"Those who know the truth will have a reputation that will not be destroyed, so they will be known to future generations." [Warring States Policy·Yan Policy 2]
"Your Majesty..." After Shisun Rui heard the lyrics and melody clearly, he knelt on the ground and burst into tears. The tune was "Difficulty on the Road" from Yuefu. Although he had never heard the words, it should have been composed by the emperor himself, but
The meaning is very clear. It roughly tells the story of King Yan Zhao's courtesy to his virtuous subordinates, the monarch and his ministers getting along well with each other, and achieving great achievements.
But he felt that this was a satire that he was not as good as the wise men in the poem. Faced with the king's humbly asking for advice, he did not know how to repay, but he still acted coyly.
The emperor wants to be a wise king, but it is a pity that wise men like Shisun Rui still mince words and hide their words. When Shisun Rui was feeling ashamed, the emperor's humming voice became quieter and quieter. He originally planned to sing Li Bai's song
After memorizing the poem, I found that I had forgotten the words.
When he was embarrassed, he saw the scholar Sun Rui lying on the ground. After knowing that the expected effect was achieved, he sighed: "Now is a critical moment. If you are not careful, the country will be in danger of overthrowing. I want to treat the virtuous minister with courtesy, my dear
You exercise authority, but why don’t I trust you?”
As soon as he said this, Shisun Rui trembled, as if he was also moved by the emperor's words.
The emperor continued: "I know that you have always had prejudices against me. Wang Situ is not bad in nature, but he is a bit stubborn. He killed Dong Zhuo, and his contribution was to the country, but I chose to go against him. Compared with him
, I really look like a person who doesn’t care about the country and only wants to monopolize power. If what I do is not beneficial to the court, you must have already regarded me as a coward, so how can you really help me?"
"I am guilty...I have no face to show kindness to Your Majesty..." Shisun Rui said with a cry, and he lay down and refused to get up, his voice was mournful.
As the emperor said, he did have a great misunderstanding of the emperor. As the emperor said, he did think that the emperor only cared about personal administration and ignored Wang Yun's loyalty, but later Wang Yun gradually revealed his tyranny and surrender
Sun Rui distinguished between right and wrong, and thus truly surrendered to the emperor.
Before that, whether the emperor wanted to use Shisun Rui's influence to counter Wang Yun in Shangshutai, or for other actions, Shisun Rui always pushed the envelope and did not help the emperor sincerely. Now the emperor speaks from the bottom of his heart.
After saying these words, Shisun Rui no longer dared to hide it and cried heartbrokenly.
Wang Yun is really disappointing these days. It is precisely because of this that Shisun Ruicai followed suit from the beginning and gradually began to sincerely support the emperor. Unfortunately, both sides seemed to have a grudge. Fortunately, the emperor was enlightened and said it directly, otherwise he would not have known what to do.
What a fuss.
At this time, the carriage stopped. Liu Zhang reined in his horse and got out of the carriage. Mu Shun also came to the carriage and said, "Your Majesty, Bailiang Terrace has arrived."
"Yes." The emperor replied and looked at Shisun Rui. At this time, Shisun Rui had already sat up with tears on his face and his eyes were red. "Get your bearings in order and don't let anyone look at you after you get off the car.
What happened? Don’t mention the past. From now on, I will still rely on you for many things."
"I promise." After saying this, Shi Sunrui wiped away the tears with his sleeves, arranged his clothes, and got out of the car.
Mu Shun's sharp eyes saw something was wrong with Shisun Rui's expression at just one glance. Before he could think about it, he reached out to help the emperor get out of the car: "Just now, an insider came to report that it was Taiwei Ma.
Rixi asks for an audience."
The emperor nodded and was about to ask Ma Rixi to come to Bailiang Terrace to see him. However, he saw Mu Shun looking like he was hesitating to speak and asked, "What else is there?"
"And..." Mu Shun said angrily: "I heard that the servant went to Tingwei Prison to prepare for the transfer of Cai Yong, but he was stopped by Tingwei Xuanfan and his people. Now two groups of people are at the gate of Tingwei Prison.
In confrontation, no one can change anyone."
"What a courage!" Although the court official Xuanfan was not from Liangzhou, he was a lackey of Dong Zhuo. He once impeached many ministers under Dong Zhuo's instruction. After Dong Zhuo's death, he saw the opportunity quickly and immediately joined Wang Yun's family. Now he dares to stop him.
Zhao Wen, the envoy representing the emperor, must have been instructed by Wang Yun.
The emperor was extremely angry. He really didn't expect Wang Yun's people would dare to be so tough: "Zhao Wen has an imperial edict and is disciplined. Why should he stop him?"
"It is said that the court official thought that the Huangmen North Temple Prison was a place where eunuchs were imprisoned. As a scholar-official, Cai Yong should not have stooped to any place. This is inconsistent with etiquette. I hope your majesty will take back his order."
"Okay, okay. Once Dong Zhuo died, all the ministers became stronger." The emperor smiled angrily. Zhao Wen followed the imperial edict and declared his order. According to the rules, he would be accompanied by Yu Linlang. He could use force to force his way in.
So no, are you just trying to push things along and make things worse?
This was exactly in line with the emperor's original intention. Forcibly rescuing Cai Yong would have no benefit except that he and Wang Yun would completely break up, fight to the death, and make others laugh.
Instead of doing this, it is better to just show off and show the emperor's willingness to forgive Cai Yong. The rest is the turn of those who are really eager to rescue Cai Yong to achieve their own goals.
The Bailiang Terrace is tens of feet high and is located on the west side of Weiyang Palace, close to the palace wall. Its origin can be traced back to the period of Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the treasury was in surplus and there was so much property accumulated that there was no place to store it, so the Bailiang Terrace was built.
The construction of the platform was used to demonstrate wealth and strength and pursue immortality.
From the Bailiang Terrace, you can have an unobstructed view of Shanglin Garden and Jianzhang Palace to the west, you can overlook Kunming Pool and Cangchi Pool to the southwest and south, and you can see the front hall of Weiyang Palace and other architectural complexes in the southeast.
You can also go east and north to inspect the residential areas of Chang'anfang.
This platform is located in a commanding position and is in a unique position. Unfortunately, it suffered a fire not long after it was built, and all kinds of buildings with cedar beams were burned. Later, it experienced wars, and only the ruins and the northwest corner were left.
A dew-bearing copper pillar stands in the setting sun.
The group of people walked to the west of Bailiang Terrace, and the sun was gradually moving westward. There were weeds and weeds growing everywhere in Shanglin Garden. The emperor could vaguely see the dilapidated palace buildings covered by the wanton growth of plants, but he couldn't.
Do you know which one is Fuli Palace, which is full of exotic flowers and fruits, and which one is Jianzhang Palace, where thousands of households live?
The large and small ponds scattered like stars in Shanglin Garden reflect a bright golden light in the sun, like pieces of molten gold inlaid on the ground.
The largest one is the Kunming Pool with an area of 325 hectares. The emperor and others stood on the cylindrical platform and looked at the Kunming Pool from a distance. They saw the golden light on the pool, the sparkling waves, the Yuzhang Terrace in the pool and the three-foot-long Yuzhang Terrace in the pool.
The long stone whale floats on the water, like a fairyland.
The cool lake breeze blows from Kunming Pool to the Bailiang Terrace, making people's clothes flutter and feeling relaxed and happy.
When the emperor saw such a moving scenery for the first time, he couldn't help but be moved and said with emotion: "Although it is a relic, future generations can still recall the grand occasion of that time by looking at it."