The court meeting is over.

After Liu Sheng submitted eight impeachment chapters in a row, today's Chang Dynasty quietly came to an end in the shock of the ministers and officials.

——Wuyang Hou Fan City, Yangdu Hou Ding Ancheng;

Boyang Hou Chen Shi, Long Xi Hou Zhoutong;

Dongwu Hou Guo It, Haiyang Hou Shao Province;

Fei Hou Chen Yan, Duchang Hou Zhu Bibi.

-- The son is not biological, and the money is not enough, so he runs through the city and robs the people's land;

During the state funeral, he made fun, feasted and drank during the father's funeral, stored the dead, and bought murderers.

The eight impeachment chapters, eight completely different crimes, mean that the Han family, and there will soon be eight marquis, will disappear from the world.

However, the charges mentioned by Liu Sheng in the impeachment chapter did not come from Liu Sheng······

"These eight princes, my father, have long wanted to eradicate them?"

Outside the Xuanshu Palace, look far away.

Still in the familiar guardrail, or the two familiar chaise longens;

Tianzi Qi, Liu Sheng, father and son sat on the reclining chair, and sat up straight in unison, looking at the back of the ministers and hundreds of officials when they walked down the long steps and left Weiyang Palace.

And Liu Sheng's relaxed question only made Tianziqi turn his head sideways indifferently and look at Liu Sheng with a smile.

"Not exactly."

"-Yes, I have wanted to move for a long time, but I have never found a good time;"

"There are also people who didn't want to move, but because of this incident, I changed my mind."

"Actually, it's not just these eight;"

"The thirty-seven princes who bought the grain, here I am, all have similar evidence of crimes."

"As long as I wish, I can come up with evidence of guilt and punish one of them, or even everyone······"

As he spoke, Tianzi Qi smiled meaningfully, and although he looked away from Liu Sheng, there was also a hint of temptation in his tone.

"I didn't expect that your temperament would be willing to only move the eight families who are obsessed with it, instead of all thirty-seven?"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng only sighed slightly, and withdrew his gaze from the back of the minister's departure;

Leaning back in his chair, he sighed bitterly and shook his head.

"This time, the sons presided over the matter of stabilizing grain prices, and Yu Gong was for the sake of the stability of the temple and the community;"

"From this point of view, the sons don't have to kill them, they just need to stop them from raising the price of food, and then punish them slightly."

"Yu Private, this incident is an opportunity for his sons to kill people and establish their authority, and by the way, to identify the enemy and me."

"Killing people is indeed the more you kill, the better;"

"But in order to distinguish between friend and foe, we can't kill too many people, but can only kill chickens and monkeys."

"-After all, no matter what you say, their fathers and ancestors are also the fathers and meritorious marquis of my Han family."

"Killing too much will make the court unstable and uneasy, and it will also bring a lot of trouble to my father."

"Killing a small part as a deterrent and leaving most of it to be subdued, is the most beneficial to the sons, the father, and my Han family."

"Keeping them can also remind others all the time: the idea of food cannot be ······"

Calmly said what he thought in his heart, but Liu Sheng felt an inexplicable fire in his heart;

On the side, seeing Liu Sheng like this, Tianziqi smiled slightly, and then lay back on the chair with a light smile.

"After this incident, I have grown a lot ······"

"Hmmm······"

"When I go back, I'll think about it again."

"—Liwei, you don't have to kill;"

"When the situation is so serious that you have to kill people in order to establish your authority, in fact, killing people is useless."

"In contrast, it is wisest to master the ability to kill at all times and hang the butcher's knife over the head of the courtier."

"After all, it's not the corpses of the dead that can really shock people's hearts;"

"Rather, it hangs over the head of the living, and the butcher's knife that does not fall for a long time and can fall at any time······"

As he said this, Tianzi Qi looked up with a smile, grabbed the water bowl in his hand, and sat down on the recliner to enjoy this rare leisure time.

A gust of spring breeze came out and slapped on Tianzi Qi's aged face, only the bloodshot eyes still exuded an inexplicable determination.

Hearing Tianzi Qi's preaching, Liu Sheng only nodded thoughtfully.

After a moment, he turned his head with a strange smile.

"Just like this time, the father took out the evidence to punish those eight people?"

"—except for these eight, and the twenty-nine who survived······"

"Or should it be said: inside and outside the government and the opposition, the meritorious princes and nobles, the officials and courtiers, all have the handle in the hands of the emperor, right?"

"These handles are the butcher's knives that my father hangs above their heads and can fall at any time?"

The words full of jokes caused the Son of Heaven to let out a long sigh leisurely, and between his eyebrows, he once again took on some preaching.

"The way of the emperor is also a door to learn."

"And it's a very complicated and difficult subject to master."

"As a king, if you want to be like an arm to your subordinates, you need to be gracious and powerful."

"—Just like this time, if you kill people and establish your authority by stabilizing the price of food, you can take advantage of the situation to sit on the throne of the crown prince;"

"But after you are officially crowned prince, you should show grace and win over the government and the opposition, instead of continuing to exert power."

"One relaxation, one grace and one authority, relaxation and grace, grace and power, is the long-term way······"

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"As for the handle, it is also the way of the emperor, an indispensable factor."

"A courtier without authority is difficult for a king to use."

"With the handle of his subordinates in his hands, the king can believe and use his subordinates at the same time, and at the same time grasp the life and death of his subordinates at any time."

"But if you don't have the handle of a certain courtier in your hands, then this courtier will easily get out of the king's control."

"—For example, the deceased old prime minister is a courtier who has no handle;"

"Today's Prime Minister Zhou is the same······"

Inexplicably, some serious preaching also provoked Liu Sheng to sit up straight involuntarily.

carefully tasted the words of the Son of Heaven and kept them firmly in his heart;

After thinking for a moment, he turned sideways with a strange smile.

"Is there a butcher's knife hanging above the minister's head?"

Asked softly, Liu Sheng pointed to Lieutenant Zhidu, who was still grim on Tianziqi's side, with a cold expression.

"What is Zhidu's handle?"

For these two questions, the answers given by Tianziqi made Liu Sheng fall into deep thought.

In the future, whenever he encounters a question about the 'way of the emperor', Liu Sheng can always think of today's teachings from the Son of Heaven to himself;

And in the end, with the teachings of the Son of Heaven, the problem can be solved······

"Yes, I don't need a handle."

"—I, it's your father."

"There is no need for a father to punish his son."

"For Zhidu, I don't need a handle either."

"——Because Zhidu is not a Hanchen, but my private minister."

"The monarch wants to punish his private ministers, and he also needs no reason."

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"In addition to juniors, private ministers, and relatives, they also don't need a handle."

"The ones who really need to be handled are those subordinates who are not related to you and only have a relationship with the monarch and ministers."

"—For example, hundreds of officials and meritorious princes;"

"These people cannot be executed for no reason, or even removed for no reason."

"For these people, in the hands of Jun, you must have a handle of sufficient weight to decide their life and death, whether to stay or go at any time;"

"If you master life and death, go and stay, this courtier can really be used by the king."

"Otherwise, it will become an obstacle to you."

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"I'm not telling you this because I want you to spend your days thinking about it all day long, looking for the handle of your subordinates."

"But we must always keep in mind that a courtier who has no authority and no defects cannot be easily trusted and reused."

"—Because such a person will not only hinder and hinder you, but may even threaten you."

"You must always ensure that you are not threatened, and you can control your subordinates at any time, so that you can sit firmly in the position of 'king'."

"For the temple and the shrine, this is the top priority."

"After sitting firmly on the throne of 'king', it is necessary to consider other things;"

"But if you can't even sit firmly on the 'king' position, then it's useless to think about other things."

···

"It's not enough for me to tell you these things."

"You need to figure it out for yourself and draw your own experience before you can truly appreciate the meaning."

"After you go down, you have to think more about ······"

The Son of Heaven instructed earnestly, Liu Sheng nodded obediently, and then lowered his head and fell into a long contemplation.

For what Tianzi Qi said, Liu Sheng can naturally understand.

But as the Son of Heaven taught him more and more things, Liu Sheng also felt more and more that there was something inexplicably on his shoulders.

What it is, Liu Sheng is not very clear.

But Liu Sheng can clearly feel that this thing is getting heavier and heavier······

"The Way of the Emperor······"

"Statecraft ······"

"The Way to Power ······"

"Hoo ~~~~~~"

"—There's a lot to learn?"

With a bitter sigh in his heart, Liu Sheng took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair a little tiredly.

And after a long silence, the Son of Heaven began to inquire about food again.

"Of the thirty-seven meritorious marquis, twenty-nine remained;"

"But don't trust these twenty-nine families too much."

"—they, not subdued by you, but suppressed by you."

"When you are strong, they will take what they want from you out of fear;"

"But when you are weak, they will definitely take the opportunity to take revenge."

"Because they are only afraid of you, not in awe."

"Respect and awe, no matter which one is missing, it will not work······"

···

"Hmmm······"

"So, I'll give you a task."

"-Before I die, you can't kill these twenty-nine princes;"

"At the same time, you have to use these twenty-nine."

"Think of it as a practice."

"Learn how to get along with your subordinates who have a grudge against you and may attack you at any time, and learn how to use them."

"Good for you in the future."

As soon as Tianzi Qi's voice fell, Liu Sheng's face suddenly twisted;

Then, he also endured the discomfort in his heart, and nodded his head with a distorted face.

Seeing Tianzi Qi nodding slightly, he said again: "Princes, that's the end of it." ”

"Eight families die, twenty-nine 'hidden dangers' are left, and the rest must be favored by grace."

"Merchants, what are you going to do?"

"- Kill, or stay?"

Seeing that the Son of Heaven asked about the businessmen's disposal plan, Liu Sheng's already tightly knit brows were only completely condensed together.

But in the end, the answer given by Liu Sheng also surprised Tianziqi, and gave Liu Sheng more peace of mind.

"The problem of businessmen is actually very complicated."

"Erchen has always believed that there is no harm in the business itself."

"It is precisely for this reason that the first emperor abolished the ban on Tianjin and Guan, and connived at merchants to travel to commerce."

"——In order to rely on the industrial and commercial industry, let the world become rich quickly."

"But industry and commerce must rely on the power of merchants to prosper;"

"And businessmen, most of them are people who forget their righteousness for profit, and do not hesitate to harm the world for their own interests."

"Therefore, for the question of the merchant, Erchen thinks that it is more solemn."

Obviously, there was some insincerity, but he was firm enough to say something, which only caused Tianzi Qi to nod slightly.

Although he was still lying on the back of the chair, he did not forget to raise his hand and gently rub his chin with the tip of his index finger.

I saw Liu Sheng continue: "Take this time, the matter of food; ”

"Originally, the merchants wanted to hoard goods and raise the price of grain."

"—For that alone, they deserve to die!"

"But in the long run, if there are no merchants who pay for the grain in the hands of the people after the autumn harvest, invest manpower and material resources to store the grain, and sell the grain the following year, then all these things will be pressed on the court."

"Most of the merchants who do these things are responsible for the grain of a county or a township;"

"But if these things are pressed on the court, that is, the food in the whole world needs to be purchased, stored, and retailed by the court."

···

"These things require the court to contribute money, people, and efforts, as well as to build warehouses and appoint officials."

"The court can't afford such a huge cost – at least not for the time being."

"Even if you can afford it, it's a huge expense, and it will do more harm than good."

"Therefore, after this incident, Erchen still thinks that those merchants who are trying to raise the price of grain must stay."

"—You can punish you a little, but you can't kill them all."

"It is still necessary to let the merchants be responsible for the purchase, storage, and retail, and then the governor will set the minimum purchase price and the maximum retail price, and control the profit space of the grain merchants."

"Only in this way can the court get the greatest reward through the minimum price."

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"As for the grain that the merchants bought from me before, it depends on what they want to do."

"—they want food, let them take it themselves;"

"Anyway, the price of grain has been set to death, and if they transport away the grain, they can only sell it to the people at a fair price."

"Instead of letting Shaofu bother selling grain, it's better to let them worry about it."

"—if they don't want the food, that's okay;"

"If they want to sell, then Shaofu will buy it at a low price, whether it is sold at a fair price or there is an internal fund, it is a good thing."

"If they just don't want it, that's even better."

"It's considered to be Shaofu, and it's ······ to pick up these nine million stone grains for nothing."

With Liu Sheng's low, gentle, and inexplicably confident tone, the corners of Tianziqi's mouth only quietly curled up by one amplitude;

When Liu Sheng added another word, Tianziqi's heart finally blossomed.

"Oh, yes."

"-Wuyan, let's copy it."

This sentence, Liu Sheng said to Zhidu behind the Son of Heaven.

"Merchants buy grain to borrow money from the saltless clan."

"If it weren't for the Saltless Family, the merchants wouldn't have been able to afford to pay it back."

"After copying the Wuyan clan, the merchants can relieve this breath and continue to do grain business in Guanzhong."

"-It's just that how much profit you make, from now on, it depends on the face of Captain Zhisu."

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"As for the crime······

"Well, Emperor Taizu Gao has a system: Jia people are not allowed to wear silk and ride in cars;"

"The Wuyan clan is all merchants, but they openly and openly violate the laws of Emperor Taizu Gao, and they should be punished."

"The confiscated property will be included in the internal payment."

The sentence that did not change his face was 'extinguished the Wuyan clan', only provoked Zhi Du to be slightly stunned!

After a while, looking at Liu Sheng's eyes, there was a faint appreciation of it!

But in the end, Zhidu just turned sideways with a cold expression and looked at Tianzi Qi with a slight request.

And after Liu Sheng's words, Tianzi Qi's face was finally full of smiles······

"The princes sold you back the grain, and you paid the gold;"

"The money that the merchants bought grain, you also hid it in Shaofu."

"——Now, I want to take the largest sub-money merchant in Chang'an: the Wuyan clan to ······"

"For, it's also the copper coins that the Wuyan clan hoarded, right?"

···

"Hoarding so many copper coins in Shaofu~"

"Do you want to mint new money?"

was told what he thought by the Son of Heaven, and Liu Sheng also nodded generously.

But this topic did not continue.

"Just copy it."

"It's just a merchant, so it's okay to kill it."

"--There is such a big incident, eight princes have died, and a few businessmen and lowly families have to die······"

"Salt-free~"

"Well, let's go without salt."

was full of relaxed words, only causing Zhi on the side to nod silently.

With just a few words, Chang'an's biggest sub-money merchant: Wuyan's family, was decided.

Next, it is naturally the reserved program of Tianziqi and Liu Sheng's father and son······

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"The incense burner of the Imperial Palace, have you sent it back to Shaofu?"

"—Yes."

"-I don't know which His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to make the palace smoky?"

"Huh;"

"Hehe······"

"Ahem, cough, ······"

···

"Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao ordered Prime Minister Xiao Cheng to build the two palaces of Changle and Weiyang;"

"Seeing the majestic and magnificent Weiyang Palace, Emperor Taizu Gao was furious."

"Do you know what kind of rhetoric Xiao Xiangguo used to explain to Emperor Taizu Gao at that time?"

"-The undefeated can't stand up?"

“······”

"Right and wrong are magnificent!!

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"There is some money that cannot be saved!"

"They are all people who want to be princes, and they are picking and searching all day long, what are they like?!"

"-Oh······"

"-If you say that, it can make my father feel better, then my father will comfort himself like this······"

“！！！”

"Bastard! Darn!!! ”

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"!"

"I'm angry when I see you bastard!!"

The second update···

Good night, good night

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