Short video: Shocking the world

【“Today, let’s enter the emperor’s perspective and find out the reasons behind this.”】

【“You are an emperor who won the throne with difficulty among the princes.”】

This sentence resonates with many emperors in history.

【“You have your own ideas and talents. Your goal in this life is to be a good emperor who will be remembered for thousands of years.”】

“I also set this as my goal when I first ascended the throne!”

“Only after becoming an emperor do you know that being an emperor is difficult!”

【“So you diligently go to court and review memorials every day, but you are young and inexperienced after all, so you have to ask the old ministers left by your father for advice on many things.”

【“You just ascended the throne, and your appeal is not enough at this time. In many political affairs, the old ministers are more useful than you, the emperor, which makes you vaguely unhappy.”

“How can this be an old minister? It’s clearly a powerful minister!”

“Just watch, this old minister will become more and more arrogant!”

【“But no There is no way. Everyone has to go through a process of tempering. Gradually, you find that this old minister is a bit too controlling. "】

【"He controls where you go. You like a minister's proposal and are about to approve it, but this old minister disagrees. "】

【"Later, when you want to take a new concubine, he will control it. He insists that the woman is not of high birth and is not worthy of you, and he forces you to take one of his relatives. "】

【"You see, this girl is not pleasing to the eye, but you have to pretend to like her very much on the surface, otherwise this old minister will be unhappy, and if he is unhappy, he will not work well for you. "】

"I feel more and more familiar!"

Many emperors think of the powerful ministers they have overthrown. Which one is not the old minister left by the previous emperor? Which one does not bully the new emperor by relying on his qualifications?

【“You noticed that something was wrong with the old minister, so you kept an eye on him, quietly cultivated your own confidants, and investigated this old minister privately.”】

【“You didn’t know until you investigated, and you were shocked. This old minister pretended to be loyal on the surface, but privately boasted to others that he was half a teacher of the emperor, so he formed a clique for personal gain and promoted the ministers who gave gifts.”】

“This old minister is gradually heading towards a dead end!”

“There are many such so-called old ministers in history. There are many smart people among them who did not do so much. After getting enough benefits, they chose to retire bravely and retired peacefully.”

【“This old minister has a lot of experience. As a result, the ministers are more loyal to him.”】

【“While you work hard to improve your work ability, you also find ways to help Officials who hold a grudge against this old minister are the loyal ministers you want. ”]

“So this is the loyal minister in the emperor’s heart!”

“Who can tell the difference between the so-called loyal ministers and treacherous ministers? As long as you can work for the emperor and overthrow the treacherous ministers in the emperor’s heart, you are a great loyal minister!”

[“You deliberately turned a blind eye to the old minister’s acceptance of bribes, condoned his relatives to occupy fertile land, and acquiesced to his eradication of dissidents in the court.”

[“But your loyal ministers have listed the old minister’s crimes one by one, and each one has solid evidence. This is flattery.”

Seeing this, many old ministers and powerful officials in the past dynasties began to recall what they had done and recalled the emperor’s attitude towards them. Some people had cold sweat on their foreheads.

【"While you were recuperating, the loyal minister told you that the time had come."】

【"So you chose a dark and windy night, tricked him into the palace, and had the guards avoid outside eyes and bring him to justice."】

【"Then you asked the loyal minister to take the lead in loudly announcing dozens of crimes of the old minister at the court meeting, and sentenced him to death if he was guilty, just to let all the court officials know that the emperor knew everything they had done, and the ministers had to be humble and behave themselves."】

【"In the end, although you quickly let this old minister take control of the government, you did not order him to be killed, but imprisoned him for life. This was to consider the overall situation and establish a reputation for you to be virtuous and tolerant."】

【"Now that a big stone in your heart has finally been put down, and you are sitting comfortably on the throne, I will do it for you. The loyal minister who did things for you was promoted, and everything went smoothly in the court. You felt that your meals were delicious every day."]

【"But one day you suddenly found that the ministers under you were like the lack of a leader who could not do the work, and they slowly gathered around your loyal minister."]

"Is the emperor's loyal minister going to change?"

【"This loyal minister is also very smart. He does things carefully and does not show his true colors. He is very respectful every time he faces you."]

【"The last old minister wished that he was the most powerful in the world, but the loyal minister belittled himself and often said that everything he did was a slave for his master."]

"Slave? A spineless thing! This loyal minister is a traitor! The traitor looks like a loyal one!"

"I should have learned it from the Qing demon!"

【"You gradually realized that this is the change of the court.According to the law of development, ministers interpret the emperor's intentions every day. The minister you value most is the one who understands you the most. He interprets you the best, and others will naturally follow suit. "]

【"After get off work, you sit under the lamp and think about it. With counterexamples in front of you, there is no guarantee that loyal ministers will not become like old ministers. Do you want to kill this loyal minister who you promoted and did a lot for you just like you killed the old minister?"]

【"After killing this one, the next loyal minister will also become a powerful minister and a treacherous minister. Will you continue to kill him?"]

【"If you keep killing like this, when will it end?"]

【"Will anyone in the court be willing to work by then?"]

"The fact that he can think of these questions shows that the emperor has understood the art of being an emperor. ”

【“So you secretly observed and found that although this loyal minister had his own followers, he could do good things for you. He was greedy, but the money he received was not excessive. So you turned a blind eye and saved these indulgences because you knew that these would be rewarded one day. ”】

“This emperor is not a good person either!”

“You don’t understand! For the stability of imperial power and the peace of the world, the emperor generally does this. This is the art of controlling his subordinates!”

“I think this loyal minister is the biggest traitor!”

【“In previous years, when the enemy invaded the border, you sent the most capable generals. This battle lasted for several years, and the treasury was about to be emptied. When your general returned victorious, you immediately promoted him.”

【“But this general was proud of his merits and gradually became presumptuous. He did not attend court on time, treated officials of the same level as his subordinates, and even arranged jobs for his relatives’ children in the court. ”】

【“You scolded him several times, but the general didn’t take it seriously. This is because you are too successful and the lord doesn’t take you seriously anymore.”】

“Nian Gengyao?”

“This general is ready to die!”

“Being too successful and the lord is already dangerous, how dare he be so arrogant? Who gave him the courage? Does he think his achievements are his life-saving talisman? Or does he still control the army?”