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Chu Yuelei stood behind the imperial case in a yellow robe, supporting the imperial case with both hands, watching Chu Yuezhi stride into the imperial study imposingly without blinking. More folds.

He was getting weaker day by day, his whole body was full of sluggishness, and even because of castration, his body often had a lingering stench, but his Seventh Brother was still handsome and handsome as usual, with a graceful appearance.

Si Yuanting was directed by him to guard the door, and Chu Yuezhi must have met Si Yuanting face to face when he came in.

Seeing Chu Yuezhi salute to him, Chu Yuelei said: "Seventh brother came to see me so early, but is there anything urgent to report?"

There was no news from Jin Yiwei who was sent out, but Chu Yuezhi in front of him was unscathed. Obviously, the assassination under his order was not successful.

Raising his eyes, Chu Yuezhi's gaze was bright, but he answered Chu Yuelei's question with a rhetorical question: "Your Majesty, what do you think my brother has to report?"

"What's the matter?" Chu Yuelei let out a strange laugh with a hoarse voice, and said, "Seventh Brother, don't you call me Emperor Brother now?"

Chu Yuezhi didn't move his eyebrows, and asked again: "In your Majesty's heart, do you really regard your younger brother as a younger brother?"

As if hearing a very funny joke, Chu Yuelei's expression distorted for a moment, as if he wanted to laugh at Chu Yuezhi's innocence, but also as if he was angry at Chu Yuezhi's bold questioning, he bowed his head and coughed violently , Said: "Seventh brother, seventh brother, how did you come back alive in such a dangerous place in the frontier? Even if your hand or leg is cut off, Brother Huang will let you have a good time." Later in life."

"Your Majesty's words mean that you can't tolerate your younger brother anymore." Chu Yuezhi's eyes showed a little bitterness, but his back straightened even more. He took a step forward and said, "Actually, from the very beginning, Your Majesty has I can't tolerate my younger brother."

From the very beginning, Chu Yuelei could only use him; he used him to help Hanlin scholars destroy the Si family and Si Yuanting, and he also used his ideal of building an unbreakable border defense for the people for the Daheng Kingdom and the relationship between a child and a child. Heart to achieve his ambition to open up territories, and use this as a help to ascend to the throne.From the beginning to the end, Chu Yuelei never treated him as his younger brother. He was just a tool, the bridge that would be torn down after crossing the river.

Chu Yuelei let out a shah, and slowly sat down on the chair while supporting the imperial case, and said, "How could it be? If you really can't tolerate the seventh brother, you won't order a marriage." His eyes were full of viciousness He laughed at him, and said: "Look at the emperor, the seventh brother loves Si Zhuxi very much, and she must serve you wholeheartedly. Speaking of which, she was trained by the emperor himself, and she is really a beauty. Brother Huang thought for a long time before reluctantly parting with her and giving her to you."

"Your brother thinks that His Majesty's holiness should disdain to say these things to my minister." Chu Yuezhi lowered his eyes to hide the disgust in his eyes. How shameless should a person be to use a woman's innocence as a humiliation? Weapon, "my concubine is a woman who is knowledgeable and intelligent. Although she has been in the Jiaofang Division for many years, she is still unstained. It is my honor to get to know her. I also thank you Your Majesty upholds the virtue of a gentleman and the beauty of an adult."

Chu Yuelei put his hand on the armrest of the chair, and that thin hand like a bird's claw squeezed the armrest bit by bit, but Chu Yuelei still maintained that chilling smile on his face: "Look I can't tell, the seventh brother has become so sharp-tongued now, but the appearance of a warrior who only knew how to march and fight in the past is very different."

"My younger brother has never changed. If Your Majesty thinks that my younger brother has changed, it is probably because your Majesty's attitude towards my younger brother is no longer the same as before." Chu Yuezhi said, he didn't know how to fight for fame and fortune in the past, and he will not learn from it in the future. His ideals and ambitions have never changed. The reason why Chu Yuelei feels that he has changed is because he finally dispelled the confusion that had blocked his eyes before, and he is no longer a puppet fooled by Chu Yuelei.

"Never changed? Seventh brother, don't you feel guilty when you say this?" Chu Yuelei leaned forward, with a faintly fierce expression on his face, but he was unwilling to take off the mask of hypocrisy.

Facing Chu Yuelei's hatred of killing him at this moment, Chu Yuezhi looked calm and composed, and said in a low voice: "When my brother came back from the frontier, he wanted to assist His Majesty wholeheartedly, and then handed over the military power Even all the real power in his hands is just to seek self-protection from His Majesty. The younger brother asks himself, he has respected His Majesty for many years and has been open and honest."

"Oh? Really?" Chu Yuelei seemed to want to press the armrest to prop up his body, but he fell back to the chair after several attempts, and finally he had to give up, almost gnashing his teeth and said: "What does this mean? , it sounds like you are accusing me of distrusting Prince An for many years?"

"I dare not, and I also believe that His Majesty has always believed in me for so many years." Chu Yuezhi said.

Chu Yuelei has never disbelieved him. On the contrary, Chu Yuelei has always believed in him, believing that he will be easily manipulated because of family affection, and even more convinced that he will one day rebel against him.

And he did not disappoint Chu Yuelei's trust in him.

There are many memorials piled up on the imperial case, and those memorials were all sent by Si Yuanting. Over the past few days, more and more unapproved memorials have been piled up on the imperial case, but the court is still operating normally. When it was necessary to review the memorial, Chu Yuelei suddenly realized that he might have been excluded by Si Yuanting long ago.

The memorials submitted by Si Yuanting are all irrelevant and trivial matters at all. Even if they are delayed and approved, they will not have any impact on state affairs, and those truly important memorials that involve national conditions have already been let down. Si Yuan Ting burned ointments and sundials and finished dealing with them.

This Daheng country is no longer his own Daheng country.

With a wave of his hand, all the memorials piled up in the Manyu case fell to the ground. Chu Yuelei's eyes first fell on the memorial that was opened after landing. It happened to have Si Yuanting's seal on it, his pupils tightened, and Chu Yuelei Seeing the memorials all over the floor, he felt that these memorials were clearly a mockery of him. He grabbed the edge of the imperial case with both hands and wanted to overthrow the imperial case, but it was as if he couldn't support his own body. Usually, he exhausted all his strength, but he couldn't push the case even half a point.

Panting heavily in embarrassment, Chu Yuelei grabbed the dragon robe on his body, without looking at Chu Yuezhi, and said, "Prince An, step back, but Prince An best remember, the person I want to kill It's never been impossible to kill."

"Brother, leave." Chu Yuezhi did not answer Chu Yuelei's words, but bowed his head respectfully and saluted, and then exited the imperial study.

Outside the imperial study room, Si Yuanting had just finished saluting a noble concubine who came to serve Chu Yuelei.

When Chu Yuezhi came out, he saw the imperial concubine and saluted her according to the rules.

The noble concubine's father was originally the Minister of the Ministry of War. Not long after she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, the Minister of the Ministry of War resigned on the grounds that he was too old to take on important responsibilities. After Chu Yuelei agreed, he promoted the father of the noble concubine from the Minister of the Ministry of War Shangshu.

At the beginning of the founding of the Daheng Kingdom, the military command was in charge of the military command of the five armies, and the military administration was in charge of the military department.In the later period, the regulations of the six ministries were gradually improved, and the Ministry of War also began to increase its powers. It was in charge of military guards, native officials, selected and taught exams, military system training, enlistment, border guards, honor guards, imperial guards, post biography, stables, ordnance, talismans, For military administration such as military registration and martial arts, the hall officials will even oversee the army's expedition, and the headquarters will be in charge of rewarding and punishing the advancing and retreating generals.But since the Daheng Kingdom began to emphasize civility over military affairs, the authority of the Ministry of War has been gradually weakened, and it was not taken seriously again until Chu Yuezhi asked for an order to enter the barracks.

During the period when Chu Yuezhi led the troops to fight in the frontier, the Minister of the Ministry of War at that time had always been dedicated to his duties, especially the verification of recruit training, stables, ordnance, talisman survey and military registration, which had always been the top priority of the frontier battle. Heavy.Since the successful establishment of the border defense, Chu Yuezhi returned to the court and handed over the military power shortly afterwards, and the Ministry of War was also restructured.At the beginning, he led the headquarters, the driving department, and the staff department, and then added the treasury department; and the year before last, Si Yuanting restructured the military department again, changing the four departments into the military selection, staff, car driving, and arsenal.

"Your Majesty is in a bad mood right now. Your Majesty might as well wait a while before going in to greet Your Majesty." Chu Yuezhi is very clear about the fact that Chu Yuelei is often angry with his concubines and palace people these days, so he reminded him to go directly to the imperial study the imperial concubine.

The noble concubine stopped after hearing the words, and thanked Chu Yuezhi, "Prince Xie An reminded me."

"Prince An is leaving?" Seeing Chu Yuezhi's expression was calm, Si Yuanting was not sure what he and Chu Yuelei talked about in the imperial study.

Chu Yuezhi nodded, and said: "My concubine stays in the mansion alone. Although there are guards close by to protect me, this king is still a little worried. Your Majesty has already asked me to step down, so I will go back to the mansion first."

"Let me send Prince An off for a while." After Si Yuanting finished speaking, he signaled the little eunuch on the side to watch over him, and then turned to Chu Yuezhi as a gesture of invitation.

Chu Yuezhi took a step forward and walked to the steps before slowing down. Si Yuanting was in front of him. The two walked down the long steps at a not too fast speed. There was no one else around. Then he asked: "Your Majesty, is there any embarrassment for Prince An?"

"It's not really an embarrassment, but it's just a guideline to teach this king that the king and his ministers have to die." Chu Yuezhi's tone couldn't hear joy or anger, and he had already been extremely disappointed with Chu Yuelei, and there was no brotherhood. The assassin last night just reminded him again how cruel and ruthless Chu Yuelei is.

"The so-called "Government of Monarch and Minister" is nothing but a misrepresentation. Although it was compiled by Dong Zhongshu in the Han Dynasty, it was first published in "The Analects of Confucius", and the original words of Confucius are..."

"Emperors and ministers are polite, and ministers are loyal." Chu Yuezhi took Si Yuanting's words, raised his eyes and smiled at him, "Si Jiu taught Chu Qi when he was a child, and Chu Qi has always kept it in his heart. .”

Seeing Chu Yuezhi's smile, Si Yuanting felt a little light hearted for some reason, the corners of his lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and said, "Since I remember, Si Jiu won't say much."

The so-called monarch and ministers should be that the king treats his courtiers with courtesy first, and then the later courtiers serve the king with loyalty and diligence.However, for thousands of years, the kings of countless dynasties only remembered the supremacy of imperial power, distorting the relationship between monarchs and ministers that originally respected each other into unilateral tyranny.

Mingjun must obey the good system and then lead to governance. If it is not a good system, he can govern alone, and he must have good assistants to do it.

What is a Mingjun? A Mingjun must first formulate a good system and then have a great social order. However, just having a system does not mean that the country can be governed well, because it also needs good ministers to assist, and good ministers are not just the king. The right arm and the right arm represent the authority of the country and the king.A good minister can be a role model for the people, and can also allow the king to listen to the sufferings of the people. Therefore, good governance and good ministers are indispensable.

Only benevolence and righteousness can govern the country. If the king is tyrannical, all the good officials will be beheaded, the rites will be broken, the music will be corrupt, the madness will be cunning, and the voice of the people will not be listened to. If there is no one available for the king, the country will surely perish.

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"Mingjun must follow the good system and then lead to governance. If it is not a good system, he can govern alone, and he must have good assistants to do it."———"Qunshu Zhiyao"