Chapter 203 Lin Che’s question: What is a family member? Seeing that the Zhu family and his son were dismissive of this, Lin Che didn't mind, but asked: "You must all know about the power of the family?"

"Then let me ask you, what is a family member?"

"In your opinion, what is a clan?"

The voice did not fall.

Zhu Xi stood up anxiously and said with a look of disgust:

"The clan members are just a bunch of bullies who deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors, and are against the court and the common people.

"They monopolize culture and wealth. In order to ensure the longevity of the family, they ignore the interests of the country and may even betray the country and the nation in the end."

"The wealthy landowners in the north who colluded with Beiyuan, and the aristocratic families in the south along the Yangtze River who colluded with Japanese pirates, are not all like this."

"According to me, these people should all be killed!"

"Not only do we want to kill, but we also want to annihilate the nine tribes so that they will never be able to stand up again."

Hearing Zhu Xi start to curse as he spoke, Lin Che looked at him speechlessly and thought to herself:

Lao Zhu is already cruel enough, but this second Zhu is even more cruel than his father.

There really is as much son as there is an old man.

On the other hand, Prince Zhu Biao was much more cautious than Zhu Ping. When he heard this question, he did not immediately express his opinion.

Instead, he poured the wine for Lin Che first, then cupped his hands and said modestly: "Sir, I understand this, right?"

"The powerful ones are those who have held the power of the government for a long time, own vast amounts of land, and have the most resources in the country, so that those scholars who have read poetry and books have no knowledge but no future."

"I remember my husband said that we should not look at problems one-sidedly, but should look at them comprehensively."

"Also, don't look at problems with personal emotions, as this will narrow your vision..."

"The students learned from what the teacher said. Although the emergence of clans has great harm to the court and the people, it also has some benefits. After all, the power of clans can also balance some generals and win over some useful talents for the court."

"At the same time, some outstanding talents can also be cultivated among the clans. The clans appeared from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, to the Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties, and reached their peak in the Western and Eastern Jin Dynasties."

"Among them, the Wang family of the Qin Dynasty in the Warring States Period, the Dou family of the Han Dynasty, the Yuan family of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Wang Xie family of the Jin Dynasty. These families have left many good stories in Chinese history."

"But even so, students still feel that the existence of the clan does more harm than good!"

"Furthermore, after thousands of years of development, the family has completely changed its appearance, and now all that is left is the dregs."

When Zhu Biao said this, he bowed deeply and said humbly: “The students’ knowledge is shallow, and if something is wrong, I hope the teacher can correct it.”

Seeing the prince's respectful look, Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard with his hand, smiling, his eyes filled with pride.

Lin Che was also moved by the prince's humility.

Zhu Biao is worthy of being the strongest prince in history. He has a strong learning ability and a respectful attitude towards learning. He is obviously second only to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he is always cautious and cautious, making it almost impossible to find any shortcomings.

It is a pity that such a talent cannot live long. What would happen if he could take over the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Che looked at Zhu Biao and her thoughts wandered for the first time.

"Sit down, that's very good!"

Lin Che came back to her senses, turned to look at the student she had imprisoned, the reckless Zhu Ming, and laughed and cursed:

"Sit down too!"

"Can you please be smarter?"

"Don't be impulsive when things happen, learn more from your brother, consider problems from multiple aspects, and don't let your own emotions take over."

"I've told you so many times, why can't I remember it?"

Zhu Ping: "..." Zhu Ping scratched his head and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Lin Che waving his hand, and then said: "Study history, take history as a mirror, and learn from the great wisdom of our ancestors in history, instead of completely denying history."

"Every time we are in an era, there will be limitations of the era, resulting in different ways of dealing with problems. This is a fact that cannot be changed."

"But as the younger generation, we must take the essence and eliminate the dross, summarize the lessons of historical failures, and integrate them into reality."

“I’m not saying it will be better than what we did in the past, but at least it won’t be any worse. We can also learn from our experiences and lessons.”

"In short, history provides us with a good model for learning."

After seeing the Zhu family father and son staring at her intently, with an extremely serious attitude towards studying, Lin Che became even more focused: "When the clan first appeared on the stage of history, it was also a history of struggle."

"During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, noble families also entered the stage of history with a lower profile, because the forces they replaced were called princes."

"At this time, the clans are still small bureaucrats under the jurisdiction of the princes, and their financial sources are their own private property. Compared with the princes who monopolize national resources, they are nothing."

Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth but stopped talking.

"This is true economically, and even more so politically."

"Although the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family who appeared in the Western Han Dynasty had high positions and great authority in the court, compared with Qi Huan Chuzhuang in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they were already considered lonely and few in power, and they established their own court."

"To put it bluntly, people in later generations have overestimated the power of the clans and even believed that these clans threatened the imperial power."

"In the history books of later generations, the clans are all the clans of the troubled times like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. The imperial court has collapsed, and the clans can just take advantage of the troubled times to rule the world with the emperor."

"Yuan Zhong of the Western Han Dynasty once said that the noble family is more advanced than the princes, and the Yuan family in the Western Han Dynasty is more kind than Ji Zhou..."

"That's because the clan relies more on imperial power to survive."

"But the princes want to replace the imperial power and become kings."

"We can know from history that the era when the emperor centralized power was more suitable for economic development and social progress, and better able to resist foreign aggression than when the princes divided their powers."

"This is a general trend of historical development."

As soon as she said this, Lin Che paused and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was inexplicably nervous and his heart twitched. He raised his glass and toasted to Lin Che, then drank it all:

"It's okay for you, sir."

"What you said is based on history."

"We know that you are not helping to clear the name of the family, and there is no need for you to speak for these people!"

"Sir just said that you should look at the problem comprehensively and don't hold onto emotions. We think what you said is very objective. He is an objective person to begin with."

Lin Che drank the wine glass in one gulp and nodded approvingly to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty is right."

"The person who can let me help with washing has not been born yet."

Hearing this, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face froze. Why did the words sound so awkward? It felt like the other party was alluding to him.

There was an awkward silence for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed twice and cleared his throat: "Please continue, sir, we are all listening!"

Lin Che didn't care about this either. She held the wine glass, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"I'm afraid His Majesty won't be so calm after hearing what I say next."

(End of this chapter)