While Su Tiancheng was speaking, Zhu Youzhen was concentrated, and his eyes were almost unblinking.

Wang Chengen, who was standing beside Zhu Youzhen, was very surprised, on the one hand, Su Tiancheng said these words, which shocked him, where is the words that a county magistrate who has been in the officialdom for more than a year can say, and on the other hand, Zhu Youzhen is so attentive, which he rarely sees.

From this time on, Wang Chengen realized that Su Tiancheng would become the first assistant of the cabinet sooner or later, and the king might not be crowned, there was such a precedent in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen was thirsty for talent, since he ascended the throne, he had been sleeping at night, eating unsweetly, always worrying about the Ming Dynasty, but always not finding a suitable road, and now the words that came out of Su Tiancheng's mouth have begun to touch the key places.

Su Tiancheng's evaluation of Wei Zhongxian made Wang Chengen very emotional, the ministers in the middle of the court, as long as they talk about Wei Zhongxian, are all gritted their teeth and reprimanded for nothing, even with the eunuchs in the palace, they are also gray, although over the years, the emperor has begun to trust the eunuchs, but in the court, the attitude towards the eunuchs is still the same, including the two cabinet assistants Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, Wang Chengen thought that if Su Tiancheng can enter the cabinet, he will definitely treat the eunuchs well.

After talking about the three major drawbacks, Su Tiancheng looked at Zhu Youzhen and stopped talking for the time being.

"Su Aiqing continues, I listened to what you said, it makes sense."

"Your Majesty, the minister is going to talk about the emperor next, and I feel very frightened."

Zhu Youzhen paused for a moment and smiled randomly.

"What is Su Aiqing worried about, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty said that I have less, and I still have the confidence to bear this ability. Su Aiqing thought of something, although she just said it. ”

"So the minister will speak bluntly."

"The emperor ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, and my Ming Dynasty has been suffering from internal and external troubles. The emperor is silent, worried and encouraged, exhausted, the emperor reduced his diet and withdrawn, cloth and vegetable food, these are enough to become an example for the ministers to learn, but the situation of my Ming Dynasty has not been able to get a fundamental change, the emperor's painstaking efforts. failed to get the desired result, and the minister thought that there was a reason for this. ”

"When the emperor ascended the throne, it was the time when Wei Zhongxian usurped the government, and the emperor made a bold move to eradicate Wei Zhongxian, which was highly praised. At this time, it is the best time to build a country. It's a pity that the civil and military generals in the court can't seize the opportunity and waste the opportunity in vain. ”

"For the ministers. I need to do my best to assist the emperor and govern the world, how did some of my courtiers in the Ming Dynasty do it. They believe that the emperor is the true son of the dragon, omniscient and omnipotent in heaven and earth, and that ministers can make mistakes, but the emperor cannot make mistakes. ”

This passage, Su Tiancheng said very tactfully, in fact, it denied Zhu Youzhen's talent, Zhu Youzhen is not omnipotent, but also flawed, in the world, there is no perfect person, everyone has shortcomings.

Su Tiancheng is not a stupid big man, he will say everything he says, he wants to see what Zhu Youzhen's reaction is, if Zhu Youzhen is unhappy, then don't say more later, or directly ask for it, if Zhu Youzhen can accept these opinions, then he will say it more directly.

"Su Aiqing, these words of yours are very polite, I never think that I am omnipotent, when I first ascended the throne, I didn't know how to manage the government, focusing on relying on the ministers of the DPRK and China, all these years have passed, there is still not much improvement, I am very anxious, I don't know where there is a problem in the road, Su Aiqing, you don't have any worries, think of something, even if you say it, I want to hear the truth."

Su Tiancheng hesitated, he knew the face and didn't know the heart, everyone said, the companion is like a tiger, whether Zhu Youzhen has a violent personality or not, and he doesn't know very well, if the words are too straightforward, it really angers Zhu Youzhen, then it will be a bad dish, if you can't achieve the goal, you will also suffer.

"Your Majesty, if there is anything inappropriate in what the minister said, the emperor will be forgiving."

"Su Aiqing, I have already said it, the speaker is not guilty, the prince is here, to prove to me, no matter what Su Aiqing says today, I don't care about it, I really understand Su Aiqing's loyalty, good medicine is bitter, and loyal words are contrary to the ear."

Hearing Zhu Youzhen say this, Su Tiancheng stood up.

"The minister thinks that the emperor ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, sleeps all night, and thinks about the strength of my Ming Dynasty, before this, the emperor has not been in contact with the government, it can be said that he is not familiar with how to deal with government affairs, so it is easy to have a situation, that is, he is in a hurry, in a hurry, often using the practice of headache and foot pain, always thinking that things can be done overnight, this situation is not the emperor's fault, but I am in such a situation, The emperor should be more strict with himself, restrain some of his temper, to put it mildly, the family is poor and thinks of a good wife, the country is difficult to think of a good general, the emperor has such requirements for his ministers, and his requirements for himself must be more strict. ”

"The requirements mentioned by the minister are not in material frugality and self-discipline, but in the performance of dealing with the government, the minister's requirements may be too high, but the minister thinks that the emperor must do it."

"The emperor originally trusted his subordinates very much, just said that Yuan Chonghuan, the emperor had relied on him very much, so that he met all the requirements, after Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, he still forbeared, never broke out, and was not punished, but recently, the minister has a feeling that the emperor does not trust his subordinates very much, and the ministers think that the emperor is because of his own hard work, and he can't get a good return, so he doesn't trust his subordinates very much, and the emperor once said that the border ministers are not trustworthy."

"The minister thinks that this is a very dangerous signal, the use of people is not suspicious of people, the emperor trusts his subordinates, it is a matter of course, since the use of people, it is necessary to trust, if the subordinates live up to the emperor's trust, can be replaced, the emperor represents my Ming Dynasty, if the subordinates do things, but also deliberately please the emperor, know what the emperor's needs are, so that the emperor's preferences, specifically to his liking, with such a method to keep their positions, just imagine such a minister, how can he do things impartially."

"The minister thinks that the emperor's trust in his subordinates is the most crucial, no matter how much the emperor has been deceived, but the requirements in this regard must be adhered to, the emperor represents the world, and those who achieve great things are informal."

Zhu Youzhen's face changed slightly.

"Su Aiqing, don't you think I'm not a big one?"

Su Tiancheng smiled, it is normal for Zhu Youzhen to have such a reaction, if he doesn't say anything and listens all the time, he will mumble in his heart, who knows what Zhu Youzhen thinks.

"The emperor misunderstood, the minister thought that the emperor could do great things, so he put forward such a suggestion."

"Well, then you go on."

"The minister has already said that the emperor is not omnipotent, and sometimes, the emperor will also make mistakes, for example, to deal with principled issues, Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, this is a matter of principle, no matter how much the emperor trusts Yuan Chonghuan, and no matter how high Yuan Chonghuan's prestige is, such a thing must be handled impartially, and must not be accommodated in principle because of Yuan Chonghuan's merit, so that the harm is endless. But the emperor must have a firm belief, that is, trust the ministers of civil and military affairs, regardless of whether these ministers are considered for the sake of the family and the country, whether it is very unbearable, the emperor does this, it is an attitude, those ministers who are dedicated to the country, can naturally understand the emperor's painstaking efforts, can be dedicated to the public, instead of bending to please and welcome. ”

Zhu Youzhen sighed.

"Su Aiqing said this, I understand, after all these years, I am indeed in a hurry."

"The emperor wants to govern the Ming Dynasty well, and wants to achieve results in a short period of time, such an idea is understandable, but anything is difficult to achieve overnight, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, accumulating so many years of shortcomings, thinking that it can be solved overnight, it is unlikely, or you need to take your time."

Zhu Youzhen's expression is not very good, probably because he thought of what happened over the years, since he ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, seven years have passed, the rogue has become more and more rampant, and the strength of Houjin has gradually grown, the north has suffered so many disasters, many people, life is unsustainable, and they have to rise up to rebel, and many imperial court troops have also mutinied, all because there is no silver, such a situation, if it continues, the consequences will definitely be unimaginable.

Wang Chengen stood with his eyes down, unable to see the slightest expression, probably thinking that the words Su Tiancheng said had nothing to do with him.

"Su Aiqing, you can tell me how to govern the country."

"Your Majesty, the minister can't say it."

"Su Aiqing, since you have thought of it so much, you must have something in mind, just say it directly, I will definitely allow it."

"The minister's thoughts, in the fold, have been clearly stated, the minister is to move those gentry and rich households, the people are poor, unable to bear taxes, but these gentry and rich households, especially rich, they can bear taxes, but because of the favor of the court, because of the selfishness of some officials, they are more wealthy, do not have to bear taxes."

"Su Aiqing, do you want to attack the gentry and rich households directly, this is absolutely impossible."

"The minister absolutely does not have such an idea, the minister just wants these gentry and rich households to know the Tao, there will be gains and losses, they also want to contribute to the development of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of contribution, not verbal, needs practical action, they need to pay money, but also need to do things." (To be continued.) )