Chapter 1168 Qiankun's Arbitrary Courage

Emperor Wen stopped there.

These are just the surface things.

The ministers in the court are nothing more than treacherous, flattering, loyal, and honest.

Each type of minister has its use.

People like Xu Shifu play no less important a role in the court than those loyal and upright ministers.

In fact, he still had a lot to tell Yun Li.

But he didn't dare to tell Yun Li too much, nor could he tell Yun Li too much.

If Yun Li were to realize that he himself was the sword, things would probably get out of control.

"My son, I understand!"

Yun Li suddenly realized, "It is easier to control a minister who has leverage over you!"

"Yep!"

Emperor Wen nodded slightly and said, "Greed for money is not terrible. As long as it does not harm the foundation of the country and as long as you can control these greedy people, all problems will not be a problem!"

"Thank you for your teachings, Father."

Yun Li was grateful and asked, "Then what do you think, father? Should I give my uncle a proper warning?"

"Your uncle has indeed gone too far. It's time to punish him!" Emperor Wen thought for a moment, "All officials from the Ministry of Revenue and your uncle's staff will be removed from this year's promotion list! At the same time, select a few people and demote those who should be demoted or punish those who should be punished."

Yun Li's eyelids jumped, "Father, isn't this a bit too serious?"

He wanted to warn Xu Shifu.

I'm not trying to knock you out!

No matter what, Xu Shifu is still an important minister who deserves his respect and trust!

Many things that are inconvenient to discuss with Xiao Wanchou and others have to be discussed with Xu Shifu!

Such a heavy-handed move would surely cause Xu Shifu's dissatisfaction, right?

"Were the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate given to you to see?"

Emperor Wen answered the question irrelevantly, "The Ministry of Personnel failed the assessment of those officials and refused to promote them. You still ignored the opposition of the civil and military officials in the court and forced them to be promoted. You are appointing people based on personal connections? The Ministry of Justice and the Censorate produced evidence of their corruption and abuse of power. The Censorate impeached those people. Can you still protect them openly?"

Yun Li was speechless.

That's true!

Take yourself out first.

Everything has nothing to do with me.

By then, even if Xu Shifu wanted to blame someone, it wouldn't be his fault.

After all, there's nothing I can do!

Seeing that Yun Li seemed to understand, Emperor Wen continued, "I have handed over all the power to you, and you still think of yourself as the crown prince?"

"You have to consider the issue from the emperor's perspective now!"

"You should let these officials fight among themselves, and you should sit on the mountain and watch the fight, so as not to let the situation get out of control, and not let them dominate alone!"

"As long as you can do this, you will be a qualified emperor..."

Emperor Wen seemed to be particularly patient today and was earnestly imparting his experience to Yun Li.

Emperor Wen spoke carefully and Yun Li listened attentively.

After Emperor Wen finished speaking, Yun Li suddenly realized something. He then slowly stood up and bowed: "Thank you for your teachings, father. I understand!"

Emperor Wen did not say what happened next, but he understood it.

After giving Xu Shifu a warning, we have to give him a sweet treat!

Power politics!

This is the power of the emperor!

"As long as you know!"

Emperor Wen nodded slightly, "There are only so many things I can teach you by words and deeds. You have to figure out many things on your own! I have also specifically told the four regents that there are some things that I don't need to explain to you too clearly, so that you can figure them out more. That's why..."

"My son, I will obey my father's teachings."

Yun Li was respectful, but his heart was filled with emotion.

Although he has obtained power equivalent to that of an emperor, he is still far from being a qualified emperor!

Putting aside other things, just talking about political politics, I am far inferior to my father.

Afterwards, he told Emperor Wen about building a palace for him to cultivate his mind.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wen couldn't help but smile with relief, "As long as you have this filial piety, don't waste the money!"

Yun Li shook his head and said sincerely, "Father has worked hard for the country for half his life. The court's finances are barely sufficient this year. I beg you to..."

"I know you are filial."

Emperor Wen interrupted Yun Li and said, "But I am using this Yangxin Palace and don't want to waste money! It's almost the end of the year and I still need to reward my ministers. How about this, use the money I used to build Yangxin Palace to reward my ministers."

"Father..."

Yun Li wanted to persuade him again, but Emperor Wen raised his hand to stop him, "The court needs to spend money on many things now, don't be extravagant! When the finances are abundant, think more about the days when you are short of money."

Seeing Emperor Wen's firm attitude, Yun Li could not persuade him any further.

Afterwards, the father and son chatted for a while.

Emperor Wen also asked about the situation in Minzhou.

Emperor Wen was relieved when he learned that Yun Zheng had withdrawn from Minzhou.

Speaking of Minzhou, the topic naturally cannot avoid the selection of the new governor of Minzhou.

Yun Li also told Emperor Wen about Tang Shu and Xiao Wanchou's opinions as well as his own ideas.

"Well, Tang Shu's considerations are quite good! Your ideas are also quite comprehensive."

Emperor Wen nodded slightly: "Zhou Daogong and Lin Xu should both be suitable to be the governor of Minzhou. While you seek the opinions of the four regents, you can also seek their own opinions! If they themselves don't want to go or dare not go to Minzhou to take up the post, you force them to transfer to Minzhou, which may backfire!"

Yun Li thought about it and nodded seriously.

Emperor Wen's words reminded him.

They knew that that bastard Lao Liu would take action against Minzhou and Muzhou sooner or later. Couldn't Lin Xu and Zhou Daogong see that?

If they are afraid of that bastard Lao Liu and dare not go to Minzhou, how much use will it be to send them there by force?

He sent people to Minzhou to do things, not just for the sake of formality!

Ugh!

Father always sees things very clearly!

I still need to learn more!

Emperor Wen glanced at Yun Li and said earnestly, "Third Brother, I have seen all the progress you have made since you became regent."

"I am quite satisfied with you in every aspect now, and I don't regret letting you govern the country!"

"But there is one thing that I am very dissatisfied with!"

Upon hearing Emperor Wen's words, Yun Li suddenly became nervous.

However, Yun Li was still very respectful, "Please give me your instructions, Father!"

“Courage!”

Emperor Wen said sternly: "As an emperor, it is definitely not good to be arbitrary! However, you must be bold when you need to be bold! If you don't make arbitrary decisions, it means you are broad-minded and willing to accept advice! But if you lack the courage to make arbitrary decisions, it means you are incapable!"

Listening to Emperor Wen's words, Yun Li couldn't help but look thoughtful.

Courage?

It seems that I really lack courage.

In other words, he relied too much on the four regents left to him by his father.

My father seemed to be starting to worry that he could not control the four regents.

Well, father, what you said makes sense!

I really need to be more courageous.

All the ministers in the court, including the four regents, should be used by me instead of being there to hinder me!

In this case, let’s start by criticizing Xu Shifu!

In an instant, Yun Li seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and many more thoughts came to his mind...