Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

After the Sun family, Wan Zhen'er also failed to escape Zhu Houzhao's butcher's knife, and died very rhythmically.

After Sun and Wan Zhen'er died, Zhu Houzhao greeted everyone for a while, and then announced the end of the meeting.

The Zhaoming Terrace meeting ended here. Although the content of this meeting was not much, it was of great significance and laid the foundation for the future political structure of Ming Dynasty.

On the way back to the palace, Zhu Qiyuan finally asked the question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Father, how did you do this?"

He didn't finish his words, but the meaning he wanted to express was obvious, referring to old Zhu Zhudi and others.

Based on his understanding of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao shouldn't have kept Lao Zhu and the others, after all, keeping Lao Zhu, Zhu Di and others is a great hidden danger.

Others don't have to worry about it, it's easy to control it, but Lao Zhu and Zhu Di are not the generation who are willing to be inferior to others.

Ambitious at the same time, his own ability is also extremely powerful, keeping such a person is like holding a knife in his heart, and he may hurt himself at any time.

"Ugh"

Glancing at the silly son, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "It is certainly a hidden danger to keep them, but if they are not used, the future situation of the Ming Dynasty may be even more chaotic."

"Have you noticed that the balance between my court and military has begun to gradually collapse?"

Zhu Qiyuan was startled, thought about it carefully, and found that it was really the case.

Thanks to Zhu Houzhao's strong support, the strength of the military department has far surpassed the six cabinet departments, and the balance between civil and military affairs has gradually widened. Maybe there will be no problems now, but after a long time, there will be chaos.

The most taboo thing in the way of government is the imbalance between civil and military. Whether it is a strong civil and a weak military, or a strong military and a weak cultural, it is not conducive to the stable development of the court.

"You can also see that the power of the military and the cabinet is no longer balanced. If there is no check and balance, big problems will arise sooner or later, and it will be difficult to end it at that time."

"When father is alive, civil and military parties can't quarrel. If father is gone one day, can you hold back the cabinet and the military?"

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes, and said indifferently: "In the beginning, except for your grandfather, I really did not intend to let the great grandfather and the others go. Their existence has always been a threat to our lineage."

"But considering the imbalance between civil and military, I had to keep them and use them to balance the strength gap between civil and military."

"The cabinet, the military department, and the clan mansion, the three powers are divided, stand on top of each other, check and balance each other, and the imperial power will be concentrated."

"If the civil and military imbalances are not corrected in time, the imperial power will always be damaged."

Those who do not plan for the future are not enough to plan for one life. Now that they have seen through the problem, they must solve the problem instead of just sitting back and watching the problem rot.

If one problem is left unresolved, it will not affect the overall situation, and if multiple problems appear at the same time and are not resolved, the overall situation will collapse.

This is the reason why the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest.

"The cabinet, the military department, or the clan's government can be trusted but not fully trusted, and can be used but not favoritized. The most taboo thing for an emperor is to trust one power or one person too much."

"Standing on top of the clouds, the only person you can trust is always yourself."

Zhu Houzhao said meaningfully, these words were said to Zhu Qiyuan, and also to Zhu Kai.

Use his personal experience to teach his sons and grandsons that the emperor is a very dangerous profession, and he will not suffer a loss if he pays more attention to it.

Zhu Qiyuan and Zhu Kai nodded, expressing that they remembered Zhu Houzhao's warning.

"father"

Zhu Qiyuan hesitated to speak, wanted to say something, but dared not say it.

Zhu Houzhao saw through his thoughts at a glance: "I feel wronged that I can't be crowned king without merit, right?"

Seeking the welfare of future generations, this kind of thinking is common to everyone, and there is nothing strange about it, but when this kind of thinking appeared in Zhu Qiyuan, it made Zhu Houzhao angry.

His own son didn't even understand his good intentions, and that kind of unnecessary questioning made Zhu Houzhao deeply understand the emperor's loneliness and loneliness.

"Confused!"

Zhu Houzhao scolded: "It is the Zhu family who want to be crowned king and knight, how many people will the court support?"

"Now that all the dynasties are unified, if all the royal family members have to be supported, do you know how much resources the court needs to spend every year? Have you ever calculated this account?"

The tone gradually slowed down: "Reducing the royal family and not being crowned king without meritorious service is a major means of streamlining the royal family. It may be a bit harsh on our lineage, but as the orthodoxy of the throne, we do not set an example. How can we convince the world? .”

"Father has thought about it for you. Your descendants, after passing through, will be sent to the army to make meritorious deeds. With military merits in their bodies, it will be logical to confer titles."

"If there are people who cannot be supported by the mud, then they can only be blamed for their incompetence. If they are lost in the crowd and become ordinary people, it is their own fault."

"The descendants of my Zhu Houzhao will either expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty, or die for the Ming Dynasty with glory. It is impossible to think that they can get something for nothing by virtue of their status as the children of the royal family."

Going to the army to make meritorious deeds and become king with military merits, Zhu Houzhao has long thought out the future path for his descendants. As for whether he can accept it, that is not for Zhu Houzhao to consider.

The descendants of Emperor Taiwu of the Ming Dynasty can only be a group of wild wolf cubs, fighting the heavens for the Ming Dynasty and expanding the territory, not a group of fat pigs who eat together and wait to die.

If one's descendants are a group of people, what can they do? Eat the No. 1 fat pigs and rice worms waiting to die, even if Zhu Houzhao is dead, he can still be angry and come back to life.

"Dad said so."

Zhu Qiyuan responded casually, not very optimistic about Zhu Houzhao's wolf cub training plan.

In the cruel competition, the elite talents of the Zhu family are cultivated to ensure that the Zhu family will produce ruthless people from generation to generation. Zhu Houzhao's philosophy is not unreasonable, but if he can enjoy the glory and wealth, whoever has a sick mind is willing to go to the battlefield to fight hard.

In short, Zhu Houzhao's plan is very clever, but it is difficult, very difficult to implement it.

It is not uncommon for the children of the royal family to join the army. Zhu, Zhu Xi, Zhu Di and others were not killed on the battlefield, but they are a minority after all. It is simply unrealistic for all the children of the royal family to go to the battlefield to make meritorious deeds.

And what Zhu Houzhao is best at is turning unrealism into reality.

When something is done for a long time, it becomes a habit, and when the habit dictates it, someone will take the initiative to do it.

Zhu Houzhao still has time to train his descendants, making it an established practice for princes to go to the battlefield to make meritorious deeds, and let all the descendants of the royal family develop a good habit of making meritorious deeds.

"After the Hall of Martial Arts rewards the generals, you can report to Hu Dakui's account!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at his eldest grandson Zhu Kai. The good habit of the royal family's children to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield has been developed since his grandson.

The emperor's grandson, the future speaker of the empire, has gone to the army to practice, and I believe that other royal children have no reason to resist.

"Grandson will not disappoint grandpa."

Zhu Kai said confidently. He was taught by Zhu Houzhao since he was a child, and he was praised by Zhu Houzhao as "Yinguo like me". He is confident that he can satisfy Zhu Houzhao.

Moreover, entering the army is a good thing for him, the emperor's grandson. He can attract young and promising generals and prepare some troops for himself.

Zhu Kai followed Zhu Houzhao and was deeply influenced by Zhu Houzhao. He didn't want to be a Taiping emperor. He wanted to expand his territory, learn from his grandfather, and be a supreme emperor who controlled everything.