The prime minister and ministers were having a sutra feast.
Cai Que, the prime minister of Zhang Yue, presided over the banquet, and beside him there were the officials of the banquet, including the storyteller Chen Guan and Xing Shu of Chongzheng Hall.
In addition, it is worth living and paying attention to land tenants.
After Yuanfeng was restructured, fellow practitioners' living notes were changed to living homes, and now they belong to Menxia Province and Hou Province.
Chen Guan was talking about "Tai Xue" today, while Xing Shu was talking about "Zi Shuo".
Nowadays, there are three places in the world where the disputes between academic traditions are most obvious. One is the Taixue, the other is the lecturer of the crown prince, and the third is the emperor's scripture banquet.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Sutra banquet to tell the emperor about their governing philosophy and sell private goods, these are things that ministers often do.
The topics that Chen Guan and Xing Shu each want to discuss.
Zhang Yue and Cai Que each looked at each other. This was also a battle between the two in front of the emperor through Chen Guan and Xing Shu.
Now Zhang Yue asked Chen Guan to talk about Ming Ming De in Taixue, and Cai Que asked Xing Shu to talk about Yi De.
Xing Shu said: "Your Majesty, the creation of characters is the writing of heaven and earth. It has different uses but the same system as Fuxi Bagua and Wenwang Sixty-Four. They treated each other to form the Book of Changes."
"The former king thought that it should not be neglected, and the future generations of the world would lose their way, so the three years old were the same. The same, so there is one morality. The Qin Dynasty burned "Poems" and "Books", killed the scholars, and then the time became ancient and became Li. Gai.
The mourning of heaven is gentle."
Chen Guan on the side heard the words "One Morality" and subconsciously sneered. Zhang Yue looked at Cai Que with amusement in his eyes.
"When Xu Shen wrote Shuowen Jiezi, he used Xiaozhuan as the body, referring to the ancient Chinese prose of Qin Dynasty, Zhenwen. When Jinggong wrote this book, he relied on the meaning of the classics and wrote it, so that scholars all over the world could unite into one. Knowing this morality
Same custom!"
As the number one general in charge of ideology under Cai Que, Xing Shu still speaks volumes.
Every sentence of "One Morality" comes from Zhang Yue's "Ming Ming De".
The official said: "How does the Prime Minister view this matter?"
Zhang Yue glanced at Cai Que and decided to make his words clear: "Your Majesty, whether it is 'One Morality' or 'Ming Ming De', it is a dispute between the country's orthodoxy."
"I can't help but think of the Qin Dynasty. The reason why Qin Shihuang burned books and harassed Confucian scholars was not for the sake of 'one morality'."
"I ask your Majesty to learn from the lessons learned from the past Qin Dynasty again and again, so as not to cause future generations to mourn them again."
Xing Shu listened to his heart, and Zhang Yue actually compared morality to burning books and humiliating Confucians.
Sweat dropped from his forehead.
If these words spread, he will definitely be criticized by the scholar-bureaucrats.
When the official heard this, he nodded happily and said: "I deeply believe that the people of Qin have learned a lesson from this, and I will use it as a lesson day and night."
"The two ministers are very good at expounding the scriptures, so they each gave thirty pieces of Bejibu!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Guan and Xing Shu both expressed their thanks.
Zhang Yuecai truly believed that if the emperor had the intention, he would only reward Chen Guan. The two of them rewarded him together, which shows that he did not have the intention of "one morality" in his heart, but he had to admit it because of his face with the scholar-bureaucrats.
After several people retreated, Zhang Yue and Lu Dian followed the officials back to the palace.
The official suddenly asked Lu Dian: "Are you from Yuezhou?"
Lu Dian immediately said: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have been weak and studied hard since I was a child, and traveled far and wide, but my ancestral home is Yuezhou."
The official laughed and said: "So you are not from Fujian!"
Lu Dian was stunned, wondering why the emperor asked this question.
Zhang Yue on the side was slightly thoughtful after listening to it.
The official family returned to Queen Mother Gao.
The official took the kerchief and wiped his face and said: "Queen Mother, I heard that people from Fujian and Shu both have worms in their abdomens, so some people in the court call the people from Shu 'Chuanzhi' and the people from Fujian 'Fujianzi'."
Empress Dowager Gao said with a smile: "I think it's because the people from Fujian and Shu are smart and capable, that's why we say this."
The official said: "Now that Su Shi is in the court, Su Che is from Sichuan, while Su Song, Cai Jing, Cai Bian, Chen Guan, Huang Lu, Chen Mu, etc. are all from Fujian. I can't help but feel frightened when I think of this."
Empress Dowager Gao said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, Cai Que, Zhang Dun, and Lu Huiqing are also Fujianese!"
The official nodded and said, "Yes, the south has been better than the north in the court for many years, but I still intend to balance it."
Empress Dowager Gao said: "Zhang Yue will resign in less than a year, so why should your Majesty be anxious?"
The official laughed and said, "I forgot, I plan to keep him for a few more years."
Empress Dowager Gao said: "Yes, Zhang Yue is indeed a capable minister. He usually does not show off his skills or show off his skills. This is exactly what he said. Those who are good at chess all have no good skills. They compete in the same direction and compete in the opposite direction."
"Zhang Yue set up the court to compete without fighting. If the husband does not fight, no one in the world can compete with him. In the past few years of Yuanfeng, we and my mother have finally lived in peace. He Zhang Yue not only blocked the party Khitan for His Majesty, but also
The party disputes inside are gradually disappearing."
"But the more this happens, the harder it becomes to settle for the phase!"
The official asked: "Why did the Queen Mother say that?"
Empress Dowager Gao said: "It is easy for Zhang Yue to rectify this situation. Once he has been in office for a long time, he will inevitably block the way for others to make progress."
"So even if he and His Majesty have a five-year period, the position of prime minister will not be long. In fact, five years of prime ministership is not bad."
"When the time comes, Your Majesty should let him go back and create a good story between the king and his ministers."
The official said: "The Queen Mother is right, but I won't give it up."
"But Zhang Yue ruled the court too leniently. In recent days, he has released hundreds of officials who were previously imprisoned and exiled. It doesn't matter to me, but Cai Que can't sit still!"
Empress Dowager Gao said: "Cai Que is just afraid that the world will not be in chaos! He likes to fish in troubled waters and rise higher and higher step by step."
"After Zhang Yue resigned as prime minister, it would be strange for your majesty to appoint a sycophant like Cai Que as your right prime minister, so that the court would not be in chaos. Please look for another candidate."
The official said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I have passed through the two prime ministers Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue, and the governance of the country has long been mature. Cai Quezhen will use him, but not very much."
"Now the heavy troops of the Liao Kingdom are trapped in the east of Hedong, unable to advance or retreat. As long as Lu Huiqing drives the Liao Kingdom back from the east of Hedong, I can use my hands to send out a large-scale army to attack Dangxiang, subdue Xingling, avenge the shame of our ancestors, and restore our Han family's homeland.
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Empress Dowager Gao said: "Your Majesty wants to do these things, I have no objection, but I want to ask Zhang Yue, Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi and other experienced ministers who are planning for the country."
The official said: "I can save it."
After the official left the main hall, he felt full of fighting spirit.
With great power in hand and great ambition, isn't that what a wise and wise king does?
After King Anshi's reform of Xining and Zhangyue's reform of Yuanfeng, the national treasury gradually became full, and the whole court had a completely new look.
He felt that he was gradually approaching the hegemony of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. What could be more exciting than when his career was about to be completed?
Check out the correct version one by one!
Now he needs some adjustments.
He said to Shi De on the side: "I want to drink deer blood tonight!"
After hearing this, Shi De hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please exercise some restraint!"
The official said: "I don't have to, I just take it a few times a month. Don't ruin my interest."
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Cai Fuzhong.
While Cai Que was teasing the green parrot, he was discussing matters with Xing Shu, He Zhengchen and other confidants.
"You actually compare morality to burning books and humiliating scholars!"
Cai Que sprinkled the bird food to the green parrot and said, "He is clearly trying to kill me, Cai Que."
Xing Shu said: "The Right Prime Minister has been releasing people who have been convicted by Zuo Cheng over the years. I think if this continues, it will be difficult for Zuo Cheng to take the position of Right Prime Minister in the future."
Cai Que said: "Zhang Yue blindly seeks leniency and releases people who are hostile to me, Cai Que, so that I will not be able to secure my position in the future."
"Who do you think is the most popular person in the Zhang Party right now?"
He Zhengchen on the side said: "Reporting to Zuo Cheng, the most prominent person in the Zhang Party right now is Su Zizhan."
Cai Quedao: "Yes, I have thought of him too. When I returned from my previous mission to Goryeo, even the leader of Goryeo paid him a courtesy and praised him for being a man who only appeared in thousands of years."
"Now that the Holy Emperor is on the throne, Su Shi only appears once in thousands of years, so where should we put His Majesty?"
Xing Shu said: "However, after the last Wutai poetry case, Su Shi became much more cautious in his words, but it was not easy to catch his mistakes for a while."
He Zhengchen said: "It's easy to change a country but hard to change its nature."
"Su Zizhan just didn't speak in crowded places. This time after he returned to the court, he repeatedly advocated the establishment of a shipping department in Mizhou and other places to trade with Goryeo. At the same time, he repeatedly spoke of the same language as Goryeo and this court, which can be regarded as
A country of brothers, for the purpose of uniting Li and resisting Liao."
"It's hard not to doubt that when he went to Korea as an envoy, did he receive any other benefits from the leader of Korea?"
Cai Quedao: "I heard from the envoy that Su Shi repeatedly praised the leader of Goryeo for being wise and magnanimous, and cherishing talents as much as life. This is something that has never been done to His Majesty."
He Zhengchen said: "Zuo Cheng is right. We only need to find a few mistakes in Su Zizhan and then accuse him of being an insider in Korea."
"This will let His Majesty know who is truly of the same mind as His Majesty!"
Cai Que threw the bird food away and said: "Yes, if we don't have one morality, how can we be united in one heart and one mind? We don't have to put one morality in our mouths every day, but if the country doesn't have Legalist scholars like us, we can't stand in court.
Gang Ji, the world has long been in turmoil."
Xing Shu said: "Having said that, it is also a good thing for Su Shi to advocate trade with Goryeo. Once Su Shi falls due to this, then it is not far off that this dynasty can trade with Goryeo."
"Business between the two countries is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. I think it is better not to criticize Su Shi on this matter."
He Zhengchen on the side said: "At this point, why do you still consider whether to trade with Goryeo or not? It is too benevolent of a woman."
"Now you should go back and write some articles, spread them in tabloids, and spread them among the scholar-bureaucrats to criticize Zhang Gong for his tame and muddled style of governance."
"Only by reviving the 'One Morality' in the court can we eliminate the cancer in the court and ensure that the Song Dynasty is as stable as Mount Tai."
Xing Shu was a little angry after hearing this. Who do you think I, Xing Shu, am? I can only write and write.
Deep down in my heart, I pretend to be the world of the Song Dynasty.
Cai Que nodded and said: "You are right, this matter can be tightened or not relaxed. But don't go too far and make His Majesty unhappy. You need to have a good sense of proportion."
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A few days later, the small composition about Su Shi immediately spread to everyone in the court.
Huang Yanshangshu criticized Su Shi for more than ten crimes including liaising with foreign countries.
The officials were shocked when they got Su Shi's impeachment and said to the courtiers: "I have tolerated Su Shi time and time again. Why is he so ignorant?"
"Since he is so complimentary to the King of Goryeo, he could just go to Goryeo and serve as a minister and eat his salary. Why should he serve me as the king at court?"
Cai Quedao: "Your Majesty, I am not making alarmist remarks."
"It is true that among the court officials, there are many ministers who harbor evil intentions like Su Shi. Once there is a slight oversight, these people will rise up and cause chaos."
"Please also ask Your Majesty to enforce strict laws and regulations to correct the customs of the world!"