"Your Majesty, I think that if Mr. Su does not want to become an official, it is useless for me to become a lobbyist."
Liu Bowen said slowly.
After all, he is facing Zhu Yuanzhang, so he should be careful when speaking.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Bo Wen, you are so humble. Everyone knows your name as Mr. Qingtian. No matter how crazy that kid Su Jing is, he will always give you some face."
Seeing Liu Bowen's various excuses regarding the identity of Uncle Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang changed his perspective again.
Mr. Liu Bowen from Qingtian.
This is a very respected figure in the minds of countless scholars.
After declining twice in a row, Liu Bowen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's face, still smiling, and it seemed that there was no change.
But in fact, Liu Bowen knew that Zhu Yuanzhang might have reached his limit now.
The current Zhu Yuanzhang is the Ninth Five Supreme Being.
The repeated rejections were not just about this matter, but also related to Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
"Then I can only try my best. I can't guarantee the result."
Liu Bowen cupped his hands and said.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face showed a look of satisfaction. He nodded and said: "That's right, Bowen, I believe you. This matter belongs to you, but you don't need to be too anxious. That kid Su Jing wants to improve his firepower now." Gun, it just so happens that all the civil and military officials can take another guess and be anxious."
Su Jing has not officially appeared for a long time, and the movement in the court has become smaller and smaller.
Zhu Yuanzhang feels that he is in a good state now. Everyone knows how to restrain themselves, and there is no shame to worry about or be embarrassed about many things.
In this case, hold on for a while.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
Liu Bowen nodded.
Regarding Su Jing's improvement of the fire gun, Liu Bowen's feeling was obviously much calmer than that of others.
After all, Liu Bowen is the one who truly understands Su Jing's theories. The improvement of firecrackers is just a change of weapons, and it is nothing compared to the progress and changes of the entire world.
During these days, Liu Bowen has been studying the social changes taught by Su Jing, and he has already made a simple prediction about the future of the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty must perish!
Of course, he could only keep this prediction in his own mind and would not tell anyone about it.
Similarly, he also believed that Su Jing also knew the result.
Therefore, in Liu Bowen's view, it was perfectly normal for Su Jing to be unwilling to become an official after learning about the outcome of the Ming Dynasty.
It's just a dynasty that will eventually perish. So what if it's an official or not?
"Bowen, sometimes I think about it, it would be more comfortable for you to grow flowers and grass in this mansion! There are too many things in the court, it is really annoying for a tired person."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen's mansion and said with emotion.
Being an emperor is so tiring!
Liu Bowen said: "Your Majesty still cares about the old minister. He knows that the old minister is old and frail, so he can cultivate flowers and grass every day."
If Liu Bowen was still obsessed with expressing his ambitions in the court before, now Liu Bowen's obsession has disappeared a lot.
Compared with the theory of social change, the development and progress of the world, and the meager power he could exert within the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen felt that there was no comparison at all.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not know Liu Bowen's thoughts.
He just looked at Liu Bowen, as if he was guessing whether this sentence was true or false.
Is Liu Bowen really living a life of pastoral seclusion with peace of mind?
Or are these just clichés just to make yourself feel at ease?
Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't understand his old friend.
"Bowen, I often think of the time when you were around. No matter whether it was big or small, or difficult and complicated diseases, when I came to you, I had good strategies to deal with it. When I was in doubt, I asked you sincerely. It was really better than now. It’s a lot easier.”
Zhu Yuanzhang began to sigh again.
When Liu Bowen heard this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty is joking. Since the old minister resigned, the development of Ming Dynasty has been prosperous and continuous. This does not mean that the old minister is not important to the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty's talents are rare in the world." !”
Regardless of whether Zhu Yuanzhang was testing or really intended to make himself pay, Liu Bowen's attitude was very direct anyway.
Ming Dynasty would be the same with or without me, but it would be better without me.
"Bowen, what you said is wrong. When you were not in the court, those people started to cause chaos. Without your sincerity, Ming Dynasty would not be so stable!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said from another angle that it is also the most realistic problem in the Ming Dynasty now.
Without Liu Bowen, the East Zhejiang Group's voice in the court has been greatly reduced. Now the Huaixi Group is in a state where no one can control it.
If it hadn't been for Su Jing's matter, I'm afraid there would have been more chaos.
Even so, something happened about Ma Zhiyuan.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this was the consequence of lack of suppression.
That's why he was so anxious to push Su Jing out and stabilize the situation as soon as possible.
The Huaixi Group is still the main force that Zhu Yuanzhang relies on most. They are needed to guard the border and govern the Ming Dynasty, but the more they rely on them, the easier it is for them to be arrogant and wanton.
I am in a better position, after all, I have worked hard and even sacrificed my life to gain the glory and wealth.
But their descendants have no such awareness.
All of them are the second generation of heroes. They rely on the merits of their fathers to do whatever they want, and it is difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to deal with them when they commit crimes.
Because the entire ruling class of the Ming Dynasty, including the Zhu family, had countless complicated in-law relationships, Zhu Yuanzhang used in-law blood ties as a bond to firmly bind himself to the top leaders of the Ming Dynasty.
The benefits are obvious. As a family, we can work together.
But the disadvantages are also obvious. The world belongs to the Zhu family, and besides them, there are countless other people.
As an emperor who rebelled against peasants and took over the world, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understood the power of the people and must take good care of them.
In this way, contradictions arise.
After the second generation of heroes act recklessly, the unlucky ones are often the common people.
Deal with it, it depends on the face of their elders.
If you don't deal with it, the people won't be able to justify it.
Although it doesn't matter if the frequency is small, no one knows how long this kind of thing has been accumulated before it suddenly breaks out.
If these people cannot think about caring for the people like Zhu Yuanzhang, instead of just caring about themselves, the reason is very simple. They are not emperors.
After all, the butt determines the head.
"Your Majesty is joking. What does this old minister mean? How could he have such a big effect? He is just a bit more upright and cannot deserve your Majesty's evaluation."
Liu Bowen immediately put aside his own affairs, stabilized the government, and checked and balanced the Huaixi Group. He was unable to do this.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Bo Wen, you are still as humble as ever. Let's not talk about this anymore. Recently, Li Shanchang also intends to resign. What do you think?"
Although Li Shanchang didn't say it explicitly, Zhu Yuanzhang saw his recent performance.
Actively stay away from the court, but don't interfere in too many things.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw all this and was very satisfied.
In terms of the tacit understanding between the emperor and his ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied with Li Shanchang.
"The Prime Minister of South Korea has done a good job, but I think it is unnecessary."
Liu Bowen said to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly and said with a smile: "Bo Wen, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Bowen replied: "The old minister is just discussing the matter. For the position of prime minister, Mr. Han has done the best, so there is no need to change it."
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "But Li Shanchang has revealed to me his intention to resign several times, and also recommended me a successor. If I don't let him go, wouldn't it be a little too harsh?"
If you don't let go, you will be harsh. Zhu Yuanzhang still knows how to speak.
Liu Bowen lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is wrong. The prime minister of the Ming Dynasty must be the Duke of South Korea."
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "As for me, there are two people in my heart who are interested in taking over the position of Prime Minister of the Left from Li Shanchang. One is the Prime Minister of the Right Wang Guangyang. If Li Shanchang retires, it is most appropriate for him, the Prime Minister of the Right, to accept it."
"As for the other one, it is Zhongshu Zuocheng Hu Weiyong. He has always performed well and is also a candidate highly recommended by Li Shanchang. Bowen, what do you think of these two people?"
Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong.
This is the person chosen by Zhu Yuanzhang to succeed Zuo Cheng, and he is also Su Jing's future opponent.
"The veteran has retired to seclusion. It is still inconvenient to discuss this matter. No matter who the veteran chooses, he will offend the other. Your Majesty should let the veteran go."
Liu Bowen cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang and said.
This is true. What is the position of Prime Minister Zuo?
One person is lower than ten thousand people. If a minister can reach this position, he is an extremely human minister.
Liu Bowen, who had resigned sincerely, came to choose Zhu Yuanzhang's candidate for Prime Minister Zuo, which was a thankless job for both ends.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Bo Wen, this is your house. Now there are only you and me, the monarch and my ministers. Just think of it for the Ming Dynasty. Tell us what you think."
Even if Liu Bowen chose to give in, Zhu Yuanzhang still had no intention of letting him go.
The position of Prime Minister Zuo still has to be chosen by Liu Bowen.
As for offending people, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen to do the work of offending people.
Liu Bowen offended someone, and if Su Jing becomes an official in the future, this cause and effect will naturally be passed on to Su Jing.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also worried that Su Jing would not follow the path he had planned and would directly come together with the Huaixi Group. Wouldn't it be a joke to balance the government?
Liu Bowen is so smart, he has already guessed Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts.
Today, this hatred cannot be suppressed.
Liu Bowen knelt down towards Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I'm so brave, please don't blame your majesty."
"Oh, Bowen, why did you kneel down before you said this? Get up quickly, I forgive you."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately helped Liu Bowen up.
Liu Bowen then said: "This Right Prime Minister Wang Guangyang has little ambition and little talent. His position as Right Prime Minister has already reached a high level. He cannot do it as Left Prime Minister. As for Hu Weiyong, the left prime minister in Zhongshu, he does not have enough vision and broadmindedness to take on the responsibility." Prime Minister Zuo has a great responsibility."
Since Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask, Liu Bowen also gave an answer.
However, it was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang would not be satisfied with this answer.
In Liu Bowen's opinion, both candidates were useless, which was a slap in Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
Whether it was Wang Guangyang or Hu Weiyong, they could be brought up by Zhu Yuanzhang at this time, which shows that Zhu Yuanzhang thought both of them were okay.
But Liu Bowen made such a direct criticism, which directly showed that Zhu Yuanzhang's vision was not good enough.
Moreover, he also offended two prime minister candidates at the same time, which can be said to be full of hatred.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't show any anger on his face, he just said: "Bo Wen, since these two people are so unbearable and Li Shanchang wants to resign, then it seems that the position of prime minister belongs to you. .”
Here comes a bombshell.
Liu Bowen becomes prime minister!
"Your Majesty is joking. The old minister is old and dim. He is really not suitable for the position of prime minister."
Liu Bowen knelt down again, extremely quickly.
If Liu Bowen had any thoughts about the position of prime minister, he must have.
Back then, he was so high-spirited that he helped Zhu Yuanzhang conquer the world and establish the Ming Dynasty. How could he not have thought that he would become prime minister and continue to contribute to the Ming Dynasty?
But now Liu Bowen knew that he and the prime minister were destined to have no fate.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words are nice now, but he is just testing himself.
"Bo Wen, I'm serious. You always said that Li Shanchang has done a good job and should continue to be prime minister, but do you know what he said about you when he was in front of me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen.
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen are old enemies.
To be precise, Li Shanchang has always been very hostile to Liu Bowen.
Without him, Liu Bowen, Mr. Qingtian, is really too powerful.
God's ingenuity and ingenuity make every plan.
Liu Bowen's contribution to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty is indeed not low.
If he hadn't followed Zhu Yuanzhang at the beginning of the uprising, and he was from the same hometown, I'm afraid everything would have been difficult.
Therefore, Li Shan grew up behind Zhu Yuanzhang, and Liu Bowen often spoke ill of him.
"Know."
Liu Bowen nodded.
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised. He asked: "Since you know what Li Shanchang said about you behind your back, why do you still let him be the prime minister?"
The confrontation between Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen was what Zhu Yuanzhang was happy to see.
Li Shanchang spoke ill of Liu Bowen behind his back. He kept listening, but basically never took it seriously, but at the same time, he did not warn Liu Bowen.
This is what he wants to see happen.
But now, Liu Bowen is actually helping Li Shanchang to speak, and Zhu Yuanzhang really doesn't understand.
"His Majesty just said that I would entrust you for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. What I said was just for the sake of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Bowen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, his eyes full of determination.
Although the Ming Dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bowen also contributed a lot to it.
He also has very deep feelings for Daming.
Even though he knew the final outcome of Ming Dynasty, he still hoped that the current Ming Dynasty could be better.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent and looked carefully at Liu Bowen in front of him. Perhaps he had really done something wrong, his own Liu Zifang.
(End of chapter)
