"Xu Dingguo is capricious, Li Huajing is also a leader and a rat, Liang Min, Ding Weiyue and others are even more rogue thieves, and Ba Bao Guozhu of the Tu Kingdom are not good ministers and generals. Why does my father treat them so leniently?"
In the city of Luoyang.
It used to be Prince Fu's Mansion, then Azige's Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, then the Qing Admiral's Mansion, and then Xu Dingguo's General Military Mansion. Now it is the emperor's temporary residence.
Luoyang is no longer prosperous, including the old palace.
During the day, Zhu Yihai summoned local officials, civil servants and generals. At night, he held candles and taught the two princes who followed him.
What Zhu Yihai taught them was not the Book of Songs or the Spring and Autumn Period. Today he taught his two sons the Zizhi Tongjian, which is a chronicle-style general history covering the history of the sixteen dynasties, one thousand three hundred and sixty-two years.
The biggest difference between this book and traditional history books is that Sima Guang wrote it for the emperor, so he summarized many experiences and lessons for rulers to learn from. Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty believed that this book was useful in governing the Tao in light of the past, so he gave it this name.
Although this book contains many personal belongings of Sima Guang, Zhu Yihai believes that it is a required course for emperors. You can see too many political gains and losses from this book, and it is also a textbook for political maneuvering.
There is nothing new in the world. There is much worth learning from the more than a thousand years of history in the book. Reading it deeply will be of great help.
If Chongzhen could read this book several times, in fact, all the problems he faced could be solved in Zizhi Tongjian.
It's a pity that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were often called illiterate by their ministers. There is a reason. They were not illiterate, but their reading was too shallow.
Just like the Qin King Hongjia brothers, they were studying under Zhu Yihai, but they still didn't understand why their father was so tolerant of those rebellious ministers and traitors, and why he was so tolerant of those traitors who repeatedly surrendered to his ministers.
I don’t understand why Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and other people were given official titles and titles.
On the contrary, many famous ministers such as Ding Kui, Chu Fang, Chen Meng, Chen Zilong, etc. all distanced themselves and reprimanded them.
This is not in line with the approach of a wise king who is close to virtuous ministers but far away from villains.
"You are too young and think that things in this world are black and white, but in fact, there is more than black and white, and what you see may not be true.
What's more, government affairs are much more complicated, and the core of dynastic rule is governance, not right or wrong."
"In order to rule, can we not distinguish between right and wrong?" King Qin asked.
Zhu Yihai closed his hands on Zizhi Tongjian and smiled slightly.
"Tell me, father, what do you think is rule, what is politics, and what is an emperor?"
"The emperor is the Son of Heaven, who rules all the people and manages the government." The thirteen-year-old prince answered.
"That's right, but not entirely right." Zhu Yihai shook his head, "Father, let me tell you this. Although the emperor is the esteemed king of all people, he is not always the emperor when he is born, nor is the king's power granted by God. To put it bluntly, the emperor has strong soldiers and horses.
That’s what he does.”
These words shocked the thirteen-year-old Qin King Zhu Hongjia and was stunned on the spot.
"You were born into a Ming Dynasty royal family, but at the age of seven you faced the destruction of your country and your family. You were taken away as a slave outside the customs for six years. Your experience must be more complicated than that of ordinary people. Let's talk about Nurhaci, Huang Taiji, Fulin,
Take the captive chieftains like Dorgon as an example. They used to be the concubines of the Ming Dynasty and the tribal chiefs of Jisi, but why were they able to invade the Central Plains, seize our capital, and proclaim themselves emperors?"
"Is it destiny?"
Zhu Hongjia shook his head violently, saying that there was no way the Tatars had a destiny.
"You have spent time outside the customs, so you should know something about the Tatars. If you carefully understand their history, you will understand that this is not destiny, but that under certain conditions, Nurhachi and his son knew how to form an alliance."
"Father, let me tell you another truth. The so-called politics is actually alliances. Continuously form alliances, form one community of interests after another, let more people become your allies, and then you fight for a common goal.
A small number of people.”
Zhu Hongjia seemed to understand.
In fact, these are all imperial arts, the real core of feudal rule. The divine power of kings is given to the people of the world to maintain their dominance. But the underlying logic of real rule is not those.
This kind of imperial technique should not be told to other princes except the prince, but Zhu Yihai still planned to have a good talk with the two young princes today.
"I can be the emperor because I am a descendant of Taizu, but this is only a condition for becoming emperor. What really allows me to firmly sit on the throne now is that I personally established the imperial camp and established a capable army.
, so I can defeat the Tatars who invade the Central Plains, and I can also defeat the vassal kings or rebellious officials and traitors who want to take advantage of the opportunity to claim the throne."
Hong Jia was shocked, "Can you become emperor if you have a strong army and a strong horse?"
"If your troops and horses are so strong that no one in the world can defeat you, of course you can become the emperor. But it is also very difficult to achieve this step. Of course, in other words, if the emperor cannot even control the troops and horses, then he cannot be the emperor.
Stabilize the emperor."
"Going back to the question you asked at the beginning, why did my father tolerate people like Xu Dingguo, Hong Chengchou, Ding Weiyue, Li Guo, etc.? Is this unfair to the loyal ministers?"
"From the perspective of the emperor, from the perspective of governance, we cannot think about issues in the same way as ordinary people. This person is loyal, that person was a traitor, that was a traitor, and that was a rebel. We cannot think about it from this perspective, and
It is about distinguishing the primary and secondary conflicts, considering the pros and cons, or to put it simply, forming an alliance."
"You must always win over the majority so that you can control the overall situation. For this goal, you must form alliances, and in order to win more people to your side, you must exchange interests and compromise."
"Why did my father recruit Anshun Camp and Xiying Camp? Because my father wanted to expel the Tartars and recover the Central Plains. For this big goal, he had to make appropriate compromises."
Zhu Hongjia was deeply stimulated.
"This is unfair."
Zhu Yihai shook his head, and then took out two notebooks, one red and one black. He took out a small black notebook and opened it. Names were written densely on it, and many things were recorded behind each name.
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For example, Xu Dingguo, who was so arrogant and domineering, how he rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and how he forced donations and forced levies in the local area, are all recorded.
"I remember it all, but knowing it well doesn't mean we can't tolerate any sand. Now is not the time to take action. We have to endure it."
Being in harmony with light and dust does not mean that you are going with the flow of evil.
Xu Dingguo is now willing to resist the Qing Dynasty and attack the prisoners, so he must be tolerated.
To put it bluntly, Zhu Yihai's main focus now is on dealing with the Tatars, and he cannot spare any time to deal with Xu Dingguo, who is also willing to fight the Tatars.
"Then will we settle accounts in the future?"
"Take your time. Xu Dingguo is our ally in expelling the captives now. You can't turn your ally into an enemy now. Do you understand? As for his problem, we will settle it in the future. Of course, whether a mistake is a mistake or a merit is a merit, we will have to figure it out clearly in the future.
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Whether it is Xu Dingguo or Hong Chengchou, they are both objects and allies of the anti-Japanese people, and we need to borrow their strength. When the Tatars are destroyed in the future, of course they will have to clean up. But Zhu Yihai will also take their achievements into consideration,
You can atone for your sins.
"My father is telling you these things to tell you that even the emperor is not born, and the emperor's power is not truly supreme. It must be supported and guaranteed."
"Don't push others to be against you, don't make too many enemies."
The two princes seemed to understand but not understand.
Such military leaders such as Xu Dingguo are certainly far inferior to Zhu Yihai in terms of strength. As long as Zhu Yihai wants to attack them, he will naturally be able to attack and kill them. Even people like Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Bao Guozhu of the Tu Kingdom, etc.
You can also clean it up.
But Zhu Yihai has always been very restrained and cautious.
The key is not to let the internal strife break out before the external strife is settled. Under the banner of jointly resisting the Qing Dynasty, we should unite all the forces such as the invaders, the Western bandits, the Jiangshun, the Jiangqing, the Liu bandits, the Tusi, the Tusi and so on.
, only in this way can we be strong, can we be able to deal with the outside world in a unified manner, and can we quickly integrate our forces to destroy the Tatars, instead of being like Chongzhen and Hongguang Shi, where foreign aggression is like a sword above their heads, and internal forces are still fighting against each other.
"I have a bottom line right now. As long as those are willing to resist the Qing Dynasty, we can unite and fight for it. As long as we are unanimous in dealing with the outside world, we will not be held accountable for past events.
Even if military leaders like Xu Dingguo, Li Jiyu, and soldiers and thieves like Geng Zhongming are still incompatible with my court, they still have to arrest the big ones and let go of the small ones."
The Jianlu people actually did this before. As long as they were willing to surrender, no matter they were civil servants or military generals or whatever, what they valued was their capital, their strength, and their ability to help the Ming war. Therefore, their official ranks and titles
Don't hesitate to wait.
Historically, Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui Dynasty and marched from Taiyuan to Chang'an, Guanzhong.
Wherever he passed, he was granted official titles and titles. When he passed through villages and towns, he conferred official titles on people he saw.
He captured the officers and soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, and not only released those who were unwilling to join, but even gave them fifth-grade officers to let them go back.
There is no such thing as official seals and official uniforms. Just use a piece of white paper to write the name of a casual official. Compared with Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, when he was surrounded by Yanmen by the breakout soldiers, he promised the defenders to have casual ranks. After the siege, he was reluctant to fulfill the promise.
For example, Li Yuan's method of winning people's hearts is very clever.
He even granted titles to warlords such as Du Fuwei and other warlords who were willing to submit to one of the various regions and were willing to surrender.
It is said that it is easy for Li Yuan to conquer the world, but how many people understand Li Yuan's strategy?
In the same way, when Zhu Yihai started his army, he focused on building his own army, but he did not give up on uniting other forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Until now, all forces have gathered under his banner, which is why the situation is like this.
"Then if Wu Sangui comes to vote, will Your Majesty also accept it?" Hongjia asked.
Zhu Yihai disagreed.
"I have been trying to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender. As long as he is willing to surrender, why don't I accept it?"
Everything at the moment is just to defeat the Tartars and regain the Central Plains. After destroying this biggest enemy, it will not be too late to take things back to the Central Plains.
Whether it is Geng Zhongming, Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Zhang Guozhu, Li Chengdong, etc., the final judgment will always be given to them at the appropriate time.
"Will Wu Sangui surrender?"
Zhu Yihai still disagreed, "Wu Sangui is not a great person, he is just a sophisticated self-interested person. Since he was able to open Shanhaiguan to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, why do you think he can no longer return to the Ming Dynasty anyway?"
"What if Wu Sangui demands too much, for example, he wants to be crowned king?"
