Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 462
Regardless of whether there are other intentions in these words, Yang Sichang's worries are very consistent with the way of thinking of everyone in the past.

If Zhu Youjian hadn't traveled through later generations, Yang Sichang's words alone might have made him deeply jealous of Sun Chuanting's power in his heart.

If a civil servant with a heavy army in his hand has other thoughts, he may have a tendency to become a powerful minister, and if this person has the appearance of a hero, the harm to the imperial power will be devastating.

Cao Mengde is an example.

"Hehe, Yang Qing, don't worry too much. I know what you mean, but I have always been based on the principle of not being suspicious and not being suspicious, and I will not doubt the loyalty of capable ministers for no reason. That will only make the rift between the monarch and his ministers gradually worsen." It is not the blessing of the country, nor the way for the monarch and his ministers to get along!

Qing's suspicion is actually unreasonable.

First of all, at present, the great enemy of the Ming Dynasty is at present, and the elite officers and soldiers are gathered outside the pass in order to conquer the captives who refused to accept Wang Hua.

Thousands of soldiers and horses need orders to come out. If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses do not have a unified order and fight independently, their defeat will be realized before the battle.

Secondly, after Sun Qing led the Qin army to Beijing last year, he submitted a letter to ask for the release of military power, hoping that someone else would lead the Qin army on his behalf. The intention was that he was afraid that I would have doubts about him. agree to its request.

Thirdly, all the armies now have the Ministry of War and Jinyi Supervising Army, and the food and salaries of the soldiers are all distributed by the imperial court. , This action makes the army's heart turn to me instead of others; the official army has changed from the private soldiers of the former commanding general to the official army owned by the imperial court. Under such a move, who has the ability to raise their arms and rally together ?
In fact, not only the above three items, but also other proofs, I will not list them one by one. "

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and then continued to deliver a long speech.

"In short, it is absolutely impossible for you to worry about things. Whether it is Sun Qing outside the pass, Chen Qing, Yang Qing, you, or even the rest of you, they are all people I trust. I entrust the state affairs to you, and the night is always Sleep soundly, never have any other worries!
As a king, if he indulges in intrigue with his ministers all day long, he will lose his duty as a king. If things go on like this, troubles will happen even if nothing happens.

My heart is calm, and when I get along with Zhu Qing, I am very frank, and I can say that I have nothing to say to others.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

But all people, regardless of their status, have selfishness.Either chasing fame, or chasing profit, or trying to get both fame and fortune, the ancient sages could not escape the word fame and fortune, this is the nature of human beings, and I never want to cut off my humanity!
I think that those who love fame will give them names, and those who like profits will give them benefits. Why not?However, there is also a rule here, that is, those who gain fame and fortune must stop in moderation, and must take the interests of the people of the country as the fundamental, and must not abolish the public for private reasons, let alone take plunder and plunder, on the premise of oppressing and exploiting the people!

If you want to get fame and fortune from me, then you have to pay an equal price. If you want to make contributions to the country and society, and to the helpless people in the world, I will reward them with fame and honors depending on their merits!
And those who only care about family and personal interests, disregard the country, and even enrich themselves by harming the interests of the country and the people, I will not tolerate them, and the benefits they gain will not be passed on to future generations!
I firmly believe in this point!
I will never allow Shuoshu to exist in Daming! "

Zhu Youjian originally just wanted to explain why he didn't have suspicions about Sun Chuanting, but he didn't expect that once the chatterbox was opened, it would extend to the way of getting along with monarchs and ministers, and then he talked eloquently.

Zhu Youjian believes that mutual trust between monarchs and ministers is the basis for good governance of the country.

Just like a company in the later generations, if the boss is suspicious of all the staff from the top management to the grassroots staff all day long, and often suspects that others are taking advantage of him, treats his employees with suspicion, and has almost no benefits, then this company is very good. Difficult to sustain for long.

Yang Sichang's heart was shocked by his heartfelt remarks.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there has never been an emperor who has spoken so frankly about the principles of the ruler and ministers, and pointed directly at the hearts of the people.

Think about the various battles between monarchs and ministers, between ministers, and between civil and military forces in the past dynasties. In fact, all of them were fought for self-interest. s return.

This kind of endless open and secret fighting will ultimately harm the interests of the country and the common people.

Most of the root of the struggle lies with the emperor who holds the country's greatest discourse power and the right to distribute benefits.

Take the emperors of the Ming Dynasty as an example, especially those in the middle and late stages. They were too petty when they treated their ministers, and they were reluctant to use fame and fortune to reward meritorious deeds, which eventually led to the dissension between the emperor and his ministers.

This led to the fact that the subjects' daily actions were aimed at deceiving the emperor, while the emperor's behavior was more based on the interests of the Zhu family itself, and no one considered whether the interests of the community and the people were damaged. The giant finally fell to the ground with a crash.

If the emperor were as open-minded and broad-minded as today, then many policies that endanger the interests of the country and the people would not be produced, and the life of the dynasty might last longer.

"Although my minister Yang Sichang is not a well-read and talented man, he can be regarded as a man who has read countless books in history. I have never seen a king who treats his ministers as honestly as my emperor! Today, my emperor's The teachings are thought-provoking and move the ministers, this is the right way for the monarch and ministers to get along with each other, the minister Yang Sichang admires it from the bottom of his heart, and please my emperor to accept the ministers' respect!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Sichang straightened his clothes solemnly after getting up, went to Zhu Youjian and knelt down on the ground, touching his forehead to the ground as a salute.

"Yang Qing, please hurry up. Didn't I say that the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping is not necessary for important occasions such as offering sacrifices to the heavens? Why do you have to do this!"

Zhu Youjian smiled and motioned Yang Sichang to stand up and answer, feeling a sense of relief in his heart.

He had been thinking about those thoughts for a long time, and he just took the opportunity to say them today. The purpose was nothing more than to use Yang Sichang's mouth to publicize these words, so that all the officials and gentry in the world know what kind of character he likes, so as to establish A new style of being an official and a gentry gradually changed the bad style of strife and infighting in the officialdom since ancient times.

Do not underestimate the power of guidance.

What is good at the top must be bad at the bottom. This has never been the case since ancient times. Only by first establishing a righteous atmosphere in the court can we form a mighty wind that cleans up the unhealthy tendencies.

Only top-down changes can inspire the hearts of the bottom, because only this kind of change can touch the root of things.

"The obeisance of the minister Shicai is a sincere obeisance for my emperor to have such a wise king in power, and it is definitely not an act of coquettishness! What I worship is the grand blueprint of my emperor, and what I worship is the arrogance of the court from now on. ! The bottom of my heart is extremely looking forward to the prosperity of the Emperor Ming after all Zhengying Dynasty!"

After Yang Sichang got up slowly, he bowed again and saluted.

Is everyone in full swing?

Zhu Youjian was taken aback by this familiar rhetoric, and then suddenly realized.

The Donglin Party members in history once thought that as long as they took power, it would be the beginning of the prosperous era of the Zhongzhengying Dynasty.

What a beautiful word, it's so useless.

"It's good for Yang Qing to have a heart. I think that everything needs to start from oneself, and the right way is to lead by example. I am confident that I will never break my promise and become fat. As long as you and my monarch and ministers work together, we will be ashamed of internal fighting and diligent for the sake of the country and the people. , that prosperous age is not far in the future!"

At this moment, a young eunuch hurried into the hall holding a few letters.

"Report to the emperor, urgent report outside the pass!"

　Thanks for rewarding today next year.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)