Zhu Gaochi was flattered, and cautiously glanced at his father, and then reached out to take the song.

He was a little nervous in his heart, this approach of the imperial grandfather represented a heavy trust, and he felt that he had a great responsibility on his shoulders.

After opening the recital, Zhu Gaochi read it carefully several times, and couldn't help but light up in his eyes, and he was surprised and admired by the ideas of the top ministers in the court.

The cabinet mentioned in the recital perfectly avoids the defects of the prime minister's system, and can be called the prime minister's business, but there is no corresponding power.

If Zhu Gaochi is asked to describe it, it is the so-called cabinet, which is actually equivalent to the emperor's personal staff, only having the power to suggest things, but not any decision-making power.

The eight officials who make up the cabinet are all from the sixth ministry, which means that there will be no pedantic and incompetent, at least not like the previous four auxiliary officials, although they are loyal, they are incompetent and too mediocre.

However, Zhu Gaochi knew in his heart that since the imperial grandfather let him see it, he naturally did not listen to him say good things, but must still be dissatisfied with some aspects.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Gaochi said: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson feels that this system is complete, and it is okay to think about it. However, in terms of Sun Er's idea, the officials who make up the cabinet are all from the six ministries, and it is easy to have the trouble of forming a party for personal gain, so we should open the door so that more civil servants can participate in it.

Second, cabinet officials have neither real power nor positions, which is too humble. It's okay in a short time, but in the long run, officials will inevitably slack off and treat the government in a perfunctory manner. Courtiers are just ordinary people, and it is human nature to seek power and profit, so the treatment of cabinet officials can be appropriately increased to make them more attentive.

These two points are the methods that the grandson can think of, and ask the imperial grandfather to judge. ”

Regarding Zhu Gaochi's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, although it is a little idealistic and very immature, it is not easy to come up with these at such a young age.

He looked at Zhu Di, who was standing honestly below, and asked, "Gao Chi's idea is very good, Di'er, what about you, what do you think about this?" ”

Zhu Di shook his head, his thoughts were not much different from Zhu Gaochi, at most there was a slight difference in words.

He sighed in his heart, Chi'er's mind really surprised him, he only knew that he was benevolent and honest in the past, but he didn't expect to have this insight.

In this way, Zhu Di values Zhu Gaochi more in his heart, in the past, he only felt that the second child was more like him, smart and brave, but he didn't expect the boss to also have extraordinary internal wisdom.

Zhu Yuanzhang hated iron a little, stared at Zhu Di, and said: "Your mind should also be spent more on government politics, and use more brains in case of trouble, Gao Chi will be comparable to you at the age of fourteen, and you don't know how to be ashamed, let's see, in the future, our good grandson's achievements will be higher than yours." ”

"Erchen understands."

Zhu Di replied angrily, feeling a little depressed in his heart, and said that before Chi'er came, our father and son never got tired of seeing each other, why did Chi'er come, my status as a son plummeted, and I have received two scoldings today.

This is just the beginning, but what if it takes a little longer? Why don't I change it with Chi'er, he will be the father, and I will be this good grandson?

Zhu Di was thinking nonsense, Zhu Yuanzhang pulled the topic back to the cabinet and said: "We watched Zhan Hui's recital, his idea is indeed good, but it is still a little worse." Since the cabinet is for us, we should brainstorm, why are there only six officials in it, is it possible that there are only six departments in the Ming Dynasty, and there are no other departments?

These courtiers are narrow-minded and always want to suppress dissidents. You can't understand this as a prince, you might as smart as Gao Chi. Gao Chi knows that he wants the full participation of civil officials, haven't you thought it through? ”

"Dad, this is something that the minister has also thought of."

"You just thought about it, didn't you think about it any deeper?"

"Huh?"

Zhu Di was at a loss, what else could he think?

"Elm pimple!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "Under our hands, in addition to Wenchen, there are also military generals, why are there only Wenchen in this cabinet?" ”

"Dad, you mean to let Liang Guogong and them also participate, but most of the generals don't know how to learn......"

"Why did we give birth to your stupid son, I'm so angry with us! Gao Chi, do you understand? ”

Zhu Gaochi scratched his head, a look of thought flashed in his small eyes, and he quickly replied: "What the imperial grandfather means is that there should also be civil and military checks and balances in the cabinet, in case one family is dominant, and the cabinet cannot be allowed to become a hall of civil officials." ”

"Clever!"

Zhu Yuanzhang praised it and said with a smile: "These old guys who are fighting with us really haven't read any books, but we have spent a lot of time cultivating the next generation, and when the time comes, we will choose a few smart and clever ones to enter the cabinet department." ”

Zhu Di was robbed by the old man, and sighed slightly in his heart, you may not be to blame when you say this.

But as the crown prince, if he really wants to say this, wouldn't it make people doubt that he is talking about the way of checks and balances here before he ascends the throne, and he already regards himself as the emperor?

Zhu Di's education since childhood, life experience, coupled with his fear of the old man, and the lessons from various history books, made him learn to hide his clumsiness and learn to hide his true intentions.

Although the position of the crown prince is said to have come down from the sky, it is also something that he could not reach in his dreams, and now that he has obtained it, he is naturally extremely cautious, lest something go wrong.

Zhu Di didn't dare to bet after all, will the old man's trust in him be the same as that of his eldest brother Zhu Biao.

His sensitivity made him feel that the old man's attitude towards his eldest brother was completely different from his attitude towards other brothers. Although the eldest brother has passed away now, there are still second and third brothers above him, as long as the old man wants to, the position of the crown prince may not always be firmly on his head.

The point is, whether the old man wants to!

Counting the generations of emperors, Zhu Di also knew for the first time what it means to be a man of his word, and what is called the power of one person to suppress ten thousand ministers.

Because of this, he will be cautious, lest he make mistakes, and he thinks about things far more often than before.

Since Dad can let him come up, he can naturally let him go down, not to mention that there are many people who also want him to go down.

Freezing three feet, not a day's cold. Zhu Di sighed lightly in his heart, a little self-deprecating, is he too suspicious?

It was at this moment that the commander of the Jinyi Guard made Mao Xiang hurry over, entered the hall and knelt on the ground, with a little panic in his expression.

"Your Majesty, Xi'an Eight Hundred Miles Urgent!"

Seeing Mao Xiang's panicked look, Zhu Di was still a little curious, and when he heard that this urgent report came from Xi'an, he felt even more strange, the second brother was there, could it be that what else could he do?

I remember that not long after the second brother returned to Xi'an, he was severely reprimanded by his father before.

Zhu Yuanzhang had expected this, and as early as the return of the national fortune, he had already had a guess.

It's just that it's not clear which of the heirs died.

Now when I hear Mao Xiang mention Xi'an, I know in my heart that it is his second son, Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin!

Sure enough, Jin Yiwei commanded Mao Xiang and said: "Your Majesty, Fang Caichen got the news, King Qin is gone." ”

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