Chapter 648 The Dangers of Being Officials!! Although this was not the first time these two had quarreled, it was the first time they had quarreled in such an occasion because of an outsider. Usually, they quarreled because of some political views. But this is the first time they have quarreled because of one person. To be honest, these two people have always had different opinions on Chen Han’s specific position. Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to agreeing with Chen Han's reform thinking, because he had already gained some new inspiration from those inexplicable reforms. Before that, many Confucian scholars had already grasped the power of officials in the future of the Ming Dynasty. Even though most officials were shouting about how they could better serve the court, deep down in their hearts they had actually been using silence to resist imperial power. To a large extent, they even used how they fought against imperial power to determine whether they were so-called insightful people. In fact, they don't care whether they can serve the Ming Dynasty court or not. They just think that the current Ming emperor is too overbearing, so to a large extent they are resisting for the sake of resistance. What does this mean? Some officials do not really want to resist, but they think it is politically correct and only by resisting silently can it be considered correct. In this way, they may be able to gain some good people's livelihood in front of other officials in the future, and then get a better way to promotion. That's why they never really wanted to resist, but just put on a show.

During this process, Zhu Yuanzhang was very disgusted with this, so they never gained the emperor's real trust. In fact, the emperor was already tired of these pretentious things. Just endure it because there is no better alternative. But when Chen Han appeared, he found a good alternative, which is the current reform thinking. Since the innovation of reform thinking, it is likely to replace the old learning and traditional Confucian students to a certain extent. Even Zhu Yuanzhang's friendship with those who had reformist ideas, some talented people were replaced by those who failed the imperial examinations, because this would put some pressure on the original scholars and officials. These pressures are likely to make scholars and officials feel threatened, and that is why they will work harder for the court. Diseases are only caused by the existence of these pressures. This is where Zhu Yuanzhang’s cleverness lies, because in this way, those officials who have been silently resisting will feel a crisis of survival, and they will be forced to work for the court. If they don't do anything, they will most likely be replaced by the reformers, and they won't even need to find reasons or excuses, because it's normal to be purged because you're not honest and you don't do anything. Under such tremendous pressure, who among those officials dared not to work hard? Even if they were angry, they had no choice but to do their work. This is also the emperor's cleverness. He did not directly force the officials to do things, but used this trick to force the officials to do things. Because in the eyes of many officials, they actually still cherish the rights they have as officials. Even though the current political environment is particularly bad, and even among these people, many have sacrificed a lot in order to become officials. However, the temptation of being an official is still something that many people cannot resist, and that is why they have no choice but to be deceived by the Emperor. So this is why they are so opposed to reform and change, because they are not just opposing reform and change, they are also seeking a way out for themselves. In fact, many officials made huge sacrifices at the beginning, which resulted in the emperor being forced to relax political pressure. But before their sacrifice could bear fruit, Chen Han reached out and plucked their fruits. Because Chen Han proposed reforms as soon as he reached out, more supporters who wanted reforms would rush out in the future to grab their fruits. Because many have appeared now, after all, that’s how Xia Yuanji and others appeared.

If it weren't for the reform and the emergence of so many new disciples, they wouldn't have been so passive. Their passivity lies in the fact that because of the appearance of Chen Han, their previous sacrifices became meaningless. So they had to kill Chen Han, and this was the reason. So many previous assassinations were also due to this reason. Even if Chen Han established so many colonies, even if Chen Han brought back so much silver to the Central Plains. But this is why there is still no way to make those scholars and officials agree with it. Because Chen Han directly blocked the paths of many people, this was not only a path to promotion, but also a path to future wealth. This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang likes Chen Han very much. If it were not for the injection of this new idea, the civil servants in the Ming Dynasty would still be the only ones in power in the future, and he could not even think of any way to stop it. Sometimes he was very distressed. He didn't understand why those civil servants were so against him, but he had to admire that these civil servants were indeed very powerful and capable, and he had to admit that their methods were very clever. Because even if he saw what these civil servants were doing, he had no way to deal with them. As long as he killed people, these guys would become more aggressive. But I cannot live to be a hundred years old, and in the future my descendants will still have to rely on this group of people to govern the country. So what Chen Han said to him when he first arrived will definitely happen. After he died, those civil servants took power and immediately instigated his grandsons to change many of his policies. This was because all the persecution that those civil servants suffered when he was emperor was imposed on his grandson. In this atmosphere, those officials finally found an outlet to vent their anger. So it is not the case that the so-called civil servants would start wanting to do something once they come to power. That was because when he was the emperor, those civil officials had been leading people to resist the imperial power with silence. And when they really came to power later, they frantically changed their policies in order to retaliate. Some of them even went too far, just as Chen Han said. Those officials did not distinguish right from wrong at all, and did not care that the overall situation at the time still required strict governance of the country. They even didn't care whether the princes in the nine important cities needed to be retained or not, and just wanted to weaken them. It is because they have lost their sense of awe that they become unscrupulous. They are afraid that the existence of vassal kings may help the emperor restore his previous policies in the future. They are afraid and terrified, so they will take revenge. Later, when the so-called reform measures caused various injustices, they could not find ways to solve them one by one, because they went too far. Because they had never thought of a reasonable way to govern the entire country. It could even be said that they had corrected Zhu Yuanzhang's policies just to vent their own anger. Instead of really studying those things, many things changed after they came out. In this process, he suddenly discovered that everything still had to be carried out according to the will of the old emperor. But it's too late. It can even be said that they have never thought about turning back. Even though they know that doing so is wrong, they are determined to make the same mistake to the end. So at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang certainly hoped to get Zhu Biao's approval, of course he hoped that Zhu Biao would also agree with his ideas, and of course he hoped that Zhu Biao would still use Chen Han according to his ideas. But Zhu Biao obviously doesn't want to do that now, because Zhu Biao has always felt that Chen Han is a bit like his father, who is too decisive and too cruel in doing things. He even disliked the iron-fisted approach, just like his father's. That was why Zhu Yuanzhang, when he saw Zhu Biao and felt that some things about Chen Han were not good, even wanted to persuade him. After opening his mouth and seeing Zhu Biao trying to stop him, Zhu Yuanzhang also had some rebellious psychology. As the saying goes, an old man becomes a child when he gets old. “I know your father that you have never really liked your son-in-law’s cruel methods.

"You have always believed that your son-in-law likes to use torture to rule the world just like your father, and you even think that your son-in-law is wrong to do so. "Is that what you think?" After hearing what his father said, Zhu Biao had to admit that it was indeed true because he had always thought so. If, as Zhu Yuanzhang himself thought, he became emperor in the future and still trusted Chen Han and even made use of Chen Han's ideas, he was really worried that the civil servants would continue to oppose his son-in-law. Then my son-in-law will encounter many obstacles in what he does in the future. In fact, he likes his son-in-law very much. Some of his son-in-law's methods are indeed very effective, and can even help him a lot to a certain extent. But what he doesn't like is that Chen Han has always been against those civil servants and always feels that those civil servants cannot be trusted. So after hearing what his younger brother said, he immediately shook his head and said, "Dad, don't always think that your grandson-in-law is right. I'm not against him, but I think it's not a good idea to go against the civil servants in this situation." Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "Then what do you think we should do to satisfy you and make sure our grandson-in-law doesn't have so many obstacles in his future work?" Then he thought for a moment and said, “Since we are going to talk about my son-in-law, we have to make things clear. "I'm not against him. I even like him very much. But now his struggle with the civil servants has affected his reforms. Hasn't he noticed it himself?" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed after hearing this, "Of course I have understood it, and I certainly understand why those civil officials want to oppose him. “It’s because your father and I have always wanted to shock them with new ideas or new ways of selecting officials, which will be the promotion path for future officials. "That's why they have always been against it, that's why they have always felt that there are problems with the reforms, and that they all think that the reforms have taken away their positions. They have taken away their positions, but why not their future career paths? "Do you think they are flattering you now because of what you can give them? It's not because you have different ideas from your father and your son-in-law, but because you simply trust those civil servants, some of whom are loyal to the emperor and patriots." Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Zhu Biao laughed, "It's just as you said, old man. Those civil servants really think so, so I can't let your son follow them. I can't let them go against Chen Han like this." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned after hearing this, "Since you know this, why do you still oppose your son-in-law?" Zhu Biao said: "Dad, you have to believe that your son-in-law and your son have always been proud of you, and have always wanted to build the Ming Dynasty and make us more glorious. “So we must find a rule to balance the relationship between our son-in-law and those civil servants, and we can’t let them keep fighting each other. "Because such a struggle will only hinder Chen Han's own work and even make him unable to do things as he wants in the future. In this case, we are harming him, do you know?" Zhu Biao actually said this with great sincerity, because he knew that his father had always liked his grandson-in-law, but he never thought that what his grandson-in-law did was wrong, but wanted to strike a balance. "Then tell me how you want to balance it. I know your son-in-law has a lot of ideas and he won't listen to anyone easily. If you don't have a way to make him be persuaded like your father, you can do whatever you want. He will definitely find ways to make you uncomfortable." Zhu Yuanzhang also knew Chen Han's temper very well. The palace maids and eunuchs nearby were helpless when they saw the father and son arguing over these things again, because they hadn't seen each other for many years, but they were also very happy to see the father and son arguing like this. What is the reason? The point is that only when the father and son are arguing will their relationship become better and better. Because if they are too friendly, it would seem too distant. This is the temper of these father and son. Once they don't get along, they will vent immediately. This is their real way of getting along. It is also because of this that they feel relaxed when they see the father and son quarreling. Once they stop quarreling, the atmosphere will definitely drop to freezing point, and that is when they become really scared. After Zhu Biao calmed his father down, he said, "The best way is to pay high salaries to maintain integrity, as Chen Han once mentioned. Salary means salary. "You disagreed before because you always felt that officials shouldn't get such a high salary, so you hated it and it was not good to mention it in front of you. But now that our Great Ming Dynasty is no longer short of that little money, we can give them a proper increase."

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