Wei Zhongxian listened carefully, and Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile and said: "The truth in this is very deep, and it is normal if the factory minister can't figure it out for a while." ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Holy Lord, the old slave thinks so, do you think it's right?" ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at him with interest and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "The so-called power cannot be privately owned, this sentence does not mean that power cannot be concentrated in private hands, but refers to the fact that power cannot be privately owned by people other than the saint, and can only be owned by the emperor alone." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Why can't power be owned publicly, isn't it just that it is not owned by private individuals?" ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "It's not owned by private individuals, so who owns it?" Power is always in the hands of people. ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Then you can also decentralize the power to the cabinet and the ministries." It doesn't have to be in my hands. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "When the power is in the hands of the cabinet and the ministers, they will definitely fight for power, and in the end, no one will obey anyone, and the court will be in chaos." Only power is concentrated in the hands of the Holy One, and whoever the Holy God gives is the power of whomever it is. All the power of the Ming Dynasty is owned by the Holy Lord, and the Holy Lord delegates a part of the power to the cabinet, the various ministries, and the officials of various places. How these powers are used can only be judged by the Holy Lord. Although the Holy One is naturally intelligent and sees all the things, it is impossible to see how well the officials are exercising their power one by one, so it is necessary for eagles and dogs like Lao Nu to be sent out to check all directions for the Holy Supervisor. In this way, the Holy Admiral separated the power, and at the same time ensured the supervision of the power, so that the officials could properly use the power in their hands, which should be the best way. ”

Zhu Youxiao put away his smile and said: "What you mean is that the power is in the hands of the ministers, and they have no way to supervise the use of power, so the final effect is very poor." But I can regulate the use of power, but in this case, who will supervise me not to abuse my power? ”

Wei Zhongxian said in surprise, "How could the Holy Lord abuse his power? ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "Okay, let's say that I won't use it indiscriminately, so how can I ensure that the next emperor won't abuse it?" ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "The prince is generous and benevolent, and has extraordinary knowledge, how can he abuse his power? ”

Zhu Youxiao said annoyingly: "Don't talk about specific people, just talk about Wuzong, he can be regarded as an emperor who abuses his power, and when he abuses power as an emperor, no one can restrain him." ”

Wei Zhongxian naturally did not dare to say that Wuzong was not an emperor who abused his power, and the most important point that later generations criticized Wuzong was to trust Liu Jin and other "Eight Tigers" and let them disturb the dynasty. As a eunuch, Wei Zhongxian naturally would not say that Wuzong was a Ming monarch. He thought for a while and said: "The world is owned by the emperor, and if the emperor wants to abuse it, there is really no one who can restrain it." But the emperor is the Son of Heaven, and God can restrain him. ”

Zhu Youxiao said, "Do you think that God has restrained the Martial Sect?" ”

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian no longer spoke, he continued: "The sky is ethereal, it is not possible to rely on the sky, and it is not possible to rely on personal morality. The only reliable thing is the system, the law. I enacted so many laws that I wanted to limit the emperor's power step by step to a certain range, so that future emperors could not do whatever they wanted. ”

Wei Zhongxian said puzzledly: "Holy Lord, you are also the emperor. ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled: "I am the emperor, but I am a different emperor. What the minister just said is very reasonable, the supervision of power is very important, so I can give the power to the ministers to carry it out, but I must firmly grasp the power of supervision. In addition to Dongchang and Jinyiwei, there are now the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Economic Survey and Statistics Bureau, and the Military Survey and Statistics Bureau in the army, all of which are to ensure the fairness and seriousness of officials in the execution of power. Resolutely put an end to the phenomenon of private ownership of power. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "The saint, the old slave will definitely supervise the officials and let them do things for the saint honestly." ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "What do you think about the fact that property can't be owned publicly?" ”

Wei Zhongxian's spirits perked up and said, "Holy Lord, this sentence is easy to understand. People are all the same, their own things are precious, and other people's things will not be cherished too much. There is a saying among readers, what is it called......"

Zhu Youxiao said: "The broom is self-cherishing. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "Holy Shengming, that's the word." If the property is public, then the thing is not their own, and who will cherish it? And after the property is publicly owned, if you work hard, will it be of any benefit to yourself, and who will work hard? Just like the landlord, if he hires a short-term worker, the work he does is definitely much worse than that of a long-term worker, because he is not prepared to do it for a long time. Long-term workers do not do as well as themselves, this is the same reason. Therefore, if the property is publicly owned, I am afraid that soon everyone will not even have food to eat. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, this is actually a very simple truth, so he never understood how those people thought back then, and actually set up a big pot of rice, a strange way that children know is inappropriate, starved so many people to death at once, and then threw the pot to the so-called natural disaster.

He smiled: "The factory minister is good, he can figure out so many things, it seems that he has thought a lot on weekdays." ”

Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Holy Lord, the old slave sometimes has some things that he can't understand, like the "Private Property Protection Law" promulgated by the Holy Lord last time, the old slave feels that there are not many rules and regulations for killing people and raiding homes in the future, which is not unpleasant." So last time, I went to ask Sun Gebu for advice, and he told me that the Holy Lord wants to lay the foundation of eternity, and only if everyone knows that it is their own property to defend, then of course they will work hard, so as to stimulate the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country, and everyone will fight for their own lives and property, so they will naturally do their best. ”

Zhu Youxiao laughed and said: "It's strange that the friendship between the two of you when it was just a military training in Beijing lasted for so long. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "Sun Gebu does not despise the old slave because he is disabled, the old slave is deeply grateful, and at that time, it was just the Holy Lord who ordered the old slave to kill a few people and did him a little favor." He has always felt that he owes the old slave a favor, so everyone has always gotten along very well. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "A personal friendship is a private relationship, don't be confused in official affairs." ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "Rest assured, the old slave knows it." On weekdays, the old slave didn't know something, so he went to consult Sun Gebu, and sometimes everyone had a glass of wine together. There has never been an exchange between the East Factory and the Ministry of War. ”