Chapter 77 What did you say?

After all, Lao Zhu was a man who had experienced many ups and downs, and he was able to calm down even in his rage.

After all, it would be embarrassing for him to tell others about his anger with his own child. Moreover, in his opinion, what Zhu Chong said was just empty talk and he had no idea about the difficulties of governing a country.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang did not deny that some of what Zhu Chong said had merits, but they might not be suitable for the current Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang is now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Only he himself knows what the Ming Dynasty is like now and what difficult situation it is in.

It is absolutely a good thing that his son is concerned about state affairs and wants to change the current situation of the country. He should not be suppressed but encouraged. As for how to make the decision, that is the business of the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear about the relationship between the state, the monarch and his subjects, so he endured it again and again, and suppressed the evil anger aroused by Zhu Chong.

There was no movement from Old Zhu's side, and Zhu Biao in the front hall finally breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that his father had passed away, or could it be that his father himself also felt that what the second son said was right?

Zhu Biao calmed down and asked the question in his heart: "Second brother, according to what you said, even if we lift the maritime ban, those treacherous people will still take advantage of the loopholes, collude with the Japanese pirates, and continue to harm the people!"

"That's right." Zhu Chong nodded, offering a compliment. "No wonder Big Brother is the Crown Prince. He saw through the crux of the matter so quickly. It took me quite a while to figure this out!"

"That's enough, let's get down to business!" Zhu Biao was a little amused, but only after hearing Zhu Chong say this did he feel that the person in front of him was still the same eccentric Zhu Chong.

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's not our turn to dictate national policy yet. Uh, okay, I say."

"Lifting the maritime ban is only the first step. It doesn't mean everything will be fine. We need to formulate a series of measures."

"For example, several times a year, or even more than a dozen times, different imperial censors would be assigned to conduct inspections along the southeastern coast, with a focus on officials and merchants in the coastal cities."

"Then we must intensify our preparations for war. With so many rivers and such a long coastline, how can we not have a large navy?"

"Speaking of which, it's really our father who's out of tune. Chen Youliang won so easily that he had the illusion that the navy wasn't important..."

"Don't mention those trivial things, just get to the point!" Zhu Biao was sweating again when he heard this and quickly interrupted him.

"Oh, let's talk about the key point, right? Yes, the key point!" Zhu Chong was talking excitedly when Zhu Biao interrupted him. He sorted out his thoughts and continued, "The key point is to eliminate it from the root."

"Have the Ministry of Rites write to those fools in Japan. Also, chop off a bunch of the pirates' heads and hang them directly on the Japanese coastline. It would be best if we could stack them in a row to deter those little bastards."

"We can't sit idle in our country either. The inspectors, once verified by our father's Jinyiwei, will be dealt with on the spot, strictly, severely, and swiftly. Doesn't our father like to execute entire families, exterminate three or nine clans? Let's take action against these people!"

"In front of all the people, raid their homes, kill everyone in their family, and hang their heads all over the city walls. If there aren't enough on the walls, hang them on the seashore to intimidate the people and warn the Japanese pirates."

"Yes, if someone from our Ming Dynasty pretends to be a pirate or a Japanese pirate, the crime will be even more severe. The lightest punishment is the extermination of three clans, while in serious cases, nine or ten clans can be exterminated..."

"You, you, you..." Zhu Biao was stunned by Zhu Chong's sudden change of attitude. His second brother, who had just been out of tune, suddenly became murderous and wanted to kill the entire family at any time, exterminate three or nine clans. This scene really made it impossible to continue watching.

"Brother, in extraordinary times, we must use extraordinary measures. To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself. You cannot be soft-hearted when dealing with those guys who bring disaster to the country and the people!" Zhu Chong had an unsatisfied expression on his face and even taught Zhu Biao a lesson.

Zhu Biao was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Zhu Chong to be such a person. He even seemed to see some shadows of his father in Zhu Chong.

When Old Zhu used to yell about killing someone, he looked almost the same as Zhu Chong in front of him, except that the Zhu Chong in front of him was more extreme and more cruel than Old Zhu!

But when Old Zhu in the back hall heard what Zhu Chong said, his eyes were filled with brilliance and excitement that could not be expressed in words.

It turned out to be his own child, and he did not bring shame to the Zhu family. Although the means were a bit cruel, it was indeed as that kid said, extraordinary times call for extraordinary means to deal with the bastards who are harming the country and the people. What is there to be polite about?

Old Zhu now really looks at his son with new respect, but he is a little puzzled.

Could it be that the second brother's usual aggressive behavior of grabbing cats and teasing dogs is all fake? Otherwise, how could he come up with these things when he is causing trouble all the time? Old Zhu just doesn't believe it.

"No, second brother, you are too cruel. It goes against the harmony of nature. We can't govern the country like this!" Zhu Biao waved his hands repeatedly.

Hearing Zhu Biao say the words "harmful to the harmony of heaven", Zhu Chong almost burst out laughing. Just as he was about to explain, he suddenly remembered something. With a playful and joking look on his face, he asked Zhu Biao, "Brother, tell me the truth."

Seeing Zhu Chong like this, Zhu Biao felt a pang in his heart, thinking that he had revealed his true identity and was seen through by him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Chong's next words almost scared him to death.

"Did Dad recently tell you that he was going to take action against Old Hu? Now that you know about it, you're trying your best to dissuade him?"

Zhu Chong has been thinking about the fact that the matter between Empress Ma and Zhu Xiongying has been brought forward recently. He feels that some things in history have been brought forward. Seeing Zhu Biao so anxious today, he naturally thought of that.

The Hu Weiyong case was the most extensive, prolonged, and had the largest number of people killed among the four major cases in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty!

In order to consolidate the power of the prime minister, Zhu Yuanzhang not only killed Hu Weiyong, but also delayed the process for more than ten years and killed over 100,000 people.

Many of them were innocent people. Just because they said something to Hu Weiyong or his subordinates, or had any contact with him, even the smallest thing, their entire family was executed.

So compared with Old Zhu, what Zhu Chong just said is really a drop in the bucket, they are not on the same level.

"What did you say?" Zhu Biao's voice suddenly became sharp, his face turned red instantly, and he almost stood up.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was listening in the back hall, was also deeply shocked at this moment. He was indeed very dissatisfied with Hu Weiyong's recent behavior of monopolizing power, but except Mao Xiang, almost no one knew that he wanted to take action against Hu Weiyong.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself had not figured out how to deal with Hu Weiyong, but he didn't expect that Zhu Chong already knew about it!