Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chapter 34 You're laughing so hard that you don't dare to say it!

The vassal princes divide and rule the border!

This strategy was formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

The main reason he did this at the beginning was to hope that the power would be concentrated in the hands of their old Zhu family.

In this way, problems such as the self-respect of foreign ministers supporting soldiers and endangering the rule will be avoided.

After all, in Lao Zhu's view, his own family is his own family after all.

Every vassal king outside can be said to be his son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

And when he heard Chu Ze mention the word cutting the vassal, Zhu Yuanzhang, who knew well the consequences of defeat in the battle for power, became a little complicated.

Although Chu Ze hadn't started to elaborate yet, Zhu Yuanzhang had already faintly felt something in his heart at this moment.

Power is the most confusing thing in this world.

The vassal king holds power in his hands, has fiefs, rights, and military strength!

If the vassal kings were to voluntarily hand over everything in their hands, it would be impossible.

However, if the emperor wants to weaken the feudal lord, but the other party insists on refusing to hand over power, bloodshed will be inevitable.

There is no doubt that a battle between grandson and son has begun.

"Your Majesty, it seems that you should also think about the consequences. In fact, when I was reading Ming History, I was particularly curious about one thing. Do you not like to think about the follow-up when doing things?"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's increasingly weird expression, Chu Ze himself looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a slight frown.

He asked a question that he was very curious about before.

It can be said that many people in future generations will be curious about this question.

Did Lao Zhu really not consider the long-term before making a decision, or did he simply not have such a long-term vision?
"what do you mean?"

"Chu Ze, don't talk nonsense!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still frowning and thinking, immediately became displeased when he heard Chu Ze's question.

His question was more or less insulting!

What is the difference between asking Zhu Yuanzhang this way and calling him short-sighted?
And when Zhu Biao heard the word "cutting feudal vassal", he also became a little embarrassed on the sidelines.

He is not an ignorant person, and even in some respects, Zhu Biao's ability may surpass Zhu Yuanzhang's.

Just when he heard the word "cutting feudal vassals", Zhu Biao could already expect something.

Since it is a struggle for power, it is impossible to be gentle.

It's just that when he was still imagining all the possibilities, Chu Ze suddenly threw out such a sentence to Lao Zhu.

This gave Zhu Biao a shock.

Although he immediately opened his mouth to smooth things over for Chu Ze, lest he directly anger his father.

But obviously, Chu Ze didn't seem to care much about whether he would anger Zhu Yuanzhang.

He just wanted to satisfy his curiosity.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to look at me like this. Tang Taizong once said: A husband can use copper as a mirror to straighten his clothes; use history as a mirror to know success and failure; use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses."

"This is just the theory of the Three Mirrors. I remember it was mentioned in history that you always like to compare yourself to Taizong. Taizong is open-minded and tolerant of good ministers."

"Even if it is Taizong, he still knows that no one is perfect! How about you? If you don't listen to persuasion, you will still have a stubborn temper."

"I come from later generations. Although I can't remember every detail of your Great Ming Dynasty from the beginning to the end, I still know the general trend."

"I'm telling you right now, all kinds of mistakes you've made now are bluntly said, I'm using the future as a mirror for you, isn't it better than taking history as a mirror?"

"Someone has discussed before, if you go back to the past and tell people in the past what may happen in the future, will this matter change!"

"At that time, someone concluded that it was a historical inevitability..."

"The core of this proposal is that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change! It means, as the person involved, even if you know some things in the future. But you will probably still do it! Because the character of a person determines the way you do things. direction."

"What should happen, he will eventually happen!"

Chu Ze's voice was not loud, but after he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to say.

Even if he knew some future results, would he still do it?

Zhu Yuanzhang himself seems to be a little unclear about this assumption.

While Chu Ze looked at the silent Zhu Yuanzhang, he still didn't intend to stop.

Just like what he and Zhu Biao said.

He is a stone thrown into the lake of Daming, every move he makes will gradually affect the calmness of the entire lake, this is the so-called butterfly effect.

But historical inevitability is another way of saying it.
Therefore, Chu Ze really wanted to try, whether the butterfly effect is stronger or the historical inevitability is stronger.

"Your Majesty, I just asked you whether you don't like to think about the consequences before you make a decision. In fact, it's not my personal opinion, but the evaluation of the majority of people in future generations."

"You want your offspring to live a better life, so you have formulated the clan support and in order to let the descendants inherit the blessings of the ancestors, you have also set the policy of hereditary non-replacement."

"The result is that the number of clans in the Ming Dynasty has gradually increased, which to a large extent, directly or indirectly dragged down the economy of the Ming Dynasty."

"Combined with hereditary succession, the number of nobles is increasing. These people are not engaged in production and are greedy for pleasure. In the fiefdom, it can be said that they will act recklessly!"

"It's even blunt to say that these royal families and nobles are born with privileges, and after they feel superior to others, even the most basic human ethics have gradually disappeared."

"And because of the ancestral precepts set by you, the great ancestor, the kings of future generations can't violate the wishes of the ancestors, and can only watch the treasury gradually become empty. In order to relieve the pressure on the court, the taxes of the people began to rise. Come up."

"What kind of consequences will the tax increase bring? Presumably, Your Majesty, you should know the best, right?"

While Chu Ze was talking, he couldn't help feeling a little dry.

After looking around, he walked directly to a small table next to him, then picked up the kettle on the table, and gurgled a couple of times directly to his mouth.

Regarding Chu Ze's move, Zhu Yuanzhang surprisingly didn't stop him at this time, but just watched quietly.

"It's much more comfortable. Let's continue!"

After putting down the kettle, Chu Ze turned his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang who was on the throne again.

And after Zhu Yuanzhang watched his actions, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

However, in Chu Ze's eyes, his smile couldn't help but permeate.

He swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

And looking at Chu Ze who suddenly kept silent, Lao Zhu's meaningful voice also rang out.

"Why don't you continue talking?"

"Well, can you stop looking at me and laughing? Your smile is a bit creepy."

(End of this chapter)