Chapter 3: Doubting National Policies and Criticizing Your Majesty?!

There was a slight commotion in the court.

The courtiers exchanged glances and secretly shook their heads.

Now, the sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, who are most valued and likely to inherit the throne, are the Crown Prince Zhu Biao. This party has the strongest strength. Zhu Yuanzhang established the position of crown prince early on, and Zhu Biao was basically the most stable and powerful crown prince in all dynasties, with a very luxurious team.

However, since becoming the crown prince, Crown Prince Zhu Biao's health has never been very good. His body has become increasingly bloated, and now he is even more exaggerated, panting every step of the way. What kind of exaggeration method? It's a bit similar to the later Zhu Gaochi!

These days, Zhu Cha even noticed that Crown Prince Zhu Biao's eyes were swollen. He vaguely felt that something was wrong with the Crown Prince, but there was no evidence. In my impression, although Crown Prince Zhu Biao did not participate in many wars, he could still be considered as following Zhu Yuanzhang through the bloody storm. His health should not be so poor.

And it's strange that nothing happened before, and shortly after becoming the crown prince, his health gradually deteriorated.

But the historical novels I read tend to be more entertaining, and it's normal for there to be discrepancies. Even if they are official histories, they may not always be correct. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, although he may not be good-looking, he is by no means extremely ugly. The paintings and descriptions he has seen contain a lot of exaggeration, with some degree of smearing.

On the other hand, the Fourth Prince Zhu Di is a talented individual with both literary and military abilities, and has made countless contributions. He truly possesses the demeanor of a virtuous ruler!

So, many ministers supported Zhu Di, of course, most of them were brothers who followed Zhu Di through life and death. The reason goes without saying, it was just to have a better future for themselves. After all, the important positions in the court are now monopolized by officials who lean towards the crown prince.

Although Zhu Di's party is not as strong as the Crown Prince's party, it should not be underestimated. Currently, it has become a trend.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had already established the position of crown prince, and Zhu Biao's position was difficult to shake. But Zhu Biao, everything is good, just too kind. This is a virtue for ordinary people, but for emperors, going too smoothly may not necessarily be a good thing.

Zhu Yuanzhang has walked all the way, stepping on the throne of God. What kind of things have he not experienced? How many times have he been stabbed in the back?!

So, in order to sharpen the Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang once issued a secret edict to the Fourth Prince Zhu Di and the Sincere Uncle Liu Ji.

Among the brothers, if you can argue with your elder brother for a few words, why don't you be the sharpening stone for the Crown Prince

Zhu Di's face turned pale as he said, "Father, please don't joke around. I have a deep brotherhood with my elder brother. Even if he were to chop my head off and kick me, I would never compete with him for the position of crown prince

My elder brother has become my father. How dare Zhu Di argue with him? He wouldn't let anyone spray him to death!

We say you can do it, you can do it! Sincere Uncle has many ideas, you can help Fourth Brother and come up with more ideas

So, two factions began to appear in the court, one was the Crown Prince's faction, and the other was the Fourth Prince Zhu Di's faction. But on the surface, the two leading brothers in the court are actually Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, who are in direct confrontation.

The result was that Li Shanchang did not topple him, and he even cultivated a stronger Hu Weiyong! Under Hu Weiyong's means, Liu Bowen was demoted back home once. But in fact, this is the effect that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted. Liu Bowen has made great contributions and has a high reputation! We can't let his family dominate!

Let Zhu Di make a sharpening stone, just to tie Liu Bowen to Zhu Di's chariot, and then borrow Li Shanchang's hand to get rid of Liu Bowen!

Of course, the rise of Hu Weiyong was an unexpected event.

Although Zhu Di is a sharpening stone, he can at least promote the generals under his command, but Zhu Zhan has no presence or influence in the court! Even though he had worshipped several teachers, no minister supported him.

For example, Liu Bowen always looks like he is distancing himself from himself. Teacher, you probably don't know. If it weren't for me, how many times would you have died?!

At this moment, the ministers turned their heads to look at the Seventh Prince. Suddenly, the Seventh Prince Zhu Cha was named by the emperor. Not only was he not surprised, but he also had a plan to report it and openly stated that he had good governance strategies. Not only did he have them, but he also had two??

This is obviously prepared!!

What is this supposed to do?!

Is this intended to be displayed in front of Your Majesty and to compete with the brothers above?!

This fourth person is not sensible, why is seventh person also starting to be ignorant?

But the ministers didn't know which ministers were supporting the Seventh Prince, so they looked at each other, hoping to see some clues.

Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Xu Da and others secretly shook their heads, saying that they were not interested in this Seventh Prince and did not encourage him to act recklessly in court!

Zhu Yuanzhang sat firmly in a high position, seemingly relaxed, but with the majesty of an emperor, he did not become angry or arrogant. He had a panoramic view of everything in the court and was also speculating whether someone wanted to deliberately push Lao Qi out.

The struggle for the crown prince is related to the foundation of the country, and it has been inevitable in all dynasties.

But Zhu Yuanzhang established the position of Crown Prince early on, just because he didn't want to watch his own children and grandchildren kill each other.

Now, with Zhu Di balancing the crown prince, it's enough. He wants to see who doesn't have eyes and dares to use his other sons as pawns to push them to the forefront of the crown prince's struggle!

Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze swept over the courtiers and ultimately fell on Zhu Zhan.

Can you tell me, do you have any good strategies

Zhu Zhan faced the courtiers and spoke loudly, 'The current predicament is primarily due to the maritime ban!'!

Since ancient times, we have relied on mountains and seas for food, but in my court, we have strictly enforced the rule that 'no one is allowed to go into the sea', which is equivalent to breaking the foundation of many people.

Father has cut off the people's financial path, doesn't this force them to become pirates

As soon as these words were spoken, the court was thundered.

The Seventh Prince actually questioned the national policy, the meaning of his words, and even rebuked the current emperor, forcing the people to become pirates?!

Whether it was the civil servant Liu Bowen or the military general Xu Da, they were all startled and repeatedly signaled to the Seventh Prince, urging him to shut up quickly and stop talking.

Prince Zhu Biao stared at his seventh brother with wide eyes, as if he had met him for the first time.

The Fourth Prince Zhu Di was also dumbfounded. What kind of scoundrel is this? He came up with an idea for my Seventh Brother to advise him like this in front of my father. Isn't this putting my Seventh Brother to death?

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally sitting leisurely on the dragon throne, had sat up straight at some point, his face turning into a pig liver color unconsciously, and his body trembling with anger!

The maritime ban was a national policy established in the early years of Hongwu, with the primary purpose of combating Japanese pirates and preventing their invasion.

Secondly, at the beginning of the founding of the dynasty, residual forces such as Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, and Chen Youliang fled to the southeastern coastal areas. Although they are residual forces, their strength is still quite strong. In this area, they often harass Zhejiang, Huaiyang and other places, and also unite with Japanese pirate forces to burn, kill and rob at sea, disrupting the border.

Zhu Yuanzhang once sent troops to suppress the rebellion, but it was still not completely eradicated. In the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhang Ruhou, Lin Fu and others declared themselves marshals and gathered a crowd to oppose the Ming Dynasty! This coastal area has never stopped!

In addition, during the early Ming Dynasty, domestic goods were not well-developed and there was no demand for sea transportation. The foreign strategy of 'thick in the past and thin in the future' resulted in not much silver entering the Ming Dynasty, but several times more flowing out, bringing a lot of pressure to the economy.

Under various circumstances, the maritime ban policy was formulated, allowing only neighboring countries to engage in tribute trade.

Until now, the remnants of the rebel forces and Japanese pirates still frequently engage in joint acts of rebellion, which annoyed Zhu Yuanzhang but could not be eradicated.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already made it clear that this national policy is unshakable. Whoever dares to raise objections again will be killed without mercy!

Well, no one from the courtiers mentioned it anymore, so they pushed their own son out as a rising star!!

Zhu Yuanzhang and his courtiers did not believe that the Seventh Prince could have such insights. In their hearts, they all suspected that some ministers were secretly working to push the Seventh Prince out and test the emperor's tone and attitude!

It would be strange if Zhu Yuanzhang wasn't angry.

This is his own son, can he really kill without mercy?!

Zhu Cha secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, who seemed a bit angry, but hadn't reacted much yet.

The medicine is not strong enough!

Zhu Cha cleared his throat and continued, 'Secondly...'

Zhu Cha seemed oblivious to Zhu Yuanzhang's unusual behavior and continued to talk incessantly about his good governance strategies.

The courtiers are sweating profusely!

What's so special, there are two more!!!

Seventh Prince, are you really not afraid of death??!!

Zhu Cha's voice echoed above the court.

My son believes that by valuing merchants and elevating their status, one can become an official in the court! Once commerce is smooth, the flow of money and goods will accelerate, which can help our Ming Dynasty quickly restore its national strength

Hmph, not only in ancient times, but even in later generations, when merchants became officials, it would cause tremendous and unpredictable turbulence. Once power and wealth are intertwined, in this current centralized system, must the foundation of the Ming Dynasty still be shaken?!

Is it enough to have two doses of strong medicine, one to lift the maritime ban and the other to make merchants officials?!

Zhu Cha secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang was already blowing his beard and staring blankly!

Above the court, everything has exploded!

This Seventh Prince, he is truly indescribable and never stops talking!

Opening up the maritime ban doesn't count, but we also need to pay attention to merchants, and even allow them to become officials in the court?!

Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, has been an unshakable national policy throughout history!

Is it difficult? Does the Seventh Prince not know about the rebellion of L ü Buwei?!

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up, trembling with anger.

What kind of good governance strategy is this? It really wants to shake the foundation of Laozi!!!

How did I give birth to such a spendthrift?!

If this Ming Dynasty were to be handed over to you, within a year, the country would not perish!!

Zhu Yuanzhang was originally from a peasant background and looked down upon merchants from the bottom of his heart. Zhu Zhan even proposed to value merchants and allowed them to enter the court as officials, which made Zhu Yuanzhang's beard stand up in anger!

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