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Chapter 309 Chapter 309: Zhu Yue’s words and deeds teach how to check and balance between officials!
Mr. Cao has been taking care of Ruoda's harem these years, and it can be said that he has put all his efforts into it.

Fortunately, Ms. Li and Saiga Sutushan were helping her, which also helped her relieve a lot of pressure.

Otherwise, she really wouldn't know how to deal with the harem issue!
After all, Zhu Li's harem was completely different from the harems of other emperors. Most of the concubines in the harem of other dynasties had offended the emperor or made mistakes, so they were thrown into the cold palace by the emperor.

But here in Zhu Yue, as long as you enter the harem, it is equivalent to being in the cold palace, because you rarely see the emperor all year round, let alone sleep with him!
Let alone others, even Cao and the other three feel this way now!
The emperor has been in seclusion for several months without even being seen. How can any woman feel at ease?

"I know I have wronged you during this period!"

Hearing Mrs. Cao complaining about her grievances, Zhu Yue couldn't help but feel a little pain in her head.

He is not the type to love his children, not to mention they are already an old married couple. Even if they don't see each other every day, so what?

I also want to practice in seclusion!
"It's okay for us to be aggrieved, but Qiu'er, the prince of the prison country, has been really worried recently. He wanted to find you, the father, to solve the problem, but you are still in seclusion!"

"He was so worried that he ran to the Emperor's palace again and again!"

"You are really embarrassed to be a father!"

Mrs. Cao also told Zhu Li how difficult it was for Zhu Xiaqiu recently. After all, he was her own son. Seeing him frowning day by day, Mrs. Cao became anxious.

"This kid is already so old, he should be more responsible!"

"Actually, he can make his own decisions on many things, and the sky won't fall!"

"Even if there is a mistake in decision-making or something is done wrong, it is human nature. Who can guarantee that he will not make mistakes in his life? What's more, he is still the prince of a country, so he still needs to have the necessary ability to withstand pressure! "

When Zhu Yue heard this, she waved her hand disapprovingly.

Zhu Xiaqiu's biggest problem is that he is too concerned about state affairs and wants to be the best in everything, or to satisfy everyone!

But nine out of ten things in the world are unsatisfactory. How can it be perfect?
This mentality is both a good thing and a bad thing!

"What you said is very light. If he is an irresponsible prince, I'm afraid it will be you who has a headache then, right?"

When Cao heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes.

At this moment, Zhu Xiaqiu had also arrived in front of the couple.

"My son, please see your father, the emperor, and your mother, the queen!"

Zhu Xiaqiu bowed to the two of them.

"Excuse me, your mother and I were just talking about you. I heard that you have a headache recently because of things in court?"

When Zhu Yue saw the rightful owner Zhu Xiaqiu coming, he immediately asked.

"Yes, I just went to Grandpa Huang's place, and then I found out that your father has left the country!"

"My son, there is indeed something going on here, and I need your father to give me some advice!"

Zhu Xiaqiu explained with a wry smile.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhu Yue had no choice but to nod.

"The overall situation in the west has basically been decided. Now the boss is going back to the battlefield in the north, and Lan Yu and the others are also going back to the court."

Zhu Xiaqiu directly talked about the Western battlefield.

"Isn't this what was expected? What's there to worry about?"

"Let the third child stay in Jerusalem and stabilize the situation first before coming back."

When Zhu Yue heard this, she waved her hand disapprovingly.

When Zhu Xiaqiu heard this, his expression became strange.

He originally didn't want to say anything about Zhu Xiaqiang, but since Zhu Yue mentioned it himself, he must have asked casually!

"Father, don't you want to change the positions of the third and fourth children?"

"You plan to let the third child establish Xi Daming?"

Zhu Xiaqiu directly asked the question that he had been holding back for a long time.

Zhu Li glanced at Zhu Xiaqiu in surprise and asked noncommittally: "If I really want to do this, what do you think?"

Zhu Xiaqiu: "..."

He really couldn't answer this question, or he couldn't think of an answer at all.

Should I support it?
Or should we object?

He couldn't tell whether it would be good or bad to switch the positions of the third and fourth children!

How can he express his opinion?

"My son doesn't know either!"

"I only know that if you really do this, the future history of Ming Dynasty will definitely be changed again!"

Zhu Xiaqiu was silent for a moment, then shook his head and explained.

"Then let me ask you, how did you know the original history?"

Zhu Yue stared at Zhu Xiaqiu with a half-smile and asked again.

"Of course I know it from Grandpa Huang. Didn't you also travel twice..."

Later, Zhu Xiaqiu suddenly understood what Zhu Yue meant!
If the future of Ming Dynasty really changes again, and if you want to know more about it, wouldn't it be enough to let the old man take them through time again?
If it is developing in a good direction, then the changes are correct!
But if the changes make it worse and worse than the original history, then change it back!
Anyway, it will take decades before the Western Daming Kingdom is founded. They still have plenty of time to think about this issue!
"So that's it, I don't have any opinion on this matter!"

"Whatever you want to do, just do it according to your wishes!"

Zhu Xiaqiu also felt that what Zhu Yue said made sense.

"You shouldn't have a headache because of this, right?"

Zhu Li asked again speechlessly.

"Yes, but it also has something to do with things in the west!"

"When Lan Yu and the others went on the expedition, didn't they take away a large number of students who were about to graduate from the Royal Guard Academy?"

"Er Chen was thinking that when Lan Yu and the others come back, these students should also arrange their graduation examinations!"

"How should the assessment standards and work allocation be arranged at that time?"

Zhu Xiaqiu explained with a wry smile.

"Okay, this matter is actually easy to solve!"

"I just happened to be out of seclusion, and I will teach you a lesson in person tomorrow."

"I will go to the court in person tomorrow morning and solve this problem then!"

When Zhu Yue heard about this, he had no intention of explaining it to Zhu Xiaqiu. In his opinion, teaching by words and deeds was obviously more useful than just words!

"That's great. You haven't been to Chaochao for so long. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are still hiding the fact that you, the emperor, can go to court!"

When Zhu Xiaqiu heard this, he said with a look of surprise.

"In that case, you kid should go about your business first. Don't disturb me from chatting with your mother!"

Zhu Yue waved her hand away with some disgust! "Hehe, then you and the queen mother can chat slowly, I will leave first!"

Zhu Xiaqiu glanced at his father and mother ambiguously, and hurriedly left the imperial garden.

"What nonsense are you talking about in front of the children?"

"A man who is still a father has no dignity at all!"

Ms. Cao immediately blushed and glared at Zhu Yue angrily.

"Am I not telling the truth?"

"I finally got out of seclusion, so naturally I want to spend more time with you!"

"We are already an old married couple, why are we still blushing?"

When Zhu Yue heard this, he looked at Mr. Cao who looked a little embarrassed, but he burst into laughter.

……

It was rare for the emperor Zhu Li to go to court. When he saw that figure finally appeared on the dragon throne in the morning court today, all the civil and military officials showed strange expressions on their faces!

Is the sun rising in the west today?

Our Emperor is actually willing to go to court?
Could it be that something big happened in the court again?

For a time, all the civil and military officials had different thoughts.

After the official ceremony, Zhu Xiaqiu, the prince of the supervising state, was the first to mention that the Western battlefield had been won and the entire Ottoman Empire would be integrated into the Ming Dynasty.

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court looked shocked, and they all started talking among themselves!
Obviously, none of them expected that in less than three years, the entire Ottoman Empire would have been defeated!

You must know that this is not the same concept as the attack on Japan.

How big is Japan?
Where the slap is bigger, Zhu Xifeng and Lan Yu's gang also fought for half a year!

It took Zhu Xifeng three years to complete the Battle of Mobei!

Unexpectedly, it was the turn of the Ottoman Empire this time, and it was also three years ago!
If the Ming Dynasty continues to develop like this, is it really going to be the land of the Ming Dynasty where the sun and the moon shine on it, and where the rivers reach it?

"Father, now that Lan Yu's army is about to return to the court, the students from the Royal Guard Academy who followed Lan Yu on the expedition will also come back. How should we arrange the personnel deployment?"

At this time, Zhu Xiaqiu directly brought the topic to the most critical issue.

Zhu Yue said that he would teach him a lesson in person, so naturally he was looking forward to seeing how Zhu Yue handled this matter!

"Since you are already a student who is about to graduate from the Royal Guard Academy, after the assessment, you can be directly assigned according to your grades and prescribed positions!"

Zhu Yue didn't say any nonsense and set the tone straight to the point.

Zhu Xiaqiu: "..."

This seems to be different from what I thought!

Doesn’t it mean that if you say it, you haven’t said it?

Soon, Zhu Li ended this topic neatly, and then listened to some reports from some ministers in the court.

Until the end of the morning court, Zhu Xiaqiu seemed a little absent-minded.

"Still thinking about that question just now?"

Zhu Li walked to Zhu Xiaqiu and asked with a smile.

"I just don't understand, what do you mean?"

Zhu Xiaqiu explained somewhat depressedly.

"Let's go, father and son, for a walk in the Royal Garden. I'll tell you why I did this!"

Zhu Yue waved to Zhu Xiaqiu and then took the lead towards the Imperial Garden.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaqiu hurriedly followed behind.

After arriving at the Imperial Garden, Zhu Yue and Zhu Xiaqiu sat down in a pavilion.

"The reason why you have a headache is because you are not familiar enough with these graduating students. You don't know their respective abilities, and you don't have a sufficient understanding of their temperaments!"

"But actually this is easy to solve. After they come back, won't they still have to conduct an assessment?"

"You, the Crown Prince, will invigilate the exams for them yourself."

"You have seen every student with your own eyes and communicated with them, so you will naturally know them by heart!"

Zhu Yue didn't take this matter seriously at all. He felt that the main reason was that Zhu Xiaqiu had become accustomed to giving orders in the palace over the years, and had neglected to train low-level officials and strengthen the talent training stage.

Sometimes only by immersing yourself among these people can you get to know them better and control them!

"Ask your son to invigilate the exam for them, of course there will be no problem!"

"What happens after that? I'm mainly in trouble with the position arrangement!"

Zhu Xiaqiu deeply believed in Zhu Li's words, but at the same time, his biggest confusion was still unresolved!

"The biggest difference between officials and officials is that officials are appointed, while officials are selected through examinations!"

"To put it bluntly, officials are responsible for coordinating the overall situation, while staff are the people who really do the work. It's like the relationship between you and the ministers in the cabinet."

"Officials may lack talent and learning, but they are the most convenient for the emperor to use. Regardless of what kind of official they are, isn't it just a question of who the emperor likes and finds useful?"

"But those officials who passed the exam are different."

"They are all disciples and former officials of scholar-bureaucrats at all levels and academicians. They are also the people who are most likely to go against the emperor!"

"So do you prefer to have a subordinate who obeys your instructions but lacks talent, or do you prefer to have a subordinate who contradicts you?"

After Zhu Li's words, Zhu Xiaqiu frowned and fell into thinking.

He has always believed that as long as he is a capable official, no matter whether he likes the other party or not, as long as the other party has no principled issues, then he should be reused!

But Zhu Yue's words made him realize that his thoughts might be too simple!
In other words, he never thought that the appointment and dismissal of officials had little to do with ability, and it all depended on who the emperor liked more!

To put it simply, if the emperor thinks that you are a good person and can be used easily, he will always use you.

As for your lack of ability, naturally there will be the gang of officials below to help you. There is only one thing you need to do, and that is to complete the tasks assigned to you by the emperor!
"My son seems to understand what you mean!"

After thinking about it, Zhu Xiaqiu nodded subconsciously.

"It's good if you understand!"

"You should use those who can flatter you. You should also use those who can contradict you. You should learn how to use these two groups of people to find a balance and let them restrain each other instead of you personally fighting with them. They do Tai Chi!”

"That's why you feel tired. Originally, you could just leave this problem to Li Xin of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and handle it directly!"

"Also, the emperor is lonely and must remain suspicious of everyone, even your father-in-law, Mr. Yang!"

"Because only if you are suspicious of him, they will work harder for you to eliminate your suspicion of them!"

Zhu Li looked at Zhu Xiaqiu's reaction, then nodded with satisfaction and added.

(End of this chapter)