I stayed in the palace, silent for a long time.

The expressions on Zhu Biao's face kept changing. His eyebrows were furrowed for a while, and then relaxed. After a long time, he finally asked again: "Dad, could it be?"

"As a wise king, do I have to abandon benevolence and righteousness and become lawless and ruthless?"

"A gentleman and a villain, I want to be a gentleman! If so, then as the prince, I..."

"Bastard!" Before Zhu Biao could finish his words, Lao Zhu stepped forward in shock and horror, and slapped Zhu Biao hard on the face. "What do you want to say? You mean to call me lawless?

Heartless and unjust?"

"What do you want to do? We have trained you for eighteen years! What do you want to do?"

As he spoke, his voice actually started to tremble. He also didn’t expect that all his efforts to find a famous Confucian scholar for Zhu Biao would have such a great impact on Zhu Biao!

They helped themselves teach a good son who is humble, benevolent and filial, but modesty, benevolent and filial piety alone cannot make him an enterprising king!

For the sake of the so-called benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism, this son just wanted to... actually wanted to give up the position of prince?

Zhu Biao also had persistence in his heart. He did not dodge Lao Zhu's slap, and received it forcefully, as if to show his persistence deep in his heart.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Zhu Su had no choice but to stand up again. "Father, please don't be impatient. Brother, you are too honest, and now you are being coaxed into a corner by those old Confucian papers!"

"Brother, please don't glare at me. Let me explain it to you. Let me ask you: Is it more beneficial to our Ming Dynasty to implement Confucian benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, or is it more beneficial to our Ming Dynasty to allow evil and reckless behavior and trample on the dignity of the law at will?

Big?"

Zhu Biao was stunned. He replied without even thinking: "Of course it is to promote benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust..."

"Then it's over?" Zhu Su spread his hands, "Who said that to be an emperor, you have to abandon benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust? We, China, are not a country of beasts. The promotion of morality can make our Han people different from the barbarians in the world!"<

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"As an emperor, you naturally need to take the lead in practicing what you do. Otherwise, how can you convince the public?"

"It's just that when a personal moral code is contrary to the interests of the country, as a king, you must put the interests of the country first! It will harm your own personal morality, but benefit me and all the people of tomorrow!"

"This is the most rare thing about being a king, and it is also the king's responsibility. To benefit the country at the expense of oneself, isn't this exactly a selfless act that a virtuous king can do? Why is the eldest brother so despicable and only wants to care about me?

You are your own body, but you want to escape from this heavy responsibility that you were born to bear?"

"Harm oneself but benefit the country!" Zhu Biao's eyes widened, and his eyes gradually brightened.

"Brother, you just made a sarcastic comment to dad. It must be because those staff and subordinates complain about dad a lot, right?"

"How can you know how the morality in Dad's heart will be tortured when he makes each decision? Doesn't he know that some people hate him to the bone? Doesn't he want to be a moral gentleman who does nothing?"
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"It's really a heavy responsibility on our shoulders and we have to do it! Dad reviews the memorials every day and doesn't dare to take a break at night. It's because when dreams come back at midnight, he often feels worried in his heart!"

Lao Zhu stared blankly at the emotional Zhu Su who was talking about it. Since when have we been tossing and turning in the middle of the night with worries? As long as we put our pillows on, we can sleep directly until dawn!

There is also moral suffering. We eat whatever tastes delicious on weekdays, and we eat a lot of fried pancakes. I really don’t enjoy the torture!

However, seeing Zhu Biao's eyes turned towards him, Lao Zhu quickly cooperated and made a haggard look of suffering. "Biao'er, your fifth brother is right!"

"What a moral gentleman must do, it is even more important to put the interests of Ming Dynasty first!"

"Why is the emperor called a loner? It's because whenever there is a conflict between the two, no one can help with the torment of conscience. The emperor has to bear it himself!"

"Everyone in the world thinks that being the emperor is easy, but you, the fifth brother, are smart. You can see at a glance that this position is difficult, and you want to stay away from it. You are the eldest brother, and you are too lazy to bear this heavy burden.

Which brother do you want to carry the burden for you?"

"I..." Zhu Biao's eyes turned red at what Lao Zhu said. He opened and closed his mouth silently a few times, and finally knelt down on the ground with a plop:

"Dad! It's my son who is unfilial. He can't see his father's hard work in daily life, and he still harbors resentment towards him!"

"My son, remember today's lesson! My son must learn from you, father, to shoulder this heavy responsibility and be a good prince and emperor!"

"Okay! Okay!" Lao Zhu was overjoyed and helped Zhu Biao up. He laughed heartily and said: "This is our good Biao, this is our Ming Dynasty's good prince!"

The father and son looked at each other and smiled, what a picture of a loving father and a filial son!

Zhu Su looked at Lao Zhu first, and admired Lao Zhu's acting skills in his heart. He was worthy of being a self-made man who could become the emperor. This impromptu performance of suffering directly fooled even Zhu Biao, his own son. In order to educate the prince, Lao Zhu also

No effort was spared.

Looking at Zhu Biao again, I didn't expect that Confucian morality of benevolence and righteousness was so deeply rooted in Zhu Biao's heart. Today's argument of "putting national interests first" hopes to change this somewhat pedantic elder brother and help him.

He broke through the shackles of Confucianism and planted a seed for him to become an iron-blooded king.

However, it is precisely because of the "pedantry" in his heart that he most hopes that he can become the next emperor, right? After all, he will never take action against his brothers for unfounded reasons.<

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Zhu Biao wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves. His eyes were firm, which was slightly different from his usual humble and polite appearance. Although his clothes were messy, he had an air of perseverance. "Dad, you are right."<

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"A son should not blindly tolerate Ru Taisu. Although what he did was within his authority, he only relied on his own assumptions to instigate the family relationship between his son and his fifth brother."

"Even after repeated orders from his son, he still acted arbitrarily. Although this matter is small, it is not an example."

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"My son will go to the cabinet right now to draw up a punishment statement. This will also let everyone in the government and the public know that my fifth brother and I are of the same mind and have no ill feelings at all!"

"Okay!" Lao Zhu was overjoyed. "We want you to punish him, and that's why!" After thinking about it, he finally didn't want his son to get a bad name, so he woke up and said, "You can think of some other excuse to punish this Ru Tai."

It's just a matter of moving out of Beijing. Those officials are smarter than monkeys, so they naturally know what you mean."

"I will definitely not dare to look for your fifth brother through false pretenses again."

Previously, Lao Zhu shouted that he wanted to kill Ru Taisu, but now Zhu Biao has enlightened, and regardless of what he has said, he wholeheartedly considers Zhu Biao.

"Yes. My son knows." Zhu Biao nodded. He said hello to Zhu Su again, thanked him a few times, and then hurried to the cabinet. He already had many affairs, and Ru Taisu's matter should be resolved as soon as possible.

It can also prevent rumors from spreading throughout the government and the public.

Prioritize the interests of the Ming Dynasty and start from now on. Zhu Biao is firm in his steps, and he feels that the guidelines for his actions are clearer than before.

"Not bad. He has some eloquence." Seeing his eldest son walking out of the palace with satisfaction, Lao Zhu patted Zhu Su on the back. "What, you have also learned the art of the emperor?"

"This is not the art of an emperor." Zhu Su didn't dare to admit it. He quickly shook his head like a rattle. "It's just that the eldest brother was too deeply poisoned by Confucianism, so he thought of an explanation so that he could be consistent with Confucianism.

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"It is better to believe in no books than to have no books at all. Hehe, if I want my eldest brother to become an emperor like you, I will naturally have to think of ways to make him more ruthless."
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