Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 403 The Last Lesson (Part [-])
On the imperial couch, Long Qing half leaned against the piles of bright yellow pillows, squinting slightly, talking in a rambling manner.

Prince Zhu Yijun sat obediently on the brocade bench in front of the imperial couch, asking questions from time to time, and nodding again and again, but there was always a worry on his face, which even covered the occasional embarrassment when he heard the emperor say something he didn't understand. doubts.

The father and son just talked like this, let the time fly by, I don't know how long it has passed.

After a long time, Zhu Yijun saw that his father had been lost in thought and hadn't spoken for a while, so he called out cautiously: "Father?"

Long Qing came back to his senses, glanced at his son, and asked, "Oh, what did you just say?"

Zhu Yijun said solemnly: "Father said that the emperor ruled the world, the root of which is to use people, and the power to use people is the foundation of imperial power."

"Well, that's the end of the story." Long Qing nodded, thought for a while, pointed to the desk next to him and said, "There is an essay on it, take it and have a look."

Zhu Yijun hurried over to get it, and when he opened it, it turned out to be an excerpt written two days ago:
Gong Shu, a scholar in charge of the official department of the Jianji Temple, said: "Under the chariot, there are yamen for all affairs."And traitors from all over the world tend to converge here, making false statements to disrupt the government, accusing the officials, and there are many deceivers.When moving, there are dozens of them in groups, seducing each other, and some incompetent officials get into the operation by mistake, and if the incident is invalid, they will be thrown away without hesitation.In recent days, I have also personally interviewed several generations, such as Wang Sanpin, who are called nephews or nephews of my ministers, who have cheated people and money. There is evidence, and they have all been sent to the Ministry of punishment for questioning.However, thinking about the many things in this generation, although I have obtained one or two today, if I have exhausted my fat and made ice, it will not be enough to punish me.Emperor Fuwang ordered the factory guards to go down, and inspected the censors of the five cities.If Xie's family dares to hide, Xu and his neighbors will raise their heads. If they don't raise their heads, they will be charged with serious crimes together.There is nothing for common people and traitors, and the yamen can also do things. '

Because this essay was submitted by the first assistant Gao Gong, there is no draft on it, only Zhu Zhu, and judging from the handwriting, this Zhu Zhu is the emperor's imperial pen:
"What Mr. said is very true. The five cities of the factory guards follow Yuan Fu's words and strictly implement the arrests. The Metropolitan Procuratorate still announces the prohibition agreement."

Zhu Yijun frowned after seeing it, secretly thinking about such a trivial matter, my father even asked me to take a look, what is the purpose?

Long Qing seemed to see what his son was thinking, but he didn't point it out, he just asked, "Do you know about this?"

Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Then do you know why these traitors don't pretend to be other people's names, but pretend to be Mr. Gao's nephews, cousins, etc., and cheat money, and they succeed every time?"

Zhu Yijun said: "Mr. Gao is Yuanfu."

Long Qing shook his head and said, "Think again."

Zhu Yijun was taken aback, a little surprised.

Long Qing reminded: "Li Chunfang was also Yuanfu before, why didn't I hear that someone pretended to be his nephew or cousin to cheat?"

Zhu Yijun understood now, raised his eyebrows and said, "Because he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

Only then did Long Qing smile, and said: "That's right, because he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, even if he is Yuan Fu, no matter what he wants to do, he must first obtain the approval of the Supervisor of Rites Zhu to be useful. Mr. Gao is not the case, although For some big things, he needs Zhu’s approval before he can do them, but for many small things, if he orders them in the name of the official, someone will naturally do them.”

When Long Qing said this, he paused for a moment, and added: "So some people always say that Mr. Gao has too much power, so Zhao Zhenji used this matter to make a fuss about it before."

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Although Mr. Gao has great authority, he is a loyal minister."

Long Qing laughed, then shook his head, and said: "Jun'er, Mr. Gao is a loyal minister, but I use Mr. Gao to this point, not just because 'he is a loyal minister'."

Zhu Yijun knew that he was going to point him out, so he hurriedly said, "Please give me instructions, Father."

Long Qing said: "Do you remember what I told you last time?"

"Remember, my ministers never dare or forget." [Wufeng Note: This refers to the conversation between the emperor and his son in Chapter 057 of the first volume. ]
"There is not only the righteousness between Mr. Gao and father, but also the kindness of master and apprentice, and even the relationship between father and son." Long Qing paused, and continued: "But father is the emperor after all, and his responsibility is The inheritance left by the ancestors, so Dad can't give grace at will because of the friendship with Mr. Gao."

After nearly a year of observing politics, Zhu Yijun has made a lot of progress compared to the previous "listening to a class". Hearing this, he asked, "That's why the last time Mr. Gao was forced to resign?"

"Yes." Long Qing's face became gloomy, but he still spoke bluntly, "I know Mr. Gao's integrity, I also know Mr. Gao's talent, and I know Mr. Gao's ambition... But I am the emperor, if the situation does not allow, I can only let Mr. Gao suffer for a while."

Zhu Yijun thought for a while and asked, "So when Mr. Gao was revived later, the emperor made an exception and made Mr. Gao concurrently in charge of the official affairs. It was a kind of... er, a kind of compensation?"

"No, that's not compensation." Long Qing said solemnly: "Jun'er, you have to remember that thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, and the emperor does not need to compensate anyone."

Zhu Yijun was taken aback for a moment, but immediately asked in surprise: "Then why did the father do this?"

"Mutual benefit." Long Qing smiled, and said: "Or in the words of your companion, it's called win-win."

"Mutual benefit, win-win?" Zhu Yijun asked suspiciously: "But, in this case, Mr. Gao's power is indeed very heavy. Father said before that the power of employing people is the foundation of imperial power, but now he has transferred this fundamental power. I gave Mr. Gao a lot, why is that?"

Long Qing nodded in satisfaction: "Good question, that's why Daddy asked you here today."

He said, sat up a little bit, and then continued: "First of all, you have to know one thing. Although the world belongs to the emperor, the world cannot be controlled by the emperor alone. Otherwise, what's the use of these civil and military officials?" ?”

"My son understands."

"So, how to delegate power to the courtiers is the time to test the emperor." Long Qing said: "Since you remember what I said to you before, you should know that all the ministers and workers in the world have selfish intentions, and no one can be perfect. All with the emperor, because in the final analysis, the world belongs to the emperor, not to him."

Zhu Yijun had a hard time accepting this emotionally, but he had to admit that what his father said made sense, but he still asked with some concern: "Then what should the emperor do?"

Long Qing smiled and said: "Select people and use them." He paused for a while and explained: "People in the world seek power for nothing but power, and power is nothing more than two reasons: one is for fame, or for money, of course. And what’s more, I want both.”

When he said this, he smiled and asked the prince: "If you were the emperor, who would you use?"

Zhu Yijun said without hesitation: "Naturally, it's the one seeking fame."

"No." Long Qing shook his head, and said, "Daddy will teach you today: use either one, it just depends on how you use it."

　As June 20170107012220447 is approaching, kindergartens have begun to arrange for parents to do their jobs.Thank you book friend [-] for your reward, thank you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)