Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 102 Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative after reading the divine book, and Guo Zixing was taken advantage of
  When Xu Da asked, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "As the book says, we must first think clearly about who is our enemy and who is not our enemy."

"Is it even necessary to think about it?"

"The person named Ren must be our enemy, as well as that Li Mengxin."

Xu Da spoke.

Zhu Yuanzhang directly pulled a stool in front of Xu Da, sat down and said: "The meaning of your enemy is not the meaning of the book given by Mr. Zhang."

"Then what does this book mean?"

Xu Da asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The meaning of this book is that the enemy of our rebel army is not a specific person, but a class, a production relationship that represents backwardness and reaction!"

"From our understanding, the production relationship should mean renting and employment, and how people cooperate to create wealth and resources. The most backward and reactionary meaning is that the output is the least and we don't want this relationship to have any impact. The group of people who have changed are farmers who can only farm their land honestly and craftsmen who can only work honestly and cannot change. For example, if there is some natural disaster and they don’t have enough to eat or wear or keep warm, they should starve to death and freeze to death. , and we can’t change the order just because of this.”

"In other words, although the enemy of the people of the world is now Ren Zhigong, it may also be Li Menggeng, it may also be you Xu Da, and it may even be Zhu Yuanzhang!"

Seeing that Xu Da was still frowning, Zhu Yuanzhang simply added another sentence.

After hearing this, Xu Da said "Ah" and was shocked:

"Your Majesty, how can we be the enemies of the people!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, handed the book to Xu Da and said:

“Because according to what this book says, after the overwhelming and unstoppable emergence of the peasant movement, should we choose to stand in front of them and lead them, or to stand behind them and criticize them, or to stand opposite them and oppose them? Everyone’s freedom, no one can decide for them.”

"As Mr. Zhang said in the past, there are individuals who betray a class, but there are no classes that betray this class."

"You Xu Da might betray the people of the world when you become an official in the future."

"And we ourselves may become officials and betray the people of the world in the future."

"But no matter what, now we want to stand with the people of the world, and we don't want to be the enemy of the people of the world."

"Because we have reached an agreement with Mr. Zhang to keep the people of the world from being hungry or cold as much as possible. Since we want to work for the people of the world, how can we be enemies with them."

After Zhu Yuanzhang said that, he looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside, and couldn't help squinting: "It's not just about figuring out who is the enemy, but also who is friends and brothers. These friends and brothers are not the same as before because they have each other." Friends and brothers are only friends if you are kind, just like Xu Da, if you choose a different path from us, stand opposite the people, and want to oppose them, then you will become our enemies. Even if you are friends and brothers now, you will not be friends and brothers in the future. They are friends and brothers.”

"Of course!"

"If Ren Zhigong chooses to side with the people from the landlords and bureaucrats, he will no longer be the enemy of the people, but the friend of the people, and also the friend of Zhu Yuanzhang, and no longer the enemy of Zhu Yuanzhang, because now Zhu Yuanzhang I chose to side with the people."

Xu Da was confused and thoughtful.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words shocked him so much!
  It was impossible for him not to be confused.

But after Xu Da thought deeply, he felt that this was indeed the meaning mentioned in these two books.

Because these two books are not covert insinuations, nor are they metaphysically mentioning some less specific knowledge, but are actually dialectical inferences about the objective facts of this society.

Therefore, Xu Da could not deny it. On the contrary, even though he had not read many books, he could understand the rules because of its rigorous logic and knew that this was a truth worth believing.

The divine book that opens wisdom has such an effect. It is like a panacea. No matter whether you have a foundation before or not, as long as you take it, it will have the effect of improving your wisdom. There is even no way to deny that it has no effect.

even.

Xu Da couldn't help but look at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your superiors, do you mean that if we choose to side with the people, and if you choose to side with the people in the future, then you will be our real enemy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Yes!"

"This book is terrible!"

Xu Da couldn't help but said loudly on the spot. He wanted to get up, but because of the pain from the wound, he had to grit his teeth and lie back down, saying:

"According to this book, any kind of brotherhood or parental kindness will become enemies because of the different beliefs they choose. Once they choose different beliefs, the king, minister, father and son will no longer be the king, minister, father and son, but you. Death is my enemy!"

As Xu Da spoke, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Sir, these two books are the real rebellion!"

"Overturning everything we all thought was right!"

"For example, everyone knows that we should be filial to our parents and loyal to our brothers."

"But according to this book, the way to distinguish between enemies and friends is not the kindness of parents or the morality of the world. The way to distinguish between friends and enemies is to stand on the side of the people."

"That's right!"

"So, if you are not on the side of the people, such as those evil gentry and Tatar lackeys, you will think that the peasant uprising is very bad, as this book says!"

"If you are on the side of the people, you will think that the peasant uprising is very good."

"The same goes for this book. If you are not on the side of the people, this book is also very bad. It should be burned to prevent the king, ministers and father and son from becoming enemies. If you are on the side of the people, this book should be regarded as a guide."

"Fortunately, according to the meaning of this book, our enemy is not a specific person. Therefore, we do not want to destroy someone physically, but to destroy a relationship. Therefore, we are not saying that our parents and brothers do not stand on the same side as ourselves. On the people's side, we must eliminate relatives for justice, but we must prevent them from having the opportunity to stand against the people."

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he looked at Xu Da: "Do you understand now?"

"No wonder Hua Yun said that Mr. Zhang is a real gentleman!"

Xu Da nodded and replied.

then.

Xu Da looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again and asked: "Sir, how can we eliminate this relationship so that we have more friends and fewer enemies?"

"I have to look at this again. Maybe the other books Mr. Zhang gave me can give me the answer."

"However, it seems that Mr. Zhang has already done some examples to eliminate this relationship, such as creating more powerful new firearms so that the children of common people can rely on firearms to fight Yuan soldiers in a short time. The transactions were made to win over the craftsmen and the adoptive father’s wives.”

"In addition, we have adjusted commercial taxes, levied luxury taxes, and reduced taxes on small traders to make more ordinary businessmen willing to work for our rebels. We have also established government-run businesses through joint ventures to make good people more active in raiding their homes and clearing their father-in-law." After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Xu Da nodded: "Before Mr. Zhang left Chuzhou, he asked us to think about why we rebelled. Now that we think about it, he actually wanted us to determine our position as soon as possible, so that we can distinguish who is the enemy. are friends."

Xu Da looked at Zhu Yuanzhang as he spoke: "Sir, we are just like you. We only want to stand on the side of the people now."

"Because, we actually don't value promotion and wealth that much. People are going to die anyway!"

"When Mr. Zhang asked us people to think about why we rebelled, we wanted to say that we rebelled just because we wanted to live. Later, after thinking about it, we felt that we couldn't rebel just because we wanted to live, because living requires There is a way to live.”

"We also thought about whether to rebel in order to be able to become a high official in the future, but we felt that being a high official had no other meaning besides bullying more people and living a better life. Later, we followed Mr. Zhang's reminder After looking at it, after seeing the almshouse, we thought that it would be great if we rebelled so that the new dynasty established after the rebellion would not have so many orphans!"

"In this way, like the children from poor families like us above, we can also see our parents grow old. Just like Guo Tianxu and Guo Tianjue, we can still have our parents around when we are in our twenties. That would be great. One thing!”

Xu Da looked outside with fascination as he spoke, with a smile on his face.

"Yes!"

"When we see those children in the almshouse, we will also think of people like us back then, because our parents died of starvation early and we never had the chance to call our parents from morning to night."

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he smiled and said: "I kowtow more than when my parents were alive."

Xu Daye's eyes flashed with tears, and he said with a smile: "What's more, you are a heavy eight brother who knocks more than me. Who makes you more likely to get into trouble!"

"No more."

"Let's go see my father first."

"Now we know who really wants to eliminate us, and we also know that although they are the most reactionary, they are also the most backward, so we don't have to be afraid of them. Even if my father is really reactionary and backward, then we don't have to be afraid anymore. he!"

Zhu Yuanzhang went out as he spoke.

Now he was suddenly enlightened, facing the rising sun, his face glowing red, and striding toward the Marshal Guo Zixing's residence.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang turned against him, he did not dare to see Guo Zixing again because he was wronged by Guo Zixing. He was afraid that Guo Zixing would seek opportunities to criticize him again, or even really persecute him. He became more confident, calm and fearless.

Guo Zixing was a little timid at this time.

Specifically, after he dealt with Li Mengxin, he couldn't help but walked over to Zhu Yuanzhang, wanting to express his apology to Zhu Yuanzhang and let Zhu Yuanzhang, his adopted son and son-in-law, know that he was just confused for a moment and was not indifferent to black and white. It also lets everyone in the rebel army know that even if he is confused for a moment, he will decisively make up for his mistakes after the truth is revealed, so that everyone in the rebel army will not be disappointed in him.

but.

Many people take face very seriously, especially in front of people whose status is lower than themselves.

Many times, even if people know that they are wrong, they are unwilling to admit it, and are unwilling to put down their dignity and airs to make peace with each other. They want to just accept it, or even want to escape, imagining that the other party can still be respectful without having to express their kindness or apology. Worship yourself, and your prestige will not be damaged.

In short.

Many people are unwilling to admit that they have made mistakes, especially in front of juniors and subordinates. They want to maintain a perfect or absolutely authoritative image, even if it is just a superficial image, and they instinctively want to maintain it. It can be said that they want both face and To be licent can also be said to be wanting to be a bitch while also wanting to build a memorial arch. It can also be said to be an ostrich mentality or to hide one's ears and steal the bell to escape.

Anyway, this is a kind of mentality that does not want to change. It is a cultural and psychological phenomenon that has emerged after a society dominated by the landlord economy has existed for a long time.

Because this kind of society is afraid of change and just wants to maintain the status quo.

And as Zhang Cheng said in his book to Zhu Yuanzhang, since the leading class of this kind of society is the most reactionary and backward, this idea is essentially a psychology of weak cultural people. After all, it is easy to cause both. Neither.

Therefore, Guo Zixing is now afraid of seeing Zhu Yuanzhang, so much so that when Guo Zixing left the Yangtze Yuan and walked towards the place where Zhu Yuanzhang lived, he stopped and turned around when he was about to reach Zhu Yuanzhang's residence, and faced Zhang Tianyou and Zhang Tianyou. Guo Tianlu said: "Go back, Yuan Zhang is probably complaining about us now."

What Guo Zixing meant was that he hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang would be more filial and respectful than before he was wronged, so he would take the initiative to tell him that Zhu Yuanzhang did not blame him, his father-in-law, for wronging him.

Zhang Tianyou and Guo Tianlu both understood the meaning of Guo Zixing's words, so they both looked disappointed.

Zhang Tianyou couldn't help but say: "But brother-in-law, it's Yuan Zhang's business whether he blames you or not. You have to have your own attitude!"

Guo Zixing didn't say anything after hearing this.

"Father is handsome!"

However, at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang met Guo Zixing after coming out.

This made Guo Zixing feel a little embarrassed all of a sudden.

"Commander Father now knows that Yuan Zhang was wronged, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked first.

Guo Zixing was flustered and speechless on the spot.

"Commander Father is worried about Yuan Zhang. He wants to suppress Yuan Zhang and let the brothers in the rebel army know that Commander Father is the one who is really in charge of Chuzhou City. Yuan Zhang understands, but Commander Father, we can't sacrifice one's roots for the sake of inferiority and listen to the mercy of villains to drive a wedge between our father and son. It’s a relationship.”

"Not only will this damage your own prestige, Commander-in-Chief, but it will also make the brothers in the rebel army despise you. It will even make those corrupt officials start to act unscrupulously, thinking that you and I can be bullied. So, that Li Mengxin just We will continue to transport moldy food to the almshouses unscrupulously.”

Zhu Yuanzhang continued speaking very calmly.

He is indeed fearless now, so he has spoken straightforwardly.

Guo Zixing did not dare to look into Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, so he forcefully denied:
  "Nonsense! How could we not trust you Yuan Zhang, why would we suppress you Yuan Zhang? We are father and son. We don't believe you. It's rare for us to trust others?!"

Guo Zixing said: "However, Yuan Zhang, you are right, this is all the work of villains, deliberately driving a wedge between our father and son!"

"Since Commander-in-Chief said so, Yuan Zhang asked Commander-in-Chief to give him the power to supervise all political affairs to prevent corrupt officials from destroying Commander-in-Chief's foundation!"

"Yuan Zhang is not afraid of being a corrupt official!"

"Besides, it's better to let Yuan Zhang take charge of supervision than to let Brother Tianlu and the others be the villains!"

Since Zhu Yuanzhang no longer feared Guo Zixing and only had ideals in his heart and enemies to be clearly eliminated, he took the initiative to ask for power from Guo Zixing and said:

"It is indeed inappropriate for my father to let Yuan Zhang take over the military power of the General Manager. Even if my father is relieved, others may not be too, but there is no need for my father to abandon Yuan Zhang! He can also use corrupt officials to fight with Yuan Zhang's mentality of being an enemy gave Yuan Zhang the power of supervision and allowed him to check and balance them to ensure that the father's foundation would not be destroyed by them!"

(End of this chapter)