Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Jianshen sat in front of the Long Case with a serious look on his face.
Yu Qian was sitting below, also looking serious.
The two looked at each other with big eyes.
No one can convince anyone.
Because Zhu Jianshen had evil thoughts about Pyongyang's gold and silver, although Yu Qian rejected it and did not actually implement it on the surface, Yu Qian knew that His Majesty was not convinced in his heart.
And Yu Qian also knew that although His Majesty did not personally govern, he still had more say than him in military matters, especially Liaodong and North Korea.
The first is Shi Heng, who controls the army in Liaodong, and the second is Sun Xiang, whose attitude is unclear.
Yu Qian can't handle these two people now.
Shi Heng was a warrior, and was instigated by His Majesty to write memorials every day to say hello. When Sun Xiang was in Qianqing Palace, he was impressed by His Majesty when he reprimanded Duke Cheng.
Although Zhu Jianshen was young, several things he did in the Ming Dynasty gave him a certain degree of prestige in the court.
The spread of benevolent government has made officials all over the world think that Your Majesty has been a benevolent monarch since ancient times, comparable to Yao and Shun.
In addition, Xu Youzhen, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is still on official business in Qinyang Mansion and is frantically accumulating reputation.
Although Yu Qian was unwilling to admit it, he also knew that what Zhu Jianshen wanted to do was to bypass the chief minister of his cabinet. It was very simple.
Even if another North Korean king is established, as long as Zhu Jianshen persists, Yu Qian has no choice at all.
Therefore, Yu Qian thought hard and didn't know how to make His Majesty give up petty gains for the sake of great justice. Under Li Xian's suggestion, he came to Zhu Jianshen to use scriptures and sages' sayings to tell His Majesty what a great country is. What is the king for?
But when he sat down and before he spoke, Zhu Jianshen took the lead in attacking.
"Teacher, Chao Qin Muchu, I took a look at the origin of this word, and I feel that it does not have a derogatory connotation."
Yu Qian was shocked when he heard Zhu Jianshen's words.
Chao Qin and Mu Chu are capricious and villainous. It seems that I have really fallen behind in His Majesty's teachings.
When Yu Qian was about to speak, Zhu Jianshen took the lead and continued: "In my opinion, this is just the choice of the surrounding small countries and the people in the battle between Qin and Chu."
"Qin was defeated and retreated. What choice did the people make? They could only rely on Chu. How could they fight to the death for Qin?"
"The state of Chu has failed. Do these small countries with common people have to fight to the death with Qin? This is just a choice. It does not mean that the quality of the monarchs or the people of these small countries is not good."
"The ants are still alive, they just made a choice to survive."
After hearing this, Yu Qian chuckled: "Your Majesty, I am not here to listen to your Majesty's opinions that are not recognized by the world."
The implication is that strong words make sense.
Zhu Jianshen also smiled, then looked at Zhang Bao and said, "Zhang Daban, do you think what I said is reasonable?" ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
Zhang Bao, who was standing aside, was suddenly stunned.
Your Majesty is good at everything, but he loves to use people as weapons.
Now that Xu Youzhen is not here, she turns her attention to the old slave...
"Of course what your Majesty said makes sense, the people are the most important."
Zhu Jianshen nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Yu Qian: "Yu Taibao, there are only three people in the Qianqing Palace. Zhang Daban and I both think my opinion is right."
When Yu Qian heard this, he was very angry, but he also knew that it was pointless to argue with Zhu Jianshen on this issue.
"Your Majesty, I want to tell you that to govern a big country, you need to have unswerving determination, and you cannot abandon the meaning of a big country for petty gains."
"I know, I'm not attracted by petty profits."
"But regarding North Korea, His Majesty originally wanted the regiment to go north to help North Korea fight the chaos and stabilize it. But now he saw that the certificate of credence signed by Pyongyang has changed. Aren't you attracted by these gold and silver?" Yu Qian said loudly .
"Aren't you making arrangements for the regiment's march north?"
"But I haven't said anything about quelling the chaos. Your Majesty, you are avoiding the important and taking the easy."
After Zhu Jianshen listened, he remained silent.
And Yu Qian just looked at Zhu Jianshen.
The two of them just started staring at each other.
Zhang Bao stood nearby, looking at Zhu Jianshen and Yu Qian for a while, not knowing what to say.
It's so hard for me, so hard...
Should I speak? It stands to reason that they are talking about state affairs. If it were someone else who was glaring at His Majesty like this, Lao Zhang would be the first to refuse.
But now it was Yu Qian who was blowing his beard and staring.
He can't criticize without any scruples...
But if I don't speak for His Majesty, will His Majesty feel that I am afraid of Yu Qian? In the past two days, Cao Jixiang has been entering Qianqing Palace more and more times.
If His Majesty feels that he is afraid of Yu Qian, find someone who is not afraid to replace him...
The more Zhang Bao thinks about it, the more frightened he becomes...
After a long pause, Zhu Jianshen was the first to break the calm.
Because Zhu Jianshen was afraid that if he didn't speak first, the two of them would sit here until night.
Yu Qian can really do it.
In fact, Zhu Jianshen also knew that on the issue of North Korea, his actions were indeed somewhat willful, and it was reasonable for Yu Taibao to be so angry.
Even Zheng He is about to run around the earth, proving the fact that the world is a ball.
However, in the understanding of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, the current world is the world of the Ming Dynasty. Strictly speaking, North Korea is also a part of the Ming Dynasty, because they accept the teachings of the saints and receive the edicts of the central court.
But Zhu Jianshen also knew that dividing Korea into two would be most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.
Both Korean kings must treat Ming Dynasty with respect, and Ming Dynasty can also maximize its interests.
How global hegemony is achieved? To put it bluntly, it creates instability in other countries or a certain region, and then makes other kings of small countries or regions dependent on it.
Xiaomei is really good at this trick.
"I have just turned ten, and I am still just a child..."
"I'm a little scared when Taibao talks to me like this." Zhu Jianshen said softly with an aggrieved look on his face.
When Zhang Bao heard this, he glared at Yu Qian, yes, your Majesty is really a child.
If you are always careful about what you say, if you say harsh words, will I, Zhang Bao, wake up and change into a great eunuch who will frame Zhongliang and endanger Chao Gang?
Yu Qian was also fooled by Zhu Jianshen.
What you just said is nothing like a ten-year-old child.
"Your Majesty, please do not issue a decree with Liaodong and let them handle the matter privately, otherwise it will affect your Majesty's statement."
Zhu Jian sighed deeply and said slowly: "As an emperor, you should be pragmatic and not vain. Is this what the teacher taught me?"
After Yu Qian listened to Zhu Jianshen's words, he sighed, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the way to be a king is to obey the way of the sages."
"Yu Taibao, which sage has been an emperor? Has Confucius ever been an emperor? Meng Shengren has been an emperor? None of them have done so. They encourage people to do good and are role models for all generations. I admire and respect them very much, and I can also learn from them. From the classics, we learn the principles of being a human being and the principles of being a king.”
"But as for Taibao, these are all great ways and righteous ways. To govern the country, can't we only do it in accordance with the great ways and righteous ways?"
"Teacher, have you been following the teachings of the saints all your life? Have you never had any doubts? It is better to have no faith in the holy words than to have no holy words at all."
"Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once said: The way to be a king must first preserve the people. If you harm the people in order to sacrifice yourself, it is like cutting off your legs and eating your belly. If you are full, you will die. Laozi also said: The sage never has a heart, but takes the hearts of the people as his heart. , everyone is telling me one truth, that is, the people of the country are supreme, and now I am cutting the flesh of other people's thighs to benefit the people of Ming Dynasty. I am not wrong, I am right."
"Yu Taibao, I know that you want me to become a wise king, you want the Ming Dynasty to be rich and powerful, and you want the people to live and work in peace and contentment, but you can only follow the high road, can you do it?"
“Can it be done with just the Four Books and Five Classics?”
"Which of the emperors who have made great achievements in ancient times was bound by the Four Books and Five Classics? If the emperors of Qin, Han, Wu, and the ancestors of Tang and Song all followed the way of saints, how could they have such a prestigious reputation..."
Yu Qian closed his eyes after listening to Zhu Jianshen's words.
Has Your Majesty convinced yourself?
No.
But is what your Majesty said totally unreasonable?
no.
Have you ever violated the meaning of the classics?
Violated.
He sighed heavily, then opened his eyes and looked at Zhu Jianshen.
He nodded with some satisfaction, then turned around and walked slowly outside.
You can question the saints, but you dare not voice your doubts. This is just following the general trend, that is, following the great road.
If you didn't do it yourself, did your Majesty do it?
His back was very desolate.
When he reached the palace gate, Yu Qian suddenly turned around and said, "Your Majesty, no matter what you want to do, you cannot let this matter be made public to the world."
Zhu Jianshen stood up and half-bowed towards Yu Qian: "Thank you, teacher..."
Yu Qian watched Zhu Jian deeply bow his lower body, with mixed feelings in his heart. He turned around and walked out.
After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, he became the minister of the Zhongxing Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty who helped the building to collapse, turned the tide before it fell, devoted himself to the people, and had a breeze... Taibao... Yu... Qian...
After Yu Qian left, Zhu Jianshen did not sit down.
After a long time, Zhu Jianshen glanced at Zhang Bao and said, "Send Admiral Zhao to see me."
Zhang Bao responded quickly and trotted out.
Today in the Qianqing Palace, it was the first time I heard His Majesty say such words, and he was still tit for tat with the Taibao. I was really scared to death...
………………
After Yu Qian returned to the cabinet duty room, he saw Li Xian with a strange smile on his face.
When he was in the Palace of Qianqing, he rejected all of His Majesty's words, and Li Xian said to himself that Your Majesty has a back-up plan, and even if you don't go through it, the people of Liaodong can exchange grain for gold and silver.
It was Li Xian's reminder that made Yu Qian go to the Qianqing Palace, wanting to educate His Majesty, but unexpectedly, he was rendered speechless.
Looking at the weird smile on Li Xian's face, Yu Qian understood in his heart.
Li Xian knew beforehand that his trip would be fruitless.
Yu Qian returned to his seat and sat down.
"Yu Taibao, this trip is not going well." Li Xian asked.
Yu Qian looked at Li Xian, and then said softly: "Can classics make people's lives rich?"
"cannot."
"Does that make the country free from foreign enemies?"
"It's also impossible. When Yu Taibao asked this, didn't he already have the answer in his heart? In fact, we all know it, but we won't say it. But even if we don't say it, sometimes the things we do are replaced by our true will."
"Take the matter of the Ming Dynasty's indomitable power as an example."
"In regard to the Supreme Emperor, we are already disloyal ministers and have violated the ways of the saints long ago..." After Xu Youzhen finished speaking, he then asked: "Has there been a letter from Magistrate Leng recently? How is the Supreme Emperor doing?"
"A few days ago, the fifth prince was born..." Yu Qian finished speaking and sighed: "An additional thousand taels of silver will be given to Qian Di..."
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