Chapter 915, Emperor Hongzhi explained the funeral
Time gradually came to the autumn of the fifteenth year of Hongzhi's reign. Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi would have an operation in a few days, Liu Jin also became extremely busy.
Affiliated Hospital Emperor Hongzhi's Sanatorium Here, in the garden, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao, Xie Qian and other important ministers are all here. In addition, the prince Zhu Houzhao is also nearby, with slightly red eyes.
"Although the success rate of this operation at the medical school has exceeded 90%, there are still great risks, and there is a possibility that the operation will fail."
"I will explain all the matters in advance today."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the ministers around him, then looked at Zhu Houzhao, and said with a smile on his face.
"If the operation fails, don't blame anyone, be it Liu Jin or the surgeon, Professor Zhang Zhigang. They have worked very hard during this period. They have done their best and have done their best. Even if they fail, they cannot be accommodated."
Who to blame?"
Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Emperor Hongzhi was really a good man. Since ancient times, the Tian family has been ruthless. Matters related to the emperor's life and death would often involve many people.
Especially this time, I still operated on the emperor and used a knife on the emperor's body. It was a good thing if it succeeded. If it failed, I'm afraid many people would be dead.
Emperor Hongzhi knew this very well, so he had made it clear to Zhu Houzhao and the ministers present before the operation was performed.
If the operation fails, no one can be blamed, everything is God's will.
"Father, I understand."
Zhu Houzhao nodded solemnly and said.
"I understand!"
Liu Jian and others also said in unison.
"Well, if the operation fails, the prince will ascend the throne immediately after I leave."
"This country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and no time is wasted because of my funeral. Remember this!"
Then Emperor Hongzhi very seriously explained what happened after his death.
"Father, the operation will definitely be successful."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his eyes turned red and he burst into tears.
The relationship between Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao and his son was very good. Emperor Hongzhi had doted on Zhu Houzhao since he was a child. When Zhu Houzhao heard what Emperor Hongzhi said, he couldn't help crying.
"Silly boy, why are you crying~"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, smiled and said: "I said yes, some things will have to be explained clearly sooner or later. You have grown up, and the country of Ming Dynasty and the foundation of our ancestors will depend on you sooner or later.
Inherited.”
"My son understands!"
Zhu Houzhao wiped his tears, nodded and said.
"Please keep this in mind!"
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and others also nodded and replied.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction, thought for a moment and said, "The prince is young and very naughty. I would like to ask you all to help me more."
"I will live up to your Majesty's trust."
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others replied in unison.
"Okay, you go back, the prince stays."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, thought for a while, waved his hand and said.
"Your Majesty, please leave!"
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others left slightly disappointed.
Logically speaking, given Zhu Houzhao's current age, Emperor Hongzhi should have appointed Minister Gu Ming to assist the young master in managing national affairs, and then return the power to the young master when he came of age.
But Emperor Hongzhi had no such arrangement, which made them a little disappointed.
Liu Jin also followed him out, but before he had taken a few steps, someone from the Xiaohuang Gate immediately found Liu Jin. Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Zhang announced to Liu Jin that Liu Jin had to follow them.
In fact, you don’t need to think about it to know that Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Zhang came to inquire about Emperor Hongzhi’s surgery. They had summoned Liu Jin alone before to inquire. Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was about to undergo surgery, they summoned Liu Jin again to inquire about the surgery.
things to come.
In the garden, Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, smiled and said, "Why are you crying? You are already an adult. In a few years, when you turn eighteen, I will choose a princess for you."
"Father~"
When Zhu Houzhao heard about the selection of the crown princess, his face immediately turned red.
"Haha, if Liu Jin hadn't said that getting married too early would affect the heirs, I would have chosen the crown princess for you right now."
When Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhu Houzhao's appearance, he immediately laughed happily.
After he finished laughing, he quickly pondered again and said, "Do you know why I didn't appoint the minister of Gu Ming?"
"My son knows that it is because my father is afraid that it is easy to give out this power but difficult to take it back."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and replied.
"This is just one aspect, but more importantly, I feel that you have grown up and you can shoulder this responsibility and burden. I also believe in you that you can still be a good emperor even if you don't have a minister who cares about your life.
"
Emperor Hongzhi said very seriously.
"Father, do you really think so?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately said with a little excitement.
In fact, he most wanted to gain the recognition and affirmation of Emperor Hongzhi. Sometimes he was naughty just to attract Emperor Hongzhi's attention and concern. In the final analysis, for Zhu Houzhao, the person he cared about most in this world was his father, Emperor Hongzhi.
"Hmm~"
"I have seen your growth and changes during this period of time in my heart."
"However, as a matter of national importance, nothing is a trivial matter or a child's play. As an emperor, the most important thing is to select talents and appoint talented and loyal ministers to govern the country."
"We who are emperors are only one person after all. We have limited energy and cannot cover everything. To govern such a huge country, we still want to rely on the ministers below."
"Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian are pretty good. Although they don't have outstanding talents, they are good people, loyal, and mature. I can rest assured that they will assist me."
"However, they are already old and cannot always assist you, so you still have to choose young and talented ministers to train and develop your own team. Liu Jin is a son of an elite, so there is no need to talk about his talent.
With his help, there won't be any problems in any aspect."
"The only thing you need to worry about is that he is still very young and you need to worry about whether he is ambitious. At present, he is not an ambitious person and he is very lazy."
"You can give him some training before reusing him in the future."
"In addition, Wang Shouren is also a very talented person. There are two people, Liu Jin and Wang Shouren. Both of them are capable of literary and military skills. With their assistance, even if you are just playful, nothing will happen to you."
Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a while and began to explain important things.
"My son understands."
Zhu Houzhao also nodded solemnly.
He knew and had contact with both Liu Jin and Wang Shouren. Both of them were indeed capable ministers in governing the country. What was even more rare was that they were all-round talents who could govern the country with their literary skills and bring peace to the country with their military skills.
"Well, the emperor must seize three things. One of them is the military power in our hands. In the past, this military power was in the hands of the Ministry of War. As emperors, we have to obtain the consent of the ministers to use military forces. I have many times
The ministers rejected the idea of a bloody battle with the Tatars."
"Now that I have finally regained my military power, I must not lose it again. I must hold it firmly in my own hands."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, thought for a moment and then said.
"My son, please remember this!"
Zhu Houzhao also nodded and said.
"The second one is financial power. As the saying goes, it's easy to get things done when you have money. I understand that very well."
"In the past, the treasury was empty, and the internal funds were almost completely destroyed by your grandfather. Even if I wanted to do something, I would often be rebuffed by the ministers saying that I had no money."
"Now after Liu Jin's financial reform, the national treasury is full. At the same time, our royal industry is also very huge. There is real internal money. Your small treasury is full of silver, so we can support the Ming Dynasty's army alone. We have money.
, so that you can do something you want to do.”
"So our royal properties must be firmly controlled, and we must not abandon our martial arts just because of those ministers' words such as not to compete with the people."
"It's easier to do things if you have money. It's the same for us as emperors. We even need money more than ordinary people."
"At this point, we still have to let Liu Jin manage these huge industries as before. With Liu Jin here, we won't have to worry about running out of money."
"In addition, these many industries tie together the interests of our royal family and the noble military generals group of the DPRK and China, so we should not be too greedy. The current shares are enough."
"Liu Jin said it well, if everyone makes money together, then the business can grow bigger and bigger."
When Emperor Hongzhi said this, he had deep understanding. He was a person who had lived a hard life. He knew how embarrassing it was to live without money. It depended on the ministers' expressions to repair the palace. Such a life was really uncomfortable.
"My son, I understand."
Zhu Houzhao also nodded solemnly and said, but thought in his heart, do you still need to teach me?
He was the first to do business with Liu Jin in partnership. Emperor Hongzhi was jealous at first. Seeing that the glass factory he and Liu Jin had made money, he even forcibly took more than one million taels of silver from him.
When it comes to money, my own money is much more than yours, Emperor Hongzhi's.
"The third one is the power of appointment and removal. We have to hold the power of appointment and removal of ministers in the court in our own hands. For now, I only have the power of appointment and removal in the army."
"Although we can remove civil servants in the court, due to the existence of the recommendation system, the elected ministers are actually not much different from the original ministers. In the final analysis, this power is not completely controlled by us.
In hand."
"Of course, things are good and bad, and the recommendation system also has its good sides. You can decide what to do in the future."
Emperor Hongzhi began to explain everything one by one. Just like explaining the funeral affairs, he explained everything in detail and told Zhu Houzhao in detail what to do.
Being an emperor is not an easy job. Outsiders see the supreme honor that the emperor enjoys, but they cannot see the huge responsibilities and pressures that the emperor bears.
The struggle for power, the struggle in the palace, the struggle between countries, the struggle between monarchs and ministers, etc., are all testing the emperor. Being an emperor is definitely not an easy job.