The sun was setting in the west, and the emperor and the crown prince also reviewed the day's recitals. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The crown prince was about to get up to say goodbye, but the emperor stopped him.

"There's nothing important in the East Palace today, right?" The emperor looked up at him and asked.

The prince hurriedly turned around and replied respectfully, "It's nothing." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "Then sit down and talk before leaving." I have something to tell you. ”

The setting sun shone in from the window and shone on Zhao Gan's dragon robe today, making the dragon on the dragon robe seem to be moving slowly, giving people a sense of intimidation that they dare not look at directly.

The prince replied, "Okay," and sat down at the other end of the carved coffee table.

The emperor made tea with his own hands.

The crown prince wanted to help, but was stopped by the emperor. The prince watched him make tea quietly.

Of course, the prince's calm is superficial, but in fact, his heart fluctuates somewhat.

The emperor usually doesn't chat with him in such a tone, and he knows that the emperor must have something important to tell him this time.

The water in the teapot has been boiled, the emperor slowly poured it into the teacup, and suddenly, the tea leaves in the teapot that were rolled into the end continued to float upward, and because the tea leaves were heated and emitted the pale green substance was like wisps of green smoke in the water constantly sinking and floating, getting bigger and lighter, and then, the color of the tea in the teacup became greener and greener, and the fragrance became stronger and stronger, and soon the fragrance filled the whole room.

"Watching Your Majesty order tea, I can't help but think of the allusion of Master Qian's ordering tea, and Your Majesty can be regarded as the three-flavor hand of ordering tea in the country." Prince Zhao Yuliang said sincerely.

These words somewhat pleased the emperor, and a faint smile appeared on the emperor's face.

After a cup of tea, the emperor stood up and walked to the window, turned his back to the crown prince Zhao Yuliang and said, "Liang'er, what do you think of me as a king?" ”

Zhao Yuliang didn't dare to answer rashly, and thought for a while before replying: "Your Majesty governs the country well, appoints the virtuous and able, and is diligent in government and loves the people, and he is really a saint who is rare in a hundred years." ”

There are elements of truthful answers and exaggerated praises.

However, objectively speaking, the prince does feel that this king is not bad.

"Really?" The emperor smiled slightly and turned around.

The prince smiled and nodded.

The emperor asked again: "What do you think of Guo Mao, the book of soldiers?" ”

When the prince saw that he asked such a sensitive topic, he didn't dare to answer completely according to his inner thoughts, he looked at the emperor and replied respectfully: "Lord Guo is brave and good at fighting, and he is a rare general. ”

"Then do you think he is suitable to sit in the position of the secretary of the military department?" The emperor suddenly raised his voice and asked, and his gaze at Zhao Yuliang instantly became sharp.

If it is really not suitable to sit in this position from the perspective of Guo Mao's personality and means of doing things, not to mention that Guo Mao's relationship with Hei/Dao is too close, this will naturally bring bad atmosphere.

However, Zhao Yuliang didn't want to tell him what was in his heart, so he said: "Erchen has experienced few things and has limited knowledge, so I don't dare to comment on this matter easily." ”

The emperor sneered: "Haven't you always had a unique vision in recognizing and employing people? This time, I asked you, why are you cringing again? ”

"Your Majesty naturally has His Majesty's reason for employing people, and his sons dare not put their beaks lightly." The prince said softly.

"It's not that you don't dare to put your beak lightly, you just don't like him in this position at all, but you're afraid that I will criticize you, so you don't dare to say it, do you think I can't see that little bit of your thoughts?" The emperor said word by word, his tone became more and more excited, and he became more and more severe.

The prince hurriedly knelt down and said, "Erchen doesn't dare." ”

The emperor sneered again and said, "Don't you dare? What did you do that came along with me? When have you ever taken my feelings into account? ”

This is clearly the accountability of the prince.

Cold sweat seeped from the prince's forehead and back unconsciously.

The crown prince knew that the emperor was angry now, so he didn't dare to say anything that might make him angry, so he had to kneel quietly.

The emperor was extremely dissatisfied with his reaction, and said angrily: "I asked you something." ”

The crown prince sighed and said, "The retainers know that there are many immature aspects of their past performance, so they are willing to accept His Majesty's punishment. ”

The emperor snorted coldly and said, "I know what you think in your heart, but I tell you plainly - some of the decisions I made were not my intention. ”

Zhao Yuliang glanced up at him.

The eyes of father and son met.

One is angry, the other is cramped and restless, but there is something untamable hidden in the depths of his gaze.

The emperor took off his robe and sat down on the dragon chair, stretched out his hand to pick up a cup of tea and drank it all, and then stared at him and said: "A king must have a loyal and a traitorous and two important ministers by his side, just like a man must have a left hand and a right hand, and a car must have two wheels on the left and right, only in this way can the effect of balanced progress be achieved." ”

"If I blindly reuse loyal ministers, it will inevitably lead to the phenomenon of excessive power and prestige of some ministers, which is a taboo in governing the country. But if there is a traitor who can compete with the number one among the loyal ministers, then the whole court will reach a kind of equilibrium, and I can sit firmly in this position. ”

Zhao Yuliang didn't dare to answer, but listened quietly.

The emperor looked at the crown prince for a while, and said: "Liang'er, you are still young and don't know the way of the unification of the world. ”

Zhao Yuliang nodded and said, "Erchen understands. ”

The emperor leaned over the crown prince slightly and said: "A person who does great things cannot be without opponents, if not, he must also create one, so I must continue to create opponents for these ministers, so as to achieve the effect of mutual checks and balances and mutual supervision." Then the emperor went back and said, "Liang'er, you will one day sit in my position, and then you will understand what I said." ”

Of course, the prince understood what he meant, but he felt that Guo Mao had betrayed him too much, so he had to guard against it. But he didn't say what he really thought, he knew that if he said this at this moment, it would inevitably cause the emperor to be furious, so he replied respectfully: "Your Majesty's teachings have all been remembered, thank you, Your Majesty." ”

He only said that he remembered, but did not say that he understood.

The emperor was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he squinted his eyes slightly and said, "Do you have reservations about my words?" ”

Zhao Yuliang hurriedly said: "Erchen doesn't dare. ”

With a "snap", the emperor slapped his hand on the table.

The voice was very loud, and Zhao Yuliang hurriedly lowered his head.

The emperor pointed at Zhao Yuliang and said, "You obviously don't think so, why do you pretend to be approved?" ”

Zhao Yuliang only felt that he was not a person at the moment, so he had to say softly: "Erchen is in favor of His Majesty's 'loyal and traitorous ministers check and balance each other', but what Erchen doesn't approve of is - does that traitor have to be Guo Mao?" ”

There are still many things that Guo Mao is suspicious, and Zhao Yuliang guesses that the emperor doesn't fully know what Guo Mao is doing outside.

The emperor was not so angry when he heard this, after all, this was also a rare time for the prince to say what was in his heart to him. The emperor said in a much softer tone than before: "That's because he is the most loyal to me among so many traitors." ”

Monarchs prefer to look at their loyalty first and then their abilities. And there's nothing wrong with that.

Zhao Yuliang didn't dare to say anything, nodded and said, "Erchen understands." (To be continued.) )