back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 157
Seeing that a little fluff has grown on the lips, the originally childish face has faintly possessed the temperament of the emperor after taking power for more than half a year.But the childishness between the brows can still be seen.

Zhou Zhiruo sighed slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, there are some things that my concubine shouldn't have said. It's just...you are too easy to be seen through by others. I can't help it, I need to remind you."

Lu Chengqi thought that being a superior person was not bad, so how could it be easy for others to see through him?He couldn't help asking, "Why did Zitong say that?"

Zhou Zhiruo said quietly: "Others' concubines don't know about it, but your majesty's temper has already been touched by the concubine in the past half a year. Your majesty recalled... oh, my concubine forgot about your majesty's insanity. Not yet. The ministers and concubines have said so. When the late emperor was here, the domestic situation was very stable. Although he did not have such a big victory over the Khitan as His Majesty, the country is safe and the people are peaceful. Even the concubines in the harem are not able to do anything in the late emperor's mind. You can guess it clearly, let alone the courtiers below. It’s just that it’s Qu Xiang, the only stain. But the former emperor did this so that His Majesty can take power as soon as possible!”

Lu Chengqi nodded. Recently, he also discovered that being a superior and being an emperor are completely different things.No wonder I seem to be unable to move an inch recently. It turns out that the root cause comes from this place!
"Zi Tong said it very well, yes, I am indeed too easy to be seen through." Lu Chengqi admitted his mistake.

Seeing Lu Chengqi's sincere recognition of his mistakes, Zhou Zhiruo's heart calmed down, pointing out Lu Chengqi's inappropriate handling of political affairs one by one. "The second mistake made by His Majesty is to act too hastily. There is a saying that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Your Majesty often talks about it. Why is it that when you start something, you are so rushed and desperate? The concubine knows that. , Your Majesty is doing it for the good of Dashun and the people, but sometimes, good intentions can do bad things! Take the opening of the salt field as an example, His Majesty obviously underestimated the impact of salt on Dashun, which led to this common consequences."

Lu Chengqi accepted her criticism humbly. Without investigation, he has no right to speak. The Supervision Department doesn't know why, but he didn't report such a thing.But he forgot that such a mistake in governance was personally ordered by the emperor to implement it, and the Supervision Department did not have the power to supervise the emperor and supervise the emperor's admonishment court, and he intentionally or unintentionally alienated him.During the reign of the first emperor, there were six admonishers, who were admonishing officials from left to right, counselors from left to right, and Zhengyan from left to right.He does not hold other positions concurrently, but is full-time admonishment, and the admonishment institute is an independent institution, but soon there are no admonition officers, and the admonition court survives in name only.

All the power is in the hands of Lu Chengqi alone. If there is no detailed investigation of the administration, even if the intention is not bad, it will inevitably backfire.The case of Wang Anshi is still vivid in my memory, why did I forget it as soon as I started doing it?
Lu Chengqi sighed, and said: "Zi Tong is indeed my empress Dou. With Zi Tong here, I am not afraid of making such mistakes again. It is just about the salt administration. I hope Zi Tong will teach me!" The empress Dou that Lu Chengqi said , is the Queen Dou Yifang of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng in the Western Han Dynasty, and the mother of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty.She had one daughter and two sons with Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty. She jumped from a low-status maid to the empress of Emperor Wenwen, and experienced the "Government of Wenjing". model.Empress Dou was born in poverty and sympathized with the tragic experiences of the people. She often advised Emperor Wen to be frugal and lighten the burden on the people. The rule of Wenjing" laid the foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to wipe out the Xiongnu.

Seeing Lu Chengqi comparing himself to Empress Dou, Zhou Zhiruo blushed, and said, "I don't dare to compare myself to Empress Dou, these concubines came up with their own ideas. If your majesty wants to solve the matter of salt administration, it's very simple. Concubine In my humble opinion, it is only necessary to implement the official salt system again, and the harm will be solved by itself."

Lu Chengqi had too high expectations for Zhou Zhiruo, after hearing this plan, he couldn't help but frowned slightly, noncommittal.Pausing for a while, he continued to ask: "I don't know what the rest of the mistakes I made are, I hope Zitong will point them out one by one!"

Looking at Lu Chengqi's stern face, Zhou Zhiruo burst into a "puchi" smile, and said, "This is the third point of your majesty's mistake. You don't have a bit of a gentleman's bearing, and you listen to the opinions of the officials below in everything. Although this shows that your majesty Your majesty is broad-minded, but it is detrimental to the majesty of the royal family! Your Majesty must always remember that power must be held tightly, and no one can get involved!"

Lu Chengqi's heart shuddered, and he claimed to be taught.His soul comes from later generations, and he will more or less bring some styles of later generations into this different time and space.The effect of this has not yet been manifested, but it really makes people see his true face, and thus have a certain understanding of him.

Zhou Zhiruo finally concluded: "Perhaps your Majesty has thought a lot, but not thoroughly enough. The concubine often listens to his father to make a decision before making a move. The concubine's understanding is that if one thing is unclear, several related things Don't act rashly because of the relationship between things and the essence behind them. There is a saying, "Those who do not seek power but seek profit forget it, and those who seek power first and then seek profit are easy." For any major event, if you gain power first, your majesty is already in a precarious position. defeated."

When Lu Chengqi heard this, he suddenly realized that his cultivation was not enough.An emperor often has to think more than others, otherwise his throne will not be stable.First, one must analyze the situation of the world, the situation of the people, the situation of the ministers, the situation of oneself, etc. Only after a thorough analysis can one be able to control oneself like a fish in water.The second is the issue of self-cultivation, whether you can calm yourself and control your emotions.He was still complacent before, thinking that he had achieved mastery, but in fact, his skill was less than [-]% of others.

The art of the emperor is actually to study and treat any small and trivial matter prudently, and to see through the situation and situation only with a peaceful and far-reaching state of mind.Seeing through the situation and the situation is the prerequisite for handling these things well, and the ability of an emperor is nothing more than reflected in the control of the situation and the situation.Only then did Lu Chengqi touch the threshold, but he hadn't entered the room yet.Why can Cao Cao let so many men work for him, and Liu Bei can gather all five tiger generals?It's all because they have mastered the art of the emperor and the art of imperial servants.

When Cao Cao employs people, anyone who can really see through the situation or has other special abilities will treat them favorably, and all mediocre people will be far away. Even if a person with real talent and learning is in the enemy camp, Cao Cao will try his best to capture him. Cao Cao used it; rewarded meritorious deeds and punished crimes; employed people according to their ability; all the suggestions of the counselors were in line with or beneficial to the situation, and Cao Cao accepted them one by one.

Liu Bei infected others with his personality charm, because he did not have such a big influence as Cao Cao. Only by treating people with sincerity, even the corporals would not hesitate to do so, could make others work for him.Both are the techniques of the emperor. To put it bluntly, it is how to use people.As long as he masters this, even if Lu Chengqi is no longer learned and incompetent, he will not be afraid that his subordinates will fool him.

(End of this chapter)