Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Qi Heng pondered, pointed to the teapot on the stove on the side, and asked, "Big brother, do you think the teapot on the stove is useful?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked in the direction of Qi Heng's finger and said suspiciously: "The teapot is naturally useful for boiling water." ”

Qi Heng nodded, got up and came to the side of the teapot, lifted the handle of the teapot, and said, "Big brother catch it." ”

Looking at the hot teapot in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know where to start.

"Engong, how do you start this?"

Qi Heng put down the teapot and said, "Can you pick it up now?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang lifted the handle easily.

Qi Heng smiled: "Big brother, do you understand? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the teapot in his hand thoughtfully, and muttered: "Engong means to tell us that employing people is like carrying a teapot, although it is hot all around, as long as you take it in the right place, you can use it......"

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang is very smart and understands everything, and can think that Qi Heng is using this matter to talk about Li Shanchang.

Qi Heng nodded, and then said as if he remembered, "I remember.... My master once said that there is no one in the world who can use people's strengths, and there are no people in the world who can use people's shortcomings. ”

"Those who are superior should first look at the employing people."

As he spoke, he picked up a scroll in front of him that recorded Liu Bang's history, looked at the wrinkled appearance of the scroll, and said with a smile: "Big brother should read this book often, right?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was tasting the meaning of Qi Heng's words just now, and when he heard Qi Heng's question, he hurriedly looked up.

Then he smiled a little embarrassedly: "Yes, we think that Liu Bang is quite similar to us, they are both from poor backgrounds, so I want to read more about his deeds." ”

Qi Heng nodded.

"Then how does the eldest brother think Liu Bang has won the world?"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have an opinion on this issue, and said: "People's heart!" ”

"Liu Bang won the hearts of the people and had the support of the people, on the other hand, Xiang Yu, although he was brave, but he was too murderous and his methods were too vicious, so he was not popular with the people, and in the end the world was obtained by Liu Bang."

Qi Heng nodded noncommittally.

"Anything else?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought left and right and shook his head.

Qi Heng said slowly: "The emperors of the ancients all have a foundation. For example, Emperor Qin, the successor of Qin, inherited the remnants of the sixth emperor of Qin, and achieved the destruction of the six kingdoms and the unification of the world. ”

"For example, the founder of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, was originally a member of the Guanlongshi group in the Sui Dynasty, and the Sui ruled the world in the Tang Dynasty, in the final analysis, it was just a person who supported the Guanlongshi group."

"And the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, was originally a relative of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and launched a mutiny to win the world."

"And the Song Dynasty, and even the Yuan Dynasty today, have interest groups behind them that support them."

"To put it bluntly, they are the chess players who play the chessboard of the world, and they win the world, but they just win the opposite person."

And Liu Bang, starting from the end of the micro, has relied on the people of the world all the way, and the strength behind him is the people. So eldest brother, you said that he won the world because of the people's hearts, in a word. ”

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

As he spoke, Qi Heng poured a cup of tea for Zhu Yuanzhang and poured himself a cup.

"If you want to win the world, whether it is human or material resources, you need someone to support you, except for Liu Bang, those emperors are supported by scholars with strong resources and strength. And Liu Bang relied on the common people. There is a fundamental difference from them. ”

"Saying this is to sort out the relationship for the eldest brother, and at the same time, it is also to tell the eldest brother that the power behind it comes from the people and the scholars, and there is one biggest flaw, that is, talent. In ancient times, the scholars mastered the vast majority of their talents and talents, and in the early days, ordinary people may not have even seen paper, where did they learn their talents? And with the support of the scholars, there will be a source of money, food, and soldiers to compete for the world, and there will be an inexhaustible supply of talents available. ”

"That's why, proportionally, most of the emperors are behind the scholars."

"But Liu Bang was born as a pavilion chief, even if he has the support of the people, how can he win the world?"

"In Qi Heng's view, another important reason why Liu Bang can win the world is to employ people!"

"Three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Xiao He, Han Xin, Zhang Liang."

"Zhang Liang, in the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away. Xiao He, the town and the country soothe the people, give salaries, and keep the grain. Han Xin, even millions of people, will win the battle and win the attack. ”

"The talent of any one of these three people is far superior to Liu Bang, no matter how talented, political, or marching, Liu Bang cannot beat any of them."

"But the reason why these people's talents can be thoroughly displayed is that they are inseparable from one person, Liu Bang!"

"Without Liu Bang, Zhang Liangzhi's strategy can't come out for thousands of miles, without Liu Bang, Xiao Hezhicai has no people to govern, and Han Xin's strategy has no soldiers available."

Speaking of this, Qi Heng stopped, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang needed a little time to savor.

In the past, through the words of others and the things he read from books, although Zhu Yuanzhang could also see some things, no one had ever been able to present the context in front of him so clearly.

As Qi Heng said, the emperors of the ancients must rely on something.

Either it crosses the gentry and relies on the common people, or it is the leader elected by the gentry.

And reading through the ancient and modern, only Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, started at the end of the Wei Dynasty and purely relied on the strength of the people to win the world.

Why is he so special from other emperors?

Employment.

He once read Liu Bang's words in a book.

"In the midst of the husband's strategy, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, I am not as good as the ovary; The town and the country soothe the people, give salaries, and keep the grain road, I am not as good as Xiao He; Even millions of people, the battle will be won, the attack must be taken, I am not as good as Han Xin. All three are masters, I can use them, and I take the world as well. ”

Although I also know the importance of employing people, I have not clearly realized the importance of employing people in Qi Heng's words as we do today.

There is no deep analysis of the components of the whole world.

Because that's not what he used to think.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was thinking silently, Qi Heng drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

The sprinkling of explanations made Qi Heng's mouth dry at this time.

However, the reason why he said so much was not to perform in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

In addition to answering the question of whether to use Li Shanchang for him, he also wanted to give Zhu Yuanzhang a little confidence in this way!

Judging from the information given to him by Zheng Guangzu, Zhu Yuanzhang at this time was hindered by the self-esteem of the marshal, and he felt a little lost after seeing the development of Huanggangcheng.

But in the end, these losses are just because of their own lack of self-confidence.

Since he is not confident, then Qi Heng will give him some confidence.

Let him know that he himself is the key to the rebels today.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, whose face was gradually returning to clarity, Qi Heng asked, "Big brother, do you understand?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "What Engong is teaching us is the way of the emperor and the way to take the world!" ”

Qi Heng was stunned when he heard this.

He hurriedly said: "Big brother, what Qi Heng taught you is the way of employing people, not the way of the emperor." ”

For example, what the eldest brother should consider is not whether to use Li Shanchang, but how to use him. For example, if the eldest brother wants to listen to the explanation of the scriptures, the ten Qi Heng are not as good as Li Shanchang alone......."

But before Qi Heng finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Engong doesn't need to explain, we understand......"

As he spoke, he also glanced at Qi Heng.

？？？

Qi Heng recalled what he had just said in confusion.

"I just said the way of the emperor?"

....................

It wasn't until noon that Zhu Yuanzhang let Qi Heng go and walked out of the lobby to eat together.

Facing the sun, Qi Heng, who was walking on the road, was still a little confused.

He spent the morning in a daze.

The teaching process with Zhu Yuanzhang made Qi Heng suddenly think of a joke in his previous life.

One day the child asked his father, "Why do wise people die at a young age?" My father replied, "If you are in the garden and you want to pick a flower, what one will you want to pick?" The child replied, "I will pick the ugliest one." My father wanted to answer: No. But in the end, he asked: why did you pick the ugliest flower? The child replied, "My garden does not have room for those useless things." ”

The father wanted to teach the child the golden mean, but he didn't expect the child to understand the way of the emperor.

This is just like the exchange between Qi Heng and Zhu Yuanzhang this morning.

Many things Qi Heng wanted to say meant one thing, but what Zhu Yuanzhang understood was another.

At this time, Qi Heng really admired Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him in his heart, he didn't deserve to be the emperor with such a talent.

Think about the fact that this man from a poor background in history was able to lead an army to defeat so many powerful enemies, what art of war did he learn?

He doesn't know a few words, what art of war can he learn.

This is entirely based on the experience he has learned from the constant wars.

Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the time to teach Zhu Yuanzhang to subtly change his thinking, but now it seems that it is no fun, and maybe saying a wrong sentence may have a negative effect.

At this time, Qi Heng had already made up his mind, and he would no longer be called Zhu Yuanzhang if he was killed.

For this reason, he also praised Li Shanchang fiercely, saying that he has outstanding literary talents, reads poetry and books, and is the most suitable person to teach Zhu Yuanzhang.

Anyway, let the two of them torture each other, and they won't participate in the killing themselves.

Just as the brothers were eating lunch, Ma Xiuying suddenly walked out with a smile and asked Zhu Yuanzhang, "Yuanzhang, how do you feel after studying with Mr. all morning?" ”

Hearing Ma Xiuying ask this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said happily: "Sister, seriously, you really gave us a good idea, we were shocked to learn from Engong for a morning, and many things we thought in the past have been subverted." ”

"It's no wonder that the imperial courts of all dynasties and generations have to select scholars through the imperial examination, and the officials are also scholars, and the knowledge in this is great!"

“...................”

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang blowing himself there, Qi Heng wanted to die.

This strengthened his idea of letting Li Shanchang out.

And as Zhu Yuanzhang blew on his own sea, Xu Da on the side stared at him.

Looking at the number one general of the Ming Dynasty, thinking of his exploits in the future, Qi Heng hurriedly avoided his gaze.

One Zhu Yuanzhang is enough, and then a self-taught genius general.......