Emperor Changtai's announcement interrupted the speech of the prince and the other three people in the East Palace. After the attendant left, the prince still had a little time to tidy up his clothes, and Shen Huashan hurried to say what he wanted to say.

"Your Royal Highness, the reason why you are humble and powerful in the matter is entirely for the emperor and the society. People have likes and dislikes, and the emperor is no exception, what if the emperor particularly likes someone and wants to be promoted regardless of his mediocrity? What if the emperor particularly dislikes someone, even if he is honest and honest, he will be dismissed? At this time, it is necessary to give the matter to the right way, so that the emperor will act on the right path; The purpose of giving the officials of the six grades is to warn them of their greed for power, to prevent them from being unaware and uncorrected, lest they violate the proper duty of the office. ”

"So it's so important to give things, how can it be removed?" Shen Huashan concluded, expressing the reasons for his opposition in the most straightforward language.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you are going to ascend the throne as emperor in the future, and you must also keep this in mind. The emperor may also make mistakes, and the emperor also needs someone to supervise, which is reflected in the official system, that is, to give things. Shen Huashan said again.

These words, uttered by a courtier, may be inappropriate. But when something like that happened to be withdrawn, how could Shen Huashan be silent?

You must know, how many things have the Shen family done in the past few years in order to stop this matter? Is it not effective at all? Shen Huashan thought that he couldn't accept it!

Qiu Shengnian, who was on the side, listened to Shen Huashan's words, and couldn't help but nod excitedly, he also thought that it would not work to remove it from the matter.

However, he only knew that it was not possible, but he didn't expect Shen Huashan to be so thoughtful. Immediately, he looked at Shen Huashan's gaze with even more admiration.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen has already stood up against it, this is the attitude that all the officials in the court know. Now that the East Palace is dealing with this matter, Weichen has three strategies, please listen carefully to His Royal Highness the Prince. Shen Huashan sighed and said.

He was against the withdrawal of the matter, but as the crown prince Zhan Shi. He also has to come up with a charter for the prince to deal with, and see which strategy the prince will choose.

"Strategy: Stay out of the matter, His Royal Highness does not have the right to participate in politics now, and it can be regarded as not knowing and not paying attention to this matter, and it has no impact on the East Palace; Strategy: Agreeing with the emperor's will and agreeing to withdraw it from the matter, which can reflect the unity of His Royal Highness and the emperor's father and son. may win the emperor's favor; The best policy: directly express opposition to the withdrawal of the matter. His Royal Highness is the prince of the country, and the emperor will approve of His Royal Highness's table. In this way, it is not only for the long-term planning of the government and society, but also for the sake of gaining fame in the court, which can exert influence in the court and accumulate His Highness's own power! ”

Shen Huashan said, upper, middle and lower three strategies. Which strategy will the prince choose?

The crown prince listened thoughtfully, and he always believed that there was no benefit in going against his father's will. But gaining fame and having your own power is another huge temptation and a rare opportunity.

For a while, the prince didn't know how to choose.

Shen Huashan gave Qiu Shengnian a color, and Qiu Shengnian said: "Your Royal Highness has just been canonized, and you should also do something for the government and the society, and all the princes and ministers know that Your Highness belongs to the will of heaven." It is the most suitable candidate for the prince! ”

Yes, there are still a few royal brothers in front of him, what will the ministers of the court think of themselves as the crown prince? This is indeed an opportunity to make a name for himself, but will his father be angry?

Until he was dressed and decorated, and before he set off for Zichen Palace, he hadn't figured out which three strategies he should choose. Is it to be safe or to plot your own power?

It's really hard for him to think about such a short period of time! Even if Shen Huashan and Qiu Shengnian told him what the best policy was. He still hesitated.

And Shen Huashan and Qiu Shengnian saw him leaving with the chamberlain, and they were also quite hesitant and uneasy, not knowing why the emperor summoned the prince, if he asked about the withdrawal of the matter. How will the prince respond?

It is said that the prince came to the Zichen Palace, first respectfully greeted Emperor Changtai, and then stood aside, waiting for Emperor Changtai to speak, and the whole person looked a little nervous and restrained.

Although Emperor Changtai was very good to him, the crown prince always remembered what Concubine Rong said: "Father and father, first and then father." Emperor, when you get along with the emperor, you must keep your duty, and you must not get carried away, so as not to dislike the emperor. ”

Rong Guifei's words, the prince did not dare to forget for a moment, so when the prince was in Zichen Palace, he always felt that it was better to be at ease in Zhongcui Palace.

Emperor Changtai didn't care when he saw the prince like this, the prince was not very old, and it was natural for him to be nervous and restrained, and when he saw the first emperor, he was so nervous that he couldn't speak. But isn't that how it has come step by step?

Thinking of the events of his youth, Emperor Changtai was still in a good mood, smiled and asked the prince to sit aside, and then asked, "What do you think about the withdrawal of the matter?" ”

When the prince heard Emperor Changtai's question, his eyes shrank slightly. For a while, I didn't understand what Emperor Changtai meant, and I didn't know whether Emperor Changtai was happy or angry at this time, so I couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"You don't have to be restrained, if you have any thoughts in your heart, just say to your father, you know what happened in the early dynasty, right?" Emperor Changtai asked, I don't know what Shen Huashan will say to the prince, and what will teach the prince to do.

"Erchen knows. The officials of the Zhan Mansion had already told their sons about the early dynasty. The emperor wanted to remove the post of the minister and transfer the original four to another place, and the ministers of the court and the central government disagreed on this. Erchen is not familiar with setting up positions in the matter, but Erchen thinks that there must be a reason for his father to do this, so Erchen has no special ideas. The prince's mind gradually stabilized, and he remembered what Shen Huashan said to him, and said so.

"So, do you know that the crown prince Zhan Shi Shen Huashan is opposed to the withdrawal of the matter? What do you think? Emperor Changtai was obviously not satisfied with his answer, and asked again.

"Erchen knows about this. Lord Shen and Lord Qiu were talking about this matter to their sons, and he said that the position of the emperor was for the sake of his father and the society, and it was for the purpose of persuading the emperor, and it could not be removed. But before the words were finished, the son received a summons from his father. Father, this ......" The prince hid half of Shen Huashan's words and half of them.

He didn't dare to say in front of Emperor Changtai that there were three strategies, he was not stupid, if Emperor Changtai knew that he had the heart to cultivate power, it would be troublesome, maybe his father's anger towards Shen Huashan would be transferred to himself.

"So, do you think my father is doing the right thing? Or do you agree with Shen Huashan's words? Emperor Changtai asked again.

The crown prince saw that Emperor Changtai's face was not uncertain, and his tone was also gentle, knowing that he might be in a good mood at the moment, he immediately replied: "The son is in a dilemma and can't judge, please ask my father to reprimand." ”

These few words are expected to be in Emperor Changtai's mind. And Emperor Changtai is also thinking about teaching the prince at this moment.

Emperor Changtai said: "The reason why my father wants to withdraw from the matter at this time is to let you be a better emperor and be a more free emperor who is not bound by his subordinates. The reason why my father did this was to centralize power, which was also one of the emperor's mental tricks. It took forty years for my father to remove this position from the ministry now, which is also for the sake of Dayong's country, otherwise, if this development continues, Emperor Dayong's power will become smaller and smaller. This is his consideration as an emperor, and his subordinates' thoughts are of course different.

"You have to remember that an emperor must not be suppressed by his subordinates, nor can he be swayed by his subordinates. Instead, you can sway them, suppress them, and balance the forces in the court. That way, you'll be comfortable sitting in that position. My father reigned for forty-one years, and in his old age, I learned that my father had been sitting uncomfortably in this position, so my father wanted to clear the obstacles for you and make you sit comfortably. ”

Thinking of the suppression of the princes in his early years, the hidden danger of King Sheng in his middle age, and the constraints in his later years, Emperor Changtai felt uncomfortable.

If you can't do what you want as an emperor, then what else do you do? I hate myself when I was about to get old, and I only figured out this truth. He must not let the emperor be like himself, and must let him be comfortable and leave no regrets.

The prince remembered the incident of the bow field, and he couldn't build a bow field if he wanted to, and it caused such a big bloody storm, and he felt the same way as Emperor Changtai's words, and thought that Emperor Changtai's idea and approach were completely correct.

"Father has only taken the first step, and you still need to do things in the future. This is a position in the matter, and the father must be removed no matter what. But the emperor, you can take advantage of this incident to gain the convincing of Shen Huashan and other officials, and gradually establish a name in the court, come and tell your father what the East Palace should do in this incident. ”

Then, Emperor Changtai whispered what the prince was going to do, and the prince's eyes lit up when he heard it, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised.

At the end, Emperor Changtai said again: "Father is old. Shen Huashan and other officials in the Zhan Mansion are the whetstones given to you by your father, you can use them, but you can't trust them! You are young, and you still have to rely on and rely on them, and when you have accumulated your own power, your own prestige and capital, you can act cheaply. Shen Huashan suggested that you oppose the withdrawal of the matter, but also want you to have your own prestige in the court, you can do this, and the rest of the matter, your father will do it on your behalf! And you watched as your father taught you how to use courtiers instead of courtiers. ”

For Emperor Changtai's words, the prince listened to them one by one, and gradually became more and more careful in his heart. When he returned to the East Palace, he saw that Shen Huashan and Qiu Shengnian were still waiting outside the palace gate, so he said the words he had thought out in advance.

He thinks that what his father said is really a good way to kill three birds with one stone, much better than Shen Huashan's three strategies!

ps：

Four more! The reason why the position of the person in the matter has been mentioned so many times is that I think it is the root of the Shen family's strength. Ha.