The history of human development is a history of constantly summarizing experiences and lessons. This is the law of historical development, and it is also what the Han Dynasty followed.
The Han family has a long history, and what they are best at is summarizing experience and lessons.
This has almost become the "magic weapon" of the Han civilization. Problems were found and solved through constant summarization of lessons, such as abolishing the fiefdoms of vassal kings in the feudal system to the greatest extent, and restricting the rights in their hands by cutting vassals.
Worried about military generals usurping power and wearing yellow robes, they used civility to control military force; worried about repeating the same mistakes and eunuchs interfering in politics, they put many "shackles" on the eunuchs; worried about the chaos in the harem, they restricted the rights of the harem, etc.
Ye An has longer "historical experience", more "cases", and a more comprehensive summary and analysis.
No one except Qin Mumu knew this.
Zishantang's brief silence was broken by laughter. Chen Lin burst out laughing and said, "Ye Shidu, you are the most arrogant young man I have ever seen. You shouldn't be called arrogant.
Rather, you should say that you don’t know how high the sky is! Even the gentlemen of Zishantang and the learned scholars of the country dare not boast to Haikou, but you just say it casually, and you are really trying to poke a hole in the sky!"
Ye An smiled and said nothing, while Wang Yuan shook his head with an ugly face and said: "Young people shouldn't be so arrogant. The way of the emperor is the study of the emperor. How dare you say such arrogant words at your age?!"
Ye An looked at the little emperor covering his mouth and snickering, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "If you don't try it, how will you know if I have this ability? Sir, you can't kill me without teaching me!"
I didn't expect Ye An to be so insistent.
Wang Yuan and Zhao Zhen looked back at the side hall at the same time, and Chen Lin had already walked over quickly. He couldn't believe that Ye An's bold words did not anger Liu E.
In the side hall, Liu E sat quietly on the throne, one hand on the armrest of the throne to support her head, her mouth slightly open.
Although there were walls, doors and windows, she could hear every word of the conversation in Zishan Hall just now.
Lan Jizong was shocked and speechless. When he saw Chen Lin walking in, he whispered: "Your Majesty's arrogant and rebellious words are really too much, but after all, Ye Shidu is not a commoner of the Song Dynasty.
………”
"Is it too much?"
Liu E stretched out her hand to interrupt him, looked at Chen Lin and said: "Since he said so, let him give it a try and invite Mr. Yuan Bo to come and listen with me, and see what this boy's family education is like.
how!"
Chen Lin was slightly surprised. She looked at Lan Jizong, who was also stunned, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid if this matter spreads..."
"Who dares to spread the word?!"
Liu E's voice suddenly rose, and she stared at Lan Jizong and Chen Lin coldly and said: "Everything about Ye An is taboo in the palace. Anyone who dares to reveal anything will be punished by this palace!"
Now Liu E is very interested in Ye An's family education. She even thinks that this may be God's favor, which, like the auspiciousness offered by Ye An, will bring about changes in the Song Dynasty.
Of course, Liu E is not stupid. You will know whether Ye An is capable or not. Everyone can tell lies, but if he can do it, it will be extraordinary.
She knew that there was an element of gambling involved in doing this, but after all, it was an opportunity. She wanted to see if Ye An's family education was that good.
She is well versed in Confucianism and understands that Confucianism is excellent, but it also has shortcomings. Governing a country often relies on ability and experience, rather than the etiquette, rules, and knowledge contained in the Four Books and Five Classics.
The late emperor said at the beginning that Confucianism could teach good ministers, but it could not produce good kings, so he established the Zishan Hall during his lifetime to train officials.
It's a pity that the late emperor died early and did not teach the young officials the ways of governing the country and the ways of the emperor. As a woman, she could only supervise the country with the help of her husband and courtiers. As for governing the country, she was incomparable.
Belongs to the late God.
To this day, Liu E can still recall the grand occasion of the Xianping Reign. The Song Dynasty was different from what it is now, and it was those best years that gave the Song Dynasty the capital to fight against the Liao Dynasty.
At present, the Song Dynasty is "suspicious of the young master of the country", plus he has an extra "strong mother and young son" to listen to the government behind the curtain. There is a state of uneasiness in the court. If the Liao people go south again, the consequences will be disastrous!
Since Ye An dared to boast to Haikou that he could teach officials the ways of the emperor, then if he was really capable, it would not be difficult to entrust him with important tasks.
At the age of sixteen, Yan Shu was summoned by the late emperor to take the Zhongshu examination, and later he was transferred to Taichang Temple's minister of ceremony and the minister of Guanglu Temple. At present, Ye An has the merit of offering auspiciousness, and a dispatch officer who attends the bachelor's degree is nothing.
Wang Yuan was summoned by Chen Lin to the side hall of Zishan Hall. Only Ye An and Zhao Zhen were left in Zishan Hall.
Chen Lin and Lan Jizong were lying on the window sill with their buttocks sticking out. They were the most curious and worried. Who could believe that a sixteen-year-old boy was teaching the ways of an official and an emperor? This is not a big deal.
A joke?
But since the saint was so insistent, they did not dare to say anything. As for Wang Yuan, he sat on the brocade stool and did not dare to say a word.
After all, he was the one who recommended Ye An to Liu E to accompany him as a student, and he also thought that as an attendant, he could pass on his family knowledge to the Song Dynasty. However, he did not expect that Ye An would dare to tell the professor what the emperor knew.
Come.
He was quite frightened by Ye An's audacity.
Ye An randomly picked a seat and sat down. He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation and said to Zhao Zhen: "The official can sit wherever you want. Ye An's teaching is probably different from other teachers. I don't want the official to treat me as a teacher. That way."
It’s too old-fashioned and boring. It’s best if you can treat it as a friend, but if you can’t just treat it as a fool explaining historical facts, that’s fine!”
This was the first time Zhao Zhen saw such an opening. He looked at Ye An, who was only a few years older than him, and said with a smile: "You are different from Yan Shu. He is always polite and mature. Even when he is giving lectures to me as a bachelor, you are still
Meticulous, you...are somewhat willful and just for the sake of it."
Hearing what Zhao Zhen said, Ye An took a new look at the young emperor. He knew very well who Yan Shu was, and there were many jokes about this famous figure passed down through the ages.
The little emperor praised Yan Shu in this way, obviously to give himself a prestige. It seems that this "Emperor Renzong" is not so easy to get along with.
He smiled and said: "Scholar Yan is naturally knowledgeable and respectful. This is the duty of a minister. Ye An cannot compare with him. Ye An is not a Confucian minister. His knowledge is miscellaneous and he is good at learning from the strengths of others."
Seeing that his threat was easily resolved by Ye An and he was still promoting himself, Zhao Zhen pursed his lips and smiled and said: "It's really extraordinary. The eldest lady often says that capable people are often different from ordinary people. I hope you are not exaggerating."
The threat was obvious again. Ye An smiled and said: "This is how I started. Officials are emperors, but do you know what an emperor is?"
As soon as this question came out, Zhao Zhen suddenly changed his color, and his young face turned red. However, looking at Ye An's half-smiling expression and the lack of movement in the side hall behind him, he gritted his teeth and said: "The Emperor, the Lord of Creatures, Xingyi Zhi
Zong, Daitian herdsmen!"
Ye An shook his head: "Guan Jia, this is how ordinary people understand the emperor. If you think so, you are wrong."
Zhao Zhen stood up suddenly: "I was wrong?!"
Ye An smiled and said: "Wrong, that's right. Since the emperor, as you said, rules the world on behalf of the herdsmen, and cannot be offended by tens of millions of people, then why have the dynasties changed and the emperors have changed countless times since the Qin Dynasty?
Others can think this way, but you can't! You must know the nature of the emperor and must not be blinded by appearances."
"What is essence and what is appearance?"
"The reverence of thousands of people is an appearance. When you go out, you are cheering in front of and behind you. It is an appearance. When you call out, a hundred people should be there. The world is respectful. It is an appearance! You should "follow the instrument and follow the Tao"!"
"Then...then...what is the emperor?"
Ye An's voice struck the heart of a young emperor in the small Zishan Hall, subverting part of Zhao Zhen's understanding of imperial power.