The next morning, in the palace.

Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan of Longqing had just finished breakfast, and had a few casual gossips with Zhu Yijun, the crown prince who came to ask for peace, and Meng Chong and Feng Bao came together, Feng Bao was still holding a stack of folds in his hand, and his face was a little ugly.

Zhu Zaiyuan glanced at it and asked casually, "Is there a hurry?" ”

Although Feng Bao was not angry with Meng Chong, the rules were still rules, so he could only look at Meng Chong and wait for him to speak.

Meng Chong's face was worried, he took half a step forward, bowed down and said: "Long live Grandpa, the celebrant received a lot of concerts early this morning, all for the sake of the noble sons entering the palace to accompany the prince. Among them, Zhao Ge Lao was the most important, leading dozens of imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to jointly play, and his words were ...... Uh, this, the rhetoric is very aggressive. ”

When Zhu Zaiyuan heard the "very radical words", the corners of his eyebrows jumped subconsciously, stabilized his mind, and asked Feng Bao again: "Feng Bao, are you holding those movements?" Is there a cabinet vote? Who is in charge of today's cabinet? ”

Feng Bao hurriedly stepped forward: "Back to Grandpa, the slave maid only brought the recitals of Zhao Ge Lao and the various Shangshu, and there are too many left, and I can't take it for a while." Today, Mr. Gao is writing the pen, and the joint recital between Zhao Gelao and the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been drafted. ”

Zhu Zaiyuan first heard that there were so many chapters that he couldn't take them, and he couldn't help but be startled, and then when he heard that Gao Gong already had a ticket, he was immediately relieved, relieved, and hurriedly asked: "What did Mr. Gao say?" ”

Feng Bao lowered his head deeply and said cautiously: "Mr. Gao's ticket is going to say: 'There is no recent case in this matter, so it makes the outer court suspicious, please Your Majesty Xiaoyu and the ministers to make it clear that this is not a permanent case. In addition, Mr. Gao also asked the slaves and maids to play His Majesty, saying that the prince is getting older, and he can consider going out of the pavilion to study, which can not only enter the holy school early, but also avoid the discussion of the ministers. ”

Zhu Zaiyuan nodded again and again when he heard this, and said: "You guys on behalf of Zhu Zhu, just say that this matter is just because the prince is lonely in the palace and has been in a dull mood recently, and the second son of the emperor Yi Yi is too young to be with him. The nobles of Jingzhong are all loyal and good for generations, and their children will also be the pillars of the country in the future. However, this matter is not the norm, as long as the prince's mood improves, I will naturally order the sons and daughters to return home, and the ministers do not need to worry too much. ”

The emperor paused, and then said: "What's more, the prince is about to be eight years old, and I am ready to order the prince to go out of the cabinet to study, so that the ministers don't have to worry about the prince being in pleasure." ”

The two of them only agreed and returned to the celebrant for approval.

As soon as the two of them left, the prince Zhu Yijun, who had not spoken, opened his mouth a little sullenly, and said, "Daddy, my son finally has a few companions, and he is going to be sent away again?" (No wind note: The emperor of the Ming Dynasty can be called the emperor by calling the emperor, but most of the time, especially if the relationship between father and son is relatively close, it is no different from the people, and he is directly called father.) By the way, the emperor, empress and even the empress dowager often refer to themselves as "I", rather than "I", "Bengong" or "mourning family", of course, this is also divided into occasions and objects. )

Zhu Zaiyuan glanced around and ordered: "You wait and go down first, I want to talk to the prince about something." ”

The eunuchs and maids in the palace immediately withdrew and waited for the decree outside the palace.

Zhu Yijun said curiously: "Daddy has something to say, they can't get out, are they afraid of leaking?" ”

"You're still young, you don't know that although the palace ban is strict, you can't hide any secrets at all." Zhu Zaiyuan walked up to Zhu Yijun, like an ordinary father, reached out and touched his son's head, and said: "This person, no one is careless, no one will be loyal to you, everyone must have their own selfishness." Let's just say that your big companion Feng Bao, doesn't he have his own selfishness? Why didn't Mr. Gao recommend him as the eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the seal, but recommended Meng Chong? ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned and said, "Why? ”

Zhu Zaiyuan smiled, sat down beside his son without the emperor's shelf, grabbed his little hand and said, "Because, Feng Bao has read a lot and has become your big companion again." ”

"Huh?" Zhu Yijun was even more puzzled and asked, "Isn't it good to read?" How can you understand the truth and do things if you don't read? Especially the celebrant eunuch, if he wants to approve the red for his father, it is impossible for his father to deal with all the things in the world one by one, there will always be some small things for the celebrant to approve by himself, so if the eunuch of the palm print doesn't understand anything, how can he do it well? ”

Zhu Zaigan smiled and said, "This is Mr. Gao's selfishness. ”

Zhu Yijun was taken aback: "What! Gao Ge Lao also has selfish intentions? He...... Isn't he Daddy's most trusted minister? He also has selfish intentions, so what about Daddy? ”

"Don't panic, son." Zhu Zaiyu smiled, touched Zhu Yijun's head again, and said softly but very seriously: "Daddy is going to tell you the most critical thing to be the emperor now, so you must remember the following words, but you can't say it to anyone, not even your mother and concubine, you can only rot in your heart, you know?" ”

Zhu Yijun hurriedly sat up straight, and said with a serious appearance: "The son understands, please show my father." Look at that face, even a little nervous.

Zhu Zaiyuan's face was calm, and he said: "Daddy just told you that anyone will have their own selfishness, and no one is really loyal to you, so to be an emperor, you must be able to distinguish what that person's selfishness is, and only in this way can you choose the right person to use." ”

Zhu Yijun felt a little incomprehensible, and asked with a frown, "Selfishness...... Can you tell the difference? ”

Zhu Zaiyuan smiled and said, "Do you know why Daddy approved Xu Jie's resignation in the first place, and why he tried every means to get Mr. Gao back?" ”

Zhu Yijun hesitated and said: "Gao Ge ...... More loyal? ”

Zhu Zaiyuan shook his head, his face showed a rare firmness, and said: "It is Mr. Gao's selfishness that is harmless to Daddy and Daming, and Xu Jie's selfishness is harmful to Daddy and Daming." ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned again: "Xu Jie's selfishness is harmful, my son can understand it, but why is Gao Ge Lao's selfishness harmless?" ”

"Because what Mr. Gao wants is to assist his father and me in sweeping away the bad and rejuvenating the Ming Dynasty, so that he can leave a name in history and be famous for centuries like Guan Zhongleyi - this is his selfishness." When Zhu Zaiyuan said this, his face gradually turned cold, and he said: "But Xu Jie's is different, Xu Jie's only wants to be distinguished in front of people and admired by his colleagues, as for how I am and how Da Ming is, it is just a trivial matter for him, and he doesn't need to care at all." ”

Zhu Yijun exclaimed: "Xu Ge...... Xu Gong is such a person? ”

Zhu Zaiyuan sneered and did not answer.

Zhu Yijun asked again: "Also, Mr. Gao's selfishness doesn't look like selfishness?" ”

"Everyone in the world wants to be an official, because to be an official is to be in power." Zhu Zaiyuan explained for his son: "But some people are in power for profit, and some people are in power for fame. Those who seek profit are easy to distinguish, but there is a difference between those who seek fame, some people seek the name of the time, and some people seek the name of eternity. ”