Chapter 79 Chapter 15 Northern Kingdom Yao and Shun

Jin Shizong Wanyanyong was the fifth emperor of the Jin Kingdom.He has been in power for twenty-nine years, with clear politics, economic development, social stability, and people living and working in peace and contentment.Moreover, Jin Shizong himself has both morality and ability, he is modest and frugal, and he is a benevolent and righteous king who enjoys the reputation of "Little Yao and Shun".Then, how does this most virtuous king and lord in the history of the Kingdom of Jin govern the country? Emperor Sejong lived a simple life and was lenient in government.He said more than once: "I have tried to think to myself, how can I be free from faults, and I will not correct my faults, but I can correct my faults, and I am almost innocent. I am very happy to promote civil engineering, and I will not do it again from now on. "("The Second Chronicle of King Sejong") I often reflect on myself, people are not sages, how could there be no fault?It doesn't matter if there is something wrong that can be corrected, the most terrible thing is that something wrong can not be corrected.The emperor often asked Taiwan officials to advise him.This is your duty. I will not read flattering articles and flattering memorials in the future. Your duty is to criticize my faults. I give you wages to let you give your opinions. You praise me every day, emperor Shengming, minister If the crime deserves to be punished, then I will really punish you.The main minister is straight, and the ministers have remonstrated one after another, and the emperor is more able to correct his mistakes.Therefore, in Sejong's reign, the government was very clear.

Sejong was very good at employing people. Whether it was the old ministers who followed him in Liaoyang, Tokyo, the old ministers of Hailing, or the clan who were rejected by Hailing, they were appointed on merit.Shang Shuling Zhang Hao was the prime minister during the Hailing period, and he was still used in the Sejong Dynasty.Sejong told him that it was impossible for you to be the prime minister during the Zhenglong period without fault. King Hailing acted perversely, and you, as the prime minister, did not correct him.In fact, Zhang Hao can't correct it, Hailing is self-willed, uncle, uncle, brother, whoever catches and kills, I am a person with two surnames, correct him?My brain is gone.The emperor said that although you were at fault, "you have been in the province for more than ten years and have mastered government affairs, so you should use you as your prime minister again. You should encourage yourself and not disappoint me" ("Jin Shi Zhang Hao Biography").You have been in Shangshu Province for more than ten years, and you are very good at governing the country and can assist me, so I still use you as a ministerial order. I hope you will be loyal to me and help me govern the country well.