“太子莫慌,将此行当做正常的召见即可,太子凭本心对答皇上,不必刻意逢迎圣意.”吴源是个方正君子,一向主张坦诚事君.

Zhao Minwang and Wang Ben nodded: "As soon as the empty seal account book case is released, Your Majesty will be furious, and you will inevitably think hard about how to rectify the administration of the officials. It is inevitable to kill a group of officials involved in the case. At this time, the prince can explain some opinions according to his heart and appropriately persuade Your Majesty to handle it with mercy. But if Your Majesty insists on rigorous investigation, you must not fight for it. You must be consistent with Your Majesty and let Your Majesty see that you also have the determination to punish evil and correct the administration."

None of these people have the experience of being an official at the grassroots level, nor have they held specific affairs and economic positions in the six ministries. Therefore, when the empty seal case was released, these people did not consider the actual situation of the officials involved and the issues of the court system. They all were extremely indignant and advocated severe punishment to warn others.

Du Qi has always spoken last. He has always been the most profound of the four people, with the most unique vision, the sharpest knowledge, and the most relied on Zhu Biao. After listening to the opinions of the three, Du Qi said calmly: "What the three say makes sense, but have you ever thought about it. Since the officials of the Ministry of Revenue are involved, if the prince can protect the next group of officials of the Ministry of Revenue, these officials will be grateful to the prince and will definitely become the loyal wings of the prince in the future. The prince will definitely be more popular in the court. Moreover, in the past two years, His Majesty has gradually let the prince handle government affairs, especially the government affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. The prince is involved. There is a problem with the Ministry of Revenue this time. If the prince does not protect him, will the people of the world and His Majesty think that the prince is taking the opportunity to shirk responsibility.

?If the prince firmly attacks this group of people and brings them to justice, then who dares to get close to the prince in the future? Who dares to move closer to the prince? Do you want the prince to become a real lonely person? You know, Qin and Jinyan are not idle for a while. Although they are not in the capital, they are always watching the movements in the court. Moreover, they are all secretly actively enlisting court officials, just waiting for one day, and they will fight like a poisonous snake. At that time, there is not even a single person among the court officials who speaks to the prince. How can the prince deal with it? Therefore, if the prince advocates severe punishment of the Ministry of Revenue and the officials involved in various places, who is the happiest? The prince must not be a relative and aggrieved the enemy."

After listening to Du Qi's analysis, Zhu Biao suddenly realized his mind, but he still couldn't make up his mind. Although Du Qi's words were based on his long-term interests, if he really did this, it would be like sing an opposite tune with his father. What would the father think of him: "But will the father..."

Du Qi knew Zhu Biao’s concerns, so he immediately robbed him and said, “Of course your Majesty will not agree with your opinion, and once you insist on finding out the reason, leniently departing, and focusing on admonition, your Majesty will definitely be furious and even question your disadvantage in handling government affairs and will not be able to control the court officials.”

朱标一个劲的点头,杜敩不愧是自己的心腹,他一语道破自己最担心的.

Du Qi continued: "Even if Your Majesty is angry and even blames you, you must argue with reason. First, if you severely punish too much, it will make you feel that you are not good at managing the Ministry of Revenue. Second, you have always given Your Majesty the impression that you are generous and kind. If your performance this time is different from the past, it will arouse Your Majesty's suspicion. More importantly, this time, you not only have to subdue the Ministry of Revenue officials and local officials involved in the case, but also make a gesture.

, give the court officials and the world a posture to show your kind heart, and let everyone know that you are kind and have a future benevolent king. What you want is not only the hearts of the Ministry of Revenue and the local officials. What the prince wants to fight for is the hearts of most officials in the court and the hearts of the world."

When he walked out of the Eastern Palace, Zhu Biao was full of confidence. Du Qi's analysis of the court and this case gave Zhu Biao a backbone and further clarified the way to deal with the summoning. Therefore, when he arrived outside the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Biao calmly reported the audience and kowtowed to pay tribute.

Zhu Yuanzhang was walking back and forth in Wenhua Hall with his hands behind his back, holding Fang Keqin's memorial, but the memorial was closed. Zhu Yuanzhang held it in his hand and shook it back and forth. Zhu Yuanzhang seemed a little absent-minded today. Sometimes he looked at the incense burner on the dan rhinoceros in the hall, sometimes he looked at the window lattice, but didn't even look at the memorial. Hearing that Zhu Biao signed up for the audience, Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask the supervisor to summon him, but walked slowly to the gate and gently pushed it away.

Half the door opened, and a ray of sunshine suddenly shone on Zhu Yuanzhang's face. He couldn't even open his eyes. He quickly raised his right hand to block the sunshine. With a block, his hand slipped, and Fang Keqin's memorial in his hand actually fell to the ground. At this time, Zhu Biao, who was kneeling outside the hall, hurried forward, picked up the memorial, presented it to Zhu Yuanzhang with both hands, and whispered: "It suddenly cooled down today. The wind outside was a bit strong. My father was wearing thin clothes. Let's go back to the hall."

Zhu Biao said the sincere feelings, Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied, and he was always satisfied with the eldest son. Zhu Biao's personality was not as strong as himself, but like his mother, Empress Ma, but sometimes he seemed too kind and tolerant. Zhu Yuanzhang even felt too weak, and Zhu Yuanzhang's troubles came from this. Although the successor he wanted was not as strong as his personality, he never wanted a successor who lacked determination to kill. Zhu Yuanzhang always believed that being too kind was too kind and indulgent, he could not control the court officials and the world. However, Zhu Biao was the eldest son, and he also followed him in the battles of the north and north when he was young.

He suffered a lot. From the bottom of his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang loved him the most, so although he scolded Zhu Biao several times, he still hoped that Zhu Biao would become tough. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang also made a second-hand preparation as a last resort. On the one hand, he kept admonishing Zhu Biao and instilling the idea of ​​leniency and strictness in governing the country, and not only leniency but not strictness. On the other hand, he continued to use various excuses to carry out elimination plans, and used a group of old ministers, a group of old ministers who he believed that the prince could not control in the future, beheaded one after another, seized power, and especially through the Hu Weiyong case, Zhu Yuanzhang found an excuse to start a massacre and eliminated a large number of old ministers, and then felt relieved.

At this moment, looking at this filial and somewhat weak son, Zhu Yuanzhang was filled with emotion: "I have just tried Fang Keqin's case in person. Fang Keqin is a loyal minister. He knew that he had committed suicide, but for the sake of the court, the country and the people, he still exposed the case of the empty seal corruption without hesitation. Do you think such a loyal minister should be dealt with?"

Zhu Biao had already been in his heart and answered without any stagnation: "For Fang Keqin, I think he could be punished and scolded, and demoted him to the next level, and still let him return to his original position and make meritorious service. After half a year, he could be promoted to the governor or the six ministries as ministers. Such loyal ministers are rare."

朱元璋的对朱标的宽仁态度一点都不意外,只不过如此大力

度的提拔方克勤确实让他有些没想到,不禁问道:“方克勤毕竟也涉案,也是空印的案犯之一,这么轻易的就处理他,那其他的官员怎么办?都放掉吗?”

Zhu Biao replied frankly: "The other officials in this case must be punished, but they are also demoted and retained, mainly to observe the results of the future. After all, there are reasons for the matter of empty seals. Officials used expedient measures to facilitate official business." Zhu Biao kept observing his father's face. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was silent and seemed to be thinking, he obviously listened to his words, so he continued to talk: "In order to eliminate this kind of ill, the son-in-law suggested reforming the accounting system of the Ministry of Revenue to prevent those officials from rushing back and forth to repay and cancel accounts. This not only saved the trouble of officials, but also improved the efficiency of government affairs in various places."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed secretly, his tone slightly heavier: "During the Li Yu case, you said it was not appropriate to implicate the Guang. Since Li Yu was afraid of the crime, he would understand the case so as not to shake the Pingfan of Peking. Now you say that this matter is not suitable for investigation. Do you know that the way of being a king is to be leniency and strict. If only leniency is not strict, those officials will not be afraid of you. They will try their best to deceive you, deceive you, and then undermine you. Finally, one day, those people with different intentions and strength will attempt to replace you."

"The way of heaven is the virtue of the saint." Zhu Biao brought out the saint's words: "If the monarch cultivates virtue, the ministers and guests will be admired by the people, and they will return to the hearts of the world. The monarch has no virtue. Even if the technique of power and strategy reaches the pinnacle, it will be just the Qin Emperor and Sui Yang. Whether the country's destiny lasts for a long time and whether the country is stable depends on virtue or not on danger."

This sentence hit Zhu Yuanzhang's weakness in his heart and completely angered Zhu Yuanzhang. He raised the memorial in his hand and threw it hard towards Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao lowered his head and avoided it. The memorial flew over Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang was still not satisfied and raised his fist and took a big step forward to hit someone. Zhu Biao turned around and ran away. When he ran, he turned around and glanced. At the same time, he reached out to his arms while running. After taking out something, he deliberately placed it on his chest. This thing fell naturally.

After a few steps, Zhu Yuanzhang chased after him but couldn't catch up. He couldn't help but pant, so he slowed down. Seeing Zhu Biao's thing falling, he walked up to pick up the thing. This was a painting made of silk cloth. The middle-aged woman was carrying a boy. The woman in the painting had a pair of sky feet, her face was anxious, and there seemed to be a pursuer behind her. She turned around and looked at the situation behind her vigilantly. At the same time, her steps were running forward quickly. The child on the woman's back also looked nervous. While looking back, she wiped the sweat on her forehead.

Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears in an instant. He could tell at a glance that the woman was clearly Empress Ma, and the boy on her back was Zhu Biao. When he was rebelling against the Yuan Dynasty, his life and his family were in danger. At that time, Empress Ma and Zhu Biao had suffered a lot and suffered a lot of crimes. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in tears, looked up at Zhu Biao who was hiding behind the pillar, reached out to wipe away the tears in the corners of his eyes, and said to the prisoner beside him: "Go and call the prince back and give him this too."
Chapter completed!