After Jiang Chuan discussed the manuscript on the establishment of the Black Ice Platform with Liu Ji, Liu Ji also put forward a lot of suggestions and supplements.

And Liu Ji also raised a concern: "Lord, the establishment of the Black Ice Platform is very necessary, there is no doubt about it. But beware of turning into a tiger that has lost control. ”

Jiang Chuan understood Liu Ji's worries, because there was a realistic example in front of him.

Jinyiwei was established by Taizu in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, originally as the emperor's honor guard, and was slowly granted the right by the emperor to investigate and spy on intelligence. At the beginning, the direction of targeting was the outside world, but slowly it became a sharp weapon for the emperor to monitor hundreds of officials, detect illegal weapons, become a civil and military official, and a sword of Damocles on the heads of the subjects of the world, causing many unjust, false and wrongful cases in temples and people, so that people are panicked, and the officials feel that the day is precarious, and when the people are silent, the whole country has fallen into a kind of white terror.

All the officials have a sad face when they go to court every day, and when they leave, they have to say goodbye to their families, for fear that they will not be able to return at night. Once you can get home in the evening, you will be glad that you have lived one more day.

Every day, many people come to work and find that some of the colleagues they used to work with have disappeared forever.

Even when the emperor met with the minister in the last court, he knew what this courtier had done yesterday, how many people he invited at home, who they were, and what kind of dishes he ate at the banquet. If the emperor asks, the courtiers answer carelessly, and the emperor knows, he may commit the crime of bullying the emperor and cause death.

It can be said that during the reign of Ming Taizu, it was the worst time for the entire Ming officials, and countless officials died in the edict of Jinyiwei because of various trumped-up charges, and everyone was worried and trembling.

So much so that in the Ming Dynasty at that time, being an official became the profession with the highest mortality rate, and there was no one.

In the late Ming Dynasty, under the opposition of the courtiers, he also began to realize the harm of Jinyiwei and revoked Jinyiwei. This made all the officials breathe a sigh of relief.

Later, Chengzu succeeded to the throne, and because of the improper position, he reactivated the Jinyi Guard, which was used to monitor and eradicate the courtiers who opposed him, so that countless bones were added to the edict of the Jinyi Guard. This made Jinyiwei's fierce reputation blazing again, and the subjects of the world all talked about it.

Taizu and Chengzu are both powerful kings, both of whom were immediately defeated and have outstanding prestige, so the courtiers were powerless to compete with them, so they could only pinch their noses and suffer.

After the death of Chengzu, the future emperors were all the kings of Shoucheng, without the prestige of the ancestors, under the strong opposition of the ministers, although the Jinyiwei was not abolished, but the power was greatly restricted.

Moreover, in order to restrict Jinyiwei and prevent it from getting out of control, the East Jishi Factory, referred to as the East Factory, was set up to supervise and manage Jinyiwei.

Later, the East Factory was powerful, and there was a danger of repeating the mistakes of Jinyiwei in the past, and the imperial court set up the West Factory, referred to as the West Factory, to balance the East Factory.

Under this mutual check, the spy politics did not eventually spread, so that the later Ming bureaucracy gradually became stronger and was able to compete with the emperor, so that the court situation maintained a delicate balance.

Liu Ji, as a scholar from the Ming Dynasty, and the scholar is the reserve team of officials, naturally has resistance and sensitivity to a terrorist spy organization like Jinyiwei, so he has such worries.

Jiang Chuan is very clear about this and can understand it.

"Don't worry, the Black Ice Observatory is a purely external intelligence agency, no matter all the means of infiltration, reconnaissance, or even assassination are external, and there will never be any internal surveillance and detection of us, I can assure you.

For internal supervision, we will establish a separate system to carry out fair and honest management, such as following the example of the Imperial Historical Observatory set up in the previous dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the six departments corresponding to the six ministries to set up our supervision yamen. For ordinary people and officials who violate the law, they will definitely be fairly examined and approved in accordance with judicial procedures. Since we have issued decrees, then everything will be implemented in accordance with the decrees, which is the bottom line and principle for us to govern the people, and it is also the principle for us to govern the world in the future. When I say that, the military advisor should be relieved, right? ”

After listening to Jiang Chuan's explanation and conception, and looking at Jiang Chuan's sincere smile, Liu Ji was moved by respect and trust in his heart, and said deeply to Jiang Chuan: "The lord is righteous and wise, Liu Ji is obedient!" ”

Jiang Chuan picked up Liu Ji and said with a smile: "Military advisor, you don't need to be like this between you. The road to the world is full of thorns, all kinds of difficulties and obstacles, and intrigues are waiting for us. If you and I can't fully trust each other and be honest with each other, then our big ship won't be able to sail for long. Whether it is a minister or a master, we can't consider everything in everything, so we need to check each other's gaps, admonish mistakes, and work together to drive our big ship smoothly and steadily. ”

Liu Ji suddenly choked up, was moved again, nodded and said: "Lord, Liu Ji will live up to his lord in this life, and he will die after doing his best." ”

Jiang Chuan laughed heartily: "You can't die in front of me, I still have to rely on you to rule the world." If you do your best, where can I find a model worker like you who works overtime every day and doesn't need overtime pay? ”

Liu Ji didn't understand what the model worker meant, Jiang Chuan explained casually again, and Liu Ji also laughed.

After sending Liu Ji away, Jiang Chuan was also relieved, and sent someone to invite Bai Jinxiu over.

In the matter of setting up the Black Ice Platform, of course, he could make his own decisions and take the idea himself. But discussing with Liu Ji and seeking his consent is in itself an indication of an attitude.

If he doesn't discuss it with Liu Ji, if Liu Ji knows about it in the future, even if he doesn't say it, there will be a gap in his heart.

He himself has the huge secret of the fortress base, although Liu Ji has always doubted in his heart, but he has not asked questions, and he has faithfully assisted himself and recognized himself as the lord, which in itself shows the attitude of others.

Although the biggest secret of his lord cannot be said, he must respect Liu Ji, the military advisor, as much as possible in other things, so that the other party can truly feel his trust and respect, which must be done.

The way of employing people, although Jiang Chuan is still learning. But I still understand the truth of one piece and one relaxation. When it is time to make up his own mind, he will definitely not drag his feet, and when it is time to consult Liu Ji, of course he must follow the process, which is a basic principle of getting along between monarchs and ministers.

Otherwise, the lord of himself will take the idea of everything and will not consult the opinions of his courtiers, and over time, there will be no one under him who dares to do anything.

In the past, Chongzhen's death was hung on the crooked neck tree in the coal mountain, and some historians commented: "Everything in the world is decided by the emperor, and the subordinates dare not be it." ”

It means that the emperor alone is the master of everything in the world, and he took the idea, and of course the courtiers did not dare to come forward when they encountered things, so they naturally did not have the courage to take responsibility. Therefore, after the death of the Ming Dynasty, many courtiers were still kowtowing to Chongzhen on the Jinluan Hall the day before, and tomorrow they would kowtow to Li Zicheng, the rogue in their mouths, and say long live.

To explain it in a popular sentence, Jiang Chuan must not only maintain the power of his master, but also let his working subordinates have a sense of belonging and a sense of ownership.

Just thinking about this, the figure at the door flashed, and a pretty figure stood in front of him, looking at him with a pair of almond eyes and a smile, but he seemed to be a little nervous and shy.

Of course, it was Bai Jinxiu who came.

Jiang Chuan looked at her, and his eyes suddenly widened: "What's wrong with this girl today?" Instead of wearing her iconic white men's dress, she changed into a pink women's dress, was it stimulated by something? ”