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Chapter 27 Lincoln: Three major reasons why we broke out in the Civil War!

[American Taizu Washington: Yes, this should be the focus. Why did we have a civil war? 】

As soon as the word Civil War came out, Washington's spirit came to life.

Jackson was so dazzling to him that he didn't even know how to praise him.

The only shortcoming is that the economy is not good and he can't get a word in.

Fortunately, this topic finally ended and we came to the focus of this chat.

He really couldn't figure out why the United States was in civil war or what the civil war was about.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: It’s time to change the taste. However, the so-called civil war is caused by these reasons. There are careerists in the country, natural and man-made disasters, rampant corruption, and so on. In addition, it is just for the struggle for power. 】

France has a profound history, and the history course of Louis XVI is naturally good, and he can learn almost all the causes of the civil war at his fingertips.

[Supreme Group Leader: Agreed. Another important point is that the successor may have been chosen wrongly. It is a civil war between the royal families. 】

To be honest, Zhu Houzhao was not very interested in the American Civil War.

Because no matter how powerful it was, it only lost three to four hundred thousand soldiers.

The Civil War of the Ming Dynasty - the Battle of Jingnan, is called the real civil war. The cumulative mobilization of almost a million troops.

This kind of internal fighting is actually not good for the entire dynasty, it is internal strife.

But for their lineage, if they don't resist, they will die.

This kind of civil war, to put it bluntly, is a civil war between the old Zhu family and the royal family.

There’s nothing to say, and it’s not very honorable to say it.

This is something that none of them in this lineage are willing to mention.

To put it bluntly, according to Taizu's opinion, they were just rebellious officials and traitors.

In order to show legitimacy and legitimacy, Emperor Taizong Zhu Di created a cover-up in Hongwu for thirty-five years, trying to downplay the civil war in the Ming Dynasty.

[Meshi Zu Lincoln: The group leader and Louis XVI were quite right. The civil war was nothing more than these reasons. But in the past ten days, I have summed it up and thought about how to tell Mr. Washington and Mr. Jackson about this civil war...]

Lincoln spoke for a moment, gathering his thoughts.

[Mercy Lincoln: To be honest, I don’t know how to say it. Because such a civil war broke out so suddenly, none of us expected that this war would come so suddenly... Especially when I was elected president, the Confederate States announced their independence from the Union. 】

Lincoln was very wronged. He wasted the first half of his life, just after he was elected president, and finally reached the peak of his life, he was involved in the civil war.

If the United States really breaks apart under his watch, he will become a sinner through the ages.

[Louis XVI: How new is it? Who could have predicted this kind of civil war? This is not an ordinary war, but a civil war. Neither side should be prepared for a war of this magnitude, but there are reasons why they have to fight. 】

Louis XVI hit the nail on the head and pointed out the essence of the civil war.

Neither side was ready to break up.

Zhu Houzhao deeply believed that if Taizong Zhu Di had not been forced to eat pig food and had a knife held on his neck, he would not have chosen Jingnan. After all, he was not fully prepared.

Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen probably did not expect that Taizong would really dare to take action.

But what is even more surprising is that the vassal kings did not expect that Zhu Yunwen would really dare to cut down the vassal as soon as he ascended the throne.

Just like when Lincoln ascended the throne, the Civil War broke out.

There is some similarity between the two in this regard.

[Mercy Lincoln: Yeah, so... I don’t even know what to say. 】

Lincoln was actually at a loss. Even if he thought about it for ten days, he still didn't know what to say about the Civil War.

After all, he was currently in the middle of a civil war. It was quite embarrassing for him to jump out and look down at the entire civil war in this mountain. Everyone felt his embarrassment and did not disturb or urge him.

Zhu Houzhao took the time to check the chat time. There were twenty minutes left in this chat, so he could probably let this guy finish speaking, and he didn't rush him.

Ask Taizong Zhu Di to talk about the civil war in the Ming Dynasty in front of Taizu. He must not know how to say it.

[ Mercer Lincoln: Let me answer Mr. Jackson’s question first. We even met... But just as Mr. Washington didn’t know you, you were the president at the time, and I, 25, was a Whig, and just Just an ordinary congressman from Illinois. 】

[American Xuanzong Jackson: Whig? A young congressman from Illinois, sorry... I really didn't pay attention. 】

Jackson immediately searched his memory and found no impression of Lincoln.

[American Xuanzong Jackson: So, in order to resist the Whig Party I founded, Henry Clay finally defeated our Democratic Party and became president? 】

Jackson noticed Lincoln's wording. The Whigs were all defeated by his men. He ignored them, and in the end it became a climate.

[Mercy Lincoln: It is true that two Whigs became presidents, but, Mr. Jackson, I became president as a Republican. I represent Republicans. 】

[American Taizu Washington: Wait...you two, please slow down, Whigs, Republicans...Democrats...I don't remember that in our current federation, we only have the Federalist Party founded by Adams and the others, and the democracy created by Jefferson and the others. Republican? So many parties appeared later? 】

This small entry point immediately confused Washington.

After all, he is a non-partisan and does not want to be associated with any party.

[Supreme Group Leader: I can’t tell the difference either. 】

Zhu Houzhao was also confused. He originally felt that he had a clearer understanding of the United States, but when these parties came out, he was confused again.

Moreover, party struggle has always been a derogatory term in the Ming Dynasty and the dynasties before the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor and ministers kept it secret, because it has been proven that it is not good for the development of the country, and once party strife occurs, it will often end up accelerating the decline and destruction of the country.

The more famous one is the Niu-Li party struggle during the Tang Dynasty.

It was in the late Tang Dynasty that a large-scale party struggle broke out, namely the Niu-Li party struggle.

There was a battle that lasted for more than 40 years between the Niu Party, headed by Niu Sengru and Li Zongmin, and the Li Party, headed by Li Deyu and Zheng Qin. The two parties engaged in fierce confrontation in domestic affairs, foreign affairs and other aspects, which can be said to have accelerated the decline and destruction of the Tang Dynasty.

Even if Tang Xuanzong later became known as Xiao Taizong, he was unable to recover due to the partisanship between Niu and Li.

Another well-known party dispute is the disaster of party imprisonment during the period of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

All historical experiences can show that this thing is harmful to the dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao expressed his incomprehension that the United States still allowed this kind of partisanship to flourish and that it could make the United States stronger.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: I don’t know why, but as soon as you messed up parties came out, I felt a little uneasy. 】

Louis XVI didn't like this at all. On the contrary, he felt a slight chill on the back of his neck.

[Mercier Lincoln: Yes! Everyone...it's just a partisan struggle! I know where to start with the causes of the Civil War. 】

After this small talk, Lincoln's eyes suddenly lit up and he knew how to talk about the Civil War.

After all, a large factor in the civil war was due to party strife.

[Mercier Lincoln: The reason why our Civil War broke out... I think, based on my current judgment, there are roughly three important reasons. 】

[First, it’s party struggle! Second, the battle between federal rights and state rights! The third battle between agriculture and industry! 】

[To sum up, these reasons are actually the contradictions buried during the founding of the United States. Just like President Jackson encountered the abolition of the bank, the point in time we are at is the breaking point of conflicts in the 89 years since the founding of the United States. 】

In an instant, Lincoln finally cleared his mind and barely summarized the causes of the Civil War.

(End of this chapter)