"However, feelings exist in the present and ancient times, and the seasons are coming one after another, and the name of the policy is listed, or it is a great gift." The old book of the Tang Dynasty, Taizong Ji,
"Song Gong promised to be a minister tomorrow morning. In addition to self-recommendation, he will also recommend other people to your Majesty to participate in the Taixue meeting." Ma Yu left Song Hong's home and returned to Ma Rixi's house before the curfew. He added: "
Song Gong said that Ming Gong treated him very kindly, and it was all thanks to Ming Gong's kindness for more than a year. If there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely reward him."
Ma Rixi, dressed in brocade clothes, rubbed his sore eyes under the light and asked casually: "Then what did you say?"
"I would like to say that this is an important matter that is beneficial to the study of Confucian classics. We should contribute our efforts. We dare not accept thanks or pay."
"You are avoiding the truth and pretending to be false." Ma Rixi blurted out without even thinking about it: "It's safe to say that. After all, Song Hong is a relative. On the surface, it's better for us to have less to do with him.
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"I promise, I just don't understand very well. This time, Duke Ming not only returned to the Central Government, but also assumed great power. By recommending great Confucian scholars to participate in the discussion of Confucian classics, in order to become famous, they will be grateful afterwards. By then, Duke Ming's reputation will increase. Why?
Let Song Hong teach you?" Ma Yu asked in confusion.
A smug smile appeared on Ma Rixi's face. Although this was Shisun Rui's suggestion, no one else knew about the secret conversation in the palace that day. They thought it was based on the consensus between the two of them, so
Many people praised Ma Rixi and Sun Rui for their righteousness and high integrity.
Facing the admiration of everyone, Ma Rixi was complacent and did not say anything. He nodded and said: "You only see the benefits of recommending Confucian scholars to us. Have you ever thought about the disadvantages? The country likes the rhetoric of Jinwen Jing.
, we will naturally lean toward which side. If we recommend our opponents this time, wouldn’t we be working against the country again?”
He claimed that this was a mature way to protect himself, but Ma Yu disagreed: "This is not an incident, but a dispute between ethics and justice. Ming Gong must also know how important this meeting is, how can he sit back and watch? Moreover, Ming Gong
A few days ago, didn’t you resist His Majesty in the name of justice?”
"How can this be confused with the same thing?" Ma Rixi's face was a little confused. Although Ma Yu was witty, he was a little less prudent and comprehensive in handling things: "Some things cannot be pushed too far. Have you forgotten about the Wannian Order? Wan Nian Ling."
After Nian Ling's death, His Majesty issued a letter of precepts to reprimand Lord Zuofeng Yilu. Do you think this is just a routine pursuit of accountability?"
Lu Xu was from Pinling, Fufeng, and his descendants were all worth two thousand stones for three generations. He was Zuo Fengyi who was recommended by Ma Rixi. He was killed for dereliction of duty under the Ten Thousand Years Order. As a superior, he had no shirk. It was originally just a routine warning.
From the perspective of others, it is undoubtedly a knock on the mountain and a shock to the tiger.
"Is your Majesty trying to knock Ming Gong?" Ma Yu then thought and denied, "That's not right. Your Majesty also asked Fu Xun to rewrite the examination method and ordered all the county officials to come to Beijing to discuss matters. It seems that he wanted to use the name of rectifying the officialdom.
Revenge against Ming Gong?"
Ma Rixi sighed quietly: "I am worried about this, so I don't dare to show up here, so I have to borrow Song Hong's hand to benefit myself."
"A few days ago, Jia Xu heard that his mother had died and was crying at home. Song Gong couldn't bear it and went out to pay a visit. Later, His Majesty found out that he did not live in Qili, but instead lived in Jiadi, Beique, making friends with dignitaries, so he complained casually.
A few words." A trace of disdain flashed across Ma Yu's eyes, and he said softly: "For the sake of being favored by the Song nobleman, Mu Shun of Xiaohuangmen specially asked someone to come out of the palace to remind him, otherwise he would still live in Beique Jiadi.
Well. This person is not as ambitious as we are, so we should be careful not to overtake him."
"The Song family can only rely on women." Ma Rixi sneered. Now that the Guandong scholars have been buried, Dong Cheng himself is a relative. If Ma Rixi doesn't find a way, he will be able to get close to the emperor when he grows up.
If the woman becomes a woman, wouldn't he lose the opportunity? If he hadn't thought that Song Hong might have the opportunity to rise to prominence through the capital of Song Dynasty in the future, how could he have condescended to marry her in advance?
Thinking of this, he said: "Although Song Hong comes from a famous family, he is too utilitarian and has no talent, so there is nothing to worry about."
"It's best to let him talk about this matter. Firstly, we can see what His Majesty's attitude is, and secondly, we can also use this to see how important Song Hong is in His Majesty's heart. Even if he offends His Majesty, for the sake of your Majesty Song,
Nothing will happen to him." Ma Rixi thought carefully and said slowly: "Your Majesty wants to rectify us with officialdom. Even if a few useless branches are eliminated, it can be regarded as clearing up the accumulated shortcomings for me. As long as
If Zheng Jun and his friends are victorious, I can help Zheng Jun and his gang, and it won't be a loss if the bad ones are eliminated and the good ones are made better."
"But I think Mr. Zheng seems to have other thoughts, and he may not really be helping us." Speaking of Zheng Xuan, Ma Yu seemed to have thought of something: "Mr. Zheng has never been interested in fame and fortune, and the imperial court has never recruited him this time. So,
Kong Wenju came just as he said, but based on the little friendship Kong Wenju showed towards him, I'm afraid this doesn't make sense."
"It is said that Lu Junlin sent him a letter before he left, asking him to help the country. Pei Mao can also prove this. He wrote this letter on his behalf." Ma Rixi said disapprovingly: "Zheng
You and Master Lu Jun come from the same sect, and they are also my disciples of the Ma family. They have a deep friendship. After coming to court, if you don't help me, who can you help?"
Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi were both disciples of the great Confucian Ma Rong, and Ma Rixi was a grandson of Ma Rong. Counting Zheng Xuan and others together with Ma Rixi, they could be regarded as uncles and nephews. Ma Rixi also believed in Zheng Xuan.
After Chang'an, I had nothing to rely on and had no choice but to surrender to him, so I never believed that Zheng Xuan had any small thoughts.
Ma Yu, on the other hand, was a little more cunning than Ma Rixi, and his intuition told him that Zheng Xuan had no good intentions, but he couldn't find a reason at the moment, so he had to ask: "Does Mr. Ming know what Mr. Lu wrote in his letter?"
Ma Rixi glanced at Ma Yu, shook his head and said, "If Mr. Zheng doesn't tell you about the private letters, how can I get them? I won't ask Pei Mao."
"Since you don't know, you should be even more careful about Mr. Zheng's intentions. Who knows if they will take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble." Ma Yu said with a vigilant look, "Mr. Zheng is not only a mentor to Mr. Ma.
He worshiped many people! The Fifth Duke of Jingzhao and Duke Zhang of Dongjun were both his mentors."
"Otherwise, how can Mr. Zheng be famous all over the world? This is a true pure Confucian. Although there are gaps in his heart, he always acts upright and is not the kind of person who plays tricks. If anything happens to him, it is between him and Mr. Lu.
I will definitely not plot against my private affairs because of this. Furthermore, this is a major event in Confucian classics. Even if Zheng Jun has studied Jinwen, he is just trying to use his spear to attack his shield. He will not be confused.
"What's the matter?" Seeing Ma Yu open his mouth to speak, Ma Rixi waved his hands impatiently and said, "You don't need to say any more, I believe in Mr. Zheng."
"Jinnuo." Ma Yu sighed silently in his heart. He also knew that this was an empty talk, and it was normal for the other party not to believe him. But seeing that Ma Rixi had a firm attitude and had great trust in Zheng Xuan, he didn't know why.
I was a little nervous.
Now think about it, in addition to Ma Rixi himself being a great Confucian, there were also many great Confucians gathered around him at this time, such as the servant Cai Yong of Lantai Ling Shi who was studying in Tianlu Pavilion, the imperial teacher Zhao Qi and the Taizhong doctor
Zheng Xuan, all of them are well-known celebrities, not to mention that he has a large group of disciples and disciples behind him. Even Wang Yun probably did not have such a reputation among Confucian scholars at the time.
Considering Ma Rixi's current power, how can His Majesty still tolerate him until now?
Ma Yu was suddenly startled by the thoughts in his mind, and he quickly put the thought behind him. But he still couldn't help but think, although Ma Rixi is powerful now, he is not domineering, and there is nothing wrong with him.
The emperor could only take advantage of this opportunity to rectify the administration of officials, and could not catch Ma Rixi's loopholes. But if he was really cruel, with the emperor's skills, it would not stop there? 11