"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if the world is to be stable, it is necessary to maintain the balance of power between the south and the north. Let the southerners pay the money, let the northerners send troops, and defend the court together, and I will be able to live for generations to come. Therefore, it is best to have a balance between the north and the south, and at the same time to set up two concubines on one side and one side. The three of them are concentric, and their profits are golden! ”

In the East Warm Pavilion of Qinzheng Hall, it was the eldest brother Zheng Sen who was selling Zhu Cihong's plan for the canonization of the crown princess of "three people with one heart". Today, Zhu Cihong still hasn't gone to the court to govern, and he is still sad for Wu Sangui in the palace! So no other minister can see him, but Zheng Sen is an exception - that's Emperor Zhu's senior brother! Although Zheng Sen no longer mentions this stubble, Zhu Cihong talks about this relationship to show his attention and favor to Zheng Sen.

Wei Zaode's successor is probably also this Senior Brother Zheng!

However, Emperor Zhu could not agree with what Zheng Sen said today.

"Senior brother said it's bad!" Zhu Cihong shook his head and looked at Zheng Sen, "It's better to rely on others than on yourself, only if you can rely on yourself, then you can have others to rely on, if you can't rely on yourself, how can there be any southerners to pay money and northerners to send troops?" When the emperor was in power, where was the money of the southerners and the soldiers of the northerners? The reason why I came up with this method of selecting the crown princess for this exam was that I was worried that in the future, there would be some unreliable emperors and vassal kings in the Heavenly Family. If the emperor and the king are unreliable, the queen and the princess have to take responsibility. Senior brother, do you think what is the most important virtue of a king? ”

"Ren, of course." Zheng Sen said.

Zhu Cihong smiled: "That's the virtue that a minister wants the king to have the most, right?" But I know that it is not enough to be benevolent for the king, and benevolence is not the most important virtue, the most important thing is wisdom! The wise man knows and knows everything. Understanding right and wrong, right and wrong, evil and right, and true delusion, that is, people's hearts for right and wrong, and secret investigation of literature and science, are also wise.

Because the king is governed by his wisdom, if the king is not wise, he can't distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, he doesn't know how to govern the country, and he can't deal with internal and external troubles, just like the emperor, then there is no way to talk about benevolence. ”

Zheng Sen didn't know what to say - that emperor seems to be your father! Aren't you saying that your dad is stupid? Although this is true, the son can't say that about his father, that's unfilial piety!

"Of course, the emperor's talent is not stupid, and now he can study arithmetic at an old age, and he also learned Persian with the beauties of the Jungar Kingdom, which shows that he is talented. It's just that he is a young man, he knows and learns very little, especially he doesn't understand the financial and tax laws, and he doesn't understand military strategy and military affairs, so he will be repeatedly blinded, and his decision-making is extremely confused. ”

"Fortunately, Da Ming has His Majesty!" Zheng Sen saw the opportunity and sent it to a sycophant.

Emperor Zhu nodded and said, "Thanks to me!" So I learned the lessons of the emperor, and I have put a lot of effort into cultivating the princes over the years. When I opened an elementary school, a middle school, a university, and an army and navy academy, I had the intention of cultivating a prince. Let the princes study together with the children of the nobles and the folk talents gathered from all over the world, so that they can see more of the world outside the palace and the people outside the palace...... Only by seeing more can we be knowledgeable, and only by knowing people can we be good. Only when the princes and princes are well-informed and know people well, can they become kings. A young and ignorant prince or prince, even if he has learned the art of the emperor with a belly, he is also a faint king! ”

In Zhu Cihong's view, the king always grew up in the deep palace, knew too little about the outside world, and blindly intoxicated with the so-called imperial mind, which was also a major reason for the fall of the feudal dynasty. And the reason why the Ming led by Chongzhen repeatedly lost to the Qing led by Huang Taiji. An important reason is that Chongzhen's personal ability is much worse than Huang Taiji!

Huang Taiji is the second generation who started a business with his father Nurhachi, what haven't you seen? And Chongzhen is just a prince raised in the palace, and he doesn't know anything about governing the country and making money...... He's a faint gentleman at all!

"Your Majesty." Zheng Senxin said: Didn't you also raise you in the palace since you were a child, why are you so sage? Everything...... Could it really be that Emperor Taizu Gao came down to earth?

Zhu Cihong said: "But the virtue of wisdom cannot be taught and cultivated alone!" People have different talents, different experiences, and different feelings about what they know and see. The prince's talent is acceptable, and he is considered to be hardworking, but after all, he is a high-ranking person, and he may not be able to know the suffering of the people, nor may he know the difficulty of the small people! ”

Of course, those who are kings must know the sufferings of the people, but they must not have a heart of the Virgin and indiscriminately show mercy. If Zhu Cihong were to choose between the indiscriminate benevolence of the "Heart of the Virgin" and the ruthless "Iron Heart", he would definitely choose the latter. But the true king should know when to be merciful and when to be ruthless—this is the wisdom of kings!

And the wisdom of this king must be based on knowledge.

And this knowledge needs to be observed from different angles.

One thing, when viewed from above the clouds, is likely to be different from from below! The heirs of the Ming Emperor will of course receive the most comprehensive education and training in the future, but they will stand above the clouds after all.

Zhu Cihong sighed and said, "No matter how much the prince understands the people's feelings, he is also a high-ranking person...... What I know and see, it is all arranged by the people below! Therefore, I hope that in the future, I will accompany the crown prince to help him govern the country, give birth to children for him, and raise children for him, and not be too noble. ”

Zheng Sen already understood Emperor Zhu's thoughts!

The future crown princess, whether it is the daughter of the Zheng family, the daughter of the Wu family, or the daughter of the Shen family, did not satisfy Emperor Zhu very much......

"Your Majesty," Zheng Sen reminded, "but the women within the first hundred are all from high-ranking families!" ”

"I know," Zhu Cihong nodded, "but how many women are going to school in Daming now?" Don't say that a small family is an ordinary big family, and the son can also provide them with education and progress, and a girl can recognize some words, and it is good to know a little simple arithmetic. ”

Zheng Sen said: "Your Majesty can choose some talented and intelligent show girls to be raised in the palace. ”

Zhu Cihong smiled: "How to choose?" Whether you are talented or not, you have to use the exam papers to score the grades! And what is the difference between the phoenix children and dragon grandchildren who are taught in the palace and raised in the deep palace? So I weighed it again and again, and I still felt that I would use the method of examination to choose the crown princess...... Except for those women who can't become the crown princess, the rest of the women who take the exam are fair competition, and the test score is determined, and the winner is the princess, no matter what his background, is the princess of the prince, and the future queen of the Ming Dynasty!

As for what to test, I will personally write the questions! Exams will also be proctored in person...... And this exam will not only have a written test and a martial arts comparison, but also an interview! I'll interview them one by one, so it's absolutely fair, and it's impossible to cheat! ”

Zheng Sen breathed a sigh of relief, if he relied on his ability, then the daughter of the Zheng family had great hopes! Because the Zheng family has been preparing for this, and through Zheng Chagu and Princess Kunxing, the Zheng family probably knows some of Emperor Zhu's requirements for the crown princess.

But Zheng Sen is still not very relieved about Wu Ahuan......

"Your Majesty," Zheng Sen said, "there are many good women, why should the prince marry only one person?" It's better to take two concubines on one side and two concubines at the same time. ”

"No!" Zhu Cihong waved his hand, "Within five years, the crown prince is enough...... Five years later, the crown prince should have one or two sons-in-law, and the status of the crown princess has been stabilized, so it is not too late to accept a side concubine at that time. Speaking of this, Emperor Zhu glanced at Zheng Sen again and said, "However, only the crown princess is the one with the highest test score, and the rest of the princesses and princesses, including the concubines of the local tyrants, will be selected from the women who have passed the re-examination, and there is no need to look at the test scores!" ”