Chapter 727 The loyal traitor in the eyes of the emperor
Wang Qinruo's death caused huge controversy in the court. The sentence "Since the beginning of the Chinese dynasty, no prime minister has been more compassionate than Qin Ruo!" was regarded by everyone as a comment on Wang Qinruo's death.
There is nothing wrong with this sentence originally, but when it is paired with Wang Qinruo's name as the Five Ghosts, it is very inappropriate. Civil servants feel that the rewards from the Heavenly Family are too excessive, while the public opinion is that the rewards from the imperial court are unfair.
But after all, "one's death is the most important thing." Although the Wang Qinruo family has been rewarded with Enyin officials, they have no real power, which means that his influence has almost disappeared.
At this time, no one was willing to expose Wang Qinruo's scandal. Even if they felt a little unfair, it was just a sign of tolerance for the deceased.
The city of Tokyo has once again returned to its former life. No one will remember Wang Qinruo's achievements, but some people are already writing about his mistakes and reporting them to the officials.
These people were very smart and knew that it would be useless to report to Liu E, but it was different to report to the official family. What they wanted was to let Zhao Zhen understand that Wang Qinruo was a hypocritical villain and a hypocritical and loyal minister.
Ye An disdains this kind of behavior. If the so-called noble officials and upright ministers slander a person after his death and deliberately hide his achievements in revenge, what is the difference between such an official and a treacherous minister?
So when Zhao Zhen asked himself a question in Zishan Hall, Ye An asked in reply: "For officials, it is up to the officials themselves to decide what is right and what is wrong. How about this? Let's make a table and list out his good deeds.
Then list the bad things he did, so that you will know what he is like. Of course, you also need to obtain Wang Qinruo's past from the Ministry of Personnel, investigate it, etc."
With Ye An's education, Zhao Zhen became more and more attracted to rational things. Telling facts and reasoning is the most convincing thing.
In fact, there are no secrets in the court. As long as you deliberately inquire, you only need to obtain documents from the Ministry of Personnel, and you only need to obtain previous memorials from the Tongjin Yintai Department, you can easily offend someone.
So what Wang Qinruo had done for so many years was put in front of Zhao Zhen. Even Ye An was surprised by the file management system of the Song Dynasty.
, the promotion of talents, rewards, punishments, and many other details were placed in front of Zhao Zhen, and a large basket of files was neatly covered with a huge bookcase.
After sorting out these things into categories and arranging them according to right and wrong, Ye An made a table on the blackboard. Zhao Zhen carefully watched and analyzed every memorial from the Zhenzong Dynasty, and the day passed in a hurry.
Pass.
Ye An did not teach Zhao Zhen any knowledge on this day, but just did this seemingly useless but meaningful thing with him.
Stretching, Zhao Zhen looked at Ye An with a wry smile and said: "I never thought that I could understand a minister like this. Wang Qinruo is an important minister in the court. He has paid homage to the prime minister three times and has a high position, but I can understand his past.
You can see clearly that the road is not as smooth as it seems!"
Ye An smiled: "The prime minister of a country is related to the country, the country, and the country. It is not unreasonable for the emperor Xuan Ma to pay homage to the prime minister and treat each other with courtesy."
"Cough cough cough......"
The sound of coughing came, and Chen Tong had signaled it several times, but neither Ye An nor Zhao Zhen paid attention to his hints. He could only cough heavily to attract the attention of Zhao Zhen and Ye An, and tilted his mouth.
"Madam, when did you come? Ye Hou and I were too busy to take care of you!"
Zhao Zhen followed the direction of Chen Tong's crooked mouth and saw Liu E who was already sitting in Zishan Hall. Although it was not far away, it was still difficult to see through the bookshelves and curtains.
Liu E walked slowly over and looked at the records of Wang Qinruo's merits and demerits on the blackboard without saying a word. She knew many things. In her heart, Wang Qinruo was also a traitor, but she could use him for her own benefit, so she didn't care.
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But now that she has seen this, even Liu E has begun to doubt her own judgment. These documents clearly record many of Wang Qinruo's political achievements, and they are all quite good achievements. It is no wonder that Emperor Zhenzong valued him so much.
Picking up a scroll, Liu E looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "What are the officials and Ye Hou doing today?"
"Well, Marquis Ye told me that right and wrong are not in a person's mouth, but in his past. So I looked up Wang Qinruo's past to see if he was a loyal minister or a treacherous minister in the eyes of others, and to see if he was our leader of the Song Dynasty.
Does Jiangshan Sheji have merit or fault?"
"Did the officials see it?!"
Liu E couldn't help but ask questions. Even she wanted to know what Wang Qinruo had done for the Song Dynasty.
Although he has only sorted out part of it, Zhao Zhen already has his own answer: "I don't think he is a traitor, but I don't think he is a loyal minister either. He is just a capable minister who is good at using his talents to gain promotion in the court.
For such a minister, it all depends on who is using it. If he uses it well, it will serve the country well. If he uses it poorly, it will make him do treacherous things, which will eventually backfire on him!"
Liu E looked at Zhao Zhen in surprise. She didn't expect that the child she watched grow up would already have such knowledge. She looked at Zhao Zhen in front of her, and then turned her eyes to Ye An. Sure enough, this emperor's teacher himself had no
Wrong choice.
But such a gentleman also made Liu E feel a little dissatisfied, because in her opinion, the more mature Zhao Zhen was, and the closer he was to a qualified emperor, the greater the threat to her rights.
The current Liu E is contradictory. She has become accustomed to the power in her hands, but Zhao Zhen's growth is threatening her rights. More importantly, she must help educate this child and make him a qualified emperor.
"Today the beautiful ladies have entered the palace. After selection, the remaining ones will be waiting outside the Cheng'en Hall. The officials will follow me there!"
Ye An is not a fool. If someone chooses a daughter-in-law, of course he should resign. Not only should he resign, but he should run faster than a rabbit. Is there anything more chaotic than fighting for favor in the harem?!
Without saying a word, Ye An folded his hands and bowed: "I'll leave!" After saying that, he walked away in a hurry. When he left, the wind blew under his feet and even Chen Tong's hem flew up.
As usual, Zhao Zhen would ask Ye An to stay after he finished his lecture, and would give him tea, snacks, etc., and would ask Chen Tong to see him off when he left. But today, Ye An left with so much energy, it was as if he was chasing a dog from behind.
It's quite surprising.
When Zhao Zhen came to his senses, he looked very depressed: "I also plan to let Yehou see my beautiful girls and let him look for them for me..."
In any case, Zhao Zhen is still a child. Faced with Ye An's relationship as both teacher and friend, he is even more eager to show his "love one" to Ye An. This is a kind of showing off mentality, but also a kind of intimacy psychology.
But some people didn't think so. Liu E shouted sharply: "Officials!! In the matter of imperial ban, beautiful women are the most important thing. How can we let foreign ministers get involved in it?! This is not the time to show the emperor's favor and honor. It will be harmful to the emperor."
The prince of Yunzhong! Let him be criticized, given a handle, and put into practice!"
Zhao Zhen came to his senses and apologized to Liu E again and again. He was so excited that he forgot about the taboos inside and outside the palace, and also forgot about the taboos in the emperor's harem that did not allow foreign ministers to interfere.