"

"The old woman who relies on the old to sell the old, the bitter old widow."

After a slight pause, Zhu Houzhao continued to preach:
"The blacksmith has no children and no one to rely on when he is old, so he counts the cook to support himself in the old age."

"Young widows have limited abilities. In order to support their three children, they use their beauty as a cook."

"The cook has a lustful heart, a beautiful heart, and courage. He raises children for nothing, but he still can't get a good one. He is almost middle-aged and has not yet married."

"The old woman who has a good relationship with the cook couldn't bear to see the cook disappear, so she did a dirty trick and locked the shopkeeper's wife and the cook in the same room"

"In the end, the blacksmith got his wish, and someone gave him a retirement pension."

"A fat man who is addicted to officialdom, and a scholar who compares pennies and pennies. Although their father is unkind and their son is unfilial, they are not considered down and out in their later years."

"The young widow brought up all three children, which can be described as a complete life."

"Only the cook, what did he get?"

"There is a son who is difficult to recognize. He is getting old and has no use value. He was kicked out of the house by his adopted son and froze to death on the street."

At the end of the story, Zhu Houzhao asked softly: "In this story, what did you see?"

Zhu Qiyuan was dumbfounded, he really didn't know how to answer his father's question, he just felt that his three views were shattered.

A blacksmith who does anything to provide for the aged;

A fat man who does everything to become an official;
An extremely stingy scholar who counts every penny;
A widow who can be called the white lotus in the prosperous age;
The old woman who forcibly matched someone;
A bitter, bitter old widow;
A white-eyed wolf accustomed to stealing;

A peddler who can betray his own wife;

And the cook who is calculated by everyone.

This clichéd story of a series of individual characters is almost full of the ugliness of human nature, making Zhu Qiyuan, a young man who seems to have a lot of experience, but in fact ordinary experience, is directly dumbfounded.

"This"

Looking at Zhu Houzhao full of doubts, Zhu Qiyuan racked his brains and couldn't figure out why his father told him this story.

"It's unbelievable, doesn't it?"

Knowing a son is like a father, Zhu Houzhao understood what Zhu Qiyuan was thinking with just one glance.

"Yes."

Zhu Qiyuan was not dead, he was stubborn, he couldn't figure out what Zhu Houzhao's intention was in telling this story, and he was even more incredulous about the content of the story.

On the surface, they love each other, but in fact they are full of calculations. Human nature, is it so ugly?

"A group of people surrounded a cook, calculating this, calculating that, and in the end everyone benefited, but the cook ended up miserable."

"Tell me, is it the fault of that group of people, or is the cook himself stupid?"

Zhu Houzhao's words are full of temptations. Although the reality is cruel, he just wants to use this to let Zhu Qiyuan see through the reality.

Zhu Qiyuan is qualified to take charge of the country only after he has seen through the reality and understood human nature.

Stepping into the realm of immortality, the realm has advanced by leaps and bounds, and the ominous premonition in his heart has become more and more intense. His time may be running out!
　Do you have any book friends who have read "Love in a Courtyard"?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)