In this way, Zhu Yunwen was betrayed by his fourteenth aunt.
He was not willing to perish like this.
In fact, the King of Qi's interception and execution of Yang Feng had nothing to do with him.
Because the real masterminds are Liu Sanwu and Huang Zicheng. Liu Sanwu is his teacher and Huang Zicheng is his ex-student. They can be said to be close friends at present. It would be damned if they have nothing to do with him. Including those who are already dead.
Lian Zining was also the core Confucian scholar who surrounded him in the past, so Lian Zining sacrificed himself to protect the group behind him with him as the core.
As for why the little princess knows...
What doesn't she know?
She wanders around the inner chambers of all the princes and nobles every day. What other intelligence network can be compared to the one composed of people who live beside her?
perfume.
Glass mirror.
Soap.
…
No matter what happens, women in the inner world are eager to do so.
"My father should have guessed about this, or Jin Yiwei might have found out for him, but for some reason, he didn't continue to investigate further, and just killed Lian Zining and a few others.
But it's more like covering up for Yun Wen.
As for Zhan Hui, it was simply because my father wanted to kill him.
He has been the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for eight years, and also the censor of Zuodu. Over the years, he has been ostracizing dissidents in the court and monopolizing power. My father has long been dissatisfied with him. My father wanted Ling Han to retire, and Ling Han said that he
If he retired, he would be killed by Zhan Hui. My father did not let him retire in the end.
My dad must feel the same way.
In addition, he was probably the one who deliberately spread rumors about the White Lotus Sect in Shandong.
While recommending Ling Han to investigate, and at the same time letting people create rumors about the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, it is nothing more than forcing you to kill Ling Han for rebellion. It would be strange if my father didn't kill him for such a thing."
said the little princess.
Of course, she didn't know that Zhan Hui could only make people spread rumors, but there was actually someone else causing trouble in the White Lotus Sect in Shandong. Also, Ling Han went to investigate the Qi Wang case not only because Zhan Hui wanted to trick Ling Han to death, but her father actually
He wanted to find a loyal minister who was willing to sacrifice for the overall situation, and to die in exchange for temporarily suppressing the matter. However, he probably also had the intention of tricking Zhan Hui to death. After all, Zhan Hui had been the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for eight years, and there was hard work without credit. If he couldn't
If he caused public outrage, then it would be a bit chilling for Zhu Yuanzhang to kill him. But if he killed Ling Han, a well-respected veteran, in order to exclude dissenters, then if Zhu Yuanzhang killed him again, everyone would just clap and applaud His Majesty.
As for why the emperor agreed to let Ling Han go...
How did His Majesty know that Zhan Hui was so sinister?
He was deceived by a traitor!
So as soon as he found out the truth, he immediately killed Zhan Hui to avenge Ling Han.
My holy emperor!
The little princess is very smart.
But this kind of political strife is beyond her age to understand.
She still doesn't understand how evil people are.
Eight years of official affairs...
After working as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs under Zhu Yuanzhang for eight years, he didn't retire quickly. He was really seeking death, not to mention that he did so unscrupulously to exclude dissidents.
"Cover up to Zhu Yunwen."
Yang Feng paced with a serious look on his face.
"He seems to still have some lingering feelings, but he may be really shaken.
This is a routing problem!”
He said immediately.
Zhu Yuanzhang's goal from beginning to end was to establish a civilian government. This was also the inevitable choice of all founding emperors, and there was nothing wrong with this choice. After all, if you conquer the world immediately, you cannot rule the world immediately.
There must be a transition to a civilian government.
However, the problem now is that the civilian government must turn into a Confucian government.
He didn't have a choice either.
Because civil servants can only be chosen from Confucian scholars.
So even if he stopped the imperial examination for more than ten years, he would have to return to this road in the end, because he could not go on any other road. Apart from Confucian scholars, there were only officials, and the result of the officials was the empty seal case. Those who have been in the local area since the time of Hu Yuan
The petty officials who are familiar with all unspoken rules and know all kinds of secret operations control the entire officialdom and are proficient in all corruption and bending the law. As for the Confucian scholars, at least they call for morality, and the current batch of Confucian scholars are indeed relatively clean, so Zhu Yuanzhang chose them.
Very normal.
Officials are selected based on virtue rather than talent.
This is the consistent principle of emperors throughout the ages.
A talented official is only a capable minister at best, but a virtuous official can be remembered in history. After all, a virtuous official will not rebel if he is trapped by his virtue.
At present, the only people with the highest moral quality are Confucian scholars.
This is also true.
All officials are corrupt and bend the law.
Because of Hu Yuan's sheep-herding style of management, local yamen were controlled by these officials.
Military generals are arrogant and lawless.
For example, Lan Yu was the one who bombarded and closed the door. The nobles who founded the country in all dynasties were like this. So after the Confucian scholars straightened out the etiquette, Liu Bang was very happy and said that only today did he know the joy of being a king. Moreover, they were not only corrupt and perverting the law, but also rebellious.
potential.
As for other Buddhist and Taoist doctors and merchants, these classes themselves are impossible...
They are equally bad!
In history, whenever these strata penetrated the officialdom, they all had bad records, such as the masters of the Hu Yuan Dynasty and the magicians of the Northern Song Dynasty.
In this world where things are worse than bad, only Confucian scholars are the least bad.
At least that seems to be the case for now.
And they are good at packaging themselves, always packaging famous officials in history as Confucian scholars.
But if you want to establish a true civilian government, you can only choose Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunxi can't do it.
The military commanders behind him are too powerful.
If Zhu Yunxi becomes emperor, the final result will only be to lean more towards the generals, and he cannot decide his own choice. Even if he is the emperor, he will only be pushed by the generals.
The group of generals behind him was too strong to force the emperor to do things.
When Zhu Yuanzhang chose him, he had just learned that Zhu Yunwen was such a waste. After all, his first principle in choosing his successor was to be able to maintain success and not to be as wise or powerful as himself...
In that case, Zhu Di would be chosen directly.
But you can’t waste it!
The power of the world cannot defeat a vassal king with only three guards. He is such a waste. I really don’t know whether to lament that his fourth son is too strong or that his grandson is too useless, so he naturally chose Zhu Yunxi. But now
The problem is that with the various changes Yang Feng brought to him, the court's control continued to become stronger. So when the court's control was strong enough to a certain extent, could it support Zhu Yunwen in suppressing the vassal king?
He understands military affairs. In the cold weapon era, the advantage of fast horses and long knives was obvious. But now with the large number of firearms and even matchlock guns, he has begun to form a divine machine battalion.
is becoming more and more important.
And this is all in the court.
It can be said that the imperial court has absolutely crushed the power of the feudal king.
Likewise, he is also constantly making arrangements.
What if his layout finally solves this hidden danger?
Then there is no such thing as Zhu Yunwen’s failure.
Since there is no failure of Zhu Yunwen, then the civilian government brought by Zhu Yunwen is the outcome he hopes for most. After all, the world is changing, as Yang Feng said, the future has changed, and no one knows the final result.
The future he knows is already in another world.
but……
"No way?
What should Yunxi do?"
said the little princess.
To be precise, what should people like Chang Sheng and Lan Yu do who are already full of hope?
They were just waiting for Zhu Yunxi to ascend the throne.
Lan Yu was left in Guangxi for these years, training troops there without any complaints, and preparing for the next conquest of Annan. It can be said that he was honest and diligent, because Zhu Yunxi was the emperor's grandson, and he was preparing for his sister's death.
This grandson conquers the country.
"So your dad also has a headache now!"
Yang Feng said.
So Zhu Yuanzhang is also very confused now!
And it’s not just Chang Sheng and Lan Yu. Zhu Yuanzhang can still solve them. For example, if there is another Lan Yu case, the problem now is that Zhu Yunxi has Yang Feng on his side. Zhu Yuanzhang can indeed solve Chang Sheng and Lan Yu, but
But it can't solve the scourge of Yang Feng! So now he should be a bit like a tiger, and he always has the feeling of kissing a jackal by accident.
But it's too late to regret.
Now he was a little helpless when facing Yang Feng.
Especially after being educated by the military parade.
"Ignore this, let's pursue our next development direction.
Start a newspaper!”
Yang Feng said.
"newspaper?"
The little princess was confused for a moment.
"It's the Di Bao made by the people, but it's different from the Di Bao. It also has something more attractive, such as the criticism I just made of your father's system. These can't just be told to your nephew, they have to be printed into newspapers.
Let everyone in the world see it.”
Yang Feng said.
"Are you crazy?"
The little princess said in astonishment.
Yang Feng pointed at his iron coupon...
"Please read after me, the envoys of Daxia Kingdom have freedom of speech."
he said.
Okay, it's really on the iron coupon.
"The people of the Ming Dynasty have no ironclad guarantee. Who dares to look at this without fear of death?"
said the little princess.
It is true that iron coupons are useless. Yang Feng can say whatever he wants. He dares to shoot at the emperor. It doesn't matter. But he dares to say that the people of the Ming Dynasty dare not listen, even if he stands on the street.
If you shout with a loudspeaker, people around you will be frightened and run away.
Are you risking your life by making irresponsible remarks about government affairs?
"This problem really needs to be solved."
Yang Feng said.
This problem is actually not difficult to solve.
As long as he does it, it will always leak out, but the problem is that even if he does it, the vast majority of the people will not be able to read!
This is not the end of the Ming Dynasty. The literacy rate in Jiangnan is high. If you run an underground tabloid, it will always leak out. At this time, after Hu Yuan's troubles, the literacy rate among the people is extremely low. Most of the literate people are Confucian scholars. He can't count on Confucian scholars to help him.
Propaganda, right? Let alone him, even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to promote it, he would have to come up with the Muduo missionary method, asking the elders to set up a clock and ring it at the bridge at the intersection, and while ringing it, he would preach to the passers-by.
He can't really run to the intersection and shout with a loudspeaker, right?
That scared them all away.
so……
"I know what to do."
he said.
The solution is not difficult, just make some satirical cartoons, or even comic books, woodblock political satire comics, turn the consequences of Zhu Yuanzhang's policies into comic books, and then let the adopted daughters take to the streets to distribute them.
Secrets spread.
To put it simply, they use their beauty to seduce those poor children.
Under eight years old.
Then let them pass it around for viewing.
It's useless for the government to catch him. After all, eight-year-olds belong to the protection scope of minors. Not to mention reading some small picture albums criticizing the government, even treason will not be punished.
At most, the comic strips were confiscated, but during the confiscation process, the government officials also knew how to read them!
The government officials were also full of complaints.
They are servants.
He didn't even get paid, so he worked for the court in vain.
So do they want a more reasonable system?
A system that pays them wages?
Then will they keep a few books privately, and will they describe their contents to their relatives? This is diffusion. In modern times, we cannot stop the proliferation of many things, let alone this era, when the number of government officials is very large.
Well, the total number of officials and servants in a county government is only a few dozen at most.
What can a person like this do?
The content of the painting is more exciting and attractive.
This is very simple. In fact, as long as there is such a thing, it will be popular with the people who are poor in entertainment in this era, and it will also be easy to be understood by them. This has been tested in practice. And you might as well add some comparisons.
, for example, other dynasties, such as Daxia Kingdom, are of course fake Daxia Kingdom. In short, it allows the people to understand the problems of the current system, see the future, and see better choices...
"Why do you look at me like that?"
Yang Feng looked at the little princess's strange eyes.
"What is your relationship with Princess Lu?"
The latter said viciously.
"Well, is she still observing her filial piety? Our relationship is purely business."
Yang Feng said.
"Then why do folk rumors say that you..."
The little princess blushed and stopped talking.
"adultery?
Slander, absolute slander!
Do you think I look like that kind of person?
Zhang Ying is right next to you. It's obvious that even if I do attack her, she will just give it a try. But have I ever attacked her? She is a female official now. It is very dangerous if something happens to her. She might be ordered by your father.
The one who gives death.
The same goes for Princess Lu.
Although I admit that I like beautiful women, I will not harm others.
I really had an affair with her. What if she gets pregnant one day? The posthumous child of your brother who has been dead for many years? In the end, she can only be killed by your father. I appreciate beauties, but I will not harm them. Such things
It is indeed nothing in our country of Daxia, but in your Ming Dynasty it will cost people's lives.
I am a good person.
It’s nothing but harmful.”
Yang Fengfeng said shamelessly.
"It seems to make some sense."
The little princess nodded childishly.
Sure enough, she still doesn't understand the sinister nature of people's hearts.
"As a child, don't interfere in adults' affairs."
Yang Feng said.
"Who is still a child, I have grown up!"
The little princess immediately held her head high and even tried to cross her legs. She was almost as tall as Yang Feng.
"Uh, why are you reacting so strongly? For us in Daxia, everyone under the age of 18 is a minor."
Yang Feng said.
"We will be adults on the 15th day of the Ming Dynasty."
The little princess tried hard to prove that she had grown up and took a step forward.
Then Zhang Ying pushed the door open and looked at this scene in astonishment. She instinctively stepped forward to block between them, or in other words, squeezed in between them...
"Princess, it's too late, you should rest."
She said to the little princess.
Yang Feng lowered his head and looked at them with complicated eyes from behind her...