Chapter 268 Zhu Gaojie: Third child, I didnt fool you
It was originally a very sad thing for the Zhu family to kill each other, but Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but want to laugh: "He, the fourth Zhu, rebelled and conquered the world. Isn't it reasonable that three of the four sons rebelled?"
What a reasonable thing!
Your own son rebelled against your own grandson, and now your other three grandchildren are rebelling against your own son. Is there anything to enjoy about this large-scale family incest drama?
Zhu Gaojie was complaining in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out.
There is no way, bloodline suppression.
The bloodline of Zhu Yuanzhang, the old Zhu, suppresses Zhu Di, the fourth Zhu, and the bloodline of Zhu Di, the fourth Zhu, suppresses the bloodline of Zhu Gaojie, the little Zhu. The bloodline of Old Zhu suppresses Xiao Zhu, which is naturally as embarrassing as the weight of Mount Tai.
Their family rebelled, and although Zhu Yunwen was the main culprit, it was better to be respectful in front of Lao Zhu.
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"Fourth brother, what are you doing standing around here, eating and drinking?"
Prince Zhao was holding a wine cup in front of the wine table. When he saw Zhu Gaojie was distracted, he reached out and patted him awake.
Zhu Gaojie waved his hand: "Don't make trouble, are you talking to your grandpa?"
King Zhao: "???"
Our grandpa has been in heaven for more than ten years. How are you talking to ghosts?
Only then did Zhu Gaojie realize that he had said the wrong thing. He quickly raised his cup and said, "I've been busy with government affairs recently. I can't sleep well. I'm a little tired. I said the wrong thing without knowing what to say. I'll punish myself with a cup. Third brother."
Just pretend you didn’t hear anything.”
King Zhao waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay. I know you have a lot to do now that you are the prince. It's not a big problem if you can speak freely here with Third Brother."
He just thought that Zhu Gaojie had eaten a few peanuts, drank a few glasses of wine, and was a little drunk, so he said some ridiculous and silly things without paying attention.
It's strange, although the old wine in Peiping makes people drunk easily, but the fourth child has always had a good drinking capacity. Why did he suddenly become confused today?
Could it be that...this kid really had a chat with his grandpa?
King Zhao laughed at himself: "Damn, why am I thinking about some stupid things? How is this possible? Could it be that I'm drunk too?"
He didn't want to get entangled in this matter, so he changed the subject and asked, "Fourth brother, you are very clever and you are also in the position of supervising the country. I will give your third brother a thorough understanding. If I take the initiative to apply for vassalage from the old man, can I reward you?"
How many acres of land can you give me?”
Zhu Gaojie drank all the old wine in the cup and said calmly: "Third brother, you told me in front of the door just now that today we two brothers only wanted to get drunk and not talk about government affairs. Why are you taking the initiative to talk to me about this now?"
What happened?"
King Zhao said righteously: "Look at what you said, what I'm talking about now is not government affairs, this is family affairs. Your third brother's family affairs have nothing to do with government affairs."
"Okay, then I'll talk to you."
Zhu Gaojie dipped his finger in a little wine and drew three transparent white lines on the table.
King Zhao asked tentatively: "Thirty thousand acres, is this too little?"
Zhu Gaojiu smiled and said: "What are you thinking? I'm talking about three thousand acres. That's it. You still have to spend money to buy the land yourself, and you have to pay taxes to the court every year!"
King Zhao was not happy: "Fourth brother, aren't you shabby and your third brother! I am also a prince after all. Three thousand acres of land is not enough to fill my teeth. Isn't it shameful to spread this matter? What the hell?
I have to spend money to buy land by myself. Is it ridiculous that I have to pay taxes to the court now that I am a vassal?"
He felt that the fourth child was playing tricks on him, but he had no proof.
But Prince Zhao never needs evidence when he suspects others!
They are all sons of the same mother. It is true that I, King Zhao, am no longer alive, and your fourth son is now the crown prince, but you cannot bully your third brother and me like this!
"Third brother, I'm not fooling you."
Zhu Gaojie said with a smile, "That's it, how many people want to spend money to buy land and don't have their teeth yet!"
King Zhao didn't believe the nonsense of the fourth child at all: "Nonsense! You have become the crown prince of the prison country after all. Go and ask around to find out where the wealthy gentry has not casually cleared thousands of acres of land.
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"Take the Confucius family of Yanshenggong Mansion in Shandong as an example. Confucius also said that a gentleman's zeal can only be killed after five generations. As a result, Yanshenggong Mansion has been passed down to this day for fifty-eight generations. In the past two years, you
He also had a lot of contact with Shandong affairs. From that time on, Lu Chaoyang single-handedly wiped out the Shandong officialdom and tortured all the chief ministers to death.
"Later the second brother rebelled, and you led the army to massacre in Shandong. What was the result? There was nothing wrong with Duke Yan Sheng's Mansion!
"People are living a prosperous life. Eighty percent of the people in Shandong are fed and fed, and the fields under their control are more than 3,000 acres? That's all starting from millions of acres!"
Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" and "The Wooden Duo of Heaven" when he was still alive. He was also revered by the rulers of later generations as the Saint of Confucius, the most holy, the most holy teacher, the most holy teacher of King Wenxuan of Dacheng, and a model for all generations.
Although Confucius is a great man among great men and a saint among saints, his descendants do not seem to be as great as him.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Kong Teng, the eighth grandson of Confucius, was consecrated as the enshrined king. From then on, the eldest grandson of Confucius inherited the title hereditary. In the following thousand years, the title changed many times until it was changed to Yanshenggong in the second year of Zhihe in the Song Dynasty.
It was once changed to Feng Sheng Gong, but later it was changed back to Yan Sheng Gong, and the title has been followed by later generations.
Yan Shenggong's Mansion is the most outrageous family in the history of the Central Plains civilization. In the Song Dynasty, it was equivalent to an eighth-rank official. In order to win over Confucianism and win people's support, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty directly mentioned it to the third rank. By the Ming Dynasty, it simply became a first-rank civil servant, and later
The first civil servant in the class.
Yanshenggong's Mansion is second only to the Imperial Palace. The Kong family in Qufu has been granted titles and gifts by successive emperors. It has a well-established pedigree and has received many titles.
Thanks to the afterglow of the ancestors, Yan Shenggong's mansion has endured for a long time. It has been prosperous from generation to generation, and it has relied on each other with the imperial court, so it has endured for a long time.
It's up to you to change dynasties as you please. I, Duke Yansheng, don't care what kind of emperor you are, or whether you are a Han or a foreigner. As long as you support me, I don't care.
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Faced with these harsh words from King Zhao, Zhu Gaojie grinned: "Guess, how long can I keep Duke Yansheng's Mansion alive?"
When King Zhao heard this, he was no longer drunk, and his eyes widened: "Are you really planning to touch Duke Yan's mansion, and want to drag Daming to death together?"
He was not just referring to Yan Shenggong Mansion.
It is true that the Duke Yansheng's Mansion is the lifeblood of Confucianism. If the Duke Yansheng's Mansion is touched, Confucian scholars all over the world will fight hard.
The Confucian disciples fought hard not only because their belief was in Confucius.
Sage Confucius also said, "If a dog has no desire, he will not steal even if he is rewarded." This means that if you officials do not have the desire for money, even if you reward theft, the common people will not steal!
But all the Confucian scholars in the world have sharpened their heads and become officials. Who is less greedy?
If they had really listened obediently to the words of Sage Kong and regarded Sage Kong as his creed in life, Zhu Gaojie would not have discovered more than 90 million taels in just one month when he conducted a thorough investigation of the black tax.
silver!
The words of Sage Kong are meant to be listened to, not believed.
However, the words of Saint Kong must still be put on the table. Which official and scholar in the world did not come from the disciples of Saint Kong?
As Su Wu said: "The lift is like an orange, sour and hard."
Although many of these Confucian scholars who came from the disciples of Saint Confucius were weak, they all had one characteristic in common:
——Tough talk.
Once their interests are touched, they will become extremely ferocious, using all kinds of saintly sayings to scold you to death, and even gather people to revolt and kick those in power off the throne!
Confucian scholars have only three inches of tongue. Killing a chicken can kill them. Of course it is impossible to rely on Confucian scholars alone, but there are people behind them to support them.
Once Yan Shenggong's Mansion falls, the remaining people will be terrified and restless, fearing that they will be the next to be stabbed. At this time, they will become very united, so united that it will be suffocating.
Kill enemies who touch their interests!
Zhu Gaojie's taxation will at most make these people earn less. When Zhu Gaojiu dies, they can still continue to be arrogant and domineering. How many years can Zhu Gaojiu live? Even if Zhu Gaojiu lives to be a hundred years old, they can afford to wait.
What they want is eternity, not temporary gain.
But if Zhu Gaojie went to Yanshenggong Mansion for surgery, it would be their lives.
King Zhao was just talking about it, but what he didn't expect was that Zhu Gaojie took it seriously.
"Think about it carefully, what do the old man and I rely on to secure our seats?"
Zhu Gaojie sneered and said, "The old man is able to secure his position in the world because of the hundreds of thousands of elites in the capital camp. It is because of his great victories that make the soldiers from all over the world listen to him! I am able to secure my current position because of my strength."
The 100,000-strong Southwest Army in Annan Province relied on the tens of thousands of elite royal troops who went north to destroy the country with me, and relied on the martial arts in the court. All of them listened to my words!"
"The old man and I have reached today not because of the support of Confucianism and civil servants, but because of the sharpness of the knife in our own hands!"
King Zhao sighed: "After all, you are still too young and too arrogant. These people are the foundation of the country. If you want to disturb Confucianism, even the old man will not support you."
"The foundation of the country? I think it is a cancer that is destroying the foundation of the country!"
Zhu Gaojie stood up and said, "If I don't cut off this cancer, no matter what I do, no matter how prosperous I lead the Ming Dynasty, I will always live in their shadow, and there will be no recovery!"
King Zhao frowned slightly: "Fourth, your murderous intention is too strong, and it will bite you back. If you are so stubborn, you will suffer a big loss. There are some things that you can change, and there are some things that you can't do anything about.
Looking at ancient and modern times, who has really succeeded in eradicating aristocratic families and breaking the foundation of Confucianism? Once you have fallen so hard, you will not be able to get up even if you want to."
"Do you think I fell down first, or did I break their legs first?"
Zhu Gaojie waved his sleeves and left, "There are people carrying people in sedan chairs. Without Confucius, there would be no Confucianism. Without Confucianism, there would be no wine bags and rice bags. The country will be peaceful!"
Trains need fuel.
Who is not fuel?
Some are fuel and some are passengers.
Want to collect a penny worth of taxes? It’s easy, just ban the person who doesn’t pay taxes and won’t be allowed to take the imperial examination for three generations.
As long as you dare to do this, the aristocratic family will dare to change the emperor.
King Zhao let out a long sigh, filled the wine cup in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.
As if he was a little drunk, Prince Zhao muttered leisurely: "The journey is difficult, the journey is difficult, and the roads are divergent. Where are you now?"