Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 9: Lao Zhu's Test
Old Zhu stared at him.

The expression on Zhu Yunhuan's face changed constantly.

What Lao Zhu said was heart-wrenching.

I have read quite a few time-travel novels in my previous life.

After those people traveled back to ancient times, they all used the scientific and cultural knowledge they had mastered to attack the ancients in all aspects.

However, if you think about it carefully, isn't it just talk?
Can reality really be the same as what they imagine?

How is that actually possible?
If an ordinary person is not a person with great wisdom, he would probably be beaten by the ancients if he traveled back in time.

Even if you really have the truth, it would be extremely difficult to persuade the ancients to believe in you.

It's like you have the right knowledge but you can't even convince your parents at home.

"Grandpa Emperor, my grandson has confidence in himself."

Zhu Yunhuan got rid of the many chaotic thoughts in his mind.

"When Grandpa Emperor started the rebellion, he was just a commoner. He could conquer the world when he was on horseback, and he could rule the world when he was off horseback."

"If Grandpa Huang can do it, then so can I."

Lao Zhu laughed.

"Not bad, you are worthy of being our old Zhu's grandson, you are quite confident!"

He casually praised her, then changed the subject and said, "Then you know that Grandpa Huang's ability to lead troops in battle was not something he was born with."

"Grandpa Huang also worked in the army for many years, learning from others, summarizing experience, and slowly exploring, and only then did he learn how to command the army and fight."

"You have never been in the army, and you have never led a soldier for a day. Do you really think you can ride a horse and kill the enemy, or even command thousands of troops to fight?"

Lao Zhu's voice suddenly became louder and his tone quickened.

He took a breath and slowly calmed down.

"As for governing the world, that's even harder!"

"Otherwise, why did we invite Song Lian and Liu Ji to come out of retirement and help us govern the world?"

“We don’t know how to govern!”

"Learn from them, learn from the officials of the previous dynasty, and learn from the scholars of the previous dynasty."

"The land and population tax is also calculated based on the land and household population of the previous dynasty, and then it is gradually clarified bit by bit."

"After studying for so many years and appointing so many officials to the court, I have finally learned how to govern the world!"

"There are so many scholars in the Ming Dynasty, who have passed the imperial examinations, won the imperial examinations, and won the top prize. Which one of them is not a great man, and which one is not extremely smart?"

"But even if they passed three tests, killed five generals, and became the top scholar, it would still be far from enough to govern the country."

"They still have to study at the Imperial Academy first and gradually become familiar with practical affairs before they can have the ability to govern the country."

"You are still young, it is normal that you don't know many things."

"But you don't even know how many prefectures and counties our Ming Dynasty has, how many people, how many troops, how many acres of land, yet you dare to boast that you have the ability to govern the world. You really have no shame!"

Zhu Yunhuan's heart also became nervous.

Can a person who has never been exposed to or learned how to govern a country govern the country well?

Not to mention the country, even in the future, which large company would dare to hand over the management to a person without any management experience?

Even the second generation of rich people who take over have to go through a long period of training and learning before they can slowly take over.

Moreover, after most of the rich second-generations took over, the companies began to go downhill.

Many even never recover from the setback.

As for taking over without any training and without being familiar with any business, what's the difference between that and directly letting the company go bankrupt?
Governing a country is far more complicated than managing a company.

Even in the feudal era, the various aspects involved, the breadth of business, and the fierceness of the interest struggles are far beyond the reach of any single company.

Politics and military will always be the highest forms of human organization.

If one fails in a political or military struggle, what is lost is life, and the impact will last for thousands of years.

When a company fails, the worst that can happen is unemployment and bankruptcy.

The two are not in the same dimension at all!
Old Zhu’s words were like enlightenment to me.

He believed that if he had time to study, he would be able to govern a feudal dynasty well.

After all, as time travelers, the later generations have hundreds of years of rich experience, knowledge, vision, and insights that far exceed those of the ancients.

To put it bluntly, it means that you have a level of thinking that far exceeds theirs.

But if he were asked to govern the world now, he really wouldn't know how to start.

Although he had read countless historical novels, they were just novels, and were a far cry from reality. To truly govern the world, he had to spend time understanding, learning, combining theory with practice, and gradually surpassing reality.

"Of course, you don't know how to govern the world, and your second brother Wen'er doesn't know either."

Lao Zhu said: "We can teach slowly, and he can learn slowly."

"Although my body is not as strong as before, I can still hold on for a few more years."

"Governing the world and shouldering the heavy responsibility of the Ming Dynasty is not as easy as you think."

"Do you think what we said is right?"

Zhu Yunhuan stood up, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply.

"Grandpa Huang is right. I will remember this."

"That's good!" Lao Zhu nodded.

"Let me ask you again, neither you nor Wen'er have learned how to command thousands of troops, nor how to govern the world. Why do you think that Wen'er can't do it, and only you can do it?"

"Don't you think what you said is ridiculous?"

Old Zhu stared at Zhu Yunhuan, as if he wanted to see through him.

"No!" Zhu Yunhuan shook his head.

Of course he knows why.

This is not because he is so far-sighted and can see things more clearly than the extremely shrewd Old Zhu.

But because he is a time traveler.

He knows history!
History has already given the answer.

For Mr. Zhu, the future is a mystery, and what will happen after his death is even more of a mystery.

If you can figure it out and make some arrangements, it's already amazing.

How majestic was it when Emperor Qin conquered the world?

But as soon as he died, Zhao Gao and Li Si dared to change the imperial edict and deceive the people of the world.

There are countless great heroes in history. After their death, the political situation immediately underwent earth-shaking changes!
No matter how powerful a person is, he is still a human being after all, not a god, and cannot predict the future.

But he knew it clearly.

Zhu Yunwen can’t be the emperor!

This is the answer from history!
"One leaf can tell the coming of autumn, and a tiny detail can tell the future."

"My second brother and I grew up together. I know his abilities, talents, and character very well."

Zhu Yunhuan said firmly: "Please believe me, Grandfather, my second brother is not capable of shouldering the heavy burden of the Ming Dynasty! Grandfather, you must not pass the throne to him!"

After these words were spoken, Lao Zhu's expression gradually became more solemn.

The atmosphere in the yard also became solemn.

The grandfather and grandson who were chatting happily just now seemed to have turned into stone men at this moment. Only from Old Zhu's aging but still bright pupils, one could still vaguely see the rich emotions contained in them.

No one can fully explain what kind of feeling that is.

Zhu Yunhuan pursed his lips, but ultimately said nothing more.

For some reason, facing Lao Zhu's gaze, he suddenly felt uneasy.

for a long time.

Old Zhu let out a long sigh.

"We, grandpa and grandson, have never talked like we did today, right?"

Old Zhu turned his head and looked at the vegetable patch he had just dug, and said, "Grandpa Emperor has neglected you. When you have time in the future, please come to the palace more often and chat with me."

"Yes, Grandpa Emperor!" Zhu Yunhuan replied softly.

Old Zhu suddenly stood up, paced out of the pavilion, turned around and pointed at the pillars on both sides of the pavilion and said, "I've always wanted to write a couplet for this place, but I can't think of what to write?"

"The great scholars in the court are naturally highly educated and can write good poems and articles."

"But we don't want them to see this place."

"Look at the poem you wrote in the court today. It's quite skillful."

"Why don't you write a couplet for this pavilion?"

"Remember, the couplet should match this vegetable garden, this pavilion, and this courtyard."

(End of this chapter)