Chapter 1250 Xu Da's Face

It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang is really happy.

In his heart, Beiyuan and the Mongols have always been the number one enemy, a personal thorn in his side, and his last regret.

The defeat at the hands of Wang Baobao in the Battle of Lingnan that year had always been a pain in Boss Zhu's heart for Meng Yuan to recover. If Bei Yuan is not eliminated, his empire will have to deploy millions of troops in the north to guard against this number one enemy.

Without annihilating Bei Yuan, he would never be able to achieve final victory in the founding war of expelling the Tartars and regaining China.

No matter from which perspective, if Bei Yuan is not eliminated, his career will not be perfect.

As he gets older, Zhu Yuanzhang has lost the patience he had in the past, and he knows that his opportunities are getting fewer and fewer. That's why I was so angry because I thought I would miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

How angry he was at the beginning, he was so happy now.

But he was not happy for a while, and the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually froze, because he saw the second half of Xu Da's memorial to persuade him not to expand the Guo Huan case.

If an ordinary general dared to discuss government affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang would have been so angry that he would have his head chopped off. But it was Xu Da who said this, and he has the qualifications...

Although Xu Da's words were very obscure, Zhu Yuanzhang could not turn a blind eye to his advice. After being silent for a long time, he sneered and said to the prince: "No wonder you are so happy, it turns out that you asked Aoyuan for help."

"Dad! Would I do that kind of thing?" The prince shook his head decisively and said: "I am opposed to it, but I have never told anyone my opinion."

"That makes sense." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a slightly clear expression: "It's normal for us to have different opinions, but we can't let outsiders know. The emperor and the prince must always be of the same mind, do you understand?"

"I understand." The prince nodded quickly.

"You understand!" Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you really understood, you wouldn't have left me alone for half a month."

"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong." The prince apologized with a wry smile.

"Really, you are already in your thirties, and you are still having trouble with an old man." Zhu Yuanzhang complained a few more times. The cold violence caused by the prince during this period caused hundreds of millions of injuries to Boss Zhu.

The prince knew that this was a sign of his father's change of attitude. Naturally, he said yes, okay, okay, and kept apologizing. Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang calm down and said: "What Tiande said makes sense. The war is coming, and it is really necessary." It’s a stable situation, but we can’t bear to let those morons go.”

As he spoke, he became angry again and said: "We originally planned to clean up corrupt officials for you with the bad reputation. Since you don't appreciate it, then we don't want to be such a bad person."

"Of course we can't let them go! Those whose crimes have been verified must still be severely punished. Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to have their homes confiscated will be confiscated. Otherwise, the arrogance of corruption will be encouraged." The prince said solemnly: "Only with the war. Only the relevant yamen can grant permission to their officials to serve on errands to see the consequences."

"Yeah." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Let's see."

"Right now, all the six departments and five divisions of the imperial court have been thoroughly investigated. The level of people arrested is high enough and the number is large enough. It has far surpassed the original Hu Weiyong case and has long made officials all over the world fearful." Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "We can really stop it here and don't expand it to the local area indefinitely."

"Wouldn't that be an advantage for them?" Zhu Yuanzhang also admitted that this juncture was a good time to end the Guo Huan case, but he always felt like he had eaten a fly.

"I don't know how many nests of borers like those in Beiping, Taiping and Zhenjiang are eating our taxable food."

"The granaries of the world still need to be inspected, but the bad rules and habits in the past are too heavy, and all the yamen are used to the discrepancy between the accounts and the actual accounts. It is estimated that when I go to the inventory now, not many can reconcile the accounts." The prince sighed: "Really, they Can’t they all be killed?”

"Kill them, kill them. Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged officials are plentiful." Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips: "Killing them all will give our college students a chance to replace them."

"There are one hundred and forty prefectures, one hundred ninety-three states, and one thousand four hundred counties in the country. How many college students are enough?" The prince said with a wry smile: "We still have to rely on those officials who have backgrounds to maintain our business. The place works.”

"Well..." Zhu Yuanzhang exhaled a long breath and said: "During the Yuan Dynasty, some people said that this dynasty and subordinate officials share the same world. Now it seems that the Ming Dynasty is similar."

"Yes." The prince nodded and said: "Officials, officials, there are hundreds of thousands of subordinates in the country, and they are the big ones. Those routines and bad rules are all made by subordinates. Most of the officials are in different places, and they are alone. If If you go against them, you won't be able to accomplish anything, and you will suffer a lot, so most of them can only turn a blind eye and follow the old rules. You have to let them eat before you can instruct them. "

"We don't just want them to be full, right? Officials also eat with their mouths full of oil." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered.

"Even if you don't want to eat, they will try their best to stuff it into your mouth." Zhu Biao said with a bitter smile: "Only when the top takes it, can the bottom take it with confidence. If the top doesn't take it, how can the bottom take it? If you change it to a college student , Aren’t they going to stuff it into the mouths of college students?”

"Alas..." Zhu Yuanzhang finally stopped insisting, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and said, "Can't we really cure them?"

"It's difficult, but there are ways. Changing the sixth clerk to an administrative official is a good way. This way, the clerks' promotion path will be opened up slowly. Don't let them stay in one position for a lifetime, or even for several lifetimes. Their power will not be so stubborn." The prince said softly: "There are also big problems with the current treasury management system, revenue and expenditure system, and supervision system. We have to be patient and reform them again..."

"Alas, there is a long way to go." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the caisson above his head and finally nodded: "Let's be the emperor for a few more years. This country is yours after all. Just do it according to your wishes..."

"Father is vigorous and powerful, and it's no problem for him to be the emperor for decades." Zhu Biao said hurriedly.

"Still working for a few more decades? Are you going to tire me to death?" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed twice and said seriously: "I have already discussed it with your mother. Officials retire at the age of 70. I will work until 70, which is exactly 30 years. Then I will let you take the throne and I will enjoy a peaceful life as an emperor. How nice."

"Father, you think too far ahead. Let's talk about the present." The prince was embarrassed no matter how he answered. He changed the subject helplessly: "Did the minister pass on the order to let them close the case as soon as possible?"

"It's not closing the case. It's because we are going to fight a war, so we suspend the investigation." Zhu Yuanzhang corrected: "Let them make meritorious contributions while serving their crimes and support the front line to finish this battle. If they win, everything will be fine. If they lose, hehe..."

"I understand." The prince nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.