"That's it, that's it."

"I never thought that His Majesty has already thought about this."

Zhang Zhengming leaned on the chair and murmured to himself, his eyes twinkling.

In fact, when I first heard these words, I just felt a little ridiculous. But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is indeed the case, and the more I think about it, the more it makes sense and is not inconsistent at all.

This made him feel that letting King Yan become a vassal could already be called an unsolvable conspiracy.

Whether the other party opposes it or not, it is all under His Majesty's control.

Immediately, Zhang Zhengming turned around and said, "Gongwen, how did you guess that His Majesty thought so?"

If I didn't say anything else, I couldn't guess it myself, so I was curious.

"In fact, students didn't expect it at first."

Song Gongwen smiled and continued: "But after the student meditated hard at home for three days, he finally understood it and realized that His Majesty's move was truly brilliant."

"You are right. Your Majesty's move is too hidden. If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of it."

Zhang Zhengming's words also contained emotion, and he discovered that before this.

I have always regarded His Majesty as my student.

But I never thought about it.

The other party has been the emperor for three years.

Moreover, he was an emperor who had great ideals and wanted to create great achievements for the ages!

Maybe I am really too old to follow His Majesty's footsteps.

His Majesty discovered that Lian Song Gongwen was so talented before he did...

this moment.

Zhang Zhengming fell completely silent and sat there, as if thinking.

Next to him, Song Gongwen was also very quiet and did not speak. He also had some premonitions in his heart.

It feels like the teacher has to make a big decision.

Although he didn't know what this decision was, he knew it must be very important. It might be about himself...about His Majesty, about the entire Wei Dynasty...

"Official document." After a long time, Zhang Zhengming finally spoke: "I have decided that I will not support you openly."

Don’t you support me openly?

This sentence.

Song Gongwen, who was originally quiet, looked slightly startled, and immediately said: "Please give me some advice, teacher."

Zhang Zhengming smiled and said: "Originally, my wish was to assist Your Majesty and govern the Wei Dynasty well. In this way, I would not be indebted to the late Emperor for his kindness. But after you reminded me, I discovered that Your Majesty has to do something."

Things have gone beyond what I thought.”

"But this kind of thing is too difficult. Many emperors in ancient and modern times have been unable to do it. Even if your Majesty has great ambitions, he will definitely encounter many difficulties and dangers."

"And I am already old, and I may not be able to see this day. What I can do now is to help His Majesty complete his great cause as soon as possible!"

Song Gongwen listened and nodded, agreeing with this point of view.

Just as the other party said, I want to achieve such a great undertaking.

There are too many factors required, and it is easy to take too big a step and backfire.

With his thoughts at this point, he respectfully said, "Teacher, what do you want to do?"

However, Zhang Zhengming did not answer, but asked: "Official documents, in your opinion, what is the most important thing for a king?"

"Of course it means knowing people well, making wise decisions, accepting advice with an open mind, etc." Song Gongwen thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, but it's not right!" Zhang Zhengming shook his head, then stood up with sharp eyes: "The most important thing for a king is to have unparalleled prestige!"

"Let me ask you, what did Emperor Taizu Gao rely on to abolish the prime minister system that had lasted for thousands of years and form a cabinet?"

"Is it knowing people well? Is it making wise decisions? Is it humbly accepting advice? In my opinion, this is only a very small part."

"The reason why the prime minister was successfully abolished was because Emperor Taizu Gao had the supreme power to found the country."

"Even if the ministers of the whole court disagree, it will still be of no use and they dare not object."

When Song Gongwen heard this, he immediately felt convinced.

Why is it that in most of the past dynasties, only the first one or two emperors were able to successfully eliminate the shortcomings of the previous dynasty?

In addition to ability, it is because he has enough prestige that his ministers do not even dare to raise objections!

At this time, Zhang Zhengming took a deep breath and continued: "Although His Majesty is capable and far-sighted now, His Majesty has only been on the throne for three years, and his prestige is still too low to completely intimidate his ministers."

"So, if Your Majesty wants to accomplish such great achievements through the ages, you must have a prestige that no one can match."

"And there is only one way to have this prestige, and that is to use me as a stepping stone!"

"Teacher...did you really want to?"

At this moment, Song Gongwen's expression changed slightly.

Because he finally knew what the teacher was going to do.

As mentioned before, through two dynasties, Zhang Zhengming was not only a lonely and important minister entrusted by the late emperor, but also a great scholar in the world. His prestige is unrivaled! What if your majesty can transfer such prestige to himself?

"That's right, Your Majesty can only build your prestige through me."

"Gongwen, think about it. I obviously know that His Majesty's decision is right, but I want to do the opposite, confront him, and go against His Majesty. What do you think will happen?" Zhang Zhengming looked solemn and continued: "In the end

Everyone will know that His Majesty’s decision is the best and wisest!”

"No one in the whole world or the entire court will support me. Instead, I will follow His Majesty's lead!"

"But teacher, once this happens, you will become a lonely minister, a lonely minister who no one understands."

The official scholar of the Song Dynasty couldn't help but said: "Moreover, it will ruin your posthumous reputation and even affect your evaluation in later history books!"

He knew this method of building prestige was absolutely feasible.

The implication of the teacher's words is that he wants His Majesty to continue to deny the teacher.

He has established his true prestige by denying the number one person in the current imperial court and by denying this powerful Taifu.

But this had such a great impact on the teacher that he found it difficult to accept it.

"As long as I can help His Majesty accomplish his great deeds, what will be his posthumous reputation and his reputation in history?" Zhang Zhengming smiled.

"An ancient person once said: Since ancient times, there have been people who worked hard, people who prayed for the people, and people who sacrificed their lives to seek the Dharma."

"As long as I can help His Majesty accomplish his great deeds, what will be his posthumous reputation and his reputation in history? What if he is a lonely minister? What if the world doesn't understand him? To me, it's just a small matter. I don't care."

Having said this, Zhang Zhengming waved his hand, free and easy and indifferent.

Because in his opinion, as long as he can help His Majesty, nothing else matters.

"teacher!"

Song Gongwen's tone was trembling.

He originally thought that he would work hard and die.

This is already the limit of what the minister can do, but compared to the teacher, what I have done is not enough, it is too far behind...

Zhang Zhengming looked at his new student, smiled slightly, and then said: "So, when I said I no longer support you, I wanted to move behind the scenes. You should understand what I mean, right?"

"Student understand!" Song Gongwen said: "The teacher wants to oppose me openly just like he opposes His Majesty, but secretly he supports me."

"Let me assist Your Majesty in making the right decision, while the teacher acts as a bad person."

"While establishing prestige for Your Majesty, you can also pave the way for me."

At the end of the sentence, his voice became very quiet.

Tears couldn't help but burst into my eyes.

He no longer knows.

This is the first time I have been touched.
Chapter completed!