Above the main hall.

The voice of Shoufu Sun Xiangqing's decree echoed inside and outside the hall, and under the jade steps, a young man with red lips and white teeth and a face like a crown of jade wore the prince's court clothes and bowed respectfully to Zhao Yuan on the throne.

Under the complicated gaze of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, the emperor's eldest son, Zhao Xinyue's own brother Zhao Xinlu, walked up the jade steps and took the crown prince's seal from the hands of his father, Zhao Yuanjin. From this moment on, he is the prince of the Great Chu Dynasty and the rightful heir of the empire.

Zhao Yuanjin then announced Qin Feng as the prince's teacher and took on the important task of teaching the prince. In addition, Ling Yuanqing, Wen Songlin, and Dong Yushan were also designated as the deputies of the national teacher.

Needless to say, Ling Yuanqing is now the first person in the sequence of generals of the Chu Dynasty, the general of Long Xiangwei, the privy envoy, and the general; Wen Songlin is a well-known private wealthy businessman, a model of self-made, and an old friend of the emperor; As for Dong Yushan, he was a county magistrate in the previous dynasty, and he ranked first in the performance assessment for three consecutive years. Just because he is too honest and upright, he is not liked by the officials, and he has never been promoted and reused.

Qin Feng's intention in appointing these three people was to hope that the prince could have a sufficient understanding of important fields such as military affairs, commerce, grassroots people's livelihood and civil affairs, and cultivate and manage his own connections, so that he could be handy after ascending the throne in the future, and would not be deceived and coaxed by the ministers.

Needless to say, in terms of military affairs, power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and if an emperor does not know how to govern the army and does not hold military power, then it is difficult to say how much authority his words have. This was especially evident in the era of monarchy, where the emperor without military power was synonymous with puppetry.

In terms of business, the prince must understand the true significance of business to the country's finance, taxation and economic lifeline, and he must also be familiar with the laws of private business operation, so that in the future, he will not be fooled by those insidious civil officials with nonsense reasons such as "the Son of Heaven does not compete with the small people for profit".

The people's livelihood and civil affairs at the grassroots level are even more important for the monarch to be familiar with and understand, rather than sitting in the deep palace and flipping through a few books and listening to the civil officials' confessions.

In the main world, even the top leaders of China started as village cadres back then, and only after being familiar enough with the grassroots level did they rise step by step, from managing a county, a city, a province, until they entered the center, and worked diligently and hard, with a time span of several decades, before they were finally able to take on the helm of such a huge country.

Of course, in this world, due to different times, the cultivation of the heir to the throne cannot be so cumbersome and meticulous, but the basic process cannot be saved. The most important thing is to set up a system for the prince to run errands, and every year he must see and study in various important functions and yamen, and even go out of Beijing to inspect the Quartet, and be familiar with all aspects and operating mechanisms of the entire empire.

Taking the Ming Dynasty as an example, the princes were born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of women, and after the enlightenment, they dealt with those well-educated and civil officials every day, and only read some sage books, studied poetry and songs, and were brainwashed by these civil officials in various subtle ways, but they knew little about the real people's livelihood and suffering.

The most classic negative examples are Emperor Jianwen and Emperor Chongzhen, both of whom are full of poetry and books, and who greatly admire and believe in Confucianism. The last one lost the throne and went into exile, and the other died and hanged himself.

Of course, the civil servants will not be held accountable for this. Turning his face, he cleaned up his mood and went to serve the new master happily.

After the court meeting dispersed, the ministers walked out of the hall one after another, and some of the ministers' faces were as black as the bottom of the pot, which was even more ugly than the dead father, but the generals were smiling.

There are basically no real fools who can stand above the court, especially those treacherous and cunning ministers. The emperor's true intentions can be seen by people with a little brains, but they have nothing to do.

Outside the noon gate, a group of civil officials of the Jiangnan faction muttered a few words with gloomy faces, and left in their own cars.

Qin Feng walked out of the main hall and was thinking about returning to the mansion to teach the girls to continue learning to drive. An attendant came over to salute and politely said, "Your Majesty has invited the national teacher to go to the south study to talk." ”

He was slightly stunned, and then readily agreed: "That's okay, let's lead the way ahead." ”

A moment later, in the secluded south study.

A table of exquisite dishes has been put on the table, and the emperor Zhao Yuanjin, who has changed into casual clothes, is waiting, and when he sees him coming, the two of them are not too polite, and they sit down and drink.

“…… I have seen the Prince's teaching and cultivation strategy yesterday, sir."

After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Yuanjin put down the wine glass and said: "It's just that according to this charter, there is no more than ten or twenty years, and the prince is afraid that it will be difficult for him to take on a big responsibility." ”

"Your Majesty, this is very normal, the king of a country shoulders the well-being of hundreds of millions of people, and every word and deed will directly affect the court, so you can't be careless."

Qin Feng smiled slightly: "What's more, Your Majesty is now at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it will not be a problem to be in charge of Qiankun for thirty years, and you can afford to wait for it." ”

Zhao Yuanjin nodded yes. In fact, he has never established a prince, and what he is worried about is nothing more than Qin Feng's attitude.

Although he was able to become this emperor, he relied on Qin Feng's help, but since he sat in this position, who was willing to let go?

If he established the crown prince, and Qin Feng had other thoughts, such as letting him abdicate in advance and supporting the prince to ascend the throne to facilitate the control of the government, then he would have no way at all.

Of course, Qin Feng has made it clear now that he has no idea of letting the prince succeed him in advance, and the stone in his heart can be regarded as falling to the ground.

"By the way, I look at Mr. Wang's words and deeds, and it seems that he is very vigilant and wary of the civil official faction in the court, I don't know why?" Zhao Yuanjin asked again.

Looking at the history books of the previous dynasties, everyone understands the harm of excessive military forces, so the emperors of later dynasties liked to emphasize literature and ignore military force, and suppressed military generals with the help of civilian forces. There is nothing wrong with this idea, but everything must have a degree, and it is too much. The power of the civilian government is too great, and the harm caused should not be underestimated.

The change of the civil fort during the Yingzong period of the Ming Dynasty was that in order to crack down on the military generals and noble groups, the civilian forces colluded up and down to cut off the supply of logistics grain and grass, resulting in the defeat of hundreds of thousands of elite Ming troops, the death of a large number of military generals, the capture of the emperor, and the entire Ming Empire from prosperity to decline, and the civilian forces successfully controlled the government.

Later, Emperor Zhengde tried to raise the military generals and nobles back up to balance the civil power, but he died an unknown death, and he did not even leave an heir.

Because of the dominance of civil power, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be the most aggrieved. If it weren't for the existence of Jinyiwei, Dongchang and other institutions, the emperor would basically be no different from a puppet.

“…… Therefore, from the standpoint of the Son of Heaven, we must not be too accustomed to these civil officials and corrupt Confucianism, whether in the court or among the people. Qin Feng emphasized.

Zhao Yuanjin muttered: "But these literati have the pen in their hands, if they are suppressed too much, maybe the public opinion in this world will be ......."

"It doesn't matter, as long as the Son of Heaven can grasp the military power in his hands, he is not afraid of such consequences." Qin Feng said disapprerovingly.

In this regard, we can appropriately learn from the experience of the Han Dynasty, the emperor himself controls the main military strength of the country, and the military power is exclusive to the emperor. It is not a matter of the Ministry of War, let alone a matter of civilian power. The situation in which Wenchen was in charge of the army must not be allowed.

As long as the emperor has a tight grip on the barrel of the gun, he does not have to worry about the situation getting out of control.

To be honest, there are still a lot of problems in the design of the top-level system in the Ming Dynasty, which led to so much trouble later. For example, the feudal lord system, the craftsman household system, the health office system, the merchant tax system, and so on. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor peasant family, and his vision was limited.

"Your Majesty is the founding ancestor, and his prestige and authority are unmatched, so naturally there is nothing to worry about. However, future generations will not be able to compare in this regard, so some things must be prepared for now and form a system. ”

"My opinion is very simple, every generation of kings in the future, at least half of the month, must be with military generals and nobles."

"The Yulin Forbidden Army guarding the Imperial City and the Beijing Camp defending the Luojing City must be completely in their hands, and no Wenchen is allowed to touch them. In addition to summoning the main generals frequently, it is best to be able to call every officer of the guard rank by name. ”

In the main world, when the second-generation leadership core was passed on to the third-generation core, because he was worried that his authority was not enough, he once instructed him to spend at least five days of the seven days a week with the top brass of the army. It turned out to be a good one.

"Well, I know what to do." Zhao Yuanjin finally said.

Next, Qin Feng talked to him about a series of issues such as the treatment of officials, anti-corruption supervision, and foreign policy, and gave unique insights.

If the top-level system design of the Chu Dynasty can learn the lessons of previous dynasties and not be relieved by the death of people, then it will not be difficult to break through the three-hundred-year limit. Of course, this also involves key factors such as population growth and grain production, and Qin Feng is also considering a solution to this matter.

An hour later, the guests and hosts parted happily.

Back at the mansion, Zhao Xinyue happily greeted her: "Husband, the queen mother has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

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