Zhu Biao fell into deep thought. In the past, he didn't think there was anything wrong with such a statement, but now that Han Du mentioned it, he suddenly felt that something was unusual.
"Why is this happening?"
Han Du let out a long sigh and said: "This is the cleverness of those scholars. They control public opinion, distort public opinion, and constantly tell everyone that military generals cannot govern the world, but civil servants must be used to govern the world. Public opinion wins gold.
After saying so much about destroying bones and destroying bones, not only did they and the people believe it, but even the generals believed it."
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du dumbfounded and asked, "Aren't you talking nonsense?" .??.
Han Du shrugged and said casually: "Your Highness, you see, even you are more inclined to believe that only civil servants can govern the world, right?"
Zhu Biao didn't speak. After taking a sip of tea, he frowned and said, "General"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Biao shook his head and continued: "Let me tell you the truth."
"I am all ears." Han Du smiled and nodded lightly, and couldn't help but get closer to Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao also lowered his voice and said to Han Du: "I don't know whether military generals can govern the world. But rebellion by military generals will bring chaos to the world."
When Han Du heard this, his whole body was shocked, his pupils shrank violently, he lowered his head and began to ponder. It turns out that only civil servants can govern the world, and to make the world stable, it is necessary to let Nanshan go. To put it bluntly, it is because he is afraid that military generals will continue to hold military power.
"From the Anshi Rebellion to the Chenqiao Mutiny, we have learned too much from the past and have to guard against it." Zhu Biao really regarded Han Du as one of his own and did not hesitate to discuss such obscure matters with Han Du.
Han Du was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
Zhu Biao saw it and asked curiously: "There is no way around this. Do you still want to say something?"
Han Du nodded slightly and said: "Your Highness, although it is true that military generals hold military power and have the convenience of plotting rebellion, don't civilian officials have no harm at all?"
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment and looked up at Han Du.
Han Du laughed and said: "Take the Anshi Rebellion as an example. Indeed, An Lushan brought disaster to the Tang Dynasty. But didn't the civil servants at that time bring disaster to the world?"
Zhu Biao was speechless after hearing this, waiting for Han Du's next words.
"Even An Lushan raised an army, but the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty were still having a big banquet. And since it is said that civil servants can govern the world, then I would like to ask them how they govern the world. Why did An Lushan raise an army together?
Can it spread to the whole world like a fire?"
"Your Highness, the patience of the people is already very high. As long as the people have food to eat, even if it is just enough to satisfy their hunger, they will not rebel. And the people work hard, and if they do not pay taxes, Your Highness will think that the food and cloth they produce themselves
, won’t it be enough for them to feed themselves?”
Zhu Biao shook his head lightly. He was very familiar with farming. He had even farmed with his father more than once, so he knew that if the people did not have to pay taxes, it would be easy to be self-sufficient.
"But if the people don't pay taxes, how will the court have the money and food to pay the officials and raise soldiers to guard the border?"
Han Du sighed slightly and said: "If we just follow the taxes set by the emperor, then the people can still live a good life after paying. But since ancient times, at the beginning of the founding of the country, the world has been able to live a good life in just a few dozen years.
It will recover within a year. But why is it still declining when it is already in its prime?"
"Isn't it common for things to go from peak to peak?" Zhu Biao looked puzzled and said matter-of-factly.
Han Du suddenly burst out laughing and said, "What's the decline of prosperity? It's just a bullshit excuse made by civil servants!" Han Du's tone was extremely unkind, and he cursed directly in front of Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao frowned but did not interrupt Han Du.
Han Du looked ferocious and said: "Obviously the people are already living a very good life, why do they continue to live in poverty? Since the people can live by farming their own land and paying taxes, why do they continue to live in poverty after they have families and businesses?
Falling into a state of starvation?”
Zhu Biao kept silent and his face gradually became ugly.
Han Du took a deep breath and shouted: "That's because as long as the world enters a prosperous age, in addition to the taxes paid by the people, civil servants will continue to create clever names to steal the people's wealth. In the beginning, because the people had certain
savings, so this kind of expropriation is not obvious, and even the people will not notice anything is wrong. But when the people's wealth is completely expropriated, the civil servants at this time will not only not take the initiative to reduce the people's burden, but will intensify it.
He continued to use clever names to conquer the people more violently. That’s why when His Highness looked through the history books, he saw that a huge dynasty would gradually fall apart and be turned upside down in just a few decades."
Zhu Biao opened his mouth
, wanting to refute Han Du, thousands of words flashed through his mind, but he couldn't find a word that could point out that Han Du was wrong. In the end, only a sigh was left.
"You are right. Since the people can bring the world into a prosperous age in just a few decades when the world is stable, there is no reason why they can't live a better life in the prosperous age."
When Han Du saw Zhu Biao nodding in agreement, he felt relieved. Being able to persuade Zhu Biao made Han Du relax. Originally, Han Du was not sure that Zhu Biao could listen to his words. After all, he
Zhu Biao has received Confucian education since he was a child. What military generals can only open borders, what civil servants can rule the country, what prosperity and decline are repeated, etc. These are all things Zhu Biao has heard in his mind since he was a child, and he wants to give up on them.
With these concepts instilled in him by Confucianism, it is not easy to jump out and look at the problem from the perspective of a bystander.
Fortunately, the results were consistent with Han Du's expectations. Zhu Biao's wisdom allowed him to look at these issues from Han Du's perspective. Different perspectives naturally lead to different pros and cons. At a glance, Zhu Biao knew what Han Du was talking about.
is right.
"So, I have never believed in civilian government. If civilian officials can really govern the country, then they should make the world more prosperous and prosperous, instead of going into decline in the prosperous times." Han Du curled his lips, his eyes filled with tears.
Contempt for civil servants.
Zhu Biao said attentively: "But I still don't understand why it happened like this? I know a lot about civil servants, but I didn't find the clever name you mentioned."
Han Du raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Biao. He didn't know where he got the confidence. He dared to say that no one among the civil servants had made a name for himself to seduce the people. He said sternly: "Your Highness, even now, I should promise you that at this moment, the world
There must be some officials who are cleverly making excuses to rip off the people for their own gain, but there are certainly not many such people now. The reason why His Highness cannot see it is because almost all of the people who come into contact with His Highness are civil servants in the capital. With the emperor in charge, those civil servants have no clue.
They don't dare to be presumptuous. The further away from the capital they are, the more courageous they will be, and the more likely they will be to prey on the people."
"Furthermore, the emperor has established himself in the world through hundreds of battles, and his prestige is extremely high and unrivaled. No matter what kind of official he is, he can only stay away from the emperor and dare not confront him tit for tat. However, His Highness asked himself, if he inherits the throne, he can also have the emperor's
Is it powerful?"
"Of course not." Zhu Biao said without hesitation. He was self-aware of this.
Han Du continued: "Although His Highness does not have the power of the Emperor, His Highness's prestige is also extremely high. Therefore, at this time, civil servants do not dare to make mistakes, so the Ming Dynasty can successfully usher in its prosperous age. However, the prestige of future emperors will be even worse.
Your Highness, it’s okay if you have enough means, but if you don’t have enough means, there will definitely be a conflict with the civil servants. At that time, either the emperor will have enough strength to suppress the officials. Or"
"How is it?" Zhu Biao's face turned ugly and he looked up at Han Du.
Since Zhu Biao asked, there was nothing Han Du dared to say. He gritted his teeth and spat out a few words: "Reverse the guest, the civil servants won, and the imperial power was ejected, making the emperor a human-shaped seal."
"Bump~" Zhu Biao punched the table angrily.
Han Du knew that Zhu Biao was angry, but no matter how angry he was, he had to face the facts. With fire in his eyes, he said: "It's not like civil servants have never done this before. In the former Song Dynasty, it was civil servants who were in conflict with the emperor.
Did the great victory completely negate the power of the later emperors? The emperor's will can be directly rejected by a civil servant if he thinks it is wrong. This is not to negate the imperial power, what is it? If your highness does not believe it, you can compare it yourself.
Which minister in the court now dares to reject the emperor's decree?"
Zhu Biao only thought for a moment and thought that what Han Du said was reasonable. Although the former Song Dynasty talked about "the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats sharing the world", in fact, this was also the helplessness of the former Song emperor. There were ministers in the Ming Dynasty who also suggested to their father,
He wanted to "share the world between the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats". As a result, he was angrily reprimanded by his father, "The Ming Dynasty was for the emperor and the common people to share the world", and he was directly demoted and never used again. From this point of view, his father
It is almost the same as Han Du's attitude towards civil servants.
Well, in comparison, Han Du is a bit more extreme.
Han Du continued: "Furthermore, even if the civil servants have emptied the imperial power, squeezed out the generals, and gained the greatest convenience in governing the world, but the result is that the world is not in a mess governed by the civil servants. Corruption is rampant, and the bedrock and houses are built on top of each other.
, the huge salary transfer made it difficult for the court to make ends meet year after year. In the end, it was the only way to perish."
"Yes, civil servants always regard the former Song Dynasty as the time when political achievements were the most enlightened. But the irony is that even so, the former Song Dynasty also died in just two hundred years, which is really sad." Zhu Biao
While his tone was regretful, he no longer
I believe that with the things that Confucianism instilled in him in the past, he can at least stand on a more objective perspective and rationally identify the right and wrong of things.
Zhu Biao turned around and glanced at Han Du. Seeing his indifferent expression, his heart moved and he tried to ask: "You have always been resourceful, is there anything you can do about this?"
Han Du couldn't help but complain to Zhu Biao, saying that when he was being used, he was "resourceful" and when he was not being used, he was "full of clever ideas". It was Zhu Biao who said all the good and bad things.
However, although Han Du was dissatisfied, he did not show it. Instead, he answered Zhu Biao directly. After all, this was the purpose of coming to see Zhu Biao today.
Han Du took two sips of tea, folded his hands in front of his stomach, and said calmly: "Why does your highness need to ask me? Your highness has read history books. Isn't there an answer in the history books?"
Zhu Biao didn't think about it carefully. He glanced at Han Du and said, "I still want to hear your opinion." .??.
"Okay." In this case, Han Du said: "Actually, it is not complicated to check and balance civil servants."
Han Du moved three teacups on the table and said: "The most stable relationship in the world is the triangle relationship. Just like Wei, Shu and Wu, the three countries check and balance each other and no one can become dominant. Although Cao Wei is the only one, there are also
It took more than a hundred years under the checks and balances of Shu and Wu to end this relationship."
"This is His Highness, and this is the civil servant." Han Du first placed two cups and said: "If there are only Your Highness and the civil servant in the court, then there is no need to think about it. In order to gain more power, the civil servant will definitely put all the hostility
Put it all on Your Highness. Step by step, we will weaken the imperial power until it is completely eliminated."
Zhu Biao stared at the two tea cups tightly and remained silent.
Han Du continued: "But if there is a cup added to it, it will be different."
Han Du reached for another cup and placed it between the two cups on the table, suddenly forming a three-legged stance. "The power that originally belonged to the civil servants was divided into half. Therefore, before the civil servants had a tit-for-tat confrontation with His Highness, they
This part of the power must be taken back first. Otherwise, they will not have enough strength to challenge His Highness, and it will be easier for the other party to take advantage of them."
If civil servants want to fight with the emperor, they must not allow anyone to stand aside and watch the show. Because if they and the emperor are fighting fiercely, and this force instantly turns against the emperor, then they will definitely die without a burial place.
Therefore, before civil servants wanted to fight with the emperor, they had to get rid of this force first.
Seeing Zhu Biao nodding, Han Du suddenly laughed, stretched out his hand to push the cup representing Zhu Biao towards him, and said: "This will be extremely beneficial to His Highness. Since the civil servants want to fight with this side, then this side will naturally also
He will not sit back and wait for death, but will rise up to resist. At this time, the emperor only needs to give a hand at the right time, so that none of them can do anything to anyone."
"From now on, no one can threaten His Highness."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he immediately understood what Han Du meant. Suddenly he asked doubtfully: "Why didn't you tell me these words before?"
Han Du curled his lips and said matter-of-factly: "If His Highness had not married Jingyun, I would never mention these words in front of His Highness in my entire life."
"Oh? Why is this? If I don't marry Jingyun, wouldn't I be worthy of your help?" Zhu Biao frowned, with displeasure on his face.
Even an ordinary man would be unhappy when he hears Han Du's words. Because these words are suspected of using the power of his wife's family. What's more, is it Zhu Biao?
Han Du explained: "Your Highness has saved my life, and His Highness is wise and kind to others, so I am naturally willing to assist His Highness. But my willingness to assist His Highness does not mean that I dare to say these things in front of His Highness. Because, I am willing to assist His Highness.
I don’t know whether in His Highness’s heart he is more important than those civil servants.”
After saying that, he gave Zhu Biao a look to see if he understood.
Zhu Biao understood it immediately and couldn't help but nodded secretly.
Han Du's worries are not unreasonable. If it weren't for the strong and close relationship between the two, even if Han Du said it, Zhu Biao might not be able to listen.
After Zhu Biao heard Han Du's explanation, he did not continue. Instead, he pointed at the teacup that Han Du finally took and said, "What do you think about this?"
Han Du looked up at Zhu Biao and looked at him with a meaningful smile, and said: "Isn't it obvious? Now in the court, the only people who can compete with the civil servants are the noble military generals."
Zhu Biao looked as if he was like this, and said with a smile: "You are really rude, speaking so blatantly for a distinguished noble? Why, just because you are also a distinguished noble?"
"Of course." Han Du curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "I always help my relatives but not others.
It’s not like I don’t know.”
"You! You are really not ashamed." Facing Han Du who was as meat as a hob, Zhu Biao was so angry that he almost choked. He raised his finger and pointed at Han Du, then put it down helplessly.
"What does this mean to me?" Han Du said without any trace of shame: "I have read some miscellaneous notes from the former Song Dynasty. It is eye-opening for those civil servants to be shameless in order to seize power."
Zhu Biao stopped arguing with Han Du about this issue and asked instead: "But you also said that the generals have heavy troops. If they are planning to rebel, they can turn the world upside down with just one hand. If Gu Ruo is given to the noble generals,
If the power allows them to marry civil servants who are checks and balances, then you can guarantee that they will not rebel?"
"certainly!"
Zhu Biao originally wanted to hear Han Du's explanation, but he didn't expect that Han Du would take it for granted and nodded directly.
Even Zhu Biao was surprised now and asked quickly: "Do you really have a solution? What solution do you have? Tell me quickly."
Han Du smiled and said: "Your Highness's thoughts are still stuck in books and have not closely followed the vicissitudes of the Ming Dynasty. Twenty years ago, I would not have been able to completely restrain the noble generals. But now,
Times have changed.”
When Zhu Biao heard Han Du say that he could completely restrain the noble general, his chest rose and fell violently. If he could really do this, the benefits to his descendants would be huge. Even
Zhu Biao subconsciously held his breath, fearing to disturb Han Du or not being able to follow up.
Han Du stretched out his hand and took out a revolver bullet from his waist. Ever since Han Du was attacked, he had always kept his guns close to his body. When he entered the palace, although the revolver was taken away, the bullets wrapped around his waist were still there.
It has a belt, but it has not been removed. Because without the revolver, this thing poses no threat at all, and there is no need to remove it.
Holding the bullet and putting it in front of Zhu Biao's eyes, Han Du said in a deep voice: "A revolver plus a bullet is the Ming Dynasty's magic weapon. But without such a small bullet, the revolver is completely useless. Even if
Even if it is thrown out or hit on someone, it may not hurt the person."
"If all the armies of the Ming Dynasty were equipped with firearms, then as long as they mastered the bullets, they would be able to firmly control the army."
If Zhu Biao realized something, he stretched out his hand and took the bullet out of Han Du's hand, put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it carefully.
Han Du didn't interrupt, just sat quietly aside, waiting for Zhu Biao to see enough.
After a long while, Zhu Biao suddenly raised his head and sighed: "It turns out to be so simple, but after so long, no one can figure it out."
Han Du shook his head and said: "It's not that no one has thought of it, at least the emperor must have thought of it. Moreover, although the revolver has been around for so many years, not many people know about it, so it is normal that they have not thought of it."
"But how to control generals with bullets?" Zhu Biao frowned. He just had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure, so he wanted to ask Han Du.
Han Du nodded and explained patiently: "It's very simple. As long as you don't distribute bullets to the soldiers on weekdays, wait until there is a need to fight and then distribute the bullets. In this way, if the soldiers don't have bullets on weekdays, there will be no problem at all.
Threats. Even if the general wants to incite the soldiers, the soldiers will not listen."
"Oh? Why is this?" Zhu Biao was a little confused. He was no stranger to the Ming Dynasty's army. He naturally knew that in order to improve combat effectiveness, generals would make their soldiers obey his orders completely. This is also the reason why generals are prone to rebellion, because they
The soldiers under his command only obeyed him.
Han Du continued to explain: "Because as long as the soldiers have seen firearms, they will naturally know that the power of firearms is unmatched. If they don't have bullets in their hands, the rebellion will be dead. Because the army that came to suppress them must be equipped with firearms.
of."
"No one will seek death. If the general dares to incite his soldiers under such circumstances, then the soldiers under his command will probably tie him up and send him over to receive the reward before the general raises his arms."
"Hahaha, it makes sense. What you said makes sense." Zhu Biao seemed to have thought of the scene where the general who was about to rebel was actually tied up by his own soldiers after shouting, and he laughed happily.
.
"Not only that, the military commander can naturally guess what the soldiers under his command will choose after he says the words of rebellion. Therefore, no matter when, he will never dare to reveal anything." Han Du added.
Zhu Biao was overjoyed when he heard this. With a hearty smile on his face, he nodded and said: "You are indeed resourceful, but if there are no bullets in the army, and we have to wait until they are slowly sent over, will it be too late if we are attacked?"
Han Du thought for a moment, nodded sincerely and said: "His Highness's concerns are not unreasonable. This problem does exist."