"The so-called checks and balances are the covenant and balance! Governing a big country is like cooking a small meal, and we must not be impatient, and the first thing we must do is to stabilize the court, because if the court is not stable, the country will be in chaos!"

"And if the court wants to be stable, it must make all forces constrained, and the balance of all forces can be maintained!"

"The civil official group is very strong, but they are not monolithic, among them are loyal ministers, capable ministers, corrupt officials, clear streams who sell their fame and reputation, and there are also flattering ministers!"

"Zhao'er, you have to remember that these courtiers have their own uses, you can let them not use them, but you don't have them when you can't use them!"

Zhu Houzhao was a little puzzled, "Father, I understand that loyal ministers and capable ministers are kept, but why should other ministers and corrupt officials be kept?"

"This is the way of checks and balances I want to teach you, such as corrupt officials and corrupt officials, when you need to stand up, you can take it out!"

"For example, if you want to do something, but the ministers oppose it, you can't always tear your face with the ministers in person as the emperor's honor, right? And at this time, the role of the ministers is reflected, they can not only be your throat to speak for you, but also attract the attention of the ministers and shift the target to them, and the emperor can still be the final arbiter on top of the throne, so as not to lose the royal majesty!"

"Majesty, although it seems illusory, but it is actually very important, when an emperor argues with the ministers many times, and gradually loses his authority, the monarch and the ministers will lose harmony, and the hearts of the people will collapse, and at that time, without the cooperation of the courtiers, the emperor's will may not even be able to get out of the capital!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Hongzhi laughed at himself, "Do you suddenly feel that being an emperor is very troublesome and not very interesting?"

"Well, it's completely different from what Erchen imagined before!"

"Hehe, not only is it boring, but it's actually very tiring!" Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and continued: "The civilian-official group needs to win over some of them, disintegrate some of them, and suppress some of them, in short, they can't be made monolithic, otherwise, the throne will be in danger!"

"In addition to the internal balance of the civilian group, externally, it is also necessary to support forces to compete with the civilian officials!"

"Originally, it was the safest way for the civil and military to restrain each other and maintain a balance with each other, but unfortunately, the magnates on the military attaché side were not angry, and there was no way, so the emperors of our Zhu family could only support the factory guards in a big way!"

"Zhao'er, in the future, when you ascend the throne as the emperor, the court can not be in a hurry to make changes, you can slowly figure it out, but the two institutions of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, you must achieve absolute control, if you can't control this force, in the future, those civil officials have a way to empty you!"

"Pinning one's own fate on the integrity of civil officials is a taboo for kings of all ages, and you must keep this in mind!"

"Dongchang, Jinyiwei?" Zhu Houzhao nodded thoughtfully, "Father, rest assured, this power will definitely be firmly controlled by the sons and daughters in the future!"

......

The emperor taught the art of the emperor, and the two talked until midnight, and the prince Zhu Houzhao left with a solemn expression, he grew so big, he has always been unrestrained, and this is the first time he feels the difficulty of being an emperor.

As soon as the crown prince left, Emperor Hongzhi raised his hand and summoned the eunuch with the palm seal of the celebrant eunuch.

"Wang Yue, go and check, what people did the prince contact with when he went out this time, what things he did, any details, I need to know!"

"The slave obeys the order, and this will be done!"

......

The efficiency of the East Factory is indeed very high, and in the second half of the night, an extremely detailed secret recital was presented to Hongji's desk.

"What do you think of the Lin Master that the prince worshipped?" Hongji turned to the eunuch beside him after reading the contents.

"Your Majesty, first of all, you can confirm that that person should have no ill will towards the crown prince!" Wang Yue, the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen, made his own answer after thinking about it.

The iron law that eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics did not apply in the Ming Dynasty.

The decline of the military attache group made the emperors of the Ming Dynasty unavailable, so they had to vigorously promote the eunuch group around them to fight with the literati group, so that the eunuchs could not only interfere in politics, but also have a significant impact on the emperor's decision-making.

Even if Emperor Hongzhi is considered a benevolent monarch among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, he still has no idea of abandoning Dongchang, although he is benevolent, but he is not brainless, and he will not be fooled by the ministers, and make the decision to abolish Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

"Of course, I know this!"

Hongji knew very well that with the strength of the other party to kill thirteen elite Jinyi guards in an instant, if he wanted to kill the prince, it would be really difficult for the prince to survive.

It is precisely because the other party is not an assassin who specializes in hiding there to assassinate the crown prince that Hongji can now talk about this matter calmly, otherwise he would have sent the forbidden army to get people a long time ago!

"Your Majesty, the slave maid feels that since that person has no ill will towards the prince, Your Majesty only needs to pay attention to this person from time to time, and don't interfere too much in this matter, after all, the prince is already old and has some ideas of his own. ”

Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help nodding, "You're right, I'm going to pass it on to him sooner or later, once a son of heaven and a courtier, take care of him, it's time to form your own team!"

From beginning to end, neither Hongzhi nor Wang Yue took Lin Nuo's martial arts to heart.

Martial arts?

No matter how strong it is, can it still stop the imperial army?

......

On the ninth day of the second lunar month, the sky has not yet brightened on this day, so Lin Nuo got up early.

After a simple wash and breakfast in the inn, he walked towards the outside of the inn accompanied by Xiu'er.

"Rich families don't need to buy fertile land, they have their own thousands of corn in the book; they don't need to raise a high hall to live in peace, they have their own golden house in the book; they don't have to hate a good matchmaker when they marry a wife, and they have their own Yan Ruyu ...... in the book."

Before I got out of the inn, I heard that there were people on the street outside who had come to take the test and sang this poem of persuasion, at first there were only a few people singing in twos and threes, but it didn't take long for many people to echo it, and the sound even surpassed the sound of the husband.

Lin Nuo smiled, but he didn't mean to laugh, this time he tried to cross the single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses.

Will try to pass, then there is no less fame of a jinshi, with this fame, good land and beautiful concubines, official wealth, basically at your fingertips, it is no wonder that those who take the exam will be so excited, who is it, about to go to the peak of life, I'm afraid it is difficult to keep the heart like water, right?

Even Lin Nuo was a little excited in his heart, after all, how much happiness he could have in the future was all pressed on this exam.

And he has never been an official in his previous life, and in this life, he is still very interested in trying the feeling of being an official!