It's impossible to truly rest easy. The emperor always finds ways to keep people moving forward and constantly spur them on. It's impossible to live a life of leisure and enjoy wealth forever. Military officers have their own duties and definitions.
To be honest, if some military officers wanted to enjoy their wealth and status, that was fine with them. Zhu Yunying didn't mind if they enjoyed their wealth and status or acted arrogantly at times.
But the crucial point is that these families with military merits are needed when it matters most. They can be content with enjoying life and act arrogantly. But when war comes, these families with military merits will be eager to don their armor and go into battle.
This is the definition of military merit. If they can't even do these things, they should be prepared to be eliminated.
It seems the current emperor is intentionally trying to deal with certain people and purge some military officers; he has to do it.
Zhu Yunying understood these principles, Chang Mao probably understood them as well, and many military officers also understood them.
Everyone understands these principles, but whether they can recognize them and then respond accordingly is another matter entirely. After all, the world is full of people who understand these principles but refuse to change and continue to do as they please.
The continuous summons of important officials is a fairly clear signal. Perhaps some people should know that something is about to happen, and perhaps some people should know that in the coming period, many people's lives will probably not be so easy.
But there was nothing that could be done, because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had decided to make some changes, and many people were clearly powerless to resist—that was the reality. After all, they were facing a young, ambitious emperor, a Son of Heaven who held immense power.
To think that one could contend with an emperor like that would be somewhat presumptuous.
Zhu Yunying clearly understood these principles, but he also knew that there would definitely be some people who wanted to resist, and perhaps some people would think they were trying to stop a chariot with their bare hands.
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