Su Yang and Zhu Biao's conversation was indeed just an alarmist talk about the Great Ming Dynasty's demise.
It was said that it was not advisable to lower the commercial tax, that the military system was not perfect, and that the wind of enclosure prevailed and harmed for thousands of years.
Indeed, he did not say that he had a way to deal with it.
"Su Yang didn't say it, but my son thinks he definitely has it!" Zhu Biao replied.”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned." Didn't he take the initiative to mention it?”
Thinking of this, Zhu Biao looked embarrassed.
"Su Yang said…he's just a live-in son-in-law. He doesn't have to worry about such national affairs…"
Seeing Zhu Biao stammer, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Su Yang must have said a lot of rebellious things.
He lowered his head and picked up the secret report on Mao Xiang. It contained the detailed whereabouts of Su Yang and Zhu Tan 'er that day.
When he read Su Yang's words and deeds, Old Zhu was so angry that his beard was trembling.
"Su Yang, what do you mean we only know how to have children in the harem?”
"If his father doesn't have children, will he have a wife to marry?”
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's ridicule, Zhu Biao lowered his head and felt that Su Yang was funny and infuriating.
Su Yang was probably the first son-in-law who dared to say such things about Zhu Yuanzhang, but only made Zhu Yuanzhang scold him twice!
As for the others, as long as they were not Zhu Yuanzhang's biological children, they had to tuck their tails between their legs.
Su Yang, on the other hand, could easily criticize Old Zhu!
Zhu Biao felt that this might be the fearlessness of the ignorant!
He was looking forward to the day when Su Yang found out that his father-in-law was the current Emperor. What kind of expression would he have? It would be very interesting, right?
"Imperial Father, Su Yang is young and it's inevitable for him to speak like a child. Don't lower yourself to his level.”
Zhu Biao had a good impression of Su Yang, so he was naturally willing to put in a good word for him.
Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long breath and said,""Biao 'er, as the Crown Prince, you have read a lot of books with the Great Scholar in recent years.”
"Let me ask you, if what Su Yang said is true, how do you think we should deal with Huaixi's nobility in Fengyang?”
Zhu Biao immediately straightened his body when he heard this. He understood that Zhu Yuanzhang was testing him.
It was not a father versus a son, but an emperor versus the crown prince.
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and then said," There are many generals in Huaixi. This is a serious matter. I feel that we need to be careful when dealing with the matter of land enclosure.”
"Most of them have followed Father to the north and south. Now that the world is stable, if they use thunderous methods, I'm afraid the world will say that Father is mistreating meritorious officials.”
This was Zhu Biao. He was both tough and soft. He agreed to punish Huaixi dignitaries, but he was also worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would have a harsh reputation, so he preferred a small-scale punishment.
It was best to deal with the more serious problems as a warning to others.
As for the others, he would punish them lightly and let them off for the time being.
Normally, Zhu Yuanzhang might have accepted Zhu Biao's suggestion. After all, Zhu Biao was still young, and the Huaixi generals were still useful.
However, after hearing Su Yang's words about the future of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not let it go so easily!
Zhu Biao still did not understand his father.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born poor and relied on himself to survive.
From a young age, he had understood a principle. At a critical moment, survival was the most important. Any reputation was useless.
Was Zhu Yuanzhang afraid of leaving behind a reputation of mistreating meritorious officials?
If he was afraid, Hu Weiyong wouldn't have been able to take over!
What Zhu Yuanzhang cared about the most was to leave behind a stable and peaceful Ming Dynasty for Zhu Biao and let the Zhu family's descendants stabilize the country.
To achieve this goal, not to mention killing a group of Huaixi elites.
Even if he killed them all, Zhu Yuanzhang would do it!
Especially now that he heard that once the wind of enclosure prevailed, it would push the Ming Dynasty to the brink of destruction. How could Zhu Yuanzhang tolerate it?
According to Old Zhu's usual practice, he should have asked Mao Xiang to investigate and collect evidence.
Then, he would instruct Prime Minister Hu Weiyong to impeach him at the court meeting, and then he would decide the case.
In the end, he dealt with this bunch of Huaixi dignitaries with great pain.
His face and inner thoughts were all taken into consideration!
But for some reason, because of Su Yang's appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang did not plan to do so.
He wanted to know if there was a way to solve this problem if he could see the future son-in-law of seven or eight generations of emperors.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to solve the problem once and for all!
It was not as simple as dealing with a few dignitaries.
There was no end to the number of dignitaries. When the old dignitaries fell, the new dignitaries would stand up again.
As long as they did not solve the problem of land acquisition from the root, there would still be people who would take the risk when new forces rose.
The Han people's desire for land was carved into their bones!
Fighting for the world was essentially fighting for this piece of land!
"Let's put this matter aside for now. I want to hear Su Yang's opinion.”
When Zhu Biao heard this, he frowned. Su Yang's opinion was not something he could listen to just because he wanted to hear it.
Whether Su Yang was willing to say it or not depended entirely on his mood!
Zhu Biao was now in contact with Su Yang as a businessman, so he could not force him to do so in the name of the Crown Prince.
The Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was even less impressive.
In Su Yang's heart, his current identity was that of a rich man who had abandoned Zhu Tan 'er!
If Su Yang saw his father-in-law visiting, he would probably say something to tease him. He was afraid that he would play some tricks on the old man!
"Father, Su Yang is a straightforward person. I can't guarantee that I can get anything out of him.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. After a while, he asked,"I heard that Second Brother went to find trouble with Su Yang?”
"Yes." Zhu Biao didn't hide anything and told him about the incident where he met the servant of Prince Qin's Mansion.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed in anger after hearing this." This Second Brother, all these years, he only has skills and no brains!”
"What did Su Yang do to offend him?”
"He hasn't visited his own sister many times, and his brother-in-law has only been married for less than three months, and he's already looking for trouble!”
"Next year, send him to the vassal states early so that he won't anger us in the palace!”
Zhu Yuanzhang lectured his son, and Zhu Biao could only lower his head and listen.
After Old Zhu vented his anger, he said,"Since Second Brother likes to find trouble with Su Yang so much, then I'll leave this matter to him. Isn't Second Brother close to a few Huaixi generals? Let him stir up this mess."
Zhu Biao's heart skipped a beat.
Did Imperial Father want Second Brother to be a whetstone?
The whetstone was a method used by past emperors to temper their descendants.
It meant to use this whetstone to create trouble for the person who was being trained to solve it.
In history, the King of Yan, Zhu Di, had once been Zhu Biao's whetstone.
Therefore, Zhu Di's growth speed was very fast in the later stages.
Emperor Kangxi also used this trick, but he went overboard. His sons were too outstanding, resulting in the tragic scene of the Nine Dragons fighting for the throne.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang actually made the king of Qin Zhu Wei become a whetstone for Su Yang, this son-in-law. This was something Zhu Biao did not expect.
Is our second son so cheap?
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