Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

Chapter 294: Distinguishing between Chinese and barbarians

"Well, they all make sense."

Zhu Yuanzhang read all the memorials handed over by Yunqi and nodded in approval.

There are indeed some points in this memorial where one can adopt the ideas.

This also made him very pleased.

This shows that his grandchildren have some ideas about how to govern the world.

only……

"Why only two?"

He raised his head, looked at Yun Qi with some confusion, and then asked in confusion.

The three imperial grandchildren have only submitted two memorials so far.

On the contrary, he did not see the memorial from Zhu Ming, which he was most looking forward to.

This is how the same thing?

His brows frowned unconsciously.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Zhu Ming did not submit a memorial."

Upon seeing this, Yun Qi immediately bowed and responded hurriedly.

When he collected the memorials, he did not receive Zhu Ming's memorial, and he was a little curious.

His Highness Zhu Ming should be the best at this kind of national policy, so why didn't he take action this time?

"Let's go and ask."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang put away the two memorials and put them aside, then laughed.

Yun Qi did not dare to delay and immediately followed Zhu Yuanzhang and walked towards the side courtyard.

"Your Highness, isn't it a little inappropriate for you not to submit the memorial?"

In the side courtyard of Daming Palace, Liu Jin still looked at Zhu Ming with some concern.

Today is the deadline given by His Majesty for submitting memorials.

If His Majesty blames him at that time, he won't know what to do.

"Do not worry."

Zhu Ming just smiled calmly at Liu Jin, telling him to relax, as if he didn't take the matter to heart at all.

"It's all trade anyway, so it doesn't matter whether we write about the stationing of troops or not."

He answered rather casually.

With current productivity, these are the only things we can do.

Even if I write it myself, it's still these things.

If three people submit memorials with the same content, that would be like copying homework.

"Then do you have any good ideas?"

As soon as Zhu Ming finished speaking, an old and somewhat teasing voice came from the door of the side courtyard.

Zhu Ming stiffened when he heard the familiar voice. Liu Jin, who was standing opposite him, knelt down in fear after seeing the person coming. "Your Majesty, I bow to you."

"Get up."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand casually, asked Liu Jin to stand up, and then walked towards Zhu Ming.

"Grandpa Emperor."

Zhu Ming turned around and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who appeared in his side courtyard without even saying hello, and smiled awkwardly.

"Grandpa Emperor is not in Daming Palace reviewing memorials, how come he has time to come to my place?"

He grinned and changed the subject.

"Today's memorials have all been reviewed, including those from your two royal brothers."

Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled at Zhu Ming with a complicated expression. When he walked in front of Zhu Ming, his expression turned cold. “But guess what I found?”

"Our three grandchildren only handed in two memorials. Where is the other one?"

Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a strange expression on his face, and took a step back.

The missing book that Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about was obviously his own.

"I didn't write it..."

He chuckled awkwardly a few times, then admitted it generously.

"We just heard what you said."

Seeing that Zhu Ming admitted it so generously, Zhu Yuanzhang did not blame him.

After all, what Zhu Ming said just now makes some sense.

The two memorials that had been received contained almost the same answers.

Even he couldn't think of a better way than these.

"But I want to know if you have a better idea."

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed, put away his playful look, and started to get serious.

His grandson had given him many useful national policies.

Therefore, he still wanted to hear whether his beloved grandson had any other ideas.

"Yes, but it's not that easy."

Seeing this, Zhu Ming nodded affirmatively.

He definitely has a solution, but it cannot be explained clearly in a memorial.

"Then tell me in detail."

Zhu Yuanzhang became interested when he heard this. He looked directly at Zhu Ming and began to urge him.

"Grandpa Emperor, I always feel that we and the Eighteen Grassland Tribes must keep fighting and killing each other?"

Zhu Ming did not directly answer Zhu Yuanzhang's question, but looked at him and asked back.

He comes from the future after national integration, so he is naturally more accepting of other nationalities.

"This……"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming's seemingly naive question and hesitated.

He had never thought about this question.

His kingdom was snatched from the Yuan court.

"Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's mother was a Xianbei, but that did not prevent him from establishing the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

"After the Jin Dynasty, the Five Barbarians invaded China. Aren't all those barbarians now Han Chinese?"

Zhu Ming brought Li Shimin out again.

As the most famous emperor template in history, Li Shimin's prestige is undoubtedly the highest.

Coincidentally, this Emperor Taizong also had Xianbei blood in his body.

Even most of the Longyou groups that followed Taizong in founding the Tang Dynasty had close ties with the Xianbei people.

Bringing him forward would be the most convincing to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"did you mean?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little stunned by what Zhu Ming said and asked back in confusion.

What Zhu Ming said doesn't make sense.

Since the Qin Dynasty, many barbarians and foreigners have come to the Central Plains, many of whom have deep blood feuds with the Han people.

But after so much time, they all disappeared.

It's not that they really disappeared, but rather they merged with the Han people, and you can no longer tell us apart.

Zhu Ming’s meaning was very simple. Since the Xianbei people could integrate, why couldn’t the people of the eighteen tribes on the grassland?

"Confucius once said, 'Those who enter China should wear Chinese clothes.'"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang wavering, Zhu Ming chuckled, turned around and brought out Confucius again.

The distinction between Chinese and barbarians lies in culture, not blood.

The Chu people, who called themselves barbarians, are now one of the ancestors of the Han people.

If the people of the eighteen tribes of the grassland were willing to integrate into the Han people, then they would not have to kill each other.

"That makes some sense, but..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. He now understood Zhu Ming's meaning, but he still had some concerns in his heart.

The Ming Dynasty was now strong in military power, and the Eighteen Prairie Tribes had just suffered a crushing defeat. In addition, the cattle, sheep, money and food that were robbed by the Ming Dynasty made the Eighteen Prairie Tribes lose at least ten years of reserves.

How could they let go of such a deep blood feud?

“So, this is not something that can be done overnight.”

Zhu Ming nodded in agreement with Zhu Yuanzhang's concerns.

He knew that this was not an easy task, so he did not choose to write a memorial, but asked Zhu Yuanzhang to come and talk to him in person.

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