The Xinhua Gate on West Chang'an Street, the imperial capital of later generations, is the main gate of Zhongnanhai. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoZhongnanhai also existed in Zhu Cihong's time, but it is not called Zhongnanhai, it is called Taiye Pool, and a series of palace courtyards here are also called Xiyuan. When Emperor Jiajing was there, he especially loved to work here. After Zhu Cihong ascended the throne, Xu was also fond of working in the Taiye Pool because there were still the Emperor and the Queen Mother in the palace. Of course, this is still called Xiyuan.

The southernmost part of Xiyuan is the South China Sea, where the blue waves are rippling, water birds inhabit, and fish roam. The water surface of the South China Sea surrounds the middle of the South China Sea, which is the Nantai, which is the Yingtai of later generations.

There are not many buildings in Nantai, and according to later generations, the floor area ratio can be said to be outrageously low. Similarly, the level of greening is also high, so that the future generations of real estate businessmen can stomp their feet, the inner garden is built, that is called a beautiful and elegant, so that the people who live here can not help but feel relaxed and happy, and there will never be a feeling of finding a house in the metropolis in the future such as living in a pigeon cage.

Nantai Island is deeply wooded and full of elegance, and there is a palace in the south called Showa Hall. There is a small pavilion of Chenghu Lake in the hall.

On the top of the small pavilion, the former Chongzhen Emperor and the current Emperor Zhu Youzhen sat on it, closing his eyes to feel the coolness of the breeze, and when he opened his eyes, he looked at the buildings and roofs in the south. There, is the world outside the palace walls.

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen suddenly turned around and looked at the Showa Hall.

The door to the Showa Hall opened, and a small eunuch bowed and retreated. If Hou Qing and the others must be able to recognize them here, this is the Sibei father-in-law in Yanle Hutong.

Si Bei said in a low voice: "The matter that the Holy Lord has explained has been completed. Holy ...... Will this hall continue to open? ”

Zhu Cihong turned his head to look at it, and said with a smile: "That place is for the palace people to take care of the elderly." You haven't learned anything else in your life, so you learned this thing of serving people, and you can't make a living next to it, so you can use this ability to serve people to make a living, and continue to use it for the elderly. ”

Si Bei hurriedly thanked him.

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and continued: "I don't plan to raise so many rootless people in the palace in the future, but I don't want you to work for the royal family for a lifetime and have no way to live. You don't have to think much about this place. If you want to make a living, as long as you abide by the law, you don't care. As for what is going to be done in the way of the testimonies, it is enough for you to know that the consequences will not be light. ”

"Yes, the old slave understands." Si En retreated in surprise.

Zhu Cihong put his hands behind his back, thinking about the scenes that had been fed back from various sources, and walked towards the Chenghu Pavilion.

There, Zhu Youzhen has been waiting for a long time.

Zhu Cihong stepped forward to pay respects, and Zhu Youzhen naturally hurriedly stepped forward to help him up: "You are already the emperor, where is there anyone to salute others." ”

"My father is also my father, so I naturally want to see him." Zhu Cihong smiled, and the two sat down separately, and the atmosphere was a little silent.

Zhu Youzhen didn't feel embarrassed, he looked around and said, "Living here in Xiyuan is much more comfortable than looking in the palace." Hong'er has a good vision, and his ability to govern the world is much better than that of his father. ”

Zhu Cihong listened quietly, from time to time, and did not speak in a hurry.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the smiling expression on Zhu Cihong's face, obviously knowing that the new emperor had already guessed what he was going to talk about next. It's just that for the first time in his life, Zhu Youzhen is really uncomfortable, especially this one is his successor, and his achievements are much better than him.

But just thinking that this time Zhu Cihong was going to collect land taxes from the gentry, Zhu Youzhen was difficult to keep silent, in his opinion, this was really self-destructive. The young man is young and vigorous, and he has made a big victory, and his prestige is grand, I am afraid that he is a little carried away.

Thinking like this, Zhu Youzhen's heart was re-encouraged, he stared at Zhu Cihong, and said: "I have seen all the achievements that Hong'er has done these days. Defeated the inner cole and defeated the Duoduo. Liaoxi was recovered, and the sea was calm. Jiannu took a break from the army, and Daming got a rare respite for a long time. These deeds are not as good as the father. But as a father, I understand how important and rare this is, and it must be cherished a hundred times. ”

"The father teaches, and the child listens." Zhu Cihong responded with a smile. He knew that he was going to go to the show.

Zhu Youzhen is in the deep palace, but it does not mean that the information is blocked. Especially this time, Zhu Cihong touched the fundamental interests of the gentry, and wanted to dig a piece of meat out of the gentry's field, which must be a lot of discussion in the world and a strong rebound. The backlash of the information Sibei received in private was just a channel. Jin Yiwei's public opinion report, and the various channels of nobles and ministers have already frowned.

It's just that Zhu Cihong never expected that the power of those official gentry would be so great, and even Zhu Youzhen personally went out at the beginning. Of course, this is also the reason why Emperor Chongzhen thinks about Zhu Cihong.

"However, this peaceful scene, the scene of morale boost after the big victory, it is not easy! At such a time, it is time to recuperate, and to unite the power of the Ming gentry and connect with the friends of Mongolia and Korea. In order to solve the more than 20 years of military disasters in Liaodong. At this time, if the tax is collected from the top of the gentry in turn, it will not help to destroy the foundation! Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but get excited as he spoke.

"The foundation of my Ming Dynasty and the legitimacy of the country lie in this gentry. Collecting taxes from the gentry, even in normal times, is a matter that shakes the whole country and makes it difficult for everyone to be at peace. What's more, at the moment, the inside and outside have not been completely calmed down? There is a Zhang Xianzhong inside, and there is a blessing outside. This is all a problem on my mind. You can't push the gentry to the enemy! ”

Zhu Cihong listened to Zhu Youzhen excitedly come out of these together, ironed in his heart, and understood Zhu Youzhen's love. Between the lines, it is the deepest place to put yourself in the shoes.

However, Zhu Cihong has his own opinions. He also believed that summarizing the thoughts of countless heroes after hundreds of years would be more comprehensive and correct than Emperor Chongzhen, who stood up in the center.

"What the father said, the sons and ministers are listening, and every word is true." Zhu Cihong said, comforting Zhu Youzhen and sitting down.

Zhu Youzhen didn't interrupt Zhu Cihong's words, and he was also curious about what made Zhu Cihong so resolute.

"But the child understands that I am already sick." Zhu Cihong said slowly: "This disease lies in the fact that people sitting in the court rarely hear the voices of the people, and they can rarely understand the voices of the people. How miserable are the people, and what is the scene of thousands of miles of wilderness? Is it really just an act of God? Three parts natural disasters and seven parts man-made disasters. ”

Zhu Youzhen recalled the scene described by Zhang Guowei, the governor of Caoyun, when he entered Beijing. Thousands of miles in the wilderness, full of hungry people.

"Seven points of man-made disaster?" Zhu Youzhen frowned.

Zhu Cihong nodded heavily: "It's a man-made disaster with seven points." I have too many illnesses, so much so that my child has worked hard in the past three years, and he has only solved a small place. The child is not modest, but compared to the crucial point, what has been done before is really not enough. The Ming Dynasty has no strong soldiers because the Ming Dynasty has no financial resources. The repeated defeats were due to the lack of logistics and food, and the lack of support from the imperial court had to rush to achieve the defeat of the army. The lack of logistics is naturally due to the lack of finance and taxation. The fact that the imperial court did not provide disaster relief and raised taxes was because the imperial treasury was empty. And why is the treasury empty? It was nothing more than land annexation, small peasants who lost their jobs and became bankrupt and homeless, and turned into bandits. As a result, the annual tax source is becoming scarce, and the remaining people serving are becoming more and more difficult, a vicious circle, so that it has led to a scene of rebellion in the world! ”

"Money, money...... Is there no other way? Must be forced from the gentry to be in a hurry? Zhu Youzhen felt regretful after speaking. He has just stepped down, and he doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are if he doesn't belong to his family.

Zhu Cihong said: "Okay, then it's not just about money. The prosperity of a country's national fortune has always required the unremitting efforts of every subject of the country and the joint responsibility and obligation to do so. This country is not the country of my Zhu Cihong alone, not a country with one family name. It is the kingdom of all people in this territory, regardless of race, creed, or gender! ”

"This is the country in the eyes of you, the emperor?" Zhu Youzhen's eyes widened. He really couldn't imagine what Zhu Cihong was thinking in his head, and he would come up with such a bunch of words that violated the common ethics.

Isn't it the king's land under the whole world, and the king's ministers on the shore of the land? Isn't this world their Zhu family?

This is really a big rebellion, which completely exceeded Zhu Youzhen's expectations.

But in the same way, there is something hidden, and he faintly told Zhu Youzhen that all the answers are behind. And Zhu Cihong may be right.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help muttering: "Responsibility, obligation and right, what is this?" ”

Zhu Cihong said slowly: "What is responsibility and obligation? The emperor is diligent in government, civil officials are not greedy for money, military generals are not afraid of death, and the people live and work in peace and contentment to pay taxes. That's the obligation. When the country is in danger, everyone stands up, and the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, which is the responsibility. Only when these are done, the officials take that share of the money, and all the subjects enjoy all the rights under this empire, can it be upright and deserved. ”

Zhu Youzhen's heart suddenly seemed to open up, making him unprecedentedly focused, and muttered: "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, it is well said, this is also the reason why there are so many people with lofty ideals under the command of Hong'er...... It's just that this statement of responsibility and right ......"

"That's right, actually. The common people of the Ming Dynasty, who had undertaken the most obligations, and even fulfilled more labor and taxes in addition to their duties, did not receive the right that this empire should give: to ensure the justice and law of an empire. And the meat eaters, who enjoyed the most rights, including illegal rights, the officials, the nobles, the gentry, the monks, all the powerful and powerful, refused to fulfill the duties that were supposed to be done, and disregarded the responsibilities of a subject of the empire! There are many responsibilities, and all the most basic responsibilities and obligations are: pay taxes! Zhu Cihong stood up vigorously, his voice was sonorous and powerful, and every word and sentence seemed to be beating on people's hearts, like morning bells and dusk drums, which suddenly made Zhu Youzhen suddenly enlightened.

"The benefits of the world are always conserved." Zhu Cihong's voice slowed down for a moment, and said: "There are so many taxes paid by the people, and they are not used on the people, but they are all called corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and those meat eaters who only take benefits and do not pay for them, then they will definitely lose money in this country." These deficits are the diseases of the empire. When the deficit is so big that the land falls and thieves flock everywhere, it means that the Ming empire is going to die......"

"Dead country?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but wake up in horror, he remembered the scene when Chongzhen was fifteen years old. After Zhou Yanru came to power, the taxes in Jiangnan fell again, and the war in Liaodong failed. If it weren't for Zhu Cihong's birth, this country would really be a scene of death. And in fact, if it weren't for Zhu Cihong's crossing. Emperor Chongzhen was hanging on the crooked neck tree at the moment and went to another world.

"Right...... Subjugation! Zhu Cihong fell into memory: "Does my father still remember what the child said in the Qianqing Palace two years ago?" ”

"When Hong'er was just the prince, he had a feast in the Qianqing Palace?" Zhu Youzhen sounded that scene. That was two years ago, when Zhu Cihong stepped forward. At that time, Matsuyama was defeated, and the last main force of the empire that could fight in the field was lost. Under the shadows, the internal and external difficulties of Daming seem to have embarked on a gallow.

"That year, Erchen dreamed that two years later, the rebels attacked the city and fell into the Central Plains, and no one held on the walls of the capital division; I dreamed that three years later, the iron horsemen of the Tartars entered the pass; In Kyushu, there are no more courtiers of the Ming Dynasty; Erchen dreamed that the Manchu Tartars were holding a butcher's knife in one hand and a razor in the other, and the people of the Ming Dynasty were all dressed and disgraced, with their left hair draped, their heads without hair, and the slaughter of cities was not counted. The courtiers dreamed that the courtiers were still arguing and still surrendering to the enemy. The defenders died on the battlefield, and those who stayed behind were all killed. Taizu stood in front of me, and the ancestors and ancestors looked at each other coldly...... In this Ming Dynasty, the soldiers can be surrendered, the generals can be surrendered, the ministers can be surrendered, even the nobles who have received the emperor's favor can also be surrendered, and even the eunuchs of the heavenly family slaves can also be surrendered. But the sons are the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, the prince of the country, and one step back is the road to Huangquan! ”

Listening to these words, Zhu Youzhen's eyes were slightly moist, and his eyes widened even more: "Ruohong'er, you are not there...... I'm afraid I won't be able to sit here today. ”

"It's the child's own ......," Zhu Cihong remembered the ending of the crown prince in the original history. In Jingshi, he was betrayed by his uncle. was finally rescued, and was put in prison by King Fu in Nanjing. In the end, when Dolgon entered Nanjing, Zhu Cihong was escorted into Beijing and beheaded: "I'm afraid I'm in a different place." ”

Therefore, people in the world may not know that this dead country is just around the corner, or they may not care whether the Ming Dynasty is prosperous or defeated. Maybe they can change their lives to another dynasty. But I can't, I must push the officials and gentry to pay for food in one piece. This Daming, it's time for those officials and gentry to take up their obligations! Don't try to run away from paying taxes! "Zhu Cihong is sonorous and powerful.

Zhu Youzhen slowly stood up and said, "Father understands." Rest assured, for the Father's back! Hong'er's backyard will never catch fire! Moreover, there is also a gift for the father, which can be given to you! ”

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