Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

Then he explained:

"As you all know, there are our Huaixi nobles in the court, but over the years of the Ming Dynasty, those invited by the emperor to serve in the court, as well as those scholars who retired through the imperial examinations, also occupy half of the sky."

"Those intellectuals love to flaunt their self-righteous reputations of loyalty, dedication to the country and the people, compassion for the common people, and taking the welfare of the people as their own responsibility."

"Literati and military commanders are naturally at odds with each other, and they love to use these matters to meddle with each other."

"We might as well stop."

"If... those self-righteous civil servants were to believe that the very moment I, Zhu Yunhuan, ascended the throne, the problems they had been petitioning daily to no avail would be easily resolved, wouldn't tomorrow's battle be much easier?"

Why did Zhu Yunhuan have to bring the matter of "occupying people's land" out into the open and talk about it at such an urgent time tonight?

The first is that the sooner this matter is discussed, the better.

The reason why this group of people now support Zhu Yunhuan is only partly due to their positions. The other part of their purpose is to gain greater power, higher status, and be able to accumulate wealth more freely.

Let’s wait until they really put Zhu Yunhuan in power before we talk about it.

What does this feel like?

I've already taken off my pants, and you show me this? — It's unacceptable.

It’s better to tell them sooner rather than later and not raise their expectations so high.

And more importantly.

It is because of this second reason.

It’s a move for tomorrow.

In the eyes of Lan Yu and his group of murderous generals, the only way to deal with things is to kill! Kill! Kill! Those civil officials are just a little more powerful in their words.

But is it actually possible to do this?

Even the cheap emperor Zhu wouldn’t do this!

Before this.

Zhu Yunwen had always been well-known in the court, especially among the literati in the Hanlin Academy, represented by Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others, who were quite close to him.

Even some civil officials who were not so close to Zhu Yunwen.

They all knew in their hearts that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make Zhu Yunwen the crown prince.

And what is Zhu Yunhuan's reputation and reputation?

therefore.

What will the scene be like in the court tomorrow?

It's entirely conceivable.

Could it be that Zhu Yunhuan really let Lan Yu and Chang Sheng hold knives in the court and kill anyone who opposed him?

Loyal ministers always emerge in troubled times.

The time it took to establish the Ming Dynasty was neither short nor long. All the scholars, both in the court and in the opposition, had come through the period of rebellion at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

For many of them, integrity is more important than their own lives. Even if you are an emperor who can make people's heads roll with just one word, they will not shrink their heads.

For these stubborn scholars, simply killing one or two people in the court will not be enough to serve as a warning to others.

It might even have the opposite effect - the more you kill, the more excited they become.

At least I want to leave my name for eternity in history books.

Did you kill them all?

There are so many scholars in the world who are ready to kill you with their pens.

As for Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di... these princes said: Hehehe! Thank you for the gift of nature, I will obey the will of heaven and quell the rebellion~

This brings us back to the dead end analyzed earlier.

The only way to break the deadlock is to gain the support of some civil servants.

Let the Huaixi nobles withdraw from the matter of "occupying people's land".

This is his token of allegiance.

Everything has two sides.

The character and integrity of the literati can become a high wall that hinders Zhu Yunhuan, but if you can give them the results they want, it can also be a help!

Saying that they are "high-sounding" and "self-righteous" is for the people in Huaixi to hear.

Zhu Yunhuan knew it in his heart.

These literati may be a bit pedantic, but many of them truly care about the world.

……

Inside the Qianqing Palace.