A naughty child always has the concept of "those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish". Whoever treats him well will receive his affection, and whoever treats him badly will repay him twice... To put it nicely, this is called reciprocity, but to put it bluntly, it is full of rudeness, but he is very vengeful.

Thinking of the ruthless suppression of the civil servant group in history after Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, Chen Xi probably understood how heavy Zhu Houzhao's rebellious thoughts were.

Chen Xi frowned slightly and said, "No matter how autocratic Shaofu and Grand Secretary Li are, the Ming Dynasty will be yours after all... You are just the prince now, why are you anxious?"

Zhu Houzhao sat down and laughed, "It's still the sir who can see clearly. Actually... I think so too! Even if they shout happily now, they can't keep it if the Ming Dynasty leaves them. They don't like me, nor do they like me, but as long as I become the emperor, I will ask them to see my strength well..."

"They always think I am a child and say bad things about me in front of my father all day long. They don't agree with what I do well, and they even criticize me if I do not. What is most annoying is that even the father recognizes me is that they can even find faults!"

"Mr. Chen, in the future, I ascend the throne as emperor. You will be the chief minister. We teachers and students will work together. You will help me manage the country well and let the people live and work in peace. I will be a leisurely and comfortable emperor. Or we will lead our troops to the grassland together, and fight the Tartars all over the ground to find teeth... What do you think?"

Chen Xi didn't know where Zhu Houzhao came from, but after thinking about it carefully, he guessed that it might be related to Queen Zhang's usual outlook on her ears.

Although Empress Zhang has a lot of reputation in history and has no intervention in politics, she is always a jealous woman no matter what. Zhu Youzhang's lineage has been distant from Zhu Houzhao and has nothing to do with her. The idea that Empress Zhang instilled in her son is to let her truly control the court and have absolute power.

The belittlement of Zhu Houzhao by the people in the court will only arouse Queen Zhang's anger. Queen Zhang often complains in front of her husband and son. Over time, Zhu Houzhao regards her mother's words as a classic and believes it without doubt.

Chen Xidao: "War is not as easy as you think. In a sense, fighting is actually making money. Only when the national treasury is sufficient can you use troops with confidence and boldness without worrying that the court will go bankrupt at any time. When you become an emperor in the future and the national treasury is rich, you can recruit me to fight. As a subject, I naturally cannot object, but the specific strategies and tactics must be formulated in accordance with the rules... Alas, let's talk about everything after you truly ascend the throne!"

Zhu Houzhao was very excited after hearing Chen Xi's words and said, "Hey, as long as the sir can obey my orders, I was the emperor at that time, and you were the chief minister. I was excited just by thinking about this matter, but... I had to die of illness and I could succeed to the throne. I felt bored after thinking about it."

"If I could make the decision now, I would immediately reuse Mr. Chen and prevent Mr. Chen from staying in a place like Huguang... Alas, this place is still not as prosperous as Jiangnan and the capital!"

Most of the time, Zhu Houzhao is a child who is naughty and willful, but he is kind by nature. Even if he occasionally shows off his strength, it is due to his good face. He understands many basic things.

Chenxi Road: "The south of the Yangtze River is the hometown of fish and rice, and Huguang is a proverb that "Huguang is familiar with the world's food and clothing" is the reason."

"After Taizu founded the country, the grain output in the two lakes increased rapidly, and it has become a granary in the world. The grain produced here is closely related to the lives of the people. The prosperity of the capital is because it is the capital and is the political, economic, cultural and military center of the country."

"Although Huguang looks inconspicuous, it carries the hope of food and clothing for all the people in the world. As the crown prince and the crown prince of the country, you cannot look down on this fertile land!"

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said, "Tsk, I think this is a barren land. I'm sorry, Mr. Wang is selling melons and boasting. Mr., let me first agree that the first thing I do as an emperor is to transfer you back to Beijing. Then you will teach me the principles of governing the country and being a human being. I will approve all the yamen you want to enter, even if you want to be the prime minister!"

Perhaps Zhu Houzhao has heard many historical stories told by Chen Xi, and is very enthusiastic about prime ministers like Cao Cao, Li Linfu, and Wang Anshi. He wanted to abolish the cabinet system and re-establish the prime minister at a young age. This is also related to his father Zhu Youzhe's praise of cabinet civil servants, repeatedly suppressing naughty children and then becoming disgusted with the cabinet system.

In fact, in the Hongzhi Dynasty, the position of the chief minister of the cabinet was basically the same as that of the prime minister. Especially in the late Hongzhi period, the court's affairs were basically handled by Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they were uncrowned prime ministers.

However, even the rules left by the Hongwu Dynasty could not be recognized by the substantial prime minister. The Ming Dynasty did not establish a prime minister, and the restrictions imposed by cabinet ministers were much higher than those of prime ministers. The best proof of the six ministries not being under the jurisdiction of the cabinet was that Liu Jian could never be compared with Hu Weiyong in the early Ming Dynasty.

Chen Xi didn't want to discuss this nonsense with Zhu Houzhao anymore and said, "Let's talk about everything when you ascend the throne!"

There was not much taboo when the teacher and student talked, just like when talking about Zhu Houzhao's ascendance to the throne, Chen Xi did not deliberately avoid it, and he said everything he should say.

Logically speaking, as a minister, you cannot discuss major events like the inheritance of the throne, because this will seem disrespectful to the current emperors. However, because Chen Xi and Zhu Houzhao are often not big or small, they think it is nothing to say. Even if Zhu Houzhao says it out, in the eyes of Zhu Youzhao, Liu Jian and others, Zhu Houzhao is still childless and no one will care about it.

The Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and there is no concern for literary inquisition until now. As long as civil servants do not slander the emperor, they basically dare to speak.

Zhu Houzhao might have thought that she was leaving and wanted to chat with Chen Xi for a few more words, but she laughed until very late and was not sleepy.

Chen Xi could see that people in this era are used to going to bed early and getting up early. Only those who come from later generations or those who are like Zhu Houzhao who are slept and waiting to die will not feel sleepy at night and will have to stay up until very night before going to bed.

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The next morning, Chen Xi asked someone to prepare a carriage and take Zhu Houzhao out of Wuchang Mansion.

Before he could set off, a man from the yamen of the governor's office came. Chen Xi thought that Ma Zhongxi would send a minor official here, but who would have thought that the dignified vassal master would actually come in person.

Chen Xi said to Zhu Houzhao: "If you don't want anyone to know that you ran away to Huguang privately, just get on the carriage!"

"Hehe, sir, don't you dare to let someone know? But I can give you face!" After Zhu Houzhao said, he got on the carriage with a smile on his face.

Ma Zhongxi got off the sedan chair and came to Chenxi to salute. Ma Fantai seemed extremely cautious and looked at the carriage that had been sent to Chenxi, and said directly: "I just got the news from the capital that the Duke of Changguo named Mrs. Jin in May. The court ordered that the local people should not accept the festive affairs! Your Majesty was ill in the dragon body, and he was headed by the Prime Minister Liu Shaofu of the Cabinet to take charge of the funeral."

Chen Xi was slightly surprised.

This newly-deceased Mrs. Jin from Changguo is nothing but Zhu Youting's mother-in-law, Queen Zhang's mother, and Zhu Houzhao's grandmother.

Zhu Houzhao's grandmother died in the capital, but unfortunately, his grandson, was still stranded in the two lakes and could not rush back to attend the funeral in time.
Chapter completed!