This time in prison, the prince was cautious, the lesson of the last prison was too heavy, the last time he supervised the country, he cleanly wiped out several scholars, causing turmoil in the court, although his father finally saved the situation for him, but in private, he was severely reprimanded by his father, criticizing him for his lack of planning and blind action. 【Latest Chapter Reading】

Since that time, there have been rumors that the emperor has never assigned him any government affairs, and every day he goes to the court to listen to him on the sidelines, occasionally asking a few words, and his opinion has never been adopted.

The emperor was seriously ill, he was inspecting the state of Chen, and in the imperial capital, the call for his brother to die was high, which made him very frightened and worried.

There is no way out for the crown prince, and few of the deposed princes can die well, and there are many records in the history books for thousands of years.

Brother to brother, King Qi is his biggest threat, he wanted to bring down King Qi very early, but King Qi in the court, whether it is in the army or Shilin, has a very high prestige, and has a close relationship with the generals in the army, many generals in the border army of Youzhou and Zhou have fought under his command, and the people in Shilin respect him even more, and the emperor also trusts him.

From the bottom of his heart, if it weren't for the battle for the throne, the prince would have to admit that King Qi was indeed worthy of the title of King Xian.

At the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, Xianbei invaded, the imperial capital was shaken, the courtiers suggested moving the capital, the emperor was determined to hold on, the twenty-year-old King of Qi was ordered to stick to Jizhou, the most critical time, was surrounded by 100,000 Xianbei people in Xindu, Xianbei people besieged day and night, the most critical time, the King of Qi personally climbed the city wall, inspired morale, and finally kept Jizhou.

In the twelfth year of Zheng, the Great Jin Dynasty counterattacked Xianbei, and the governor of the King of Qi, Youji soldiers and horses, defeated Xianbei in Zhuo County, Youzhou, wiped out 50,000 Xianbei troops, broke the Xianbei Eastern Front, and recaptured the entire Youzhou.

In the second year of the beginning of Tai, the emperor issued an edict that the kings and vassal states could choose their own officials, and the king of Qi resolutely opposed it, although the emperor did not adopt it, but he praised the move of the king of Qi, and the king of Qi still insisted, and the officials of the state of Qi were still appointed by the imperial court.

According to the practice of the Great Jin Dynasty, all the expenses of the clan are borne by the royal family, the king of Qi Shangshu believes that the kings have their own feudal country, and the feudal country has its own rent, which is enough to meet the needs of the kings, and it is recommended to cancel the annual fee given by the royal family to the kings, although this policy is still not adopted by the emperor, but the king of Qi has been praised by the emperor again.

The reason is that the king of Qi used most of the taxes of the state of Qi to pay the salaries of the officials and soldiers of the state of Qi, and the rest was used to renovate the farmland and water conservancy and provide relief to the victims.

This series of practices won a huge reputation for the King of Qi and won the hearts of the people of Qi.

With the trust of the emperor, the support of the courtiers, the support of Shilin, and the support of the people, such a king of Qi is a huge threat to the throne.

This time, the prince was cautious every step of the way, discussed everything with the important ministers, and only implemented it after synthesizing the opinions of the ministers, and reported to the emperor if he was not sure, but even so, he was still uneasy in his heart.

But today, the emperor's decision reassured him, the emperor did not change his mind, and his position did not waver.

"The emperor said, the crown prince Yawen Pavilion will see you. ”

There was a shrill voice from the small yellow door at the door, and the prince immediately got up, dressed up in his robe, glanced at the ministers in the house, and then said to Pei Shu: "Since the holy decree has been issued, immediately send someone to deliver the decree." ”

Only then did the ministers notice that the prince was still by their side, and then they thought of those rumors, and their expressions suddenly changed, and their eyes immediately changed when they looked at the prince, full of awe.

The prince felt this admiration, and in his heart he felt extremely excited, because this kind of awe had never been seen before.

With Xiao Huangmen to Yawen Pavilion, Xiao Chengzi was still on duty, and when he saw the prince coming in, he hurriedly came over to say goodbye. The prince has always been very polite to these close attendants around the emperor, not to mention that this father-in-law Cheng has always been very good to him, and he was reprimanded by the emperor several times, but he only passed the test with his secret help.

"Father-in-law Cheng, please, you are the person next to your father, you don't need to make such a big ceremony. The prince smiled, stretched out his hand to help him, Cheng's father-in-law got up from the ground, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, this is the duty of a slave, this is the difference between dignity and inferiority, a slave is a slave, don't dare to be rude." ”

The crown prince nodded slightly, looked at him with gentle eyes and asked, "Father is okay today." ”

Cheng's smile suddenly retracted, turned his head to look at the room, stepped forward and said softly: "It's not good, Your Highness will know when you go in and take a look, don't say bad things, say something that makes the saint happy." ”

The prince nodded slightly, and was about to speak, when there was movement in the house, Cheng's father-in-law hurriedly pushed the door in, and after a while, Cheng's father-in-law came out and let the prince in. The prince straightened his robe before pushing the door in.

Seeing the emperor's thin shape, the prince couldn't help but feel a little sad, his eyes were slightly red, the emperor's exposed hand was gently raised, and the prince hurriedly stepped forward.

"The son sees the father. The prince knelt down and kowtowed as he spoke, and the emperor was no longer able to raise his hand, so he could only say, "Sit down." ”

Cheng Gonggong brought an embroidered pier, and the prince was about to sit down, and the emperor whispered again: "Closer, closer." ”

Cheng's father-in-law hurriedly moved the embroidery pier a few steps forward, the prince sat down next to the bed, and the emperor grabbed his hand, which was weak and weak, the skin on his arm was thin and loose, and the spots on his arm were dripping down.

The prince's eyes turned red again, looking at the emperor's face, this once heroic and full face, now it is also dry and flabby, the once wise and shrewd gaze has become cloudy and weak, and the years have ruthlessly taken away the countless glory that originally belonged to him.

"Father... The prince only said two words, and then choked up and couldn't go on.

"Don't cry, you're not a child anymore," the emperor's tone was weak but gentle, and his cold palm grabbed his hand: "King Qi is in the country, the road, I have paved the way for you, the world will be handed over to you, you have to do it yourself." ”

"Father!" the crown prince burst into tears, and he couldn't speak anymore after only shouting two words.

"It's not difficult to say that the affairs of the imperial court are difficult, in fact, it's just two words, balance. The emperor said softly, the prince looked at him with teary eyes, the emperor's expression was gentle, for so many years, he has been observing his son, he believes that his son is by no means inferior to the king of Qi, I am afraid that the only drawback is that he is too strong, but he does not know the truth that rigidity is easy to break.

"To balance for the government, this is the way for the king, the ministers must be balanced, the army and the soldiers must be balanced, how to achieve this balance, you must be familiar with the government. ”

The prince didn't understand very well, his expression was sad, and the emperor sighed: "These years have allowed you to participate in court politics, just to let you be familiar with court politics and learn how to be an emperor." ”

"I also asked my father to teach me the way of government and the way of king. The prince choked up.

"The way of government is not in a hurry," the emperor said: "The same is true for the way of the king, in fact, whether it is for the government or for the king, the most important thing is to employ people." ”

The prince was a little confused, the emperor sighed in his heart, the prince still didn't understand, he faintly regretted it, regretted teaching him late, and now he has no time, so let him think about it slowly.

"As for employing people, Zuo Chen may have told you a lot, but most of what he said is wrong," the emperor said: "There are no saints in the world, and the main purpose of employing people is to use their talents, followed by using their people, and the third is to use their potential." ”

The prince was puzzled, he had never heard of such an employment before, Zuo Chen is the prince Taibao, that is, the prince's teacher, he is a contemporary Confucian, proficient in the collection of saints, and the teaching of the prince is also based on the way of the saint, the way of the Ming monarch, but today the emperor actually said that most of him is wrong, is what the saint said is also wrong? !

Looking at the prince's puzzled expression, the emperor regretted it again in his heart, he shouldn't have let Zuo Chen serve as the prince's teacher.

"Alas," the emperor sighed softly, and looked at the prince with pity, as if he were looking at a weak cat, "You just have to remember these things, and you will slowly understand them later." ”

"Yes, Father. Although the prince was confused, he also knew that now was not the time to ask for detailed advice, so he suddenly remembered Qiu Yunlai, so he asked: "Father, Qiu Yun asked Zhishi, Shang Shutai had different opinions, and asked his father to show it." ”

"What is your opinion?" the Emperor asked.

"Erchen thinks that Tuoba Xianbei is a tiger and wolf disciple, and it will be a disaster for a long time, Qiuyun is good at using the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, and the Tuoba tribe is bound to increase its power, which is equivalent to raising the tiger legacy, which is really inappropriate, so this strategy is not feasible.

As for Qiuyun, Erchen believes that the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf is not feasible, but Qiuyun has merit in the country, but the courtiers have been discussing it recently, and Erchen thinks that he can let him take a vacation for a while, and then recruit him back to the court after a while. ”

After speaking, the emperor felt a little tired, closed his eyes and listened to the prince's words, after the prince finished speaking, he sighed slightly, and the prince hurriedly asked: "Father, is it inappropriate to deal with it like this?"

The emperor nodded slightly, and the crown prince was puzzled: "Why?"

The Emperor sighed: "If it were in normal times, it would be right to deal with it this way, but now it is wrong." ”

The prince was still puzzled, but he didn't urge, the emperor added lips, the prince quickly got up and picked up the small porcelain bowl on the side, tried the temperature first, felt that the temperature was good, and fed the emperor a few mouthfuls of ginseng soup with a spoon.

After these few mouthfuls of ginseng soup, the emperor seemed to be cheered, his face became a little ruddy, and his breath became a little thicker.

After feeling a little more comfortable, the emperor signaled that it was enough, and the prince put the ginseng soup on the side, took a towel and wiped the emperor's mouth, and then sorted out the quilt for the emperor, and then sat back.

The emperor sighed softly: "The handling of Qiuyun should be considered from the entire court situation, and you only see a part of it, so your way of dealing with it is wrong." ”

The crown prince did not answer, but listened quietly, and the emperor paused for a while, rested and said: " The king of Qi is in the country, but the influence of the king of Qi is still there, so there must be people in the court who can fight against him, this does not mean that the king of Qi is going to rebel, this is for the monarch must be guarded against, you have to remember, once you sit in that position, you are alone, the ministers have their own thoughts, so you have to be vigilant against everyone, the way to be vigilant is to balance, there are all kinds of forces in the court, Liangzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, Shi, Shu, all factions, what you have to do is not to flatten all the factions, you can't flatten, so, what you have to do is balance。 ”

The prince understood now, he suddenly had a new view of the government, and the chaotic government became simple.

"Therefore, Qiu Yun not only can't be degraded, but also has to be promoted, with his purpose is to guard against the King of Qi, in addition, he is a Zhongshan person, he can be regarded as a Zhongshan scholar, but he has been in Liangzhou for a long time and has a huge influence on the Liangzhou scholar clan, so with him, you can also contain the Yingzhou Yanzhou Jingzhou clan. ”

Speaking of this, the emperor opened his eyes and looked at the crown prince, as if asking, now you know what to do.

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