Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 585 Father and Son Are Different

At the beginning of Zhenguan, when the emperor ascended the throne, he said: The foundation of governance lies in trial.Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are appointed according to their talents.Therefore, "Book" said: "Officials are only for talents." ’ You said: ‘Officials are not necessary, but the person. 'If you get the good ones, even if they are few, it is enough, and if you get the bad ones, even if there are many, you will be ridiculed?
Therefore, his way of employing people is to focus on establishing virtue, establishing words, and making meritorious service, and replacing the world with meritorious officials.The imperial examination was also adopted to attract talented scholars from the common clan, and the imperial examination was used to replace the family status.As a result, the opportunities for children from poor families to become officials have greatly increased, breaking the solid state of the court's family and wealth, changing the atmosphere in the court, and bringing a new atmosphere to the country.

In order to minimize the resistance of the aristocratic family, the emperor even set up two Jinshi lists according to their origins, one for the common people and the other for the world. Neither the family nor the common people need to compare with each other. The number of admissions is the same. As long as they are talents The imperial court wants everything, whether you can become an official depends on your own ability.

It is precisely because of the emperor's high-profile employment attitude that he stabilized the hearts of the people in the world at the fastest speed, and at the same time eliminated the bad influence of his change in Xuanwumen to the greatest extent.In Dou Kuan's view, the emperor is a very clever emperor's mentality. Some people are born to be emperors. As the successor to the throne, Li Chengqian has to learn this contingency.

After listening to Dou Kuan's words, the corners of Li Chengqian's mouth rose slightly. That's right, he admitted that what Dou Kuan said was reasonable, and if it were other ministers of the East Palace, they would say the same thing.There is a saying that "doing merit is worse than making mistakes". Today, the prince does not care about their crimes of concealing and ignoring, not only keeping their official careers, but also gaining the hearts of the East Palace.

If he didn't see this step, Li Chengqian would never be able to sit on the chair in the East Palace today. Whether it's Feng Deyi, Xiao Yu, or Cen Wenwen, helping his brothers take him down is not the same as playing .

Now that Dou Kuan had spoken, he had to explain it to him, otherwise a quick-tempered guy like Changsun Wuji would not be in a hurry to get out of his way.

After getting himself a cup of tea, Li Chengqian sat back and said lightly: "Yanji, you are right. The most urgent task now is to restore Yongchang's political affairs as soon as possible, so that the common people and Jinchi and other ministries can return to Qingming. Use them to both It can be a temporary solution, or it can be a huge favor, even if they are brought under the command of the East Palace, it is a matter of one hand."

"To put it bluntly, if the Western Expedition was defeated, or if they didn't participate in the battle, it wouldn't be a problem. Just send an official to train them and correct their problems.

But the problem is that the battle of the Western Expedition was won alone, and it was a big victory. There were many people in the imperial court who were jealous of the East Palace.Recently, Zhao Guogong sent a lot of letters, from Xiang'er's promotion to the King of Zhongshan to the great victory in the Western Expedition, many people are secretly gearing up, just want to watch Guqi miss a move.

Among these people are lonely brothers, political enemies, and Qingliu's censor, etc. The composition is very complicated. The reason why offending so many people is not only great merit, but also killing too much. You have also seen Wei Zheng's attitude before he set off. He was sent to the East Palace Hanged himself. "

"Wei Zheng's behavior is a signal. There are not a few courtiers who have the same thoughts as him. It's not that he is afraid of them alone, but that the emperor is under such great pressure to let him be the leader. This is a kind father's heart. How can Gu, a son, make Jun father bother his heart and mind just because of such a small profit, this is really unfilial."

"As for the other reason, I believe you also know that dishonest servants are more hateful than corrupt officials, because they failed His Majesty's high expectations, and sat and watched moths gnaw at the foundation of the country. Jiang Ziya leisurely watched the emperor being deceived like a fish In Guli, the people of Li are living in dire straits.

Such a person, don't say he doesn't have great talent, even if he is reincarnated Zhang Liang, he will have nothing to eat here in Gu.If we don’t uproot the people, there will inevitably be a trend of being too big to lose. Diligence and cleanliness will be restored, which is easier said than done! "

After listening to the prince's words, Dou Kuan fell into deep contemplation. He did not expect two of the 28 officials detained and idled by the prince.Whether it is the royal family or the aristocratic family, there are also contradictions between father and son. Dou Kuan is also from a noble family, and he has a deep understanding of this.

And this kind of situation is even more common in the emperor's family. The royal family of all dynasties, for the supreme position, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters are innumerable, countless, after all, it is the supreme position of heaven and earth, who has not become the emperor? It's not like the prince can focus on taking credit for himself.

Leaving aside, let’s just talk about King Wu and King Wei. The two of them are typical examples. No matter what the merits of the officials below, they have to take a share, so that they can go to the emperor to ask for credit. Show off in front of all officials.Although it is disgusting, the princes of all dynasties are not like this, and the officials have become accustomed to it over time. As long as the problem of "potential" can be solved, then everything is easy to say.

As for the status of the crown prince, Li Chengqian needs to build momentum. None of the princes under his seat, whether they are adults or those who are studying in the Chongwen Museum, is a fuel-efficient lamp.Dou Kuan is an important minister in the court, and occasionally he is ordered to tell the princes about the local customs, so he sees this aspect much more clearly than others.

The prince can give up the honor he gained through hard work just because of the word "filial piety", which shows how deep the relationship between father and son is.Now thinking about it, he asked Li Daozong to lead his troops back to the court first, and came here to investigate the case, probably for the purpose of avoiding the great etiquette of the class teacher's triumphant return.Being able to see "gain and give up" so thoroughly at a young age is indeed much better than Li Jing and others. No wonder the emperor is willing to hand over so many troops to him to command.

Then again, when the prince went to Beijing, he asked the emperor to let the officials choose officials to serve as local officials. Instead, he did not install a cronies of his own, but chose Gongsun Wuda, a "rooted and upright" person to deal with the specific issues. The business, which really makes those who are looking for a job a punch in the middle of the gap.

As for whether the 28 officials should be compared with these, it is not worth mentioning. Compared with the emperor's heart, the emperor's heart is of course more important.

Diligent administration, Qingming and restoration of Qingming, this sentence shows the prince's ambition to govern, which made Dou Kuan feel hot when he heard it. If the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty can really be rectified to this level, and it is regarded as a permanent example, it will enjoy the country for a long time When is expected.

Think about the emperor's imperial mind and the way of governing, and then compare it with the previous one.People say that their father and son are the same, but in the eyes of Dou Kuan at this moment, they are very different.

"Oh, yes, Your Highness is right, I have nothing to say."
(End of this chapter)