Father can be an enemy to the country

Wuying Palace.

Those "Ying Zhao Chen Yanshu" were sent to Zhu Yuanzhang intact.

Boss Zhu has always been a model worker who is not afraid of heavy paperwork, so just read one book after another.

Sure enough, as Hu Weiyong expected, these unflattering remarks were everywhere. Boss Zhu looked at them for a whole day, and his face turned into a donkey's face.

But he endured it again and again and never had an attack. Because he asked for it himself, even if he knocks out his teeth and swallows blood, he still can't go back on his word. Otherwise, wouldn’t it make people laugh?

But when it was time to hold the lamp, he finally couldn't hold back his anger when he saw a memorial named Ye Boju.

Ye Boju claimed to be the chief minister of Shanxi Province and a Confucian instructor in Pingyao County. He was an official as big as sesame seeds and mung beans and a teacher who had not entered the mainstream, but his tone was scary.

I saw him saying in his memorial——

‘…There are only three things that can hurt your ears today. The second thing is easy to see, but the trouble is late; the first thing is hard to see, but the trouble is quick. Even if there is no clear edict, I will still say it. How about asking for words? ’

‘Three things are: enfeoffment is too extravagant, punishment is too complicated, and seeking treatment is too quick! ’

Then he began to criticize point by point. The first article, "Self-conferencing is too extravagant," made Boss Zhu so angry that he was so angry.

Ye Boju said, "The system of the previous kings was divided into equal parts, each with its own divisions. Therefore, strong trunks and weak branches were used to curb the source of chaos and focus on governance." ’

But now, the states of Qin, Jin, Yan, Wu, Chu, Qi, and Lu all have dozens of cities. The city walls and palaces are inferior to those of the emperor's capital, but superior to them are the armored soldiers and guards! ’

He pointedly pointed out that, Boss Zhu, you have violated the principle of strong branches and weak branches, making many vassal states strong and prosperous, with enough soldiers and food, and may form a trend that cannot be lost in the future!

‘Once the situation in the vassal state is like this, if the imperial court tries to reduce its territory and seize its power, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction and resentment of the vassal state.

However, if the vassal king is powerful and has territory and an army, he will not accept the situation and will rebel.

Even if the imperial court does not reduce the vassal status, they will still wait for the opportunity and covet the big position. So it is simply impossible to guard against. ’

“In the past, Jia Yi advised Emperor Wen of Han to divide the land of various countries and leave them vacant to treat the princes and grandchildren. If Emperor Wen of the People's Republic of China had told Emperor Wen of the Qing Dynasty to follow Yiyi's words, there would be no disasters in the Seven Kingdoms. ’

If Emperor Wen of Han had listened to Jia Yi's advice, there would have been no chaos in the Seven Kingdoms.

Therefore, I request the emperor to reduce the capital system of the kings in time, reduce the number of the kings' guard troops, and limit the territory of their vassals while the kings are still in the country and everything is easy to deal with. His fiefdoms were also divided and left vacant, waiting to be distributed to the descendants of the kings in the future.

‘This system will be established, and then the wise and talented among the kings will serve as assistant prime ministers, and the rest of the world will be vassals, and they will live with the country. To reap the benefits of a moment, to control the benefits of eternity, to eliminate the changes in the sky and stabilize the country, don't do this first...'

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished reading the first thing, he didn't even bother to read the second and third things, and it exploded on the spot.

He threw the memorial to the ground, slapped the table and roared angrily: "You dare to drive a wedge between my flesh and blood! What a rebellion! Liu Ying, Liu Ying? Are you dead?"

Liu Ying, who was waiting outside the palace, quickly ran in, knelt down and said, "I'm here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the memorial thrown in his face and shouted angrily: "Catch this man quickly, we will shoot him into a hedgehog with our own hands!"

Liu Ying endured the pain, caught the memorial that fell from her face, glanced at the signature, and then accepted the order in a deep voice: "I obey the order!"

After saying that, he immediately sent his subordinates to gallop through the night to Pingyao, Shanxi, and escorted Ye Boju to the capital.

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After Liu Ying went out, there was no movement in the hall, only the sound of Boss Zhu's heavy breathing.

Until the prince heard the news and came over.

Zhu Biao knew that his father was really angry this time when he saw that his father's face was still elongated and his expression was uglier than having eaten gall.

He stepped forward, without speaking, but stretched out his hand to massage Zhu Yuanzhang's throbbing temples.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang patted his hand to signal that he had recovered.

"Dad, who made you so angry?" the prince asked softly.

"Read it for yourself." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the copy of "Chen Yan Shu" on the table and closed his eyes.

The prince picked it up and looked through it quickly under the light, and his breathing soon became heavy.

"This Ye Boju is really a coward!" He cursed in a low voice: "How dare a low-ranking official dare to dictate important matters of the country? I think he has lost his mind and gone crazy!"

"Huh, I'm afraid he's not crazy, but someone is instigating it behind his back." Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and said coldly: "The first thing he said involves the relationship between you and your brothers, so don't say anything about it. Dad will take care of it."

Boss Zhu always favors his eldest son and does not want to embarrass Zhu Biao, let alone cause division between his brothers.

So I deliberately skipped the first thing that made him the most angry, Youyou said: "We just read the last two things he said. One is 'the punishment is too complicated', and he scolded us for being involved in too many cases and beheading too many people." The heads of many officials have been picked off from the heads of more officials. The "too eager to seek treatment" is to scold us for piloting land clearing in Jiangxi, which affects the interests of more people."

"And we just had someone check it out. Ye Boju is from Ninghai, Zhejiang, and Zheng Shili, who submitted the letter before, is also from Ninghai, Zhejiang." As he spoke, he opened his eyes, his eyes shining like cold stars:

"Is this purely a coincidence, or are they a team?"

"Things that are too coincidental can be arranged." The prince thought for a moment and said, "Maybe someone deliberately wants to mislead my father into this."

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "But no matter who it is, there must be someone behind it..."

"Probably." The prince nodded. After several years of dealing with civil servants, he no longer had the naivety and childishness.

"Are they dissatisfied with our enfeoffment of princes, the use of the empty seal case to trigger a big prison, and the clearing of land and household registration in Lijia?" Zhu Yuanzhang had completely regained his composure and analyzed in a deep voice:

"Good guy, we have done so many things together, and they are all opposed to it."

"It seems like this..." The prince smiled bitterly and touched his nose and said:

"The enfeoffment will affect the interests of nobles; the empty seal will harm the civil servants; the clearing of the household will harm all the landowners. Father, we have offended many people, no wonder they are opposed to everything."

"Fart, have we offended the common people? Have we offended ordinary officers and soldiers?" Zhu Yuanzhang disagreed and said: "Even those nobles, those civil and military officials, those landlords and squires, as long as they behave themselves and do not take bribes and bend the law, we will not It will offend them!

“It’s those people who rely on their status to commit corruption, oppress the people, and want to turn Ming Dynasty into the second Yuan Dynasty. They hate us to the core, and they oppose us, smear us, and make us misunderstood by the military and civilians of Ming Dynasty! "

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he punched the imperial case and shouted categorically: "Do they think using the stars to scare us will scare us into changing our ways? Just dream! Even if we are struck by lightning, we must send them away first. Go to hell!”