The autumn wind blows and leaves fall. Guan Shouzhen, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, was in the same mood as the leaves. He was writing memorials and regrets. Not long ago, Emperor Guangwu issued an edict to reprimand the Ministry of Industry for its ineffectiveness and frequent corruption cases.
He was fined three months' salary.
The emperor reprimanded his ministers. No matter whether they were wrong or not, ministers must go to court and repent. This is what a loyal minister should be like!
After all, he was a Jinshi, and Guan Shoufu's memorials were full of flowers. From the depths of his thoughts, he dug out his own shortcomings, such as poor supervision, sorry for the emperor's trust, etc., and wrote a lot. After writing, he sighed: "The autumn wind is swaying and I am sad.
When you kill a person, you will feel sad when you leave, and you will feel sad when you enter. Whoever is in this seat will not be worried!"
Indeed, he is very sad.
Since the Beihai fake citizenship case, the Nanzhili leakage case, and the imperial mausoleum forgery case happened one after another, the princeling forces headed by him have suffered a major blow from the economy to the politics. Huizhou businessmen and Shaanxi businessmen who strongly supported him economically
The business gangs suffered huge losses; politically, a large number of princeling officials fell into corruption and were dismissed, especially the Ministry of Industry. The power they had been operating for many years was almost gone.
Qi, Zhang Chengdu, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, defected to King Ji. How can it not make people worried?
It’s already dusk and I’m sad alone, even more windy and rainy!
However, what he didn't know was that he was not the only one who was worried at this moment. The Crown Prince Zhu Ruoji was also filled with worries!
After the banquet, Tang Zhen explained "Zi Zhi Tong Jian Tang Ji Qi" to Zhu Ruoji
"'Jian Jiancheng summoned the people at night to drink and drink poison. The people were heartbroken and vomited blood, and the king of Huai'an helped him return to the West Palace with his magical power.' This paragraph says that the conflict between the prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qin Li Shimin was like fire and water, until life and death.
Brothers can't get along," Tang Zhen explained slowly.
"Alas! The most ruthless emperor's family. No wonder Cao Zijian said: 'Boiled beans burn the bean sprouts, and the beans weep in the cauldron. They are from the same root, so why fry each other in a hurry?'" Zhu Ruoji sighed endlessly.
"'The Supreme Being said to the people of the world: 'It was you who first built the great plan and leveled the sea. I want to make you my heir, but you insist on saying goodbye. It has been a long time since it was built and the heir has been for a long time. I can't bear to take it away. Look at you.
Brothers seem to be incompatible. If you live in the same capital, there will be disputes. I will send you to return to Taiwan and live in Luoyang. From the east of Shaanxi, you will be the king. I still order you to build the banner of the emperor, just like the story of King Xiao of Han Dynasty and Liang Dynasty. This paragraph
It means that Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty was afraid that it would be completed, but the brothers of the people would not tolerate it. He planned to let the people of Luoyang be granted a vassal status, and the two brothers were separated, just like the story of King Xiao of the Liang Dynasty in Han Dynasty. I dare to ask your highness, if the people of the world really sealed the vassal of Luoyang, would the change of Xuanwu Gate not be the same?
Will it happen?" Tang Zhen asked with a smile.
Zhu Ruoji pondered for a while and said: "I don't think so. The world's outstanding heroes are not willing to be inferior to others. If they go to Luoyang, they will recruit troops to fight against Jiancheng. Jiancheng is not mediocre and cannot tolerate the people of the world. When the time comes,
A war is inevitable!"
"What your Highness said is true," Tang Zhen sighed, "the people of the world are about to build it. Prime Minister Yuan Ji said to him: 'If the King of Qin goes to Luoyang and has land and armored soldiers, they cannot be copied. It is better to leave them in Chang'an and take them with a husband's ear."
"Yi". He secretly ordered several people to seal the matter, saying, "When the King of Qin heard that he was going to Luoyang, he was all very happy. Seeing his ambition, he was afraid that he would never come back." He also sent close ministers to talk about the interests and dangers. The emperor's intention was changed, and the matter was changed.
Fu Suspension. This paragraph is saying that Shimin was going to Luoyang, Jiancheng, Yuanji was afraid that he would go to Luoyang, and the situation would be difficult to control, so he offered slanderous words to prevent the matter. This shows that the suspicion between their brothers has reached a certain level.
What a situation!"
"Alas! It's not just the Tang Dynasty that brothers are suspicious of. Sometimes, I would rather not be the prince," Zhu Ruoji suddenly sighed with tears streaming down his face.
"Your Highness, be careful what you say!" Tang Zhen hurriedly knelt down to persuade her.
"Thank you, Master Tang, for reminding me. I did make a mistake." Zhu Ruoji came back to his senses and smiled bitterly, "Master Tang, please continue to explain!"
The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord humiliates his ministers to death. Tang Zhen also burst into tears and said to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, please be careful. If you say you should retreat, I can retreat, but you must never retreat. The battle for the crown prince is so cruel.
Taking one step back is an abyss. If you take a step back, what will happen to the king’s grandson?”
Zhu Ruoji was deeply moved, the master was so kind to him! He was considerate!
After calming down, he bowed to Tang Zhen and said, "Thank you, Master Tang, for your teaching. I will never talk nonsense next time. Please continue to explain!"
Tang Zhen nodded and continued: "Shimin led his eldest son, Sun Wuji, and others to enter, ambush at Xuanwu Gate, and shot Jiancheng. Yuanji. When Yiwei's cavalry general Feng Li heard that Jiancheng died, he sighed: 'How could I ever receive his kindness in my life?
, It is so difficult to escape to death!' So he and his deputy guard Xue Wanche, Qu Zhi Mansion's left chariot and Xie Shufang led the East Palace, and Qi Mansion's two thousand elite soldiers rushed to Xuanwu Gate... Feng Li killed Jing Junhong and said to his disciples:
'It's enough to repay the prince less!' Then he dismissed his troops and fled into the wild. This paragraph talks about Jiancheng. After Yuanji's death, his generals Feng Li, Xue Wanche, Xie Shufang and others avenged Jiancheng, besieging Xuanwumen and the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and beheaded them.
The general of the world, Jing Junhong. Alas! There are many loyal and righteous people under Jiancheng's command, but they fell into a trick and cannot use them."
"How magnificent! These people know that Jiancheng is dead, but they are still willing to sacrifice their lives to repay each other. They are true righteous people!" Perhaps because the two sides were in similar situations, Zhu Ruoji sympathized with Li Jiancheng in his heart and expressed his gratitude to Feng Li, Xue Wanche, Xie Shufang and others for their "righteous deeds"
Full of praise.
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. There are righteous men under Jiancheng's command, and there are loyal men under your command. As the eldest son of the Holy Emperor, you hold the title of righteousness. There are many people in the world who are willing to serve you." Tang Zhen took advantage of the situation.
Advise.
Zhu Ruoji sighed deeply: "But since the three major cases happened one after another, Gu's wings are gradually withering away, and he often feels that his life is precarious. What can I do! What can I do!"
Tang Zhen was happy, "I think it's a good thing for your wings to wither, you might as well let them wither some more!"
"Master Tang, I'm so worried that my whole body is burning, how can you still be in the mood to joke?"
"I am not joking, but I feel that it is better to show weakness than to show strength. Showing weakness to others can win the favor of the Holy One; secondly, it can make the King arrogant and make him make mistakes."
"Well, what Master Tang said makes sense, but how should we show weakness?" Zhu Ruoji asked humbly.
"First, you must be courteous to King Ji at all times. Even if you meet him on the road, you must let him go first; secondly, the only person that King Ji is taboo on is Guan Shoufu. If Guan Shoufu is told that he is sick at home, he will be unscrupulous. The Holy Lord is a human being.
We pity the weak and hate the strong. Once the King of Ji gets carried away and becomes arrogant and domineering, he will surely offend the Holy One. At that time, you can take the next step," Tang Zhen said confidently.
"Next step? What does Master Tang want to do alone?"
"Let the King of Ji and the King of Yu join the vassal state. Our dynasty's ancestral system allows the emperors to be crowned kings at the age of ten and become vassals at the age of twenty. Today, the two kings of Ji and Yu are both over 20, but they are still in the capital and refuse to join the vassal state.
What a vassal relies on is nothing more than the favor of the Holy One. Once King Ji loses the favor of the Holy One due to arrogance, it is time for the two kings to join the vassal. As long as the two kings are far away from the center, there is nothing to fear."
This chapter has been completed!