Out of the Kitayama Temple, Shibukawa Mitsuyori was a little excited, and took people to the suburbs for a while, and did not return to the house until it was dark, and when he returned to the house, Fukuyama Yukinari's surveillance point had been evacuated.

For this result, Fukuyama Yukinari is very satisfied, because Shibukawa Mitsuyori is not easy to mess with.

The Shibukawa clan is a branch of the Ashikaga clan, and the two families are also related by marriage, in terms of generation, Shibukawa Mitsuyori is the son and nephew of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

The sister of Manyori's great-grandfather Shibukawa Yoshiki married Yoshimitsu's uncle - the half-brother of the shogunate Ashikaga Sonji - Ashikaga Naoyoshi, and the sister of Manyori's grandfather Shibukawa Naoyori married Yoshimitsu's father, the second shogun of the shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshinoshi, so Manyori's father Shibukawa Yoshiyuki was appointed as a Kyushu detective at the age of eighteen to take on the mission of destroying the Southern Dynasty, thanks to the strong recommendation of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's mother-in-law, Shibukawa Sachiko, who was Shibukawa Yoshiyuki's aunt.

It's a pity that Shibukawa Yoshiyuki's ability is too limited, and he has been in office for five years, and he has not been able to step into Kyushu half a step, so he was replaced by Imagawa Sadayo, who worked hard and spent more than 20 years occupying Kyushu and destroying the Southern Dynasty, but was quickly dismissed by the shogunate, and it was Shibukawa Yoshiyuki's son who succeeded him - Shibukawa Mitsuyori.

In the early days of the Muromachi shogunate, the Shibukawa family was trusted by the Ashikaga family, and even if their abilities were limited, they were often entrusted with important tasks.

The next day, Shibukawa Mitsuyori was summoned to Kitayama Hall and reacquainted himself with Mr. Kisai.

......

Jingshi, the new mansion of the head of the household.

Yu Xin described him as haggard and pale leaning on the head of the bed, and Zhuo Jing sat on the chair next to the bed, looking at him quietly.

In fact, it is not only Yu Xin and Zhuo Jing who are old, but also old, he is fifty-seven years old this year.

"Wei Gong," Yu Xin retracted his eyes and sighed lightly: "Today, is it an accident?" ”

"A little."

"Then who do you think will take over the old man?"

"Tan Bo, Guo Ren, Lu Zhen and others, it's all possible."

"Yes, the old man originally thought so and arranged it this way, but I didn't expect Guo Ren to be the Minister in charge of the Internal Affairs Department, Tan Bo to be the secretary of the Ministry of Taxation, and Lu Zhen, I'm afraid I can only use the household department as a servant."

"I'm afraid that Xia Guan can only do it for another five years," Zhuo Jing lowered his head and seemed to sigh slightly.

"This, the old man can't say well, Your Majesty still trusts you." When Yu Xin said this, he suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wei Gong, you come closer, the old man has some confidants to say." ”

As he spoke, Yu Xin's face suddenly turned red, and his breathing became short, so frightened that Zhuo Jing hurriedly leaned over with a chair and gently held Yu Xin's hand: "Boss, Wei Gong is here." ”

"Well," holding Zhuo Jing's hand, Yu Xin's breathing gradually became stable, he closed his eyes, and thought for a while: "Wei Gong, you are already the prince and the prince, and the official rank is from the first grade, but now you have been demoted to be a household secretary, do you feel wronged?" ”

"That's not true," Zhuo Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty has not removed the household servant who is also a subordinate official, from this aspect, being a household secretary is considered a promotion, how can the subordinate feel wronged?" ”

"Well, it's best if you think so," Yu Xin pondered for a while, and said, "But, Weigong, according to the old man's estimate, His Majesty will still let you serve as the crown prince's concubine, so you must not relax on the prince's side and Zhan Shifu's affairs!" ”

"This subordinate understands," Zhuo Jing nodded: "The prince is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but Gong will not relax!" ”

"Hmm," Yu Xin nodded, breathing a sigh of relief, with a hint of relief in his eyes.

"Wei Gong, what do you think of Your Majesty?"

Zhuo Jing was stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to answer, so he could only haha: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, not inferior to the first emperor!" ”

"Hehe," looking at Zhuo Jing's expression, Yu Xin smiled lightly, he raised his finger and pointed at Zhuo Jing, and said with a smile: "Wei Gong, let's talk about the old man, the old man is already a dying person, there is nothing to be afraid of!" ”

"Your ......, my lord"

Yu Xin waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Wei Gong, listen to me." ”

"Yes, sir!"

"In the ninth year of Hongwu, Ye Jusheng wrote to the first emperor, saying that there are three things in the world, namely the division is too extravagant, the punishment is too complicated and the treatment is too fast, the first emperor was angry, and he was imprisoned on the charge of dividing the royal family, Ye Jusheng finally died of illness in prison, and no one dared to say anything about the separation."

"However, the time when Ye Jusheng wrote was in the ninth year of Hongwu, when it was, the kings did not become a vassal, and the first King of Qin to become a vassal was also a vassal in the eleventh year of Hongwu."

Speaking of this, Yu Xin smiled slightly and looked at Zhuo Jing: "Don't you think it's strange?" ”

"It's a little weird!" Zhuo Jing nodded.

"After ascending the throne today, especially after the Yanshu people rebelled and ambushed, Ye Jusheng was gradually considered to be prescient, and foresaw the rebellion of the Yanshu people and others, Wei Gong, what do you think?"

"This," Zhuo Jing hesitated, shook his head and said: "Ye Jusheng is indeed talented, but he said that he foresaw that the vassal king would rebel, and the lower officials thought it was too much!" ”

"Hehe, yes, Ye Jusheng is just a scholar's words, and it is not of much benefit to the court and the country."

“...... What the adults said is very true. Zhuo Jing thought silently for a moment and responded.

"The old man thinks that there is nothing wrong with the first emperor's separation, the first emperor started from the cloth, and his prestige was spread in the eight tables, but benevolence was far less, when it was, the non-feudal was not enough to stabilize the world."

Soon after the first emperor ascended the throne, the Yuan army was expelled from the Central Plains, but the strength of the Northern Yuan still existed, and its vassals controlled Liaodong, the grassland, the Western Regions and Yunnan, Guizhou and other places in the southwest. Coupled with the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the people were devastated, and there was no one in ten household registrations, and the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil, and the people and officials in the frontier often had a wait-and-see heart. ”

"Therefore, the first emperor quickly decided to divide the parents and children into various places to show that they would never retreat, and the people and officials in the border areas were overjoyed when they heard it, and the hearts of the people gradually settled down."

"In the later period, it seems that the vassal kings guarded the borders, which did play a great role, among which the Yanshu people, the Ning king, and the Liao king were the most."

"Of course, the vassal king guarding the border can only be a temporary measure, the first emperor is not unaware, in the last years of Hongwu, the first emperor has reprimanded the king of Qin, the king of Jin, the king of Yan and the king of Zhou, etc., the first prince is benevolent, for the younger brothers, the younger brothers can avoid disaster."

"This is actually a warning from the first emperor and the first prince to the kings, the first emperor is powerful, the first prince is virtuous, and the perfect combination. It's a pity that the first prince died early, and the first emperor's arrangement was completely in vain. The vassal king has been in the border for a long time, and he has little capital division, and now he has neither family affection nor kindness, and he lacks trust, so it is reasonable for Yanshu people and others to be pretentious and intend to rebel. ”

"But even so, it can't be said that the first emperor was wrong to divide the seal, because at that time, there was no better choice for the Ming Dynasty."

Speaking of which, Yu Xin was a little tired and a little thirsty, Zhuo Jing hurriedly got up and handed the teacup to Yu Xin, Yu Xin took a few sips, put the teacup down, and looked at Zhuo Jing fixedly: "Wei Gong, do you understand what the old man means?" ”

"....." Zhuo Jing hesitated for a moment and said: "What my lord means is that the major affairs of the court are not covered up in a word, and must not be influenced by corrupt Confucianism, let alone be confused by the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, and must be down-to-earth, according to the place and the time." ”

"That's right," Yu Xin nodded again and again: "Wei Gong, you have indeed grown a lot over the years!" ”

"Thank you for the compliment!"

"Since the opening of the imperial examination in the Sui and Tang dynasties, China has taken scholars by the imperial examination, although the imperial examination is fairer than the examination, but there are many drawbacks, the biggest problem is that most of the people in the imperial examination are born in poverty, do not understand the practice, and do things according to the words of the sage, the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, but do not know the sage's governance, but it is just to save the evils. What's even more terrifying is that when some people encounter problems, they do not reflect on their own mistakes, but they often regard the suffering people as unruly people, and if the princes of the court do not investigate, let it go, or even send troops to suppress it, it will inevitably cause disasters and regret it too late. ”

"Your Excellency, what do you mean......"

"That's right," Yu Xin's eyes suddenly became fierce: "The old man is referring to the prince, it is Zhan Shifu!" ”