Chapter 176: POV: Wang Chengen, Dialogue between Monarchs and Ministers (II)

I opened a new book, but I still like to write history, and if I don't write it, I'm uncomfortable......

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P.S.: I won't do POV this time, focus on the main line.

The emperor listened to Wang Chengen's words and nodded slowly, not knowing whether he felt that Wang Chengen was right, or if he had comprehended his own thinking, but the depression on his face finally eased a little. He thought for a moment and asked, "What has Mr. Liu been doing recently?" ”

Wang Chengen is good at observing words and feelings, just from the emperor's sentence "Mr. Liu", Liu Xu is not declining, at this time, he must not go against the emperor, saying that Liu Xu is not good at all, otherwise he will only appear to have a small belly and chicken intestines, and there is no room for people. What's more, Liu Xu stuffed himself with tens of thousands of taels of silver before and after, he was just a senior eunuch, not a celebrant and a supervisor, Liu Xu was so blue-eyed, he naturally had to repay the favor, otherwise he would have a bad reputation, how to behave in the future!

Thinking so, Wang Chengen said cautiously: "Mr. Liu is cautious, a few days ago on the side of the canal to recruit troops, after recruiting soldiers, he also looked north, shouting long live long live, long live, it can be seen that his loyalty, some people say that Mr. Liu's uniforms for the recruits are all designed by himself, although the slave does not understand military affairs, but the slave and maid think, since the military department did not allocate armor and weapons to Mr. Liu, let him take care of everything, he hurriedly did not make the armor, and it is understandable to make some beautiful cotton uniforms. ”

mentioned that Liu Xu dressed the recruits in the military uniforms of the Datong Society, which is also Wang Chengen's cleverness. If the emperor who guessed Yingwuxiong thought about it, he was afraid that there would be more suspicion in his heart, and the suspicion in the emperor's heart could never be pointed out, let alone explained, otherwise he would guess the mind of the Venerable as a slave, but it would be a big taboo. And he took the initiative to tell the matter, which was to show sincerity to Emperor Chongzhen, but it could save him a lot of trouble in the future.

Sure enough, Chongzhen heard this, and nodded with some relief: "Mr. Liu is indeed a pure minister of the country, some people say that he harbors evil intentions and is treacherous, but how can a treacherous and loyal person be making suggestions for strengthening the imperial power in every plan?" From this, I know that Mr. Liu is definitely not a traitor. It's just that I can listen to it, but I can't use it! Saying that, the emperor's mood was a little depressed, obviously the more loyal Liu Xu was to him, the more he was exhausted and loyal, and the more it seemed that the emperor was not strong enough and not brave enough.

Wang Chengen's heart is not good, but he didn't expect that the emperor still couldn't get out of this strange circle, for today's plan, maybe the best way is to let Liu Xu hurry up and leave Yizhou, so that out of sight and out of mind, as long as the emperor can't remember this, most of them will not be depressed. However, although he did not understand military affairs, he also understood that the construction of seagoing ships could definitely not be completed overnight, not to mention the fact that there were other matters such as summoning the displaced people, integrating officials, raising food and salaries, organizing and training new troops, and surveying the terrain, which could definitely not be completed hastily in a few months. Yes, Wang Chengen gritted his teeth and suddenly said: "Emperor, the slave has a guess here, I don't know if it's right." ”

"Tell me about it!"

"There is a saying that 'those who seek the above will get it, and those who seek it will get the bottom', Mr. Liu once said in his book that if you want to open a window in a darkroom, all the people in the house will stop you, but if you threaten to demolish the house, everyone will advise you to open the window. The slave is stupid, but I think this story may contain Mr. Liu's painstaking efforts! "Wang Chengen's intelligence is not low, otherwise it would be impossible for him to successfully learn from the inner study hall and serve as the celebrant supervisor, but he is even the way to go, so he absolutely refuses to tell the mystery first, just waiting for the emperor to guess the riddle to show the emperor's wisdom and wisdom.

Sure enough, the emperor thought about it for a while, and immediately came to a conclusion: "Yes, yes!" Mr. Liu is really talented, really talented! In his book, he said that this agrarian reform had a threefold path of revolution, redemption, and industrialization, and that the most radical and thorough was the agrarian revolution, which forcibly plundered the land of the landlords and distributed it equally to the small peasants. The three strategies he gave me at the beginning were all based on this method, so I recently just thought that the revolution was too radical and could easily shake the foundation of the country and make the world stagnant, so I couldn't adopt it. Now that I look at it, Mr. Fei Liu just said these words to let out the rumors, and after the landlords in the world are afraid, he will do the redemption method to realize the redistribution of land? ”

The emperor is really smart and wise, not only quickly understood Wang Chengen's words, but also explained his thoughts in the language of Liu Xu's book, Wang Chengen secretly admired in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly fold his hands, rejoicing in the wise king like the Ming Dynasty. After the emperor finished speaking, he immediately made a happy and sincere appearance: "The emperor is really born benevolent and wise, and the slave and maid are puzzled by the question, the emperor can come up with the answer in an instant, and he is worthy of being a saint of heaven and a rule for all generations!" ”

"No need to be a sycophant!" Emperor Chongzhen, who was in a good mood, walked a few steps in place and said happily: "Mr. Liu is really a great talent, this trick directly put the whole world into it, and almost kept me in the dark!" Mr. Liu said that within 10 years, Yizhou could be developed, and then following his law, taxes could be collected in the southeast for national use. I wondered what the money was for, but now it turns out that it was just for this ransom! ”

The happy emperor walked around on the white marble slab, the dark leather boots under his feet creaked on the ground, he was excited for a while, then calmed down, and asked Wang Chengen: "Mr. Liu is really dedicated to serving the country, offering three strategies to rejuvenate the country, is one of them; Recruiting new recruits and shouting long live is the second; Camp Yizhou to reduce the displaced people, is the third; Seeking the southeast to redeem the land is the fourth; To despise oneself for the king is the fifth! I will reward such people! You say, "Companion, what rank should I give him?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Chengen secretly sighed, this emperor is good at everything, but sometimes he is too stubborn. He has been rolling in the court for many years, and knows that people are never pure good, and there is absolutely no pure evil, and all people are just a combination of good and evil, sometimes there is more good than evil, sometimes there is more evil than good. If you want to deal with a person, it is better than trying to use his good and avoid his evil, so that you can save your life and be rich for thousands of years.

The emperor is obviously still too tender, the world in his eyes seems to be black and white, either/or, a person is either a great loyal minister, a pillar of the country, eager to be promoted to the head of the cabinet in one breath, or a great evil, the silverfish of the country, must be copied all over the house, it is best to punish him ten clans. Like this, "love is put on the knees, and evil falls into the abyss", which is not the way of a king!

Fortunately, the emperor is still young, and any young emperor may make mistakes, but compared with the previous kings at this time, the emperor cannot afford to make mistakes.

And this Liu Xu, is it the Duke of Zhou who cares about the world and does not care about personal interests, or the scheming and cunning Wang Mang?

Zhou Gong is afraid of rumors, Wang Mang is humble and has not usurped the time!

Wang Chengen sighed slowly, living in the middle of the whirlpool of power is like this, you must use all your energy to figure out the intentions of others, and do your best to hide your own intentions, otherwise you may be completely defeated in this game of power.

And the price of failure in the game of thrones is at least your own life.

Looking at the emperor's smiling and joyful face, Wang Chengen, who was in his thirties, secretly vowed to use his life to protect the emperor's country.

This is not his country, but he is willing to sacrifice everything for this country.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that it is not appropriate to add an official to Mr. Liu at this time!" Wang Chengen knelt down and said loudly.

"Why?" The smile on the emperor's face disappeared, he was young and vigorous, and what he didn't like the most was that someone confronted him in front of him, but fortunately, he still had the bearing of being the king of a country, so he just restrained his smile and said majestically: "Companion, tell me your reasons!" ”

"Emperor!" Wang Chengen said boldly: "The slave maid thinks this, and the name of the country cannot be given lightly. First, Mr. Liu's strategy is just our speculation, and he himself did not say it explicitly. If he didn't mean this, wouldn't this be a waste of the emperor's hard work? If someone with a heart is in the middle of it and makes waves, wouldn't it destroy the relationship between the emperor and Mr. Liu's monarchs and ministers? If Mr. Liu has this intention, the emperor rashly increases the official, it is very likely that this speculation will be confirmed, and it is easy to arouse the suspicion and suspicion of the landlords in the world, which is very bad for Mr.'s plan! Second, since ancient times, if the merit is not rewarded, the life of the subordinates is afraid that it will come to an end. Now that Mr. Liu has been officially appointed and has not made any achievements in running Yizhou, if he rashly increases his official position, how will he be rewarded in the future? Why don't you save it for later? Third, Mr. is worried about state affairs, and what he hopes most is that the emperor will work hard and give him support. Instead of increasing the ranks, it is better to reward him with some armor, or allow him to make firearms, so as to speed up the progress and open up Yizhou as soon as possible! ”

After saying this, Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, looked at the ground with his eyes, and secretly thought: "Liu Xu, Liu Xu, the silver you gave is not in vain, our family said these words to you, but you are carrying a lot of dry cleaning!" ”

Then there was a long silence, and because Wang Chengen did not dare to look up at the emperor's face, he felt more and more that time passed too slowly, and even he sometimes wondered if time had completely stopped, so that one of his breaths was as long as hundreds of years!

For a long time, so long that Wang Chengen forgot what night it was, the emperor finally spoke: "Companion, you are very good, you are very good." Get up and listen to me. ”

Wang Chengen stood up, his eyes still staring at the ground, and listened to the emperor slowly say, "You and Mr. Liu are both my loyal ministers, we are good and cooperative, I swear here, as long as you are loyal to me, I will definitely let our monarch and ministers have a good ending!" ”

"Emperor!" Wang Chengen suddenly raised his head, his eyes were full of tears, but he saw a young man's smiling face.

It was the emperor laughing, smiling brightly like an ordinary boy.

This face is not very handsome, but it is destined to be remembered by him for the rest of his life. (To be continued.) )