First Minister of Ming Dynasty

At the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension to the throne, facing the three potential opponents, the means he showed were impressive, and they were indeed different from the past... First of all, Fang Guozhen, who was the weakest and vacillating, Zhu Yuanzhang confided in his heart and lured him for profit. Subdue Fang Guozhen and surrender himself.

Then came the most powerful Zhang Shicheng, who took advantage of the general situation to force Zhang Shicheng to surrender.

Finally, there is Chen Youding, he is a die-hard type, and it is reasonable for Lao Zhu to use troops against him, and it is even in line with everyone's expectations.

But Lao Zhu still gave him a chance. Zhao Gou's example told Chen Youding that if you continue to follow Yuan Ting, your end will only be [-] times worse than this.

Zhu Yuanzhang has given enough face and made the truth clear.

It can be said to be benevolent.

If Chen Youding is still obsessed with his obsession and continues to serve as a hawk for Yuan Ting, at this time Zhu Yuanzhang mobilizes an army to besiege Chen Youding, even Zhang Shicheng will be embarrassed to help him.

Three opponents, three coping methods, Lao Zhu is calm and skillful.

In this realm, it has indeed reached a new height.

Zhang Ximeng's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he admired it from the bottom of his heart.

The next major event was to formally decree to erect a kneeling statue of Zhao Gou in front of Yue Fei's grave.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's promise to the people of Hangzhou before he ascended the throne.

After he came to the throne, besides canonizing Fang Guozhen, the first internal order was to send Zhao Gou to kneel!Li Shanchang, Prime Minister Zuo, was personally responsible for this matter.

The people have known about this for a long time, but to be honest, many people still have doubts in their hearts, thinking that, after all, he is the Son of Heaven, and the officials protect each other, so King Wu is really willing to let Zhao Gou kneel down?

This loss is the face of the emperor!

Even now, many people think so.

Until Zhao Gou's kneeling statue stood in front of the grave, people finally had nothing to say.

Everyone looked in surprise.

I really didn't lie!

Wu Wang did it!

Grandpa Yue, you are a spirit in the sky, take a quick look!

Zhongliangying's soul will not be scattered, and his heroic spirit will last forever!

The culprit who harmed you finally knelt down!

In an instant, there was a lot of crying in front of Yue Fei's grave, and the sound shook the West Lake.

Even if two or three hundred years have passed, the common people still have a steelyard in their hearts.

Who is a loyal minister, who is a traitor, who is good to the people, who is bad to the people... everyone has a simple view of right and wrong.

Yue Fei's deeds are put there, maybe there will be some creatures with brilliant insights and abnormal thinking, who will gossip about him.

But how can a little dust cover up one ten-thousandth of this hero who has devoted himself to serving the country!

The people kneeling all over the ground and weeping bitterly are the best proof!

They are not Yue Fei's relatives, they are separated by hundreds of years, and they have no interests or interests. They are just a matter of right and wrong. Good people should not be wronged, and villains should not be allowed to go unpunished!

Even in the past hundreds of years, we have to fight for right and wrong!

Only in this way can we comfort the ancestors and inspire the latter.

Yue Fei died unjustly, and Zhao Song no longer had Yue Fei.

Zhao Gou did not kneel, and for hundreds of years later, warriors would not be able to stand up.

With this kneeling statue, I finally feel at ease.

By the way, how do you make Wanyan Gou face northwest?Why not towards Grandpa Yue's grave?

Everyone has doubts.

Li Shanchang stood up at this time and explained the question in due course.

"Zhao Gou's crime is not just the unjust killing of Lord Yue, but the fact that he cut off the hope of countless Lianghe people to return to their hometown. As the emperor of the Central Plains, he bowed his knees to the golden man, he humiliated China, and he was ashamed of the ancestors of Yan and Huang. Therefore, let him kneel to Northwest, kneel to the homeland of the Central Plains, kneel to the ancestors of China."

"Yue Wangye has always been determined to expel the Jin people during the Northern Expedition. Although the Jin people have destroyed the country, the Yuan court still exists. Only by upholding the heart of Yue Wangye to serve the country with loyalty and dedication, we can completely expel the Hulu and restore China. Consolation to Lord Yue's spirit in heaven! Only then can Xue Jingkang's shame be washed away!"

Lao Li's remarks were quickly spread in Hangzhou. Compared with Zhang Ximeng's grand speeches, these remarks can be called loud and loud.

Some people even privately, beside the king of Wu, there are crouching dragons and phoenix chicks, dragons flying nine days, and phoenixes dancing in the sky. It won't be long before the king of Wu will ascend the throne of the ninety-five supreme and rule the world.

When King Wu ascends the throne, our life will be better.

From Wu Guogong to Wu Wang, and then to His Majesty the Emperor, can there be any difference?

"Mr. Zhang, have you had breakfast?" Zhu Yuanzhang warmly greeted Zhang Ximeng. In front of him was a basin full of noodles and a plate of garlic beside it, which seemed to be more generous than usual.

"Yesterday I was busy with the enthronement ceremony. I was running and reading. I didn't eat well all day. Today we have to make up for it."

Zhang Ximeng looked at it and couldn't help laughing: "My lord, you are now His Highness King Wu, why are you still the same as before?"

Old Zhu smiled, waved his hand at Zhang Ximeng, and said happily, "It's different, it's different! In the past we only ate two poached eggs, but today we boiled five!"

Chapter 3 How to Be the King of Wu

Zhu Yuanzhang's appetite has always been good. There are five poached eggs in such a big bowl of noodles.

After a full meal, Zhu Yuanzhang cheered up and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, are you thinking that if we become the King of Wu, we will become more and more arrogant, greedy and lustful, and addicted to pleasure?"

San Zhang Ximeng shook his head hastily, "Why would I think so? My lord is the one who knows self-discipline best."

Old Zhu pondered for a while, then sighed softly: "We have a hard background, but we dare not say it, so we can never forget our roots. If there is such a day, the master must remind us."

After Zhang Ximeng paused, he said with a smile: "Well, then there will be a day when I invite my lord to eat noodles!"

"Noodles? Yes! Noodles are good!" Old Zhu laughed.

After laughing, he asked Zhang Ximeng, "Sir, today is our first day as King Wu. How many things do we have to do? Tell us quickly, so don't delay things."

As Zhu Yuanzhang said, he got up and walked towards the second hall of the yamen, the temporary palace side hall, walking hurriedly.

It is urgent.

Zhang Ximeng followed Lao Zhu. He knew very well that Lao Zhu was a workaholic, but Zhang Ximeng didn't want Zhu Yuanzhang to be immersed in complicated government affairs. A powerful king must learn to grasp the big and let go of the small.

Of course, the old Zhu in history caught everyone, big and small, and he persisted for decades. I don’t know what kind of monster he is made of?

"My lord, in fact, there are not many government affairs you need to be responsible for now."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, "Mr. Zhang, are you kidding me? We used to be busy all day long without any rest. You told us that we don't have much government affairs?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord doesn't believe me, I can roughly calculate what my lord needs to be responsible for... First of all, every new year's festival, offering sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth, various ceremonies... There are special procedures for these things, and they will be followed at that time." Just do it, and there won’t be too many mistakes. The second is the daily government affairs, which can be summed up in four words, army, money, people, and punishment.”

"Everything related to the use of troops is the responsibility of the lord. But in fact, if there is no war, the generals will be responsible for the following training, and there will be special people in charge of the general evaluation and promotion. Naturally, the lord can also ask,

But I think the lord should not intervene easily. "

"Why?" Old Zhu couldn't help asking.

"Because the lord is the king of Wu, what is said to be good at the top must be good at the bottom. My lord suddenly intervenes in a matter, which will cause the people below to speculate for no reason, which will disrupt the order and affect other things. It is very likely that the loss outweighs the gain."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, is that so?

"What about other things? How should we ask?"

"In terms of money and food, the expenditure is also fixed. What the lord needs to consider is whether there is any corruption or corruption... But I don't think the lord should take the initiative to ask about this matter?"

"Why?" Lao Zhu was anxious, "Could it be wrong to arrest corrupt officials?"

"No, no, no!" Zhang Ximeng waved his hands hastily, "My lord, you are the King of Wu now, and you need to pay attention to one thing. Don't let the people below prove what you have reached."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that once the lord has an opinion, the people below will try their best to prove that the lord's idea is correct so as to win the lord's favor. In other words, this kind of conclusion may not be wrong, but it must not be objective and accurate. "

The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the more annoyed he became, "Then the remaining two things, shouldn't we just ask about them?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled helplessly, "It's the same in principle. First of all, let's talk about personnel matters. If the lord personally promotes a person and places high hopes on him, if something happens to this person, it will also hurt the lord when he has to kill Ma Su with tears." Prestige. It is best to let the people below recommend it, and if something happens, the person who recommends it can bear the responsibility."

"Let's talk about prisons and other matters. There is a special criminal system in this part. More than [-]% of the cases have evidence to investigate and laws to follow. It is not difficult to handle. Only the case of Han Xiuniang in the front involved conflicts between old and new ideas. When it comes to major politics, the lord needs to intervene and set the tone. Otherwise, once the lord intervenes in a certain case,

Make an iron case, if there is a mistake, it cannot be overturned. "

After saying this, Lao Zhu was completely dumbfounded.

He thought that he became the king of Wu, so he could let go of his hands and feet and do whatever he wanted... But after what Zhang Ximeng said, Lao Zhu suddenly became a little frustrated.

Why did he become the king of Wu, but became even more restrained?

After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Ximeng's words were not unreasonable.

The higher the status, the heavier the authority. The more so, the harder it is to express your opinion easily, because once you make a mistake, it will have a huge impact, it will be difficult to clean up, and it will damage your prestige.

Even if it is the right thing, you have to consider whether it will disrupt the rhythm of the following and affect the overall situation...

"Sir, according to you, we, what do we need to do every day?"

"About two hours a day is enough to read the report of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and it's enough to use the seal."

"what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised, "We, we are in charge of using the seal? Nothing else? Is it so easy for a king?"

"That's right, this is what the Holy Son of Heaven is saying!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. He hugged his temples and thought hard...Because he became the King of Wu and his authority status was greatly improved, so he couldn't express his position easily, and because he couldn't express his position easily, he had to hand over the power to the people below...Because Have the right, so no right!

This, what kind of logic is this?

Seeing that Lao Zhu was extremely confused, Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing to himself, he knows what's going on this time, right?The descendants of your family have fallen into this pit.

Why is the emperor of Ming Dynasty so weird?

Why does a conscientious emperor, who is supposed to have enough clothes and food, have the time to play with carpentry?

It is because of the existence of this bureaucratic system that in fact, there are very few government affairs that the king can participate in.If you are a playful person, you can leave all the government affairs to the people below, and there is no problem if you don't go to court for decades.

Of course, the emperor was excluded from the court, so don't blame the country's declining power and the civil servants doing whatever they want.

"It's not right! This is not right!"

Lao Zhu suddenly shook his head vigorously, and stared at Zhang Ximeng sharply, "Mr. Zhang, don't lie to us! We are not afraid of any criticism. We must inquire about specific government affairs, especially at the moment when Vientiane is being renewed. You let us To be a king of peace? You, you are talking nonsense!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his eyes were rounded, and it was rare for him to say serious words.

Zhang Ximeng was not afraid, but said with a smile: "What is my lord going to do?"

"What else can we do? We have to imitate the Son of Heaven and go to court, call them all, and let them deal with the government affairs one by one in front of us. Let's watch for ourselves. Only when there is no problem, can we make an order!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled again, and as expected, he guessed right again... As long as you understand Zhu Yuanzhang's character and a little understanding of the operation of government affairs, you will understand why Zhu Yuanzhang was so diligent in history,

Why did he go to court before dawn, for decades like a day... This is Zhu Yuanzhang, there is no need to doubt anything, it would be strange if he didn't do this!

"My lord, I dare to ask, is there a lot of government affairs that the lord can see clearly at once?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a dark face: "We, we will read more and think of ways... By the way, don't you remind us?"

Zhang Ximeng spread his hands, "My lord, there are many things that I may not be clear about. In fact, let me say,

Going to the morning court and calling all the big guys, there are only two possibilities.One is that the big guys use a bunch of trivial things to prevaricate and get through the time.The second is that the lord turns the main hall into the Ministry of Education, and you yourself take on the responsibility of the prime minister and take charge of the government affairs in person. "

Zhu Yuanzhang still frowned solemnly, "Mr. Zhang, let's be honest, I still can't figure it out. Could it be that the emperors of all dynasties only entrusted the power to the prime minister because they were greedy for comfort? Why can't all dynasties be separated from the position of prime minister?"

Zhang Ximeng laughed, "My lord, the reason why a king is a king is to have the world in his heart, look down on the world, and let his ministers say that what the emperor needs to think about is a hundred years later, while the prime minister only thinks about things within three years at most.

A country needs someone who has a long-term vision and someone who cares about the current daily necessities. This is why there must be a prime minister. "

Zhu Yuanzhang thought again, it seems that this is really the case, he is trying to think about the future, as for the civil servants under him,

The term is held every three years, as long as there is no accident during the term of office, it will be difficult for them to think too much.

Of course, there are exceptions. .

For example, Zhang Ximeng, who proposed the reincarnation of the millennium rise and fall.

Some people focus on the years, some seize the centuries, and some only focus on the present... It can be seen that the status is different and the mood is different.

Old Zhu thought for a while, and he seemed to understand Zhang Ximeng's intentions. He didn't tell himself that he didn't need to do anything, but explained to him the mode of government affairs.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask for advice: "Sir, you must have some reason, what do you think we need to do?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "My lord, I think that as a monarch, you should take care of the overall situation. For example, how many urgent matters need to be solved at the moment, the lord will make decisions here, and then Zhongshu Shenghui will discuss with the relevant yamen. During the period My lord can also call someone over to listen to the introduction, only if my lord deeply participates in government affairs can I not be deceived."

"In addition... the lord should avoid being swayed by a small number of officials. The so-called double listening can tell you that some important government affairs,