At this time, mentioning the word emperor is very taboo, and it is not good that it can cause death. Zhu Houxi is a pro-vassal domain, and he is the focus of the imperial court, if he knows that someone teaches him imperial techniques, I am afraid that he will be caught in the high wall of Fengyang and imprisoned.

However, the three people in the room have been together for several months, regardless of each other, and there is not so much estrangement, including some suspected remarks, and there is no need to shy away from it. In fact, it is precisely because of their occasional rebellious remarks that they have a greater sense of identity with each other, which in turn makes their friendship deeper.

Zhu Houxi said: "Imperial technique? What is the use of this kind of thing to teach me, I am just a vassal king, and the so-called feudal country is just this small world. The royal mansion within a radius of three miles also uses the heart of the God King? ”

"You, do you think the emperor's master will teach him the emperor's mental skills?" Yang Chengzu smiled, and took a piece of cut melon again, "Actually, the Ji Shan of the palace is not much different from the things taught by the Hanlin Sect when the Son of Heaven was on the feast. It's all moral articles, and etiquette is shameful. These scholars are actually very powerful, and there are basically no stupid people who can do this position. It's not that they don't know the real practice, if you put these people on the ground as officials, they can also do a good job of general affairs, but when they teach the emperor or the prince, they will only teach you this. Not only do they not teach things like the Emperor's Mental Technique, but whoever teaches them will be regarded as heretics by them, and they will be criticized and punished, and they can't wait to break them to pieces. ”

"I met him in Huaxian and talked to him, but he actually saw through it and knew that those masters knew what was right, but he refused to teach him. Therefore, he simply went his own way, and I didn't do what you asked me to do, which was also a helpless thing. He didn't know what was necessarily right, so he had to go against what those people taught. ”

"You see, in the Romance of the Gods I wrote, why was the king faint? Because he is good enough to disguise wrongdoing, and martial enough to refuse advice, with such a great son of heaven here, what else do you want the minister to do? Of course, the ministers don't like him, they like a waste emperor like King Wu, they don't know anything, they just need to be honest and obedient and do what they say. ”

"Then they taught the emperor the way of the saint, and it was also for this?"

"The way of a saint is not wrong, just as I told you when I was collecting rent, no one can say that those words are wrong. However, the premise of learning these words is to make the world really become a world of saints. If everyone is a saint, then the world will indeed be peaceful. But when everyone is not a saint, the emperor should not be a saint, or even consider being a king. Because once you become the so-called Mingjun, it means that your words and deeds must be required of yourself according to the standards of saints, and in the end, you will become a puppet. Sitting on the dragon chair, it looks infinitely beautiful, but in fact, every word and deed is under the control of the ministers. The Son of Heaven and the scholars share the world, which is the pursuit of scholars since the Song Dynasty, and until now, they have never given up. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded and said, "Everyone hopes that the emperor is a wooden man with a seal, and according to their wishes, they will stamp on the things they like." Dismiss what they don't like, and then, it's Mingjun? But did they think of such a situation, if the emperor first pretended to be like they thought, as if he was a Ming Jun, and after they relaxed their vigilance, and then little by little they were themselves, what would happen to those old masters? ”

When he said this, there was a little more anticipation or should he call it fanaticism, as if he had seen the fooled ministers of Zaifu, dazed and at a loss. Soon, though, his gaze returned to normal, and he smiled humbly

"But this is just casually talking, thinking that those elders are all first-class smart people, how can they hide it from them. If this is the case, I am afraid that it would have been discovered by the elders a long time ago. However, when he was studying alone, in the Hongwu Dynasty and the Yongle Dynasty, the emperor's authority was great and he was not controlled by foreign dynasties. If the emperor wants to restore the authority of that time, can he still do it? ”

Yang Chengzu said: "The size of the emperor's authority all lies in the strength, the Hongwu Yongle two dynasties, the power of the martial arts and nobles in the court are large, and they can be controlled by civil and military forces, and they are balanced with each other." Moreover, the Hongwu Emperor set up the imperial history, the brocade guard, and the prime minister, and the cabinet bachelor was just a five-grade official. The imperial historian was used to contain the six Shangshu, and the Jinyi Wei was used to restrain the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military nobles, and the natural cadres were arbitrary. After the martyrdom of Yongle Tianzi, he set up the East Factory and began to appoint eunuchs. Restrain the eunuchs with honors, contain the civil ministers with the eunuchs, and restrain the military ministers with the civil ministers. Restrain each other, no one can dominate, and the real power is naturally in the hands of the emperor. But since the change of civil engineering, the vitality of the nobles has been greatly damaged, and there is almost no authority in the court, and no one can be involved. A few years ago, there was an emperor Liu Jin, what happened next? Conspiracy? A eunuch rebelled? This kind of thing is just talk, don't believe it. ”

"Today's long live is also a person who wants to do things, reusing Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and others, but it is not without the idea of using these people to involve the energy of civil officials and eventually destroy the situation of the dominance of the literati family in the court. It's just that Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and others have no foundation, and they rely on the four foreign armies. In the future, I'm afraid it won't end well. But it's always a good thing, and it's better to work hard than not to do it well. And this can be regarded as a wake-up call, if you want to seize power, the most important thing is to have soldiers in your hands. ”

Zhu Houxi said: "Long live the four armies outside the country, I think it is to use this army as a henchman, and it can fight against the elders and ministers. I have Sister A, Brother Yang, and Brother Lu by my side, so whether it is Ji Shan or Changshi, no matter what they say, I am not afraid. Those relatives can't shake me, as long as you support me, I can manage this palace. Jiang Bin is arrogant and domineering, how long can he run rampant, and he is not very optimistic, but Brother Yang and Brother Lu are my arms, I believe that the three of us can go all the way, walk side by side, and resist the wind and rain together. ”

"The subordinates and others are all willing to go to the soup for Chitose!" Yang Chengzu and Lu Bing knelt on the ground at the same time, Zhu Houxi helped them all up, and said with a smile: "Gu said, we are still good friends now, there is no need to treat each other as monarchs and ministers now." We are friends, and if you kneel like this again, Lone will be unhappy. ”

The three of them sat down again, and Zhu Houxi said: "Long live this time after fighting Nanchang, are you going to be a class teacher?" I didn't go back to Beijing for the Chinese New Year, I think, he should go back soon. ”

Yang Chengzu shook his head, "I don't think so, according to me, I'm afraid that there are people living in Jiangnan." Even if King Ning is eliminated, he will not immediately go to the school, but will continue to patrol Jiangnan. First, the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is good, long live I haven't been here, it's fresh, so naturally I have to enjoy it more. Second, he wants to take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strengthen his control over Jiangnan. The imperial court has its capital in the north, and there has always been a lack of control over the south of the Yangtze River. Su Song owes millions of stones in taxes, and the Yangzhou salt tax has been in arrears for many years. Long live this time I went south, with my own soldiers by my side, and by fighting, I was afraid that I would collect these things. Moreover, it is necessary to change the people who are not pleasing to your eyes, if everything goes well, the wealth of Jiangnan can really be used by the imperial court. ”

"Then Brother Yang's opinion, can Banzai succeed?"

"If I say it, it's hard to go."