Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 696
"Xu Dingguo is capricious, Li Huajing is also a leader, Liang Min, Ding Weiyue, etc. are thieves, and Tuguo, BMW, Guozhu, etc. are not virtuous officials and generals. Why does the emperor treat them so leniently?"

Luoyang city.

It used to be Prince Fu's Mansion, then Azig's Marshal's Mansion, then to Qing Admiral's Mansion, and then to Xu Dingguo's General Army Mansion, and now it is the emperor's temporary residence.

Luoyang is no longer prosperous, including this old palace.

During the day, Zhu Yihai summoned local officials, civil servants and military generals, and at night, Bingzhu taught the two princes who followed him.

What Zhu Yihai taught them was neither the Book of Songs nor the Spring and Autumn Annals. Today he used Zizhi Tongjian to teach his two sons.

The biggest difference between this book and traditional history books is that Sima Guang wrote it for the emperor, so he summed up many experiences and lessons for the rulers to learn from. Song Shenzong believed that this book was worthy of governance in view of the past, so he named it.

Although this book contains many of Sima Guang's private goods, for the emperor, Zhu Yihai thinks it is a compulsory course, and he can see too many political gains and losses from this book, and it is also a textbook for scheming.

There is nothing new in the world, and the 1000-year-old history in the book contains a lot of things worth learning from. As long as you read it deeply, it will be of great help.

If Chongzhen could read this book several times back then, in fact, all the problems he faced could be answered in Zi Zhi Tong Jian.

It's a pity that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were often called by the ministers as not reading, and there was a reason for that. They were not illiterate, but their reading was too shallow.

Just like the Qin Wang Hongjia brothers at that time, they were studying by Zhu Yihai's side, but they still didn't understand why their father was so tolerant of those rebellious officials and traitors, and so tolerant of those traitors who surrendered repeatedly.

I don't understand why Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Li Guogao and others were awarded officials and titles.

On the contrary, many famous ministers, such as Ding Kui, Chu Fang, Chen Meng, Chen Zilong, and others, are alienated and reprimanded.

This is not in line with the wise monarch's practice of being close to virtuous ministers and far away from villains.

"You are too young to think that things in this world are black and white, but in fact, there is more than black and white, and what you see may not be true.

What's more, the government of the dynasty is much more complicated, and the core of the dynasty's rule is rule, not right or wrong. "

"In order to rule, can there be no distinction between right and wrong?" King Qin asked.

Zhu Yihai closed the Zizhi Tongjian and smiled slightly.

"Talk to your father, what do you think is rule, what is politics, and what is an emperor?"

"The emperor is the son of heaven, ruling the people and managing the government." The 13-year-old prince replied.

"That's right, but it's not entirely true." Zhu Yihai shook his head, "Father, let me tell you this, although the Son of Heaven is the lord of all people, not everyone is born to be the Emperor, nor is he granted the power of the king by God. To be straightforward, the Son of Heaven is strong and strong Those who do it."

The 13-year-old Qin Wang Zhu Hongjia was stunned by these words.

"You were born in a vassal family of the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty, but at the age of seven you faced the situation of ruining your country and family, and you were taken captive outside the customs as a slave for six years. Take Dorgon as an example, they were only the concubines of the Ming Dynasty, the chiefs of the tribes of the Ming Dynasty, but why were they able to invade the Central Plains, seize our capital, and establish themselves as emperors?"

"Is it destiny?"

Zhu Hongjia shook his head violently, there is absolutely no way for the Tartars to have a destiny.

"You have stayed outside the pass, so you should know something about the Tatars. If you carefully understand the history of their origin, you will understand that this is not a destiny. It is just that under certain conditions, Nurhachi and his son know how to form an alliance."

"Father, let me tell you another truth. The so-called politics is actually alliances. Constantly form alliances, form interest communities one after another, let more people become your allies, and then you fight another for a common goal. A small number of people."

Zhu Hongjia seems to understand but not understand.

These are actually imperial techniques, which are the real core of feudal rule. The divine right of the king is said to be heard by the people of the world, and it is to maintain the ruling position.But the underlying logic that really governs is not those.

This kind of imperial art should not be told to other princes other than the prince, but Zhu Yihai still plans to talk about it with the two young princes today.

"I can be the emperor because I am a descendant of Taizu, but this is only a condition for becoming emperor. What really allows me to sit on the throne now is that I built the imperial camp with my own hands and established a soldier who can fight. , so I can defeat the Tartars who invaded the Central Plains, and I can also wipe out those vassals or traitors who want to take the opportunity to claim the title of king and emperor."

Hongjia was hit hard, "Can a strong soldier be the emperor?"

"If your army is so strong that no one can beat you, of course you can be the emperor. But it is very difficult to achieve this step. Of course, in other words, if the emperor can't even control the soldiers and horses, then he can't be the emperor." Stable Emperor."

"Back to your question at the beginning, why did the emperor tolerate Xu Dingguo, Hong Chengchou, Ding Weiyue, Li Guo, etc.? Is this unfair to the loyal ministers?"

"From the perspective of the emperor, from the perspective of governance, we can't think about things like ordinary people. This person is loyal, that person was a traitor, that person was a traitor, and that person was a rebellion. We can't think about it from this perspective, but It is necessary to distinguish between the primary and secondary contradictions, to consider the pros and cons, or to put it simply, to form an alliance."

"You must always win over the majority, so that you can control the overall situation. For this goal, you must form an alliance, and in order to win more people to your side, you must exchange interests and compromise."

"Why did my father recruit Anshunying and Xiying? Because my father wants to drive out the Tartars and recover the Central Plains. For this big goal, we have to make appropriate compromises."

Zhu Hongjia was deeply stimulated.

"It's unfair."

Zhu Yihai shook his head, and then took out two books, one red and one black. He took out a small black book and opened it. There were densely written names on it, and many things were recorded behind each name.

One piece at a time.

For example, Xu Dingguo, so arrogant and domineering, how he rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, anyway, how he forced donations and forced requisitions in the localities, are all recorded.

"I remember it all, but just knowing it doesn't mean we can't tolerate any sand. Now, it's not the time to do it, we have to endure it."

Being in the same dust as the light does not mean being in the same boat.

Xu Dingguo is now willing to resist the Qing and attack the captives, so he has to be tolerant.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Yihai's main energy now is to deal with the Tartars, and for the time being, he has no time to deal with Xu Dingguo who is also willing to fight the Tartars.

"Then will you settle accounts in the future?"

"Take your time, Xu Dingguo is our ally now, we can't turn an ally into an enemy now, do you understand? As for his problem, we will calculate it in the future. Of course, the past is a mistake, and the merit is a merit, and the future will also be clear. of."

Whether it is Xu Dingguo or Hong Chengchou, they are all targets and allies for uniting against the captives, and we must borrow their strength.When the Tartars are wiped out in the future, of course there will be a wave of clean-up and rectification.But Zhu Yihai will also consider their merits, and he can redeem them.

"Father said these words to you to tell you that even the emperor is not born, and the emperor's power is not truly supreme, it has to be guaranteed."

"Don't push others to your opposite, don't make too many enemies."

The two princes seem to understand but not understand.

Such military leaders like Xu Dingguo are of course far inferior to Zhu Yihai in terms of strength.As long as Zhu Yihai wanted to attack them, he would naturally be able to punish them now, even people like Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Tuguo, BMW Guozhu, etc., could be dealt with.

But Zhu Yihai has always been restrained and cautious.

The key is not to want to have internal strife while the external turmoil is still pending. Under the banner of jointly resisting the Qing Dynasty, we should unite all forces such as trespassers, western thieves, surrenders, surrenders to the Qing, thieves, local fortresses, chieftains, etc. , Only in this way can it be strong, can it be unified externally, and can quickly integrate forces to destroy the Tartars, instead of being like Chongzhen and Hongguangshi, where external aggression is like a sword above the head, and internal forces are still fighting each other.

"I have a bottom line now, as long as those who are willing to fight against the Qing Dynasty can unite and fight for it, as long as they are united to the outside world, the past will not be pursued.

Even if the army leaders like Xu Dingguo, the villages like Li Jiyu, and the soldiers like Geng Zhongming, although what they are doing now is still incompatible with my court, they still have to catch the big and let go of the small. "

Jianlu actually did the same thing before. As long as they are willing to surrender, no matter whether they are civil servants or generals, what they value is their capital, their strength, and their ability to bring help to the Ming war. Don't hesitate to wait.

In history, Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui Dynasty and marched from Taiyuan to Chang'an in Guanzhong.

Wherever he went, officials were awarded titles everywhere, and when he passed by villages and towns, he was awarded scattered officials whenever he saw people.

The officers and soldiers of the Sui Dynasty were captured, and those who were unwilling to join were not only released, but even given to the fifth-rank loose officials to let them go back.

There is no such thing as suing the official seal and official uniform, just take a piece of white paper and write the name of the official, compared to Emperor Sui Yang who promised the defenders of the army when he was surrounded by the siege of Yanmen, he was reluctant to honor the promise after the siege. In contrast, Li Yuan's method of buying people's hearts is very clever.

He even gave gifts to those warlords who were willing to take the initiative to surrender to one side of the separatist regime, such as Du Fuwei and others.

It is said that it is easy for Li Yuan to win the world, but how many people understand Li Yuan's strategy.

In the same way, when Zhu Yihai started his army, he devoted himself to building his own army, but he did not give up joining other forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

It is only now that the forces of all parties have gathered under his banner to have such a situation.

"Then if Wu Sangui comes to vote, will His Majesty also accept it?" Hongjia asked.

Zhu Yihai disagreed.

"I have been persuading Wu Sangui to surrender, as long as he is willing to surrender, why don't I accept it?"

Everything at present is only to defeat the Tartars and regain the Central Plains.After eliminating this biggest enemy, it won't be too late to deal with the Central Plains slowly.

Whether Geng Zhongming, Wu Sangui, or Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Zhang Guozhu, Li Chengdong, etc., when the time is right, they will always be judged in the end.

"Will Wu Sangui surrender?"

Zhu Yihai still didn't take it seriously, "Wu Sangui is not a great person, but a refined self-interested person. Since he was able to open the Shanhai Pass and surrender to the Qing Dynasty, why can't he return to the Ming Dynasty anyway?"

"What if Wu Sangui asks too much, for example, he wants to be crowned king?"

"Hehe!" Zhu Yihai smiled disdainfully.

(End of this chapter)