"And who are the Friends of Royal?"

Faced with his father's question, Zhu Heqi did not answer immediately, but stared at Yufu for a while before saying seriously.

"Father, thousands of miles to be an official, just to eat, drink and wear, maybe what he said is the truth, those ministers are ordered by the royal family, and they are officials in the court, so they naturally have to give them money, but in this case, outsiders can say that the officials can laugh at it, and the father can be used to teach the emperor, but the words must not be said to outsiders."

The son's serious answer made Zhu Mingzhong smile in response.

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"Father, when the country is facing the survival of foreign enemies, the minister surrenders to the enemy, and there is a negative monarch's grace, and when the country is stable, the minister is corrupt, and he also has a negative monarch's grace, and the emperor thinks that throughout the ages, all the royal ministers say this "monarch's grace", which is nothing more than hoping that they can "repay the monarch's grace with death" ......

Looking at his father, Zhu Heqi said again.

Therefore, if they know that they have come to be an official for thousands of miles, just to eat, drink and wear, it will inevitably make their hearts cold. After all, for the royal family, even if it is superficially loyal, it is advantageous, even if it is ...... money"

Zhu Heqi, who originally wanted to talk about Qian Qianyi, immediately thought that the elder in the palace was his daughter, so he changed his words.

"Even when the Jiashen sky changed, there were also ministers who were timid, but also had the act of throwing themselves into the river, although they did not go down, but the moral constraints of thousands of years still made many people dare not do their best to serve the aliens, the emperor thought that this food and clothing was the original intention, but they should continue to tell them to repay the king's kindness, give the loyal ministers honorary rewards, will be written into the annals of history, and always be a model for future generations, only in this way can more people be loyal to the state."

His son's words made Zhu Mingzhong nod slightly with satisfaction, but then shook his head and said.

This is indeed the truth of the royal employment, otherwise it can not win the hearts of the people, the sage said, "the king makes the ministers to be courteous, and the ministers are loyal", throughout the ages, why are the loyal ministers and righteous people rushing forward one after another? The first is that the hearts of the people have their own loyalty, as for the second, it is to repay the king's kindness, and the third is that the sages and models can be used for the future......"

While praising his son's point of view, Zhu Mingzhong asked rhetorically.

However, as an emperor and a monarch, he must first be a pragmatist, and it must be seen that ministers are favored by the superior before they repay the favor of the king, and for most ministers, they have no fame or fortune in their lives, and they can be a model for future generations. There are also people like Hong Chengchou, who are willing to be driven by foreign races. At this time, as the ruler of the royal family, you must choose friends carefully, so who is the royal friend? Obviously, it should be a loyal person like the former, but people like Hong Chengchou were also outwardly loyal at the beginning, and most of the time, such as in the peaceful and prosperous times, the ministers were at least superficially loyal, in this case, who is the Friend of the Royal? ”

Father's rhetorical question made Zhu Heqi think for a moment, and then said in a firm tone.

"Father, the minister is not a friend of the emperor, among the people, ministers, and nobles, only the nobles are the friends of the royal family."

His son's answer made the corners of Zhu Mingzhong's lips raise and he asked rhetorically.

"Why is that?"

"Father, because the nobles are different from the ministers, the ministers rely on a talent, just as today's talents, whether it is in the Ming Dynasty, or perhaps in Zhuxia or even the countries, can be reused, but only limited to him personally, and has nothing to do with his children, and the future status of his children still needs to rely on personal talents. But the nobles are not, after they left the Ming Dynasty, they are just ordinary people in foreign countries, the so-called nobles, all generations are "military meritorious" after the second generation, all by virtue of their bloodline, all their status, wealth, completely based on the title given by the royal family, without the royal family, they are nothing! Therefore, compared with most ministers, the honorable nobles are closer to the royal family and want to invite royal ......"

In his son's explanation, Zhu Mingzhong just smiled and said nothing.

Is this view correct?

From the perspective of ministers and ordinary people, this view is undoubtedly very wrong.

Because it goes against the most basic political perceptions. But on the other hand, it is the most basic political earnest – the consolidation of the foundations of rule.

For the imperial power, what is the basis of its rule?

Is it hundreds of millions of ordinary people?

"Water can carry a boat, or it can capsize a boat." The ancient admonition may be admonished, but this sentence and history have repeatedly told the rulers that the people will overthrow their rule.

Although there are many reasons such as natural and man-made disasters, corrupt officials and corrupt officials, it is certain that the people's loyalty to the royal family is limited, and in the hearts of the people, the royal family is only the object of paying the emperor's grain and paying harsh donations.

The obedient will become a mob, and the righteous will become thieves.

On the one hand, the imperial court enacted laws to maintain the most basic order in society, and on the other hand, it was to deter the majority of the people—to restrain them from obeying the people. This is also the core of Legalism - controlling the people and fooling the people.

As for the minister...... They came from the people, ruling the people for the royal family. According to class theory, when the people are officials, they who serve the rulers tend to betray their own class, the common people. The betrayal of the old class gave them power, status, and the ass decided the head. If betrayal can get a higher status and more power, some of these essential betrayers will choose to betray.

The people and the officials, and the royal family, were never of the same class, although the officials seemed to be the "ruling class".

Who is the emperor's basic plate?

Ready to overthrow their people?

Or an official who is always ready to seek power?

Neither!

It is a hereditary nobleman who retires with the country!

Unlike the ruled people, and unlike the officials who entered the "ruling class" by virtue of their talents, the nobles were similar to the royal family, they were "born to rule", and by virtue of their blood, they could squeeze out the high ranks. This is also the reason why, throughout the ages, honors and nobles have been the natural opposite of civil officials.

"And the nobles are born and noble, often twenty or thirty years old, but can be in a high position, and the official needs ten years of cold windows, from the small officials step by step promotion, its decades of hard work, but not as expensive as the lintel of the heirs of the nobles, so, their psychology is naturally difficult to balance, so in the court, civil officials and nobles are undoubtedly opposites. And this opposition ......"

Glancing at his father, Zhu Heqi said.

"It is beneficial to the royal family, and the royal family only needs to balance the relationship between the two to maintain political stability."

Although his son's answer made Zhu Mingzhong feel quite satisfied, his answer still did not touch on the key core - the emperor is also the opposite of civil officials!

Because the emperor is also born noble!

This is precisely the greatest common denominator between royals and nobles, and it is for this reason that they are natural allies. The interests of the nobles have long been tied to the body of the state and completely dependent on the imperial power. A wise monarch should find a way to ensure the nurturing of the descendants of the nobles, rather than suppressing them as a threat to imperial power. And they are also a bargaining chip for the Minister of Balance, because they can take their place at any time.

Just like England, the aristocratic cabinet after the First World War was first thought of how to restore the glory of the empire after the war, even if it came at the cost of soldiers who had struggled in the mud of the continental front and sacrificed for several years, and who had to endure disease and poverty after retirement. For the top of the aristocracy, they cared more about the interests of the empire than the immediate well-being of the people.

And the civilian cabinet, which ousted Churchill after World War II, never considered the interests of the empire, it was always - the vote!

They can give up everything for the sake of votes!

Towards the end of the war, they shouted "It is our duty to ensure that our friends, our families, our neighbours, the working people of England, are no longer betrayed by those in power...... Universal health care, universal housing, comprehensive welfare from birth to death".

Then, in order to achieve all this, the British gave up all, India, Africa...... They sent the Grand Fleet to the shipyard for dismantling, turned into building materials, threw weapons into furnaces, turned into toys. However, in just a few years, the once illustrious British Empire came to an end.

And at the end of another war a few decades ago, what were those noble-born rulers doing? When the soldiers dragged their muddy feet back to England, hoping to return to the "land of heroes" that had been promised to them, in the London secret rooms, the aristocratic politicians, sitting in front of the fireplace, whiskey in hand and smoking cigars, talked about how to consolidate their colonies and restore the prestige of the British Empire, which had been battered by the war, even when the whole island was facing hunger and disease.

After the short-term costs, the colony's resources continued to flow into the mainland, and the colony's huge market stimulated Britain's economic recovery. The British Empire soon regained its leadership once again, and even in the midst of the economic crisis, Britain and France quickly came out of the depression with their large colonies, while the United States, without the salvation of World War II, would have fallen into a long Great Depression.

From the people's point of view, the Labour Party may be the best, but what about the country?

As a ruler, Zhu Mingzhong knows very well where his position is, and he also knows very well what civil officials without restraint will do. Of course, it is also clear what the nobles will do.

"Of course, the nobles are friends of the royal family, but the nobles are also uneven, when the Qing army went south, the nobles all surrendered, and the country raised them for three hundred years, what is the use? Fortunately, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was tyrannical, even if the nobles surrendered, what would be the end? The civil officials who surrendered may have been reused by the Manchus, but after the surrender, the nobles were either killed under various pretexts, or they were taken away from their family property, driven into civilians, and rested with the country......"

sneered, Zhu Mingzhong was very grateful to the Manchu Qing in the depths of his heart.

Is it true that they think that surrender can be exchanged for the favor of the new master? Of course it can't be, the rise and fall of the dynasty is the process of replacing the old nobles with new nobles, and officials can continue to be officials if they change their masters, but they can't! That's why I'm in the Royal School, let them remember what happened to those people after they surrendered, the minister can surrender, the king can't surrender, and the honor can't surrender! ”

Looking back at his son, Zhu Mingzhong said earnestly.

"Qi'er, after you become a country in the future, you must also govern the country and lead the people, these things must be kept in mind, nobles, subjects, and people, among the three, the people's hearts can be bought, but they must be bought by the emperor. Ministers often have their own talents and can be driven, but they must not be allowed to show favor to the people and win the hearts of the people. As for the nobles, it is inevitable that the good and the bad are uneven, we must pay attention to cultivating talents, and we must not let them become the waste of generations of food, we need to let them know that the nobles are just titles, and if you want to be in the lintel of the illustrious door, you must rely on your own talents to learn, and you must not hesitate to give them this opportunity. ”

Recalling the royal guards' precautions against the nobles throughout the ages, Zhu Mingzhong naturally knew the truth.

"But they must not be given the opportunity to dictate power! Whether it is a civil official or a nobleman, the dictatorship is independent, and the monarchy will be sidelined......"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong added.

"As an emperor, don't try to replace whom with whom, and don't use anyone to hit whom, but to tell them that they are all the right-hand men of the royal family, but the left is the official and the right, just divide the importance and keep the balance, never listen to the bias, especially don't believe in what they say, "how to serve the people", because, in addition to the royal family, whether it is a civil official or a noble, they don't care about the people at all, but just use the people as a reason to fight for their own interests, When they were in the name of the people, the emperor had to be vigilant. ”

The fish took the bait.

After teaching his son like this, when Zhu Mingzhong caught the fish, he seemed to be saying to his son and to himself.

"As an emperor, you must love the people, but this kind of love should be paternal love, not blind doting, in that case, the whole family will be ruined......"

After a long sigh, Zhu Mingzhong said again.

"Let them fight, as for this king, just give the people a little favor, and let the people be grateful for the kindness of the royal family."

seems to be a fluttering sentence, but it is more of a helplessness, only for the monarch to know the loneliness of the monarch.

The emperor has no friends!

The so-called "Friends of the Royal" are just jokes, just words to win people's hearts.

Just like half a month later, at that grand ceremony, more than 136 ordinary people were awarded the title of "Justice of the Peace", and it was awarded by the emperor himself.

Thunder, rain and dew are all gentlemen, and sometimes, as an emperor, you just need to make the people grateful for the kindness of the royal family, as for what tax increases and the like...... That was the misfortune of the officials of the imperial court, and the emperor did not carry it.

Of course, no one will care that 15% of the "Justices of the Peace" awarded in the seventh year of Xingqian are the sons of nobles, and they also need to use some good deeds to exchange some rewards for the second sons.

There is nothing new under the sun, and behind the reputation is always profit......