Chapter 57 Cao Nai’s legacy

The prince's voice became slightly smaller and he selected the contents of his conversation with Zhu Qizhen.

Cao Nai did not evaluate who is right or wrong with Zhu Qizhen or the prince.

It is not recommended to discuss the king and father in the Confucian moral system.

However, this does not mean that Cao Nai has no tendency.

Cao Nai sighed and said, "I have a wise prince in the Ming Dynasty, so the old minister will feel relieved."

After hearing this, the prince said, "It was because of the lonely and unscrupulous consideration that disappointed the father. Where can there be any virtuous or not?"

Cao Nai said: "Your Highness, in theory, the old minister and the prince have never had any relationships. Some words are simple and profound, and they should not have said them. It is just that people are about to die and their words are good. I hope the prince will listen to it."

The prince said, "Sir, please speak."

Cao Nai said: "All the kings who are capable have great talents and virtues, and have the heart to be strong and dominate the ancestors. They claim to be in the affairs of the world, but who else can be the ones who are the ancestors? The cause of their ancestors has been in great troubles for a long time, and their descendants are all unworthy. They will definitely want to do great things in the world. They will repeatedly carry out great things in the power of the throne, and seek all the country, for thousands of years, and for thousands of years."

When the prince heard this, although Cao Nai said something big and changed it, he seemed to have not said who was specific, but the prince could also hear that what Cao Nai said was his father.

In theory, even if you interrupt Zi Yan’s father and prince, you should avoid the seat and not listen.

But he didn't know what to think, and there was only silence.

Cao Nai coughed twice and said, "The way to govern the country is to assist in the yin and yang, and the way to civil and military affairs. If you want to be hasty, you will not be able to achieve it. Even if you want to be anxious, you will not be able to accomplish things. So the wise ruler failed and the country left regrets. If the Han Wu did not have Xuan Zhao, the Han family would have collapsed. Your Majesty is smart and capable, and is a first-class wise ruler. He has the actions of Han Wu and the disadvantages of Han Wu."

"The accumulated problems Your Majesty said are not nothing. However, how can the accumulated problems that thousands of years be wiped out in just a few decades? When Your Majesty was young, there were still important officials to advise him, and Your Majesty still had the initiative to accept advice. Now that Your Majesty is old, Yu Qian will leave, there are very few people who can persuade Your Majesty. I am about to die."

"What are you afraid of death? I am afraid that once the old minister leaves and His Majesty takes another move, then all the horses in the world will be silenced, which is not a blessing for the country."

Cao Nai actually spoke with a proper attitude. Only by relying on the prince's reaction can he decide what to say next. It is obvious that the prince's silence gave Cao Nai greater courage, so that he spoke more frankly and explicitly.

However, what Cao Nai said is true.

Now, there is no minister in the world who dares to fight against the ruling power.

It seems that Han Yong is very strong, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Han Yong's strength is just a coincidence.

In other words, Han Yong never opposed the emperor in a big direction and decision-making manner. Only at the execution level can he dare to bargain with Zhu Qizhen.

It can be said that what Zhu Qizhen wants to do now will definitely be able to do.

This was due to Zhu Qizhen's prestige over decades of control, and Zhu Qizhen also killed a large number of veterans and important officials. In addition, there were various blows during the reforms, so that no one among the officials could gather the reputation of the scholars, such as Li Shimian and others advised His Majesty.

In this case, from a good point of view, it is naturally consistent across the country and improves administrative efficiency.

From a bad point of view, it is the only husband.

Looking at the various policies in Zhu Qizhen's rule, the literati group has suffered a lot of impact. Looking at the emperor's actions, it seems that there is no intention to stop.

If this continues, in many eyes, Zhu Qizhen is a traitor.

Of course, ordinary people are never people, but literati and official groups are people.

The prince sighed softly, but still didn't say anything.

He didn't know what to say, and he couldn't guess Cao Nai's intentions, so he naturally refused to express his opinion easily.

Cao Nai seemed to understand this and said, "Of course, all the people who have the best of Your Majesty's achievements know that the old minister's worries are more of a worrying about the world. The old minister has no other intentions, but I just hope that Your Highness can prosecute Han."

"In this way, the world will be safe."

In his later years, Emperor Wu of Han, due to the ongoing war with the Huns, the household registration in the world was reduced by half and it was collapsed.

Of course, the resident account in the world has been reduced by half, not because these people are dead, but because these people are not above the government account books, that is, the court's ability to control local areas is shrinking.

After all, most of the power of ancient dynasties lies in how much manpower he could mobilize and how much household registration he had, which was a direct symbol of a country's national strength.

It was also after Emperor Wu of Han that Huo Guang assisted Emperor Zhao and Emperor Xuan saved the world in an extremely dangerous situation.

Emperor Xuan of Han was even the lord of the revival of the Western Han Dynasty.

Cao Nai used Han Wu to evaluate Zhu Qizhen, but he didn't know whether it was a praise or a derogatory statement.

The prince spoke at this time and said, "Don't worry, sir, the father is wise and powerful, so he will not be like this."

Even though Cao Nai said this, the prince was still very cautious and refused to reveal a trace of his words and was caught.

Of course, Cao Nai is even more an old man.

Sometimes, the meaning of a sentence naturally changes differently in different occasions.

Cao Nai immediately understood and said, "What the prince said is so great. It is the old minister who is worried too much." Then Cao Nai took out a list from his arms and handed it to the prince and said, "The old minister is still eighty years old. He is still connected in the court. Now that I am about to die, it is useless to keep these things. If my descendants are not someone who can trust, I will give your highness a hand."

"It's also the last bit of thought for the old minister."

The prince took it and opened it. He only looked at the page and immediately covered it. The light flashed in his eyes. He finally calmed down his breath and said, "Mr. Cao has a heart, and he will remember it alone in his heart. He will be rewarded in the future."

Cao Nai is a person who must not be underestimated.

You know, he was the chief minister of the cabinet many years ago and took over the connections left by San Yang.

Of course, the connections left by the three Yangs have long disappeared with the new generation changing to old people. However, Cao Nai himself has also experienced the local area and has been in charge of Nanjing for decades.

After so many years, Cao Nai has been willing to cultivate and win over how many officials he has attracted is a number that no one knows. Moreover, there are many people who sacrifice themselves to high positions.

Especially since Cao Nai has disagreed with the emperor for so many years, this is no secret.

In this way, those who have opinions about Zhu Qizhen's new law will follow it.

His status can be compared to Sima Guang, who wrote a book in Luoyang.

But Zhu Qizhen lived too long and endured the Sima Guang of the Ming Dynasty to death.

Therefore, the list of points in Cao Nai's hands was among those in the court and those in the opposition, and was generally officials and gentry with the same political views as Cao Nai. Of course, these people were also consistent in opposing the new law and had different thoughts in many aspects.

For example, some people oppose the Shaofu expansion, some oppose the One-Whip Law, some oppose the Official Law, and many people oppose the Official Law, and recently there are many people who oppose commercial taxes.

However, those who oppose the One Whip Law and those who oppose the commercial tax may not be a group of people.

The reason why Cao Nai gave this list to Zhu Qizhen was that it was impossible for people in the officialdom to treat Cao Nai's children and grandchildren without outstanding abilities to occupy a core position on this relationship network. It is impossible to rely on these people to treat Cao Nai's children and grandchildren in general.

This is also because many politicians will not hand over their political heritage to their descendants. They are not willing to do so, but they are not able to.

But the prince is not an ordinary person.

The identity of the prince gave him a special political status.

As long as the prince is willing to take over this network of relationships, these people will probably treat the prince in a more pious way than Cao Nai.

It can even be said that Cao Nai seemed to hand over his political heritage to the prince, but in fact he was more of a matchmaking task. Because I don’t know how many people wanted to jump on the prince’s ship and become the one in the prince’s residence.

Of course, this is also good for the prince.

The prince has been in the south of Jiaozhi for a long time. On the political territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is simply a wasteland. Therefore, although the prince's direct descendants are many elites, there are not many people in essence.

Politically, political elites are important, but many horsemen who are waving flags and shouting are also very important.
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