On the imperial edict was the emperor's proposal to increase the salaries of officials and reduce the annual income of the clan relatives.
Zhu Biao did not expect the Emperor to make up his mind so quickly.
"Why? Do you also think that I am the kind of stubborn old farmer who doesn't listen to opinions?”
The Emperor glared at Zhu Biao, who quickly smiled apologetically."
"Your son doesn't dare!"
"Humph!"
Old Zhu snorted and then sighed.
"Zhen thought about it for a long time, but that kid still made sense!
"The art of the Emperor is nothing more than balance!”
"If I lower the salary of the officials, they will make up for it from other places!”
"With a low salary, many people who shouldn't have made mistakes will walk into the abyss because of greed!”
"But if they can maintain their basic dignity, many people will still remember the teachings of the saints!”
" The balance between humanity and the teachings!"
"The balance between Dao and technique!"
"Biao 'er, remember Imperial Father's words today. You must remember them in the future too. Don't make the same mistake Imperial Father made!”
"The mistake I made wasn't that I shouldn't have warned the officials. That kid can't argue with me on this point!”
"I was wrong. I used my childhood experiences and likes and dislikes to influence my judgment as an emperor!”
"By lowering the income of the officials, the court saves money, but it increases the cost of anti-corruption!”
"And the disloyalty of the officials has also buried a hidden danger for our Great Ming Dynasty!”
"There are countless corrupt officials in this world. No matter how high the salary is, there are still some people who will take the risk!“
"Maybe. It's always a good thing to be able to fight for more honest officials!”
"This is actually the cost of governing the world!”
"Chen Shu is a businessman. It's a small trick for him to calculate the benefits and costs!”
"However, he managed to see the Great Dao from the small path. This is his ability!”
"I like this child more and more, and I fear him more and more!”
Zhu Biao bowed, indicating that he had received training.
The Emperor's words made Zhu Biao feel extremely ashamed.
He had also heard the same words from Chen Shu, but his father could actually think of so many things. It seemed that his cultivation was still far inferior to the emperor.
At the same time, this was the second time Zhu Biao had heard his father express his fear of Chen Shu.
This did not mean that the Emperor wanted to kill him now. Instead, it was more like the Emperor's approval of him.
Someone that Old Zhu felt he couldn't control…
Could he control it?
Old Zhu patted his shoulder and said,"
"The reason I'm telling you this is that you have to remember the emperor himself!”
"To a certain extent, you and I are no longer the same person!”
"For the sake of the world, one can give up one's likes and dislikes!”
"Just like the prejudice in my heart, Chen Shu did not convince me, but I felt that his methods were beneficial to the world, so I changed!”
"You recruited Chen Shu, but if you feel that you can't suppress this person one day, you can't be merciful!“
"Of course, I'm not saying that I want to kill him, but you have to think of all ways to bind him to our Great Ming's war chariot.
"For example…"
When the Emperor said this, he kept her in suspense and did not say anything else.
Zhu Yuanzhang changed the topic.
"These two imperial edicts, regarding the matter of cutting the salary of the imperial clan, I will take the lead!”
"But regarding the matter of increasing the salaries of the officials, zhen will say that you wrote a letter to beg!”
Hearing this, Zhu Biao felt a warm current flow through his heart. He lowered his head again and bowed.
Chen Shu was right. He was probably the happiest Crown Prince since ancient times.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince had no suspicions, and his father carried the sedan chair for him everywhere.
How many emperors were willing to take the blame and give glory to their own sons?
"Thank you, Father!"
Zhu Biao thanked his father, not the emperor.
Old Zhu could feel the Crown Prince's desire to lick his calf, and he was greatly comforted as he patted Zhu Biao's shoulder.
Everything was said without words.
"By the way, why did you run in in such a panic?”
The Emperor put away his sentimental emotions and began to ask about serious matters.
In the morning, Zhu Biao went to Chen Shu's place in his official uniform. Something interesting must have happened.
"Imperial Father, look, this is the portrait that Chen Shu drew to arrest you.”
"Wanted?"
When Old Zhu heard this term, he laughed in anger.
This guy dared to arrest the emperor, but from Chen Shu's point of view, it seemed right for him to find a few old scoundrels.
The Emperor took the stack of papers from Zhu Biao and saw Chang Yuchun's painting first.
"Yuchun!"
The emperor's eyes reddened the moment he saw Chang Yuchun.
Chang Yuchun, the god of the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Da are equal.
It was a pity that he died on the way to the expedition and did not even make it to Old Zhu's meritorious service.
While Old Zhu missed his old friend, he also noticed that this painting was completely different from Big Ming's portrait. It was too similar. Chen Shu's portrait was as if Chang Yuchun was right in front of him.
He quickly flipped through the other portraits.
Xu Da, Li Shan Chang, and Liu Bowen all looked the same as before, as if they had never changed.
Finally, the Emperor saw his own portrait.
However, he felt as if he had traveled through time and space. Back then, Zhu Yuanzhang was not as ruthless as he was today, nor did he have the confidence he had today.
The Zhu Da in the portrait was as lost as he was back then. When Old Zhu saw himself back then, he felt a mixture of emotions.
"It turns out that I have also been so cowardly!”
"It was that little fellow who stirred up my ambition!”
Old Zhu looked at Zhu Da in the portrait and suddenly laughed.
He held the painting and asked,"
"Do you think it looks like me?"
Zhu Biao lowered his head and said,
"Like Imperial Father back then, but not like you now!”
"How?"
Old Zhu frowned. Other than the confused look in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes in the portrait, he couldn't see any difference.
"Father is more confident than before!”
"But you're thinner than before!"
"If I didn't follow Imperial Father every day, I wouldn't have recognized him if I didn't look carefully!”
Zhu Biao answered honestly. The last time Chen Shu saw Zhu Yuanzhang was nearly ten years ago.
The passage of time could take away many things.
Zhu Da became Zhu Yuanzhang, but the emperor was thinner than before.
It was said that being the emperor was a blessing, but who knew that Old Zhu would become so thin after becoming the emperor.
Zhu Biao lowered his head, not allowing the Emperor to see his reddened eyes.
No matter how outsiders looked at him, he felt that his father was definitely a diligent and good emperor.
"This kid is interesting. He has given me another surprise!”
"This is what he used to find us?”
"I like this painting, but he's destined to be unable to find anyone!”
Old Zhu laughed when he saw the portrait. He turned to ask Zhu Biao,"
"You rushed over just to show me this?”
"Yes and no!"
Zhu Biao quickly handed the pencil Chen Shu gave him to the Emperor.
"This painting technique is called sketching!"
"It was Chen Shu who used this thing called a pencil to draw it!”
Old Zhu took it and felt that these slender pens were not simple.
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