Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 112 Longqing Godson (Part [-])
The next morning, in the palace.

Emperor Longqing Zhu Zaihou had just finished his breakfast, and he chatted casually with the crown prince Zhu Yijun who came to pay his respects, and then Meng Chong and Feng Bao came together. Somewhat ugly.

Zhu Zaihou glanced at it and asked casually, "Is there a rush?"

Although Feng Bao was not angry with Meng Chong, the rules were still the rules, he could only look at Meng Chong and wait for him to speak.

With a worried face, Meng Chong took a half step forward, bowed and said, "Reporting to Grandpa Long Live, the Supervisor of Rituals received a lot of memorials early this morning, all of which are for the honorable sons to enter the palace to accompany the crown prince. Among them, Zhao Ge Lao is the worst, leading dozens of censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to jointly play, and his words... er, this one, the words are very violent."

Zhu Zaihou subconsciously twitched his brows when he heard the words "very aggressive", and then asked Feng Bao: "Feng Bao, are you taking those memorials? Is there a cabinet proposal? Which gentleman is in the cabinet today?" Chief writer?"

Feng Bao hurriedly stepped forward: "Reporting to Grandpa Long Live, the maidservant only brought the memorials of Mr. Zhao Ge and various ministers. There are too many others, and I can't take them for a while. Today is Mr. Gao who wrote the joint name of Mr. Zhao Ge and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The memorial has been drafted."

Zhu Zaihou was shocked when he first heard that there were too many memorials, and then he heard that Gao Gong had already prepared a ticket, he was relieved and relieved, and hurriedly asked: "What did Mr. Gao say?"

Feng Bao bowed his head deeply, and said cautiously: "Mr. Gao said on the draft note: 'This matter has not been found to be a recent case, so it makes the court suspicious. Please your Majesty Xiaoyu and his ministers, make it clear that this is not a permanent case.' In addition, Mr. Gao also said Let the slaves and servants tell His Majesty that the prince is getting older and may consider leaving the court to study, so that he can enter the holy school early and avoid the discussions of the officials."

Zhu Zaihou nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, and said: "You criticize Zhu on behalf of me, and say that this matter is only because the prince is lonely in the palace, and he is in a depressed mood recently, and the second son of the emperor, Yiyu, is too young to be with him. , then summoned the sons of Shixun to the palace for a while to accompany him. The nobles in Beijing are all loyal and good for generations, and their children will be the pillars of the country in the future. If the prince knows them well when he is young, it will be a good story for the monarch and his ministers to get along with each other in the future. It will be handed down to future generations. However, this matter is not a common practice, as long as the prince's mood improves, I will naturally order all the disciples to return home, and the ministers and workers do not need to worry too much."

The emperor paused for a moment, and then said: "What's more, the prince is about to turn eight years old, and I have already prepared to order the prince to study in the pavilion, so that all the ministers and workers don't have to worry about the prince being indulged in leisure."

The two agreed and returned to the Supervisor of Rites for approval.

As soon as the two of them left, the crown prince Zhu Yijun, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth sullenly, and said, "Father, my son finally has a few companions, is he going to be sent away again?" (Wufeng Note: Ming The emperor's son can call the emperor his father, but most of the time, especially if the relationship between father and son is relatively close, they are no different from the folks, and they are called daddy directly. By the way, the emperor, empress and even the queen mother often call themselves "I", and It does not have to be "Zhen", "Bengong" or "Aijia". Of course, this also depends on the occasion and the person you are facing.)
Zhu Zaihou glanced around and ordered: "You wait and go down first, I want to talk to the prince about something."

The eunuchs and maids in the palace immediately withdrew and waited outside the palace.

Zhu Yijun wondered: "Father has something to say, and they can't get out, are you afraid of leaking it?"

"You are still young, so you don't know that although the palace is strictly forbidden, it can't hide any secrets at all." Zhu Zaihou walked up to Zhu Yijun, and like an ordinary father, he reached out and touched his son's head, and said, "This man, who is he? It's not that you have nothing to worry about. No one will be loyal to you. Everyone will have their own selfishness. Just say your big companion Feng Bao, doesn't he have his own selfishness? Why doesn't Mr. Gao recommend him? Instead of being an eunuch in charge of ceremonies, you recommended Meng Chong instead?"

Zhu Yijun asked in astonishment, "Why?"

Zhu Zaihou smiled, sat down next to his son without any airs of an emperor, grabbed his little hand and said, "Because Feng Bao read a lot, he became your great companion again."

"Ah?" Zhu Yijun was even more puzzled, and asked, "Isn't it bad to read a lot? How can you understand the truth and do things if you don't read? Especially the supervisor of ceremonies, if you want to be popular for your father, it is impossible for your father to win the world. All things are handled one by one, and there will always be some trivial matters for the supervisor of ceremonies to approve by himself, so if the palm seal eunuch doesn't understand anything, how can he do it well?"

Zhu Zaihou laughed and said, "This is Mr. Gao's selfishness."

Zhu Yijun was taken aback: "What! Elder Gao Ge also has selfish intentions? He... isn't he the most trusted minister of Dad? He also has selfish intentions, so what should Dad do?"

"Son, don't panic." Zhu Zaihou smiled, touched Zhu Yijun's head again, and said softly but very seriously: "Now Daddy is going to tell you the most important thing about being an emperor, so the following words, you You must remember it well, but you can’t tell anyone, not even your mother and concubine, you can only rot in your heart, you know?”

Zhu Yijun hurriedly sat up straight, and said with a serious face: "I understand, please show me." Looking at his face, he was even a little nervous.

Zhu Zaihou looked calm, and said: "Daddy just told you that everyone has their own selfishness, and no one is truly loyal to you, so to be an emperor, you must be able to distinguish what that person's selfishness is." , Only in this way can we choose the right person to use.”

Zhu Yijun felt a little hard to understand, and frowned and asked: "Selfishness...can you still tell?"

Zhu Zaihou laughed and said, "Do you know why Dad agreed to Xu Jie's resignation, and why he tried every means to get Mr. Gao back?"

Zhu Yijun hesitated and said, "Old Gao Ge... is more loyal?"

Zhu Zaihou shook his head, showing a rare firmness on his face, and said: "Mr. Gao's selfishness is harmless to Daddy and Daming, but Xu Jie's selfishness is harmful to Daddy and Daming."

Zhu Yijun was stunned again: "Xu Jie's selfishness is harmful, my son understands it clearly, but why is Gao Ge's selfishness harmless?"

"Because what Mr. Gao wants is to assist my father and me to clean up the evils and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, so that he can leave his name in history like Guan Zhongleyi and live forever - this is his selfishness." Zhu Zaihou said here , his complexion gradually turned cold, and he said again: "But Xu Jie is different. What Xu Jie wants is to be distinguished and admired by his colleagues. As for how I am and how Daming is, it is just a trivial matter to him, and he doesn't need to care about it at all."

Zhu Yijun was startled: "Xu Ge... Mr. Xu is such a person?"

Zhu Zaihou sneered and did not answer.

Zhu Yijun asked again: "Also, Mr. Gao's selfishness doesn't seem selfish?"

"Everyone in the world wants to be an official, because being an official can take power." Zhu Zaihou explained for his son: "But some people take power for profit, and some people take power for fame. But there is a difference between those who are famous, some people seek the name of the time, and some people seek the name of all ages."

(End of this chapter)