Zhao Si laughed and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, you will have plenty of opportunities in the future."
Tan Shiji also realized his rashness, and quickly raised his hands and said: "I have lost my temper, your Majesty, please forgive me."
Zhao waved his hand disapprovingly and continued to ask, "Yancheng, what do you think is the purpose of my military and political reforms?"
When Cai Bian heard this question, he couldn't help but take a breath. This topic is a bit big and difficult to answer.
Tan Shiji thought for a while and replied: "Wei Chen feels that your Majesty's military reform is to prepare for political reform, but political reform is to prepare for economic reform."
As soon as he said this, Cai Bian's expression changed. Before he could speak, Zhao Si raised his head and laughed. The laughter was loud and echoed in Dongyu's study.
Cai Bian raised his eyebrows a few times, and his cunning eyes finally revealed a smile.
"Yes, military reform is the foundation of everything! And political reform is preparing for economic reform. I am very happy that you can realize this." At this point, Zhao Si turned to Cai Bian and said with a smile: "Yuan
Mr. Du, you have a keen eye for talents and you were able to find Tan Yancheng among hundreds of secretaries. He suits my temperament very well."
"Bangcheng, you stay in Dongyu's study and become a school clerk. You keep silent and speak little, but if you have something to say, don't keep it in your heart. Speak it out. I want not only your hands, but also your brain.
"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tan Shiji responded.
"I give you the first task, to prepare a few articles."
"Please give your Majesty's orders."
"Mr. Yichuan has been very active recently. 'Preserve the principles of nature and destroy human desires' has a great influence among scholars. Refute it!"
"Your Majesty," Tan Shiji was silent for a while and then asked in a deep voice, "I would like to know your Majesty's views on this point."
Zhao Si and Cai Bian both showed approval.
Smart! This is the responsibility of the head of the Dongyu Study Room. Your opinion is not important, the key is the official opinion. What you have to do is to write brilliantly and create a series of heroic articles around this opinion.
"'Preserving nature's principles and destroying human desires', in my opinion, means suppressing human nature, accepting ethics and morality, keeping oneself in peace, and being an obedient people. But now the Song Dynasty needs obedient people, not ignorant people. I want to create a country that surpasses the Han and Tang Dynasties
The establishment of a truly prosperous age in the Song Dynasty required the hard work and wisdom of hundreds of millions of people in the Song Dynasty."
Tan Shiji asked, "Your Majesty, is it a creation?"
Zhao Si admired in his heart, this Tan Shiji was really smart, he could get to the point with just one word.
"Yes, creation. What I mean by creation is to think of and do things that have never been done before. For example, create miracles!"
"Create a miracle?!" Tan Shiji muttered, with Cai Bian beside him, his mind churning.
"Let me say one more thing, 'The reason why we are born is that we are hungry and want to be full, we are cold and want to be warm, and we are tired and want to rest.' This is human nature, and it is hard to get rid of it."
Tan Shiji thought silently for a while and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, Sima Wen Gong once wrote in a memorial to the late emperor of the temple, 'Those who serve the country should praise the gentlemen with justice and please the villain with benefits.'
I feel something is wrong. I just heard His Majesty’s words and suddenly realized it.”
"A gentleman only praises righteousness, but benefits are more pleasing to the villain. If you value righteousness but ignore profits, wouldn't it mean that the gentleman is poor and the villain is rich? If this continues, who will still be a gentleman? Everyone will be scrambling to be a villain. Zigong redeems
If a person does not take gold, Confucius said, "If you take the gold, you will not harm your behavior; if you do not take the gold, you will not redeem the person."; When Zilu saved someone, the man worshiped it with an ox, and Zilu accepted it. Confucius said: "
The people of Lu must save their lives.' Confucius' principles are similar to His Majesty's ideas."
"That's right, righteousness and profit are not contradictory! Master Kong traveled around the world. If Zigong hadn't managed the business well and provided constant supply, Master Kong and his disciples would have formed a group to beg from the countries instead of traveling around the countries."
Zhao Si continued.
"'Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.' Don't force others to like what you don't like. Similarly, 'Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.' Don't force others to like what you like. Others you like
But you don't like it, and others like it when you don't like it. Such people are immoral. This is even more domineering than me, a ninety-five-year-old person!"
Tan Shiji stood up and bowed deeply, "Your Majesty, I understand. Humanity comes first, and only then can there be natural principles. It is not that there are only natural principles without human nature."
"What Yancheng said is extremely good!" Zhao Si turned to Cai Bian and said with satisfaction: "Mr. Yuandu, you have found a good school clerk for me!"
"This is what I should do." Cai Bian replied respectfully.
A chamberlain came in to report.
"Officials, the Confidential Bureau has sent an urgent memorial."
"Bring it in."
Zhao Si took the memorial and after reading it, his face turned slightly pale, showing a faint look of sullenness.
"These guys can't wait to start fighting among themselves before the external troubles are eliminated. I have just won an initial victory in the battle with the foreign enemies, but now they want to force me to turn around and clean up the internal troubles."
Zhao Si sighed, handed the memorial to Cai Bian, and ordered: "You two should take a look."
After Cai Bian read it, a complicated expression flashed across his face.
"These people are still thinking about the dispute between the old and the new parties."
Zhao Si said coldly: "These people are wrong! In my court, there is no distinction between the old and the new parties. The Huanghuang Palace is the place to discuss military and state affairs and decide the prosperity of the people, the prosperity of the country, and the destiny of the nation. They are not the place.
A place where intrigues and fights are fought for one’s own ideas!”
"Your Majesty, when fighting foreign affairs, we must first pacify the interior. The Song Dynasty, Northern Liao Dynasty, and Xixia are in peace talks. It is better to take advantage of this opportunity to unify our thoughts as your Majesty said before."
Zhao Si's eyes were fixed on Tan Shiji, which made his back numb and cold sweat broke out unknowingly.
"Yancheng's intention is to take this opportunity to clear things up."
Tan Shiji bent down and bowed his head, and replied respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhao Si thought for a while, then turned to Cai Bian and asked: "Mr. Yuandu, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, officials should not be punished for what they say. Although Your Majesty's new system requires officials to be truthful in their words and abide by the laws and regulations, the new legal system has not yet been implemented. How can we judge crimes? Moreover, the peace agreement has not been concluded, and the war is pending.
If it is not solved, it is not appropriate to engage in a major war."
Zhao Si narrowed his eyes slightly and asked again, "Mr. Yuandu, it's not that I want to start a war, it's these people who want to start a war. You see, the people they impeached go straight to the point, to disrupt my political reform plan. They do the same.
Smart people must have some scruples when they see that I am advocating for peace. Then they start to act unscrupulously."
Cai Bian thought silently for a while, "I feel that even if this is the case, it is better to start another big storm and cover up the troubles of those people!"
"Trouble with those bald donkeys?"
"For more than a month, many newspapers have followed up and reported on the scandalous behavior of monks in Pani Temple, Prajna Temple, Jueze Temple and other temples inside and outside Kaifeng City, which has caused huge repercussions. At the same time, they also focused on reporting on Woyun Temple in Lutai Mountain, Hedong
He did not accept money, only received gifts, and practiced hard with a pure heart."
"In particular, twelve monks from his temple walked eight hundred miles, asked for alms along the way, and went to Mount Wutai to worship Manjushri Bodhisattva without asking for help or staying overnight. They went to Mount Wutai to worship Manjusri Bodhisattva. This attracted praise from people inside and outside the capital, saying that these are the real monks.
One positive and one negative, and the heat is almost ready."
Zhao Si nodded and said to Tan Shiji: "Yan Cheng is talented and capable, but he lacks understanding and sophistication. Study hard with Mr. Yuandu. Once you understand the truth, he will be even more powerful to you."
Tan Shiji stood up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "I would like to obey your Majesty's instructions."
After speaking, he turned to Cai Bian and said respectfully: "Please give me more advice, Mr. Cai."
"Alright, my dear companion, send the two of you off for me. Jia Xiang, go and invite Zhang Gong, Xuan Ming and Cao Liulang."
"Here!"
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