Zhu Yan patiently explained to Zhu Zaiyao: "In fact, Wang Mang's new system is not completely undesirable. Wang Mang changed the land in the world to Wang Field, and replaced the private land with Wang Field; slaves and servants were changed to private land, and like Wang Field, they were not allowed to buy and sell. Later, they reformed the currency system and the official system, and stipulated that the official business of salt and iron were nationalized, and the mountains, rivers and rivers were taken back. At the same time, they rested with the people. Logically speaking, it was considered good governance, but his reform was still wrong. Not only did he not rest with the people, but he harmed the people too much, which led to the prevalence of private coins among the people, and the money was worthless; the powerful family took advantage of the tricks; in addition, the "natural disasters", a large number of people could not eat. The separatist enslaved the people, and the people had no place to live. Only then did they perish."

After Zhu Yan said that, he couldn't help but smile. Of course he understood that these things were too profound, so Zhu Zaiyao certainly didn't understand them very much.

Zhu Yan continued at this time: "Your Highness, in fact, in this world, is it just Wang Mang who has done bad things with kindness? Many times, the national policy is not bad, but it is just inappropriate, just like... Just like the foreign policy of Zhenguo Mansion, I know that Zhenguo Duke's move is actually for the court's consideration and has far-reaching plans. Zhenguo Duke is also a rare loyal minister, but when it comes to the real discussion of foreign policy, it is really ridiculous."

When Zhu Zaiyao heard this, he was stunned for a moment and his brows frowned slightly, obviously a little unhappy.

The pretty Wang Mang, Cao Cao and Hu Weiyong actually talked about Uncle Ye? They even said that the policies implemented by Uncle Ye are ridiculous?

So Zhu Zaiyao said in a silly voice: "How ridiculous? I think you are ridiculous."

This is how children are. If they don’t agree with others, they will directly refute that even if the current prince is serious in Zhu Yan, they are still a child close to five years old.

Zhu Yan was not angry, but continued to say patiently: "Your Highness, the Duke of Zhenguo advocated that the southerners shed horses. If the southerners were as skilled as the Tatars, the strategy of the Zhenguo Mansion was not wrong. But the key to the problem is that the southerners were good at farming but not good at riding and shooting. Now the Zhenguo Mansion has encouraged a large number of young and strong people to come out of the pass. This desert is no more dangerous than within the pass. Once the Tatars attack, there will be corpses everywhere and countless casualties. Wouldn't such a strategy kill the people? Your Highness, the people of the Ming Dynasty are His Majesty and His Highness's people. If the people are slaughtered, I wonder if this is a good or a bad government?"

Zhu Zaiyao was holding his face in his arms, obviously feeling angry, but for a moment he didn't know how to refute, so he looked at Li Dongyang and said, "What do Master Li think?"

Li Dongyang looked down and said lightly: "Your Highness, Mr. Zhu's speech is serious, but the old minister also thinks this is not a good policy. Now many gentry in various prefectures are complaining. Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty is based on agriculture, but now many people are abandoning the wasteland, resulting in the desolation of the countryside. Your Highness, if this continues, it will be a bad thing. Farming is the foundation. Once it is fundamentally shaken, the foundation of the country will be shaken. This is the way to cause disaster. Please think twice."

Zhu Zaiyao's little face looked very unhappy and said, "But Uncle Ye has never..."

Zhu Yan hurriedly said at this moment: "Your Highness, if you are a man, you will make mistakes. How dare you criticize Duke Zhenguo? It's just... Since I eat the king's fortune, how can I not speak up for justice when encountering such a thing? My subordinates are definitely not targeting Duke Zhenguo. It's because the country has reached a critical point, my ministers..."

"Okay, okay." Zhu Zaiyao interrupted. He really didn't want to continue listening to Zhu Yan's continued ill words about his uncle Ye, and then said: "If Uncle Ye is wrong, is his father a fool?"

Well……

Children's logic is always unintelligible.

Zhu Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty is the wise king."

Zhu Zaiyao said affirmatively: "Then there will be no mistakes. If you worry too much, your father will not be wrong, and Uncle Ye will not be wrong. Let's continue talking about Wang Mang."

At this moment, Zhu Yan was stunned.

Li Dongyang's face was filled with deep worries. He clearly felt that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said this, many Hanlins shook their heads secretly.

In fact, this time the southerners shed their horses really hurt many gentry, and the criticism of these gentry was naturally reflected on the Qingliu.

This kind of criticism was actually not a problem, but it just happened that the king of the country was now. His Royal Highness was the time to win people's hearts. At least although he was young and worried, he could give people some hope.

So Li Dongyang smiled and said, "Your Majesty is young, so let's talk about it first. The country's major policies were not mentioned at this time."

It was difficult for the Hanlin people to continue to talk about the topic just now. They patiently talked about Wang Mang's new policy, while Zhu Zaiyao was angry, as if he was angry. Fortunately, he was very well-educated and did not show it even though he was young.

By the end of the lecture, Zhu Zaiyao was already hungry and was about to return to the harem to eat his mother's breast milk. He was not young anymore, but he still loved this style, which was considered to be a childlike innocence.

Unexpectedly, the Hanlins retreated. Liu Xi was about to pick him up, but Li Dongyang deliberately stayed and smiled and said, "Can your highness listen to what the old minister said?"

Zhu Zaiyao waved his hand and asked Liu Xi to retreat, saying, "What do you have to say about Master Liu? Come on, partner Liu, give Master Li a seat."

Liu Xi brought a small Jindun to Li Dongyang. Li Dongyang sat down, stroked his beard, looked at Zhu Zaiyao with a little kindness, and then said, "Your Highness, the old minister has served the emperor for several generations. Your Highness must have heard of the deeds of the previous emperor of Hongzhi. When the previous emperor was there, he always treated his subordinates like a spring breeze, which makes people remember it in their hearts. Alas..."

Zhu Zaiyao nodded in a vague way and said, "Everyone says the First Emperor is good, but what's the First Emperor good?"

Li Dongyang looked at Zhu Zaiyao deeply and said, "No matter whether the ministers are wrong or not, they will never be stern and rude. They have always been gentle and elegant, so the ministers dare to speak out. Even if the emperor does not adopt their suggestions, people can understand the emperor's kindness."

Zhu Zaiyao pinched his chin and pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Oh, I understand. Even if I don't like Master Zhu's words just now, I shouldn't be strict with him, right?"

The prince is very smart and can be taught by his children. Li Dongyang is also a very patient person. In this regard, Xie Qian and Liu Jian are far inferior to him. Li Dongyanghe continued to smile and said, "The prince is so smart."

"But...they..." Although Zhu Zaiyao understood what Li Dongyang meant, he was still a little dissatisfied.

Li Dongyang smiled and said, "As for the matter of Zhenguo, the subjects' doubts are understandable. Your Highness, governing a big country is like cooking a small freshman."
Chapter completed!