It is precisely because the religious management of the New Dynasty was so strict that the spread of Western religion in China has been progressing slowly, which many missionaries lamented.

"Please rest assured, Madam, when we were building defense projects before, we were always careful to prevent Western missionaries from sneaking into the craftsmen to preach. After discovering a few, they were severely punished. Most of the craftsmen left now are for

Those who stay with the salary offered by our court are not interested in preaching." Duke Wei carefully responded to the imperial concubine's question, "Next, I will continue to carefully monitor the use and will never allow Western religions to be used in this way.

Spread.”

"That's good." The imperial concubine also felt relieved, "Now that the new dynasty has just been established, many systems are not yet complete and the country's gates are open. Therefore, Western missionaries are coming in droves. Sooner or later, the channels for Western missionaries to enter China must be tightened.

, let them also understand that China is not a place they can set foot at will..."

"Western missionaries need to be blocked, but blockade alone is not enough. If it is too strict and Westerners can't come in, it will become a forbidden sea." The emperor suddenly spoke at this time, "Zhonghua

To stand on the world, you need to be eclectic and learn from the strengths of others. If the sea is banned like the previous Ming Dynasty, wouldn’t it be self-imposed and of no benefit to the country? Besides, governing a country depends on letting the people live and work in peace and contentment, at least with food and clothing available. If the people have enough food and clothing,

, will naturally believe in our dynasty. If the people of the world are deprived of food and clothing, even if foreign religions are banned, won't other religions be countered?"

The emperor's words were a bit harsh, but everyone understood that he was not talking about the imperial concubine, but indirectly teaching the princes, so no one interrupted.

"My lord, I understand," the prince nodded repeatedly, "the teacher also said that governing a country is more important than governing the people. As long as the people have enough food and clothing, they will naturally be well-informed and know etiquette, and they will also know the teachings of the imperial court."

"That makes sense. This teacher is quite good. It's hard not to be pedantic." The emperor nodded.

"Hey, hurry up and eat. The food is almost cold while you are talking." Seeing that everyone had been chatting for a long time, the Queen simply urged them to finish the family banquet first.

Soon, the family banquet in Yangxin Hall was finished, and Duke Wei and his family enjoyed the night view of the palace with the royal family, and then left. The crown prince, Xu Hecheng, was originally the prince's attendant, so it stands to reason that he should continue

The person who was accompanying the prince had been released by the royal family because of the Chinese New Year, and he planned to go with the prince and his father to the outskirts of the capital to survey the terrain after the Chinese New Year.

According to the rules, they were not allowed to stay overnight in the palace. However, Duke Wei and his family did not go home directly from the palace. Duke Wei first visited the cabinet and made sure that the cabinet had gone on holiday and most of the cabinet ministers had returned.

After returning home, and the Prime Minister did not leave any other instructions for him, Duke Wei took his wife and children back home.

After the fall of the Qian Ming Dynasty, many of the mansions of noble relatives in the capital were confiscated by the new dynasty, and many of them were given to ministers by the emperor. Before, everyone saw how shabby the emperor's family lived, and they were all shocked.

I was embarrassed to live in those mansions, but the emperor forcibly moved them into these mansions on the grounds that "our dynasty will never treat ministers harshly". As one of the top nobles of the new dynasty, Wei Guogong's family was naturally assigned

A mansion belonging to a noble relative of the former dynasty, with very large specifications and facilities.

I have to say that the cabinet is so keen on building a palace for the emperor, probably because they feel a little guilty. They feel that it is unjustifiable for ministers like themselves to live in such a good place while the royal family lives in such a shabby state.

After Duke Wei and his family left, the royal family chatted happily with each other for a while, and then the emperor called the prince to the royal study in the west greenhouse of Qianqing Palace, as if he had something to explain to him.

As soon as he was called in by the emperor and faced his father alone, the prince suddenly felt a little uneasy, because his father's face became very serious, and he no longer had the easy-going and easy-going attitude at the family banquet.

"Father, may I ask...why do you summon me alone?" He asked nervously.

"How do you think you performed at the meeting yesterday?" After a moment of silence, the emperor suddenly asked the prince. "Did you gain anything?"

It turns out that he is finally here to test me... After hearing what his father said, the prince breathed a sigh of relief.

When he attended the state meeting as a non-voting delegate, he thought that after the meeting, his father would definitely come to ask him about the experience he had learned, but his father just delayed asking until today.

"When I return to my father, I have a lot of thoughts." He quickly lowered his head and said what he was thinking at the moment, "It's hard to understand what is written on paper. After I attended the state meeting for the first time, I have just discovered that state affairs are so complicated... Even the conquest of Japan has so many aspects that need to be considered, and ministers need to be summoned to determine everything in advance. My father has really worked hard."

"The military is a major national event. Once the troops are launched, it will shake the world. They don't know how much financial and material resources it will cost. Naturally, they must be cautious and do not neglect any link. The same is naturally true for other state affairs. Whether it is civil affairs or finance, they are all deeply involved. It's not as simple as it seems." The emperor nodded calmly, "So, you have to read more and learn more, and understand everything you can, so that you can not be deceived by others and manage state affairs by yourself. .”

"I understand." The prince nodded, "I have already obtained the appendix of the meeting minutes and Xingyang Bo's notes. I will definitely participate in the research in detail and learn about the military affairs against Japan as soon as possible. This is also convenient. I will then go to Goryeo to take charge of the rear affairs."

"It's not enough to learn on paper, you have to practice it yourself. But fortunately, you are the prince, so naturally there will be people to help you and teach you. As long as you don't rely on your status, you can always learn well." The emperor said quietly. He looked at the prince and asked, "Do you have any other thoughts?"

"And..." The prince hesitated for a moment, as if he was choosing his words, but finally he plucked up the courage, raised his head and spoke, "Father, I feel that the ministers sometimes have meaningless arguments. For example, the two uncles Yong Guogong and Cai Guogong had no reason to quarrel, right? In the end, it turned into a dispute of temperament, and the quarrel was so fierce... The son felt that it was necessary to stop the unnecessary dispute of temperament in the court to avoid losing the The dignity of the ministers...? Lest the ministers gradually ignore right and wrong for the sake of their own morale and repeat the mistakes of the party disputes in the previous Ming Dynasty..."

This is indeed what he said boldly, because his words were actually alluding to the big dispute in the meeting hall, which was suspected of being a party dispute among the civil and military ministers. These words are very serious, and they may not necessarily please his father. , but after careful consideration, the prince decided to speak out, speak out to his father and fulfill his responsibility as a son.

"In addition, from my perspective, these uncles are capable ministers, and there is no need to doubt their loyalty. However, after all, they cannot bear to be angry when they are in high positions, so they sometimes compete for some morale. My father only needs to mention something to them.

Second, they will naturally restrain themselves in the court in the future, so that such fierce disputes will not break out." Then, the prince said what he was thinking, "This is what I said after this meeting.

Some of my thoughts, if there is anything I said that is wrong...please...please ask my father to teach me a lesson..."

However, unexpectedly, after hearing the prince's bold remonstrance, the emperor's expression when he looked at the prince did not become angry, and of course he did not show joy, but a very strange expression. It was as if

, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to talk to the prince.

"Father...?" The prince felt slightly nervous and asked boldly.

"You...you...how should I say this!" The emperor was silent for a moment, and finally sighed, "You think about it, you think about it a lot, and your brain is flexible, and you know how to speak;

Tell me you have thought about it, you are not thinking about the right place, you have not got to the point, and you cannot satisfy me..."

Father is not satisfied with my reply! The prince's heart skipped a beat.

"My son just said some of his own thoughts. If there is anything wrong, please correct me..."

"It doesn't matter, you are still young. It's not your fault. Your teachers are just teachers. You can't force them to know anything..." After another moment of silence, the emperor sighed again, "Yes.

It is understandable that your teachers taught you to guard against party strife, but if you want to say that your uncles quarreled so fiercely because of some boring disputes of temper, you are underestimating them.

.”

"Father...Does it mean that the uncles are not just arguing about the ownership of those gold and silver mines, but also about something else?" The prince was even more surprised. "Are they drunkards who don't care about drinking?"

"Of course it's for the ownership of the gold and silver mine, but it's also for other things. If you sit high, you have to see things accurately." The emperor glanced at it, seeming to be a little dissatisfied with the prince's performance, "There is a saying

You are right, their anger has been accumulated for a long time, today they just found a reason to quarrel."

At the emperor's prompting, the prince fell into deep thought. It was not until a moment later that he raised his head in shock.

"Father...Father, could it be that some uncles...several uncles were quarreling over the distinction between civil servants and military officials?"

"Of course it is." The emperor said calmly, "Have you not seen it? The civil servants stand on the side of the civil servants, and the military ministers stand on the side of the military ministers. They all speak for their own people... This is not a battle of wills, this is a faction.
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