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Not only civil and military officials, but also the common people. When the common people are safe, the country is safe, and when the common people are in chaos, the country is in chaos. This has always been the case in the world. The kings of all dynasties actually understand it, but it is difficult to do it. "

Zhu Cixiu bowed and said, "Please enlighten me, Father?"

Emperor Chongzhen said: "The Son of Heaven replaces the Herdsmen of the Heaven, but the herdsmen of the Hundred Officials replace the Herdsmen of the Son of Heaven. Let me ask you, is it the Herdsmen of the Son of Heaven or the Herdsmen of the Hundred Officials?"

What Emperor Chongzhen said made Zhu Cixiu, who was only 12 years old, fall into deep thought.

There are many great Confucians in the palace who teach the emperor to study, and the one who talks the most is the emperor who governs all the officials and controls the people.

But in fact, Zhu Cixiu and Zhu Cihong half-believed this sentence.

In addition to their studies in the palace, Zhu Cixiu and Zhu Cihong also had to go to the young army to receive training, and they spent a lot of time outside the palace—it seemed that the people's evaluation of their emperor's father was infinitely high, while the opinions of the officials But each is different.

Through the opinions of the common people, Zhu Cixiu and Zhu Cihong easily came to a conclusion.

Officials will not act according to the will of the father honestly, and will often change.

The two people who grew up in such an environment in the palace were not stupid. What they saw and heard, everything was buried in their hearts, but they would not say it out. They just observed it slowly.

Now hearing such a question suddenly asked by Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Cixiu was in a mess and didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

After pondering for a long while, Zhu Cixiu said: "I have seen a lot outside the palace, especially when I left the palace for Burma last time, and the local officials don't seem to follow the father's will completely?

The minister believed that the emperor must know this, because they couldn't hide it from the spies of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, but he didn't know why the emperor ignored it? "

Emperor Chongzhen said: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples. This is the case in ancient and modern times. Of course I know that the officials below are doing small tricks, and I also know that they are greedy for money behind my back.

However, you have to know, how many herdsmen can shepherd by the so-called son of heaven on behalf of heaven?The real governance of the world depends on these officials, especially the low-level officials and small officials. The so-called herdsmen of the emperor and the herdsmen of the emperor are actually the herdsmen of the officials and the herdsmen of the emperor.

But if you want all the officials to do their jobs honestly, you must benefit them, otherwise, who will be the official?Who will do business for the king and herdsmen?

Therefore, I know what they are doing, but I will ignore some unimportant little things and let them get some benefits. Even if they have implemented six or seven out of ten wills, the world will be as stable as Mount Tai.

Even, if you think about it darker, this kind of corrupt officials must actually exist—when necessary, hand them over to calm the anger of the people. It is the officials who resent the people, not the king, you understand ? "

After thinking for a while, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I'll ask you again, the ruler of the Wa Kingdom is known as the line of the eternal family, do you know the reason?"

Zhu Cixiu tentatively said: "In my humble opinion, there are probably two reasons?

First, the people of the Wa Kingdom are extremely ignorant and their wisdom has not yet been developed. They all regard their ruler as a god.

Second, the Japanese shogunate was replaced, and the power was in the hands of the shogunate. The lord of the country was only the lord in name, and there was no threat to the various daimyos and shogunate generals, so they were left behind? "

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "That's right, it is precisely because the lord of the country is only the lord in name, and the people think that everything is done by the shogunate and has nothing to do with the lord, and most of them will think that their lord I was wronged.

It is precisely because of this that the common people naturally gravitated toward the ruler of the other country, thinking that all the mistakes were made by the shogunate.

As everyone knows, the shogunate and the ruler of the other country are one, and the two depend on each other to maintain a balance.

This time, Zhengren's request to marry Xingzi to you is just to break this balance and regain the power that originally belonged to the other country's lord. "

Zhu Cixiu asked curiously: "Then according to father's opinion?"

Emperor Chongzhen said: "What do you have to do with me? What do you have to do with Ming Dynasty?

Even if Zhengren didn't betroth his daughter to you, I still want to express my support for Zhengren. Only in this way, Zhengren and his supporters will have the confidence to fight against the Tokugawa shogunate. There will be chaos, falling into disputes between the royal power and the shogunate, but it is I, Daming, who will benefit. "

Zhu Cixiu fell silent again for a while, and after a long while, he asked tentatively: "These should be the emperor's mind to govern the world. Isn't it too much for the father to tell his ministers these things?"

Emperor Chongzhen chuckled and said, "I told you a long time ago that you will be the king of Liao, or you may become the king of Japan in the future. If you don't understand these emperor's tricks, how will you govern the feudal country? How will you govern your subjects?

It is said that the king wins the world immediately, and dismounts to rule the world. You have seen how I won the world immediately. I will teach you now, but how to rule the world, how to shepherd hundreds of officials and control the people, this is also what the lord of a country must I will. "

The small flame that had just risen was extinguished immediately - I really thought too much, my father was in his prime, and I really didn't have a chance to peek at that position.

After all, Zhu Cixiu is only 12 years old. Although he has some scheming, he still can't achieve the same acting skills as Emperor Chongzhen. At the very least, the actor with facial paralysis has not mastered the skill well.

Seeing Zhu Cixiu's disappointed expression, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile again: "You have to remember, what I give you is yours, and if I don't give it to you, you can't grab it.

Be your king of Liao well, don't let me down, let alone make your mother and concubine frightened, understand? "

After being beaten again by Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Cixiu's heart trembled, and he bowed respectfully and said: "Yes, I will definitely remember my father's teachings, and dare not forget."

Seeing that the beating was almost done, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "After going back, go find your mother and concubine, and your grandfather, and ask your grandfather to prepare manpower for you. Since Ezo Island is Xingzi's dowry, it is naturally your Liao King How can the fiefdom be in the hands of those barbarians?"

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After returning to the residence arranged by Shen Hao, Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately found Zhengren: "It's nothing more than betrothing General Xingzi to the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Why do you want to use Ezo Island as a dowry?"

Hearing Tokugawa Iemitsu's questioning tone, Zhengren's face darkened: "Does this king still need a general to teach me how to do things?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu sneered and said: "The Ezo slaves on Ezo Island were originally captured by Japan and sold to Daming, but now the king directly sent Ezo Island out, and the Ezo slaves on the island Slave, is it my turn to sell it in Japan?

What's more, how big is the land of Ezo, and you actually gave it away as a dowry directly, and the land of my Japan has been reduced by a quarter! "

Zhengren sneered and said, "So what? Xingzi is my daughter! I am the king of Japan!"

Tokugawa Kazuko, who was kneeling by the side, wanted to speak out but dared not. Seeing Tokugawa Iemitsu's face getting darker and darker, Tokugawa Kazuko became more and more anxious.

After being silent for a while, Tokugawa Iemitsu said coldly: "I hope the king can be like this in the future!"

Zhengren sneered and said: "How? Xingzi's husband-in-law is the eldest son of the emperor of Ming Dynasty, no matter how dissatisfied you are, do you dare to touch half a hair of this king and Xingzi!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu simply got up and left in a huff: "I hope Your Majesty will not regret it!"

After Tokugawa Jiaguang left, Zhengren slumped on the couch limply, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and told Tokugawa Kazuko: "This king is tired, prepare to sleep."

Tokugawa Kazuko got up to prepare the bed, and soon someone sent the news to Emperor Chongzhen's shore about what happened in the house just now.

After Emperor Chongzhen had read it, he signaled Wang Chengen to hand over the information to Zhu Cixiu, and said with a smile, "What do you see?"

Zhu Cixiu frowned and said: "Father forgives the crime, but my son didn't see anything?"

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Fake! All this should be a play staged by Tokugawa Iemitsu and Zhengren on the spur of the moment!"

Zhu Cixiu asked with a bewildered expression: "Please enlighten me, Father?"

Pointing to the information in Zhu Cixiu's hand, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Even if Zhengren plans to turn against Tokugawa Iemitsu, would he be so stupid at this time and this place? If you really think they are all idiots, you can only prove that they are all idiots." You are a fool yourself!"

PS: The first update of 4000 words is here.

Chapter 689 A nation that forgets its history is hopeless

Seeing that Zhu Cixiu still didn't understand, Emperor Chongzhen said patiently: "Actually, to put it bluntly, they are afraid, they are afraid of me, and they are also afraid of Daming."

Suddenly, Zhu Cixiu cupped his hands and said, "Are they afraid that I, Daming, will attack them suddenly?"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "That's right, they are afraid. In fact, not only them, but also the whole court are also worried. Except for the generals and nobles who are happy, the rest of the civil servants are worried that I will suddenly use troops against Japan."