Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 540 The Grand Court Conference 1
Seeing that Zhu Qiyuan was silent, Zhu Houzhao said to himself: "I have to tell you the truth, Liu Jian and Xie Qian are still somewhat loyal to your father and me."

As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Qiyuan was completely stunned. Since Liu Jian and Xie Qian's loyalty is fine, then you still suppressed him crazily, and even killed him.

At this moment, Zhu Qiyuan couldn't see what Zhu Houzhao wanted to express at all.

"Although Liu Jian and Xie Qian are my taboos, not only did these two people do nothing wrong to Daming, but they have made contributions."

"When I first entered the Great Treasure, the means of handling the government affairs were immature. Without the support of Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, the government affairs would be in chaos."

Zhu Houzhao first affirmed Liu Jian and Xie Qian's contribution, and then said with a cold face: "But the two of them should never, never should, and shouldn't meddle in my power."

"The chief assistant of the cabinet is only a minister who assists the emperor in handling government affairs, not a regent who acts as a regent on behalf of the emperor."

"I'm sitting on the cold throne, they make a decision, I only need to nod my head, as if the power of the cabinet is above the imperial power, so how can I tolerate them."

He told his son earnestly: "The way of being a king, the way of being an emperor, don't pay too much attention to the so-called loyalty, but pay more attention to whether it can be used or not."

"It's okay for Liu Jian and Xie Qian to be loyal, but they don't have imperial power, so they belong to the category that cannot be used. Being a courtier is no longer a courtier, so what's the use of having it."

"Such as Yan Song, Liu Jin, Gu Dayong, Shi Wenyi and others, none of them are good things. There may be loyalty, but definitely not many."

"The reason why I reuse them is because they can spare no effort and do things for me by any means in order to climb up the ladder."

"And I control their wealth and lives. Without my protection, the court officials can tear them to pieces in minutes."

"Sometimes, a real villain is better than a real gentleman."

Without waiting for Zhu Qiyuan to respond, Zhu Houzhao continued: "Of course, the criteria for employing people cannot be limited to whether they can be used or not. It depends on the situation."

"There used to be Wang Shoujing, who was obedient. I told him to go east, but he didn't dare to go west. I told him to kill a dog, but he never dared to kill a chicken."

"But this person doesn't know anything other than flattery and flattery, so I killed him directly."

"You can use talent without virtue, as long as you guard against it so that it doesn't dare to bite yourself back."

"Without virtue and talent, such people will only harm the country and the people if they use it, and it will be annoying to look at it."

"People with virtue and talent must be carefully considered when using them."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help feeling a little bit sad, thinking of a person who was almost forgotten by him:

"I still remember that there was a civil official named He Jingming. This person and Wang Shoujing were two extremes. One was honest and upright, and the other was flattering and immoral."

"He Jingming is very talented, and his virtues have never been lacking. However, this person taught me for a few days, and then he bossed me around and talked nonsense in front of me. In the end, I was sent to Juyongguan."

"Those who think they are loyal and dedicated to serving the country and the people, but dare to despise the imperial power, are available, but not reused."

He stepped forward and patted Zhu Qiyuan on the shoulder, and said meaningfully:
"Loyalty, talent, and virtue are not the biggest criteria for considering a courtier. After all, human nature is the most elusive."

"How to employ people, what kind of people to use, what kind of courtiers can be promoted and reused, and what kind of courtiers need to be properly suppressed, all must be done from the perspective of imperial power. Redundant personal opinions will only affect your judgment."

"Think about it!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Zhu Qiyuan thinking quietly.

Zhu Houzhao's words had a great impact on Zhu Qiyuan's consciousness. For the first time, he clearly saw the cruelty of imperial power, and it took him a while to absorb and digest it.

Zhu Houzhao left the customs, and a new court meeting began.

On the resplendent and magnificent Fengtian Hall, a group of ministers had been waiting here. The civil servants were headed by the chief assistant Yang Yiqing, and the military generals were headed by the British Duke Zhang Mao. The team lined up neatly.

"Your Majesty is here."

Accompanied by a sharp shout, Zhu Houzhao brought Zhu Qiyuan and Liu Jin, and appeared in front of the officials walking like dragons and tigers.

Sitting on the dragon chair, the emperor's prestige permeates, without anger.

Looking around, all the ministers are holding the prepared playbooks in their hands. It seems that some people are busy today!
However, this was also within his expectation. Da Ming's promotion to Zhongqian World brought too many changes, and there were naturally many things to deal with.

Zhu Qiyuan, the eldest son of the emperor, can handle some small matters, but there are some things that the emperor must nod.

After a lot of complicated etiquette, the chief assistant Yang Yiqing was the first to leave the class and played:
"Your Majesty, the world changed drastically a year ago. The territory of our dynasty has expanded more than ten times. A large area of ​​mountains and rivers has not yet been developed."

"I dare to think that our top priority is to implement the strategy of self-cultivation, digest the existing resources, and then talk about external expansion."

Yang Yiqing knew Zhu Houzhao's character very well, but even though he knew that Zhu Houzhao was ambitious, he still dared to say these words, which showed that Yang Yiqing had also made great determination.

After Zhu Houzhao heard Yang Yiqing's words, he didn't say anything for a while, not because he was upset, but because he was too embarrassed.

The land owned is very large, but it has not been fully developed and utilized.

The Taiwu Dynasty, or in other words, this is a problem faced by the sixteen dynasties of the Ming Dynasty, and he is well aware of this.

In the past, in order to walk faster, I didn't pay much attention to it. Now that Da Ming has been promoted to Zhongqian World, it's time to solve it.

Sometimes the steps are too big and it is easy to hurt yourself.

"What Yang Qing said is very true. Da Ming walked too fast before, and really needs to recuperate for a period of time, digest the new resources, and accumulate a deeper foundation."

Zhu Houzhao affirmed Yang Yiqing's proposal, and then asked: "As for the newly added mountains and rivers, what do you think should be developed and utilized?"

As soon as the words fell, Yang Tinghe, the second cabinet assistant, jumped out, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, just as Chief Assistant Master Yang said, after the great change in the world, our territory has expanded more than ten times. It is too difficult to develop and utilize such a vast country."

"Therefore, the minister suggested re-dividing the territory of the mountains and rivers, sending officials to garrison the undeveloped territory, digesting and developing it a little bit, and gradually bringing the newly added territory into the scope of our dynasty's management."

Redefine the territory?

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he regained his energy immediately, and urged: "Aiqing, continue to talk."

He felt that Yang Tinghe's suggestion was still highly feasible.

After all, the territory we now own is getting bigger and bigger. Apart from the original two capitals and thirteen provinces, there are more Mobei grasslands, Xinjiang deserts, Annan regions, and the newly developed Luoyue thirteen counties, etc. It's a mess and it's really troublesome .

It is a great thing to have a major rectification and re-divide the territory, which is also a clean-up of the territory of the Taiwu Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)