"Son, after you go to Goryeo, although there are your subordinates up and down, you must not be arrogant, and you must not blindly persecute them." After handing over the Goryeo strip to the crown prince, the emperor continued to tell the prince, "If there is anything to complain about, you can just leave it to the people of the mission to do, you don't have to come forward yourself, you have to be a good person in front of the Goryeo people, so that you can win their hearts!" ”

"Erchen understands!" The crown prince nodded hurriedly, "Erchen will definitely deal with the Goryeo people carefully, so as not to let them get separated." ”

"Don't be too careful, you are the prince, you just want to put on a little bit of our **** prestige." The emperor smiled and patted the crown prince on the shoulder, "Actually, we are going to fight Japan, and the Koreans are happy!" In the early years of Wanli, the Japanese army landed in Goryeo, poisoned and killed very much, and it can be said that the blood feud with the Goryeo people is deep, so that they now call the Japanese attack 'Imjin War', and they grit their teeth when they mention it, so this time you go, it is to do the royal road and seek justice, they are too late to be grateful, as long as you don't go too far, you are their holy master! ”

The prince did not answer, but the young man's eyes shone with excitement more and more.

That's right, what young person doesn't like to make a career? The emperor thought with relief.

"Now you know how much guts you have on your shoulders, right? Son, when the prince is the emperor, the scenery is beautiful, but the things to be done are also indispensable......" The emperor was still smiling, as if he was soothing his prince, "So, you have fun for a while, if you don't put down your body and mind, you will have to be nervous when the time comes...... Anyway, next year's things will be done next year, and with me arranging for you, you can relax more. ”

"Erchen knows, Emperor Xie." The crown prince was very moved and apologized to his father again. "Although the retainers will relax, but the study will never be pulled down, this time in addition to the relevant regulations of Japan and Goryeo, the retainers will definitely learn more about the art of war, only by learning more military affairs, the retainers can sit in the rear. The father sent his sons over, and he didn't want to see his sons just surrounded by a group of staff, right? ”

"You're ambitious!" Seeing the crown prince answer like this, the emperor smiled even more happily, "Okay, you can learn if you want, I'm just afraid that you don't want to learn!" I've arranged for you so many teachers to teach military affairs, you can ask them more recently, don't just listen to them, ask more questions yourself! However, remember not to reveal the plan to attack Japan to them, just ask them from the side. ”

"Erchen will definitely ask." The prince hurriedly agreed, and then suddenly hesitated a little, "It's just ......"

"Just what?" The emperor felt that something was wrong, so he immediately asked.

"It's just that a few teachers who taught me literature have been asking me to read more scriptures, especially the Analects, lately. They said that the ancients relied on the Analects to govern the world, I am the prince, and I will have to rely on these to rule the world in the future......" The prince's voice became lower and lower, "They also said that our family will immediately win the world, but we will not be able to rule the world immediately in the future, we still have to rely on moral education, only the famous teachings can maintain the world, just blindly expanding by force, can only raise the soup to stop the boiling, and finally can't ...... It won't last long......"

With the crown prince's narration, the emperor's face became more and more ugly.

Finally, he raised his hand and slammed it on the table.

"Presumptuous!"

The emperor has always disliked Confucianism, which is known to the whole world, so except for a few Confucian scholars who were dazed in reading at the beginning, they had the courage to come to him to advise him to "follow the royal road" and "govern the country with virtue" after he was severely punished, no one talked to him anymore about what to teach and govern the country in the name of Confucianism.

Unexpectedly, these literati still did not give up, and actually put their minds on the prince.

When choosing a teacher for the crown prince, although the emperor deliberately did not want him to come into contact with any Confucian classics, after all, he still wanted him to learn some ancient literature and poetry, and to get in touch with some cultural knowledge, so he still used a few teachers to teach literature -- of course, the prince's coursework was mainly based on military and economic knowledge, and culture was only an auxiliary.

They are obviously just teachers, but they can't correct their position, they regard themselves as emperors, and they still want to rely on their position to influence the prince, and instill their thoughts into the prince...... How can the emperor endure this kind of thing?

"The son is guilty, please forgive your father!" Seeing that his father was angry, the prince hurriedly bowed down and confessed.

"You're not guilty, it's a good thing that you're studious, you can't be blamed for that!" The emperor seemed to be angry, and still glared at the prince, "These sour Confucians have something, and they still want to rely on you to open their eyes for them, so bold, so bold!" I can't spare them! ”

Although the emperor and the prince are usually very kind when they get along, when the emperor is rarely angry, even the prince can't bear it. The emperor was furious, as if even this warm room had been thrown into the ice room.

"Father! Father, please don't be angry! Seeing his father so angry, the prince was so frightened that even his voice trembled.

However, because he was afraid that he would lose the lives of several teachers because of his unintentional words, he immediately embraced his father again.

"What do you do?" Surrounded by the crown prince, the emperor glared at him angrily.

"Father...... Please stop being angry! The crown prince looked at the emperor's angry face, and said with a little anxiety, "My father usually teaches my sons not to act out of anger, so as not to do things that I regret on impulse...... Don't, don't kill out of anger, although the masters are confused, but ...... But sin does not lead to death! The sons are not only interceding for their lives, but also afraid that their father's reputation will be damaged! ”

Under the prince's earnest shouting, the emperor finally calmed down gradually, only frowning slightly.

The slightly emaciated boy had already pounced on himself at this time, and although he trembled with fear, he still hugged himself without hesitation, and then advised himself not to kill out of anger.

He has a benevolent heart, but he is not weak and dares to speak his mind. With such qualifications, you can be a good prince and an ideal successor emperor.

The anger on the emperor's face slowly subsided.

"Murder? Why should I kill people and let them play a self-sacrificing style? You think too much, I won't kill them. He grabbed the prince's hand, and then gently pushed it away, "But if I don't kill them, it doesn't mean that I won't punish them, from tomorrow onwards, I will all of those people be repulsed, and not a single one will be left!" ”

"They were at fault, and their sons agreed to replace them." The prince nodded and agreed to his father's arrangement, "The way of literary rhetoric lies in the original intention, the son has learned so much, and then he can explain it himself, and he doesn't have to rely on those literati." ”

"The way of words lies in the original ......" The emperor's eyes lit up, and then muttered, "Not bad, not bad!" It's rare that you can say such things at such a young age, it seems that you really have learned to understand! ”

Because he was happy, he sat the prince down again.

"Prince, you don't have to take those Confucian raps seriously! All powerful countries, as long as they still have the strength to spare, will definitely try their best to expand, and turn all the places within their reach into their own territory. What is clumsy and modest, it is all nonsense! If the Zhou people were to be clumsy and modest, wouldn't the Han people still have to shrink in the Central Plains and not be able to get out? Not to mention anything else, is the Yanjing under our feet, not the Zhou people expanding inch by inch? Confucianism is best whitewashed, black can be said to be white, obviously powerless to expand, passive beating everywhere, if you have to say that it is to do the royal way, to convince people with virtue, this kind of self-deception is only done by them. Because he has never liked Confucianism, the emperor's tone suddenly became a lot more scathing, "That kind of sour Confucian, you know to take some scriptures and chatter, you must not listen!" According to the original intention, according to the original intention! ”

At this time, the territory of the Han Dynasty has been greatly expanded than the previous Ming Dynasty, especially in Mongolia and the Western Regions, after many expeditions, now the Han Dynasty has not only recovered the Hetao area, but also has expanded its control area to the Dunhuang area, and is still planning to continue to expand, in this case, the Confucian minister's "moderation and obedience" set is naturally extremely unpleasing to the emperor.

"The sons know it, and the sons will be like their fathers, determined to forge ahead, and never be complacent." Seeing that his father had lost his anger, the crown prince breathed a deep sigh of relief. "It's just that my father, after learning some military affairs, I still don't know anything, can I ask my father to teach ......?"

"What, just say it, don't be afraid." The emperor immediately agreed.

"Father, since I set the Dingding, I have been forging ahead in the west and the north, destroying the Jurchen and Mongolian tribes one after another, which can be described as a thousand miles of development, and the martial arts are ahead of the former Ming Dynasty, which is almost comparable to the Han Dynasty...... It's just ......" the prince's expression was still a little hesitant, and he kept glancing at his father, "It's just that in Erchen's opinion, Liaodong, the Western Regions and Northern Xinjiang are snowy fields or deserts, and most of them can't be inhabited, and Erchen learned in geography class that the land of Nanyue is a land of anointing, and its rice can be harvested three times a year...... Why did my father always have to keep conquering the northwest, and now he wants to attack Japan, but the south has always refused to attack ......? Although all parts of the south also have their own difficulties, they are probably ...... compared to the bitter cold places in the north I'm afraid it's still a lot less expensive. As long as we take some time to occupy such anointed land, use this as a foundation, continue to expand our strength, and then go north to attack...... Isn't it...... Wouldn't it be easier? ”

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