Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Look, Master Hu only mentioned it, and they immediately thought of ruling the country with ease.

But they hate these four words deeply.

"Uncle, are you planning to rule without any hesitation?"

"Uncle, please forgive me for being blunt, but ruling without any support is not a good thing!"

"People's hearts are fickle and their desires are insatiable. If the emperor does nothing, the world will be in chaos."

Zhu Biao's words were still polite, and even sounded earnest, but Zhu Yuanzhang became increasingly impolite.

"Humph, Biao'er, why are you telling this old guy this?"

"Just let him do it!"

"Let's see what you can do after handing over all your power!"

"Humph, I don't even know if you can sit on the throne peacefully for ten years!"

Master Hu laughed out loud when he heard the sensitive looks of these two men.

It's no wonder that they are so sensitive about this matter. It's because as they have been confronting the civil officials in recent years, they have become more and more clear about what these civil officials want.

To put it bluntly, people just want them to be like clay or wooden sculptures, sitting on the dragon throne and not caring about anything else.

In this way, the power naturally fell into the hands of civil officials.

How could this father and mother, who were so proud to their core, tolerate this?

This is also why Zhu Biao, who is usually the most polite to Master Hu, seems a little aggressive today.

It's a real pain!

But Master Hu just smiled and waved his hands, then explained with a smile.

"You two have been emperors for too long, and you get anxious when you hear these things."

"But have you ever thought about this, what if I only give away political power, but actually hold on to the military power, financial power, and personnel power?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang and his father heard this, they frowned together, as if they couldn't believe what was going on.

Zhu Biao was more intelligent after all. He looked at Master Hu with a frown.

"Uncle, if that's really what you said, then doesn't that mean that the real power is in the hands of the emperor, and the most difficult tasks are thrown to the civil officials?"

"Then would the civil officials be willing?"

Not stupid!

Master Hu just explained it briefly, and when Zhu Biao asked again, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately reacted.

right!

If it is just a political power, it is certainly a great power, but what can you do with such little power in your hands?

The real hard work is all here.

But Master Hu leaned forward with a smile and said, "You two, you are too focused on a certain court official or a certain group of scholars, and you have ignored the entire court official system."

"For this group of scholars, including myself, we all have something in common."

"If we analyze it, we will understand what these people want."

Master Hu picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked proudly at the father and son of the Zhu family opposite him.

"Gentlemen, 99% of the scholars in the world actually wanted to study, take the imperial examinations, and become officials at the beginning, which is actually not wrong."

"After all, the education they received was to enable them to govern a region and leave their names in history!"

"At this time, they were not thinking about corruption or abuse of power. After all, at this time, they simply thought that being an official and receiving a salary was enough."

"Once in the officialdom, there are certainly all kinds of people who tempt and win over people, but there are actually not many who can actually go to the point of corruption and abuse of power."

"He's at his best. He just accepts some small favors to make his life easier. If you really want him to be greedy and make a lot of money, it won't be much!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his father nodded silently.

If you put it that way, it is true.

"As the time people spend in officialdom increases, officials will begin to split up."

"More than 90% of these officials basically have no hope of promotion below the fourth rank throughout their lives."

"Then, since they already know a lot about the officialdom at this time, and their families are still full of parents and children, and their families are flourishing and in need of money and food, they may start to think about using some means to get what they should and shouldn't have."

"Or rather, at this point, knowing that they have no hope of rising, they no longer care about leaving a name in history, and instead start to think about their family and their own enjoyment."

"These people are the ones who really give Your Majesty the most headaches."

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Zhu Yuanzhang nodded again. This was obviously the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.

Naturally, there are fewer and fewer truly high-level positions, and aren't the vast majority of people who can't get promoted just hoping to make a quick buck?

But Master Hu hadn't finished yet.

"And the remaining small group at the top have truly entered the top circle of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, their words and deeds can already affect the livelihoods of many people in the world."

"The improvement in their status has broadened their horizons and also increased their pride."

"Who wouldn't want to leave a name in history if they have come this far?"

"If you want to leave your name in history and realize your early ambitions, the best and most convenient way is to take power!"

"That's what I thought back then. I always felt like there were bugs all around me, and I couldn't even handle the smallest things. But you didn't listen to me, and I was so annoyed."

"Instead of letting them argue back and forth and delay things, it's better to just settle it with one word!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he heard this.

"Hahahahahaha, you're so good, Weiyong, you're really good at making excuses for yourself."

"Your power back then was not something you could just do to leave your name in history!"

Facing the correction from the person involved, Mr. Hu looked calm.

"Of course, in addition to the desire to realize my ambition, there is also the intoxicating power!"

"As a young man, who doesn't like the feeling of deciding life and death with a single word and determining success or failure with a single plan?"

"But gradually, I realized that although this high position is glorious, it also comes with many constraints and great responsibilities."

"Why did your majesty and I quarrel during those years? It's because we are in different positions. Although we are both working for the world, we see different things."

"So, the contradiction between the monarch and his subjects was sown."

When Zhu Biao heard this, he felt something was wrong, even a little creepy.

"Uncle, what you said, will it happen again after I take the throne?"

"Then will I have to scheme against my ministers like this?"

As soon as Zhu Biao said this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Mr. Hu looked at each other and both burst out laughing.