Because I really intend to kill the hero.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words were filled with killing intent, causing the audience in front of the screen to feel a chill down their necks.
At the same time, he looked at the general who was wearing armor before and compared him to Zhu Yuanzhang who was now wearing a dragon robe.
They could also feel the change in Zhu Yuanzhang.
Before this.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a general, and everything he did was to rebuild the Han Dynasty.
Now.
Zhu Yuanzhang was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Everything he did was for the people.
The two had different goals, so naturally, they had different ways of doing things. Killing meritorious officials was naturally not allowed when they were generals, but if they wanted to be rulers, they had to kill.
Lin Yi nodded and said with certainty,"Killing meritorious officials and a wise ruler do not conflict.”
"A chaotic world needs heavy punishment!"
"The change in the identities of the founding heroes caused them to drift further and further away from the demands of the people. They were proud of their achievements and acted recklessly. The entire Ming Dynasty was in a foul mood. Zhu Yuanzhang severely punished corruption with iron-blooded and tough methods, and also made the atmosphere of the court officials clean!”
Everyone knew the cruelty of Taizu's methods, but they did not see the meaning behind them.
Killing meritorious officials was naturally criticized by others.
Yes.
It was also this action that allowed the Darming Dynasty to have an even more stable court.
However, the people of the later generations were a little too narrow-minded!
If it wasn't for Taizu's iron-blooded method to clean up the court, how could the Ming Dynasty be stable for so long?
Lin Yi's voice continued,"Although Taizu's methods were cruel, he only targeted the nobles and officials. He never targeted the people! At the beginning of the founding of the country, Taizu knew the sufferings of the people and immediately reduced taxes in some areas. In the second year of Hongwu, he even temporarily exempted taxes on a large scale. In the following years, he also temporarily exempted taxes in some areas.”
"By the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, the Darming Dynasty's cultivated land had already reached more than thirty million hectares. The lives of the commoners were stable, and history called it the rule of Hongwu!”
"Why isn't Ming Taizu a wise ruler?"
As soon as he said this, the audience in the live broadcast room was dumbfounded. Their fingers on the keyboard were unable to type.
There was no way to refute.
To comment on whether an emperor was a wise ruler, one naturally should not follow the courtiers and dignitaries.
It was what he had done for the people!
If the people are in dire straits, it will be a fatuous monarch who has no way.
If the people were at peace, what right did they have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang was not a wise ruler?
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang on the screen, all the viewers in the live broadcast room agreed with him.
"Zhu Yuanzhang is good at killing meritorious officials. Although it is somewhat wrong, it is also for the sake of the world.”
"That's right. Old Zhu directly said that he was guilty. This means that he also knows that what he did will definitely not be recognized as a wise ruler in the future. But even so, Old Zhu still did it. Isn't this a great courage?”
"Such boldness, can you be a wise ruler?"
Just as the audience was discussing animatedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud."Sir, you really think I'm a wise ruler.”
"But I don't care at all."
Halfway through his laughter, he suddenly restrained his expression and said word by word,"Is it really important whether you are a wise ruler or not? Do I care about the evaluation of future generations? Who cares about his age, who cares about what, I just want to be refreshed.”
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't sound like a ruler at all, but like a boorish man.
Especially after he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang's smug expression made people feel that it was a little ridiculous, but at the same time, they felt a little shocked. After all, how powerful was a ruler who could let go of all opinions?
"Throughout China, all rulers place great importance on the evaluation of future generations. For example, Li Shimin of the Great Tang was like this. Even if he killed his brother and usurped the throne, he still hoped that the future generations would give him the evaluation of a wise ruler.”
"But I don't care. Whether the future generations scold me or praise me, what does it have to do with me?”
When Zhu Yuanzhang said these words, the audience in front of the live broadcast felt that this was no longer the cruel king they had imagined.
This was clearly a ruthless person who could clearly distinguish between love and hate.
His words were similar to Cao Cao's. He would rather let the world down than let the world down.
However, Cao Cao's words were somewhat selfish, while Zhu Yuanzhang was fearless and saw through everything.
"Old Zhu is fearless. He doesn't care about anything and isn't afraid of anything!”
"Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, Old Zhu has never been afraid of being judged by future generations. As long as anyone dares to make the people suffer, he will dare to kill them.”
"Old Zhu's behavior is a bit higher than Li Shiming's.”
"Yes, Li Shi Min never kills meritorious officials, but is it because he doesn't want to? No! He's afraid that future generations will scold him."
"But Old Zhu isn't afraid. Why? Because Li Shimin was not in the right position, if he wanted to kill him, it was very likely that someone would rebel. So what if he killed them all? He was strong and willful!”
Amidst the discussion.
On the screen.
Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled disdainfully. It was not disdain for Lin Yi, but disdain for the comments of later generations. He continued,"Our Old Zhu is now the emperor and has made many dukes. I can see the nature of those people. After the world is conquered, they want to enjoy life and wealth.”
"But is there a limit to glory and wealth? They want too much, so much that I have no choice but to kill them!”
"Otherwise, corrupt officials will run amok in this world, and the people will not be able to live and work in peace.”
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang had become the emperor, his vision and thoughts were completely different from before.
"Someone advised me to be gentle, to be magnanimous, to have the spirit of a wise ruler, to tolerate, but how can I tolerate it?”
"When the Yuan people unified the world, we couldn't bear it because we would starve to death and become slaves.”
"We can't tolerate these corrupt officials now, because if we tolerate them, the people will starve and the Ming Dynasty will be ruined.”
"So…"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes revealed a vicious look."The only way is to kill them until they are afraid. Even if they embezzled a single cent, we will kill them. If killing one is not enough, then we will kill a hundred people. If it is not enough, then we will kill a hundred thousand people!”
"I don't believe that anyone would dare to be corrupt when the Forbidden City is dyed red with blood!”
This was Zhu Yuanzhang's way of governing the country, and it was also something he had always believed in.
Kill corrupt officials and benefit the people!
What wise ruler, what tyrant, what meaning does the comments of future generations have to me, Old Zhu?
He only wanted the people to live in peace, and he only wanted the Ming Dynasty to be stable!
The magnificence of the Ming Dynasty, the backbone of the Ming Dynasty.
It also began with Taizu!
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]