Seeing that Zhu Qiyuan was silent, Zhu Houzhao said to himself: "Dad has to tell you the truth, Liu Jian Xie Qian is still a little loyal to your father and me. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qiyuan was directly stunned, since Liu Jian Xie Qian's loyalty is no problem, then you are still crazy to suppress, and even want other people's lives.

At this moment, Zhu Qiyuan couldn't see through what Zhu Houzhao wanted to express.

"Although Liu Jian Xie Qian is jealous of me, these two people not only have no fault for Daming, but have merit."

"When I first ascended to the throne, the means of dealing with the government were not mature, and if there was no support from Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, the government would be in chaos."

Zhu Houzhao first affirmed Liu Jian Xie Qian's merits, and then said with a cold face: "But the two of them shouldn't, they shouldn't, they shouldn't get involved in the power that belongs to me." ”

"The chief assistant of the cabinet is only an auxiliary minister who assists the emperor in handling government affairs, not a regent who acts as regent for the emperor."

"I sit on a cold throne, and they make decisions, and I just have to nod my head, as if I have put the power of the cabinet above the imperial power, so that I can tolerate them."

He told his son earnestly: "For the way of the king, for the way of the emperor, don't pay too much attention to the so-called loyalty, but pay more attention to what can be used or not." ”

"Liu Jian Xie Qian's loyalty is no problem, but he has no imperial power, it belongs to the category that cannot be used, when a courtier is no longer a courtier, what is the use of asking for it."

"Such as Yan Song, Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Shi Wenyi and others, none of them are good things, loyalty may be there, but there are definitely not many."

"The reason why I reuse them is because they can spare no effort and do whatever it takes to do things for me in order to climb up."

"And I am in control of their lives, without my protection, the courtiers can tear them to pieces in minutes."

"Sometimes, a real villain is better than a true gentleman."

Without waiting for Zhu Qiyuan to react, Zhu Houzhao continued: "Of course, the criteria for employing people cannot be limited to whether they can be used or not, and it depends on the situation. ”

"There used to be a Wang Shoujing, obedient but obedient, I asked him to go east, he didn't dare to go west, I asked him to slaughter dogs, he never dared to kill chickens."

"But this person can't understand other bullshit except for slapping horses and flattering, so I killed him directly."

"Talent can be used without virtue, as long as you guard against it, so that it does not dare to backfire itself."

"There is no virtue and no talent, this kind of person will only bring disaster to the country and the people, and it is annoying to take a second look."

"Virtuous and talented people must also be carefully considered when using it."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh a little, thinking of a person who was about to be forgotten by him:

"I still remember that back then, there was a civil official named He Jingming, this person and Wang Shoujing are simply two extremes, one is honest and upright, and the other is flattering and immoral."

"He Jingming is very talented, and his virtue has never been lost, but this person has taught me for a few days, and he commanded me in front of me, and finally sent me to Juyong Pass."

"Considering himself loyal and devoted to the country and the people, but daring to defy the imperial power, such people can be used, but not reused."

stepped forward and patted Zhu Qiyuan's shoulder, and said meaningfully:

"Loyalty, talent, and virtue are not the biggest criteria for evaluating a courtier, after all, human nature is the most elusive and thorough."

"How to use people, what kind of people to use, what kind of courtiers can be promoted and reused, what kind of courtiers need to be properly suppressed, all from the perspective of imperial power, superfluous personal opinions will only affect your judgment."

"Think about it!"

After that, he turned around and left, leaving Zhu Qiyuan alone to think quietly.

Zhu Houzhao's words had too much impact on Zhu Qiyuan's consciousness, and for the first time, he clearly saw the cruelty of imperial power, and it took him a while to absorb and digest it.

Zhu Houzhao was released, and a new court meeting began.

On the splendid Fengtian Palace, the ministers have been waiting here for a long time, the Wenchen is headed by Yang Yiqing, the first assistant, and the military general is headed by the British Gong Zhang Mao, and the team is neatly arranged.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

With a sharp shout, Zhu Houzhao took Zhu Qiyuan and Liu Jin to appear in front of the ministers.

Sit on the dragon chair, the imperial authority is pervasive, and he is not angry and arrogant.

Glancing around, the ministers all held the pre-prepared notebook in their hands, it seems that some of them are busy today!

However, this is also what he expected, Da Ming's promotion to the Middle Thousand Worlds has brought too many changes, and there are naturally many things to deal with.

Some small things can be handled by Zhu Qiyuan, the eldest son of the emperor, and some things have to be nodded by him, the emperor.

After some complicated etiquette, Yang Yiqing, the first assistant, was the first to come out of the class and played:

"Your Majesty, a year ago, the heavens and the earth changed greatly, and my territory expanded more than ten times, and a large area of mountains and rivers has not yet been developed."

"The minister has the courage to think that the top priority of our dynasty is to implement the policy of self-cultivation and recuperation, digest the existing resources, and then talk about external expansion."

Yang Yiqing knows Zhu Houzhao's character very well, but even if he knows that Zhu Houzhao is ambitious, he still dares to say this, which shows that Yang Yiqing has also made great determination.

After listening to Yang Yiqing's words, Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything for a while, not because he was unhappy, but because he was too embarrassed.

The site is large, but it has not been fully exploited.

The Taiwu Dynasty, or rather, this is a common problem faced by the Sixteen Dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, and he knows this.

In the past, in order to go faster, I didn't care too much, but now with the promotion of Da Ming to the Middle Thousand World, it has come time not to solve it.

Sometimes it's easy to hurt yourself if you take too many steps.

"What Yang Qing said is extremely true, Da Ming has gone too fast before, and he really needs to recuperate for a period of time, digest new resources, and accumulate a deeper heritage."

Zhu Houzhao affirmed Yang Yiqing's proposal, and then asked: "For the new mountain and river land, how do you think it should be developed. ”

As soon as the words fell, Yang Tinghe, the second assistant of the cabinet, jumped out, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, as Lord Shoufu Yang said, after the great changes in heaven and earth, my territory has expanded more than ten times, and it is too difficult to develop and utilize such a vast country."

"Therefore, the minister suggested redividing the territory of mountains and rivers, sending officials to garrison undeveloped territories, digesting and developing them little by little, and gradually bringing the new territories into the scope of our administration."

Redividing territories?

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he came to his senses and urged: "Aiqing continues to speak." ”

He felt that Yang Tinghe's suggestion was still highly feasible.

After all, the territory it has now is getting bigger and bigger, in addition to the original two capitals and thirteen provinces, there are also Mobei grasslands, Xinjiang deserts, Annan places, and the newly developed thirteen counties of Luoyue, etc., which are messy and really troublesome.

A major rectification and redivision of the territory is also a clean-up of the territory of the Taiwu Dynasty, which is a great thing.

(End of chapter)