Chapter 647: Old Zhu and Crown Prince Zhu Biao quarrel again Zhu Yuanzhang was still very happy after hearing what Zhu Biao said, but he himself didn't care. He smiled and said, "I don't care whether I live to be a hundred years old or not. "It's just that it's good to see that you descendants are filial. According to what that monkey said, I will die in two years, but my body looks good now, which is enough." Zhu Biao wanted to chat with his father about family matters. "You can't think like that. With a great god like you, suppressing the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will be better. Without you, we are still young." After hearing what Zhu Biao said, he laughed out loud: "You are already over 30 and you are still young." After thinking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Regarding the Ming Navy, you must have been under a lot of pressure. Can you tell me what's going on?" Zhu Biao hesitated for a long time before saying, "It's actually very simple. Many officials are worried that the Ming navy is wandering around outside and may not obey Ming orders. They think they are so far away, how can they be trusted?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted after hearing this. "Isn't this the same thing as what happened in the wars back then? What else can we believe? Many of our nobles were fighting outside, and they were talking about this and that behind the scenes. They were either talking about this general raising his own troops or that general rebelling. "In a word, anything that the civil officials can't get credit for is useless. As the saying goes, civil officials die by remonstration, and military officials die by battle. We know exactly what these guys are thinking. You'd better stop listening to their nagging." Zhu Biao looked at his father, who was still worried about the officials, and said, "But some of the old officials do have some truth in what they said."

"What's the reason? Can you tell me?" Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zhu Biao actually always had a good impression of those civil servants. In his eyes, many civil servants are probably quite loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Many civil servants were still thinking about how to make the Ming Dynasty better. On the contrary, some military generals did something wrong, especially since the founding of the country, there are many military generals, because of their meritorious services, their attitudes towards the common people can be imagined. The families of those military generals were extremely harsh to the common people. It was also a fact that even though Zhu Biao had fought in wars with those generals, he did not have much good feelings towards them. After all, no matter how bad a civil servant is, the damage he causes is not as great as that caused by a rebellion by a military general. Therefore, Zhu Biao maintained a certain pessimistic attitude towards this matter. Especially for Lan Yu. Lan Yu had committed so many crimes. If it weren't for Zhu Biao's protection, Lan Yu would have been beheaded long ago. It is precisely because of this that Zhu Biao became even more worried. Even because he and Lan Yu were related by marriage, he was even more harsh on Lan Yu than on other outsiders. It was understandable that he didn't believe it, especially since the Ming navy could only communicate once every three months. How could the court feel at ease? After all, the Ming navy was too powerful, so it was normal for court officials to be worried. If they were too confident, something might be wrong. Zhu Biao then persuaded him, "Dad, calm down first. You don't trust civil officials, you are suspicious, these are not problems, but if the Ming navy really did something wrong outside, would you be willing to punish them? Don't think that you are biased because it was your grandson-in-law who did it." After listening to what Zhu Biao said, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Zhu Biao was going a bit too far. "Boss, what do you mean by this? Boss, don't think that just because you are the regent, you can teach your father a lesson. "Your father is not confused at all, especially in this matter. What he said is the truth. Scholars have never been optimistic about any military action of the court. "It is true that you are now the Crown Prince Regent, but you have to think clearly. They are taking advantage of this fact and want to control you. This is a fact.

"Your father is not senile yet. You have seized all the power now. You can say that your father was confused in some previous matters, such as the massacre of civil officials or military generals. "But you have to understand that Dad is not confused at all in this matter. "Father knows exactly what those civil servants are thinking. They just want the Ming navy to come back quickly so that they can go to those new lands and commit crimes. "It's true that some military commanders are not very kind to the common people, but you have to understand clearly that the Ming Dynasty is not at a point where we can rest easy. Those tribes in the north do business with us, and that's the credit of your son-in-law, but can you guarantee that this business can continue? “Do we still need a strong national military force to deter others? "Aren't all the actions of the Ming Navy in the South Seas now aimed at making our Ming Dynasty more powerful in deterrence? "Yes, it's just that you don't agree. You always stand on the standpoint that there are good people among the civil servants. Dad agrees with this, but you also have to understand that the monkey boy's current reforms have touched the interests of too many people. "Those vested interests even want to swallow up the monkey cub. This is what they are doing now. Can't you see clearly? "Once the monkey cub loses the Ming navy as a deterrent, how will he carry out his reforms in the future? Have you ever thought about it?" After Zhu Yuanzhang talked about such a serious topic, Zhu Biao also felt that it made sense. It's not that he hasn't thought about these things, but he has thought about more. That is, no matter how capable the generals are now or in the future, there is one thing that must be said. In the future, civil officials must restrain military generals. This is a must. It's not that he can't stand those military generals in power, or that he doesn't trust them, but that is the fact. Because in many cases, what is needed to govern a country are civil officials, not military generals. This is the reality. That's why the father and son had such a sharp conflict after encountering such a problem. This is because Zhu Yuanzhang himself started out as a military general, and he conquered the world on horseback. But now Zhu Biao wants to tell Zhu Yuanzhang a truth: he cannot rule the world on horseback in the future, and those military generals will need to be stabilized sooner or later, and those civil officials are the real backbone of governing the world. "Dad, let's not blindly have so many disagreements on this matter. I just want to discuss with you the concerns of those civil officials about the navy." "Then why don't you tell me what those pedantic scholars are worried about the navy?" After seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude, Zhu Biao shook his head and said, "Dad, you are so angry when you hear me talk about the impression of civil officials on the navy. Do you think you can listen to me after I tell you?" "Just go in there and tell me what's going on, what they want to do, what are their opinions, what do they want to achieve? "As long as you can explain it to me clearly, maybe I will agree to it directly. Otherwise, it will never work." After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Dad, you are worried about your health, don't be so angry. You believe that your son has his own judgment. I will never believe them just because of such a small matter, and I will never believe that the civil officials are treacherous and cunning. "We all know that they want their own interests. As for the problems you mentioned, they are not problems. You have to understand this. You have to believe that I stand on the side of your grandson-in-law, otherwise I would not agree to his reform." Speaking of this, Zhu Biao was also in a difficult situation at this time. In fact, he has always agreed with Chen Han's views, and he likes Chen Han's decisiveness. He was also happy to govern the world with Chen Han's assistance. He also understood that the subsequent reform measures would be useful. Because of Chen Han's existence, the Ming Dynasty is becoming better and better. How can he not trust his son-in-law? Whether from a public or private perspective, he felt that there was nothing wrong with what his son-in-law did, but he was very worried that the civil servants would settle accounts in the future, especially after his father passed away. Is it really necessary to allow such a confrontation between the civil officials and military generals in the Ming Dynasty? He must master the balance in the middle. You have to understand that he is not a human being, he is an emperor. He can distinguish between public and private matters, and he also understands his son-in-law's thoughts. In the future, he will have to rely more on more civil and military officials, and cannot simply trust that his son-in-law can handle everything. This is the reality.

Because my son-in-law is just one person, but how many people in the world are waiting for his decision? How many people will be affected by his decision? "This is a big problem. Okay, just tell me what's going on. I don't want to hear so many big truths from you. You know what kind of person your father is. He has a bad temper, but he is reasonable. This is home, don't talk so much. "Just tell me what those civil officials want to do now?" Zhu Biao then said: "It's very simple. Those civil officials are mainly worried about the attitude of the vassal states towards our Ming Dynasty. After the envoys of several vassal states arrived, they did not have a good attitude and felt that the Ming Dynasty navy was too involved. "Now it does seem to be the case. I talked to Chen Han, and he meant to let the Ming Navy mess around outside and trust the Ming Navy. I believe in it, but the envoys from the vassal states don't. “I don’t care about the so-called face or not, but I’m worried that Chen Han’s indulgence will make the Ming Navy feel that they can do whatever they want. "If that's the case, aren't you worried that Lan Yu will make the same mistake again?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, "He is your brother-in-law after all. How can you say that? Didn't you ask us to trust Lan Yu before? Now you don't trust him anymore?" "Dad, you misunderstood. This is not a question of belief or not, this is a matter of principle. We know what kind of person Lan Yu is. Once he goes wild outside, he can't control his temper. "Even if you sent the Jinyiwei, even if you sent Xia Yuanji, even if he respects our son-in-law in his heart, he can't stop it. I'm afraid he will make the same mistake again in the future, and I'm afraid he will ruin the reputation of our Ming Dynasty. "Our Ming Dynasty is now thriving, and we cannot allow him to bring his previous bad habits to the Ming Navy." After Zhu Biao said this, Zhu Yuanzhang finally realized what he was worried about. He finally smiled and said, "That's true. If you say so, then even if it's true, Lan Yu will probably be released again. That's why we asked the Jinyiwei to keep an eye on him." Speaking of the Jinyiwei, Zhu Biao actually had even stronger objections. He had more objections to the Jinyiwei, such as this kind of thing where they spied on the privacy of officials. He had always disagreed, but because Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that this matter was unimportant and even very useful, he felt that it was acceptable. The father and son actually thought a lot about this matter and even had many arguments about it. It is precisely because of this that it is difficult to reach a consensus now because the Jinyiwei are still doing those things, and he is very afraid. Seeing the expression on Zhu Biao's face, Zhu Yuanzhang actually didn't want to quarrel with the two of them because they had many arguments just because of this matter. "From your expression, I know that you must have something against the Jinyiwei again. Do you think the Jinyiwei can't handle Lan Yu?" Zhu Yuanzhang said. When it comes to this, Zhu Biao has more objections. "Dad, I'm not saying this, but even though Chen Han has reorganized the Jinyiwei and many of them have gone from spying on others' privacy to being the heads of the so-called Daming Bank, I still don't trust them very much." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop arguing with me about this matter. We have had many arguments over this matter. "Don't talk about these nonsense in the future. The Royal Guards are still useful now. They can still take care of Lan Yu. If there are fewer of them, do you think Lan Yu will be so honest? “You can still use them now, you still need them, and our grandson-in-law also needs them, so don’t get involved. "Logically speaking, the Jinyiwei should have changed under the guidance of your grandson-in-law, so what are you worried about? "Are you concerned about their loyalty or their ability?" Zhu Biao waved his hand and said, "I am not worried about these things. I just think that our Ming Dynasty should be upright and strictly require officials to use such dirty means in the law. Only Wu Zetian would use such dirty means." Zhu Yuanzhang got a headache after hearing what Zhu Biao said. "Originally I didn't want to have any dispute on this matter, but now it seems that I have to argue. You should tell these things to your son-in-law, you know? "Your son-in-law now cares more about the Jinyiwei than your father. If you can persuade him, you can tell your father about this. "If you can't persuade him, you should tell your father not to talk so much. "We, father and son, should not argue so much over such personnel matters. Let's discuss the relationship between the navy and the civil officials. Otherwise, your father will be pissed off by you sooner or later." Zhu Biao was helpless after hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Okay! Okay! Dad, please stop talking about other things. Let's talk about the relationship between the civil officials and the navy."

…… (End of this chapter)