"Haha, please tell me how to be brave." Liu Bowen said with a smile, and then his face became serious.
"Brother, you are so talented in the world, why do you stick to power, fame and fortune, blinding your eyesight with a leaf, and even not recognizing Mount Tai?"
"I have been an official in the same dynasty for many years, but I really can't bear the end of my brother's life. Therefore, I came here to pay a visit and have a word of advice."
Li Shanchang looked at the old enemy in front of him who he had been fighting for almost his whole life. A few years ago, he was in charge of the Huaixi line, and Liu Bowen was mediating among the Qingliu to compete with the Huaixi officials. At that time, he was better than Liu Bowen.
He was granted the title of Duke of Korea, but Liu Bowen was just a sincere uncle; his disciple Hu Weiyong took over as prime minister, and after Liu Bowen became an official, there was no successor to the Qingliu lineage.
However, times have changed, and Liu Bowen is now in high spirits, as if he is dozens of years older. He has even gained the emperor's trust again, and is no longer the dejected look he was before. But what about himself? But he was criticized by the emperor.
He almost lost his life after beating him. Now he is getting old and can no longer compete with this old opponent.
"What words of advice do you have? It's nothing more than to persuade me to know destiny, be aware of current affairs, and be cautious from now on." Li Shanchang laughed at himself. "You have seen it even if you are not talented, even my disciples have been kicked out, who will come again?
Are you looking for me, an old man?"
"I only hope that your majesty can let me go home and die in the countryside. It will be considered a great blessing from heaven."
Li Shanchang said with waning interest. By expelling his disciples from the palace, he showed his intention to renounce his own power in front of Liu Bowen. After all, even his close associates have lost all dignity. Who can care about the face of the old Prime Minister like him in the future?
Now he only hates that he was so greedy for power in the past that he only wanted to win over the court officials, but he forgot the emperor's feelings.
He believed that he was an old minister and the first contributor to enlightenment. Even if His Majesty had any dissatisfaction in his heart, he would still care about his merits and hard work.
"Besides... How can you be so comfortable and happy if you lead the imperial court and form a country of your own? Not only can you achieve great achievements for all generations, but you can also enjoy the temple and be worshiped by future generations. Brother, don't you want to make new achievements and contribute to our country?
By opening up a new territory, will your Li family be called a loner from now on?"
"If so." Liu Bowen bowed solemnly to Li Shanchang. "Sincerely, this is my blessing for the Ming Dynasty!"
"Humph, it's fair to say that Li Shanchang knows practical matters." In the palace, Lao Zhu received the reply with a smile on his lips. "In this way, there is no need to worry about no one being available in the court and the world being in turmoil."
And what kind of wealth can be compared to the founding of a country, the reputation of a system, and the reputation of being a loner?
And any hero will never allow the existence of a powerful official who intends to control the court...
"Although I have made some minor mistakes, why can't I redeem my faults or even make new ones?"
Liu Bowen is good at teaching in a step-by-step manner.
Although even if you really go overseas, you won't have a good life. The road will be difficult and difficult at the beginning. But it is precisely because of this that Li Shanchang believes that Lao Zhu must be sincere. The Ming army helped to conquer foreign countries, and then
Let nobles like them do the hard work of pioneering, which is also a very profitable business for the Ming Dynasty.
Li Shanchang is not afraid of hardship, otherwise he would not have taken refuge with Lao Zhu in the past. What he wants is the power to truly control a party and a reputation after his death. If the Li family can continue to be prosperous and prosperous from now on, then
It couldn't be better.
Liu Bowen was overjoyed and said to Li Shanchang: "This is easy! It's just to assist His Majesty and work together to clean up the court."
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"I understand." Li Shanchang thought for a while and nodded to Liu Bowen. "As your Majesty's minister, I should have dedicated my life to death."
"As a wise brother, I must have noticed that your Majesty has high aspirations and is dedicated to revitalizing our country, aiming to create great achievements that are far superior to those of our predecessors." Liu Bowen said. "This is the time to hire people.
, it is the time for talented people to show their ambitions."
"What should I do?" Li Shanchang was moved.
"Your Majesty wants to achieve great things that will never be forgotten. Although I am old and decrepit, how can I not help your Majesty?"
"Brother Li, why did you say this? I definitely didn't mean to ridicule you." Liu Bowen's face remained serious, with sincerity in his eyes.
Liu Bowen said.
Moreover, His Majesty obviously wants to clean up the court affairs, and maybe he also plans to clear out all the current court officials. In this way, there must be a useful minister to lead the affairs of the court. This minister must not only have the ability to take orders in times of crisis.
Prestige also needs to be completely under the control of the emperor, so that it will not become an unstoppable force after the purge of courtiers.
Today's cabinet obviously does not have such ability, and although he, Liu Bowen, is talented and learned, he does not have such prestige. After all, only Li Shanchang, himself, can temporarily occupy the position of pillar. After all, he is already old, so he does not need to
He was worried that he would not leave his position, and he had the leverage in the emperor's hands. If there was any slight change, the emperor would not be merciful.
"After you have made great achievements in developing the town, are you still afraid that Your Majesty will not recognize you as the head of the Li family?"
Li Shanchang has already matured. If you say something to him about a romantic figure, he will never be tempted by the current situation. But Liu Bowen had already anticipated his old rival's desire for power, and lured him with the benefits of founding the country, but he
Li Shanchang quickly took the bait.
Li Shanchang lowered his head and thought deeply. Liu Bowen's words were truly heartfelt. If the imperial court really wanted to develop foreign lands, his talents and learning would really be of great use.
But they have forgotten that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Although the emperor on the dragon throne has helped him rise step by step from the wilderness, he has to admit that he is already better than those in the history books.
Any emperor is more like a hero.
As soon as these words came out, Li Shanchang was slightly moved, turned around and asked Liu Bowen: "What do you mean?"
"Brother Li has the talent of Xiao He. When it comes to how to run a place, Brother Li has more experience than anyone else. In order to better develop the vassal country and make it become the land of China as soon as possible, Your Majesty will definitely do anything.
The reason why Brother Yun left town."
"With Li Shanchang's support, we can start with peace of mind and clean up all these corrupt officials!"
"Brother's first contribution to enlightenment is well deserved. As for what he did before, in real terms, it is just a slight blemish on white jade, which is not worth mentioning."
"If my brother perishes like this, it will be a coffin. How will it be evaluated in the history books in the future? It's nothing more than that he was very virtuous at the beginning, but became dim when he got old, and even became hated by the emperor... Is it possible that my brother is a hero in his life?
Is this what future generations will conclude?”
"When the imperial court is solemn and the Ming Dynasty becomes strong and conquers overseas vassal states, I will recommend Brother Li to go and suppress the vassal states."
When he listened to the emperor's statement about this matter in the palace before, he actually deeply regretted it. In order to win over a few courtiers, he lost the opportunity to build a country overseas. It was really a pity.
"The talent of the Korean Duke can stabilize the court." Zhu Biao nodded in agreement. "It's just dad, after all, there is no one available for the Korean Duke now. If there are so many giant rats in the court, how can the Korean Duke alone do it?"
Can you fill so many baskets?"
"What's more, the Taxation Department alone cannot investigate the abuses of many officials in the DPRK and China. What reasons should be used to investigate other officials who have nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue? It can't be groundless, right?"
"Li Shanchang only has one pair of hands, so naturally he cannot make up for so many baskets. But Biao'er, have you forgotten? There are still many vicious dogs imprisoned in the prison!" Lao Zhu laughed.
"Moreover, for officials who have nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue, we have already prepared for them charges that can be legitimately investigated..." Lao Zhu said, picking up the seal that was placed on the imperial case.