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However, Gu Ziyao didn't show anything unusual, the emperor was a little curious, and asked, "Ziyao, what do you think?"

Gu Ziyao said: "If you like me, you will like me, and if you hate me, you will hate me." If I am of the same heart as you, then you will not be different from me. ”

The emperor smiled and said, "Ziyao, are you showing your loyalty? Or are you satirizing your Aiqing's flattery?" The emperor's expression at this moment was profound, and he looked at Gu Ziyao with a profound meaning.

Gu Ziyao said: "Weichen doesn't dare, Weichen is just listening!"

The emperor said: "It is natural for you to have some personal biased ideas, but I don't know that the people of this world have their own thoughts, each has its own strengths and weaknesses, as the lord of a country, I want to see through this truth! Since ancient times, the use of people by the Ming Lord, such as the wood of the craftsman, the straight one thinks it is the wheel, the one who bends it thinks is the wheel, the elder thinks it is the pillar, the short one thinks it is the arch angle, and there is no straight length and shortness, each has its own way. The wise take their strategy, the fool takes their strength, the brave takes their might, the cowardly takes their prudence, the unwise foolish and cowardly, and uses both. Therefore, there is no waste of good craftsmen, and there is no abandonment of the master. Don't forget the good with one evil, don't cover up its merits with small flaws, cut off the political division, and do everything you can...... Today's wisdom has long and short, can have a large and small, or a hundred but still small, or unified and many, those who have light talents can not be entrusted with heavy tasks, and those who have small merits cannot rely on their posts. Appointment and responsibility, without work, this official should also be established. As the saying goes: the way to take things, measure the material and use, the way to use people, the measure of talent. ”

Gu Ziyao showed admiration on her face and said, "Your Majesty Shengming, I can't wait!"

The emperor chuckled, as if he was a little unsatisfied, so he asked, "Why is the country established?"

Gu Ziyao said: "Gu Guan." ”

The emperor asked, "How to be an official?"

Gu Ziyao said: "I don't know!"

The emperor smiled and said: "Use corrupt officials, anti-corrupt officials." ”

Gu Ziyao was puzzled: "Why use corrupt officials?"

The emperor said: "If you want to make others work for you, you must give people benefits." And you don't have so much money to give him, so give him the right and let him use the power in his hand to loot the people's fat and ointment, and won't he get benefits?"

Gu Ziyao asked: "He used the power I gave to get benefits, what benefits will he bring to me?"

The emperor said: "He understands that the benefits he has received are all because of the power you have given, so he must maintain your rights in order to protect his own interests." Isn't thy rule, then, secure? You must know that everyone wants to sit on the emperor, and if there are no corrupt officials to maintain your power, then how can you consolidate the imperial power?"

Gu Ziyao suddenly realized, and then asked puzzledly: "Since you have already used corrupt officials, why do you want to do it?"

The emperor said: "This is the essence of the art of power. If you want to use corrupt officials, you must fight against corrupt officials. Only in this way can we win the hearts and minds of the people and consolidate the political power. ”

Gu Ziyao was puzzled when she heard this: "Weichen doesn't understand, I hope Your Majesty will understand......"

The emperor said: "There are two advantages to this: First, how can there be an official in the world who is not greedy? Officials are not afraid of greed, but they are afraid of disobedience. In the name of fighting corruption, we will eliminate disobedient officials and retain obedient officials. In this way, we can eliminate dissent, consolidate power, and gain the support of the people. Second, as long as the officials are greedy for ink, the handle is in your hands. Whoever dares to betray, you will destroy him under the pretext of greedy ink. The corrupt officials were afraid that you would destroy him, so they could only obediently obey. Therefore, the 'anti-corruption official' is the magic weapon you use to control the officials. If you don't use corrupt officials, you will lose the magic weapon of 'fighting corrupt officials,' so how can you control the officials? If all the officials are clean officials and have won the support of the people, if they are not obedient, you will have no excuse to get rid of them; even if you do force to get rid of them, it will cause an uproar among the people. Therefore, you must use corrupt officials, so that you can clean up the ranks of bureaucrats at any time and make them all supporters of you. ”

Gu Ziyao was stunned and nodded frequently!

The emperor smiled and said, "Then let me ask you again, what if you use corrupt officials to provoke public resentment?"

Gu Ziyao was taken aback and speechless, so she asked, "What is the best way to get rid of this trouble?"

The emperor said: "Raise the banner of anti-corruption, increase publicity, love for the people, power for the people, and benefits for the people." Let the people think that you are a wise king, and the bad ones are those corrupt officials, and all the evils in the world are committed by corrupt officials. You must not make the people think that corrupt officials are used by you, and you must make the people think that the king is deceived by corrupt officials just like the people. ”

Gu Ziyao asked: "What about those officials who have too much resentment among the people?"

The emperor waved his hand: "Kill him and avenge the people!" Put the wealth he looted into your pocket. In this way, thou shalt live up to the name of plundering the wealth of the people, and receive the benefit of the wealth. In short, using corrupt officials to cultivate dead parties, eliminating corrupt officials to eliminate dissidents, killing corrupt officials to buy people's hearts, and not greedy for money to enrich one's own pocket, this is the ......art of governing the country."

Gu Ziyao's heart suddenly rose at this moment, and he fell to the ground: "Long live the mountain, the people have this king, the country and the family are safe, and the blessings of the people in the world ......" Gu Ziyao has never risen to such a height of thinking and considered any problems, and today the emperor only slightly dialed it, and he felt that it was not easy to be a king, and it was even more difficult to be a king!

Just as the two monarchs and ministers were chatting happily, the chief eunuch ran in and said, "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty is not good, General Zheng came back with the remnants, saying that the battle on the front line is urgent......"

The emperor's face was solemn, and everyone behind him was also nervous, who didn't know that General Zheng was the general of the border -- Zheng Jingzhong! This General Zheng must have encountered big trouble in front of him when he returned to the court at this time, otherwise how could a good general who was a general of the border area have nothing to do and run to the imperial court......

Although the emperor's heart sank at the moment, he was still calm and calm, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, we will come here first to enjoy the flowers today, and we will have fun another day, I have important things to deal with! Ziyao, you don't have to shy away from it, go with me to ......."

Gu Ziyao was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect the emperor to let her follow at this time, she didn't know her intentions, but she also saw that the emperor loved her, and she didn't feel warm in her heart.

In order not to spread this tension, the emperor arranged to meet Zheng Jingzhong in the study.

As soon as Zheng Jingzhong entered the study, he fell to his knees, and shouted long live in his mouth, and the guilty minister should not leave his mouth.

The emperor waited for Zheng Jingzhong's mood to calm down, and asked: "Aiqing, you keep asking for guilt when you come in, you still haven't said a word about the specific business, first give me a detailed description of the battle ahead......

Zheng Jingzhong swallowed his saliva and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen Zheng Jingzhong, favored by the emperor, has been stationed in Liaodong for many years, Weichen has been loyal to himself, and the border of Liaodong has not been disturbed by bandits and foreign intrusions for many years, the people live in peace, and the merchants are calm......"