Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Xiao Ran put the book on the table and did not read it, but said: "History books are written by people. You can trust them, but you can't trust them all. Especially because Zhu Houzhao offended too many civil servants, and the civil servants responsible for recording turned against him. Isn’t it normal to throw dirty water?”

After hearing what Xiao Ran said, Zhu Yuanzhang was not so angry.

He sat on a chair nearby and said, "But everything mentioned here can't be all false!"

Xiao Ran sat next to Zhu Yuanzhang, "There are truths and there are lies. In my opinion, Zhu Houzhao is not a fool who only knows how to have fun. He has his own scheming and purpose in doing things. What's more, Zhu Houzhao has been very alert since he was a child. In addition to loving Apart from riding and shooting, there are no other shortcomings.”

"When he grew up, he was also very talented in learning and had an extraordinary memory. He could recite the contents of the previous day's lesson the next day. He also remembered the names of all the lecturers. As long as one person did not come, he would He will find out."

"There is no reason for such a person to become a different person after taking the throne."

Seeing that what Xiao Ran said seemed to be reasonable, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger completely disappeared, but he still had some questions, "Then it is false that he is fun-loving and does not care about political affairs?"

Xiao Ran shook his head, "It's true. Zhu Houzhao really likes riding and shooting. This also caused his learning progress to be very slow. Before he ascended the throne, he had only studied "The Analects of Confucius" and "Shangshu", and he had not finished them."

"In general, although Zhu Houzhao is fun-loving and likes to go out and have fun, he is not an empty-headed person with no ambitions. Not long after he ascended the throne, the family members of his uncles Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling sued some people. Invading Huangzhuang, Zhu Houzhao is on their side."

"The Jinyiwei was ordered to arrest more than 200 people, but the courtiers collectively opposed it and even demanded that the imperial village be abolished."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied, "The emperor is so majestic that he cannot be violated by others!"

As a commoner, he actually usurped the emperor's things, which was originally a matter of beheading. The group of civil servants actually demanded the destruction of the imperial village because of this. No emperor would tolerate this matter.

Xiao Ran said: "Actually, it's not surprising that Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied with the civil servants. They really pushed their limits. Because Zhu Houzhao's father was very good to the civil servants, the civil servants felt that everything should be decided by them."

Regarding this matter, compared to other emperors, the group of civil servants were at most interceding for the people and asking the emperor to let these people go. How could they dare to make such a request to destroy the imperial village.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "They are quite courageous!"

Xiao Ran said: "Of course it's a big deal. In the end, although Zhu Houzhao refused to cancel the imperial village, he stipulated that each imperial village should only retain one eunuch and more than ten school captains, and they were not allowed to disturb the people."

"Perhaps Zhu Houzhao's concession made them even more arrogant. The eunuch Cui Gao asked Zhu Houzhao for 12000 yuan of Changlu Salt Yin. Zhu Houzhao agreed, but the Minister of Household Affairs, Han Wenzhi, only gave half of it! This is really too much. ”

Regardless of why the eunuch asked for so much salt, Zhu Houzhao had already agreed. What do you mean by only giving half?

If you don't agree, that's fine, but you should discuss it with the emperor first and make a petition instead of making the decision without permission.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, "Don't these civil servants take the emperor Zhu Houzhao seriously?!"

He was very angry now. If he hadn't known that this was not his palace, he would have overturned the tables!

Xiao Ran poured a glass of water for Zhu Yuanzhang, "Quiet the fire, don't be angry first."

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the water glass and drank it in one gulp, suppressing his anger, "Then what did Zhu Houzhao do?"

Xiao Ran said: "Although Zhu Houzhao was very dissatisfied with them at this time, it was not to the point where he had to fall out, so he still did not make a compromise and no longer asked for Cui Gao's remaining half of the salt. Maybe he also felt that the salt was enough. It’s too much to give.”

"But what he didn't expect was that the civil servants headed by Liu Jian and others would dare to further provoke."

Xiao Ran looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked, "Do you still have some impression of Zhu Houzhao's 'Leopard Room'?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Of course there is."

As he said that, he frowned, "I see there are different opinions above. Some say that this leopard room is used to raise leopards, while others say that it is for his sexual pleasure. Anyway, it is not a good thing!"

Xiao Ran shook his head, "This is all possible, but now more and more people think that this 'Leopard Room' is just a deception. Its real purpose is to suppress the civil servants and control Chao Gang's headquarters. The people inside are all his cronies." .”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully and found that it was not impossible. If Zhu Houzhao really didn't care about government affairs, he would definitely act according to his own temperament regardless of these civil servants, instead of giving in step by step. .

Xiao Ran said: "There were a total of eight people he favored at that time. These eight people were also called the 'Eight Tigers'. Let's not talk about the character of these people, but since they were selected by Zhu Houzhao, from now on In a way, it represents Zhu Houzhao."

"But when Liu Jian and others saw that Zhu Houzhao had given in to them, they decided to 'take advantage of the victory' and wanted to get rid of these people. They said that these 'Eight Tigers' were luring Zhu Houzhao for fun and wanted to kill them."

"Zhu Houzhao naturally disagreed with this. After reading the memorial, he was frightened, shed tears, and did not think about food and drink. He had to send eight eunuchs including Chen Kuan, Li Rong, and Wang Yue to go to the cabinet to inform Liu Jian and others. I have repented and begged to spare the lives of the Eight Tigers."

"What's outrageous at this time is that Zhu Houzhao was already like this as an emperor, but they still didn't agree. Then, Zhu Houzhao sent Chen Kuan to wait for the cabinet to send a message to the cabinet, saying that he intended to remove Liu Jin and others from their posts and transfer them to Nanjing."

"Zhu Houzhao gave in step by step and said that as long as these people's lives were spared, Liu Jian refused to give in at all and insisted on executing these people. Maybe he really wanted to clear the emperor, but Zhu Houzhao had already said , let them live, he will not be ridiculous again in the future, this is not okay, if I were Zhu Houzhao, I would just slap him with a few slaps."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied, "These civil servants still want to put pressure on the emperor?!"

As an official, you can give advice, but this does not mean that you can be the emperor or make the emperor listen to you.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not only dissatisfied with these civil servants, he was also dissatisfied with Zhu Houzhao. "As an emperor, he was forced to do this by his ministers! Can't he be tougher?"

Xiao Ran smiled inexplicably, "Well, it's hard to say whether I was forced to do it or if I did it for others to see."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he actually changed his mind? He immediately became interested, "Tell me carefully, why do you have such a view?"

Xiao Ran said: "At that time, Liu Jian and other ministers led Jiuqing and Yanguan to gather in front of Zuoshun Gate, preparing to write a petition to kill the 'Eight Tigers'. But before they could do anything, a eunuch came out and announced forgiveness. The imperial edict of Liu Jin and others can be said to be blatantly opposed to these ministers."

Zhu Yuanzhang's frown relaxed, "This is the courage that an emperor should have!"

Although it is very irritating to see some incompetent emperors not listening to advice, from Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view, having a useless descendant is even more irritating.

Xiao Ran smiled and said: "So, was Zhu Houzhao really helpless and instigated by Liu Jin and others to confront the ministers, or was Zhu Houzhao setting a trap for them to get in? Seriously? Not allowed."