On the royal couch, Long Qing was half-leaning on the bright yellow pillows that were stacked high, squinting slightly, and chattering.

The crown prince Zhu Yijun honestly sat on the brocade stool in front of the imperial couch, asked questions from time to time, and nodded again and again, but his face was always a little worried, and even covered up the doubts that arose when he occasionally heard the emperor talk about something he didn't understand.

The father and son just talked like this, and let time fly by, and I don't know how long it was.

After a long time, Zhu Yijun saw that his father had fallen into deep thought, and he didn't speak for a long time, so he cautiously called: "Father? ”

Long Qing came back to his senses, glanced at his son, and asked, "Oh, where did you just go?" ”

Zhu Yijun said seriously: "My father said that the rule of the world lies in employing people, and the right to use people is the foundation of imperial power. ”

"Well, that's it." Long Qing nodded, thought for a while, pointed to the bookcase next to him and said, "There is a sparse text on it, you can take it and take a look." ”

Zhu Yijun hurriedly went over to take it, opened it and took a look, but it was a sparse text with a high arch two days ago:

Gong Shu, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Jianji Palace, said: "Under the hub, each person is in charge of the yamen. And traitors from all over the world often come here, talking about disorderly government, accusing officials, and deceiving people. If you move, you will be in groups of dozens, seducing each other, and if you have an untalented official, you will strayed into the operation, and if the incident is invalid, you will drop your arm and go to it, and you can't blame it. Recently, the minister also visited several generations such as Wang Sanpin, who were called nephews or cousins of ministers, who had deceived people and money, and had evidence that they had been sent to the Criminal Department for questioning. However, thinking about the complexity of this generation, although I have visited one or two today, if I have exhausted the fat and carved ice, it will be the same as before, and it is not enough to punish it. Looking forward to the emperor's imperial guards, and inspecting the imperial history of the five cities, strictly arresting and visiting, the service period is exhausted. If the Xie family dares to harbor, the two neighbors are allowed to raise their heads, and if they don't raise their heads, the incident will be a felony. There is no room for traitors, and the yamen can do their own thing. ’

Because this sparse text is self-presented by the first auxiliary high arch, there is no ticket on it, only Zhu Batch, and judging from the handwriting, this Zhu Batch is the emperor's imperial pen:

"What the gentleman said is very true. The five cities of the factory and the guard were informed of Yuan's auxiliary words, and they were strictly arrested, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate still unveiled the ban on the contract. ”

Zhu Yijun frowned after seeing it, and secretly said that this little thing, my father specially let me take it, what is the purpose?

Long Qing seemed to see his son's thoughts, but he didn't break it, but just asked, "Do you know about this?" ”

Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

"Then do you know why these traitors don't pretend to be other people's names, but pretend to be Mr. Gao's nephews, cousins, etc., to cheat money, and they have repeatedly succeeded?"

Zhu Yijun said: "Mr. Gao is Yuanfu. ”

Long Qing shook his head and said, "Think again." ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned and a little surprised.

Long Qing prompted: "Li Chunfang was also Yuanfu before, why haven't I heard that others pretended to be his nephew and cousin to cheat?" ”

Zhu Yijun understood now, raised his eyebrows and said, "Because he is not a secretary of the ministry." ”

Long Qing smiled at this time and said, "That's right, because he is not a secretary of the ministry, even if he is also a Yuanfu, no matter what he wants to do, he must first get the approval of the celebrant Zhu to be useful." Mr. Gao is different, although some major things, he also needs Zhu Approval to do it, but many small things, just in the name of the Ministry of Heavenly Officials, ordered to go down, naturally someone will do it. ”

When Long Qing said this, he paused slightly, and added: "So there are always people who say that Mr. Gao has too much authority, so Zhao Zhenji has made an article about this matter before." ”

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Although Mr. Gao's authority is heavy, he is a loyal minister. ”

Long Qing laughed, then shook his head and said, "Jun'er, it's true that Mr. Gao is a loyal minister, but I use Mr. Gao to come here, but it's not just because 'he is a loyal minister'. ”

Zhu Yijun knew that this was to instruct himself, so he hurriedly said: "Please ask my father to give instructions." ”

Long Qing said: "Do you remember what I talked to you about last time?" ”

"Remember, Erchen never dares or forgets." [No Wind Note: This refers to the conversation between the Emperor's father and son in Chapter 057 of Volume I.] ]

"Between Mr. Gao and his father, there is not only the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, but also the grace of the master and apprentice, and even the father...... The love of the young and the old. Long Qing paused and continued: "But Daddy is the emperor after all, and he shoulders the inheritance left by his ancestors, so Daddy can't be kind at will because of the friendship between him and Mr. Gao." ”

After nearly a year of observing politics, Zhu Yijun has made a lot of progress compared to the previous "lecture", and asked: "That's why Mr. Gao was forced to become a senior last time?" ”

"Yes." Long Qing's face was gloomy, but he still said bluntly, "I know Mr. Gao's temperament, Mr. Gao's talent, and Mr. Gao's ambition...... But I am the emperor, and if the situation does not allow, I can only let Mr. Gao suffer for a while. ”

Zhu Yijun thought for a while and asked: "So when Mr. Gao was reinstated later, it was a kind of ...... for my father to make Mr. Gao take charge of the ministry Uh, a kind of compensation? ”

"No, that's not compensation." Long Qingzheng said: "Jun'er, you have to remember that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and the emperor doesn't need to compensate anyone." ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, but immediately said in surprise: "Then why did the father do this?" ”

"Mutual benefit." Long Qing smiled and said, "Or in the words of your companion, it's called a win-win situation." ”

"Mutual benefit, win-win?" Zhu Yijun was puzzled: "However, in this case, Mr. Gao's authority is indeed very heavy, my father said before that the right to employ people is the foundation of imperial power, but now he has transferred this fundamental power to Mr. Gao a lot, why is this?" ”

Long Qing nodded with satisfaction: "Good question, this is the intention of Daddy to call you here today." ”

As he spoke, he sat up slightly before continuing: "First of all, you have to know one thing, although the world is the emperor's world, the world is definitely not something that the emperor can manage alone, otherwise what is the use of this civil and military official?" ”

"My son understands."

"Therefore, how to delegate power to the courtiers is the time to test the emperor." Long Qing said: "Since you remember what I said to you before, you should know that all the ministers in the world are selfish, and no one will be completely united with the emperor, because in the final analysis, this world belongs to the emperor, not his." ”

Zhu Yijun was a little emotionally difficult to accept this, but he couldn't help but admit that his father was reasonable, but he still asked with some concern: "Then what should the emperor do?" ”

Long Qing smiled and said, "Choose people and use them." After a pause, he explained: "People in the world seek power for nothing more than power, and there are only two reasons for seeking power: either seeking fame, or seeking wealth, and of course, even both." ”

When he said this, he asked the prince with a smile: "If you were the emperor, who would you use?" ”

Zhu Yijun said without hesitation: "Naturally, it is the kind that seeks fame." ”

"That's not right." Long Qing shook his head and said, "Daddy taught you today: you have to use any of them, it just depends on how you use them." ”