Chapter: 55

"My son has met the emperor father and the queen mother." Zhu Gaochi saluted Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun respectfully.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Excuse me."

"Thank you, father, for your kindness."

After Zhu Gaochi stood up straight, he looked up at his father who was sitting on the chair. He saw that his face was still firm, but his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked a little tired from the vicissitudes of life.

Some time ago, Zhu Di often called him to discuss matters with civil servants, and Zhu Gaochi also went to the Qianqing Palace every day to greet him. Zhu Gaochi clearly remembered that his father's previous state was not like this.

Zhu Gaochi suddenly remembered a name - Jiang Xinghuo.

"Which Jiang Xinghuo said something to the father again?" Zhu Gaochi thought to himself.

Zhu Gaochi became more and more curious about this mysterious figure hiding in the prison.

Zhu Di didn't talk too much, and after hiding the causal characters, he simply told Zhu Gaochi about the cycle of the dynasty.

"Chi'er, do you think there is any solution?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Gaochi replied cautiously: "Reporting to my father, according to the historical records I have learned, there is no deviation in this new inference. The contradiction between population and land is indeed the core contradiction of the dynasty. And if we say It is also a fact that reform is extremely difficult, as he said, whether he wants to admit it or not, the emperor himself is the biggest landlord.”

"However, I feel that since His Majesty has seen through this secret, it is possible to formulate policies to prevent land annexation. Not to mention so far, the new policy formulated by His Majesty to suppress land annexation within two or three generations , will definitely be implemented in place, and Da Ming may also be able to extend the national fortune for a long time."

Zhu Di's fingers tapped lightly on the chair.

"I created the world with my own hands, just like your grandfather... Your grandfather is not afraid of those civil servants who were born as gentry and landlords, not to mention one ten, or one hundred thousand, one hundred thousand, one hundred thousand, you Grandpa can't blink when he kills, and so do I."

"But your grandfather has killed so many officials, but he can only scare him for a while, not for a lifetime."

"I killed Fang Xiaoru's Jianwen civil servants only to frighten them for a while, so I don't plan to kill a bunch of officials from time to time like your grandfather."

"But the knife in my hand will always hang over the heads of these gentry and landlords. They are afraid!"

Zhu Di supported the chair, leaned forward, and looked at Zhu Gaochi with majestic eyes.

"But what about you? Those civil servants around you are all big landlords with countless lands."

"It's true that the emperor is the biggest landlord. I can cut my own flesh for the future of Ming Dynasty, but these big landlords below can be so noble that they limit themselves and cut their own flesh?"

Zhu Gaochi raised his head, his voice was very firm.

"Father, my son is the prince of Daming! Not the prince of Wenchen! Give me some time, and there will be a solution!"

Zhu Di was slightly taken aback, then waved his hand boldly and said.

"I'll give you time, since you are the prince of Daming, then think about how Daming can get out of this dynastic cycle, let's go, let's go!"

After a while, looking at Zhu Gaochi's leaving back, Zhu Di suddenly held Empress Xu's hand and said.

"Chi'er was pushed into this dilemma by my own hands..."

"Why did Your Highness call me in such a hurry?"

In the flower hall, Xie Jin, dressed in a green robe and wearing soap boots, hurried over. He was resting today, so he drank wine yesterday and managed to sleep until the sun was up, but was summoned by the eunuch sent by the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi.

At this time, in the flower hall, there were already two green-robed officials with extraordinary appearances sitting upright.

One of them looked calm and sat still while holding tea. The other put down the teacup in his hand and greeted him with a smile.