Bright Spring

But at this time, both of them are cautious.Even if Zhu Gaoxu had said in advance, "I don't admit it when I go out" and "Everything is innocent", it still couldn't completely eliminate the inexplicable gap.

Humanity is to accompany a king like a tiger, and it is only natural for Hu Wei to be so cautious.And can Zhu Gaoxu completely trust the ministers?How could he expect a scholar-bureaucrat like Hu Wei to truly understand him?

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu actually sat down on the floor.The floor in the attic was wooden, and the floor was swept clean, but the wood was still cool in early spring.Zhu Gaoxu adjusted his posture and sat there with a comfortable and lazy appearance.

Regarding such "disrespect", Hu Wei did not say a word, he has never been a pedantic person.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed, and said in an easy-going tone, "I think back then, when I deployed to arrest Jianwen and his son in Yunnan, the involvement was not simple. I first controlled the Yunnan Sansi Yamen, and then sent troops to meet Hu Butang. This matter was done quickly and accurately, Hu Butang has personally experienced it, and it is not my boast."

Hu Wei said, "The Holy Majesty acted vigorously and meticulously, and I am still deeply impressed by the minister."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "Hu Butang made a secret investigation and conducted that complicated matter, and he also showed great talent. You sit down too, and I'll talk to you with my head up. I'm very tired."

"I obey the order." Hu Wei sat down on the floor cross-legged.The two monarchs and ministers became a strange form of confrontation.

Zhu Gaoxu said again, "Later, something happened suddenly in the court, and I was caught off guard and forced to raise troops; the whole 'battle against crime' was very difficult, but there were traces to follow.

In addition to the correct decision-making in terms of tactics and strategy, plus luck, the unity of civil and military personnel in the old Hanwang mansion is also the key to victory.At that time, the beliefs of the civil and military people in the palace of the Han Dynasty were very consistent, and they were clear and simple. Failure means eternal doom. What other belief is stronger and more universal than the desire to survive? "

He changed the subject, "Now that I have ascended the throne, I have discovered that governing this country is far more complicated than controlling a war. People's hearts are so diverse that it is impossible to unify them. Even if we use the standards of Neo Confucianism to standardize beliefs , still feeling powerless."

Hu Wei said, "The sage is worried, and the minister feels the same. He only hates being in a high position, but eating a vegetarian meal in the corpse. He is really guilty of not being able to share his worries."

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this sentence, his face was a little surprised, but also a little relieved, "Tell me how you feel the same way."

Hu Wei pondered for a moment, and said, "The Holy Majesty mentioned the trip to Yunnan, and I remembered that I had a review of becoming an official under the Three Sacred Pagodas in Dali. At the beginning, I studied the imperial examination and had a passion for helping the common people. After becoming famous, I retired to the countryside. Unexpectedly, with painstaking efforts, self-protection and self-improvement, the official became bigger and bigger, but felt more and more powerless."

Zhu Gaoxu listened carefully, and asked, "How to help the common people, can you be more specific?"

Hu Wei said, "I came from the countryside and I know the sufferings of the people. Hunger, cold, hardship, sickness, death, all kinds of suffering can make people feel miserable. Even the Buddha can't save all living beings. Only those who enter the world can have

A little effect, that is to be an official.The government is clear and the people's hearts are oriented, so that the common people will not be hungry or cold in good years, and will not bury the wilderness in bad years, or even change their children to eat. "

"I believe in Hu Butang's ideals. Those who only have selfish desires, but no ideals and public hearts, cannot lead the villages and gain people's respect like Hu Butang." Zhu Gaoxu encouraged.

He then frowned and said, "Relief of pain is indeed a pragmatic ideal. However, countries and people are sailing against the current, and if they do not advance, they will retreat. If they only want to maintain the most basic stability, I am afraid that in the long run, it will only be worth the loss."

Hu Wei hesitated to speak, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty wants to implement a new policy?"

The conversation was suddenly interrupted, and the monarch and ministers in the attic maintained strange postures and fell silent.

Zhu Gaoxu finally broke the silence, and said, "I know that many ministers don't trust me in their hearts. Maybe they can't explain the reason themselves, but they will be very insecure, such as my uncle Xu Huizu."

Hu Wei was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty treats people with sincerity, more sincerity than most of his subjects."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "The imperial court needs a large number of people to rule. Whether it is the new government or the old government, what kind of people should be used? Since the dynasties, there have been clan enfeoffments, foreign relatives' dictatorship, and generals in power. How can history be a lesson? The harm is The country is completely out of control. The literati, bureaucrats and civil servants are inseparable from the emperor system.

Those who rule the world must be talented people.From an intellectual point of view, civil servants can stand out from millions of scholars, and they are themselves elites in this world.Even if I rely on force to seek justice, I still have sufficient reasons to reach trust and cooperation with civil officials.Some problems do not lie in people, but in the deviation of ideas. "

He paused for a while, and then said, "The philosophy of our dynasty always seems to be a circle that can be recycled. The current imperial examination system was formulated by Emperor Taizu, Kaienke is also the power of the emperor, and Confucianism is also the idea advocated by the court; this selection How can the emperor blame too much for the civil servants who came out?"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Hu Wei, and threw out more goodwill and compromise, "I still want to increase the income of officials. Officials hold the power of the dynasty, and should not be regarded as tools by the nobles like the Yuan Dynasty, but should be justifiably shared. thing."

Hu Wei said, "The sage has great virtues, and he has the style of the ancient sages."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled, and said, "It's not that the world doesn't need faith, but we can't criticize the morality of officials too much. After all, asking common people not to pick up things on the road, not closing their homes at night, and asking gentlemen to be selfless has always been an ideal pursuit. Perhaps we should improve the system more , more pragmatic and rational, rather than just relying on human feelings and morality."

Hu Ming nodded thoughtfully.

At this time, Hu Wei finally stopped talking routinely, and suddenly returned to the topic, talking about understanding Jin, "I dare not claim that Xie Jin has no selfish intentions at all. However, Hu Xueshi criticized Xie Jin for his reputation and selling straight for fame, and I thought it was a bit Wronged."

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly, "Hu Butang, please continue."

Hu Mei said, "Xie Jin has indeed gained a lot of fame because of his outspokenness. People like him may feel that they just did what they should do, said what they should say, and their words are in line with the integrity taught by saints. Otherwise, Xie Jin Da It is more appropriate to grasp the scale, rather than put himself in the situation of dismissal many times.

The minister could not determine the inside story.However, Xie Jin's actions won the approval of many civil officials and scholars, which makes sense, and the Holy One must not ignore it.It can be seen that literati all over the world believe in the words of sages and sages, and many of them are sincere, at least with a certain degree of sincerity, hoping to maintain benevolence, righteousness and morality.If all the officials are obedient and violative, what is the current state of government? "

Zhu Gaoxu clapped his hands in approval, but instead encouraged Hu Wei's rhetoric.

Seeing this, Hu Wei said, "Everything in the world is in harmony with yin and yang, and selfishness is yin. Officials in the DPRK and China have more or less selfish desires and the fact that they form cliques for preservation, which is probably true."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "This is also a problem that is bound to arise because officials rely too much on morality. Because there is no clear standard of rewards and punishments, officials lack a sense of security. Of course, they have to subconsciously form cliques under various names and pay too much attention to human relations."

He finally made up his mind at this time, and said, "Xie Jin is not guilty of corrupting the law. Although his words are inappropriate, they are justifiable. I decided to forget it this time."

Hu Yi cupped his hands and said, "The heart of the Holy One is as wide as the sky and the sea."

Zhu Gaoxu stood up from the ground, patted his robe a few times, and said with a sigh of relief, "I have benefited a lot from talking with Hu Butang today."

Unexpectedly, after getting up, Hu Wei asked again, "What do you think about the banquet?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "Three times a month, I will do as you please."

Hu Wei bowed, "Holy One, Holy Master!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at his face, and finally couldn't help but said, "I feel that although the current system is stable and mature, the biggest problem is still the lack of driving force for the country to move forward."

Hu Yi was stunned for a moment, and seemed unable to understand immediately, so he could only respond, "Yes."

Zhu Gaoxu went downstairs, and surrounded by the palace people, he still went to Rouyi Hall in a sedan chair.There he met eunuch Wang Gui and imperial concubine Miaojin.

He said to Miao Jin, "Since the 'Battle of Jingnan' and 'Battle of Conquest', due to the replacement of imperial power, there has been a tendency for conflicts between North Korea, China and the military to intensify|intensify. I am afraid that I will fall into endless internal friction in the future. The grievances between Xie Jin and Hu Guang won't do any good if it is enlarged, so I will be a peacemaker; it is also a gesture between the monarch and his ministers, Hu Guang is more obedient, Xie Jin is not obedient, let's reconcile!"

Miao Jin thought for a moment, then said softly, "Your Majesty is going to be a matchmaker?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, picked up the brush on the table, and wrote a few words Peacock Flies Southeast.

He handed the undried paper to Wang Gui and said, "Take my calligraphy and reward Hu Guang."

Wang Gui bowed, took it carefully with both hands, and said, "Your maidservant leads the order."

Zhu Gaoxu kept his promise and began to talk with Miao Jin about the plot of summoning Hu Wei today.Because Miao Jin's position is not in the civil service group|group, Zhu Gaoxu has less taboos and speaks more thoroughly.It also made some insightful descriptions of the "circle" of the centralization of the Ming Dynasty.

Miao Jin obviously didn't realize in advance that there were so many things involved.She looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a little more reverence and appreciation.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu was very useful.No matter how complicated his heart is, he can't get rid of the original appeal, sense of value and identity.

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Chapter 757 Contingency and sincerity

The calligraphy rewarded to Hu Guang is really rough.The five large characters were written on a bit of crumpled ordinary rice paper, perhaps the ink was not handled properly after writing, so that the word "Fei" was a bit sloppy.

Fortunately, the words written by the Holy One are smooth and flowing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are calligraphy.The eunuch Wang Gui also gave a reasonable explanation. This is the paper that the Holy One wanted to practice calligraphy with, and it is reasonable that it is not so perfect.Of course, the most important thing is that these words come from the hands of the emperor.

Previously, when the eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, brought Jin Yiwei to the Thousand Steps Corridor, it was inevitable for Hu Guang to have some etiquette to thank the saint.After a while, many officials from the Hanlin Academy came to congratulate, and everyone knew the content of the words.Hu Guang promised that he would find a carpenter to order a box of the same size, and then keep the imperial calligraphy well-kept and stored in a house with proper dryness and humidity.

Hu Guang, who was born as a Jinshi and has read a lot of poetry and books, easily knew the source of these five characters, which came from a long poem of Yuefu in the Han Dynasty.It tells the story of a man and a woman, whose elders opposed the intervention, which led to a tragedy.The original poem, especially the last sentence "Thank you to future generations, be cautious and don't forget", made Hu Guang understand the meaning of the emperor even more.