I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

He glanced at Zhu Zhangui, who was biting into the oil pancake and his mouth was full of oil.

Yao Guangxiao took a sip of the broth and took a bite of the pancake.

"His Royal Highness, Second Emperor, also likes Buddhism."

Chewing lightly on the meaty taste that he hadn't tasted for a long time, Yao Guangxiao started to communicate.

Dried the broth in the bowl in one gulp, raised the sleeve of brocade clothes and wiped his mouth casually, Zhu Zhangui said to Yao Guangxiao meaningfully: "I am very practical, I like what is useful to me, and it is useless to me." Yes, that's garbage."

"Whether it's Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, or Legalism, military strategist, and strategist. As long as whoever can make my Ming Dynasty strong, allow the people of Ming Dynasty to gain practical benefits, and protect my future generations from being bullied by foreign enemies, I like whoever. "

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Zhangui deeply.

This kid is real.

But as the ruler of an empire, this kind of truth is needed.

I don't care how you boast, as long as you can make my country strong and my people happy and healthy, then you are what I need.

If you can't, then you're a bunch of useless junk.

"His Royal Highness Second Emperor, can you accompany the old monk for a walk?"

Zhu Zhangui nodded with a smile, and followed the old monk to the back mountain.

The two didn't talk all the way, and they didn't stop until they reached the cliff of the back mountain.

"Your Highness Second Emperor, what do you think of Daming's past and future?"

Looking at the mountains in the distance, he invited Zhu Zhangui to sit cross-legged, and the old monk started the first step of observation.

"How do you say this?"

Zhu Zhangui thought for a while, not knowing where to start.

"His Royal Highness speaks freely, and the old monk listens freely. There are only you and me here. Today's conversation has passed through your mouth and into my ears. No three people will know."

"The old man asked you to come and test me!"

"Hehe, His Highness can also think the same way. The old monk is also very curious about you and wants to communicate with you."

Zhu Zhangui nodded slightly, and said no more.

Zhu Zhangui understands that the old man is already thinking about changing people.

The old monk came to talk to him, which was to observe and test himself, so as to provide advice for the old man to make a final judgment.

"Daming is the most righteous country since ancient times. It is very powerful, but it is also very dangerous."

After thinking for a while, Zhu Zhangui answered.

For this answer, the old monk became interested, and looked at Zhu Zhangui curiously: "How do you say it?"

Zhu Zhangui smiled, picked up a handful of small stones, threw them down, and replied: "Looking at the history of China for thousands of years, the general trend of the world is divided and united, and the rise and fall of dynasties. Qin, Han, Jin , Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming, the history of the founding of the country was very different. Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, but he violated the superior and forcibly seized the rule of Zhou Tianzi. As the ministers of Cao Wei in the Jin Dynasty, the Sima family forced The abdication of Emperor Wei and Yuan was a rebellion. The Sui Dynasty was the same root as Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Li Yuan, the great ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, raised troops to destroy the Sui Dynasty and usurped the throne. In the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor. In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolia entered the Central Plains. .”

Speaking of which, Zhu Zhangui stood up and proudly said: "Only my Ming Dynasty is the dynasty that expelled the Tartars, restored the clothes of the Han family, and allowed the oppressed Chinese children to stand up again."

Looking down at Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Zhangui said seriously: "That's why I said that my Ming Dynasty is the most upright dynasty in history."

"My great-grandfather's achievements are comparable to those of Emperor Qin and Han Wu."

"Whoa!"

In the woods in the distance, there was a sudden movement, as if something had been touched.

Zhu Zhangui and Yao Guangxiao, who were sitting on the edge of the cliff, seemed not to have heard them, immersed in what they just said.

After a long time, Yao Guangxiao sighed with emotion.

"Your Highness's words are correct. The merits of Taizu are not inferior to Emperor Qin and Han Wu."

Also sighed with emotion, Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Zhangui and continued to ask: "I know that it is strong. Daming is well equipped, with strong soldiers and strong horses, and the four enemies are subdued. I don't know where the danger His Highness said came from?"

"Danger."

Zhu Zhangui was silent for a moment, "The danger I'm talking about actually comes from within us. To be precise, since my great-grandfather formulated the guard system, household registration system, and tax system, the root of this danger has been Buried."

Yao Guangxiao looked at Zhu Zhangui in surprise.

In fact, he had already been aware of this danger, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to change the rules even if he told Zhu Di about them.

After all, Zhu Di was born as a rebel, and the reason for fighting at the beginning was that Zhu Yunqi changed the law of his ancestors.

If Zhu Di wanted to change, wouldn't that be slapping himself in the face?

Therefore, Zhu Diming knows the hidden dangers of these systems, and can only do his best to make them perfect, and will not change them.

Noticing Yao Guangxiao's expression, Zhu Zhangui also sighed helplessly.

With Zhu Di's great talent and general plan, and Yao Guangxiao's wisdom like a monster, how could he not see this.

Even many ministers in the court have seen this.

But they are powerless to change.

The saying that the law of the ancestors cannot be changed will crush them to death.

"Does Your Highness want to change all this?"

Zhu Zhangui glanced at the old monk, got up and looked at the mountains in the distance, took a deep breath, and let it out slowly.

"Let this generation complete the affairs of this generation, and don't leave troubles, difficulties and dangers to future generations, or they will scold their mothers in their hearts when they burn incense."

"For the sake of future generations, for the thousands of people in Ming Dynasty, and for the sake of our Han family's bloodline will never be cut off."

Zhu Zhangui looked back at a grove not far away, and shouted loudly:

"I want to change all of this. No matter what the future outcome is, at least I have worked hard. Either I will be supremely brilliant and become a great Ming forever, or I will be ruined and be reviled and accused."

Chapter 21: Man Chaosuke is a prodigal son.

It's still the same cliff, and there are still two people, but the person has changed.

On the cliff, Zhu Di put his hands behind his back, admiring the beauty of the sunset in the distance.

"How about it?"

The old monk standing beside Zhu Di recalled his conversation with Zhu Zhangui, his eyes were full of appreciation.

In the afternoon, he chatted with Zhu Zhangui a lot.

The form of the country, the attitude towards the outside world, the future development trend of Ming Dynasty, and the restoration of people's livelihood and power.

Zhu Zhangui gave almost all satisfactory answers to the questions he asked, and he was even amazed by some of his ideas.

"Having a conversation this afternoon has benefited me a lot. He is a very thoughtful person, a very decisive person, and also a crazy person."

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

He listened to the conversation between the two in the distant woods.

This is also the first time he heard Zhu Zhangui's inner thoughts.

"Your second grandson, I feel like a person."

Zhu Di turned around.

"Who?"

Yao Guangxiao smiled slightly and said a name.

"Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty!"

Hearing this name, Zhu Di turned black and pointed at the old monk, wanting to scold his mother, but felt that the other party was right, so he flicked his sleeves angrily, turned around and left.

Looking at Zhu Di who turned and left angrily, "You have to think carefully, choosing him is a big gamble. If you win the Ming Dynasty and eternal prosperity, but lose the Sui Dynasty, it is a lesson from the past."

Zhu Di, who was walking back angrily, suddenly stopped and turned to stare at the old monk.

"I don't like gambling!"

The old monk smiled.

"But you've been gambling your whole life."

Zhu Di was silent.

After a long time, he said: "I will take both of them with me this time on the Northern Expedition. I think I will have the answer on who to choose after this Northern Expedition."

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking to the old monk and turned to leave.

Looking at the back of his old friend, the old monk Yao Guangxiao sighed.

"Old friend, old friend, do you know that the moment you hesitate, you have already started to choose to gamble."

the other side.

Zhu Zhangui, who walked out of Jiming Temple, looked back at the direction of the cliff.

He has said everything that needs to be said, and whether he can earn that position next depends on his next performance and the final choice of the old man.

"Your Highness, where are we going?"

The Emperor's Mansion has been occupied by the King of Han, and he will not be able to return for a while.

Zhu Zhangui didn't intend to stay in Jiming Temple, so the guard wanted to ask Zhu Zhangui whether he was going to the East Palace or the camp in the south of the city that hadn't been demolished yet.

"Go back to the East Palace!"

I sent a lot of people to the East Palace, but if I went to have a look, my old lady might lose her temper again.

East Palace.

"Come on, come out and say something if you have the ability."

Zhu Pangpang walked out of the door impatiently, pointed to the displeased Mrs. Zhang, and told him to come out and scold him only if he was not in the room.

"How about coming out?"

Mrs. Zhang, who was supported by Hu Shanxiang, came out angrily, not caring about the maids who were learning etiquette and the guards who were serving, and looked at Zhu Pangpang sneeringly.

"Come out and tell me what's wrong, there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys have become kings! I'm the one who wants the money."

Zhu Pangpang glanced around, pretending to reach out to stop him.

"Don't yell, it's disrespectful."

It's good that he didn't stop him, but the more he blocked Zhang, the angrier he became.

"Now I know it's not decent. When the old man robbed your son of money, he didn't care about it. When the second child kicked your son out, why didn't he care about it?"

"My son paid so much money, where did it go? Why do you want more money? Those who beg for food know how to find more customers. They are a family addicted to food."

Zhu Pangpang explained helplessly: "The 5000 million taels of silver have been sealed and put into the warehouse. This money is for dealing with unknown disasters in the future. It cannot be tampered with. This is the old man's decision. The rest of the money is partly subsidized for the injured people across the country. Soldiers and the families of the fallen soldiers, together with disaster relief and water conservancy practice in various places, plus the construction of the Forbidden City and the consumption of the Yongle Grand Ceremony, as well as supplements for Zheng He’s next voyage to the West, have already spent almost the same amount.”

"Ha ha."

Mrs. Zhang sneered when she heard this.

"We paid the money, and they gained a good reputation. In the end, the money was spent, and there was not enough money for the war. They still wanted us to take the money. The old man cheated his son, and the younger one cheated his father. They really treated our family as a fat sheep."

"Don't shout, don't shout!"

Zhu Pangpang was startled, and covered Zhang's mouth with his hand.

"Go up!"

Mrs. Zhang opened Zhu Pangpang's fat hand angrily, "No money, no penny."

"Look, you get angry when you mention money, and they don't let us take too much, just 10 taels of silver. Didn't the second child just give you 200 million taels two days ago? You can just share it out for me. .”

"Oh! One hundred thousand taels is not much. After all, you are the prince, and you are arrogant. One hundred thousand taels of silver is a small amount of money. Since you are so capable, then find a way to raise money yourself!"

Mrs. Zhang sneered, and said with a cold face:

"The money is for my son to marry a wife. If the money is taken away, what should I do if my son marries a wife? Let me tell you, the surname Zhu, that the money cannot be moved at all. If you dare to play with the money, your son will die." Go hit the bachelor! The two grandsons hit the bachelor, I think the old man's face is bright or not."

Zhu Pangpang looked helpless when his daughter-in-law refused to eat.

"I know the truth, but the problem is, the second and third children have already taken the money, if I don't pay a penny, they will sue the old man, what should I do if they put a big hat on me?"

Mrs. Zhang waved her hand and said, "If he wants to go, let him go! It's not that our family has never taken money, 8000 to [-] million taels of silver! Our family can't spend it all in a lifetime, but we asked them to give it to you in a few days." After the construction is finished, there is no money now, and if you still want to ask us for it, don’t even think about it.”

"I understand the truth, but the situation is different now, can you give me a break?"

As soon as Zhu Zhangui arrived in the yard, he heard the quarrel between the old couple, and quickly stood between the two to stop the quarrel.