On the royal couch, Long Qing was half-leaning on the stacked bright yellow pillows, squinting his eyes slightly and talking nonchalantly.
Prince Zhu Yijun sat on the brocade stool in front of the royal couch honestly, asking questions from time to time and nodding his head, but there was always a worried look on his face, which even covered up the emotion he felt when he occasionally heard the emperor say something that he did not understand.
doubts.
The father and son were talking like this, and time flew by. I don't know how long it had passed.
After a long time, Zhu Yijun saw that his father was already deep in thought and did not speak for a while, so he cautiously called out: "Father?"
Long Qing came back to his senses, glanced at his son, and asked, "Oh, where were you talking about just now?"
Zhu Yijun said seriously: "Father said that when a ruler rules the world, the foundation lies in employing people. The power of employing people is the foundation of imperial power."
"Well, that's it." Long Qing nodded, thought for a moment, pointed to the bookcase next to him and said, "There is a sparse text on it, take it over and have a look."
Zhu Yijun hurried over to get it, and when he opened it, he saw a sparse text written two days ago:
Gong Shu, a scholar in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "Under the chariot hub, there are various offices. And traitors from all over the world often gather here, making false claims to disrupt the government, and making accusations against the Ministry of Personnel. There are many deceivers. If you act,
Tens of people form a group, seducing each other. Some of them are untalented officials who mistakenly fall into the art. If the incident is ineffective, they will be ignored and dismissed. There is no reason to question them. In recent days, I have also personally visited several generations such as Wang Sanpin.
He may be called my nephew, or my cousin, and he is defrauding people and money. There is no evidence, and they have all been sent to the Ministry of Punishment for questioning. However, thinking about this generation of Shi Fan, even though I have found one or two now, it will be as if all the fat is carved on the ice.
Old, it is not enough to be punished. Emperor Fu Wang ordered the factory guards to inspect the five cities of the censors, and strictly enforced visits and arrests until the end of the service period. If Xie's family dares to hide someone, the two neighbors are allowed to raise their heads. If not,
First of all, what happened together is a serious crime. There is no room for traitors, and the various government offices can also do their jobs.'
Because this essay was submitted by Gao Gong, the first assistant, there is no inscription on it, only Zhu's comment. And judging from the handwriting, this Zhu's comment is the emperor's imperial pen:
"What you said is absolutely true. I ordered the five city guards of the factory to follow Yuan Fu's instructions and carry out strict visits and arrests, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate still announced the ban."
Zhu Yijun frowned after looking at it, and thought to himself that it was such a trivial matter that my father specifically asked me to take it. What was the purpose?
Long Qing seemed to see his son's thoughts, but he didn't reveal it. He just asked: "Do you know about this?"
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Then do you know why these traitors don't take other people's names, but instead pretend to be Mr. Gao's nephew, cousin, etc. to defraud money and succeed every time?"
Zhu Yijun said: "Mr. Gao is Yuan Fu."
Long Qing shook his head and said, "Think again."
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.
Long Qing reminded: "Li Chunfang was also Yuan Fu before, so why didn't he hear about others pretending to be his nephew or cousin to cheat?"
Zhu Yijun understood now and raised his eyebrows and said: "Because he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
Long Qing then smiled and said: "That's right, because he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Even though he is the Yuanfu, no matter what he wants to do, he must first get the approval of Zhu, the Superintendent of Ceremonies. But Mr. Gao is not like that. Although
For some big things, he needs Zhu Approval before he can do them, but for many small things, just because of the name of the Heavenly Official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, someone will naturally do it if he gives the order."
When Long Qing said this, he paused briefly and added: "So some people always say that Mr. Gao has too much power. Zhao Zhenji has made a fuss about this matter before."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Although Mr. Gao has great authority, he is a loyal minister."
Long Qing laughed, then shook his head and said, "Jun'er, it's true that Mr. Gao is a loyal minister, but the reason why I use Mr. Gao is not just because he is a loyal minister."
Zhu Yijun knew that he was going to give him some advice, so he hurriedly said: "Please give me instructions, father."
Long Qing said: "Do you still remember what I talked to you about last time?"
"Remember, I never dare or forget." [Wufeng's note: This refers to the conversation between the emperor and his son in Chapter 057 of Volume 1.]
"The relationship between Mr. Gao and father is not only the relationship between emperor and subject, but also the kindness between master and disciple, and even the love between father and son." Long Qing paused and continued: "But father is the emperor after all, and he has the responsibility of
It’s a legacy left by our ancestors, so dad can’t freely grant favors because of his friendship with Mr. Gao.”
After nearly a year of observing politics, Zhu Yijun made much progress compared with the previous "listening to lectures". Hearing this, he asked: "Is that why Mr. Gao was forced to become an official last time?"
"Yes." Long Qing's face turned gloomy, but he still spoke frankly and said: "I know Mr. Gao's integrity, I also know Mr. Gao's talent, and I even know Mr. Gao's ambition... But I am the emperor. If the situation does not allow it,
I can only let Mr. Gao suffer temporarily."
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and asked: "So when Mr. Gao was reinstated later, my father broke the norm and made Mr. Gao also in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Is this a kind of... uh, a kind of compensation?"
"No, that's not compensation." Long Qing said sternly: "Jun'er, you have to remember that thunder, rain and dew are all gifts from the emperor, and the emperor does not need to compensate anyone."
Zhu Yijun was startled for a moment, but then he was surprised and said: "Then why did your father do this?"
"Mutual benefit." Long Qing smiled and added, "Or in the words of your companion, it's called win-win."
"Mutual benefit, win-win?" Zhu Yijun asked doubtfully: "But in this case, Mr. Gao's power is indeed very heavy. My father said before that the power of employing people is the foundation of imperial power, but now he has transferred this fundamental power.
I gave a lot to Mr. Gao, why is that?"
Long Qing nodded with satisfaction: "That's a good question. That's why dad called you here today."
As he spoke, he sat up a little before continuing: "First of all, you have to know one thing. Although the world belongs to the emperor, it cannot be managed by the emperor alone. Otherwise, what is the use of all the civil and military officials?
?”
"My son understands."
"So, how to delegate power to ministers is the time to test the emperor." Long Qing said: "Since you remember what I said to you before, you should know that all ministers in the world have selfish motives, and no one will be perfect.
All are with the emperor, because in the final analysis, the world belongs to the emperor, not to him."
Zhu Yijun found it difficult to accept this emotionally, but he had to admit that what his father said was reasonable. However, he still asked with some worry: "What should the emperor do?"
Long Qing smiled and said: "Select people and use them." He paused for a moment and explained: "When people in the world seek official positions, they only seek power, and there are only two reasons for seeking power: either for fame or for wealth, of course. There are also those who seek both."
When he said this, he smiled and asked the prince: "If you were the emperor, who would you choose?"
Zhu Yijun said without hesitation: "Of course he is the kind who seeks fame."
"That's not right." Long Qing shook his head and said, "Daddy will teach you today: use any of them, it just depends on how you use them."