Back to a few days ago, after getting off work in the afternoon, Chief Assistant Li Ruhua found Zhu Youxiao and submitted a memorial.

"Is this?" After receiving the memorial, Zhu Youxiao looked at it strangely, and then his face changed slightly, "Is it really like this?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Ruhua gave a bitter smile, "This is the diagnosis from the Tai Hospital. The old minister's illness has reached the point where he is terminally ill. He only has three months to live. While there is still some time, the old minister hopes that the calluses will go away. Come and take a look."

For a moment, the atmosphere in Qianqing Palace fell silent, as if frozen.

"Actually, when His Majesty first came to the throne last year, the veteran wanted to serve and go home to recuperate. However, His Majesty favored the veteran and allowed the veteran to occupy such a high position, which was like a prime minister's addiction." Speaking of this, Li Ruhua actually smiled a little childishly, There is no trace of the melancholy of a dying person.

"My body can't hold on anymore. It's my blessing to be able to hold on for a year, shielding His Majesty from the wind and rain, and sharing some of my sorrows. But this blessing is not rich enough after all, and I can't hold on any longer!" Speaking of this, Li Ruhua said He sighed deeply. Why did he want to retire from this job? He had no choice. He was already over seventy years old. If he didn't go back and take a look, he might die with his eyes closed.

"Does the chief assistant have anything to teach me?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes were also a little moist. Although Li Ruhua's chief assistant was inconspicuous, it didn't mean that he didn't know what the other party was doing.

In many cases, he calmed down political disputes silently, and the deployment of various supplies and personnel was handled by the other party. Even now, the disintegration of the Three Parties and the Donglin Party was done by him alone. Today There are many hills at the center of the empire, each with its own faction. Although it looks complicated, its power is not as concentrated as before, completely eliminating the threat to his rule.

"Old minister, I don't..." Li Ruhua shook his head and wanted to deny it, but in the end he couldn't bear the old man's nagging habit and started to talk, "Xu Guangqi is very good. His eyes are wider than the old minister, and he understands There are many things, and they can keep up with His Majesty’s thinking. His Majesty has chosen his successor very well, very well.”

"Except for Xu Guangqi, the other people in the cabinet are mediocre in ability, but they are better at serving their duties with sincerity. After the split of Donglin, although they are a little bit hilly, they are not too much. On the contrary, His Majesty has selected a few new bachelors with very strong abilities. Especially Zhu Xieyuan and Bi Ziyan, if Xu Guangqi leaves, the chief assistant should be chosen from them."

After half an hour of nagging, Li Ruhua was old, experienced, and had a unique vision. He had a deep understanding of everyone in the cabinet. Just like this, he talked about each one one by one and what advantages they had. The shortcomings, what things are suitable for and what things are not suitable for, are explained in great detail.

"Haha, let your majesty listen to me, an old man, nagging here." Li Ruhua wiped the uncontrollable liquid from the corners of his eyes, looking a little sad.

"What Aiqing said is such a good thing. How can I get bored? I wish everyone could nag like Aiqing." Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, his voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of waking up the person who was about to fall asleep.

"Your Majesty is a genius, the only one I have seen in this court. I'm afraid it's Tai Cheng's second ancestor who is resurrected, so your Majesty will not hesitate to make more concessions. Although your Majesty is young, he is well versed in the ways of strategy and checks and balances. I have nothing to teach you." But, the old minister finally has one more piece of advice, I hope your majesty will listen to it." Li Ruhua looked deeply at Zhu Yuxi, gritted his teeth and said.

"My dear, please speak." Zhu Youxiao listened attentively.

"For businessmen, your Majesty can use them, but you cannot rely on them to help them. Businessmen pursue profit and have no loyalty. You will have no mercy, and your Majesty must remember that you cannot govern the country like businessmen. Although Confucianism is just a fig leaf, it is precisely because of this cloth that

Only then can we be called human beings, and only then can there be justice and warmth in the world."

Li Ruhua's words immediately stunned Zhu Youxiao. Although his words were somewhat inaccurate, they were only due to the limitations of the times. His meaning was very clear. Pure capitalism is a beast. The beast is

It cannot be let go. If it were not for the emergence and stimulation of communist theory and the continuous improvement of capitalism in later generations, the Third World War would have started long ago.

Although Li Ruhua did not see that far, he used his decades of political experience to draw the correct conclusion and warned the emperor accordingly.

"I know, I will never let merchants get out of control, and merchants will not become the mainstream of the empire." Zhu Youxiao nodded sincerely and solemnly.

"That's it, I'm relieved." Seeing that the emperor had listened to his advice, Li Ruhua smiled happily, and then took out a memorial from his arms.

"This is the experience of a junior who has joined His Majesty's New Deal for a year. He has not had the opportunity to meet you, so I entrusted this veteran to pass it on to Your Majesty for correction." After saying this, Li Ruhua blinked his cloudy eyes, gave a rogue smile, and said directly

He walked a few steps and forced the memorial into Zhu Youxiao's hands.

"You're such a pervert." Zhu Youxiao was stunned by his actions, and then laughed and cursed.

Some things don’t need to be said clearly, just like Confucianism is a fig leaf. When you put this layer of cloth over it, there will be warmth, but when you peel it off, it will be naked and bloody. Li Ruhua’s actions are just to find a way to protect the political legacy he left behind.

As a successor, after so many years of being in the officialdom, he always has some old relatives and friends. He doesn't expect these people to go very high, but at least he has to start well and end well.

And recommending someone before leaving at this time is undoubtedly telling the emperor that this is my future leader. I hope that your majesty will take care of him for the sake of the veteran minister's hard work.

Li Ruhua was going to die anyway, so he didn't care. He just looked at the emperor with a smile and opened the memorial.

The name at the beginning made Zhu Youxiao stunned - "On the Importance of Ryukyu, Ryukyu Kingdom, and Japan". Looking at the author again, there is another very familiar name - Quanzhou Hong Chengchou.

The title and name aroused Zhu Youxiao's interest, and he read it with great interest. The more he read, the more frightened Zhu Youxiao was. Although everything written throughout the article seemed simple to him, it was the Ming Dynasty.

The entire article revolves around one center - sea power, and also mentions the role of the first island chain of Japan, Ryukyu and Taiwan.

What I said is still on the front line, but it is very rare to have this understanding in this era.

"Not bad, really good. The person chosen by the first assistant is good." Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but praise.

"Haha, I'll be relieved if your majesty says it's good. To be honest, I can't understand it. When I handed it over, I was afraid that your majesty would scold me for messing around. It's good if it's good. It's good if it's good." Li Ruhua said, with the light in his eyes.

It gradually dimmed, and the spirit of laughter was no longer there.

He kept mumbling that it was good, and the others slowly walked out.

"Liu Ruoyu, send me off to Mr. Ge." Zhu Youxiao looked worried and hurriedly asked Liu Ruoyu to follow him.

"Yes." Liu Ruoyu agreed and quickly followed.

"Hong Chengchou, that's interesting. Since you can get through Li Ruhua's path, what if I give you a chance?" Zhu Youxiao groped his chin with an inscrutable look on his face.

Hong Chengchou was leaning in the carriage, replaying in his mind the scene that Li Ruhua described to him after he came back. Although he had not experienced it personally, he could still imagine the emperor's strange and unpredictable smile.

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