The emperor is selfless. This is the idea of a perfect emperor by Confucian scholars and officials. In this way, whether the emperor appoints a queen, adopts a concubine, or establishes a prince... Anyway, every matter can be brought to the court for discussion, and then they will use various methods
Various abilities are used to support or obstruct it. As for whether it succeeds in the end, whether it will be famous forever or be infamous forever, it all depends on luck.
And if the five words "the emperor's selfless affairs" are taken one step further, then it will be a state that they look forward to more - the emperor's selfless property. After all, as the emperor, you already own the world, so why do you need private property? What is the imperial estate?
There are no internal treasuries that should be there. It is competing with the people for profit!
It is not appropriate to allocate the necessary annual expenses to the royal family from the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue, and then use various government offices surrounding the emperor, such as Guanglu Temple and so on, to worship the emperor, while the emperor himself rules the world by hanging on his clothes. This is not
Very good?
Therefore, in daily life, the emperor sits on the throne and makes judgments about various memorials, whether they are acceptable or unacceptable, and nods and shakes his head like a high-ranking official, instead of dictating everything. This is operation.
The requirements of a mature bureaucracy for an emperor.
Any emperor with a strong personality is determined to resist such a system with so many shackles. For example, today's emperor is a typical emperor who can't stand being manipulated by his ministers. He is not the only one, Yingzong and Ruizhong who sit in front of him are all like this
He has a tough personality. What the current emperor resents the most is undoubtedly the fact that ministers interfere in their own private affairs and covet their own internal treasury.
But compared to this, there was another thorn that pierced deep in his heart.
At this time, when Ge Yong mentioned the large ships of the royal family, even though he was facing his most respected teacher, the emperor still had a dark face: "Teacher, do you think I don't want to send ships to sea? Don't say that Zhang Shou wants to recruit talents from foreign countries.
, in fact, I also hope to send people with broad vision like him to go to sea to take a good look at the world beyond the Ming Dynasty!"
"That royal fleet was left behind by Emperor Taizu. It has always been managed by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The emperors in the past dynasties only enjoyed the benefits of the merchant ships. The traitors of Emperor Sejong before him also plotted against each other.
The huge benefits involved, in the end, almost caused the fleet to sail across the ocean and not return for several years. The fact that the Yingzong was able to seize the great treasure was also due to the perverse actions of those traitors."
"Although Yingzong and my father ascended the throne, the ceremonial supervisors obeyed, and the merchant ships also surrendered immediately after returning. However, before Yingzong had time to cleanse those who acted according to the wind, he encountered various princes seizing the throne, and it was difficult to separate.
I can’t take care of those ships anymore.”
"When my father, too, had no time to start a big fight in the Bureau of Ceremonies, he left. After Chu Kuan entered the Bureau of Ceremonies, he didn't know how much time it took to gain a firm foothold. Now he has fought hard to defeat the older generation.
, I became the palm print, and I have just taken over the things that originally belonged to the royal family little by little. But these ships are floating outside all day long!"
Ge Yong didn't care about the emperor's annoyed attitude, and asked leisurely: "Yes, you are right, but after taking over all the things that the previous group of people were in charge of, do you think Chu Kuan is still completely yours?"
Are you human? Are you still the half-brother who grew up with you? Although half-brother’s words may sound disrespectful to others, the emperor shouldn’t be angry.”
Seeing that the emperor's expression suddenly changed, but he did not object to his calling Chu Kuan, the old man smiled.
"In recent years, he must have made more and more decisions on his own, right? I heard from Jiuzhang that Chu Kuan once swore to him that the Ming Dynasty could survive civil strife and continue to this day only because of their abilities.
"Can Zhijian's eunuch." When he said this, he had no idea that Zhang Shou added the words "Can Zhijian" himself.
Before the emperor could speak, Ge Yong continued calmly: "In the past few years since Taizong, several emperors have either been weak in character and followed the decisions of ministers in everything, or they have been spoiled and have behaved wildly since they came to the throne.
It wasn't until Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Ruizhong that he finally looked like a wise king. And even in such chaos, the Ming Dynasty's national power never declined. Why is this?"
"Firstly, the Arms Bureau has always been very important, and both Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Ruizong quietly took over the Arms Bureau from the very beginning. Secondly, the huge royal industry was also maintained by the Chief of Ceremonies.
It has always been flowing smoothly, and it has not changed owners due to changes in war. As long as the emperor has money, he will have the confidence to spend money without looking at the ministers' faces."
"But why did the Ordnance Bureau so easily choose the master, the Supervisor of Ceremony, who manages the royal estate, and why he never really embezzled this huge sum of money? Has the emperor ever thought about it? Just saying that they are loyal, haha, so
It’s not easy to be loyal for many years!”
The emperor had never thought about this issue seriously. After all, he was not Ruizong who conquered the country with his own hands. But now he was being spoken to by Ge Yong. He was initially a little frightened and angry because his weakness was poked, but he gradually regained his composure.
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He always believed that it was the ancestral family tradition that had been passed down to the present and cultivated a large number of loyal talents, which was able to maintain the core Arms Bureau, and the Chief of Ceremony took care of the royal industries to prosper, so even if some people
Even if he never dies, he will make a lot of money, but as long as the profits sent to him are guaranteed to increase every year, he will not make a big move, but now think about it...
Isn’t it because every dynasty and every generation in the previous dynasty almost lost their brains due to the struggle for throne, so starting from the first real emperor, Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan, the root of the decline was laid? It makes no sense for this dynasty
The two people in front of him all succeeded in seizing the throne after fighting, but on the whole they remained stable. One exception is normal, but two exceptions are abnormal...
Therefore, the emperor took a deep breath and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "Why didn't I think of it... Could it be Chu Kuan and Zhang Kang..."
"The emperor may think that this is sowing discord. Although Zhang Kang, the Bo of Weinan who is in charge of the Arms Bureau, is a surrendered minister, he is a loyal minister who has served Emperor Ruizong for many years and has made great achievements. Chu Kuan, the Supervisor of Liturgy, has protected you, Your Majesty.
He and the Queen Mother have worked diligently to achieve this, and are regarded as role models by all the eunuchs in the palace."
"In terms of loyalty, the countless civil servants and military officers in the court may not be as good as them. But in terms of what they hide, there are probably not many people in the court who can compare to them. What is it about Zhang Kang and Chu Kuan's characters that makes them willing to lie dormant so easily?
So far? Is it the imperial edict of Emperor Ruizhong, or simply the ancestral precepts of Emperor Taizu? Or do they know something that others don’t know?"
Having said this, Ge Yong added in his mind. When it comes to hiding things, Zhang Shou should be no less capable than those two guys.
Speaking of which, if the emperor hadn't suddenly mentioned that as if he had been stepped on in pain, he wouldn't have exposed this layer of cover - the Queen Mother had long seen it and instructed him to find an opportunity to expose this layer to the emperor.
Window paper, then it is better to choose the day than to hit it.
But having said that, both the emperor and he habitually used Zhang Shou's diversion. The emperor used Hong's to try to divert the attention and attack power of some officials in the court, and he...
...Chu Kuan and Zhang Kang were used to divert the emperor's excessive attention from Zhang Shou.
Therefore, it is said that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black!
The emperor's face was dark and gloomy, but even if Ge Yong was his most respected teacher, he would not really doubt his two closest confidants just because of someone's words. However, when he thought about the fact that the Arms Bureau and the Chief of Ceremonies had always
It was a smooth transition, and it was these two organizations that immediately took sides after every drastic change in the situation, which made him feel a big knot in his heart.
Could it be that Emperor Taizu had already anticipated the current outcome before he disappeared at sea? Therefore, he laid foreshadowings in these two organizations in advance, so Weinan Bo Zhang Kang and Chu Kuan seemed to be in charge, but in fact they had long been
Is someone being arrogant? Or...
Is it true, as Ge Yong said, that because they know something that others don't know, they are actually no longer just loyal ministers?
Seeing the emperor's changing expression, Ge Yong was unwilling to let the emperor continue to follow this line of thinking. He coughed lightly and talked about the so-called "Elements of Geometry" with great interest.
After that, someone went to recruit a few old boatmen who had sailed to the West to inquire about the foreign scene.
Normally, the emperor would have been hooked by these descriptions in a short time, but today, the emperor was obviously absent-minded, so Ge Yong smiled and talked for a while, then pretended to be tired, yawned, stood up and left.
Before he reached the Qianqing Gate, he heard a burst of hurried footsteps behind him, and it was clear that someone was chasing him. He had no intention of stopping, and soon, he found that the waiter who had led him the way was silent.
The sound subsided, and then he heard a very soft voice behind him.
"Old Master, your Majesty has asked your slave to come and give you a gift. Your Majesty has just given an order. Dr. Zhang's workshop produces many wonderful and wonderful things, so he wants to inscribe it in person as a reward. This slave is here to handle the ceremony.
Supervisor, let the craftsmen in Eunuch Chu's factory carve a plaque with the name...Tiangongfang."
Seeing Ge Yong suddenly stop walking, he immediately turned to look at himself. Liu Feng, who had just clearly heard the conversation between Ge Yong and the emperor, felt happy and frightened at the same time.
He was happy that if the emperor really suspected Chu Kuan, he might be able to replace him. What was scary was that the power behind Chu Kuan might be greater than he imagined. If he could still get through this easily and skillfully
At this level, and knowing that he was with him at the time and heard what the emperor and Ge Yong said, even if Chu Kuan could not do anything to Ge Yong, he would not let go of his consistent enemy.
Chu Kuan looks gentle on the surface, but is actually cruel. Under people's retaliation, he will never have a chance to stand up!
Therefore, under Ge Yong's strange gaze, Liu Feng immediately said flatteringly: "Old Master, since the emperor rewards Dr. Zhang so generously, he naturally believes in what you just said..."
Before Liu Feng could finish his words, Ge Yong said lazily: "If it was really a generous reward, it should be to follow Zhang Shou's advice and immediately publish a recruitment list, and even foreigners would be attracted to our Ming Dynasty, instead of
Just use the words "Tiangongfang" to express your gratitude. Forget it, considering the emperor's mood at the moment, this is already pretty good."
Seeing that Ge Yong was about to leave after speaking, Liu Feng immediately said boldly: "It is only the old master's eyes that are like lightning, so he can see through the treacherous villains in the court..."
"Who is the treacherous villain?"
Ge Yong suddenly turned around, his expression gloomy to the extreme. Seeing Liu Feng lowering his head immediately and not daring to speak anymore, he said coldly: "You are the emperor's servant, remember to be careful in your words and deeds. What I said in front of the emperor today,
If even a tiny bit is leaked out, you know the consequences yourself. As for Chu Kuan..."
Although Liu Feng wanted to lower his head to the ground, he still felt that Ge Yong's glare was real. How could he have thought that if he just followed Ge Yong's tone and said it, how could he offend Mrs. Ge?
"Chu Kuan is different from you. Even if he sometimes makes his own decisions, there are also times when he makes great achievements. Don't use your little belly to plot against him. You won't know how you will die by then!"
Seeing the sudden change in Liu Feng's expression, Ge Yong didn't bother to look at the name of the steward of Qianqing Palace who had high ambitions but low power. He flicked his sleeves and walked away. With such little ability and knowledge, he still wanted to fight Chu Kuan? He had leaked the news to the fourth prince before.
, but was yelled at by the ignorant fourth prince; who didn’t even know how to reflect, and made trouble in front of him?
After leaving Qianqing Gate, Ge Yong saw that the chamberlain who had picked him up before was still waiting beside the sedan chair. He waved his hand and said, "There is no need for this sedan chair. My legs and feet are fine. I can walk by myself."
The two strong chamberlains couldn't help but look at each other. In this palace, although the Queen Mother is old, she doesn't like to sit in a sedan chair, and the emperor does the same, so even though sedan bearers like them have been specially trained, they can't lift people more than once a year, like Ge.
For a person with such a high status as Yong, he rode in a sedan chair more often than the emperor and empress.
Knowing that the old man looked kind, but actually had a straight-faced character, they exchanged glances and simply followed Ge Yong in the sedan chair. Sure enough, although Ge Yong clearly noticed that they were following them, he didn't say anything.
It wasn't until they were walking silently that they discovered that Ge Yong had actually walked outside the door of the Clerk of Ceremonies, and then they suddenly stopped and were all dumbfounded.
Immediately afterwards, they saw a completely unbelievable scene. The first-ranking old master of the dynasty looked up at the low-key chief of the Ceremony Supervisor, and actually barged in directly!
The two chamberlains carrying the sedan were completely unaware of Ge Yong's movement, so they had no time to report the news. And the chamberlains who were left behind in the ceremonial prison never thought that such a person would come in, so their first reaction was to be stunned.
When someone finally thought of reporting the news to Chu Kuan... Chu Kuan had already arrived directly outside the door of the Supervisor of Ceremonies!
Seeing Chu Kuan hurriedly came out to greet him, the rest of the chamberlains who were not sure about the old master's visit naturally left quietly one by one. Although there were still two chief ceremonial supervisors Bingbi present, everyone felt that Mrs. Ge
Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come. Of course, they are too lazy to take the trouble of Chu Kuan. As expected, when he saw Chu Kuan, Ge Yong asked directly: "When will the second prince be on his way?"