Zhu Di was a little surprised, as if he didn't believe that Xia Xun really understood what he was thinking, so he said with great interest: "Oh? Do you really understand? Tell me."
Xia Xun said: "The emperor is not afraid of him, nor of those who still want to follow him! The world is already in the hands of the emperor, and they don't have the ability to take it away. The emperor is afraid because he has something to protect."
"Oh?" Zhu Di's eyes were already shining faintly.
Xia Xun said every word: "Before, this was his world; now, this is your world, the emperor!"
There was a smile in Zhu Di's eyes, and he nodded approvingly and said: "Yes, that's the difference. In the past, this was his world, and I was the one who conquered the world. If I want to conquer the world, I have to 'break it'. I am not afraid of chaos in the world."
, I am not afraid that the people will be displaced. Because this world belongs to him, and he is the guardian. The more chaotic the world is, the more beneficial it is to me. The more the people suffer, the more they will hate his incompetence and complain against him."
Zhu Di's eyes became hot and he said in a deep voice: "But it's different now. This world belongs to me now, and all the people in the world are now my subjects. I am the guardian. Therefore, I don't want to cause chaos, and I can't! I can't.
Let the people be displaced and suffer little, I want to be a good emperor praised by all people! I want to give my people a prosperous, peaceful and happy life, the dignity and glory of the heavenly kingdom! I want great governance, not chaos.
However, there are some people who only value orthodoxy. Humph! How many holy emperors and kings have been appointed by predecessors in ancient times? But they don’t care. They don’t care about their personal life and death; they don’t care about the life and death of others; they also don’t care about the life and death of the people in the world.
, they don’t care at all, they only care about the Tao in their hearts!”
Zhu Di took a breath and lowered his voice: "I admire their integrity, but I cannot allow them to behave like this. However, the most difficult thing to conquer in this world is the human heart. Outside Chaoyang Gate, Lian Yong, Dong Yong knew he would die, but he stopped his horse.
You scolded me; Huang Guan and Wang Shuying returned from recruiting troops. When they heard that I had conquered the world, they threw themselves into the river. Do you know all these things?"
Xia Xun nodded, and Zhu Di sighed: "That's all. They sacrificed their lives to serve their king. Their integrity is commendable, and it does not harm others. I'm just worried that some people will have ulterior motives and continue to do it.
They make trouble secretly, and even use their so-called righteousness to trick ignorant people into making trouble with them.
It is impossible for me to kill all the officials in the world. Even if I kill them all, the people who will be replaced will not be their disciples, but they will still be scholars. In the past, I conquered the world with a sword in my hand;
Now, I sit in the world, but I cannot rely on killing, because killing cannot win the hearts of the people."
Xia Xun's heart moved and he blurted out: "Could it be that the emperor intends to pardon Fang Huang and Qitai?"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Xia Xun knew that he had said something stupid. Zhu Di had always prided himself on Jingnan. Well, you go back and forth, kill the emperor, and dominate the world. Next, what do you want to do?
Those traitors in Jing's court all had nothing to do with them. They were patted on the back and let go home. They even recruited them for their own use. Are you not giving authority to the world? Even if you say that you are breaking the law, you are still a treacherous minister and traitor!
Besides, as for Fang Huang Qitai and the others, the princes who were persecuted by him are staring at them, and the families of the soldiers who died are also watching. Someone needs to be responsible for the four years of war, and the countless dead souls need to be released.
If you get rid of these foolish masters, you will not gain the support of the scholars, but will lose the hearts and minds of the kings and the soldiers of the Peiping faction. This is politics, not a dinner party, and the necessary blood must be shed.
Sure enough, Zhu Di sneered and said: "I don't hate the ministers who are loyal to Jianwen, but I hate those treacherous sycophants who induced Jianwen to harm the clan and corrupted the ancestral law! Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai have committed extremely heinous crimes and cannot be spared."
Having said this, he glanced at Xia Xun again and said disdainfully: "Who do you think they are? If you let them go, you can gain the hearts of the world's scholars? The world's scholars will regard them as more important than Taoism and Jianwen.
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Xia Xun hurriedly said: "Yes, I made a mistake. However, it is really difficult to win the hearts of the people in the world..."
Zhu Di interrupted and said: "You are wrong, how can I be so arrogant! To win the hearts of the world? No one can do it! Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Ancestor, all can't do it. Looking back further, the ancient sage kings, three emperors and five emperors,
Yao, Shun, and Yu, they can't do it either. That's simply wishful thinking. I mean, try my best to accept the hearts of literati. As long as most of the literati can be used by me, that's enough. However, literati are not easy to deal with..."
Zhu Di smiled bitterly: "They can't handle swords and guns, and they are not afraid of swords and guns. Their weapon is a pen, and what they are afraid of is the pen. They are afraid that the pen will stain their reputation. For this reason, they don't need to be afraid of death, and they don't need to be high officials.
With a generous salary, I don’t eat hard or soft food, and I don’t eat oil or salt. What else do you think I can do with these scholars?”
Xia Xun suddenly remembered Xie Jin, whom he had just met by chance at the palace gate, and couldn't help but perked up, and blurted out: "Then why doesn't the emperor organize a cultural event and let the world's scholars participate in it? This is a glorious event that will shine through the ages.
An act is enough to be remembered for centuries. Is there anything in the world that can be remembered for centuries more than writing a book? With just this move, the Emperor can attract the hearts of scholars from all over the world!"
Zhu Di shook up and stood up: "What did you say? Be careful and tell me quickly."
Seeing him standing up, Xia Xun hurriedly stood up and said: "From ancient times to the present, there are countless collections of classics and history, Buddhist and Taoist scriptures, drama novels, crafts and medicine, and Zhicheng miscellaneous histories. They are endless. The volumes of various classics are extremely huge. If the emperor
Call on scholars all over the world to collect all the books of various classics and histories, books of hundreds of schools of thought, astronomy and geographies, yin and yang medical divination, monks and Taoism techniques since the beginning of writing, and transcribe them together to compile them into a canon.
, isn’t this an unprecedented cultural event?”
Zhu Di's eyes were bright and his breathing was quickening. He already understood something, but he still wanted to hear what Xia Xun said exactly, so he said quickly: "Go on!"
Xia Xun said: "Yes, we call on literati from all over the world to donate books. No originals are required, only copies are required. For orphans, rare books, and rare books of extraordinary value, the owner's name can be noted in the ceremony or commended. In this way, literati will surely
Enthusiastic. For such a cultural event, scholars all over the world can participate in it. Just the famous scholars Wen Zong and old Confucian scholars gathered in the capital responsible for selecting, copying, and correcting must be at least thousands, and this number
With a thousand people, they are the elite among the world's literati."
"etc……"
Zhu Di stopped Xia Xun from talking and walked quickly in the hall. After a while, he suddenly stopped and murmured: "Such a cultural event has nothing to do with this dynasty or me. It is a succession event."
The literary treasures of the past dynasties are a great merit passed down through the ages, and no scholar is unwilling to participate in it.
But this great achievement was completed with my support, how can it be without my contribution? When the literary and artistic elites of the day gathered in the capital to participate in this great merit, how could they still rise up to resist me?
What are your thoughts? I have completed this grand event in the literary world with them, and have I won their support in a subtle way? Haha..."
Zhu Di looked up to the sky and laughed, and said happily: "Wonderful, so wonderful, this is what they like, and it is a temptation they can't refuse. Hahaha, Yang Xu, if I really have you, how could you come up with such a good idea?"
Great idea! Great!"
Zhu Di walked around the room, gearing up and impatient, as if he couldn't wait to get started immediately.
Seeing this, Xia Xun hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, this matter is important and there is no need to rush it. First of all, the Emperor must have a few talented and famous people who can be used. Secondly, punishing the traitors of the Jianwen Dynasty will definitely cause a shock in the government and the public. It must be
Wait until the news subsides. Furthermore, this is a literary event presided over by the emperor. It is still the 35th year of Hongwu. It will be promulgated and implemented in the year of Yongle. In this way, it will be a grand event of Yongle!"
Zhu Di was reminded by him and said calmly: "Yes, yes, the food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. I can't rush it. This matter will have to wait until the world is a little more stable. At that time, attracting people's support will be much easier than now."
Easier."
He calmed down, sat back on the chair, looked at Xia Xun with a smile and said: "This big worry in my heart has been solved by your words. Haha, by the way, I heard that you are going to Wang Ning today.
Are you having a drink at home? You didn’t let me disturb your mood, did you?"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "It's a pretense to have wine, but it's actually to greet the princess. The young princess now lives in the prince's consort's house. I can't just throw the princess there and ignore her."
"Ah, yes!"
Zhu Di patted his forehead and said, "How is that girl Ming'er doing now? It's been so long. Is she no longer sad about Zeng Shou's death?"
Xia Xun said: "That's not true, but...she still refuses to go back to Zhongshan Prince's Mansion."
Zhu Di's face became heavy and he sighed softly and said: "This girl is really pitiful. When her sister comes from Peiping, I will discuss with her sister and find a good family to marry her to."
When Xia Xun heard this, an unspeakable feeling flashed through his heart. Suddenly he felt that his heart was as heavy as lead. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.
Zhu Di raised his head and said to Xia Xun: "If she doesn't go back, she won't go back. I plan to take out the real estate under Zengshou's name, plus part of the former Zhongshan Prince's Palace, as the property of Duke Ding.
Shou's eldest son was going to inherit the position of Duke Dingguo. Now he knew that Zengshou was tied to the palace by his uncle and killed by Jianwen. He couldn't live under this roof.
You and Zengshou have a long history. Tomorrow, you will go for me to move Zengshou's house. If Miaojin is willing, ask her to move there too and live in Dingguo Gongfu first. When will she have a family?
, when will you get married from Dingguo Gong’s mansion with all your glory?"
Xia Xun stood up and silently said yes.
Zhu Di's face turned slightly gloomy, and he asked again: "Xu Huizu, what are you doing now?"
Xia Xun replied: "Xu Huizu has been staying in the ancestral temple every day for three days."
Zhu Di sneered and said: "Otherwise, what else can he do? There is no one better than him to betray people and alienate relatives!"
Xia Xun was a little worried and said: "What is the emperor going to do to him?"
Zhu Di was silent for a long time, then slowly raised his head and stared at the caisson on the top of the palace. After a long time, he said: "Tomorrow, you go to Zhongshan Prince's Mansion and resolve this matter together!"
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