[Comprehensive] The five elements are short of money

Only the emperor and the freshly-baked prince were left in the hall. The emperor and his son gave advice face to face, and even Liu Jin, who had always been in personal service, stood outside the hall.

"Come here~" the emperor beckoned and let the prince approach.The emperor has always been lukewarm to the princes, as if they were just completing tasks when they were born, and they don't have the slightest instinct for blood intimacy.

The prince was a little hesitant, but more joyful, he slowly walked up to the emperor, he was only six years old, standing about the same height as the emperor who was half lying on the soft couch.The prince called timidly: "Father~"

"Are you happy? Are you happy to be a prince? Are you happy to be an emperor in the future?"

The prince pursed his lips, knowing instinctively that he shouldn't let out his happy emotions, but he was still too young and didn't know how to conceal his words, so he could only stand there in a daze without saying a word.

"Hmph!" The emperor sneered, and said, "You are so stupid, you still want to pretend to be false in front of me, but you still have four brothers..."

"Happy, happy, I am very happy to be valued by the emperor." The prince quickly replied, afraid that the emperor's next sentence would be to let one of his brothers be the prince.

The emperor shook his head. In fact, what he wanted to say was that the prince had four brothers. If he was so stupid, he would be pulled down sooner or later.Didn't the Ming Dynasty have the tradition of brotherhood and brotherhood?How was Yingzong pulled down by his younger brother?The emperor regretted that he hadn't taught his son early these years.But the crown prince has already been selected, and he is indeed the most suitable person, so he can only teach him well.He originally thought that he still had a lot of time, and it would not be too late to start in another ten or twenty years, but he didn't expect that God would not open his eyes.

"You have to keep in mind what you said today, but don't say it to anyone, no matter you are the queen mother, or Yan Lide you are grateful for. Do you know?"

"Hey—why, do you want to say that you don't? Remember, you are the emperor, you can only trust yourself. Your mother's knowledge is shallow and stupider than you. Her eyes only have one-third of an acre of land in the harem. You must not discuss important matters with her. Discuss. Don't forget the lessons learned by the Empress Dowager Zhou, a stupid woman who brought the late emperor's reputation down."

"As for being grateful to Yan Lide, there is no need. Is he speaking for you? I have drawn up the imperial decree a long time ago. He just speculates on the holy will to curry favor with me. The same principle applies to employing people in government. The courtiers can solve your problems for you. There is no need to be grateful, the imperial court has given him a salary, and the royal family has given him honor, so it is only natural that he should devote himself to it.”

"But... father." The prince was trembling and wanted to speak, but seeing the gentle eyes of the emperor, he continued boldly, "It is said in the book that the king is wise and his ministers are worthy, you must cherish your subordinates and be considerate of your subordinates..."

"I ask you, who wrote the book?" the emperor raised his eyebrows and asked.

The prince could not answer.

"It's not written by a courtier. A courtier is always whimsical. He wishes that what he imagined on the dragon chair is the wise king he imagined. But the emperor is also a human being. Don't tell me you have to learn everything from me when you become an emperor. I did the emperor's work." Learn everything from the late emperor, so what do you need an emperor to do? Let the ministers carve a clay sculpture and wood carving and put it on the dragon chair. You are an emperor, and you are born different from ordinary people. Just listen to the sage books that educate ordinary people and use him Come to educate the subjects, but don't put yourself in it."

"After I left, the government entrusted the government to the cabinet, and it was right to take it back when you were in charge. I didn't arrange a marriage for you, but gave this right to you. Seeing the situation at the time, you chose to establish a queen. There must be a struggle in the cabinet. Whoever wins will marry the daughter of that family. If necessary, the La Xia family will join the family. The Xia family has no successors, but there is a sign of the queen mother! There is no shortage, and if you use it well, it will be the Dinghaishenzhen. Yan Lide is even more powerful, but he has a strong love for his sons and daughters, and holding his descendants will hold his weakness. These two are masters and apprentices. Although they are talented, they can't We must prevent them from controlling the cabinet, so Liu Yu is indispensable. Liu Yu is an upright person, and he has a grudge against these two people, so he just controls them. There is also the military force in the capital, and it must not be handed over to Yan Lide again. This knife snatched the right of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion from the Ministry of War, and you have to guard against the Sixth Ministry of the Cabinet going back in the future. After I left, the frontier general and the capital's Fifth Army Commander's Mansion took turns, disrupting Yan Lide's work in the Five Armies Commander's Mansion Five years of business contacts. Jinyiwei is still in charge of Mou Bin, and the local officials don’t have to move. In this way, the government can be safe.”

"Secondly, it is the harem. The Xia family bears the brunt. When I was in power, Xia Ru was granted the title of Uncle Qingyang. The descendants of the Ming Dynasty have been honored and raised. Don't be swayed by your mother. After I let the Five Armies Governor's Mansion have real power, I put Xia Ru was transferred from the Chinese army, you have to learn this. More importantly, don’t marry the daughter of the Xia family, you don’t need a useless marriage. The Zhang family, the empress dowager’s natal family, has been in decline for many years, don’t worry about it, just do it as usual That's it."

"There are also eunuchs. The eunuchs around you also grew up with you from childhood. Once you ascend the throne, they will rise and rise. There must be villains and mediocrities mixed in, let alone be influenced by eunuchs. Read more Tang history to see how the emperor was. Your servant, don’t let the eunuch interfere too much in politics. Bingbi eunuch is the knife used by the emperor and the cabinet, don’t let the knife know the thoughts of the person holding the knife. Liu Jin beside me is loyal, let him guard the tomb after I go , and give him a way out."

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The emperor talked a lot, looked at the prince who was not even taller than his waist, chuckled, and said, "I said so much, do you remember?"

"Father, my son will remember."

"Then can you understand the truth?" the emperor asked again, looking at the prince's bewildered eyes, he naturally knew that the prince didn't understand. Compared with the queen who raised him and the courtiers who helped him, his father was more like a decoration . "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just remember it. When you grow up, you will understand."

"Yes." The prince simply agreed.

The emperor looked at the childish and ignorant face of the prince, wondering if he would be able to grow into a generation of Mingjun smoothly, hey, does he care if the Mingjun doesn't understand him?Before I die, I will always pave the way for him. Isn't Yingzong also succeeded to the throne at a young age, after going through ups and downs, he will eventually be a generation of emperors.It's a pity that Empress Xia is too stupid, not as decisive and courageous as Empress Xiaocheng, otherwise it would be more appropriate for her to listen to the government behind the curtain.It is best for the queen mother, internal ministers, and foreign officials to stand on top of each other. Unfortunately, the queen mother is too stupid, and the best situation cannot be realized.But the emperor was not worried. He knew the thoughts of civil servants too well. Everyone wanted to be Wang Mang, but everyone advertised that they were Zhou Gong. As long as the emperor was skilled, he would not be afraid.

"Do you know what is the most important thing about being an emperor?" the emperor asked softly.

"Wise...intelligent...helping the world and peace of the people" the crown prince answered a few words, seeing that the emperor's face seemed wrong, and he thought hard about what he had learned, and said, "Dear a virtuous minister, Yuan Xiaoren..."

"No, the most important thing is to be alive!" The emperor said just now not to trust those literati's lies, but the prince couldn't remember it, and was still racking his brains to think about the "sage classics" he had learned.The emperor slapped the armrest of the soft couch angrily, and there was a bang, which shocked the prince. "Alive! As long as you live, you are the emperor. Are the kings of all dynasties all emperors and lords? To be an emperor, you want to be happy! The premise of being happy is that you are alive! So you have to control your subjects, and then let them control the people. You must have the sincerity to help the world and the people, and you must have the means to control people's hearts!"

"My father calms down my anger, my father calms down, it's all due to my stupidity, my son will remember what my father said, and remember it carefully!" The prince was startled, and knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowing continuously.

The emperor pulled up the prince and saw that his forehead was red, and the fatherly heart that had not moved for a long time suddenly woke up, and sighed: "Forget it, I will teach you slowly, if you can't learn it, just pretend that you have never heard of these words, honestly. Be the emperor your ministers want, and you can always save your life."

The prince looked at the emperor anxiously, and the emperor waved his hand to signal him to step down. His son was not as intelligent as himself, and he knew everything after hearing about it. How sad it was for his father, especially the emperor.Although the emperor himself is the only son, he has a deep understanding of the struggles of previous dynasties. No matter how naughty he was at the beginning, the courtiers could not deny that "the prince is smart".

On a whim, the emperor wanted to hand over all his 15 years of experience in politics to the prince, so that he would not make detours.But he forgot that the prince is only six years old, what does he know?It's like a child who hasn't learned how to crawl, but starts to teach him how to save effort and speed when running. How can he learn it well.

The emperor's anger made the prince at least remember some content, and he didn't say anything to anyone, so that those skills accumulated in his heart and became beliefs.The emperor didn't tell him that the prerequisite for using running skills is that you can already run. The prince got the opportunity from the emperor to take conspiracy as the right way and use smallness as a means.

The crown prince has been appointed, and the court and harem are at ease. Even if the emperor is ill, there will be a crown prince as a substitute. Everyone is looking forward to a smooth accession to the throne without civil strife.

The queen was also happily preparing for the celebration ceremony of the crown prince's canonization ceremony. Since the emperor was still ill, she was too happy, but the joyful atmosphere emanating from the inside could not be hidden from anyone.The Queen's position is honorable, but the most honorable and safest is the Empress Dowager.

The queen's confidant mother hurriedly approached and told, "Mrs. Yan, please see me."

"What is she here for?" The queen frowned.

"There's a little girl with her, she should be Master Yan's little girl." The nanny whispered.

"You mean that she always asks me to make marriage arrangements?" The queen was terrified, no wonder Yan Lide was the first to recommend his son in front of the emperor, it turned out that they also wanted their daughter to be the queen.The queen grabbed the handkerchief and said anxiously: "But...but I also promised Mrs. Han, Mrs. Liu, etc. What should I do?"

"Your Majesty, don't panic. This time is different from the past. Now they are begging you! You are the only one who is stable, so what are you afraid of? She can force you to fail." The confidant mother hurriedly came up with an idea.

"Yes, but I promised at the beginning, Lord Yan recommended the emperor's son in front of His Majesty..."

"Your Majesty! Your Highness is the son of the eldest son, so it should be crowned as the crown prince. I have already written the imperial decree, which shows that your majesty also means this. This is obviously your majesty's kindness. What does it have to do with a minister? Besides, you and all the ladies are just hinting. , Maybe they misunderstood it. It is not beautiful to agree to one of them instead of worrying about inequity."

"Yes, yes, yes, all pushed, all pushed, Mammy, you sent her away, and the lady whom you had met before didn't come, so you said I went to retreat to pray for His Majesty. Yes, I am here Pray for His Majesty!" The queen panicked and went directly to the inner Buddhist hall.

When the nanny arrived at the side hall, she greeted her with a smile, and immediately apologized to Qian Zeyu: "Madam Yan, please forgive me. Your Majesty is worried about His Majesty's illness, and she is praying for blessings in the Buddhist hall. There has been a decree long ago, and no one will be seen. This old slave dare not disrespect."

"No problem." Qian Zeyu smiled, put his palms together and prayed in the direction of Qianqing Palace, "Your Majesty is sincere, Your Majesty will recover as soon as possible."

"Madam is worthy of being a sister of the empress. If I had known that my wife was coming, my empress would have been waiting for you." The mother pushed four, five, six, insisting that the queen did not know.

Qian Zeyu smiled slightly, and said: "That's a pity. I still want to ask my mother to take care of my daughter. It seems that I have to wait for the next time."

"Since this is Miss Yan, she is really a beauty. The old servant is like a noble person when he sees her. Madam is really good at nurturing." The nanny hurriedly flattered her, and sure enough, as they expected, she came to press for marriage.It's just that this girl grew up too fast, she was only six years old, and she had grown to the height of her chest.

Qian Zeyu didn't answer this topic, and just said: "There are still trivial matters to be busy at home, so I won't disturb Madam, please ask Madam to greet Madam on my behalf."

"Sure, sure, you go slowly, you go slowly." Nanny sent Madam Yan to the gate of the hall, but she didn't expect it to be dismissed so easily. It seems that Madam Yan is also self-aware, that's good.

Qian Zeyu took her daughter's hand and walked slowly on the palace road. When there was no one around, Qian Jingjing asked, "Mother, does that nanny think of me as a younger sister?"